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construction thereof, making indentures between yourself and the aforesaid 

 Ministers concerning the sale aforesaid. And you shall an account render of 

 the sale and repair aforesaid before ns or our Lieutenant at our next coming 

 to the Forest aforesaid, or in the interval elsewhere, whensoever you shall be 

 called upon. 



Given at London, on the 4th day of December, in the 23rd year of the 

 reign of my said lord the King, Henry, the Sixth after the Conquest. [1444.] 



THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 



Saturday, April 13TH, 1901. 

 A circular had been issued by the Secretary calling a " Field Demonstra- 

 tion meeting" this afternoon ; subject, the observation of mosses in their forest 

 stations. Mr. E. M. Holmes, F.L.S., was the "conductor." But the day turned 

 out a depressingly wet one, and only Mr. Holmes, Mr. E. S. Salmon, 

 F.L.S., Miss Read, the Hon. Secretary, and Mr. H. A. Cole faced the steady 

 downpour of rain experienced in the walk from Chingford to High Beach, the 

 appointed rendezvous. Mr. Holmes and Mr. Salmon collected and determined 

 several mosses and lichens under the imperfect shelter of umbrellas. But 

 even the enthusiasm of the brave little party faded somewhat before Monk 

 Wood was reached; they sought refuge in the "Wake Arms" and took 

 possession of the tea ordered for the Club. The Ordinary Meeting 

 appointed, and indeed all formal business, was necessarily postponed. 



FOREST RAMBLE AND DEMONSTRATION 



MEETING. 



Saturday, May i8th, igoi. 



The weather at this spring ramble compensated in its brightness and 

 warmth for the dismal meteorological conditions of the preceding one. It was 

 intended to allow of an inspection of some parts of the Forest which have 

 been thinned by the Conservators in recent years, so as to afford a demonstra- 

 tion of the effects of this treatment. 



The "Conductors and Referees" were Prof. J. B. Farmer, M.A., F.R.S. 

 (Professor of Botixny, Royal College of Science), Froi. H. Marshall Ward, D.Sc, 

 F.R.S. (Professor of Botany, University of Cambridge), the President (Prof. 

 Meldola), and the Hon. Secretary. 



Mr. E. N. Buxton, Verderer, and Sir Fowell Buxton, Verderer, had 

 intended to be present to point out and explain the work which had been 

 done, but most unfortunately as they were awaiang the party at the foot of 

 Oak Hill, Theydon, Sir Fowell Buxton was knocked down by a bicyclist and 

 though happily it was found that he was not seriously injured, both he and 

 Mr% E. N. Buxton were necessarily absent from the meeting. 



The main party met at Theydon Bois Station at 2.25, and the route led 

 through the Theydon High Woods, Epping Thicks, AmbresDury Banks 

 (where Mr. W. Cole gave a short a Mress on the construction of these earth- 



