130 THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS. 



hunting in the New Forest, county Hants, on August 2, 1100. 

 The date of the birth of this Master of the Royal Buckhounds 

 has not been recorded ; and the first mention of him to be 

 found in official documents occurs in the year 1610, when he 

 was appointed by James I. Master of the " Old " pack, on the 

 occasion of the annexation of the Hereditary branch, and its 

 amalgamation with the Household kennel, at that time, under 

 the circumstances already recorded. It appears his salary, in 

 this capacity, was at the rate of 201. per annum, and that this 

 stipend and the concurrent cost of this •' Old " branch of the 

 pack was defrayed out of the King's Privy Purse from Christ- 

 mas 1610 onward to Christmas 1612. However, in the ensuing 

 year, when it was formed into a separate pack for Charles, 

 Duke of York, we find the whole cost and particulars included 

 in the Accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber, and payable 

 out of the Royal Exchequer for three-quarters of a year ended 

 at Michaelmas 1613, viz. : — 



HuNTESMEN FOR THE Princes Buckhoundes : To Tymothio Tirrell 

 Esquire Master of the Princes buckhoundes at xx" '^ ann. for his 

 wages payable quarterlie due to him for three quarters of a yeare 

 ended at Mychas, 1613, by his Ma*^ war*unte vnder the signett 

 dated at Grenewiche the x"^ day of June 1613 — xv^'. 



To Roberte Rayne Sergeaunte of the saide buckhoundes by the 

 same warraunte at iiij''. xiij^ iij''. '^ ann. for his wages payable 

 quarterlie, due to him for the same tyme — Ixviij'^. viij''. qr. 



To Anthonie Dodesworthe yeoman by the same warraunte at 

 xP. vj''. '^ ann. for his wages due to him for three quarters of a 

 yeare ended at Michas 1613 — xxx". iiij''. vj'l 



To Augustyne Crigges, Nathan Jackson, Anthonie Brackenburye, 

 WilPm Readinge and Richarde Raye yeomen of the buckhoundes 

 by the foresaide warraunte at xxvj^. xiijl iiij''. '^ ann. for theii-e 

 wages payable & due for the same tyme — C". 



To Edwarde Stanton yeoman at xxxvj". xvj^. viij*^. '^ ann. & 

 Will'^m Rawson yeoman waggoner at xxvj*^. v^. ij**. '^ ann. 

 for theire wages by the same warr both payable quarterlie, and 

 due to them for three quarters of a yeare ended at Michas 1613 

 — xlvij". vjl iiij''. ob. 



