Show land of original blackmail england according to justice more enjoys in some foreign coun tries the reputation of being the home of the blackmailer certainly great britain waa at least the land ol 01 the original blackmail the mall rent or tribute paid on the anglo scottish and highland borders by farmers to freebooters in return tor immunity from their visitations in ireland a similar institution was known as black rent the old word mall meaning rent and coming either from the anglo saxon mael a portion or the old french mablle a halt penny Is quite a different word from the postal mall which is simply male a bag to coke and black stone blackmail had an innocent significance meaning rent paid in la bor or produce as opposed to white rent paid in white money silver new york globe |