ORDERS SET DOWNE 



THE 28 OF JUNE 1609 BY SIR MILES SANDYS, 

 SIR RICH. COX, KNIGHTS, AND JAMES TAYLOR 

 DOCTOR OF DIUINITIE FOR THE INHABITANTES OF 



THETFORD WITHIN THE ILE OFELIE AND COUNTIE ForThetford 



Goldsmore. 

 OF CAMBRIDG, CONCERNING THE VSEAGE OF 



THEIR COMMON IN GOLDESMORE VNDE- 



UIDED WITH THEIR WORKEING HORSES 



AND WORKEING MARES BY VERTUE 



OF A COMMISSION TO VS AND 



OTHERS DIRECTED OUT OF 



HIS MAIESTIES COURT 



OF EXCHEQUER FOR 



THAT PURPOSE. 



First it is ordered by the said Commissioners that euerie inhabi- 3. horses, 

 tant within Thetford or the precincts thereof, haueing anie auncient 

 Commonable messuage or tenement, shall and may, by right of his 

 or hir messuage or tenement, yeerlie depasture in their said 

 Commons three workeing horses or workeing mares with their 

 foales, soe they bee of his or hir owne proper goods and at such 

 time of the yeer onelie as hee or shee of right in former times 

 beefore this order might hatie done, for the bringing home of 

 fother and turff for his or hir owne prouision. 



Item, &c. [This section is similar to the corresponding section 4. for 

 of the rules made for Stretham, except that there is no reference i 5 

 to any holding of more than 45 acres, u which number noe com- 15 acres. 

 moner doth now exceed."] JiSres 



Item, it shalbee lawfull for the Lord of Thetford or his fermor by The Lord to 

 right of his manner house, beeing an auncient commonable mes- keep 5 ' 

 suage, to depasture two workeing horses or mares with their foales 



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