60 EPPING FOREST
Rydyng forester and Ranger to th'entent that yf the
sayd deer be mete for the Kyng's Hyghnesse then that
yt be sent to his hyghnes, and yf convenyent tyme serve
not, then that it be distrybutyd by the discretion of the
lieu tenant, and in his absens by the sayd Rydyng
forester or Ranger, best for the savegarde of the kyng's
game.
" //. The sayd Lieu tenant Rydyng forester or
Ranger to certyfy at the next Swanymote to the Clerke
and withal to what persons the same deer so kyllyd by
chaunce and recovered is distrybuted.
"It. That noo keper hunt or suffer any person to
hunt within his walke for any fee deer but suche as
before this tyme hath used to hunt for their disport and
plesure for the kyllyng of their fee deer.
" It. Every keper yf he lyst to call his neyburs or
borderers to assyst hym to hunt, and serve his warrant
or commandment to th'entent they may take sport, and
therby to increase frendschyppe and amytie.
'' It. The freeholders to hunt and take disport for the
kyllynge of the fee deer by the only syght of the lieu
tenant, and in his absens, of the Rydyng forester or
Ranger.
" It. That noo keper, his servants or deputies use or
kepe in ther howses or walke any crossbow except yt be
the lieu tenant.
"It. That noo keper suffer noo crossbow to be kept
or used in his walke as nere as he can, except the per-
son that so hath or use yt may so justyfy the keping
therof by the kynges lawes, and yf he find or sees any
suche crossebow, lett yt be dylyvred to the Clerke of the
Swanymote to th' entent that dew punyschement may
be . . . accordynge to the kyngs lawes and therupon
informacion to be gyvyn in th' exchequer.
'' It. Yf any keper suspect any person in his walke to
kepe any crosebow in hys howse, then lett hym take
with hym a verderer, or constable of the parische where
the party so suspect dwellyth, and serche the howse. Yf
any be founde, lett yt be dylivered as ys aforsayd.
"It. That every noble man may hunt and take his
disport and plesure in the same forest [accordynge] at
ther peryll accordyng as the kyngs lawes will suffer
them, and the keper to gyve them the lokyng over, and
to make them suche sport as it apperteynyth to a noble
man, and the sayd keper to certyfye the same at the
next Swanymote.
'' It. That the warrants commandements and other
fee deer be taken equally when yt may be moste con-
venyently sparyd by the outsyght and discrecion of the
sayd lieu tenant Rydynge forester and Ranger, or one
of them, in absens of the resydew.
"It. Noo keper or forester, lieu tenant Rydyng for-
ester, Ranger or ther seruants hunt or any wyse by
nyght, onless yt be for the recoverie of sum hurt or
chased deer.
" It. That noo person taken by the kepers or any
other offycers be commytted to warde or letten to bayll