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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. 1
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Money warrant for 29l. 3s. 4d. to Andrew Lawrence on his
3s. 4d. a day as Guide and Surveyor of the Ways : as by the
Lord Chamberlain's certificate, being for 175 days to 1673,
Lady Day, on which he was actually employed : (irrespective
of his fixed fee and allowance for the Lady Day quarter of
each year).
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 141.
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Same for 1,240l. to Isaac Le Gouch for a jewel of diamonds with
the King's picture, of the value of 560l., given [by the King]
to the Elector of Mainz (as by the Lord Chamberlain's certificate
of Feb. 10 last), and two jewels of 230l. and 100l. value
respectively, given to the Envoy from the Duke of Hanover
and the Deputy from Hamburg (as by the Lord Chamberlain's
certificate of April 18 last), and a jewel of the value of 350l.
given to Monsieur Baptist (as by the Lord Chamberlain's
certificate of May 15 last).
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Ibid, p. 142.
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Cha. Bertie to Mathew Lock, Esq., to procure orders to the
commander of such troop of horse as is most convenient for
six men and an officer to be at Lewes, in Sussex, on the 8th
inst., to attend Charles Goodwin, Esq., Rec. Gen. of the
Eighteen Months' assessment, and to take directions from him
about conducting up such of the King's money as he shall
have ready by that time.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 100.
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Jo. Otway, Sir Philip
Monkton to attend at the Treasury Chambers [this day].
Sir Charles Harbord and Sir Anthony Cope the same day.
The Prizage and Butlerage to be also then heard, but [is]
put off to Thursday morning.
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Day Book, p. 73.
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Dec. 2
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Entry of the declaration of account of Edward Arden, as
Treasurer to the Commissioners of Accompts : for the 7,900l.
imprested to him for the office of said Commissioners, 1667-8,
Jan. 13, to 1671-2, Feb. 28.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 102.
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Mr. Wharton to attend this day week about the lead ore
belonging to the Bishopric of Durham.
Sir Anthony Cope's business to be heard then. Sir Charles
Harbord to attend.
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Day Book, p. 73.
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Dec. 3
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Royal warrant to the Trustees and Administrators of the late
Queen Mother to pass a lease to Elizabeth Marbury of certain
lands in Spalding, co. Lincoln, remitting to her the fine of
40l. in consideration of her long and faithful services to said
Queen.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 416.
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Letter of direction by Treasurer Latimer on an order of 1672,
Dec. 17, for 644l. 17s. 4d. to Sir William Godolphin.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 143.
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Money warrant for 6,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox in part of the
privy seal of Aug. 29 last for 20,000l. for secret service.
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Ibid.
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Same, dormant, for the fee of 40l. per an. to Sir John Otway as
one of the King's Counsel at Law : as by his patent of July 2
last.
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Ibid, p. 144.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to Matthew Lock, Esq.,
Secretary to the Army, to insert in the establishment now
preparing the sum of 10s. a day to Auditor Beale for auditing,
examining, drawing and engrossing the accompts of Sir
Stephen Fox, as Paymaster of His Majesty's new raised Guards :
he having received no allowance thereon since 1672, Aug. 12,
and said allowance having been ordered by Treasurer Clifford
June 18 last, which has not yet been done.
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Ibid.
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Subscription by Treasurer Latimer of a docquet, dated 1673, Nov.,
of a grant to William Goldsbrough, junr., of the office of
Clerk of the House of Commons, after Wm. Goldsbrough,
the elder.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,075, p. 12.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to Sir C. Harbord, Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, for a particular and ratal of a tenement
and 64 acres of land in the occupation of William
Olliver, parcel of the manor of Trelowia and Duchy of
Cornwall, and another tenement in the occupation of Ralph
Sherwood, part of the manor of Shippon and of the said
Duchy, with a view to a lease thereof to Henry Seymour, one
of the Grooms of the Bedchamber, viz., the first tenement for
three new lives upon the surrender of Mr. Trelawney's life,
and the second tenement for a third life in reversion to Ralph
Sherwood and Richard Sherwood, the two lives in being ; the
third life being in each case substituted for Joseph Seymour,
deceased, son of Sir Joseph Seymour.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 101.
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Dec. 4
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Money warrant for 200l. to Lodowicke Caerlisle for one year's
pension.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 146.
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Same, dormant, for 20l. per an. to the Earl of Shaftesbury for
creation money : as by the patent of 1672, April 23.
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Ibid.
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Subscription by Treasurer Latimer of a docquet, dated 1673,
Decr., of a grant to Sir Heneage Finch of the annuity or
yearly pension of 4,000l. as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of
England : payable quarterly, the first payment at Xmas next.
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Ibid, 28,075, p. 10.
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Same by same of same, dated 1673, Nov., of a grant to Nich.
