PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUCKHOUNDS. 375 



William Kennedy, huntsman, at 100^. W ann., for the same time 



—100?. 

 James Johnstone and five other yeomen prickers, at 104^. each #>" ann. 



—624?. 

 WUliam Kennedy, huntsman, for the expenses of His Majesty's 



Buck Hounds, for the same time, by four quarterly abstracts 



signed by the Master of the Buck Hounds, appears 812?. 5s. 3d. 

 More to him for sundry disbursements on account of the stables for 



the same time as by four like abstracts appears — 275?. 12s. lOgfZ. 

 Richard Harrison, for saddler's work and goods delivered in September 



1783—65?. 15s. Qd. 

 William Kennedy, for carting deer within the time of this account, 



as by an account thereof signed by the Master of the Buck 



Hounds — 163?. Os. Qd. 

 Thomas Cox, Esq., head keeper of Hanniken Lodge, for keeping deer 



within the time of this account, as by a like account, signed as 



aforesaid— 72?. 4s. lOc?. 

 William Kennedy, for stag fees for one year to Michaelmas 1783, as 



by a like account signed as aforesaid — 129?. 



It therefore appears from the above several sums that 

 through this Department alone nearly 4,450?. had been distri- 

 buted in the year 1788 on account of the Pack. It is obvious 

 other expenses were incurred and payable through different 

 offices which we are not permitted to investigate, and, what is 

 more important, the details would probably be ascertained. It 

 is, therefore, hardly necessary to give the items as they are 

 recorded in these accounts of the Master of the Horse year by 

 year down to 1813, when this series terminates. From 1784 

 onward the Master of the Buckhounds received in addition 

 an allowance of 150/. a year for horses to mount the yeomen 

 prickers. In this year, also, the huntsman's salary was raised 

 to 125?. per annum. David Johnston appear to have suc- 

 ceeded William Kennedy as huntsman in 1785, with a salary 

 of 125?. a year. From 1787 onward, what appear to have 

 been the Kennel expenses exhibit an annual increase in main- 

 tenance. In i795 three widows of deceased yeomen prickers 

 received a pension of 20?. a year each. In 1797 Martha Grover 



