190 PREFACE 



Amongst these various papers is a thin paper book, endorsed on 

 the cover as follows : 



u STRETHAM 1623 



Copies of several ancient Documents relating to the 

 Rectory of Stretham and the Byelaws for regulating 

 the Commons : including a Terrier of the Lands 

 belonging to the Parsonage in 1571." 



The book, measuring about 11 by 6J inches, is stitched in a 

 cover of thin parchment. It had originally 80 pages, numbered ; 

 8 of these pages have been removed, having been apparently 

 blank. On the last page is a table of contents, which is here 

 reproduced ; the items marked with an asterisk are those which 

 are now printed in whole or in part. 



44 A table of the cheif things contained in this Booke. 



* The Decree of the Exchequer in 1607 relating to the 



Manner of Stretham. page ! 1 



A Terrier of the glebe of Stretham Parsonage. 



[12 Nov. 1571.] 27 



* Orders made 1622. 35 



* Orders made 1614. 49, 50 

 A note of the Seuerall fens in Stretham. [1626.] 57 

 A coppie of Wisbeach Barton Lease. [1538.] 58 

 A terrier of meddow and marrish in Stretham. [1614.] 60 



* Orders made 1609. 63 



* A coppie of an Affoedauit. 64 



* A Coppie or Proesident of a Libell 



for Herbage of Steers 65) 



for tythe milke. 66] 



An Inuentarie of Euidencies beelonging to Stretham. 



[1573.] 78." 



1 The numbers are those of the pages in the MS. book. 



