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Metters concerning the Boundaries of Granborne 
Chace. | 
Communicated by Miss M. Eyre Martcuam, or Newuouse. 
From depositions undated :— 
“yt ye have been always racks or Ridings in Boyes & Heath Coppices, 
w'" have been frequently / / by him and ot keepers for y* Conveniency 
of Hunting—y' y™ are Clap Styles w** were made by Mr. Bowers ancestors 
for y* Conveniency of riding thro’ 14 Acres Coppice leading from New Down 
to Preston Downe—y' y" are sev' antient stands [7.c.] steps cut in trees for 
y° Keepers to get up & stand on to shoot y* Deer in y° Winter w“ are driven 
by Men & Dogs (viz.) in New Down and one in Preston Down & have been 
always used for yt purpose—ete.” 
Letter from William Chafin to Messrs. Brooke & Salisbury—Dorchester :— 
“Chettle April 5th 1789. 
‘Sir I received the favour of your letter and since you have been pleased 
to mention the prosecutions against Tollard Hunters I beg leave to trouble 
_ you with a few words on that subject. The two persons whom you mention 
Roberts and Adams who have obtained time to plead, are persons of very 
different Characters. Roberts is a most notorious Deer-stealer is the chief 
Ringleader in all the parties who infest the Chace and has I verily believe 
destroyed more of Lord Rivers deer than any man living and was one of the 
_ three Villains who assaulted the Keepers last week. 
‘Adams is an industrious Tradesman a Carpenter, who works for me every 
_ day of his life & I never heard that he was ever concern’d in Deer stealing, 
_ but was no doubt highly to blame in joining in the Tollard hunt & deserves 
to be punished. But there is another person I apprehend under prosecution 
who I sincerely wish had been pardon’d and I hope it is not yet too late to 
stop the proceedings against him, the person I mean is one Venner of Tarrant 
Gunville. He is the son of the Marquis of Buckingham’s Woodman and 
was sent by his Father on the day of the Hunt to see whether or no the 
Fences were injured by the Hunters and to stop the Gaps. The young man 
certainly did not go designedly to join the hunt, but when there could not I 
suppose withstand the temptation. He is one of a large Family of industrious 
honest People, not one of whom were ever suspected of destroying Deer and 
if the man is too severely punished I fear it will create animosities between 
Lord Rivers Keepers and L* Buckingham’s Woodmen and Tenants and be pro- 
ductive of much Injury to Lord Rivers Property. But on the contrary should 
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