Cap. S. the Forest Laws. t

The forfeiture and punishment of such as commie' ^ ' waste within the Forest.

H Abing alreau? declared, tohat awaste of the fo?ertis, jk is mcesssrx also to declare, what forfeiturearid punilhment the Laws ok the fo?ett do inflict up-on him that doth make a watte of the ro?ett, s how andin what manner he is to be punilhed so? the fame. Andso? that, xou shall understand, that if a man do make awatte of the fo?ett bxthe dettroxingof anx codert o?wood,then the whole wood or place so watted wall beseised into the Lings hands, and lv it Wall remain un-til ttich time that the owner of the same hade replediedit, and made his fine lo? that offence.

Item, is anx man do offend in cutting down os dert,o? so? the watting o? dettroxingof anx codert of the so-rest, and afterwards be diech before an? presentment be.made thereot-xetin this cafe the Wing shall be answeredto? that trelpaffe o? watte, so? the place wherein thetrelpaffe or wafce was done shall be seised into the Ao.sLings hands,and there it lhall remain until such time tin 2> l°d Jthat the heir ofthe trelpaffer lhE repledx the lame, andmske his line so? chat offence.

- Item, if a man do plow a Oeadow within the fo?ett,

Md convert the fame into tillage o?patture ground,that hath not been plowed before, without license oftheLo?d chief Autticein Ex?e,and afterwards, before anxpresentment made thereof, be doth die, then the fameGeadow o? Vatture, so conderted into tillage, thai! be Hesket, inMed into the Lings hands, and there it wall remain, of

until ttich time that the heir Wall repledx the same, ^"ore»,f.rv.and make his Knew? that offence: so that,as Ado takeit, he that doth commit awake within the fo?e,tt dothnot therebx fo?leit the place wherein the watte was

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