coupled the Prince with Chifncy's running Es- 

 cape a cheat, (seen in page 86,) and before I was 

 engaged to the Prince, Mr. Vernon's servant 

 (James Edwards,) told me, that both Messrs. War- 

 wick Lake and Neale had said, that Chifney should 

 not come to live with the Prince, and if he 

 did, he should not stay. However, on the 14th 

 of July 1790, His Royal Highness the Prince of 

 Wales did me the honour to engage me for life to 

 ride his running horses, at a salary of two hundred 

 guineas a year. At this time Mr. W. Lake 

 had the management of His Royal Highness's 

 ruiming horses, to match, bet, &c. 



Soon after I had been engaged, His Royal High- 

 ness told me, " if at any time it should happen 

 '•' that I give you orders how to ride, you will al- 

 " ways go to Mr. Warwick Lake to finish your 

 " orders, and Mr. Lake and you will make any 

 " alteration you like, and run as you please." 



When at Lewes, on the 7 th of August 179O, I 

 was going to ride Scota for the Ladies' plate, four 

 miles, against Lord Barrymore's Highlander and 



Mr. 



