ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, pˈɛpiz ɹˈoʊt ðæt wˌaɪlst ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə ʌvðə pˈɑːɹk ænd pˈælɪs, hˈɪz "...lˈɪɾəl dˈɑːɡ, æz hiː jˈuːzd tə dˈuː, fˈɛl ˈeɪɹˈʌnɪŋ ˈæftɚɹ ɐ flˈɑːk ʌv ʃˈiːp fˈiːdɪŋ ɔnðə kˈɑːmən, tˈɪl hiː wʌz ˌaʊɾəv sˈaɪt...".
On 26 July 1663, Pepys wrote that whilst riding in the area of the park and palace, his "...little dogg, as he used to do, fell a-running after a flock of sheep feeding on the common, till he was out of sight...".