CHARACTER OF A HUNTSMAN 251 



by trade and now in our Town he is following the 

 Carding Business for every one that wants him he 

 served his Time at a Town called Brigstock in North- 

 amptonshire and from thence in great Addington 

 Journeyman to this Occupation as before mentioned 

 and used to come to my house and found by riding 

 my horses to water that he rode a horse pretty well 

 which was not at all mistaken for he rides a horse 

 well and he looks after a kennel of hounds very well 

 and finds a hare very well he hath no judgment in 

 hunting a pack of hounds now tho he rides well he 

 dont with discretion for he dont know how to make 

 the most of a horse but a very harey starey fellow will 

 ride over a church if in his way tho may prevent the 

 leap by having a gap within ten yards of him and if 

 you are not in the field with him yourself when you 

 are a hunting to tutor him about riding he will kill all 

 the horses you have in the stable in one month for he 

 hath killed downright and lamed so that will never be 

 fit for use no more than five horses since he hath 

 hunted my hounds which is two years and upwards he 

 can talk no doe lano-uaee to a hound he hath no voice 

 speaks to a hound just as if his head were in a drum 

 nor neither does he know how to draw a hound when 

 they are at a loss no more than a child of two years 

 old as to his honesty I always found him honest till 

 about a week ago and have found him dishonest now 

 for about a week ago I sent my servant that I have 

 now to fetch some sheep's feet from Mr. Stanjan of 



Higham Ferrers where G used to go for feet and 



I always send my money by my man that brings the 

 feet and Stanjan told my man that I have now that I 

 owed him money for feet and when the boy came home 