Taaffe, Esq., commonly called Lord Taaffe, eldest son of the
Earl of Carlingford, of several towns and lands in Ireland
(conveyed to the King by said Earl by bargain and sale dated
Nov. 19 last, enrolled in Chancery), with a saving of all such
rents and services as are now due to the King for the premises
and all arrears thereof and all sums due to the King from said
Earl at the time of executing said bargain.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners
for the delivery of certain goods to the Earl of Peterborough,
Customs free.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 103.
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Dec. 5
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Privy seal directed to the Lord Treasurer. By the failure of the
present contractors and the refusal of Josiah Child and Tho.
Papillon to deliver any more victuals on board our ships
according to the terms of the contract for victualling the Navy
it is necessary to make other provision for the supply of the
ships. For that purpose we have called before us and the
Admiralty Commissioners Sir Denys Gauden, Surveyor General
of Marine Victuals, who, on behalf of himself, Sir Denny
Ashburnham, Anthony Sturt, Abraham Jaggard, and Benjamin
Gawden, has undertaken to furnish victuals for the Navy,
during pleasure, at the rates mentioned in the contract of 1671,
Nov. 4, and to submit to such amendments and regulations of
said contract as may be thought expedient, from time to time,
by the Admiralty Commissioners. Said undertaking is hereby
approved, and you are to proceed upon it and to make such
payments as may be necessary for that service. (Treasurer
Latimer's subscription, dated Dec. 6, of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 415 ; British Museum
Additional MS. 28,075,
p. 11.
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Money warrant for 378l. to William Perwich for his ordinary,
1673, Mar. 25, to Sept. 30 : he being employed by the King
for the negotiation of certain affairs at Paris.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 193.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners
to have opened at Cleveland House some goods (a table, stands
and a border for a looking glass) brought from Calais on the
"Merlin" yacht for the Duchess of Cleveland.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 103.
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Dec. 6
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Treasurer Latimer to [the Receipt]. The several branches of
expense are charged on the Hearthmoney in the manner
following, viz. : 600l. per week in the first place for the Privy
Purse towards the establishment of 38,000l. In the next
place 250l. per week to the Paymaster of the Works on the
ordinary of 8,000l. for the Works. Thirdly 5,000l. per an. to
the Robes by 100l. per week. Fourthly 11,000l. per an. to the
Duke of Buckingham for the Stables by 200l. a week. Fifthly
24,000l. to the Great Wardrobe by 400l. per week. The
30,000l. for a year's pay to the King's servants, payable by
the Treasurer of the Chamber, is to be paid out of said revenue
by directions to be given by the Lord Treasurer. As the said
revenue comes into the Exchequer payments are to be made as
above expressed, and if one week falls short it is to be made
good out of the succeeding weeks.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 152.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver to Guy Moldsworth some ginger and nutmegs
remaining in the Customs warehouse.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 103.
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Dec. 8
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Royal sign manual for 38l. 2s. 0d. to Oliver Pashler, vicar of
Buckingham, as royal bounty, to enable him to pay an arrear of
several years for the Tenths of his vicarage : in regard there
has been no vicar legally invested therein for about 12 years
last past until petitioner, about a year since, was presented
on lapse.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 416.
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Money warrant for 300l. to Honora Harding for one year's
pension.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 147.
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Same, dormant, for the fee and allowance of 2s. a day and 3s. 4d.
a day to Andrew Lawrence, Guide and Surveyor of the Ways,
for Lady Day quarter only in each year, as by the patent of
1670, Nov. 27.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 150l. to Ralph Montague, Master of the Great
Wardrobe : as imprest for the Wardrobe.
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Ibid, p. 148.
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Same for 112l. 10s. 10d. to the Earl of Lyndsey for two years on
his eight years' arrears to June 24 last on his several fees as
Warden of Waltham Forest.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to Sir Tho. Chichley, Kt.,
Master General of the Ordnance, to authorise the Treasurer
of the Ordnance to take up money on loan on the credit of
orders and tallies remaining in his hands for the supply of the
Ordnance for the year 1674 : His Majesty's urgent occasions
requiring a speedy supply of considerable sums of money for
carrying on the service of said Office, which for the present
cannot be complied with by reason of the remoteness of the
several assignments already made.
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Ibid, p. 149.
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Treasurer Latimer's subscription of a money warrant of June 9
last for 200l. to Justina Vandicke.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 375
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Subscription by Treasurer Latimer of a docquet, dated 1673,
Dec., of a grant to Thomas Doiley, gent., of a pension of 100l.
per an. for his past services in discovering and convicting
coiners and clippers.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,075, p. 11.
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Same by same of a same of a grant to Aubury Porter, Esq., of a
pension of 120l. per an. from Lady Day last as one of the
King's Pages of Honour.
