254 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book IV. 



Newmarket, received a warrant for payment of ^40, for 

 enclosing ground near the river there, to feed young 

 fowl in, for increase of the game. On the 26th, 

 Secretary Conway wrote to Lord Petre ^^^ on the 

 subject, as follows : — 



26 March, 1624. 

 Right hono'"''' 



Yo'' Lp will best see by this inclosed the infor- 

 ma'cons that is come to my Lo. Annesie and imparted to the 

 Kinge. His Ma"*^ hath comanded me to lett yo'' Lp. knowe 

 how much hee affects the perfecting of that work of impailing 

 a place for p'servaiice of the Fowle w'^'' is the founda'con of 

 his pleasure about Newmarket. His Ma''*' is confident of yo'" 

 good inclana'con to fashion all things conveniently in yo'" 

 power, to his contentm*. His Ma"*^ desire therefore is, that 

 you would by this Bearer send to me yo'" Lrs directed to yo'" 

 Tennant to require and "Warrant him to suffer the pales to be 

 put vp on that quantitie of ground expressed. And his Ma'"^ 

 is pleased to remitt it to you to make a iust and consciunable 

 satisfaccon to yor Tennant for the value of the proffit he 

 might take of that land. And his Ma"° will give order for 

 the paym* of it duly to him. And if yo'" Lp. shall please to 

 addresse to my Lo. Annesie or myself what yo*" desire to 

 have done in this point, you will find readines to gett quick 

 dispatch, and good satisfaccon and faithful indeavour to im- 

 prove your humble assecc'an to his Ma*'° service in his Ma*'*"^ 

 opinion of it. This is what I have in charge. My humble 

 dutie presseth me to say that I may signe to it that I am yo'" 

 Lp^, etc. 



In answer to this letter Lord Petre wrote from his 

 town house in Aldersgate Street, the same day, that 

 he would order his tenant to yield to his Majesty's 

 w^ish touching the enclosure of the ground in his 

 manor near Newmarket, for the preservation of wild 

 fowl ; and that then he would be a suitor for recom- 



