120 THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS. 



the Treasurer of the Chamber is carried on from September 29, 

 1624, to September 29, 1625, we ascertain that the cost of 

 the pack, as chargeable on this Department, within this year 

 amounted to 965/. 8s. 5^d. This was an increase — compared 

 with the last half and the two preceding whole years of the 

 reign of James I. — of 147/. 4.s. Ofc?., chiefly incurred during 

 the first half year of the reign of Charles I. 



From a brief investigation of the facts and figures now 

 before us we find that Sir Thomas Tyringham, the Master, 

 under James I. was paid his fee at the rate of 33/. Qs. 8d. 

 per annum, for the half year, ended at Lady Day 1625, 

 when " Sir Timothy Tirell, Knight, Master of H.M. Privy 

 Buckhounds, succeeding Sir Thomas Tyringham," received 

 for his fee, payable quarterly, " by vertue of H.M. letters 

 under the signet, dated October 13, 1625, due to him, began 

 at Lady Day 1625 and ended at Michaelmas next following," 

 the sum of 16/. 13s. 4c/. Robert Walker, the Sergeant, re- 

 ceived, as heretofore, 51/. 13s. 4<d. for his fee, and 100/. per 

 annum for feeding and keeping sixteen couples of buckhounds. 

 The eight yeomen prickers, mentioned in the last account, at 

 20d. each a day for wages and 20s. each per annum for livery, 

 were paid as usual, except Francis Dodsworth, who died at 

 Christmas 1624, when he was succeeded by Henry Dodsworth, 

 and paid at the same rate down to date. Robert Hancock, 

 another yeoman pricker, sans livery, was still in receipt of 

 2s. 6fc?. per diem. Sale-Dilly and Holland also received 2s. 

 a day each and 20s. each per annum for livery. Connock and 

 Hunt, yeomen prickers, obtained 3s. 4f/. a day each for their 

 wages. Hake, the waggoner, had 20(/. a day as heretofore. 

 And Robert Pattison, the harbinofer, received his usual remu- 

 neration at the rate of 12c/. a day for the time being. Thus 

 far we find the old stafi" as in the last years of the reign of 

 James I. 



But we are now introduced to George Fowler, John Williams, 

 Ralph Reade, and William Hopkins, " grooms of the said buck- 

 hounds," each of whom were paid 12c/. a day for their wages 

 and 20s. per annum for their several liveries. Thomas Lee, an 



