The New Forest: Its History and Its SceneryWise, John R. (John Richard)
History
The New Forest: Its History and Its Scenery
Wise, John R. (John Richard)
New Forest (England : Forest)
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Kalkesore, old name of Calshot, 54.
Keltic element in the dialect of the New Forest, 163;
in the topography, 164.
Kestrel, eggs of, weight of the, 264.
“Keystone under the hearth,” meaning of the proverb, 170.
King’s Day, the, explanation of, 231.
King’s Rue, 56.
Kitts Hill, 91.
Knives, flint, found at Eyeworth, 297 (_foot-note_).
Knoll, Black, 78, 84.
Knyghton, on the afforestation of the New Forest, 24;
his authority of no value, 95 (_foot-note_).
Knyghtwood Oak, the, 16.
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Labourers in the New Forest, average wages of, 47 (_foot-note_).
Lane, Jane, 121.
Langley Heath, barrows on, opened by the Rev. J. P. Bartlett, 211.
Lappenberg, his account of the afforestation of the New Forest by
William I., 21;
on the Ictis of the ancients, 56.
Latchmore Pond, 81, 199.
Lawrence, the sprite, in the Forest, 174.
Law-Courts, last of the Forest, 12, 87.
Laws, Forest-, Canute’s, 35;
made still severer by William I., 38;
Charles I., attempts to revive, 42.
Leap, 55;
the spot where the Dauphin, Louis VIII. of France, embarked,
55;
where Charles I. embarked, 56;
British and Roman road at, 56;
mass of tin found near, 57.
Lease to, meaning of, 193.
Leighton, Mr., fresco in Lyndhurst church by, 88.
Leland on the death of William II., 96 (_foot-note_).
Lepidoptera, list of the Forest, Appendix IV., 319.
Lewis, Sir George C., on the Ictis of the ancients, 57;
his theory corroborated, 58.
Lichens, used as specifics in the Forest, 176.
Lichmore Pond, 81, 199.
Life, modern, its hurry and confusion, 73.
Liney Hill Wood, 83.
Lisle, Alice, 121.
Loute, to, meaning of, 188.
Lungs of oak (_Sticta pulmonaria_), used as a specific for
consumption, 176.
Lung-wort, narrow-leaved, the, 69, 256.
Lymington, port of, 154;
its history, 155, 156;
extracts from the Corporation Books of, 155 (_foot-note_).
Lyndhurst, derivation of, 86 (_foot-note_);
church of, 87;
scenery round, 89, 90;
ancient tenure at, 86, 87;
woods round, 90, 91.
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