County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4452
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: LCL/5180
Function: Rule
M of ye Custums an byrlaws of helsay mshe · Jn pmıs Rı ynglysħ For ye lan Sume tyme of John helsay
of helsay xv hors gate
Jt for ye landꝭ Sume ty of Sımon of helsay v hors worandꝭ an vȷ shepe gattꝭ
Jt ye landꝭ Syme tyme of Roƀt ryett xv hors gatte
Jt ye landꝭ ın ye haldyng of Joh pycher xv hors gatte
Jt ye landꝭ ın ye haldyn of [...] v hors gatꝭ vȷ shepe
Jt ye landꝭ ın ye haldyn of Joħn vỻre xv horsgatt
Jt ye landꝭ ın ye haldyn of Thomᷓs [...] helsay xv horsgattꝭ
Jt ye landꝭ Sume tyme ın ye haldyn of Scıreholm ıx hors gatꝭ an v shepe
Jt ye landꝭ of rychar ynglysħ Sume tyme of wıllᷓm ynglysħ ıx hors gatꝭ v shepe
Jt ye landꝭ Sume tyme ın ye haldyn of roƀt grave ıx hors and v shepe ·
Jt ye landꝭ Sume tyme ın ye haldyn of phılıpe wylkyne ıx hors gattꝭ An v shepe ·
Jt ye landꝭ of ye haldyn sume tyme of roƀt vllre of lyttstofte ıx hors gatꝭ and v shepe
Jt ye landꝭ ın ye haldyn of Symky rust ıx hors gatꝭ and v shepe
And as oft syths yt a hors ıs takyne wrong opo ye mshe by twyx mydmay and lammes day of any mane
yt longꝭ to ye Como or be syde shaỻ pay for ȷ hors xıııȷ · · For a best · x for ȷ shepe ıȷ
vn to ye ꝓfytt of ye Como · for to mayntey y ȝattꝭ · and y wardykꝭ and syche as ıs neyfuỻ to bee
done by ye same vse man and Custome As has bey a for tyme And yf yıs Custome be not ꝑform
bot be wrongy · wt any mans Catyỻ by ye space of a nyght and a day yt shaỻ be lefuỻ ye saı
Comons to delyu ye saıd besste to ye ballȝy of ye Soky he to take to my lady ye ryalte so yt she shaỻ
suppow ayde and maynteyne ye say comons aft y Customs an Man of ye Ol tyme An she to hafe
aỻ ye wayfꝭ and Strays yt be fune of yo say como and [...] to hyr ye ryallte ~~~
Also ye saı Comoners of helsay · haw to dyke ye Sowth watlade · an shryde ye bankꝭ · when ney ıs · euy man ın lyke myche
Fro mery Croft to Cumbyrworthe eyngꝭ ~~~
Also aỻ ye Comons of helsay · haw for to rydd and dyke by twyx ye Corner of Styntt Croft an rychar ynglysħ wycħe
was ın holdyn Sume tyme of Joh helsay euy ma for to dyke rydd elyke mycħe and to hyenyn of ye [...]
as oft as ney requyrs ~~~
Jt yf any gos or goslyn be takyn of ye msh · that lon to any Comoners of ye mshe or of any od mans by twıx
xıȷth day and lammes day yt shaỻ be lefuỻ to ye Comoners to take ye sett y ín ye erthe aỻ bott ye hed
an shott yem to de · a cordyn to ye Custo of ol tyme · ~~~
Jt whan ye mshe gravs go cathyn of ye mshe no ma do dryfe vpe no Catyỻ fro ye mshgraves nor to Cathe
wt owt leyfe of ye mshgraves · ín pay of · l · · whed yt he be gylty or none ~~~
Jt who so lattꝭ any warandꝭ yaı shall cume on opo mayday aft Sone ryse and take of agay on mychaelmes
day or els to answere for new warandꝭ to ye ꝓfytt of ye Como a cordyn to y ol Custome ~~~
J whan yaı Cache euy ma shaỻ be Sworne yt yaı shaỻ do no wron noy to hyselfe nor to hys neghbyrs
as yaı war wont to do ín ye ol tyme · ~~~
J ye walls · by ye comon syde · haw for to be v fotte of hyght acordyg to ye ol Custome ~~~
Jt as oft as a Cabyỻ hors yt ıs past on ȝere ol ıs takyne of ye mshe he shaỻ pay ıııȷ or A raıne ıııȷ
but yf ıtt be ın tyme of ye ȝere for to hyse mers yat yaı go on by leve of ye mshe gravs or A raıne an he
be takyne on ye mshe · by twıx lammes day and Seynt luke day · shaỻ pay ıııȷ to ye ꝓfytt of ye comons ~~~
Jt yf y be any ma yt hys Catyll ıs takyne on ye mshe mor yan he shul have he for to pay as man an
Custome ıs · An yf so be yt he legꝭ wıỻ nott pay ye comons · yaı to go feche vp hys Catyỻ to pᷓys
an seỻ ıtt · yat yt ıs mor yan hys dew ıs for to pay · he for to have of resydew agayne ~~~
Jt ye dykꝭ by ye Como Syde · hawght for to be vııȷth fotte wyde ~~~
Jt y shaỻ no Comon yt dweỻs by ye como syde s latt no warandꝭ aft saynt thomᷓs day at none
a cordyn to y ol Custome and byrlaw ·
Jt yıs Comynte mony that ys taky of any mans shaỻ go to ye mayntenance of ȝattꝭ and Sotheray [...] and [...]
ye Comynte yt ‸ ıs most nedefuỻ as oft as any thynge requyrd acordyn to ye ol Custom̄
[Latin: Datum apu Mumby Ju ın Cu anno regní Regís Edwardí quart
Post Conquestu@ Anglıe vícesımo ıȷdo [...]] [signed: R T]