S6 THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



the whole of the Glo'stershire country, which Mr. N. 

 had was to be considered as Mr. Loveden's and as 

 belonging to the Berkshire Hunt, should there be 

 a pack on that side of the country. Mr. Loder there- 

 fore accepted it at the request of Mr. Loveden, on 

 Mr. Nappers giving it up ; and hunted it entirely for 

 him till Sir Thomas Mostyn was invited (in defiance 

 of and contrary to any law of Fox-hunting) by some 

 gentlemen of the neighbourhood to bring his hounds 

 into the country. This was done without consulting 

 or even the knowledge of Mr. Loveden, or Mr. Loder. 

 Sir Thomas wrote a letter to Mr. Loder afterwards, 

 apologising, by saying that he was invited as above, 

 and actually informed by them that Mr. Loder had 

 given up the country. Mr. Price assured Mr. Symonds 

 there would be no difficulty respecting the consent of 

 the proprietors of the covers to be given up viz. 

 Uffington and Coxwell Woods, provided Mr. Loder 

 consented to it ; in consequence of which Terms 

 were proposed ; nothing however was agreed upon. 

 In the course of a day or two another hunting took 

 place, when it was settled for Mr, Bowes to have from 

 25 to 30 couples of the largest of Mr. Loder's hounds 

 fairly drafted on the following terms. To give a 

 draft at six months for three hundred guineas on 

 delivery of the dogs, and a further sum of one 

 hundred guineas if they were kept three years, but 

 any time before the expiration of the three years 

 Mr. Bowes to have the power of returning them and 

 the three hundred guineas to be repaid to him ; the 

 whole country both Mr. Loder's and Mr. Bowes' to 

 be neutral during the three years, the two packs to 

 be considered as one, and to give every assistance 

 to one another, both in hunting, preservation of foxes, 

 earth stopping, &c., Mr. Loder to have any small 

 draft hounds bred by Mr. Bowes, and vice versa, 

 Mr. B. to have the large hounds bred by Mr. Loder. 



