A COPPIE OF AN ARTICLE 



FOR A LIBELL FOR TYTHE MILKE EODEM AUTORE 



That in the yeer libellate E.H. did not sett forth, deuide, sett 

 forth and pay the tenth part of milke. l 



First that the auncient custome of the parish is and hath been 

 to pay the whole milke of all their kine within the parish euerie 

 nyneth night and tenth morning between &c. euen as the same is 

 milked and taken from the cowe or cowes, without anie diminution 

 or alteration of anie part thereof, and without anie fraud or deceipt 

 therein whatsoeuer. 



That E.H. in the yeer attestate did not sett forth, deuide and 

 pay the whole milke of all his cowes euerie 9th night and 10th 

 morneing accordeing to the custome, but did keep back a part of 

 the best of that milke and added water and other vnwholesome 

 things to that milke hee had sett forth, thereby to deceiue the 

 parson &c. 



That if anie time hee did deuide and sett forth the tithe milke 

 trulie and justlie accordeing to the custome, yet E.H. did after the 

 same was soe sett forth take back the same soe sett forth and did 

 employe the same to his owne vse or otherwise soe dispose thereof 

 as it beecame of noe vse or value to the parson. 



That if &c. quod non fatetur &c. yet the same was soe sett forth 

 at such unreasonable times and at such places, distant a mile or 

 2 from the parsonage, and immediatelie taken away agayne beefore 

 the parson could come to receiue it, of purpose to let slip or 

 hinder the parson thereof and of purpose to defraud and deceiue 

 the parson. 



1 This paragraph has been cancelled in the MS. 



