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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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| Sept. 1.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay in its
course according to date, Mr. [Lawrence] Hyde's
tally for 867l. 12s. 4d., "and in case you shall
advance the money due thereon, Treasurer Danby
will allow you interest for the same for the time,
as to others in like case."
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Out Letters (General)
p. 309.
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| Sept. 2.
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Approbation by Treasurer Danby of John Haynes
as clerk to the Registers of Excise, loco Thomas
Geywood, deceased, with the like salary from the
King which said Gaywood received : which salary
is to be inserted in all future quarterly salary bills
of the Excise Office. The Registers of Excise are
hereby desired to depute said Haynes.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 237.
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Warrant from same to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands for a particular and ratal of certain premises,
with a view to a lease thereof to Rich. Lansdown
at a fine of 5l. and rental of 13s. 4d.
Prefixing : note of said Surveyor's report dated
July 2 on said Lansdown's petition for same.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on the unpaid remainder of an order
dated June 1 last for 20,000l. to Charles Bertie for
secret service : on which order divers several
sums amounting in all to 17,719l. 9s. 5½d. have
been already directed : said remainder is to be
hereby satisfied by tallies on the Customs.
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Money Book (General)
p. 308.
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Same (crossed through) on the sum remaining due
on the order drawn by virtue of the money warrant
of Aug. 29 last for 7,500l. to Sir Edward Griffin,
Treasurer of the Chamber.
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Ibid, p. 307.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier
to receive from Michaell Weikes so many tobacco
[duty] bonds as shall amount to 3,000l., and to
deliver same to Charles Bertie in discharge of his
tally for that amount for secret service, which tally
is directed to be satisfied out of such bonds. Care
is to be taken that the bonds so to be delivered
be such as are not likely to be discharged or drawn
back by debentures.
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Ibid, p. 308.
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Money warrant for 1,000l. and 100l. to Isaac Le Gouch,
his Majesty's Jeweller, being for a diamond ring
of the value of 1,000l., which is to be presented to
Count Anthony of Oldenburg, Ambassador Extraordinary
from the King of Denmark ; and for a
diamond ring of the value of 100l., given to —,
Secretary to the said embassy : all as by the
certificate of the 17th ult. from the Earl of
Arlington, Lord Chamberlain of the Household.
(Charles Bertie dated Sept. 30 to the Customs
Cashier to bring in said money to-morrow morning
for his Majesty's immediate service ; and to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid, p. 309. Out Letters
(General) p. 319.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Tho. Green, gent.,
Cashier and Paymaster to the Offices for
Exchanging, transmitting and bringing in several
of his Majesty's moneys, to pay (out of the moneys
remaining in your hands as Cashier and Paymaster
to the [said] Office lately erected in London) 60l. to
John Lynn, gent., as reward for his service, he
being formerly appointed clerk under the Agents
for the better managing and bringing in the Hearthmoney,
with the salary of 60l. per an., which duty
he performed with all diligence, and hath since taken
great pains in writing certificates, engrossing large
books of arrears of the Royal Aid, Additional Supply
and divers other taxes, and hath performed several
other considerable services relating to the said taxes,
for which he has had no fee or reward.
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Money Book (General)
p. 309.
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Letter of direction on an order dated July 18 last
for 182l. to Roger Meredith on his ordinary as
Secretary to the Embassy to the States General :
same to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the
Customs.
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Ibid, p. 310.
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| Sept. 3.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Thomas Ummant as a tidesman
at Weymouth, loco John Barber, dismissed.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 109.
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Charles Bertie to "Good Cousin" [Sir Robert Howard,
Auditor of the Receipt] to issue to the Earl of
Rochester for one quarter of his pension as a Gentleman
of the Bedchamber the 250l. which the Customs
Cashier has lately brought into the Exchequer.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 309.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay forthwith
the 100l. due to Sir Edward Walker, late Garter King
at Arms in his life time, which Treasurer Danby
gave warrant for some time since.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 310.
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Same to Mr. Segar to pay Col. Wanklyn 100l. out
of "my [Bertie's] money for secret service, which
pray pay accordingly, and place it to my account
of that service. You are to take his acquittance
for one year, due the 29th inst."
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 4.
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Cave that John Stone's place as assistant to the Clerk
of the Coast business in the port of London be not
disposed of till Mr. Charles Osborne, Surveyor
General of the Customs, be made acquainted [with
the proceedings therein].
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Caveat Book, p. 36.
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| Sept. 5.
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Charles Bertie to the Navy Commissioners to make
out bills of imprest to the Victuallers of the Navy
for their extraordinary petty warrant victualling
to June 30 last, assigning same for payment out
of such money or by such funds as shall be [by
Treasurer Danby] assigned to the Treasurer of the
Navy for the payment of them [said Victuallers].
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Out Letters (General)
p. 310.
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Reference from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners of the petition of Henry Robinson,
master of the [ship] Black Cock, of London, who not
being able to get any Englishmen, was forced
to take six strangers to sail his ship and to bring
her home to London, where she arrived manned by
himself, eight English and six strangers, and was
accordingly seized by the Surveyor of the Navigation
Act.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 109.
