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COMMON RIGHTS AT 



15. Against 

 driueing of 

 cattle 

 through 

 Smitheyfen. 



16. Against 

 driueing of 

 Cattle 

 thorow the 

 Cowpasture 



17. Sechal 

 and y 

 ground 

 beneath 

 Micheleye 

 to be kept 

 from Geast 

 Bullocks. 



18. Against 

 drift Cattle 

 and other 

 drie Cattle 

 of the 

 Butchers. 



And it is Ordered that no persons shall driue or cause to be 

 driuen any sort of Cattle through Smitheyfen vnto any of the other 

 grounds or feedinges next adjoyninge vpon it from the xxv day of 

 March vntill y e first day of August, vpon paine to forfeit fiue 

 shillings for every time so offendinge. 



It is further Ordered that such persons as haue Pastures in 

 Alborough Closes, Longhill Denny, or haveinge any other severall 

 grounds adjacent and layinge vpon the Cowpasture, shal not driue 

 nor cause to be driuen any sort of Cattle through the Cowpasture 

 not aboue twice in the weeke to and from their sayd pastures, from 

 the twentieth day of ffebruary next vntill y 6 first day of May 

 ensueinge, vpon paine for every time so offendinge contrarie to this 

 Order to forfeit fiue shillinges. And that the Officers or any of 

 them or any other persons that shal finde such default done by 

 any other persons shal take of them y e penalties as aforesayd. 



It is Ordered that no sort of Geast cattle shal either feede or be 

 depastured in the fen called Sechall nor beneath Michaelleye or 

 any parte thereof on this side the new ditch vntill the first day of 

 August next comminge, vpon the paine or penaltie of fiue shillinges 

 for every Geast bullocke that feedeth there before the daye pres- 

 cribed by this Order. 



Item, it is concluded and agreed that no Jades shal goe into the 

 Cowpasture, nor any Jades shal be put into Dunstall field nor into 

 the Halme field ! vntill S ct Michael the Archangell next, vpon paine 

 to forfeit xij. d. for every beast taken contrarie to this Order. 



Item, wee Order that no Comoner or Inhabitant, nor any other 

 persons in this Towne haveinge any dealinge in buyinge of Cattle 

 and vseinge droveinge, shal put any of their drifte Cattle to feede 

 or be depastured vpon the sayd commons or any other parte of 

 them, vpon paine to forfeit for every such offence xx. s. And it is 

 further Ordered that no Inhabitant in this Towne vseinge Butcherie 

 shall put any sort of drye cattle w cb they or any of them shal 

 happen to prouide for their dealeinge in their trade vpon any parte 



1 The field which was in stubble, according to the regular rotation. The term 

 has no relation to the Holm meadow mentioned below. 