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Ibid, p. 12.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver to John Archer, merchant (as by the order of
Council of the 5th inst.) some goods lately seized by Geo.
Bridge as prohibited goods.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 104.
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Entry of the demise by in custodiam lease under the Exchequer
seal to John Forth, John Ramsey, Benedict Thistlethwaite
and Ricard Cox of several messuages, &c., in Temple Dowskarr,
in West Witton, co. York : being the extended lands of Peter
Atkinson, gent.
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Ibid.
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Same of same by same to Sir William Wentworth, kt., of a
messuage, garden and two acres in Lincoln Baily, parts of the
extended lands of Robert Mellish.
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Ibid, p. 106.
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Dec. 8
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners
for the delivery to the French Ambassador of some French
goods seized at Dover by James Houseman et al., viz. silver
buttons, glass buttons, &c. : same belonging to said
ambassador.
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Ibid, p. 104.
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Same from same to same for the delivery to John Dechaire of
some sword belts, &c., come from France.
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Ibid, p. 105.
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Same from same to Sir Richard Piggott, Humfrey Beane and
Perient Trott and the rest of the late Grand Farmers of the
Hearthmoney to discharge Thomas Morice of the 924l. as his
share of an arrear of 3,696l. on account of the farm of the
Hearthmoney of Essex and Herts. : as by the privy seal of
May 30 last.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a
particular and ratal of the scite of the manor of Old and New
Windsor and some parcels of land thereto belonging, found by
the late [Commonwealth] survey to be worth 12l. 6s. 0d. per
an. : with a view to a reversionary lease thereof to John
Powney in view of his great charge in building, on which he
has spent above 500l. and intends to lay out more.
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Ibid, p. 106.
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Dec. 9
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Royal warrant to the Attorney General for a commission to
Robert Spencer, Sir Henry Vernon, kt. and bart., Sir William
Doyly, kt. and bart., Sir Thomas Berry, kt., Sir Paul Neale, kt.,
Charles Bennet, Peter Prideaux, John Trelawny, William
Coward, Charles Pidgeon and Francis Stephens, Esqs., to be
Commissioners for Appeals and regulating the duty of Excise,
with 200l. per an. each from Michaelmas last, except the last
two named, who are to enjoy said salary after the death of
any two other Commissioners.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 417.
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Money warrant for 250l. to Sir Alexander Hume, Kt., for half a
year on his pension.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 153.
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Money warrant for 200l. to Mrs. Winifrid Windham, wife of
Thomas Windham, Esq., for one year to Sept. 29 last on her
annuity.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076. p. 153.
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Same for 60l. 13s. 4d. each to Auditors Beale and Bridges for a
year on their fees in part of a year and a half thereon to Sept.
29 last : and dormant warrant for same in future.
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Ibid, p. 154.
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Same for 100l. 7s. 6d. to Miles Bull for one year as a Sergeant
at Arms in part of 95l. 16s. 3d., arrears on his fee of 3s. a
day to Sept. 29 last, and of 102l. 13s. 1d. on his allowance of
2s. a day : and dormant warrant for said fee in future.
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Ibid, pp. 154-5.
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Dec. 9
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Treasurer Latimer's confirmation of a money warrant of April
30 last for 70l. to the Earl of Berkshire.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 342.
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Royal sign manual for 10l. to Rebecca Bryan as royal bounty to
enable her and her children to return to Nevis, her husband and
children lately coming from Nevis, having been set upon in the
ship "Nosewind," of Bristol, by Dutch privateers who killed her
husband and took from her 750l. worth of goods, to her utter
undoing. (Treasurer Latimer's warrant hereon, dated Dec. 11.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 417 ; British Museum
Additional MS. 28,076,
p. 125.
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Money warrant for 200l. to Philip Packer as imprest for the day
labourers employed about His Majesty's new building at
Greenwich.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 149.
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Same for 100l. 7s. 6d. for one year to Serj. Fitz Simons as a
Serjeant at Arms.
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Ibid, p. 150.
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Same for one year on the annuity to Mris. Mary Bointon in part
of 780l. for 6½ years' arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last.
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Ibid.
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Same for 60l. to Th. Hughs, Abell Carey, Edm. Cooper, Tho.
Hardy, and John Brookes, under attendants on the House
of Commons, viz., 12l. to each of them, as royal bounty for
their pains and attendance during the sitting of the Commons.
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Ibid.
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Same for 60l. to George Sayers for half a year to Sept. 29 last
as a page of honour to the Queen : and for 60l. to Cha.
Arundell for same as late same.
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Ibid, p. 151.
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Same for 38l. 2s. 0d. to Oliver Pachler, vicar of Buckingham, co.
Bucks, as royal bounty to enable him to pay an arrear of
Tenths on his vicarage.
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Ibid.
