| Description | Scroll copy of extract of 4 July 1676 from instructions by James, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleugh to officers and ministers of His Majesty's Forest of Waltham, Essex. Respects application of George Waughan, "an ancient inhabitant" of the forest to Sir William Holcroft and William Maynard and other verderers to enclose ground in the forest and build a house there; the Duke as chief justice and justice in Eyre, of all forests south of the Trent, gives permission for the enclosure and building. |