40 RURAL ECONOMY IN YORKSHIRE IN 1641. 



The Three Nooked peece is two good dayworkes ; it is tj^he- 

 free, and had in it (this yeare) three score and sixeteene grosse 

 coekes, which weare three loades ; the high way into this close 

 is up tlie Carre lane, and soe in att the gate-steade. 



The Bramble Hill is 4 large day^^ orkes ; it is tythe-free, and 

 had in it (this yeare) tenne score and five gi'asse coekes, which 

 weare altogeather eight loades. 



When the Horse Close was wonte to bee mowne it was all- 

 wayes accounted eight day^vorkes, with its bottomes. When 

 wee used to mowe rounde aboute the Come-Sikes, viz.: the 

 balkes and swangs att the farre ende, that was accounted three 

 day^vorkes. 



The Little Intake in the towne becke is halfe a dayvrorke, 

 and had in it (this yeare) 17 gi'asse coekes ; which, after they 

 had stoode awhile in greate cocke, weare brought to the hedge- 

 side, and there made all into two greate coekes ; and soe, when 

 wee weare to leade them, wee sette our waine in the river, 

 wheare wee use to have our wateringe place, and soe forked the 

 hey over the hedge, and loaded the waine as shee stoode in the 

 becke ; this close is allsoe tythe-free. 



Tha day-workes in the Carre are not to bee mentioned, be- 

 cause it appertaineth to divers men, as is hereunder sliewne. 

 Next unto Bramble hill, Lynsley farme hath 3 landes.' Then 

 Whiteheade's farme hath 2 landes. Then Bonwick's farme hath 



2 landes. Then Edward's farme hath 3 landes. Then Labovu-ne 

 farme hath 4 landes. Then West ball hath 8 landes. Then 

 Skelton farme hath 4 landes. Then West howse fiirme hath 

 one lande. Then Finder's East howse farme hath 2 landes. 

 Then West howse fanne hath againe 4 landes. Then tlie Man- 

 ner howse hath a tythe-free balke. Then West hall hath more 



3 landes. Then Edward's farme hath more 4 landes, which lye 

 next that close which belongeth to the Demaines, and is com- 

 monly called the Carre close. There are in all 30 landes, be- 

 sides the tytlie-free balkes, which lye Northe and Soutlie ; 

 every one of which landes have bottomes belonginge unto them, 

 unlesse it bee such as have theire endes abuttinge on the river ; 

 there is a newe Intake on the other side of the river, which 

 lyeth just against the West hall's 8 landes, and ap})ert(.'inetli to 

 the same ; in this Intake there is a little tiaggie peece, towardes 

 the west ende ; which flaggie peece belonged to Pinder's 2 

 landes, and hee had given in exchainge for this all tlie bottome 



' A small land ia four yards wide ; an ordinary land is fat Driffield) nine ; tin 

 ie yot a land in the Buttes, in what waa the West Field of Llni8«'ell, twelve yanls 

 breadth. 