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The like reference of the petition of John Estes, of
Deal, master of the ship Providence, setting forth
that the Customs Commissioners have caused him
to deposit Aliens' duty by reason that sailing forth
to the Baltic his men were pressed [for the Navy
and he consequently had to hire strangers], and
praying that he may pay [natives'] Customs, as if
three-fourths of his mariners were Englishmen.
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Ibid, p. 110.
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The like reference of the petition of John Margett,
Collector of Poole, who prays an allowance for the
time past and an addition for the time to come.
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 6.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier. You have
hitherto paid into the Exchequer 2,000l. weekly
for the service of the Navy. You are now desired
to increase the said sum to 2,500l. each week if the
Customs will bear it.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 311.
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Same to Mr. Seymour, Treasurer of the Navy. The
Customs Cashier is, as above, desired to bring
into the Exchequer 500l. a week over and above
the 2,000l. a week to be issued to you. Herein
you are desired in the first place to satisfy the
money paid by the Customs Cashier in several parts
of the kingdom by [bills of] exchange for pressing of
seamen.
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Ibid.
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Same to same. Treasurer Danby desires that the
2,000l. this week received by you out of the
Exchequer may be issued in such assignments
as the Navy Board shall make for the transportation
of horses.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to Mr. Seymour, Treasurer of the Navy.
Treasurer Danby has thought it expedient for the
present satisfaction of the merchants who have
lately petitioned him, that all the bills for store
in your Office be forthwith assigned for payment
out of such moneys as shall come to your hands
[out] of the Poll Bill or out of such other moneys
or by settlement [assignment] on such funds as
Treasurer Danby shall appoint for their satisfaction.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 312.
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Same to the Customs Cashier. It appears by your
certificate that you have received from the sheriff
of London 7,281l. 17s. 10d. levied upon the estate
of William Bellamy, merchant. Richard Prowse,
Solicitor to the Customs, certifies that 1,013l. 12s. 8½d.
thereof was levied on three of said Bellamy's
bonds for 1,410l. 16s. 5d. which were assigned
to Sir Robert Viner. You are to pay said
1,013l. 12s. 8½d. to said Viner, he having formerly
on receipt of said bonds delivered to your tallies for
same.
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 9.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer to issue a commission to the following
persons (viz., Sir Courtney Pole, and Sir Copleston
Bampfield, barts., Tho. Strangwaies, John Pool,
William Floyer, senr., Giles Dunstar, William
Ellesdon, Jno. Clement Esqrs., and Robert Jones,
Henry Flory and John Chamberlain, gent.), to
enquire of certain frauds, insolencies and evil
practices committed by several lewd and evil persons
in Lyme Regis port, co. Dorset, as well in the importation
of certain French linens and other commodities
which are prohibited by law to be imported, and
in defrauding the King of his Customs.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 111.
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Treasurer Danby to Serjeant Ramsey and the rest of
the [herein] Commissioners of bankrupt. I am
informed that a commission of bankrupt is lately
issued to you against John Napper, of Bristol, linen
draper, who is indebted to the King in 200l., which
he received of John Tooker, gent., Receiver General
of poll money for co. Somerset, which 200l. said
Napper was to return for Tooker into the Exchequer.
I desire you to take especial care that no dividend
or other disposal be made of the estate of said
Napper until the King's debt be fully satisfied.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. pp. 238-9.
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Warrant from same to Sir Rob. Croke, Clerk of the
Pipe, for a lease to David Moore, gent., for 31 years
from Lady day [in 1677] last of the lands and woods
called Potters Park, co. Surrey, lying near Quernwood
in Chertsey walk, in the Forest of Windsor :
all at the yearly rent of 36s., payable half yearly.
Prefixing : particular of the premises and Surveyor
General's ratal thereof dated 1677, July 23.
Premises were demised to John Lyne (Line), gent.,
by patent under the Exchequer seal 1661, July 27,
for 31 years at 36s. rent. The consideration to be
a fine of 4l. and the surrender of the lease in being.
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Ibid, p. 239.
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Same from same to the Rt. Honble. Edward Seymour,
Treasurer of the Navy, to pay (out of the Navy
moneys imprested to you at the Exchequer)
1,881l. 0s. 5¼d. to Richard Kent, being 1,410l. 15s. 4d.
and 470l. 5s. 1¼d. in satisfaction of 6 per cent. interest
and 2 per cent. reward on several sums amounting
to 100,408l. 5s. 5d. by said Kent advanced and lent
to Anthony Stephens, gent., for the service of the
Navy, as appears by an account thereof stated by
Auditor Richard Aldworth to June 24 last. (See
supra, pp. 1072, 1104, under dates Aug. 26 and July 31.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 310.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to
issue the abovesaid 1,881l. 0s. 5¼d. to the Treasurer
of the Navy on an unsatisfied order in his name for
the service of the Navy : same to be by levying
tallies on the Customs.
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Money Book (General)
p. 310.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Sir Samuel Morland, Kt.
and bart., and Dame Anne, his wife, of an annuity
or yearly pension of 400l. : to be paid to them
and the survivor of them by tallies of assignment
quarterly on the Tenths of the Clergy : all from
June 24 last : same to be in consideration of the
good and faithful service performed to the King
by said Morland both before and since the Restoration :
the grant of 1671, April 27, giving to said
Sir Samuel Morland a pension of 300l. out of the
Tenths during pleasure is hereby revoked, as is
likewise the privy seal of 1672, Dec. 12, granting
him [a further] 300l. per an. out of same during
pleasure. (Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
Sept. 17 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 79. Docquet Book,
p. 2.
