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Description: | William, Marquis of Halifax, lord of the manor, Alexander Sion, rector, Lewis Hurst of Wilsford gent, Thomas Hurst of Narboro', county Leicester, gent., John Mason of Barrowby gent., Robert Elson of Barrowby, yeoman, George Morris junior, yeoman, Michael Grant, junior, yeoman, Michael senior, yeoman, John Denton, yeoman, Godfry Mason, Edward Todkill, Nicholas Jordan, William Lunn, Thomas Beaumond, ? Thomasman, widow, Elizabeth Jenkinson, widow, John Elson, Robert Brailsford, ? Smith, widow, ? Brown, widow, ? Woollerton, widow, John Towers, Christopher Handley of Redmile, yeoman, Raphael Clay, John Watson, John Roberts, Thomas Sharpe, ? Knight, widow, ... Pearson widow, George Toms, Miles Pecke, and John Branston of Great Gonerby, yeoman, being freeholders, land holders and cottagers inhabitants of Barrowby.
Refers to their common lands in Barrowby Moore and their recent losses from death of horses cattle by the illness of the ground not having for many years being ploughed whereby the grass is become unwholesome.
To one part of Harlaxton Hedge field in Barrowby called Cawke lands being impoverished by too much ploughing. Therefore next year 1/3 of the moore beginning at the Hall Walke to be ploughed up, for 4 years next ensuing. At the end 4 years the next 1/3 of the Moor to be ploughed and the third part laid down to pasture. At the end of another 4 years the remaining 1/3 to be ploughed and the rest converted to pasture.
Appointment of the following to be arbitrators to the surveying and allotting of the land: William Knot of Great Gonerby, gent., William Fox, Thomas Harrison, Robert Cowles, Daniel Jenkinson, Thomas Roberts, Richard Green and John Kelham all of Great Gonerby, yeoman, and Andrew Tongue of Grantham, yeoman, Henry Tongue of Manthorpe, yeoman, William Thomson of Ropsley, gent., Robert Annis, William Sherard and William Markham of Sedgebrook, yeoman, Thomas Hayward, Thomas Browne, and Francis Kirke of Alvingham, yeoman, or any 3 or more of them.
And that for want of common for the stint Cawklands and part of Hay furlong field from Green Hurst Headland down to the Sheep ditch shall be laid down and every year proportionately to the number of acres as a common in lieu of the 1/3 being cultivated. If not quite enough commons, the owners to mark their lands in Cawklands so that to the end of twelve years they can enjoy their land again.
A levy to be made on the Marquis, rector, freeholders or their tenants - any dispute to be referred to the arbitrators.
Signature and armorial seal of Marquis of Halifax.
Signature of the rector, 2 Hursts and Denton, Many leave blank spaces and tags.
No 48 in pencil
Witnesses on the dorse.
Endorsed: Articles for the ploughing and plotting of Gonerby Moore. Contemporary.
Three red stokes.
In pencil: 82 - £1-10-6 Barrowby Lincoln and some other numbers. | Temporal: | 20 Jan 1697 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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