OF SELBORNE. 3? 



On two of the most conspicuous emi- 

 nences of this forest, stand two arbours 

 or bowers, made of the boughs of oaks ; 

 the one called Waldon-lodge, the other 

 Brimstone-lodge : these the keepers re- 

 new annually on the feast of St. Barna- 

 bas, taking the old materials for a per- 

 quisite. The farm called Blackmoor, in 

 this parish, is obliged to find the posts 

 and brushwood for the former ; while 

 the farms at Greatham, in rotation, fur- 

 nish for the latter \ and are all enjoined to 

 cut and deliver the materials at the spot. 

 This custom I mention, because I look 

 upon it to be of very remote antiquity. 



LETTER VIII. 



TO THE SAME. 



O N the verge of the forest, as it is now 

 circumscribed, are three considerable 

 lakes, two in Oakhanger, of which I have 

 nothing particular to say ; and one called 



