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'''Assarting''' is the act of [[deforestation|clearing]] [[forest]]ed lands for use in [[agriculture]] or other purposes. In [[English law]], it was illegal to assart any part of a [[Royal forest]]. This was the greatest [[trespass]] that could be committed in a forest, being more than a waste: for whereas waste of the forest involves [[deforestation|felling]] trees and other shrubbery, this vegetation can grow again; assarting involves completely rooting up all trees — the total [[extirpation]] of the forested area. |
'''Assarting''' is the act of [[deforestation|clearing]] [[forest]]ed lands for use in [[agriculture]] or other purposes. In [[English law]], it was illegal to assart any part of a [[Royal forest]]. This was the greatest [[trespass]] that could be committed in a forest, being more than a waste: for whereas waste of the forest involves [[deforestation|felling]] trees and other shrubbery, this vegetation can grow again; assarting involves completely rooting up all trees — the total [[Local extinction|extirpation]] of the forested area. |
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The term "assart" was also used for a parcel of land assarted. '''Assart rents''' were those paid to the British [[The Crown|Crown]] for the forest lands assarted. |
The term "assart" was also used for a parcel of land assarted. '''Assart rents''' were those paid to the British [[The Crown|Crown]] for the forest lands assarted. |
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Revision as of 10:43, 20 June 2011
Assarting is the act of clearing forested lands for use in agriculture or other purposes. In English law, it was illegal to assart any part of a Royal forest. This was the greatest trespass that could be committed in a forest, being more than a waste: for whereas waste of the forest involves felling trees and other shrubbery, this vegetation can grow again; assarting involves completely rooting up all trees — the total extirpation of the forested area.
The term "assart" was also used for a parcel of land assarted. Assart rents were those paid to the British Crown for the forest lands assarted.
Many Northern French places called Les Essarts or ending with -sart refer to that practice.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) [1]
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