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July 11.
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of the creditors of James Ayrey shewing that William Wragg, John
Danson and James Ayrey were co-partners and joint obligors to the
Queen in August 1704 in 3273l. 15s. 0d. for tobacco impost, which
petitioners discharged : therefore praying discharge of the interest
on the said bonds, without which the bonds cannot be delivered up
to them. Reference Book VIII, p. 233.
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July 12.
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Letter of direction for 2000l. to William Lowndes for Secret
Service : out of Civil List moneys. Disposition Book XVIII,
p. 148.
J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to the Customs
Commissioners enclosing a representation [missing] from the Prizes
Commissioners relating to the embezzlement of the Thetis prize and
proposing a method to be observed by the Customs officers "to
come at a more perfect account of the several prizes taken." You
are to direct your officers to pursue the proposed method and that
the Prizes officers have liberty to inspect the entries. Out Letters
(General) XVIII, p. 224.
Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the salary bill of the Customs
for 1706 June 24 quarter for respectively London port (total 6679l.
1s. 6d.) and the outports (total 9345l. 18s. 9d.). Out Letters (Customs)
XIV, pp. 434-5.
Treasury reference to Mr. Travers, Surveyor General of Crown
Lands, of the petition of Edith Stone, concerning the ruined state
of her tenement in co. Somerset, she having 2 sons in the service of
the Crown and herself very old and reduced to great extremities.
Reference Book VIII, p. 233.
Same to same of the petition of Richard Holland for a licence to
let his copyhold ground in her Majesty's manor of Richmond in
Surrey whereon he has built two brick houses. Ibid., p. 234.
Same to the Transports Commissioners of the petition of Thomas
Addison, Alexander Cairnes and Anto. Wilkes et al. owners of transport
ships hired in Ireland in 1703 and 1704 for transporting Forces
to Portugal, for which they were to have 3 months' pay in advance :
therefore praying (as expected and intended) to be on the same foot
with those ships hired in London. Ibid.
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July 13.
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Letter of direction for 22,000l. to the Navy Treasurer : out of
Contributions for Annuities anno 1706 : whereof 15,000l. is to be
for wages to seamen and 7000l. for the Chest at Chatham, under the
head of Wages, towards paying the cripples one year on their pension.
Disposition Book XVIII, p. 148.
J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to the Postmasters
General to report on the enclosed petition and papers [missing] from
the traders and inhabitants of Falmouth complaining of the West
India pacquet boats not delivering the mail and discharging their
goods at Falmouth according to Mr. Dummer's contract. Out
Letters (General) XVIII, p. 225.
Same to Mr. Bourchett to lay before the Lord Admiral (for orders
to be given to her Majesty's ships accordingly) the enclosed representation
[missing] from the Prizes Commissioners relating to the
embezzlement of the Thetis prize taken by her Majesty's ship Exeter
Capt. Swanton, Commander, and proposing methods for preventing
like embezzlements for the future. Ibid.
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Paul Boyer, Customer of Ipswich port, shewing that Mr. Knackston,
the Collector there, insists on the whole fees of the port, which
petitioner conceives was never imposed on any patent officer, "the
rule being to allow 20l. per an. or the fees" : therefore praying leave
to put in another deputy in Knackston's place. Reference Book
VIII, p. 233.
Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of
James Griffin shewing that Lord Griffin's estate being seized into
her Majesty's hands the same suffers for want of such care as
petitioner could give, living on the spot : therefore praying a lease
thereof ; and that the Receiver of the rents [thereof] should render
an account. Ibid., p. 234.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin [to the Revenue Commissioners
in Ireland] to give allowance of 73l. 16s. 11½d. to John Walker,
Collector of revenue in the district of Cavan, for so much lost in the
fire at Enniskillen it appearing from the petition of said Walker and
John Stoites, gauger of Enniskillen, that on 30 April 1705 Walker
went to Dublin to pass his accounts and in his absence Stoites received
from the several gaugers 199l. 17s. 11½d. of arrears of Excise, of which
the said 73l. 16s. 11½d. was lost in the dreadful fire at Enniskillen on
the 2nd June 1705. Out Letters (Ireland) VIII, p. 405.
