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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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April 1.
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Charles Bertie to [the Customs Cashier] to bring
45l. into the Exchequer for Mris Dyke the Prince
of Orange's nurse, the said Prince having written
in her behalf to the King, who has commanded
same to be forthwith paid her.
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Money Book (General)
p. 327.
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Same to [the Auditor of the Receipt] to issue the
1,300l. (which the Customs Cashier is to bring188
into the Exchequer) to Sir William Temple for
a quarter's ordinary as ambassador in Holland.
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Ibid.
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[? April 1.]
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Letter of direction on the unpaid remainder (1,000l.)
of an order of 1675 April 3 for 1,500l. to Sir John
Kirk for the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, on
which order 500l. has been paid ; said remainder
being hereby to be paid out of First Fruits and
and Tenths.
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Money Book (General)
p. 327. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions),
p. 50.
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April 3.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring into
the Exchequer 200l. 15s. 0d. for a year's salary
and board wages each to Thomas Paine and John
(altered to Robert) Read (Red) two of his Majesty's
serjeants at arms "but this with respects to the
weekly payments."
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Money Book (General)
p. 327, 329.
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April 4.
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Treasurer Danby to Sir James Shaen et al Farmers
of the Revenue of Ireland. I am sorry to find you
have not yet made payment of your money notwithstanding
your assurances to me in confidence
of which I have [given] directions for the disposal
of it to a particular use at the time you promised
it. Such disappointments are of ill consequence
and not creditable. No money can be got out
of your hands but with much difficulty and many
fruitless promises. I take your failure at this time
so ill that unless you yield a ready compliance I
must take my measure in other concerns according
to this usage.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 306.
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Charles Bertie to "Cousin" [Sir Robert Howard
Auditor of the Receipt] to issue to the Treasurer
of the Navy for the service of the sick and wounded
the 250l. lately brought into the Exchequer by
the Customs Cashier.
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Money Book (General)
p. 328.
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Same to same to strike a tally for 500l. for the Lord
Chancellor being the moiety of his pension (half
a quarter) to Lady day last. "which is his allowance
pursuant to the late order for retrenchments" ;
also to pay to same 192l. for two years' arrears
in lieu of Gascoigne wines.
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Ibid. Money Book (Fees
and Pensions) p. 51.
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Same to Mr. Marsh. I have ordered Mr. Bernard
and Mr. Prowse to take effectual care in the prosecutions
against Mr. Warren for the money grown
due upon Custom House bonds. You are to defray
their charges in these prosecutions.
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Money Book (General)
p. 328.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners dated from Newmarket. The
ship Providence from Bermuda for England with
tobacco was forced by distress into Kinsale in
Ireland and was compelled to unlade and pay
Customs there. If said tobacco had been imported
into England and exported again, the duty of ½d.
per lb. would have accrued to the king. The ship's
master is to give security to pay this duty to the
collector of the Plantation duty in London port.
You are hereby to write to Sir John Heydon, Governor
of Bermuda, to put the said ship's bond in suit.
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Out Letters (Customs)
III. p. 111.
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April 5.
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Charles Bertie to the Excise Commissioners to
advance on the 10th inst 6,000l. to the Cofferer
of the Household for the months of Jan., Feb.
and Mar. last, in pursuance of your agreement
of Mar. 22 last with the Lord Treasurer.
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Money Book (General)
p. 329.
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Charles Bertie to "Cousin" [Sir Robert Howard,
Auditor of the Receipt] for a tally for 500l. for one
quarter due at Lady day last of Prince Rupert's
pension ; The like also for (500l. for same to) the
Earl of Plymouth on his pension.
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Money Book (General)
p. 329. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
pp. 6, 51.
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Same to [? the Treasurers of Excise] to pay 500l.
to Sir Stephen Fox to meet the [aforesaid] tally
to the Earl of Plymouth.
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Money Book (General
p. 329.
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April 6.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Commissioners to
restore Mr. Hebdon as Collector of Colchester
if he clear his account with Mr. Lytcott : Treasurer
Danby understanding before going to Newmarket
that said Hebdon was come to town in order thereto
having been suspended from his receipt in accordance
with the instructions of Mar. 23 last.
