Chase

The liberty or franchise of hunting one's self and keeping protected against all other persons beasts of the chase within a specified district, without regard to the ownership of the land. 2 Bl. Comm. 414- 416. The district within which such privilege is to be exercised. A chase is a franchise granted to a subject, and hence is not subject to the forest laws. 2 Bl. Comm. 38. It differs from a park, because it may be another's ground, and is not inclosed. It is said by some to be smaller than a forest, and larger than a park. Termes de la Ley. But this seems to be a customary incident, and not an essential quality. The act of acquiring possession of ani-

The liberty or franchise of hunting, oneself, and keeping protected against all other persons, beasts of the chase within a specified district, without regard to the ownership of the land. 2 Bla. Com. 414. The district within which such privilege is to be exercised. A chase is a franchise granted to a subject, and hence is not subject to the forest laws; 2 Bla. Com. 3S. It differs from a park, because it may be another's ground, and is not enclosed. It is said by some to be smaller than a forest and larger than a park. Termes de la Ley. But this seems to be a customary incident, and not an essential quality. The hunter acquires a right to such animals by occupancy, and they become his property; 4 Toullier, n. 7. No man has a right to enter on the lands of another for the purpose of hunting, without his consent; 11 East 249; Pothler, Proprtete,' pt 1, c. 2, a. 2.

The liberty or franchise of hunting, one's self, and keeping protected against all other persons, beasts of the chase within a specified district, without regard to the ownership of the land. 2 BL Comm. 414-416. A privileged place for the preservation of deer and beasts of the forest, of a middle nature between a forest and a park. It Is commonly less than a forest, and not endowed with so many liberties, as officers, laws, courts; and yet it is of larger compass than a park, having more officers and game than a park. Every forest is a chase, but every chase is not a forest It differs from a park in that it is not inclosed, yet it must have certain metes and bounds, but it may be in other men's grounds, as well as in one's own. Manwood, 49.

— Common chase. In old English law. A place where all alike were entitled to hunt wild animals.

chace.

In English law. A large than a forest, but larger than a park, in two parts and divided in or chyrographum was writde feoflfamento: a charter of cliarter of the forest; a charter of Henry III. and containing una parte: a deed of one part; claiuantia: a charter of quit-claim. of confirmation. Charta de tiling not in existence is void. Charter-party; Magna Charta. on which instruments, books, writing. Charta pura: blank letter of defiance or challenge to period when trial by battel was privileges and franchises, usupower of a state; an act of contract by which an entire ship, to a merchant, for the conveyto one or more places. Charlaw, a charter or instrument is forgiven a felony or other instrument under seal, containing man and man, as, a conveyor other sealed instrument; an grant from the crown to a perof rights, liberties, franchises or by charter, or written evidence; rolls preserved among the old charters from the year 1199 to by a superior to his vassal, paid by him; a writing which of the feudal right to the vasfor a voyage; a freighter. charter, v. Charter. extent of woody ground, smaller lying open and privileged for to wild animals of chase, but not to establish forest law within such precinct; a right to hunt beasts of the chase; in one sense either a forest or a park, a forest being called a royal chase, and a park an enclosed chase, and every forest being a chase, though not every chase is a forest, v. Common chase; Forest; Park.

See Game, 1.

chace. 1. A tract of wild Lord High Treasurer. Now government. The Lord High officer of the realm, supreme Keeper of the Great Seal, privy House of Lords. in self-defence, on a sudden, v. Court, 15. declare aloud; to find a verchapel, or altar endowed mth to do spiritual service, or soul of the donor. or lien; as when land is demand. 3. The summing jury. 4. The charging part evidence, or matters in antithe plaintiff wishes the dedischarge: the old method where the plaintiff delivers his defendant his discharge, his oborder: an order obtained creditor to have the stock or funds charged with the instrument under seal. Charta with mutual covenants; so executed in two parts. Charta of a thing not in existence is charter-party. Charta Magna, de by written evidence; freehold of a vessel. land, in size between forest for game and wild animals. 3. A franchise granted to a subject empowering the latter to have a chase. 3. The right of hunting wild animals; common chase, where every one has such right.

Chace, \L. Lat. ehaeea, chacea.^ In English law. A laree extent of woody ground, (Lat. ealtus^) less than a forest, and larger than a park, lyins open and privileged for wild beasts, and wild fowl. Termes de la ley. Co. Litt. 233 a. SpeU man, voc. Chacea. Manwood, 52. 2 Bl. Com. 38, 414, 416. — A franchise granted by the crown to a subject, empowering the latter to keep for his diversion, within a certain precinct so called, the wild animals of chase, (which in a le^al sense are the same with those to which the right of forest extends,) but not authorizing the establishment of forest law within such precinct. 2 Steph. Com. 21. 1 Crabb*s Beat Prop. 91, § 97; 487, § 629. See Forest, Park.

In one sense, chase is a generic term, embracbff both a forest and a park. Thus, a forest IS called a royal chase, a park an enclosed chase. 2 Bl. Qpm. 38. Every forest, says Lord Coke, is a chase, but every chase is not a forest. Co. Litt. 233 a. It differs from a forest in being of smaller extent, and not endowed with so many liber* ties, nor subject to the forest laws; and from a park, in being of larger size, and not enclosed. Termes de la ley. 2 Bl. Com. 38. Spelman^ voc. Chacea.

property, is the act of acquiring possession of animals fere nature by force, cunning or address. The hunter acquires a right to such animals by occupancy, and they become his property. 4 Toull. n. 7. No man has a right to enter on the lands of another for the purpose of hunting without his consent. Vide 14 East, R. 249; Poth. Tr. du Dr. de Propriété, part 1, c. 2, art. 2.