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a fine cry of hounds, which gave Carew a frequent opportunity of exercising his beloved employment, and getting acquainted with John Martin, Thomas Coleman, and John Escott young gentlemen of the best rank and fortune. One day a farmer came to the school and complained of a deer, with a collar round his neck, that he had seen running about his grounds and had done him much damage, desiring them to hunt it down and kill it; they, desiring no better sport on the next day put the old farmer’s request into execution, in doing of which they did much damage 'to the neighbouring grounds, whose owners together with Colonel Nutcomb, to whom the deer belonged, came and complained to the school-master of the injuries they had suffered by his scholarss they were very severely reprimanded and hard threatened for the same. The resentment of the present reproof, and the fear of future chastisement, made them abscond from the school and, going into a brick alehouse, about half a mile from Tiverton, there they accidentally fell into company with some gypsies, who were then feasting and carousing: this company consisted of seventeen, who
