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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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| Aug. 16.
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Charles Bertie to "Good Cousin" [Sir Robert
Howard, Auditor of the Receipt] to satisfy
Mr. Lawrence's order for 425l. out of any disposable
money in the Exchequer not designed for any
particular service [such] "as the prest money
rep[aid] which [item of disposable money in the
Exchequer] Treasurer Danby has designed for a
particular use."
|
Out Letters (General)
p. 303.
|
|
Same to same to issue to Mr. Newport and Mr. Darcy
for half a year of their respective salaries the
300l. which the Customs Cashier is to bring into
the Exchequer. (Same dated Sept. 14 to same to pay
same, said Cashier having brought in the money.)
|
Ibid.
|
| Aug. 17.
|
Instructions from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners in reply to their presentation of the
12th inst. 1. Your solicitor is to know from time
to time what warrants I sign for stay of process
against debtors for Customs, and to have copies
thereof before they be executed. 2. I intend
that the case of Mr. Miller, Collector of Customs
in Carolina, shall be laid before the Committee
for Trade and Plantations as it has been represented
here to the end the Lords of said Committee may
desire the Proprietors of that Colony to send for
said Miller, with the charge and proofs against him
[for same] to be examined by his Majesty and in the
meantime that you depute Seth Southwell to collect
in the room of said Miller, but his deputation to
cease in case upon examination Miller be thought
fit to be sent back. 3. I will advise with Sir John
Shaw, the Collector inwards, London port, about
the difference between Mr. Agberow and the rest
of the patent leadwaiters as to his sharing in the
bill money abovestairs. 4. Send Mr. Sansom
forthwith down to his charge at Bristol, and to
attend the execution of the commission going
down thither to examine the evil practice of filling
up Prizage wines. When Mr. Younger's witnesses
shall have come up from Poole (which Younger
has not yet produced nor fixed a time for) you are
to send for Sansom again to be heard as to said
Younger's accusations against him. 5. You are
to manage, collect and levy the new Additional duty
lately granted to the King upon wines and vinegar
in such manner as you were authorised to
manage, collect and levy the lately expired impost
and as by the Act of Parliament lately passed
for granting that Additional duty is directed. "But
this authority from me which is to take effect
from the 1st inst. is to cease when his Majesty's
commission under the great seal shall be issued
for managing of the same revenue."
|
Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 105.
|
|
Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Robert Harwar, late waiter and storehousekeeper
at Chester, with a recommendation
for his employment in some of the outports at the
next vacancy : petitioner praying restoration to
his office or for some new employment, being 74 years
old, poor, with a sickly wife and three children,
having been an officer of the Customs for 39 years,
was never found in fault before, this being no fraud
but neglect. Mr. Ball, surveyor [of said port] was
as guilty and is restored.
|
Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 106.
|
|
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Sir Walter St. John,
Bart., Sir Richard How, Kt. and Bart., Sir Ralph
Varney, Kt. and Bart., and John Cary, gent., and
their heirs, of the yearly sum of 2,000l. to be paid
quarterly from Midsummer last out of the Hereditary
Excise ; and with power for striking tallies and
other covenants and clauses for the due payment
thereof as are contained in the grants to the goldsmiths :
all in trust for Edward Henry, Earl of
Lichfield, for life and after his decease for Charlotte,
Countess of Lichfield, his wife, for her life and after
her death for the heirs and assigns of said Earl :
with proviso that this grant shall cease and be void
on payment by the King, his heirs and successors
of 20,000l. at one entire payment, with any arrears
of said annuity. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Sept. 2 of a docquet dated August hereof.)
|
King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 69. Docquet Book,
p. 1.
|
|
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for
30l. per an. to be paid quarterly to the bishop of
Exeter for the minister of Lostwithiel for his
encouragement : to commence from Lady day
last and to continue during pleasure : to be
without account and to be paid out of the revenue
of the Duchy of Cornwall. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Sept. 17 of docquet dated Sept.
hereof.)
|
King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 71. Docquet Book,
p. 3.
|
|
Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
to be struck for 100l. for half a quarter due at June 24
last on Sir Samuel Morland's several pensions of 300l.
and 300l. upon the Tenths of the Clergy, and 200l.
upon the Excise. (Same to the Receivers of Excise
to pay the 25l. tally on the Excise as part of the
above.)
|
Out Letters (General)
p. 303.
|
|
Same to same to issue to Mr. Guy for last June 24
quarter on his pension of 500l. per an. as a Groom
of the Bedchamber, the 125l. which the Customs
Cashier is to bring in.
|
Ibid, p. 304.
|
|
Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
(and to the Customs Cashier to bring in forthwith,
notwithstanding any restriction) 200l. for the Works
upon any orders drawn in Mr. Packer's name for
the extraordinaries of the Works : the same being
to build a gallery from the lobby of the House of
Commons to the Painted Chamber.
|
Out Letters (General)
p. 304.
|
|
Same to the Farmers of the Law Duty to pay out of
any money in your hands 100l. to Mr. Phillips
on the money warrant of June 22 last : this
payment to be made forthwith.
