dyrectly crossing the hyghewaye unto Barnwell cawsey and Jesus Grene.

It. we fynde that the Kynges College hath taken in and inclosed Saynt Austens lane leadinge from the high streete unto the waterside, withoute recompense.

It. we fynde that the Queens College have taken in a pece of common ground commonlye called Goslinge grene withowte

recompense.

It. we fynde that ther is a nother pece lying withowt their pales and within the ryver that owght to be common.

It. we fynde that there is a pece of grownde landed at thende of John Thomas garden now in the tenure of Willm. Garlande taken owte of the common ryver paying therefore to the corporation of the towne xvid.

It. we fynde that Mr. Fanne hath in his hands a pece of Maris grownde nowe severalled whyche was common within these xvi yeres the rent is vijd.

It. we fynde that Mr. Osborne hath in his handes a lyke pece of Maris grownde whyche of late was common the rent whereof is lykewise yerely viid.

It. we fynde that one pece of common is inclosed now in the handes of Mr. Mores which hath been accustomed to lye common at Mydsomer.

It. we fynde one berne now in the tenure of Willm. Bradlye buylded on St. Thomas leale which was accustomed and owght to lye common at lamas.

It. we fynde that a ferme howse called cotton hall now in the tenure of Mr. Famme is dekayed and fell downe abowte xxti.

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yeres agon, not inhabyted and hath iiii acres of lande longinge therunto and is letton for vli. bye yere.

It. we fynde that beyonde Styrbrydge chappell Dytton men have pulled downe a brydge, stopped the water drowned the commons and so enter upon Cambridge common.

It. we fynde that Mistress Lacys of Barnwell hathe severed the lande and the shepe gate of her ferms, and that bayley Genings and John Bernes have done the lyke in ther fermes.

It. we fynde that Mr. Kymbalde hath walled and dyched upon the hyghwaye in Barnwell wherbye the seyd waye is myche straytened.

Mem. of a common balk throwe a pasture ground adjoyning net to Rutlands house in little St. Marys nowe inhabited bi R. Tomlynson which balke shulde be a weye to go to Thomas leyes and so forth on balkes to Jesus grene &c which pasture is nowe purchased bi the towne &c*.

* At this period many disturbances arose on account of the inclosures generally taking place, by which the lower classes considered themselves greatly injured. The following ballad, written at the time probably by some member of the university, is put into the mouth of JACK OF THE STYLE, the prototype of SWING THE RICKBURNER.-ED.

JAKE OF THE NORTHE BEYONDE THE STYLE SPEAKETH.

It is yet but a whyle

Sens that I Jacke of the style

Came forthe of the northe
I tell ye even the trothe,
Beyng shamefully blamed
Yea and gyltles dyffamyd.
For it was reportyd than
That here I had slayn a man;
That same shameful report
Causyd me for to resort
Evyn now hyther agayne
This truthe I tell playne.
It was never my dede
No, so God me spede.
For it was a sherman

That share nygh the brayn pan.
It war allmes he war slayne

For usyng
such a trayne,
For kyllyng of that pykerall
Makyng hym a funerall.

But than the bayles so wrought
Agayn was out bought
Redemyng agayne for nought
The myschieve that he had soughte,
In sleying that honest man
With a stroke of a fyre pan.
Now for that slaunders sake
Companye be night I take

And with all that I may make

Cast hedge and dyche in the lake
Fyxed with many a stake.
Though it war never so faste

Yet asondre it is wraste.

Thus I Jake do recompense

Ther naughty slawnderous offense,
Wher as they make me a murderer
And of death a furderer

I take God to witnes

I am of it guiltles

For as I am true speaker
I am but a Hedge-breaker.
I reporte me now owte

To these that be of my rowte
So bragge so bolde and stowte.
How sayest thou robbyn clowte
Is this nyght wele wroughte?

ROBBYN CLOWTE.

Yea syr withoute doughte
Be God that me boughte
It is as ye do saye
But Syr withowt delaye
Methought it but a playe
To see the stakes fast straye
Down into the raye

Smymmyng evermore awaye

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Saylyng towarde the castyll
Lyke as they would wrastryll
For superyoryte

Or ells for the meyraltie.

JAKE.

Truth now thou dost saye
It was evyn worthe a playe
To see the stakes jombling
And in the water tombling
And fast away they hyed
Lesse they shold ben spyed
And with a bote ben followyd

And with a serjeant arested
For to come to the Mayer

In all gudly affair

To be taken suspecyous
Or ells provyd felonyous
Accordinge unto their rate
Mayteyning thr potestate.
How sayst Tom of Trompyngton?

TOM OF TROMPINGTON.
For sothe syr down to Chesterton
Gret store of stakes be gone
Swymmyng thither one by one
Glad they have escapyd
And not of the bayles attached

Wherefore they hyed them hense
Paying yet no toll pence
Witnes Robyn with the red nose
And Benet with the blewe hose
And Fraunces few close
Ye affirme the same I suppose.

JAKE.

How sayeste Buntynge on the hyll
Hast not yet wrought thy fyll?

BUNTYNGE.

Syr I saye so mott I cheve

I would be thus wrought till eve.

JAKE.

Than I see at suche a bargonye
Thou woldyst erne monye largely.

BUNTYNGE.

Syr I think that this wyrke
Is as gud as to byld a kyrke
For Cambridges bayles trulye

Gyve yll example to the cowntrye
Ther comones lykewyses for to engrosse
And from poor men it to enclose.

M

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