15(3 THE HISTOEY OF THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS. 



The second payment to him in the accounts of the Treasurer 

 of the Chambers is at the rate of 500/. a year, as appears by 

 the following entry : — 



" To John Gary Esq. Master of His Majesty's Buckhounds for 

 his wages and in consideration of all other charges incident and 

 belonging to the keeping of the said Buckhounds (except only the 

 feeding) by vertue of a warrant under the Privy Signet dated the 

 13th of May 1662, and due to him for half a year ended at Lady 

 Day 1661—250/." 



His remuneration continued at 500/. a year from 1661 to the 

 year ended at Christmas 1678, except for the year 1677, when 

 he appears to have only received 125/. for one quarter's salary. 

 After the year 1678 his name does not again occur in the 

 accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber, This final payment 

 was not made to him till 1682, most of the payments to this 

 Master and the hunt-servants being usually several years in 

 arrears. 



Now, as to the yearly cost of this branch of the Roj'^al 

 Buckhounds, as we find it re-established by Charles II. in the 

 years 1660-61, it is almost impossible to get at the exact 

 amount for any given year during the reign of the Merry 

 Monarch, Not that the accounts of the pack are inaccurate or 

 badly kept ; but the payments to the hunt-servants having 

 been continually in arrears is where the difficulty lies. As 

 will be seen in the subjoined details, the cost of the pack on 

 the Establishment of the Civil List up to March 1668 was 

 (nominally) 2,248/. 9s. *Jd. per annum.* This sum was appor- 

 tioned to defray the charges of the Master, and thirty-four 

 hunt-servants under him — viz., one sergeant, first and second 

 yeoman, six yeomen prickers, thirteen yeomen, eight grooms, 

 one harbinger, and two helpers. Each of those officials obtained 

 their respective appointments for life ; their salaries were 

 supposed to be paid quarterly out of the Exchequer of the 

 Household, but they were only too glad to get any portion of 

 their wages long after it was due, just as the finances of the 



* Add. M8. 28080, fo. 63. 8.P.D., Car. II., Bundle 239, No. 374. 



