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It appears that Mr. Charles Pelham, who was the last of the Brocklesby Pelhams, was the first M.F.H. of The Brocklesby, at first as joint and then as sole master, till his death in 1763. Also that Lord Yarborough hunted what is now the Southwold country for a month at a time in spring and autumn, having kennels at Ketsby until 1795, by which time his gorse covers round Brocklesby had grown up and he was able to dispense with the country south of Louth. Then till 1820 a pack of trencher-fed harriers hunted fox and hare indiscriminately. These from 1820 to 1822 were called "The Gillingham" and were hunted by Mr. Brackenbury from Scremby, after which the kennels were transferred to Hundleby and the name changed to "The Southwold." They now kept to fox entirely, and the Hon. George Pelham, then living at Legbourne, was the first master.

The following is a complete list of the masters of the Southwold up to the present date, 1914:—

Hon. G. Pelham                                                        1823-6 Lord Kintore                                                          1826 Mr. Joseph Brackenbury                                                1827-9 Sir Richard Sutton, combining it with the Burton                      1829-30 Captain Freeman, who brought hounds from "The Vine"                   1830-32 Mr. Parker                                                            1832-35 Mr. Heanley, who brought his own hounds                               1835-41 Mr. Musters, who brought his own hounds                               1841-43 Mr. Hellier                                                           1843-52 Mr. Henley Greaves                                                    1852-53 Mr. Cooke                                                             1853-57 A Committee, presided over part of the time by Captain Dallas York    1857-76 Mr. F. Crowder                                                        1876-80 Mr. E. Preston Rawnsley                                               1880