200 The Farmers — Fox Preservers, &c. 



shooting and care of Plumpton Wood for sixty- 

 five years, and had a luncheon on the table every 

 Friday for years. Mr. Samuel Ayers of Potcote, 

 was a wonderful fox preserver. Mr. J. Bartlett 

 of Whitfield had two or three coverts ; Mr. 

 Fairbrother a part of Allithorn ; Mr. William 

 Whitton, and his son, Mr. Thomas Whitton, had 

 the noted Tite's Coppice ; Mr. Joseph Whitton, 

 Grub's Coppice ; Mr. Pike of Haversham, the 

 gorse which bears his name ; Messrs. Whiting of 

 Castlethorpe also had coverts ; Mr. Wait of 

 Lichborough, The Coppice ; Mr. Roper had 

 Blisworth Gorse. The following were large 

 occupiers and loyal supporters : — Messrs. Aris 

 (of Adstone), Amos. Barfords, Barretts, Birds, 

 Chapmans, Goffs, Clarkes, Bennetts, Blunts, 

 Dunkleys, Grimsdicks, Hursts, Corbett Whitton, 

 Ward, Messingers, Montgomerys, Mannings, 

 Nickson, Shepherds, Franklins, Scotts, Timms, 

 Starmer, Hurleys, Linnell, York, Ganderton, 

 Johnsons, Checkleys, Ridges, Whitlocks, Peas- 

 land, Pinckards, Bull, Harris, Pains, George, 

 Kennings, Newitts, Nichols, Maule, Jeffery, 

 Jessett, Farmer, Wait, Gibbins, Underwoods, 

 Wards, Bazeley, Watts, Stops, Savage, and many 

 others. 



A few years ago Mr. James Bartlett, above 



