A HISTORY OF PEAK FOREST. 77 



On Roll 52, m. i6, it is stated that "the wood of Ludworth 

 was wasted by the Abbot of Basingwerk and that the demesne 

 woods of Norwick, Daltan, Cumbes, and Eccles were wasted 

 by the Earl of Ferrers who died during the time in which he 

 was bailiff, the value of which is enrolled elsewhere. There 

 remain in the hands of the king the woods of Chinlegh, Kinder, 

 Ffouside, and Berde, wasted by the takings of the said Earl, 

 which are elsewhere enrolled. The wood of Edale is also 

 wasted by him, and the wood of Mandale is deteriorated by 

 the inhabitants of Bradwell." (Ro. 50.) 



^fftcete of f^e Soreef+ an^ i^eiv (jJmifegee. 



" There are six sorts of necessary ofificers in a Forest," writes 

 Manwood, "viz.: A Steward, Verderors, Foresters, Regarders, 

 Agistors, and Woodwards. All offences and trespasses in the 

 forest must be tried before these officers, or by some of them, 

 in those courts which they hold for the due execution of the 

 Forest Laws. There are some forests which have no agistors, 

 but in every forest where there are woods there must be agistors. 



A woman may be a Forester in Fee, but she cannot execute 

 the office ; she may, however, make a deputy during the Eyre, 

 which deputy shall be sworn. 



A Verderor is a judicial officer of the King's Forest chosen 

 by his writ in the full county in which the forest is, and sworn 

 to keep the assizes or laws thereof, and also to view, receive, 

 and enrol the attachments and presentments of all manner of 

 trespasses of the forest concerning vert and venison. 



He is called in Latin Viridarius, which is derived a Viridi, 

 Vert, or Green Hue for his office. 



His duty is — 



[a) To view the vert and venison. 



ib) To make inquisition of all trespasses in the forest. 



{c) To take inquests of such offences and trespasses. 



{d) To make inrolments and preserve the records. 



(e) To judge of offences and trespasses in the forest as in 

 vert where the value is under 4d. 



