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Pages 1316-1323

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 5, 1676-1679. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911.

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Prefatory Note

The following pages (1317 to 1323) give Charles Bertie's account of his receipts and payments of so much of the French money (Louis XIV.'s subsidy to Charles II.) as passed through his hands. The items are contained in the first ten pages of a thin folio volume among the Duke of Leeds's MSS., the rest of the volume being blank. The account is headed "Mr. Charles Bertie's account of money received by him from Mr. William Chiffinch, &c., in 1676, '77 and '78."

The full statement of the account of the French moneys will be found on pp. lxiv-vi Introduction, Calendar Treasury Books, Vol. III. It will be there seen that the payments to Charles Bertie from 10 Nov., 1676, to 14 Dec., 1677, are given as 95,559l. This agrees exactly both in dates and amounts with the account given here below after eliminating the items of loans to divers persons or offices with which Bertie credits himself as payments (when he made the loans) and with which he charges himself as debit (when they were repaid).

From this account it is clear (1) that prior to Nov., 1676, Sir Stephen Fox was the recipient of such part of the French money as was intended by Charles's Administration to be employed in the ordinary secret service account—or, as I should prefer to style it, on the special services account. When Fox was dismissed from his office of Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons he ceased to be employed as the paymaster for this portion of the French money, his place being taken by Charles Bertie, Secretary to Treasurer Danby. During the time that Fox had been so employed (presumably from 1670-1, Feb. 18, to 1676, Nov. 10) there had passed through his hands a total sum of 44,768l. 10s. 0d.—no great amount in reality. (2) The items of disbursements are not of a sensational nature. Many of them can be traced in the present volume as ordinary items of routine Treasury Office business. I do not think there is one of them which Danby would have hesitated to record in the ordinary Treasury entry books if it had fallen to be so recorded. They are not so recorded in the ordinary Treasury books simply because the money came from a source outside the ordinary Exchequer sources. It was not paid into the Exchequer in due Exchequer form nor issued out of the Exchequer in due Treasury form. Therefore a separate entry book for it was kept. But that book is no more, or no more specifically, a secret service book pure and simple than the ordinary Treasury Money Book is a secret service book. (3) Danby's statement in his "Copies and extracts of some Letters," p. 95, to the effect that he was ignorant of the fact that the French money was received [by and through William Chiffinch] cannot be accepted. Charles Bertie was merely Danby's creature in this as in every other item of his Treasury work.


Mr. Charles Bertie's account of money received by him from Mr. William Chiffinch, &c., in 1676, '77 and '78 [and of the disbursements Thereof as on the per contra side hereof, as follows].

