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received each 2d. a day. Under each of the 

 huntsmen were two berners, the berners on foot 

 drawing \\d. a day and those " at Horse " A^d. Their 

 duties partook of those of both huntsman and whip, 

 each being responsible for six couple of raches or 

 running hounds which they led in a hardele. The 

 lymerer, who led the lime hound and assisted the 

 huntsman in the important work of harboring the 

 deer, received "zd. a day. There was also a fewterer 

 or leader of greyhounds, with three couple of grey- 

 hounds, and a berceletar or man in charge of a 

 bercellet or shooting dog ; he was armed with a 

 crossbow, and his duties seem to have included the 

 shooting of deer, which were then run down by 

 greyhounds, and also, perhaps, the shooting of a 

 hunted stag at bay. In addition to these there were 

 a number of " cache-chiens " and underlings of 

 various kinds, mostly rated at an obol, or halfpenny 

 a day. Last but not least, there was the larderer 

 at 2d. a day, who took charge of and " cured " the 

 venison for the larder. 



Such was the establishment over which we find 

 William de Baliolo in charge in 1336. The close 

 Rolls of that year (6 & 7 Edward II.) tell us that 

 John Lovell was " King's Yeoman " at Hunter's 

 Manor — probably a cousin of Margaret Lovell, wife 

 of Sir Thomas Borhunte, who at that time was the 

 hereditary Master. John Lovell was probably hunts- 

 man. William de Baliolo was Master of the Hart- 

 hounds and Robert Le Squier of the Harriers. They 