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Same for 28l. to Lancelot Thornton for two years on his fee as
Clerk of the Wardrobe in part of 3¾ years' arrears thereon to
Lady Day last.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to William Waller, Esq.,
Farmer of the Prizage and Butlerage of wines, to pay the
Provost and Fellows of Eton 15l. per an. for three tun of red
Gascoigne wine at 5l. a tun, payable by the Chief Butler of
England, as granted by Edw. VI.
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Money Book (Customs),
p. 140.
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Same from same to same to similarly pay 6l. 13s. 4d. per an. to
Sir Harbottle Grimston as Master of the Rolls, in lieu of one
tun of Gascoigne wine anciently allowed him yearly by reason
of his office.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to same to similarly pay 10l. per an. to the
Provost and Scholars of St. Mary and St. Nicholas, commonly
called King's College, in Cambridge, in lieu of two tun of
Gascoigne wines as granted by Henry VI.
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Ibid.
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Subscription by Treasurer Latimer of a docquet, dated 1673, Nov.,
of a grant to Maximilian Apprice, gent., of the 1,095l. baronet
fee due to the King from Arthur Harris, of Hayne, in Stowford
parish, co. Devon : and of a discharge to said Harris.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,075, p. 13.
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Same of same, dated 1673, Dec., of a grant to Sir Robt. Kemp.,
bart., and his heirs of the advowson of Gissing alias Gyssing
alias Guissing rectory, co. Norfolk.
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Ibid.
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Dec. 9
and 10
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Entry of the declaration of account of Sir John Shaw (now
living) and Sir John Wolstenholme, Sir John Jacob, Sir
Nicholas Crispe and Sir John Harrison (deceased), late
Farmers of Customs, for one year ended 1665, Sept. 29 (total
charge, 393,504l. 2s. 3½d. ; discharge, 393,199l. 19s. 5½d.).
The like for the year 1664. (Total charge, 392,146l. 19s. 2d. ;
total discharge, 388,642l. 16s. 10½d.), and the year 1663.
(Total charge, 390,000l. ; total discharge, 387,853l. 0s. 10d.)
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. pp. 107, 112.
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Dec. 9
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Same of same of Thomas Povey as late Receiver of Tangier, viz.
for 1662, Nov. 4, to 1664-5, Mar. 20. (Total charge,
194,774l. 6s. 4½¼d. : total discharge, 195,098l. : with marginal
note of the in supers.)
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Ibid, p. 111.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to Sir John Otway, kt., Chancellor
of the County Palatine of Durham, to have the stayes
in the seigneury of Holdenshire, in the bishopric of Durham,
repaired : using for the same the money in the hands of John
Dunn, present Receiver of the King's revenue in the County
Palatine of Durham. The like to said Dunn for same.
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Ibid, pp. 113, 114.
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Same from same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a
particular and ratal of the agistment of the pasture of two
parcels of ground called Withibrooke and Cookeham marsh,
parcel of the manor of Cookham, Berks., as granted by King
James to Sir Henry Vane the elder : same being moorish
ground of about 180 acres, wherein the tenants of Cookham
do claim common of pasture for their cattle sans number,
whereby His Majesty's lessee is debarred from making any
profit of his lease, but hopes by course of justice to exclude
them from their pretended right in all or in a great part of
the land, which will be a good service to the Crown : all with
a view to a grant of a renewal of lease of the premises to
William Taylear, of the Middle Temple.
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Ibid, pp. 114-5.
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Fiat by Treasurer Latimer for letters patent to constitute George
Shepherd Comptroller of Customs of Berwick on Tweed, loco
Henry Shelle, gent., deceased.
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Ibid, p. 116.
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Lady Doddington's business.
Lord Hawley, Sir Ed. Windham, Sir Ed. Walker, Sir Ri.
Temple, Mr. William Coward and the Earl of Carbery to be
summoned.
Mr. Wharton's business about lead ore is to be heard at the
Treasury Chamber on Tuesday, the 16th inst.
Sir William Turnor to attend with the exemplification of
Bridges's patent on Tuesday morning next at the Treasury
Chamber and in the meantime to wait upon the Attorney
General or the Solicitor General with the order of Council
concerning the said patent. The Attorney and Solicitor
General are likewise desired to be there.
The Commissioners for the Eighteen Months' tax in
co. Middlesex [who were] to attend on Thursday [are] put off
till Monday afternoon next and [are] put off again till
Tuesday morning, Dec. 16, and [are] again appointed [to
attend] Thursday morning Dec. 18.
Mr. Robert Spencer, Col. Strode, Sir Charles Wheeler and
Auditor Aldworth are to attend on Friday morning the
19th inst.
Mr. Ward, Mr. Kellet and Col. Gifford are to attend on
Tuesday the 23rd inst.
Sir William Strode's business to be heard.
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Day Book, p. 73.
