22 HARE-HUNTING AND HARRIERS 



" Mr. H. kept all manner of Hounds that run Buck, 

 Fox, Hare, Otter and Badger ; Hawks both long and 

 short winged. He had all sorts of Nets for Fish. A 

 walk in the New Forest, and the Manor of Christchurch ; 

 this last supplied him with Red Deer, Sea and River 

 Fish ; and, indeed, all his neighbours grounds and 

 Royalties were free to him, who bestowed all his time 

 on these Sports." At his mansion were found " beef, 

 pudding, and small beer, and a House not so neatly 

 kept as to shame him (the neighbour) or his dirty shoes, 

 the great Hall strewed with marrow bones, full of 

 Hawks, Perches, Hounds, Spaniels, and Terriers ; 

 the upper side of the Hall hung with the Fox skins of 

 this year and the last year's killing, here and there a 

 Martin Cat intermixed, and Game-keepers and Hunters 

 poles in abundance. 



" The Parlour was a large room as properly furnished. 

 On a hearth, paved with brick, lay some Terriers, and 

 the choicest Hounds and Spaniels. Seldom less than 

 two of the great chairs had litters of Kittens on them, 

 which were not to be disturbed, he always having three 

 or four Cats attending him at dinner ; and to defend 

 such meat as he had no mind to part with, he kept order 

 with a short white stick that lay by him. The windows, 

 which were very large, served for places to lay his 

 Arrows, Cross-bows, and other such accoutrements. 

 The corners of the room were full of the best chose 

 Hunting and Hawking poles. An Oyster table at the 

 lower end, which was in constant use twice a day, all 

 the year round, for he never failed to eat Oysters before 

 Dinner and Supper, through all seasons. In the upper 

 part of the room were two small tables and a desk ; on 

 the one side of the desk was a Church Bible, and on the 

 other the Book of Martyrs. Upon the tables were 

 Hawks-hoods, Bells, etc., two or three old green Hats, 



