Now all Lords of Manors, Tything Priests and Impropriators hold claiming or title under the King, but by this Act of Parliament we are freed from their power.
An interesting document relative to the liability of Claines to pay to the relief of the poor of the Tything of Whistones will be found under the head of "County Sessions Records--The Poor.
On the other hand, if any member of a tything was imprisoned for an offence, it was not customary to release him without the consent of his fellow-pledges, even though the fine had been paid.
All men went armed in those days, and since the members of a tything were obliged on the summons of a headborough to join in the pursuit, the cry of "Stop thief" was a formidable weapon in the hands of the local executive.
If any one was accused of a crime, he was obliged immediately to produce persons from the hundred and tything to become his surety; and whosoever was unable to find such surety, must dread the severity of the laws.
If any who was impleaded made his escape either before or after he had found surety, all persons of the hundred and tything paid a fine to the king.
His fear for little Jane's safety so increased that he became restless and soon received a sharp rap on the shins from the tything man.
Your father's disgrace was great enough, but this from a child to our worthy tything men cannot be overlooked.
The tramp of four tything men was soon heard crunching the ice.
Benjamin was always left at the back with a row of boys under the piercing eye of Nicholas Bond, the tything man, who kept strict order with his rod and an occasional nod to the cage outside.
In much the same way, when the boundaries of a tything or hundred were invaded by another tything or hundred, the differences between the tuns would be dropped, in order to preserve the rights which they had in common.
From being a combination of families, or tuns, thetything got to be a district; and it kept its name of tything long after the number of tuns in it had increased.
In those days the hundreds were not all of the same size, because, owing to the nature of the soil, some tuns were far apart from one another, and a tything might cover a wide district, and a hundred a much larger area.
The tything of Turpe lucrum With these maisters is meynall; Tything of bribry and larson Will make falshed full foul fall!
He woll serve bothe erl and king For his fynding and his fee, And hyde his tything and his offring; 795 This is a feble charite.
From being a combination of families, or tuns, the tything got to be a =district=; and it kept its name of tything long after the number of tuns in it had increased.
Thus in thetything of Gillingham alone forty-five deaths are recorded, and in the neighbouring tything of Bourton seventeen.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tything" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