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Dec. 10
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Privy seal to discharge Lord Hawley of a fine of 550l., payable
by Sarah, sister and executrix of Tho. Gowen, deceased, on
her contract for purchase of a tenement or farm called Barton
de Bradridge, in the manor of Boyton, co. Cornwall, said fine
being hereby granted to him, it having been through mistake
expressed in the lease to be paid to said Hawley, whereby he
stands chargeable with it upon the Receiver General's account
for the Duchy of Cornwall. (Royal warrant, dated Nov. 27,
for said privy seal : Treasurer Latimer's subscription, dated
Dec. 4, of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 371, 414 ; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,075, p. 11.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners
to permit Peter Vandeput, merchant, to re-ship, Customs
free, for Cadiz, two cases of Flanders lace : same being seized
as prohibited goods, but being intended for Spain and being
such lace as are usually carried to Spain and Portugal, and
not proper for the market here : the Customs on said lace by
the Book of Rates amounts to 240l. 18s. 5d., which is almost
as much as it is worth.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 108.
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Same from same to Sergeant Francis Stephens to arrest
Randolph Allen and James Brooker : it appearing from
the affidavit of Maurice Williams and Timothy Taylor
(officers deputed by the Earl of Bath and Robert Spencer to
execute the several offices of Aulnage and Collector of the
duty of subsidy, aulnage and moiety of all forfeitures in
London, &c.), that they seized at said Allen's house in the
Minories some Kidderminster stuffs for not being sealed with
the seal of the aulnage, but a rescue was thereof made : as
likewise happened as to some cottons found concealed in the
shop or warehouse of said Brooker, a factor in Little
Moorfields.
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Ibid, pp. 109-10.
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Dec. 11
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Royal warrant for a privy seal to discharge William Stockton,
Robert Butts, Valentine Perse, Thomas Stockton, Tho. Hoby,
Robert Jegon, Jeremiah Whittacre, Benjamin Goodwyn and
Thomas Butts from all bonds, judgments, &c., in relation to
said Butts, W. Stockton, and V. Peirce being Sub-Commissioners
of Excise in Suffolk.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 420.
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Same for same to discharge the Duke of York of 3,165l. 17s. 4d.
imprested to him as Governor of Portsmouth and by his
authority received by Capt. Cornelius, since deceased : the
same seeming (by affidavit of Capt. Fincher) to have been
disposed to the service of that garrison in pursuance of the
Duke's direction to him.
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Ibid.
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Renewal of the money warrant of Nov. 15 last for 10l. to Rebecca
Brian : as by the royal warrant of Dec. 9.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 125.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners
to see opened at Whitehall three large cases of pictures sent as
a present to the King from Cardinal Barbarini and lately
brought from Leghorn in the "Jersey" frigate.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 113.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners
for some goods, imported for the Duchess of Portsmouth,
to be brought to her lodgings at Whitehall, for Customs to be
received there.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 113.
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Treasurer Latimer to the King's Remembrancer to supersede
process ad computandum against Sir Robert Holmes as
Governor of the Isle of Wight.
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Ibid, p. 116.
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Warrant from same to the executors of Sir Robert Long to deliver
to Sir Peter Ball (to be by him delivered to the Earl of Arlington)
the bond for 1,600l. entered into by said Earl to Sir Henry
Wood, late Treasurer and Receiver General to the late Queen
Mother for payment of the 800l. fine for a lease to said
Arlington of several parcels of demesne lands of the manor of
Holdenby, co. Northampton : which fine is to be discharged as
by the privy seal of Sept. 16 last.
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Ibid, p. 118
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The like to Sir Peter Ball, Sir C. Harbord and Philip Lloyd, Esq.,
to the like effect.
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Ibid.
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Dec. 12
|
Money warrant, dormant, for the pension of 1,000l. per an. to the
Countess of Falmouth, as by the patent of Aug. 4 last : to be
by tallies on the Excise. (Warrant dormant to the Excise
accordingly dated 1673-4, Jan. 9.)
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Money Book (Excise),
pp. 52, 54.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to Auditor Sir Edmond Sawyer
to put out of charge and to enter of record as sold,
certain fee farm rents and other dry rents in co. Bedford,
of the yearly value of 106l., purchased by John Chace, Esq.,
but refused by said Sawyer to be put out of charge for
technical reasons, detailed, viz., "the said rents being of two
parts, first, of rents called pensions in the record, which you
conceive were not vested in the Trustees by the Act of Parliament
[for sale of fee farms], but the said Trustees find the
word pensions in the first Act, and therefore have conceived
them to be rents that pass by the second [Act] as effectually as
any other rents therein mentioned : secondly, rents which in
the record are written redditus sive firma, which you also
conceive do not pass by the second Act in respect of the word
firma. But these having been always so charged and no lease
or improvement appearing to have been of them at any time
heretofore since the dissolution of monasteries, whereby they
came to the Crown, the said Trustees conceive them to be no
other than dry rents saleable by the Act."
