payment for passing through a forest during fence month (q.v.); specifically charged on carts and pack animals (Stagg). The Charter of the Forest (1217) limited the collection of cheminage to foresters in fee paying farms for their bailiwicks, and forbade its collection from people carrying material on their backs (M, 7 (v)). Compare 'thistletake...
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http://info.sjc.ox.ac.uk/forests/glossary.htm
payment for passing through a forest during fence month (q.v.); specifically charged on carts and pack animals (Stagg). The Charter of the Forest (1217) limited the collection of cheminage to foresters in fee paying farms for their bailiwicks, and forbade its collection from people carrying material on their backs (M, 7 (v)). Compare 'thistletake...
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22223
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