MR. T. SOUTHWELL OX SHOOTING AT HOLKHA.M. 
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“At Holkham Dec. G, 1805 Mr. Coke in one of the Chumps 
South East of the Barn plantation killed a cock partridge, which 
I weighed very exactly, changing the scales — its weight passed 
17£ ounces & was not quite 17i ounces — this was the largest 
common partridge I ever saw, the same day a remarkably fat hen 
pheasant was killed by the Dogs, it weighed 2 lbs. 13 ounces. 
“Mr. Kolfe of Heacham told me that he once picked up before 
his Dog, for it could not fly, being lamed, a partridge which 
weighed 19 ounces all but a half penny — it was covered with 
lumps of fat. 
“Jany. 24th 180G I killed at Mr. Motteux’s a hare which 
I weighed 2 days after and which was full 8 pounds 10 ounces. 
“Dec. 12. There was killed at Mr. Moubv’s a hare weighing 
9 pounds — and a Cock pheasant which I weighed myself, changing 
the scales, 4 pounds one ounce A three quarters. 
“Mr. M. Smith at Houghton in 1807 killed a pheasant weighing 
4 lb. 2| oz. 
“Monday Jany. 9th I killed a Haro at Castle Acre weighing 
8? lbs. 
“ Monday Jany. 16th [1809 by the game book] a pheasant was 
killed at Ilolkham which weighed 4 pounds 2 oz.” 
The following statement in the writing of the Lord Albemarle 
of that day, and which throws some additional light on the feats 
performed by George Turner, of Bustard shooting notoriety, is well 
worthy of preservation : 
“ George Turner having for several days observed flocks of wild 
fowl at Wrctham which frequented the lake, placed three guns 
level with the surface of the water — they were fired from one cock, 
with a communication by a train of powder, the trigger pulled by 
a string. The 1st gun carried 9 pipes of powder and 10 of shot. 
“ The 2nd 4 pipes of powder & o of shot. 
“ The 3rd 3 pipes of powder & 3 of shot. 
“The 1st shot killed 48 Ducks 3 Vewers. 
“ The 2nd „ 93 Ducks 3 Vewers. 
“ With the same contrivance he has frequently killed several 
Bustards at one discharge, and once he killed 4 Bustards at one 
volley of his 3 guns. In October 1808 By the same means he 
killed 111 Wild Ducks at one volley.” 
The Lord Albemarle to whom this is ascribed, was William 
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