Before revision: It is primarily used in two contexts: Beating the bounds – annually verifying parish boundaries Royal forest – "survey of the boundaries of land subjected to Forest Law", done sporadically -- see for example New Forest History 1189 - 16 1681.
After revision: It is primarily used in two contexts: Beating the bounds – annually verifying parish boundaries Royal forest – "survey of the boundaries of land subjected to Forest Law", done sporadically – see for example New Forest History 1189 - 1681.