COMMONS AND WASTE LANDS. 39 



in our Taxes & Assessments for our Lands & Tene- 

 ments within ye said Townships and Hamlets aforesaid 

 as the same shall be demanded from time to time for 

 the purpose aforesaid w''*' said Rates & proportions of 

 and for the said Land & tenements we do hereby 

 mutually and reciprocally agree as aforesaid shall be 

 rated assessed & ley'd from time to time be made by 

 A B And it is further agreed by & between all y'' said 

 parties to these Presents that y" said A B C D E &c. 

 or the majority of them & their heirs shall & may at 

 their descretion manage & lay out the s** several sums 

 of money so assesed as aforesaid Provided always that 

 if any sum or sums of money shall be assesed & 

 gathered that shall remain over and above w^*" shall be 

 paid to y^ uses aforesaid that then & in such case all 

 such sum or sums of money shall be repaid to y' 

 P'sons & Townshipp respectively according as the 

 sums now assessed & gathered — For Witness whereof 

 we have hereunto set our Hands this 4'*" Day of 

 December Anno Dom 1704, 



Sam' Bagshaw Geo. Thornhill Thos. Gee John Bennet 

 Thos. Harrison Ar. Kirke Geo. Allen Thos. Kirke 

 Anthonie Ward Tho. Mosley John Bennet [? of] Silkhill 

 James Carrington Anth. Bellet sen' Robt Bagshaw 

 Robt Morten John Walker Thos. Meller. 



Something of a method for stinting the Common 

 within the Chappel Parish for y* year 1706. 

 Suppose 5 Sheep to a whole Beast. A Beast and halfe to 

 a Horse so in proportion to all younger cattel & horses And 

 2 Sheep gates to every Pound according to their accustomed 

 Rents or value of their respective Lands Farms &c. Q. For 

 a man to be hired by the payment of a farthing or ^"^ for a 

 sheep gate to look that everybody doth right & to drive other 

 sheep away that have no Title there By this means I hope 

 (they) that have not sheep or cattel of their own may dispose 

 of their gates or part of them to others. 



