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ditlon ; and will richly anfwer the expence 

 of it's plantation. 



In the reigns of queen Ann, and George I, 

 I believe, no new plantations were made ; 

 which is the more to be wondered at, as the 

 fevere hurricane in the november of the year 

 1703 did great injury in New-foreft. Not 

 fewer than four thoufand of it's befl oaks 

 were deftroyed*, together with great quantities 

 of growing timber. 



In the reign of George II, three inclofures 

 were made : but they were injudicioufly, or 

 difhoneftly managed ; and Mr. Coleman, who 

 undertook the bufinefs, was fined in the 

 foreft-court at Lyndhurft, by the verderors, 

 for his negledt-f*. Some attempts have been 

 made in the prefent reign : but for want of 

 being properly planned, or honeftly managed, 

 very little advantage hath accrued J. 



The 



* See Evelin's Sylva. f Mr. Samber's MS. 



X In the year 1782 an inquiry was inftituted, by an order 

 from the treafury, into the quantities of navy-timber in New- 

 foreft — that is, fuch timber as would meafure thirty-five cubic 

 feet. The quantity given in, after a very nice furvey, was 



fifty-two thoufand load. Forty cubic feet make a load. 



——At the fame time the timber in Dean-foreft was furveyed ; 



which, 



