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had all his rights, with seven on top and one horn, and 

 six on the other; the head is in the possession of Sir 

 T. D. Acland. 



.1787- — Great rejoicing took place this season, on 

 account of the birth of an heir, on the 29th of March, to 

 the house of Acland ; and many a bumper toast was 

 drained to his health, and that, if possible, he might 

 make a better stag-hunter than his worthy father. 



September i^th. — The meet Dulverton. Soon roused 

 a stag from Burridge Wood, close to the town. The 

 deer went up the bottom to Marsh Wood, then crossed by 

 Highercombe for Winsford Hill, and kept it to Withy- 

 poole ; here broke to the right, and passing over the 

 Blacklands, reached Exford Common, then on to Honey- 

 mead on Exmoor, and by Cloven Rocks to Simonsbath, 

 below which he soiled, and then backed it for Cow Castle ; 

 beat down the Barle to Sherdon Hutch, then turned 

 up Dillycombe, and passing over Withypoole Hill and 

 Hawkridge Commons, reached the Barle under Row- 

 down, crossed the river to Ashway Hat, and lay fast ; he 

 now broke down the bottom to Threewaters, and crossed 

 over Hawkridge Ridge for the Danesbrook ; beat down 

 this stream a short distance, and broke from it into 

 Whiterocks, and from this through Durham reached 

 North Moor, and kept it to Marsh Bridge : after soiling 

 again in the Barle, he left for Loosehall Wood, passing 

 through this he reached Court Down, crossed it for 

 Heatheridge, and through Stockham and Execleave 

 Woods, came to water in the river Exe, just above 

 Helebridge ; he now left it on the right for Berry Hill, 

 as if going to try for safety in the Haddon coverts, but 

 his strength failing, he turned to the right and came to 



