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Carey, was turned out, and Sir John Ipsley put in his 
place. The price given for the Park was ^13,215, 6s. 8d., 
which included ,£130 for deer and /1774 for timber, 
exclusive of 2976 trees which were marked for the 
Royal Navy. Cromwell probably knew the Park and 
its advantages well, as some years before, when he 
was a boy, his uncle had had permission to hunt in 
any of the royal forests. The warrant is dated 15 th 
June 1604, “ to the lieutenants, wardens, and keepers 
of the forests, chases, and parks, to permit Sir Oliver 
Cromwell, Knt., Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, to 
hunt where he shall think fit.” The work of hewing 
the timber began at once. On October 19, 1649, t ^ le 
Navy Commissioner was instructed to “ repair the 
crane at Whitehall for boating timber, which is to go 
from Marylebone Park to the yards to build frigates.” 
Again, Sir Henry Mildmay was ordered to “ confer 
with Mr. Carter, Surveyor of Works, for the timber 
in Marylebone Park to be brought through Scotland 
Yard, to be boated there for use of the navy.” Crom¬ 
well converted the Park to other uses, as in June the 
same year orders were given to put to grass in Mary¬ 
lebone Park all the artillery horses “ bought by Captain 
Tomlins for Ireland till Monday week.” That a number 
were turned out there for a time is clear from the further 
warrant, dated July 12, to “ permit William Yarvell, 
Carriage Master, to put all the horses provided for 
Ireland, which cannot be accommodated in Marylebone 
Park, into Hyde Park to graze.” No doubt they found 
excellent pasture, in spite of the game. Still, the deer 
must have been fairly numerous, considering the price 
paid for those left when the Park was sold. One 
hundred of the “ best deer ” were first ordered to be 
