Records of the Old Charlton Hunt 



TOM JOHNSON'S DEATH 



Mem'". 



On Thursday, 20 Dec'., 1744-. 



Thomas Johnson dyed at Charlton & was buryed in the 

 Church at Singleton. 



Fryday : 28 Dec'. 



AVhilst the hounds were beating of red Coppice a fox 

 was hallow'd out of a hedge row by East dean lane ; & as 

 wee were going to lay the hounds upon it, they crofs'd upon 

 a drag & found in East dean parke & ran down the feilds 

 between Eastdean & Charlton, then turn'd to Eastdean 

 Street where the fox was hollow'd & by their seing a collor 

 & linke of a Chain about his neck, it proved to be Lord 

 George's * fox, butt the hounds ran him so hard that they 

 could not be taken of, & ran him into the above holts, 

 where wee certainly changed to a fresh fox who went acrofs 

 North hanger. Sellers parke, all along the West side of long 

 down, through Earthham bushes, & the feilds to Boxgrove 

 comon, crofs Teen Wood, by Crocker Hill, crofs the high 



* The Duke's 2nd son, aged 7. 

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