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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
|
1668 |
|
|
|
June 25 |
Treasury order on the Hearth money for 150l. to Lady Frazier,
one of the dressers to the Queen Consort. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 124. |
|
July 6 |
Same on the Hearth money for 36l. 10s. 0d. to Edward Sherburne,
Clerk of the Ordnance. |
Ibid. |
|
1669 |
|
|
|
Aug. 13 |
Money warrant for 300l. to Charles. Lord Buckhurst, employed
in His Majesty's service into France. (Sign manual of
July 29 last. see supra, p. 257.) |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 1. |
|
Same for 200l. to Sydney Godolphin, without accompt, for
defraying the charge of his late voyage to Paris upon His
Majesty's affairs there. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 277l. 6s. 8d.
to Philip Warwyck in part of arrears and for one year as
Customer of Cloth and Petty Customs outwards in London port:
and dormant warrant for said salary in future: "and whereas
the method agreed for issuing forth the moneys arising by the
Customs is now by way of charge upon particular months, and
the said one year's salary being not fixed on any monthly
payment for the Customs, we understand you have hitherto
forborne to make payment thereof" you are to pay said
year out of [the farm rent of the Customs for] the month of
December next. |
Ibid, p. 2. |
|
Money warrant for 350l. to Thomas Turner for half a year to
June 24 last on his allowance of 700l. per an. for His
Majesty's secret service, as by the privy seal of date 1666.
Dec. 22, and the Treasury dormant warrant thereon of date
1668, Aug. 26: the said half-year not having been previously
paid by reason the farm rent of the Customs upon which the
said allowance is charged is now assigned upon particular
months: therefore same to be paid out of the August quota
of the 3,000l. per mensem reserved on the rent of the Customs
for such kind of payments. |
Ibid, pp. 2–3. |
|
Same for 175l. to Sir Robert Southwell, one of the Clerks of
the Council, viz. for half a year on his salary of 50l. per an.
and threequarters on his augmentation of salary of 200l.
per an. |
Ibid, p. 4. |
|
Aug. 17 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay the Earl of
Thanet 20l. for one year's creation money. |
Ibid, p. 3. |
|
Money warrant for 1,500l. to Arthur, Earl of Essex, for his
equipage and extraordinary preparations as Ambassador to the
King of Denmark, and 840l. for three months' ordinary in
advance at 10l. a day. |
Ibid. |
|
Aug. 28 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay into the
Receipt 8,220l. 3s. 7d. upon the 16,000l. and 8,000l. per
mensem reserved to be paid into the Receipt on the Customs
of Oct. next. |
Ibid, p. 4. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Sir R. Long to take care that the warrant of
the 13th inst. for 8,220l. 3s. 7d. be paid out of the abovesaid
payment by the Customs Farmers and not out of the loans on
the land revenue. |
Ibid. |
|
Sept. 9 |
Money warrant for 5,000l. to the Earl of Sandwich for the Great
Wardrobe. |
Ibid, p. 5. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid 5,000l. into the Exchequer as part of the 8,000l. per
mensem reserved for payment of old tallies. |
Ibid. |
|
Sept. 30 |
Money warrant for 13,636l. to the Navy Treasurers in part of
the Navy ordinary for the year ending January next. |
Ibid, p. 6. |
|
Sept. 30 |
Treasury warrant [erased] to the Customs Farmers to advance
into the Exchequer the abovesaid 13,636l. (viz. by 2,022l. on
the Customs of March next, and 11,614l. on same of April next).
In margin:—" No money of this letter was advanced by the
Farmers of the Customs, but by Mr. Meynell the whole sum
was advanced" |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 6. |
|
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to satisfy out of loans to be
made by anyone on the months of the Customs, detailed, 16
orders drawn and signed April 19 last for, in all, 9,423l. to Sir
Denys Gawden. |
Ibid, pp. 8–9. |
|
Oct. 4 |
Same to same to pay out of the loans of the Customs on 1670,
Sept., the 341l. 13s. 4d. remaining still unpaid on the order
[money warrant of Aug. 17 last] for 2,340l. to Arthur Earl of
Essex. |
Ibid, p. 7. |
|
Same to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid 341l,
13s. 4d. into the Exchequer as a loan on said month. |
Ibid, p. 8. |
|
Money warrant for 2,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox on his 8,000l. per an.
for secret service. |
Ibid, p. 9. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 15l. 16s. 8d. to
Richard Gregory for Sept. 29 quarter last on his fee of 3s. 4d.
a day as messenger attending the Customs. |
Ibid, p. 14. |
|
Oct. 5 |
Same to same to pay 171l. to John Lord Roberts for half a year
April 11 last to Sept. 28 last on his fee of 20s. a day as Keeper
of the Privy Seal. |
Ibid, p. 10. |
|
[?] |
Same to same to pay William Culliford 186l. 13s. 4d. for 1¾
years to Sept. 29 last on his salary as Register of all seizures
and forfeitures of the Customs: together with dormant warrant
for said salary for the future, "and you are to take care that
no payment be made unto him upon our general warrant for
payment of His Majesty's officers of the Customs dated the
14th of May last." |
Ibid. |
|
Oct. 5 |
Same to same to pay 50l. to Sir Edward Walker, Garter Principal
King at Arms, for half a year to Sept. 29 last on his annuity. |
Ibid, p. 11. |
|
Oct. 11 |
Same to same to pay another year's salary [to be reckoned from
1668, Midsummer] to the King's officers of the Customs as
contained in the list annexed to the similar warrant of May 14
last, "and also to Francis Dackett, who stands excepted in our
said former warrant, we having since taken off our suspension;
but except[ing] Cadwallader Jones in our said former warrant
excepted and all others contained in the said list that have
received particular warrants from us for payment of their
respective salaries." |
Ibid. |
|
Oct. 13 |
Money warrant for 1,200l. to Ralph Montague for 12 weeks'
ordinary as Ambassador to France. |
Ibid, p. 12. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid 1,200l. into the Exchequer as a loan on the Customs rent
of Sept. next. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to pay one year's salary to Thomas Freston.
