Meaning of yerd | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A yard, plot of ground around a building or fenced paddock.
   obsolete
2. A yard (unit of measurement); three feet.
   obsolete

Examples

“James Sympson, buryed in the yerd, xxvj may”

“"William Luff, fysherman, of the parishe of St Clementes in Hastyng . . . My body to be buryed in the church yerd of st Clementes” 17 Jun. 1545.”

“Robert Shertecliff for cheife rent⟳ of his tane yerd which he bought of my Lord pro dimidio anno xiid .”

“(15 aprill 1550 ) Such Napery as was in the church the same day one towell of holand of iij yerdes dimidium long & yerd brode one towell of calicow cloth / v yerdes a quarter long & dimidium yerd brode”

“It 1 towell diaper olde 2 yerds di. yerd brede”

“Itm. the 12 day of June 1545 he sent me a reckenyng by my sarvant Henry Setterfford of 25 seme Wellsche bordes at 6d the seame & of a brode yerd 3 qrs. of muster clothe at 4s the yerd & of a yerd of white kersy at 20d & 2 yerdes ½ Bristowe frise at 12d the yerd & of a yerd & I qr. russett kersy at 14d the yerd & for 4 yerdes 3 qr. grey frize at 6d the yerd.”

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