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 117.
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Same from same to the Clerk of the Pipe to stay process against
divers Customs officers and deputies in London port for the
King's moiety of several seizures of prohibited goods, the
prosecution being "for no other end but to enforce them to
join their tallies and be at the charge of taking out quietus ests."
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Ibid, p. 119.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to employ James
Franningham and Thomas Tompham as tidesmen in fee
London port loco Samuel Richards and John Alford, lately
dismissed.
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Ibid, p. 120.
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Instructions from Treasurer Latimer to same in reply to their
paper of the 8th inst. The former allowance of an eighth
part for collecting the Plantation duty is to cease from Lady
Day next. The one half of the new duty to be collected is to
be allowed in Virginia and Maryland and a third part to be
allowed to the Surveyors who are to be assistant to the Collectors.
The salary of Mr. Diggs shall be revoked and that of
Mr. Calvert, Surveyor of Maryland. You may dismiss Mr.
Upton, Collector of Falmouth, and employ Isaac Alstell in
his place. As to Mr. Godfrey's petition concerning tobacco,
he is to pay the duty as for Virginia tobacco. An allowance
will be made to Nicholas Denham, a Customs officer at Harwich,
for seizing Annott in a collier's vessel. Mr. Huddleston is
to make proof concerning tobacco transported by land carriage
into Scotland.
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Ibid, p. 121.
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Dec. 13
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Royal warrant for a privy seal to the Lord Treasurer. Before
the failure of the late Victuallers of the Navy 22,604l. was
imprested to the Navy Treasurer out of a feigned or fictitious
loan made upon the credit of the present Eighteen Months'
assessment by Edmd. Portman, an Agent for the said late
Victuallers. The accompts of said Victuallers since their
failure are not yet made up, but so much does not appear due
to them as the said sum of 22,604l., "which although a regular
issue be made of it at our Exchequer yet is not the same really
received by them, the loan of the said Edmo. Portman being
only feigned or fictitious and grounded upon a credit betwixt
him and the Teller [of the Exchequer] as is usual in the like
cases for the accommodation of our services." Care is hereby
to be taken that no orders of repayment be given out to said
Portman for said fictitious loan, it not yet appearing to be due
to said Victuallers as aforesaid. If any such orders are drawn
and signed they are to be vacated. Further to the end the
Teller may not be charged with said loan nor the Treasurer of
the Navy with the imprest of said money, the records and
counter tallies of said loan and the records of the issues made
thereof upon the orders to the Navy Treasurer and those
orders themselves are to be also vacated. Further for carrying
on the service of the Victualling you are to pay all sums
necessary not exceeding 100,000l. to Sir Dennis Gauden et al.
(ut supra, p. 431) as imprest and till further order herein.
Marginal note : [Privy seal] passed 19 Dec. (Treasurer
Latimer's subscription, dated Dec. 18, of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 421-3 ; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,075, p. 17.
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[?]
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Same for same for 12,554l. 18s. 10d. (and 6 per cent.
interest thereon from 1671, Dec. 31) to Sir Robert Vyner
out of any arrears of the Royal Aid : said sum representing
tallies on said Aid levied for Sir George Carteret, then
Treasurer of the Navy (viz. of 1667, May 22, for 400l. levied
on William Revonscroft, Receiver of said Aid for co. Chester ;
of same date for 100l. levied on Charles Trevanion, same of
same for Cornwall ; of same date for 350l. levied on William
Kirkby, same of same for co. Lancs. ; of 1665, April 11, for
1,400l. levied on Jeremiah Snow, same of same for London ;
of 1667, Mar. 31, for 5,360l. levied on Sir Thomas Plyer,
same of same for London ; of 1668-9, Mar. 22, for 500l. and
for 52l. 0s. 3d. levied on Roger Whitley, same of same for
co. Montgomery ; of 1665, July 18, for 2,409l. 15s. 3d. and of
1665-6, Feb. 12, for 1,083l. 3s. 4d. levied upon Thomas
Lodge, same of same for co. Oxford ; "amounting in all to the
said sum of 12,554l. 18s. 10d." [sic] : all which sums said
Vyner advanced to said Carteret [on security of said tallies] as
appears by the certificate of John Fenn, Cashier to said
Carteret, dated 1673, Aug. 19 : the interest on said tallies
having been paid to Vyner only up to 1671, Dec. 31, as appears
by the certificate of Francis Pack, deputy to Auditor John
Phillipps. (Treasurer Latimer's subscription, dated Dec. 24,
of docquet hereof, see infra, p. 458.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 423-6 ; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,075, p. 21.
