FORRESTA de WJNDSOR, IN COM. SURREY.  
The Meers, Meets, Limits, and Bounds of the Forest of WINDSOR, in the County of Surrey, as the same are found, set out, limited and bounded by Inquisition.  
Taken by virtue of His Majesty's Commission in pursuance of one Act made in the Parliament, begun at Westminster, in the sixteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles.  
ENTITLED, An Act for the certainty of Forests, and of the Meers, Meets, Limits, and Bounds of Forests, as the same now remain upon the Record in His Majesty's high Court of Chancery.  
LONDON, Printed for Matthew Walbancke, 1646.   

ANNO XVII. Caroli Regis, An Act for the certainty of Forests, and of the Meers, Meets, Limits, and Bounds of the Forests.  
WHereas by Act of Parliament made in the first year of the reign of the late King Edward the third it is ordained, that the old perambulation of the Forest in the time of King Edward the first, should be thenceforth holden in like form as it was then ridden and bounded, and in such places where it was not bounded, the King would that it should be bounded by good men and lawful.  
And whereas for many ages past certain meets, meers, limits, and bounds of the forests, have been commonly known and observed in the several Counties wherein the said forests lie.  
And whereas of late divers presentments have been made and some judgements given, whereby the meets, meers limits, and bounds of some of the said forests have been variously extended, or pretended to extend beyond some of the said meets, meers, limits and bounds so commonly known, and formerly observed, to the great grievance and vexation of many persons having lands adjoining to the said meets, méers, limits, and bounds so commonly known, and formerly observed: And whereas of late time some endeavours or pretences have been to set on foot forests in some parts of this Realm, & the dominion of Wales where in truth none have been nor aught to be, or at least have not been used of long time: for remedy thereof, may it please your most excellent Majesty, that it be declared by authority of Parliament.  
And be it declared and enacted by the Kings most excellent Majesty, and the Lords and Commons of this present Parliament assembled, & by the authority of the same, that from henceforth the meets, méers, limits, and bounds of all and every the forests respectively, shall be to all intents and purposes, taken, adjudged, & deemed to extend no further respectively, than the meets meers, limits, and bounds, which in several Counties respectively, wherein the said forests do lie, were commonly known, reputed, used, or taken to the meets, meers, limits, and bounds of the said forests respectively, in the twentieth year of our late Sovereign Lord King JAMES, and not beyond in any wise, any preambulation or preambulations, presentments, extents, surveys, judgements, records, decrees, or other matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding: And that all and every the presentments since the said twentieth year made, and all and every other presentment and presentments, and all and every judgement and award upon, or by reason or pretext of any such presentment or presentments, and all and every preambulation, and preambulations, surveys, extents, and other act and acts, at any time heretofore had or made, by which the meets, meers, limits, or bounds of the said forests, or any of them are, or are pretended to be further extended then as aforesaid: And also all and every presentment of person or persons at any justice seat, Swainemote, or Court of Attachments, for so by reason, or by colour of any act or acts whatsoever done or committed in any place without or beyond the said meets, meers, limits or bounds respectively so commonly known, reputed, used, or taken as aforesaid, and all or every fine or fines, and amercement or amercements, shall from henceforth be adjudged, deemed, & taken to be utterly void, & in no force or effect, any law, statute, record, or pretence whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding.  
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no place or places within this Realm of England, or dominion of Wales, where no such justice seat, Swainemote, or Court of Attachment have been held, or where no Verderers have been chosen, or regard made within the space of sixty year's next before the first year of his Majesty's reign that now is, shall be at any time hereafter adjudged, deemed, or taken to be forest, or within the bounds or meets of the forests; But she same shall be from henceforth for ever hereafter disafforrested, and freed and exempted from the forests laws; any justice seat, Swainmote or Court of Attachment held or kept within, or for any such place or places, at any time or times since the beginning of His Majesty's said reign, or any presentment enquiry act, or thing heretofore made or hereafter to be made or done to the contrary notwithstanding.  
