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The Orders of Shrewton. 



" G. Item yt is ordered that yf any frehoulder tenant or comonor in Shrewton 

 or Nett shall hereaftcrkeepo any cottrell whose stones are not clene cut out, shall 

 after three dayes waring, forfaite the same shepe or other beast to the poore of 

 this parishe. 



" 7. Item yt is ordered that if any frehoulder tenant or comoner in Shrewton 

 or Nett shall want any hurdles of the fould of Shrewton or Nett by the space of 

 six dayes forfayte for every hurdle so wanting after warning given him or them 

 by the sheppd xii d . _ 



"8. Item yt is ordered and agreed that yf any freehoulder tenant or comoner 

 in Shrewton or Nett theyre children or servants shall fro henceforth .... 

 keepe, or suffer any of theere swyne in the feeldes of Shrewton or Nett from S*. 

 Martines day vntill the first day of August yearly shall forfaite for eache swyne 

 so offending vi d to the poore. _ 



"9. Item ordered and agreed that yf any frehoulder tenant or comoner 



in Shrewton or Nett shall hereafter suffer any of theire swyne to go in the feeldes 

 of Shrewton or Nett unringed shall .... for every such swyne unringed 

 vj d . to the poore of the pissh. 



" 10. Item bycause ther hath ben hertofore gret harme done .... by 

 negligence of children and servantes in keeping of swyne, yt is now therefore 

 ordered and agreed that from henceforth one comon hogherd shall be prouided 

 nominated and appointed by the most voyces of the freeholderes_ tenants and 

 comoners to keepe all the swyne in Shrewton, and one other comon hogherd to 

 keeoe all the swyne in Nett, and suche wages or stipend as most of the said 

 comoners shall agree_uppo for and with the said hogherd, every freehoulder 

 tenant or comoner haing swyne in the feeldes of Shrewton or Nett, shall pay 

 to the same hogherd, and farther that no freehoulder, tennant or comoner in . 

 . . . Nett their deputies .... shall fro henceforth leaze ther owne 

 swyne vppo payne to forfaite for every day so offending xii d . 



"11. Bycause the flockes of Shrewton and Nett hath ben heretofore (and nowe 

 at this p'sent) vnprouided of hey in the extremitie of winter by which meanes 

 many sheepe have peryshed, for reformation whereof we do nowe order andjigree 

 that from henceforth yearly at the feast of St. John the baptists nativitie comoly 

 called Midsom 1 day, that every freehoulder tenant or comoner in Shrewton or 

 Nett shall the prouide and deliv 1 yearly five shillings of currant money for every 

 yeard lande which he or they houldeth vnto two indifferent men which shalle be 

 yearly chosen nominated and appoynted by the most voyces to buy and provide 

 hey for the flockes of Shrewton and Nett for that yeare following and whosoeuer 

 having sheepe of his owne or of others in his lease in ither of the sayd flockes 

 that shall make defaulte of payment of the said five . ... the yeard lande 

 being .... unto required or demnded by the said purueyoures or ther 

 assignes, that then it shall be lawfull to and for the said purveyoures of hey or 

 theire assignes, to Impound and distrayne the sheepe going or depasturing in or 

 vppon the leaze of any suche freehoulder tenant .... comoner making 

 such def . . . . And the same sheepe so impounded to detayne vntill the 

 sayd some or somes of money be satisfied and payde to the vse aforesaid. 



" 12. Item yf Any freeholder tenantf or comon in Shrewton or Nett or ther as- 

 signes shall keepe or have any sheepe or lambes on leaze or above his ordinary stint 

 shall forfayte for every such sheepe or lambe for every three days vi d to the poore 



