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It is Ordered and agreed by whole consent of the Ordermakers 38. The 

 That the Officers by them nominated and chosen for this yere, dig/ingof 

 together with the helpe and asistance of as many of the Order- turues vpon 

 makers as will vpon notice given them, Shal in due and convenient disposed 

 time or season at or before the five and twentieth day of the vnto euery 

 Moneth of Aprill next comminge Or els so soone as the grounde is Andafterthe 

 drie and will give leaue, Measure, limitt and allot equally and same sort to 

 indifferently vnto euery of the Tennements haveinge right of ^j y eeres to 

 Comon, One crofte or layer of turves to be digged, and every crofte come and 

 or layer to be foure poles in length and xviij foote in bredth vpon n ^ coming 

 the plaine in Chairefen, in such sort as is most conveniable by is the first 

 their discretion. Provided neverthelesse that no person shalbe Layers 

 suffered to digge or make their pitts aboue the bredth of a ditch 

 or pitt of six foote broad and the length of one turffe in depth 

 vpon paine for every person that diggeth contrarie to any pointe 

 of this Order to forfeit, x. s. 



It is Ordered that no persons whatsoeuer shal digge any Turves 

 vpon the olde Layers being it is provided for them to digge vpon 

 the new Layers w ch shalbe allotted to ech Comoner this present 

 yeere after such sort and manner as is before recyted vpon paine 

 to forfeit for every thousand digged against this Order x. s. 



It is Ordered that every Comoner and Inhabitant shall scoure 39- Lands 

 and ditch all the ditches of their lands ends wheresoeuer abuttinge ditched for 

 or layeing by any of the Towne commons or any parte of them or y e better 

 any other Towne therevnto adjoyninge, as also all other ditches y^e/cL? 

 or gripes w ch may serue for the better draineinge of the arrable 

 fields belonging to this Towne in such manner and forme as shalbe 

 appointed by the ffteld Reeues. And all such ditches shalbe 

 ditched and scoured and so maintained in such manner before 

 mencioned in all points from this xij th day of January now instant 

 vntill the eleuen day of January next ensueinge. 



And the ditches in the fallow field shalbe made in the same sort 40. Further 

 within fiue dayes after warninge given them, vpon payn to forfeit 

 to the ffield Reeues for every default twice so much as the field 

 Reeues shal laye forth and dispend in and aboute the sayd ditches. 



