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compelled Moody to drink, he also compelled him to 

 ride hard. There is a distich in an old hunting poem 

 relating to the Squire : 



" Nicking and craning he deemed a crime ; 

 Nobody rode harder, perhaps, in his time." 



But the hospitality of Willey was not confined to 

 fox-hunters. An ever-welcome guest was Mr. John 

 Wilkinson, sometimes called the father of the iron trade, 

 and the Squire did everything in his power to promote 

 the commercial interests of Ironbridge, Madeley, Coal- 

 brookdale, and the surrounding districts. He was a 

 man of many parts, and in each part he performed his 

 duty. 



The following accounts of the Squire will be found 

 of interest : 



" Old Sports and Sportsmen ; or, the Willey Country." 

 By John Randall. 1873. Post 8vo. Sketches of Tom 

 Moody and Squire Forester. 



"Tom Moody's Tales." Edited by Mark Lemon. 

 1864 (1863). 8vo. With 13 plates by H. K. Browne. 



