The laws of England concerning the game, of hunting, hawking, fishing and fowling, &c. and of forests, chales, parks, warrens, deer, doves, dove-cotes, conies, and all other game in general And also concerning setting-dogs, grey-hounds, lurchers, nets, tunnels, lowbels, guns, and all manner of engmes and instruments mentioned in the several statutes to destroy the game; shewing who are qualified by law to keep and use them, and the punishments of those who keep them, not being qualified. Likewise the proper seasons allowed by act of Parliament for hunting, fishing and fowling. The whole being a compleat collection of all the statute-law concerning the game: and of all the cases, resolutions and judgements in the several courts of record at Westminister relating thereunto. Together with the nature of, and proceedings in, the several courts belonging to a forest; the method of chusing, and oaths of the respective officers; and the authority, power and duty of agistors, bow bearers, beadles, chief justice in eyre, clerks of the peace, church-wardens, constables, foresters, game-keepers, justices of peace, keepers, lords of manors, overseers of the poor, parkers, rangers, regarders, sheriffs, Stewards of forest courts, Stewards of leets, verderors, wardens and woodwards By William Nelson of the Middle-Temple, Esq; to which are now added, (never before printed) English forms of convictions, declarations, indictments, justifications, licences, mittimus's, pleas, warrants, original writs, &c. Digested under proper titles, in an alphabetical order

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Nelson, William
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London] Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling. (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for ward and chandler; at the Ship between the Temple-Gates in Fleet-street; and sold at their Shop at Scarborough 1736, 1736
Edition:	The third edition, with large additions
Subjects:	Fishery Law And Legislation / Great Britain
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/1592900300?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa