Usage examples (5)

• And no man could change his habitation without a warrant or certificate from the borsholder of the tithing to which he formerly belonged.
• If he fled, either before or after finding sureties, the borsholder and decennary became liable to inquiry, and were exposed to the penalties of law.
• The borsholder summoned together his whole decennary to assist him in deciding any lesser differences which occurred among the members of this small community.
• When any person, in any tithing or decennary, was guilty of a crime, the borsholder was summoned to answer for him; and if he were not willing to be surety for his...