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retake it ; for, whilst the keeper pursues it, it does 

 not in law pass into a new liberty. 



A Chase 

 Is a privileged place for the keeping of beasts of 

 chase of royal game, with exclusive power of hunt- 

 ing therein. 2 Black. Com. 38. 



4 Jree Warren 

 Is a franchise granted by the king for the custody 

 of beasts and fowls of warren, viz. hares, rabbits, 

 partridges, and pheasants; but this franchise is now 

 little known, the name being retained principally 

 in grounds set apart for breeding rabbits. 2 Black. 

 Com. 



Seasons for hunting or destroying Gaine. 



The season for shooting grouse (called red game) 

 commences on the 12th of August, and concludes 

 on the 10th of December. Heatii-fowl (black game) 

 begins on the 20th of August, and ends on the lOtli 

 of December, The mere possession of these birds 

 at any other period ot the year (except such as may 

 be kept tame), subjects the party (13 Geo. III. c, 55.) 

 to a penalty of not more than twenty pounds nor 

 less than ten pounds for the first offence; and for 

 every subsequent offence, to not more than thirty 

 pounds, nor less than twenty pounds; half to go to 

 the informer, and the other half to the poor of the 

 parish , and, in case where neither penalty nor dis- 

 tress can be had, to imprisonment of not less than 

 three, nor more than six months. In new forests, 

 the season for heath-fowl does not commence till the 

 1st of September. 



Bustard-shooting commences the 1st of September, 

 and concludes the 1st of March; and the same pe- 

 nalties are attached here as for heath-fowl and grouse. 



Upon grouse- mountains, or wastes, the occupier 

 is forbidden to burn heath, furze, &c. between the 

 2d of February and the 24th of June, upon pain of 