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Same to same for a same for a grant to the abovesaid
Sir Samuel Morland of an annuity or yearly pension
of 200l. for life, and of the like annuity or yearly
pension to his son, Samuel Morland, for life : the
pension to the father to commence from June 24
last ; that to the son to commence from the death
of the father : both to be payable quarterly out
out the Tenths of the Clergy ; and to be in consideration
as above, and also in consideration of
[the abovesaid] two pensions of 300l. per an.
each formerly granted to said Sir Samuel, and now
determined as above. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
of docquet hereof dated Sept. 17.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 79. Docquet Book,
p. 2.
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Same to same for a same for a new demise or grant
to Sir Christopher Musgrave, his executors, administrators
and assigns of certain tolls in Cumberland
and Westmorland, viz., for such term as the
remainder of the present lease, with 31 years added
thereto, shall amount to (being 55 years from
Lady day last) : the said tolls having been formerly
granted to Sir Phillip Musgrave, said Sir Christopher's
father, for 31 years, the unexpired part of which
term (viz., 24 years) is possessed by said
Sir Christopher as his father's executor : the
present grant to be under the rent now [in the
present lease] reserved : viz., 40s. per an., payable
half yearly at Michaelmas and Lady day. All
upon surrender of the lease in being.
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 80. Docquet Book,
p. 3b.
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| Sept. 10.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to open and deliver, customs free, at
the house of Ralph Montague, late Ambassador
to the French King, 228 parcels of his household
stuff, coaches, etc., lately come from France in
the Jonas Hye and Little Samuel, of London.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 110.
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Same from same to Sir John Shaw, Surveyor of the
Navigation Act, to register as a free ship (and
to grant a certificate thereof in the usual manner),
the Elizabeth, of London, 60 tons burden or thereabouts :
it being certified by Secretary Williamson
that the King's warrant dated at Windsor 1674,
July 8, countersigned by Lord Arlington for making
said ship free, appears in the books of said
Williamson's office.
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Ibid, p. 111
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Money warrants for 54l. 15s. 0d. to Edward Conyers,
Esq., for one year on his fee of 3s. a day as Keeper
of his Majesty's stores within the Office of
Ordnance.
36l. 10s. 0d. to Edward Sherborne for the like
on his yearly fee as Clerk of the Ordnance.
15l. 4s. 10d. to Richard Batchler for same as
keeper of his Majesty's hand guns within the Tower
of London.
36l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Jonas Moore, Kt., for same
on his 2s. a day as Surveyor of his Majesty's
Ordnance.
18l. 5s. 0d. to Sam. Fortrey for same on his 1s. a
day as Clerk of the Deliveries of the stores within
the Office of his Majesty's Ordnance.
40l. to George Wharton, bart., for same on his
yearly fee as Treasurer and Paymaster of his
Majesty's Ordnance.
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Money Book (General)
p. 311.
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Same for 18l. 1s. 4d. to Lyonel Emps for one year
on his patent fee of 4d. a day and annuity of 12l. a
year as his Majesty's Crossbow maker and hand gun
maker.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to
discharge the baronet fee of 1,095l. owing to the
King from Sir Francis Edwards, as by the privy
seal of April 30 last, ut supra, p. 975, under date
April 24.
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Ibid.
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The like warrant to similarly discharge the baronet
fee due from Sir William Dyer, of Tottenham, as
by the privy seal of July 26 last.
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 11.
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Charles Bertie to "Good Cousin" [Sir Robert Howard,
Auditor of the Receipt] to issue the several sums as
follow, which have been brought in to the Exchequer
for the persons mentioned, viz., 270l. for the four
Pages of Honour (i.e., 90l. each to Mr. Porter and
Mr. Sandys, 60l. to Mr. Sayers and 30l. to
Mr. Killigrew), 60l. to Mr. Prideaux, 120l. to
Mr. Legge and Mr. Berkley, 90l. to Mr. Cary, 240l. to
the Duchess of Portsmouth and Duke of Richmond,
150l. to Mris. Sophia Stewart, 150l. to Mris. Buckley,
50l. 3s. 9d. to Serjt. Payne, 57l. 10s. 0d. to Mr. Chace,
30l. to Mris. Dyke, 100l. to Mris. Gunter, 15l. to
Mris. Bird, 30l. to Mris. Glynn, 37l. 10s. 0d. to
Mr. John Sayers [the King's] master cook,
30l. 7s. 6d. to Sir Thomas Fanshaw, 389l. to
Mr. Brisbane.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 313.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to forthwith bring in
50l. 3s. 9d. for half a year of Serjt. Topham's fee
and [board] wages. "I perceive Mr. Chiffinch's
money directed to be brought in with the Gent
and Grooms of the Bedchamber is not yet come in.
He ought to be remembered."
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 12.
