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COMMON RIGHTS AT 



Premise. 



Hee that 

 keeps noe 

 weaneling 

 calfe may 

 keep one 

 cow more 

 than his 

 stint. 



Undersetters 

 to keep one 

 cow onlye 

 vppon the 

 commons 

 but not with- 

 out leaue. 



Ouerseers 

 of these 

 bylawes. 



Neglect of 

 the ouer- 

 seers to bee 

 supplied by 

 anie 

 inhabitant. 



Prouided allwayes, that notwithstandeing this last order afore- 

 said it shall and may bee lawfull to and for euerie commoner 

 aforesaid to putt his hoggs and swyne aforesaid at all tymes in the 

 green onelie, beeing lawfullie ringed, soe as none of the aforesaid 

 hoggs beeing soe putt vppon the green as aforesaid shall depasture 

 and feed vppon anie the commons aforesaid, except beefore ex- 

 cepted, vnder the payne and penaltie of the summ of ij. d. of good 

 english monie for euerie particular default. 



27. Item, wee order and appoynt that what soeuer commoner 

 aforesaid shall forbeare to depasture and feed anie weaneling 

 calues within the heardpasture or horsepasture aforesayd shall for 

 the time of such forbearance depasture and keep within the 

 common one cow the more. 



28. Item, wee doe order and appoynt that it shall not bee lawfull 

 for anie inhabitant inhabiteing and dwelling in anie new erected 

 cottage, beeing no auncient commonable house, to depasture and 

 put to feed within anie commons aforesaid more then one milche 

 cow, and whosoeuer shalbee permitted to keep anie such cow shall 

 not presume soe to doe except hee or shee shall first haue leaue 

 giuen him or hir in open churche vppon some Sabboth day after 

 euening prayer by the greater part of the commoners there then 

 present. 



29. Item, wee doe nominate and appoynt Richard Langford, 

 Thomas Cheuill, Wm. Townson, Richard Bent, John Bent, Edward 

 Hayward and Robert Flintoft to bee and remayne ouerseers for 

 theise orders and bylawes ; and wee doe heerby giue to them or anie 

 two of them free libertie and authoritie to receiue and take all such 

 penalties and forfeitures as are heerin agreed vppon for the breache 

 of them or anie of them ; and further wee order that if the aforesaid 

 ouerseers shall neglect or refuse to impound anie cattle, geese, 

 hoggs or sheep which shall depasture or feed vppon anie the 

 commons aforesaid, that then it shalbee and may bee lawfull to 

 and for anie the auncient commoners aforesaid to driue and 

 impound anie beast or cattle soe kept contrarie to these orders and 



