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I do not find, that the royal lodge of 

 Lyndhurft has ever been vifited by the fovereign 

 from the time of Charles II. till the year 

 1789, when George III pafled through the 

 foreft in his road to Weymouth. So long 

 a time had elapfed, that all the etiquette of 

 receiving a royal vifitor was almofh forgotten. 

 When the day however of his arrival was 

 notified, all the keepers, drelTed in new green 

 uniforms, met him on horfeback, at his en- 

 trance into the foreft. He travelled without 

 guards ; and was conducted by thefe foreflers 

 to Lyndhurft. When he alighted from his 

 coach, fir Charles Mill prefented him with 

 two white grey-hounds, by which ceremony 

 he holds certain foreft-privileges. His majefly, 

 and the royal family (for the queen, and three 

 of the princefl'es were with him) at firft dined 

 in public, by throwing the windows open, 

 and admitting the crowd within the railed 

 lawn : but as the populace became rather 

 riotous in their joy, there was a neceffity to 

 exclude them. The royal family however 

 walked abroad in the forefl every evening. 

 The king fpent his mornings in riding : and 



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