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the_o land_n can_v inherit_v 〈◊〉_d hareditario_fw-la but_o by_o conveyance_n neither_o if_o he_o purchase_v land_n in_o his_o own_o name_n can_v any_o inherit_v it_o after_o he_o of_o his_o suppose_a blood_n unless_o he_o be_v marry_v and_o have_v child_n lawful_o beget_v to_o inherit_v because_o it_o be_v contra_fw-la formam_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la as_o appear_v more_o at_o large_a merton_n cap._n 9_o for_o a_o bastard_n be_v no_o man_n or_o every_o man_n son_n 7_o what_o demeysne_n land_n have_v the_o lord_n within_o or_o belong_v to_o this_o mamnor_n what_o &_o how_o much_o wood_n demeysnes_n underwoods_n meadow_n pasture_n arable_a moor_n marsh_n heathe_n waste_n or_o sheep_n walk_v and_o what_o be_v every_o kind_a worth_n yearly_o by_o acre_n how_o many_o sheep_n may_v the_o lord_n keep_v upon_o his_o walk_n winter_n and_o summer_n and_o what_o be_v a_o sheepe-gate_n worth_a by_o year_n and_o what_o be_v every_o acre_n of_o wood_n worth_a to_o be_v sell_v although_o this_o article_n and_o sundry_a other_o hereafter_o mention_v be_v in_o substance_n enact_v by_o a_o statute_n make_v anno_fw-la g._n ed._n 1._o call_v extenta_fw-la mannerii_fw-la to_o be_v inquire_v of_o by_o the_o tenant_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o part_n and_o office_n of_o a_o surveyor_n to_o see_v examine_v &_o judge_v by_o his_o own_o experience_n &_o knowledge_n every_o particular_a compare_v the_o juries_n presentment_n with_o his_o own_o opinion_n so_o shall_v he_o more_o true_o attain_v to_o the_o true_a understanding_n of_o the_o thing_n he_o seek_v and_o the_o more_o if_o he_o discreet_o feel_v the_o mind_n of_o foreign_a inhabitant_n that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o inquisition_n 8_o what_o demeisne_n land_n have_v the_o lord_n lie_v in_o the_o common_a field_n of_o the_o manor_n field_n how_o much_o in_o every_o field_n and_o every_o furlong_n and_o what_o be_v a_o acre_n of_o field_n arable_a land_n worth_n by_o year_n the_o like_v you_o be_v to_o present_v touch_v demeisne_n meadow_n lie_v in_o any_o common_a meadow_n within_o the_o manor_n 9_o also_o you_o be_v to_o present_v the_o name_n of_o all_o your_o common_a field_n and_o how_o many_o furlong_n be_v in_o every_o field_n meadow_n and_o their_o name_n and_o the_o common_a meadow_n and_o their_o name_n and_o what_o beast_n and_o sheep_n every_o tenant_n ought_v to_o keep_v upon_o the_o same_o when_o the_o corn_n and_o hay_n be_v off_o and_o what_o a_o beast_n gate_n and_o sheep_n gate_n be_v worth_a by_o year_n also_o at_o what_o time_n your_o field_n and_o common_a meadow_n be_v lay_v open_a and_o how_o be_v they_o or_o aught_o to_o be_v use_v and_o whether_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o the_o tenant_n to_o enclose_v 〈◊〉_d part_n of_o their_o common_a field_n or_o meadow_n without_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o tenant_n this_o article_n be_v due_o to_o be_v consider_v first_o in_o set_v down_o in_o certainty_n what_o every_o man_n be_v to_o keep_v upon_o the_o field_n and_o common_a meadow_n because_o injury_n be_v daily_o do_v by_o some_o of_o great_a ability_n to_o the_o mean_a sort_n in_o oppress_v the_o field_n with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o cattle_n then_o according_a to_o a_o true_a proportion_n will_v fall_v unto_o their_o share_n which_o be_v very_a extortion_n and_o a_o punishment_n be_v to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o offender_n also_o enclosure_n of_o common_a field_n or_o meadow_n in_o part_n by_o such_o as_o be_v most_o