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be kept several from all manner of cattle from the twentieth day 

 of February until the first day of May, yearly, for ever hereafter, 

 except so much ground as is between the said King's Cross Close 

 and the clay pits, to be used for the weaning of Calves and to be 

 several as aforesaid ; and, that after the first day of May until the 

 latter end of harvest no manner of cattle shall be fed or depastured 

 in the said grounds and places before mentioned, except milch 

 kine or such kine kept to be milch the next year following, and bulls, 

 as shall be allowed by the said Order-makers or the greater number 

 of them, except Weanling Calves in the grounds before excepted 

 for calves ; and, that the ground called Michelleye and all the 

 ground lying between Crykle Fen bank and the Lots ditch in 

 Topymoor, shall be yearly laid several and kept from all manner 

 of cattle from the twentieth day of February until the first day of 

 May, and from thence until the first day of November, no jeest 

 cattle shall be depastured there except oxen which do work in 

 the plough or cart, and burlings under the age of one year, and 

 sick bullocks. And, no sheep shall be depastured in any of the 

 said last mentioned grounds, but only from one month before the 

 feast of the nativity of our Lord God, yearly, unto the twentieth 

 day of February and no longer, upon the pain of Sixpence to be 

 forfeited for every sheep, by the owner thereof, which shall feed 

 or depasture in any of the said last mentioned grounds, contrary to 

 this Article. 



ARTICLE XXIX 



When, and And, it is agreed as aforesaid, that yearly upon the Sunday before 



whom"thc y Candlemas day, after Evening prayer being ended, or within 



keepers of twenty days next before the said Sunday, two Men, or more shall 



to be chosen ^ e cnosen r hired by the greater number of Inhabitants, being 



and present in the Church of Cottenham aforesaid, having right of 



' Common in the said Town and Fens, to keep the said grounds and 



places from cattle for and during all the times that they are to be 



laid and kept several in such manner and form as is before 



