THE HISTORY OF THE BELVOIR HUNT 



The huntsman was one John Smith, as appears from the very 

 interesting balance-sheet of the year 1786 which I give below. 



Fox-hunt Expence on Year to October, 



To 125 Quarter of Oats delivered at Xton Park for the 

 Hunt's horses, supposed upon an avarage to have cost 



16/- per Qr 



To 1 50 Qr. of Oats delivered at Waltham to be made into 

 oatmeal at 17/- ....... 



Making into Oatmeal 150 Qr. of Oats at 2/6 per Quarter 

 Brown, Hart, and Robinson — 

 4 Quarters Beans at 40/- 

 17 Load Straw at 20/- 

 Sundry Bills of Flesh for ye hounds 

 Ann Holt and Son for Graves 

 To Anthony Good, i year's Bill 

 To Goulson, Farrier and Smith 

 Huntsman. To John Smith, Wages and Board, etc 



Boots, Capp, Wipp, etc. 

 2nd do. To Wm. Farnsworth do. do. 



Wipper-in. Matthew Smith do. do. 



Dog-feeder. Wm. Darley, Wages and Board do. 



Allowance for Breeches . 

 W. & J. Garnar, for 3 Huntsmen 2 suits of Livery each, a Blue 

 Kersey Coat & Scarlet Waistcoat, Wm. Darley, yearly 

 3 Huntsmen, Flannel Shirts ..... 



3 Huntsmen, To Great Coats every 2 years (;i^8 14^.) & W, 



Darley 



Si. Briggs, for Making Liveries & Gt. Coats . 

 Ben Twigge the Sadler's Bill, one year . 

 To Duty on 4 Men Servants 

 To do. on 1 1 horses , 

 Lord Brownlow's, Cholmley's & Mr. 



To 3 Keepers annually 



To 4 cottages at Wilsford . 



Bellamy. To rent of Ponton Cover . 



Mrs. Horton. To do. of Caythorpe do. . 



To 13 months' labours in ye stables at the Park 



to October 8th, 1786 . 



Hunts. John Smith, Bill of Expences 



Matthew Smith's do. . 



To Mrs. Clark a Bill for Bran 



To Mr. Lord for the loss of Sheep drove into 



the river by the hounds .... 



1786. 



Newton's 



68 



£667 19 o 



