CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. EARLY FORESTS . . . . i 



II. THE FOREST COURTS . . . . . 10 



III. THE FOREST OFFICERS . . . . 17 



IV. THE BEASTS OF THE FOREST . . . 25 

 V. THE FOREST AGISTMENTS . . -41 



VI. HOUNDS AND HUNTING . . . . -47 



VII. THE TREES OF THE FOREST . . . .68 



VIII. LATER FOREST HISTORY . . . -76 



IX. THE FORESTS OF NORTHUMBERLAND, CUMBERLAND, 



WESTMORELAND, AND DURHAM . . -87 



X. THE FORESTS OF LANCASHIRE . . . .98 



XI. THE FORESTS OF YORKSHIRE PICKERING AND GALTRES 107 



XII. THE FORESTS OF CHESHIRE .... 131 



XIII. THE FORESTS OF STAFFORDSHIRE . . . 137 



XIV. THE FOREST OF THE HIGH PEAK . . .150 

 XV. DUFFIELD FRITH . . . . .181 



XVI. SHERWOOD FOREST ..... 204 



XVII. THE FORESTS OF SHROPSHIRE, WORCESTER, WARWICK, 



AND HEREFORD ..... 223 



XVIII. THE FORESTS OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND . 231 



XIX. THE FOREST OF ROCKINGHAM .... 237 



XX. THE FOREST OF OXFORDSHIRE .... 257 



XXI. THE FORESTS OF BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, AND 



HUNTINGDONSHIRE ..... 266 



XXII. THE FOREST OF DEAN ..... 274 

 XXIII. THE FOREST OF ESSEX ..... 283 



