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his hounds being small, but good, the motto 

 over his kennel-door has been 'Multum in 

 parvo ;' but, in consequence of the extraordi- 

 nary sport his pack has had, and the fame 

 they have acquired, he told me he should 

 alter it to £ Viresque acquirunt eunclo,' for 

 which we must give him credit. 



Sir John "I was ne ver out but twice (last 



c °P e - season) with Sir John Cope's hounds 



before, therefore can say but little about 

 them at present. I knew Sir John when 

 he had a house for several seasons at Bices- 

 ter, hunting with Sir Thomas Mostyn,when 

 he rode very hard. Some time since he 

 had the misfortune to break his thi^h* as 

 he was riding about his own grounds, and 

 was attacked by typhus fever afterwards, 

 which, he says, has done his nerve no good. 

 His hounds are much admired for shape, and 

 are very quick, and said to be particularly 

 powerful in covert, where no fox can stand 

 them long. He divides his kennel, and it 

 was the dog pack on the day I was out with 

 him. An old friend of mine, who has been 

 hunting with them this season, told me their 

 kennel management must be superior, 'for,' 



* I was informed, as I stated at page 86, that the accident occurred 

 while hunting in Leicestershire. 



