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his men, with xl" for his extraordinary attendance for scvercll 

 dayes together from morning till x'^" of the clocke at night, 

 for the Lodging the members of Parliament by like warrant 



dated the xxix"' of March 1666 Ciiij ix"." — -Wardrobe Ace. 

 Treasurer of the Chamber (Sir Edward Griffin), Bundle 6, 

 m. 64. Series I. Box G. Exch. L. T. R. MSS., P. R. O. (The 

 Cofferers Accounts for this, and some subsequent years, 

 unfortunately are not extant. These interesting manuscripts 

 were probably lost when Temple Bar was demolished). 



" The King says he will in March go to Audley End and 

 to Newmarket, but not to lie there one night, but at Audley 

 End and possibly at Saxham, and come to Newmarket and 

 see the horse races and back at night. This you know beincr 

 a hunting journey, may fall off ; but being to see Audley 

 End (which so many desire the King should buy) I think it 

 must be business only that will hinder it." — George Walsh to 

 Henry Singtsby, Whitehall, February 22, 1664-6, MSS., Sir 

 R. Graham, Bart. 



" I leave to other Letters to tell your Grace how well his 

 Majesty hath been pleased with this Journey, how much he 

 likes Audley End, and how desirous he is to treat with my 

 Lord of Suffolk for it." — Lord Arlington to the Duke of 

 Ormond, Euston, March 13, 1665-6. " Miscellena Aulica," 

 London, 1702. 



The following brief account of this spring meetfno- 

 at Newmarket does not throw much light on the sport 

 at headquarters ; but we must be thankful for small 

 mercies — 



Sir Paul Neile"^ writes to Henry Singesby as 

 follows, relative to the races at Newmarkett, in March, 

 1666 : " My [Lord] Garrett ^^' had a forfeit paid him 

 for a mach he had made with Mr. Elliot, and My 

 Lord Excetter's ^'^ horse Boepeepe beat my Lord of 

 Oxford's^" horse Rainbow, so far that ni)' Lord 



