WILLIAM BROCAS, THIRD HEREDITARY MASTER. 19 



said Bisecher, over the wages aunuytee soo graunted to otliirp'sonys ; 

 and soo your said Bisecher cannot be paid of the Shirrefez of the 

 said Shirez for the tyme beyng, because that the said wages and 

 fees were assigned yerely to be paid by waraunte of your Pryve 

 Seal, and not by warant of your ires patentes : And thus he is like 

 to lose his wages and fees aforsaid, withoute that your moost habun- 

 daunt grace be shewed unto him in this partye. Wherefore please 

 hit unto your Highnesse, as wele tenderly to consider these pmi^ses, 

 as the trewe contynuell service that your said Bisecher hath doon 

 unto your noble p'genitours, as to your Highnesse, by th'advys of 

 your Lordes Spii'ituell and Temporell beyng in this psente Parlement, 

 to graunte unto your seid Bisecher the said wages and fees, by your 

 Ires patentes to be made in fourme, after the tenure of a Oedule to 

 this Bille annexed ; and he shal pray God for you. 



" Responsio. 

 " Soit fait come il est desire, juxst le continue d'un Oedule a ycest 

 Peticion annexe."* 



The schedule, which is in Latin and of very considerable 

 length, recites much of the foregoing, and says that Brocas and 

 his ancestors, as Masters of the King's dogs, called " Buk- 

 hundes," received 12d. a day, a huntsman 2d. a day, and two 

 whippers-in each l^d. a day for their wages; and to feed the 

 said 24 running dogs and 6 greyhounds each day ^d. a day from 

 the Feast of St. Michael to the 24th day of June. But from 

 the 25th day of June to the Feast of St. Michael following, 

 Brocas received 7^d. a day in the King's household for his 

 salary, whilst his men had their above-mentioned rates of 

 pay, and the dogs the same allowance. 



There was given, in addition, to Brocas, 40s. for his livery, 

 and 1 3s. 4cZ. to each of the three hunt servants for his livery, 

 and for their shoes 4s. 8d. each annually. These salaries, 

 liveries, shoes, and the food of the hounds amounted, it is said, 

 to 50/. a year ; and the King, with the advice of the Lords 

 Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament, and at the request of 

 the county representatives, by the authority of Parliament, 

 granted the same to Brocas and his heirs male out of the 



* Eot. Pari., sub anno. 



