commonage

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It is the way your forefathers understood the law of commonage, and nobody ever grumbled that his neighbor had a cow or a pig too many!

From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James

He grazed on the town commonage; besides grass, he never got anything to eat but an occasional handful of mealies.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

In the evening we heard that the enemy were at Glen Lennie on their way to Harrismith, and that a patrol had already reached the town commonage.

From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)

In 1663, there was a “house called the Goat at Little Chelsea,” which, between that year and 1713, enjoyed the p. 95right of commonage for two cows and one heifer upon Chelsea Heath.

From A Walk from London to Fulham by Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William)

Sheep had fallen heavily in value; our flock could not be realized without incurring a ruinous loss, so it was kept for a time on the town commonage.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)