5. YORKSHIRE. 73 



" pendant is where the lord of old time hath 

 " granted to a man a mefeplace and certain 

 <' lands, meadows, and paftures, with their 

 **" appurtenances, to hold of him. To this 

 *' mefeplace, lands, and meadows, belongeth 

 *' common, and that is common appendant. 

 " — Com.mon appurtenant is where a man 

 '' hath had common to a certain number of 

 ** beafls, or without number, belonging to 

 *' his mefeplace in the lord's wafte : this is 

 " common appurtenant by prefcription, be- 

 *' caufe of the ufe out of time of mind. — 

 "Common in grofs is where a lord hath 

 " granted, by his deed, common of pafiurc 

 ** to a ftranger that holdeth no land of him, 

 " nor ought to have any common but by 

 " reafon of that grant by deed. — Common 

 ** cf vicinity or neighbourihip is where the 

 ** waile grounds of two townlhips lie togc- 

 *' ther, and neither hedge nor pale between 

 *' to keep their cattle afunder : — this is com- 

 " mon bccaufe of neighbourfiiip ; and it is 

 " not ufed nor lawful to pin the cattle fo 

 *' going ; but in good manner to drive and 

 " chace befide fuch common." 



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