CONTENTS. 



HISTORY OF THE PYTCHLEY HUNT ; TO THE DEATH 

 OF MR. GEOEGE PAYNE. 



Chapter I. 



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Preliminary — John Bright and the Pjtchley Hunt — Mr. B. 

 Disraeli as a hunting-man — Sir Walter Scott, Dandie 

 Dinmont's and the Pytchley packs — Alwin the hunter at 

 Pytchley village, temp. "William I. — Old Hall at Pytchley 

 — Abhot of Peterborough a fox-hunter, temp. Richard II. 

 — First pack of hounds ; Lord Arundel's, 1670-1700 ; Hugo 

 MeynelFs, 1782; Earl Snencer's, 1750 — The hounds and 

 CMub at Pytchley— " Order of the White Collar"— Eael 

 Spenceb, Master, 1783-1796 — Members of the Hunt in 

 1782— Mr. BuLLER of Maidwell, Master, 1796— Diary of 

 Thomas Isham, of Lamport — Mr. John Waede, Master, 

 1797-1808 — Lane Family — Various dispositions of hounds — 

 Lord Althoep, Master, 1808-1817 — Letters to his father 

 — Club at Pytchley re-established — "Rapping'' — Three and 

 four-bottle men — J era Wood — Mr. Ehves and Mr. Small, 

 great dandies — Mr. Davy — Mr. Nethercote of Moulton — Mr. 

 Cook of Hothorp — Lords Jersey and Plymouth — Mr. Peter 

 and Colonel C. Allix — Mr. Lucas — Mr. Bouverie of Delapre 

 — Colonel Bouverie — Mr. Curwen — Mx. John Stevenson of 

 Northampton — The Rev. John AVhalley — Lord Waterford — 

 Mr. Elmore — Mr, Andrew of Harleston — Charles King and 

 his hunting-diary — Hunting better in old days — Sport- 

 spoilers — Excellence of Sywell Wood — Lord Althorp resigns 

 the Mastership ......... 1 



