The Growth of Parliament and the War with Scotland (1216-1307) — John Shaqi
The Growth of Parliament and the War with Scotland (1216-1307)
History
The Growth of Parliament and the War with Scotland (1216-1307)
Great Britain -- History -- 13th century -- Sources; Great Britain. Parliament -- History -- To 1500
(6) An inquisition or view of the expeditation of dogs in the forests
shall for the future take place at the same time as the reguard--_i.e._,
every third year; and then the inquisition shall be made by view and
testimony of lawful men and not otherwise. And he whose dog shall be
found without the claws cut shall pay as a penalty three shillings; and
for the future no oxen shall be taken as a fine. And the expeditation
shall be such that three toes shall be removed from the forefeet without
injuring the ball of the foot; nor shall dogs have their claws cut
except in those places where it was customary at the time of the first
coronation of King Henry our grandfather.
(7) No forester or bailiff shall for the future make a forced
contribution, or seize any corn or hay, or lambs or pigs, or make any
levy; and by the view and oath of the twelve reguardors when they make
the reguard, a reasonable number of foresters shall be appointed to keep
the forests.
(8) No swanimote shall be held for the future in our kingdom save three
times in the year--viz., a fortnight before Michaelmas when the agistors
meet to agist[5] our demesne woods; at Martinmas when our agistors
receive our pannage; and to these two swanimotes shall come foresters,
verderers,[6] and agistors, and no others by distraint; and the third
swanimote shall be held a fortnight before the feast of S. John the
Baptist, before the period of the fawning of the deer, and to that
swanimote shall come foresters and verderers and no others by distraint.
Further, the verderers and foresters shall meet every forty days
throughout the whole year to review the forest attachments, both of
venison and of vert,[7] on the presentation of the foresters themselves
and in the presence of those attached. And the aforesaid swanimotes
shall not be held except in the accustomed counties.
(9) Every freeman may agist his own woods in the forest and have his own
pannage.[8] We grant further that every freeman may take his own swine
through our demesne woods, freely and without hindrance, to agist them
in his own woods or where else he will. And if the swine of any freeman
remain one night in our forest, the freeman shall not be accused thereof
to his detriment.
(10) No one for the future shall lose life or limb on account of our
hunting, but if any one be arrested and convicted of the taking of
venison he shall pay heavily therefor, if he have whence he may pay; if
he have not whence he may pay, let him lie in our prison for a year and
a day; and if after a year and a day he can find pledges, let him depart
from prison; but if not, let him abjure the kingdom of England.
(11) Any archbishop, bishop, earl, or baron passing through our forest,
may take one or two beasts, in presence of the forester, if he should be
at hand; if not, let a horn be blown, lest he should seem to take the
beasts by stealth.
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