384 HISTOEY OF THE EOYAL BUCKHOUNDS AND ASCOT RACES. 



of 17 SI. is., which amount was derived from wood felled and sold in 

 Windsor Forest. 



On March 20, 1716-7, Lord Cobham sent a memorial to the Lords 

 of the Treasury setting forth that the fences round the new planted 

 coppices belonging to the walk called Swinley Rails were so much 

 out of repair that the young wood was in danger of being utterly 

 destroyed, by the deer cropping it, unless it was speedily repaired. 

 " And," he adds, " as that is the only proper place in Windsor fforest 

 to breed & preserve Game for his Majesty's Diversion, I think it fit 

 to acquaint your Lordships that I conceive it necessary for the 

 King's Service that these fences be immediately put in Order, as 

 the only means to preserve the Game ab' Swinly." 



In the following month the Surveyor- General, in obedience to the 

 orders of the late Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, reported 

 that he had viewed the fences round the new planted coppices at 

 Swinley, and found them so ruined and decayed that, unless they 

 were repaired, the deer would prevent the young trees ever becoming 

 a covert for His Majesty's game, and that the probable expense 

 thereon would be 294^. The rails, posts, etc., necessary for making 

 the said fences might be procured out of dotard and decayed trees, 

 which might be felled in Windsor Forest, but he feared it would be 

 difficult to raise the money there to defray the charge of workmanship, 

 without some destruction to the forest. 



This report w^as translated into French, and duly submitted to 

 George I., but whether His Majesty ordered the work to be under- 

 taken or not, does not transpire. 



On May 4, 1722, 69/. 65. lid. was expended on Swinley Lodge. 

 The original estimate was for 2311. 4rS. 8d., but the Treasury dis- 

 allowed 143/. 17s. 9cZ. of it " as the necessary repairs only do require," 

 because my Lords thought " it unnecessary to put his Mat^ to the 

 expense of additional buildings at the Lodge for the conveniency of 

 Inhabitants there." 



In 1723, the keepers of Swinley Eails and the bailiff of Battles 

 bailiwick collectively received 50/. for hay for the deer therein ; and 

 the under-keeper of Swinley was in the enjoyment of an annual 

 salary of 20/. The aggregate sum paid this year for the salaries of 

 the officers of Windsor Forest amounts to 537/. 9s. ll|c/. 



On June 11, 1725, the Surveyor of Woods, in compliance to the 

 order of the Lords of the Treasury, reported that he had carefully 