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Same to "Good Cousin" [Sir Robert Howard,
Auditor of the Receipt]. Treasurer Danby has
directed an addition of 500l. to be made to the
weekly payment for the Navy out of the Customs,
which makes the Navy's sum 2,500l. a week. Same
is to be duly issued to the Treasurer of the Navy as
it shall be brought in from the Customs.
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Ibid, p. 314.
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Charles Bertie to the Navy Commissioners. Treasurer
Danby taking notice of your late frequent representations
of the want of money for several necessary
uses, has thought fit, upon consideration thereof, to
direct that the 2,000l. per week which shall be
received by the Treasurer of the Navy out of the
Exchequer, be applied to such of the uses mentioned
in your late list sent to the said Treasurer, or to
such other uses as you shall from time to time
find most necessary for the best advantage of his
Majesty's service [but on condition that it be done]
with respect to the settled and due course of payments
[already prescribed] : and therein Treasurer
Danby desires you would exclude your own salaries
for which he intends to make some other particular
provision. And his lordship further directs that
the 2,000l. received the 3rd inst. shall be applied
to the payment of tickets of such seamen as were
turned over into the ships lately paid off : and
for the future such a proportion out of the aforesaid
weekly sum is to be for tickets, as you shall judge
convenient.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 314.
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Same to the Treasurer of the Navy. The 2,000l.
received by you out of the Exchequer the 3rd inst.
is to be applied to the payment of tickets, and for
the future 2,000l. out of the weekly 2,500l. Navy
money out of the Exchequer is to be issued to such
uses as the Navy Board shall from time to time
appoint pursuant to such directions [ut supra]
as they have received from Treasurer Danby.
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 15.
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Same to the [Customs Commissioners]. By
warrant of July 17 last Treasurer Danby directed
you to frame charges upon the depositions against
several officers at Poole and to take their answers
thereupon, and to report to him. He expects to
hear what you do herein with what speed you
can that such a course may be taken therein as the
King's service requires. Mr. Younger continues
his attendance and importunity till something be
done thereupon.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 112.
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| Sept. 16.
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Money warrant for 1,300l. to Sir Leoline Jenkins, Kt.,
for 13 weeks' ordinary Sept. 8 last to Dec. 7 next
as one of the Ambassadors Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiaries for the Treaty of Peace at
Nimuegen : to be satisfied by tallies on the
Customs. (Charles Bertie dated Oct. 2 to the
Customs Cashier to pay said tally in course, according
to its date : and if you will advance all or any
part of the money upon the same, Treasurer Danby
will allow you 8 per cent. interest from the time
of advance till the time of payment in course.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 312. Out Letters
(General) p. 320.
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| Sept. 17.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to permit Sir Thomas Bond to export
four horses from Dover, Customs free, for France ;
notwithstanding the late order to the contrary.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 112.
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Same from same to same to permit the landing,
Customs free, of the goods of Ambassador Hyde,
which goods are now remaining on the Katherine
yacht, in London port, from Holland.
Appending : schedule of said goods signed by
Tho. Jackson "on behalf of my Lord Ambassador"
(including two large pictures in cases, a little box
of china ware, some little Delphs ware).
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to permit the re-shipment, Customs
free, in any ship bound for Cadiz, of 460
quarters of [wheat and] barley, laded for Cadiz
by William Russel, of London, merchant, on the
ship Diligence, of London, Nicho. Upton master,
who has petitioned, setting forth that said ship
on her voyage proved leaky, and had part of her
keel broke, and was forced to put into Dover,
where the officers permitted him to unload his corn
and leave it in their custody : which said ship
is not capable of carrying corn, but the owners
have patched her up and she has gone away empty :
whereon the officers pretend that they cannot give
him leave to ship corn away in another ship without
paying Custom, and said corn cost petitioner in
Scotland above 400l., and having taken wet and
grown musty, is not now worth 60l., which is less
than the Custom would come to : on which petition
the Customs Commissioners report that said ship from
Heymouth [Eyemouth] in Scotland for Cadiz was
disabled etc., as above, but that it is not the practice
in the Customs to allow the liberty of re-shipping in
another ship in such case without payment of Custom ;
but that the case is deserving of favour as the corn is
so much damaged that it is not worth 2s. a quarter.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 113.
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Same from same to same to employ William Trewman
as Collector of Chichester port, loco Christopher
Williams, deceased.
In the margin : vacated : Williams not dead.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to same to discharge the seizure
of the ship George, of London, Jacob Wartlow master,
it appearing from the certificate of Capt. Low,
deputy Surveyor of the Navigation Act, that
petitioner Wartlow is a free denizen of this kingdom,
has inhabited here seven years with his wife and
family, and that his ship is a free ship belonging
to Mr. Jacob Lucy and Mr. Samuel Shephard,
merchants, of London, and that petitioner sailed
with his ship the latter end of Oct. last from
the Downs for Rochelle regularly manned with
ten English, but two thereof were pressed at
Plymouth, so he sailed to Rochelle with eight
English, and thence to Dort, where those eight
left him, and in their place he could only take in
five English, one Dutch boy and three Scotchmen,
who have for the greatest part of their life been
resident in England, so that he came home within
one-third part of a man of the proportion of English
required by law, for want of which his ship is seized.
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Ibid, p. 114.