powerful_a and_o mighty_a without_o the_o lord_n licence_n and_o the_o tenant_n 〈◊〉_d be_v more_o than_o may_v be_v permit_v the_o reason_n be_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tenant_n love_v 〈◊〉_d much_o right_n 〈…〉_z the_o same_o when_o the_o corn_n be_v off_o as_o he_o have_v that_o enclose_v the_o same_o bayly_n but_o sir_n if_o they_o lay_v it_o open_v at_o lammas_n or_o at_o such_o time_n as_o custom_n require_v i_o think_v he_o do_v neither_o lord_n nor_o tenant_n wrong_v sur._n yes_o for_o first_o be_v deprive_v they_o both_o of_o the_o feed_n of_o as_o much_o as_o his_o hedge_n ditch_n and_o enclosure_n take_v beside_o whether_o be_v it_o as_o convenient_a for_o pass_v and_o repass_v for_o cattle_n at_o one_o little_a gap_n or_o two_o as_o when_o there_o be_v no_o estoâ—ell_n at_o all_o bayly_n you_o like_v not_o enclosure_n then_o sur._n i_o do_v and_o i_o think_v it_o the_o most_o beneficial_a course_n that_o tenant_n can_v take_v to_o increase_v their_o ability_n for_o one_o acre_n enclose_v be_v worth_a one_o and_o a_o half_a in_o common_a if_o the_o ground_n be_v fit_v thereto_o but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v general_a and_o that_o lord_n shall_v not_o depopulate_v by_o usurp_a enclosure_n 10_o what_o commons_o be_v there_o within_o the_o lordship_n commons_o which_o do_v proper_o belong_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o tenant_n of_o this_o manor_n and_o how_o be_v the_o tenant_n stint_v whether_o by_o the_o yard-land_n plow-land_n oxegang_v acre_n or_o rend_v how_o many_o may_v every_o tenant_n keep_v after_o either_o proportion_n or_o rate_n in_o this_o the_o like_a consideration_n be_v to_o be_v have_v as_o of_o the_o former_a but_o that_o this_o kind_n of_o pasture_n be_v call_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o extenta_fw-la manerii_fw-la 3._o e._n 1._o pastura_fw-la forinsica_fw-la foreign_a herbage_n or_o pasture_n because_o no_o part_n of_o it_o be_v proper_a in_o any_o sort_n to_o any_o peculiar_a tenant_n no_o not_o to_o the_o lord_n himself_o as_o be_v the_o common_a field_n &_o common_a meadow_n this_o kind_n of_o common_a or_o pastura_fw-la forinsica_fw-la be_v in_o three_o sort_n the_o one_o be_v where_o a_o manor_n or_o towneship_n have_v and_o hold_v their_o land_n in_o severaltie_n have_v by_o consent_n limit_v a_o certain_a parcel_n of_o ground_n to_o lie_v common_a among_o they_o and_o from_o the_o beginning_n have_v stint_v every_o man_n according_a to_o a_o proportion_n between_o they_o agree_v and_o that_o be_v common_o by_o the_o acre_n which_o the_o pasture_n contain_v another_o manner_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o common_a pasture_n be_v where_o certain_a waste_n ground_n one_o two_o or_o more_o lie_n within_o the_o mamnor_n or_o township_n and_o the_o herd_n of_o the_o whole_a town_n be_v guide_v and_o keep_v by_o one_o appoint_v by_o the_o tenant_n and_o at_o their_o general_a charge_n to_o follow_v their_o cattle_n in_o which_o kind_n of_o pasture_n there_o be_v also_o a_o limitation_n or_o stint_n both_o of_o the_o number_n and_o kind_n of_o cattle_n a_o three_o kind_n of_o this_o pasture_n or_o common_a feed_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n own_o wood_n that_o lie_v common_a to_o the_o tenant_n as_o also_o common_a moor_n or_o heathe_n that_o be_v never_o arable_a in_o all_o the_o former_a commons_n of_o pasture_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o certain_a stint_n and_o allotment_n both_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o tenant_n but_o in_o this_o latter_a it_o seem_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o