320 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book XII. 



The following order was issued empowering the Post 

 Charles II. Master General to seize horses to convey the 

 c. 1674. mails between Newmarket and London during the 

 Newmarket, sojourn of the court at headquarters : — 



Sir Joseph Willianison Knt, 

 one of His Maj^'"" most Hon^' 

 Privy Councill and Principall 

 Secretary of State, %i? 

 To all Postmasters and others whom it may concerne 

 Greeting. These are in his Maj"* name to pray and require 

 you to furnish the Bearer hereof Henry Slingesby Esq'" with 

 foure able Post-horses from Stage to Stage in his way from 

 Newmarket to London and soe at his returne againe at the 

 usuall Postrate ; In the execution whereof all Majors, 

 Justices of Peace, Constables, and whom it may concerne are 

 hereby required to be ayding & assisting to you as there 

 may be occasion. Given at the Court at Newmarket Oct. 

 6th 74. 



J. Williamson * 



Charles II About this time the following Ordinance was 



Horses. issued by the Board of Green Cloth for the 

 c. 1674. regulation of the royal stables : — 



Charles R. 



A list of the Horse-Liveries allowed, etc. 



Hunting, Race or R^inning horses, Geldings and Pads I2 ; 

 Coach horses 42 ; Bobble horses 4 ; Coursers and managed 

 horses for the great saddle 20 ; Stoole horses (blank) ; Male 

 Horses 2 ; Sumpter horses 9 ; pack horses (blank) ; chariot 

 horses 2. 



Hay for 287 horse and nags liveries, at a bottle a night a 

 peice, 10 by the year about 1138 loads, at the load, 



^2389 i6s. od. 



Oats for 265 horses, and 22 nags, at half a bushel for a 

 horse and a peck for a nag a night, 10 by the year 2696 qrs. 

 2"'* at the Quarter, ^5666 12s. 6d. 



* State Papers, Doni., bundle 359, --— 1674. 