Same by same to same to allow 128l. 10s. 11¼d. in account to
Nicholas Westby, Collector of revenue for co. Clare and part of co.
Limerick ; of which sum his office at Rathkeale co. Limerick was
robbed on the 12th Nov. 1702 he having neglected to sue the county
for the said robbery and being now prevented by a late Act of
Parliament [Ireland] which directs that persons being robbed shall
apply the first Assizes after the robbery. Ibid., p. 406.
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July 15.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney General for a great seal for a lease
to Sir John Stonehouse bart. of the custody of the Hundreds of
Ock and Moreton co. Berks. and the offices of steward and bailiff
of those Hundreds.
Prefixing : particular and memorandum of the premises made
out by Auditor Thomas Jett and ratal thereof by the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands. Queen's Warrant Book XXIII, pp. 72-5.
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July 16.
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Exchequer to distribute
and apply the sum of 88,819l. 19s. 5d. to Deficient Funds as follows :
said sum representing the income between June 18 last and July
16 inst. from branches of the revenue as follows viz. : 5396l. 13s. 4d.
from Windows ; 611l. 19s. 10½d. from Additional Impositions ;
3739l. 1s. 7d. from New Duty on Paper Continued ; 608l. 17s. 0d.
from New Customs ; 2898l. 5s. 10d. from Marriages ; 17,002l. 5s.
10d. from Continued Impositions ; 4511l. 0s. 0½d. from Salt and
Whale Fins ; 54,051l. 15s. 11d. from the surplus of Salt Duties more
than will be required to satisfy the orders [of loan thereon] standing
out : the said distribution and application to be hereby as follows :
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The Deficiencies
as computed by
Act of
Parliament.
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How they stood
upon the Register
the 16th July,
1706.
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The distribution
and application
hereby
ordered.
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£
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s.
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d.
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£
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s.
|
d.
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£
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s.
|
d.
|
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First 4s. Aid
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55622
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10
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5
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13699
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19
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11
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1646
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14
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8¾
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Third 4s. Aid
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407372
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0
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3
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25203
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9
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3
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12060
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9
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6¼
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Fourth 4s. Aid
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917101
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13
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2½
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41938
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10
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8
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27151
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6
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1¼
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Second Quarterly Poll
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89275
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13
|
4
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26500
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0
|
0
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2643
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1
|
1½
|
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Three Fourths Customs
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213447
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15
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9
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6691
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8
|
10
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6319
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4
|
10
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Additional Impositions
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445177
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7
|
4
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82174
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19
|
10½
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13179
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14
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5¾
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Vellum and Parchment
|
224114
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7
|
8½
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52049
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7
|
8½
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6635
|
0
|
7½
|
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Marriages
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648000
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0
|
0
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18616
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4
|
0
|
19184
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8
|
0¼
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|
3000111
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8
|
0
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266874
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0
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3
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88819
|
19
|
5
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Money Book XVIII, p. 255.
Same by same to Arthur Mainwaring, one of the Auditors of
Imprests, to allow 40l. in the account of Edward Seymour for the
year ended 1705 Sept. 29 as Clerk of the Hanaper. Ibid., p. 265.
Letter of direction for 18,334l. 16s. 0d. to the Navy Treasurer :
out of Contributions for Annuities anno 1706 : for services as follows
viz.
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£
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s.
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d.
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for the Victualling : towards paying bills of
exchange, Necessary Money, Short Allowance
money and other Contingencies
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15000
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0
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0
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for Wages : and is to be paid over to Walter
Whitfeild, Paymaster of the Marines, for 2
months' subsistence from June 24 last for
1278 private men who are ordered upon the
present Expedition
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3334
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16
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0
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(J. Taylour to the Navy Commissioners to assign said 3334l. 16s. 0d.
to Whitfeild, taking care to surcharge same on him in the Navy
Treasurer's account). Disposition Book XVIII, p. 149.
