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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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Jan. 17.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] to issue
100l. to Sir Gilbert Talbot for two years of his fee :
which sum Mr. Mounteney is directed to bring into
the Exchequer.
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Money Book (General)
p. 275.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to bring into the Exchequer
60l. for Mris. Skelton for half a year's
interest to Xmas last on her, order for 2,000l. : 100l.
for the [King's four] Lancashire preacher[s] : 500l.
for the Earl of Lichfield (see p 109 infra).
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Ibid. Money Book (Fees
and Pensions) p. 13.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue the abovesaid
60l. and 100l. accordingly and (out of 75l. to be
brought into the Exchequer by the Customs Cashier)
60l. to the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield for 6
years on their perpetuity of 10l. per an. and 15l.
to the sub-chanter and Vicars [Choral] of Lichfield
Cathedral for one year's perpetuity.
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Ibid, p. 275. Ibid p. 14.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver 2 pair of brass andirons sent
for out of France by the Honble. Ralph Montagu
for Lady Vaughan.
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Out Letters (Customs)
p. 69.
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Constitution by same of Miles Edgar as officer to discover
and prosecute importers of contraband and
prohibited goods, with power to search any ship,
house, warehouse, box &c. &c. and to seize &c.,
rendering an account from time to time to Charles
Osborne one of the Surveyors General of Customs.
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Ibid, pp. 70-2.
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Jan. 18.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Commissioners to
examine William Goodall's affidavit.
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Ibid, p. 69.
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Jan. 19.
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Same to same to examine Mr. Lytcott's accounts of the
debts of the two Pleys, father and son, in which
there seems to be some mistake.
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Ibid, p. 69.
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Money warrant for 250l. to John Evelyn for half a year
to Michaelmas 1674 as one of the Council of Foreign
Plantations.
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Money Book (General)
p. 281.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] to issue
500l. to Sir Philip Lloyd for Xmas quarter last for
secret service.
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Money Book (General)
p. 276.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to bring the abovesaid
500l. into the Exchequer.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to issue 500l. to the Earl of Lichfield for
last Xmas quarter on his pension : which sum the
Customs Cashier is to bring into the Exchequer (see
supra p. 100).
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Ibid, p. 277.
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Privy seal for discharging, as of the king's grace,
Thomas Heber of Stanton, co. Yorks, from the
liabilty of his bond as surety for James Collins of
the city of York gent. (Receiver of Hearthmoney for
the West Riding of Yorks and city of York from
Lady Day, 1671, and Receiver of the arrears thereof
from 1669, Lady Day) : and further granting to Sir
Roger Bradshaigh as a mark of grace and in consideration
of his many loyal services and sufferings
1,000l. out of the arrear of about 2,000l. owing to the
King from said Collins. (The privy seal recites the
sureties of said Collins as follows, viz. said Heber,
William Tyndall of the parish of St. Mary Magdalen
in the ward of Castle Baynard, London, citizen and
merchant tailor ; Jno. Lodge of the parish of St.
Katherine Creechurch, in the ward of Aldgate,
London, merchant, and Christopher Watkins of St.
Pulcher [Sepulchre] in the ward of Farringdon Without,
citizen and haberdasher : all of whom with
the exception of said Heber are hereby to be sued
for the recovery of said Collins's arrear). (Royal
warrant dated Jan. 7 for said privy seal. Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Jan. 12 of docquet
hereof.)
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King's warrant Book V.
pp. 23-8, 14. Docquet
Book, p. 18.
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Jan. 20.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for
a great seal for a grant to William Ettrick Esq. of
the Middle Temple, of the sum of 4s. parcel of the
Customs for every chalder of sea coal, Newcastle
measure, exported : to hold same for 31 years (in
reversion after the estate therein of Horatio, Lord
Townsend) at the yearly rent of 1,000l. payable
into the Receipt : with covenants for allowing
to said Ettrick as a defalcation all moneys paid to
the King's use for forfeitures arising by fraudulent
exportation of said coals. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Feb. 14 of docquet hereof).
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Ibid, p. 30. Ibid, p. 26.
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Same to same for a same for a grant to Rowland
Tempest and John Tempest, sons of Col. John
Tempest, of the office of one of the two customers
of Hull port in reversion after Sir Mathew Appleyard
and Thomas Lyssons (Lysons). (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated April 19 of docquet hereof).
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Ibid, pp. 30-1. Ibid,
p. 58.
