Records of the Old Charlton Hunt 



From Lord Delawarr to the Duke of Richmond, at Charlton, 

 in reply to a complaint of the latter as to the had 

 condition of horses and hounds when they arrived 

 at Charlton from Findon. 



Nov. 30, 1732. 

 My Lord. 



This is to acknowledge the favour of both your 

 Graces Letters, and 1 cannot but be very much concern 'd 

 to find by the first of them, as well as by JM"". Charltons, 

 that the Hounds are so very low. The Secret of that is 

 hard to unravell, unless you will think, that John Rowell is 

 old and Lazy and will not feed as he can ; and that the 

 other is young and ignorant how to do it. As to what he 

 alledges that they have not flesh enough it may certainly be 

 answerd, why have they not, who hinders it. They have 

 not been controul'd these five weeks that I know of, unless 

 it is a Greivance to have an account kept of what Oatmeal 

 is deliverd to them every week, but the quantity is not 

 limited, so that they have taken what they would, only 

 what they have taken is known, And you may See by the 

 Account of the Horseflesh which you have by you, that was 

 used in the Forest, that they were not Sparing, and how 

 their INIodesty comes to make them err on the other Side, 

 can proceed from nothing but their not paying those Bills 

 themselves. If the Servants will not cooperate it is 

 impossible for any mortal to have a Pack of Hounds in 

 Order. I own I rather think they seem by the accounts I 

 have received that they take Pains the otlier way, for 



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