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serua" and others as bring their hounds at those tymes of our 

 being there to make vs sport. Giuen Vnder our Signett, att our 

 Court at Whitehall, the 13th of Aprill, 1636. 



" To our Trusty and Well Beloued S' John Carleton, Kn'' and 

 Baronett, whom we haue appointed for preseruing of our Game 

 within the bounds of Newmarkett." 



When the King was at Newmarket in the spring of this year, 

 he consulted Sir John Carleton at Cheveley as to the most 

 effectual measures to adopt in order to suppress poaching. It 

 was there and then decided to write to the Chief Baron of the 

 Exchequer, and to the Judges of Assize, informing them that persons 

 of inferior rank used great boldness in killing game, which is inter- 

 dicted to them by great penalties, and, notwithstanding the late 

 proclamation, are unable to be restrained ; and that the King was 

 now resolved, as a probable remedy, that every tavern and ale- 

 house keeper shall every year become bound in the sum of ;^20 

 not to dress or sell any venison, red or fallow, or any hare, pheasant, 

 partridge, or heath-poult, and that he has committed the charge 

 thereof to Sir William Uvedale and Sir Thomas Hatton. A letter 

 was also sent to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London, and 

 the Justices of the Peace there, requiring them to take care " That 

 every Taverne, Innkeeper, Ordinary Keeper, Common Cook, and 

 Alehouse Keeper do once every year become bound unto His 

 Majesty in the sum of ;^20 not to dress, or suffer to be dressed, or 

 directly or indirectly to buy to sell again any venison, red or 

 fallow, or any hare, pheasant, partridge, or heath-poult." This 

 injunction was formulated by the Earl of Holland, and is dated 

 Newmarket, April, 1636. The last visit of Charles I. to Sir John 

 Carleton at Cheveley took place in the ensuing month of October, 

 and, although no details of it transpire, we may depend the 

 preservation of the game was frequently a leading subject with 

 them. In 1637 the Court did not go to Newmarket, but it seems 

 Sir John continued to fulfil his duty during part of that year to the 

 King's satisfaction, as we hear of no complaints to the contrary. 



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Cheveley. 



1636. 



Measures 

 Adopted to 



Prevent 



Poaching in 



1636. 