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Same [to same] for a same for a grant to Wentworth,
Earl of Roscommon and Dame Isabella his wife, of
the building or lodgings within St. James's Park in
St. Martins in the Fields, same having been altered
and rebuilt by said Earl at his proper cost and now
inhabited by him : it appearing from Sir Christopher
Wrenn's report "that the said lodgings as they are
now raysed higher and alter'd are part of the row
covered with pantiles adjoining to the West side of
our Privy Garden and runs over the ground floore
belonging to Mr. Harrall, our chymist, from the
second floore upwards, containing in length 60 feet 8
inches and in breadth 21 ft. 6 inches or thereabouts,
and two appendicos which jetty over and beyond
the passage next the said garden, one being 16 ft.
9 inches long and the other 11 ft. 6 inches long and
both 8 ft. 3 inches broad ; and the pavilion of
brick building annexed to the West side of the old
lodging and lately built from the ground in the said
park which pavilion is of unequal length from 29 ft.
11 inches to 33 ft. 5 inches and in breadth 20 foot
and bounds upon the park aforesaid by three sides."
To be held by them for the life of the longer liver
and at the yearly rent of [13s. 4d.] : the grant to
be void on the King's paying to said Earl and his
wife what they have expended in repairing and new
building the premises. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated April 28 of docquet hereof.)
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Ibid, pp. 31-2. Ibid,
p. 60.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Henry Carew, son
of Sir Thomas Carew of the office of one of the
Tellers in the Receipt in reversion after John
Loveing, Sir George Downing, Sir William Doyley
junr., Thomas Vernon [the four Tellers in possession]
and George Downing junr., Simon Clifford Esq.,
Francis Vileres (Villiers), Thomas Howard, son of
Sir Robert Howard Kt. and Henry Maynard Esq.
[Tellers in reversion]. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Feb. 10 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book, V.
pp. 32-3. Docquet Book,
p. 25.
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Same to same for a same for a grant to Robert
Woerden of the grange called More Grange, with
the appurtenances in the parish of Beeford, co.
Yorks, hitherto belonging to the late dissolved
monastery of Meux, and the whole rectory and
church of Ella in the county of the town of
Kingston upon Hull with the rights &c. thereof and
all tithes thereto belonging being parcel of the late
priory of Haltemprice : together with the tithes of
hay, corn, wool and all manner of tithes in several
parishes pertaining to the said rectory, together
witn the advowson of the vicarage of the Church of
Ella : all as granted 1544-5, March 24, to Sir
Ralph Ellarker. The present grant to be in reversion
to the said grant to said Ellarker (whose issue consists
of two males living and both of them married
to young womon capable of children) and to be for
ever at the yearly rents of 3l. 19s. 11d. (for the said
rectory nomine decimae) and 12l. 12s. 7d. (for the
said grange and rectory) as reserved in the said
grant to said Ellarker. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Feb. 7 of docquet hereof.)
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Ibid, pp. 33-4. Ibid,
p. 24.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] to issue
6l. 12s. 9½d. to Alderman Backwell "to complete
the sum for New Year's gifts and [to] make what
you have already paid him [up to] 3,638l. 8s. 11½d."
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Money Book (General)
p. 277.
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Jan. 21.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to [the Customs Commissioners]
to pass, Customs free, the naval stores
shipped on the George, John Hazelwood commander,
for Tangier for the use of His Majesty's
galley and ships that call there and be in want
thereof.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 73.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
1675-6, Jan. of a grant for the better support of the
children of the King's royal foundation in Christ's
Hospital of the several yearly sums as follows, viz.
185l. 5s. 0d. for the year ending Dec. 31 last ;
308l. 15s. 0d. for the year ending 1676, Dec. 31 ;
432l. 5s. 0d. for the year ending 1677, Dec. 31, and
370l. 10s. 0d. for the year ending 1678, Dec. 31,
wherein the number of the children enjoying His
Majesty's bounty will be 30 : and so for ever
after for 30 children the sum of 370l. 10s. 0d.
per an. to be paid to the Treasurer of said Hospital
and to be issued by warrant of the President and
Governors thereof for the benefit of said children.
(Money warrant hereon dated Jan. 28 for the abovesaid
sums : reciting as follows : "whereas for the
better support of the children of the New Royal
Foundation in Christ's Hospital and encouragement
of masters of ships who shall take them as apprentices
His Majesty is graciously pleased to allow
each of them the pay of an ordinary seaman, viz.
19s. each lunary month for the first three years of
their apprenticeship, to be paid by an advance of
the first year and the remainder at the end of each
subsequent year : and the number of children thus
provided for for the year determining ult. Dec.
