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CHAPTER V. 



HOUSEHOLD BRANCH.— J AMES I. 

 1603—1624. 



Annual Cost of the Pack during the Reign of James I. — The Master and the Hunt 

 Servants. — Their Annual Salaries, Fees, and Emoluments. — Sir Thomas 

 Tyringham, Eighth Master : July 21, 1604, to March 25, 1625. 



Queen Elizabeth died March 24, 1602-3,* when James VI., 

 King of Scotland, became the reigning sovereign of England, 

 Scotland and Ireland, under the style of King James I. On 

 his accession to the dominions of England and Ireland, the 

 Privy or Household branch of the Royal Buckhounds reverted 

 to him, by whom it was probably esteemed as the greatest 

 jewel in his diadem. 



Reverting, for a moment, to the state of this pack, as we 

 find it constituted in the last complete account of the Treasurer 

 of the Chamber, for the last whole year of Elizabeth's reign, 

 ended at Michaelmas 1002, we ascertain that it cost the Royal 

 Exchequer 164^. 6s. 7d. In this year, ended at Michaelmas 

 1602, Francis Joye, the Sergeant, was in the receipt of 22^. 16s. 

 a year for his wages, and 13^. 6s. 8cZ, per annum for his livery 

 and other allowances — for lymes, chains, collars, etc. He also 



* It is necessary to bear in mind that the dates of the regnal years are cal- 

 culated from the accession of James I. to the English crown. Previous to 

 September 1752, the Civil or Legal Year in this country commenced on March 

 25 (Lady-Day), whilst the Historical Year began on January 1. Consequently, 

 according to the former computation, the reign of James I. commenced on 

 March 24, 1602, and, according to the Historical computation, on March 24, 

 1603 ; nevertheless the second day of his reign, according to both systems, was 

 March 25, 1603. 



