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marked all the trees in the open parts of BinSeld; marked a very large elm in the Village of Binfield, 

 where. four roads meet, called Shrove Elm ; marked four or five large elms oppofite the houfe (on the 

 fouth fide) called Ant."*'*, w-hich were then (landing by the road-fide on the wafte ; then went to Old 

 \Vindibr Wood, and marked all the trees in the open parts of the wood. 



In the courfe of the marking, went to Bearwood, where the right of cutting fome part of the trees 

 was difputed ; marked the trees in the difputed ground, and all the trees in the other parts of the 

 wood. Sir Thomas Rich then claimed the right in the trees, as Lord of the Manor of Evendens. 

 Did not go into Sandhurft Pariih, nor Eafthampftead, nor mark any trees in either of thoi'e walks, 

 or in Finchampftead ; did not mark in Warfield, Swallowfield, Barkham, or Arborfield. Marked in 

 'Swinley Wulk, and Sunning hill ; marked in VVokingham as far as Bearwood extends ; as much of 

 Bray and Clewer as lie in St. Leonard's Walk. Did not mark any trees in the Pariih of White 

 Waltham. Went into the Parifhes of New and Old Windfor. 



Mr. Robinfon gave the inftruclions, what walks Examinant was to go into ; which he (IridHy 

 attended to and aded upon. 



JAMES BURN. 



Appendix, N 25. 



EXAMINATION of JOHN SMITH, Underkeeper of Bigfhot Rails Walk. 



Sunninghill Wells, nth January 1808. 



JOHN SMITH, Underkeeper of Bigfhot Rails Walk, faith, That Mr. Coxe, the Head Keeper of the 

 walk, has not been there for three years pad ; that Mrs. Coxe, the widow of General Coxe deceafed, 

 at the recommendation of his late Royal Highnefs the Duke of Gloucefter, holds the houfe, and has 

 enjoyed all the advantages of Mr. Coxe's appointment, up-to laft Lady-day. The produce of the land 

 has always been fold for her benefit by this Informant, except fo far as turnips have been cultivated 

 (never exceeding three acres in any one year) for the feed of the Deer. That from laft Lady-day 

 the lands (inclofed) belonging to the Lodge, has been let by Mrs. Coxe to this Informant at a rent of 

 ..twenty pounds a year. This Informant complains that Mrs. Coxe receives the fees upon the Deer 

 hunted out of Bigfliot Walk, notwitnftanding his warrant expreffes that he (hould be entitled in the 

 ufual way to the fame. That Mrs. Coxe pays above one hundred a year for providing beans, hay and 

 grafs for the Deer. 



Mem. It appears, by a flatement fent by Mr. Coxe to the Commiffioners, that there is an 

 allowance of fifty pounds a year to the Head Keeper, for providing hay for the Deer in winter. 



