220 HISTOEY OF THE EOYAL BUCKHOUNDS AND ASCOT KACES. 



To the Master of Our Buckhounds for his own 

 wages, buying of horses, and maintaining them, 

 servants lodgings and all other extraordinaries 

 whatsover. Five hunch-ed pounds . , . .. 



And to him more for keeping of hounds, 

 wages of huntsmen, and all other charges re- 

 lating to the said Office, Six hundred pounds. 



In all eleven hundred pounds 

 Entered with both Auditors 17 June 1709. 



Per Annum. 



500'i : 00 : 00 



600 : 00 : 00 



.£1100 : 00 : 00 



By Her Majesty's Command, 



GODOLPHIN.* 



Upon this scale Mr. Chetwynd received the stipend of his 

 office of Master of the Eoyal Buckhounds to defray the cost of 

 the pack in full from the quarter ended at Michaelmas 1709 

 to June 7, 1711, the day on which he resigned. His suc- 

 cessor, Sir William Wyndham, was paid at the same rate 

 during his brief tenure of office — viz., from June 7, 1711, to 

 June 25, 1712, when he resigned. But from this date the 

 Master's allowance was raised from 1,100?., at which it stood 

 from the year 1709, to the former minimum allowed in the 

 preceding reign — viz., 2,341/., pursuant to the subjoined Royal 

 Sign Manual : — 



Anne R. 



Earl Cardigan "j Whereas our Right Trusty and Right 



Master of the Buckhounds r Wellbeloved Cousin George Earl of 

 2,34H. '^ ann. J Cardigan was sworn and admitted into 



the office of Master of Our Buckhounds 

 on the 28th day of June last IT 12 And whereas we are Graciously 

 pleased to allow unto him the like yearly sum of Two Thousand 

 Three Hundred and fforty-one poimds for Salary and all manner of 

 Charges and Expences any ways Incident or relating to the said office 

 as was made for the same by Our Late Royall Brother King 

 William the Third' Our Will and Pleasure is and we do hereby 



* Zo/yZ Chamherlahi's Records, Sign Mamial Book, Vol. f |^, fo. 57. 



