124 THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS. 



yeoman pricker, at 8(7. a day for wages and 20.s. per annum 

 for livery; William Norman, yeoman pricker, at 2GI. 13s. 4c7. 

 a year for wages and 20s. per annum for livery ; Robert 

 Pattison, yeoman harbinger, at 12d. a day for wages and 

 no livery ; Edward Dods worth, yeoman pricker, at 20d. a 

 day for wages and 20.5. per annum for livery ; Richard 

 Crockford and John Hake, yeomen prickers, at the same 

 rate; William Darrant, yeoman pricker, at 14/. 18s. a year 

 for wages, sans livery. Greorge Fowler, groom, at ISd. a day 

 for wages and 20s. per annum for his livery ; Henry Sams, 

 at 19/. 2s. -id. for his wages per annum. And though last, 

 not least, among those venatic " pensioners " is Edward 

 Kingesley, " in the Roome and place of Richard Vincent, 

 Bonesetter, at xix". ij^ iiij'^. ^ ann. by virtue of his Ma*^ ires 

 vnder the Signett dated the xx*'^ of November Anno quinto 

 Regis Caroli. The first payment to begin from Midsomer 

 then last past, and due to him for a yeare ended at Michas 

 aforesaid — xix". ij^ iiij'V The King's free gift to the hunt 

 officials, from Midsummer to Michaelmas, amounted to 

 157/. lis, 2d. 



1630-31. — The account for this year ended on September 29, 

 1631, amounts to 1,290/. 3s. 7hi^d. There is no change 

 in the staff of sufficient importance to particularly notice, 

 consequently we pass on to the next account, comprehending 

 an apparent lapse, as this audit only embraces a period 

 from September 29, 1632, to September 29, 1633, during 

 which the pack cost the Royal Treasury 1,266/. and 15||^|(7. 

 A brief analysis shows that Sir Thomas Tyringham was 

 re-appointed to his former office of " Master of H.M. Privy 

 Buckhounds in the room and place of Sir Timothy Tirell, 

 deceased, for his wages at 33/. Qs. 8c/. per annum, payable half 

 yearly, by equal portions, by vertue of H.M. letters patents 

 under the Great Seal of England, bearing date the 20th day of 

 May, anno 9 regni Caroli, and due to him for half a year ended 

 at Michealmas 1633." Robert Walker, senior, the Sergeant, 

 at 51/. 3s. -if/, a year for his wages and 100/. per annum for 

 keeping the hounds, received, as heretofore, 151/. 3s. 4<:/. Eight 



