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Record Id:

032-002030238

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032-002030238

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Add MS 26047

Title:

TREATISE, on Forests and Forest Laws, composed in 1571 by William Fleetwood, Recorder of London, divided into four heads, preceded by a preface and a "proheme," as follows:-

1. Preface, f. 3.

2. "Proheme," f. 20.

3. "A treatis uppon fforestes Parckes chases and free warrens," f. 25.

4. "Of Judiciall Presidentes concerning the same," f. 44.

5. "A chardge of the Justice in Eyre for Foreste Causes," f. 67 b.

6. "An exposicion of auntient woodes expressed in sundrie auntient chartors," f. 80.

7. An appendix containing copies of early forest laws, papal brulls, and charters, with lists of officers of the different royal forests of Windsor, Waltham or Epping, etc. from Henry II. to 1600. Lat., Fr. and Eng. The original treatise without the preface or the appendix is in Harl. MS. 5194. Paper; written in 1592 (f. 18 b) and later. Small Quarto. Presented by John Sleigh, Esq., of BakeweIl.

Scope & Content:

William Fleetwood, Recorder of London: Treatise on forests and forest laws: 1592.

Woods and Forests: Treatise on forests and forest-laws, by Recorder Fleetwood: 1592.

John Sleigh, of Bakewell: Presecuted: in 1864.

includes:

ff. 108, 113 b Henry II of England: Assisa de foresta apud Woodstock: 16th cent.
ff. 111, 118, 121, 126 b, 215 b Edward I of England: Laws respecting forests: 16th cent.
f. 119 b Edward III of England: Capitula de foresta: 16th cent.
f. 140 b Henry III of England: Processus de foresta et ordo inde: 16th cent.
ff. 141-154 Roger L'Estrange, Justice in Eyre beyond Trent: Forms of his writs: temp. Hen. III.
f. 154 b Edward I of England: Bulla Clementis V. ad, super revocatione concessionum in carta de libertatibus et de foresta: 1305.
f. 154 b William Gainsbrough, Bishop of Worcester: Bull of Clement V. to: 1305.: Copy.
ff. 161-164 John Manwood: Instructions for the office of Justice of the Forest: 1598.
ff. 165-180 Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham: Inspeximus as justice in Eyre of royal forests: 1599.
ff. 181-184 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Grant to, of a Chief Justiceship in Eyre of the royal forests: 1565.
ff. 184 b-190 Havering Manor; Essex: Grant of, to A. and R. Cooke: 1559.
ff. 184 b-190 Richard Cooke: Grant to, of Havering manor and park: 1559.
ff. 184 b-190 Sir Anthony Cooke, of Gidea Hall; Preceptor to Edward VI: Grant to, of Havering manor and park: 1559.
f. 191 Stortford Forest, Essex: Confirmation of liberties to dwellers near: 1564.
f. 191 Colchester Forest, Essex: Confirmation of liberties to dwellers near: 1564.
ff. 199, 200 Thomas Powle, Comptroller of the Hanaper: Grants to, of the understewardship of Waltham Forest: 1559, 1567.
ff. 204-207 Arthur Brooke: Information against, for poaching: 1596 - 1597.
ff. 204-207 Rockingham Forest, Northamptonshire: Information against poachers in: 1596-1597.
ff. 204-207 Adrian Brooke: Information against, for poaching: 1596 - 1597.
ff. 204-207 Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice: Information against poachers in Rockingham Forest: 1596, 1597.
f. 207 b Thomas Brooke, Sheriff of county Northamptonshire: Commission to, from Lord Sussex: 1577.
f. 207 b Thomas Ratcliffe, Earl of Sussex: Commission from, as Chief Justice in Eyre, to the High Sheriff of Northampton: 1577.
f. 208 b Windsor, Parks: Forest of. Proclamation of the exemption of foresters from juries: 1568.
f. 208 b Thomas Ratcliffe, Earl of Sussex: Proclamation of exemption from juries of Windsor foresters: 1568.
f. 210 Waltham, Forest, Essex: Papers relating to: 1592.
ff. 221-235 Havering-Atte-Bower Manor; Essex: Copies of documents concerning: 17th cent.

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1571

End Date:

1600

Date Range:

1571-1600

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Names:

Brooke, Adrian
Brooke, Arthur, of Add MS 26047
Brooke, Thomas, Sheriff of county Northamptonshire
Coke, Edward, Knight, lawyer, legal writer, and politician, 1552-1634
Cooke, Anthony, of Gidea Hall; Preceptor to Edward VI
Cooke, Richard, of Add MS 26047
Dudley, Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester, courtier and statesman, ?1532-1588
Edward I, King of England and Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, 1239-1307,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122766363,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/13101431
Edward III, of England
Fleetwood [Fletewoode], William, Recorder of London, c 1525-1594,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122813385
Gainsburgh, William, diplomat and Bishop of Worcester, c 1260-1307
Havering Manor, Essex
Havering-Atte-Bower Manor, Essex
Henry II, King of England, Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine, 1133-1189
Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272
Howard, Charles, 1st Earl of Nottingham
L'Estrange, Roger, Justice in Eyre beyond Trent
Manwood, John
Margaret, Queen Consort of Edward I, 1279-1318
Powle, Thomas, Comptroller of the Hanaper
Ratcliffe, Thomas, Earl of Sussex
Sleigh, John, of Bakewell

Places:

Colchester Forest, Essex
Rockingham Forest, Northamptonshire
Stortford Forest, Essex
Waltham Forest, Essex
Windsor, England