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A Treatise of the laws of the forest : wherein is declared not onely those laws as they are now in force, but also in the original and beginning of forests
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A Treatise of Cap. 19.

offenders do still continue their evil doing, and will notyield themselves to be taken, thenif the. Foresters, or theythat do come to aid them } do chance to kjll A n y fitch offenderin arresting or taking of him being within the limits andbounds of the Forests they shall not forfeit any goods 3 ar anyother thing, nor otherwise be.arraigned for the fame.

4 . If that any fitch offenders will not yield themselves to be ta -kgn, hut do rather flie out of the For eft , to the end that theywill not be kpown nor takg n ,then in some cafes , they arejiillto be followed and purfited with huy and cry nntill that theybe tak^n ; and in some other cafes, they are to be purfited. with fr^h suit within the view only.

5 . 7hat all the CommandersAydersReceivers,and AffifiersofTrejpaffers and Malefactors in the Kings Forests, are allprincipal offenders,as well at they that did the offence forin "Trespassers of the Forest there are no acceffaries, asthere are in Felonies.

6. Hew, and in what manner Huy and Cry stall be mtdcafter an offender of the For est.

<j. Bywhom the famestall be made.

8 . How, and in what manner the fame stall be purfited andfollowed.

§. In what manner they are to be punisted that do refuse ornegledi to follow the Huy and Cry, or to help totals offenmders andtrefpaffers cf the Forest.

10. In what cafes, and for what offences, or trespasses of theForest, Huy and Cry is to be made.

11 . Whereof called Huy and Cry.

I. That trespaflers and offenders in Forests oughtto be attacnedby the Ministers of the Forest, theyfinding them with the manner.

I IF an? malefactors, or trespassers, do chance tocomainto the Fo?est, Kith an intent to do hurt 0? trelpafs

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