THE MANOR OF ABNEY. 137 



Day for every acre Twenty sheep & noe more & this their stint for their 

 beasts viz : a horse or mare for two beasts, five sheep for one beast 

 & seaven lambs for one beast and also for other Cattell every head to be 

 for one beast ; & also if any of the said Inhabitants or their servants 

 take the cattle trespasseing contrary to these orders to drive them to the 

 Common pound, & there detaine them untill the party owneing ye cattle 

 trespassing shall pay to y<= party that impounded them, for every beast 

 iiijd unlesse itt be him that doth wilfully put in his cattle contrary to ye 

 order aforesaid & then he shall pay for every beast xijd Also we lay a 

 pain that every person shall make his ring fences & gates standing in 

 them in good repair before the Twentyeth of March next else forfeite 

 for every offence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... iijs iiij'l 



Alsoe we laye a pain that noe person not inhabiting within theis manor 

 shall burne digge or carry away any of the Lords soyle in pain to forfeit 

 for every offence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... iijs iiijd 



Also we lay a pain that noe persons shall oppresse the Commons 

 belonging to this Manor in Sumer with more cattle than he can keep 

 in Winter hogge sheep only excepted on pain to forfeit for every xxtie 

 sheep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... X sh 



Also we lay a pain that noe person shall turne any running waters out 

 of their ancient courses within theis manor in pain to forfeit for every 

 tyme ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xijd 



Also we lay a pain that noe person shall grynd any of his come groweing 

 within this manorl from the Lords milne on paine to forfeit for every tyme 

 soe offending .. ... ... ... ... ... ... iiis iiijd 



II. — Francis Bradshaw died five years after the above Court 

 was held, and was succeeded by his son Francis, who was then 

 in his sixth year. In 1664 his mother held the Court for him; 

 he being at that time little more than ten years old. 



It is written in Latin, of which the following is a translation : 



The Great Court Barron of Francis Bradshawe Armiger infant per 

 Elizabeth Bradshawe2 Junior widow his guardian Lord of the said manner 

 held there for that manner the twenty fifth day of October in the i6th 

 year of the reign of our Lord Charles the Second now King of England 

 and in the year of our Lord 1664 in the presence of Henry Kniveton 

 gentleman Steward there 



Thomas Booking \ 



William Fumes 



William Worrall 



William Greaves |- Jurors 



William Bradwall I 



Thomas Hall 



Robert Dolphin / 



John Hoe \ 

 Richard Mortaine 1 

 Elizeus Marshall 

 Robert Barber \ Jurors 



Richard Booking | 



Thomas Drabel / 



1 This signifies " away from " — all tenants were obliged to use the 

 Lord's mill. 

 - Her husband's mother, Elizabeth Bradshawe, was still alive. 