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Out Letters (Customs)
III. p. 105.
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April 7.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay to Prince Rupert
Lady day quarter on his pensions upon a tally
which will be brought to you, notwithstanding any former
orders or directions [struck through and replaced
by the following] "1,000l. thereof is upon a tally
(for 1,000l. on the Customs) that will be delivered to
you and for the other 500l. the Prince is to give you
his acquittance ; and this is forthwith to be done
upon the Lord Treasurer's commands to me from
Newmarket notwithstanding any former orders to
the contrary."
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Money Book (General)
p. 330. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
p. 6.
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April 17.
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Same to Mr. Seymour and Mr. Maydwell, Receivers
of the Law duty, to forthwith pay 100l. to Fabian
Phillips for half a year to Nov. 1 last as late
assistant and deputy comptroller of the Law duty.
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Money Book (General)
p. 330.
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April 18.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
1675-6 March of a pardon to James Colleton, gent,
for the killing of Elisha Bridges alias Blackney :
and of all penalties and forfeitures by reason
thereof with restitution of lands and goods and with
non-obstantes and clauses according to his Majesty's
pleasure signified by warrant under his royal sign
manual.
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Docquet Book, p. 54.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to deliver Customs free some
wearing apparel, household stuff, bottles, earthen
goods and a cabinet lately come from Holland
being for the use of Ambassador Temple's lady.
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Out Letters (Customs)
III. p. 105.
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Same from same to same to permit the shipment
for Sweden of two garnitures of Point of France,
hats, swords, buckles, gloves with gold fringe
and 3 garnitures of gold and silver ribbon being
for the proper use of the Marquis de Fuquires
[Feuquières] ambassador from France to Sweden ;
same being now in the Custom House directed to
Mons. Ruvigny
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
to Capt. James Read, for half a year of his pension,
the 25l. which the Customs Cashier is directed to bring
into the Exchequer.
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Money Book (General)
p. 330.
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Same to same for tallies to be struck (and same to
the Treasurers of Excise to pay said tallies) for
250l. for last Xmas quarter of the Earl of
Bath's and Lord Hawley's pension.
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Ibid. p. 331
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to forthwith
pay 125l to the Earl of Carlisle for a moiety of
his quarter due at 1675 Lady day. (Same to
same dated April 22 to pay the above "notwithstanding
any former restrictions.")
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Money Book (General)
p. 331.
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April 18.
(26).
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Money warrant for 73l. 1s. 6d. to Anthony Segar
whereof 63l. 1s. 6d. is for disbursements for the
Treasury Office for last Lady day quarter and
10l. for his fee for said quarter. (Charles Bertie
to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay said bill of
73l. 1s. 6d. which [sum] the Customs Cashier is
directed to bring into the Exchequer for that use.)
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Ibid, p. 331, 336. Money
Book (Fees and Pensions)
p. 56.
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April 19.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to employ Richard Walmesley
gent as a landwaiter, London port loco Nathaniell
Penington, deceased.
John Baxter, as boatman at Portsmouth loco Gabriel
Cloudesly deceased.
William Cooke as tidesman in fee loco William
Pall, dismissed.
Joseph Rutland as waiter at Burnham loco Mathew
Rudd, deceased.
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Out Letters (Customs)
III. pp. 109, 110.
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Same from same to same to deliver unopened (interlined
by Treasurer Danby April 21) and Customs
free some boxes, valizes and trunks lately brought
from Modena for the Duchess of York and now in
the Custom House at Dover ; as also a box in
the Custom House, London, directed to Mrs.
Jennings, but intended for said Duchess.
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Ibid, 109
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Same from same to same to deliver to Bernard Greenvill
on payment of Custom ad valorem some gloves
sent from Venice by Sir Thomas Higgons to his
daughter and some little toys ; brass lamps and
some clothes brought from Turin for said Greenvyle,
and a box with two little statues sent to
the Queen and a few earthen pots from Genoa.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to the King's Remembrancer for
process of extent against Robert Stockdale of
Dover and Michael Arnold on their bond dated
1673 Dec. 25 for 2,500l., and said Stockdale and
William Dent merchant on their bond dated
1673 June 24 for 2,500l. as sureties of said Stockdale
as Collector of Dover, he being 3,272l. 5s. 0d.
in arrear on his accounts of his receipts there ;
which debt is in danger to be lost.
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Ibid, p. 110.
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Money warrant for 1,300l. to John, Lord Berkeley,
for 3 months' ordinary in advance to July 7 next
as Ambassador Extraordinary to France.
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Money Book (General)
p. 342.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
April of a warrant to the Exchequer for 25,000l.
