perambulation

Charges are made for dozens of "white poyntes for the boyes" in these perambulation accounts.

As late as 1798 an order was made for the usual perambulation, but "no dinner at the parish expense."

Perambulation expenses increased during the same period from 12s.

But he considered "that the time had now come to express it without any perambulation or circumlocution."

As in the other instance, a search has to be made for the key, entailing much perambulation of the farm.