26o THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book IV. 



Knight, and Eleanor, daughter of Henry Nevile, Earl of 

 Westmorland. He was ancestor of the Earls of Yarborough. 



106 William Petre, 2nd Baron Petre of Writtle, county 

 Essex, succeeded his father, Sir John Petre, Knight, M.P. for 

 the county of Essex, elevated to the peerage as Baron Petre 

 of Writtle in that county, July 21, 1603, who died October 11, 

 1 61 3. William Petre, 2nd Baron Petre, died in 1637, when 

 the titles and estates reverted to his eldest surviving son. 



^^'^ Sir John Murray, Knight, youngest son of Sir Charles 

 Murray, by Margaret, his wife, eldest daughter of Hugh, 5th 

 Lord Somerville, rising high in favour with James VI., was 

 appointed Master of the Horse, and upon the king's accession 

 to the throne of England, accompanied his Majesty to London 

 as one of the gentlemen of the privy chamber, and was created 

 Viscount Annandale and Lord Murray of Lochmaben, On 

 March 13, 1624-5, he obtained the Earldom of Annandale. 

 His lordship, who succeeded his brother. Sir Richard Murray, 

 Bart., in the old family estate of Cockpool, married Elizabeth, 

 daughter of Sir John Schaw, Knight. He died in September 

 1640, 



Fyson. a Warrant to the excheq'' to paie to John Fyson 

 his Ma*^ Game Keep at Newmarkett the some, of 40" towards 



1623-4. the empaling & enclosing a piece of ground there 



March. for the feeding & holdinge of younge fowle for 

 his Ma*^ service for the Preseruacon of y® Game there. Trer. 

 Procud by the : Lord Viscount Annan[dale]. Pro Rege. — 

 Docquet Book, s.d. 



Fyson. A Warr' vnder the Signet for John Fyson for 

 preservacon of his Ma*^ Game of Heron, Ducke and Mallard 

 in and about Newmarkett, Exninge, Lanworth, Snaylewell, 

 Fordham, Chippenham and diue^ other places thereabouts. 

 Procured by Mr. Leuinston of his Ma'^ Bed-chamber ; dated 

 the : 12'^'' daie of Marche 1623. — Ibid. 



To Oliver Browne his Ma'* Vpholdster vpon the Councills 

 warr* dated xiiij^ December 1624 for making sixe portable 



