1671.] THE SPRING MEETING. 305 



on His IMa'"" at New Markctt in Septemb'" & Octob"" 1670 

 x"'\x daycs, at x^ Ij^'' diem, by warr* etc. {Ibid.) 



" IVhitchall, Maj'cJi 29. This morning His Majesty, ac- 

 companied by his Highness Prince Rupert, and . . j. 

 attended by his Grace the Duke of MpnmoutJi, \m\. 

 and several other persons of quality, went hence Newmarket. 

 for Neivviarket, where His Majesty intends to ^^'^ ~' ^^ 

 pass a day or two, and to be back again by Saturday." — 

 "London Gazette," March |^, 1671. No. 560. 



"Yesterday [April 2] in the afternoon His Majesty re- 

 turned from Nezvmarket, accompanied with His Highness 

 Prince Rupert, and attended by His Grace the Duke of 

 Monmouth, and the rest of the Court that had waited upon 

 His Majesty thither." — Ibid., No. 561. 



The expenses of the diet of the king on his journey from 

 Whitehall to Newmarket in the months of March and April, 

 1671, was ;^I22 6s. i^d. (Cofferer's Ace, rot. s. d., series i.) ; 

 and the travelling expenses £6$ i^s. ^d. {Idid., series ii., 

 Rot. s.d.) 



The October meeting in 1671 attracted the king,"^' 

 queen, several members of the royal family, all the 

 sporting and many non-sporting men and chariesii 

 women to Newmarket ; amono" the last men- „ ^^^^\ 



^ Newmarket. 



tloned, was to be seen our old friend and October, 

 gossip John Evelyn, who " after evening service," left 

 London in the Treasurer's coach " with six brave 

 horses," which were changed thrice on the journey, 

 first at Epping, secondly at Bishop Stortford, and last 

 at Chesterton. Arriving at Newmarket at nio-ht, 



* The expenses of the diet, etc., of the journey of the king from White- 

 hall to Newmarket in September was ^339 13^. or £149 6s. 6'ld. according 

 to Series II. That of the queen for 12 days, viz. from Sept. 23rd to 

 Oct. 4th, ^149 6j. 6\d. That of Prince Rupert and the French Ambas- 

 sador, ^839 lis. C)\d. — Cofterer's Aces., Rot. s.d. 



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