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every of the keepers of the said Parks and Walks, Authorising them to 

 kill and deliver the said Deer according to our pleasure expressed in 

 the said Schedule. And hereof ye are not to fayle, any restraint for 

 killing of our Deere comandment or privy token given to the con- 

 trary notwithstanding. And this our letter shall be your sufficient 

 warrant and discharge in that behalf. Given under our signet at our 

 Court at Oatlands the last day of July in the Fourteenth yeare 

 of our reigne. -CHARLES R." 



The schedule particularises: Three bucks for the French 

 Ambassador, from Hyde Park, Woodford Walk, and Windsor 

 Great Park ; three for the Venetian Ambassador, from Windsor 

 Little Park, Bushie Park, and Epping Walk ; three for the 

 States Ambassador, from Theobald Park (2) and Chingford 

 Walk ; two for the King of Spain's Agent, from West Henalt 

 Walk and Chappell Henalt Walk ; two for the Queen of 

 Bohemia's Agent, from Lowton Walk and Theobald Park ; 

 two for the Queen and Crown of Sweden's Agent, from Lowton 

 Walk and New Lodge Walk in Essex Forest ; two for the 

 Duke of Saxony's Agent, from Enfield Great Park and Enfield 

 Chase ; and two for the Duke of Florence's Agent, from 

 Walthamstow Walk and Enfield Chase. 



At the same date the king ordered twenty-two bucks and one 

 stag to be sent to the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Recorder of 

 the City of London. The bucks were mostly from the royal 

 parks round London, but four came from Salcey Forest and one 

 from Grafton Park in Northamptonshire ; the stag was from 

 the Great Park at Ampthill. 



The following list of Christmas venison supplied to Charles I. 

 in London is the last trace that we can find of the purveying 

 of venison from the forests at large for the royal household. 



" Venizon brought to Whitehall against Christmas in anno 1640 for 

 ye expence of his Majestie's house, and issued out by my Lords war- 

 rants out of the severall forests, chaces and parks as followeth, viz. : 



Does. 



To Whittle wood Forest . . .12 



To Cheut Forest . . . .04 



To Claringdon Parke . . . .08 



To New Forest . . . .12 



To South Beare . . . .02 



To Salcey Forest . . . -03 



