Eecords of the Old Charlton Hunt 



into the Earth, Had he not bin headed wee had surely 

 kill'd him, wee afterwards went down to Burton & found a 

 Brace of Foxes & the Hounds divideing one part come up 

 the Hill & the other to Bignall park but it being late & the 

 weather bad wee were forced to take of & made it dark night 

 before wee came home. The Hounds are very w^ell (except 

 a few lame ones) & seem to be verry steady both the young 

 as well as the old, &c, if wee had but some rain I am 

 confident they will show yo" Grace verry good sport, but 

 without that the Ground is so dry it's allmost impofsible on 

 the Hills to do any thing & now wee have a hard frost that 

 has prevented our hunting to day as I fear it will do 

 to morrow, Yo' Horfes here are verry well & you have 

 three of M'". Orme's, which Jack Ware rides sometimes, I 

 hope tho the Frost continues wee shall have the pleasure of 

 seeing you here after the INIasquarade is over, M^ Hony- 

 wood is much yo"" Grace's hum''^^ Serv^ as well as 



A. Charlton. 



All the Wells here are quite dry & wee are forc'd to 

 send to Cocking * for water. 



From Mr. Charlton, at Charlton, to the Duke of Richmond, 



in London. 



Dec. 3, 1731. 



My Lord, 



Wee were yesterday at the Ruell & the minute wee 

 came fell in with a litter of Foxes, wee were a good while 

 before wee cou'd stick to one, at last wee did & was verry 



* Three miles away ! 

 Ill 



