128 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book IX. 



^^^ William, 2nd LORD Spencer — son of Sir Robert 

 Spencer, Knight, of Wormleighton, county Warwick, who 

 was elevated to the peerage July 21, 1603, by the title of 

 Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, and some lady whose 

 name and lineage is unknown — succeeded his father, October 

 25, 1627. He married Penelope, daughter of Wriothesley, 

 3rd Earl of Southampton, by whom he had Henry, his suc- 

 cessor, and Robert, created Viscount Teviot, in the peerage 

 of Scotland, in 1685, a dignity that expired with himself. 

 William, 2nd Baron Spencer, died in 1636. 



" Artickles of agreement concluded and agreed 



vpon betwene John Prettyman of Horninghold in 



jggg the County Leicester Esq'^ of theone parte, and 



Charles I. John Havers of Stockerstone in the said County 



Hyde Park, of Lgjc'. Esqr of thother parte the thirty"^ day of 



Marshe in the eleaventh yeare of the raigne of 



o'' Sou'aign lord Charles by the grace of God 



Kinge of England Scotland Franc and Ireland 



Defendor of the faith Si*^ in manner and forme 



followeing : 



" Imp'mis the said partyes haue agreed to run a match in 

 Hyde-Parke wth two or ther horses or nagges now in ther 

 owne possession for a hundred pownds a piece of lauefuU 

 money of England, the said John Prettyman horse or nagg to 

 be a gray nagg w'^'^ he bought of M"" Button and w'^'' rid a 

 match w"^ a gray stoned horse of the said John Hauers vppon 



century. In 172 1-2 they continued three days ; on the first day was run 

 a purse for 100 guineas ; on the second day the town (or corporation) 

 plate of ;i^20 ; and on the third day a purse of 10 guineas for galloways 

 not exceeding i4handshigh. In I736thestakes were raised to 30 guineas, 

 given by the Duke of Marlborough, on the first day ; ^20 given by the 

 town (or corporation) of Northampton on the second day ; and 50 guineas, 

 called the gentleman's purse, for hunters, on the third day. The last 

 advertisement of ' Harleston Races,' in the ' Northampton Mercury,' was 

 in 1739, from which time they have been discontinued." — Baker, " History 

 and Antiquity of the Town and County of Northampton," vol. i., p. 171. 

 Lond., 1822-30. 



