CONTENTS. jdii 



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Section 2. — Indications of the Age in which Buried 



Woods and Trees 7iiusf have fallen, ... ... 178 



In relation to Petrified Trees (p. 179) ; to Submerged Trees 

 on Cheshire Coast (p. 181); to Trees buried in the time 

 of the Bomana (p. 184), 



Chapter IV. — Conservation, Replenishing, and Hxtension 



ofForesU, ' 189 



In the 16th century (p. 189) ; in the 17th century (p. 190) ; 

 substitution of Coal for Firewood (p. 192) ; derastation 

 occasioned by browsing animals (p. 194) ; and changes 

 consequent on change of habit relative to hunting (p. 

 197) ; expense of planting (p. 199). 



PART III. — ^FoEEST Legislation. 



Chapter I. — Suminary of Forest Legislation in England, 200 



Light thus thrown on the state of Forests and Forestry 

 (p. 201) ; Summary (p. 202) ; and inferences deduced 

 (p. 205). 



Chapter II. — Forest Legislation anterior to the " Charta 



Foresta," 207 



Laws of Canute (p, 207) ; Laws of the Normans (p. 210) ; 

 Extracts from Magna Charta (p. 212) ; Charta Foresta 

 (p. 215) ; technical terms relating to the Chase (p. 220); 

 to Wood (p. 222) and to Forest Officers (p. 223). 



Chapter III. — Forest Legislation subsequent to {Ae 

 " Charta Foresta " till the dose of the Eighteenth 



y, ... 



Summary by Mr M'William. 



227 



Chapter IV. — Former Ckme Laws, ... ... ... 237 



Summary by Mr M<William (p. 237) ; paper on the same in 

 Farmer^ Magazine of 1799 (p. 238). 



Chapter V. — State of Crown, Forests in the Eighteenth 



Century, 242 



Beports made by Conmussionera, 1787 — 1793 inclualTe. 



