CERTAYNE ORDERS AND BYLAWES 



MADE BY THE CONSENT OF THE 



MOST PART AND THE GREATEST NUMBER 



OF THE INHABYTANTS OF STRETHAM BOTH 



COPPIEHOWLLDERS AND FREEHOULLDERS AND 



OTHER COMMUNERS THERE ACCORDING TO 



THE DECREE AND ORDER VNTO THEM 



PRESCRIBED & SETT DOWNE OUT OF 



THE HONOURABLE CORT OF HIS 



MAJESTIES EXCHECKURE AS 



FOLLOWETH THE FOWRE 



AND TWENTY DAYE OF 



FEBRUARY 1622. 



1. Imprimis it is ordered and agreed by the consent of the To common 

 greater part of the Inhabytants aforesayd that it shall not bee iS" c ^mon- 

 lawfull for any freehowlder or coppyhowlder or inhabytant ing house 

 Inhabyting or occupying any ancient communable messadge or ^ COU chant 

 tennent to haue euse or inioye the feed common of any more on. 

 communable howses then one, vpon which one he and his famylie 



shall for the most part bee coutching and abyding, vppon the payne 



to forfeit and pay for euerye such beast, cow, or calfe, horsse or 



mare soe kept contrarye to this order and bylaw in lue of anye 



suche double common for euerye particular default, the summ of Poena ios. 



tenn shillings of good English monie. 



2. It is ordered and agreed by consent of the greatest part as None to 



aforesayd that it shall not bee lawfull for anie commoner aforesaid 1 



to ioyne with anie other to make vp or keep anye part of the make vp full 

 stint of milche kine, workeing horses, or workeing mares except coheires* & 

 the sayd Cottage or tenement have heertofore or shall heerafter 

 descend to anye coheyres, vppon payne to forfeit and pay for 

 euerye such particular default the summ of tenn shillings. 