be_v limit_v because_o all_o these_o latter_a commons_o be_v suppose_v his_o own_o and_o the_o tenant_n have_v no_o certain_a parcel_n thereof_o lay_v to_o their_o holding_n but_o only_o bite_v of_o mouth_n with_o their_o cattle_n but_o the_o tenant_n ought_v to_o be_v stint_v in_o all_o sort_n of_o common_a lest_o as_o i_o say_v before_o the_o rich_a devour_v the_o poor_a for_o the_o one_o can_v provide_v sheep_n and_o other_o cattle_n for_o the_o summer_n and_o have_v enclose_v pasture_n for_o the_o winter_n or_o can_v sell_v again_o when_o the_o foreign_a pasture_n be_v go_v but_o the_o poor_a can_v do_v so_o 11_o whether_o have_v any_o man_n to_o your_o knowledge_n encroach_v any_o part_n of_o the_o lord_n waste_v by_o enclosure_n or_o add_v any_o part_n thereof_o to_o his_o own_o land_n waste_v present_v who_o have_v so_o do_v where_o how_o much_o and_o how_o long_o it_o have_v continue_v this_o kind_n of_o incrochment_n be_v not_o rare_a especial_o where_o great_a waste_n and_o mountainous_a ground_n be_v where_o the_o lord_n nor_o his_o officer_n walk_v not_o often_o and_o where_o tenant_n for_o favour_n or_o affection_n will_v wink_n at_o evil_a doer_n or_o for_o their_o own_o private_a lucre_n commit_v the_o same_o error_n themselves_o with_o hedge_n ditch_n pale_n wall_n shed_v be_v etc._n etc._n 12_o whether_o have_v the_o lord_n any_o park_n wood_n or_o demeisne_v wood_n which_o by_o stocking_n may_v turn_v to_o the_o lord_n better_a benefit_n by_o pasture_n arable_a or_o meddowe_n and_o what_o be_v a_o acre_n worth_a one_o with_o another_o the_o stocking_n and_o how_o many_o acre_n be_v the_o wood_n and_o what_o will_v a_o acre_n of_o the_o wood_n be_v worth_a and_o what_o will_v a_o acre_n of_o land_n be_v worth_a by_o the_o year_n to_o be_v let_v when_o the_o ground_n be_v stock_v
not_o plough_v up_o or_o sow_v his_o copyhold_n meadow_n or_o ley_fw-fr ground_n that_o have_v not_o be_v use_v to_o be_v till_v in_o some_o manor_n contrary_a so_o that_o these_o kind_n of_o forfeiture_n be_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o every_o manor_n custom_n 18_o what_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o manor_n in_o general_a both_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o perform_v or_o suffer_v to_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o tenant_n and_o of_o the_o tenant_n to_o perform_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o every_o manor_n there_o have_v be_v such_o a_o mutual_a concurrence_n of_o aid_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o tenant_n as_o through_o the_o force_n of_o time_n have_v breed_v a_o custom_n and_o the_o lord_n may_v exact_v it_o of_o his_o tenant_n by_o law_n if_o they_o deny_v the_o performance_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o right_n of_o their_o customary_a land_n and_o these_o custom_n be_v of_o diverse_a kind_n &_o diverse_o to_o be_v perform_v some_o in_o the_o course_n of_o inherit_v of_o land_n some_o in_o the_o way_n of_o woman_n dowry_n some_o in_o the_o estate_n of_o land_n some_o in_o matter_n of_o forfeiture_n some_o in_o work_n some_o in_o rent_n some_o in_o fine_n some_o of_o the_o lord_n benevolence_n in_o allow_v his_o tenant_n meat_n drink_n money_n etc._n etc._n in_o time_n of_o their_o work_n as_o these_o custom_n in_o several_a manor_n several_o be_v allow_v and_o because_o it_o behove_v every_o tenant_n to_o know_v whereunto_o he_o be_v bind_v by_o custom_n if_o there_o be_v no_o ancient_a custom_n roll_n to_o lead_v they_o it_o behoove_v the_o surveyor_n to_o renew_v the_o same_o wherein_o he_o be_v to_o set_v down_o every_o