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Carey, was turned out, and Sir John Ipsley put in his 

 place. The price given for the Park was ;^ 13,2 15, 6s. 8d., 

 which included ^130 for deer and £i'j'j^ for timber, 

 exclusive of 2976 trees which were marked for the 

 Royal Navy. Cromwell probably knew the Park and 

 its advantages well, as some years before, when he 

 was a boy, his uncle had had permission to hunt in 

 any of the royal forests. The warrant is dated 15 th 

 June 1604, *' to the lieutenants, wardens, and keepers 

 of the forests, chases, and parks, to permit Sir Oliver 

 Cromwell, Knt., Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, to 

 hunt where he shall think fit." The work of hewing 

 the timber began at once. On October 19, 1649, ^^e 

 Navy Commissioner was instructed to " repair the 

 crane at Whitehall for boating timber, which is to go 

 from Marylebone Park to the yards to build frigates." 

 Again, Sir Henry Mildmay was ordered to " confer 

 with Mr. Carter, Surveyor of Works, for the timber 

 in Marylebone Park to be brought through Scotland 

 Yard, to be boated there for use of the navy." Crom- 

 well converted the Park to other uses, as in June the 

 same year orders were given to put to grass in Mary- 

 lebone Park all the artillery horses " bought by Captain 

 Tomlins for Ireland till Monday week." That a number 

 were turned out there for a time is clear from the further 

 warrant, dated July 12, to " permit William Yarvell, 

 Carriage Master, to put all the horses provided for 

 Ireland, which cannot be accommodated in Marylebone 

 Park, into Hyde Park to graze." No doubt they found 

 excellent pasture, in spite of the game. Still, the deer 

 must have been fairly numerous, considering the price 

 paid for those left when the Park was sold. One 

 hundred of the " best deer " were first ordered to be 



