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7. For setting It is Ordered that no person vseinge fishinge shal neither lay 

 and Fishing 8 nor se ^ anv en g me or nett within the f enn side of the bankes to 



take any fish nor within ten poles of any Lakes ende or in or 

 vpon any gull or Breach that shal or may happen vpon any 

 mannes bankes Common place or stoppinge in or about the bounds 

 of Cottenham, except they first hire them of the Towne Officers, 

 vpon paine for every time so offending ten shillinges and the penall 

 losse of their nett or engine so sett. 



And that no person shal sett any nett in any Loade or Lake 

 narrower then the full bredth of the same Loade or Lake where 

 they shall sett, vpon paine of two shillings to be likewise forfeited 

 as aforesayd. 



8. Against It is Ordered that if any persons shal cutt or pull vp or putt 

 make downe any parte of the fenn bankes, Stoppinges or Cresses in or 

 hauoke and about any part of the commons without the consent of the said 

 bankes^nd Officers or the greater parte of the Ordermakers agreeing thereto, 

 Cresses. the partye so offendinge as afforesayd shalbe pained for every 



such default ten shillings. And if any servant offend as aforesayd, 

 the Maister of the said Servant shal paie the said penaltie for him, 

 ffor the w ch the sayd Maister may deteine somuch of the servants 

 wages. 



9. For It is ordered that no persons haveinge right of common in this 

 branding 6 of Towne shall put or cause to be put any sort of great Cattle or 

 cattle both Sheepe (Except milch Kyen) into any parte of the Commons after 

 Cottenham ye twentyeth day of Aprill next vntil j t h ey be branded w th his or 



Westwicke. their vsuall brand for Sheepe or Bullocks, and so to keepe them 

 continually, vpon paine for every beast and Sheepe not so branded 

 as aforesaid, vj. s. viij. d, 



And likewise that the Inhabitants of Westwicke shal marke and 

 brand all their cattell in such sort as y e Inhabitants of Cottenham 

 are enjoyned, in manner and forme before specified, before they 

 shalbe put into any of the sayd commons, vpon the like paine of 

 vj. s. viij. d. for every beaste. 



10. And all j t is Ordered that every Comoner in this Towne and Westwicke 

 Comoners ' > 



to bring shal before Mayday next bring a Coppie of his Brande to y e 