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Money warrant for 364l. to Tho. Chudleigh, Esq.,
for six months' ordinary, March 13th last to the
11th inst., as Secretary to the Extraordinary
Embassy for the Treaty of Peace at Nymuegen.
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Money Book (General)
p. 311.
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Same for 1,300l. to Lawrence Hyde for 13 weeks'
ordinary May 30 last to Aug. 29 last as one of the
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries
for the Treaty of Peace at Nymuegen.
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Ibid, p. 312.
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Money warrant for 100l. to Thomas Lisle, Esq., for
half a year to June 24 last on his fee as one of his
Majesty's barbers ; and 91l. for one year's advance
from June 24 last on his allowance for barbing
linen.
And similarly for 100l. and 141l. to Raphael
Foliard, Esq., for the same and same as one of
his Majesty's barbers.
And similarly for 50l. to Richard Foliard, gent.,
for half a year to June 24 last on his fee as his
Majesty's barber in extraordinary. (Charles Bertie
dated Sept. 20 to the Customs Cashier to bring in with
respect to the weekly payments and to "Good
Cousin" [Sir Robert Howard, Auditor of the
Receipt] to issue 432l. for said amounts. Same dated
Sept. 28 to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay the
money, Mr. Kent [the Customs Cashier] having
brought it into the Exchequer.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 312. Out Letters
(General) p. 315.
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Same for 100l. 7s. 6d. to John Middleton, Esq., for
one year on his salary and board wages as a serjeant
at arms.
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Money Book (General)
p. 313.
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Same for 100l. to Mris. Clara Bolton for half a year
on her pension.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet of a
grant to Ferdinando Mendez, Dr. in Phisick, of the
office of one of his Majesty's physicians in ordinary
for life : to attend the Queen : with the fee of
100l. per an., payable quarterly out of the Exchequer,
the first payment commencing from Lady day last :
together with such other allowances as are enjoyed
by other his Majesty's physicians in ordinary.
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Docquet Book, p. 3.
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| Sept. 18.
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Reference from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Nicholas List, master
of the ship Dilligence, praying the discharge of
said ship which has been lately seized by the
Surveyor of the Navigation Act.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV
p. 114.
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| Sept. 19.
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Charles Bertie to the Navy Commissioners to make
out a bill of imprest for 5,000l. to the Governors
of the poor's chest at Chatham, or to whom they shall
appoint, to enable them to make their next general
pay. Said bill is to be assigned on the Paymaster
of the Navy.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 315.
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Same to the Speaker [of the House of Commons,
Edward Seymour, in his capacity as Treasurer
of the Navy] to issue to the Paymaster of the Navy
the abovesaid 5,000l. : same to be in part of the
30,000l. (advanced upon orders on the last tax)
for wages for ships.
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Ibid.
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Same to same. You have provided 30,000l. at
Treasurer Danby's desire for payment of ships.
His lordship directs that orders which have been
issued to you for the like sum upon the late Eighteen
Months' Assessment for that purpose be by you
used to raise the said sum at or about the 1st day
of Feb. next at 8 per cent. interest, to enable you to
satisfy the like sum by you provided as abovesaid.
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 20.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to bring in (with
respect to the weekly payments) 100l. for Lady
Craven.
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 21.
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Privy seal for 20,000l. to Charles Bertie for secret
service : without account. (Royal warrant dated
Sept. 9 for said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Sept. 23 of docquet hereof.
Money warrant dated Sept. 28 hereon : to be paid
out of the Exchequer. Separate letter of direction
dated Sept. 28 on an order dated Sept. 28 drawn
hereon for 3,200l. in part thereof : said 3,200l. to
be paid out of imprest money repaid and now
remaining in the Exchequer. Further letter of
direction dated Oct. 5 for 1,936l. 11s. 3d. in further
part of said 20,000l. : said 1,936l. 11s. 3d. to be
hereby satisfied by tallies on the Customs.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 80, 87. Docquet
Book, p. 3b. Money
Book (General) p. 315.
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| Sept. 23.
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Money warrant for 26,750l. to William Ashburnham,
Cofferer of the Household, as imprest for the service
of the Household.
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Money Book (General)
p. 313.
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Same for 300l. to Roger Meredith for his equipage
as Secretary to the Extraordinary Embassy to the
States General.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to
levy and strike tallies for 13,800l. and to deliver
same to George Dashwood and partners (on their
producing to you acquittances from the Commissioners
or Receivers General of Excise, witnessing
their receipt of said 13,800l. from said Dashwood
and partners by way of loan) : same to be made use
of by said Dashwood and partners for their repayment
at the days and times agreed upon in the
indenture of Feb. 21 last (pp. 902-3 supra), viz.,
by their giving the same then to the said Commissioners
or Receivers General as so much money
in part of their Excise farm rent : the said Dashwood
and partners having by another indenture
of 1676-7, Feb. 26 (pp. 830-2 supra) (whereby the
Excise was leased to them) covenanted to lend
to the King any advance money which should be
raised by them on any sub-farm of Excise which
they might, with the Lord Treasurer's consent,
make : and they having accordingly so sub-farmed
the Excise of Wales and the counties of Cumberland,
Northumberland, Westmorland and Durham, and
lent to the King the 13,800l. advance money thereon,
which is to be repaid with 6 per cent. interest at
certain days expressed in the above indenture under
the great seal dated Feb. 21 last : whereupon
said Dashwood and partners have desired tallies
as above for their repayment.
