sporting and Rural Records of the Cheveley Estate. 103 



Frampton. 



in one piece, with a long lash. The breeches come to the knees; Saxton Halt 



hose and buckled shoes complete this quaint and interesting 



■^ ' 1 regonwell 



portrait. 



Such was the appearance, in 1675, of Mr. Frampton, whom 

 one of the Secretaries of State in attendance on the King, writing 

 on the eve of the match between his horse Nutmegg and Lord 

 Montague's Bay Lusty, mentions that the owner of the former 

 was "a gentleman of £\io rent," and that he was "engaged 

 ;^900 deepe " on the race. It was run on the following day 

 (Wednesday, March 18), when, according to Sir Robert Carr, 

 Bay Lusty "was sadly beaten," and they (the Court party?) 

 " were all undone."* 



There appears to have been a good deal of money on this race, 

 and it is probable Frampton won a considerable sum ; at the same 

 time, as only two or three thousand pounds are actually mentioned, 

 it appears the alleged heavy wagering on horse races at Newmarket 

 in those days is grossly exaggerated. 



At the following Spring Meeting we hear of him again at 

 Newmarket, where one of his horses ran in a match for ;^iooo with 

 a " nag " belonging to Sir Robert Howard's son ; and that he made 

 a similar match with another gentleman to be run at Salisbury. 

 His name does not again occur in the " History of Newmarket " 

 until the Spring Meeting of 1680, when he had a couple of matches 

 with his " Race Mare " for 300 guineas ; half forfeit. In the mean- 

 time he appears to have promoted or to have been interested in 

 several mains of cocks, and to have been very successful with them. 

 Besides horse racing and cock fighting, he was, also, one of the 

 most enthusiastic falconers of this period, and he is said to have 

 invariably carried with him several casts of fine hawks for the 

 diversion of his numerous associates. In connection with this 



Wliere 



he becomes a 



Personage. 



* There is some discrepancy in the date and the prize or value of this match. 

 March 18 is the correct date. In the Hcniing IMS., dated March 23, 1674-5, this 

 extract occurs : " .\t Newmarket, last Wednesday, was run a match between Lord 

 Montague's Bay Lusty and Mr. Framplon's Nutmegg. The latter won with /"iioo 

 besides the great bells." — H.MS.C. 



