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for the answering of anie sute or sutes, action or actions brought 

 or commenced agaynst them or anie of them toucheing and 

 concerning the keeping or breakeing anie of these said orders and 

 bylawes. 



Prouided allwaies, that if it shall happen that noe suite or suites, 

 action or actions shalbee commenced or brought agaynst anie of 

 them beefore the Feast of St. Andrew yeerlie, then the ouerseers of 

 these orders haueing receiued monie for the aforesaid fodder 

 grounds shall then yeeld vpp and giue a true and sufficient account 

 of all such monies soe receiued and not by them imployed and 

 layd out accordeing to the discretion of the said ouerseers in anie Prouiso. 

 part of the 16 hundred acres aforesaid. 



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

 as aforesaid that if anie inhabitant within our towne of Stretham 

 aforesaid, or anie other person or persons whatsoeuer lyable to 

 these or to anie one of these our orders and bylawes, shall willinglie 

 and wilfullie violate and breake them or anie one of them whereby 

 the ouerseers of these orders and bylawes shalbee stirred and 

 moued either to take as distress for the satisfying of anie penaltie Ouerseers 

 heerin conteyned, or to commence anie sute or sutes, or defend towne causes 



anie action or actions toucheing the keeping and obserueing of all toucheing 



, . these orders. 



or anie these our orders and buylawes, that then it shall and may 



bee lawfull to and for the sayd ouerseers or anie two of them for 

 the time beeing, from tyme to tyme and at all times needfull, not 

 haueing formerlie receiued sufficient monie and not by them layd 

 out, to make, leauie, and collect such reasonable rate and rates, 

 summ and summes of monie by taxeing and assessing euerie such 

 workeing beast and euerie such milche cow which then shall 

 depasture and feed within the bounds and lymitts of Stretham 

 aforesaid or which shall haue fedd in anie part of the summer 

 beefore the said sute or suites shalbee commenced as aforesaid ; 

 which rate or taxation if anie inhabitant or anie other whatsoeuer 

 lyable to these or anie of these our orders and bylawes shall refuse 

 and neglect to pay his or their part or partes from time to time 

 and at all times soe assessed, then euerie such partie and parties 



