EQUERRY
—is an appointment of much honour in the home department of His Majesty, under the sole direction of the MASTER of the HORSE. There are FIVE EQUERRIES in this official situation, one of whom is called the first: of the other four, two are always in waiting to attend upon His Majesty in every equestrian excursion, whether on the road, to the field, or in the chase, with whom His Majesty most graciously condescends to converse familiarly. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Dukes of York, Gloucester, and other branches of the Royal Family, have likewise attendants of this description.