Provided also, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that for the better putting into certainty, all and every the meets, meers, bounds, and limits of all and every the forests, as aforesaid, the lord Chancellor, or Lord keeper of the great Seal of England for the time being, shall by virtue of this act upon request of any of the Peers of the Kingdom, or of the Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament, or any of them, grant several Commissions under the great Seal of England, to Commissioners to be nominated respectively by the said Peers, Knights, and Burgesses, or any of them, to inquire of, and finds out by Inquests of good and lawful men upon oath, and by the oaths of witnesses to be produced at the said Inquests, and by all other means, all, and every the meers, meets, bounds, & limits respectively of the forests respectively, in the said twentieth year of the reign of our late Sovereign Lord King JAMES; And to return the Inquests so taken into the Court of Chancery; And that all and every the Sheriffs, and Bailiffs of, and in every County wherein any such Inquests shall be so to be taken, and all and every the Verderers, Foresters, Rangers, and other officers of the forests respectively where any such officers be, shall be assistant, and attendant to the execution of the said Commissions, according as by the virtue of the said Commissions respectively they shall be commanded; And where no such officers are, or where such officers be, if they, or any of them shall refuse, or neglect such assistance, and attendance as aforesaid, Then the said Commissioners shall, and may proceed without them in the execution of the said Commissions.  
And be it fuxther enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that the forests whereof the meets, meers, limits, and bounds shall be so returned, and certified by virtue of any of she said Commissions as aforesaid, from thenceforth shall not extend, nor be extended, nor be deemed, adjudged, or taken to extend any further in any then the meets, meers, limits, and bounds that shall be so returned and certified: and that all the places and ferritories, that shall be without the meets, meers, limits, and bounds so returned and certified, shall be, and are hereby declared to be from thenceforth free to all intents and purposes, as if the same had never been forest, or so reputed: And act or acts matter, or thing whatsoever to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.  
Provided, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every the grounds, territories, or places which have been, or are deafforrested, or mentioned to be deafforrested, in or by any letters patents, Charters, or otherwise, since the said 2 th'. year of the Reign of our late Sovereign Lord King james, shall be excluded, and left out of the meets, meers, limits, and bounds of the forests, which are to be enqui-of, returned, and certified by virtue of the said Commissions, or any of them respectively: And shall be, and hereby are declared, and enacted to be utterly deafforrested, free, and exempt to all intents, and purposes, as if the same had never been at all forest or so reputed: Any thing in this present act contained, or any other act, matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
Provided nevertheless, and be it enacted, That the Tenants, Owners, and Occupiers, and every of them of Lands and Tenements which shall be excluded and left out of the Meets, Meers, Limits or Bounds of the Forests to be returned, and certified by virtue of any the said Commission, shall or may use, & enjoy such Common and other profits, and easements within the forests as anciently, or accustomably they have used, and enjoyed: Any thing in this present act contained, or any Act or Ordinance made in the three and thirtieth year of King EDWARD the first, or any Custom, or Law of the Forest, or any other matter, or thing to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.  