1675, is 15, and for each year hereafter to come will
be 10 and no more, according to which and the
aforesaid rate of 19s. per month for 13 lunary
months in each year for the first 3 years of each
child's apprenticeship the annual charge will be"
185l. 5s. 0d. for the year ending 1675, Dec. 31, and
308l. 15s. 0d. and 432l. 5s. 0d., and 370l. 10s. 1d. for
the 3 succeeding years and so for ever after for 30
children 370l. 10s. 0d. per an.
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Docquet Book, p. 19.
Money Book (General)
pp. 278-9.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for
a great seal for a grant to Francis Leeke gent, of the
office of one of the chief searchers at Gravesend in
the port of London in reversion after Tho. Chiffinch.
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King's Warrant Book, V.
p. 29.
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Jan. 22.
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Privy seal for the grant, as the King's free gift, to
Charles, Lord Cornwallis of the baronet fee of 1,095l.
due from Sir Thomas Samwell, of Upton, co. Northampton,
created a bart. by patent dated 7 Dec. last.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated Jan. 21 of
docquet hereof.)
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Ibid, pp. 34-5. Docquet
Book, p. 20.
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Instructions from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners made upon their representation of
the 17th inst. (1) You are to take security of 100l.
from tidesmen extraordinary as from tidesmen in
fee. (2) On consideration of the clause in the Act
of Assessment providing that the exporters of corn
therein mentioned shall enter into bond to return a
certificate of the landing thereof in foreign parts and
that upon return of such certificate the bond shall
be delivered up to the importer, I agree with your
opinion that the word importer in the Act must be
understood to be a mistake in regard it would render
the clause wholly useless which does apparently
intend that the bond should be delivered up to the
exporters, to whom I therefore direct you to deliver
them. (3) As to the allowances which the exporters
of foreign corn claim upon the Act of Assessment I
have considered said Act and other Acts relating
thereto, and also the opinion of Sir William Jones
and Serj. Stephens thereon, and am fully satisfied that
where foreign corn is imported and the importer reexport
it when the corn is within the prices mentioned
in said Act no allowance is to be made therefor,
as the said Act only regards corn of our own growth :
and I hereby so order and direct, and if any
action be brought against you same shall
be defended at the King's charge. (4) Where
the allowances given by the said Act upon the exportation
of corn provide for the payment thereof
in the port from which shipped and the ports being
anciently divided into head ports and members,
a member port of small receipt may not chance to
have money sufficient to pay same any such want
shall be made up by any other member of said port
or by the said head port. (5) Mr. Clement is to be
allowed salary only for the time he was resident at
Poole and travelling charges when on service away
from there. (6) In case of death or failure of an
outport collector you are ad interim to entrust the
Customer with the receipt or to despatch a general
surveyor or the riding surveyor of the North or North
West thither. (7) You are to dismiss and prosecute
the officers concerning in the fraud of conveying 30
pipes of Canary wine from the ship —, Mr.
Filliter master. (8) In the opinion of the Attorney
General and Serj. Stephens the words English ships
in the Act of Assessment mean English built ships,
and foreign ships belonging to English made free,
but do not mean foreign ships belonging to English
but not made free. You are therefore not to make
to these latter the allowance in said Act for corn
exported. (9) You are to permit the re-export
customs free of the bales of calico which Mr. Wise
sent out to experiment a trade in Barbary, and
which are returned unlanded for want of a market
by reason of a war in that country. (10) In regard
the present establishment divides the receipt of London
port inwards into three collections, one for wine
and currants, another for Plantation commodities,
and a third for all other commodities, and the said
receivers pay in their money weekly to the Cashier
General one of the Receivers may chance to have
more debentures than he can satisfy (the law providing
that such debentures shall be paid in a month
after demand) some other of the said receivers is to
furnish the money needed thereto. (11) You are to
admit to entry the lead on board the Guift of
Brighton, Thomas Masters master, bound for the
coast but driven into France. (12) You are to take
400l. security of the collector of Looe port. (13)
There being sometimes some parcels of a Scottish
woollen manufacture called pladding and fingring
sent hither to be dyed and returned to Scotland,
which being stuff made of or mixed with wool are in
strictness liable to 15d. per yard custom which you
inform me is much more than they are worth and
that some parcels thereof are now in the Customs
Warehouse, you are on security for their return to
Scotland, to deliver them on payment of Custom
ad valorem.
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Out Letters (Customs)
III, pp. 74-7.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Henry Laws as a tidesman loco
Richard Ward, deceased ; Roger Greene as Surveyor
at Virginia ; Nathaniell Mason as a tidesman
in fee, London port ; Phipps, the like ; Ralph
Clerk, the like : John Allison, tidesman in fee, and
John Rowlett watchman, to exchange places.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
pp. 77, 78.
