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the hill to the top of Farleycombe ; now slanted 

 Cheriton Ridge, and came to water below Parsonage 

 Wood, and beat down the water to Ilsford bridges ; broke 

 to the right, and passed through the extensive coverts 

 below Brendon Barton, and sought the water again at 

 Longpool ; now went up stream to Millslade, and the 

 hounds viewed her and pulled her down, after an 

 excellent run of two hours without a check. 



September lOtk, 1816. — Found in Buttery Wood, North- 

 molton, where we laid on. He broke from North Rad- 

 worthy, and thence into Longwood ; passed through 

 it to Longstone mills, now took over Northmolton 

 Common for Twitching Ball Corner, and crossed the 

 enclosures to Cuzzicombe post, over West and East Anstey 

 Commons, came to water on the Danesbrook under Zeal 

 farm in Hawkridge, and beat down to Drewcombe ford ; 

 now broke to the right up over Anstey Common to 

 Hynam Corner ; broke the enclosures, and came to 

 water in the Barle at the bottom of Buckminsterham^ 

 went down stream to Draydon meadows, and broke into 

 the wood and lay fast ; on the pack coming up they 

 forced him over Draydon farm to Highercombe Court, 

 in view, and over Broford farm to Chilley bridge, and 

 he was taken and killed in the bridge pool. This stag 

 had all his rights, with three on top on each horn. 



September I'^rd, 1817. — Found in Kedworthy Wood in 

 the parish of Bray. The pack was laid on under White- 

 field House, and ran him up through Broadwood and 

 Whitefield Combe ; here the whole pack, twenty couple, 

 viewed him from the head of the Combe to Fiveburrows, 

 and to Whiteladders ; he now beat down to Cornham 

 Quarry, and went down the water to Simonsbath bridge ; 



