AND STIELINGSHIRE HUNT 



the hill, west of cover, along the belt north to 

 lime quarries, over Cockle Roy, Bowden, down 

 to Bo'ness road, kill in belt west of Bellside, 

 right-hand side of lane to Bowden. — Famous run. 



Besides Mr Eamsay's diary there exists another 

 relic of this period in the shape of Granger's dis- 

 bursement book/ and it is fortunate that this has 

 been cared for, because, with the information which 

 it affords, it is possible to form an almost accurate 

 idea of the cost of the establishment a hundred 

 years ago. It shows that through Granger's 

 hands passed considerable sums of money — the 

 whole expenses connected with the kennel and 

 stable, as well as the wages and board-wages of 

 the Hunt servants, — and from it the statement 

 on the three following pages has been compiled. 



Apparently the only items connected with the 

 maintenance of the establishment which were not 

 paid through Granger were the rent of the ken- 

 nels at Linlithgow, — there is no evidence of any 

 rent having been paid for those at Laurieston, — 

 the taxes on the servants, hounds and horses, and 

 the cost of the servants' clothes. The rent of 

 the kennels at Linlithgow was £3, 3s., the taxes 

 amounted in the year 1806 to £33, 8s. 8d., and the 

 cost of the servants' clothes may be reasonably 

 estimated at £30. By halving the total of the 

 disbursements and adding these figures to the 

 result, it would seem that the annual cost slightly 

 exceeded £800, which, having regard to the high 



1 In the possession of Mr Keith Ramsay Maitland, Edinburgh. 



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