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Entry of the docquet of demise by lease to Edward
Lowe gent. of a capital messuage or burgage with its
appurtenances in New Woodstock, co. Oxford :
for 99 years at 3s. per an. rent.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 217.
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[?Jan 22.]
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Entry of the docquet of demise by lease to Henry
Herbert Esq., of divers coppices, woods, underwoods
and woodlands called the Lodge Coppice
and other coppices in the forest of Wyre, co.
Worcester : for 40 years from Lady Day, 1695, at
22l. rent per an. and fine of 120l.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 217.
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The like of same by in custodiam lease to the Honble.
Barbara Strickland, widow, of a messuage and other
premises in Ripon, co. Yorks, parcel of the lands &c.
of Walter Strickland Esq., extended for debt : at the
rent of 10s. per an.
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Ibid.
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Jan. 22.
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Constitution by Treasurer Danby (by virtue of the
privy seal of 1671-2, Jan. 16, ut supra Cal. Tr.
Books III, p. 1171) of Sir John James and Robert
Huntington to be Receivers General and managers
of the revenue of Excise in place of Richard Kent
thereto appointed by Treasurer Danby 1674, Nov.
13, by the King's particular command. Said Kent
is to pay immediately to said James and Huntington
all Excise moneys in his hands and to resign to them
the rooms, offices and utensils &c. relating to said
office : his Majesty having upon consideration of
a late proposal made by said James and Huntington
directed the present change of management.
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Ibid, pp. 217-8.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receiver of the
Law Duty to pay to Fabian Phillips, assistant and
Deputy Comptroller to Sir Robert Atkins junr.,
Comptroller General of the Law Duties, 100l. for
half a year's salary to Nov. 1 last.
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Money Book (General)
p. 277.
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Jan. 24.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to strike
tallies for 750l. for last Xmas quarter of the pension
of the Earl and Countess of Bristol.
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Ibid, p. 276.
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Same to [same] for tallies for 750l. for last Xmas
quarter on the Lord Privy Seal's pension.
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Ibid, p. 277.
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Same to Sir John James and Major Huntington to pay
abovesaid tallies.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier
to pay 20l. for one year's creation money to the Earl
of Dorset. (A similar warrant dated Jan. 7. [? a
duplicate] in the Customs Letter Book.)
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Ibid, p. 278. Out Letters
(Customs) III. p. 66.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to
employ James Walker as collector of Exeter port
loco Peter Hagedott, deceased ; and Charles Dexter,
William Hague, Theophilus Franklin, and —
Edwards as tidesmen extraordinary [London port].
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 73.
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Same from same to same to repay (by the King's
special command) to George, Lord Berkeloy the ad
valorem duty on an elephant arrived for him in
London port from some part of the East Indies.
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Ibid, p. 77.
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Same from same to same to order Adam de Cardonnell,
Customer of Southampton port, to discharge the
seizure of some goods belonging to some of the inhabitants
of the Isle of Wight ; being seized as the
result of a difference between said inhabitants and
the officers of said port. (See supra Cal. Tr. Books
IV. p. 844.)
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Ibid, p. 78.
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Jan. 25.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
for 250l. for last Sept. 29 quarter for the Earl of
Bath's and Lord Hawley's pension.
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Money Book (General)
p. 278.
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Charles Bertie to Sir John James and Major Huntington
to pay aforesaid tallies for 250l. to the Earl of
Bath and Lord Hawley.
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Money Book (General)
p. 278.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 2,000l. to
the Treasurer of the Navy : which sum the Customs
Cashier will bring into the Exchequer.
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Ibid.
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Same to [same] to issue 500l. to Sir Thomas Armstrong
for last Xmas quarter on his allowance for horses :
which sum &c. ut supra.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Danby to Sir Humphrey Hooke concerning
his account as Receiver General of the first Eighteen
Months' assessment of 13 car. I. for co. Gloucester
in which the arrear of 429l. 3s. 0d. charged upon
several divisions ought long since to have been reassessed
and levied. I have written the Commissioners
for said assessment for your county to pay
same to you. You are to get an effectual answer
from them to prevent any further trouble to themselves.
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Warrants not relating to
Money VI. p. 219.
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Same to the abovesaid Commissioners concerning said
arrear, pointing out their duty and power of reassessing
such arrears.
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Ibid, pp. 220-1.
