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lord-warden, is the woodward. It is his 

 bufmefs, as his title denotes, to infpec~l the 

 woods. He prevents wafte 'he fees that 

 young trees are properly fenced and he afligns 

 timber for the payment of foreft-officers. 

 This timber is fold by auction at the court at 

 Lyndhurft ; and annually amounts to about 

 feven hundred pounds ; which is the fum 

 required. 



Under the woodward are twelve regarders > 

 and to thefe indeed chiefly is delegated the 

 executive part of his office. The regarders 

 feize the hedge-bills, and axes of trefpafTers \ 

 prefent offences in the forefc-courts j and afTign. 

 fuch timber as is claimed by the inhabitants, 

 and borderers of the foreft, for fuel, and 

 repairs. Of this inferior wood, there are 

 great quantities affigned, on every fide of the 

 foreft. I can only fpeak of my own align- 

 ment, as vicar of Boldre; which is annually 

 twelve load. 



Befides thefe officers, who are in effecl the 

 officers of the crown, as they are appointed by 

 the lord- warden ; there are four others, called 

 verderors, who are commonly gentlemen of 

 property and intereft in the neighbourhood, and 

 are elected, like the -knights of the fhire, by 



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