Kecords of the Old Charlton Hunt 



Diana Calls, Ropero soon returns ; 



his Queen as soon declares him Grosveneur. 

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Fame now had loudly Sung, of Charlton Sports, 

 from France, Saint Victor came to see his Friend, 

 the Great Tuscanian Duke, too, had been there ; 

 William the third, the Great, once saw a Chace. 



Hence Jealousy, that gnawing Fiend, began 



to rouse the Spleen, of a much prouder man, 



the Second Duke of Brittain, and his Name 



was Seymour, Somersett, his Title was, 



his Castle Pettworth, distant three small Leagues, 



not farr from which, a Worthy Knight there Dwel't, 



a Sportsman good, as ever Sussex bred, 



his Castle Hospitable, Burton call'd. 



To him the Duke : Sir William who's this JNIan 

 that dayly, boldly dares, thus in my Sight, 

 to S cower along those azure hills we See ? 

 nay, even up to Petworth Walls he comes. 



My Lord ; Diana's hounds they are ; I know 

 Ropero, Good Old man, her Grosveneur. 

 Diana's Grosveneur: — that place, I'll have, 

 my Lord, a Temple She at Charlton has, 

 at Compton too, another still she has, 

 at Findon likewise, does a Temple stand. 



with Ire Stamring, his Slavics he loudly call'd ; 

 I'll have hounds, I'll have Horses, see't be done; 



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