114 THE HISTOKY OF THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS. 



grooms, " each of them at 6d. per diem," as H.M. " free gift ' 

 from the feast of St. John the Baptist, 1624, to Michaehnas 

 following, " by virtue of H.M. Letters under the signet " dated 

 September 28, 1624. These supplementary royal gifts to the 

 hunt servants were apparently begun by James I. in the year 

 1605, and were continued annually to the time of his death.* 

 In some instances these free gifts to the hunt servants "for 

 their pains and|travel " were granted to them for the natural 

 term of their lives.f 



Sir Thomas Tyringham, eighth Master of the Household 

 branch of the Royal Buckhounds, eldest son of Sir Anthony 

 Tyringham, by his wife Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas 

 Throckmorton, Master of the Hawks to Queen Elizabeth, was 

 born on September 28, 1580, at Tyringham, county Bucks, 

 which manor was held by his family from the time of Henry II. 

 The earliest mention that we can find of him occurs in the sub- 

 joined patent of his appointment of Master of the Buckhounds 

 to James I., dated at Westminster, June 21, 16034 In this 

 interesting document he is described as Thomas Tyringham 

 Esquire, " one of the gentlemen pensioners." However, he was 

 knighted at Syon, with four other gentlemen, during this 



* To H.M. Huntsmen of the Privy Buckhounds, by vertue of H.M. warrant 

 under the signet bearing date at Hampton Court, October 6, 1610 — viz., to R. 

 Brassy, F. Dodsworth, E. Dodsworth, W. Sale, J. Broughton, T. Holland, W. 

 Cocker, T. MuiTall, R. Kilbourne, J. Owen, W. Lampard, T. Atkinson, and 

 T, Tyllesley, yeomen, and to R. Crockford, lymmerman, at lOd. each per day, 

 and to E. Walworth, and to R. Williams, G. Fowler, and W. Kelsey and J. 

 Hawke, waggoner, each at 2d. per day, by way of H.M. free gift and reward in 

 regard of their attendance on His Highness this summer — viz., from Midsummer 

 Day, 1(310, until Michaelmas following, being 97 days — 801. Os. 6d. 



f In some instances the hunt servants obtained farther payments under this 

 head. Thus, Robert Hancock, yeoman pricker, received a warrant under the 

 signet dated November, 1620. authorising the Treasurer of the Chamber to pay 

 him for his allowance for attending the said hounds in the summer season the 

 fee of 20d. per diem dm-ing his natural life, and 20.s\ for his winter livery 

 yearly. Robert Pattison, yeoman harbinger, was sunilarly favoured with a 

 fee of i2d. '• of lawful money of England," by the day, for like services. 



J By a Privy Seal warrant dated Westminster, June 1, 1603, he was nominated 

 to hold this office during his life " as Sir Robert Dudley had the same by 

 Letters Patents of King Edward the Sixth." 



