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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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Dec. 16
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Signature by Treasurer Clifford of a docquet, dated 1672, Dec.,
of a grant to George Viscount Grandison and Thomas Crumpe,
Esq., of the remainder of a debt due to the King from Sir John
Harrison, Kt., deceased, and others, late Customs Farmers,
and of all extended lands &c. of said Harrison in the counties
of Herts, Norfolk and Lancaster, during the continuance of said
extent, &c., utsupra, Vol. III. p. 1,348, under date 1672, Nov.16.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 120.
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Sir. Ro. Howard to Sir Ro. Long. I will send you to-day a list
of such moneys as Treasurer Clifford would have presently
paid. There is 6,000l. set down for the Ordnance. I desire
that in the meantime you would strike a tally for 2,000l. of it
this morning on the Farmers of the Law duty.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 199.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Customs Commissioners.
Henry Loades, of London, merchant, on behalf of the master
and proprietors of the ship "St. John Evangelist" of Ostend,
has represented that said ship was lately taken and brought in
by a privateer into London port, and there is a cause depending
at this time about the same in the Admiralty Court, and
he desires that the perishable part of her lading, namely chestnuts
and lemons, may be sold pending judgement and after entry
made, which you refuse to permit unless her whole lading be
entered. As said ship was brought in by constraint you are to
admit an entry of the perishable goods until determination of
said cause.
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Warrants Not Relating
Money III. p. 211.
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Same to the King's Remembrancer to stay process against the
Earl of Anglesey on his accounts as late Treasurer of the
Navy, which he is now upon and endeavouring to perfect with
all speed.
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Ibid, p. 212.
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ John Castleman,
of Banstead Downs, co. Surrey, as officer of the Customs to
look after and seize all such uncustomed goods as shall be
conveyed by the roads about his place of residence.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to deliver to the Earl of Mulgrave some goods
lately imported from France.
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Ibid, p. 213.
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Entry of a [Treasury] minute or order of reference [by Treasurer
Clifford] as follows : "Upon hearing the matter before His
Majesty concerning the beer furnished by the Victualler to
his Navy, it is ordered that the matter be referred to such
brewers as now or heretofore have used to brew beer for sea
service to be nominated by the Master and Assistants of the
Brewers Company, who are to consider what are fit proportions
of the best malt of the several counties from whence it's
usually brought, for the brewing of 30 tuns of beer for His
Majesty's Navy, and what hath been the ancient proportion of
such malt for that quantity of beer used in brewing, and to
make report thereof to the Lord Treasurer."
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Ibid p. 222.
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Money warrant for 1,095l. to Tobias Eden, of Clement's Inn,
gent. [as royal bounty], in consideration of good and faithful
services : payable out of baronetcy fee due from Sir Robert
Eden. Tallies of discharge to be levied on said Sir Robert
Eden.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 232.
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Money warrant for 27l. 7s. 6d. to Hugh May for one year on
his fee or salary as Comptroller of the Works.
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Ibid, p. 234.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt.
The order in Council of Aug. 23 last referred to the Treasury
Lords the petition of Rebecca Hill on behalf of two orphans of
her son, Capt. John Harley, desiring satisfaction for moneys
due to him for service done at Barbados, as commander of the
"Success" fireship, which he burned very successfully and
with considerable damage to the enemy, and afterwards as
commander of the "Willoughby" frigate. I find that
Captain Harley was only voted by the Governor of Barbados
50,000 lb. weight of sugar as reward for his service in general
in the West Indies : which, at 12s. 6d. per hundred [weight]
would have been computed upon the place [or spot] at 300l.
But no part of said sugar has ever been made good [handed
over] to him. You are hereby to issue to the Treasurer of
the Navy 300l. to be paid to said Rebecca Hill for said
orphans. To be paid out of the 4½ per cent. duty.
Together with Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Navy Commissioners
to make out and sign a bill directing the Treasurer of
the Navy to pay abovesaid 300l. in full of all pretences and
demands of any abovesaid service and disbursements by said
Capt. Harley.
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Ibid, pp. 234-5, 237-8.
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Money warrant for 200l. to Clara Bolton for one year on her
pension, as recommended by the King in his reference of the
12th inst. to Treasurer Clifford, and in part of 1,000l. arrears
thereon due to her at Michaelmas last, as appears by a certificate
of the Auditor of the Receipt of, the 7th Nov. last.
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Ibid, p. 235.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Auditor and to the Receiver
General of Crown Revenues of Dorset and Somerset to continue
to pay as formerly out of the Crown revenues of those
counties the annuity of 200l. to Juliana Coningesby (now the
wife of Amias Hext, Esq.,) as granted by the letters patent of
1665, Dec. 18, in consideration of her good and hazardous
service performed in the King's escape from Worcester.