tenant_n name_n his_o tenement_n land_n meadow_n pasture_n etc._n etc._n the_o rent_n and_o service_n due_a for_o every_o of_o they_o roll_n and_o whether_o work_n be_v turn_v into_o rent_n and_o to_o indent_v the_o same_o that_o the_o lord_n may_v have_v the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o tenant_n another_o the_o neglect_n whereof_o have_v breed_v many_o inconvenience_n both_o to_o lord_n and_o tenant_n 19_o whether_o be_v there_o within_o this_o manor_n any_o villain_n or_o niefe_n namely_o nieffes_n any_o bondman_n or_o bondwoman_n if_o there_o be_v what_o be_v their_o name_n what_o land_n do_v they_o hold_v and_o keep_v and_o what_o be_v the_o same_o yearly_a worth_n although_o this_o kind_n of_o tenure_n be_v in_o manner_n wear_v out_o of_o use_n yet_o some_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n though_o conceiled_a in_o some_o mamnor_n never_o infranchize_v or_o manumize_v 20_o whether_o have_v any_o tenant_n or_o other_o person_n within_o this_o manor_n stock_v up_o any_o hedge-rom_a plough_v up_o any_o balk_v or_o land-share_n remove_v any_o mere_a stone_n bound_n landmark_n or_o other_o bind_v between_o the_o lord_n demeisnes_n &_o the_o tenant_n freehold_n or_o customary_a land_n of_o inheritance_n or_o between_o his_o freehold_n and_o customary_a land_n or_o between_o this_o and_o another_o manor_n or_o lordship_n where_o be_v any_o such_o offence_n commit_v by_o who_o and_o where_o ought_v the_o same_o bind_v so_o remove_v alter_v take_v away_o or_o displace_v to_o stand_v this_o be_v a_o necessary_a article_n to_o be_v due_o consider_v because_o that_o by_o this_o mean_n of_o remove_v or_o take_v away_o meerestone_n and_o landmark_n the_o lord_n oftentimes_o incur_v great_a prejudice_n for_o that_o when_o a_o leassee_n of_o the_o lord_n demeisnes_n be_v either_o a_o freeholder_n or_o a_o customary_a tenant_n of_o inheritance_n have_v land_n of_o his_o own_o adjoin_v unto_o the_o demeisnes_n or_o intermix_v &_o he_o take_v away_o the_o mark_n of_o division_n leave_v the_o matter_n doubtful_a which_o be_v the_o lord_n especial_o where_o a_o long_a lease_n or_o patent_n be_v whereby_o the_o tenant_n have_v time_n to_o make_v alteration_n and_o it_o be_v no_o new_a or_o strange_a thing_n to_o attach_v some_o by_o name_n and_o place_n that_o be_v culpable_a and_o have_v yield_v to_o reformation_n be_v find_v out_o before_o their_o intent_n be_v full_o ripe_a and_o above_o all_o such_o be_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v punish_v for_o alter_v any_o such_o know_a mark_n under_o whatsoever_o pretence_n of_o ease_n or_o necessity_n which_o be_v the_o common_a cloak_n of_o the_o mischief_n use_v most_o in_o the_o king_n land_n where_o long_a patent_n be_v grant_v 21_o what_o customary_a cottage_n be_v there_o within_o this_o lordship_n cottage_n toste_n crofte_v or_o curtelage_n what_o be_v the_o tenant_n name_n what_o rend_v pay_v they_o and_o what_o service_n do_v they_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o the_o word_n câ—tagium_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o casam_n a_o little_a house_n or_o a_o place_n of_o abode_n only_o or_o a_o little_a dwell_n whereunto_o little_a ground_n belong_v but_o a_o orchard_n garden_n or_o some_o small_a toft_a croft_a or_o curtelage_n but_o cottage_n of_o themselves_o be_v not_o ancient_a as_o i_o take_v it_o 22_o whether_o be_v there_o within_o this_o manor_n any_o new_a erect_a tenement_n or_o cottage_n barn_n wall_n shedde_n hoâ—ells_n hedges_n ditch_n or_o such_o like_a erect_v set_v up_o or_o make_v or_o any_o watercoarse_n or_o pond_n dig_v upon_o any_o part_n of_o