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the following of a day's coursing in South Dorset upwards of 

 200 years ago. I must explain that three of Mr. Richards' dogs 

 were called "Minx," Paint," and "Tryk." "Wednesday 

 morning, the 3 Oct., 1698. I went a coursing with Pymer and 

 my two greyhounds ; we put up 2 hares in my wheat stubble 

 on down, one of wch Minx coursed down to wood, the other they 

 coursed over ye down towards Poxwell and lost both. We put 

 up another hare in Fryermain near my clover field wch they 

 killed in Mr. Henning's barly stubble. Next we put up ye hare 

 wch Farmer Tibs saw, and had a very long course at her chiefly 

 wth Minx, but lost her almost run down. Coming home Paint 

 put up another hare in Warmwell field neare 14 acres hedg, wch 

 took ye field and ran such a course yt both my dog and bitch 

 were tired, and Tryk almost dead yt we could scarce get him 

 home." 



And now, lest my hearers should be tired, too, like Tryk, I 

 will bring this paper to a close. 



I desire to record my thanks to the following gentlemen for 

 help in some matters referred to in this paper, viz. : To the 

 Rev. Canon M.ayo, M.A., Longburton ; Rev. R. J. Pickard- 

 Cambridge, M.A., Warmwell; Rev. F. W. Weaver, M.A., 

 Milton, Evercreech ; Rev. G. W. Butler, M.A., Broadmayne- 

 cum-West Knighton ; E. Fynes- Clinton, Esq., M.A., Wimborne ; 

 G. Banks, Esq., Crouch End ; and K. J. Milne, Esq., West 

 Ealing. 



