PETITION OF THE HUNT-SERVANTS. 165 



paid to the Master and huntsmen of His Majesty's Buckhovinds by 

 the Treasurer of the Chamber, wherein there is no alteration of what 

 was paid thereunto them in the late Kings time of ever blessed 

 memory, but to the Master of the Office and John Davies and 

 Bartholomew Montague, two of the huntsmen. 



The Master that now is, John Carey, had the same office in the 

 year 1642, under his Majesty that now is when he was Prince of 

 Wales, with a stipend of 20^. and pension of 100^. per annum. 



At the happy return of his Majesty, his Majesty was graciously 

 pleased to continue the said John Cai'ey in the said office, and in 

 consideration of many years service past, and the great expense 

 incident to the execution of the said office, together with a relin- 

 quishment of the 120^. per annum, before mentioned, and all other 

 stipend, salary and pensions, such as Su* Timothy Tyi'ell, Sir John 

 Tyrringham, Mr. Turwight (stc) (formerly Masters of the said 

 office) had (who had several pensions out of his Majesty's Ex- 

 chequer). 



First, to give to the said John Carey a pension of 5001. per annum 

 during pleasure, after during life, to be paid by the Treasurer of the. 

 Chamber for the time being. 



' John Davies and Bartholomew Montague were huntsmen to his 

 Majesty when he was Prince of Wales, and upon their petitions to 

 his Majesty, and relinquishing all former stipends did obtain their 

 salaries before mentioned in the list, during their lives, but no others 

 are to succeed in their places. 



Some small yearly pension should be paid to the huntsmen out of 

 the Great Wardrobe : The particulars whereof I suppose your Lord- 

 ships have an account of from thence ; very little of that had been 

 paid : not so much as one years allowance. 



When his late Majesty of ever blessed memory had the ancient pur- 

 veyance for his household, the Masters of the Buckhounds had a 

 commission yearly from the Officers of his Majesty's Green Cloth, to 

 require the High Constables of such Hundred as his Majesty's hunts- 

 men and hounds were lodged in, during the time of summer hunting : 

 which was from about the 20th of April to the 20th of September to 

 bring in, to the Master and huntsmen, at easy rates provisions of hay, 

 oats and straw, viz., hay at Qd. the truss, oats at 12d. the bushel, straw 

 at 2d. the truss : which was so great a benifit to the said Master and 

 huntsman, that after the said purveyance was no more taken by his 



