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Confcrmug tijc Commons $i SSlastc Hantrs 

 in Various ©otonstjips in ttjr ?^tQl) ^raft. 



By Charles E. B. Bowles. 



(From A/SS. iit his possession.) 



HE Humble Peticon of S' Simon Degge Knt. John 

 Shallcrosse Esq' John Bradshawe Esq' Henry Brad- 

 shawe Esq' & Samuel Bagshawe Freehoulders within 

 the Towneshipps of Bowden Chappell ats Chappell 

 in le Fryth Shallcrosse Ferneleigh and Fairefield within your 

 Mat'" (Majesty's) Mann' of High Peake in the County of 

 Derby p'cell (parcel) of your Ma'"^ Duchy of Lancaster for 

 & on the behalfe of themselves & the rest of the freehoulders 

 & others that have right of Comon in the Wastes within the 

 said Towneshipps. 



In most humble Manner 



Shewinge to your Ma"^ that your Peticoners and their Ances- 

 tors and Predecessors have had right of Comon in and 

 through the Comon & Waste Grounds of your Ma"" said 

 Manor of High Peake within the aforesaid Towneshipps and 

 by an Agreem' between your Royal father and your Peticoners 

 or those under whome they clayme. Your Royall Father was 

 to improve one Moyety of the said Comons and Waste 

 grounds and your Peticoners and those under whome they 

 respectively clayme were to have the other Moyety of the 

 same granted to them and theire heyres and wiiereas your 

 Royall Brother was graciously pleased to grant his Moyety of 

 the said Comons & waste grounds to Thomas Eyre Esqr who 

 hath divided and sett forth the same and quietly enjoyed 



