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in and enter himself answerable to His Majesty's law, as is most 

 convenient .... and that you see that slough dogs be pro- 

 vided according to our former directions, as this note to this 

 warrant annexed particularly sets down. 



The slough dogs to be provided and kept at the 

 charge of the inhabitants, were as follows : 



Beyond Eske, there is to be kept at the foot of the Sarke one 

 dog; by the inhabitants the inside of the Sarke to Richmond 

 Clugh, to be kept at the Moate one dog ; by the inhabitants of 

 the parish of Arthured, above Richmond's Clugh with the Bayliffe 

 and Blackquarter, to be kept at Baliehead one dog. 



Without quoting the whole of the warrant, it 

 may be stated that six other " slough dogs " were 

 ordered to be provided and kept at the expense of 

 the following parishes, one dog in each : Newcastle, 

 Stapleton, Irdington ; Lanercost and Walton ; Kirk- 

 lington, Scaleby, Houghton, and Rickarby ; and 

 Westlinton ; Roucliff, Etterby, Staunton, Stanix and 

 Cargo, to be kept at Roucliff. 



No doubt there was considerable difficulty in 

 obtaining the levy or tax from the inhabitants to 

 keep these hounds in condition fit to run down a 

 man, and not hungry enough to eat him when they 

 had caught him. In case of refusal to pay their 

 dues to the sheriff or bailiffs appointed to collect the 

 same, the defaulters were to be put into gaol till the 

 amount due was forthcoming. It would be quite 