J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to the Victualling
Commissioners. On your memorial of to-day for 30,000l. to answer
bills of exchange the Lord Treasurer has directed 15,000l. to you
in part thereof. He will speak with the Prizes Commissioners before
he directs payment of the bills for 14,000l. drawn on you by the
Agents for Prizes at Lisbon and which you mention in your said
memorial. Out Letters (General) XVIII, p. 225.
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Same to James Brydges. In reply to yours of the 15th inst. the
Lord Treasurer's intention and meaning in my letter of the 20th ult.
to you was that the advantage arising by the difference of the value
of the coins between Amsterdam and Antwerp should be accounted
for to the soldiers as well as the Officers proportionately to what is
due to them respectively.
Prefixing : extract from said Brydges's letter dated Amsterdam
July 15 new style. Your letter of the 20th directed to me at the
army was sent hither by Mr. Cardonal with another from himself
in which he acquainted me that the Duke [of Marlborough] is utterly
averse to my putting in execution the orders in yours of the 20th
ult. supra pp. 683-4 and that his Grace designed to write to my Lord
Treasurer about it. By this post I send to the Lord Treasurer
the reasons which the Officers give why they think they ought
to receive themselves the advantage which there is at present
upon the exchange between Amsterdam and Brabant and if my Lord
Treasurer continues in his intention of having it accounted for to
the public [the Queen] twill be an act that will give the greatest
dissatisfaction imaginable to the Troops and so much the more
because 'tis a profit which even the Dutch don't take away from
theirs [troops]. Out Letters (General) XVIII, p. 226.
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J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to the Customs
Commissioners to report on the enclosed representation from the
Duke of Ormonde representing the great improvement in the linen
manufacture in the North of Ireland by the care and industry of
Mr. Lewis Crummelin and proposing a further advance to him and
an additional term of years to his grant to induce him to remove
into the south of Ireland to improve the said manufacture there.
Please advise the Lord Treasurer whether if Ireland should fall
into the making of fine linens, as suggested, it may not affect the
trade of England and if so what restrictions or limitations may be
necessary to be made for preventing thereof in any new grant.
Followed by : (a) said representation from the Duke of Ormonde on
behalf of the Lords Justices of Ireland. Cromelin's patent of about
7 years since will expire in 6 years more. He settled in the north
because the people there were already addicted to that manufacture
and he has so improved them in managing and working flax, spinning
yarn, whitening the cloth, together with new sorts of looms for
weaving, that from cloth of 12d. and 15d. per yard which was generally
the finest made in the country they now make it up to 8s. and 9s.
the English yard. The Lords Justices represent that the art in the
north being communicated mainly to Scotch people they will most
certainly engross that manufacture and never suffer it to come out
of that country : and that it would be of great advantage if this
manufacture could be encouraged and carried into the southern parts
of this kingdom which are generally inhabited by the English, who
are at present ignorant thereof and were the only sufferers by the
taking away the woollen manufacture. Mr. Cromelin proposes
Kilkenny which as the centre of the three Southern Provinces is the
most proper place with regard to the goodness of the air, the water
and the soil. He desires 2500l. down and 4 years to his grant. In
regard it would be difficult to pay so great a sum at this time the Lords
Justices propose instead to add 12 years to his grant.
(b) the said representation from the Lords Justices dated Dublin
Castle 1 Feb. 1705-6.
(c and d) two reports dated 1706 May 7 and June 17 from the
Board of Trade and Plantations to the Lord Treasurer on the letter
and representation from the Duke of Ormonde and the Lords Justices.
We think the proposal will very much conduce to the better settling
and promoting the linen manufacture in Ireland and we have no
objection to the enlarging of Crommelin's patent. Ibid., pp. 228,
229-231.