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Same to Sir Jonathan Atkins. I find not so good an
account from the Farmers of the Four and a Half
per cent. as the King's service requires. Please call
before you your Commissioners there, viz. Cooling
and Charles Bincks, or any other person in that
island who can give you information therein and
take account from them on oath what goods, wares
and merchandizes they have collected for the said
Farmers on account of said duty for the 3 years
ending Xmas last and what goods they have exported
thence for England or any other place upon
account of said Farmers and all particulars thereof,
and what goods of the said 3 years' revenue they
have still on hand. You are hereafter from time to
time to require such accounts from them on oath for
this present year.
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Ibid, pp. 221-2.
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Reference to the Customs Commissioners of Mr.
Seat's petition for a tidesman's place in the Custom
House.
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Out Letters (Customs) III
p. 77.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ John Langwith as a landwaiter,
London port loco Robert Totty dismissed.
(See Feb. 7 infra p. 125.)
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Ibid, p. 72.
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Mr. Charles Osborne desires that no commission pass
for Mr. Snutt to seize prohibited goods, without his
[Osborne's] knowledge.
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Caveat Book, p. 17.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer
to supersede process against Cornwall
Bradshaw, late Receiver of Hearthmoney, London
and Westminster.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 231.
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Jan. 26.
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Approval by the Lord Chancellor. Lord Treasurer and
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas of orders [not
detailed] made by the Master, Wardens and Assistants
of the Company of Farriers.
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Ibid, p. 223.
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Royal warrant for a privy seal for 550l. to Barnard
(Bernard) Greenvile, without account, for his expenses
as envoy to the Duke of Savoy.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 36.
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Jan. 27.
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Report to the King from Treasurer Danby on the Earl
of Castlehaven's petition as below : "I do fully
agree with the Lord Lieutenant's report herein."
Prefixing :—(a) Petition of James, Lord Audley, Earl
of Castlehaven to the King, concerning his pension
of 400l. per an. raised some time since to 500l. per an.
on the establishment of Ireland as interest for and
until the King's affairs would permit of the payment
of 5,000l. to said Earl : for which pension letters
were ordered to pass the great seal of Ireland. Prays
that letters may pass the great seal of England for
settling such pension on the establishment of Ireland.
(b) Order of reference dated Whitehall 1675-6, Jan.
20 of said petition to the Lord Lieutenant.
(c) Like order of reference dated 1675-6, Jan. 22, of
same to Treasurer Danby.
(d) Royal warrant dated 1674, April 1, for said pension
of 500l. per an. Before the passing of the Act of
Explanation the King promised said Earl 5,000l. in
consideration of his past services. Said sum was
omitted to be inserted by proviso in said Act because
the said Earl suddenly hastened to the fleet then
ready to engage the Dutch. On his petition letters
patent are to pass the great seal of Ireland to raise
his pension of 400l. per an. to 500l. per an. as
interest for and until said 5,000l. can be paid : and
to place said 500l. per an. on the establishment of
Ireland in lieu of said 400l. per an.
(e) Report on (a) from the Earl of Essex, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, dated 1675-6, Jan. 22. Petitioner's
request herein may be granted.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. pp. 223-6.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to allow 50l. per an. to Col. Guy Molesworth,
he having undertaken to account for the
proceed of the goods sent or to be sent to him from
the Plantations in lieu of the Plantation duty.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 79.
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Jan. 28.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] for tallies
for 150l. to Sir Samuel Morland for three quarters
to Xmas last on his pension.
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Money Book (General)
p. 279.
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Same to same for tallies for 750l. for [last] Xmas
quarter for the Duke of York's children.
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Ibid.
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Same to Sir John James and Major Huntington to
pay the tallies last above mentioned.
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Ibid.
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Letters of direction on 7,500l. in part of an order of
Dec. 15 last for 30,000l. to George Wharton : same
being hereby charged on the Customs.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver to his Excellency Don Pedro
de Ronquillos, ambassador from Spain, a case of gilt
leather lately brought from Ostend in the ship
Speedwell, Benj. Clerk master.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 80.
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Royal sign manual to the Clerk of the Signet attending
for a privy seal to constitute and appoint Edward
Seymour and Samuell Maydwell as Receiver
of the Law duty : to be from Oct. 22 last during
pleasure : the farm of said duties which was granted
1672-3, Feb. 12, to Peter Calverd, Saml. Vincent
and Edmond Bostock having expired Oct. 23 last.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated Jan. 31 of
docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book
V. pp. 36-7. Docquet
Book p. 22.
