52 THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



Jany. 1st, 1797. Hounds drew Cowberrow Park, 

 Copies Wood, &c. Earthed two foxes. 



5th. Hunted Stoke Park. Killed and earthed. 



7th, Hunted with Smith's Hounds, dined at 

 Glo'ster. 



1 8th Feby. Drew Badgeworth Wood, Chatcomb, 

 and Hillcott, Killed a Marten in Hillcott. 



23rd. Killed a brace of foxes found in Combe 

 End, or in Withington Wood. 



March ist. Returned to Frogmill. (Frog Mill is 

 an old sporting inn at Shipton Solers, Gloucester- 

 shire, and is still in existence.) Met Jim Browne, 

 Petit, Lawrence, Richards, and Browne of Salperton. 



2nd. Hunted Gayting Woods. 



13th March. Paid Earth Stopping at Frogmill. 



Harris for Star Wood and Ched worth, £2 2s. 



Morse Rencombe by Mrs. Tombs ^i is. 



Keeper at Mr. Rogers los. 6d. 



Shellard, for stopping at Hillcott, 6s. 



Laight for Withington, i6s. 



Hall, for Cowley and Elston, 5s. 



Hughes for Chatcombe (To be paid). 



Wincombe, do. 



Mr. Jno. Mills to pay for Sidebotham, &c. 



April 22nd. Jim and self went to Meend to Bleed 

 the Hounds. 



It is noteworthy that foxhounds are always 

 mentioned by the names of their owners, as 

 "Ward's," " Lawrence's," " Smith's," " Loder's," 

 with the single exception of the " Ledbury 

 Hounds." This gives that pack an origin, 

 as an established hunt, far anterior to the 

 date mentioned in Bailys Hunting Directory. 

 Harriers are, however, mentioned differently. 