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[? Dec. 13]
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Royal warrant for a privy seal for all assistance to be rendered by
the Exchequer Court, &c., for enabling Edward Proger, one of
the Grooms of the Bedchamber, to recover and receive the benefit
of the grant of the personal estate of Col. John Geo. Steiger
(forfeited on his death as an unnaturalized alien) same having
been made to said Proger in trust for Ann Briers Steiger, widow
of said Col. Steiger, but she being lately dead the grant is to
be to said Progers for himself.
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King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 427-8.
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Dec. 13
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Receipt to issue 3,000l.
to Sir Edward Griffin on any unsatisfied orders in his name :
to be for half a year's salary to the officers and yeomen of the
Guard in part of their arrears : to be paid by tallies on the
Excise Farmers.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, p. 156 ;
Money Book (Excise),
p. 57.
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[?]
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Subscription by Treasurer Latimer of a docquet, dated 1673,
Dec., for discharge of the baronet fee of 1,095l. due from
Francis Windham, of Trent, co. Somerset. (Warrant from
same to the Receipt hereon, dated Dec. 31.)
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,075, p. 14 ;
Warrants Not Relating
to Money IV. p. 174.
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Dec. 13
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Same by same of same, dated 1673, Dec., of a grant to the East
India Company of all the island called St. Helena, in America,
with all the rights, profits, privileges and advantages thereof ;
reserving to the King and his successors the faith and allegiance
of his subjects and inhabitants there : and also a grant of
all the artillery, arms, ordnance, ammunition, provisions,
ships, vessels, goods and merchandizes whatsoever in or belonging
to said Island : with power to make laws for the government
of the inhabitants and to send from England, for the
supply of said island and the forts and garrisons there, all kind
of clothing, provision, ammunition, &c., free of duty : and
with power to constitute governors thereof, administer oaths,
erect Courts of Judicature, and appoint the officers and
ministers thereof.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,075, p. 14.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to permit Henry Stanniers,
Major to the Duke of Monmouth's regiment, to transport eight
horses, for his own use, Customs free.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 122.
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Treasurer Latimer to the Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland. Yours of the 29th received with the account of the
[Irish Revenue] Farmers' fair deportment. They have thereby
entitled themselves the more to His Majesty's grace. I have
discoursed some of the Farmers to understand their sense in
this matter. The best way of discovering a true state of their
losses sustained by the war will be by a Commission to the
several ports to view their books to see if they have received any
more money for the Customs than they certify and to see if
their books are fairly kept : certificate thereof to be returned
to the Commissioners at Cork House.
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Ibid.
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Dec. 15
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Subscription by Treasurer Latimer of a docquet, dated 1673,
Dec., of a grant to Edwd. Vernon, Esq., and his heirs of
several lands in co. Tipperary, reserving to the King such
rents in proportion as are payable by adventurers and soldiers
for other lands in the Province of Munster.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,075, p. 15.
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Same by same of same, dated 1673, Dec., for 1,200l. to Samuell
Maydwell, Clerk of the Impost bills, to be by him paid for the
satisfaction of such impost bills to foreign ministers as remain
unpaid.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 1,014l. 5s. 8d. to the Earl of Peterborough
in full of his ordinary as Ambassador Extr. for the marriage
of the Duke of York : it being certified that he took leave of
the King, 1672-3, Feb. 25, and returned unto His Majesty's
presence Nov. 25 last, 274 days, amounting to 3,914l. 5s. 8d.,
at 100l. a week ; of which he has already received 2,900l.
(which was not issued out of the Exchequer.)
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,076, pp. 189-90.
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Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Cashier, forwarding a list of
the tallies drawn on the Customs, which are to be paid in the
order set down, to the end the persons concerned may see and
be satisfied in what course their moneys are to be paid. With
this course no other payments are to interfere, save only the
following, viz. the charge of the Customs, the 2,000l. a week
for the garrison of Tangier until the end of the present
December and after that the 1,067l. [weekly] for that garrison,
the salaries of the Judges amounting to 3,250l. per term, and
to be paid punctually the last day of each term, some other
particulars detailed infra p. 441 amounting to 8,266l. 5s. 0d.
quarterly, and the usual New Year's gifts, after next New Year's
day, amounting to about 5,000l.
Appending :—List of payments to be made [as above] by the
Customs Cashier, as follows :
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Money Book (Customs),
p. 141.
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£
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s.
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d.
