190 THE HISTOKY OF THE EOYAL BUCKHOUNDS. 



Esq., or any other person hath formerly held and enjoy'd y" sfiine. 

 Given under my hand and seal this eleventh day of July in the 

 Tenth Year of his Ma*'*^^ reign. 



Pere Bertie.* 



He held the rank of a Major-General of Horse in the allied 

 forces during the campaigns of' William III. and Queen Anne 

 against the French incroachments in the Netherlands. He was 

 evidently a great favourite with William III. 



The Baron was, invariably, in attendance on the King 

 during his frequent sojourns in Holland. Thus we find at 

 least one specific instance recorded. It is such a characteristic 

 bit of hunting intelligence, we give it here verbatim et litera- 

 tim. It would be spoiled in any other way : — 



" Loo, October 28, 1698. On Saturday last Monsieur cV Auverhirk, 

 being pretty well again, arrived from Zell, as did hkewise Count 

 Aversherg fi'om the Hague. His Majesty, notwithstanding the late 

 fatigue, hunted a brace of Stags, the first of which taking into a 

 Morass full of bogs, escaped with his life. Baron Hom^yus, Master 

 of the King's Buckhounds, following him too far lost his Horse, 

 being stilted in one of the said bogs, and was himself in some danger. 

 Sunday the Elector of Bavaria's Saddle Horses came hither, being 

 24 in number, of which 18 were led for his Highnesses own Biding 

 to hunt &c., with his Majesty, and he is daily expected, whose 

 com.ing will occasion his Majesty's stay in these parts longer than 

 was designed, provision being ordered for 3 weeks, the Baggage 

 arrived all from Zell, and the King's Horses will be here from thence 

 the latter end of this week. Yesterday the King hunted a Hare, 

 went afterwards shooting, and this day hvints a Stag. The Elector 

 of Bavaria is to be here to-night, and likewise the Great Pensionary, 

 and the Count de Tallard." 



The Elector arrived at the Royal Palace on the 4th of 

 November, attended by " his Grand Master of his Stables " 

 and the Master of his Hounds. They were received by the 

 Earl of Portland and conducted to the King's bed-chamber, 



* Lord Chamberlain's Eecords: Warrants for Sei'vants from 1697 to IJli, 

 Yol. 20, K. L. 756, p. 8. 