Cash is.				Per contra.
	l.	s.	d.		l.	s.	d.
1676. Nov. 10. To money received of William Chiffinch, Esq., per note of William Carbonell	3,000	0	0	1676. Nov. 10. By money paid to Major Huntington and Company	6,000	0	0
	3,000	0	0	Paid to the Navy for Sir John Berry	500	0	0
				Paid to Mr. Russell the falconer	65	0	0
				Paid to the Navy for the Virginia expedition	300	0	0
				Paid to Sir Richard Wyseman	300	0	0
				Paid to Mr. Snell for Sir R. V[yner]	3,000	0	0
— 13. Received of ditto per note of Peter Barre	6,000	0	0
Received of Major Huntington and Company in repayment of so much paid to them per contra	6,000	0	0
— 29. Received of said Chiffinch by note of Mr. Carbonnell	3,000	0	0
Dec. 13. Received of ditto by like note	2,000	0	0
— 15. Received of ditto by Mr. Peter Barre's note	2,000	0	0
				Dec. 16 Paid to my Lord Bishop of London	100	0	0
				Paid to Mr. Dawson	8,000	0	0
				Paid to Sir Anthony Mayne	100	0	0
				Paid to Mr. Vernon on the Virginia account	281	7	4
				— 20. Paid to Sir John Pettus	100	0	0
				Paid to Mr. Griffin for Yeoman of the Guard and footmen	1,000	0	0
				Paid to the poor of Southwark	100	0	0
				— 25. Paid to Sir Adam Brown	250	0	0
				Paid to the slopseller on the Virginia account	1,094	7	0
[1676-7.] Jan. —. Received of Mr. Dawson in repayment of so much paid to him per contra	8,000	0	0	[1676-7.] Jan. 4. Paid to Monsieur du Cros	300	0	0
				Paid to Mr. Griffin for the watermen	450	0	0
				Paid to the Duchess of Southampton	200	0	0
— 18. Received of Mr. Chiffinch per Peter Barre's note	2,000	0	0
				Jan. 22. Paid my Lord Maynard	866	13	1
				Paid Mr. Ricd. Brett for 1 year's interest of 2,000l	120	0	0
				Paid Sir Richard Franklin	500	0	0
				— 24. Paid the assigns of Col. Stapleton for [the] Lew[ar]d Islands	3,678	7	0
Feb. 3. Received of Mr. Chiffinch per note on Mr. Carbonell	4,000	0	0	Feb. 3. Paid the Lord Gerard	125	0	0
				— 12. Paid Sir John Covert	200	0	0
				Paid Mr. John Wynne	100	0	0
				Paid Mr. Bertie	1,000	0	0
— 13. Received of ditto per note on Peter Barre	4,000	0	0
Mar. 1. Received of ditto per like note	2,250	0	0
Received of ditto per note on William Carbonnell	2,000	0	0
— 2. Received of the Lord Gerard in repayment of so much paid to him per contra	125	0	0
				Mar. 8. Paid Sir Courtenay Pole	300	0	0
— 10. Received of Mr. Chiffinch per note on Carbonnell	3,109	0	0
—16. Received of ditto per note on Peter Bar	4,000	0	0
				— 17. Paid Sir Humphry Winch	125	0	0
— 21. Received of Mr. Chiffinch per note on Carbonnell	3,500	0	0
				— 22. Paid unto Sir Adam Brown	250	0	0
				— 24. Payd Captn. Midleton on the Virginia account	500	0	0
				1677. — 26. Paid to the Cofferer [of the Household] on an order of his brother's	340	0	0
				— 29. Paid to the Duchess of Portsmouth to be repayd out of the arrears of the revenue	1,600	0	0
				— 31. Paid Mr. Charles Bertie	1,000	0	0
1677. April 5. Received of Mr. Chiffinch per note on Peter Bar	2,000	0	0	April 5. Paid my Lord Frescheville	300	0	0
				— 12. Paid more to ditto	200	0	0
— 13. Received of ditto per note on Mr. Carbonnell	3,000	0	0
				— 15. Paid to Sir John Ernle by Mr. Bertie	500	0	0
				— 26. Paid Sir Courtenay Poole	200	0	0
May 2. Received of Mr. Chiffinch per note on Peter Barre	3,000	0	0
				May 4. Paid to the Duchess of Portsmouth	500	0	0
				— 14. Paid Mr. Bertie for Lord Treasurer [Danby]	3,000	0	0
