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




Md of ye Custums and byrlaws of helsay mershe . Jn primis Ric~ ynglyshe For ye land Sume tyme of John helsay
of helsay ‒ xv hors gate
Jtm~ for ye landes Sume tym~ of Simon of helsay v hors worandes and vj shepe gattes
Jtm~ ye landes Syme tyme of Robert ryett ‒ xv hors gatte
Jtm~ ye landes in ye haldyng of John pycher ‒ xv hors gatte
Jtm~ ye landes in ye haldyng~ of [...] ‒ v hors gates & vj shepe
Jtm~ ye landes in ye haldyng~ of John vllre ‒ xv hors gatt
Jtm~ ye landes in ye haldyng~ of Thomas [...] helsay ‒ xv hors gattes
Jtm~ ye landes Sume tyme in ye haldyng~ of Scireholm ‒ ix hors gates and v shepe
Jtm~ ye landes of rychard ynglyshe Sume tyme of willam ynglyshe ‒ ix hors gates & v shepe
Jtm~ ye landes Sume tyme in ye haldyng~ of robert grave ‒ ix hors and v shepe .
Jtm~ ye landes Sume tyme in ye haldyng~ of philipe wylkyne ‒ ix hors gattes And v shepe .
Jtm~ ye landes of ye haldyng~ sume tyme of robert vllre of lyttstofte ‒ ix hors gates and v shepe
Jtm~ ye landes in ye haldyng~ of Symkyn~ rust ‒ ix hors gates and v shepe  
And as oft syths yt a hors is takyne wrong opon~ ye mershe by-twyx myd may and lammes day of any mane
yt longes to ye Comon~ or be-syde shalle pay for j hors xiiij . d . For a best . x d & for j shepe ij d
vn-to ye profytt of ye Comon~ . for to maynteyn~ yer ȝattes . and yer wardykes and syche as is neyfulle to bee
done by ye same vse maner and Custome As has beyn~ a-for tyme And yf yis Custome be not performd
bot be wrongyd . wt any mans Catylle by ye space of a nyght and a day yt shalle be lefulle ye said
Comoners to delyuer ye said besste to ye ballȝy of ye Sokyn~ & he to take to my lady ye ryalte so yt she shalle
suppowr~ ayde and maynteyne ye sayd comoners after yer Customs and Maner of ye Old tyme And she to hafe
alle ye wayfes and Strays yt be fune of yo sayd comon~ and [...] to hyr ye ryallte ~~~
Also ye said Comoners of helsay . haw to dyke ye Sowth waterlade . and shryde ye bankes . when neyd is . euery man in lyke myche
Fro mery Croft to Cumbyrworthe eynges ~~~
Also alle ye Comoners of helsay . haw for to rydd and dyke by-twyx ye Corner of Styntt Croft and rychard ynglyshe wyche
was in holdyng~ Sume tyme of John helsay euery man~ for to dyke & rydd elyke myche and to hyenyng~ of ye [...]
as oft as neyd requyrs ~~~
Jtm~ yf any gos or goslyng~ be takyng~ of ye mersh . that long~ to any Comoners of ye mershe or of any oder mans by-twix
xijth day and lammes day yt shalle be lefulle to ye Comoners to take yem~ & sett ye~ in ye erthe alle bott ye hed
and shott yem to ded . a-cordyng~ to ye Custom~ of old tyme . ~~~  
Jtm~ whan ye mershe gravs go cathyng~ of ye mershe no man~ do dryfe vpe no Catylle fro ye mersh graves nor to Cathe
wt-owt leyfe of ye mersh graves . in payn~ of . l . d . wheder yt he be gylty or none ~~~
Jtm~ who so lattes any warandes yai shall cume on opon~ may day after Sone-ryse and take of agayn~ on mychaelmes
day or els to answere for new warandes to ye profytt of ye Comon~ a-cordyng~ to yer old Custome ~~~
Jt~ whan yai Cache euery man~ shalle be Sworne yt yai shalle do no wrong~ noyer to hymeselfe nor to hys neghbyrs
as yai war wont to do in ye old tyme . ~~~
Jt~ ye walls . by ye comon syde . haw for to be v fotte of hyght acordyneg to ye old Custome ~~~
Jtm~ as oft as a Cabylle hors yt is past on ȝere old is takyne of ye mershe he shalle pay iiij d or A-raine iiij d
but yf itt be in tyme of ye ȝere for to hyse mers yat yai go on by leve of ye mershe gravs or A-raine and he
be takyne on ye mershe . by-twix lammes day and Seynt luke day . shalle pay iiij d to ye profytt of ye comons ~~~
Jtm~ yf yer be any man~ yt hys Catyll is takyne on ye mershe mor yan he shuld have he for to pay as maner and
Custome is . And yf so be yt he leges & wille nott pay ye comons . yai to go & feche vp hys Catylle & to prays
and selle itt . & yat yt is mor yan hys dew is for to pay . he for to have of resydew agayne ~~~
Jtm~ ye dykes by ye Comon~ Syde . hawght for to be viijth fotte wyde ~~~
Jtm~ yer shalle no Comoner yt dwells by ye comon~ syde s latt no warandes after saynt thomas day at none
a-cordyng~ to yer old Custome and byrlaw .
Jtm~ yis Comynte mony that ys takyn~ of any mans shalle go to ye mayntenance of ȝattes and Sotheray [...] and [...]
ye Comynte yt is most nedefulle as oft as any thynge requyrd acordyng~ to ye old Customm
[Latin: Datum apud Mumby Jur~ in Cur~ anno regni Regis Edwardi quarti~
Post Conquestu~ Anglie vicesimo ijdo [...]] [signed: R T]