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to appoint their own gamekeerert, §•ince which
time it wee the usual eunrse tor gentlemen to auk
pezinission to 'molt upon the manors of others.—
It was con-idered un iirigintlemanty proceeding to
act otherwise ; and, therefore, -it would create uo
surprise that the Noble Lords and O. her Gentlemen.
who hail been called. should have applied to the
Plaintiff fur leave to sport upon the chase. But
what, would he ask, did such evideeve atuouut to ?
Why to nothing wore than this—that Lord Ux-
bridge was Lord of the Nlanors. Ile would sub-
mit that tile grant of free warren in this case sus
not an absolute one, but was so qu dined, that it
could not be exercised within the forgets.
Hr would now 'inward to that part of the case
which related to the trespass upon the chase and
soil of the Plaintiff. to which there was a justifi-
cation—that all old-holders, being qualified, had a
riy,lit to hunt the hare' within the chase. As to
the observation which had been made, of the im-
probability of cupyholders in former days posies.
sing the privileges now claimed by the Defendants.
he would only say, that much swore considerable
grants from Lords to copyilublers were to he found.
lint he would first inqiiire whether Lord Uxbridge
possessed the right-of chase. Ile would not say,
that the grant of Edward the First did mit give it,
but it was, in his opinion. an odd grant, and one
which did not confer allot privilege. The construe.
tion of grants (men the Crown, and from sub-
icetin was different : for, in the former, every Wm./
was to he presumed in favour of the Crown, and
against the subject. hi tins grant there were no
words of .• free clhen.." in the premises of the gratll ;
and lee therefore con idered that such franchise
was nut intended to be conferred by it. With
respect to the esideuce that tic such claim as Ord
new insisted upon by the Defendants had been
heard of' till within these few years, some answer
was undoubtedly necessary to be given to it. lie
should be able to *hew, that in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth, a cornmireion was directed to H. Giffin",
Esq. and others, for a survey of the crown lands in
Staffordshire ; cud should prove. that en inquisi-
tion had been taken under it ; in which, among
the customs of the manors of Canhock and lauge-
ley. it was stated, that the old-holders, if qualified.
were at liberty to hunt the foa, the hare, and the
roe, and to hawk «lib the sparrow-hawk, upon the
chase. What then became of the evidence of the
Plaintiff, that the old-holders had never been heard
of tell lately, and that it was not till within these
few years unit the right now claimed bad been in-
vivied upon ? Here was an ancient written dawn-
mew, in which the old-holders were described.
and the right now claimed particularly specified ;
and he should be able to chew. by evidence, that
it had been exertistal. Moreover. he would say,
that the right of Mr. Clifford to four deer ennoally.
was iccansistent with Lord Uxbridgo's claims.—
After malting ot:ier oli.ervatious, the Learned Fier-
kind concluded a omit able send argarneutotive
speech, by expr-.sing his conviction that the Jury
would be of opinion that his clients were entitled
to a verilici.

A grant to the Bishop of Coventry sod Lichfield
of the rills of Ilugssley sari Cannock, and seterel
grants of (Aces and bailiwicks, over deft q root prim
of tke chase, in the reigns of Henry the Third,
Richard the Secourt. sod Ilenry She Sixth, were
produced to shcw that it was therein described as a
forest.

A document from the angrneototios Mike was
also produced. as contait.ing the particulars of the
grant made io the reign of Henry the Eighth to Sir
Mr to. Pugs ?. mid to !Inv/ I Ent the wools "free warren"
not Aerie,: been included thesein, it could not have
been intended to confer such rts vilege by the grant;
but the Learned Judge %NIB of opinion. that these
particulars referred to a former grant, sod not to
the one in tineslion.

The layer, purporting to Wan inquisition, refer-
red to by the loomed Serienut in hi. apereli. was
then offered in et..lente ; bat as at w.is not ewer.
tinned *Wiser it will au originsil or a copy, or that
it had ere, been returned tutu the Exchequer, al-
though it was proved that oilier inquuitioua 1.1
similar hand-writing were to be found thin., it Will
rejected by the 11.. carved Judge
Mr. Joseph Stubbs, of Walsal, and Mr. Si tilibt.
of Biriningli.mi, G, orge Tooth,Edward Turner,
John tlu!ow, --.- Richards, Benjamin IllriAon.
and Robert Eaton, were theta called to inure that
they mid heard of sod, persona as uld-huldera wavy
years ago, and that da-reist peraons reaming co,
pyholds in the Manor of Cmitiert: and Rugely. had
been tie the li.itbito of couriang upon the chaw.: with-
out interruption.

Mr. DiUMAT rose and stint, 1w was rAlistsied
addressing the Court again, when in; ease hut' knots'
made out by the Defend:tuts. and, coorequeutiy,
there was nothing For him to reply to ; and he there•
fore felt it to be his duty to ask, whether or not
there was any neces•ily for lout to say a word mine ?
151 ton which some of the Siwt lid Juror. tie.
dared, that they were uti.bed tluit the Plaintiff was
tntilled to a verdict.

The Learned Jenne sail, that the only question
that could arise. wan I oposi grants produced in evi.
deuce by the n.iutitl, whether the tights of free
warieu and free chase were conferees!? The Learned
Serjeant, whose accuracy and candour were .ucli.
that whatever fell front hunt wet entitled to consi-
deration, had stated, that free chase was not twin&
ell in the premite 01 ,•1" the grant of Edward the First ;
upon which Mr. DAI4II/.lof stated, that. by * refer-
ence the grant, it would he &nod otherwito..
Another of the Special Jurors said, that sissy had
sun doubt about findine a verdict fur the Plaintiff,
hut hesitated whether they should thereby connrin
the rights of free warren and free chase chains...l by
the Plailitlf.

The grants were then referral to, sad after a short
address from 11r. DAUNLEV. the Learned Judge
stated it to lie his ti.at the right of t►ee
warren and fri e chase had heat granted to Lord
Uxbridgc's family, and that they had been exer-
cised in the only way wleth those right• a!m,ited
of, and a verdict was then found for the litaiii:lll.

In miny of the conyuctsnor fo rtsl.!ter;ca ■t the
late Aimee% it has app.-arril that V,. Iliwkre4 anti
Pedlar'', alba travel the (-mown', etee .leale a i.e un,r•
heir, nit emu. Ie see t.c.10r,. am; coin-
wryer& ser RUA ru
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