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| July 29. |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to Anthony Cracherode as imprest for charges of Crown Law suits. (Money order dated 2 Aug. hereon.) (Letter of direction dated 6 Aug. hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 428. Order Book X, p. 161. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 134.
Letter of direction for the June 24 quarter's distribution of the Civil List Establishments of salaries, pensions &c.: total 10,450l. 18s. 3½d. The separate items are accounted for by the money warrants or orders separately calendared, supra, pp. 473–6, with the exception of the following items: viz. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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the [King's] Heralds and Pursuivants at arms. |
73 |
6 |
8 |
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the Earl of Berkeley, Conservator of Dean Forest |
52 |
10 |
0 |
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John Conyers, Counsel at Law |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Benjamin Bennet, Governor of Bermuda |
85 |
0 |
0 |
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Dr. Bentley, Library Keeper |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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Samuel Hill, Latin Secretary |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Francis Cudworth Masham, Foreign Apposer |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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heirs of Sir Francis Wyndham |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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Stephen Poyntz |
100 |
0 |
0 |
Disposition Book XXIV, pp. 130–1.
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners. Please acquaint my Lords with your reasons for suspending Mr. [Benjamin] Bucknall, one of the tidesurveyors of London port. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 325. |
| July 29. |
William Lowndes to the Earl of Lincoln. By their letter of 1715–16 Feb. 21 [supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXX, p. 117] the Treasury Lords desired you to make a demand for 1,000l. for the Excise Commissioners here to replace the like sum advanced by the Excise Commissioners in Scotland to Major General Whetham out of such part of the Excise as was applicable to the uses of the Civil Government, and to take up the receipt remaining with the said Commissioners which the said General Whetham gave for the same.
The Excise Commissioners here by their enclosed memorial [missing] have represented to my Lords that neither the said sum of 1,000l. nor the sum of 1,500l. advanced to Major General Whetham 9 Nov. 1714 hath been paid to them or into the Exchequer on account of the Excise revenue. My Lords desire you to certify them whether the said Major General Whetham be charged with the said sums in your accounts and whether you have money in your hands for replacing the same [to the credit of the Excise accordingly]. Ibid., p. 333.
Treasury reference to the Taxes Commissioners of the petition of Frances Wyvill, executrix of Francis Wyvill, late Receiver General of Taxes for Yorks., Durham and Northumberland, shewing that he was at great expense in remitting to London the moneys received by him on the Land Taxes of 1715 and 1716 and on House Duties of 1714, 1715 and 1716, amounting in all to 201,760l. 9s. 0d.: therefore praying an allowance of 5s. per cent. which at that rate amounts to 504l. 7s. 6d. Reference Book IX, p. 402.
Treasury warrant to Robert Pringle, Esq., Secretary at War, to prepare a royal warrant to authorise Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces, to pay 200l. out of Contingencies money to Joseph Andrews, Deputy Paymaster of all the Forces in North Britain during the late Rebellion, as in full recompense and satisfaction of all claims whatsoever in respect of his service and charge therein during the time of the late Rebellion or at any time since.
Prefixing: memorial of the said Andrews shewing that he was sent into Scotland to pay the English and Foreign Troops in 1715, where they were so successful against the Rebels that in eight months he was recalled to London: that the post he had in the Pay Office was filled up immediately on his going for Scotland, whereby he is bereft of employment ever since the finishing of that Rebellion: and that his expenses in that Expedition were more than 300l., being increased by the shortness and uncertainty of his stay and his long attendance at the [Treasury and Exchequer] Offices to get the allowance and discharge of his accounts: and he is deprived of a valuable employment purely on account of his said absence in his Majesty's service. Warrants not Relating to Money XXV, pp. 114–15. |
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Entry of the Treasury signature of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal to Thomas Stanwix, Esq., of several messuages and lands in the city of Carlisle in Co. Cumberland, being parcel of the lands of Price Eaglesfield, Richard Aglionby and Mark Wildbore, extended for several debts: to hold during pleasure at a rent of 4s. 4d. per an. and fine of 140l. Ibid., p. 116. |
| July 30. |
Treasury allowance of the salary bill, detailed, of the Hawkers and Pedlars Office for half a year to Xmas 1717: total 810l.
