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Duck, one of the grooms under good Queen Bess, who had 

 predeceased his royal mistress, was replaced by Richard Rea, 

 with wages at 61. 13s. 4fZ. a year, and 8^. 4s. lOd. per annum 

 for his winter and summer livery. Five " newlie erected " 

 yeomen prickers were added to the staff — viz., Francis Dods- 

 worth, Robert Rayne, Edward Dodsworth, John Broughton, 

 and William Cocker, at 20d. each a day for wages, and 20s. 

 each per annum for liveries, by virtue of H.M. warrant, 

 dated at Woodstock, September 17 in the first year of his 

 reign.* Richard Kilbourne was appointed (an additional) groom 

 with ISd. a day for his wages, payable quarterly, and 20s. per 

 annum for his livery, payable at Christmas. And Thomas 

 Atkinson, " one other of the yeomen prickers," was appointed 

 at 20d. a day for his wages, by virtue of the King's warrant 

 dated " at Winchester the last day of September, in the first 

 year of H.M. reign." It therefore appears that during this 

 first half-year of the reign of James I. (ended September 29, 

 1603), this branch of the Privy or Household branch of the 

 Royal Buckhounds was augmented by six yeomen prickers 

 and one groom, each of whom was paid his several salary and 

 allowance down to date. But we must not omit to mention 

 that Robert Walker was appointed to keep and feed sixteen 

 couples of Buckhounds, at the yearly allowance of 100 marks, 

 from Midsummer 1603, during His Majesty's pleasure, and a 

 further allowance " unto him for his own maintenance, and 

 keeping one horse or gelding to serve with the said hounds," 

 the sum of dl. 12s. monthly, by virtue of H.M. warrant under 

 the signet dated at Winchester September SO, 1603. This 

 charge does not appear, wholly or in part, in the Account of 

 the Treasurer of the Chamber above mentioned ; nevertheless 

 it comes out, as we shall presently see, in that for the year 

 ended on September 29, 1604, when Mr. Walker was paid in 

 full for one year and a quarter, amounting to 137^. 7s. 8d. 



* By a waiTant dormant to the Treasurer of the Chamber, subscribed by the 

 Lord Treasurer and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, dated at Woodstock, 

 Sejjt. 17, 1603, the additional names of Eobert Walker and Thomas Holland, 

 yeomen prickers, are also mentioned. 



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