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William Crane, Esq ; and the lease of the same to 

 Tho. Wastney (the son) he offered 500 of the best of 

 the said young oak-sapplings to one Daniel Hall (a 

 dealer in timber) for two shillings and six pence the 

 tree, which he refusing to give, the said Tho. Wastney, 

 making his application to Mr. Crane above-mention'd 

 (then owner of the estate) and desiring Daniel Hall 

 to acquaint him what pity it was to cut down such 

 young and thriving trees ; Mr. Crane was perswaded 

 to allow the said Tho. Wastney fourscore pounds, 

 and to let them stand ; since which time, the said 

 Mr. Crane sold as many of those trees and saplings, 

 as came to about forty pounds, and left growing, and 

 remaining on the ground about 1380 trees ; which, 

 in August 1675, being (upon the desire of Mr. Crane) 

 valued by the said Daniel Hall, were estimated to be 

 worth 7007. himself since offering for some of the 

 said trees 40 and 50 shillings a tree ; 500 of them 

 being better worth than 5oo/. Now the said Latimer 

 Wood were it clear'd of the timber, would not be let 

 for above four or five shillings per acre at the most. 

 The particulars of this history I received under the 

 hands and certificates of the above-mention'd Daniel 

 Hall, who is the timber-merchant, and two of the 

 stubbers or labourers (yet living) that were employed 

 to clear the ground. I have likewise transmitted to 

 me this account from Mr. Sharp, under the hand of 

 Robert Daye, Esq ; one of his Majesty's Justices of 

 the Peace for the county of Norfolk, as followeth. 



There were in 1636 an hundred timber-trees of 

 oak, growing on some grounds belonging then to 

 Thomas Day of Scopleton, in the county of Norfolk, 

 Esq ; which were that year sold to one Rob. Bowgeon 

 of Hingham in the said county, for 100 /. which 



