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troublesome, but very dangerous, her Majesty has been pleased 

 to order, That no Person shall be admitted into the Park with- 

 out a Hunting Ticket, prepared for that Purpose, with the 

 Date of the Day, and the Seal of the Ranger; to be given 

 Weekly, by the Ranger or his Deputy, upon proper Applica- 

 tion." The Prime Minister, who was Ranger there at this 

 time, must have had his hands pretty full, (By the way, he 

 had just presented the Princess Amelia with "a fine hunting 

 horse.") With the exception of the King, who was boar- 

 hunting in Hanover, and the Princess of Orange, who had 

 recently presented her husband with an heir, all the Royal 

 Family followed the stag, " which afforded excellent sport for 

 near three Hours." 



Saturday, August 16, same meet. — All the Royal Familj 

 above mentioned hunted a stag " for above two Hours ; after the 

 Death Her Majesty returned to Richmond to Dinner, and in 

 the Evening to Kensington." 



Monday, August 18, Windsor Forest. — The Duke of Cumber- 

 land and the Princess Amelia, attended by the Duke of Grafton, 

 Sir Robert Walpole, and several persons of distinction, " took 

 the Diversion of Staojhuntine: in Windsor Forest." 



Saturday, August 23, Richmond. — Her Majesty and the 

 Royal Family out, and in at the death of the stag after a 

 run of about two hours. 



Wednesday, September 3, Windsor. — " On Wednesday morn- 

 ing about Four o'Clock [a.m.], their Royal Highnesses the Duke 

 and Princess Amelia set out from Kensington, and about Eight 

 rous'd a Stag in Windsor-Forest, which gave them very good 

 Sport for near five Hours, when he was kill'd at Billingbear 

 near Egham ; soon after which they accidentally rous'd an out- 

 lying Stag, which continued their Diversion till about Four 

 in the Afternoon, when their Royal Highnesses quitted the 

 Chace, and did the Earl of Tankerville the Honour of dining 

 with him at his Lodge at Swinley." The Prince of Wales 

 lost this good run and 1,000^. besides, for which sum he backed 

 his eleven against Kent in a cricket match. 



Saturday, September 6, Richmond. — All the Royal Family 



