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additional yeoman pricker, obtained 2UcZ. a day for his wages 

 and 20s. per annum for livery. Robert Jackson and William 

 Rawson, " twoe of his Ma'^"^'* Huntesmen [yeomen prickers] for 

 the said Buckhounds at xxvj". xiij^ iiij'^^ per ann. to either of 

 them for theire wages payable quart'ly ; and xxl the peece 

 for theire Lyveryes payable at Xpmas, By vertue of his Ma'"* 

 Lres. vnder the Signett, dated the said xij"' of October 1625, 

 due to them for halfe a yeare ended at Michas 1625, Ao. RR. 

 Caroli primo — 26Z. 13s. 4cZ." Richard Ray, Paul Story, and 

 Thomas White, " three other Huntsmen [yeomen prickers] for 

 the said Buckhounds at xxvj". xiij^ iiij'^. the peece ^ ann. for 

 theire wages, and xx^ the peece '^ ann. for theire Lyveryes, due 

 to them for the same tyme and payable as aforesaid by vertue 

 of the warraunte beforemconed " — 40Z. Anthony Dodsworth, 

 " one other of the said Huntesmen [yeomen prickers] at iiij^ ij^ 

 per diem for his wages payable quarterly, and xx\ '<^ ann. for 

 his Lyvery payable at Xpmas, due to him for the like tyme " — 

 o8^. Os. 5d. William Gwilliams, James Medcalfe, and James 

 Kipling, " Huntesmen [grooms] likewyse, at xx^'. the peece 

 ^ ann. for theire wages payable quarterly, and xx^ ^ ann. for 

 their Lyveryes payable at Xpfnas, due to them by the same 

 warr**", for thaforsayd tyme " — 30^. And to Robert Walker, 

 junior, yeoman of the said Buckhounds, 20cL a day for his 

 wages and 20s. ^ ann. for his livery, by vertue of the said 

 letters under the Signet, dated October 12, 1625, received 



151. 4:8. 2d. 



1625-26. — The account for this year, ended at September 29, 

 1626, amounts to 9ldl. 5s. (j§d. All the officials, as in the 

 preceding year, being in the enjoyment of their posts and 

 emoluments, the subject calls for no comment. However, 

 apart from this, and not included in the above, some of the 

 staff were allowed an additional honorarium, " being H.M. 

 free guift to them for one quarter of a year ended at Michael- 

 mas 1626," amounting to 157/. 12s. CkI., " by vertue of H.M. 

 Signet dated 25th of September, 1626 " — viz.,R. Hunt, W. Con- 

 nock, R. Hancock, A. Dodsworth, and R. Raye, yeomen of the 

 Buckhounds, to each of them 2s. a day ; R. Jackson, W. Reading, 



