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euermore heerafter yeerlie and euerie yeer bee made vppon 

 shrouemunday or shrouetuesday in euerie yeer, and at noe other 

 time in anie yeer. 



Prouided allwayes, that if it shall happen that at the aforesaid Prouiso. 

 dayes and times the greater part of the inhabitants shall refuse or 

 neglect to meet toucheing the makeing and setting downe of such 

 orders and bylawes as they shall think necessarie, then wee order 

 and appoynt that all and euerie the orders and bylawes lastlie and 

 formerlie made and agreed vpon by the consent of the greater 

 part of the commoners and inhabitants of Stretham aforesayd shall 

 continue in full force and vertue. And wee doe further order and 

 agree, by consent as aforesaid, that all and euerie these our orders 

 and bylawes shall remayne and continue in force vntill the daies 

 formerlie sett downe and soe forward from time to time and att all 

 times heerafter vntill the same or anie one of them bee reuersed, 

 altered, renued or continued at the said appoynted dayes, and not 

 otherwise, by consent of the greatest part of the inhabitants of 

 Stretham aforesaid. 



'25. Item, wee doe appoint Francis Frances, Michael Fludd Ouerseersof 

 clarke, John Bentlie to bee and remayne ouerseers for these and bylawes. 

 euerie one of these our orders and bylawes to see that the same 

 bee fullie perfourmed, fullnlled and kept ; And wee doe order and 

 appoynt that they and euerie of them shall continue in their sayd 

 office vntill shrouetide next and noe longer, except the greater part 

 of the inhabitants together, with their owne consents, shall think 

 fitt and convenient to continue them or anie one of them in their 

 said office anie longer time. 



26. Item, it is ordered and agreed by the consent of the greater None to 

 part aforesaid that it shall not bee lawfull for anie person or V p P oneither 

 persons whatsoeuer to keep or put to feed anie manner of swyne Cowpasture 

 hoggs vppon anie part of the cowpasture or horsepasture or anie pas t u re. 

 part of the green parcell of the horsepasture aforesaid vntill the 

 harvest of Stretham bee fullie ended, vppon payne to forfeitt and 

 pay for euerie such particular swyne as aforesaid, and for euerie 

 particular default the summ of two pence of good English monie. Poena 2d. 



