374 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book XIII. 



not come : The loser immediately goes to the Winner, and 

 with his fist struck the other ; upon which their Swords were 

 drawn, and some small harm being done, they parted ; His 

 Majesty was pleased to command the person who began the 

 quarrel, to depart the Court during their stay at Newmarket. 



" On TJiursday last was a great match of Cock fighting, 

 between the E, of Tkonwnd, and a West Country Gentle- 

 man, for ^5 a Cock, His Majesty and most of the Nobility 

 being present ; the Earl of TJioinoud having the odds on his 

 side. . . . 



" Tis said his Majesty will be at Neivinarkct in May next, 

 several Horse-races are appointed to be there, his Majesty 

 having lost at this time in all the Races he was concerned in." 

 — " Banks's Currant Intelligence : or. An Impartial Account 

 of Transactions both Forreign and Domestick," Nos. 1-4. 



During this spring meeting the king entertained 

 the Vice-Chancellor and the dons of the University 

 of Cambridge at the palace. The jockeys were 

 similarly honoured. The ordinary expenses of the 

 king and queen during this visit to Newmarket came 

 to ^1,100 4^-. 6ld* 



The expenses of the king at Newmarket in April 

 and May, 1680, were only ^85 9^. 4i^. 



" Whereas there are several Stage-Players, Mountebanks, 

 Rope-Dancers, and others who shew motions and strange 

 sights, wander about the Countries with forged Licences, pre- 



* Expensis of the entertainment &." provided by command of the 

 King for the Vice Chancellor & the Doctors of the University of Cam- 

 bridge at Newmarket in the month of March 1679 and 1680 ^55. 5. 6. 

 Expenss diet et° pro lez Jockys apud Nevvmarkett xxx""" Die Martij 



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MDCjjjj '^-'xxxiij" iij' ij'* ob. Expenss Diet et° pro Rege et Regina apud 



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Newmarkett mense Martij MDClxxix et DCjjjj"'"*' MCx" iiij" vj'' ob ^ r. 

 Cofferer's Aces. (Series ii., Rot 114, box E.) 