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To the Ordnance for Plymouth
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5,000
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0
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0
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" Impost to Foreign Ministers for last year
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800
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0
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0
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" the Lord Chief Baron
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2,500
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0
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0
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" Contingencies
|
1,700
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0
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0
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" the Navy
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1,000
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0
|
0
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" the Queen
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10,955
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0
|
0
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" the Navy
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10,000
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0
|
0
|
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" the Ordnance
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5,000
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0
|
0
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" Contingencies
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5,000
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0
|
0
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" the Duke of Buckingham
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3,000
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0
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0
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" the Earl of Arlington for Secret Service
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2,000
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0
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0
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" Prince Rupert
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500
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0
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0
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" Sir Robert Vyner
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3,000
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0
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0
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" Contingencies
|
545
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0
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0
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" the Navy
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10,000
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0
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0
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" the Ordnance
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10,000
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0
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0
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" Victualling
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10,000
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0
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0
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" the Navy
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10,000
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0
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0
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" the Ordnance
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5,300
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0
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0
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" The Earl of Strafford
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1,000
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0
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0
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" Mr. Lely
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800
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0
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0
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" Impost bills
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3,675
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0
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0
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" Contingencies
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5,000
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0
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0
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" Victualling
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10,000
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0
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0
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" Contingencies
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2,000
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0
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0
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" Sir Robert Viner
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3,600
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0
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0
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" Mr. Le Gouch
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3,000
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0
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0
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" Victualling
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10,000
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0
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0
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" Post defalcations
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2,805
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9
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1½
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" Several payments fixed and charged
upon the Customs, which are to be
paid according to such directions as
the Lord Treasurer shall give : amounting
quarterly to about [see below]
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14,629
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4
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0
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" Mr. Young
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1,425
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5
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0
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" the Lord Chief Baron
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2,500
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0
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0
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To Sir Ralph Knight
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2,000
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0
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0
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" the Earl of Strafford
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1,000
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0
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0
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" Sir Tho. Allen
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2,000
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0
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0
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£170,434
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18
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1½
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Payments to be made out of the Customs duty as the same
grow due at the expiration of each quarter :
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£
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s.
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d.
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To Prince Rupert
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6,000
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0
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0
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per an.
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To the Gentlemen of the
Bedchamber
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12,000
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0
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0
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"
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" " Masters of Chancery
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1,100
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0
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0
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"
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" " Judges of Wales
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700
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0
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0
|
"
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" " Grooms of the Bedchamber
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3,500
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0
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0
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"
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" " Lord Treasurer's entertainment
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8,000
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0
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0
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"
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" " Lord Privy Seal fee
and diet
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1,825
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0
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0
|
"
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33,125
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0
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0
|
"
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or 8,266
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5
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0
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per quarter.
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Payments to be likewise made out of the Customs as the
Lord Treasurer shall direct, out of the sum of 14,629l. 4s. 0d.
which said Lord Treasurer has reserved for that purpose in
the list above.
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£
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s.
|
d.
|
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The Mayor of Dartmouth
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40
|
0
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0
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Col. Fairfax for ever
|
100
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0
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0
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The Mayor of Weymouth
|
100
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0
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0
|
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Earl of Nottingham
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1,166
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13
|
4
|
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Executors of Lady Fanshaw
|
600
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0
|
0
|
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The Mayor of Lyme
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
Creation money about
|
800
|
0
|
0
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The Garter King at Arms
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100
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0
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0
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To the Clerk of the Pipe
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60
|
2
|
0
|
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" " Messenger at the Custom
House
|
60
|
16
|
8
|
|
" " Comptroller of the Pipe
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5
|
15
|
0
|
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" " repair of Berwick Bridge
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100
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0
|
0
|
|
" " Ushers of the Exchequer
|
5
|
12
|
0
|
|
" " Deputy Chamberlains of
the Exchequer
|
11
|
15
|
4
|
|
" Viscount Fanshaw for fees
|
45
|
12
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0
|
|
" " " for [Customs]
books
|
218
|
4
|
10
|
|
" the Auditors of the Revenue
|
134
|
8
|
4
|
|
" " " " Imprest
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210
|
0
|
0
|
|
" " Cambridge perpetuity
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10
|
0
|
0
|
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" " officers of the Garter
|
800
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0
|
0
|
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" " Duke of Monmouth as
Governor of Hull
|
425
|
16
|
0
|
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" " Earl of Bath as Governor
of Plymouth
|
1,022
|
0
|
0
|
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" " Earl of Carlisle
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1,000
|
0
|
1
|
|
" Ambassadors and presents
|
50,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
" the Earl of Strafford
|
2,000
|
0
|
0
|
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58,516
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16
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2 [sic] per an.
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or 14,629
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4
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0½ per quarter.
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Warrant from Treasurer Latimer for the delivery at Whitehall
of two chests directed to Matthew Bacon and Edward Which,
but both intended for the Queen.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money IV. p. 122.
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Same from same to William Harbord. Esq., Auditor of the
Duchy of Cornwall, to discharge the Receiver General of said
Duchy of the fine of 550l. bestowed by the King on Lord
Hawley, being the fine for a tenement called Banton [Barton]
de Bradridge, in the manor of Boyton, co. Cornwall.
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Ibid, p. 128.
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