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Saturday, August 3, same meet. — Except the Princess Amelia, 

 all the members of the Royal Family which were in the 

 preceding run were present again, and in at the death of the 

 first stag : " They afterwards hunted another, but His Majesty 

 ordered his Life to be spared, and about 3 o'clock returned to 

 Kensington." 



Wednesday, August 7, same meet. — The Princess Amelia, her 

 brothers and sisters, with her father and mother, attended by 

 several lords and ladies of the Court, hunted a stag, " which 

 afforded very good sport for about three hours, and afterwards 

 took the water ; where the Dogs must have inevitably been 

 drowned in pursuing, if the Yeomen Prickers had not taken to 

 a Boat, and Killed the Stao^ in the Water." 



Saturday, August 10, same meet. — The Duke of Newcastle, 

 the Earl of Tankerville, Sir Robert Walpole, and several 

 persons of distinction, hunted a stag and killed after a long 

 chase. "They afterwards dined at Cap t. Jackson's Lodge in 

 the said Park. That morning being wet, the Royal Family 

 did not hunt." 



Wednesday, August 14, same meet. — Their Majesties and the 

 rest of the Royal Family out. The King in at the death after 

 a chase of two hours; "but her Majesty had but little share in 

 the Diversion, she continuing in her Chaise best part of the 

 Time under a Tree." 



Monday, August 19, same meet. — The Duke of Cumberland 

 attended by a great number of the nobility out. " The first 

 Stag that was rous'd not being capable of giving Diversion, 

 the Dogs were called off*, and a second unharbour'd, which 

 ran for three Hours, when his Royal Highness declaring his 

 Pleasure to have his life sav'd, the Huntsman acquainted him 

 that the Dogs would receive great Prejudice in being so often 

 called off in full Scent, whereupon the Chase was continued 

 some Hours longer, till most of the Field being thrown out, 

 and all the Hounds to two or three Couple, his Royal Highness 

 was Pleased to command the Stag to be spared." 



Wednesday, August 21, same meet. — "Wednesday before Nine 

 in the Morning their Majesties, together with the rest of the 



