ANNUAL COST OF THE PACK, EEIGN OF WILLIAM III. 187 



Now as to the details of the personnel of the Household 

 branch of the Royal Buckhounds in the reign of William III., 

 the accounts of the Treasurers of the Chamber for the time 

 being are silent upon the subject. But in the Records of the 

 Lord Treasurer's Department we find by an interesting retro- 

 spective minute, dated March 26, 1706, some useful information, 

 and as the particulars are unique for this period, we venture 

 to give the document in extenso. 



To the Right Hon''''' Mylord High Treasurer of England. 

 May it please Yo*" Lo^. 

 These are most humbly to Certify yo^' Lordship. Tliat the respect- 

 ive allowances under men'con'd were payable on the Establishment 

 of the Treasurer of the Chamber's Office to the Master of his late 

 Ma*** Buckhounds for the services therein specified (vizt) — 

 To the Master of the said hounds for his wages, 

 buying of Horses and maintaining them Ser- 

 vants Lodgings and other Extraord''^'*^ whatso- 



To him more for maintaining 100 hounds at 3*^ per 

 diem each hound as well for their meat, as 

 Couples, Grease, physick, and ,all other small 

 things whatsoever for 100 hounds . 



To him for maintaining a waggon w"' 4 Horses 



To the Serjeant of the Buckhounds 



For a Horse Huntsman for his wages 



For the Entertainment of 3 Horses 



For buying one horse every year 



For a Servant .... 



For a brass horn and the repairac'on thereof 



To 4 Horse huntesmen £181 each '^ ann' 

 To 5 Foot huntsmen £40 each '^ ann' . 

 Besides 2'' '^ diem for heeping young hounds. 



£500 



£456 



£80 



£200 



£1036 



£85 

 £54 

 £20 

 £20 



£2 



£181 



£381 

 £724 

 £200 



In all £2341 