Surveyor of Customs and subsidies inwards and outwards in
London port, in accordance with the general warrant [of Oct. 11
last supra, p. 711] for one year to all the King's officers of the
Customs, and to further pay him 450l. towards his arrears:
he having had no payment since the 150l. paid him for half
a year's fee due at Lady Day, 1667. Together: with dormant
warrant for payment of said fee in future. |
Ibid, pp. 13–14. |
|
Oct, 15 |
Money warrant for 100l. to William Chiffinch for half a year as
keeper of His Majesty's closet. |
Out Letters Customs II p. 14. |
|
Same for 250l. to John Ashburnham for half a year as one of
the Grooms of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid, p. 15. |
|
The like for the following [for same as same]:—
Thomas Phelipps.
Richard Lane.
Silius Titus.
James Hamilton.
Henry Coventry.
William Legg.
Tho. Killegrew.
Henry Seymour.
David Walter.
Thomas Ellyott,
Edward Progers. |
Ibid. |
|
Oct. 19 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 20l. to the
Earl of Exeter for one year's creation money to Lady Day last,
and 60l. to Prince Rupert for his creation money for one year
to Sept. 29 last as Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness: and 13l. 6s. 8d. to Viscount Conway for one year's
creation money to Lady Day last. |
Ibid, pp. 15, 16, 17. |
|
Money warrant for 10,000l. to Edward Backwell, with interest
at 6 per cent. from July 8 last, being repayment as by the
privy seal of the 14th inst. of a loan advanced by said
Backwell to Henry, Earl of St. Albans, for the use of the
late Queen Mother, "His Majesty being well satisfied that
the same hath been disposed of by the direction and for the
service of her said late Majesty accordingly, and in regard
there was much more due to the said late Queen before her
decease upon her pension of 30,000l. per an. payable out of
the Exchequer." |
Ibid, p. 19. |
|
Oct. 20 |
Same for 1,500l. to Viscount Fauconberg for his equipage and
840l. for the first three months' advance of ordinary as
Ambassador Extraordinary to the Republic of Venice; as by
the privy seal of the 18th inst. |
Ibid, pp. 16–17. |
|
Same for 100l. to John Werden, employed in His Majesty's
service into Holland. |
Ibid, p. 17. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to pay 10l. and
13l. 6s. 8d. to the Duke of Newcastle for half a year to
Sept. 29 last on his creation money as Earl and Marquess
respectively. |
Ibid, p. 22. |
|
[ ? ] |
Money warrant for 150l. to Lady Cornwallis for one quarter on
her pension of 600l., and in part of 3½ years due thereon to
Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid, p. 23. |
|
Oct. 22 |
Treasury warrant to Sir John Wolstenholme, Sir John Shaw,
and the rest of the late Farmers of the Customs to pay 630l.
to John Wood and Bartholomew Beale, Auditors of
[Imprests, and by virtue of that office Auditors of] the
Customs for three years to 1665, Sept. 29, on their ancient
fee of 210l. per an. for auditing the Customs accounts. |
Ibid, p. 18. |
|
Oct. 25 |
Money warrant for 4,650l. 16s. 8d. to Edward Backwell for
interest as in the privy seal of Aug. 25 last. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 18. |
|
Oct. 26 and Sept. 30 |
Same, drawn on Sept. 30 but cancelled and re-drawn on Oct. 26
for 3,000l. to William Legg in further part of 25,000l. for
the Ordnance for this year. |
Ibid, pp. 7, 20. |
|
Oct. 26 |
Same for 5,000l. to the Navy Treasurers in further part for the
ordinary of the Navy for the year to end in January next. |
Ibid, p. 20. |
|
Same for 500l. to Sir John Finch for half a year to Sept. 29 last
on his ordinary of 1,000l. per an. as Resident at Florence. |
Ibid, p. 21. |
|
Oct. 27 |
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to cause payment
to be made of nine tallies, detailed, of various amounts, to the
total of 4,580l., out of the 8,000l. per mensem reserved out of
the Customs rent for the payment of old tallies. |
Ibid. |
|
Appending:—List of said tallies. |
|
|
Oct. 29 |
Money warrant for 18,570l. to the Navy Treasurers in further
part of the ordinary of the Navy for the year ending
January next. |
Ibid, p. 23. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid 18,570l. into the Exchequer as a loan on the farm rent of
the Customs of May and June, 1670. |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Marquis de Montbrun in
further part of what is due on the privy seal of 1661,
May 29. |
Ibid, p. 24. |
|
Same for 500l. to Baptist May to be employed in furnishing
healing medals of Crown gold for His Majesty's use in
healing. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 200l., 200l. and 200l., out of the dormant privy seal of
July 27 last, to Thomas Killegrew, in satisfaction of the like
sum by him lent to His Majesty. (In the margin: Vacated
and drawn again and charged upon the tin at Ostend.) |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Same for 6,000l. to Isaack le Gouce, His Majesty's Jeweller,
without account, the same being the price of two large diamonds
bought of him by His Majesty. |
Ibid. p. 27. |
|
Same for 475l. 10s. 0d. to Sir William Temple, Ambassador to
the States General: same being for mournings by him provided
on the death of the late Queen Mother according to a bill of
particulars under his hand. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 1 |
Same for 930l. to the Earl of Carlisle as Ambassador Extraordinary to the King of Sweden: for his ordinary from July 28
last to the 28 Oct. last: it being certified by Sir John Trevor
that said Earl arrived from his said embassy on said Oct. 28 last. |
Ibid, p. 26. |
|
Nov. 8 |
Same for 1,203l. 9s. 3d. to Ralph Mountague, Ambassador
Extraordinary to France, for so much by him disbursed for
mournings by him provided on the death of the late Queen
Mother as by his bill of particulars. |
Ibid, p. 28. |
|
Nov. 10 |
Money warrant for 1,954l. 17s. 0¾d. to Sir Edw. Griffin to be by
him assigned and paid over as follows, viz. [to repay to himself
for servants and bills as below] the sum of 1,502l. 7s. 10¾d.,
which by Treasury warrant of Aug. 27 last was to be paid to
His Majesty's huntsmen. 106l. 9s. 2d. ordered by same to be
paid to the Earl of Anglesey ([both] which the Treasury
promised should be reimbursed to said Griffin for supply of
the payment of servants or bills in the Treasurer of the
Chamber's Office, for which a Treasury warrant for 8,220l.
