BOOK XIII. 



NEWMARKET IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES II. [contintted) . 



1 6/6-1 680. 



1676. The spring meeting— Arrival of the King, the Duke of Monmouth, 

 the ministers of state and officers of the court — Swedish weather 

 — Sporting Hfe at Newmarket under difficulties — Royal visits to the 

 local gentry — Life at the palace — State affairs neglected — Change in 

 the weather — Field sports — Cocking by candlelight — The races — 

 Great match between Sir Robert Howard and Mr. Frampton for 

 ^1000 — Numerous matches between the King and Lord Montague — 

 Stable IK stable — Expenses of the royal visit — The July meeting — 

 Probabilities of its being attended by the King — The October meet- 

 ing — Visit of the King, Queen, and court — Racing intelligence — The 

 Jockey Club of the period — The King sups with the jockeys, when 

 the matches for the ensuing meeting are made — Expenses of the 

 court — Works and buildings at the palace and royal stables at 

 Newmarket — Allowances to the court officials, play-actors, doctors, 

 musicians, etc. etc. — 1677. The spring meeting — Visit of the King 

 — His charges — The palace — Elizabeth Elliot appointed custodian 

 — Her duties and remuneration — The September-October meeting — 

 Attended by the King — The races — Hunting and hawking — Naval 

 affairs — Alleged plot to assassinate the King and the Duke of York 

 — Arrival of the Prince of Orange — Royal nuptial negotiations at 

 Newmarket — Works and buildings at palace — And at royal stables- 

 Allowances to the court officials, etc. — 1678. The spring meeting 

 — Cockers and highwaymen — The October meeting — Attended by 

 the King and court — Current affairs — Public business neglected — 

 The Popish plot — Confessions of the Secretary of State — Works and 

 buildings at the palace — Payments to the court servants, etc. — 1679. 

 The October meeting — The Court not expected at Newmarket — 

 Illness of the King at Windsor — Court gossip — Parliamentary 

 elections — The King convalescent — His anxiety to be at Newmarket 



