29^ THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING* 



S I R, 

 YOUR's T received the 24tli of this prefent 

 Injftant June and at your requelt I will give you 



an impartial account of my man John G 's 



Cha adler. He is a Shoemaker or Cordwainer 

 which you pltafe to call it by trade and now in 

 our Town he is following the Carding Bulinefs 

 for every one that wants him he ferved his Time 

 at a Town called Brigftock in Northamptonfhire 

 and from thence in great Addington Journeyman 

 to this Occupation as before mentioned and ufed 

 to come to my houfe and found by riding my horfes 

 to water that he rode a horfe pretty well which 

 was not at all miftaken for he rides a horfe well 

 and he looks after a kennel of hounds very well 

 and find^ a hare very well he hath no judgment 

 in hunting a pack of hounds now tho he rides 

 well he dont with dilcrction for he dont know 

 how to make the moil of a horfe but a very harey 

 fi:arey fellow will ride over a church if in his way 

 tho may prevent the leap by having a gap within 

 ten yards of him and if you are not in the field 

 with him yourfelf when you are a hunting to tu-r 

 tor him about riding he will kill ail the horfe3> 

 you have in the ftable in one month for he hath, 

 killed downright and lamed fo that will never 

 be fit for ufe no- mor^ than five horfes fmcc he 

 hath hunted my hounds v/hich is two years and 

 upwards he can talk no dog language to a hound 

 lio hath no voice he fpeaks to a hound jufl as if 



his 



