NEEDWOOD forest, in Staffordshire, between the Trent, Dove, and Blythe, and near Uttoxeter, is said to exceed all the forests in England in the excellence of its soil and the fineness of its turf.

NEE EXEAT REGNO, in Law, is a writ to restrain a person from going out of the kingdom without the king's license. F. N. B. 85. It may be directed to the sheriff, to make the party find surety that he will not depart the realm, and on refusal to commit him to prison: or it may be directed to the party himself; and if he then goes, he may be fined. And this writ is granted on a suit being commenced against a man in the chancery, when the plaintiff fears the defendant will fly to some other country; and thereby avoid the justice and equity of the court; which hath been sometimes practised: and when thus granted, the party must give bonds to the master of the rolls, in the penalty of 100l. or some other large sum, for yielding obedience to it: or satisfy the court, by answer, affidavit, or otherwise, that he hath no design of leaving the kingdom, and give security.

NEFASTI dies, in Roman antiquity, an appellation given to those days wherein it was not allowed to administer justice, or hold courts. They were so called because non fuit licebat, the praetor was not allowed to pronounce the three solemn words or formulas of the law, do, dico, addico, I give, I appoint, I adjudge. These days were distinguished in the calendar by the letter N. for nefastus; or N. P. Nefastus Primo, when the day was only nefastus in the forenoon, or first part. The days of a mixed kind were called intercisi.