222 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book IV. 



selfe one gentleman vsher q'rter wayter one yoeman hanger, 

 two gromes of the wardrobe one yoeman vsher and one grome 

 porter for ryding wayting and attending in his Ma^ service 

 from Whitehall to Newmarkett and backe agayne to White- 

 hall by the space of eighte and forty dayes in the monthes 

 of November and December 1619 Ixj'^ xij* (m. \oo d). — "Ac- 

 counts of the Treasurer of the Chamber of the Household," 

 MS., P.R.O. 



To Thomas Vnderhill, Robert Ramsey, and Richarde 

 Pettooke three of his Ma*^^ Trompetto''^ for ryding waiting and 

 attending on his Ma*"^ in his journey from Whitehall the 

 xv*'^ of February 1618 to Newmarkett and backe againe the 

 xix"^ of Aprill next following being Ixiij dayes at \f the pece 

 f diem by vertue of his Ma^'^ warr'' dormaunte and a bill 

 thereof signed by the Lorde Chamberleyne xviij" xviij^ — 

 Ibid., m. 104 . . . 



To Richard Connyngesby Knight dayly wayter to his 

 Ma"® for thallowaunce of himselfe etc. for making ready 

 with riche stuffe at Newmarkett against xp'mas etc. — Ibid., 

 m. 116 d. 



A pehcon of ij* vj^' T diem for W"^ Marsten during his 

 life in consideracon of breeding keeping & feeding the Fowle 

 about Newmarkett, prcured by S'" Thomas Lake. — Docquet- 

 Book, April, 161 5, MS., P.R.O. 



The last day of January, 1620, saw the king and 



court once more located at Newmarket Palace, where 



1620 were celebrated divers and sundry festi- 



january— vities, intermingled with public business, 



until about the end of February, when 



this visit terminated. The time passed merrily at 



Newmarket, in tilting, masques, etc. The king and 



the Prince of Wales went "shroving" to Sir John 



Crofts, at Saxham,* where Sir Robert Carr killed a 



* Saxham (or more properly Saxham Parva) is a parish with a station 

 one mile north from the village, on the Bury and Newmarket branch of 



