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llato in the Miles and Ordinances ok the ro^est, inthere words, Si qui; viderit malefactors infnynetas so- Assisi & con-’restæ, 8tc.. debet illos capere secundum posse sobm, & si suetadines f a -non possit, debet levare hutesium & clamorem : SKiafjere tcstæ tJh ’ ,n .

note, that the words are genera!, that is to rax? Aranxmanx shall ree anx offenders 0? malefactors within thebounds of the fo?est,he wall to the uttermost of his pow-er take them; but is he cannot take them, he muff makeGux and C rx aster them, 0? elk he Wall remain in mi-sericordia Regis so? the same.

8. How Huy and Cry shall be followed,

A M after Mix and Crp so made as aforesaid, thesame is still to be followed and pursued with frewpursuit, aster such malefactors and offenders, so long asrhex are remaining within the bounds and limits of thelo?est, until that thex lhall be taken therebx.

. 9. The punishment of those that refuse to follow Huyand Cry,and to help to take offenders in the Forest.

A M if that anx Milage 0? Townwip within thelimits and bounds of the forest,after such Dux andLrx made bx anx minister of the forest, as aforesaid, benegligent in anx point, to aid 0? help them to take suchoffenders, 0? to pursue 0? follow after anx such malefa-ctors, 0? do refuse, to pursue and follow the same: theneberx such default of anx one person,o? dMage,o? town-ship, so offetiding, Wall be presented bx the forester osthe same Wailiwick, at the next Lourt of Awanimote,o? Justice-fear, which shall krst happen: and if after-wards upost^vat-presentment of the forester, the offen-ders therein wall be dulx condicted according to the or-der and common course of the Lawsofche forest in that

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