Records of the Old Charlton Hunt 



frighten INIe) that it was the forerunner of some dreadfull 

 distemper, and that the shortest and safest method to cure 

 my complaint, wou'd be to apply directly a Caustick to my 

 Foot. This terrible Sentence did not however prevent my 

 coming here, and it has had no other bad Consequence than 

 the lofs of a very good Chace this day sennight. Since 

 that I have been out three times. The first day we found 

 two Foxes but lost them both in a very little while. The 

 second day we kill'd one in his kennel, run another about 

 five miles and then lost him. This morning we had a chace 

 of about an Hour and very hard running, but the Fox was 

 headed and lost. Here I must again make mention of 

 Myself and perhaps move Your Grace's compafsion, tho' the 

 Duke of Grafton had no more bowels than a Flint ; tout au 

 Contraire, exprefs' Choler ; but this was more owing to his 

 disapointment than to my misbehaviour. As I was 

 galoping over one of his Heaths, my Horse struck into a 

 Conny burrow, fell down flat upon his side and flung JMe 

 some Yards before him with my side against an Old Mole 

 Hill. It was such a bang that I was speechlefs for some 

 time, however I mounted my stead again, and when -his 

 Grace came up with me, I was comforted in the same 

 manner as Job was by his Friends. After this we tried for 

 another Fox, but my pains increasing I went home to be 

 Doctor 'd a little, but finding myself better after some 

 inward & outward applications, I return 'd to the Company 

 when in my way I spied Renny who had stolen away 

 from behind the Hounds. I then gave them a view 

 hollow, brought them back, run him for an hour and a 

 quarter over the finest part of this Country, and kilFd him 

 with the whole l*ack at his Brush. This has made his 



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