Czech literature on land books is mostly scattered in a number of smaller, often regional or historical journals. They are published by regional museums, archives or other public institutions. Recently, I finally had a chance to read the \u00dasteck\u00fd historick\u00fd sborn\u00edk from 2011. In it you would find an article by Ji\u0159\u00ed Koumar entitled: „M\u00e1 doplaceno, \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9mu nic nedlu\u017e\u00ed…“. Finan\u010dn\u00ed aspekty majetkov\u00e9ho transferu poddansk\u00e9 nemovitosti na m\u011blnick\u00e9m panstv\u00ed v 17. stolet\u00ed (see the English summary of the article at the end of this post).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On pages 37 and 38, I was intrigued by the author’s analysis of the length of the farm repayment. Once again, the data collected from the land books serves as a source of quantitative analysis that can demonstrate general trends and historical context. In this article, the author has collected data on the prices of sold farms and the amount of arranged installments from the M\u011bln\u00edk Estate land books. By simply dividing the two figures, he found out how long it would ideally take to pay for the whole farm. The data are averaged for two types of farms (farms and cottages), which differ in size.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The starting point is simple. The new possessor of the farm \u2013 who may be a buyer or an heir who takes over the farm from his father \u2013 had to pay the purchase price in agreed annual installments. To give an example: let’s say the price of the farm was 100 and the installments were set at 10 per year. Then the new possessor would pay off the farm over 10 years. (For detailed explanation of this topic see Chapter XIII of the book).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The data show that the ideal repayment period has gradually lengthened, and it is no coincidence that substantial growth began after the end of the Thirty Years‘ War, which brought ruin and depopulation to the Czech lands. And it was by no means short before that either. Farm prices rose steadily, while at the same time the agreed annual installments decreased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, it is worth reminding that the figures in the table represent the ideal (and shortest) repayment period. In reality, the repayment of all installments took longer and very often another transaction took place before the original purchase price was fully\u00a0 paid.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n KOUMAR, Ji\u0159\u00ed „M\u00e1 doplaceno, \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9mu nic nedlu\u017e\u00ed…“. Finan\u010dn\u00ed aspekty majetkov\u00e9ho transferu poddansk\u00e9 nemovitosti na m\u011blnick\u00e9m panstv\u00ed v 17. stolet\u00ed <\/em>. In: \u00dasteck\u00fd sborn\u00edk historick\u00fd. \u00dast\u00ed nad Labem: Filozofick\u00e1 fakulta Univerzity Jana Evangelisty Purkyn\u011b, 2011, pp. 7\u201343. ISBN: 0231-93-49<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary from page 7:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe has paid up, he is in no debt to anyone…“, Financial Aspects of Transfers of Real Estate in the Hands of Subjects on the M\u011bln\u00edk Estate in the 17th<\/sup> Century<\/p>\n\n\n\n KEY WORDS: REAL ESTATE HELD BY SUBJECTS, THIRTY YEARS WAR, PRICE OF REAL ESTATE HELD BY SUBJECTS, DOWN PAYMENT, TRANSFER OF PROPERTY, SUBJECT POPULATION, M\u011aLN\u00cdK DOMAIN<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contributed article focuses on the financial aspect of the changes to property rights concerning real estate in the hands of subjects on the M\u011bln\u00edk estate in the 17th<\/sup> century. Following the study of the land registry the price of real estate is monitored as well as the subentries related to its fulfilment \u2013 down payment and annuities. The analysis shows that the price of real estate in the hands of subjects Was not a constant entry; a general decline in the prices is documented after the first half of the 17th<\/sup> century. A similar trend is observed also in case of down payments and annuities, which were further marked by irregularities and delays in their actual payment. A complex study of the financial conditions regarding the transfer of serf property proves that the consequences of the Thirty Years\u2019 War had a significant impact on the financial capabilities of the subject population on the M\u011bln\u00edk estate and influenced the overall framework of changes to property rights as regards real estate held by serfdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Czech literature on land books is mostly scattered in a number of smaller, often regional or historical journals. They are published by regional museums, archives or other public institutions. 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