CAROLUS Dei gratia Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae, & Hiberniae Rex, Fidei defensor, etc. Dilectis & fidelibus nostris Arth. Manwairing Militi, Rich. Onslow Militi, Rob. Parkhurst Militi, Nich. Stoughton Armigero, Johanni Denham Armigero, Woolley Lee Armigero, Jacobo Zouch Armigero, Benjamino Titchborn Armigero, Johanni Hammond Armigero, Arthuro Squib Armigero, Mattheo Carleton Armigero, & Richardo Beareblock Generoso, salutem;  
Sciatis quod nos de fidelitatibus & providis circumspecionibus vestris plenius confidentes, ad requisitionem predilecti & fidelis nostri Henr. Domini Mowbray & Maltrevers, ac dilectorum Richardi Onslow, & Roberti Parkhurst, Ac etiam dilectorum & fidelium nostrorum Edvardi Bagshaw, Johannis White, Roberti Goodwin, & Johannis Goodwin Armigero Burgensium in instanti Parliamento nostro modo assemblat. Assignavimus vos prefat. Arthurum Manwairing, Richardum Onslow, Robertum Parkhurst, Nicholaum Stoughton, Johannem Denham, Woolley Lee, Jacobum Zouch, Benjaminum Titchborn, Johannem Hammon, Arthurum Squib, Mattheum Carleton, & Richardum Beareblocke, decem, novem, octo, septem, sex, quinque, vel plures vestrum Commissionarios nostros, ad inquirendum & inveniendum per inquisitionem proborum & legalium hominum super sacramenta sua, & per sacramenta testium producendorum apud praedict. inquisitionem, & per omnes alios modos legitimos omnes & singulos terminos, Metas, Bundas, & limites Forrestae nostrae de Windsor, infra Ballivat. de Surrey, qui fuerunt vulgaritur cognit, fuisse termini, metae, bundae, & limites dictae Forrestae, Anno vicesimo Regni Domini Jacobi nuper Regis Angliae, etc. patris nostri praecharissimi, juxta tenorem cujusdam Actus in presenti Parliamento nostro apud Westmonasterium in Com. Midd. modo assemblat. edit. & provisis Intitulat. An Act for the certainty of Forests, and of the Meets, Meers, Limits, and Bounds of the Forests: Presentibus annexi, & ad omnia & singula alia faciend. & per implend. in & circa Inquisitionem predictam capiend. & retornand. ejusdem faciend. que juxta tenorem Actus predict. faciend. sint & per implend. Et ideo vobis & singulis vestrum mandamus, quod circa omnia & singula premissa diligenter intendatis; Mandamus enim Vicecomiti nostro Surr. quod ad certos dies & loca quos ad hoc vos decem, novem, octo, septem, sex, quinque vel plures vestrum provideritis & ei scire facietis, venire fac. coram vobis quinque vel pluribus vestrum tot & tales liberos & legales homines de eodem Comitatu, per quos rei veritas melius sciri & Inquisitio predict. fieri poterit sicut predictum est; Mandamus etiam Vicecomiti Ballivis dicti Comitatus nostri Surr. & omnibus & singulis viridariis, Forrestariis, Rangiatoribus, & aliis Officiar. dictae Forrestae quod sint assistentes & attendentes executioni hujus nostrae Commissionis, Insuper etiam mandamus quod Inquisitionem illam distincte & aperte in forma predicta factam una cum toto & integro processu vestro in premissis sub sigillis quinque vel pluribus vestrum & sigillis eorum, quorum sacramenta facta fuerit hujusmodi Inquisitio nobis in Cancellar, nostrum distincte & aperte sine dilectatione mittatis una cum hac commissione nostrum: In cujus rei Testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus Pattentes,  
Teste meipso apud Westmonasterium quarto decimo die Septembris, Anno regni nostri decimo septimo. WILLIS.   

Sur. ss.  
