p 159 (24 August)
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Observations toucheing the spoile of the Forrest
That the poore people dwelling
about the Forrest usuallie chipped out Chippes from the trees and in the
forrest and brought them to the Towne & sold them.
The keepers having fee wood due
have in Cullar thereof Cleared out and sold wood continuallie by the loade/ both
winter and Somer/ and have not paid for the clearing and cutting thereof
<....> in moneys but
permitted the cutters & cleavers of wood to take wood for their
labours wherby they have had a scoape to doe ⸢& have don⸣
great spoiles.
It is now ordered (to prevent the disorder of the poore people ‸⸢of the town⸣ in spoiling the forrest) That from henceforth
the custome &
vse of the Maior & his bretheren going to wood oves on the sundaie after Maye
daie yearlie shalbe nowe left off/ and the Inhabitantes of the
towne shall noe longer ha take anie or fetch anie wood of the
forrest/ but that the <.>
same vse and custome shalbe vtterly left off & abolished for
ever/.
That the keepers and woodwardes have not onlie
sold <...> wood into the Towne
but have vsually s carried & solde wood vnto the
Inhabitantes of Bowcombe Shorwell Carisbrooke,
Shorwell & Brixton & other Bordering places & have not onlie don so but
have agreed together & have vsually solde in stead of Dotters taken
timber & sold to Carpenters & Ioiners./
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observacionRecord title: Newport Convocation
Book
Repository: Isle of Wight Record Office and Archive
Shelfmark: NBC/45/16a
Repository location: Newport
The convocation book was effectively the minute book of Newport's council, recording its actions in a relatively rough form. Items of recurring interest were often copied into the more formal Ligger Book.
1609–59; English; paper; xiv + 708 + ii; 296mm x 197mm; original ink pagination; modern cardboard cover, marbled with red cloth corners and spine, title in gold on spine: 'Convocation Book 22nd Feby 1609 to 11th Sepr 1659' and at top of spine: '45/16A | 1609 to 1669.'