COMMONS AND WASTE LANDS. 37 



A Meeting was held 28 Feb' 170I by the Freeholders in 

 the Townships of Bowden & Chapel, for the better management 

 of public affairs, & the following Rules were Agreed to by 

 those whose names are subscribed. 



1. Whosoever shall bury any person in Linen contrary to a 



late Act of Pari' shall pay 50''' to the Overseers of the 

 poor " w"""" shall be disposed on toward y* puting forth 

 "of a poor child Apprentice pursuant to an order made 

 "18 June 1703 by two Justices of the Peace." 



2. That whereas several not only Inhabitants but Parishoners 



abuse the Commons by putting thereon a greater 

 number of cattle than their proportion of Land will 

 bear whereby others have little or no benefit of the 

 Freeholders part It is agreed that for ye year ensuing 

 & until a better method can be found out that the 

 Comons in Bowden & Chappel shall be stinted according 

 to the proportion everyman's Lands will bear viz. 2 

 sheep to every 20""" Annual Value & 5 Sheep to a 

 beast I beast |- to a Horse & so proportionally for 

 other Cattle. 



3. That persons should be chosen vpon Easter Tuesd'' to 



assist in making Assessments Inspecting Accounts & 

 other such matters. 



And if any, whose names appear below should act 

 contrary to the above Agreement 20/ for each offence 

 will be paid by them for the Poor. 



Signed by John Shallcross Thos. Bagshaw Henry Bradshaw 

 Sam Bagshawe John Carrington W'" Cooper Ger. Buxton 

 Geo. Allen Thos. Gee Peter Gascoign Henry Mellor 

 Rob' Thornhill Thos. Meller Nicholas Cresswell Arnold 

 Kirk Thos. Moult Adam Fox Edward Warrington John 

 Bennet of Silk Hill Geo. Kirk Thos. Kirk of Whitehills 

 Thos. Harrison Ed. Garnet Thos. Kirk [? of the] Hollin 

 Nicholas Lumhouse John Morten Anthonie Bluebot Geo. 

 Bagshaw Henry Trickett Thos. Barbut. 



