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Every cow, sheep, or hen had a toll to pay to king, lord, bishop  sometimes also to priest and abbey. The peasant was called off from his own work to give the dues of labour to the roads or to his lord. He might not spread manure that could interfere with the game, nor drive away the partridges that ate his corn. EVERY COW SHEEP OR HEN HAD AT ALL TO PAY TO KING LORD BISHOP SOMETIMES ALSO TO PRIEST AND ABBEY THE PEASANT WAS CALLED OFF FROM HIS WORK TO GIVE THE DUES OF LABOR TO THE ROADS OR TO HIS LORD HE MIGHT NOT SPREAD MANURE THAT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE GAME NOR DRIVE AWAY THE PARTRIDGES THAT ATE HIS CORN
the old feudal system. If he lived at court, his expenses were heavy, and only partly met by his pension, likewise raised from the taxes paid by the poor farmer; if he lived in the country, he was a still greater tyrant, and was called by the people a _hobereau_, or kite. No career was open to his younger sons, except in the court, the Church, or the army, and here they monopolized the prizes, obtaining all the richer dioceses and abbeys, and all the promotion in the army. The magistracies were almost all hereditary among lawyers, who had bought them for their families from the crown, and paid for the appointment of each son. The officials attached to each member of the royal family were almost incredible in number, and all paid by the taxes. The old _gabelle_, or salt-tax, had gone on ever since the English wars, and every member of a family had to pay it, not according to what they used, but what they were supposed to need. Every pig was rated at what he ought to require for salting. ENSIVE LIFE TO STRAIN TO THE UTMOST THE OLD FEUDAL SYSTEM IF HE LIVED AT COURT HIS EXPENSES WERE HEAVY AND ONLY PARTLY MET BY HIS PENSION LIKEWISE RAISED FROM THE TAXES PAID BY THE POOR FARMER IF HE LIVED IN THE COUNTRY HE WAS A STILL GREATER TYRANT AND WAS CALLED BY THE PEOPLE A HOBBERO OR KITE NO CAREER WAS OPEN TO HIS YOUNGER SONS EXCEPT IN THE COURT THE CHURCH OR THE ARMY AND HERE THEY MONOPOLIZED THE PRIZES OBTAINING ALL THE RICHER DICES AND ABBEYS AND ALL THE PROMOTION IN THE ARMY THE MAGISTRACIES WERE ALMOST ALL HEREDITARY AMONG LAWYERS WHO HAD BOUGHT THEM FOR THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE CROWN AND PAID FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF EACH SON THE OFFICIALS ATTACHED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY WERE ALMOST INCREDIBLE IN NUMBER AND ALL PAID BY THE TAXES THE OLD GABELLE OR SALT TAX HAD GONE ON EVER SINCE THE ENGLISH WARS AND EVERY MEMBER OF A FAMILY HAD TO PAY IT NOT ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY USED BUT WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO NEED EVERY PIG WAS RATED AT WHAT HE OUGHT TO REQUIRE FOR SALTING
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