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reaffirmed the law, which had been almost forgotten, 

 that the Courts will interfere on behalf of the Com- 

 moners, not merely to protect a Common from inclosure, 

 but also to restrain the lord from destroying its utility 

 and beauty by reckless defacement of its surface. The 

 case ranks in importance with those of Berkhamsted 

 Common and Epping Forest, and these three cases, 

 together with the others referred to, have been a 

 complete vindication of the policy of the Commons 

 Society in resisting in every case, to the very end, and 

 at all costs, the inclosure of a Common, otherwise than 

 by the special sanction of Parliament. 



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