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Ibid, p. 238.
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Same to the Receipt for a tally to be levied at the Receipt purporting
the payment of 1,095l. by Sir Thomas Barnardiston
of Ketton, alias Kedington, co. Suffolk, being his baronet
fee.
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Ibid, p. 239.
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Royal sign manual for 120l. to Fredrick Bloyston, gent., as
royal bounty. (Money warrant dated Dec. 17.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 193 ; Warrants Early
XIX. p. 239.
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Same for 82l. 9s. 0d. to Edward Proger in satisfaction of so
much by him expended for hay and other necessaries for the
deer in the Middle or North Park [sic for New Park] at
Hampton Court in 1670 and 1671. (Money warrant dated
Dec. 17.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 193 ; Warrants Early
XIX. p. 238.
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Dec. 17
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Entry of the order of reference from Treasurer Clifford to the
Customs Commissioners of the order in Council as follows :—
Prefixing :—Order of the King in Council, dated 1672, Oct. 30.
The petition of Dionisius Bossenot and other merchants of
St. Malo [is] read shewing that about the 18th Sept. last a
small vessel of 15 tons burden, David Bigott master, came out
of Dieppe laden with goods on petitioners' account and was
forced on the coast of Sussex and driven ashore, where the
officers of the Customs came on board and seized all the goods
in so much that the master could not proceed in his voyage,
since which time said vessel was staved to pieces. The said
officers have seized all the goods on the pretence that some of
them were prohibited, and the Serjeant of the Cinque Ports
has also seized them on behalf of the Duke of York. It
appears by certificate that said vessel and goods are really
bound for St Malo. His Majesty will order redelivery of said
goods. Ordered therefore that it be referred to the Treasury
Lords to examine the fact. The Duke of York's officers concerned
herein are to attend said Lords to make out their cause of seizure.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 200.
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Sir Ro. Howard to the Customs Commissioners forwarding from
Treasurer Clifford the petition of John Stoner, of London,
merchant, and the affidavit of Edward Lovell, landwaiter. On
Stoner's submission you are to accommodate and determine
the business, and Stoner to be discharged.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 201.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Customs Commissioners.
There are some goods arrived from France belonging to a
company of French comedians who are come over into England.
The King's pleasure is that such clothes, vestments, scenes
and other ornaments, necessaries, and materials proper for and
directly designed for their own use about the stage should be
imported Customs free. But if any goods are brought over not
for their own immediate use you are to take Custom for
all such.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 213.
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Treasurer Clifford's fiat for letters patent to constitute Thomas
Roane Controller of Customs, Chichester port, loco John
Martin, gent., deceased.
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Ibid, p. 214.
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Privy seal for 1,000l. to Thomas Lord Colepeper for two years'
arrears of his salary, being omitted to be mentioned in His
Majesty's letters patents whereby he was constituted a member
of His Majesty's standing Council for Foreign Plantations.
(Money warrant, dated Jan. 28.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 220 ; Warrants Early
XIX. p. 274.
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Royal warrant for a privy seal whereby His Majesty accepts
9,000l. to be paid by Sir John Shaw and partners in satisfaction
of 15,211l. charged on them for money and bonds in their hands
as late Farmers of the Customs and to discharge them from
said whole debt thereupon.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 192.
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Dec. 18
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Entry of the order of reference from Treasurer Clifford to
Bartholomew Fillingham of the petition of Daniel Johnson,
commissary of the provisions of Dunkirk : to certify whether
the arrears mentioned in the petition be truly stated and
still unpaid.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 202.
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Same of same from same to Major Andros and Mr. Fillingham
of the petition of Tho. Herd, drum-major to Sir Tobias
Bridge's regiment.
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Ibid
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Same of same from same to Sir Robert Atkins, junr., and
Mr. Philips of the petition of Edw. Cooke, William Skipwith,
and Edward Seymour, deputy in the Greenwax, Alienation and
Hanaper offices for allowance for their fees about the Law
[duty] Bill.
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Ibid, p. 203.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Serjeant Francis Stephens to
search for and seize sundry prohibited goods lately imported
and lodged in the house of one Monsieur de Lottere, living
near Fleet Street, London.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 214.
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Treasurer Clifford's constitution and appointment of Richard
Gregory, gent., messenger in ordinary, as messenger to attend
him as Lord Treasurer.
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Ibid, p. 215.
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[?]
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Same of Anthony Seagar, gent., as messenger to the Commissioners
of Appeals in Excise.
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Ibid.
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[?]
