There were many oaths that Lords, serfs, and every other social class were required to take when admitting or gaining admittance within or into a manor. The main oaths were between a lord and his vassal and they were strongly based off of the fealty of the person. This is the oath between a lord and his serf, "You have been willing to allow me to to hand myself over or commend myself to your protection. this I have done on these conditions:you are to aid and support me with food and clothing,in so far as I shall be able to serve you and deserve well of you. As long as I shall live, I am bound to give you service and obedience …. For the rest of my life I shall have no power to withdraw from your lordship and protection,but all the days
…show more content…
"Inasmuch as it is known to all and sundry that I lack the wherewithal to feed and clothe myself, I have asked of your pity, and your goodwill has granted to me permission to deliver and commend myself into your authority and protection... in return you have undertaken to aid and sustain me in food and clothing, while I have undertaken to serve you and deserve well of you as far a lies in my power. And for as long as I shall live, I am bound to serve you and respect you as a free man ought, and during my lifetime I have not the right to withdraw from your authority and protection, but must, on the contrary, for the remainder of my days remain under it"(Goucher 3). As you can see the oath consists of many things such as handing himself over to his lord, and the contract clearly states that he is bound to that oath for life and that he cannot turn back from and the same thing applies to the lord. These oaths were what kept the people from turning their backs on one another. The system was strongly relying on the loyalty of everyone within the manor itself (Goucher 5). In relation to this Lords were required to stay true to his vassals, or else he would make the whole feudal system collapse. In conclusion all the social classes had to go through many oaths and agreements in order to
"Inasmuch as it is known to all and sundry that I lack the wherewithal to feed and clothe myself, I have asked of your pity, and your goodwill has granted to me permission to deliver and commend myself into your authority and protection... in return you have undertaken to aid and sustain me in food and clothing, while I have undertaken to serve you and deserve well of you as far a lies in my power. And for as long as I shall live, I am bound to serve you and respect you as a free man ought, and during my lifetime I have not the right to withdraw from your authority and protection, but must, on the contrary, for the remainder of my days remain under it"(Goucher 3). As you can see the oath consists of many things such as handing himself over to his lord, and the contract clearly states that he is bound to that oath for life and that he cannot turn back from and the same thing applies to the lord. These oaths were what kept the people from turning their backs on one another. The system was strongly relying on the loyalty of everyone within the manor itself (Goucher 5). In relation to this Lords were required to stay true to his vassals, or else he would make the whole feudal system collapse. In conclusion all the social classes had to go through many oaths and agreements in order to