The Middle Ages for Kids - Common People, the Manorial System - 1 views
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If the manor land was sold or reassigned to a new owner, the serfs stayed with the land.
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A few peasants escaped the hard work on the farm by joining the church. But most lived and died on the manor where they were born.
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To pay the crop tax, some crops went to the lord, and some they kept. To pay the bread tax, some bread they made went to the lord, and some they kept. To pay the coat tax, some of the warm coats they made went to the lord, and some they kept.
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The priest told them who they must marry and when. You had to do everything the priest said if you wanted to get to heaven.
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They were not slaves. These people could not be bought and sold. But they could not leave the manor without permission.