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Entry of demise to Thomas Carter and his wife at the nomination
of Francis Stephens, Esq., of a parcel of waste land or common
called Hermitage Common, in Hermitage, parcel of the manor
of Fordington and of the Duchy of Cornwall.
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Ibid.
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Dec. 18
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant for appointing John Clarke, waiter
at Newcastle, to be surveyor at Shields loco Stephen Baeker,
deceased, with an addition of 20l. per an. to his salary of 40l.
per an.
Nathaniel Massy lately designed by the Treasury Lords for
that place is appointed waiter at Newcastle.
Thomas Wharton to be waiter and searcher at Sharpton
loco William Hall.
James Hollis to be tidesman at Minehead loco Robert
Syllivant, who declines that service.
William Gwin to be a tidesman in London port.
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Ibid. p. 217.
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Entry of demise by in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal
to Thomas Bradley, and Mary his wife, of several messuages
and lands in the parish of Little Ouseburn, co. Yorks. parcel of
the lands of Robert Walters, gent., outlaw.
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Ibid.
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[?]
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Same of same by same to Anthony Keck, and Mary his wife, of
the manor and several messuages, lands and tenements in
Scampston and elsewere, co. Yorks, part of the lands of Sir John
Bolles, bart., outlaw.
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Ibid.
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Same of same by same to John Pratt of a messuage and lands in
the parish of Broadhembury, part of the lands of Francis
Pratt, outlaw.
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Ibid.
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Dec. 18
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The King to the Governors of the Foreign Plantations severally
as follows, viz., Barbados, Montserrat, Antigua, Nevis, St.
Christopher, Jamaica. By several laws and statutes of the
realm the growth and product of our Plantations in America
ought to be imported to England, Wales, and Berwick on
Tweed "that they may answer us the Customs due by law
thereupon." We are informed that there are divers practices
for defrauding us of the said Customs by ships sailing hence
without giving bond for their return as by law is enjoined, and
foreign vessels which by too much connivance are suffered to
lade within your government, and yet come not into our
Kingdom of England, Wales, or Berwick to make their discharge
and satisfy us the duty due thereupon, and by many small
vessels that come from the neighbouring Plantations and take
in goods for other parts and return neither to this our Kingdom
nor the said Plantations. For prevention hereof you are to
cause strict examination to be taken of the commanders and
masters of all English ships that from henceforth shall
arrive in your Government whether they have given
bond for their return into England, and in case they
have not you are not to suffer any of them to be laden till they
have given bond with good sureties to come into some port of
our said kingdom, "that they may pay us the customs due by
law" : as also to take bond with good sureties from all vessels
that shall come from any other Plantations for the returning
of their goods into some of our said Plantations, or bringing of
them into our said kingdom. And if any foreign ships shall come
within your Government we require that our laws be put in
due execution against them. In all which you are to proceed
according to the Navigation Act, the Act for encouraging of
trade, and the Act for encouraging the Plantation trade of the
12th, 15th, and 22rd years of our reign. We require you to
send to Lord Treasurer Clifford in England a list of all bonds
that you shall so cause to be taken, with an account of all ships,
their burthen, masters' names, and to what place belonging
that shall lade in your government yearly.
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King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 194-5.
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Dec. 19
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Signature by Treasurer Clifford of a docquet dated 1672, Dec.,
of a warrant for the Exchequer to pay Sir William Swanne 3l.
a day as ordinary from Sept. 29 last as Resident with the
Hanse Towns.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 122.
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Entry of the order of reference from Treasurer Clifford to the
Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of Sir
Gabriel Sylvius for [a lease of] some concealed lands near the
Horse Ferry at Westminster.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 202.
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Same of same from same to Mr. Filingham of the petition of
Marcus Browne, merchant, about provisions supplied to the
Island of Montserrat : "to examine if the money be not contained
in the debt already stated and directed to be paid out
of the Four and a half per cent. for matters relating to the
West Indies."
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Ibid, p. 203.
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Money warrant for 48l. to John Greene for two years on his fee
of 24l. per an. as Keeper of His Majesty's Stables at the Mews,
in part of 7 3/4 years arrears thereon to Michaelmas last.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 240.
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Same for 100l. to Thomas Windham for half a year on his
annuity or yearly pension.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Auditors of Imprests and the
Comptroller General of the Accounts of the Custom House to
allow 237l. 8s. 3d. in account to — Jackson, Collector of
Customs in Berwick port, being a surcharge upon him for
having collected the duty on Scotch pladding only ad valorem
and not according to the Book of Rates, which in this particular
case has been passed and discharged.
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Ibid, p. 246.