The like for the same for the half year ended 1718 June 24, being for the like details “except only that Charles Townsend is Solicitor in the room of Hadley Doyley.” Money Book XXVI, p. 429.
The like of the incidents bill, detailed, of the said Office for one year to 24 June 1717: total 497l. 9s. 3d. Ibid., p. 430.
William Lowndes to the Treasurer of the Navy. My Lords direct that you apply 32,045l. to the services following out of the 100,000l. which the Bank of England have agreed to advance to you upon a deposit of the like sum in tallies and orders on Malt Duties anno 1718: viz. |
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£ |
to the head of Ordinary.
for Chatham and Sheerness Yards for Midsummer and Michaelmas quarters anno 1717 |
13,999 |
to the head of Wear and Tear.
for Chatham and Sheerness Yards for Midsummer and Michaelmas quarters anno 1717 |
18,046 |
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— |
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£32,045 |
Disposition Book XXIV, p. 133.
Same to the Customs Commissioners [altered to] Henry Martin to send to my Lords an account of the quantities of gold and silver entered for exportation from Xmas 1717 to this time. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 326.
Same to Auditor Foley. Please lay before my Lords a state of the final accounts of Mr. How, late Paymaster of the Forces [sic for Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons], and [of Chelsea] Hospital now lying before you. Ibid.
R. Powys to Mr. Carkesse. Please move the [Customs] Commissioners to send to my Lords to-morrow morning an account what the King's part of the wine which belonged to Monsieur Le Coq, Minister of the King of Poland, amounted to according to their report of the 14th inst. Ibid.
Same to the Auditors of Imprests enclosing a Report from the Army Debts Commissioners on the arrears demanded by the Troops of Saxe Gotha for their service during the late war. My Lords direct you to prepare a royal warrant authorising the said Commissioners to certify the sums which, in their said Report, they have thought reasonable to be allowed to the said Troops in satisfaction of their said arrears so that debentures may be made forth for the same as directed by the Act 4 Geo. I., c. 9, cl. 9.
Appending: said Report to the King from the Army Debts Commissioners dated Dorset Court, Westminster, 15 July 1718. By your Majesty's command the Earl of Carnarvon, late Paymaster General to the Forces, has laid before us a state of the demands for arrears of the Saxe Gotha Troops pursuant to Treaty and Establishment. It consists of the following particulars:
(1) for ordinary pay of the said Troops from 23 August 1712 to 21 Dec. following according to Establishment.
(2) for two months' pay for Advice money upon their dismission pursuant to Treaty.
(3) for an arrear of Extraordinaries.
Their demand for pay being founded upon an Establishment, the same is a sufficient authority to us to place this article to the credit of their account. But the other two heads not having yet had the proper authorities from the Crown for their allowance we lay before your Lordships the particular circumstances thereof.
In the 10th article of the Convention between the late Queen, the States General and the Duke of Saxe Gotha (by which the Duke was to put into their service two Regiments of Dragoons and two of Foot, making in all 2,600 men) it is stipulated that when after the conclusion of a Peace with the Crowns of France and Spain the Queen and the States General shall be minded to send back the said Troops the Duke shall have two months' notice thereof before they begin their march to return. We find that on the 14th April 1713, new style, the late Queen's Plenipotentiaries at Utrecht made a Declaration that the said Duke was then at liberty to cause his said Troops to march out of Italy and to dispose of them as he pleased; which Declaration is the only notice the said Duke had; and by the Treaty it ought to have been given two months before the actual dismissal of his Troops: notwithstanding which the said Troops have been paid only to the time of the said Declaration, viz. 3 April 1713, old style.