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Same to Mr. Wilcox. The Navy Commissioners have represented
that 60 out of the 300 trees felled in New Forest, for the service of
Portsmouth Yard, prove defective. Please report hereon. Ibid.,
p. 228.
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Prizes Commissioners to
appoint John Oviatt as clerk and accountant for prizes at Portsmouth
loco John Mellish, removed, on the recommendation of Paul Burrard
and John Sands, Subcommissioners for Prizes there, who as subCommissioners
are answerable for the errors of their accountants
or other miscarriages which may happen in their offices.
Prefixing : report from said Commissioners on said Sub commissioners'
recommendation. Warrants not Relating to Money XX,
p. 520.
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Same by same to the Queen's Remembrancer to change one of
the securities of Samuel Clarke as Receiver General of Land Tax
1706 for co. Hereford.
Prefixing : report by the Agents for Taxes on the sufficiency of
the new security. Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) I, pp. 104-5.
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William Blathwayt to William Lowndes enclosing a report
concerning Mr. Compere's security see supra pp. 698-9 under date
July 6 : also enclosing a state of her Majesty's revenue in Jamaica,
together with a state of her Majesty's revenue in New York as last
received from those parts.
Appending : (1) Abstract of the account of her Majesty's revenue
in Jamaica granted to her Majesty, her heirs and successors, for the
support of the Government of that island and for maintaining and
repairing her Majesty's forts and fortifications there : to wit from
25 March 1703 to 29 Sept. 1704.
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Charge :
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Jamaica money
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£
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s.
|
d.
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|
to balance of last account
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4113
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18
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9¼
|
|
to the accompt of Imposts
|
5655
|
2
|
3
|
|
to the accompt of Quit Rents
|
9511
|
11
|
11¾
|
|
to the accompt of Fines, Forfeitures, and
Escheats
|
187
|
18
|
4
|
|
to the accompt of Wine Licences
|
190
|
0
|
0
|
|
to cash received in full of what had been
disbursed at several times out of her
Majesty's revenue on account of the Harman
and Earl galley fireships
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1060
|
1
|
6½
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to the Act of Additional Duty and Impost on
negroes, raised by the Assembly for so much
reimbursed to her Majesty's revenue for the
like sum formerly taken thereout on the
request and credit of the Assembly
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700
|
0
|
0
|
|
£21418
|
12
|
10½
|
|
Discharge :
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|
£
|
s.
|
d.
|
|
by cash for fortifications according to the
appropriation by an Act of Assembly, being
for the years 1703 and 1704
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2500
|
0
|
0
|
|
by cash paid to Col. Handasyd's salary as
Lieutenant Governor from 4 March 1702-3
to 25 March 1704 viz. at 1000l. per an. to 20
April 1703 and at 1250l. per an. from the
said 20th April
|
1289
|
9
|
5
|
|
by cash paid to ditto as Chief Governor
from 25 March 1704 to 25 Sept. following at
2500l. per an.
|
1250
|
0
|
0
|
|
by cash paid to Nicholas Laws Esq. for 5
quarters' and 18 days' salary as Chief
Justice to 26 May 1703 at 120l. per an.