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Privy seal for the Auditor of the Receipt to compute the 6 per
cent. interest of the 302l. 12s. 5d. from the payment of same
into the Receipt by John Throckmorton as purchase money for
fee farms in the manor of Higham, Sussex, of the value of 20l.
per an. (contracted for by him, but which he could not enjoy
as they had before been conveyed to Sir John Clobery), and
for orders to be drawn for payment of said 302l. 12s. 5d. with
interest, &c., &c., by way of allowing same in satisfaction or
as part purchase money of other farms of the value of
22l. 9s. 2d. contracted for by him. (Treasurer Clifford's
subscription, dated Dec. 20, of docquet hereof. Treasurer
Clifford's warrant hereon to the Exchequer, dated 1672-3,
Jan. 15.)
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King's Warrant Book
III. pp. 211-2 ; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 121 ; Warrants
Early XIX. p. 258.
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Dec. 20
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Treasurer Clifford's subscription of a docquet dated 1672, Dec.,
of a warrant for the Exchequer to discharge Thomas Holder
of the sum of 509l. 12s. 6d. of foreign specie which he has in
hands as part of and in consideration of several sums of
money as below by him disbursed in His Majesty's service : and
also to discharge him of the several sums of 56,235l. 3s. 10d.
and 11,029l. 13s. 1d., and of and from all accounts to be
made by him of said several sums, which said sums were
received by him for His Majesty's use from Sir Thomas
Bond, Kt., and Joseph Drake, Esq., and employed according
to His Majesty's directions. (Royal warrant, dated Dec. 17,
for a privy seal for said payment of 509l. 12s. 6d., and for
said discharges as above.)
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28074 p. 121 ; King's
Warrant Book III. p. 192.
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Same by same of same, dated 1672, Dec., of a grant to Richard
Westcombe and Clement Westcombe, his son, of the office of
Controller of Customs, Cardiff port, on the surrender of
Richard Dutton.
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Ibid, p. 122.
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Treasurer Clifford to the King's Remembrancer to stay all process
against William Harbord on the 2,000l. charged on him
as imprested by a privy seal for repairs in the New Park called
Richmond Park : said Harbord having by virtue of a Treasury
warrant of 1668, Sept. 25, assigned the orders, drawn on said
privy seal, to Philip Packer, Paymaster of the Works, to be
by him employed for the said service : notwithstanding which
process of distringas has been awarded against said Harbord.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 218.
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Same to Sir Fr. Russell, Col. Sands, Mr. Street, Richard Dowdeswell,
Tho. Foley, Commissioners of Assessments for co.
Worcester. Complaint has been made on behalf of several
late head collectors of the Royal Aids for Worcester to the
effect that Robert Foley, late Receiver General thereof, has in
his accounts discharged himself of a great part by setting
supers on said head collectors and has thereby overcharged
them with several considerable sums. so that said head
collectors cannot clear and discharge themselves without
returning and charging part of their supers back again upon
the said Receiver, to the great prejudice of His Majesty's
service in obstructing the bringing in of the King's moneys :
whereupon said Foley was summoned before me, and acknowledged
that some mistake had been committed by him, but
that at present he could not by his books and papers amend
the error without going into the country, and therefore
desired that the differences between him and the head
collectors might be referred to you. You are to consider
hereof and report by the first day of next term after comparing
the Receiver's books with the said head collectors
acquittances and demands. I have appointed Mr. Kemp
Harwood to attend you herein.
Appending : note of the said supers in question.
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Ibid, pp. 219-20.
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Aids.
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Eleven
Months.
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£
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s.
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d.
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£
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s.
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d.
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Will. Geeres, deceased, head collector
of Pershore and Black
[Blackenhurst]
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271
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4
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0
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Kemp Harwood, same for same
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47
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7
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6
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973
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16
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8
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Ri. Hodgkins, deceased, Head
Collector of Oswaldslow
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120
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2
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4
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2027
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0
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8
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William Woodward, same of
Pershore Lower
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18
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12
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1
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327
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10
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8
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Same to abovesaid Robert Foley to attend the abovesaid referees
for the abovesaid purpose.
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Ibid, p. 220.
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[? Dec. 20]
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Treasurer Clifford to the heir or executor of Sir Thomas Player,
late Chamberlain of London. During Sir George Carteret's
employment as Treasurer of the Navy he deposited in the
hands of Sir Thomas Player, deceased, several tallies levied
upon divers Receivers of the Royal Aid, of which many are yet
unpaid and remain in your hands. As said Carteret cannot be
duly discharged of the money upon said tallies until they are
again delivered into his hands you are therefore to deliver all
said tallies so remaining unpaid as aforesaid to said Carteret,
taking a note under his hand for the receipt of same, which
shall be [to you] a sufficient discharge for said tallies.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 221.
