nor by work, do aught of what is loathful to him, on condition that
he me keep, as I am willing to deserve, and all that fulfil, that
our agreement was, when I to him submitted and chose his will."

The Odh-all (noble) land was divided into two classes: the in-
lands, which were farmed by slaves under Bailiffs, and the out-
lands, which were let to ceorls either for one year or for a term.
The rents were usually paid in kind, and were a fixed proportion of
the produce. Ina, King of the West Saxons, fixed the rent of ten
hides (1200 acres), in the beginning of the eighth century, as
follows: 10 casks honey, 12 casks strong ale, 30 casks small ale,
300 loaves bread, 2 oxen, 10 wedders, 10 geese, 20 hens, 10
chickens, 10 cheeses, 1 cask butter, 5 salmon, 20 lbs. forage, and
100 eels. In the reign of Edgar the Peaceable (tenth century), land
was sold for about four shillings of the then currency per acre.
The Abbot of Ely bought an estate about this time, which was paid
for at the rate of four sheep or one horse for each acre.

The FREEMEN (LIBERI HOMINES) were a very numerous class, and all
were trained in the use of arms. Their FOLC-LAND was held under the
penalty of forfeiture if they did not take the field, whenever
required for the defence of the country. In addition, a tax, called
Danegeld, was levied at a rate varying from two shillings to seven
shillings per hide of land (120 acres); and in 1008, each owner of
a large estate, 310 hides, was called on to furnish a ship for the
navy.

Selden ("Laws and Government of England," p. 34) thus describes the
FREEMEN among the Saxons, previous to the Conquest: