Chosen rules, fines and ordinances concerning the commons of Bakel, Helmond and Aarle, ordered and made by the six men and peelmasters who solemny swore an oath to maintain the before mentioned commons by making rules and fines as is written hereafter. The peelmasters of Bakel are Frans Henrickx van den Water and Jan van den Wasberch, those of Aarle Henrick Henrickx van Zeijelberch and Goort Gijsbrechts Kuuijts and those of Helmond Jan Jacop Thonissen and Jan Anthonis die Mol. These men mentioned before want these rules and fines to be maintained as has been done from old times till older times. This rules are confirmed and made on the 17th of April 1571. And now again by the current peelmasters of Bakel, Willem Jan Arts and Hanrick Aertsen, of Helmont, Gijsbert Henrickx and Peeter die Smit, of Aerle, Henrick Dirck Maes ende Lambert Gerit.