INquisitio intendatur capta apud Guldeford in Comitatu Surr. septimo die Januarii, Anno regni Domini Caroli gratia Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae, rex fidei defensoris, etc. decimo septimo, coram Richardo Onslow, Militi, Roberto Parkhurst Militi, Nicholas Stoughton Armigero, Johanni Denham Armigero, Woolley Lee Armigero, Jacobo Zouch Armigero, Johanni Hammond Armigero, & Mattheo Carleton Armigero, Commissionar. dicti Domini Regis per litteras Pattentes ejusdem Domini Regis sub magno sigillo suo Angliae gerens. dat. apud Westmonasterium quarto decimo die Septembris ultimo, preteriter iis & aliis Commissionaris ejusdem Domini Regis, quinque vel pluribus eorum direct. & hinc Inquisitioni annex. ad inquirend. & inveniend. per Inquisitionem proborum & legalium hominum super sacramenta sua & per sacramenta testium producendorum apud predict. Inquisitionem, & per omnes alios modos legittimos, omnes & singulos terminos, Metas, Bundas, & limits Forrestae, dicti Domini Regis de Windsor, infra Ballivat. de Surr. qui fuerunt vulgarit. cognit. fuisse termini, metae, bundae, & limits dictae Forrestae, Anno vicesimo Regni Domini Jacobi nuper Regis Anglia, etc. Patris Domini Regis nunc precharissimi, juxta tenorem cujusdem Actus in presenti Parliamento ipsius Domini Regis, nunc apud Westmonasterium in Comitatu Midd. assemblat. edit. & provisis intitulat. An Act for the certainty of Forests, and of the Meets, Meers, Limits, and Bounds of the Forests: Eidem Commissioni annex. & ad omnia & singula alia faciend. & per implend. in & circa jurisdictionem predict. capiend. & retornand. ejusdem faciend. Que juxta tenorem Actus predict. faciend. sint, & per implend. assign. pro ut per Commissionem predict. plenius liquet predictis, Richardo Onslowe Militi, & Nicholas Stoughton Armigero, existen. viridariis Forrestae predict. & in presentia Willielmi Hannington, Henrici Fen, Tutcher Robinson, Rolandi Rapley, Georgii Rapley, Francisci Nevil, Thomae Green Gen. Willielmi Curtis, & Thomae Charter, Forrestariorum ejusdem Forrestae, nec non Georgii Clifton, Johannis Atfield, Henrici Ede, Willielmi Cross, Johannis Wheatley, Willielmi Lambert, Johannis Bartholomew, & Henrici Field, Regardatorum ejusdem Forrestae, eandem Commissionem assisten. & attenden. reliquis Officiariis ejusdem Forrestae, ad hoc prius premonitis secundum formam & effectum Actus predicti, sed executionem minime assisten. sive attenden. per sacramentum Johannis Down de Cobham Gen. Christopheri Creswell de Cranley Gen. Thomae West de Stoke Gen. Lionelis Rawlins de Working Gen Henrici Bickerstaffe de Walton Gen. Thomae Child de Waybridge Gen. Willielmi Harris de eadem, Johannis Warner de Chertsey, Richardi Roke de eadem, Richardi Mountain de Egham Gen. Willielmi Kirkham de eadem, Philippi Street de Wcversh, Johannis Walton de Shalford, Johannis Diddlesford de Hascomb, Willielmi Clifton de Worplesden, Johannis Hammond de Binscomb, johannis Hart de Puttenham, Thomae Avenel de eadem, & Georgii Billinghurst de eadem, proborum & legalium hominum Comitatu predict. Qui quidem juratores super sancta Dei Evangelia jurat. & onerat ad inquirend. & inveniend. secundum formam & effectum Commissionis, & Actus predict. diversis testibus fide dignis ad captionem hujus Inquisitionem coram Commissionar. predict. debito modo super sancta Dei Evangelia jurat. & aliis in evidentiis juratoribus predict. product. dicunt super sacramentum suum predict. quod Parcus de Guldeford in Comitatu predict. palis & repagulis inclusus est Forresta Domini Regis nunc de Windsor, infra Ballivat. de Surr. Et ulterius dicunt super sacramentum suum predict. quod termini metae, bundae, & limits, predicti Forrestae de Windsor, infra predict. Balliva● de Surr. qui fuerunt vulgarit. cogin. & reputat. fuisse termini metae, bundae, & limits predict. Forrestae, in Comitatu predict. in predicto Anno vicesimo dicti Domini Regis jacobi fuerunt palae & pagulae, Anglice the Pales and Rails, Parci predict. pro ut modo includit. Et quod totus Com. Surr. preter predict. Parcum de Guldeford in predicto Anno vicesimo dicti nuper Regis jacobi fuit, & modo est extra Forrestam de Windsor predict. & sic vulgarit. cognit. et reputat. fuit fore extra Forrestam predict. in predicto Anno vicesimo dicti nuper Regis jacobi. In cujus rei testimonium tam Commissionar. predict. quam jur. predict. hinc Inquisitionem sigille sua apposuerunt, die Anno et loco primo supra dictis, etc.  