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Dec. 20
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 150l.
to George Porter for half a year to Sept. 29 last of his salary
as Surveyor of Customs of London port.
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Money Book (Customs),
p. 82.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to repay to Samuel Pepys,
9,000l. for the service of Tangier on such orders as are already
drawn in his name for that service : same to be paid by levying
tallies on the Customs Cashier to that amount.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Receipt to levy a tally purporting the payment of
1,095l. by Sir Thomas Adams, of London, kt. : being his
baronet fee.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 240.
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Money warrant for 40l. to [Thomas] Barlow, Dr. in Phisick, and
Margaret Professor of Phisick in Oxford, for three years to
Michaelmas last, being in full of what is grown due to him on
his annuity or pension of 20 marks.
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Ibid, p. 241.
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Same for 40l. to Dr. James Hyde for one year of his fee as Regius
Professor [of Phisick] in Oxford.
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Ibid.
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Same for 18l. 7s. 9½d. to Sir George Downing in full (with 2,391l.
12s. 2½d. as the value of his ambassadorial plate as late
Ambassador to the United Provinces) of 2,410l. due to him
upon an order of loan, dated 1671, Nov. 8, registered in the
name of Capt. John Peters on the Customs : and also to pay
him 102l. 16s. 0d. for interest on said loan from 1671, Nov. 8,
to the date of the privy seal of July 24 last.
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Ibid, pp. 246-7.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Sir C. Harbord for a particular
and ratal of a house and common oven in Macclesfield with a
view to a renewal of lease to one Samuel Mottershed therein
assigned to him by William Farringdon, of Worden, co. Lancs. .
the new lease to be for 31 years from Michaelmas last on
surrender of the lease in being and on a fine of 24l. 13s. 4d. at
the old reserved rent of 8s.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 216.
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Royal warrant for a privy seal for discharging the
estate, executors and heirs of the late Earl of Sandwich of all
accounts of moneys relating to the Great Wardrobe during the
whole time of his having been Master of the same : but nothing
herein to release Thomas Townsend from the said accounts.
Also for the remitting of 2,000l. to the said late Earl (due
from said Earl to the Crown, being the remainder of the sum
of 9,042l. 15s. 6d., being purchase money on contracts for fee
farms) : the said late Earl having at the time of his death (as
is alleged in the petition of his heir the present Earl) lost a
considerable estate in plate, jewels and other goods to the value
of 4,000l. and upwards : the aforesaid petition having been
referred July 30 last to the Treasury : for the remitting whereof
an order is to be drawn for the said sum of 2,000l. to the
present Earl of Sandwich out of the sale of fee farms, which
is to be applied to the discharging and satisfying the money
due [from said Earl] upon contracts for fee farms made by
said Earl. All in regard of said late Earl's services, and in
regard also of the fact that in consequence of said Earl having
been employed upon several embassies and other services abroad
the said Wardrobe moneys never came to his hand but were
received and issued by said Townsend as his deputy in said
office, all the books, writings and papers being in said
Townsend's hands. (Treasurer Clifford's subscription, dated
Feb. 13, of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 196-8 ; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 133.
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Money warrant for 20l. to the Earl of Rivers for one year's
creation money.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 281.
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Dec. 21
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Subscription by Treasurer Clifford of a docquet, dated 1672, Dec.
of a warrant for the Exchequer to deliver to Sir Thomas Orby
a bond for 4,500l., condition[ed] to pay 2,250l., which was
entered into by him and Sir Peter Killigrew to the Trustees of
the late Queen Mother for a lease : the King being pleased to
discharge said Orby and said Killigrew from said debt.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 123.
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Treasurer Clifford to [the Customs Commissioners]. By the
order in Council of the 20th inst., made on the petition of the
Royal Africa Company, I am to order the stopping of any ships
bound out upon private accounts to any places between Sallee
and the Cape of Good Hope to the prejudice of and contrary
to the Charter granted to the said Company. On behalf of said
Company I am informed that the ship "George," William Shafte,
master, and the "Benjamin," Abraham Major, master, are now
outwards bound from the Thames upon the said [Guinea
trade] account. Until further order herein you are to lay a
stop on said ships and to hinder them to proceed on their voyage.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 218.
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Money warrant for 1,250l. to Lawrence Hyde. Master of the
Robes, for a quarter to Xmas next on the 5,000l. per an. [for
the Office of Robes] as by the letters patent of 1672, April 26.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 241.
