304 HISTOKY OF THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS AND ASCOT EACES, 



Heath, which ran several times across the Thames, and about 

 three o'Clock was Killed near Egham ; after which their 

 Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family accepted an In- 

 vitation to dine at his Grace the Duke of Newcastle's at his 

 Seat at Clermont." 



Saturday, September 14, same meet. — The King, Queen, and 

 Royal Family present, " where a Stag was turned out of a 

 Deer Waggon, and run by Hanworth, down French-street, in 

 Sunbury, and cross'd the Thames below that Town, run up 

 Walton Field, and so to Walton Common and over Redhill by 

 Ockham, and was kill'd near Effingham in Surrey. The King 

 cross'd the Thames at Sunbury, but the Stag was, when his 

 Majesty landed, gone above half an Hour before. The Queen, 

 Princess Royal, and Princess Caroline, cross'd the Thames in 

 their Chaises at Walton, but all the Royal Family were not 

 in at the Death. The Prince in his return from hunting stopt 

 and refresh'd himself at Col. Wyvill's at Walton, and went 

 afterwards and din'd at Sir John Chardin's at Kempton 

 Park near Sunbary. This being Holy Rood Day when their 

 Majesties leave off Stag hunting, and on which Day the Con- 

 tribution or Bounty Money is usually given in Favour of the 

 Huntsmen, the Right Hon. the Earl of Tankerville, Master of 

 his Majestie's Buckhounds, held the Purse, and collected near 

 300 Guineas, their Majesties giving 100, the Prince of Wales 

 40, the Duke, the Princess of Orange, and the Princess Caroline, 

 50 between them, and most of the Noblemen five each." 



Wednesday, September 18, same meet. — The Duke of Cumber- 

 land and numerous persons of quality had a good run of three 

 hours, and killed the stag near Harrow. The Duke and 

 several noblemen were mired in a bog near the Powder Mill 

 on Hounslow Heath. 



Saturday, September 21, same meet. — " Their Majesties and 

 the Royal Family diverted themselves with hunting a Stag 

 (that had been hunted several Times before) which afforded very 

 good Diversion for near four Hours, when his Majesty order 'd 

 his Life to be spared, and returned with the Queen and Prin- 

 cesses to Kensington to Dinner. The Prince of Wales and the 