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Ibid, p. 313-4.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to
deliver, Customs free, to Monsieur Leyonbergh,
the Swedish Envoy, at his house in Duke Street,
within York Buildings, near the Strand, a trunk of
his clothes, pursuant to the order in Council of
Aug. 2 last.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 115.
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Same from same to same to employ Peter Nulls as
assistant to the Clerk for the Coast business, loco
John Stone, deceased.
Edward Wynne as a tidesman at Yarmouth,
loco William Hawett, deceased.
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Ibid, p. 116.
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| Sept. 24.
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Reference from same to same of Alexander Younger's
bill of charges, detailed, viz., for going to Sterling, for
going to Sannage to find out the defrauds there, and
to find out the private landings at Swanage and
Sterling [? Studland] and at Christchurch, for going
to Purbeck to discover the Saram for breaking bulk
in the King's channel and freighting a hoy and six
draggers, for going to find out the widow Cribb's
barns and several other storehouses that harbour the
uncustomed goods from Purbeck, S[w]annage and
Sterling, for ten weeks' charges at Poole for discovering
the defrauds of the merchants and officers
and for expences in going to Poole with Sanson
this last time. (Total, 61l. 4s. 2d.)
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Ibid, p. 115.
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| Sept. 25.
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Charles Bertie to the [Auditor of the Receipt] to issue
to John Walker, usher of the Exchequer [Court]
422l. 0s. 1d. for tho liberates for last Trinity Term
[making up this sum out of the following funds or
items of receipt in the Exchequer], viz., 51l. 0s. 9d.
mentioned in your last certificate [as being received
in the Exchequer] for fines and forfeitures,
40l. 2s. 6d. [similarly received] for arrears of Hearthmoney,
138l. 0s. 6½d. [out] of the advance [money
upon the farm] of the Four and a Half per cent.
[duty] and the residue out of the Customs money
to be brought in to the Exchequer by the Customs
Cashier.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 316.
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Same to the Navy Commissioners to direct the payment
of Mr. Ketcher for freight [charges for the soldiers]
for Virginia out of the [Navy] weekly money by
such proportions as you can conveniently spare.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay 1,125l. to the Duke
of Lauderdale for a quarter and half a quarter on his
pension.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue the following
sums which have been already brought in to the
Exchequer, viz., 500l. to the Earl of Feversham,
50l. to Mr. Chiffinch, 130l. to Sir Thomas Williams,
50l. 3s. 9d. to Serjeant Gyde, 110l. to the Provost of
Eton.
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Ibid.
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for a pension of 100l. per an. to Samuel
Butler, Esq., to be paid quarterly without accompt
the first payment to commence from 1677, Sept. 29.
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 86.
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Reference from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of David Hutton, master
of the Hopewell, for discharge of said ship, seized
for want of her complement of English.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 116.
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| Sept. 26.
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Money warrants for the following sums to the King's
falconers for half a year of their respective annuities
or yearly fees, viz., George Russell, senr., Esq.,
as Serjeant of the Hawks, 32l. 10s. 0d. ; same
as falconer, 45l. 12s. 6d. ; George Russell, junr.,
24l. 18s. 4d. ; William Russell, 19l. 0s. 3½d. ;
James Russell, 25l. ; William Poulton, 25l. ;
Marmaduke Conway, 25l. as falconer, and 15l. as
spaniel keeper ; John Legge as falconer, 25l. ;
William Sakins, 25l. ; Tho. Duffeild, 22l. ; Arthur
Wichell, 25l. 1s. 10¾d. ; Abell Daniell, 22l. ;
Sylvanus Rowley, 25l. 1s. 10¾d. ; John Osboldston,
15l. 19s. 4¾d. ; Thomas Dechamp, 22l. ; John
Preston, 25l. ; John Burchill, 22l. ; John Sylvester,
25l. 1s. 10¾d. ; Richard Edes, 22l. ; Andrew Holmes,
25l. 1s. 10¾d.
Memorandum : Christopher Barker was lately paid
25l. for half a year of his fee as falconer, and is
therefore omitted here. (Charles Bertie to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue, and same to the
Customs Cashier to bring in forthwith, notwithstanding
any restriction, 513l. 8s. 1¼d. for half
a year of the falconers' fees in pursuance of Treasurer
Danby's several warrants of this day's date. Same
dated Sept. 28 to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
same, the Customs Cashier having paid it in.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 314. Out Letters
(General) p. 317
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in to
the Exchequer immediately (and same to the Auditor
of the Receipt to issue) 500l. for the Treasurer of
the Navy for the use of the poor's chest at Chatham.
