Eecords of the Old Charlton Hunt 



the foxes as Stout as wee find y*" here for they have 

 generally run us very great Chase's before they are kill'd, I 

 hope you have had better weather y° wee have had for this 

 fortnight past for wee have bien outt butt three times, butt 

 y° good sport wee had make's some amend's, the foxe's 

 hereabout's grow scarce soe in a weak or ten day I shall 

 move to Aberstone & y° I will send over to your Grace & 

 doe my self the honour to accept of your kind Invitation. 

 I beg my Comphment's to my Bro'. Foxhunter's & hope 

 you will doe me the Justice to beleive me Your Grace 



Most faithfull Humble Srv\ 



Bolton. 



Major Brak desire's his Compliment's to y' Grace. 



From Duke of St. Albans ^ Charlton, to the Duke of 



Richmond^ in London. 



Dec. 27, 1737. 



I wish I could send y" a better account of our sport 

 yesterday or y*^ we had killed a fox w*"*" we want to do very 

 much at present, this being y^ third time we have gone out 

 w'^^'out killing, & the third of Delawar's going out y*' I 

 suppose he is not to see a fox killed, he hunts Wednesday & 

 Friday & Saturday goes away for y*" New Forest, y* he may 

 pofsibly hunt five times this year in Sufsex, for w''^' 'tis very 

 well worth while to keep five hunters, we found att the 

 lluel he came out upon Slinden Common but was headed 

 in by people att y° alehouse or y'' Brig' * & his Boy (old Tom 



* Probably Brigadiei* Hawley : see page 63. 



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