The animal's bristles were used as thread for sewing leather and for making ropes. However, useful as the animals no doubt were, neighbours were constantly grumbling about the behaviour of their neighbour's grice, and the courts were empowered to confiscate particularly troublesome ones, and to impose "hefty fines" on their owners.
Animal bristles were used for sewing leather and making ropes. Despite their usefulness, neighbors often grumbled about their neighbor's behavior (grice), resulting in court seizures of problematic animals and the imposition of significant fines on their owners.