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Ibid, p. 305.
|
|
Same to the Customs Cashier to bring in with respect
to the weekly payments (and to the Auditor of the
Receipt to issue) 180l. for Mr. Gurle, his Majesty's
Gardener of St. James's Garden for one quarter on
his wages of 240l. and allowance of 320l., and
for one year to Lady day last on his patent fee of
40l. per an. : all ut supra, pp. 828-9.
|
Ibid.
|
|
The like letters for 37l. 10s. 0d. to Mr. Sayers for last
June 24 quarter's salary as Master Cook to his
Majesty.
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Ibid, p. 306.
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Money warrant for 24l. to John Greene for one year
on his patent fee as Keeper of his Majesty's stables
in the Mews.
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Money Book (General)
p. 301.
|
|
Same for 2,800l. to Robert, Earl of Sunderland, viz.,
1,500l. thereof for equipage and 1,300l. for a quarter's
ordinary in advance as Ambassador Extraordinary
to France. (Charles Bertie dated Aug. 17 to the
Customs Cashier to forthwith advance 1,500l. to
said Earl for his equipage "for which a warrant
is signed and tallies will be stricken on you" and
you are to have 8 per cent. interest thereon. Letter
of direction dated Sept. 2 upon an order dated
Aug. 21 drawn upon this money warrant : said
2,800l. to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the
Customs.)
|
Ibid, pp. 301, 310. Out
Letters (General) p. 304.
|
Same for 1,473l. 2s. 10d. to Ralph Montague, Esq.,
for a bill of extraordinaries as late Ambassador
Extraordinary to France.
Appending : bill of said extraordinaries as sworn to
by said Montagu Aug. 2 before Baron C. Spelman
and as allowed the 14th inst. by Secretary Coventry.
|
Money Book (General)
p. 302.
|
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£
|
s.
|
d.
|
|
To ten expresses at 30l. each
|
300
|
0
|
0
|
|
To two expresses at 30l. [sic? for
50l.] each
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
Given to an express sent from
England
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
|
For New Year's gifts to the
King and Queen of France, princes
of the blood and ministers [and]
officers
|
150
|
0
|
0
|
|
Paid for postage of letters
|
140
|
0
|
0
|
|
Paid for intelligence
|
80
|
0
|
0
|
|
For lodging and stables at St. Germain
|
70
|
0
|
0
|
|
For the same at Versailles
|
80
|
0
|
0
|
|
For extraordinary charges of journeys
hither and sending servants
|
160
|
0
|
0
|
|
Laid out more than I drew bills for
upon account of the troops
|
90
|
0
|
0
|
|
[Interest or discount paid] for
the advance of the money I took up
for the troops
|
36
|
0
|
0
|
|
Exchequer fees at several times [on
cashing the divers warrants, in
all] for 7,800l. upon my allowance
of 100l. per week for [ordinary]
entertainment
|
173
|
2
|
0
|
|
Exchequer fees for the sum of
1,622l. 2s. 6d. for extraordinaries
|
57
|
7
|
6
|
|
[Interest or discount] given for the
advance of 2,600l., viz., 20 guineas
|
21
|
13
|
4
|
|
£1473
|
2
|
10
|
| Aug. 17
[probably
an erratum
for
Sept. 17]
et postea.
|
Commissions or Warrants of Appointment by Treasurer
Danby (in accordance with the privy seal of July 24
last) of the following persons to be Receivers General
of the Act for supply of 619,388l. 11s. 9d. for disbanding
the army, etc. : together with a parallel
series of warrants from Treasurer Danby to the
King's Remembrancer for taking the securities
detailed in each case of the said Receivers : (the
date of the Commission is to be taken throughout
as the date of Treasurer Danby's warrant for such
Commission : the Commission itself would not
be filled up and delivered to the Receiver General
until the satisfactory return of his securities) :
all as follows, viz. :—
John Langley, of the city of Gloucester, Esq., as
Receiver General of said tax for Worcester county
and city : commission dated Sept. 18 : Treasurer
Danby's warrant dated Aug. 17 to the King's
Remembrancer for a dedimus to John Webb,
Alderman of Gloucester, John Marston and Arnold
Aram, of Gloucester, gent., to take said Langley's
securities being said Langley himself, William
Cook of Highnam, co. Gloucester, Esq., Henry
Brown of Hasfield and Richard Browne of Norton,
co. Gloucester : total bond, 4,500l.
Charles Goodwyn as Receiver General for co.
Sussex.
John Rogers of Stamford, Esq., as Receiver
General for Lincoln county and city : commission
dated Sept. 25 : Treasurer Danby's warrant
dated Sept. 25 for a dedimus to Daniel Wigmore,
mayor of Stamford, Sir Rich. Cust, Sir Chr. Clapton,
and William Goodhall to take said Rogers' securities
(not detailed) : total bond 7,500l.
Mathew Jennison, junr., as Receiver General
for Nottingham county and town : commission
dated Oct. 7 : warrant dated Oct. 7 for taking
his securities ; said securities being said Jennison,
Matthew Jennison, senr., of Newark, Esq., William
Martin and Robert Marris of Newark, gentlemen :
total bond, 2,500l.
