Cap. a i. the Forest Laws.

restarius curatu?: and therefore, as also so? the better*ej=ecutiau of the order parts of his office he is to rake rheDeth here lmder-expMd: Which also ib to be giben toeberp-Jiaialher and Mnder-keeper, and is as fsllvweth,

Vousoall tri.il/ execute the office of a Forester, or Keeper The Oahof &of the Kings wild beasts, in the walk called P. within Fonder, &c.this Forest of W. you shall be of good behaviour your selftowards his Majesties wild beasts, and the vert of thelame Forest : you shall not conceal the offence of anyother person j either in Vert or Venison, that (hall bedone within your charge; but-as well the lame offence,as also all attachments, you shall present at the next Courtof Attachments, or Swanimote, which shall first happento be holden for the fame Forest: And you shall, to theUttermost of your power, maintain and keep the Astisesof the Forest, and in all things the Kings right defend,concerning the seme, so long as you shall be Keeper there,so help you God.

Dow it is to be seen what is the office of a Forester.

And so? that it is to be underffood, that the whole officeof a Forester of the Forest doth consist in these fourthings, that is to sap,

(Preserbe.

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(.Present.

i. And as concerning the first point, which is, topreserbe: it is to be understood that a Forester,o? Weep- The 0 m ctcfAer of the Fo?est,mtist de a special p?eserdato? of the Wert Foresterand Meniwn of the Forest, without the which it can beno Forest : and therefore such an Dffseer must alwapshade a digilant exe to preserbe the Coberts of the Fo?estwhere the wild beasts msx hade their secret abiding, and

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