We are therefore of opinion the said Duke is equitably intituled to a credit for two months' pay for his said Troops in lieu of the Advice stipulated, [such two months' pay] amounting to 56,185 guilders, which at 10 guilders 10 stivers to the pound sterling makes 5,350l. 19s. 0¼d.
This demand had been formerly referred by the Lord Treasurer [Oxford] to Mr. Gwyn, then Secretary at War, who thereupon reported in substance what we have here represented “and concludes” with submitting whether considering the distance of time before the Troops could receive notice of the Declaration and the length of their march afterwards to the Duke's dominions they ought not to be allowed he said two months pursuant to the Treaty.
The demand for Extraordinaries pursuant to Treaty is for several particulars arising in the years 1709, 1710 and 1711 not yet paid them and for the whole of the year 1712 and to the 3rd April 1713, old style, amounting in all to 33,980 guilders 13 stivers, which is 3,236l. 5s. 0½d. in sterling money at 10 guilders 10 stivers to the pound sterling.
To prove the several articles of this sum there have been produced the certificates of Mr. Slingelandt, Secretary of the Council of State of the United Provinces, expressing the nature of the articles respectively and certifying that the Council had ordered the payment of their proportion, being one moiety. These [certificates] we find have been the vouchers upon which all allowances of the like kind have been made by Great Britain during the course of the war, and as it appears that Great Britain has not yet discharged the moiety of the sums contained in these certificates of the said Mr. Slingelandt now produced we think it reasonable that credit be given for the sum.
Besides these demands the Sieur Hallungius has on the behalf of the said Duke of Saxe Gotha exhibited to us a further claim of credit for Great Britain's proportion (being a moiety) of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Douceurs or Recruit money for the said Troops: viz. for 24 Companies of Foot at 400 guilders per an. each and for 12 Troops of Dragoons at 350 guilders per an. each, viz. for 10½ years from 1703 to the middle of 1713; making in the whole 144,900 guilders or 13,775l. 1s. 8¼d. reduced [to sterling] at the rates mentioned on the respective Establishments.
In the 8th article of the above mentioned Convention for the said Troops it is agreed that they should enjoy all advantages that were then or should afterwards be granted to other Foreign Regiments or Troops. And it appears that the Troops of Hanover for the whole time that they continued in the pay of Great Britain have received annually for their ordinary recruits, over and above the allowances for those occasioned by loss in action or other extraordinary accidents, 800 guilders for each Company of Foot and 700 guilders for each Troop of Horse. Pursuant to this precedent the Troops of the Duke of Holstein Gottorp demanded in the year 1713 that the like allowances should be made to them from the beginning of their service, viz. from 1703 to the end of 1713, it being provided in their Treaty that they should enjoy the same waggon money, recruits and other gratifications which the Troops of Hanover enjoyed.
This demand was referred by the Lord Treasurer to Mr. Watkins, Secretary to the late Duke of Ormonde, then Captain General [of his Majesty's Forces], and upon his report the same was allowed and paid to the end of the year 1712 and no further, in regard that the allowance was never made but in the time of war.
As therefore these payments have actually been made to the Troops of Hanover and those of Holstein Gottorp, and the Troops of Saxe Gotha are by Treaty entitled to enjoy the same advantages with other Foreign Corps and have already received several sums on this head, we cannot but be of opinion that in their present account they ought to have credit for this demand to the end of the year 1712, deducting 2,000 guilders for Douceurs in the said year 1712 (included in the other Article above for extraordinaries), which will reduce the credit on this head to 135,000 guilders, which is in sterling 12,832l. 4s. 6½d.: against which we will charge them with such sums as they have already received. But for this as well as for the two preceding articles of Advice Money and Extraordinaries there being yet no authority from the Crown we cannot proceed therein without your Majesty's warrant.
