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lord-warden, is the woodward. It is his 

 bufinefs, as his title denotes, to infped: the 

 woods. He prevents wafte — he fees that 

 young trees are properly fenced — and he affigns 

 timber for the payment of foreft-officers. 

 This timber is fold by audtion at the court at 

 Lyndhurft ; and annually amounts to about 

 feven hundred pounds ; which is the fum 

 required 



Under the woodward are twelve regarders ; 

 and to thefe indeed chiefly is delegated the 

 executive part of his office. The regarders 

 feize the hedge-bills, and axes of trefpaflers ; 

 prefent offences in the foreft- courts ; and affign 

 fuch timber as is claimed by the inhabitants, 

 and borderers of the foreft, for fuel, and 

 repairs. Of this inferior wood, there are 

 great quantities afligned, on every lide of the 

 foreft. I can only fpeak of my own affign- 

 ment, as vicar of Boldre ; which is annually 

 twelve load. 



Befides thefe officers, who are in effisdl the 

 officers of the crown, as they are appointed by 

 the lord-warden ; there are four others, called 

 'verdt'rorSy who are commonly gentlemen of 

 property and interefl: in the neighbourhood, and 

 are elected, like the knights of the fliire, by 



the 



