A treatise of the lavves of the forest: vvherein is declared not onely those lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of forests: and what a forest is in his owne proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a parke, or a warren, ... Also a treatise of the pourallee, declaring what pourallee is, how the same first began, what a pourallee man may do, how he may hunt and vse his owne pourallee. ... Collected, as well out of the common lawes and statutes of this land, as also out of sundrie learned auncient authors, and out of the assises of Pickering and Lancaster, by Iohn Manvvood. Whereunto are added the statutes of the forest, a treatise of the seuerall offices of verderors, regardors, and foresters, & the courts of attachments, swanimote, & iustice seat of the forest, and certaine principall cases, iudgements, and entries of the assises of Pickering and Lancaster: neuer heretofore printed for the publique.

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  • A treatise of the lavves of the forest: vvherein is declared not onely those lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of forests: and what a forest is in his owne proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a parke, or a warren, ... Also a treatise of the pourallee, declaring what pourallee is, how the same first began, what a pourallee man may do, how he may hunt and vse his owne pourallee. ... Collected, as well out of the common lawes and statutes of this land, as also out of sundrie learned auncient authors, and out of the assises of Pickering and Lancaster, by Iohn Manvvood. Whereunto are added the statutes of the forest, a treatise of the seuerall offices of verderors, regardors, and foresters, & the courts of attachments, swanimote, & iustice seat of the forest, and certaine principall cases, iudgements, and entries of the assises of Pickering and Lancaster: neuer heretofore printed for the publique.
  • Treatise of the lawes of the forrest
  • Treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest Treatise of the forest lawes
  • A brefe collection of the lawes of the forest.
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Imprint
London: Printed [by Adam Islip?] for the Societie of Stationers, Anno Dom. 1615.
Publication year
1615-1615
ESTC No.
S111855
Grub Street ID
131622
Description
[16], 258 [i.e. 259], [1] leaves ; 4⁰
Note
An enlarged edition of "A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest", incorporating much material from his "A brefe collection of the lawes of the forest".

Printer's name conjectured by STC.

At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.

The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
Uncontrolled note
Rpm 12/02/96