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he went to ground in Cockroad, whence, after 

 some hard work with a spade, the hounds 

 dislodged and ate him. Found another on Mr. 

 Corp's farm, in Charlton Musgrove ; raced him 

 for three minutes, when he ran to ground in his 

 nursery, the earths where he was bred being 

 unluckily left open for his reception, so there 

 we left him for the present. 



November i6th. — 



Hounds met at Lattiford House, where 

 Mr. Dend}^ and his family had a kind word 

 for all, and something stronger for those who 

 liked it. There was a good field out, as we 

 saw by the long line that trotted down the 

 lane to Grove Withybed, our first draw, but 

 the fox who had been seen there in the 

 morning had moved on ; and we soon found 

 him, and his brother, no doubt, in Makin Hill, 

 for two foxes went away from there, one north, 

 one south. We followed the former, and after 

 he had taken a turn backwards and forwards 

 over the little brooks to test the mettle of his 

 pursuers, he put his head straight for Holbrook, 



