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von, off the Ocliil Hills. Their own great markets 

 are at Cupar and Kinross, and their best feeding 

 beasts are bred in Forfarshire and Kinross-shire ; but 

 the bulk are bought at the Falkirks, and Hallow 

 Fair. The largest feeders in Fife are the Duncans, 

 Alexander, Thomas, and Robert of Pusk, Boghall, 

 and Kirkmay, the Ballingalls of Ayton, and Dunbog, 

 -and Alexander Reid of Cruivie. 



The Sederunt, which established the Fife fox- 

 hounds, was held on May 7th, 1805, at Cupar. Mr. 

 Gillespie of Mountwhanny, Mr. Johnston, jun., of 

 Lathrish, Mr. Patullo of Balhouffie, and Mr. Dalzel 

 of Lingo composed it. It was proposed to raise 800 

 n year for ten years ; and 700 was promised in the 

 room. General Wemyss, Sir W. Erskine, and Mr. 

 J. A. Thomson gave 100 each, the Fife Hunt and 

 four other members 50, and six other members, in- 

 cluding the Sederunt, 25. The thin attendance 

 was the cause of an adjournment for a month to the 

 parlour of Mr. M'Claren, vintner, when Mr. John- 

 ston was absent and Colonel Thomson present. 

 There were some refusals, doubts, and " conversa- 

 tions" reported, but 75 more came in. Being armed 

 with full powers, the second Sederunt went promptly 

 to work. The Harrier Kennels at Brock Hill were 

 inspected and approved of, a stable was built 30 feet 

 by 14, and fresh land feued for a hound-yard from 

 the Council of Cupar. A huntsman was advertised 

 for in the York and Edinburgh newspapers, the 

 whipper-in to the harriers was kept on, and David 



