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It is Ordered that no persons haveinge right of Comon shal 25. No milch 

 either Lett, lende giue or exchange vnder the terme of one whole G f^er hired 



yeere the milke of any kine to make vp his or their number w ch or otherwise 

 hath the number of foure keine, vpon paine both to the owner b e y ^" y c m _ 



hirer, Lender giuer and exchanger x. s. moner for 



their milke 

 for less then 

 the space of 

 a yeere. 



It is Ordered that no person shal keepe or cause to be kept any 26. Forrenda 

 Cattle vpon any Baulks forrends or furrowes in this Townefields furrowes. 

 before Harvest be ended, but onely vpon his own Baulkes forrends 

 or furrowes, vpon paine to forfeit for every beast so goeing and 

 feedinge, v. s. 



It is ordered that the Heardsmen and Shepherds shal not take 2 7- Against 

 to keepe any cattle of any other person or persons whatsoeuer but an( j 

 onely those of the Inhabitants of this Towne. And further that if Shepherds 

 the said heardsmen doe know of any such person or persons w eh strangers 1 " 

 doe take to keepe and cullur l the cattle of any stranger contrarie to Cattle. 

 this Order vpon any certaine intelligence of such Cattle so retained, 

 the sayd Heardsmen and Shepherds shal giue notice thereof 

 presently to the Towne Officers or to one of them, vpon paine that 

 y e Heardsmen and Shepherds that doe contrarie to this Order 

 shal forfeit x. s. for every beast. And if any person or persons 

 being a Commoner and so offendinge, shal be pained for every 

 such offence x. s. and shal loose the benefitt of their common for a 

 yeere and a halfe, after such offence done and justly prooved 

 against him or them. 



It is Ordered, condiscended and agreed by all and the greater 28. The 

 number of the Ordermakers, that all the ground in the Vndertakers 

 peece, 2 w ch is contained within the compass of the new ditch and kept seueral 



1 For an owner of common right to colour cattle was to pass off as his own 

 cattle which really belonged to a person who had no common right ; see 

 Preface p. 181. 



2 The Undertakers Piece or Adventurers Land in the lot book of the Bedford 

 Local Commissioners. This had been set out, but from a variety of causes had 

 not been entered upon by the Adventurers. 



