The stables: The Carriages c. 1669-1782

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: The Carriages c. 1669-1782', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, (London, 2006) pp. 625-628. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp625-628 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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The Carriages c. 1669–1782

The officers in charge of the carriages were all appointed by the master of the horse (except in 1685, when Robert Gargrave was appointed 'Serdgeant Gentleman of the Carriages' by royal warrant). The position of sergeant was eliminated on the Establishment of 1702, but restored on that of 1714. The sergeant of the carriages made £41 10s per annum on the Household Establishment of 1664, £41 on the Establishment of 1679 and £86 from that of 1685. The office had become a sinecure by the time of its abolition in 1782. (fn. 1)

There were two 'Yeomen of the Close Carriages' at £13 13s 9d apiece on the Household Establishment of 1664. There were eight yeomen or grooms of the carriages (i.e., of indeterminate position; later called yeomen of the wagons) and a yeoman of the little close cart on the Stables Establishment of 1682. All but two of these places were abolished in 1685. The remaining servants made £18 per annum on the Establishment of 1685. Their number was reduced to one at £36 per annum on that of 1702. In addition, yeomen of the carriages were allowed one hackney or nagg's livery on the Establishments of 1669 and 1682. This position became a sinecure by the time of its abolition in 1782. (fn. 2)

The two grooms of the carriages earned £24 6s 8d per annum on the Household Establishment of 1664, £18 5s on that of 1679. For the subsequent history of these places see yeomen of the carriages. (fn. 3)

Sergeant c. 1669–1702; 1714–1782

By 1669 Powney, J. jun.
1672 22 Apr. Paul, Sir W.
1685 24 Apr. Gargrave, R.
1690 23 May Du Peron, J.
1714 29 Sept. Manning, R.
1736 24 Sept. Foster, H.
1760 22 Dec. Yorke, S.
1774 9 Dec. Bennett, W.
1779 14 Sept. Charlton, F.

Yeomen of the Close Carr[?iages] c. 1669–1682

By 1669 Atterbury, L.
By 1669 Wolley, W.
1677 29 Oct. Kynnesman, F.

(fn. 4) Yeomen or Grooms of the Carriages [or of the Wagons] c. 1682–1685

By 1682 Annis, R.
By 1682 Donne, J.
By 1682 Holhouse, T.
By 1682 Kynnesman, F.
By 1682 Lawton, W.
By 1682 Macklesfield, R.
By 1682 Masters, J.
By 1682 Wolley, W.
By 1685 Dormer, J.
By 1685 Raines, P.
By 1685 Waller, W.

Yeomen of the Carriages 1685–1782

1685 31 Mar. Foord, W.
1685 31 Mar. Sizer, R.
1685 29 Dec. Gargrave, R.
1689 28 Dec. Manning, R.
By 1692 Lampen, G.
1714 29 Sept. Clark, J.
1720 10 Dec. Gravenor, J.
1730 3 Oct. Harding, S.
1731 16 Mar. Gaillard, J.
1733 7 May Cary, H.
1735 16 Apr. Maybank, L.
1739 3 Apr. May, B.
1758 2 Feb. Rock, W.
1760 22 Dec. Pain, G.
1771 21 Dec. Greenberry, J.

Yeoman of the Little Close Cart c. 1682–c. 1685

By 1682 Rawson, T.

Grooms of the Carriages c. 1669–c. 1682

By 1669 Bradford, H.
By 1669 Hollhouse, T.

Footnotes

  • 1. LS 13/34, f. 17; LS 13/37, f. 17; LS 13/38, f. 16v; LS 13/255, p. 8; LS 13/43, f. 20v; LS 13/44, f. 21v; Dartmouth MSS ox D (w) 1778/v/132; MOH PB 1, pp. 147, 168–69.
  • 2. LS 13/34, f. 17; Dartmouth MSS ox D (w) 1778/v/132; LS 13/38, f. 16v; LS 13/43, f. 20v; MOH PB 1, pp. 148, 168–69.
  • 3. LS 13/34, f. 17; LS 13/37, f. 17.
  • 4. The Establishment of 28 Mar. 1682 makes no distinction between Yeomen and Grooms of the Carriages: Dartmouth MSS ox D(w) 1778/v/132).