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rally kept open ; even in manors where nei- 

 ther copyhold nor free-rent tenants remain ; 

 and where, of courfe, their le.^rality is dif- 

 putable. Ncverthelefs they have ftill their 

 ufes : the cleanfing of rivulets and common 

 fewers, — 'the repair of roads to grounds, — • 

 the fufficiency of ring-fences, — and the cfti- 

 marion of damages by impounded cattle, — • 

 the flocking of commons, and the removal 

 of public nuifances, — are matters which fre- 

 quently require the interpofition of a jury ; 

 who, in places where they are ftill impannel- 

 led, are confidered not only as judges of the 

 general welfare of the manor, but are fre- 

 quently called in as arbiters of private dif- 

 ferences : and who are fo fit to fettle village 

 difputes as a jury of neighbours who have 

 perfonal knowledge of the parties and the 

 fubjcd: matter in difpute ? 



In a manor vv'here the lord has no intercll 

 in the well-ordering of the lands and the in- 

 habitants it contains, it might feem unrea- 

 fonable to oblige him to maintain a court :.t 

 his own expence ; but if f nes for non-ap- 

 pearance, and amerciaments for default?, 

 could be legally recovered, the extra charge, 



if 



