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Mr. Hipkin, deerkeeper, Up Park, has horns of Red 

 Deer that undoubtedly come from Lady Holt, and are 

 of extraordinary size : Round burr, 10 inches ; Total 

 length, 36 inches ; Branch of antlers, 30 inches ; six 

 tynes on antlers. 



Caryll's method of farming his lowlands was by irri- 

 gation ; thus, under 24 July, 1727, he enters "Paid 

 W m - Wooldridge for his half-year's watering the Downe 

 Parke farm, due last May day, 1727, .6:0: o." 



Out of the present miry wastes of West Harting 

 Pond he made a good speculation. In the days of our 

 forefathers, when little beside salt fish could be had, 

 Sussex carp were thought the finest in England. 



"Memdum, May, 1720. s. d. 



Jones paid to Mr. Cole for 2,100 store carp 



for Harting Pond at 8s. p. cent 880 



Item to Mr. Yalden (Blackdown) for 800 at 



ten sh: p r - cent 400 



Given to y e two servants 046 



Jones' expence being twice to both places 050 



12 17 6 

 Putt in by Jones (as appears above) 2,900 carps." 



"20 April, 1724. The said Pond was fished and 

 about 2,400 carp taken out, of whi ch - Southwell bought 

 2000 at 5 : 5 : o per hundred. 220 odd Pack* putt 

 into y e little Pond at West Harting 100 large ones 

 were reserved (as usuall) for my own eating and the 

 rest given away. 



Southwell's 2000 came to . . 105 o o 

 My own 100 5 5 o 



5 o 



John Pack is still one of the West Harting names. 



