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furnished by the 'Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry VIII.' 

 For exaiuple, under date xvj'^ Nov. 1532, we have ; 



" ' Itm the same daye paied to the fesannt 



breder in rewarde ixs. iiijd. 



" ' Itm the XXV daye paied to the preste the 

 fesannt breder at Elthm in rewarde ij 

 corons ... ... ... ... ... ixs. iiijd.' 



" And in December of the same year : 



" 'Itm the xxijd. daye paied to the french 

 Preste the fesaunt breder for to bye 

 him a gowne and other necesarys . . . xls.' 



" From ■ tbese entries it would appear that even at this- 

 date some trouble and expense was incurred in rearing 

 pheasants. No allusion, however, is made to their being shot^ 

 They must have been taken in a net or snare, or killed with 

 a hawk. The last-named mode is indicated from another- 

 source :* 



" ' Item, a Fesant kylled with the G-oshawke. 



" ' A notice, two Fesants and two Partridges killed with the- 

 hawks.' 



" As a rule they are only referred to as being ' brought 

 in,' the bearer receiving a gratuity for his trouble. 



'"Jan^- 1536-7. Itm. geuen to Hunte 

 yeoman of the pultry, bringing to Mr 

 gee two qwicke (i.e. live) phesants ... vijs. vjd. 



'' ' Ap'- 1537. Itm. geuen to Grene the 

 ptrich taker bringing a cowple of 

 Phesaunts to my lady's grace ... ... iijs. ixd. 



" ' Jan. 1537-8. Itm. geuen to my lady 

 Carow's s'unt bringing a quick 

 Phesaunt ... ... ... ... ijs. 



" ' Jan. 1543-4. Itin. geuen to Hawkyn, 

 s'unte of Hertford bringing a phesant 

 and ptrichesf ... ... iijs. iiijd.' 



* " ' Extracts from the Household and Privy Purse Accounts of the 

 L'Estranges of Hunstanton, 1519—1578.' (Trans. Roy. Soc. Antiq. (1833.) 



f'The Privy Purse Expenses of the Princess Mary, 1536 — 1544.'" 

 (Edited by Sir P. Madden, 1831.) 



