34 COMMONS AND WASTE LANDS. 



what parte thereof might be improved for the Kinge for his 

 right of fforest & soyle & what parte thereof the Term" might 

 have for their right of comon upon which comission it was 

 returned that the King might improve one moyety and the 

 ffreehoulders to have the other moyety, and the ffreehoulders 

 consented thereunto. 



That Kinge Charles the second granted the said Lordpp «& 

 fforest amongst other things for 99 years in trust for the now 

 Queene Dowager during her life — put pat p tra'o pat. 



That Mr. Eyre made a discovery of the premises and the 

 same were leased to him for severall termes of yeares and 

 were afterwards granted to him and his heyres. 



That long suites have been prosecuted in the Duchy Court 

 by, and upon the information of Mr. Eyre against the ffree- 

 houlders of Bowdon Chapell Shallcross ffairfield & fferneley & 

 other Townes & Villages within the said Lordpp & fforest to 

 inforce an execucon of the said Agreem' & to recover the 

 Kings Moyety of the said Comons 



And thereupon it was decreed in the said Duchy Court 

 that the said Agreem' for the King to have a moyety of the 

 said wast grounds should be confirmed and that the said 

 Leases & Grant made thereof to Mr. Eyre are well granted 

 & decreed to the said Mr. Eyre according to the purport of 

 the said leases & grant, & that the ffreehoulders shall conforme 

 thereunto & permitt the said Mr. Eyre to enjoy the Kings 

 moyety of the said wastes according to the Agreem'. 



That since the pronounceinge of the said Decree the ffree- 

 houlders of some of the Townes menconed in the said 

 decree did appeale to the high Court of Parliament to be 

 releived against the said Decree. 



That in November 1685 the said Decree was ratyfied & 

 confirmed by the High Court of Parliament and Mr. Eyre 

 now quietly enjoyes the said moyety of the said Comons & 

 waste ground soe to him leased granted & decreed. 



That Mr. Eyre the King's Patentee now quietly enjoyinge 

 the said moyety of the said wastes & comons divided allotted 



