THE FOREST OFFICERS 



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three great bailiwicks of the Peak Forest, who held certain 

 bovates of land in serjeanty, discharging their obligations in 

 one case by hunting wolves, and in the others by some amount 

 of forest supervision. In two of the three bailiwicks they had 

 sworn servants or grooms under them. This kind of forester- 

 ship could be held by women and by clerks, but the duties had 

 then to be discharged by deputy. The foresters-of-fee were 





as Jiiiah vi 



FORESTER'S SLAB 

 THIRTEENTH CENTURY 



Hope, Derbyshire 



FORESTER'S SLAB 



FIFTEENTH CENTURY 



Papplewick, Notts 



bound to attend all courts, even the frequent swainmotes of 

 their bailiwick, in person or by authorised sworn deputy. 



There were usually special perquisites at the time of holding 

 an eyre. Thus the justices in eyre in 1488 assigned to the 

 forester of Windsor a beech and a small oak, and to the 

 forester of the baily of Basilles an oak and a buck. 



In the earlier forest days, foresters appear to have been 

 frequently quartered, in whole or in part, on the tenants within 



