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as Wirefdale Rowland, a little to the fouth 

 and Simon's-wood, extending almoft to 

 Liverpool. 



In the northern parts of Yorkfhire lie a clu 



ter of fmall forefts Lime Applegarth 



Swaledale and Wenfeley-dale. Whether each 

 of thefe had a feparate jurifdiftion, or whether 

 their rights were intermingled, would be dif- 

 ficult at this day to afcertain. They muft 

 formerly however, in their rude ftate, have 

 been delightful fcenes. Even now they con- 

 tain fome of the moft pifturefque country we 

 have in England rivers vallies rocks 

 and woods in great profufion, tho inter- 

 mingled, and deformed with patches of human 

 induftry. 



On the Eaflern fide of Yorkfhire lies the 

 foreft of Pickering, extending itfelf almoft to 

 Scarborough. This foreft, with thatof Wire 

 dale, were royalties belonging to the duchy 

 of Lancafter; and in the time of John of 

 Ghent, the jurifdiftion of foreft-law was 

 maintained in both of them with fo much 

 exaftnefs, that the determinations of the courts 



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