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construction thereof, making indentures between yourself and the aforesaid
Ministers concerning the sale aforesaid. And you shall an account render of
the sale and repair aforesaid before us or our Lieutenant at our next coming
to the Forest aforesaid, or in the interval elsewhere, whensoever you shall be
called upon.
Given at London, on the 4th day of December, in the 23rd year of the
reign of my said lord the King, Henry, the Sixth after the Conquest. [1444.]
THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.
Saturday, April 13TH, 1901.
A circular had been issued by the Secretary calling a "Field Demonstra-
tion meeting" this afternoon ; subject, the observation of mosses in theirforest
stations. Mr. E. M. Holmes, F.L.S., was the "conductor." But the day turned
out a depressingly wet one, and only Mr. Holmes, Mr. E. S. Salmon,
F.L.S., Miss Read, the Hon. Secretary, and Mr. H. A. Cole faced the steady
downpour of rain experienced in the walk from Chingford to High Beach, the
appointed rendezvous. Mr. Holmes and Mr. Salmon collected and determined
several mosses and lichens under the imperfect shelter of umbrellas. But
even the enthusiasm of the brave little party faded somewhat before Monk
Wood was reached; they sought refuge in the "Wake Arms" and took
possession of the tea ordered for the Club. The Ordinary Meeting
appointed, and indeed all formal business, was necessarily postponed.
FOREST RAMBLE AND DEMONSTRATION
MEETING.
Saturday, May 18th, 1901.
The weather at this spring ramble compensated in its brightness and
warmth for the dismal meteorological conditions of the preceding one. It was
intended to allow of an inspection of some parts of the Forest which have
been thinned by the Conservators in recent years, so as to afford a demonstra-
tion of the effects of this treatment.
The "Conductors and Referees" were Prof. J. B. Farmer, M.A., F.R.S.
(Professor of Botany, Royal College of Science), Prof. H. Marshall Ward, D.Sc.,
F.R.S. (Professor of Botany, University of Cambridge), the President (Prof.
Meldola), and the Hon. Secretary.
Mr. E. N. Buxton, Verderer, and Sir Fowell Buxton, Verderer, had
intended to be present to point out and explain the work which had been
done, but most unfortunately as they were awaiting the party at the foot of
Oak Hill, Theydon, Sir Fowell Buxton was knocked down by a bicyclist and
though happily it was found that he was not seriously injured, both he and
Mr. E. N. Buxton were necessarily absent from the meeting.
The main party met at Theydon Bois Station at 2.25, and the route led
through the Theydon High Woods, Epping Thicks, Ambresbury Banks
(where Mr. W. Cole gave a short address on the construction of these earth-