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Bratton Down to Leeworthy Post, and beat down to 

 water ; the hounds here checked, and as the huntsman 

 was casting them, intelligence was brought that a deer 

 was seen to go over Shoulsbury Castle an hour before. 

 Although we knew this could not be our hunted deer, to 

 get away from the numerous footpeople, the pack was 

 lifted to the spot, hit the scent, and carried it on to 

 Barlewater, and up over Whiteladders to the back of 

 Simonsbath ; very cold hunting, but the hounds did their 

 work well. He now turned for Clovenrocks, and by 

 Honeymead came to Cow Castle, and beat down the 

 Barle river to Sherdon Hutch and Landacre bridge ; 

 he no doubt loitered here, as the scent became better ; he 

 broke up over Sherdon Burrows to Withypoole Common, 

 then over Lyddon's hill, came to water at Willingford 

 and soiled ; broke from it on the right, and up over the 

 hill to Whitepost, and crossed the hill to the ]\Iolland 

 enclosures ; he could not leap the wall, but kept under it 

 some distance, and then turned back over the common to 

 Lyshwell, and beat down the Danesbrook to South Hawk- 

 ridge Wood ; they here fresh found, and viewed him 

 over Whiterocks to Buckminsterham : he here crossed 

 the river Barle to Mountsey Castle, and came again to the 

 river under Ashway ; the pack viewed him from this to 

 New Invention ; he now sank in a pool, and they passed 

 him ; on casting them back he was discovered, and after 

 running him up and down the water for half an hour, he 

 was taken and killed at Marsh Bridge. This was a 

 brilliant day's sport, and tested the capabilities of the 

 pack and the patience of the real sportsman. At least 

 three hundred persons on foot and five hundred horsemen 

 g:raced the meet of the morning:. 



