88 The Orders of Shrewton. 
“6, Item yt is ordered that yf any frehoulder tenant or comoner in Shrewton 
or Nett shall hereafter keepe any cottrell whose stones are not clene cut out, shall 
after three dayes waring. forfaite the same shepe or other beast to the poore of 
this parishe. ar 
“7. Item yt is ordered that if any frehoulder tenant or comoner in Shrewton 
or Nett shall want any hurdles of the fould of Shrewton or Nett by the space of 
six dayes forfayte for every hurdle so wanting after warning given him or them 
by the sheppd xii*. 
“8. Item yt is ordered and agreed that yf any freehoulder tenant or comoner 
in Shrewton or Nett theyre children or servants shall fro henceforth . . . « 
keepe, or suffer any of theere swyne in the feeldes of Shrewton or Nett from $* 
Martines day vntill the first day of August yearly shall forfaite for eache swyne 
80 offending vi‘ to the poore. 
“9. Item ordered and agreed that yf any frehoulder tenant or comoner 
in Shrewton or Nett shall hereafter suffer any of theire swyne to go in the feeldes 
of Shrewton or Nett unringed shall . « . « for every such swyne unringed 
vj‘. to the poore of the pissh. 
“10. Item bycause ther hath ben hertofore gret harme done . . . by 
negligence of children and servantes in keeping of swyne, yt is now cee 
ordered and agreed that from henceforth one comon hogherd shall be prouided 
nominated and appointed by the most voyces of the freeholderes tenants and 
comoners to keepe all the swyne in Shrewton, and one other comon hogherd to 
keepe all the swyne in Nett, and suche wages or stipend as most of the said 
comoners shall agree 2 uppo for and with the said hogherd, every freehoulder 
tenant or comoner haing swyne in the feeldes of ee or Nett, shall pay 
to the same hogherd, and farther that no freehoulder, tennant or comonerin . 
. . . Nett their deputies . . . . shall fro henceforth leaze ther owne 
8wyne vppo payne to forfaite for every day so offending xii’. 
‘11. Bycause the flockes of Shrewton and Nett hath ben heretofore (and nowe 
at this p’sent) vnprouided of hey in the extremitie of winter by which meanes 
many sheepe have peryshed, for reformation whereof we do nowe order and agree 
that from henceforth yearly at the feast of St. John the baptists nativitie comoly 
called Midsom' day, that every freehoulder tenant or comoner in Shrewton or 
Nett shall the prouide and deliv’ yearly five shillings of currant money for every 
yeard lande which he or they houldeth vnto two indifferent men which shalle be 
yearly chosen nominated and appoynted by the most voyces to buy and provide 
hey for the flockes of Shrewton and Nett for that yeare following and whosoeuer 
having sheepe of his owne or of others in his lease in ither of the sayd flockes 
that shall make defaulte of payment of the said five . . . . the yeard lande 
being . . . . unto required or demnded by the said purueyoures or ther 
assignes, that then it shall be lawfull to and for the said purveyoures of hey or 
theire assignes, to Impound and distrayne the sheepe going or depasturing in or 
vppon the leaze of any suche freehoulder tenant . . . . comoner making 
such def . . . . And the same sheepe so impounded to detayne vntill the 
sayd some or somes of money be satisfied and payde to the vse aforesaid. 
“12. Item yf Any freeholder tenant or comon in Shrewton or Nett or ther as- 
signes shall keepe or have any sheepe or lambes on leaze or above his ordinary stint 
shall forfayte for every such sheepe or lambe for every three days vi‘ to the poore 
