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sum was carefully and judiciously laid out in the summer 

 of the year 1730, by his son John White? who made a solid 

 and firm causey from Rood-green, all down Honey-lane to 

 a farm called Oak-woods, where the sandy soil begins. 

 This miry and gulfy lane was chosen as worthy of repair, 

 because it leads to the forest, and thence through the Holt 

 to the town of Farnham in Surrey, the only market in those 

 days for men who had wheat to sell in this neighbour- 

 hood. This causey was so deeply bedded with stone, so 

 properly raised above the level of the soil, and so well 

 drained, that it has, in some degree, withstood fifty-four 

 years of neglect and abuse ; and might, with moderate 

 attention, be rendered a solid and comfortable road. The 

 space from Rood-green to Oak-woods measures about three 

 quarters of a mile. 



In 1727, William Henry Cane, B.D., became vicar, and, 

 among several alterations and repairs, new-built the back 

 front of the vicarage-house. 



On February i, 1740, Duncombe Bristowe, D.D., was in- 

 stituted to this living. What benefactions this vicar 

 bestowed on the parish will be best explained by the 

 following passages from his will : " Item, I hereby give 

 and bequeath to the minister and church-wardens of the 

 parish of Selbourn, in the county of Southampton, a 

 mahogany table, which I have ordered to be made for 

 the celebration of the Holy Communion ; and also the 

 sum of thirty pounds, in trust, to be applied in manner 

 following ; that is, ten pounds towards the charge of erect- 

 ing a gallery at the west end of the church ; and ten 

 pounds to be laid out for cloathing and such like neces- 

 saries among the poor (and especially among the ancient 

 and infirm) of the said parish : and the remaining ten 

 pounds to be distributed in bread, at twenty shillings a 

 week, at the discretion of John White, esq., or any of his 

 family, who shall be resident in the said parish." 



On November 12, 1758, Andrew Etty, B.D., became 

 vicar. Among many useful repairs he new-roofed the 



1 Gilbert's father. [R. B. S.] 



