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September 4.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
129. Present:—Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir George Oxenden, Mr. Clayton.
Order for a sign manual for 800l. to John Jacob as royal bounty.
The Customs Commissioners' memorial, of the 30th ult. concerning Henry Geale, indicted at the last assizes for Kent for the murder of one Wilson, to be sent to the Duke of Newcastle to obtain Geale's pardon from the King.
Mr. Lowther, to pay out of the King's money in his hands, 40l. 14s. 7d. to Richard Hall, agent for the Dover packet boats, to answer a bill of disbursements on services to which he was appointed by order of the Duke of Newcastle, as by Mr. Delafay's letter of March 28 last.
Same to pay out of same 250l. to Wm. Arnold.
Order for a sign manual for 200l. royal bounty to Arthur Collins.
Leave of absence enlarged to Charles Walbeoff, a tidesman, London.
“Make a compare of the payments to the Treasurer of the Chamber in the reigns of the late Queen, the late King, and his present Majesty by a medium of five years.”
Order for 50l. royal bounty to Stephen Whatley out of the King's money in Mr. Lowther's hands.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVII. p. 284;
Letter Book XIX. p. 345.] |
| September 10. |
130. Order for a sign manual for 6,000l. to John Scrope for Secret Service.
“The Commissioners of the Customs having, on occasion of Mr. Selwyn the Receiver General's death, ordered Mr. Walter West, the principal assistant to the said late Receiver, to take care of the cash and bills in the office, and desired the collectors inwards and outwards, and the collector of the coal duty, to take care of the growing receipts as intimated to my Lords in Mr. Carkesse's letter of the 6th instant; let the Commissioners know that my Lords approve their proceeding herein, and direct them to take care that the moneys for the interim be paid weekly into the Exchequer, and tallies taken as moneys paid in during the vacancy.”
Warrant to be prepared for John Eckersall, Esq. to be Receiver General of the Customs, loco Mr. Selwyn, deceased.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVII. p. 285;
Letter Book XIX. p. 345.] |
| September 11. |
131. Treasury warrant for the execution of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant for the provision of furniture, detailed, at the estimate of 2,410l. for His Majesty's service at St. James's, Richmond, Kew, Kensington, Hampton Court, and Somerset House, including inter al. items for the Countess of Suffolk, Lady Isabella Finch, Lady Anne Lumley, Lady Deloraine (“De La Reine”) Mrs. Frowling, Mr. Le Shaw, the Earl of Grantham, Lady Susan Hamilton, and for “arras workers to clean and mend the tapestry hangings in the Robing Room at the House of Peers.”
[Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book II. pp. 11–4.] |
September 11.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
132. Present:—Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Clayton. John Smith to be collector of Customs at Aldeburgh, loco Robert Crabb, deceased, at the recommendation of Sir Charles Wager and Captain Purvis.
“Thos. De Veil's petition, as one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for Middlesex, is read, praying an allowance in consideration of his sufferings, having been stabbed through the body, and of his great charges and expenses on that account, as on account of many vexatious and frivolous prosecutions carried on against him by persons resenting his zealous actings for His Majesty's service.” Their Lordships allow 250l.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVII. p. 286.] |
| September 12. |
133. Joseph Macham, a landwaiter in the superior list [London port], is to be surveyor of the warehouse, loco Samuel Grice, deceased; Francis Jackson, landwaiter in same, ibid, to be surveyor of the warehouse for East India goods, loco same Grice, deceased; Wm. Burton and Francis Manning, land waiters in the inferior list, to succeed Macham and Jackson in the superior list; Thos. Hester, one of the comptrollers of the warehouse for prohibited East India goods, and John Warner, recommended by the Earl of Halifax, to succeed Burton and Manning in the inferior list. [Ibid, p. 287.] |
September 18.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
134. Present:—Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir George Oxenden.
The memorial of the Paymaster of Forces of this day, for 112,354l. 9s. 6d. to carry on subsistence of the forces to October 24 next, and clear half pay to Midsummer last past, read and ordered out of funds, 1734, in the Exchequer.
Francis Edwards to be a landwaiter, Poole port, loco Michael Farewell, deceased, at the recommendation of Mr. Dodington.
“Mr. Andrews is to bring a memorial for levy money to compleat the 8 regiments lately come from Ireland to the English establishment, to wit, 59 men a company; and Mr. Andrews and Mr. Arnold being now present, it is judged that 40s. a man, and allowing the said companies compleat for the 2 months from the 24 October 1734, may be a sufficient fund for that purpose.”
The Customs Commissioners' memorial, of the 13th instant, for concluding an agreement with Sir Jonathan Cope for a lease of certain warehouses and wharves adjoining to the Custom House, with a perpetual right of renewal for a fine of 2,000l. and a yearly rent of 1,000l. to be placed on the establishment, read and agreed to.
Mr. Sollicoffre's bill of exchange for 200l. from Tetuan, dated July 17 last, at 30 days' sight, is to be delivered back to the bearer, no advice having come to their Lordships concerning same.
The memorial of the Trustees for Georgia for His Majesty to defray the passage and entertainment of the Indians from the Upper and Lower Creeks, now here, and for presents at their departure, read. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer will lay same before the King for his pleasure thereupon. “But let an account be taken what hath been before paid on the like occasions, and what the Trustees now crave to be allowed for this service.”
