254 HISTOKY OF THE BOYAL BUCKHOUNDS AND ASCOT BACES. 



Satisfaction of his Service care pains & Expences in looking after, 



keeping and maintaining Our Buckliounds free of all further Charge 



to us ; either for S'vants, horses or otherwise howsoever with in and 



for the Severall Periods of Time, hereunder menconed That is to say 



For keeping 30 Couple of Buckhounds, Servants and horses, 



from the 11th July 1715 the day on w'^'^ the Earl of Cardigan 



resigned his Office of Master of Our Buckhounds to X'mas 



ffollowing, the same being computed after the rate of 600^'' 



^ ann., ^274 : 10 : 5. 



For keeping the like number of hounds, servants, hoi-ses, for 

 one quarter from X'mas 1715 to Lady Day 1716 at the rate of 

 6001'' 1?' ann., £150. 



For keeping 20 Couple of Buckhounds Extroord''-^ to make up 

 50 Couple in all from X'mas 1714 to Lady Day 1716 being one 

 year & a quar' at y'' rate of iij pence a day each hound for all 

 Expences whoever, £228 : 2 : 6. Total £652 : 12 : 11. 



And for so doing this together with the Acquittance of the 

 said William Lowen or his Assignes shall be as well to you for 

 making the said payment as to the Auditor of Our Imprests 

 and all Concern'd in passing and allowing thereof upon Your 

 Account a Sufficient Warrant. 



Given at Our Court at S'. James's this 13th day of Aprill 

 1716 in the Second Year of Our Eeigne 



By His Ma*^. Command 

 To Our Eight Trusty^ Will: S*. Quintin 



& Right Welbeloved P: Methuen 



Cousin Bodville Earl - T: Newport 



of Radnor Tre^er of 

 Our Chamber 



— Lord Ghainherlain's Records, S.M.B., vol. ff^, fo. 107 



Arrears due to the huntsman to Lady Day, 1716 : — 



William Lowen, the huntsman, for himself, servants, horses, and 

 hounds, was paid by the Lord Cardigan to July 10, 1715. 

 By the Treasury to Lady Day last : — 



The Yeomen Prickers and Harbourer was paid by the Loid Cardigan 

 to July 10, 1715, at 80^. each Yeoman Pricker per annum, and 

 20?. to the Harbourer ; but then he found the Harbourer a 

 horse. 



