County: Norfolk
Code: D0641#1
Reference: Cambridge University Library, Weasenham Hall muniments: Coke of Weasenham 122, Hand A of English
Function: Note
[line 4][nota] Thus be thes Evidencȝ that is to seyn̕ old Rentaleȝ Custumaryeȝ lete
Rolleȝ Court Rolleȝ & Accomptȝ & be many other̕ diuerses evidencȝ it Apperith
verily & openly yat yis dole & alle other doleȝ her in̕ yis south lyng arn seuerel
as welle in̕ shal tyme as in̕ seueral tyme & þt þis lyng kypton̕ lyng & Esthall
lyng wer̕ kepte from̕ alle maner shepe alle the tymes of the yer̕ but if it wer
in̕ grett lying snowes for sauyng of the lyng yt it schuld not be distroied
as fast as it grew a-geyn̕ & but yt the bond tenantȝ of ye seyd maners hadde
it for her̕ sowelle & solden oute ther̕-of lyng also in̕ sustenance of her̕ grett
chargȝ for her̕ Rentȝ seruicȝ diuerses Custumȝ yt yei̕ dedyn̕ & paied for her̕ bond
lond & yet paied thei therfore a Rent ye whech was Called lyngsyluer̕ ij d
the Courtȝ & euery man̕ amercyed in̕ ye seyd Courtȝ yt any harm̕ dede yer-jnne
Also in̕ trouth tyl in̕ kyng Rychardȝ dayes alle yat lyng was so wel kepte
wynter & somere yt ye lyng was heyer̕ yan a mannys myd legg for alle the shepe
of the town̕ wentyn yan̕ to her̕ Comown̕ att burbond be fayr̕ drove
weyes & kemyn̕ neuer in̕ yis lyng but in̕ depe long lying snowes whan̕
yei yt hadden doleȝ ther̕ dreven̕ her̕ shepe in̕-to her owyn̕ doleȝ & so be-cause þer
keme no shepe yerinne non̕ other̕-wyse ye lyng grew yanne ageyn̕ anon̕ & was
so heye as it shuld yett haue be & it hadd ben kepte now as it was yanne
for̕ ther̕ is non̕ other̕ Cause whi ther̕ was yanne so good lyng & now is
ther̕ nott so & whi yer̕ is non̕ now as ther̕ was yanne but be-Cause it
was yanne kepte fro shepe & so is it nott now but vtterly withe sedyng &
lawryng of shepe it is etyn̕ up a-gayn̕ & destroied as fast as it may growyn
& so was it nott yanne for if it wer̕ yett a fewe yerys kepte fro shepe
as it was yanne it shuld be ful of depe lyng Ageyn̕ as it was yanne
and if alle the flokkys & alle oyer̕ shepe of ye town̕ yt wer̕ mor̕ yanne yan
now haddyn̕ yanne euery day ben̕ gon̕ yer-inne yt is but a lytil ground to so
many shepe it shuld euery day ouer-spred a non̕ withe hem & ouer-etyn̕
faster yanne it myth haue growyn̕ ageyn̕ & yat previth welle now for
ther̕ haue gon̕ many yeres dayly non̕ other̕ shepe but j on̕ flok of hogges
which don̕ lesse harm̕ yer̕ to & lesse lett ye growyng ∧ of ageyn̕ yanne any
other shepe & yett may it not growyn̕ now as it was thanne & so yis
previth wel yt it was yanne seueral alle ye yer̕ & as it was yanne so is it
now & owith for to be & euery man̕ ∧ to hold hym to hes owyn̕ & go no
ferther̕ ~~~
Also anoyer̕ open preve yat alle ye doleȝ yer̕ arn̕ seuerel thorow-oute ye yer
is this yt ale the lyng yt longith to Esthalle is in-to yis day & now alwey
kepte for seuerel to ye seid maner al the tyme of ye yer̕ so yt non̕ other̕ fold
ner̕ shepe of wesenham kome yere ne ar̕ nott suffred yerto & if it wer̕ [...]
alle the foldys & alle other̕ mennes shepe of ye town̕ as wel ye left as
the most Authtyn̕ pesibly to Comown̕ yerinne thorow & thorow with-oute
any lettyng or Ageyn̕ seyng & so dedyn̕ thei̕ neuer in-to this day
[dorse]not-withstandyng that yt that is comown̕ lyng yere lyth euyn̕ Joynyng yerto
and so doth it not to non̕ other seueral dole in̕ ale the south lyng & yerfor̕
if thes doleȝ shuld be Comown̕ whi̕ go nott alle the foldeȝ & shepe of yt
town̕ in̕ Esthall dole & kypton̕ dole & alle other̕ doleȝ as oftyn as thei̕
weln̕ and if thei̕ ben seueral whi̕ goth yt flok of Esthalle any ferther̕ yanne
her own̕ dole ⸫
Also wher̕ yt that is Comown̕ ther̕ lithe it is wel knowyn & how it is
comown for Comown̕ & boundyd & that alle ye doleȝ yere Arn̕ Charter̕ lond
& euer han ben̕ yovyn̕ bouth & sold vsyd hadde & kepte as Charter & seuerall
ground and if ye fedyng yerof wer Comown̕ yanne kome yerof no profyte to
the owner̕ no it wer̕ of no valew noyer to yevyn̕ ner to sellyn̕ & so it may
in̕ no wise ben Comown̕ but owith to be seueral alle the yer as it was
in̕ kyng Edwardys dayes & alwey a-forn̕ & as Esthalle doleȝ arn̕ in̕-to
yis day for non̕ vse ner̕ possession̕ to ye Contrarie thow l any hadde ben̕
sith yt tyme may not make comoun̕ yt was yanne seueral as all ye doleȝ
in̕ the seid lyng wer yanne &c̕