68 THE WARWICKSHIEE HUNT. [1822 



Hugo Campbell, Mr. John Lucy, and Captain Lewis, and 

 Jack AYood were up at the death. 



Extracts from " lieminiscences of an Old Farnborough 

 Boy " between 1822 and 1832, sent to Archdeacon Holbech, 

 June 12th, 1888: 



I was boru in your villao-e, was edneatecl in your village school, have 

 plaj-od on the village green, ran over the hills after the foxhounds. I think it 

 is reasonable now, in the closing years of my life, that my thoughts should 

 sometimes turn to the happy days and scenes of my childhood, and as you are 

 about my own age (71) I thought it possible that they might not be altogether 

 without interest to you. 



Your obedient servant, 



Thomas Hall. 

 The Venerable Archdeacon Holbech, Farnborough, near Banbury. 



N.B.— This Thomas Hall, who lived at 20, North-street, Derby, is a 

 relative of Agnes Hall, now Mrs. Marriott, who was tlie present Lord 

 Willoughby de Broke's nurse. 



Among the many "reminiscences" recorded is the 

 following : 



Old Dame Berry lived near the town pool {i.e., just opposite the present 

 school). One Saturday the foxhounds came to Farnboro', and having found a 

 fox they gave him chase. Reynard, finding himself sorely pressed, ran into 

 the village, and from Welch's Orchard jumped upon the roof of the dame's 

 house, and then down the chimney. The old lady was much annoyed at this, 

 for she had just cleaned her hoiise, and by the fox coming down the chimney 

 it was now covered with soot. She came out and locked the door, leaving the 

 fox in the house as tenant or prisoner In due time the huntsman came up 

 with the dogs, and she told them where the fox was, but in consecpience of the 

 dirt he had made in the house she would not allow him to be taken out for 

 less than a shilling. The money was soon forthcoming, a bag was procured, 

 and the fox was taken to the top of Windmill Hill, Avliere he was liberated, 

 but lie only ran to the middle of the meadow below, and then took refuge in a 

 drain, where we boys had the best of the sport by seeing one dog after another 

 brought from the kennel in " Hall's Orchard " to fetch him out, but refused 

 to do so, and he was at last dug out with a spade. 



Li 1822 the Warwickshire hounds had a fine run from 

 Edge Hill by Arlescote, over the valley to Warmington, and 

 thence to the right across the Banbury Eoad near Wroxton 

 New Inn, and through Shutford Spinneys towards Swal- 

 cliffe ; they then turned to the left, and ran by Bloxham to 

 Bodicote Brook, and thence again across the Banbury Road, 

 and between Deddington and Adderbury to Aynho, where 

 they killed the fox. This was a run over such an extent 



