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law, it involved greater numbers within it's 

 influence *. 



At the time, when the feverities exercifed 

 under foreft-laws were abolifhed, all the in- 

 croachments, which the crown had .made on 

 the confines of forefts, were given back. 

 Then it was that New-foreft was reduced 

 within it's ancient bounds ; and all thofe lands, 

 which bordered on the bay of Southampton, 

 the river Avon, and the fea, were reftored to 

 their old pofTerTors. Thefe lands were then 

 diftinguifhed by the name of the purlieus of the 

 fore/I j and their owners, at leafl fome of them, 

 by way of indemnification for injuries received, 

 enjoyed feveral privileges, particularly the right 

 of common ing in the foreft; and of killing 

 trefpailing deer, provided they were killed 

 before they entered the foreft, which was al- 

 ways efteemed their fanftuary -f. 



The fhape of New-foreft is a kind of irre- 

 gular triangle, wide at the fouth, and drawing 



* See an account of the feverity of foreft-laws, and the original 

 of game-laws in Blackfttme's Com. v. 4. 

 f See Manwood on foreft-law. 



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