1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ┌┬┬┬┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────┤ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────┤ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────┤ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────┤ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────┤ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────┤ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────┤ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────┤ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────┤ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │││││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └┴┴┴┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ Acre No. 1 is divided, according to the ancient custom, into 4 roods, each 40 rods long and 1 rod broad. Acre No. 10 is divided, according to Gunter’s decimal system, into 10 square chains, each 4 rods square. 4. FEUDAL LAND-MEASURES In ancient Egypt land was surveyed by a State department, but other Eastern Kingdoms, even of the present time, are less advanced. There is a simple system of taxing each plough. This was approximately the medieval system, as we see in the Domesday revenue-survey, the great record of the plough-lands and rental of England. Estates are thus described: 2-1/2 hides; land for 1-1/2 ploughs. There is 1 plough with 4 bordars and 4 serfs. Worth 30_s._ 2 hides, land for 2 ploughs, 30 acres meadow. Worth 60_s._ 4 hides, 1-1/2 virgates; land for 10 ploughs. Now worth 14 li., formerly at 17 li.
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