3s. 7d. was directed on the 28th of August last, so that such
persons as were mentioned in a former list to be paid by said
Griffin, and who do yet remain unsatisfied may be at length
paid thereby): and also 260l. due to Mistress Mary Chiffinch,
Her Majesty's laundress, for bills to May 15 last: and 86l. to
Mr. Augur [Angier] for a bill for fumes in the late sickness time. |
Out Letters Customs II pp. 28–9. |
|
Nov. 15 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 30l. to the
Earl of Salisbury for one year's creation money to Sept. 29
last as Earl and Viscount, and 13l. 6s. 8d. to the Earl of
Bridgewater for one year in part of two years' arrears to same
date of creation money as Viscount Brackley. |
Ibid, p. 29. |
|
Nov. 16 |
Same to same to pay 40l. to the Earl Holland for two years'
creation money. |
Ibid, p. 30. |
|
Same to same to cause two years' salaries to the King's waiters
at the Custom House in London port, and the pricker of the
Stylyard to be paid out of the third month of the last halfyear of said Farmers' rent of their farm: the said officers
having petitioned for same: (the said two years' salaries
having been already ordered for the King's officers of the
Customs in London as in a list as mentioned in the Treasury
warrants of May 14 last and Oct. 11 last). |
Ibid, p. 33. |
|
Nov. 17 |
Same to same to pay the several fees due to the officers of the
Pipe for one year to June 24 last, viz 63l. 2s 0d. to the Clerk
of the Pipe for the yearly fees due to himself and all other
clerks thereof; 5l. 15s. 0d. to the Comptroller of the Pipe;
and 11l. 15s. 4d. to the Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer
for their yearly fees for entering and passing all Customs
tallies; amounting in all to 80l. 12s. 4d. |
Ibid, p. 31. |
|
Nov. 19 |
Same to same to advance into the Exchequer 800l. as loan on the
Customs farm rent of Dec. next: as by the privy seal of
May 12 last. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 22 |
Same to same to pay 20l. to the Earl of Middlesex for one year's
creation money in part of 2½ years' arrears thereon to
Sept. 29 last: and 20l. to the Earl of Dorset for one year's same. |
Ibid, p. 32. |
|
Nov. 23 |
Money warrant for 200l. to John Dodington as an advance on
his allowance as Secretary to Viscount Fauconberg, Ambassador to Venice. |
Ibid, pp. 33–4. |
Nov. 24
and Oct. 27 |
Same for 500l. to the Earl of Essex for his additional charge of
mourning in regard of the death of the late Queen Mother,
he having made all his liveries for his embassy to Denmark,
which by reason of said late Queen's death were not to be used
in that service: as by the privy seal of Oct. 25 last [warrant
first drawn on Oct. 27 for 500l. and 60l. being to pay
for the King's picture, which His Majesty thought fit to bestow
upon him. Warrant cancelled and re-drawn on Nov. 24 for
500l. only]. |
Ibid, pp. 22, 34. |
|
Nov. 26 |
Money warrant for 920l. to Sir William Temple for three
months to the 1st inst. on his ordinary as Ambassador to the
States General. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 35. |
|
Same for 132l. 10s. 0d. to Sergeant Waller for riding as Justice
of Assize on the Northern Circuit this last summer, being 50
days at 2l. 13s. 0d. a day for the diet, charges and expenses
of himself, assistants, servants and horses: as by the
certificate of Robert Bateman, clerk of assize of the Northern
circuit. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Auditors of [Imprests as Auditors] of
the Customs to allow in the account of the late Farmers of the
Customs 300l. and 282l. 19s. 0d.: the said 300l. having been
formerly presented to the King in lieu of the rebate of the
interest of several sums of money rebated to said Company by
warrant of the late Lord Treasurer Southampton, of date 1661,
Aug. 18, and which has been since discounted to the late
Farmers of the Customs farm commencing from 1662, Sept. 29,
"and it appearing by a certificate of the Auditors of His
Majesty's imprests and Customs, who by our order have
inspected the entries made [in London port] by said Company
about that time that in the commission accompt [of the
Customs, i.e. for the time they were in commission] there hath
been answered to His Majesty for the Customs of sundry goods
entered by the said Company about that time above 7,200l., wee
doe therefore think fit" to allow said 300l. to said late Farmers:
the second item, viz. 282l. 19s. 0d., representing interest payable for the forbearance of money payable, as follows, viz. "by
an other order of the said late Lord Treasurer, dated the
15th of July, 1664, the said late Farmers were directed that
all the Customs which the said East India Company should
then owe the said late Farmers, or which by reason of any
importation of any commodities they should afterwards owe
should be allowed unto the said Company towards satisfaction
of the money then agreed to be paid them upon their contract
[with the Ordnance office] for [delivery of] saltpetre: which
[allowance made by said late Farmers to said Company] was
not reimbursed to said late Farmers until the 25th of March,
1665," and therefore the said late Farmers crave allowance of
said sum as interest for the forbearance of the Customs dues
so payable on balance by said Company from the several dates
when same ought to have been paid to the said 25 March, 1665. |
Ibid, pp. 37–8. |
|
Nov. 29 |
Money warrant for 150l. each to Lady Killegrew, Lady Thornhill,
Lady Clynton, Lady Frazier, Lady Le Guard for half a year
each as dressers to the Queen Consort. |
Ibid, p. 36. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 20l. to the
Earl of Stamford for one year's creation money to Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid, p. 38. |
|
Dec. 3 |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to satisfy the 504l. remaining
unpaid on the money warrant of Aug. 14 last of 2,000l. to
William Legg for the Office of Ordnance: by paying same out
of the farm of the Customs for the present month. |
Ibid, p. 39. |
|
Dec. 6 |
Money warrant for 4,000l. to William Legg, Lieutenant of the
Ordnance, in further part of 25,000l. for the Ordnance for
this year. |
Ibid. |
|
Dec. 7 |
Same for 6,000l. to Sir Denys Gauden in part of 60,833l. 6s. 8d.
