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Feuing of Church lands in the sixteenth century Thefeuing ofchurch lands -whereby bishops, abbots, commendators effect in turning many tenants into owner-occupiers -particularly and other benefice holders, instead of leasing their lands for a year since church lands were generally the most fertile. or years (or for life or lives) in return for a rent, granted a feu in At first glance, these transactions did not offend against the perpetuity in return for a single lump sum (or grassum) and a rule that they must not diminish the patrimony of the church; but with perpetual but fixed annual feu duty -can be traced from the fifteenth the rapid depreciation of the coinage, the real value of the fixed feucentury. But the granting offeus reached a peak in the years 1550 to duty also fell, benefiting the feuars. The map and charts shows the 1570. The great volume of feus in these years had a far-reaching extent to which feus of church lands were granted to sitting tenants. 51% % 100 561 . ~ 77% 57::% 75 ~ 80% 80% Coldingham o I o Percentage of feus granted to sitting tenants in Scotland 25 ' 10 20 kms 50 ,, 30 miles 75 100, , 50 60 MHBS 290Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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