County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4452
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: LCL/5180
Function: Rule




M of ye Custums an byrlaws of helsay mshe · Jn pmıs 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 mshe 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
Comons 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 comons 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 watlade · an shryde ye bankꝭ · when ney ıs · euy man ın lyke myche
Fro mery Croft to Cumbyrworthe eyngꝭ ~~~
Also aỻ ye Comons 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 euy 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 msh · that lon to any Comoners of ye mshe 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 mshe gravs go cathyn of ye mshe no ma do dryfe vpe no Catyỻ fro ye mshgraves nor to Cathe
wt owt leyfe of ye mshgraves · 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 euy ma shaỻ be Sworne yt yaı shaỻ do no wron noy to hyselfe 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 acordyg to ye ol Custome ~~~
Jt as oft as a Cabyỻ hors yt ıs past on ȝere ol ıs takyne of ye mshe 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 mshe gravs or A raıne an he
be takyne on ye mshe · 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 mshe 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 ytıs 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]