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The allocation of strips in Lammas Meadows by the casting of lots
The annual casting of lots to allocate the hay crop of a Common or Lammas Meadow is often referred to in the literature in passing but with very few details being given of just how the process was actually carried out. In this paper odd bits of detailed information available from about twenty-five parishes have been collated to obtain an overall view of how the system worked. The results indicate that although the system was basically the same in all cases it varied a great deal in the details. In some places the system had become extremely complicated before it finally ceased to function. Each Meadow was divided up into several large, named divisions in each of which lot-casting took place to allocate the strips of hay that made up the division. This took place around Midsummer Day and just before the hay was cut. The lots were made of various materials and were marked with symbols. Many of these symbols were the same in different parishes and similar to house marks used elsewhere. The mark on the lot was cut in the ground at the head of the strip after allocation with a special knife. The hay from some of the strips was allocated to pay for the costs of maintaining the Meadow, for setting it out ready for lot-casting and for holding a feast afterwards.
The allocation of strips in Lammas Meadows by the casting of lots
The annual casting of lots to allocate the hay crop of a Common or Lammas Meadow is often referred to in the literature in passing but with very few details being given of just how the process was actually carried out. In this paper odd bits of detailed information available from about twenty-five parishes have been collated to obtain an overall view of how the system worked. The results indicate that although the system was basically the same in all cases it varied a great deal in the details. In some places the system had become extremely complicated before it finally ceased to function. Each Meadow was divided up into several large, named divisions in each of which lot-casting took place to allocate the strips of hay that made up the division. This took place around Midsummer Day and just before the hay was cut. The lots were made of various materials and were marked with symbols. Many of these symbols were the same in different parishes and similar to house marks used elsewhere. The mark on the lot was cut in the ground at the head of the strip after allocation with a special knife. The hay from some of the strips was allocated to pay for the costs of maintaining the Meadow, for setting it out ready for lot-casting and for holding a feast afterwards.
The allocation of strips in Lammas Meadows by the casting of lots
Brian, Anthea (author)
Landscape History ; 21 ; 43-58
1999-01-01
16 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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