Followed by: a state of the Extraordinaries due to the two Regiments of Dragoons and two Regiments of Foot, being the Troops of the Duke of Saxe Gotha who were in the joint pay of the late Queen and the States General and served in Italy to 14 April 1713, new style, the day that notice was given by the Queen's Plenipotentiaries then in Holland that they were dismissed her Majesty's service. |
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Guilders |
Stivers |
Deniers |
Guilders |
Stivers |
Deniers |
for the year 1709.
for two chests of medicines for the two Regiments of Dragoons at 75 guilders each |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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|
the like for the two Regiments of Foot at 60 guilders each |
120 |
0 |
0 |
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— |
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270 |
0 |
0 |
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the Queen's moiety thereof is |
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135 |
0 |
0 |
for the year 1710.
for four chests of medicines as before |
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135 |
0 |
0 |
for the year 1711.
for four chests of medicines as before |
270 |
0 |
0 |
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for maintaining the sick and wounded soldiers in their own proper hospitals from Nov. 1710 to Oct. 1711 according to certified lists upon oath, over and above the subsistence of the men, viz.:
Prince William's Regiment of Foot |
964 |
7 |
10 |
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Prince Hereditary's Regiment of Foot |
1,597 |
12 |
2 |
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Prince John August's Regiment of Dragoons |
979 |
8 |
5 |
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Major Gen. Greffendorf's Regiment of Dragoons |
944 |
1 |
0 |
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— |
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4,755 |
9 |
0 |
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the Queen's moiety thereof |
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2,377 |
14 |
8 |
for the year 1712.
forage money for Prince William's Regiment of Foot from 9 Nov. 1711 to 13 April 1712, new style, inclusive, being 157 days at 50 rations a day and 6 stivers a ration |
2,355 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Prince Frederick's Regiment of Foot |
2,355 |
0 |
0 |
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forage money for Prince Augustus's Regiment of Dragoons for the same time at 40 rations a day and 6 stivers a ration |
1,884 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Major General Greffendorf's Regiment of Dragoons |
1,884 |
0 |
0 |
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for four chests of medicines as before |
270 |
0 |
0 |
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for maintaining the sick and wounded soldiers in their own proper Hospitals from Nov. 1711 to Oct. 1712 according to the certified lists upon oath, over and above the subsistence of the men:
Prince William's Regiment of Foot |
922 |
9 |
0 |
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Prince Hereditary's Regiment of Foot |
1,548 |
13 |
0 |
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Prince John August's Regiment of Dragoons |
1,416 |
19 |
0 |
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Major Gen. Greffendorf's Regiment of Dragoons |
1,488 |
12 |
0 |
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for 17 waggons for Prince William's Regiment of Foot from 14 April 1712 to 1 Nov. following, being 202 days at two guilders a day each waggon |
6,868 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Prince Frederick's Regiment of Foot |
6,868 |
0 |
0 |
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for 11 waggons for Prince Augustus's Regiment of Dragoons for the same time at the same rate |
4,444 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Major General Greffendorf's Regiment of Dragoons |
4,444 |
0 |
0 |
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for one waggon for the said Major General Greffendorf as Brigadier for the same time at 2 guilders a day |
404 |
0 |
0 |
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for the ordinary Douceur for Prince William's Regiment of Foot consisting of 12 Companies, at 200 guilders each Company |
2,400 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Prince Frederick's Regiment of Foot |
2,400 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Prince John Augustus's Regiment of Dragoons, consisting of six Troops, at 100 guilders each Troop |
600 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Major General Greffendorf's Regiment of Dragoons |
600 |
0 |
0 |
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— |
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43,152 |
13 |
0 |
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the Queen's moiety thereof |
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21,576 |
6 |
8 |
for the year 1713.