(sic for 2,500l.) to Viscount Grandison and (Col.)
Edward Villiers. Esq., for the equipage of Henry,
Duke of Grafton and George, Earl of Northumberland ;
to be without account. (Money warrant
for 2,500l. dated April 27 hereon. Letter of
direction on the order of April 29 hereon charging
same to be paid by tallies on the Hearthmoney
farm rent due in Sept. next.)
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Docquet Book, p. 58.
Money Book (General)
pp. 336, 351.
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Same of same dated same of a same for enstalling
the First Fruits of the Bishopric of Oxford (being
343l. 7s. 11¼d.) to John Fell the new bishop thereof ;
to be paid in 4 yearly payments on the bishop's
own security ; and in case of death then to be
charged with no further payment.
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Docquet Book, p. 59.
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April 19.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands for a particular and ratal
of Helsbury Park and Lanteglos Park with a view
to a fresh lease on surrender thereof to Lord
Arundel of Trerice in reversion after Anthony
Buller and Edward Seymour. Esq., at the old
rent of 10l. 13s. 4d. ; buying off the increased
rent of 30l. per an. (payable for said E. Seymour's
life) for 90l. ; and further buying off the increased
rent of 31l. 13s. 4d. for 17 years to come in Sutton
Pool at 221l. 13s. 4d.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 305.
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Treasurer Danby to the Navy Commissioners. I notice
that the 100,000l. appointed for paying up your
second book of bills to Midsummer last, and for
stores for one year from that time by 5,000l. a
fortnight since Michaelmas last has not come in
so fast as I believed it would. I am advised that
the merchants and others who have sold and served
in goods upon the credit of said fund are under
some discouragement by the low receipt thereof.
I assure you that I have not hitherto nor ever
will in any manner alter or supercede the payment
of the said money in the course it is directed to
be paid to you, but will cause all possible restriction
to be made upon any payments out of the Customs
which may hinder the speedy payment of those
tallies. In the meantime you are to assign them
their bills in course upon the said fund immediately
although the money be not received, abating the
imprest as is usual.
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Ibid, pp. 305-6.
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April 20.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
April of a warrant to empower the Treasury, etc.,
where ships bound coastways are forced over sea
by stress of weather to discharge the bond given
at the port of lading for returning the certificates
from the port of their intended discharge ; and
where they go over voluntarily [then] to compound
those bonds according to discretion.
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Docquet Book, p. 60
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Sir Ro. Townsend desires that no grant may pass
to Mr. Simon Smith or any other of Coventry
Park in the manor of Chelsmere belonging to the
Duchy of Cornwall, till he be heard.
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Caveat Book, p. 18
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
to Serjeant Topham for half a year's salary and
board wages the 50l. 3s. 9d. which the Customs
Cashier is directed to bring into the Exchequer.
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Money Book (General)
p. 331. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
p. 54.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
on all occasions to sign such schedules
(of the goods on board, and where she took in
her lading) as to ships in London port as by the
rules settled by the Privy Council for granting
passes pursuant to the treaty with Denmark ;
and to direct the outports officers to do the like ;
in both cases taking such bonds as by the said
rules are directed from such as desire passes for
ships that are abroad.
Appending ; (a) Copy of the order of the King
in Council dated April 19.
(b) The various rules and forms as already
calendared supra, p. 154.
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Out Letters (Customs)
pp. 112-30.
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April 21.
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Royal sign manual for 100l. to Col. Alexander
MacNorton as royal bounty : out of the 10,000l.
dormant privy seal of date 1675 Mar. 25. (Money
warrant dated April 24 hereon.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 128. Money Book
(General) p. 335.
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Same for 200l. to Count Ulfeld as same ; out of same.
(Money warrant dated April 24 hereon.)
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Kings' Warrant Book V.
p. 128. Money Book
(General) p. 335.
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Charles Bertie [to the Auditor of the Receipt] to
pay to the new Royal Foundation [of King's
mathematical boys at Christ's Hospital] the 250l.
which the Customs Cashier is directed to bring
into the Exchequer ; being for one quarter ended
at Lady day last.
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Money Book (General)
p. 332. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
p. 54.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay 60l. to Edmond Long for half a year
to Lady day last on his fee as chief searcher London
port.
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Money Book (General)
p. 332.
