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pasture of Stretham aforesaid anie by-heard, or beards, bee the 

 number thereof great or small, but shall suffer and permitt the 

 common heardman of Stretham aforesaid to driue and bring home 

 euerie such beast and beasts among his whole heard without 

 interruption or contradiction, vppon payne to forfeit and pay for 

 euerie such particular beast and for euerie particular time soe kept 

 contrarie to this order and bylaw the summ of iij. s. iiij. d. of good Poena3s.4d 

 English monie. 



1 7. Item, it is ordered and agreed by the consent of the greater Agaynst 



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



or commoners, or anie other person or persons whatsoeuer, to put ni ght in the 



back and leaue beehinde anie milche cowe after the whole Heard 



for the moste part is come home to the end to depasture and feed 



the same within anie the bounds and lymits of the cowpasture of 



Stretham aforesaid, except the same milche cow shalbee soe lame Prouiso. 



that it cannot well come home or shall haue newlie calued, and soe 



for the first night onelie, vppon payne to forfeit and pay for euerie 



such particular beast and for euerie time soe kept back or left bee- 



hinde wilfullie contrarie to this order and bylaw the sum of iij. s. Poena3s.4d. 



iiij. d. of good English monie. 



18. It is ordered and agreed by the consent of the greater part Agaynst 

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



commoners or other person or persons whatsoeuer to cutt, digg, or gulls in 

 delue, or thrust thorough or make anie breache, gapp, or gull, in 

 anie part of anie banke or fence made by consent for the keeping 

 of anie the commons aforesaid from inundations and ouerfloweings 

 of the waters, except the same shalbee thought fitt and appointed 

 to bee done by the constables of Stretham for the time beeing, 

 together with the consent of the ouerseers of these orders and 

 bylaws for the time beeing, vppon payne to forfeit and pay for 

 euerie such particular default and for euerie suche particular 

 breache or gull for euerie particular time the same shalbee done 

 contrarie to this order and bylaw the summ of 10s. of good english Poena IDS. 

 monie. 



Prouided allwayes, that if anie person or persons soe offendeing Prouiso. 



