Cap. p. the Forest Laws.

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4. The forfeiture and punifliraent of such as make Assartsin the Kings demefn woods sr lands:

I 3 m now here to declare and set down,what forfeitureo? punishment the Laws of the Fo?est do imposeupon him-Nhat doth Assart the Lings demesne iooods 0?lands within the-"Fo?ell,without warrant so? the same: Affisa &coisAnd therefore pou Gall underksnd,tyat bx the new As- fuemLio«w-fises of the Forest, made in An. 6 . Ed. 1. it is ordained, «fl*,an. 6 .E.i:Quod si quis inventus suede in dominico dom.Regis,fffar-rands vol purprefturam faciendo, corpus dabet protinus m 1 ' 'redneri: That if a man be found assarting 0? makingof an? purp?elture in the Lings demesne woods 0?lands,his bodx lhsll forthwith be sttsched,snd detainedin prison until that he hade made his fine to the Lingso? the same.Wut it doth appear dp the antient Iltero ofthe Lssises of kickdng and Esneaster both, that he thatdoth make an assart in fye mime own demesne woods "pr,;™*,0? lands, being within the Fo?ett, Gall be fined lo? the ^ , ^ zfame st double as much as he shall that doth make ei- wc, 5 u 6 !lbrnrther assart o? purpreliure in his own woods or lands: drALon.and pet in both those two case«,the fine so? the offence ineither of them is arbitrable st the Will and pleasure ofthe Lirg.Wut it is a more bolder attempt,o? rather con-tempt, to make an assart 0? purpresture in the Lingsown demesne woods 0? lands being within the Forest ,and therefore worth- to be mo?e sederelp punished so? ex-ample fake, then he that doth commit the like offence inhis own freehold: and so? that cause the Law doth allowhim that is taken with the manner, either making ofan assart 0? purpMure in tbe Lings demesne woods 0?lands, no bail so? the first offence, whereas he that doththe like trespass in his own freehold, 0? land, is allowedto be bailed so? the first and second offence, but not so?

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