The obligations of thirlage eventually ceased to apply, but thirlage in Scotland was only formally and totally abolished on 28 November Martinmas by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. If the grain supply was costly, then someone could get a much smaller portion of bread than they would had it been bountiful. Quern stones may have been used as improvised weapons, as mentioned in the Bible: "But a certain woman threw an upper-millstone on Abimelech 's head, and crushed his skull. Retrieved Tools Tools.
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