Remember that the farmers were tied to the land by medieval relationships. After the labor disruption of the plague, and because the demand for their labor gr

Remember that the farmers were tied to the land by medieval relationships. After the labor disruption of the plague, and because the demand for their labor greatly increased, farmers were better able to negotiate the relationship for better personal outcomes, including wages. Being able to leave their current landed relationship and seek better prospects elsewhere was probably the greatest of gains.