County: Norfolk
Code: D0641#1
Reference: Cambridge University Library, Weasenham Hall muniments: Coke of Weasenham 122, Hand A of English
Function: Note
[line 4] Thus be thes Evıdencȝ that ıs to sey ol Rentaleȝ Custumaryeȝ lete
Rolleȝ Court Rolleȝ Accomptȝ be many othe dıuerses evıdencȝ ıt Apperıth
verıly openly yat yıs dole aỻ other doleȝ her ı yıs south lyng arn seuel
as weỻ ı shal tyme as ı seual tyme þt þıs lyng kypto lyng Esthall
lyng we kepte fro aỻ man shepe aỻ the tymes of the ye but ıf ıt wer
ı grett lyíng snowes for sauyng of the lyng yt ıt schuld not be dıstroıe
as fast as ıt grew a gey but yt the bond tenᷓntȝ of ye seyd mans hadde
ıt for he soweỻ solden oute the of lyng also ı sustenᷓnce of he grett
chargȝ for he Rentȝ suıcȝ dıuerses Custumȝ yt ye dedy paıed for he bon
lon yet paıed theí therfore a Rent ye whech was Called lyngsylue ıȷ
the Courtȝ euy ma amcye ı ye sey Courtȝ yt any har dede y ȷnne
Also ı trouth tyl ı kyng Rychardȝ dayes aỻ yat lyng was so wel kepte
wynt some yt ye lyng was heye yan a mannys my leg for aỻ the shepe
of the tow wentyn ya to he Comow att burbond be fay drove
weyes kemy neu ı yıs lyng but ı depe long lyíng snowes wha
yeı yt hadden doleȝ the dreve he shepe ı to her owy doleȝ so be cause þ
keme no shepe yínne no othe wyse ye lyng grew yanne agey ano was
so heye as ıt shul yett haue be ıt hadd ben kepte now as ıt was yanne
fo the ıs no othe Cause whí the was yanne so goo lyng now ıs
the nott so whí ye ıs no now as the was yanne but be Cause ıt
was yanne kepte fro shepe so ıs ıt nott now but vttly wıtħ sedyng
lawryng of shepe ıt ıs ety up a gay destroıe as fast as ıt may growyn
so was ıt nott yanne for ıf ıt we yett a fewe yerys kepte fro shepe
as ıt was yanne ıt shul be ful of depe lyng Agey as ıt was yanne
and ıf aỻ the flokkys aỻ oye shepe of ye tow yt we mo yanne yan
now haddy yanne euy day be go y ínne yt ıs but a lytıl groun to so
many shepe ıt shul euy day ou spred ano wıtħ hem ou ety
faster yanne ıt myth haue growy agey yat pvıth weỻ now for
the haue go many yerꝭ dayly no othe shepe but ȷ o flok of hoggꝭ
whıch do lesse har ye to lesse lett ye growyng ‸ of agey yanne any
other shepe yett may ıt not growy now as ıt was thanne so yıs
pvıth wel yt ıt was yanne seual aỻ ye ye as ıt was yanne so ıs ıt
now owıth for to be euy ma ‸ to hol hym to hes owy go no
ferthe ~~~
Also anoye open preve yat aỻ ye doleȝ ye ar seuerel thorow oute ye yer
ıs thıs yt aꝉ the lyng yt longıth to Esthalle ıs ín to yıs day now alwey
kepte for seuerel to ye seıd man al the tyme of ye ye so yt no othe fol
ne shepe of wesenhᷓm kome ye ne a nott suffre yto ıf ıt we [...]
aỻ the foldys aỻ othe mennꝭ shepe of ye tow as wel ye left as
the most Authty pesıbly to Comow yínne thorow thorow wıth oute
any lettyng or Agey seyng so dedy the neu ın to thıs day
[dorse]not wıthstandyng that yt that ıs comow lyng ye lyth euy Joynyng yto
and so doth ıt not to no other seual dole ı aꝉ the southlyng yfo
ıf thes doleȝ shul be Comow wh go nott aỻ the foldeȝ shepe of yt
tow ı Esthall dole kypto dole aỻ othe doleȝ as oftyn as the
wel and ıf the ben seueral wh goth yt flok of Esthalle any ferthe yanne
her ow dole ⸫
Also whe yt that ıs Comow the lıtħ ıt ıs wel knowyn how ıt ıs
comown for Comow boundy that aỻ ye doleȝ ye Ar Charte lond
eu han be yovy bouth sol vsyd hadde kepte as Charter seuerall
groun and ıf ye fedyng yof wer Comow yanne kome yof no ꝓfyte to
the owne no ıt we of no valew noy to yevy n to selly so ıt may
ı no wıse ben Comow but owıth to be seual aỻ the yer as ıt was
ı kyng Edwardys dayes alwey a for as Esthaỻ doleȝ ar ı to
yıs day for no vse ne possessıo to ye Contᷓrıe thow l any hadde be
sıth yt tyme may not make comou yt was yanne seual as all ye doleȝ
ı the seı lyng wer yanne