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kinde of grayne or otherwise to dispose of at his or their owne 

 best likeing. 



10. Item, wee finde that wortt loade is not sufficientlie scowred Defaults, 

 and clensed and wee doe order and appoynt that Francis Barker Wortloade. 

 the now farmer thereof shall dense, rooke, haffe and scowre the same 



from side to side at the full bredth thereof, as it vsuallie hath been 

 or ought to haue been, beefore the last day of May next comeing ; 

 And soe keep it clensed, rooked, haffed, and scowred, vppon payne 

 to forfeit and pay the summ of fine poundes. And that euerie 

 other person which shall at anie time heerafter haue, houlde, 

 occupie, vse, or enjoye the aforesaid Loade called wortt loade shall 

 likewise dense, rook, haff and scowre the same from side to side at 

 the full breadth and soe keep it continuallie from time to time and 

 at all times heerafter, vppon like payne to forfeit and pay the 

 summ of hue pounds as aforesaid of good and lawfull monie of 

 England. 



11. Item, wee finde that there hath been heertofore auncientlie a Long-lake, 

 load or drayne from the new coate now called Barkers coate 



which leadeth through the cowpasture and horsepasture and soe 

 in to Hay fenn and from thence into the lake called long lake 

 beeing within the 100 acres which vsuallie hath been heertofore 

 clensed and cast by the inhabitants of Stretham vnto long lake, 

 aforesayd and therefore wee order and appoynt that the sayd 

 loade or drayne leadeing from Barkers coate as aforesaid to the 

 lake called long lake shalbee by the inhabitants of Stretham afore- 

 said scowred, haffed, clensed and cast in such bredth as it shalbee 

 sett out and thought ritt to bee done by the constables of Stretham 

 aforesaid, accordeing to the custome of the mannor aforesaid, bee- 

 fore the last day of Julie next comeing, vppon payne to forfeit and 

 pay the summ of nue pounds. Soe that Sir Miles Sandys knight 

 will make the like drayne thorough the 100 acres. 



12. Item, it is ordered by the said Jurie that if anie person 

 or persons inhabiting within the towne and limitts of Stretham 

 shall refuse or neglect to doe such worke and works for the 

 scowring and clenseing of the aforesaid draynes, beeing sett out 



