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ANTIQUITIES 
The year after Gurdon "had bestowed tlie Plestor on tlie 
Priory, viz. in 1272, Henry III. King of England died, and 
was succeeded by bis son Edward. This magnanimous 
prince continued his regard for Sir Adam, whom he esteemed 
as a brave man, and made him warden, custos," of the 
forest of Wolmer.^ Though little emolument might hang to 
this appointment, yet are there reasons why it might be 
^ Since the letters respecting Wolmer Forest and Ayles Holt, from 
pp. 17 to 33, were printed, the author has been favoured with the follow- 
ing extracts : 
In the " Act of Resumption, 1 Hen. VII." it was provided, that it be 
not prejudicial to "Harry at Lode, ranger of our forest of Wolmere, to 
him by oure letters patents before tyme gevyn." — Rolls of Pari. vol. vi. 
p. 370. 
In the 11 Hen. VII. 1495. — " Warlham [Ward-le-ham] and the 
office of forest [forester] of Wolmere" were held by Edmund, Duke of 
Suffijlk.— Rolls, ib. 474. 
Act of general pardon, 14 Hen. VIII. 1523, not to extend to " Rich. 
Bp. of Wynton [Bishop Fox] for any seizure or forfeiture of liberties, 
&c. within the forest of Wolmer, Alysholt, and Newe Forest ; nor to 
any person for waste, &c. within the manor of Wardlam, or parish of 
Wardlam [Ward-le-ham ;] nor to abusing, &c. of any office or fee, with- 
in the said forests of AVolmer or Alysholt, or the said park of Ward- 
lam." — County Suth't. RoEs prefixed to first Vol. of Journals of 
the Lords, p. xciii. b. 
To these may be added some other particulars, taken from a book 
lately published, entitled " An Account of all the Manors, Messuages, 
Lands, &c. in the different Counties of England and Wales, held by 
Lease from the Crown ; as contained in the Report of the Commis- 
sioners appointed to inquire into the State and Condition of the Royal 
Forests," &c.— London, 1787. 
*' Southampton." 
P. 64. "A fee-farm rent of £31 2^. 11c?. out of the manors of East 
and West Wardleham ; and also the office of lieutenant or keeper of the 
forest or chase of Aliceholt and Wolmer, with aU offices, fees, commodi- 
ties, and privileges thereto belonging. 
" Names of lessees, William, Earl of Dartmouth and others (intrust). 
"Date of the last lease, March 23, 1780 ; granted for such term as 
would fill up the subsisting term to thirty -one years. 
"Expiration March 23, 1811." # 
" Appendix, ^o. III.'* 
" Southampton." 
" Hundreds — Selbome and Finchdeane.*' 
" Honours and manors," &c. 
" Aliceholt Forest, three parks there. 
