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Halsegrove and Withypoole ; she beat down the Barle 

 river, and broke from it above Bradleyford, and lay fast ; 

 she was here fresh found, and they never lost view till 

 they pulled her down under Knaplock. Nothing could 

 exceed this chase ; Sir Thomas was in at the death, and 

 much pleased ; the huntsman's horse (' Scaramouch ') was 

 completely knocked up, and lodged at Exford for the night. 

 August 22nd. — The fixture. Bury village ; a brace of 

 stags were found in Haddon. They ran the covert together 

 for an hour, when one of them left for King's Brompton 

 village ; the pack was laid on on Storridge Rock ; he 

 went up the bottom to Foxhanger and through Picket's 

 Hill for Stoverd Hill, and then through the enclosures to 

 Stone in Exton, and then over Witheridge farm to the 

 Quarme Water, under Upcott, and broke over the Poors- 

 land for the Exe, which he took just above the vicarage 

 house, and went up the river to Larcombefoot; now broke 

 to the right, as if making for the Horner covers, but 

 before reaching Staddon Hill turned to the left, and again 

 crossed the Exe above Nethercott for Cur Cleave, and 

 then beat up to Exford and lay fast in a small covert 

 above the village ; he was here fresh found, and the pack 

 ran him in view to Cloven Rocks on Exmoor; he now 

 backed it to the left for Cow Castle, and beat down the 

 Barle river to Landacre bridge, and then to Withypoole 

 broke from the river at Bradley Ham, and crossed it for 

 Winsford Hill ; the hounds viewed him for at least three 

 miles over the hill to Redcleave ; and at this late part 

 of the run, many a horse was pulled up. He now 

 descended to the Exe once more, never again to leave it : 

 beat down to Chilly Bridge, at which place he was killed 

 after a fine chase of over four hours. 



