The stables: Messenger of the Avery (or Stables) c. 1682-1837

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.

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'The stables: Messenger of the Avery (or Stables) c. 1682-1837', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, (London, 2006) pp. 668. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/p668 [accessed 25 March 2024]

Messenger of the Avery (or Stables) c. 1682–1837

The messenger of the avery (or messenger of the stables) was appointed by the master of the horse. This office first appears on the Stables Establishment of 1682, which lists remuneration of one nagg's livery in money. The messenger was awarded £15 per annum beginning with the Establishment of 1685. This was raised to £27 per annum in 1768 ('on a petition, shewing that the Salary was too small to live on, as constant attendance was required'), lowered to £25 in 1783, raised to £57 per annum in 1812 and £90 in 1830. By 1807 he was entitled to an additional allowance of £20 per annum. (fn. 1)

By 1682 Brock, T.
1685 31 Mar. Banks, J.
1689 20 Apr. Parsons, E.
1702 20 Oct. Bridgwater, N.
1743 25 Oct. Sweet, W.
1760 29 Nov. Macgregor, C., jun.
1790 24 Nov. Cornes, J.
1802 11 Feb. Macevoy, T.
1836 26 May Nicholls, J.

Footnotes

  • 1. Dartmouth MSS ox D (w) 1778/v/132; LS 13/38, f. 16v; MOH PB 1, pp. 138–39, 196; WB 2, p. 10; LB C, pp. 178–79; EB 4, p. 9; EB 1D, no. 2; cf. also WB 1, pp. 28–9; LB F, p. 550.