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of attending immediately to these matters. It appears that in the 

 year 1791 one of the walls of the kennel was blown down, where- 

 upon Lord Hichingbrooke suggested that it should be rebuilt in 

 some other situation, " at such distance from the Lodge as to avoid 

 the present noise and inconvenience of that kennel." This recom- 

 mendation (which seems to have been rather selfish) was evidently 

 ignored, for in the following year 2,000^. was expended on a " new 

 bitch and puppy kennel at Swinly." * 



In 1801 an estimate for necessary repairs at Swinley Walk 

 amounted to 2,344?. 55. Q^d. In 1805, 2,232?. 16s. Id. was expended 

 on repairs of the lodge, fences, pales, etc. In 1808 650?. was 

 paid for building and fitting up, adjoining the lodge, a washhouse 

 and laundiy, with sleeping rooms over it. 



In 1810 Lord Cornwallis directed attention to sundry necessaries 

 that were required at the Lodge, and that " 2 chairs and 3 sofa 

 covers were wanted for His Majesty's room." In 1818 this Master 

 of the Buckhounds called attention to the state of the Lodge, par- 

 ticulai"ly the bedrooms, to repair which an estimate was submitted 

 for 237?. 6s. 2d 



In this year the kitchen range of the Lodge was so " out of 

 order" that Lord Hichingbrooke, Master of the Buckhounds, com- 

 plained to the Lords of the Treasury that he could not cook " any 

 victuals there in consequence." In 1792 the Duke of Gloucester, in 

 his capacity of " Keeper and Lieutenant of H.M. Forest, Parks 

 and Warrens of Windsor," passed the Warrant to pay the keeper 

 of Swinley Lodge his salary at the rate of 50?. a year, also 

 20?. for the under-keeper there. There was also a charge of 

 40?. for feeding the deer. In 1794 an estimate was submitted 

 for urgent repaii's at the lodge amounting to 669?. 15^., including 

 an item of 1?. 75. 2c?. for " repairing the cornice of the King's 

 room." In the following year 1,620?. 18s. 5c?. was laid out in repairs 

 at the Lodge, the ice house, deer paddocks, kennels, stables, and 

 out offices. In 1799 the interior of the rooms of the lodge having 

 been newly painted and decorated, the Duke of York objected to 

 the walls of the rooms being covered with cheap and nasty paper. 



On June 24, 1824, Lord Maryborough received the King's 

 commands to deliver the land held by liim, as Master of the 



* The kennels (probably the clog pack) were " upon Ascot Heath " prior 

 to 1782. 



