14 THE AREA OF EPPING FOREST FOR FAUNISTIC PURPOSES. 



called Richard's Gate, near which gate in like manner another stone, or mear 

 stone is now put and erected, sculptered and named Richard's Stone, and from 

 thence by the hedge of the land of the said Robert Makin, leading direct to the 

 gate called Overmead Gate, and from thence to the river of Roden],^ and from 

 thence by the river aforesaid unto the bridge of Aybridge, otherwise Assbridge, 

 and passing over the bridge aforesaid by the King's highway, directly leading to 

 the parish church of Theydon Boys, and so on forward by the King's highway 

 aforesaid to the dwelling-house of the Rector of The3'don Boys, unto a gate 

 called Thoydon Green Gate, and thence by the hedge called Purliew Hedge, to 

 the corner of a certain hedge called Piershorne Corner, and so by the hedge 

 aforesaid called Purliew Hedge unto the end of a certain lane called Hawcock 

 Lane, and so to the banck near the end of the town of Epping, called ' Purliew 

 Banck,' and so going by the banck aforesaid unto a place called Bennett's Corner, 

 according to the bounds, limits, and divisions of the parishes of Epping and 

 Thoydon Garnon, they include within the Forest aforesaid the whole parish of 

 Eppinge lying within the banck aforesaid, and exclude out of the Forest the 

 whole parish of Thoydon Garnon, and so going by the banck aforesaid to the end 

 of the lane called Duck Lane, and so to the corner of the Great Waste, called 

 Thornevvood Common, and then going by the banck aforesaid, called ' Purliew 

 Banck,' l3'ing near the hedge on the south side of the common aforesaid unto a 

 certain brook which runs down from a ditch lying below the hedge aforesaid, 

 and the aforesaid banck, called ' Purliew Banck,' near a certain elm tree, which 

 is the sole boundary and terminal mete between the parish of Eppinge aforesaid 

 and Norlhwealde Bassett, and also between the two half-hundreds of Harlow and 

 Waltham. And further, going by the brook aforesaid to the ditch before and 

 near the mansion house of a certain William Sprangers, situate upon the side of 

 the waste and common of Thornwood Common aforesaid, and from thence return- 

 ing by the ditch aforesaid unto the mansion house of a certain Daniel Hudson, 

 also situate on the side of the common aforesaid, and so by the metes and 

 divisions dividing the aforesaid half hundreds of Harlow and Waltham to a 

 certain free hedge called LincelyGate, including within the Forest the said parcel 

 of waste or common called Thornewood Common, as it lies within the brook 

 aforesaid, and also includes within the said Forest the aforesaid tenement of the 

 said Daniel Hudson, and a certain grove called Halyes Grove, and all and 

 singular the lands and tenements there lying within the said half hundred of 

 Waltham, and so going to the gate aforesaid, called Lincely Gate, upwards to a 

 certain piece of land called Lincely Merles, and from thence direct passing over 

 bank of the stream called ' Millmeade Brooke,' by a hedge called Eastfield 

 Hedge, to a place called L3'me Holes Corner, and so passing over the King's 

 highway, leading to the church of Eppinge, unto Pincroft, leading to the bridge 

 called Pymbridge, and so going from the bridge aforesaid, called Pj-nnbjidge, b}' 

 the hedge called 'Purliew Hedge,' to the gate called Cloggett's Gate, entering 

 into the King's highway leading to a place called Siviar's Greene, and so 

 descending in the highway called Kennett's Lane direct unto the waste or 

 common called Bradley Common, and so by the side of the same waste or 

 common called Bradley Common, going the round the ham.let of R )3-don unto 

 the river of Lee aforesaid, and thence to a corner of the marsh called Od}- Marsh, 

 and so passing over the river aforesaid of Lee, including within the Forest the 

 whole of that marsh called Hollyfield Marsh, unto a meadow called the Fryihie, 



3 Epping Forcit boundaries here recommence. 



