Before Sir Thomas came to live at Searles it was occupied by a Mr. Martin Denman. He always had large quantities of litter from the Forest. It used to be carried down the Bell Lane past the house my Father lived in and I saw it and on one occasion I recollect the wagon was overturned in a hollow place there.

When under Sir Thomas I worked on Searles. He never had litter in my time for the farm because we had plenty of straw.

We used to take litter for Beacon Farm from Chelwood Common, but not from the Forest.

Admiral and Mrs Henniker always had all the litter they required inside their own property, but the Admiral told me more than once that we paid the Reeve £1 year to take sand and stone from the Forest. He used to get it below Wyche Cross.

Since he has been at New Bridge he has worked about a bit cutting litter for some. 6 or 7 years ago I cut 2 loads for George Edwards at Furnace Farm (owner Melville). 7 to 10 years ago I cut many loads for Robert Edwards, Lines Farm and his own property (owners Mr. Gervis and himself). 5 or 6 years ago 2 load brakes for Mr. Hale, Holly Hill.

Diplock now and then turned out young bullocks on the Forest. Gilbert of Barkham did not take litter or anything else from the Forest or turn out as far as I remember. He was too far away and had plenty of land. Broomtye Farm did not take anything from the Forest of Chelwood or pasture.

I was with Tish Carman. In the winter he did not take any litter or turf out while I was at Homesdale Farm, but I always understood it had large rights on the Forest.

I often as a boy saw the team belonging to Allchins Farm taking litter from the Forest and young stock turned out. Also the team belonging to Beasley from the Ch (query Church) Farm, Fletching.

The present Mr. Turner of Nutley's grandmother was tenant of Hole Farm at Nutley when I was a boy and turned out on the Forest and took litter. I worked there, about the first place I had, going home to sleep. I remember she had a fine team of oxen which was turned on the Forest at night and used to fetch them in of a morning. I remember one of them, a fine large red bullock with a little mottle on the face, being killed by lightning on the Forest. I used to go up on the Forest with the sons when they cut litter and used to lump it for them.