CONTENTS AND ARGUMENT, 



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INTRODUCTION, 1 



Eeference is made to arrangements proposed by the British 

 Government in 1870 for the preparation and publication 

 of a compilation of information in regard to the past 

 history and management of English Forests (pp. 1-5) ; 

 and to circumstances which have led meanwhile to 

 arrangements for the publication of this compilation 

 (p. 6).' 



PART I. THE FORESTS OF ENGLAND. 



CHAPTER I. Ancient Forests, 8 



Notices are given of the Forests of England in the time of 

 the Romans (p, 8), and in times of the Saxons (p. 9) ; of 

 the Forest Laws of England (p. 12) ; and of the technical 

 use made in these of the terms Forest (p. 13), Chase 

 (p. 14), Parks and Warrens (p. 15). 



CHAPTER II. Modern Woods and Forests, 17 



SECTION 1. Forests, 17 



Of these there are selected for illustration Sherwood Forest, 

 Epping Forest, Dean Forest, and the New Forest. 



A Sherwood Forest, ... ... .. ... 17 



Robin Hood, his Tomb, and the Parliamentary Oak are 

 alluded to (p. 17) ; and then are cited accounts of the 

 Forest by Camden (p. 18) ; by Hntton (p. 19) ; by 

 Evershed (p. 20) ; by Jewitt (p. 23) ; by Stacye (p. 23) ; 

 with letter of directions by Sir Christopher Wren, re^- 

 lative to beams required in the structure of St Paul's 

 Cathedral (p. 31)* 