forage money for Prince William's Regiment of Foot from 2 Nov. 1712 to 10 Nov. 1713, being 129 days at 50 rations a day and 6 stivers a ration |
1,935 |
0 |
0 |
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|
the like for Prince Frederick's Regiment of Foot |
1,935 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Prince Augustus's Regiment of Dragoons for the same time at 40 rations a day and 6 stivers a ration |
1,548 |
0 |
0 |
|
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the like for Major General Greffendorf's Regiment of Dragoons |
1,548 |
0 |
0 |
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for maintaining the Sick and Wounded soldiers in their own proper Hospitals from Nov. 1712 to 14 April 1713 (the time of notice of dismissal as above) according to certified lists and over and above the subsistence given to the men: viz.
for Prince William's Regiment of Foot |
553 |
16 |
0 |
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Prince Hereditary's Regiment of Foot |
446 |
1 |
0 |
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Prince John Augustus's Regiment of Dragoons |
603 |
9 |
0 |
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Major General Greffendorf's Regiment of Dragoons |
683 |
18 |
0 |
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for 17 waggons for Prince William's Regiment of Foot for 90 days in advance for the year 1713 at 2 guilders a day each waggon |
3,060 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Prince Frederick's Regiment of Foot |
3,060 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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for 11 waggons for Prince Augustus's Regiment of Dragoons for the same time at the same rate |
1,980 |
0 |
0 |
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the like for Major General Greffendorf's Regiment of Dragoons for one waggon for Major General Greffendorf as |
1,980 |
0 |
0 |
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Brigadier |
180 |
0 |
0 |
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— |
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19,513 |
4 |
0 |
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the Queen's moiety thereof is |
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9,756 |
12 |
0 |
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— |
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amounting in all to 33,980 guilders 13 stivers current money of Holland to be paid by Great Britain |
33,980 |
13 |
0 |
|
Out Letters (General) XXII, pp. 326–31. |
| July 30. |
Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of Lord Harborough for extension of term to 50 years in the house he now lives in, which was granted by Charles II. to Henry Pulteney and now vests in petitioner and which requires to be new built. Beference Book IX, p. 401.
Same to the Customers Commissioners of the petition of Benjamin Steed, landwaiter in Minehead port, Co. Somerset, having been an officer a considerable time in that port, but by the misrepresentation of malicious persons represented to be disaffected to the Government and turned out and one Higgins deputed in his place April 29 last, “but who since that time has not appeared ”: therefore praying to be restored. Ibid., p. 402.
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Charles Lancaster, Lieutenant of the Regiment of Carabiniers in Ireland, shewing that the pension of 150l. per an., which the King allowed him, is left out of the present Establishment for Ireland; and praying that same may be replaced [thereon] from the commencement thereof. Out Letters (Ireland) X, p. 204.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland to employ Sir Henry Rollow as Collector of Customs at Borrowstounness loco John Crawford, whose deputation is to be superseded. Out Letters (North Britain) IV, p. 362. |
| July 31. |
Royal warrant dated Kensington to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to the Treasury Lords and the Master of the Jewel Office to discharge Charles, Duke of Bolton, from the 1,001 ounces of white plate valued at 333l. 13s. 4d. delivered to him out of the Jewel Office by indenture dated 31 Jan. 1715–16 as then Lord Chamberlain of the Household: no part of the said plate having been returned into the Jewel Office, but the King being pleased to discharge him thereof in consideration of many good and acceptable services. King's Warrant Book XXIX, pp. 228–9. |
| July 31. |
Money warrant for 300l. to William, Earl of Denbigh, for half a year to Lady day 1718 on his pension. (Money order dated Aug. 4 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated 6 Aug. hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 431. Order Book X, p. 156. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 134.
Treasury warrant to Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint, to pay the bill for prosecuting clippers and counterfeiters of the coinage and utterers of bad money as follows: out of the Coinage Duty moneys, but taking care that the payments in one year do not exceed the 400l. per an. appropriated out of said Duty to services of this nature.