John Northcote, of Westwood, co. Devon, Esq.,
as Receiver General for co. Devon and Exeter :
commission dated Oct. 7 : warrant dated Oct. 7
for taking his securities, said sureties being [said
Northcote and] John Northcote, of Upton, co.
Devon : total bond 12,000l. : a dedimus for
taking said securities is to be issued to Sir Tho.
Carew, Kt., John Quicke, Esq., and John Hawkins,
gent., all of Devon.
John Hartopp, of Rotherby, co. Leicester, as
Receiver General for co. Leicester : commission
dated Oct. 8 : warrant dated Oct. 8 for taking
his securities, said securities being said Hartopp,
Sir William Hartopp, of Rotherby, Kt., and William
Young, of Raynton, co. Salop : total bond 4,000l. :
a dedimus for taking said security to be addressed
to William Villiers, Rich. Lister, John Hackett,
Esq., and Francis Needham, gent.
William Norrington of Plaistow, co. Essex,
as Receiver General for co. Essex : commission
dated Oct. 10 : warrant dated Oct. 10 for taking
his securities, said securities being said Norrington,
John Hinde, of London, citizen and draper, Thomas
Kirwood, of London, citizen and goldsmith, William
Buckler, of Wandsworth, co. Surrey, gent., John
Beddle, of Lawrence Lane, London, citizen and
Robert Abell, of London, citizen and vintner :
total bond 12,000l.
William Bissell, of Ledbury, co. Hereford, as
Receiver General for co. Hereford : commission
dated Oct. 10 : warrant dated Oct. 10 for taking
his securities, said securities being said Bissell,
Thomas Duppa, of St. Martins in the Fields, co.
Midd., Esq., and John Stables, of London, merchant :
a dedimus for taking said securities to be directed to
Thomas Matthews, mayor of Hereford, Robert
Symonds and Thomas Symonds, aldermen of
Hereford, who are to take the security of said
receiver and of Ambrose Elton, of Hereford, Esq. :
total bond 4,500l.
Nelson Bigsby, of Stowmarket, co. Suffolk, Esq.,
as Receiver General for co. Suffolk : commission
dated Oct. 10 : warrant dated Oct. 10 for taking
his securities, said securities being said Bigsby,
and John Bigsby, of London, merchant [and others
as follow] : a dedimus for taking said security
to be directed to Sir Charles Gawdy, Kt. and Bart.,
Sir William Soames, Kt., and Thomas Blackerly, Esq.
who are to take the security of the said receiver,
and of Thomas Salter, of Battisford, co. Suffolk,
Esq., William (altered to Andrew) Sylliard, of
Hawley, co. Suffolk, Esq., Lionel Girling, of Bedfield,
co. Suffolk, gent., and Daniel Bigsby, of Creetingham,
co. Suffolk, gent. : total bond 12,000l.
Ralph Hollingshead, of Aldford, co. Chester,
Esq., as Receiver General for Chester county and
city : commission dated Oct. 16 : warrant dated
Oct. 16 for taking his securities and for a dedimus,
said securities being Francis Hollinshead, Esq.,
Edwd. Davenport, Esq., and William Adderley,
gent. : total bond 4,000l.
Basyll Feilding, of Shawke, co. Cumberland,
as Receiver General for Yorks county and York
city : commission dated Oct. 17 : warrant dated
Oct. 17 for taking his securities and for a dedimus,
said securities being said Feilding, George Fothergill,
gent., Henry Dacres, Esq., and George Denton, Esq. :
total bond 13,000l.
John Tooker, of Norton Hall, co. Somerset, as
Receiver General for co. Somerset and Bristol :
commission dated Oct. 21 : warrant dated Oct. 21
for taking his securities, said securities being said
Tooker, Humphrey Burlace of Treludderow, co.
Cornwall, and Anthony Trethewy of St. Giles in the
Fields, co. Midd. : total bond 9,500l.
Lewis Trethewy, of St. Stephen in Brannel, co.
Cornwall, as Receiver General for co. Cornwall :
commission dated Oct. 24 : warrant dated Oct. 24
for taking his securities, said securities being John
Tanner, Esq., Humphry Burlace and Anthony
Trethewy, total bond 8,000l. : the two latter
securities to be taken in London and a dedimus
to be issued for taking in the country the said
receiver's own security.
William Levett, of Savernake Park, co. Wilts,
as Receiver General for cos. Berks and Oxford,
and Oxford city : commission dated Oct. 24
warrant dated Oct. 24 for taking his securities,
said securities being said Levett, Seymour Bowman,
Esq., and Michael Clarke, gent. : total bond
9,500l.
Robert Coke, of Nonsuch, co. Surrey, Esq., as
Receiver General for co. Norfolk and Norwich :
commission dated Oct. 24 : warrant dated Oct. 24
for taking his securities, said securities being said
Coke, Thomas Price, Samuel Price, John Price,
and John Rowland, of London : total bond 13,000l.
Robert Coke [the same as above] of Nonsuch,
Surrey, as Receiver General for co. Surrey and
Southwark : commission dated Oct. 15 : warrant
dated Nov. 19 for taking his securities, said securities
being said Coke, William Roydon, gent., and James
Johnson, gent. : total bond 4,500l.
