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within the compass hereby reselued and forbidden as aforesaid. 

 Item, wee giue order that no man shal hereafter breake vp any of 

 the Bed or quarie of Slaitestone w cl1 is growinge within the 

 Comon plate of grounde betweene the Moorecloses, but onely for 

 claye for their necessarie vses, vpon paine to forfeit v s. for every 

 loade of Slaitestone digged there contrarie to this Order. 



And that all such persons who have formerly digged vp pittes 

 for slaite their own priuate vse and comoditie shal fill and leuill vp 

 their pitts as plain and as even as the Loosmyre will aford, and 

 that before the xxiiij daye of June next comminge, vpon paine 

 to pay for every pitt not so filled and leuelled vp as is here 

 directed, five shillinges. 



It is Ordered that no willowes shalbe cutt vntill they be six or 33-Willowes 

 seuen yeares growth accordinge to y e discretion of the Officers, serue( j f rom 

 vnlesse it be vpon extremitie to make vp suddaine breaches or cutting. 

 guiles, vpon paine to paye for every tree if they shall cut them 

 contrarie to this Order to forfeit, xij. d. 



It is Ordered that if any Inhabitant sendinge his servant Sonne 34- Against 

 or deputye to Comon daye worke or other businesse, that hereafter negligent in 

 shalbe appointed to be done by the Officers, and when the sayd their comon 

 Officers shal finde y e said servant Sonne or deputie to be stubbourn a^a penal- 



or negligent to worke Or els refuse to doe all such businesse or tie on them. 

 layer as shalbe to them assigned and appointed by the said Officers, 

 then the partye so offendinge shalbe sent home and the Parent or 

 Maister of such an offender shalbe pained for every such 

 offence, xij. d. 



It is Ordered that every Comoner in this Towne shal doe all 35- An Order 

 such dayes workes layers or partes as shalbe thought needfull to be thtfse ^* C 

 done hereafter, and at such times and in such places as the sayd keepe teame 

 Officers shal appoint, vpon paine for every pole not done to the ch worked 



approbation and likement of the Officers to forfeit, ij. s. And for as in the 

 euery day that they shalbe called with a Carte, either to sende a expressed. 

 Carte or ij. s. And for every daye for a man to come the first or 

 second day or send, vj. d., vpon paine to forfeit for every day 

 behinde after two dayes warninge xij. d. And for every Cart 