Prefixing: the bill of Calverley Pinckney as Solicitor or Deputy to Sir Richard Sandford, Warden of the Mint, for prosecuting clippers and counterfeiters, to wit from 29 July 1715 to 25 March 1718: the names of those tried or convicted for this treason being Lemuel King (at York); Mary, wife of Chr. Stavely; Beatrice, daughter of Nicho. Prest; Chr. Stavely; Nicho. Prest; Samuel Freeman; — Baxter (Northumberland); — Mawson (Carlisle); Edward Edwards (Newgate); Samuel Gould (New Prison); Wood, Rogers and Prior (Kingston upon Thames); — Pyrks; Robert Rickey (Thetford in Norfolk); Henry Gyll (Gill) of Lynn; 5s. for carriage to London of a large iron instrument for edging all sorts of coin; Samuel Smith and — Harpham (at Hull) for counterfeiting Danish money; Isabell Gaine (Old Bailey); Barbary Spencer and Mary Jones (in Surrey); Elizabeth Saunders and Anne Pyrk; and — Edwards (at Kingston on Thames); Mrs. Burne (New Prison);— Seagar and his wife (at Mitcham); — Panting and his brother (Newgate); — Wood and — Hunt, alias Ipee; old Johnson and Mary Kimberly; Abigall Newstead and Anne Palmer; John Millbancke; Jo. Alexander and his wife; Blanch Williams (Old Bailey); Eliz. Parsons (ditto); Timo. King (ditto); Sarah Meritt (ditto); Mr. Hewlett (ditto); Mary Clinton (ditto) (total bill 495l. 6s. 10d.). Money Book XXVI, pp. 432–6.
Money warrant for 1,500l. to William Smith, James Moore and Arthur Moore, junr. (whom his Majesty has constituted by patent to be Receiver and Paymaster of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners): for last Lady day quarter for the pay of said Band.
Followed by: a certificate of the wages and board wages due to said Band for said quarter: viz. 250l. to the Duke of St. Albans as Captain; 125l. to William Seymour as Lieutenant; 77l. 10s. 0d. to William Wynn as Standard Bearer; 30l. to Philip Pendock as Clerk of the Cheque; and 25l. each to the Gentlemen Pensioners, viz. Sir Charles Norton, Nicholas Arnold, Paul Colton, Gregory Westcomb, Robert Coleby, Sir Thomas Saunders, William Westcomb, John Grub, Thomas Gery, William Lancaster, Jeremy Sambrooke, William Smythe, Edmund Bedingfeild, Henry Pope, Jeoffery Saunders, Richard Farmborough, John Mum, Henry Freckleton, Henry Trent, William Taylor, James Kentish, Sir Andrew Chadwick, Edward Horner, Thomas Stansall, Peter Power, James Barnard, Nathaniel Lambert, Colveley Legh, Nicholas Blowing, George Bellamy, George Maddison, Thomas Hutches, Adam Woolley, William Gisborne, Henry Barnesley, Samuel Savile, Thomas Moore, Richard Sankey, Thomas Theyer, Henry Allen; and 17l. 10s. 0d. to Richard Reeves, Gent. Harbinger. (Letter of direction dated 6 Aug. hereon.) Money Book XXVI, pp. 437–8. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 134. |
| July 31. |
Treasury confirmation of a money order of 1714 Dec. 22 for 20,000l. to Edward Nicholas, ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXIX, p. 211, under date 1714 Dec. 20. Order Book IX, p. 14.
Letter of direction for 22,539l. to Richard Hampden on the unsatisfied order in his name as Treasurer of the Navy: out of loans remaining in the Exchequer on credit of the Land Tax anno 1718: and is intended to be applied to the services following: viz.
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£ |
to the head of Wear and Tear.
to complete 33,876l. for Portsmouth Yard for Midsummer |
2,038 |
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and Michaelmas quarters 1717 for Plymouth Yard for the same time |
14,501 |
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to the head of Victuallingfor half a year's pay to the labourers employed in the Victualling due at Michaelmas 1717 |
6,000 |
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— |
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£22,539 |
Disposition Book XXIV, p. 132.
