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com in to the howse & at }?e feeste off holy roode tyde or 

 lesse at clypyng tyme when so eU it be & when ye put ]?em 

 in to ]*e howse let ]>em be marked j?e ere & ordygne you a 

 strange iron to marke ]>em withe in J»e forhede & yeff eny 

 off ]?em dy in moreyne reseyue not yo z skynnes withe ovte 

 \>ej be marked withe yo z marke. 



The xiiij chapitur. 



Geese and hennes shall be at ]?e orden a uce off yo = bayle 

 or elis ]?ey shall be let to ferme a goose ffor xij d. in ]>e yere 

 & v hennes & a cok for iij s. in ]?e yere ]? be som dayis & o]> 



Y will say nay to ]>is approument but i shall preve you by 

 goode resone Y it may be for in halfe a yere be xxvj wekis 

 & in |?is xxvj wekes be ix xx dayis & in eche off these dayis 

 ye shall haue one egge off eche henne & Y is i xXX e gg€ on? 

 eBy henne in Y halfe yere it is a feble soyle of egf & 

 xxx egC be not worthe vj d. & yeff eny off )>em set in )>e 

 halfe yere or pventure som day in defaute off laying ye 

 shall sufesyently be recompensed ]?er fore & off vj more for 

 to bere ovt J>e ferme off J>e cok withe ]>e sayle off \e cheknys 



Y 1°~ s yty n S henne hathe broughte furthe & withe )>e 

 sayle off ]>e egis Y J°~ hennes shall lay in Y of halfe yere 

 nowe may ye se wheder it may be or no. 



The pecok shall answere you off as moche for his fedris 

 as \q shepe for his woll. EGy cowe shall answere you off 

 a calfe and efiy moder shepe shall answere you of a lambe. 

 Efiy female swynne shall answere you xiij pigis at iij 

 farowingf & at iij times iiij at eche tyme & at ]>e iij tyme v 

 & \q x for tethe. ESy henne shall answere you off ix xx 

 egis or chekyns to ]?e valewe or better. EGy goose off vj 

 goselyngf & yeff eny off these catell or foulis be baren ]?e 

 bayle shall answere off )?e issue Y i g l° s ^e throughe his evyl 

 kepynge by cawse he dit not j?em & put ]>e sylQ to o|?er 

 approwment to ]>e valewe. 



The xv chapitur. 



Nowe by and sell in seasone & lok Y ye haue trewe 

 men to hire your bargon so Y J e haue recorde yeff myster 



