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HON. MARK EOLLE'S.- 



The country whicli is now about changing hands, but 

 which has been associated with the name of Hon. Mark 

 EolJe ever since it embarked on a separate existence, 

 is situated on the far west of the very sporting county 

 of Devon. The late Eev. John Eussell, of widely- 

 loved memory, was brought up at Iddesleigh, within 

 its borders; and during his Oxford vacations had a 

 few couple of hounds with which to rouse the deep 

 glens and woods round his home. This was fully sixty 

 years ago ; but for many years afterwards, whether 

 from Iddesleigh or from his subsequent home at 

 »Swimbridge, he could wander with his hounds almost 

 where he chose — over ground that has since been 

 found ample for The Dulverton, The Stars of the 

 West, The Earl of Portsmouth and Hon. Mark Eolle. 

 In later times Mr. Furze kept hounds at Dolton ; and 

 with the purchase of these in 1858 Mr. Eolle laid part 

 foundation of a pack that was eventually to develope 

 into such well admitted excellence. At the same time 

 he bought also the entire pack of hounds of Mr. Deacon 

 of the H.H., and afterwards was able to obtain some 

 from the Eufford and the Duke of Cleveland. As 



* Vide Stanford's '' Hunting Map," Sheet 19, and Hobsou's 



Foxhunting Atlas. 



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