LATER FOREST HISTORY 



Yorkshire continued. 



Calton Park . . 30 fallow. 



Wressel Park . . 50 ,, 



Newsome Park . . 72 ,, 17 red. 



Topcliff Great Park . . 435 ,, 



Topcliff Little Park . . 247 ,, 



Spofforth Park . 175 ,, 



Wensdale Forest . . 610 ,, 60 red. 



Pickering Forest . . 140 ,, 50 ,, 



Durham. 



Teesdale Forest . 210 ,, 140 ,, 



Northumberland. 



Alnwick Park and members . 500 ,, 



Warkworth Park . no ,, 



Yorkshire. 



Hurst Park . . 120 ,, 



Sherif Hutton . . 400 ,, 



Temple Newsom . . go ,, 



Phipping Park . . 30 



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Total 6,352 fallow. 

 2,067 re d- 



The ill-judged attempt of Charles I. and his advisers to 

 reimpose forest law is treated of under the respective forests 

 where the boldest efforts in this direction were made. This was 

 particularly the case in Oxfordshire, where an endeavour was 

 made to levy most extravagant penalties. The Peak Forest is 

 an instance of amicable arrangement between the Crown and 

 the forests tenants; while Duffield Frith, in the same county, is 

 a striking instance of resistance. 



In 1639, Charles I. issued the following order for distribution 

 of fat venison to the foreign ambassadors then in England : 



" Right trusty and wel-beloved Cozen and Counsellor, we greet you 

 well. Whereas we have sent you a schedule under our signe manuell 

 in which were mentioned such number of deere of this season as we 

 are pleased to bestow upon the Ambassadors and Agents of divers 

 Princes residing with us, together with the severall Parks and Walks 

 wherein we purpose the said Deere shall be killed, We will and 

 comand you forthwith to cause your severall warrants to be directed to 