Same to the Navy Commissioners to make out
bills of imprest for said sum, and to the Treasurer of
the Navy to pay it upon such bills.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 317.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to strike tallies
on the Customs for 1,950l. for 3¼ years to June 24 last
on the pension of 600l. per an. to Lady Fanshaw's
executors.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Customs Commissioners. Mr. Younger
will attend you as to his journeys and charges
(ut supra, pp. 1115-6) and will lay before you
a new information of frauds and abuses in Poole
port. Give him such despatch and encouragement
as may be necessary for his Majesty's service.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 116.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to same to allow or
repay to Gilbert Metcalfe, of London, merchant,
and the rest of the owners the twentieth part of
the Customs of goods imported in the ship Henry
and Anne, of London, Thomas Arnold commander, in
her second voyage as the Act (22-3 Car. II.) allows
to ships of two decks above 300 tons and 30 pieces
of ordnance, her said second voyage being, it seems,
the first wherein she was qualified for the said allowance :
the said Customs Commissioners having
reported on the 11th inst. that it is certified by
Robert Castell, builder of said vessel, that the
ship John and Martha was burnt at Blackwall in
1675 down to the water edge, that the whole
remainder of her hull was bought by him. Castell,
of Gregory Page for 100 guineas, and to a small
matter she was pulled in pieces, and the Henry
and Anne built thereupon of 380 tons burden,
being 40 tons bigger than the John and Martha ;
and same was sold, new built, to Capt. Arnold
for 2,480l., and was launched at Deptford, 1675,
Aug. 20, within the time of said Act. The same is
also certified by Capt. Low, deputy Surveyor
of the Navigation Act and by George Elton,
the Customs Commissioners' Surveyor for the
Navigation [Act] ; and that said Henry and Anne
went out of London port 1676, with 30 pieces of
ordnance and ammunition proportionable, and
returned from Virginia in 1677, being her second
voyage ; it not appearing that she was mounted
with 30 guns and ammunition proportionable in her
first voyage.
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Ibid, p. 117.
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| Sept. 27.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to William Paston, Esq.,
of an annuity or yearly pension of 1,000l. for ten
years from 1678, Sept. 29 : the same being by
computation the term unexpired in the lease granted
by the indenture under the great seal dated 1666,
April 5, whereby the King demised to Sir Robert
Paston, now Visct. Yarmouth, the wood farm for
21 years from 1667, Sept. 29, at 2,700l. per an.
rent, which rent by another indenture dated 1667-8,
Feb. 20, was increased by an additional rent of
3,800l. per an. : out of which rents the king has
already made grants and discharges amounting to
4,600l. per an. more or less, over and above the
1,900l. which was ordered to be paid to William
Goulston, gent., by the privy seal of 1677, Aug. 9.
The present grant is to be paid out of the rents of said
farm. The said farmer is to pay same and such
payments are to be allowed to him upon account.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated Oct. 3
of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 88-9. Docquet Book,
p. 4.
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Charles Bertie to Mr. Kingdon. Treasurer Danby
has received the King's commands to pay 500l. to
Lord James Douglas and 1,000l. to Col. Justin
McCartie, and prays you forthwith to accommodate
them withal, and he will take care to see the same
repaid to you or allowed upon account.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 318.
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Reference from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners of the petition of George Jay, master
of the Sarah and Anne, of London, and Steward
Dare, master of the Prosperous, of London, praying
for the discharge of their ships, being seized for
want of their complement of Englishmen.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 117.
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The like of the petition of William Willett, of London,
merchant, for delivery of 22 butts of Malagoe
[wine] on payment of the old duty only, they being
not unladed before June 24 last, his counsel and
(he is told) the Attorney General being of opinion
that they are not liable to the Additional duty.
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Ibid, p. 118.
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The like of the petition of Edward Warnor and others
for delivery of two bales of silk and ribands which
he was forced to bring hither for the convenience
of a convoy, and desiring leave to export them
to Cadiz, whither they were first intended.
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 28.
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for the Trustees of the Queen Consort (viz.,
Visct. Brouncker, Chancellor and Keeper of the
Great Seal to said Queen ; Henry, Earl of
Clarendon ; Sir Richd. Bellings, Kt., Principal
Secretary to said Queen ; John Hervey, Treasurer
and Receiver General to said Queen ; William
Montagu, Chief Baron of the Exchequer ; and
John Hall, Surveyor General to said Queen), to
grant to Henry, Earl of St. Albans after the death
of the said Queen Consort, or during her lifetime
with her consent, a further term for 31 years in
the manors of Byfleet and Weybridge, co. Surrey,
with the park, warrens and other things thereto
belonging comprehended within said Queen Consort's
jointure : without fine and at the old rent of
16l. 3s. 8d. per an. : same being now in lease to him
for several terms granted to him by the late Queen
Mother and her late Trustees at the said rental,
of which terms 27 years or thereabouts will be
unexpired at Michaelmas next : the King being
pleased to grant same on said Earl's petition and in
consideration of his good and faithful services.
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 91-2.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt. The
following sums were paid into the Exchequer on
the 7th inst. by the Customs Cashier. Treasurer
Danby desires you to issue same to complete the
list of money paid in that day, viz., 100l. for
Mr. Ellesdon, 125l. for Lord Lucas, 125l. for
Sir Ralph Delaval, 80l. for Mr. Devenish, 150l. for
Mr. Ashburnham.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 318.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to observe an order of the King in Council
as below.
Prefixing : said order dated Whitehall, Sept. 28,
commanding that the proprietors of the ship
St. Peter, George Timore master, now at Gravesend,
and entered out for Tangier, give bond not to sail
to the coast of Guinea or to traffic thither, the King
in Council being informed that said ship is designed
for Guinea, there being on board her goods proper
for the use of that country.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 118.
