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lending him ten couple of hounds. Major 

 Fane writes : — 



Shirburn Lodge, nr. Stoken Church, 



Novr. 20, 1837. 



Dear Morland, — The hounds arrived safe and 

 well this day, about two o'clock (8^ couple, i-^ couple 

 were sent later), which we all in this part of the 

 country feel most uncommonly obliged to you for. 

 I am in hopes they will be none the worse when we 

 return them back to you. If you can some future time 

 let us have about six couple more, it would be a very 

 great advantage to us, as I think we ought to take 

 out twelve couples and have some in reserve, as the 

 flints perhaps will not agree with their feet. I cannot 

 at present give you an answer about the mare, as 

 Henry Heyward is in London and I do not know 

 what he may have arranged. 



Believe me, yours most truly, 



J. W. Fane. 



In 1 84 1, Mr. Morland arranged for Mr. 

 Phillips to drav^ some of his Oxon coverts, 

 and accordingly the latter gentleman drew 

 Shotover. Elsfield and Woodeaton he lent 

 to ** Squire Drake " and the Bicester. Mr. 

 Drake writes : — 



Dear Morland, — You were good enough to 

 render me great assistance last season on the Wood- 

 eaton side of your country. Should you not want 

 it this year may I ask the same permission ? . . . 



Very truly yours, 



T. T. Drake. 



