376 HISTORY OF THE KOYAL BUCKHOUNDS AND ASCOT EACES. 



received 63/., " His Majesty's bounty, in consideration of her 

 being maimed by one of the King's deer." Thomas Lamb, 

 surgeon, in payment of his bill " for cutting Martha Grover of 

 a broken leg," received 24/. 16s. In 1800 George Gorden and 

 others received an allowance of 152/. 10,9. a year " for attending 

 the King home after hunting." This item appears in the 

 accounts to 1812, but the amount was reduced to 31/. 10s. 



The subjoined is the final account (which we have been 

 permitted to consult) in this series, for the year ended 

 January 5, 1813: — 



£ s. d. 

 The Marquis Cornwallis, Master of the Buck Hounds, 

 at 2,000/. '^ ann., for one quarter of a year 

 to the 5th of April, 1812, 500/., and at 1,700/. 

 '^ ann. for three-quarters of a year to the 5th of 

 January, 1813, 1,275/. O5. Oc/. In both . . . 1,775 

 More to the same Person, at the rate of 300/. '^ ann., 

 an allowance for Breakfasts at Swinley Lodge 

 for one quarter of a year to the 5th of April, 1812 75 

 One Huntsman, at 125/. '^ ann., for a year to the 5th 



of January, 1813 125 



Six Yeomen Prickers, for salary at 50/. #^ ami. each, 

 necessaries at 8/. #' ann. each, and for keeping 

 two horses each at 46/. W ann. each, for one 

 quarter of a year to the 5th of AprU, 1812 — 156/. 

 The same Persons at 104/. ^ ann. each, and for 

 keeping two horses each at 25/. W ann. each, for 

 three-quai'ters of a year to the 5th of January, 



1813—580/. 10s. In all 736 10 



The Marquis CornwalKs, Master of His Majesty's 

 Buck Hounds, an allowance at the rate of 150/. 

 #' ann. for the Horses of Yeomen Prickers for 

 one quarter of a year to the 5th of April, 1812 . 37 10 

 Jane Johnstone and Mary Jewell, widdows of Yeomen 

 Prickers, allowance at 20/. "^ ann. each for one 

 year to the 5 th of January, 1813 — 40/. ; and 

 Jane Johnstone, Huntsman's widdow, at 30/. 

 W ann., for one quarter and forty-three days, to 

 the 5th of January, 1813—10/. 16s. ^d. In all 50 16 ^ 



