“This is to notify that the Charter of Horncastle in the County of Lincoln is lately exemplified; and that the first fair for horses begins seven days before the 11th of June, which is the head fair day; and the second horse fair begins 8 days before the 10th of August, being the second head fair day: therefore all persons concerned may take notice of the same, and that the Toll Books will be opened to make Entries accordingly.” (This Advertisement is repeated in Nos. 44 and 46.) No. 3. _The Division of Wildmore Fen_, _between the Baronies of Bolingbroke_, _Horncastle_, _and Scrivelsby_. _From the Fenman’s Vade Mecum_. THE Abbot and Covent of Kirkstead have right and Lordship in the Maris which is called Wildmore, as by their antient and manifest instruments in writeing doth appeare. And for that their right and l’b’tie may more planly be known unto the world, it behoveth that the declaring thereof by antient times and dayes be more manifested and opened. Be it therefore knowne, that the said Marris Ground called Wildmore is p’tinent and belonging to three Barronnies, that is to say, Bullingbrooke, Horncastle, and Scrivelsbie: the said whole Marris Ground in antient time was called Wildmore, that is to say, in the time of Stephen, late or sometime King of England; and in the fourth yeare of his raigne was founded the Abby of Kirkstead, by the progeintors and fowndors of Tattershall; and in the eight yeare of the raigne of the said King Stephen was founded the Abbey of Reavesby, by William Romar, Earl of Lincoln, which William did give the house of Kerxe com’on of pasture in Wildmore, as much as to him and to the lands he had did appertaine; these things being ended and finished before the great and generall battells and warres, the said King Stephen died, after whome succeeded King Henry, who when he retayned in his owne hands two of the said Barronies, that is to say, Scrivelsby and Horncastle, he did give unto the said house of Kerxe, the Hermitage of Wildmore, with a certaine pasture thereunto belonging. And in pr’cesse of time the said King did give the Barronary of Horncastle unto Gerbald Skalde, of Flandrs, and the Barronary of Scrivelsby unto Robte Marmyon, a Norman: theise two Barrons did after give unto the said house of Kirks by their writings com’on of pasture in Wildmore, on condition they should suffer no man to com’on with them in the said Wildmore, but only themselves and theire tennants. Will’m of Romar Earl of Lincoln after being dead, the gift which he made unto the said house of Kirks, Will’m of Romar, his nephew and his heir, did by his writeing confirme his said uncle’s gift unto the said howse. And after him, Ralfe Earle of Chester did likewise confirme by his deed of gifte. At length contenc’on fell amongst the said Barrons for the said Wildmore, for that none of them did know what or how much did appertaine of the said Wildmore to every of