English Villagers of the Thirteenth Century

Reprinted by permission of the publishers from George C. Homans, English Villagers of the Thirteenth Century. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. Copyright ® 1941, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. George C. Homans is Professor in the Department of Social Relations at Harvard University. He is the author of The Human Group, Social Behavior, and Sentiments and Activities (a collection of essays), in addition to the book from which these selections are taken.