— 17. Received of ditto per note on Carbonnell	2,700	0	0
				— 21. Paid Sir John Knight	56	8	8
— 23. Received of Mr. Snell in repayment of so much paid him in November last per contra	3,000	0	0
Received of Mr. Chiffinch per note of Peter Barre	500	0	0
				— 28. Paid the Duchess of Portsmouth	1,000	0	0
				June 6. Paid Mr. Masters for the D[uke] of Lauderdale	2,000	0	0
				— 7. Paid Sir Francis Anderson	200	0	0
June 8. Received of ditto per like note	4,000	0	0	— 8. Paid Mr. Henry Savile	500	0	0
June 8. Received of ditto per like note	4,000	0	0	Paid Sir Courtenay Pole	250	0	0
				—22. Paid Mr. Masters for the Duke of Lauderdale	1,000	0	0
				— 25. Paid to the Wardrobe for Windsor furniture	1,500	0	0
				— 27. Paid to the Earl of Castlehaven	500	0	0
				Paid to Sir Jonathan Trelawney	500	0	0
— 28. Received of ditto per note on William Carbonnell	3,500	0	0
				July 2. Paid to my Lord Chancellor	500	0	0
July 11. Received of ditto per note of Peter Barre	3,000	0	0
— 17. Received of ditto per note of William Carbonnell	2,000	0	0
				— 21. To Captn. Augustus L'Hosteyn	200	0	0
				— 24. Paid to the Earl of Plymouth	600	0	0
				— 26. Paid to Lord Frescheville	700	0	0
				Paid to Mr. Thomas Prise	200	0	0
				Paid to Mr. Tho. Nicholles	300	0	0
				— 27. Paid to the Earl of Plymouth	200	0	0
				Payd to Mr. Piercy Goring	200	0	0
				Paid Mr. Vanderhouen for so much by him remitted into Flanders for the Earl of Plymouth	600	0	0
				July 31. Payd the Earl of Plymouth for his equipage upon his journey into Flanders	589	9	1
				Paid to his lordship more	400	0	0
Aug. 3. Received of Mr. Chiffinch, per note of Peter Bar	3,500	0	0	Aug. 3. Paid Mr. Charles Bertie for Lord Maynard	450	0	0
				— 6. Paid to my Lady Green	500	0	0
				— 7. Paid to Mr. Robert Cheek for the Earl of Plymouth	70	0	0
				— 9. Paid to Sir Thomas Woodcock	200	0	0
— 13. Received of ditto per note of William Carbonnell	1,000	0	0
— 31. Received of ditto per note of Peter Barre	3,000	0	0
				Sept. 3. Paid to Dr. Taylor for the Duchess of Portsmouth	1,200	0	0
Sept. 10 Received of ditto per note of William Carbonnell	3,500	0	0
				— 24. Paid Mr. Cha. Bertie for my Lord O'Brien	1,273	0	0
				— 25. Paid Mris. Sophia Stuart	300	0	0
— 26. Received of Mr. Griffin in repayment of so much paid to him the 20 Dec., 1676, and 4 Jan., 1676-7 per contra	1,450	0	0
				Oct. 1. Paid to my Lord Chancellor	500	0	0
				— 2. Paid Mr. Cha. Bertie for Lord Treasure [Danby]	2,000	0	0
Oct. 19. Received of Mr. Chiffinch per note on Peter Bar	1,000	0	0
Received of ditto per like note	3,000	0	0
				— 25. Paid to Monsieur Poitevin for furniture for the Earl of Plymouth's lodgings	500	0	0
				Nov. 2. Paid to Mr. [the] Speaker [of the House of Commons]	2,000	0	0
Nov. 10. Received of ditto per note on Peter Barre	500	0	0	— 10. Paid to Sir Thomas Beckford	1,000	0	0
Received of ditto per note part of the quarter ended at —, 1677, amounting in the whole to	4,000	0	0
				Nov. 12. Paid to Col. Villers for Lady Sussex	600	0	0
				— 13. Paid to Sir Richard Temple	200	0	0
				— 15. Paid to the Earl of Plymouth to pay his play debts lost in Holland as per bill	802	0	0
				Paid to the Princess of Orange for furniture for her Chapel	536	14	0
				— 17. Paid to the Earl of Feversham	455	0	0
				Paid the Earl of Plymouth to repay Lord Ambassador [Ralph] Montagu so much borrowed of him at Paris	600	0	0
