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On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Alice Phillips <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> English law required that the boundary lines be observed by the neighbors
> and two neutral persons every four years. This was overseen by the Anglican
> Church Vestry and was often referred to as "beating the bounds". I checked
> Black's Law Dictionary, 6th edition, and did not find an age requirement.
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> Alice Phillips
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It was also called the Common Riding if you were Scottish. In many
communities this is still a festival that is celebrated.
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Douglas Burnett
Satellite Beach
FL
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