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where some elks harboured, that he might have the pleasure 

 of shooting them before returning to Stockholm. On the 

 night of the 3rd of February, therefore, I set off, and on 

 the 4th was so fortunate as to meet with a herd of nine 

 of those animals, not far from Marsjon, in the parish of 

 Tierp, which were ringed at once. A humble report of 

 this circumstance was made on the morning of the 5th, 

 on which day the people were ordered out, and on the 

 following day I had the honour to organize the Skall for 

 his Majesty. And as amongst these nine elks there were 

 eight capital males, it pleased his Majesty to shoot six of 

 them himself; and two others, by permission, were killed 

 by Lieutenant- General Bounebourg, from Cassel, who accom- 

 panied the King to see our Swedish way of hunting. The 

 ninth elk, which was a young female, was shot by Major- 

 General Ditfort, from Cassel. When the hunt was over, 

 it pleased his Majesty, with many gracious words, to express 

 the very great gratification that the several Skalls organized 

 by me during his journey, had afforded him." 



No. 26. " Elk Skall, 17th of September, 1828, in the 

 forest of Harberga, and parish of Skultuna. Each wing was 

 two thousand four hundred paces in length. 



" On the King's journey from Westeras to Stromsholm on 

 the 16th of September, I received gracious orders to arrange 

 for the following day a little Skall, at which one or two elks 

 might be shot by his Majesty. This was accordingly done, 

 when three of those animals, all males, were killed by him." 



No. 27. "Bear Skall, 31st of January, 1729, in the 

 forest of Hars, and parish of Wahla. Circumference of the 

 Ring, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-five paces. 



"Having, in the beginning of the year 1729, received a 