Convenit cum Recordo, & ext. per EDMUND. HOSKINS.    


CHARLES by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. To Our faithful and beloved Arthur Manwayring Knight, Richard Onslow Knight, Robert Parkhurst Kt. Nich. Stoughton Esquire, john Denham Esq Woolley Lee Esq James Zouch Esq Benjamin Tichborn Esq john Hammond Esq Arthur Squib Esq Matthew Carleton Esq and Richard Bearblock Gentleman, greeting;  
Know ye, that We of your fidelity and provident insight, being fully confident of, at the request of Our faithful and beloved, Henry Lord Mowbray, and Matrevers, and of you the aforesaid Richard Onslow, and Robert Parkehurst; As also of Our faithful and beloved Edward Bagshaw, john White, Robert Goodwin, and john Goodwin Esquires, Burgesses in this instant Parliament of Ours now assembled, We have assigned you the aforesaid Arthur Manwayring, Richard Onslow, Robert Parkehurst, Nicholas Stoughton, john Denhan, Woolley Lee, james Zouch, Benjamin Tichborn, john Hammond, Arthur Squib, Matthew Carleton, and Richard Bearblock, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, or more of you Our Commissioners, to inquire and find out by inquisition of good and lawful men upon their oath, and by the oath of Witnesses to be produced at the said Inquisition, and by all other lawful means, all and singular the end of the Meets, Bounds and Limits of Our Forest of Windsor, within the Bayliffwick of Surrey, and which were vulgarly known to be the end of the Meets, Bounds, and Limits of the said Forest in the Twentieth Year of King james, late King of England, etc. our beloved Father, according to the Tenor of a certain Act in this Our present Parliament at Westminster, in the County of Middlesex, now assembled, enacted and provided; Entitled, An Act for the certainty of Forests, and of Meets, Meers, Limits, and Bounds, of the Forests, to these presents annexed; And to all and singular other things to be done and fulfilled, in and about the aforesaid Inquisition to be taken and returned, and the same to be made and fulfilled according to the Tenor of the Act aforesaid: And therefore We do command you, and every of you, that to all and singular of the Premises you do diligently attend; We do also command Our Sheriffs of Surrey, that at certain days and places, which to this purpose, you ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, or more of you shall appoint, and to him made known, that he do make to come before five or more of you such and so many good and lawful men of the same County, by which the truth of the things may the better be known, and the Inquisition aforesaid the better made, as is aforesaid. We also command Our Sheriffs and Bailiffs in Our said County of Surrey, and all and every Our Verderers, Foresters, Rangers, and other Officers of Our said Forest, that they be assisting and attending at this Commission of Ours: In like manner We do also command, that the said Inquisition distinctly and fairly in form aforesaid made; together with all and every your proceed of the premises, under the Seals of five or more of you, and the Seals of those, by whose oaths the same Inquisition shall be made to Us into Our Chancery, distinctly and fairly without delay you send, together with this Our Commission.  
In witness of which, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents: Witness Ourself at Westminster this 14. Day of September, in the Seventeenth Year of Our Reign. WILLIS.   

Sur. ss.  
