A treatise of the lavvs of the forest, wherein is declared not only those laws, as they are now in force, but also the original and beginning of forests; and what a forest is in its own proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a park or a warren, wit all such things as are incident or belonging thereunto, with the several proper terms of art. Also a treatise of the pourallee, declaring what pourallee is, how the same first began, what a pourallee may do, how he may hunt and use his own Pourallee, how far he may pursue and follow after his chase; together with the limits and bounds as well of the forest, as the pourallee. Collected, as well out of the common laws and statutes of this land; as also out of sundry learned ancient authors, and out of the assises of Pickering and Lancaster by John Manwood. Whereunto are added the statutes of the forest; a treatise of the several offices of verderors, regardors and forestors, and the courts of attachments, swanimote and just

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  • A treatise of the lavvs of the forest, wherein is declared not only those laws, as they are now in force, but also the original and beginning of forests; and what a forest is in its own proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a park or a warren, wit all such things as are incident or belonging thereunto, with the several proper terms of art. Also a treatise of the pourallee, declaring what pourallee is, how the same first began, what a pourallee may do, how he may hunt and use his own Pourallee, how far he may pursue and follow after his chase; together with the limits and bounds as well of the forest, as the pourallee. Collected, as well out of the common laws and statutes of this land; as also out of sundry learned ancient authors, and out of the assises of Pickering and Lancaster by John Manwood. Whereunto are added the statutes of the forest; a treatise of the several offices of verderors, regardors and forestors, and the courts of attachments, swanimote and just
  • Treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest
  • Treatise of the laws of the forest; Treatise of the forest laws
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Imprint
London : printed for the Company of Stationers, 1665. The third edition, corrected and much enlarged.; ..
Added name
England and Wales. Laws, etc.
Publication year
1665
ESTC No.
R18159
Grub Street ID
72118
Description
[24], 552 p. ; 4°.
Note
First published 1598 under title: A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest

"The edit. 1598, consists but of 20 chapters, those of 1615 and 1665, of 25, being differently paged, and to which latter also are prefixed the charter of Chanute, and statutes relating to the forest." Cf. J. Clarke. Bibliotheca legum

Running title: A treatise of the forest laws

In this setting of the title page and preliminary leaves, the edition statement contains "enlarged". In another setting, the edition statement contains "inlarged"

Includes bibliographical references.