 a day, but in 1717 he pleaded for an addition of 200l.per annum, and the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury sanctioned the increase from Michaelmas 1717 (Calendars of Treasury Papers, 1708–19).He was gazetted surveyor-general of the king's gardens in June 1726, and in March 1731 it was understood that he should be promoted to be surveyor of his majesty's private roads.