sporting and Rural Records of the Chcvelcv Estate. 95 



All Europe sav'd, yet Britain not betray'd. 

 He thanks you not; his pride is in piquette, 

 Newmarket fame, and judgment at a bett." 



Dean Swift, in satirically contrasting Harley and Godolphin, 

 wrote of the former : — 



" His greatest admirers must confess his skill at cards and dice to 

 be ver\- low and superficial. In horse-racing he is utterly ignorant." 



In Benjamin Cole's map of Cambridgeshire (London, 1710) 

 Lord Godolphin is given in the list of notable residents, occupying 

 the pride of place in Newmarket. 



In his capacity of Lord High Treasurer he had to pass 

 and countersign all Treasury warrants submitted for payment. 

 .Among these the subjoined, issued by the Earl of Kent, Lord 

 Chamberlain, for the Queen's Plate to be run for at Newmarket at 

 the Autumn meeting of 1709 bears his signature. The plate was 

 a Gold Cup and Cover weighing 24 ounces, which at _^,"5 53-. per 

 ounce cost the Treasury £ 1 26. 



Newmarket 



Gold Cup 



100 



These are to signify Her Maj'^ Pleasure that you prepare a 

 Gold cup of the Value of one hundred pounds for Her 

 Majesty's plate at y"" next meeting at New Markett & that 

 you carry it down with you to New Markett, and for so 

 doing this shall be your Warr'- Given under my hand 

 this 29th day of Sep''- 1709 in y"^ Eight Year of her Majesty's 

 Reign. 



To Jn" Charlton Esq ■ 

 Master of her Maj'= 

 Jewell Office and in 

 his Absence to y"= 

 rest of y' Offic" 



Kent. 



Let this Warr'- be excuted. Whitehall 

 Treasury Chambers, 29th Sep'- 1709. 



Godolphin. 



Francis Lord Railton, afterwards second (and last) Earl of 

 Godolphin, who was born on September 3, 1678, appears to have 



Saxton Hall. 



Sidney Earl of 



Godolphin. 