for sea victuals for 5,000 men. |
Ibid, p. 40. |
|
Dec. 10 |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to Viscount Fauconberg, Ambassador
Extraordinary to Venice, for his expenses and travelling
charges in passing to Florence on his way to Venice. To be
received without accompt. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 40. |
|
Letter of direction made upon a warrant of 1668, Nov. 9 (ut
supra, Calendar Treasury Books II., p. 631), for 250l. to Sir
Robert Southwell. "Let this warrant be paid out of the
3,000l. reserved for lesser payments out of the rent of the
Customs for the month of Feb., 1669–70." |
Ibid, p. 41. |
|
Dec 14 |
Money warrant for 20l. to the Earl of St. Albans for one year
in part of his creation money to Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid, p. 59. |
|
Same for 2,377l. to Robert Child and William Bowles, Masters
of His Majesty's tents; on imprest for furnishing and providing of a rich pavilion and 22 tents and things thereunto
belonging according to an estimate under their hands, and
also for other services done since for His Majesty's use by
order of the Lord Chamberlain. |
Ibid, p. 42. |
|
Dec. 15 |
Same for 5,000l. to Baptist May, Keeper of the Privy Purse:
for the Privy Purse: same to be paid out of the seizures,
fines and forfeitures of uncustomed and prohibited goods. |
Ibid, p. 41. |
|
Dec. 16 |
Same for 14,104l. to the Navy Treasurers in part of their
ordinary for the Navy for this year. |
Ibid, p. 43. |
|
Same for 583l. 6s. 8d. to the Earl of Nottingham for half a
year on his pensions or annuities of 1,000 marks and 500l.
per an.: in part of arrears accruing thereon since the last
warrant for payment of 1668, Dec. 16. |
Ibid, p. 46. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 20l. to the
Earl of Leicester for one year's creation money in part of his
arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid, p. 51. |
|
Same to same to pay 10l. to the Earl of Portland for half a
year's creation money to Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid, p. 54. |
|
Dec 17 |
Same to same to pay Viscount Fanshawe's bills for parchment
and other necessaries [supplied to the King's Remembrancer's
Office] for the blank books for the Customers, Comptrollers,
and Searchers in the ports of England and Wales and of
London, respectively, for the year ending Dec. 25, 1670
[sic, erratum for 1669]. |
Ibid, pp. 47–9. |
|
Appending:—Said bills: totals, 274l. 0s. 2d. and 26l. 2s. 8d. |
|
|
Same to same to pay 45l. 12s. 0d. to Viscount Fanshaw for the
fees to himself and his clerks for passing the outport
Customers' accounts for the year ending at Xmas next. |
Ibid, p. 49. |
|
Money warrant for 430l. to Sir Edward Deering, Sir Thomas
Strickland, and Robert Milward, constituted by the privy seal
of Oct 28 last Commissioners for the Privy Seal for the
keeping thereof during the absence of John Lord Roberts,
and with the allowance of 20s. a day and 4l. in lieu of a diet
of 16 dishes: same to be for one quarter thereon, Sept. 22
last to the 17th inst. |
Ibid, pp. 50–1. |
|
Same for 3,950l. 13s. 3d. to Sir Edw. Griffin to be paid as
below. |
Ibid, pp. 52, 53. |
|
Together with:—Treasury warrant to said Sir Edw. Griffin to
pay the abovesaid 3,950l. 13s. 3d. as follows:—Half a year
to the Officers and Yeomen of the Guard of His Majesty's
Body (and Messengers and Trumpeters), according to the
establishment of said Guard (and Messengers and Trumpeters)
as confirmed by the order in Council of Oct. 29 last (said
establishment being as detailed supra, p. 529, under date
1669–70. Feb. 22.) [Both the above money warrant and the
accompanying warrant to Griffin are cancelled and in the margin
is written "drawn again." If these fresh warrants are those
calendared supra, p. 529, then the Treasury order of 1669,
Dec. 31, supra, p. 321, for 3,950l. 13s. 3d. must have been
cancelled. But this would appear not to have been the case.] |
|
|
Dec. 17 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance 1,000l. as
a loan into the Exchequer on the farm rent of the Customs for
the month of August next. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 53. |
|
Money warrant (erased) for 460l. to Sir William Godolphin for
three months ordinary, Aug. 21 last to Nov. 21 last, as Envoy
Extraordinary to the King, and Queen Regent of Spain. |
Ibid, p. 74. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 40l. and 20l. to
Edgar, Duke of Cambridge for one year's creation money as
Duke and Earl of Cambridge respectively. in part of two
years' arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid, p. 44. |
|
Same for 40l. to the Duke of York for one year's creation money
in part of three years' arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid, p. 45. |
|
Money warrant for 200l. to said Duke of York on his annuity of
200 marks as Lord High Admiral of England and Ireland, and
his annuity of 100 marks as Lord High Admiral of Foreign
Plantations: same to be in part of his arrears of 166l. 13s. 4d.
