Records of the Old Charlton Hunt 



oposition to your List, k wee all conclude y^ DeLawar 

 stay's for y* & some more weighty affaire, the Company 

 desire's there service to your Grace, & I beg you'I 

 believe me 



My Dear Lord 



Your Grace's most fjiithfull 



&; Obedient Humble Srv^ 



Bolton. 



From Mr, Charlton, at Charlton, to the DuJce of Richmond, 



in London, 



Nov. 26, 1731. 



My Lokd, 



The Hounds came hither on Satterday last having 

 bin purg'd that weeke at Findon before they came away, 

 & Jack Ware expecting to find yo"" Grace here did not write 

 you an account of it. Wee hunted on Monday at Burton 

 where wee fell in with a litter of Foxes & our hounds 

 divided. One parcell went over the lliver & run a fox to 

 ground about three miles, & y'^ other run a fox to ground at 

 Bed Hill near Burton park, wee afterwards run from Fox 

 to Fox till wee were forc't to take of. On Tuesday wee 

 carry 'd the Young Hounds to Old Park by the sea side 

 where after running an hour or two they kill'd a Fox, On 

 AV'ednesday wee went with the old & young Hounds 

 together to Farme Wood where wee found a fox who came 

 away all the good Country through the Teagles & was going 

 for Eastden Wood but M\ Ormes being out a shooting 

 there headed him & put us to a fault but wee hitt it of & 

 run him back the side hills to North comb, where he got 



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