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to begin from the death of the said John Williams, due to 

 him in full at Michaelmas quarter 1629, 4/. 9s. l^fL" The 

 King's "free guift " to the yeomen prickers, the yeoman of 

 the waggon, and the grooms, from Midsummer to Michaelmas 

 1629, was 158/. 



1629-30.— The account for this year exhibits a nominal 

 decrease, in consequence of some of the hunt-servants having 

 been "put to pension." It amounts to 986/. 18-s. 8§d. for the 

 acting staff; but if we include the payments to the other 

 individuals affiliated therewith who were now pensioned at 

 a charge of 296/. Ss. Id. per annum, the total cost of the 

 pack for this year, ended on September 29, 1630, would 

 be 1,283/. Is. d§d. Apart from the hunt-servants " put to 

 pension," there is very little alteration in the personnel or 

 the remuneration of the staff as we find it heretofore on 

 the establishment. It may be noted, however, that William 

 Connock, a yeoman pricker, at 3s. 8^/. a day for his wages and 

 40,*?. per annum for his livery, was awarded an increase of 

 20.S-. per annum for his uniform, " by vertue of H.M. letters 

 under the signet, dated the 20th of September anno regis 

 Caroli decimo [sic], due to him for a year — together with the 

 arrears of the said 20s. per annum, formerly disallowed, 

 and due for six years ended at Michaelmas 1630," was now 

 paid down to date, in full, the sum of 73/. 18s. 4f/. Thomas 

 White, another yeoman pricker, obtained an increase in his 

 wages (which had been at the rate of 26/. 13s. 4f/. a year, 

 and 20s. per annum for his livery down to Midsummer 1630). 

 He now received 3s. l^d. a day for his wages and 40s. per 

 annum for his livery, " payable quarterly during his life, by 

 vertue of H.M. letters patents under the great seal of England 

 bearing date the 13th day of July anno sexto regis Caroli, 

 the first payment to begin from the 20th day of June then 

 last past and due to him for a quarter of a year and ten days 

 ended at Michaelmas 1630." 



The officials now pensioned were Edward Stanton and 

 William Sale, yeomen prickers, at 2s. a day each for wages 

 and 20s. per annum each for liveries ; William Reading, 



