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Evans, who had previously served as whipper-in to the 

 Cottesmore, under the late Lord Lonsdale, was his hunts- 

 man. He remained till 1824, and was succeeded by Hort. 

 In 1832 his Lordship miorated to the Puckeridge country, 

 taking Hort with him as huntsman. He remained for 

 three seasons as master of the Puckericlo-e, and durine this 

 period the Flsse.x Union was carried on by Messrs. Brewett 

 and Nash, both of whom lived at Rayleigh. They had their 

 kennels there for two seasons, and subsequently at Crows 

 Heath, near Downham. Meshach Cornell was huntsman at 

 this time, and must have been a wonderful man in his way. 

 He could ride any horse, and was frecjuently put on those 

 others could not ride. He was a little man, with a very 

 shrill voice. He died of a fit some years afterwards 

 in the boiler house at the kennels at Mucking, where 

 he was employed by Mr. Cawston, then master of the 

 South Essex. In 1836, Lord Petre again became master 

 of the Union country, and purchased the hounds from Mr. 

 Brewett. Jot- Roots was then ]jut on as huntsman, and 

 remained with Lord Petre till the latt(*r gave up the hounds 

 in 1839. Roots went to the Devon and Somerset Stag- 

 hounds, subsequently returning as first whip to the Hon. 

 F. Petre, his lordship's son, who, for many seasons, hunted 

 the Essex Staghounds with great success, carrving the 



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