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The peasants were at the bottom of the feudal system and had to obey a local lord on which they had sworn to be obedient under the bible. A peasant would have to pay taxes or rent for his land to the lord. They also had to pay a tax to the church known as a tithe. Tithe was 10% of the value of the peasants farm produce. Peasants also had to work on the church land for free. This was inconvenient for them as they could have worked on their own land.
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