Thomas Duckett, of Steeple Morden, co. Cambridge
as receiver for co. Cambridge and Isle of Ely :
commission dated Oct. 28 : warrant dated Oct. 28
for taking his securities, said securities being said
Duckett, John Duckett, Esq., Matthew Ellaston,
merchant, and Thomas Price, goldsmith : total
bond 6,000l.
John Basiere, of Durham, Esq., as Receiver
General for cos. Cumberland, Durham, Northumberland
and Westmorland, Newcastle on Tyne and
Berwick : commission dated — : warrant
dated Oct. 26 for taking his securities, said securities
being said Basiere, Jeremiah Nelson, of Carlisle,
Clerk, and Isaac Basiere, of Durham : total bond
4,500l. : the security of said Isaac Basiere to be
taken here in town [London], that of said Nelson
in the country.
Peter Woodcock, of Caldecott, co. Rutland, as
Receiver General [for co. Rutland] : commission
dated — : warrant dated Oct. 26 for taking
his securities, said securities being said Woodcock
and Peter Woodcock, senr., of Caldecott : total
bond 1,000l.
Antho. Davis, gent. (Anthony Davys, of Preshute,
co. Wilts), as Receiver General for Wilts and New
Sarum : commission dated Oct. 13 : warrant
dated Oct. 29 for taking his securities, said securities
being said Davis and Richard Smith and Seymour
Bowman : total of bond not stated.
John Cockayne, of Cockayne Hatley, co. Beds,
Esq., as Receiver General for co. Beds : commission
dated Oct. 29 (vacated : see infra, next item under
Charles Duncombe) : warrant (similarly vacated) dated
Oct. 29 for taking his securities, said securities
being said Cockayne and Andrew Cockaine and Scipio
Cockayne, gent. : total bond 3,000l.
Charles Duncombe, of Harlington, co. Beds, as
Receiver General for co. Beds : commission dated
Nov. 2 : warrant dated Nov. 8 for taking his
securities, said securities being said Duncombe,
John Kidgell, Esq. and William Iremonger, gent.,
co. Beds, and Edward Cooke, Esq., co. Gloucester :
total bond 3,500l.
John Bagnold, of Derby, Esq., as Receiver
General for co. Derby : commission dated Oct. 26 :
warrant dated Oct. 30 for taking his securities,
said securities being said Bagnold, John Chambers,
and Edward Walker gent., and Walter Bagnold
of Marston super Dove, co. Derby, gent. : total
bond 3,500l.
Nathaniel Smith, of Barnwell, co. Northampton,
as Receiver General for co. Northampton : commission
dated Oct. 30 : warrant dated Oct. 30 for
taking his securities, said securities being said
Smith and William Robinson, Esq. : total bond
4,500l.
John Chetwind, of St. Martins in the Fields,
co. Midd., as Receiver General for co. Stafford
and city of Lichfield : commission dated Oct. 31 :
warrant dated Oct. 31 for taking his securities,
said securities being said Chetwind and John
Offley, of Madeley, co. Stafford, Esq. : total bond
3,500l.
William Andrewes of Lambeth, co. Surrey,
as Receiver General for co. Herts : commission
dated [Nov. 2] : warrant dated [Nov. 8] for
taking his securities, said securities being said
Andrewes, George Andrewes, gent., and Alexander
Andrewes, of London, salter : total bond 5,000l.
Robert Cressett, of Upton Cressett, co. Salop,
Esq., as Receiver General for co. Salop : commission
dated Nov. 18 : warrant dated Nov. 18 for taking
his securities, said securities being said Cressett,
Sir John Weld, Kt., and Roger Pope, Esq. total
bond 4,500l.
Edward Jolly, of Hunts, Esq., as Receiver
General for co. Huntingdon : commission dated
Nov. 19 : warrant dated Nov. 19 for taking his
securities, said securities being said Jolly, Durant
Jenkinson, James Smithsby and James Foreside :
total bond 2,500l.
John Langley, of the city of Gloucester, Esq.,
as Receiver General for Gloucester county and city :
commission dated Nov. 19 : warrant dated Nov. 19
for taking his securities, said securities being said
Langley, William Cooke, Esq., Richard Browne,
Esq., and Henry Heylyng, Esq. : total bond
4,900l.
James Starkey, of Ormskirk, co. Lancs., as
Receiver General for co. Lancs. : commission dated
Nov. 21 : warrant dated Nov. 21 for taking his
securities, said securities being Robert Nowell,
and Ellis Hey, gent., Christopher Banastre, Henry
Slater and Edward Rigby : total of bond not
stated.
Thomas Wood, of Acton, co. Worcester, gent.,
as Receiver General for co. Hereford : commission
dated Nov. 21 : warrant dated Nov. 21 for taking
his securities, said securities being said Wood,
John Wood, gent., William Knott, stationer, and
Thomas Wooding, gent. : total bond 4,500l.
