318 ROYAL SKALLS. 



No. 3. "Elk Skall, 24th of September, 1720, near 

 to the post-house of Nyqvarn, on the borders of Westman- 

 land and Upland. The Jagt-tyg surrounded the whole 

 of the small Skogs-backe, or wooded eminence, on the 

 Upland side, embracing an extent of six thousand two 

 hundred and seventy-four paces. 



" When the bear Skall in the parish of Skultuna was 

 over, I received gracious orders from the King, to ascertain 

 if any elks were to be found, not far distant from the road, 

 between Westeras and Ekholmsund, so that his Majesty, 

 on returning from the former place a couple of days after- 

 wards, might have the pleasure of shooting them. I was 

 so fortunate on the following day as to meet with five 

 of those animals, that frequented the above-named little 

 wood ; and the whole of them, after the King's gracious 

 arrival at the Skall which did not take place until the 

 afternoon were, within an hour, killed by his Majesty's own 

 high hand." 



No. 4. "Bear Skall, 7th of December, 1720, near to 

 By, in the parish of Harbo, Westmanland. Circumference 

 of the Skall-plats, about three thousand four hundred and 

 fifty-two paces. 



" On the 27th of November, a peasant from the village of 

 Marstalla, reported to me that on the 24th of the same 

 month, he had ringed in his allotment of the forest, a she- 

 bear and her four yearling cubs, which during the previous 

 night had crossed his grounds; but that as immediately 

 afterwards there came on a severe snow-storm, which oblite- 

 rated their tracks, he was not altogether certain that they 

 were still within the circle. For this reason, and prior to 

 sending in my humble report, I deemed it desirable to get 



