2/16 Now the Rufford and Ufford hounds have four days, and sometimes a bye. It went much against Mr.Reginald Morton's pride when he was first driven to take a subscription. He had three children, none of whom were very fortunate in life. The eldest, John, married the daughter of a peer, stood for Parliament, had one son, and died before he was forty, owing something over L20,000. The estate was then worth L7,000 a year. |