High Buston. By J. C. Hodgson. 331 



hare, and that under great penalty yf he be found of the 

 Jurye convicte thereof. 



hold and tenant. It ys to be noted that the same Wm. Bednell's tenants, 

 and also the said Thomas Buston, do unto his Lp. like 

 servyce, as my Lp. tenant do ther in all respects. 



The said tenants be but poore men, and be not well 

 horsed nor yett have armer, as they are bounde by their 

 Copyes, therfore yt is requisite that ther sholde a general 

 vewe be taken of all the tenants of this Lp., and therby 

 order taken, that they in tyme be well horsed, and have 

 good armer. 



The tenants of this towne at the begynning of summer 

 have ther oxen always gressed in Shilbottle wood, or else 

 they were not able to maintcne ther tenements, it is 

 therfor requisite that his Lp. or his heyrs sholde have 

 respecte with the wante of pasture, that in any lease 

 made by his Lp. or his heyrs to any person of the said 

 Shilbottle wood, ther might be a proviso in the said lease 

 that the said tenants shold have ther oxen gresseyd ther, 

 as they have been accustomed, and for such indifferente 

 geiste as before this they have payed. 



The Surveyor goes on to remark that there is a "good 

 sprynge of freshe and swete water" close to the south side of 

 the town, and recommends that it should be taken in pipes of 

 lead and * hewen ' stone, to supply Wark worth Castle with 

 water, "even to the uppermoste part of the castell, or at the 

 leaste for a conduite to be sett within the court." 



It were good that everye tenant of this towne did 

 enclose his crofte with stronge quicke hedges severally, 

 and everye one from another. Other partition, then this 

 is not convenyent for all respects to be made within any 

 part of this towne or land, apperteaninge thernnto. 



This towne is trimlye situate for the manoringe of 

 ther lande, and the haining of ther grounds, the tene- 

 ments be indyfferently builded, accordyng to the maner 

 of buildinge in this countrye. Albeit, seeing they have 

 now ther tenements by coppyholde, and within the grounde 

 is muche plentye of freestone and lymestone, yt ys 

 convenient they shold be compelled to buyld with lyme 

 and stone, and order be taken that everyone of the 

 inhabitants shold help other in the buildinge, wherby 

 in fewe yeres all the said tenements sholde be so 

 builded that they sholde not neade to be repared in 

 many years after, but thacking onlye. 