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Same for 100l. to Lodowick Carlisle for half a year on his pension.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Clifford's dormant warrant to the Cashier of the
Customs to pay from time to time the annuity of 2,000l. to
Prince Rupert for life.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 47l. 4s. 2d. to Sir Rob. Crooke for one year
on his annuity or fee as Clerk of the Pipe.
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Ibid, p. 242.
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Same for 500l. to Sidney Godolphin for extraordinaries during
the time of his continuance in his employ as Envoy Extraordinary
to attend the French Camp.
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Ibid, p. 247.
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Same for 100l. 7s. 6d. to Sir James Norfolk for one year on his
fee and allowance as a Serjeant at Arms.
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Ibid, p. 244.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant (marked in the margin vacated, see
infra p. 25, 1672-3, Jan. 3) to the Receipt for tallies to be levied
at the Receipt on the Cashier of the Customs for 30,000l., which
tallies are to be delivered to Sir Thomas Osborne, Treasurer of
the Navy, for the service of the Navy. "And you are to cause
issues to be made of the said 30,000l. upon such orders as are
already drawn in the said Receipt in the name of Sir Thomas
Osborne for the service of the said Navy, and which do remain
in his hands unsatisfied."
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Ibid, p. 248.
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Dec. 22
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Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. Stockdale to send to the Custom House
to be opened there the box lately imported from France,
and directed to the Earl of Bath, and now in your custody.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 203.
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Dec. 23
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Entry of the fresh order of reference from Treasurer Clifford to
the Agents for Taxes of their report already made, and which
has been considered, as to the state of the account between
George Clarke, Collector of Hearthmoney for Devon, Cornwall
and Exeter, and John Norman and Richard Prowse : Treasurer
Clifford being pleased to declare that said Norman was answerable
for the whole charge contained in said report amounting
to 3,588l. 10s. 6d., and that the question of the difference
between said parties as to the distribution of the clear profit of
said receipt according to the agreement between them be referred
to the above referees to endeavour an accommodation. In
order to enable Norman to clear said charge, part of which he
alleges is in arrear in the country, he is to be sufficiently
authorised from said Clarke for collecting and recovering
said arrear.
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Ibid, p. 202.
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Same of same from same to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands of the petition of Sir John Booth and Sir John Poyntz
for a lease of concealed and derelict lands in co. Sussex,
found to belong to the King by inquisition returned into the
Exchequer.
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Ibid, p. 205.
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Same of same from same to same of the petition of Sir Richard
Hatton for satisfaction for his lands taken into Tilbury Fort.
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Ibid, p. 247.
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Same of same from same to the Agents for Taxes of the petition
of William Andrews, Receiver of the Subsidy for co. Herts.,
for an allowance for acting also as Solicitor thereof.
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Ibid, p. 214.
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Report to the King from Treasurer Clifford on the state of the
case of Thomas Herlackenden, late Receiver General of
Assessments for Kent. I find that Thomas Miller received
300l. from said Herlackenden on a bill pretended to be the hand
of Charles Duncombe, servant to Edward Backwell, which said
Duncombe does disown to be his bill. Backwell says that
Miller confesses the bill was counterfeited by his procurement.
Said Miller has fled, and Herlackenden is in sickness and
has sold a considerable part of his estate to satisfy his
debt to the Crown of which this 300l. was part. I advise that
this 300l. be remitted.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 223.
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Treasurer Clifford to [the Auditors of the Exchequer Court].
Col. Edward Grey and others (who pretend a right to a certain
patent lately granted to Lady Salton for the discovery of
arrears of rents witheld from the King) lately petitioned the
Treasury to have the patent put in execution. The Attorney
General to whom they were referred by the late Treasury Lords
has certified that said Grey et al. have produced to him
schedules of many rents in the counties of Middlesex,
Lincoln and Derby, which they allege have been wrongfully
concealed from the Crown, and that they desire a
Commission to issue into those counties for the recovery
thereof and of the arrears since the Act of Oblivion. This
the Attorney General did not think fit until evidence shown
of the King's right, and therefore required them to make
it appear from the records of the Exchequer that the said
rents were all in charge within 60 years next before the
statute of 21 James I., and that they are not in grant or
any way determined. As you have refused either to make
searches yourselves or to permit the said persons to search
your records without warrants from me this is to warrant you
to permit them to make such search.
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Ibid, p. 224.
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Dec. 23
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Auditor Phelips. By the order
of Council of 1669-70, Mar. 2, you were directed to adjust the
goldsmiths' account with Sir George Carteret, late Treasurer
of the Navy, and therein to state the interest at 6 per cent.
every six months for the money they advanced for the Navy,
and to place the [4 per cent.] reward at the foot of the account.