the_o lord_n waste_v without_o the_o lord_n licence_n where_o be_v it_o and_o by_o who_o be_v it_o do_v and_o by_o who_o licence_n and_o upon_o what_o consideration_n the_o overmuch_o liberty_n of_o too_o many_o new_a erection_n breed_v sundry_a inconvenience_n not_o only_o to_o a_o manor_n and_o the_o lord_n and_o tenant_n thereof_o but_o to_o a_o whole_a commonwealth_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v permit_v without_o good_a consideration_n although_o it_o be_v most_o convenient_a that_o the_o poor_a shall_v have_v shelter_n &_o place_n to_o shroud_v they_o in_o if_o they_o be_v find_v honest_a virtuous_a painful_a and_o man_n of_o ability_n to_o gain_v their_o own_o and_o their_o family_n relief_n but_o it_o be_v observe_v in_o some_o part_n where_o i_o have_v travel_v where_o great_a and_o spacious_a waste_n mountain_n and_o heathe_n be_v that_o many_o such_o cottage_n be_v set_v up_o the_o people_n give_v to_o little_a or_o no_o kind_n of_o labour_n live_v very_o hardly_o with_o oaten_a bread_n sour_a whey_n and_o goats_n milk_n dwell_v far_o from_o any_o church_n or_o chapel_n &_o be_v as_o ignorant_a of_o god_n or_o of_o any_o civil_a course_n of_o life_n as_o the_o very_a savages_n among_o the_o infidel_n in_o manner_n which_o be_v lamentable_a 23_o what_o tenant_n be_v they_o within_o this_o manor_n that_o do_v hold_v any_o land_n or_o tenement_n by_o indenture_n of_o lease_n what_o be_v their_o name_n indenture_n what_o land_n hold_v they_o for_o what_o rent_n under_o what_o condition_n and_o covenant_n for_o what_o term_n of_o year_n or_o life_n this_o article_n be_v most_o especial_o to_o be_v observe_v touch_v the_o covenant_n by_o view_n of_o the_o tenant_n lease_n 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election_n and_o appointment_n &_o some_o of_o the_o tenant_n among_o who_o they_o be_v yearly_o choose_v as_o hayward_n reeve_v etc._n etc._n 39_o within_o what_o diocese_n and_o deanery_n within_o what_o division_n and_o hundred_o lie_v this_o manor_n etc._n and_o to_o what_o place_n be_v you_o that_o be_v the_o tenant_n usual_o call_v to_o do_v your_o service_n to_o muster_v and_o to_o show_v your_o armour_n and_o weapon_n and_o what_o beacon_n be_v you_o appoint_v to_o watch_v and_o ward_n at_o it_o be_v a_o simple_a part_n of_o a_o surveyor_n if_o his_o lord_n shall_v ask_v he_o these_o question_n and_o he_o shall_v answer_v i_o can_v tell_v and_o yet_o be_v they_o thing_n fit_a for_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o townes_n 40_o what_o markeâ—_n town_n be_v near_a unto_o this_o manor_n and_o what_o commodity_n be_v there_o especial_o vent_v at_o every_o of_o they_o this_o be_v also_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o dwell_v remote_a from_o his_o 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evidence_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o surveyor_n and_o his_o clerk_n may_v enter_v they_o rough_o in_o a_o book_n and_o afterward_o enrol_v they_o fair_a in_o a_o boâ—ke_n of_o parchment_n for_o continuance_n and_o if_o any_o man_n make_v default_n he_o may_v find_v it_o by_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tenant_n which_o he_o must_v take_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o court_n and_o cross_v they_o as_o they_o bring_v their_o evidence_n to_o be_v enter_v the_o manner_n of_o which_o entry_n do_v brief_o follow_v intrationes_fw-la omnium_fw-la &_o singularum_fw-la chartarum_fw-la manerium_fw-la copiarum_fw-la indenturarum_fw-la omniumque_fw-la aliarum_fw-la evident_a tenentium_fw-la ibidem_fw-la factae_fw-la tertio_fw-la die_v novemb._n anno_fw-la