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Royal sign manual to the Clerk of the Signet attonding
for a privy seal for a grant to James, Earl of
Northampton of the pension of 1,000l. per an., payable
quarterly out of the Exchequer during pleasure
and to date from Midsummer last. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Feb. 9 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book, V.
pp. 39. Docquet Book,
p. 25.
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Same to same for a same as follows, directed to
Treasurer Danby, Sir Robert Carre, chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster et al. The sum of
3,547l. 19s. 10d. is depending in arrear upon the account
of William late bishop of Lincoln by Robert
Mellish, sub-collector of the Tenths of the clergy of
that diocese for 3 years ended Xmas, 1669. There
is owing to the king from said Mellish, 1,466l. 12s. 5[...]d.
as Receiver General of Crown revenues [co. Lincoln]
being for 1669 and part of 1670, and 283l. 19s. 5¼d. as
Receiver of the revenue of the Duchy of Lancaster
in co. Lincoln being for same period. Sir Robert
Thomas Bart, being indebted to said Mellish, did
assign to Henry Sanderson in trust for said Mellish
a lease dated 20 Aug. 1665, made by Sir Edw.
Thomas Bart, and Robert Thomas Esq., to one
Edmond Thomas (in trust to pay annuities and
portions to Suzana, John and Humfry Thomas and
others younger children of said Sir Edw. Thomas) :
being of a great part of said Sir Robert Thomas's
estate. The said lease is by mesne assignments
(from said Henry Sanderson) come into the King's
hands and said Sir Robert Thomas has petitioned
for a grant of the debts due to the crown from said
bishop and Mellish and that for his conveniency the
grant thereof may pass in the name of Oliver Hale
gent. This present privy seal is, in view of the
loyalty and sufferings of petitioner and his father, to
grant said debts to said Hale or any further debt
that shall appear owing to the Crown from said
bishop or Mellish. All legal assistance to be given
to said Hale in recovering same. (Cancelled : see infra
p. 142, under date Feb. 29.)
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King's Warrant Book, V.
pp. 40-1.
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Copy of an order of the King in Council made at the
Court at Whitehall : there being present as privy
Councillors the following, namely : the King, Prince
Rupert, Lord Treasurer, Lord Privy Seal, Duke
of Lauderdale, Duke of Ormonde, Earls of Ossory,
Oxford, Northampton, Peterborough, Sunderland,
Essex, Bath, Carlisle, Craven, and Carbery ;
Visct. Fauconberg, Visct. Newport, bishop of London,
Lord Maynard, Vice-Chamberlain [of the
Household], Secretary Williamson, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Chancellor of the Duchy, Master of the
Great Wardrobe, Master of the Ordnance. "His
Majesty having been pleased to declare in Council
that by reason of th great anticipations upon his
revenue and for preservation of the due payment
thereof he finds himself necessitated to make a suspension
upon some part of his yearly expense and
having communicated to this board a scheme for
regulating the same accordingly to commence from
the first day of this instant Jan. and to continue until
the 31st day of March, 1677, it was this day ordered
by His Majesty in Council that the said scheme of
expense which is hereto annexed shall be the rule
for the payments of money to all the uses therein set
down during the time aforesaid and that the . . .
Lord Treasurer . . . do govern himself by the said
scheme and make payment of no greater sums
than are therein expressed to any of the uses therein
named, wherein the publique payments are to be
preferable to the rest : and that each proper officer
do receive His Majesty's direction in writing
under his royal sign manual for the particular payments
to each of the said uses. This limitation
nevertheless to be understood and intended that
such persons from whom any part of their salary
and board wages or other just perquisites shall in
the said time be suspended shall have a good right
to and may clayme the same as formerly immediately
from and after the expiration of this order. And in
case it shall happen that His Majesty's occasions
within the said time should necessarily require
greater or other payments to any of the uses in the
scheme annexed or to some other use or uses not
therein mentioned it is provided that the Lord
Treasurer shall make such payments from time to
time (over and besides the particular sums limited
in the scheme annexed) by warrant from His Majesty
under his royal sign manual and not otherwise."
A scheme of His Majesty's yearly expense.
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Ibid, pp. 43-5.
