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at Buckler's-hard. They hunt alfo, and 

 deftroy the king's deer, if they flray within 

 the purHeus of the abbey. On the day we 

 were at BeauHeu, we found the hedi^es 

 in feveral places befet with armed men. There 

 were not fewer than twenty, or thirty. It ap- 

 peared as if fome invafion was expelled. On 

 inquiry we were informed, a ftag had been 

 feen that morning in the manor; and all the vil- 

 lage of BeauHeu was in arms to prevent his ef- 

 cape back into the foreft. The fortunate man, 

 who (hot him, had a gratuity from the lord. 



Beaulieu-manor is an extenlive fcene, being 

 not lefs than eighteen miles in circum- 

 ference. It conlifts chiefly of woodlands ; and 

 befides the deer, which accidentally ftray into 

 it from the foreft, contains a great number 

 of deer in it's own domains. Among thefe 

 rough grounds are intermixed many valuable 

 farms, and the whole yields annually about 

 ^4000. 



As we leave Beaulieu-abbey, along the 

 Lyndhurfl road, w*e ikirt the upper lake, 

 which is formed by the tide above the bridge. 

 It is a beautiful fheet of water, about a mile 



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