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sports, and was particularly fond of hare-hunting 

 with beagles, and hawking. On the latter sport he 

 expended annually a vast amount of time and 



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money, and was never so pleased as when he had 

 a few of the leading falconers of France to witness 

 some of the wonderful flights at the Kite with 

 Jerfalcons which Sir Thomas Monson provided for 

 him. 



