14 THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS. 



and to Walter Suthwyke, Roger Popham, and John Hayne, to whom 

 the king granted, namely, to each of them for his wages, twopence 

 a day ; and to John de Benham, groom, for his wages, a penny half- 

 penny per day ; and for meat of 24 running dogs and 6 greyhounds 

 being in the keeping of the said Bernard — namely, for each of them a 

 halfpenny farthing per day ; that is to say, for such wages and meat 

 from the feast day of Saint Michael in the 35th year ending up to 

 the same feast day next ensuing for 365 days — 63^. IT*. 6d. — by the 

 king's writ inrolled in the said Remembrances in the term aforesaid, 

 and by one pai't of the Indenture [made] between the said sheriff 

 and the said Bernard concerning receipts. 



In this entry it will be seen (Sir) Bernard Brocas is styled 

 custodian of the King's dogs— viz., 24 running dogs and 6 

 greyhounds. The word " custodian " here was altered in 1400 

 to "Master," and in nearly all subsequent entries on the Pipe 

 Rolls the latter designation prevailed. 



The original word employed in the documents reciting the 

 tenure of the bailiwick appertaining to the custody of the 

 hounds is " damaricois," but it is never used in the same sense 

 in the Pipe Rolls. This distinction is important, and probably 

 indicates the change which now took place in the method 

 of Buck-hunting " at force " with " running dogs," called Buck- 

 hounds, in contradistinction to the method formerly employed 

 in Buck-hunting with the " damaricois," which was a slow 

 work. 



In the following year, ended at Michaelmas 1363, Sir Bernard 

 Brocas was paid a like sum of 63^. 17s. 6c?. by the Sheriff 

 of Sussex ; but for the year 1364 he only received 38^. Os. 3d. 

 The payment to him in the 39th year of this reign (1365) 

 was increased to 85/. lO.s. lie?., at which sum his stipend 

 continued until the 42nd year (1368) — viz., for his wages at 

 12cZ. per day, the wages of Walter de Suchwyke, John Hayn, 

 and Roger de Popham, huntsmen, at 2d. per day each ; the 

 wages of John Parker, groom, at l|cZ. per day, and the keep 

 of 40 dogs and 9 greyhounds at ^d. each per day for 365 days, 

 altogether amounting to 85/. 10s. lid This increase in the 

 hunt servants and the hounds was only temporary, for in the 



