Records of the Old Charlton Hunt 



From Lord Delawarr, in the New Forest, to the Duke 

 of Richmond, probably at Goodwood. 



Saturday, Oct. 7, 1732. 



I had this Morning the favour of your Graces Letter, 

 with one inclosed for Jack Ware * He was so ashamed of the 

 Condition the Hounds were in, and does obey directions, so 

 wilHngly, when I am with him, and I think does to the best 

 of his Capacity, that I own I cannot have the Heart to give 

 him such a JMercurial, I truly think it more for your Graces 

 Service Not to depress his Spirits, with a Severe reprimand 

 for the fault he is so Sensible of. The Hounds have done 

 so well with their Physick given in that manner that I do 

 not doubt but to bring them as fine as Lap dogs into Sussex. 



My Last gave you an account of our Sport on Tuesday 

 last. We w^ent out on Thursday, but when we were gone A 

 Mile, found A Violent storm of rain coming on, so return 'd 

 and put up the Hounds. Yesterday we went out with all 

 the Old Hounds, and 2 Couple of Young, we took a Drag, 

 and Hunted to him, it was not a Scenting Day, but we still 

 kept it moving, till we got near him, he would have got 

 into A Coney borough, but he chose so small a one that 

 the Hounds pulled him out without the Help of any Instru- 

 ments, it was just such a Days work as I could have desired 

 after their Physick, for the whole was over in two hours, 

 without any rain, and I brought them Home and fed them 

 att their usuall time, so that I do not doubt but they will 



* Jack Ware was a most indifferent huntsman, and was superseded by 

 Tom Johnson the following year. 



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