commonage
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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 J. D. (John Daniel) Kestell
The rights of men are liberty and an equal participation in the commonage of nature.”
From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by Daniel J. MacDonald
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 Charles James Lever
The indaba began upon small matters, a recent dispute or two as to the ownership of cattle, or of land commonage, and so forth.
From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Bertram Mitford
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 F. W. (Frederick William) Fairholt
