A treatise of the laws 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, with 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-man 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 pouralle
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 foresters, and the Courts of attachments, swanimote, and justice-seat of the forest; and certain principal cases, judgments, and entries of the assises of Pickering and Lancaster
Other Title
Charta de foresta, of King Canutus a Dane, and a king of this realm
London : Printed for the Company of stationers, 1665
Physical Details
30 unnumbered pages, 552 pages ; 19 cm
OCLC
ocm02607677
First published 1598 under title: A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest.
An alternate edition published in the same year has title: A treatise of the lavvs of the forest.
In this setting of the title page and preliminary leaves, the edition statement contains "inlarged". In another setting, the edition statement contains "enlarged".