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COMMON RIGHTS AT 



49. The 

 owners to 

 pay for 

 burieing of 

 their Cattle 

 that happen 

 to die. 



50. The 



Officers to 

 leuie the 

 penalties 

 forfeited 

 and to be 

 accomptable 

 for them. 



51. Orders 

 to be 

 published. 



52. Officers 

 nominated 

 and chosen 

 for this 

 yeer 1640 

 by whole 

 consent of 

 the Order- 

 makers. 



It is Ordered that every person whatsoeuer haueinge any Cattle 

 that shal happen to dye in the limmits and boundes of Cottenham, 

 shal take such order for the burieinge of the carkases of all such 

 Cattle so dyeinge, presently vpon the takinge off of the hide. 

 And if the heardsmen or any other person shal so burie such 

 carkase before the owner haue notice thereof, Then the owner of 

 every such beaste shal paie and giue vnto such Heardsmen or 

 other person iiij. d. 



Provided that every beast be buried foure foote deepe in the 

 ground and be covered ouer about ij. foote thicknes of earth at the 

 leaste. And if any owner doe refuse to paie the sayd iiij. d. for 

 buryinge such carkase, he shal forfeit xij. d. to be leuied by the 

 Towne Officers. 



It is Ordered that the Towne Officers or other deputyes or one 

 of them shall leuie every paine, sume of money, forfeiture or 

 penaltie as aforesayd and shall make a true and just account of 

 them to the Ordermakers w ch shalbe assembled in the Scholehouse 

 vpon the xij. daye of January next comminge before ten of the 

 cloke in the forenoone of the same daye. 



It is Ordered that these Orders shalbe faire written and published 

 within xv. dayes after the makeinge of them at the charges of the 

 Towne by the discretion of the Offycers, and them to remaine in 

 the hands of the then chosen Officers for the time beinge. 



And it is further Ordered that the Towne Officers shal, on 

 Sunday next before the xij. day of January next comminge, Reade 

 or cause to be reade the Names of all the Ordermakers w ch are to 

 meete together and to be present at the makeinge of the Orders. 



It is Ordered and hereby condiscended and agreed by all or the 

 greater number of the Ordermakers that Thomas Lovell and John 

 Wright shalbe defended to determinate and execute the place of 

 Towne Officers to see the Artycles in the Composition duely 

 performed and these Orders here sett downe, obserued and kept : 



And if the said Officers shal make default herein, or of the 

 makeinge of their true Accounts of all their Receipts and disburce- 

 ments in writeinge wholly and joyntly togeather, and the same to 



