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Townspeople needed the freedom to trade.They also needed their own laws and were willing to pay for them.
Manor lords were the men who controlled towns and villages and often granted charters of liberty. By law, these manor lords were allowed to force the peasants under their control to work without pay and confine them to the land.
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Townspeople of the middle ages were as free as we are today, but had to show their loyalty to the kings. They also had rules to protect themselves and the town.
the serfs had to pay the lords to farm on their land.
Townspeople needed the freedom to trade.They also needed their own laws and were willing to pay for them.
Manor lords were the men who controlled towns and villages and often granted charters of liberty. By law, these manor lords were allowed to force the peasants under their control to work without pay and confine them to the land.
In the earlier Middle Ages, towns arose from villages, and were, like the villages, part of the land holdings of feudal lords. Sometimes the holdings were divided or returned to the king and given to new lords, and it often came to be that towns were under the jurisdiction of a different lord than the surrounding countryside. In the later Middle Ages when towns actually came into being they were run by a council made up of merchants and wealthy non noble families much like today. They would deal with taxes, protection, keeping the peace and making sure all the laws were obeyed and establishing those laws. The governments of these towns were republican in nature, and were referred to as medieval communes. There is a link below to an article on medieval communes.
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A medieval toll was money charged to people who wished to cross a bridge or use a road. Many local lords charged tolls to make profit and to pay for the roads. Certain people such as monks and royal officials were exempt from tolls.
Townspeople of the middle ages were as free as we are today, but had to show their loyalty to the kings. They also had rules to protect themselves and the town.
the serfs had to pay the lords to farm on their land.
The settlers had various obligations to their seigneurs or lords. They were expected to work and also pay rent to the lords for occupancy.
Well lords had power over nights and nights had power over peasants. The lords and nights lived in manners. lords would tax nights and nights would tax peasants peasants would pay in money and crops. In the medieval times there was a system called The Feudal System the monarch (king) was at the top then the bishops and lords next was the nights and lower clergy and then at the bottom the peasants.
charters allowed towns to pay their own taxes
Colonists set up public schools in each town. The townspeople took up collections to pay the teacher. The local townspeople also got together to build these schools.
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