in the English law, is used for a villain, tenant in villagium, or tenant in villeinage. The Romans had two kinds of bondmen; one called *servi*, who were those either bought for money, taken in war, left by succession, or purchased by some other lawful acquisition; or else born of their bondwomen, and called *vernae*. We may add a third kind of bondmen mentioned by Julianian, called *adscripti glebae*, or *agricolae*; who were not bound to the person, but to the ground or place, and followed by him who had the land. These in our law are called *villains regardant*, as belonging to the manor or place.