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Same from same to same to discharge the seizure of
a parcel of Scotch linen belonging to Robert Johnson
and Mathew Wyteman, merchants of Scotland,
who paid Samuel Smith 10l. for Customs thereon
and gave him instruction to pay the full duty, but
said Smith, contrary to his trust, entered short
3,000 ells whereof said owners were ignorant. The
officers making the seizure are to be remunerated
by said owners and the Attorney General is to
non pros the information.
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Ibid, p. 119.
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Same from same to same to deliver, Customs free,
to Monsieur Barillon, the French Ambassador
residing here, at his house in St. James's Field,
two boxes of his wearing necessaries lately arrived
at Dover from France.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to same to employ (on their recommendation)
Timothy Biggs as Comptroller and
Surveyor General of Customs at Albemarle County
in Carolina, where no Surveyor hath been yet
established.
Nicholas Davies as a tidesman at Boston [co.
Lincoln, England], loco Jonas Smith, dismissed.
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Ibid, p. 120.
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Same from same to same to observe an order of the
King in Council as follows.
Prefixing : said order dated Whitehall, Sept. 27,
for the Customs Commissioners to suffer Thomas
Hunt, merchant, to export 30 small pieces of iron
ordnance, whereof 13 are already shipped on the
Satisfaction : all without demanding more than
5s. a ton duty, any law or provision to the contrary
notwithstanding.
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Ibid.
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| Sept. 30.
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Privy seal for 3l. a day to Sir Peter Wyche, Kt., as
ordinary as Resident with the Hanse Towns : to
be paid quarterly, the past quarter in advance :
together with the usual clause for allowing of his
extraordinaries. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Oct. 3 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 94. Docquet Book,
p. 4.
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Charles Bertie [to the Auditor of the Receipt] for a
tally on the Customs for 500l. [sic erratum for
1,000l.], to Prince Rupert for last Michaelmas
quarter on his pension of 4,000l. per an. : and
same to the Customs Cashier to pay off (forthwith,
notwithstanding any former restriction) said
tally for 1,000l., and further similarly to pay 500l.
to said Prince for same quarter on his pension of
2,000l. per an., payable out of the Customs.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 318.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay in its
course a tally lately struck on the Customs for
2,000l. for Monsieur Legouch : and if you will
advance the money Treasurer Danby will allow
you interest at 8 per cent.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 318.
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Same to the Receivers of Excise to pay 2,150l.
to Dr. John Taylor for the use of the Duchess
of Portsmouth, "and I will allow the same out of
my Michaelmas tally for 5,000l. for secret service."
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Ibid, p. 319.
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| Sept. 3
[erratum
for
Sept. 30
or
Oct. 3].
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Money warrant for 350l. to the abovesaid Dr. John
Taylor for a quarter due [this] last Michaelmas on
his privy seal of 1676, June 30, for 1,400l. per an.
for secret service. (Charles Bertie dated Sept. 30
to the Receivers of Excise to forthwith bring said
350l. into the Exchequer for said Dr. Taylor.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 315. Out Letters
(General) p. 319.
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| Sept. 3
[erratum
for
Sept. 30
or
Oct. 3].
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Same for 150l. to Anne, Countess Dowager Marischal,
for 1678, Michaelmas quarter on her pension of
600l. per an. (Charles Bertie dated Oct. 10 to the
Receivers of Excise to bring in said 150l. ; and to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 315. Out Letters
(General) p. 324.
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| Sept. 3
[erratum
for
Sept. 30
or
Oct. 3].
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Same for 500l. to Sir Stephen Fox, Kt., for 1678,
Michaelmas quarter on the 2,000l. per an. payable
to him for secret service by the privy seal of 1674,
July 27. (In the margin : for the Earl of Lichfield.)
(Charles Bertie dated Oct. 8 to the Receivers of
Excise to bring same in to the Exchequer and to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 315. Out Letters
(General) p. 323.
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| Sept. 30.
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Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Roger Paxton, master of the ship Teneriffe, of
London, who took in at Leghornfour bales of dimities,
four small baskets of drugs and a box of rhubarb
consigned to Malaga, but was forced for the convenience
of a convoy to bring same to London,
where they are seized : which seizure he prays to be
discharged.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 121.
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Privy seal for 30l. per an. to the bishop of Exeter
to be by him paid over to such minister as shall
be the incumbent within the borough of Lostwithiel :
to commence from Lady day last and
to continue during pleasure : the King being
"piously disposed for to give an encouragement
to an able minister to take care of the souls of the
inhabitants" of the said borough "where, as we
are informed by the humble petition of the Mayor and
chief burgesses of the said borough, they are destitute
for want of the allowance they formerly received
from our farmers of the pre-emption of tin." The
payment is to be made quarterly, and is to be by
striking tallies on the Receiver of the Duchy of
Cornwall or by the Lord Treasurer issuing warrants
to them or by other apt means. (Docquet hereof
signed Sept. 17. Dormant warrant hereon from
Treasurer Danby to the Exchequer, dated Nov. 22,
for payment of same from time to time by tallies on
the Receiver of the revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 99. Docquet Book,
p. 3. Money Book
(General) p. 338.
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