 | William Russell - 1802 - 550 Seiten
...the FEUDAL SYSTKM. The idea of a feudal kingdom was borrowed from that of a military establishment. The victorious army, cantoned out in the country which it had seized, continued arranged under its proper officers, who were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to assemble whenever... | |
 | William Robertson - 1804 - 378 Seiten
...rewarding past services, as well as of gaining new adherents, he parcel. led out his lands with this view, binding those on whom they were bestowed, to resort...command. The names of a soldier and of a freeman were synonymous/ Every proprietor of land, girt with a sword, was ready to march at the summons of his superior,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 516 Seiten
...the grant. Thus a feudal kingdom re- SEcT. sembled a military establishment, rather than .I.JT'-^/ civil institution. The victorious army, cantoned out...command. The names of a soldier and of a freeman were synonymous*. Every proprietor of land, girt with a sword, was ready to march at the summons of his... | |
 | William Robertson - 1810 - 412 Seiten
...imitated the example of the sovereign, and in distributing portions of their lands among their dependents, annexed the same condition to the grant. Thus, a feudal kingdom resembled a military establishment rathar than a civil institution. The victorious army, cantoned out in the country which it seized,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...imitated the example of the sovereign, and in distributing portions of their lands among their dependents, annexed the same condition to the grant. Thus, a feudal...kingdom resembled a military establishment rather than a VOL. Iv. C civil institution. The victorious army, cantoned out in the country which it seized, continued... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 602 Seiten
...the example of the sovereign, and, in distributing portions of their lauds among their dependents, annexed the same condition to the grant. Thus a feudal...command. The names of a soldier and of a freeman were synonymous.* Every proprietor of land, girt with a sword, was ready to march at the summons of his... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 596 Seiten
...the example of the sovereign, and, in distributing portions of their lands among their dependents, annexed the same condition to the grant. Thus a feudal...command. The names of a soldier and of a freeman were synonymous d. Every proprietor of land, girt with a sword, was ready to march at the summons of his... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 366 Seiten
...the example of the sovereign, and, in distributing portions of their lands among their dependents, annexed the same condition to the grant. Thus a feudal...command. The names of a soldier and of a freeman were synonymous *. Every proprietor of land, girt with a sword, was ready to march at the summons of his... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 534 Seiten
...the example of the sovereign, and, in distributing pdrtions of their lands among their dependents, annexed the same condition to the grant. Thus a feudal...resembled a military establishment, rather than a civil instit'ltion. The victorious army, cantoned out in the SECT, country which it had seized, continued... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1819 - 356 Seiten
...sovereign, and, iii distributing portions of their lands among their dependents, annexed the same conditions to the grant. Thus, a feudal kingdom resembled a military...officers, and subordinate to military command. The feudal policy was admirably calculated for defence against tbe assaults of any foreign power, but its... | |
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His chief officers imitated the example of the sovereign, and, in distributing portions of their lands among their dependents, annexed the same condition to the grant. Thus a feudal kingdom resembled a military establishment, rather than a civil institution.... 