on his said first fee, and of 183l. 6s. 8d. on his said
second fee. |
Ibid
|
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 20l. to the Earl
of Northampton for one year's creation money. |
Ibid, pp. 42–3. |
|
Dec. 20 |
Money warrant for 200l. to Lady Harby and Col. Thos. Panton
for the provision of hay for the deer in New Park during the
extremity of this winter season. |
Ibid, p. 50. |
|
Dec. 21 |
Money warrant for 1,180l. 6s. 8d. to Sir Edward Griffin upon
accompt "to be paid over to such persons we shall direct." |
Ibid, pp. 42, 46. |
|
Treasury warrant to said Griffin to pay the abovesaid 1,180l.
6s. 8d. as follows, viz. to 10 Gentlemen Ushers Daily Waiters
attending their Majesties, one half year's wages to each
amounting to 333l. 6s. 8d.; to 15 Gentlemen Ushers Quarter
Waiters, each a half year's wages, 90l.; to 26 of their Majesties'
Footmen, each half a year's wages, 520l.; to the executors of
Richard Osborne, late a Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter.
237l. for arrears due to him. |
Ibid, p. 47. |
|
Dec. 22 |
Money warrant for 2,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox in part of the 8,000l.
per an. for His Majesty's secret service. |
Ibid, p. 51. |
|
Dec. [before 25] |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 2,830l. 16s. 0d.
to William Batailhe, of London, merchant for defraying the
charge of allowance of impost wines to noblemen and others
for the year ending 1669, Dec. 25: said Batailhe being by virtue
of several indentures and by His Majesty's privy seal entitled
to the office of clerk and paymaster of the bills of impost upon
wines. |
Ibid, pp. 36–7. |
|
Dec. — |
Money warrant for 186l. to Sir Peter Wyche for his ordinary as
Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor of Russia as by the
privy seal of Jan. 27 last, viz. to Sept. 29 last, at which time
the said employment determined, and 200l. to same towards his
mourning for the late Queen Mother and his charges in his
further journey to Poland, and 276l. for a quarter to the 29th
inst. on his ordinary of 3l. a day for said [Polish] service: as
by the privy seal of the 17th inst. |
Out Letters Customs II. pp. 57–8. |
|
1669–70. |
|
|
|
Jan. 10 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to pay 100l. to
the Mayor of Berwick, as by the letters patent of 1666,
July 23, towards the support and repair of the Bridge
there: 100l. having been already ordered hereon by a similar
Treasury warrant of May 25 last, as in part of what was then
grown due. |
Ibid, pp. 54–5. |
|
Jan. 12 |
Money warrant for 1,130l. to Charles, Earl of Carlisle, Ambassador Extraordinary to Sweden, for his extraordinaries. |
Ibid, p. 55. |
|
Jan. 14 |
Sir G. Downing to Auditor Beale returning the certificate of Mr.
Mellish's accompts as Receiver of Tenths of the Diocese of
Lincoln. As the certificate is undated it will not bear a
warrant. |
Out Letters General II. p 196. |
|
Same to Lord Willough by to send to the Treasury on Monday
next the Act of Assembly at Barbados for granting the 4½
per cent. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir R. Long to attend my Lords on Friday when my
Lords intend to consider the getting in the arrears of the Aids
standing out in the several counties. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay to John, Lord
Belasyse, as Governor and Captain of Kingston-upon-Hull,
and captain of 20 soldiers from time to time to be placed
there, the several fees of 10s. a day for himself and 8d. a day
each for said soldiers, viz. for one year to Xmas last. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 56. |
|
Jan. 17 |
Money warrant for 131l. 12s. 2d. to Sir William Swan, Resident
at Hamburgh, for his extraordinaries for postage of letters
from His Majesty's Secretaries of State to be delivered to His
Majesty's Ministers in Sweden and Denmark, Moscow, Dantzig,
and several other parts in Germany, and for letters received
by him in answer from the public ministers and correspondents
in those places from 1667, Oct. 27, to Feb. 28 last. |
Ibid p. 58. |
|
Same for 13,875l. to Samuel Pepys, Treasurer for the garrison
of Tangier, being one quarter to Nov. 4 last on the established
allowance for that garrison for the last year. |
Ibid, pp. 59–60. |
|
Warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid
13,875l. into the Exchequer as a loan on the farm rent of the
Customs for certain months, detailed. |
Ibid, pp. 60–1. |
|
Jan. 19 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 14l. 13s. 4d. to
Richard Gregory for Xmas quarter last as messenger to attend
the Customs. |
Ibid, p. 62. |
|
[?] |
Same to same to pay 20l. to Thomas Earl Rivers for one year's
creation money. |
Ibid, p. 63. |
|
Jan. 21 |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to Lawrence Hyde in full of 5,000l.
for one whole year for the ordinary of the Office of Robes. |
Ibid, p. 61. |
|
Jan. 21 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay Thomas, Earl
of Ossory 1,000l. for one year in part of arrears as one of the
Gentlemen of the Bedchamber. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 62. |
|
Jan. 27 |
Money warrant for 10,000l. to William Legg for the Ordnance,
in full of the 25,000l., the established allowance for the Office
of Ordnance for the year ended 1669–70, January. |
Ibid, p. 63. |
|
Jan. 28 |
Same for 24,218l. to the Navy Treasurers in full of the ordinary
for the Navy for the year ended the present January. |
Ibid, p. 64. |
|
Same for 22,004l. to Sir Denys Gawden in part of 26,444l.
8s. 11d., which latter sum is made up as follows, viz. 14,277l.
