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of the woods and lands in which they are ; and such 

 owners have a special property in them ratione loci, 

 but yet so that they hunt them fairly, and not fore- 

 stall them in their return towards the forest. 

 Manw. 3(56. 



Chase is derived from the French word chasser, 

 to chase, and is a privileged place for the receipt of 

 deer and heasts of the forest it is of a middle nature 

 betwixt a forest and a park. It is commonly less 

 than a forest, and not endowed with so many liber- 

 ties, as officers, law, courts, and yet is of a larger 

 compass than a park, having more officers and game 

 than a park. Every forest is a chase, but every 

 chase is not a forest. It differs from a park in not 

 being inclosed : though it must have certain bounds, 

 and may be in other men's grounds as well as one's 

 own. 



A park (from the French parquer, to inclose) is a 

 large parcel of ground privileged for wild beasts of 

 chase by the king's grant, or by prescription. It 

 must be inclosed, or is liable to seizure by the king ; 

 and the owner cannot have an action against those 

 that hunt in his park if it lies open. 



A warren is a privileged place by prescription or 

 grant of the king, for the preservation of the beasts 

 or fowls of warren, viz. hares, conies, partridges, and 

 pheasants. 



A forest is the highest franchise of princely plea- 

 sure ; the next to that is a free chase : a chase in 

 one degree is the same as a park, only the latter is 



