 Homage," says the Treatise of Tenures, " is the most honorable service, and most humble service of reverence, that a frank tenant may do to his lord : for when the tenant shall make homage to his lord, he shall be ungirt and his head uncovered, and his...  Essays and Reviews - Page 179by Richard William Church - 1854 - 570 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Louis Petigru - 1834 - 16 pages
...subjection which it implies. "For when the tenant shall make homage to his Lord, he shall be imgirt and his head uncovered, and his Lord shall sit, and...say thus, "I become your man from this day forward of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto you shall be true and faithful." And then the Lord... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1836 - 570 pages
...of homage is thus given in Littleton's Tenures : " When the tenant shall make homage to his lord, he shall be ungirt, and his head uncovered : and his...between the hands of his lord, and shall say thus : " / become your man from this day forward of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto you... | |
 | 1838 - 516 pages
...reverence, that a frank tenant may do to his lord: for when the tenant slvill make homage to his lord, he shall be ungirt and his head uncovered, and his lord...say thus : I become your man, from this day forward, of life and limb, and of cart lily worship, and unto you shall be true and faithful, and bear you faith... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1838 - 254 pages
...being used when it was offered to a sovereign. — " When the tenant shall make homage to his lord, he shall be ungirt, and his head uncovered; and his lord...thus: — 'I become your man from this day forward, of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto you shall be true and faithful, and bear you faith... | |
 | 1838 - 518 pages
...reverence, that a frank tenant may do to his lord : for when the tenant shall make homage to his lord, he shall be ungirt and his head uncovered, and his lord...between the hands of his lord, and shall say thus: 1 become your man, from this day forward, of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto you shall... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1838 - 260 pages
...being used when it was offered to a sovereign.—" When the tenant shall make homage to his lord, he shall be ungirt, and his head uncovered; and his lord...together between the hands of his lord, and shall say thus:—'I become your man from this day forward, of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1838 - 646 pages
...frank tenant may do to his lord: lor when the tenant shall make homage to his lord, lie shall he uugirt and his head uncovered, and his lord shall sit and the tenant shall kueil before him on both his knee.-, anil bold his bauds jointly togrther between I lie bauds of his... | |
 | Sir Thomas Littleton - 1841 - 794 pages
...reverence that a franktenant may do to his lord: for when the tenant shall make homage to his lord, he shall be [ungirt*], and his head uncovered, and his...kneel before him on both his knees, and hold his hands [stretched forthf] joined together between (a) the hands of his lord, and shall say thus : I be85 Homage... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - 1845 - 606 pages
...incident to every feudal grant. ' When the tenant shall make Homage to his lord,' says Littleton, ' he shall be ungirt and his head uncovered ; and his '...thus : "I become your man from this day ' " forward, of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto you ' " shall be true and faithful, and bear the... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - 1845 - 604 pages
...incident to every feudal grant. ' When the tenant shall make Homage to his lord, ' aavs Littleton, ' he shall be ungirt and his head uncovered ; and his '...the hands of ' his lord, and shall say thus : " I hecome your man from this day ' " forward, of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto you '... | |
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