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A few payments of arrears to others as before. 

 Total 427^. 12s. ^d. 



1683. No Master mentioned. A few of the hunt-servants paid 



their salaries in arrear up to various times, including the 

 sergeant, whose fee is still returned at 200/. a year and 

 501. a year for keeping the hounds. 

 Total 162/. 14s. 2d. 



1684. No Master mentioned. The Sergeant and three other hunt- 



servants only were paid their several salaries and livery 

 money, altogether amounting to 180/. Ss. id. 



Now, with reference to the quarry, we have seen, in the 

 preceding chapter, that in consequence of excessive poaching 

 and other abuses during the Commonwealth, the deer in the 

 Royal forests, parks, and chases had a bad time of it in those 

 days. At, and for some time after, the Restoration, the Royal 

 preserves were almost denuded of cervus of all species, con- 

 sequently most energetic action had to be taken to " replenish " 

 the stock of those antlered monarchs of the glen. To accom- 

 plish this a patent was issued on November 7, 1660, authorising 

 the Royal Exchequer to provide and advance the sum of 1,000^. 

 for H.M. service in that behalf, the same to be payable to 

 John Carey, Esq., and Sir William St. Ravy, who were com- 

 missioned to caiTy it into effect. 



Operations commenced in December 1660 and January 

 1661, by removing certain deer from St. James' Park to 

 Wanstead, at a cost of 107/. 16,s. 10c/. Removing deer from 

 Sir John Cutts' park at Chelderley, county Cambridge, and 

 conveying them to several of H.M. parks and forests, cost 

 68/. 5s. For taking deer in the Earl of Warwick's park at 

 Lees, and other places in April and May 1661, " and for hay 

 and oats to keep them, with several other charges incident 

 thereto," entailed an expenditure of 37/. Ss. 10c/. For taking 

 deer in Hunsdon Park, and conveying them into several of 

 H.M. parks and forests, " and for taking 33 Jermayne Deere 

 out of a shipp at Tower Hill and Conveying them in five 

 waggons to Waltham fforest with several other charges 



