266 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book IV. 



Probably the final incident in connection with the 

 last sojourn of James I. at Newmarket related to a 

 present of four cast of hawks, which he sent to Louis 

 XIII., so quaintly related in the subjoined document : — • 



The Decleration of the Accompte of Sir Anthonie 

 Pell Knight M'' Falkoner to his late Ma*y and by him 

 appointed to send vnto the French King a present of fower 

 Caste of Hawkes as appeareth By warr* of the right honor- 

 able Henry viscount Mandevill now Earle of Manchester late 

 Lord highe Threar of England and S"" Fluke Grevill knight 

 then Chauncello'" and vnderthrear of the Courte of Excheq'' 

 remayning in y" Threasury Office at the Receipte of the said 

 Excheq' and directed to S"" Robert Pye and the rest of the 

 officers of the Receipte for Impresting moneys vnto him this 

 Accomptunte for that service Which warr^ bearing date 

 the xij**^ Daye of January 1620 is hereafter verbatim recited 

 viz. After o'" hearty commendacons. Whereas it hath pleased 

 his Ma^^ to appointe S*" Anthony Pell his M"" Falkoner to 

 send vnto his good Brother the French King a Present of 

 fower Caste of Hawkes and is pleased to allowe vnto him 

 for theire transportation and five Servants w^'* horses to attend 

 them the some of One hundred and fifty pounds Current 

 english money imprest and such further somes as shall 

 appeare vpon Bills to bee allowed by vs vpon Accompte, and 

 in regard of the speed of the service doth require, wee cannott 

 procure a privy Seal to warr* the paym* Therefore wee will 

 and desire you to make paym*^ of the said some of CF vnto 

 the said S'" Anthony Pell and take his Acquittunce for the same, 

 vntill a privy Seale may be procured, w*^*^ w'^^ all convenient 

 speed shallbe done. And in the meane tyme this o'" Lre 

 shallbe yo'' warr'. This xij"* of January 1620 THAT IS TO 

 SAVE aswell of such moneys as the said S"" Anthony Pell hath 

 received oute of the receipte of the Exchq"" as of the Dis- 

 bursem* thereof for provicon of the said Hawks w^*^ the charge 

 of sending and transporting them into Fraunce in Anno 

 XVIIJ"° Regis Jacobi As by a Booke thereof exhibited vpon 