Capt. the Honble. Phil. Howard as Receiver
General for London, Middlesex, and Westminster :
commission dated Oct. 1 : warrant dated Nov. 26
for taking his securities, said securities being said
Howard, Lemuel Kingdon, Esq., William Bridges,
merchant, John Hind, draper, Tho. Kirwood,
goldsmith, John Child, merchant, and Sonningsby
Cave, silkman, of London : total bond 25,000l.
Arthur Fussell, of Blandford, co. Dorset, as
Receiver General for co. Dorset and town and county
of Poole : commission dated Dec. 2 : warrant
dated Dec. 2 for taking his securities, said securities
being said Fussell, George Ryves, John Ryves, Esqrs.,
in the country, and Robert Ryves in town : total
bond 4,500l.
Mansell Stradling, of Merthyr-Mawr, co.
Glamorgan, as Receiver General for the seven
counties of South Wales and Monmouth :
commission dated 1678-9, Jan. 2 ("not filled up
till Feb 22") : warrant dated 1678-9, Jan. 2, for
taking his securities, said securities being said
Stradling, Sir Edward Stradling, Kt. and Bart.,
David Mathew, Esq., and Lewis Thomas, Esq. :
total bond 7,000l.
John Newsham as Receiver General for co.
Warwick and city of Coventry : commission dated
Sept. 18.
Ralph Whitley, of the city of Chester, Esq., as
Receiver General for the counties of Denbigh,
Flint, Montgomery, Carnarvon, Anglesea and
Merioneth, being the six counties called North
Wales : commission dated Dec. 10.
George Russell, of Abbotts Aston, co. Bucks, as
Receiver General for co. Bucks : commission dated
[? Nov. 19].
Saml. Williams, of Portsmouth, co. Southampton,
as Receiver General for co. Southampton and
Southampton town and Isle of Wight : commission
dated Nov. 23.
|
Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. pp. 238,
240, 241-5, 247-9.
|
| Aug. 19.
|
Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petitions of the following masters of the following
three ships, praying discharge of same from seizure
for want of their complement of English, viz.,
Crinvan Doorn, master of the Trulove, of London,
Jacob Watlaw, master of the St. George, of London,
Minne Okes, master of the Abraham, of London.
|
Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 106.
|
| Aug. 20
altered to
1677-8,
March 20.
|
Royal warrant to Charles Bertie to give acquittance
to Richard, Visct. Ranelagh, for the sum of 4,128l. ;
the Earl of Essex when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
having in pursuance of the King's letter of 1677,
July 24, required said Earl of Ranelagh, Vice-Treasurer
of Ireland, to pay and return [i.e., forward
to England] said sum to said Bertie for the further
carrying on of the buildings at Windsor ; a further
royal warrant of Jan. 1 last having also directed
the said Vice-Treasurer to make payment of the
said sum without deducting anything thereout
upon account of the charge of exchanging the same
from Dublin to London "which we are informed
he hath accordingly done... And because
we have supplied our building at Windsor with other
moneys, we do hereby will and require you [Bertie]
to pay the said sum of 4,128l." to Dr. John Taylor,
who is appointed to receive the same from you.
Appending : (a) Memorandum : The above mentioned
sum of 4,128l. was paid to Dr. Taylor the
25th day of August (altered to March), 1678, and
his acquittance for the same endorsed upon the
original warrant in these words "Received this
25th day of Aug. (altered to March), 1678, of the
Honble. Charles Bertie, Esq., the within mentioned
sum of 4,128l. in pursuance of his Majesty's warrant
within written by me Joh. Taylor. Signed in the
presence of Sam. Langford."
(b) Copy of said royal warrant of Jan. 1 last (said
date being altered to Jan. 1 from 1678, Aug. 20) to
said Earl of Ranelagh to so pay said 4,128l. without
deducting the charge of exchanging the same from
Dublin to London, which "we have been since
informed" will amount to 400l. or thereabouts,
which if deducted will so far lessen it as to make
it unable to answer the use to which the King designed
it. The said cost of exchange is to be charged by
said Ranelagh [upon], and to be allowed to him in,
his account of the 27,000l. reserved to the King's
disposal out of the revenue of Ireland for the present
year ending Dec. 25 next.
|
King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 72-3.
|
| Aug. 20.
|
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier
to receive from Phillip Marsh, the Receiver for Wines
and Currants in London port, 6,000l. worth of
bonds on the Additional duty (as such bonds shall
be entered into by the merchants next after the
3,000l. worth ordered to Charles Bertie), and to
deliver same to Edward Seymour, Treasurer of
the Navy, in satisfaction of tallies to that value
stricken upon the Customs : together with the
computed discount thereupon.
|
Money Book (General)
p. 303.
|
|
Money warrant for 10,000l. to abovesaid Seymour
in further part of the 50,000l. as by the privy seal
of the 5th inst. for the wages or pay of the officers,
mariners and seamen that have or shall serve in the
fleet at sea : to be registered on the 412,925l. 14s. 6d.
as by the [18 Months' tax] Act therefor.
|
Ibid.
|
|
Same for 155l. to Sir Thomas Engeham for 7¾ years
to June 24 last on said Engeham's yearly fee of
20l. per an. as Governor of Walmer Castle.
|
Ibid, p. 304.
|
|
Letter of direction on an order dated July 13 last
for 7,500l. to Sir Edward Griffin as imprest for
his Office of Treasurer of the Chamber : same to be
hereby satisfied by tallies on the Customs.
|
Ibid.
|
| Aug. 20.
|
Same on 4,000l. in further part of an order dated
June 13 last for 20,000l. to Charles Bertie for secret
service ; whereof there has been already paid
1,472l. 7s. 10d., 747l. 1s. 7½d., 1,000l., 1,000l., 7,000l.,
2,000l. and 500l. : said 4,000l. to be hereby satisfied
ut supra.
