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.
Alice Phillips
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