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Money warrant for 76l. to Lord Frescheville for half
a year to Lady day last on his pension of 152l. per an.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on 582l. 19s. 7d. in part of an order of
the 5th inst. for 2,500l. to Bartholomew Fillingham ;
same to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the Hearthmoney
farm rent due in March last.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 5l. to Mris. Pinckney as royal
bounty for relief of her present necessities.
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Ibid.
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Same for 200l. to Sir Joseph Seymour for one year
to Lady day last on his salary (as by the patent
of 1674-5 Feb. 27) as an Auditor of Crown Revenues.
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Ibid.
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Same for 250l. to Sir Mathew Hale for last Lady day
quarter on his pension as by the patent of Mar. 9
last.
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Ibid, p. 333.
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Same for 5,000l. to Baptist May for the Privy Purse ;
to be issued out of such moneys as shall from
time to time be brought into the Exchequer upon
all seizures, fines and forfeitures of uncustomed
and prohibited goods.
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Ibid.
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Same for 55l. to Anne Piques, executrix of
Agmondesham Piques ; as in part of the privy
seal of 1671-2 Jan. 5 for 1,345l. 13s. 0d. to said
Agmondesham Picques.
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Ibid, p. 335.
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Privy seal for allowing Simon Smith's account as follows
for the impaling of Windsor park. In Sept. 1670 said
Smith made a proposal to the King for the impaling
of the great Park of Windsor, which being approved
the Treasury Lords did authorise by their warrant
of 1670 Nov. 1. Subsequently Smith was commanded
to impale a paddock and the plantation
and garden at New Lodge in said Great Park with
an extraordinary pale and controll and toppe and
convenient gates "and also for the making great
gates and providing locks and keys with stiles
and bridges for our passage into the said park and
for making pounds for the use of the said park
and for long pales to be made about the gardens at
New Lodge and other the lodges within and belonging
to the said park and also for railing in the lower
plantations of wood ground and places for hay
stacks for the deer with long posts and double
rails and also the railing about the lodges aforesaid."
By royal sign manual of 1673 Nov. 19
the officers of the Works were ordered to settle the
price of the said pales, rails, gates, pounds and bridges
so done in an extraordinary manner by command
[outside or] over and above his contract for impaling
the rest of said park. In their report hereon said
officers estimate the total work [contract and extraordinaries]
performed by said Smith at 8964l. 3s. 11d.
Towards this William Chiffinch was ordered to pay
to said Smith [out of the French King's money
in said Chiffinch's hands] 2,000l. (1,000l. thereof
being paid 1671 May 13 and the other 1,000l. 1671
Sept. 14) and said Smith (who was then Receiver
of Hearthmoney for co. Southampton) was empowered
to retain his hearthmoney receipts towards
his said disbursements ; on which said hearthmoney
account said Smith owes to the king 219l. 19s. 4d.
for the year ended 1671 Mich. and 5,356l. 17s. 1d.
for 1½ years ended 1673 Lady day and 3,884l. 12s. 7d.
for 1 year ended 1674 Lady day or 9,461l. 9s. 0d.
in all. Before receiving any of the said sums
said Simon Smith on his [own] credit borrowed
by the king's command several great sums of money
and expended same in providing timber and other
materials for the paling and [in payments] to William
Smith, Esq., for his interest in Mote Park, and
to the Duke of Albemarle for rent of said
Mote Park ; on which sums said Simon Smith
prays interest and gratuity for such part thereof
as was advanced by him before the stop of the
Exchequer, viz., from the time of such advance
to the time of such stop and 6 per cent. interest
from the time of such stop, the same to be allowed
out of the aforesaid Hearthmoney receipts, he Smith,
per contra, discounting and allowing to the Crown
interest for said Hearthmoney from the times of the
actual receipt thereof. All this being thought
reasonable by the king an account was prepared
accordingly by Auditor Aldworth, allowing interest
and gratuity for moneys so advanced by Smith as
above till the stop of the Exchequer and 6 per cent.
interest afterwards, making the interest principal at
the end of every six months, except interest for
said 2,000l. received by him of said Chiffinch, as to
which item the royal sign manual of 1675 Oct. 30
declared that said Smith should not be charged
with any interest therefor. According to said
account the interest sums due from Smith on his
Hearthmoney receipts are 33l. 9s. 4d. (for 1671-2
Feb. 28 to 1674 July 24 on 219l. 19s. 4d.) ;
119l. 11s. 3d. (for 1672 July 24 to 1674 July 24
on 1,518 19s. 0d. parcel of the abovesaid
5,356l. 17s. 1d., which parcel was or reasonably
might be remaining in his hands 1672 July 24) ;
165l. 13s. 10d. (for 1672-3 Feb. 28 to 1674 July 24,
on 1,918l 19s. 0d. further parcel of said 5,356l. 17s. 1d.