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£
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s.
|
d.
|
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Navy
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300,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ordnance
|
40,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Forces and Garrisons
|
212,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tangier
|
57,200
|
0
|
0
|
|
[Royal] Household
|
52,247
|
1
|
6
|
|
Privy Purse
|
36,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Works
|
10,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Treasurer of the Chamber
|
20,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Band of Pensioners
|
3,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Stables
|
10,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Wardrobe
|
16,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Jewel House
|
4,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ambassadors, Envoys and for
presents
|
40,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Robes
|
4,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Fees and salaries
|
49,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Management of the Customs
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
|
Excise
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
|
Wine Licences
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
|
Law Duty
|
1,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,500
|
0
|
0
|
|
Post [Office] defalcations
|
4,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Interest money
|
100,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Liberates
|
1,500
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tents and Toils
|
1,500
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tower Expenses
|
768
|
0
|
0
|
|
Casual disbursements
|
10,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Healing medals
|
2,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Secretaries for intelligence
|
5,000
|
0
|
0
|
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Pensions wherein the Queen and
his R[oyal] H[ighness the
Duke of York] are included
|
110,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Secret Service
|
20,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
New Year's gifts
|
3,600
|
0
|
0
|
|
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1,175,315
|
1
|
6
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besides establishment for Jamaica and the Leeward Islands.
'And it was also further ordered by His Majesty in
Council that the Lord Treasurer . . for due compliance
with the payments to be made for fees, sallaries,
managements and pensions according to the abovewritten
scheme this day read approved and ordered
in Council do for and during the time of suspension
mentioned in this order pay no more than the sums
therein mentioned being one moiety of the fees,
salaries and pensions to all or any the persons to
whom the same shall grow due by virtue of his
Majesty's several grants thereof except those who
are to be paid fully, viz. to the Queen's Majesty
12,209l. per an. ; to the Duke of York 24,000l. per
an. ; to the Judges and Masters of Chancery
14,800l per an ; to the officers of the Upper and
Lower Exchequer 1,853l. 10s. 9d. per an. and for
the management of the Customs, Excise, Wine
Licences and Law Duty 63,500l. : and that a
warrant be prepared for His Majesty's royal signature
directed to the said Lord High Treasurer of
England authorizing him to execute the same accordingly."
Signed Edw. Walker.
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"James Clark Esq. tenant to the Crown of the manor
of East Moulsey in Surrey desires that if any person
shall endeavour a reversionary grant thereof Mr.
Bradshaw desires his pretensions may be heard
before the warrant or docquet pass."
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Caveat Book, p. 17.
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Jan. 29.
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Privy seal for discharging Major Francis Watson of the
sums as follow issued to him for the expense of the
Stables to be expended under the direction of the
Duke of Monmouth viz. 8,000l. for the Stables and
2,000l. for horses as by the privy seal of 1674, April
30, and 8,000l. as by the privy seal of 1675, April
28 and 3,000l. as by same for 1675, May 19 : and
similarly to discharge Sir Thomas Armstrong of the
like issues as follows, viz. 2,000l. for horses as by
the privy seal of April 28 : all by reason that the
Duke of Monmouth as Master of the Horse did
undertake and agree with the king to make the
several provisions for the Stables and for providing
horses for the years covered by the said privy seals,
yet by some mistake in the drafts of the said privy
seals the said payments to said Watson and Armstrong
are made by way of imprest and upon accompt
by reason whereof they may be molested and called
to accompt for the same. It is hereby declared that
said sums were not issued as imprest but wholly
without any manner of account for the same, and
said Watson and Armstrong are hereby to be discharged
thereof and to be accountable therefor only
to the said Duke of Monmouth. (Royal warrant,
undated, for said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Jan. 26 of docquet hereof).
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 46-8, 31. Docquet
Book, p. 21.
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Royal warrant for a privy seal to discharge Col.
Anthony Gilby from his bond as surety for William
Broxholme, Receiver in Lincolnshire of the One
Month's and the 12016000 Act [sic probably for
the Eleven Months' Tax]. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Jan. 29 of the docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book
V. p. 39. Docquet Book,
p. 22.
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Same to the Attorney General for a great seal as
follows. The Commissioners for rebuilding St.
