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The old ancient occupation of miners in and upon Mendipp, being tbt- 

 king'* /arrest c/'Mendipp within the county o/"SoM Efts ET, being 

 one of the four staples o/Esgland, nuhich have been exercised, 

 used and continued through the said forrest of M e n d I p p , from thf 

 time ivherecf no man living hath not memory , as hereafter doth par-, 

 ticularly ensue the order, 



\. FIRST, that if any man whatsoever he be, that doth intend 

 to venture his Jife to be a workman in the said occupation, he must 

 first of all crave licence of the lord of the soyle where he doth pur- 

 pose to work, and in his absence of his officers as the lead reave or 

 bailiff and the lord, neither his officers can deny him. 



2. Item, That after the first licence had, the workman shall never 

 need to ask leave again but to be at his free will, to pitch within 

 the forrest, and to brake the ground where and in what place it 

 shall please him to his behalf and profit, using himself trustify and 

 truly. 



3. Item, If any man that doth begin to pitch or groof shall have 

 his hackes through two ways after the rake. Note that he that doth 

 throw the hacke must stand to the girdle or wast in the same groof, 

 and then no man shall or may work within his hackes throwe, pro- 

 vided always that no man shall or can keep but his wet and dry 

 groof and his mark, 



4./ Item, That when a workman have landed his oar he may 

 carry the same to cleansing or blowing to what minery it shall 

 please him for the speedy making out of the same. So that he doth 

 truly pay the lord of the soyle where it was landed his due, which 

 is the tenth part thereof. 



5. Item, That if any lord or officer hath once given licence to 

 any man to build, or set up any hearth or washing-house, to wash, 

 cleanse or blow oar, he that once hath leave shall keep it for ever, 

 or give it to whom he will, so that he doth justly pay his lott lead, 

 which is the tenth pound, which shall be blown at the hearth or 

 hearths, and also that he doth keep it tennantable as the custome 

 doth require. 



6. Item. 



