196 The Perambulations of the Forests in Wilts. 



by the oatli as well of Knights as of other good and lawful men of 

 the same counties, by whom the truth of the matter may be the bet- 

 ter known, and the same perambulation made according to the tenor 

 of the Charter aforesaid : Saving always our oath and the right of our 

 Crown, the proofs and claims of us and all others. So, nevertheless, 

 that if either of you by death or infirmity shall happen to be hin- 

 dered, whereby he cannot attend to this matter, "VYe will, that in 

 the place of him who may be so hindered, one other discreet and 

 lawful Knight, or another of the counties aforesaid, you associate 

 together with you to execute the premises. To do which, by the 

 tenor of these presents, we commit to you full, power. And, there- 

 fore, we command you that at certain days and places, which there- 

 unto you shall provide, you perform the premises in form aforesaid. 

 And we have commanded each of our Sherifis of the counties afore- 

 said, that at certain daj's and places which you shall make known 

 unto them, they cause to come before you so many and such as well 

 Knights as other good and lawful men of their Bailiwicks, by whom 

 the truth of the matter in the premises may be the better known, 

 and the perambulation aforesaid made as is aforesaid, and the-same 

 perambulation distinctly and openly made under your seals and 

 the seals of those by whom it shall be made, you send back to us 

 before any execution or other thing thereupon be done; that thence- 

 forth we may thereupon cause to be done, that which according to 

 the tenor of the aforesaid charter, ought to be done. In testimony 

 thereof, we have caused these our Letters to be made patent. Wit- 

 ness ourself at Westminster, the 1st day of April, in the 28th 

 year of our reign. 



By authority of which command, the aforesaid John and his 

 companions sent their writ to the Sheriff of Wiltshire, that he 

 should cause to come before them at Salisbury, on Friday next 

 before the feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle, so many and such as 

 well Knights as other free and lawful men of his county, by whom 

 the truth of the matter might be the better known; and also all 

 and singular Foresters and Yerderers of all the Forests of his whole 

 county. At which day, the same Sheriff, together with the Knights 

 and Free tenants of the same county, and also all the Foresters and 



