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"January 22nd, 1821. Fox Hall. — B.P. Drew 

 Faxton Corner, Mawsley Wood, Cransley blank. 

 Found in Gibb Wood ; ran through Wilmore Park, 

 and over to Sywell Wood ; came away to Hard- 

 wick and up to Orlingbury, then to the right, 

 and lost him at the back of Great Harrowden. 

 Drew the Harrowden Gorses, as usual, blank. 

 Found later in Hardwick Wood, and went at a 

 capital pace past Hardwick and up to Great 

 Doddington in twenty-four minutes ; he there 

 got run by some cur dogs, and we hunted into 

 the Gardens about Wellingbro' at dark. Rode 

 Beeswax and Yaffil. 



*' January 26th. Charlton. — B. P. Found in 

 Staverton Wood, and went away up to the 

 village; there the fog was so thick, and the 

 hounds turning short, flung the whole field, and 

 after a great deal of scouring about the country, 

 I with a few others succeeded in getting up just 

 in time enough to see them kill their fox two fields 

 from Dodfold Wold — an old bitch-fox ; one hour 

 from the time we found. Found in Dodfold 

 Wold ; ran him up to the left of Badby Wood, 

 over Knightley's Park, and to ground in one of 

 the Fishpond Drains ; a very good day. Rode 

 Wellington and Beanstalk. 



'* February 5th. Naseby. — B. P. Drew the 

 Woollies, Hothorp, Nethercote's Gorse blank. 

 Found at Engine Pond ; ran him about a little 

 time, and he went into a stable ; got him and 

 turned him down below the house ; he ran about 

 ten minutes and we caught him close to Har- 

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