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1815. tufters after him, and on the assurance of some of the company that 

 he appeared to be a warrantable stag the pack was laid on in the 

 road above Heasley Mill ; saw him go over the Mines, and, on his 

 then looking like a young deer, tried to stop the hounds, but in vain. 

 Went up Mines Wood for the moor over Filedon ridge ; over the 

 Sheardown Water for the Barle ; crossed it at Cow Castle, then to the 

 Exe at Orchardton, over Lucott Moor to Nutscale Brake, beat 

 down the Nutscale Water into Horner Wood, down the water almost 

 to Horner Green. Here he broke out of the water, having stopped 

 there some time, and went up to Dunkery, all round the hill to Span 

 Gate Corner where he turned down to the left ; through Drapervvay 

 and Oaktrow Woods in Cutcombe to Harwood in Timberscombe, 

 where he was killed at half-past four. An uncommon fine chase- 

 Lord F., Mr. Chichester, Mr. Lucas, and Captain F. in with the 

 hounds the whole way. A three-year-old deer. 



Tuesday, October ^rd. — Met at Cutcombe, and tried the Oaktrow 

 and Cutcombe coverts without finding. Then went over Dunkery 

 and tufted Cloutsham. Found immediately and lay on at Lang- 

 combe Head at half-past one. Went off over Oare Common, as if 

 making for Badgworthy. Turned to the left over Lucott Moor to 

 Exe Cleeve, over the Exe, by Honymead to the Barle at Cow Castle, 

 over Sheardown, across the Sheardown Water to Filedon ridge, 

 through the Darlick enclosures into Longwood; to Mines Wood, 

 Heasley Mill, over South Radworthy Down, and through the Wood 

 to the Mole, up to North Molton town, through the churchyard, 

 across the Heasley Mill road to Venn Bottom. Here the hounds 

 faulted, but soon hit it off along the road, through the Nadrid and 

 Rabscot grounds to Brayley Bridge, down the river to the park, up 

 to the North Gate, through Lower Beer to the quarry, turned to the 

 left through Winslade and the Dark Lane Wood, across the [Castle 

 Hill] lawn, up the broad walk by the arch to the Out Barton, then, 



