Cap, 2k. the Forest Laws. .^

23ut noto it is necesssrx, here in this place, to soesd The manner ofkvmthittg concerning the manner of the fame certificat - tht Ridersanti therefor first ok all it is to be understood,that in tfafs «rrEcsr.certificat there are two things more especiallp to be oh.serded,tvat is to sap,

1. The number ok the Regarders that must certifie Assifa forest*

the same* h.*.

2 . That thex do certine the same upon their diew:and not otherwise.

alreaSx beko?e,that bx the Lawsand AMses okthe Fo?est, made in the timeofWmg tt. 2 .that oknecessrtx there mult be twelve Regarders mode-rx Fo?est: and it doth also appear bxthe tv?tt afore-said, that is anx ok those twelve regarders be dead orkick, there must be others chosen in their places toserve: so that os neceffitp there must be tije whole num-ber of twelve regarders in ever? Forest,o? else thex can-not make regard osthe Forests nor make anx certificatthereofr fo? Isthe certificat of their iuyuifition be madebx 11 . ok the regarders ok the Forest,then that certificatis not a sufficient certificat to charge anx offender to an-swer thereunto,so?as much as it doth appear bx matter» , Ma ? e I.ofrecord-thst the same certificat brao not made bp an t te 2S S «'«-rd-r- of tte ZkoM! so? it must be wtemeo tbatthere de alwaxs twelve regarders, and the certificat oktheir inMlltion must be made bx all the regarders,thatis to kax,bx r2.regarders» And thus much concerningthe number of the regarders that must certifie.

Bow concerning the certikxing ok their inquisitionupon their own drew: it is to be understood,rhar if it donot appear in their certificat before the Lo?d chiefIn-,stice ok the Forest, that the regarders did range and go-' H£sket ^ *?•through al! the Forest, to kee and view the Forest, andthe offences and trespasses ok the Forest which thex docertifie: then that certEcat o? presentment (although

^4 that