| I believe that peasants should be bound to the land as unfree thralls who do the bidding of the freemen without question. |
| Although Norwich's custumal prohibited serfs from becoming freemen, it may be doubted that a thorough enquiry was made of the background of each applicant. |
| In Austria there were major and minor nobles, small farmers who were freemen, indentured farmers and serfs. |
| In theory all freemen of Anglo-Saxon England were under an obligation to serve in the fyrd when called upon. |
| Bordars were reported on more than 90 per cent of estates, villans on about 60 per cent and freemen and sokemen on about 10 per cent of estates. |
| Such men have some rights it is true, such as the law in its benignity accords them, but not the rights of freemen. |
