Enclosure petition

To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled

The humble petition of the Lords of the Manor of Helmdon in the County of Northampton and of the Patrons and Rector Incumbent of the Parish Church there and of the several Freeholders and owners and proprietors of Lands Commons and Estates in the open and common fields of Helmdon aforesaid whose hands are hereunto subscribed.
Showeth that your petitioners are seized or possessed of several freehold estates and other properties in the said open and common fields of Helmdon aforesaid which lye intermixed and dispersed over the whole fields in small parcels by means whereof great inconvenience do arise to the proprietors and occupiers of the said lands and estates by continual trespasses surcharging of commons inconveniencing of agriculture and other disorders which by experience has been found to be very detrimental and inconvenient to the proprietors thereof, and the same are incapable of improvement in their present situation.
That the said common and open fields of Helmdon aforesaid are very fit and proper to be inclosed and would be of great advantage to the several Freeholders and occupiers of the same if the same were inclosed and divided into just allotments and proportions to and for the several parties interested therein. Therefore your petitioners most humbly pray that this Honourable House will be pleased to give leave to bring in a Bill for dividing and inclosing the said open and common fields of Helmdon aforesaid according to each persons right in the same and your petitioners shall ever pray————-