15s. 6½d. to make up (with the 6,000l. already issued) one
third of 60,833l. 6s. 8d. for the charge of sea victuals for
5,000 men for one year from January 1 instant, and 12,166l.
13s. 4½d. for the first three months of the ten monthly payments of the remaining two thirds after the rate of 4,055l.
11s. 1½d. a month. |
Ibid, pp. 64–5. |
|
Same for 250l. each to the following for half a year's pension
each as Grooms of His Majesty's Bedchamber, viz.:—
Edward Progers.
Col. Walter.
Mr. Ellyott.
Mr. Coventry.
Col. Lame [sic, for Lane].
Col. Titus.
Col. Phillips.
Col. Legg.
Mr. Hamilton.
Mr. Ashburnham.
Mr. Seymour.
Mr. Killegrew. |
Ibid, p. 65. |
|
Same for 100l. to William Chiffinch, for half a year on his
annuity as Keeper of His Majesty's Closet. |
Ibid. p. 66. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to forbear payment of two tallies for 15,000l. (viz. one of date 1665, April
29, for 10,000l. and another of same date for 5,000l. being
together part of 35,000l. on the list of the late Customs tallies
dated 1667–8, Jan. 27); the King having ordered the payment
thereof to stop till his pleasure be further known. |
Ibid, p. 67. |
|
Money warrant for 271l. to Sir William Swan for Sept. 29
quarter on the ordinary of 20s. a day and for Xmas quarter on
the ordinary of 20s. a day: Secretary Trevor having, the 23
Dec. last, conveyed the King's pleasure that Swan should be
paid the whole 40s. a day from Sept. 29 last in regard of his
extraordinary expenses in entertaining His Majesty's ministers
to the courts of Sweden and Denmark. |
Ibid. |
|
Feb. 1 |
Money warrant for 191l. to Sir William Temple for his extraordinaries, 1668, Aug. 8. old style, to August 18 last, new
style, as Ambassador Extraordinary to the States General. |
Ibid, p. 66. |
|
Same for 40l. to Richard Lightfoot, keeper of Bushey
Park, in further supply for the repair of the posts, rails and
pales of said park. |
Ibid, p. 68. |
|
Feb. 4 |
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to cause payment to be made out of certain months of the Customs farm,
detailed, of the order drawn (on the money warrant of
Sept. 24 last) for 3,309l. 11s. 9d. to the East India Company,
and of the further order drawn on the Treasury warrant of
1668, Oct. 11, for 112l. 2s. 9d. for one year's interest to
Sept. 5 last on the sum of 1,869l., part of said 3,309l.
11s. 9d: it appearing that neither of the said orders have
been executed nor any money issued thereupon. |
Ibid, pp. 68–9. |
|
Feb. 4 |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Earl of Bath for half a year
of his pension of 2,000l. as Groom of the Stole and First
Gentleman of the Bedchamber (as by his letters patent of
1660, Oct. 26); and 1,500l. for half a year on his two
pensions payable out of the Exchequer, viz. of 2,000l. a year,
by letters patent of June 1 last, as formerly payable out of
the Jewel House in plate, and of 1,000l. a year in lieu of a like
fee or livery of 1,000l. by the year payable out of the Great
Wardrobe. |
Out Letters Customs II. pp. 62–70. |
|
Feb. 8 |
Same for 6,000l. to William Legg, Lieutenant of the Ordnance;
in part of the ordinary of the Ordnance for the ensuing
year. |
Ibid. p. 70. |
|
Same for 1,400l. to Ralph Montague for 14 weeks' ordinary as
Ambassador to France. |
Ibid, p. 71. |
|
Same for 920l. to Sir William Godolphin for three months'
ordinary to the 1st inst. as Ambassador to the States
General. |
Ibid, p. 72. |
|
Same for 144l. to Sir Gabriell Sylvius, Envoy Extraordinary
to the Prince Elector of Brandenburg. viz. for 48 days,
July 27 last to Sept. 12 last, on which latter day he returned
into His Majesty's presence, as appears by Sir John Trevor's
certificate of Dec. 2 last. |
Ibid, pp. 77–8. |
|
Feb. 9 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 253l. for two
years' arrears on the 126l. 10s. 0d. usually paid out of the
Customs to the seven Auditors of His Majesty's revenue (viz.
Sir Edm Sawyer, Sir Joseph Seymoure, Sir William Godolphin,
John Phelips, Richard Aldworth, Anto. Parsons, and Humphry
Morice), and on the 6l. 13s. 4d. per an. usually paid to the
Auditor of the Staple (which latter is due to auditor Sir
William Godolphin as such) for taking the accompt of the
Mayor and Company of the Staple of England. |
Ibid, pp. 71–2. |
|
Feb. 12 |
Privy seal for 50l. to the Churchwardens, &c., of St. Margaret,
Westminster, and henceforward 50l. half yearly, being equal
to the 100l. royal bounty annually given to same since the
Restoration: "there being an hospitall in the said parish of
the foundation of our late royal father . . called by the name
of King Charles his hospital for the keeping and bringing up
of poor fatherless children, and the whole revenue not
amounting to above 100l. a year was near half lost by the
dreadful fire in London, so that there is not means left to
maintain half the number of children formerly kept there."
