222 HISTOKY OF THE EOYAL BUCKHOUNDS AND ASCOT KACES 



=£2,341 '^ ann. for one year ended at Chi-istmas 1713, by vertue of 

 her late Majesty's Royal Sign Manual dated the 13th of May 1713. 



Ditto — and here allowed from the 1st of August 1714 to Mid- 

 summer 1715—^2105 : : 5^. 



1715— 16— ditto at =£2,341 ^ ann. from the 24th of June 1715 to 

 the 11th of July following— £108 : 12 : 4|. 



William Lowen Senior for keeping 30 couple of Buckhounds, 

 Servants, and Horses at =£600 per ann. from the 11th day of July 1715 

 (the time when the Earl of Cardigan resigned the Olfice of Master of 

 the Buckhounds) to Lady Day 1716— £424 : 10 : 5. 



More to him for keeping 20 couple of Buckhounds extraordinary 

 at 3d. per day each hound fi-om Christmas 1714 to the said time — 

 £228 : 2 : 6. In both by a warrant under his Majesty's Royal Sign 

 Manual dated the 13th of April 1716— £652 : 12 : 11. 



John Hudson, Robert Armitage, William Lowen senior, and 

 W™ Lowen junior, Yeomen Prickers,* at 30^. per annum each, 

 from the 9th day of July 1715 to Michealmas 1716— £381 : 3 : 10. 

 William Lowen, Huntsman, for keeping 30 couple of Buckhounds 

 servants and horses at £600 per annum from Lady Day 1716 to 

 Michealmas following — £300. More to him for keeping 20 couple of 

 Buckhounds extraordinary at 3d. per day each hound for one quarter 

 of a year ended at Midsummer 1716 at which time the said adchtional 

 number was reduced — £45 : 10s. Roger Webb, harbourer, at £20 per 

 annum from the 6th of July 1715 to Lady Day 1716— £14 : 2 : 8^. 

 And to the said Roger Webb and John Webb two harbourers at 

 £40 per annum each from Lady Day 1716 to Michealmas following 

 — 40^. In all by Warrant signed by His Royal Highness the Prince 

 of Wales then Guardian of the Kingdom dated the 1st of October 

 1716— £785 : 16 : 6^. 



{Arreas R. 156.) 



William Lowen, senior, Chief Huntsman to Her late Majesty in 

 part of the sum of £360 : 16:5 due to him on his salary of £600 



* William Lowen, late of the parish of Putney co. Surrey, Victualler, assigns 

 to Charles Sparke of Wandsworth, Brewer and Attorney to ask demand and 

 receive of any person appointed Master of the Buckhounds to King George, one 

 half part of his salary of £80 a year as Yeoman Pricker until the sum of £80 

 be fully paid, and C. Spark shall give receipts for the same. 



Dated Nov. 4, 1715. ^-^ 



(^In margin "paid off.") ' W. L. ( /( ) 



