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to the Holy Land, and whom he was instrumental 

 in delivering from prison when that king was con- 

 fined in Germany) he obtained many valuable emolu- 

 ments as well as large territorial grants, and in the 

 following reign was no less fortunate with King 

 John, who, having a great regard for him in conse- 

 quence of his knowledge in the art and mystery of 

 venery, gave him license to enclose his woods at 

 Joare, Cadelegh, Eaddon, Ailesberie, and Burgh 

 Walter, with free liberty to hunt the hare, fox, cat, 

 and Wolf, throughout all Devonshire, and likewise 

 the goat beyond the precincts of the forest ; and to 

 have free warren throughout all his own lands for 

 hares, pheasants, and partridges.* 



From a charter of liberties granted by King John, 

 when Earl of Morton, to the inhabitants of Devon- 

 shire, it appears that the Wolf was at that time 

 included amongst the " beasts of venery " in that 

 county. The original deed, which is still pre- 

 served in the custody of the Dean and Chapter of 

 Exeter, is under seal, and provides inter alia as 

 follows : — 



" Quod habeant canes suos et alias libertates, sicut 

 melius et liberius illas haberunt tempore ejusd. Henrici 

 regis et reisellos suos, et quod capiant capreolum, 

 vulpem, cattum, lupum, leporem, lutram, ubicumque 

 ilia invenirent extra regardum forestos meo3."i 



1209. Mr. Evelyn P. Shirley has printed J two 



* Dugdale's " Baronage,'' vol. i. p. 701. 



t Ex Autographo penes Deo. et Oapit. Exon. From Bp. Lyttelton's 

 Collection. Quoted by Pennant, " British Zoology," vol. ii. p. 308. 

 J " Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica," vol. vi. p. 299. 



