Andso，again，thelord\'srightsunderthecommendationseemtoconstituteanalienableandheritableseignory。Itisthusthatwemaybestexplainthecase，verycommoninEastAnglia，inwhichamaniscommendedhalftooneandhalftoanotherlord。41*Thuswereadofacaseinwhichafreemanwascommended，astoone-thirdtoWulfsige，andastotheresiduetoWulfsige\'stwobrothers。42*Inthisinstanceitseemsclearthatthecommendationhasdescendedtothreeco-heirs。Inothercasesalordmayhavemadeoverhisrightstotworeligioushouses；thuswehearofamanwhoiscommontotheAbbotsofElyandSt。Edmund\'s。43*Insomecasesamanmay，inothershemaynot，beabletopreventhimselfbeingtransferredfromlordtolord，orfromancestortoheir。Whatpassesbyalienationorinheritancemayberegardedratherasarighttohiscommendationthanasthecommendationitself。44*Ofcoursethereisnothingtohinderonefrombeingthemanofseveraldifferentlords。
AElfricBlackheldlandsoftheAbbotofWestminsterwhichhecouldnotseparatefromthechurch，butforotherlandshewasthemanofArchbishopStigand。45*Alreadyaloftyedificeisbeingconstructed；B，towhomCiscommended，ishimselfcommendedtoA；andinthiscaseacertainrelationexistsbetweenCandA；Cis\'sub-commended\'toA。46*
Inagivencasethesomewhatvagueobligationofthecommendedmanmayberendereddefinitebyabargainwhichimposesuponhimthepaymentofrentortheperformanceofsomespecifiedservices。Whenthisisso，weshalloftenfindthatthelandismoving，ifwemaysospeak，notfromthemanbutfromthelord。
Themanistakinglandfromthelordtoholdduringgoodbehaviour，47*orforlife。48*orforlives。Aformofleaseorloanlo閚whichgivesthelandtothelesseeandtotwoorthreesuccessiveheirsofhishasfromofoldbeencommonlyusedbysomeofthegreatchurches。49*Alsoweseelandownersgivinguptheirlandtothechurchesandtakingitbackagainasmerelifetenants。Duringtheirlivesthechurchistohavesome\'service，\'oratleastsome\'recognition\'ofitslordship，whileaftertheirdeathsthechurchwillhavethelandindemesne。50*
Thisissomethingdifferentfrommerecommendation。Weseeherethefeudaoblataorbeneficiaoblatawhichforeignjuristshavecontrastedwithfeudaorbeneficiadata。Thelandisbroughtintothebargainbytheman，notbythelord。Butoftenthelandcomesfromthelord，andthetenancyisnomerelytemporarytenancy；itisheritable。Thekinghasprovidedhisthegnswithlands；theearls，thechurches，haveprovidedtheirthegnswithlands，andthesethegnshaveheritableestates，andalreadytheyareconceivedasholdingthemofdethechurches，theearls，theking。Butwemustnotasyetbeledawayintoanydiscussionaboutthearchitectureoftheveryhigheststoreysofthefeudalorvassalicedifice。Itmustatpresentsufficethatinhumblerquarterstherehasbeenmuchlettingandhiringofland。Theleases，ifwechoosetocallthemso，thegifts，ifwechoosetocallthemso，havecreatedheritablerightsandperdurablerelationships。