Turk, Benjamin. 73. Born at Grovehurst in Buxted 25 April 1806. Have lived in this locality all my life except 1 1/2 years when I lived at Etchingham when I was 9 or 10. I worked for Mr. Hart for over 40 years at Grovehurst Farm. Then went to Shadwell Farm, then belonging to Mr. Scobell, John Brooker my brother-in-law being bailiff (he now lives at Cowden). I worked there 16 years, then to Etchingham 1 vie years, then to Cowden for 2 years, then to Mr. Bellingham at New Barns (Lord De La Warr's) lie year, then to my present place for a year. We had about 20 load of litter from the Forest every year. I was at Grovehurst without missing one year. William Wheatley (dead) used to cut it.

I have known Shadwell Farm all my life. When I was about 21 years old I used to go there with my master Thomas Hunt who hires the shooting over it. From that time down to the present I know the occupiers have had litter from the Forest. I have seen them cutting and bringing it in and have seen it in the yards.

When at Grovehurst, Winston always brought turf in off the Forest, 2 loads for each of his cottagers and had the ashes for the trouble. We used to bring loads of it for other people on condition we had the ashes. I do not know that they ever had turf at Shadwell.

I once cut 2 load of litter on the Forest for Whitewood the present tenant of Perryman's Grove.