Records of the Old Charlton Hunt 



says he wants as much rating as either Bumper or Dolly) 

 but came out again a little lower & so went over y'^ 

 Common to Earthom Common over Hanaker windmill 

 Hill to Red Copse, where 'tis generally thought we changed, 

 from thence thro' y^ North hanger over Eastdean Lane to y^ 

 Parks to Strickland's fuzzes Round Rook's Hill to Westdean 

 in a little copse he lay down a hare leaped up & mett y^ hounds 

 as they were running for him w*^ checked them a little w*^ a 

 good deal of Hallowing gave Ren an opportunity of getting 

 ground of them went back again to y Fuzzes & going up 

 y° Hill by Tom Strickland's he was coursed by his dogs, so 

 to my Lady Darby's & then we lost him, a bitter cold day 

 & a worse scenting day could not be, old Tom went out w'^ 

 us but was not able to ride, we found the want of his head 

 more than once yesterday, M^ C. Bifshop mett us at 

 Madhurst as were going to y^ Ruel, he stays here till y° 

 Parliament meets, it was a pretty hard frost last night & y° 

 wind att North East, I hope we shall see y" on Thursday, I 

 am INIy Dear Lord, 



Y' Grace's most obedient servant 



S^. Albans. 



Fro7n Lord Dclaivarr, in the New Forest, to the DuJce of 



Richmond^ at Goodwood, 



Undated, probably 1739. 



According to your Graces Orders Tom Johnson 

 attends you, I fancy if you take him to Lewis Races he 

 may possibly find a horse there. In short you want five 



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