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Ibid.
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Same on an order dated the 8th inst. for 1,150l. to
Isaac Le Gouch, Esq., for a jewel : to be hereby
satisfied ut supra.
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Ibid, p. 305.
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Same on an order dated July 14 for 850l. to Isaac Le
Gouch for jewels : to be hereby satisfied ut supra.
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Ibid.
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Same on an order dated the 9th inst. for 867l. 12s. 4d.
to Lawrence Hyde, Esq., for ambassadorial extraordinaries :
same to be hereby satisfied ut supra.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to "Good Cousin" [Sir R. Howard,
Auditor of the Receipt] to issue 3,175l. 7s. 9d. to
Henry Slingesby upon any unsatisfied orders in
his name for the Mint : same being Coinage duty
money lately brought in [to the Exchequer from
the Custom House].
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Out Letters (General)
p. 306.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Wine Licence
Commissioners to discharge Edward Hutchinson
and his partners (one Mr. Edmd. Thompson, a
merchant) of the arrear of 123l. 14s. 0d. due to the
King from them as Farmers of the Wine Licences of
the city of York for the years 1672 and 1673, and
[as farmers of same] for several towns in co. Yorks
for 1672, 1673, and 1674 : and to deliver up their
bonds : it appearing that of their rents amounting
for the whole term to 1,383l. 4s. 6d. they have
paid 1,259l. 10s. 6d. : the said Wine Licence
Commissioners having (upon said Farmers' petition
for deductions) reported that "the late Lord
Treasurer Clifford (after the petitioners' farms
were taken) by his instructions dated 1673, May 24,
commanded the then Commissioners of the Wine
Licences to break all contracts before that time
made if they could break the same, and to let licences
at lower rates, whereupon the petitioner consented
that his said contracts should be broken, but the
Commissioners who were sent to put the said instructions
in execution refused to break the same, and
tied the petitioner to the several rents, which by
his contracts he was obliged to pay, though he could
not make the same rents after the publication of the
said instructions : and the said Commissioners did
let licences in many of the places contracted for
by the petitioner at lower rates than by his contract
he was obliged to pay : by means whereof (you
report that) the petitioner hath been at losses about
200l., besides the loss of his time and other
expenses, and you do find that the then Commissioners
put the petitioner upon (and before the
determination [thereof] stopped) a suit against
one Pawson which he affirms cost him about 30l.,
and thereby he lost all his charges [therein]."
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 235.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Samuel Rose as collector of
Newhaven and Lewes, loco William Halstead, lately
dismissed.
Daniel Hawkins as waiter and searcher, ibid,
loco Henry Hopkins, lately dismissed.
Robert Calbeck as one of the weighing porters,
London port, on the next vacancy among them.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
pp. 106, 108, 109.
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Same from same to same to discharge a seizure of
4 hundred weight of nutmegs belonging to Robert
Emperor, and seized by Michael Walford, tidesurveyor,
and Mr. Barrett, searcher, at Yarmouth :
it appearing from the Customs Commissioners'
report on said Emperor's petition that on April 19
last he ordered his correspondent at Rotterdam
to ship off 4 bags of nutmegs containing 110lb.
each, and on the 22nd [of said April] by letter
from Norwich he advised the Collector's clerk
at Yarmouth thereof, and praying him to write
to the Customs Commissioners, London, for a licence
to import same, "the said clerk received the said
letter and the next Custom House day (which was
three days after his receipt of it) filed the same
in the Custom House to give notice to the officers
concerned therein and the same day filed up a licence
and sent it to the Post House to come up to you"
[the Customs Commissioners, London], but the
nutmegs arrived the 28th of the said month before
petitioner could possibly obtain said licence :
whereon the said Commissioners report that they
think it a very hard case that the officers should
insist on the seizure.
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Ibid, p. 107.
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| Aug. 21.
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Charles Bertie to the Treasurer of the Navy to pay
and satisfy the following sums out of the 2,000l.
which you received this week out of the Exchequer :
viz., 1,000l. for the discharge of tickets ; 150l. for
work to be done at Woolwich ; 700l. for building
at Sheerness ; 50l. for a medal for Capt. Benet ; 100l.
for contingencies at the [Navy] Treasury Office.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 307.
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Charles Bertie to the Navy Commissioners. Treasurer
Danby desires you to make out bills of imprest to Mr.
Bret (Brett) and partners for their victualling, and to
Sir Thomas Clutterbuck for his victualling, viz., for
the months of May, June and July [last] according
to their respective contracts : and to assign
each of the said [separate] monthly bills for payment
upon such money as Treasurer Danby shall pay
to the Treasurer of the Navy for that use.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 308.