|
216
|
13
|
4
|
|
by ditto paid to Col. Beckford for a year's
salary as Chief Justice to 26 May 1704
|
120
|
0
|
0
|
|
paid the Officers of the fort at Port Royal
for their salary from 10 Jan. 1702-3 to 9
July 1704
|
1089
|
9
|
3
|
|
paid the Commander of the Train for his salary
|
229
|
12
|
0
|
|
paid the Clerk of the Assembly for his attendance
[on] the sitting of three Assemblies
|
300
|
0
|
0
|
|
by cash paid several other salaries
|
621
|
13
|
6
|
|
by cash paid the drawback of several commodities
exported
|
332
|
13
|
9½
|
|
by cash paid the Deputy Register of the
Admiralty for the condemnation of several
prizes
|
332
|
10
|
0
|
|
by cash paid towards building a house for the
great guns and for carriages and wheels for
the same
|
838
|
0
|
0
|
|
by cash paid for the furniture of a room for
the Governor and for repairing the Queen's
house and the public gaol
|
232
|
11
|
11½
|
|
by cash paid for provisions for several soldiers
at Port Royal
|
383
|
15
|
1¾
|
|
by cash paid for carrying packets to Admiral
Bembo and Admiral Whetstone
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
|
by cash paid [for] sloop hire to Cartagena and
Hispaniola for intelligence
|
173
|
5
|
0
|
|
by cash paid several other Contingencies
|
1560
|
13
|
10½
|
|
by the Receiver General's allowance of 10 per
cent. on 3871l. 17s. 4d. (being his receipts
of money from the 25th March 1703 to the
13th November following) at 5 per cent. :
and on 11,672l. 15s. 2¾d. being his receipt
from the said 13th November to the
24th Sept. 1704, besides his allowance of
10 per cent. on 1003l. 6s. 0d. and of 5 per
cent. on 882l. 4s. 0d. the value of powder
delivered to the fort, pursuant to the Act of
Assembly
|
1115
|
5
|
5¼
|
|
by cash paid for subsisting French and Spanish
prisoners
|
626
|
12
|
1½
|
|
13272
|
4
|
10
|
|
balance due to her Majesty
|
8146
|
8
|
0½
|
|
£21418
|
12
|
10½
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of which balance there are debts outstanding to the amount
of 5031l. 15s. 0½d.
(2) state of the accompt of her Majesty's revenue arising in the
Province of New York collected by Thomas Bierly Esq., Receiver
General, from 29 Sept. 1704 to 17 April 1705, being the time of
his suspension by Visct. Cornbury and his coming for England.
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Charge :
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|
£
|
s.
|
d.
|
|
to balance of last accompt
|
930
|
5
|
1½
|
|
to Custom on dry goods imported
|
286
|
9
|
10¾
|
|
to Custom on Indian goods imported
|
21
|
8
|
7½
|
|
to Custom on wine imported
|
449
|
10
|
8
|
|
to Custom on rum imported
|
353
|
17
|
8
|
|
to Duties on peltry exported
|
167
|
5
|
4¼
|
|
to Duties on goods carried up Hudson river
|
1
|
16
|
0
|
|
to Excise
|
500
|
7
|
6
|
|
to money received on account of her Majesty's
Weigh House
|
182
|
8
|
6
|
|
to arrears of quit rent received
|
69
|
1
|
0
|
|
to her Majesty's Thirds of the Mary and Sarah
sloop and Flying Horse and other cargoes
condemned for illegal trade
|
177
|
10
|
0
|
|
to money received for several taxes laid by the
Assembly
|
2088
|
10
|
8¾
|
|
£5228
|
11
|
0½
|
|
Discharge :
|
|
£
|
s.
|
d.
|
|
by cash paid the Governor's salary to complete
the same to Lady day 1705 at 1560l. per an.
|
1220
|
0
|
0
|
|
by money paid for several other salaries
|
760
|
2
|
9
|
|
by money paid for fire and candle for the forts
at Albany and New York
|
439
|
13
|
3
|
|
by cash paid out of her Majesty's revenue for
fortifications
|
120
|
0
|
0
|
|
by ditto paid for the same use out of the
several taxes laid by the Assembly for that
purpose
|
1529
|
5
|
9½
|
|
by cash paid Tho. Wenham Esq. for expenses
in the service of the Government in the late
alarm
|
74
|
18
|
10
|
|
by cash paid the Governor towards the
defraying his Expedition to Albany
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
by cash paid several other Contingent disbursements
for the uses of the Government
|
325
|
2
|
3½
|
|
by salary to Mr. Bierly, Receiver General
|
146
|
8
|
7
|
|
4715
|
11
|
6
|
|
balance due upon this accompt to her
Majesty
|
512
|
19
|
6½
|
|
£5228
|
11
|
0½
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which balance has been paid over by order of the Lord
Cornbury to Mr. Fauconnier, appointed by his Lordship to
act as Receiver General of New York during the suspension
of Mr. Bierly.
Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) II, pp. 318-320.
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July 17.
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Money warrant for 500l. to Thomas, Earl of Stamford for half a
year to 1701 June 24 arrear on his salary of 1000l. per an. as one of
the Commissioners for Trade in the reign of Wm. III. (Money order
dated July 29 hereon). Money Book XVIII, p. 256. Order Book
VI, p. 501.
J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to Mr. Travers,
Surveyor General of Crown Lands, to admonish Mr. Prowse to repair
the 2 tenements in Taunton inhabited by Edith Stone according to
the covenants of his lease from the Crown. Out Letters (General)
XVIII, p. 232.
Same to Mr. Burchett to lay before the Lord Admiral the
representation of Mr. St. John, Secretary at War, and the Comptrollers
of the Accounts of the Army, that 200l. a year might be saved
in the cost of fire and candle for Portsmouth Garrison if the coals
were brought thither by tenders of the Navy or any other of her
Majesty's ships : which the Lord Treasurer desires may be done.
Ibid., p. 239.
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of the Duke of Bolton to be discharged from the Duty of some brandy
burnt in the Isle of Wight out of the Mary Anne of St. Valery.
Reference Book VIII, p. 233.
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Excise Commissioners
to deliver to Joseph Boit merchant the brandy ut supra p. 657, he
having obtained a licence from the Exchequer Court for compounding
the seizure.
Prefixing : report from said Commissioners on the said Boit's
petition. Warrants not Relating to Money XIX, p. 519.
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Same by same to the Prizes Commissioners to give authority to
Col. Robert Quary to prosecute at his own charge the recovery of
prize goods taken either in the former or the present war and which
have been embezzled in any place on the continent of North America :
at an allowance of a moiety of the proceeds thereof. Ibid., p. 520.
Same by same to the Excise Commissioners to discharge the Duke
of Bolton, Vice Admiral of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, from the
Excise on certain brandy, the cargo of a French vessel called the
Mary Ann of St. Valery, driven by stress of weather into Thorny
Bay in the Isle of Wight and there seized by the Duke's officers in
October last and afterwards consumed by fire.
Prefixing : said Commissioners' report on said Duke's petition
as to same. (A like warrant dated July 24 to the Customs Commissioners :
prefixing : a like report). Ibid., p. 521. Out Letters
(Customs) XIV, p. 436.
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July 18.
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Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of
the petition of William Kemp and Edward Kemp for a fresh lease of
a tenement in Netherton in the manor of Carnedon. Reference Book
VIII, p. 234.
Same to same of a same of John Polwheel for a new lease of a
tenement called Pengelly Prior in the manor of Trevennen. Ibid.
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Clerk of the Pipe for a
reversionary lease to William Long of the demesne lands of the
manor of Stratton super Fosse.
Prefixing : particular and memorandum of the premises by deputy
auditor John Tailer and ratal by the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands.
Followed by : undated entry of the Treasury signature of the
docquet of this lease. Warrants not Relating to Money XIX, pp.
532-5, XX, p. 34.
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Unfinished entry of a commission to Sidney Godolphin, Auditor
of co. Lincoln etc. and John Williams and Roderick Lloyd to enquire
of certain premises, not stated, in accordance with certain articles of
instructions, not entered. Ibid. XIX, p. 536.
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July 20.
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Money order for 454l. 10s. 0d. to Michaell Heneage, Usher of the
Exchequer Court, for necessaries by him delivered to the officers of
said Court in 1706 Trinity term. Order Book VI, p. 499.
Same for 20l. to Roger Millart for last June 24 quarter as clerk to
the Agents for Taxes. Ibid., p. 501.
Same for 100l. to Walter Hamilton, Lieut. Governor of St.
Christopher, for half a year to 1705-6 Feb. 9 on his allowance as by
the privy seal of 1705 July 31. Order Book VII, p. 18.
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