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different juifdiftions, would be difficult to 

 afcertain. There feems at leaft to have been 

 one feparate chace in it, which belonged 

 to the caftle of Kenelworth : and it is probable, 

 there might have been others. 



In the county of Northampton is the large 

 foreft of Rockingham; which ftretches along 

 the river Welland almoft to Stamford. In 

 this foreft ftands the caftle of Rockingham, 

 formerly a pile of vaft importance, built by 

 William the Conqueror. In Northamptonshire 

 alfo there are three other forefts -, Sacy, Yardly, 



and Whittlebury. 1 have been allured, that 



in the firft, and laft of thefe forefts, Rock- 

 ingham, and Whittlebury, there remains, at 

 this day, fufficient timber to build the navy 

 of England twice over j and as canals are 

 now forming in thofe parts, it may foon be 

 an eafy matter to convey it from it's deep 

 recefles to any of the king's yards. Thefe 

 forefts alfo, particularly Whittlebury, are in- 

 fefted by the wild-cat; which the naturalifts 

 call the Britiih tyger. 



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