By the king. Forasmuch as his Maiestie understandeth, that there be diuers ancient and other good and necessary lawes and statues of this his Kingdome of England, which do inflict and impose diuers grieuous corporall and pecunarie paynes and punishments, extending in some cases to sentence of death (the last and greatest punishment,) and in some cases to finall exile and banishment out of their naturall countrey for euer, upon such as unlawfully hunt or enter into any forest, parke, chase, or warren, to kill or destroy any deere or game with any dogs, nets, gunnes, crossebowes, stonebowes or other instruments, engines, ... .
England and Wales.Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)
JamesVI,King of Scotland,1566-1625.
[London] : Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie.,
anno 1603..
Requiring enforcement of ancient game laws.
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At foot of text: Given at our manour of Greenwich the sixteenth day of May in the first yeere of our reigne of England, France and Ireland, and in the sixe and thirtieth of Scotland.
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