Humphrey Hill attended, and his petition as agent for Hubert Guichard, of St. Christopher, read, concerning 18 or 20 acres there sold to Pym Burt. Their Lordships have formerly confirmed contract for same, and will not intermeddle further therein.
Lord Galloway, one of the Commissioners of Revenue, Ireland, is to have leave to repair to this kingdom on his private occasions.
A memorial for repair of lodges in Wychwood Forest, read and referred to the Surveyor General of Woods.
The Commissioners of the Navy to reconsider their former accounts of what is wanting to carry on naval services till new supplies are granted, “and to let my Lords know what will be absolutely necessary to be supplied from this time.”
Arthur Slade's letter, late a deputy surveyor of woods in North America, to the Navy Board, transmitted from the Admiralty in Mr. Burchett's letter of the 16th instant, and giving an account of some frauds relating to said woods, is to be transmitted to Governor Belcher for examination and report.
Order for the issue of 15,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy, out of supplies, 1734, to carry on the payments of His Majesty's ships under orders to be paid to December 31 last, and for other services on the head of wages.
Mr. Lowther is to pay, out of the King's money in his hands, 50l. to Thos. Wells as royal bounty.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVII. pp. 288–9;
Letter Book XIX. p. 345.] |
| September 24. |
135. Report to the Treasury from Richard Arnold, on behalf of the Secretary at War, dated Whitehall, on the memorial of Captain Thos. Blagrave, of Col. Archibald Hamilton's regiment of foot, late under the command of Lieut.-Gen. Whetham, concerning the pay of said regiment, from 1718, July 13, when it embarked on Sir George Byng's fleet and served as marines, to 1720, July 31, when it landed in Ireland, said pay having been allowed only according to the Irish establishment (viz. 4d. Irish per day, subject to an exchange averaging 13 per cent. discount), while other regiments in the same ships were paid according to the establishment of Great Britain. It has always been customary to give the forces English pay till their landing in Ireland. Advises payment of the claim.
Endorsed:—With minute as under, October 10, infra, p. 578. 2 pages. [Treasury Board Papers CCLXXXVI. No. 42.] |
September 25.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
136. Present:—Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir George Oxenden, Mr. Clayton.
The letter from John Watson and Edward Hutchinson, dated Hexham, the 19th instant, read. To be informed that as His Majesty has given orders for the sale of the Derwentwater estate with all convenient speed, it is unnecessary to obtain a power of granting leases of lead mines. Counsel's advice to be taken as to the recovery of Robert Fenwick's estate.
“Write to the Secretary to the Board of Trade that as their Lordships [Lords of Trade] in their letter dated the 18th December 1733, have proposed sending one of the maps drawn by Mr. Henry Popple, of the British Empire in America, to each of the Governments there, my Lords of the Treasury agree thereto and that the charge thereof be inserted in the incident bills of their office.”
The petition of Renald de Fraisse, read, proposing discoveries of great frauds with respect to illicit trade now carried on in Guernsey in case the same be kept secret with regard to him. To be sent to Mr. Hill, with directions to call on said de Fraisse and make out his discoveries.
The memorandum laid before their Lordships of a demand on the Crown of England for 19,404l. supposed to be due and owing to the regiment of horse Blue Guards, of which King Wm. was Col. to his death, to be sent to the Auditors of Imprests for report.
Order for a sign manual for 4,518l. to John Scrope for Secret Service.
Same for same for 500l. out of the profits on the copper coinage, to the Trustees for Georgia, for the charges of building a fort in Georgia among the Indians there, and 1,061l. for the charge of bringing over, &c. from Georgia ten Indian chiefs.
Same for same for 300l. to John Burnaby for services performed abroad for His Majesty's service.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVII. p. 290;
Letter Book XIX. p. 346–8.] |
| September 25. |
137. J. Scrope to Mr. Popple, transmitting from the Treasury for the Board of Trade papers as in a list, detailed, relating to the destruction of royal woods in Maine, New England. It appears to their Lordships from said papers that the differences and disputes between the Governor and the King's surveyor in those parts and between the said surveyor and some of his deputies gave opportunity for the country to make the destruction complained of. Desire the Board of Trade to consider the consequences of this affair and propose what is fit to be done.
Appending:—Said list of letters and papers.
[Letter Book XIX. p. 347.] |
| September 28. |
138. An account of the public debts respectively contracted and discharged since the account of the same, stated by the House of Commons in their representation to the King on or about 10 April 1728. 2 pages.
Together:—With (a.) and (b.), two rough draft sheets relating to same. 2 pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCLXXXVI. No. 43.] |
[After
Sept. 29.] |
139. Statement of the account between the Exchequer and the Sinking Fund, 1733, Michaelmas, to 1734, Michaelmas. 2 pages. [Ibid, No. 45.] |
| September 30. |
140. Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt, to pay John Lawton 105l. for 1734, Michaelmas quarter, for himself and three clerks, for sorting, digesting, methodising and reducing to order the records and writings in the Court of the Receipt of the Exchequer.
Appending:—Lawton's certificate. “Since Midsummer last Mr. Steuart continues employed upon the old records that lay in the rooms over the gateway, Mr. Smart upon the Star Chamber records, Mr. Whiston in sorting Forest Rolls into their proper counties, Mr. Farley on the books of the Court of Wards and Liveries and Court of Requests, Mr. Strachey on the Star Chamber records.” [Money Book XXXVII. p. 380.] |
