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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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Cap. the Forest Laws. 303

2 The Ministers of the Forest may make Huy andCry aster such offenders, if themselvescannot take them.

A M as ederx Forester anh Giniker of the Forestis bx dis Office, Math, and Mutx, bound to ar-rest and attach such offenders and trespassers himself, ifhe can-> so likewise, to the end that Lich trespassersand offenders in Forests shall not escape atvax unpu-nished so? such offences, the Laws and chtatures of thisRealm hade prodided, Lhat if such Foresters and Gmi-sters of the Forest cannot, no? de not able of them-leldes to take and arrest such offenders, then thex max vid. the star. ofdx the statute of 21 E.i. and also bx the M?dinances " n - * l - E V As 'of the Forest made in Anno 6. E. 1. Articulo u, Niake J 2 intsfa£-Vux and Crp after such offenders, and theredx cause mrdean.SL.l'the Mounrrx to rife, and so to take such offenders, as if -me., >.thex Were feloNL. ** Hay and Cry

by the Forest

Law is not to be made for trespass In Vert, but in Venison only, and cannot be putsuedbut only within the bounds of the Sorest, and the offence must be committed withinthe Forest, and not within the purlieu. And this Huy and Cry maybe made by any ofthe Kings Ministers of the Forest; but none may make Huy and Cry in such case but;he thatmay arrest ifhe could catchthe offender,60.4,r»/f.Z94.

Z No forfeiture for killing within the Forest, asterHuy and Cry made, such offendersrefusing to yield.

A M stter inch Mux snd Lrx made, and that theCountrp do rile, and repair to the place wherewch offenders are, if thex do still continue in executingtheir malice, v? do kx, 0? defend themfeldes withw?ce of arms, dilddexing che Lings Mace; and deingrequired to xield themfeldes to the Lings Mace, do re-

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