1 gen 1687 anni - waif

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A piece of property found ownerless. If unclaimed within a fixed period, after due notice given, it fell to the lord of the manor. 1612 <i>All my wayf goods in the back garthe</i>, Brandsby (NYRO44/33); 1687 <i>a waife swarme of bees</i>, Heptonstall (WCR13/92). More often linked with ‘stray’: <i>c.</i>1546 <i>a parcel of commen grounde belonging to the towne of Cropton to wave and strey and not to drive catall thereunto nor to stafe hirde ... comen to all neighbours</i> (YAJ36/442).

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