Laws, rules, regulations and rights concerning Wychwood Forest [with] swanymout charge [manuscript].
1635
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Title
Laws, rules, regulations and rights concerning Wychwood Forest [with] swanymout charge [manuscript].
Created/published
ca. [1635?] and [1637?]
Description
[110] p ; 21 × 17 cm (4º).
Note
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From dealer's description: "Two very detailed and closely related manuscripts from the forest courts of Wychwood Forest, about 40 km west of Oxford, laying down the procedures and activities of the courts, and the laws, rules, regulations and rights related to the forest. The swanimote court was a large forest court that might meet about once a year, while the day to day matters, such as punishing small offences, were handled by the smaller attachment court which might meet about every forty days. The present manuscripts may have been drawn up as part of Charles I's efforts to increase revenues. Beginning in 1632 the forest courts that had largely been allowed to lapse were reconvened. Charles's chief justice appointed William Lenthall (1591-1662) steward of Wychwood Forest in 1634 and its first new court was convened at Oxford in 1637. The courts were rejuvenated and numerous fines imposed for a wide variety of offenses. The present main manuscript (bound) records the laws, rules, regulations and rights pertaining to the forest on about 110 written pages, specifying punishments (mostly fines) for numerous offences. The first and last leaves (pasted down) are wrinkled and show a few small tears and a piece has been cut out of the foot margin of 11 successive leaves. Otherwise in god condition. The vellum has some stains and a few small chips, and parts of the cloth ties are lost, but the binding is otherwise good."
From dealer's description: "Two very detailed and closely related manuscripts from the forest courts of Wychwood Forest, about 40 km west of Oxford, laying down the procedures and activities of the courts, and the laws, rules, regulations and rights related to the forest. The swanimote court was a large forest court that might meet about once a year, while the day to day matters, such as punishing small offences, were handled by the smaller attachment court which might meet about every forty days. The present manuscripts may have been drawn up as part of Charles I's efforts to increase revenues. Beginning in 1632 the forest courts that had largely been allowed to lapse were reconvened. Charles's chief justice appointed William Lenthall (1591-1662) steward of Wychwood Forest in 1634 and its first new court was convened at Oxford in 1637. The courts were rejuvenated and numerous fines imposed for a wide variety of offenses. The present main manuscript (bound) records the laws, rules, regulations and rights pertaining to the forest on about 110 written pages, specifying punishments (mostly fines) for numerous offences. The first and last leaves (pasted down) are wrinkled and show a few small tears and a piece has been cut out of the foot margin of 11 successive leaves. Otherwise in god condition. The vellum has some stains and a few small chips, and parts of the cloth ties are lost, but the binding is otherwise good."
Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 271391 (quarto)
Folger-specific note
Ordered from Asher Rare Books & Antiquariaat Forum, D 9218, 07-06-2018, Catalog No. 4 (2018). Purchase made possible by The James B. Sitrick Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
Folger accession
271391