fd. After them Sir John Hippesley was Chief Ranger

in 1630, and Edward Compton ranger for the liberty of

Havering, which having ceased, as we have already seen,

to be part of the Forest, was now treated as purlieu.
There were also four under rangers — one for Dagenham

side, which probably included the districts formerly

named from the walks of Hainault, Chappie Heynault,

and Lowe woods; one for Epping, one for Loughton,

and one for Layton.
ch.For.Proc. In 1 634 Sir Johu Hippesley was still Chief Ranger,

10 Car. I, and Henry Breame ranger of the liberty of Havering atte

Bower, and Dagenham side ; with a sub-ranger for each

of the purlieus of Loughton, Epping, and Layton with

West Hainault.
Commission In 1 64 1 Thomas Witherings was Chief Ranger and

of Perambu- , . , . . , . -

lation and also ouc 01 the commissiouers for makmg the perambula-

Petty Bag tiou of that year ; and among the persons summoned to

"''' ' "^'^ take part in it were Henry Breame, formerly called the

Ranger, but now only the sub-ranger of the liberties of

Havering atte Bower, and the sub-rangers of Epping,

Leighton, and West Hennault.
In 1 701 Robert Boothby, of Fryday Hill, in Ching-



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ford, although not nominally a ranger, was appointed a ^ J," Lord of'
gamekeeper of the county of Essex, with the same power Man.ofciiing-
as the ranger, to give account of and to rechase and
with hounds drive back the outlying deer in the county
into the Forest, and generally to seize the guns and
implements of poachers.
