THat the best , cheapest , and most likely way of Raising Timber in the New Forest , is by Transplanting young Trees all over the said Forest , to such particular spots and pieces of Ground , where the Soil is most proper for the same ; and in preserving the same with , and among the Bushes ; and not by Inclosing , Plowing , and Sowing the Forest .

There have been tryals formerly made by Inclosures , and the Ground sown with Acorns , any of which never grew , or came to any thing .

That the Forest , supposed to be 85454 Acres , consists in the four sorts of ground , and of the several Quantities following ; In Inclosed Lands , lying in several Parishes , Villages and Townships , within the bounds of the Forest , and in the Keepers Railes , and in New Park , 25000 Acres ; In Heath , Furse , and boggy ground about two thirds of the rest of the Forest being 40000 Acres , and in Woods and Covert Ground 10000 Acres .

That no part of this ground is fit for Plowing or Sowing , such thereof as is not inclosed , being part full of Roots of old Trees , and the rest barren and boggy ground Ground .

That the Residue being 10454 Acres of Pasture , a great part thereof is under Water in the Winter time , and therefore unfit to bear Timber ,

That on the same the Commoners feed yearly 20000 young Cattle , besides Horses , Colts , and the Kings Deer .

That the inclosing 6000 Acres thereof , will deprive the Commoners of their Passure , and most certainly occasion the many great Losses of which they complain , without raising Timbertrees .

That a great cause of hindring the rising of the young Trees is the Pigs which now run in Forest all the year , by their digging up and eating the Acrons and young Shootes .

To prevent the same , the Forest may be cleared of Pigs , and be always kept ( except in the pannage time . )

The burning and cutting down of Bushes and Fern ( which preserve the young Shootes , the making unlawful Cole-fires , and the imprudent , and wasteful cutting of Browse-wood and Lopping of Trees , are great causes of hindring the rising of young Trees , and destruction of the Timber , which for the future may be prevented .

The Keepers and Officers may take care to preserve the young Trees which may be done without an inclosure .

The Keepers ( who best know the places proper to bear Timber ) will undertake to raise yearly in the said Forest 5000 young Trees , for a reasonable Salary for their care and pains of removing and planting the same in a convenient and proper Soil , and preserving them with Bushes , which will be far cheaper to the King , and no loss to the Commoners .

There now are 10000 young Oaks growing on 1000 Acres , prese●ved by the care of some of the Keepers .

This will be done without cutting down any Timber now growing and will be a more certain way for raising and preserving Timber , than inclosing ground and sowing Acorns , which will never grow in the greatest part of the Forest ground .