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iSelwood Forest. 



" That the Copices within the s d . parke now called by the 

 name of Blacke Copice, and the Grubbings were heretofore 

 called the King's woods and were indeed the King's woods, 

 but there were new names put upon them by Sir John Thynne 

 of purpose that the old names m l . be forgotten. 



" That the groundes of the Farm of Eodmister were within 

 the forest and did reach down within a furlong of Longleat 

 House, and that it hath bin reported that there were but 

 xvi acres belonging to the house that heretofore was called 

 Longleate House ; and that all the grounds of Eodmister 

 farm were inclosed in the parke, and part of Horningsham 

 grounds and also of Warminster Common, and the copices 

 commonly called King's wood togeather with Whitemarsh 

 which is part of Corseley Common. And that at Eodmister 

 Farm there was a great Dairy of Kine kept before the Park 

 was made, and that Eodmister farm howse was standing in 

 the s d . parke untill S r . Thomas Thynne caused the same to 

 be taken down and carried away unto Deverell Longbridge 

 where he built a house with the timber and stones thereof. _ 



"Thos. Carr, that 

 his father told 

 him so, and bid 

 him remember 

 it, for he m* 

 live to see it 

 called in ques- 

 tion. 



Edw. Daniell 



Edw. Daniell 

 Geo. Lainbe 



" That heretofore Corsley Woods were uninclosed and deere 

 kept there and in y e winter time they did give them mast 

 and they were so tame therewith that they w d scarce goe out 

 of the way. 



"W. White 



G. Lambe 



Jo. Watts ; .that 

 Corsley Woods 

 were full of 

 oakes before 

 the inclosure, 

 and thick of 

 underwood. 



The same— ^and 

 Thos. Marchant 



" That the Servants of Sir John Thynne did in the fence- 

 moneth marke sadles and waynes at Brooker's yeate, Pippin, 

 in Lye within the parish of Westbury, Kingsbridge and 

 Lippyeate and at all the gates of Brooke, and that the heirs > 

 of Sir John Thynne have farmed out the marking of Sadies ( Phili P K iPP in g 

 Waynes and cartes unto Edw. Couch untill within these five ^ Norris 

 or six years. j 



" That Sadies have been marked by the servants of the said ^ 

 Sii John Thynne and Sir Thomas Thynne upon Wyne-hill in 

 Warminster Heath and Dafford's woods, untill within this 

 five or six years. 



The same 



" That Sir John Thynne did inclose his parke at Longleat ") 

 out of the Forest, aud did impale Corsley Park likewise [ G ' Lambe 

 within memory. J w - Pearce 



