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Same Court. We present the right of the tenants to cut down 

 any tree or timber to use about any repairing of Housing and doo 

 allow to set two trees in the room of the same. 



24-TH OCTOBER, 1748. That no tenant shall keep or depas- 

 ture on the Common or Commonable places of this Manor, 

 more than 2 rother beasts for every whole place tenement, and 

 more than 4 rother beasts for every whole place tenement, under 

 a fine of 203 to the Lady of the Manor. 



Same Court. That no person shall keep more than 80 sheep in 

 a whole place tenement, and 40 sheep in a half place tenement, 

 on a penalty of 2os to be paid by every defaulter. 



I4TH OCTOBER, 1729. We present that the backwater 

 between Frampton and Grimston is the bounds of each Manor. 



27TH OCTOBER, 1749. We present Lacy's bridge to be 

 made fast by Charles Willis before the 5th November next on the 

 penalty of 35 4d if he shall neglect to do the same. 



2 IST OCTOBER, 1756. We present that the several tenants of 

 this Manor do cut their Meadow Gaass in the common Meads of 

 this Manor, by the loth day of July next, and they continue to do 

 so yearly for 10 years now next coming, under the penalty of 205 

 for every neglect. 



26TH OCTOBER, 1758. That the tenants of this Manor have 

 a right to as much of the water of the common river leading to 

 Stratton Mill as will run through 9 holes of an inch diameter 

 each, bored into the hatches or floodgates now erected or to be 

 hereafter erected at or near the head of the said Mill, called the 

 back-hatch. 



MANOR OF GRIMSTON. 



The presentments of the Jury and Homage made at the 

 Courts Leet and Courts Baron of this Manor were somewhat 

 different to those made at the Stratton Manor Courts. I select 

 a few from the Court Rolls which may be of interest. 



IOTH OCTOBER, 1728. We present James Fisher, is a tenant 

 of this Manor, and owes suit and service to this Court, and 



