48 THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



lOth. Hawkins and self went to course after- 

 wards ; dined at Bibury, Parted after, he going to 

 Alvescote, and self to Frogmill. 



nth. Messrs. Lawrence, Skyrme, Parsons, and 

 Tom Crommeline came to breakfast, and all went 

 to course together. Saw races and returned to 

 Frogmill together. 



1 8th. All party went otter hunting at 6 in 

 morning, dined at home, with addition of Mr. 

 Wm. Lawrence, and Rogers (brother of the banker 

 poet), Parry of Mynde. 



19th. Otter hunted and fished. Dined at Treago. 

 All before party, and in evening Peyton and Elton 

 came in and had a jolly evening. 



Xmas presents, 1794. Mrs. Tom Crommeline a 

 turkey, Ditto Ben Saddler, Ditto my mother and 

 chine, Dr. Chester a hare, Sir George Cornwell a 

 cock, Edmond Stock a couple of cocks, Bror. Tim a 

 turkey, Bror. Clarke, a chine and a couple of fowls. 

 Griffiths, Gloucester, a hare. My Mother a pig. 

 Bror. William a pig. 



March 14. Paid for a dog horse to Wm. Thomas 

 at Monmouth 15s. 



Deer. 29th. Met Lawrence's hounds with Dick 

 Willis. 



Deer. 30th. Hunted with same in Vale, expences 

 ;^4 4s. 



Jany. 1st, 1795. Went to Fairford, and hunted 

 with Loder's hounds. Davy and self stayed there. 



7th. Hunted at Compton Scrubbs, (nr. Shriven- 

 ham Berks). 



19th. Hunted and found Fox in Ballingham Wood. 

 Killed in Half Wood (Herefordshire). 



28th. Dan Evans for a dog horse had Octr. 16s. 



Fido at Treago, for breeding up Pickle, 5s. 



29th. Went to Tetsworth to Loder's hounds. 



