A LIST OF Woods, Under woods, Timber, and Trees felled, and sold out of the King, and Queen, their Majesty's Forests, ●hases, Parks, Manors, and Lands: Within the Counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berks, and Middlesex, for the use and service of the Parliament, by Order of the Committee of the Revenue, in four years' space last passed. Attested under the hands of Mr. John Bently, Surveyor of his Majesty's Lands. Printed in the Year. 1648. The Account of John Bentley Surveyor and Woodward of all the Kings and Queen's Majesty's Forests, Chases, Parks, Manors and Lands, within the Counties of Kent, Sussex, Surry, Hampshire, Berks, and Middlesex, and by authority from the right Honourable the Committee of Lords and Commons for His Majesty's Revenue sitting at Westminster, of all Woods, Timber and Trees, felled and sold, within the limits aforesaid, by Order or warrant from the said Honourable Committee, either severally by himself or jointly with any other between Midsummer 1644. and Midsumer 1648. SIr Tho. Wilsingham never felled or caused to be felled any timber in the manner of Eltham, or in any of the parks there, but what hath been felled, hath been felled by me according to Order of the Committee of the Manor. Imprimis by Order from the said honourable Committee bearing date 8 of Novem. 1644 made unto Sir Tho. Walsingham Knight and the said accountant, was sold unto Tho. Foster of Mottingham in the County of Kent, and Thomas Wiley of Eltham in the said County Yeoman, forty nine Acres of Coppice wood, lying within the Manor o● Eltham, viz. One Coppice called by the name of Hasell wood, and parcel of two other Coppices near thereunto, called by the name of Shepherd's Leaye, and Ox Leaye, containing together, the said quantity of 49 Acres statute measure, after the rate and price of 3 li. per Acre, five Acres of the said forty and nine, being allowed them without price, in lieu and respect of div●rs wastes and spoils made therein by the poor people in those parts, and certain Lanes and Cart paths therein, which did amount unto the sum of 132 li. Of which sum there was paid unto Tho. Fawconbridge Esq; receiver General for His Majesty's revenue at Westminster, on the sixth day of Decem. 1644 Accord to the said Order, the sum of 80 li. And the remainder thereof was paid unto him on the 14 day of Sept. 1645 being 52 li. Item by one other Order from the said honourable Committee bearing date 25th day of Sept, 1645 made unto the said Sir Thomas Walsingham and the said accountant, was sold unto the said Thomas Foster, and Thomas Wiley, the remainder of Shepherd's Leaye, and Ox Leaye, which being since measured, did amount to 88 Acres, at the rate and price of fifty shillings per Acre, at 18 foot pole, and came at the price aforesaid to the sum of. 220 li. Whereof paid to the said receiver Gen●r●ll on the 24th of March 1645 the sum of 6● li. And on the 14th Novem. 1645 the sum of, 50 li. And on or about the 24 day of June ●6●8 the sum of, ●0 ●i. Disbursed by the said accountant for the Coppices before named containing, Rods as by the workman's bills may appear the sum of 7 li. 2 s. 2 d. Remaining in the said accountant hands the sum of 2 li. 17 s. 10. Item, by the like Order from the said honourable Committee bearing date 7 day of Decemb. 1644. made unto the said Sir Thomas Walsingham, and the said Account was sold unto one Richard East of Lambeth, one Coppice or Spring of Oak and Asp, containing about twenty six Acres, being within Horn Park, alias Lee Park, in the Manor of Eltham aforesaid, for the sum of 220 li. Whereof paid unto the Receiver General on the 13. day of March 1644. the sum of 100 li. And on the 21 day of Septem. following the sum of 120 li. Item, by the before mentioned Order of the 25 of September 1645, was sold unto the aforesaid Richard East, and one David powel a Fletcher in Grubstreet London, one other Coppice of Oak and Asp in Horn Park aforesaid after the rate and price of ten pound per Acre, which did contain 〈◊〉 Acres, and doth amount to the sum of 100 li. And the said David Powel became bound to the said Receiver General, as part thereof for the payment of 40 li. Paid unto the Receiver General on the ninth day of Janu. 1645. the sum of 40 li. Received of them since by the said Accountant, 60 li. The charges of fencing of the said Coppice, was by the said Order to be defrayed out of money arising thereby; and there was disbursed as followeth: Unto John Spicer Carpenter for the railing in thereof, containing a 130 Rods, with gates for the same, at 20 d. per Rod, as by his Acquittance appears, 10 li. 16 s. 8 d. Unto Thomas Glyn for the carriage of stuff, and for the ditching and hedging thereof, and for Iron work for the same, the sum of 7 li. 15 s. More paid unto Thomas Glyn on the 28 of June 1648, for and towards the new repaying and replenishing of the hedges and ditches of the two Coppices in Horn Park, formerly fenced, but since broken down by the Deer, and therefore of necessity to be again repaired the sum of 3 li. Remaining in the said Accountant hands the sum of 18 li. 8 s. 4 d The total of all the wood sales within the Manor aforesaid, and time limited as aforesaid, do amount unto the sum of 602 li. Whereof paid in to the receipt as aforesaid, the sum of 602 li. Due, and owing by David powel, Fletcher, as aforesaid, the sum of 20 li. Disbursed for the fencing of the said woods as aforesaid, the sum of 28 li. 13 s. 10 d Remaining in the said Accountant hands the sum of 21 li. 6 s. 2 d. 20. day July 1648 John Bently Su●veyer.