THE END OF POACHER BOB. 77 



I left Hyde Heath and went to Lord Dormer's 

 place at Little Kingsvale, near Peterby House, 

 between Great Missendon and Wickham Heath, 

 on trial as a carpenter. I did not stop long, 

 however, and went from there to Great 

 Berkhampstead with Lord Dormer's son, to try 

 sawing in Mr. Key's wharf yard there. I spent 

 one summer at Berkhampstead, and went in for 

 charcoal burning at Pengrove, near Beech 

 Wood, which is about the centre of the manor. 

 There had been a large fall of timber at 

 Pengrove, and Mr. Fuller gave me leave to 

 burn my charcoal in the wood so as to save 

 carting it to Hyde Heath Common. 



Whilst I was thus burning charcoal, poor 

 old Dick fell ill with a bad leg, and the Chesham 

 doctors said that he would never be fit for his 

 work again, so he had to keep at home with 

 his leg. Mr. Fuller asked me to "look out" 

 whilst Dick was laid bv, and this I was able to 

 do because I had employed a regular charcoal 

 burner to burn for me, and he kept by the fire 

 when I used to be travelling round to London, 

 Oxford, and other places, for orders. 



