174 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Cook X. 



and the account to the Council, that further order may 

 be criven therein.""" 



On the 14th of September the Council of State 

 decided that " the horses, mares, and coults at Tutbury 

 be put up for sale before the winter;" arid Lieut.- 

 Colonel Downes was to propound the best manner of 

 putting them up to sale, to the best advantage, f 



On the loth of October Colonel Morley, Viscount 

 Lisle, and Mr. Challoner were appointed to consider 

 the returns made concerning Tutbury Race, and the 

 ofters for buying the same.| 



On the 9th of December it was decided for Major 

 Downes " to put off the horses and mares at the Race 

 at the best rates he can, and Lord Grey to be furnished 

 with as many as he desires, paying as much as others, 

 provided it be no prejudice to their sale ; a letter to be 

 written to him to that purpose." § 



On the 6th of January, 1651, the Council of State 

 ordered that " the money paid for the horses, colts, 

 and mares of Tutbury Race be paid to 

 Mr. Frost, to be disposed of by Council, 

 and Lieut.-Colonel Downes to be paid by Mr. Frost 

 the money laid out by him for the said horses and 

 colts." II 



Tutbury. The royal stud at Tutbury was visited by 



1636. Prince Ludwick in August, 1636: 



" Vppon the twelft daie of August 1636, Loudoucius, Prince Palgrave 

 of the Rhyne, did dyne at the Angell in Leicester, comeing from our 

 Royall King Charles, who was then at Tutburye, to go to Honebye, 



* Ibid., 502. t Ibid., vol. x., p. 8. % Ibid., vol. xi., p. 21. 



§ Ibid., vol. xiv., p. 59. || Ibid., vol. xvi., p. 6. 



