THE REV. ROBERT SYMONDS 55 



under the little parlour window. Mr. Symonds was 

 present. 



In the latter end of the year 1799 Mr. Symonds 

 gave up his hounds to Mr. Loder. The packs of 

 course were joined. In a short time however, it was 

 found very expensive keeping so many dogs, & it 

 being too large a pack, not being able to take out 

 more than \ of them at a time, and hunting only 

 three times a week, those left at home were useless. 

 A draft therefore was determined upon by Mr. Loder, 

 from 20 to thirty couples ; and they were to have 

 been sent to Tattersall's, but recollecting the above 

 promise to Mr. Price, it was thought right to give 

 him the refuse of them. Accordingly Mr. Symonds 

 mentioned it by Mr. Loder's desire, which he did the 

 next day he saw him in the field (which was as 

 they came home together either from Eastleach, or 

 Farmington grove near Lechlade). Mr. P. said he 

 would mention it to Mr. Bowes. The consequence of 

 which was a second conversation, in the fields like- 

 wise on the third of Feby 1800, respecting the terms 

 Mr. B. wd take the hounds, provided Mr. Loder wd 

 give him up some part of his country near Beckett to 

 make a country with the Wiltshire which he could 

 have. Uffington Wood was the first place mentioned 

 afterwards Coxwell Woods. Mr. S. said he thought 

 Mr. Loder would have no objection to give up 

 Uffington Wood but as to Coxwell, he knew he cd 

 not without consulting Mr. Loveden for whom he 

 hunted the whole Gloucestershire country & to whom 

 it really belonged by an agreement with Mr. Beach 

 and other Gentlemen to whom the covers belonged, 

 which was in the time of Mr. Nappers hunting it, and 

 was as follows, viz. as long as Mr. Napper or his 

 hounds hunted the Glo'stershire and Stow country 

 Mr. Loveden's Covers shd belong to that hunt ; but if 

 he gave up, and his hounds were not continued there 



