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as Wirefdale Bowland, a little to the fouth 

 and Simon's-wood, extending almoft to 

 Liverpool. 



In the northern parts of Yorkfliire lie a cluf- 



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 pi&urefque country we 

 have in England rivers vallies rocks and 

 woods in great profuiion, tho intermingled, 

 and deformed with patches of human indufhy. 



On the Eaftern fide of Yorkfhire lies the 

 foreft of Pickering, extending itfelf almofl to 

 Scarborough. This foreft, with that of Wiref- 

 dale, were royalties belonging to the duchy 

 of Lancafter - y and in the time of John of 

 Ghent, the jurifdiction of foreft-law was 

 maintained in both of them with fo much 

 exa&nefs, that the determinations of the courts 

 of Lancafter, and Pickering were always 



VOL. i. Y efteemed 