William Lowndes to the Treasurer of the Navy to apply to services as follows the sum of 31,838l. out of the 100,000l. which the Bank has agreed to advance to you on credit of tallies and orders on Malt anno 1718: viz. |
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£ |
to the head of Wear and Tear.
towards paying Portsmouth Yard for Midsummer and Michaelmas quarters anno 1717 |
£31,838 |
Ibid., p. 133.
C. Stanhope to the Comptroller of Army Accounts enclosing the Report as follows from the Commissioners for Army Debts touching the allowance of pay to the unmounted Troopers of Horse and Dragoons. My Lords direct you to search precedents with respect to the pay that hath been allowed such Troopers.
Appending: said Report to the King dated Dorset Court, Westminster, 24 July 1718. In examining the accounts of the Regiments of Horse and Dragoons that served in Spain and Portugal in the late war we find several private men borne on the muster rolls unmounted for whom the Regiments wherein they are mustered demand pay after the rate of 18d. a day for each Trooper of Horse and 11d. a day for each Dragoon to answer the subsistence and offreckonings of the said unmounted men. Upon enquiry we find these have been the usual allowances for pay of such men according to the custom of the Army and [we] are humbly of opinion that the like allowances may reasonably be made in the accompts of these Regiments. But no Establishment or other general authority having been produced to
us for allowing any pay to unmounted Troops either of Horse or Dragoons the pay demanded cannot be allowed by us without your Majesty's warrant in that behalf. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 332. |
| July 31. |
William Lowndes to the Victualling Commissioners. My Lords have read your letter of the 30th inst. upon the proposal for victualling the Garrisons of Annapolis and Placentia. They are of opinion it will be more for the service at present that “the Garrision” should be victualled by you as it hath hitherto been. They therefore direct you to provide the necessaries for “the garrison ”(which consists of 398 men) for 12 months with all imaginable expedition and upon the same foot as last year. Ibid., p. 333.
Same to the Auditors of Imprests enclosing a report from the Army Debts Commissioners touching the net offreckonings of non-effective men in the Regiments which served during the late war in Spain and Portugal. My Lords direct you to prepare a warrant for them to peruse and lay before the King for his signature for giving the said Commissioners the authority they desire with regard to the said net offreckonings, in stating the accounts of the said Regiments.
Appending: said Report to the King from the Army Debts Commissioners dated Dorset Court, 1718 April 5, and signed by John Plumptree, L. Smelt, Robert Bristow, William Gordon and Tho. Palmer. In examining the accompts of the Regiments which served during the late war in Spain and Portugal we have found that (as well by reason of the shattered and ruinous condition many of them were sometime in as of the orders which towards the end of the war were given to the Paymaster General to pay only the effective men), respitts and deductions in the nature of respitts are made from the credits of the respective accounts of several of them, amounting to considerable sums, which respitts and deductions being for the full pay of the non-effective men, and the Regiments being at the same time charged with the complt. [complete] nett offreckonings according to the Establishment, the nett offreckonings of the non-effectives now fall a heavy charge upon the Clearings of the respective Captains: we are humbly of opinion that it is reasonable that the said Captains should be relieved from this hardship. But as the doing of it is in effect removing part of a respitt for which the authority of the Crown is requisite and as the instances wherein it recurs are numerous, we humbly offer our opinion that if your Majesty is graciously inclined to give the Regiments this ease the same may be done by a general warrant directing that in all cases where the said Regiments shall appear to us by their respective Muster Rolls to have suffered an extraordinary loss of men or where they have credit of pay only according to the Returns of the Effectives and are charged on the other side with the whole net offreckonings according to the Establishment there [sic for then] they shall respectively have credit back for so much offreckonings as the non-effective men shall amount to. Ibid., pp. 338, 339–40.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to present Andrew Gilbert for employment as a tidesman in some outport on a vacancy, he being recommended to my Lords as a fit person. Ibid., p. 347.
Same to the Stamps Commissioners to present William Seaward as a stamper; he being similarly recommended. Ibid.
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