HUNTING 95 



It is to r^ no land that all nations come when 

 they want to improve their breed of horses, 

 hounds, cattle and sheep. Time has so far 

 separated the present type of hound from its 

 ancestors that the original Talbot hound has 

 altogether disappeared, as have the animals he 

 hunted — namely, the wild boar and the wolf. In 

 his place we have a type of hound adapted to 

 the requirements of the present day — that is, a 

 dog of much greater speed and possibly less size. 



The family of Forester appears to have been 

 identified with the sport of hunting from the year 

 12 1 5, as it is recorded in that year that a Hugh 

 Forester was appointed by King John as warden 

 over certain royal lands and forests. The office 

 of forester was much coveted by our ancestors, 

 and it is possible that the name was selected and 

 adopted by an ancestor of the present family who 

 displayed the qualities of adventure and sport. 



In Heraldry the definition of the Talbot is a 

 dog with a turned-up tail, and the only member 

 of the peerage who has the Talbot above the 

 crown in the coat-of-arms is Lord Forester. 



Talbot Passant (indicating movement) appears 

 on the left, Wyvern on the right — an animal 

 with wings like a bird and a tail like a serpent, 

 mythical, but suggesting sporting proclivities. The 

 motto is Semper Eadem (Always the same). Thus 



