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FORE·MAST or

A SH I P,

a large

ro~nd

pilce uf tim–

blr, placeJ in her fore'lm t,

~r fore.call1~,

and

my·

ing tl

,cford.il

and forc.top

f~il

)mls. lIS leng1l" s

ufually

tite main.mall, .nd the forl IOp gallant

mall is

.¡.

th~ l~nRth

of the

for~. top.

FO REMAST '>Il H, 4re thofe on board a lhip that t3ke in

the tap.fails, mog the yards, furl the fJils, bowfl,

trice, and take their tl'ro at the hdm,

oc.

FOREST, in general, a gmt wood, or a large extent

of ground corered with mes.

FOREST, in law, i, definId by Manwood, a eertain ter–

ritory

woOOy grounds, and fruitful p"fiures, privi.

leged for wild bea1ls and fowls of fordl. ehaee and

warren, to re(l and abide undn tho proteaion of the

king, for his princcly

dcli~ht,

boundcd \Vith unre·

movcable mark" aod meres, cithlr koo\Vo by m tltr of

record or preferiptioo; repllniO,ed \Vith wild bea(ls of

n nlry, Or chafe, with grcu eovem uf

nrt

Cor

the

faid bla(ls: for preCervation aod eontiouance \Vherlor,

with thl vert and vloifoo, thlre are cmaia particuhr

Iaws, privillges, and ollicers.

Forens are of thac antiquity in England, that, ex–

certing the OlIO fo rell io HamplhiTe ereald by Wil–

liam the Cooqulror, and Hampton COUrt ereaed by

Hlory

VII!.

it is faid that thlre is nO record or hillo–

rywhich makcs any cerrain Ollotion of tbeir maion,

thougb they are mentionld by fl"lral writers, aod io

divers of our laws and (latutes.

There are fixty-nine forells in England, thirleln

chafes, and

800

parks. The four principal foreHs are

Nlw Forell, SI1/rwood Forlll, Dun Forlll, and

Wiodfor Forc(l.

j'OREST' TOWH S, in glography, certain towos of Swa–

bia, iD Germany, Iriog along thl Rhine and the con–

Jines of Swimrlaod, and fubje.'l to the houCe of Auf–

tria. Thlir namu are RhlOeficld, Seckingeo, Lau–

flnburg, andWaldlhut.

FORE·STAFF, or CROS5-STArF, an inllrumm cfed

at fea for takiog the altitude of the fun, moon or Ilars.

FORESTALLER, a plrfon who is guilty of forellal–

ling. See the next article.

FORESTALLI G, in law, buying or bargainiog for

aoy corn, catue, viauals, or merehaodizc, in the way

as they come tOfairs Or markets ro be fold. before they

gel

thither, \Vith an iotent tO ftll !he fame ag¡io at a

highcr priee.

The punilhmeot for this ofrenee, upon eonviaion at

the quarter fellions, by tIVO or more witoelfes, is, for

the 6rfi time, tlVO mooths irnprifonrnent and the lofs of

tbe soods, or the value; for the fecond ofrenee, the

ofrender lhall be imprifoned

months, and lofe dou–

ble Ihe value of tbe goods ; for Ihe third offenec, he

lhall fllfrer imprifonment duriog the kiog's pleafure,

forfeit all his goods atul ehancls, aod fhnd

the pilo

lory: but the flatute docs not cxteod

maltllm buy–

ing barley, or to badScrs lieenfed.

FORESTER., a fworo oflim of the forell, appoioted

by the king's Ictters-pateot, to walk the forell at ,11

hours, ..atch over tite ven aod ventfon; alfo

make

anachmeDIS aod true prefeotmeots of ill trefpaifa m–

mim wnhin tbe for

11.

F O R

FORETHOUGIIT fELO NY, in Seou law,

fi~ni(¡el

pre.

metlitmd murder.

FOI\ FAR, the eapilal of the countyof Angul, in Seot–

lanJ:

long.

2° 32',

nnJ , lat.

56° 2¡'.

parliament ,own, e1.tr.d with Perth, Dundce.

Coupar, and St i\nJreIVs, whieh all togc!her

feD~

OuL

memher.

l'ORFElTURE, properly fignifies Ihe e[la of mnf·

crelling foOl': penal law, aDd cxtlnds

laDds or

goods,

FORFICULA, the EAR 'WIC, in Ioology,

glnulof

iofetls belonging

the order of eoleop,era. Thl ano

tenna:

al(

briflly; theelytra

are

dimidiated: thl wings

are covered; and the tail is forked. Thm

two

fpecies,

. iz.

the auriculat., or common ear.wig, (IIlth

the \Ups of the. clytra white; and the mioor, with

leflactous and unfpomd elytra.

FORGE. properlyfignifiesa litlle furnaee, whmin fmitlt.

and o,her artificcrs of iroo or Iled,

6c.

hcal their

metals red·ho" in order tO fúften them and render

thcmmore malleable and manag<abll oo the anvil.

FORC E is alfo nfed for a large furnace , whmin iron–

ore, taken OUt of ,he mine, is melted dOlVn : or it i.

more properly applicd tO another kind of furoacc,

wherein !he iroo-ore, melted dowo aod fcpmtld in a

former furoace, and then call into fows and pig, is

healed and fufed over again, and bmen .fterward.

with large hammcrs. aod Ihus rendmd more (Ofl,

pureo duaile, and fit for ufe.

FORGER, io law, one guilty of forgery. Sle!h1 om

aniele.

FORGERY, io a legal fenfe, is whm a perfon frau–

duleotly makes and publilhes fal(e writiogs tO aoolhll's

prejudice: or, it

fignifi~s

Ihe IVrit

t~¡t

hes ag

'o~

him \Vho off"ods th. t way.

FORISFM,IILIATION, in law, when

child, up-

reeeiving a portion fron, Itis

f.th

lr, or

olh,~wlfe

ronounm his les,,1,itle tO any further lhm of hll f¡–

Iher's fueeefiion, he is faid tObe

firlt/~lhilíattti.

SIl

Seon LAw, titic 28

FORL!, a tOIVn of Romania, in thl pope'! tmitories,

fift t Omiles fotllh·wefi of Ravenna.

FORM, in phyfies, the" eCi:nual or difiinguilhing modio

ficalion of ,he mamr whcreof a natunl body

com·

pofed, fo as Ihcreby to giv< it fneh a

pHucul.ar

mln'

oer of (xillenee; being that which

co~t1itum

fueh a

particular bOOy, and difiinguilhcl it from CV/ry o!hlr

body.

(

FORM is aIro ufed, io a moral fenfe, for the mannlr o

being or domg a thing accorJing tO rull' : thuI ,Vle

fay. 2 formof govemment, a r"rm o( argum.eni ,

I)r.

FOk

iD hw, ,he rules dl.bldhed 20d

r.qu

,fite tObe

obrer'ed in legal promdingl.

FOk M, in mptntry, is ufed

dlnotl thl .long fem

or broches in the cho;" of churehll or In (chools,

for the prielll, prebends, religious, or (cholan ti

on. At fehools, Ihe word (or01 is frequeotl, app '1

to what i, other"'lfe tcrmcd a clafl. SIC

CL. II. (

FOk" al{o deootCJ the eXlern.1 appemocc or (ur(aa: o

a body. or th rt.fpofitioo of il! plm, as tOtbe \eng,b,

bre~Jtll,

anJ thi.:koc(,.

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