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| Aug. 22.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to John Ramsey,
Serjeant at Arms, to arrest the divers sheriffs as
in the certificate annexed [missing] from Sir Robert
Croke, Clerk of the Pipe (except such sheriffs as have
further time given them by the Lord Treasurer.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, or the Exchequer Court)
the said sheriffs in said certificate being named as
having neglected to pass and finish their accounts in
the Exchequer Court as they ought to have done,
whereas the said Court did formerly order that for
the future no more days of respite should be given
any sheriff or accomptant beyond the ordinary
course of the Court.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 236.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet of a privy
seal for 300l. to Roger Moredith for his equipage as
secretary to the Embassy to the States General : to be
received without account. (Letter of direction dated
Oct. 12 on an order dated Sept. 26 drawn hereon, same
to be hereby payable by tallies on the Customs.)
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Docquet Book, p. 224.
Money Book (General)
p. 322.
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Money warrant for 455l. to William Soanes (Soane,
Soames), Esq., for three months to the 10th inst.
on his ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the
Duchess Regent of Savoy.
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Money Book (General)
p. 305.
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| Aug. 23.
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Charles Bertie to the Treasurer of the Navy. Treasurer
Danby desires that the bills of the Victuallers of the
Navy for the months of May and June amounting
to 32,273l. 12s. 3½d. may be satisfied by orders
in your hands upon the tax for 412,925l. next after
the 30,000l. for wages.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 308.
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| Aug. 26.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a privy seal to
discharge the baronet fee of 1,095l. due to the King
from Sir Thomas Skypwith of Metheringham, co.
Lincoln. (Treasurer Danby's warrant dated Oct. 12
to the Exchequer hereon accordingly. This warrant
quotes the privy seal as dated July 31.)
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Docquet Book, p. 1.
Money Book (General)
p. 323.
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Money warrant for 1,300l. to Sir William Temple
for a quarter's ordinary in advance from the 21st inst.
to Nov. 20 next as Ambassador to the States General.
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Money Book (General)
p. 306.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue
1,986l. 12s. 0d. to Edward Seymour, Treasurer
of the Navy, on any unsatisfied orders in his name
for the service of the Navy : to be by tallies on the
Customs.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to said Edward Seymour to pay
said 1,980l. 12s. 0d. to Richard Kent, Esq. [Cashier
of the Customs, but in this instance in his private
capacity], being 1,485l. 9s. 0d. for 6 per cent. interest
and 495l. 3s. 0d. for 2 per cent. gratuity on several
sums amounting to 100,408l. 6s. 5d. by him
advanced and lent to Anthony Stephens, gent., for
the service of the Navy : all as appears by an
accompt made up to March 25 last by Auditor
Richard Aldworth and declared July 25 last.
(See supra, p. 1072, under date July 31.)
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Ibid.
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| Aug. 27.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
106l. to Serj. Bishop, the Serjeant attending the
House of Commons, to be in discharge of the order
of July 18 last, and to be paid out of the sum of
344l. 4s. 5d. remaining in the Exchequer of the
profits of Recusants' estates : and further out of
the same money to pay 50l. to Mris. Mary [Nevill]
and Sophia Nevill in discharge of their order of
June 27 last.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 307.
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Same to the Treasurer of the Navy. Treasurer Danby
desires that Sir Thomas Clutterbook's [victualling]
bills for the months of May and June amounting
to 4,866l. 14s. 0d. may be satisfied by orders in your
hands upon the tax for 412,925l. and next after
the 30,000l. for wages and after satisfaction of the
[32,273l. 12s. 3½d. for the sea] Victuallers' bills,
ut supra, p. 1103, under date Aug. 23.
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Ibid, p. 308.
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Same to same to apply the 2,000l. which you received
on the 23rd inst. out of the Exchequer, towards
the payment of freight to such vessels as are taken
up to transport the horse designed for Flanders.
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Ibid, p. 309.
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| Aug. 29.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue
10,000l. to Lemuell Kingdon on any orders in his
name unappropriated and unsatisfied, being for the
service of the Forces : the said 10,000l, being lately
brought into the Exchequer by Anthony Rowe,
Esq., and his partners by way of advance upon their
contract lately made for managing the Hearthmoney.
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Money Book (General)
p. 307.
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Money warrant for 7,500l. to Sir Edward Griffin,
Treasurer of the Chamber for last June 24 quarter
for the expence and service of his office : as by the
privy seal of 1673, July 30.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to permit the landing, Customs free,
of four horses lately brought from Holland by
Monsieur Carline in the ship Griffin, Deryck Reines
master, by the King's command, and for his
[Majesty's] service.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 108.
