05-20-2005, 07:19 PM
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It's coming look busy
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Originally Posted by Relish XXX
Same principal as 'pepper corn rent'.
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Had to look this one up.
Peppercorn rents originated during the Middle Ages in Britain. When a piece of property was deeded over as a reward for good service (or because the tenant was a favorite of the overlord) a nominal rent was charged as a reminder that the tenant didn't own it outright. A single peppercorn (or a single rose i.e. rose rents) was among the most popular forms of this style of "quit rent" but there were various other curious forms of payment, such as a frog, a roast pork dinner or the donation of a petticoat to a poor woman. |
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