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place 3 arres, and in some other place 6 arras, and in some other 

 place 5 acres well set with yoiin;^ oilers, some of 3 vears' j^rowth 

 and some of 4 years" ii;rowth, lately sold in the time of King 

 Philip and Mary. 



i\Ictiiora>iJiivi. — The underwood in the same Warde is very 

 thin, and evil thriven, and not like to amend. 



Also there goeth yearly for trees out of the said Warde to 

 divers persons whose names particularly follow : — 



{a) To Thomas Ireton, bow-bearer of the aforesaid frith under 

 the Earl of Shrewsbury, one tree. 



{h) To Richard Holland, ranger of the same under Thomas 

 Cocker, one tree. 



(c) To Rauffe Brokesbye, keeper of the warde, one tree. 



Also there is in the same Warde one tenement in the tenure 

 of Thomas Wynson, called the Bromefeld, and there groweth in 

 the same 80 small oakes for building timber. 



II. — Postern Parke. 



There is in the said Warde one parke called Postern parke, 

 containing 3 miles about, and there is in one part of the said 

 park a place called 



(rt) Cmvhousc park, containing 14 acres well set with under- 

 wood, as hazel, oiler, whitethorne, and blackthorne, and some 

 crabtrees of the age of 16 years, and there groweth in every acre 

 16 oakes for building timber, and to oakes for firewood. 



{b) Also Foxholes batik containeth 10 acres, slenderly set with 

 small hazel, whitethorne and oiler of the age of 12 years, and 

 there groweth 6 oakes and 10 dottard oakes in each acre. 



(c) Also the Hill containeth 6 acres, and there groweth 8 small 

 oakes and 1 2 dottard oakes in every acre. 



{(I) Also Welhole containeth 4 acres, and there groweth 16 

 small oakes and 8 dottard oakes in every acre. 



(f) Also TiiUa-tofpc containeth 7 acres, set with hazel and 

 whitethorne of 16 years" groweth, and ther are 5 oakes in each 

 acre. 



