52 ROLLS OF COURT BARON OF WINTERBORNE WASTE. 



Sep. ye 27. 1683. Item. Wee present John Petty for his 

 barnswall next Goody Pooks back side to be in decay time is 

 giuen for the repairing thereof one payne of 1 6s. 8d. 



1698. The mead "to be common ye soundy after yrean 

 ffaire." It seems possible that " yrean ffaire " may mean 

 "hiring fair," but in 1705 " Green fair" is mentioned. No fair 

 that I am aware of is known under that name now. 



July 7. 1682. Item. We present ye chourch hous to be in 

 decay time is given till the next court one the penalt of 6s. 8d. 



(The church house was still in decay September, 1683.) 



It was the duty of the tenant to whose holding it belonged to 

 keep the church house in repair. Thus in 1754 John Kextone 

 was responsible for this duty. 1754. "At this court John 

 Kexton was admitted Ten* in right of Mary his wife to all those 

 tenem 1 " called Bascombes a quarter part of Palmers and the 

 Church House and which Tenemen* 8 Sussannah Bascoms widow 

 died in possession for her widowhood." 



Nov. 5. 1767. " Item. We present John Kextone letting the 

 Church house to be very ruinous and in decay Time is given 

 him till Lady Day next to repair it on payment of ten pounds. 



(Same roll.) Item, we present the widow Casher for letting 

 the buildings of her Tenement to be very ruinous and in decay 

 and that she have forfeited her Tenement until the Lord is 

 repaid for the rebuilding of it." 



June 21. 1781. We present that the horses belonging to the 

 parsonage shall not be changed within a month nor to be out 

 day nor after night under the penalty of 6s. 8d. for each offense. 



May 2. 1750. " That no cows, bullocks or horses be put into 

 cow leaze before day nor after night on penalty of is. for each 

 offence 



1730. "Item. We present that the overseers of the poor 

 within this parish and mannoer shall have full power from time 

 to time to repair the parish well that is in common as often as 

 needfull and to be reimbursed by the poor rate and no horse to 

 drink out of the bucket belonging to the said well knowingly on 

 pain of is. for each offence. 



