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to a point towards the north ; contained within 

 a circumference of about fifty miles. It's 

 limits on every fide are very accurately known, 

 and defcribed : but in a work of this kind, 

 it will anfwer no end, either of amufement^ 



or of utility, to walk it's bounds. So far 



indeed am I from intending to be accurate in 

 this matter, that I propofe in the following 

 defcriptive view of New-foreft, to take very 

 great liberties with it's boundaries - y and to 

 confider the foreft in it's ancient, and moft 

 extended Jlate, limited by the bay of South- 

 ampton on the eaft; by the river Avon on 

 the weft; and by the fea on the fouth. 

 Without taking this liberty, I fhould lofe 

 the defcription of fome of the moft beautiful 

 fcenery, that formerly belonged to it. 



But before I enter on the pitturefque part 

 of my work, it remains, as I have already 

 given a fhort account of the ancient jlate of 

 New-foreft, to add a fhort account alfo of 

 it's prefent jlate ; it's government, demeifns, 

 and inhabitants. 



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