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XLVII

Omnes forestae quae afforestatae sunt tempore nostro, statim deafforestentur; et ita fiat de ripariis quae per nos tempore nostro positae sunt in defenso.

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All the forests which have been afforested during our reign are to be disafforested immediately, and the same is to be done with regard to rivers which have been fenced off by us in our time.

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Referenced in

King John’s Lost Language of Cranes (Features of the Month)

King John’s Lost Language of Cranes (Features of the Month)

Magna Carta 1215
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