Scotland is quite intriguing, as the feudal system was finally dissolved on 28 November 2004, which actually didn't amount to a major change as the case law and statutes had slowly been chipping away at the system since the 1740s.
An annual payment was due to the landlord along with the vassal being obligated to perform certain duties in law. These obligations were called "reddendo" and varied depending on the type of tenure. There were five main types. My favourite tenure was the "Mortification", where the vassal was the church and the service due was prayer (especially for the Superior's soul). It is not surprising this tenure was done away with during the reformation.
Feufarm was the tenure dissolved in 2004, as it was the one that remained. Originally I suppose the reddendo was paid in the form of goods from the farm. Though the reddendo (which is a general term) known as feuduty for feufarm, was paid twice a year on Whitsunday and Martinmas. The feuduty had to be converted into money and paid to the landlord. The concept was the Crown owned all the lands, then the Crown vassals (eg Dukes, Marquesses, Earl, Viscount and Baron) had sub-sub vassals and so on who all paid feuduties to the next superior above them. Prior to loans, this was the best way for people to "own" property, as they would pay a fraction of the value but would be obligated to make the two annual payments.
The cool thing about studying in a differnt country and jurisdiction is being able to make comparisons on what I know about Colorado property law and then comparing that to Scotland and the England.
An annual payment was due to the landlord along with the vassal being obligated to perform certain duties in law. These obligations were called "reddendo" and varied depending on the type of tenure. There were five main types. My favourite tenure was the "Mortification", where the vassal was the church and the service due was prayer (especially for the Superior's soul). It is not surprising this tenure was done away with during the reformation.
Feufarm was the tenure dissolved in 2004, as it was the one that remained. Originally I suppose the reddendo was paid in the form of goods from the farm. Though the reddendo (which is a general term) known as feuduty for feufarm, was paid twice a year on Whitsunday and Martinmas. The feuduty had to be converted into money and paid to the landlord. The concept was the Crown owned all the lands, then the Crown vassals (eg Dukes, Marquesses, Earl, Viscount and Baron) had sub-sub vassals and so on who all paid feuduties to the next superior above them. Prior to loans, this was the best way for people to "own" property, as they would pay a fraction of the value but would be obligated to make the two annual payments.
The cool thing about studying in a differnt country and jurisdiction is being able to make comparisons on what I know about Colorado property law and then comparing that to Scotland and the England.
