In the great trial between the Cliffords and the burghers, when the former claimed the services of the freemen, it was decided that neither Robert de Vetripont nor any of his heirs ever had Seizin of the borough, where the burgesses lived, but that King John gave to him "Vetus Apilbi ubi villani manent"-"Old Appleby, where the bondmen dwell."
"Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland"
Daniel Scott
Those firs, before whose stealthy-marching ranks The world-old oaks still dwindle and retreat, If I could stay their poisoned frown, which cows The pale shrunk underwood, and nestled seeds Into an age of sleep, 'twere something: and those men O'er whom that one word 'ownership' uprears me- If I could make them lift a finger up But of their own free will, I'd own my Seizin.
"The Saint's Tragedy"
Charles Kingsley