A treatise of the lawes of the forest wherein is declared not onely those lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of forests ...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manwood, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Printed for the Societie of Stationers 1615, 1615
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Collection: Making of the Modern World - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Item Description:"Cum priuilegio.". - "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.". - Consists of chapters from A briefe collection of the lawes of the forest (privately printed) and A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forest (1598), both by Manwood, rearranged, and with material from the first duplicated in the second omitted. Includes the Carta de foresta of King Canute (1016). - Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 00434. - OCLC, 20885998. - Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London. - STC (2nd ed.), 17292. - Text in English and Latin
Physical Description:[15], 258 leaves 4to
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