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COMMON RIGHTS AT 



Poena IDS. 



Joysteing 

 forbidden. 



Poena 405. 



A second 

 prouiso 

 against the 

 5th article. 



Poena 405. 



Agaynst 



infectious 



cattle. 



downe by the honourable court of his Majesties exchequer to the 

 commoners and inhabitants of Stretham and Thetford onelie anie 

 milche kyne, weanling calues, workeing horses or workeing mares, 

 or anie other cattle of what qualitie or sorte soeuer the same bee 

 or heerafter shalbee for anie commonable messuage or tenement 

 within the bounds and lymitts of Stretham aforesayd, except euerye 

 person aforesayd, or at least the wife, children, or familie of euery 

 such person or persons so commoning as aforesayd, shall continu- 

 allie bee resideing, abydeing, inhabiteing and dwelling in and 

 vppon euerie such commonable messuadge or tenement vppon 

 payne to forfeit and pay for euerie such particular default and for 

 euerie such particular beast soe kept contrarie to this order and 

 bylaw the summ of x. s. of good english monie. 



9. Item it is ordered and agreed by the conseut of the greater 

 part as aforesaid that it shall not bee lawfull for anie commoner 

 whatsoeuer to colour or take to joyste anie beast whatsoeuer 

 vppon payne to forfeit for euerie such particular beaste soe 

 coloured and taken to joyst as is aforesayd the some of 40s. of 

 good English monie. Prouided allwayes that if anie person or 

 persons whatsoeuer beeing formerlie tolerated and allowed to hier 

 his stynt of milche kyne and workeing horses for the space of six 

 moneths as is aforesaid and shall not haue, vse, occupie, and enjoy 

 all and euerie such beaste and beastes soe had, hyred, and 

 obtayned by the whole terme and tyme of six moneths aforesayd, 

 then euerie such beast, soe had hyred and beeing not kept by the 

 space of six moneths aforesayd, shalbee adjudged to bee a coloured 

 beast, and then euerie person who did keep such beast shall pay as 

 is aforesayd the summ of 40s. of good english monie. 



10. Item, it is ordered and agreed by the consent of the greater 

 part as aforesayd that it shall not bee lawfull for anie commoner, 

 or commoners whatsoeuer to depasture and put to feed within the 

 bounds and lymits of the cowpasture or horsepasture of Stretham 

 aforesayd anie Horse, Mare, cow, or other beaste whatsoeuer which 

 shall anie way bee infectious but shall within one daies warning 

 giuen by the ouerseers of these bylawes or the fenreeues for the 



