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218 DUNHEVED. In 1582 it is found "that Wyllyam Velle, of Boytoun, hath alycnated sertcn landcs w th in this booruge unto John Velle, wereby ther ys a relyve due vnto the Towne." [The relief is afterwards marked paid.] " Mayden well, in the quarrie haye," and " a nother well at the brigge-end," are found to be in decay, and "a well in Harie Hickes' his garden " is alleged to belong to the towne, and that the towne now standeth in need of it. On the 22nd March, 1583, Robert Hockyn, Mayor, and the Commonalty of the Borough, demised to William Seymer, for " one thowsande yeeres," two pieces of land, the one of which contained in " bredth fower foote, and in length eighteene fowte," adjoining two toughts [tofts] upon which were lately two shops, late " th' enheritance of Peter Edgcombe, of Mounte Edgcombe, esquire, and Edward Edgcombe, gentylman," situate on the north-east side of the " Highe Market Streate," and on the south- west side of the said toughts ; the other of them containing likewise in " bredthe fower fowte, and in length twentie fowte/' adjoining also to the said toughts, on the south-east side of such toughts. Yearly rent of 8d. reserved, in half-yearly portions, at the two Law Courts to be held at Michaelmas and Ladyday. 1586. We present Robert Tuel to be a coman hunter, & theifey on the Saboth daie, & nev r keipeth his churche ; Henry Peverell, for y* he doeth lyve idelly, & doeth comonly goe a fishing, the w ch ys the most of his travell and labor; Hugh Trefrye, servant to George Peirse, for y* he doeth comonly buy in o r market Butter, & doeth sell the same againe, the w ch doeth increase the price thereof in ye mket ; John Hawton, for that he did impound a gelding, and did drive hym to Lawhitton pownde, the w ch ys a breach of o r libtye ; John Adam, for making his hedge, going downe to Quarry lane, a foote & more out upon the towne-way, & so streyted the way there, as men can hardly passe w th caryadge. The comon Stewardes are presented, for y t there ar not 2 payer of sufficient butts w tl] in this libtye ; Wm. Seymo r for slopping a poole of fylthye water upon the pavemt, going to the Scholehouse, in Blindhole; and, all those that be tiplers, not bounden by recognizance, according to the statute in that behalfe pvided.