Sir Robert Vyner has complained that upon stating the said
account for moneys by him advanced for said service you
apprehend the [4 per cent.] reward is only to be placed at the
foot of the general account for divers years and not to be
allowed every six months, [which is] to his very great
detriment. It is intended by the said order of Council that
the [4 per cent.] reward should be paid and allowed every six
months in like manner as the 6 per cent. interest is allowed.
You are therefore upon the account of Sir George Carteret to
make allowance of what is due to said Vyner for reward at the
end of every six months in the same way as what is due for
the 6 per cent. interest up to the 31st Dec., 1671.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 225.
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Same to [the Customs Commissioners] to place on the establishment
of the Customs office Thomas Christopher, with the
salary of 50l. per an. from Sept. 29 last, and to add 30l. per an.
to the salary of Benjamin Hodskins [as officers for the bills of
exchange] : there having been this last year very many bills
of exchange to the number of 1,090 which have taken the
whole time of said two men in procuring acceptance and payment,
the establishment at present only allowing one man, said
Hodskins, for said work with a salary of 20l. per an.
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Ibid, p. 226.
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Allowance by Treasurer Clifford of Richard Mountney's bill of
disbursements by him as Cashier of the Customs in paying
money into the Exchequer and receiving bills of exchange, &c.
Prefixing :—Said bill in detail. (Total 201l. 4s. 5d.)
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Money Book (Customs).
pp. 83-6.
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Warrant by same to said Mountney to pay the King's Remembrancer
45l. 12s. 0d. for the fees to him and his clerks heretofore
usually paid by the Customers of the outports, viz. : for
passing their accounts for the year ending Xmas instant.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 18l. 5s. 0d. to Peter Brent for one year on
his fee as Master Plumber of the Works.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 227.
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Treasurer Clifford's subscription of a docquet, dated 1672, Dec.,
of a warrant to the Exchequer to pay the Earl of Oxford 5,000l.
in consideration of his surrender of the office of Chief Justice
in Eyre of all His Majesty's forests on this side Trent : to be
received without account.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 124.
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Same of same, dated 1672, Dec., of a grant to Nathaniel Cocks
(Cox), gent., of the office of one of the keepers of the Council
Chamber, with the fee of 2s. 6d. a day in reversion after
George Cocks, his father, or Thomas Ravenscrofte, "and after
His Majesty's letters patent to Benjamin Cooling of the said
office have taken effect or be otherwise determined."
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Ibid.
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Dec. 23
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Money warrant for 250l. to Frances, Countess Dowager of
Portland for one quarter on her pension.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 242.
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Money warrant for 100l. to William Chiffinch for half a year
to Xmas next on his pension.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 243.
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Same for 2,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox for one quarter to Xmas
next on the 8,000l. per an. for secret service, as by the letters
patent of 1668, April 30.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Master of the Great Wardrobe
to pay to Judith Pamphlyn (if rightly due to her), widow
of Richard Pamphlyn, the 6l. due out of the Wardrobe to her
said husband at his decease.
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Ibid.
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Same to Auditor Sir Joseph Seymour to allow 80l. in account to
John Newsham, gent., for acting as solicitor for the subsidy
for co. Warwick.
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Ibid.
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Like warrant for allowing 81l. 15s. 3d. to Nathaniel Smith for
his employment as same for co. Northampton.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 50l. to Mrs. Catherine Bointon, now wife to
Col. Richard Talbot, for half a year on her annuity or yearly
pension.
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Ibid. p. 244
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Same for 40l. to John Shillingford, alias Izard, for one year on
his fee as Grand Yeoman Pricker to His Majesty's Privy
Harriers.
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Ibid.
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Same for 200l. to Sir Peter Wich for equipage and transportation,
and 184l. for three months' advance on his ordinary as
secretary to the extraordinary embassy to espouse and conduct
the Archduchess of Innspruch on behalf of the Duke of
York.
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Ibid. 245.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Auditor concerned, to allow
to John Tooker 105l. as solicitor of the subsidy in Somersetshire.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Commissioners for granting Wine Licences.
Andrew Snape has petitioned that the licence granted him for
seven years for the sole selling of wine at Hampton Court, at the
rent of 50l. per an., might be made void, as the rent was too
great, "alledging that he had not received so much for wine
spent in that place as the rent comes to." You are to take in
said lease and let a fresh one at easy and moderate rates to
any who shall desire the same. Also on Snape's surrender
you are to abate 20l. of his rent arrears of 87l. 10s.
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Ibid, pp. 245-6.
