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once j and fuffered fo terrible a defeat, that 

 they never again molefted his repofe. 



On 'the north of Dorfetfhire lies Gilling- 

 ham-foreft, remarkable alfo for a great defeat, 

 which Edmond Ironfide gave the Danes, on 

 the confines of it. A little to the eaft lies 

 Cranburn-chafe : and on the weft, Black- 

 more-foreft, commonly called the foreft of 

 White-hart ; from a celebrated flag, which 



afforded great diverfion to Henry III. The 



whole of the ifland of Purbeck was once a 

 foreft. In the midft of it ftands Corf-caftle ; 

 where Elfrida, to open the throne for her foil 

 Ethelred, murdered her fon-in-law Edward; 

 when he called for refrefhment at her caftle 

 after a toilfome chace. 



In Hampfhire are the veftiges of five forefts. 

 On the north near Sylchefter lies Chute-foreft; 

 through which paries the great fouthern 

 Roman road, ftill vifible in many parts. On 

 the weft lies the foreft of Harewood, which 

 is ftill a woody fcene, tho it's larger trees are 



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