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eight days. The exact date of his departure from 

 London, his arrival at Newmarket, or his return to 

 town, has not transpired. We may, however, safely 

 assume, that in this, like subsequent visits, Charles was 

 accompanied by some of the ministers of state, and 

 the usual court officials. It is also probable that the 

 Guards were on duty.* And it is a singular fact that 

 several members of Parliament were his oruests at 

 Newmarket on this occasion at a cost, for their lodging, 

 of /1 89. 



The officers of the tents, hales, and pavilions, 

 usually accompanied the court to Newmarket, whither 

 were brought the necessary adjuncts relating to that 

 department of the royal household, which cost from 

 £7000 to ^8000 a year. Several new tents, etc., 

 were made each year, and the old ones repaired, the 

 cost of each being duly set forth in detail. To take 

 one of these rolls as a specimen, we find, for instance, 

 an account of the cost of making tents for the Lord 

 Chamberlain, the gentlemen ushers, the captain and 

 officers of the guard, the gentlemen of the Privy 

 Chamber, and similar officials ; hales for the carriage 

 and pad horses, etc., and pavilions especially pitched 

 for a/ fresco entertainments of a sylvan style. Then 

 an entry occurs for " two strong Tents to goe with the 

 Toyles to watch and keepe them from being cutt & 



* The Royal Guard consisted of George, Lord Grandison, the Captain, 

 who received ^1000 per annum ; Colonel Thomas Howard, the Lieutenant, 

 ;^5oo ; Henry Button Colt, Esquire, ^^300 ; Charles Villiers, Esquire, 

 Clerk of the Cheque, ^150; William Houghton, Roger Gardner, John 

 Powney, and Thomas Hewet, Esquires, Corporals, ^150 each, and 100 

 Yeomen at ^30 each per annum, the whole numbering 108 persons, at a 

 cost of ^5500 yearly. 



