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and Charles James Fox was at the breakfast 

 booted and spurred, but he was so gouty that 

 he could neither walk nor ride. In February, 

 1793, the prince's establishment underwent an 

 alteration. They hunted stag no more, but 

 took to fox instead. The prince submitted 

 the entire direction of the hounds to Mr. 

 Poyntz of Midgham, who gave up his Hamp- 

 shire country to his royal highness {Sport. 

 Mag. , vol. i. p. 305). George IV. kept his 

 honeymoon with Queen Caroline, April, 1795, 

 at Kempshot. In this month the prince was 

 in treaty for Penton Lodge, near The Prince 

 Andover ; but in October he went to n T lZ e 

 the Grange, and paid 5000/. for the 0ct *' 179 °* 

 stock and fixtures. The beer alone was esti- 

 mated at 500/., so large a stock had Mr. 

 Drummond in his cellar. Lord Dorchester 

 succeeded the prince at Kempshot ; and often, 

 no doubt, amidst the domestic troubles of his 

 after days, did the prince look back with a 

 sad satisfaction and sorrow on the privacy and 

 tranquil enjoyments of the sojourn at the 

 Grange. While there he joined many parties, 

 and was very intimate with Lord Rodney and 

 Mr. Charles Graeme, who then lived at Dean 

 House, Kilmiston. 



