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 seuel
as weỻ ı shal tyme as ı seual 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 mans hadde
ıt for he soweỻ  solden oute the of lyng also ı sustenᷓnce of he grett
chargȝ for he Rentȝ suıcȝ dıuerses Custumȝ yt ye dedy  paıed for he bon
lon  yet paıed theí therfore a Rent ye whech was Called lyngsylue ıȷ 
the Courtȝ  euy ma amcye 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  some 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 yínne 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 vttly 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 euy day be go y ínne yt ıs but a lytıl groun to so
many shepe ıt shul euy day ou spred ano wıtħ hem  ou ety
faster yanne ıt myth haue growy agey  yat pvıth 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
pvıth wel yt ıt was yanne seual aỻ ye ye  as ıt was yanne so ıs ıt
now  owıth for to be  euy 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 ye ne a nott suffre yto  ıf ıt we [...]
aỻ the foldys  aỻ othe mennꝭ shepe of ye tow as wel ye left as
the most Authty pesıbly to Comow yínne 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 ye lyth euy Joynyng yto
and so doth ıt not to no other seual dole ı aꝉ the southlyng  yfo
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 ye Ar Charte lond
 eu han be yovy bouth  sol vsyd hadde  kepte as Charter  seuerall
groun and ıf ye fedyng yof wer Comow yanne kome yof 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 seual 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 seual as all ye doleȝ
ı the seı lyng wer yanne 