[267] A Polish _łan kmiecy_ (laneus agricolae) was of
two sizes, large and small. The large _łan_ called
Frankish, was used as a land measure chiefly in
Little Poland, and equalled 43.2 morgi, or about
57 acres. The small _łan_, known also as Flemish,
used in Great Poland and Mazovia almost exclusively,
equalled 30 morgi, 16 hectares, or approximately 40
acres.
[268] Historical Sources (Źródła dziejowe), Warsaw,
1883-1909, vol. xii, p. 135; cf. p. 72.
[269] Ibid., vol. xii, p. 135.
[270] Ibid., vol. xiv, pp. 72-73; cf. table to p. 71.
[271] 772 villages plus one-half of 83 sections = 814
villages. This divided by 5,455, total number of
villages, = approximately 15 per cent. Or on the
basis of 5.3 villages to a square mile: 814 divided
by 5.3 = 153.5 square miles. This gives us 15.5 per
cent. of total land area of 1013 square miles.
[272] Źr. dz. vol. xiv, pp. 72-73.
[273] Ibid., vol. xiv, p. 75; cf. chart to p. 71.
[274] Ibid., vol. xvi, pp. 54-55.
[275] A włóka was the Lithuanian land measure corresponding
to the Polish łan, containing about 40 acres.
[276] Źr. dz., vol. xvii, No. 2, p. 52.
[277] Ibid., vol. xvii, No. 2, p. 123; see also pp. 212-225.
[278] Ibid., vol. xix, p. 105.
[279] Ibid., vol. xix, pp. 103-104.
[280] Ibid., vol. xix, p. 106.
[281] Ibid., vol. xviii, No. 2, p. 354.
[282] Ibid., vol. xviii, No. 2, pp. 66, 354.
[283] Ibid., vol. xxii, pp. 599-600.
[284] Cf. ibid., vol. xviii, No. 2, p. 355.
[285] Ibid., vol. xii, p. 133.
[286] While the church owned in Little Poland 772 villages,
83 sections, and 28 towns, the possessions of the
crown consisted only of 469 villages, 60 sections and
14 towns (see Źr. dz., vol. xiv, Table to p. 71).
[287] In Mazovia the ecclesiastical possessions numbered
505 villages and the royal only 262 (see Źr. dz.,
vol. xvi, pp. 50-51).
[288] Źr. dz., vol. xii, p. 133.
[289] Ibid., vol. xvii, No. 2, p. 52.
[290] Ibid., vol. xix, pp. 97-98.
[291] Ibid., vol. xviii, No. 2, p. 354.
[292] Ibid., vol. xviii, No. 2, p. 266.
[293] Ibid., vol. xix, p. 105.
[294] Ibid., vol. xii, p. 136.
[295] Ibid., vol. xiv, Table to p. 71.
[296] Ibid., vol. xii, p. 137; vol. xiv, pp. 83-84.
[297] Ibid., vol. xiv, pp. 72-73.
[298] Ibid., vol. xvi, p. 57.
[299] Ibid., vol. xii, p. 136; vol. xvi, p. 57; vol. xiv,
Table to p. 71.
[300] Ibid., vol. xvii, No. 2, p. 123; vol. xix, p. 105.
[301] Ibid., vol. xix, p. 106.
[302] Ibid., vol. xviii, No. 2, p. 266.
[303] Ibid., vol. xviii, No. 2, p. 266.
[304] Ibid., vol. xiv, p. 83; vol. xvi, pp. 56-57.
[305] Ibid., vol. xvi, pp. 56-57.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account