(Order hereon, dated May 16, see supra, p. 574.) |
Warrants Early XV. pp. 430–1. |
|
Feb. 15 |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Duke of Richmond for one year
on his pension as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 72. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 1,000l to the
Rt. Honble. Charles, Lord Gerard of Brandon, for one year
as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid, p. 73. |
|
Feb. 15 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 800l. to Sir
Henry le Vick, Chancellor of the Garter, in part of the 3,000l.
arrears due at Michaelmas, 1668, on the 1,200l. per an.,
granted 1661–2, Jan. 23, for the use and support of the honour
of the Order of the Garter. |
Out Letters Customs II. pp. 73–4. |
|
Same to same to pay 1,250l. to Viscount Mandeville for 1¼ years
in part of 1,500l. arrears to Lady day last on his annuity of
1,000l. as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid, p. 75. |
|
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Earl of Lauderdale for one
year on what is due to him as a Gentleman of the
Bedchamber. |
Ibid, p. 80. |
|
Letter of direction on a money warrant of Dec. 17 last for 200l.
to Dr. Worsley. |
Ibid, p. 87. |
|
Feb. 22 |
Money warrant for 500l. to Sir Edward Griffin to be paid to
Thomas Offley, His Majesty's Groom Porter, in part of what is
grown due to him on bills. |
Ibid. p. 76. |
|
Together with:—Treasury warrant to said Griffin to pay same to
said Offley. |
|
|
Feb. 23 |
Same for 200l. to Baptista Duteill for defraying his expenses in
passing to the Great Duke of Tuscany and elsewhere by His
Majesty's particular directions. |
Ibid, p 77. |
|
Same for 317l. 10s. 0d. to Antonio de Sousa de Mando, the
Portugal Secretary: as royal bounty. |
Ibid. |
|
Feb. 25 |
Same for 460l. to Sir William Godolphin, Envoy Extraordinary
to the Catholic King and Queen Regent of Spain, being for
three months on his ordinary from Nov. 21 last to the
21 inst. |
Ibid, p. 78. |
|
Same for 1,500l. to Isaac Le Gouche, His Majesty's Jeweller,
viz. 1,100l. for a jewel set with large diamonds with His
Majesty's picture, given to Monsieur Guldenlew, the Danish
Ambassador Extraordinary; and 350l. for a diamond ring
which was given to Monsieur Overkirke, Envoy from the Prince
of Orange, sent to condole on the death of the late Queen
Mother. |
Ibid, p. 79. |
|
Same for 350l. to same for a diamond ring of that value agreed
for by His Majesty to be given to [Count Maffei], Envoy from
the Duke of Savoy, sent to condole as above. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 300l. to John Werden, Envoy Extraordinary to the
King of Sweden, for his equipage, and 336l. for one quarter's
ordinary in advance. |
Ibid, p. 80. |
|
Feb. 27 |
Same for 2,500l. to the Earl of Bath in further part of his arrears
of 7,250l., as by the letters patent of June 1 last: out of the
arrears of the Customs [farm ending] at 1667, Sept. 29. |
Ibid, p. 83. |
|
Feb. 28 |
Same for 250l. to Baron Timothy Littleton for Hilary Term's
fee as one of the Barons of the Coif of the Exchequer: thereto
appointed by letters patent of the 1st inst. |
Ibid, pp 78–9. |
|
Mar. 7 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay into the Receipt
the remaining part of the 8,000l. per mensem (appointed
or reserved for the payment of old tallies) for the month
of January in such manner as part of it has already been
paid in for the East India Company: so that same may
be disposed of: it having been certified by the Auditor of the
Receipt [by a certificate of Feb. 28 last] that there are three
several tallies struck upon the late Farmers of the Customs
(viz. one of 1664–5, Jan. 18, for 7,500l, and two of 1667,
Aug. 9, for 2,750l. and 1,250l. respectively), which said tallies
are not brought to the Exchequer to be paid in course upon
the list of old tallies, and that therefore the money directed
for payment of them may be disposed of. |
Ibid, p. 82. |
|
March 9 |
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to satisfy the
royal warrant of May 26 last supra, p. 224, by payment
of the unpaid balance of 175l. thereon to Col. Jonathan
Atkins. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 84. |
|
Same for payment of 175l., being the balance remaining unpaid
of the royal sign manual of May 7 [sic for 10] last ut supra,
p. 217, for 350l. to Sir Thomas Morgan. |
Ibid, pp. 84–5. |
|
March 11 |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Duke of Ormonde in part of
his arrears as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber: out of the
8,000l. per mensem of the Customs for old tallies. |
Ibid, p. 85. |
|
March 14 |
Same for 1,000l. to Lady Jane Fisher, wife of Sir Clement
Fisher, for one year to Xmas last of her pension. |
Ibid, p. 88. |
|
March 15 |
Letter of direction upon a money warrant of Nov. 26 last for
132l. 10s. 0d. to Serjeant Waller. |
Ibid, p. 87. |
|
Same for 250l. to George Kirk for half a year to Michaelmas
last as a Groom of the Chamber. |
Ibid, p. 89. |
|
March 16 |
Same on the warrant of last for 60l. to the Earl of
Cardigan. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the late Farmers of the Customs to pay
2,000l. into the Exchequer of the arrears of their late farm
ended 1667, Sept. 29: same being to satisfy the privy seal
of 1668, April 30, for 2,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox for secret
service. |
Ibid, pp. 89–90. |
|
Money warrant for the abovesaid 2,000l. to said Fox. [Order
hereon, dated Mar. 26.] |
Ibid, p. 90; Order Book XXXVII. p. 19. |
|
Same for 100l. to Thomas Wyndham in part of 1,000l. due for
five years' arrears of his annuity of 200l. per an. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 91. |
|
March 18 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance 1,400l,
into the Exchequer to meet the money warrant of this day's
date for that amount to Henry, Lord Howard. (See supra, p. 542.) |
Ibid, p. 92. |
|
March 21 |
Money warrant for 60l. to Serj. Broome for going the Assizes
last summer in the Midland Circuit. |
Ibid, p. 96. |
|
[?] |
Letter of direction made on an order of the 8th inst. for 100l.
