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Reply #11: In 14th c. Poland, serfs had an enviable situation in comparison to the rest of Europe
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Fri May-23-08 07:35 AM
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11. In 14th c. Poland, serfs had an enviable situation in comparison to the rest of Europe |
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They could choose who would own them. If the landowner mistreated them too badly, they had the right to pack up and move to some other landowner's estate, if he would have them.
It seemed to obscure for them the fact that they were still serfs.
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