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on to the meet ; lots of people. Spencer in a red 

 coat, John Haig, etc. Found in Sanders' gorse ; 

 ran past Brampton. Going through a gap my 

 horse jumped a heap of rails on the ground and 

 I tumbled off. Ran to Harleston Heath, and 

 round and round. Found at Holdenby ; ran to East 

 H addon ; back to Spraton. 



6th. Drove hireling with Tyvie. Lunch with 

 Mr. Markham, then into Northampton, and tea at 

 Pitsford with Lloyds. Very cold, and seedy next 

 morning. 



7th. Welford. Rode on ; met at John Gee's 

 house ; found at Hemplowe. I was seedy, so we 

 went home early. 



9th. Guilsborough, met at Renton's house ; a 

 pretty meet. Drew hedges blank, found near 

 Creaton, ran to Spratton Sands. Tom Dryburgh 

 out. Ran back to Sanders' covert ; we went home. 



1 2th. Monday, Sywell. I thought Sywell 

 Wood, but hounds met at the village. Drove 

 hireling to John Drage's at Holcot. Sent carriage 

 to Brix worth, "Coach and Horses". Rode on to 

 Ecton, found there, ran round the house, and the 

 fox got on the roof of a shed, and tumbled among 

 the hounds. Saw John Drage, Britton, and Shar- 

 man. Rode back to Brixworth, had tea at " Coach 

 and Horses," and drove home. 



1 5th. Lord Fitzwilliam's Hounds at Maidwell. 

 Could not find our horses ; drove Ro to Lamport 

 to get her horse, and met the groom, Francis, at 

 the bottom of the hill. Hounds had found, ran 



