Index for The English Village Community by Frederic Seebohm

Summary:

"The English Village Community" by Frederic Seebohm is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the development of English village communities in relation to manorial and tribal systems, as well as the common open-field system of husbandry. It aims to shed light on the economic history of England, focusing on the historical question of whether these communities began as free entities or under serfdom. At the start of the work, Seebohm expresses his initial intention to approach the subject from an economic perspective rather than as an antiquarian study. He acknowledges the essential role that understanding the old social order plays in comprehending modern concepts of freedom and democracy. The opening chapters delve into the characteristics of the open-field system, illustrating its structures and features through specific examples, particularly focusing on the township of Hitchin. Seebohm details how this system contributed significantly to the economic landscape of England and sets the groundwork for the inquiry into the relationships between village communities, manorial land management, and the evolution of serfdom within English history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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• CHAPTER I.THE ENGLISH OPEN FIELD SYSTEM EXAMINED IN ITS MODERN REMAINS.
• CHAPTER II.THE ENGLISH OPEN FIELD SYSTEM TRACED BACK TO THE DOMESDAY SURVEY—IT IS THE SHELL OF SERFDOM—THE MANOR WITH A VILLAGE COMMUNITY IN VILLENAGE UPON IT.
• V. THE HUNDRED ROLLS (continued)—THE SERVICES OF THE VILLEIN TENANTS.
• VILLEIN SERVICES.
• CHAPTER II. FOOTNOTES.
• CHAPTER III.THE DOMESDAY SURVEY(A.D.1086).
• CHAPTER IV.THE OPEN FIELD SYSTEM TRACED IN SAXON TIMES—THE SCATTERING OF THE STRIPS ORIGINATED IN THE METHODS OF CO-ARATION.
• CHAPTER V.MANORS AND SERFDOM UNDER SAXON RULE.
• VI. SERFDOM ON A MANOR of KING EDWY.
• X. THE LAWS OF KING ETHELBERT—THERE WERE MANORS IN THE SIXTH CENTURY.
• CHAPTER VI.THE TRIBAL SYSTEM (IN WALES).
• V. EARLIER EVIDENCE OF THE PAYMENT OF WELSH GWESTVA, OR FOOD-RENT.
• CHAPTER VII.THE TRIBAL SYSTEM(continued).
• III. THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TRIBAL AND AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY OF THE WEST AND SOUTH-EAST OF BRITAIN WAS PRE-ROMAN, AND SO ALSO WAS THE OPEN-FIELD SYSTEM.
• CHAPTER VIII.CONNEXION BETWEEN THE ROMAN LAND SYSTEM AND THE LATER MANORIAL SYSTEM.
• V. THE SMALLER TENANTS ON THE 'AGER PUBLICUS'(continued)—THE LÆTI.
• IX. THE SUCCESSION TO SEMI-SERVILE HOLDINGS; AND METHODS OF CULTIVATION.
• CHAPTER VIII. FOOTNOTES.
• CHAPTER IX.THE GERMAN SIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL EVIDENCE.
• CHAPTER IX. FOOTNOTES.
• CHAPTER X.THE CONNEXION BETWEEN THE OPEN-FIELD SYSTEM AND SERFDOM OF ENGLAND AND OF THE ROMAN PROVINCES OF GERMANY AND GAUL.
• VI. THE HIDE, THE HOF, AND THE CENTURIA.
• CHAPTER XI.RESULT OF THE EVIDENCE.
• III. CONCLUSION.
• APPENDIX.
• INDEX AND GLOSSARY.
• Chapter 28
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• Chapter 30

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