HISTORY OF THE ESSEX UNION 

 HOUNDS. 



The first mention of the Hunt was in 1822, 

 when Lord Petre hunted the country. The 

 Kennels were at Thorndon, with temporary 

 Kennels at the Griffin Inn, Danbury for con- 

 venience of the outlying district. WiUiam 

 Evans being huntsman in 1824, when he was 

 succeeded by Hort In 1832 Lord Petre 

 migrated to the Puckeridge country, taking 

 Hort as hustsman and remaining Master of the 

 Puckeridge for three seasons, and during this 

 period the Essex Union was carried on by 

 Messrs. Brewett and Nash, both of whom lived 

 at Rayleigh, and had the Kennels there for two 

 seasons. I find they were subsequently moved 

 to Crow's Heath, a farm belonging to Mr. 

 Brewitt, at Downham. Mr. Tom Brewitt lived 

 at Down Hall, Mr. Nash at South Benfleet : 

 Meshach Cornwall being huntsman. (There are 

 people of this name still living at Rayleigh — 

 doubtless his descendants.) In 1836 Lord Petre 

 resumed Mastership of the Union country, 

 havng purchased the hounds from Mr. Tom 

 Brewitt. Joe Roots was his huntsman, until he 

 gave up in 1839. 



For these three seasons Mr. Kemble 

 hunted his own harriers at Runwell, namely 

 from 1836 to 1839. 



