SIR JOHN SAVAGE, ELEVENTH MASTEE. 83 



houndes, and fee of fyftie Pouiides by the yeare for the keepinge 

 of the same Buckhoimdes to be paid yearlie by the hands of the 

 Sheriffe of Suit' and Sussex in the countie of Northampton. ..." 



From 1574 to 1584 Sir John Savage apparently exercised 

 his functions as the Hereditary Master of the Buckhounds, as 

 he received 50/, per annum during those years from the Sheriff 

 of Surrey and Sussex, by virtue of this office. From 1585 to 

 1593 this post was again in abeyance, as no payment was 

 made to any Hereditary Master until 1594, when Pexsall 

 Brocas, Esq., succeeded to the office, the profits of which he 

 held during the remainder of Queen Elizabeth's reign and in 

 the reign of James I. 



Sir John Savage, knight, eleventh " Hereditary " Master of 

 the Royal Buckhounds, the eldest son and heir of Sir John 

 Savage, of Clifton, Cheshire, and Lady Elizabeth Somerset, 

 daughter of Charles, first Earl of Worcester, enjoyed this office, 

 temp. Elizabeth, from 1574 — 1584, by virtue of the deed of 

 settlement dated May 23, 1573, as above set forth. During 

 those ten years he received the sum of 50^. per annum from 

 the Sherifis of Surrey and Sussex for his fee, and supplying 

 the hunt-servants with their wages and liveries according to 

 the customary regulations appertaining to this branch of the 

 royal pack, as set forth (for instance) in the subjoined writ of 

 Privy Seal and the entry of the payment on the Pipe Roll : — 



Pour Lez Buckhounds. 



Treshonor' Seigneur' violes faire ires de guarrante de sonbz' le 

 privie seau de fire soveraigne dame la Royne Derect a le Vicecount 

 de Surr' et Sussex pour faire payment dez issues de sa bailaye po"" lez 

 gages des vennres et puture de chiens en manier de sonbz escrit. 

 Oonftafavou- A John Savage mit. M*" dez Buckehoundes a Royne 

 xij** le io'. A John Withers vealterer y** le io"". A AUano Bowet et 

 Guillam GarcUn' valect barners chascn' de eulx j'^ ob'. le io'" pour leur 

 gagies et pour le puture de vj lenryers et xxuij^'' chiens currants pour 

 chascu de eulx ob' le io"". Comenceantz a la feast de sainct Michaell 

 larchange dernivement passe Inques a xxiiij°'' io*" de Jugne lors pro- 

 chaine ensuiuant lung et lautre io*^ accomptz pour prinst le puture 



