COMMON RIGHTS 231 



And if any Officer shal impound any swine offending as afore- 

 said before warninge given them as aforesayd, then y e sayd 

 Officers shal take for every swine that they shall so impound 

 but, iiij. d. 



And it is Ordered that no swine shalbe kept and depastured at 4- When 

 any time vpon Northfenside (except by waie of drifte, or except g^ 



from Harvest to S ct Lukes day followinge vpon paine for every Northfen- 



, ..... , side. 



swine so kept, mj. d. 



It is ordered that if any persons shal cutt or pull downe, breake 5- A penaltie 



r Tr -ii c , on those that 



or carne awaye any Oziers, Willowes or other sort of woode as C onueigh 



hedges, gates stakes Railes, posts, barres, hardies, stonnes or any away any of 



, , , , . the Tovvne 



other thinge or thmges that are sett layinge or bemge in or vpon goo d s 



any parte of the commons of this Towne or any waie belonginge 

 to this Towne without the priuitie and leaue of the Officers or one 

 of them, then the partye or partyes so offendinge shal forfeit for 

 every time so offendinge, x. s. 



It is Ordered that before the xij th daye of Aprill next comminge 6. The Order 

 every commoner haveinge right of common in this Towne shal, a ^ r d s mark? 

 with a stake marked with his or their vsuall brande, wherewith ig of their 

 he brandeth his Geast bullocks l or sheepe, marke out his parte or 

 Layer 2 of all his bankes, vpon paine of default or neglect thereof to 

 forfeit vj. s. viij. d. to the towne officers for every layer not so 

 staked or marked, and the penaltie to be bestowed as all other 

 penalties for the good of the Towne. 



And if it be prooved any person to have pulled vp or carried 

 awaye any of the sayd stakes, he shal paie to the owner of the 

 sayd stake so pulled or digged vp fiue shillinges. And the Officers 

 shal give notice thereof to the owner of the sayd Stakes, and the 

 owner thereof shal marke and stake it againe within three weekes 

 after such notice given to him or them, vpon the like paine of fiue 

 shillinges. 



1 Bullocks, a term which includes any cattle of full age, on agistment. 

 See order 21, below. 



2 The portion of banks, or ditches laid out for each commoner to keep in order. 

 Article XVI. 



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