BARON VAN HOMPESCH, FIFTEENTH MASTER. 193 



his Assignes the Sume of 468Z. '2s. Q^d. in Lieu and discharge of the 

 like Sume which do remaine due to the said Baron d'Hompescli 

 upon the Allowances Amounting to 2,34H. '^ anii which were 

 payable to him in the Office of the Treasurer of the Chamber of 

 Our Late Eoyall Brother King Will'" y" S** of Blessed Memory as 

 he was master of the Buckhounds to his said late Ma*^, to wit, from 

 Christmas 1701 the time to which he was last paid to y" S'*" day of 

 March following being the day of the Demise of the s*^ late King, 

 taking care That the said Baron d'Hompesch upon Rec of the s*^ Sum 

 do release unto us by writing under his hand & Seale all Claims and 

 Demands touching the said Arrear which release is to be Entered 

 with the Auditors of Our Imprests, and in the Office of Treasurer of 

 Our Chamber to Avoyd double payments, And this together with 

 the Accquittance of the s'' Baron d'Hompesche or his Assignes shall 

 be as well to you for the payment as to all Others concern'd in 

 Allowing thereof upon Your Acco*^ a sufficient Warr Given at 

 Our Court at S'. James's the IG*'^ day of March 1707-8 in the 

 7*'^ Yeare of Our Reigne. 



By her Ma'^ Coinand 



GODOLPHIN. 



To Our Trusty and Welbeloved Chis*'' 

 Tilson, Gent', Ree^ of y'^ Land Revenues 

 due at or before Michas 1698 and to 

 the Auditor of Our Land Revenues in 

 North and South Wales and to the 

 Rec' & Rec"^ of the Same Revenues & 

 all & every of them now & for y'^ time 

 being. 



In May 1708 he formally relinquished his claim against the 

 Crown for the arrears due to him in his capacity of Master 

 of the Buckhounds from Christmas 1701-2 to March 8 follow- 

 ing, amounting to 468Z. 2s. 6^d., as appears by the subjoined 

 assignment : — 



-r> XT 1, rTo ALL to whom these presents shall come 



Baron Hompesh s ^ 



Release to the Queen | ^'^'^^.'''^''^ ^^''^^^* ^^™^ d'Hompesche sends 



iGreeting. Whereas there is due and owing 



unto me from his late Ma*'' King William the Third of Glorious 



memory the sum of Four hundi'ed and Sixty Eight pounds two 



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