				— 19. Paid to Sir Richard Temple	200	0	0
				— 21. Paid to Sir Thomas Armstrong for horses presented to the French king	575	2	6
				— 22. Paid Sir Thomas Beckford	1,000	0	0
				— 26. Paid Mr. Charles Bertie for Lord Treasurer [Danby] 5,000 guineas	5,385	8	4
				— 29. Paid Mr. Harry Brouncker	500	0	0
Dec. 4. Received of Mr. Chiffinch per note of Peter Bar in further part of the [above] said quarter ended at —	4,000	0	0
Received of ditto per note of William Carbonnell in further part of the said quarter ended at —	3,500	0	0
				Dec. 8. Paid to Mr. Harris [for] Mr. [Ambassador Ralph] Montagu's bill of exchange from Paris	1,711	2	4
				Paid Mr. Charles Bertie for Lord Treasurer [Danby]	5,416	13	4
				— 11. Paid to Phillip Mussard for jewels for the King	720	0	0
— 14. Received of ditto per like note in further part of the same quarter	4,000	0	0
Received of Mr. Chiffinch, [being the sum] which is aid to him per contra for Windsor works by his Majesty's command and is in further part of the said quarter	3,000	0	0
				Dec. 25. Paid to Alderman Backwell for the Earl of Plymouth upon account of his bill for his Holland debts	453	0	0
				Paid Mr. Chiffinch for Windsor works, which is placed as received of him per contra	3,000	0	0
				Paid Col. Francis Morison, one of the Commissioners for Virginia, at 8s. a day from 1676, Aug. 10, to 1677-8, Jan. 3	204	16	0
Dec. 26. Received of Dr. Taylor (per note on the Excise Commissioners) in repayment of so much lent for the Duchess of Portsmouth, 1677, Sept. 3, per contra	1,200	0	0	1677-8. Jan. 3. Paid my Lord Chancellor	500	0	0
				— 7. Paid Mr. Edmond Waller	1,000	0	0
				— 16. Paid Mr. Stephens for imprests for the Navy, Sir Jno. Narborough, Tangiers and discharged men	8,328	0	0
				— 18. Paid Mr. Charles Bertie for Lord Treasurer [Danby]	1,000	0	0
				Paid Mr. Yates for 4 houses in Jamaica	500	0	0
				— 25. Paid Sir Richard Temple	200	0	0
				Feb. 12. Paid to Windsor works	2,000	0	0
				— 15. More to ditto	2,000	0	0
				— 27. More to ditto	2,000	0	0
				Mar. 1. To Mr. Lemuell Kingdon for the new raised Forces	5,000	0	0
				— 12. More to ditto for the new raised Forces	10,000	0	0
				— 20. To the Treasurer of the Navy to pay the Dragon	1,500	0	0
				1678. April 5. To my Lord Dunbarton	500	0	0
				— 6. To Col. Somersett Fox	200	0	0
				— 11. Paid to Windsor works	2,000	0	0
				May 1. Paid to Sir Richard Temple	200	0	0
				May 11. Paid to Sir Robert Sawyer	1,000	0	0
				— 13. Paid to Sir Adam Brown	200	0	0
				July 23. Paid Mr. Montagu's bill for my Lady Sussex	500	0	0
				Aug. 3. Paid to Cha. Bertie for Lord Treasurer [Danby]	1,000	0	0
				— 6. Paid to Sir John Ernle	500	0	0
				Paid Sir Robt. Holmes for repairs in the Isle of Wight	500	0	0
				To Mr. Westwood for the Earl of Plymouth 300 guineas	323	15	0
				To the Treasurer of the Navy for Portsmouth Yard	4,400	0	0
Sept. 3. To money received of the Commissioners of Excise in repayment of so much lent to Mr. Kingdon per contra, 10,000l. and 5,000l. with interest thereof 411l. 7s. 4d. in all	15,411	7	4
To so much transferred from a former account of money received of William Chiffinch	6,812	9	10
On a loose slip pinned in the book at this point the following totals are stated :—
			l.	s.	d.
Total of receipts			117,782	17	2
Payments			104,471	3	8
rests			13,311	13	6	transferred to the tin account 1678, May 30.