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and Comons belongeing to the said Mannor, as in the 

 said Bill was alleaged." 



The decree then stated that a Commission was 

 awarded by the consent of the parties for the examina- 

 tion of witnesses for the proof of the said customs, and 

 was executed and returned and published, and that 

 mention was made to the Court alleging that by such 

 evidence 



"and by anncient coppies, customarye Rolles, and other 

 evidence yt appeared that the said Complaynants had in sub- 

 stance proved the said customarye privileges, rightes and usages 

 by theme set fourthe in their right." 



The decree followed in these words : 



" It is therefore this p'sent tearme of Easter that ys to saye 

 on Monday the six and twentieth daye of Aprylle in the three 

 and thirteth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lady Eliza- 

 beth by the grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland 

 Defender of the Ffaithe, etc., by the Right honorable Sir 

 Christopher Hatton of the most noble Order of the Garter 

 Knight Lord Chancellor of England and by the said heighe 

 Courte of Chauncery ordered adjudjed and decreed by and with 

 the consent of the said Complaynints and defendante their 

 Counsellors and Attorneyes that the said customs privileges 

 rights and usages bee ratefyed and confirmed by this Courte. 

 And the said Complaynints their heires and assignes and all 

 clayminge from by or under them or any of them shall frome 

 hencefurthe for ever more have, hold, andenjoye all the customes 

 priuileges rightes and usages by them set fourythe in these tyll 

 yealdinge payeinge and doeinge their yearelye rents and services 

 as if right had been dewe and accustomed an such ffynes and 

 heryotts as are before also sett fourthe and declared against the 

 defendante his heires and assignes and all claymynge from by or 



