The gentleman's recreation in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.

A further Abstract of some Penal LAWS as concern FORESTS, CHASES, &c.

I. There shall be three Swainmotes in the Year, viz. one 15 days before Michael∣mass; another about Martinmass; and the third 15 days before Midsummer. At the first two of which none shall appear by distress, but the Fosters, Uerdors, and Gest-takers; and at the other onely the Fosters and Uerdors: howbeit the Fosters and Uerdors shall meet every forty days, to see the Attachment of the Forests, as well for Green-hue, as Hun∣ting: And the Swainmotes shall not be kept, but in the Counties where they have used to be kept.

II. Lawing of Dogs shall be made in Fo∣rests, from 3 years to 3 years by the view and testimony of lawful men, and not otherwise: Howheit such Lawing of Dogs shall not be

but where it hath been used from the Coro∣nation of Hen. 2d.

III. No Foster or Beadie shall make Sco∣tal, or gather Garhe, Oats, Lamb, or Pig, but by the sight of the 12 Rangers when they shall make their Range: And there shall be so many Rangers assigned for the keeping of Forests, as shall seem reasonably suffi∣cient for the same.

IV. Any person having a Wood in the Fo∣rest may agest it, and take his pawnage there at his pleasure; he may also drive his Dogs through the Kings Woods, or elsewhere for that purpose; and if they ly all night in the Forest, he shall not be questioned for it.

V. None shall lose Life or Member for kil∣ling of Deer, but shall be fined for it if he have any thing; if not, he shall be imprisoned a year and a day: and (if he can find good Sureties) shall then be delivered; but if not, he shall absure the Realm.

VI. A Peer of the Realm, being sent for by the King, in coming and returning may kill a Deer or two in the Forest through which he passeth: howbeit, it must not be done privily, but by the view of the Foster, if present; but if absent, by causing one ta blow a Norn for him, lest he seem to steal the Deer.

VII. No Chimage or Coll shall be taken in Forests, but by a Forester in fee, that farms his Bailiwick, and onely of such as buy their Bushes, Cimber, Bark, or Coals, to sell it again, viz. 2 d. for a Cart, and 1 d. for an Dorse, to be taken half-yearly; and it shall onely he taken where it hath used to

be taken, and not elsewhere: Neither shall any Chimage be taken of such as carry bur∣thens of Bushes, Bark or Coal, albeit they sell it, unless they take them out of the Kings Demesne Woods. Thus far Charta Foresta.

A Forester, Parker, or Warrener shall not be questioned for killing a Crespasser, who (after the peace cryed to him) will not yield himself, so it be not done out of some o∣ther former malice. Stat. 21 Ed. 1.

No Minister of the Forest shall be put up∣on any Assize, Iury, or Inquest to be taken without the Forest. Ordin. Forestae.

Stat. 1 Ed. 3. cap. 8. None shall be taken or Imprisoned for Uert or Uenison, unless he be taken with the manner, or else indicted ac∣cording to the form of the Stat. 34. Ed. 1. And then the Warden of the Forest shall take him to Mainprise, until the Eyre of the Fo∣rest, without taking any thing for his deli∣berance. And if the Warden will not so do, he shall have a Writ out of the Chancery of Old ordained for persons indicted to be bai∣led till the Eyre.

Stat. 1 Ed. 3. cap. 2. Any man having Wood within the Forest, may take Horse-boot and Hay-boot in his said Wood, without being Attached for the same by the Ministers of the Forest, so that it be done by the view of the Foresters.

Stat. 7. R. 2. cap. 4. No Officer of the Fo∣rest shall take or imprison any without due Indictment, or per main ouvre (with his hand at the work) that is, being taken with the manner, or trespassing in the Forest; nor shall constrain any to make Obligation or

Ransome against his will, and the Assise of the Forest, in pain to pay the party grieved double damages, and to be ransomed at the King's will.

16 & 17 Car. cap. 16. An Act for the certainty of Forests, and of the Meers, limits and bounds thereof: See the Statute at large.

17 Car. cap. 16. No place within England or Wales, where no Justice Seat, Swainmote, Court, or Attachment hath been made, or Uindosers chosen, or Regard made within 20 years, shall be accounted Forest.

II. Tenants and Owners of all excluded Land, shall enjoy their common and other profits.

Stat. 20. Car. 2. cap. 3. Ten Thousand Acres of waste Lands in the Forest of Dean shall be enclosed, and kept in severalty, for the growth and preservation of Timber; and be under the regard and Government of Forest Law.