154 THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



A meeting took place at Faringdon on 

 September 4th, 1844, when there were present 

 the following gentlemen : Philip Pusey, Esq., 

 M.P., in the chair ; Viscount Barrington, M.P., 

 Thos. Duffield, Esq., E. Martin-Atkins, Esq., 

 J no. James Galley, Esq. (for himself and 

 Col. Freke), Sir Robert Throckmorton, Bart., 

 Henry Hippisley, Esq., George Butler, Esq., 

 John Galley, Esq., Daniel Bennett, Esq., 

 David Archer, Esq., Rev. John Trenchard, 

 John Bennett, Esq. (for himself and Thos. 

 Tuckey, Esq.), Hon. George Barrington, 

 Thos. Price, Esq. (for T. M. Goodlake, 

 Esq.), and James Growdy, Esq. 



The following resolution proposed by Lord 

 Barrington, seconded by Sir Robert Throck- 

 morton, and carried unanimously, was signed by 

 the chairman and all the gentlemen present : — 



That having considered the correspondence be- 

 tween Mr. Morland, Lord Gifford and others, relative 

 to the country hunted by Lord Gifford and now 

 claimed by that nobleman as part of his country, 

 this meeting is of opinion that such country origin- 

 ally formed part of the country now known as the 

 Old Berkshire Country, which includes to the west- 

 ward Burderop, Swindon, Tadpole, Water Eaton, 

 Hannington, Crouch Hill, Buscot, Coleshill, Stanton, 

 Sevenhampton, Shrivenham Compton, and Hard- 

 well. 



That in 1832 it was conceded temporarily to Lord 

 Ducie by resolutions of that date, and has been sub- 