regni_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la jacobi_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la magnae_fw-la britanniae_fw-la francia_fw-la &_o hiberniae_fw-la regis_fw-la fidei_fw-la defensorâ—s_fw-la etc._n etc._n 4._o ut_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la viz._n chartae_fw-la liberorum_fw-la tenentium_fw-la w._n p._n de_fw-fr f._n in_o coâ—_n m._n yeoman_n per_fw-la charta_fw-la 〈◊〉_d that_fw-mi tertio_fw-la die_fw-la martii_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la henr._n 7._o secundo_fw-la teneâ—_n libere_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haer_fw-mi edibus_fw-la suis_fw-la if_o it_o be_v entail_v then_o according_a to_o the_o limitation_n ex_fw-la donat_fw-la r._n s._n unum_fw-la mensuagium_fw-la sine_fw-la tentm_fw-la vocat_fw-la whytlock_n situate_a in_o quadam_fw-la venella_fw-la vocat_fw-la potters-street_n 〈◊〉_d â—esuag_n r._n l._n ex_fw-la â—â—str_n &_o quandam_fw-la viam_fw-la vocat_fw-la love-lane_n ex_fw-la parte_fw-la bor._n abutâ—â—an_n fuper_fw-la magnam_fw-la communiam_fw-la vocat_fw-la hownes_o moor_n in_o occiden_n &_o supper_n come_v campum_fw-la vocat_fw-la beggar_n bushfield_n in_o orientem_fw-la &_o continet_fw-la in_o longitudine_fw-la quadragint_fw-la pertic_a &_o in_o latitudine_fw-la novem_fw-la pertic_a &_o dimid_n unum_fw-la â—lm_n prati_fw-la vocat_fw-la moss_n meadow_n cont_n per_fw-la estimat_fw-la quinque_fw-la acr_n &_o quinque_fw-la acr_n prat_v iac_fw-la in_o commun_n prat_v vocat_fw-la collier_n mead_n &_o tres_fw-fr clausur_fw-fr terrae_fw-la arabilis_fw-la insimul_fw-la iacent_fw-la vocat_fw-la bathye_n cont_n in_o se_z in_o to_z per_fw-la estimat_fw-la decen_n act_n unum_fw-la clm_o pastur_v vocat_fw-la abbot_n close_a iacent_fw-la etc._n etc._n cont_n per_fw-la estimat_fw-la tres_fw-fr acr_n quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la mesuagium_fw-la breed_fw-mi r._n s._n nuper_fw-la perquisivit_fw-la de_fw-la quodam_fw-la a._n b._n habend_n etc._n etc._n per_fw-la red_a unius_fw-la libr._n piperis_fw-la &_o per_fw-la seruic_fw-la inde_fw-la debit_fw-la &_o consuet_n 1._o libr._n piperis_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la forma_fw-la ceterae_fw-la omnes_fw-la irrotulâ—ntâ—r_fw-la chartae_fw-la secundum_fw-la particularia_fw-la in_o eisdem_fw-la specificata_fw-la copiae_fw-la custumariorum_fw-la tenentium_fw-la b._n c._n peâ—cop_n cur._n that_o nono_fw-la die_v maii_n anno_fw-la regne_n elizabeth_n 30._o tenet_fw-la exsursum_fw-la reddicâ—one_fw-la w._n r._n unum_fw-la tentm_fw-la iacent_fw-la in_o quodam_fw-la vico_fw-la vocat_fw-la church-street_n in_o it_o etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o buttle_n &_o unam_fw-la clm_o terrae_fw-la voc_fw-la haywood_n pe_fw-es iac_fw-la etc._n etc._n cont_n per_fw-la estimat_fw-la dvas_fw-la acr_n unum_fw-la pratum_fw-la vocâ—t_fw-la dear_a mead_n cont_n quinque_fw-la acr_n &_o decem_o acr_n terr_v in_o come_v campis_fw-la habendum_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haered_a suis_fw-la ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la domini_fw-la secundum_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la maâ—ern_n &_o dedit_fw-la domino_fw-la pro_fw-la fine_fw-la 3._o pound_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 8._o penny_n &_o reddit_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la 2_o shil_fw-la 6._o penny_n if_o the_o estate_n be_v for_o life_n as_o in_o the_o most_o maâ—â—â—rs_n in_o the_o west_n than_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o copy_n must_v be_v according_a to_o the_o 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