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it was lodged upon it ; and none in the country be- 

 ing found ftrong enough, the king's carriage was 

 fent purpofely from Portfmouth to convey it to 

 the dock-yard. It was drawn in general by twelve 

 horfes, aflifted occafionally by eight others. The 

 drivers were obliged to find the moft level ground, 

 and inftead of drawing it to Portfmouth, as was in- 

 tended, made the Ihorteft way acrofs the foreft to 

 the fea-fide* 



This tree was fold in the firft place for forty 

 pounds ; was bought of that purchafer by the late 

 Mr. White, of Anville, timber- merchant, for an 

 hundred pounds^ who is fuppofed .to have cleared 

 an hundred pounds more 5 which he poffibly might 

 do, for the contents, as I was informed a few years 

 fince on the fpot, amounted to thirty-two loads of 

 hewed timber, which at half a crown a foot^ no 

 unufual price for naval crooks^ amounts to 200L 

 precifely, befides faggots, &c. fufficient to defray 

 {he expences. 



N. B. Having tranfmitted this account (through 

 the medium of a friend) to Mr. Marfham, he 

 obligingly returned me the annexed particulars,- 

 in the fum of which, he feems to fall fhort of the 

 Quantity I have dated 3 but this is eafiiy recon- 

 ciled j 