to Peter Du Molin, Secretary to the Council of Trade. |
Ibid, p. 94. |
|
March 22 |
Money warrant for 200l. to John Lawrence, gent., for one
year to Lady Day next for soliciting business relating to the
revenue. |
Ibid. |
|
March 22 |
Treasury warrants for payment of 260l. to Mrs. Mary Chiffinch,
Her Majesty's laundress, and 86l. to Mr. Angier for fumes in
the late sickness time, which sums remain still unpaid though
warranted Nov. 10 last, see supra, p. 714. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 95. |
|
Money warrant for 5,460l. for the Ordnance to be paid out of the
loans on the Customs of 1671, July, Aug. and Sept. |
Ibid, p. 96. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 77l. 9s. 4½d. to
Symon Smyth, Master of His Majesty's otter hounds, for the
arrears of his fee of 1s. 6½d. a day from 1667, Mar. 25 to
Xmas last. |
Ibid, p. 104. |
|
March 23 |
Same to same to pay 875l. to George Nicholas (joint grantee with
William Rnmbold of the office of Surveyor General of Customs)
representing (together with 125l. already paid under the
Treasury warrant of 1668, Nov. 6, for the support of William
Rumbold's children) the arrears to June 24 last of the salary
of 500l. per an. for said office, the suspension of which has
now been taken off, " His Majesty having been pleased to take
off the suspension of payment of the salaries due to his officers
of his Customs." |
Ibid, pp. 102–3. |
|
Same to same to pay the officers of the Customs their salaries
during the remaining time of the present Customs farm, that
is to say from 1669, June 24, to 1671, Sept. 29: former
Treasury warrants of May 14 last and Oct. 11 last, having
already authorised the payment to them of two years' salaries
from 1667, June 24: that is to say such officers of the Customs
as are contained in a list appended to the said Treasury
warrant of 1669, May 14. |
Ibid, p. 97. |
|
Same to same to advance 636l. on the Customs rent of 1671, May,
for Mr. Worden, Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden. |
Ibid, p. 94. |
|
March 24 |
Same to same to advance into the Exchequer 1,000l. to Mr.
Packer for rebuilding the Custom House. |
Ibid, p. 98. |
|
Money warrant for 250l. to Rowland Langhorn in part of 1,775l.
arrears on his pension of 500l. per an. |
Warrants Early XVIII. p. 307. |
|
Together with:—A letter of direction hereon, dated 1670, April 27. |
|
|
1670. |
|
|
|
March 28 |
Treasury order for 1,700l. to the Duke of Monmouth in part of
9,200l. for several expenses and disbursements made by His
Majesty's command: [to be registered on the Wine Act.] |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 211. |
|
Money warrant for 6,204l. 4s. 5d. to Edward Backwell for
interest. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 98. |
|
Same for 180l. to Sir William Swan for 90 days from Xmas last
as Resident at Hamburg. (Treasury order, dated Apr. 11.) |
Ibid, p. 99; Order Book XXXVII. p. 22. |
|
[After March 28] |
Letter of direction on the order of March 28 last for 200l. to
Father Patrick. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 457. |
|
April 2 |
Treasury order for 750l. for the Duke of York's children: out of
the savings of the Excise revenue. |
Ibid, p. 255. |
|
April 6 |
Same for 62l. 10s. 0d. to Francis Finch. |
Ibid. |
|
For 41l. 5s. 0d. to John Dugdale. |
|
|
For 62l. 10s. 0d. to Edward Wyngate. |
|
|
For 50l. 0s. 0d. to John Ball. |
|
|
For 62l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Denny Ashburnham. |
|
|
For 35l. 0s. 0d. to John Howland. |
|
|
April 30 |
Privy seal for the allowance, Customs free, of 20 tuns of wine,
half Spanish, half French, to Gaspar de Abrin, Envoy
Extraordinary from the Prince of Portugal, provided that
this be no precedent for the like allowance to any foreign
minister for the future contrary to the order in Council in
that behalf, but as an allowance for the time past, and such
as the present French and Venetian Ambassadors who
arrived here much about the same time have had. |
Warrants Early XVa. p. 48. |
|
May 11 |
Royal warrant for 1,000l. to Charles, Earl of Berkshire, as royal
bounty. |
Ibid. p. 70. |
|
June 17 |
Letters patent for the annuity or yearly pension of 120l. to
John Berkely as one of His Majesty's Pages of Honour: to
date from 1668, Xmas. |
Ibid, p. 126. |
|
June 22 |
Treasury order for 600l. to Sir Allen Apsley for the interest of
2,000l. [sic for 20,000l.] for the Duke of York on the last
Wine Act. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 219. |
|
Same for 20,000l. to same for the Duke of York for compensation for his wine licences. |
Ibid. |
|
Aug. 16 |
Money warrant for 9,339l. 17s. 1d. to Issack Meynell, of London,
goldsmith, for interest and reward of several sums by him
advanced for His Majesty's service from 1670, Mar. 25: also
dormant warrant for interest and reward, payable from same
date. on 5,831l. 1s. 8d. registered on the Eleven Months' tax,
and for same of same on 26,197l. 13s. 8d. registered on the
Hearth money. |
Warrants Early XXVI. p. 26. |
|
Aug. 24 |
Treasury warrant to Sir C. Harbord for a particular of a
tenement called Windeslade, in the Manor of Climsland
Prior, part of the Duchy of Cornwall, of which Thomas
Merryball, of Stoke Climsland, prays a reversionary lease. |
Ibid, XXXVII. pp. 426–7. |
|
[?] |
Incomplete and undated royal warrant for a commission for the
Receivers of the Hearth money. |
Ibid, XV. p. 414. |
|
Dec. 6 |
Sir G. Downing to the seven Auditors of the Exchequer for a
certificate of what allowances have been made to the respective
Clerks of the Peace within their respective audits and divisions
upon the accompts of the King's officers during the time they
collected the Hearth money: and what allowances have been
made to them while the said duty was in farm. |
Out Letters General II. p. 409. |