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Privy seal for the Receivers [of Crown Revenues] of North and
South Wales to pay to the Marquess of Worcester, as President
of the Council of Wales, or his steward, 800l. per an.
for the extraordinary expenses of His Majesty's Court and
Household in the Marches of Wales ; the first payment to be
by way of advance for the quarter commencing at Lady Day
last : and 400l. per an. more for an honourable stable for said
President. This privy seal is to vacate and take the place of
the privy seal of July 10 last, which ordered said 800l. per an.
and 400l. per an. to be paid out of the Exchequer : said marquess
having prayed for fresh privy seals to transfer said sums
to be paid out of the Crown revenues of Wales. The said
Steward of the Lord President's Household is to keep a book
of his disbursements hereupon, and said book is to be signed
on the several pages thereof by said Lord President or two of
his Council.
Appending : Copy of the establishment dated 1668, Nov. 13,
of the said 800l. for extraordinaries of said President's Court
and Household, (Undated royal warrant [? Dec. 18] for said
privy seal. Treasurer Clifford's signature dated Dec. 21 of
docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 192, 196. 202-5 ;
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074,
p. 123.
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Dec. 24
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Serjeant Francis Stephens to
arrest Robert Whittacre, who has "been accused to me by very
credible testimony of crimes of a very high nature."
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III p. 232.
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Same to the Attorney General to prepare a bill for the Great Seal
for His Majesty's grant of the office of Customer of Newcastle
port to Henry Brabant, son of Henry Brabant, in reversion
after his said father.
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Ibid, p. 238.
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Money warrant for 47l. 4s. 2d. to Sir Rob. Croke for half a year
on his fee as Clerk of the Pipe.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 247.
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Dec. 27
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Treasurer Clifford to [the Grand Commissioners of Excise].
John Forth, farmer of Excise of Cornwall and Devon complains
that Edward Manning, Thomas Badham, and several other
persons pretend a power of collecting and receiving said Excise,
having no commission thereto according to the laws of Excise.
You are to call them before you and examine them so as to
prevent this abuse to the country.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p 248.
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Dec. 28
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to admit (after examination)
Nicholas Warren, of London, merchant, and the rest of the
persons interested in the cargo of wines laden on board the
"Four Arms" from the Canaries, to make entry of such wines
which are landed in the Isle of Thanet, and put on such
vessels as they could find there to bring them up the river, for
that the said "Four Arms" lately arrived in the Downs was
by extraordinary foul weather driven ashore on the Isle of
Thanet and there utterly disabled.
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Ibid, p. 231
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Same to same. By my warrant of the 21st inst. I directed a stop
of the ship "George," William Shaft, master, and the ship
"Benjamin," Abraham Major, master, outward bound to
places where they ought not to trado to, the trade of those
parts being granted to the Royal Africa Company. The
owners petition for said ships to be allowed to proceed, they
never intending to go to Africa. You are to release them on
security not to go to the coast of Africa between Sallee and
Cape de Bon Esperance or eastward of the said Cape.
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Ibid, p. 232
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Dec. 31
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Letter of direction transferring 500l. of Sir Robt. Holmes's
money warrant of June 12 last to the Exchequer in General.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 116.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Serjeant Francis Stevens to search
the papers and arrest the persons of John Armorett, clerk,
George Lapidge, gent, and John Webster, who are informed
against by Robert Whitaker for counterfeiting and clipping the
coin and other great crimes.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 227.
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Same, dated from Wallingford House, to Richard Gregory,
messenger in ordinary attending the Lord Treasurer, to release
on bail Eustace Seymour, late Collector of the Royal and
Additional Aid in the several wapentakes of Boothby Graffoe
and Langoe, co. Lincoln, now in your custody for an arrear on
his account, in order that he may produce a certificate which
he alleges he has from the Commissioners of Assessments of
said wapentakes importing their discharge of him from the said
whole collection.
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Ibid, p. 228.
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Same to same to similarly release Charles Read, late Receiver of
the Lennox lands, co. Yorks, now in custody for the arrear of
500l. charged upon him in the accounts of the Auditor of said
county : he alleging that he has secured a good part of the said
arrear by sufficient bonds from the tenants there and could
secure the rest if he had liberty.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Sergeant Francis Stephens to
deliver Robert Whittacar (now in your custody) to Sir John
Osborne : said Whittacar being bound over to prosecute certain
persons by him accused of treason and other high crimes ;
Whittacar being a soldier of the foot-guards under the command
of said Osborne and unable to find securities for his appearing
and prosecuting such persons so accused : the said Osborne
having been requested to take care that said Whittacar be from
time to time forthcoming to the said end.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 230.
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Money warrant for 30l to Roger Harsnet or his assignees without
accompt : being for His Majesty's secret service.
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Ibid, p. 231.
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