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deer unharboured ; but though the huntsman drew Hartley 

 Wood, and Long Coppice, and Shrubwood, and Temple Hangers, 

 and in their way back Hartley and Ward-le-ham Hangers, yet no 

 stag could be found. 



The royal pack, accustomed to have the deer turned out before 

 them, never drew the coverts with any address and spirit, as 

 many people that were present observed ; and this remark the 

 event has proved to be a true one. For as a person was lately 

 pursuing a pheasant that was wing-broken in Hartley Wood, he 

 stumbled upon the stag by accident, and ran in upon him as he 

 lay concealed amidst a thick brake of brambles and bushes. 