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| Aug. 30.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier. The moneys
brought in [to the Exchequer] by you to discharge
the payments to the Earls of Bath, Oxford and
Rochester as Gentlemen of the Bedchamber and
to Thomas Killegrew, David Walter, Robert Phillips
and George Porter as Grooms of the same, have been
by Treasurer Danby's command made use of for the
Navy. Treasurer Danby therefore has now
commanded that the same shall be supplied [afresh]
and immediately brought in [by you from the
Customs to the Exchequer] and [also] that with
the first conveniency you bring in the money for
the Maids of Honour and the [Queen's] Dressers.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 309.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Commissioners to
execute Treasurer Danby's warrant of the 12th inst.
(which directed Mr. Wells to be made collector of
Yarmouth port) "unless you have anything to lay
before his Lordship of incapacity or unfitness in
Mr. Wells" : you having in your memorial of
the 19th inst. hereon referred Treasurer Danby
to his own order of 1675-6, March 23. (See supra,
p. 171.)
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 108.
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| Aug. 31.
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Privy seal to Treasurer Danby and Sir John Ernle,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, to issue Commissions
from time to time as necessary for inquiring into
and discovering any embezzlements as below relating
to prize ships and goods, and to issue such process as
may be requisite for recovery of what should have come
to the king of such prizes, and for bringing all officers,
etc., as below to accompt and further for authorising,
constituting and appointing Cha. Osborne, Esq., Henry
Fanshaw, Esq., James Symes, and Joseph Embrey,
gent., to receive all moneys and profits arising
to the King from prize ships and goods taken in
the two Dutch wars : they to pay the same from
time to time to such persons and for such services
as the King by his sign manual shall appoint : with
power to them (by the approbation of the Lord
Treasurer) to make any composition or agreement
with any persons chargeable to the King in respect
of the premises : their acquittances to be an
effectual discharge : the present appointment
being made by reason that because of embezzlements,
concealments or other fraudulent or indirect
practices the King has not been duly answered
the value, proceed or effects of several prize ships
and goods which were taken in the said two wars
and were brought into the ports of London, Portsmouth
and Hull, and by reason also that several
officers and others employed in the affair of the Prizes
in the said ports have not yet duly accompted
for moneys received thereon ; also that several
sums of money were imprested, paid or deposited
upon accompt to several treasurers, receivers
and clerks or others for services relating to Prizes
in said ports which are likewise yet unaccompted
for or unpaid into the Exchequer. (Royal warrant
dated July 31 to the Clerk of the Signet for said
privy seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
Aug. 15 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book, VI.
pp. 85-6, 61-2. Docquet
Book, p. 223.
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Same to same to issue 2,400l. to Bartholomew
Fillingham for secret service without accompt.
(Royal warrant dated Aug. 10 for said privy seal.
Treasurer Danby's subscription dated Aug. 22 of
docquet hereof. Money warrant dated Aug. 28
hereon : to be paid out of any money in the
Exchequer. Letter of direction dated Oct. 12
upon an order dated Oct. 2 drawn hereon : same
to be hereby paid by tallies on the Receivers of the
Duchy of Cornwall.)
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King's Warrant Book, VI.
pp. 67, 86. Docquet
Book, p. 223. Money
Book (General) pp. 315,
322.
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Same to Treasurer Danby to give full and free licence
and authority to Edmond Joddrell, a copyholder
within the royal manor of Macclesfield, co.
Chester, to fell, cut and grub up all such decayed
wood, underwood and trees standing or growing
upon his copyhold land within said manor and to
sell or dispose of same to his own use without being
liable to forfeit the double value upon the decree
as follows, or to be otherwise accomptable to the
King or his heirs ; provided that no timber trees,
or saplings like to prove timber, be cut or employed
[as fuel] for the making of iron as follows : and
likewise to give said Joddrell and his heirs licence
for 21 years to dig, get and take iron stone or iron
mine within the said lands for his and their own use
and profit, so as the same be done with the least
prejudice that may be to the King's inheritance :
the said Joddrell having petitioned the King setting
forth that by an agreement decreed in the Court of
Exchequer at Chester, the copyholders of said
manor may cut down any wood or timber or other
trees on their copyhold lands or tenements for
repair of their houses or [similarly they have the
right] to sell [such timber] to any tenant of the
said manor for repair of his or their houses within
the said manor and not elsewhere, and that if
any copyholder cut and sell trees in any other
manner, he shall forfeit double the value of the
trees sold : and further setting forth in his petition
that he has much brambles, brush or underwood
timber and other trees growing on his said copyhold
in no wise fit for building or reparations,
the timber trees being aged and decayed : and
further that he has received some encouragement
of finding iron stone within the same land, and
therefore prays liberty to cut, etc., and dig, etc.,
as above, and to erect a furnace for melting down the
same : on which petition the Surveyor General
has reported that the land may be of better use
when the said wood is cut down, and that the iron
stone may be got and carried away without damage
to the King's inheritance, provided ut supra.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated Aug. 26 of
docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book, VI.
pp. 80-2. Docquet
Book, p. 1.
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Privy seal to Treasurer Danby to pay Thomas Turner
of Grays Inn, co. Midd., 500l. per an. by four quarterly
payments, commencing from June 24 last : to
continue during pleasure, and to be without
accompt : all in consideration of the many good
and faithful services performed and to be performed
to the King by said Turnor. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Aug. 22 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 84. Docquet Book,
p. 224.
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