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and Assigns, his weifs, Strays, Fellons, goods, and Liberty to Hawk, 

 Hunt and Fowl, not excluding the Inhabitants from fowling there. 

 Provided always, that the said William Hinde, his Heirs and 

 Assigns, for his said manor of Lyles, be not excluded from taking 

 such benefit for his or their great Cattle there as the inhabitants 

 shall or may do, according to the meaning of the articles herein 

 mentioned and the orders hereupon, by, or according to these 

 presents to be made. 



And, that the said William Hinde, his Heirs and Assigns, 

 Farmers and Tenants of the said Manors of Crowlands, Lyles, and 

 Moiety of the Manor of Sames, shall, and may keep the number of 

 milch kine, before mentioned, in such manner and form as is before 

 mentioned, according to the true intent and meaning of these 

 presents. 



ARTICLE XVI 



Also, it is agreed as aforesaid, that whereas the Inhabitants of Allowances 

 Cottenham, aforesaid, have made a Bank and a Ditch in Smithy fen an d banks 

 from the bars next unto North Fen unto the place called Stone-hill, in Smithy 

 that they, the said inhabitants, shall have and take twelve feet of vv hat forfeit- 

 ground there, for the ditch, and fourteen feet for the bank, for ed j f n ^ 

 ever ; and that the said inhabitants, their Heirs, successors and 

 Assigns, shall, from time to time, cast, scour, maintain and keep all 

 the fences and ditches about Smithy Fen, and also Charlode, for 

 ever, and that all the banks and ditches in Cottenham aforesaid, 

 which have been laid forth, made and staked by the said inhabi- 

 tants, their heirs or assigns, or shall be by such their officers as 

 shall be chosen, as hereafter is mentioned, shall be kept and 

 maintained for ever in good and sufficient reparation, by those 

 persons, their heirs and successors, to whom they be, or shall be 

 severally limited, allotted, and appointed, to be maintained, scoured 

 and kept; upon pain of \6d. to be forfeited and lost by those persons, 

 their heirs, successors or assigns, to whom the said reparation shall 

 be limited and appointed, for every pole, not sufficiently repaired. 



