jan 1, 1570 - kidwood

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On the Woodsome Hall estate in Farnley Tyas the head of the Kaye family made provision for their household fuel over an eighteen-year period, which was the length of the coppice cycle locally. In <i> c </i>.1570, John Kaye of Woodsome wrote in his commonplace book: </br> <i> How & where to have kyddwood for thy Howsse for ever. </br> Fyrst the Cootbanke being well fencyd and kept for that purpose as yt is will serve the Howsse well viij years </br> When the Carr is sold to be Colyd Reserve xij hundrithe kydds to the Howsse use by Bargayn as I doo which will serve the Howsse iij yeres But make them at the Best tyme for keeping </br> In the Byrks next adjoining to the seale Royd wilbe one yeare kydwod for thy howsse if thow save it as I have done</i> </br> For the remaining six years he wrote <i> kyd thy Brome in thy closis as thow shall plowe them </i>, which completed the cycle (KayeCP).

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