Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.
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Oculist 1704–1837
The oculists (later surgeon oculists) were appointed by the lord chamberlain. By the mid-eighteenth century they were paid £100 apiece. (fn. 1) Their number was reduced to one c. 1771–1791; rose to three from 1795; and to four from 1816. They were reduced again to a single holder from 1820.