jan 1, 1638 - townherd
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The townherd had a role similar to that of the common herd but he may not have been responsible for overseeing the flocks of neighbouring communities. 1638 <i>Inhabitants of Snaith petition that Thos. White and his daughter are burthensome to them xijd weekely; said inhabitants having moved him to be Towne heard for Swine</i> (YAJ5/390).
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