| Chap. 111. |
Wood.
' moiety to the King, the other to the Prosecutor, by Action, &c.
or Information
' in any Court of Record. |
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| 35 H. 8. 17. |
' All Coppice and Underwoods that shall be felled
at Fourteen years
' growth or under, from the Twentieth day of April next, after the
Felling
' for four years, it shall be sufficiently Inclosed, and the Springs
preserved
' from Cattle by him that hath the lawful interest and possession, upon
' pain to forfeit 3 s. 4 d. for every Rod not so inclosed
or preserved by
' the person so bounden to it for every month. This is inlarged to
five
' years, and then none but Calves and yearling Colts till six years. |
§. 6.
Inclosure. |
3 El. 25.
3 El. 25. |
' All Coppice above fourteen years growth, and under
twenty four, shall
' in like sort be inclosed or preserved for six years, under the like penalty;
' and this is inlarged to eight years, as above. |
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| 35 H. 8. 17. |
' No person shall convert into Tillage or Pasture
any Coppice or Underwoods,
' containing two Acres or more, being then Coppice or Underwood,
' and being two Furlongs distant from the Owners house, or the
' house to which it appertains, upon pain to forfeit for every Acre 40
s. |
§. 7.
Altering. |
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' Every person having several Woods or Coppice set
with great Trees
' about twenty four years growth, shall at the Felling, leave for every
Acre
' twelve Oaks, if so many Oaks, or else so many Trees of Elm, Ash, Asp,
' Beech, as make up the number to be left standing, twenty years after
' the Felling; and for seven years after, preserve and inclose it from
destruction
' by Cattle, upon pain that the Owner forfeit for every Tree lacking
' of that number 6 s. 8 d. and the Owner commanding those
Trees to
' be felled, to lose for every tree so felled 6 s. 8 d. and
for every Rod inclosed
' or preserved 3 s. 4 d. |
§. 8.
Standels.
Inclosing. |
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' But the Owner may take any of them for Repairs
and Necessaries. |
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| 35 H. 8. 17. |
' The Lord, owner of the Soil where Woods grow,
and others having
' Common, shall before Felling, call together the Tenants, and by the
' consent of more part of them, if they can agree, shall set out a fourth
' part thereof: And if the Lord and Tenants do not agree, then two
Justices
' to be assigned by the Sessions, at the request of the Lord, being not
' of his Alliance, King, Counsel or Fee, shall call together twelve such
Commoners
' and Inhabitants, and under such Penalties as they think fit; and
' being met, and the Justices shewing the cause of their meeting, if the
' Justices, Lord, Commoners and Inhabitants, or the major part of them
' cannot agree upon a Division of a fourth part, the Justices may set out
a
' fourth part; and the Lord, or owner, may inclose and sell. |
§. 9.
Commoners. |
| 35 H. 8. 17. |
' Standels, Storers and Trees, shall be left upon
like Penalties, as before
' is limited, and the Inclosure maintained, and Springs preserved seven
' years from the felling; and within that seven years no Beast be put
' in or suffered to feed there, upon pain to forfeit 4 d. for every
Beast.
' And the Owner forfeit for every Tree otherwise felled 6 s. 8 d. |
§. 10.
Standels. |
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' After such inclosing, the Tenants may use and
enjoy their Common in
' the residue not inclosed; and the Lord shall put no Cattle therein for
the
' seven years, 35 H. 8. 17. And after the seven years it shall
be left open,
' and used as before. |
Preservation. |
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' But by 13 El. 25. the Woods are to remain
inclosed, and Springs be
' preserved two years longer than by 35 H. 8. is directed upon the
like
' Penalties. |
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| 1 Jac. 22. |
' No person shall sell or cause, &c. any Oaken
Trees, meet to be barked
' where Bark is worth two shillings a Cart-load above the charges) except
' Timber for Houses, Ships or Mills; but between the first day of April,
' and the last day of June, upon pain of Forfeiture of the Bark,
or double
' the value thereof. |
§. 11.
Bark. |
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