"Swainmote" is a word in ENGLISH

An under-officer of the forest, whose duty lt was to oversee and true inquisition make, as well of sworn men …

The low-est of the three courts held in the forests. It has fallen into total disuse

In English law. The principal of the forest courts

In old Eng-lish law. One of the forest courts, having a somewhat similar jurisdiction to that of the court of …

A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping …

In old English law. A certain territory of wooded ground and fruitful pas-tures, privileged for wild beasts and fowls of …

In old Engllsh forest law. The court of attachment iu for-ests, or wood-mote court

In Saxon law. A meeting or moot; a convention; a public assemblage. These were of several sorts, such, as the …

The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters …

In forest law. A sworn of fleer of the forest, whose office chiefly con-sists in three points: To walk daily …

In forest law. A court holden before the verderors, as judges, by the steward of the sweinmote, thrice ln ev-ery …

L, or VIGONTIEL. Any* thing that belongs to the sheriffs, aa vicontiel write; i. e., snch as are triable ln …

A court held twlce In the year iu the forest of Clun, ln Shropshire, for determining all matters of wood …

In forest law. The old name of the court of attachments; other-wise called the “Forty-Days Court” Cowell; 8 Bl. Comm. …