Paul's Cathedral have in laying the foundation of
that church used only the old stone, but are now to
contract for a considerable quantity of Portland
stone for the carrying on the work of this next sum
mer and therefore pray license to raise such stone in
the Royal quarry in the Isle of Portland "the same
duty being paid to us as by other quarrymen there
hath been accustomed to be paid." Great sums of
money have been expended by said Commissioners
in making and repairing the piers, cranes and other
ways leading thereto for the more commodious
bringing away stone from the said isle which yet
by the promiscuous and free use of them by all
persons that send stone from thence have been so
worn out that it hath been a perpetual charge to
said Commissioners to repair them and are at present
in so ruinous a condition that it will require a considerable
expense to put them in order and the said
Commissioners therefore desire forthwith to put them
in good repair and to leave them in the guard of the
persons with whom they shall contract from time to
time to furnish them with stone under the obligation
to keep same in repair during such contract and in
the meantime to pay yearly into the treasury of
the work 10 per cent. for all that shall be expended
upon the present repairs and so in proportion for a
less sum or shorter time. The said Commissioners
therefore pray (as the soil where the said piers,
cranes and ways have been made at the expense
of said Commissioners is in the King's disposal)
authority from the King to require and receive from
all persons who shall use said ways &c. for transporting
stone, during the time of rebuilding the said
cathedral, such reasonable duty and allowance not
exceeding 4d. a ton as the said Commissioners shall
think fit excepting only stone for His Majesty's
works and buildings. The present great seal is to
contain such grant and licence to the Dean and
Chapter of St. Paul with the consent of said Commissioners
to raise stone in the said quarry in said
Isle of Portland "or elsewhere upon our Common
there" for such rebuilding of St. Pauls only, they
paying the accustomed duty usually paid by others
and also full power to receive such rates and
allowances as above (from all users of said ways &c.)
as shall be appointed by said Commissioners so as
the same do not exceed 4d. per ton. In the margin :
"This agrees with a coppy approved and amended
by Mr. Attorney General." (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Feb. 19 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 38-9. Docquet
Book, p. 29.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to take wine bonds from Phillip Marsh
(the officer for such bonds) to the value of 7,500l.
and deliver same to George Wharton to meet the
tallies drawn on the Customs for 7,500l. for the
Ordnance : with the usual clause for allowance of
discount.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 81.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
1675-6 Jan. of a grant to Edward Seymour of the
office of Clerk of the Patent Office ("clerk for
writing and engrossing all letters patent of honors,
manors, lands, tenements and hereditaments within
survey of His Majesty's Exchequer to be granted for
lives or years in possession or reversion with the fee
of 20l. per an." to hold to the said Edward Seymour
and his assigns during his life and the life of Henry
his son and the life of the longer liver of them in
reversion after Thomas Turner gent. the present
officer.
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Docquet Book, p. 21.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
40l. to Mr. Brewster for one year's salary to Sept.
29 last as Comptroller of the Pipe.
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Money Book (General)
p. 279.
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Letter of direction on an order of Dec. 1 last for 225l.
to Thomas Elliot Esq. for 2¼ years' annuity as a
Page of Honour to the late King ; order of Nov.
29 last for 250l. to him as Master of the Harehounds ;
order of Dec. 1 last for 250l. to him as keeper of
Newmarket House : same being hereby charged on
the Hearthmoney farm rent due in March next.
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Money Book (General)
p. 280.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay 138l. 13s. 4d. to Philip Warwick for
half a year to Xmas last on his fee as Collector of
Customs outwards London port.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to same to pay 50l. to Mris. Hext
for last Xmas quarter on her pension.
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Ibid, p. 281.
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Money warrant for 100l. to the Grooms and Pages of
the King's Chamber for one year of their fee.
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Ibid, p. 280.
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Same for 112l. to Sir Richard Bulstrode Kt. late
Richard Bulstrode Esq. for 112 days from Dec. 15
[sic] to 5th inst. [sic] as His Majesty's Agent at
Brussels and 226l. for extras therein for 6 months
ending Xmas last.
Appending :— Bill of said extras.
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Ibid, p. 281.
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Disbursed during the last campaign in
sending constantly twice a week expresses
on horseback from the camp to
Brussels with my letters for England
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30l.
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To an assistant to write letters in Mr.
Kennedy's place left at Brussels by order
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20l.
|
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Allowed to Mr. Kennedy at Brussels
|
20l.
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For post letters
|
16l.
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Letters by messengers from several parts
|
10l.
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Intelligence
|
30l.
|
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At the end of the campaign my waggon
was plundered by a party of French
wherein I lost in clothes, linen and plate
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100l.
|
|
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226l.
|
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Letter of direction on 3,000l. in part of an order of
Nov. 22 last for 10,000l. to Ralph Mountague upon
account of 40,000l. for the Great Wardrobe : same
being hereby charged on the Hearthmoney farm rent
due in March next.
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Ibid, p. 283.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] to issue
100l. to Sir William Turner to satisfy the order of
the 15th inst. for half a year's solicitation to Xmas
last : which sum the Customs Cashier is to bring
into the Exchequer.
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Ibid, p. 284. Money
Book (Fees and Pensions)
p. 21.
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Jan. 31.
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ Thomas
Pratt as waiter and searcher at Greenwich loco
Nicholas Durell surrendered ; without the allowance
of either house or boat.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 80.
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