AN Inquisition Indenture taken at Guildford in the County of Surrey the Seventh day of january, in the Seventeenth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord CHARLES by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. Before Richard Onslowe Knight, Robert Parkehurst Knight, Nicholas Stoughton Esquire, john Denham Esquire, Woolley Lee Esquire, james Zouch Esquire, john Hammond Esquire, and Matthew Carleton Esquire, Commissioners of Our said Sovereign Lord the King, by the Letters Patents of our said Sovereign Lord the King under the great Seal of England, bearing date at Westminster the Fourteenth day of September last passed to them and other the Commissioners of Our said Lord the King, and to five or more of them directed, and to this Inquisition annexed, to inquire and find out by the Inquisition of good and lawful men upon their oaths, and by the oaths of Witnesses to be produced at the said Inquisition, and by all other lawful means, all and singular the End, Meets, Bounds, and Limits of the Forest of Our said Lord the King of Windsor, within the Bayliffwick of Surrey, and which were vulgarly known to be the End, Meets, Bounds, and Limits of the said Forest in the 20. Year of the Reign of Our Lord King james, late King of England, etc. beloved Father to Our now King, according to a certain Act in this present Parliament, of Our said Lord the now King at Westminster in the County of Middlesex assembled, and enacted and provided; Entitled, An Act for the certainty of Forests, and of the Meets, Meers, Limits, and Bounds of the Forest, and to this Commission annexed, And to all and singular other things to be done and fulfilled in and about the aforesaid Inquisition to be taken and returned, and the same to be made and fulfilled according to the Tenor of the Act aforesaid, and according to the Commission aforesaid doth appear; The aforesaid Richard Onslowe Knight, and Nicholas Stoughton Esq being Verderers of the aforesaid Forest, and in the presence of William Hannington, Henry Fen, Tutcher Robinson, Rowland Rapley, George Rapley, Fraencis Nevil, Thomas Green, gentlemans, William Curtis, and Thomas Chuter, Foresters of the said Forest; as also of George Clifton, John Atfield, Henry Ede, William Cross, john, Wheatley, William Lambert, john Bartholomew, and Henry Field, Regardors of the aforesaid Forest, the said Commission assisting, and attending the rest of the Officers of the said Forest, to this formerly summoned, according to the form and effect of the aforesaid Act, but the execution not at all assisting or attending, By the oath of john Down of Cobham Gentleman, Christopher Creswell of Cranley Gentleman, Thomas West of Stoke Gentleman, Lionel Rawlins of Woking Gentleman, Henry Bickerstaffe of Walton Gent. Thomas Child of Waybridge Gent. William Harris of the same, john Warner of Chertsey, Richard Rouk of the same, Richard Mountain of Egham Gent. Willium Kirkham of the same, Philip Street of Wonershe, john Walter of Shalford, john Diddlesford of Hascombe, William Clifton of Worplesden, john Hammond of Binscombe, john Harte of Puttenham, Thomas Avenell of the same, and George Billingburst of the same, good and lawful men of the aforesaid County, which said jurors upon the Holy Evangelist being impanelled and sworn to inquire and find out according to the form and effect of the Commission and Act aforesaid divers Witnesses of good worth at the taking of the said Inquisition before the Commissioners aforesaid, in due form of Law, being sworn upon the Holy Evangelist, and other evidences produced to the Jury aforesaid, say upon their oath aforesaid, that the Park of Guildford in the County aforesaid, with Pales and Rails included, is the Forest of Our now Lord the King, of Windsor within the Bayliffwicke of Surrey, And they do further say upon their oath aforesaid, that the End, Meets, Bounds, and Limits of the aforesaid Forest of Windsor within the aforesaid Bayliffwicke of Surrey, which were commonly known and reputed to be the End, Meets, Bounds, and Limits of the aforesaid Forest in the County aforesaid, in the aforesaid Twentieth Year of Our Lord King James, were the Pales and Rails of the aforesaid Park as now it is included, And that the whole County of Surrey, except the Park of Guildford, in the aforesaid Twentieth Year of King james, was, and now is out of the Forest of Windsor aforesaid, and so was commonly known and reputed to be out of the Forest aforesaid, in the aforesaid Twentieth Year of Our Lord King james: In witness of which, the Commissioners aforesaid; as also the Jury aforesaid to this Inquisition, have put to their Seals the Day and Year first above written, etc.  
It agrees with the Record, and examined by Edmond Hoskins.      
FINIS.