. Old sports and sportsmen : or, The Willey country. chiefnobles of France. On coming over to England tojoin her husband a storm arose which threatenedthe destruction of the vessel when, wearied withmuch watching, a priest who accompanied her fellasleep and had a vision, in which it was said:—^ If thy lady would wish to save herself and her at-tendants from the present danger of the sea, let hermake a vow to Grod and faithfully promise to build achurch in honour of the blessed Mary Magdalene, onthe spot where she may first happen to meet her hus-band in England, especiallj^ where groweth a hol
. Old sports and sportsmen : or, The Willey country. chiefnobles of France. On coming over to England tojoin her husband a storm arose which threatenedthe destruction of the vessel when, wearied withmuch watching, a priest who accompanied her fellasleep and had a vision, in which it was said:—^ If thy lady would wish to save herself and her at-tendants from the present danger of the sea, let hermake a vow to Grod and faithfully promise to build achurch in honour of the blessed Mary Magdalene, onthe spot where she may first happen to meet her hus-band in England, especiallj^ where groweth a hollowoak, and where the wild swine have shelter. Thelegend adds that upon awaking the priest informedhis lady, who took the prescribed vow ; that thestorm ceased, that the ship arrived safely in port,that the lady met the earl hunting the boar where MOEFE FOREST. 21 an old hollow oak stood, and that at her request, andin fulfilment of her vow, Sir Roger built and en-dowed the church at Quatford, which a few yearsago only was taken down and On the high ground a little above the churchthere are still several trees whose gnarled andknotted trunks have borne the brunt of many cen-turies, two of which are supposed to have sprung 22 MORFE FOEEST. from the remains of the one mentioned in thelegend. Xot only legends, but traditions, and some historicalincidents, as those brought to light by the ForestEoUs, afford now and then an insight of the sportingkind of life led within the boundary and jurisdictionof the forest and upon its outskirts. The bow beingnot only the chief weapon of sport but of war, thosewith a greater revenue from land than one hundredpence were at one time not only permitted but com-pelled to have in their possession bows and arrows,but, to prevent those living within the precincts ofthe forest killing the kings deer, the arrows were tobe rounded. These were sometimes sharpened, and. disputes arose between their owners, the dwellers inthe villages, and the
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