ANST - Swipping cattle in Yorkshire

[Baronman at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/18/99 2:16:23 PM Central Daylight Time, 
rsve60 at email.sps.mot.com writes:

<< If they have to steal they should take the animals from the peasants
 not the livestock on demense lands (lands held directly by the lord of
 the manor). >>

  But the peasant's livestock are too skinny and undernourished.  Scots like 
their cattle with a little meat on the bone, that's why we only take ( uhmm- 
find ) nice plump cattle like those of the laird's. :>)

  Baron Bors
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