, 1873-11-30
A STORY or EPPlNG FOREST.

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Tho London Datly Eesps Of Nov. 12 contains
te following sketch; Io right to c'1I sewooa Y
without payment Of money aud without rofcr-
.onco to price, To- In vow Of tue rAeoS ourrous OF,
tlo Coal Exchange. and oxcoedliiGly precious
privilege; mud. independents Of tho principle IN
Edlvoa, 1t Is no wonder that tho rosaents Of El'-
borya IT,. THAT II ,ordor to that end they should
,temain ont OF their b9ds long utter nnGnl; h94rs
'o1 retiring, ana should asaemo'e On otan!e dll
tg FLOP" the trees IS the clock strlken Y u on "
November night. 'ts D corenoIinl for tho ueceHsi-
~ OF which, lucy aro tol1 TO tnank Qhoon Eliza-
beth. That sovereign had reHidenca within tho
bounds or the loreDt, noar qnlnEtofd, tho si'it'u
Of which, known IS Queen ,Elizaboth's Lodge,
h}ovotl to cosnpnialon By tho copditibh Of tho
rpor III the neighborhood, tlio good Queon gavo
them nqln.'ss!on to lop and carry a"ny Tor their
so rao r. @ oa no tTecs tas re En-
a q Tue faggots otier conveya,lco ttlan 1'snd-
,slodge,. or II q larger cart wnto Drought into
1eqnisiston,'lt Was to b. drawn by q maro viii,
Lind feot nhoelcas. Finally it "as docreea that
upon tho condition Of tue residents III re
pRrishes commencing to lop tho trooB on the
iirst strole OF midnight on tho 1lth OF each
November; which aooompltshea. they Tero to
~ ~ Aoot ~ W ~As e@a4A oeAA "te nooo
,ont TIC winter. and up to tue asa day Of March;
Tho four parishes contiguous to tho Koyal
a1!odge-to 1 wit, LouEl,ton, Thoydon, Dois.
'Walthn.n Ab6oyi and Epping-woro included in
8ligaboth, Of which there daea not. appear to 10
much trustworthy .ovidouce. Or, "hethor tho
:cnsto has still older origin, It ia cortain that
.fPr some time aftor tho Elizabotha'i era the
privilege descrlbod waa exercised in zach OF
these four parishes.
But tho good Queen bad not been in her grave
half-a-century before the popular right Of oatoy-
err IN Epping Forcat began to be successfully
aasnilca BY tho greed Of tho lords Of tho manor.
according to tho Venerable Plgbones, cboat6d In
a remarkable manner. Ono tho oyel,ing Of tho
I l1th Of November, 1041, tho lord OF tho Manor
sent out into all tho by ways OF tho Forest, and,
with soft speech md frontily ontreaty compelled
: all tho poor Of tho parish to come IN md sup
with him. There novoe was such an oxempla:..
n community as tho poor Of Walthnm Abbey"
| tho wiley bcignour said, as he filled their
cups and hoarod up their plstters, aud
!, bid them cal, diink, aud bo merry.
|, changed to one Of mocking scorn, aud tho neo-
p1o know tlat tlloy had been tricked, and that
thoy Ind t1revocably sold their birthrtght for
moss Of pottago. In the Parish Of Epping tho
privilege Of looping Inns beon pracsiced Thin
LIVING memory, and here tho right waa loAt in q
wny moro In accordance with later civilization.
The Lord OF the manor being grioyed by tho un-
. biAy dpEbAIAklEG u ku9 4uIGhk EuHblEttoltk NHo4
the irregular. Topping, proposed to lla tenants
tllat ho should cut the drewood Tor them, undor-
taking not only to do 90 without charge, but 70
deliver tho faggots 'at thcir doors. Tho tenants
accepted the proposal. aud Tor some years
tho bargain WIS 1nirly carried OUT but u pro-
nyeTy OF sno Ho9u Ie1s saono ~ nsHu
" ~ ~ coue un4 ,1osvu Il tneueJ'os. ane n'as ~
teauego oatn9t ~ IN - 5.n'0qsa oe W ; .os
wv Iii; ~ ~ na.s ~ tu9
hUt
opgn - ari9in tei lot o ia ia
elIu"eo a e .}f r. tonS ni 10
eaad ~ asar thsr no;nhHs ~ Wn1tInn ahh"
ae nver e ~ oa a1ner ~,
ert11t. 19U, - Nersra,ar - ~ ubia ~ ~ou;st
~ H., H.
tno ~ .. uluu oeus anu 11tnoi9 LII a
nmod 1e9t r;o ~ } sna,ninniu t'ns.
n;ts,el hn"rd ,t ap,i, toro Mas
p.aolo @ bo.eu ., oas a nH ,or;,. we oep ~
GGng anem mh9' 'o tso 10y sdo , moe 1, WIFI - -
F,kpGnas, stne1: ia., h'io H. Mts auLo"Hsnsn ~
s oa ~ -, ~. uoas3 uumn n, W! ~ nn.ao s
~ ~ tenArs os n ;n,a @S tHa ainna H.
non oa an ,s" RF n ~ tg }n Xiii to
ho 1oross; as !e s,oph hn a!LucA onana @
fnoy appaoa thonaelVga tS 70 tnG loppmg wisn aoe
aud bsar hn9ip.' lad IN no M small arroe % conrbuto
When WI 18th etbor e subjects 1 Tor hstecal paintess fa
sn9rs peloapa .nls lnGluehs ~ ~ Eppu,s toloas
WI 70 Temempgsea. lho s4aaoh Iptousl1,s 1i
'11 H. % ~ a sne ,pd tbn
ste - 'g m tl ,,nn1 ts
ton that Wonid ploDably po manless upon the @
countonanco OF .he ov9EFeaeua' Loaa u LIZ
manor. WISH " aoun1 ntnhSn -. oyei1gneniu'
woulo cotno % " aqln1an naa'e1ta' iof oo"py-
interesting taoioau'
The custom thua preserved romans IN force IN
Loughton to this day, md tho earlient momontH
Of yesterday morning woro ushercd in on Staple
Hill amid tho shnrp, sound OF the falling AZ.
Some Of the gontlolnen who have banded them
selves together N tue noble enterprise Of pre-
serving the peoples herltage III Tipping Forebt
determined to bs present q The thS ceremony ere
mot at Bupper. in. tho Grown Inn, Longh-
ton. Sir Antonio Brady filed the chair.
Supper over, thick eoasa ! ,gore donned, leggings
buttoned on, laitelIa 1T, and = start made for
the trystng.place In tho forest where the trecs
weEo mnrkod for lopplng; e waa % at tbo outset Z
dark, almost starless,. night With keen wind
blowing Promise Of q FROST. But before half tue
brief Journey, had been, performed tho stara
came out. nnd presently tue moon emolgo from
4 bank Of clouds shedding, oyor hill aud forest
glade Hood Of silver light thai put to ehamo