similarly remaining in his hands 1672-3 Feb. 28) ;
116l. 16s. 9d. (for 1673 July 24 to 1674 July 24
on 1,918l. 19s. 1d. further parcel of said 5,356l. 17s. 1d.
similarly remaining in his hands 1673 July 24) :
46l. 12s. 7d. (for 1673-4 Feb. 28 to 1674 July 24
on 1,942l. parcel of abovesaid 3,884l. 12s. 7d. which
said parcel was or might reasonably be remaining
in his hands 1673-4 Feb. 28). The abovesaid interest
and principal sums amount to 12,014l. 12s. 9d.
Per contra the king is indebted to said Smith in
the following sums : 300l. advanced 1670 Nov. 18
for planting in the Great Park at Windsor
(with 34l. 14s. 0d. interest and gratuity thereon
to 1671-2 Jan. 1) ; 2,000l. advanced 1670-1
Feb. 18 towards said paling (and 177l. 7s. 3d.
interest and gratuity thereon to 1671 July 1);
2,000l. similarly advanced 1671 May 18 (and
126l. 2s. 5d. interest and gratuity thereon to
1671-2 Jan. 1) : making in all 4,638l. 3s. 8d. on
which the interest from 1671-2 Jan. 1 to 1674 July 24
is 757l. 3s. 10d. Further the king owes said
Simon Smith 500l. advanced by him 1672 Sept. 30
to William Smith for his interest in Mote Park and
19l. 15s. 0d. for fees on the privy seal for same (and
58l. 17s. 1d. for interest 1672 Sept. 30 to 1674
July 24) ; 300l. advanced by said Simon Smith 1673
May 15 to the Duke of Albemarle for one year's
rent to 1672 Michaelmas for Mote Park (and
21l. 18s. 4d. interest thereon 1673 May 15 to 1674
July 24) ; 4,350l. advanced 1673 July 1 for the
additional work of impaling Mote Park and repairing
the lodges there and in said Great Park, etc. (and
281l. 2s. 0d. for interest thereon 1673 July 1 to 1674
July 24) ; 322l. advanced 1673 Sept. 7 by said
Smith to the Duke of Albemarle being 300l. for
one year's rent to 1673 Michaelmas of Mote Park
and 22l. for fees on the privy seal (and 13l. 16s. 5d.
for interest thereon, 1673 Sept. 7 to 1674 July 24) ;
150l. advanced by him 1674 May 15 to said Duke
for half a year's rent of Mote Park to 1674 Lady
day (and 1l. 14s. 6d. for interest thereon 1674 May 15
to July 24) ; 661l. 9s. 10d., viz., 6l. 5s. 0d. part
thereof advanced and paid by said Smith upon
the last admeasurement of said Great Park and
655l. 4s. 10d. advanced for said impaling : all
which sums amount to 12,075l. 18s. 8d. : thus
leaving a balance due to said Smith of 61l. 6s. 11d.
The aforesaid account is hereby approved and
said balance is hereby to be paid him, and he is to be
regularly discharged of all the abovesaid sums
for Hearthmoney by tallies levied in the Exchequer,
Smith giving similar discharges per contra to the
Crown. And whereas by virtue of the privy seal
of 1670, Oct. 21 (for 20,000l. to Philip Packer
for the extraordinaries of the Works) there was an
order drawn for 300l. to said Packer to be by
him paid to said Simon Smith which order was
assigned by said Packer to William Cheny and by
him assigned to said Smith and was paid and discharged
in the Exchequer by a tally of loan there
levied by the same [said Smith] on the Customs
for the quarter ended 1672 Lady day and an order
No. 59 for repayment thereof with interest to said
Smith upon the same quarter ; whereby said
Packer stands charged with said 300l. in the
Exchequer as money imprested to him : and whereas
also upon the privy seal of 1670, Dec. 20 (for 6,000l.
to said Packer for the paling of said Great Park)
several orders were drawn, viz. : No. 23 for 5,000l.
on the Law duty and No. — for 1,000l. on the
250,000l. advance of the Customs ; which said last
two orders as also the aforesaid order No. 59 for
300l. remain still unpaid, therefore, said Packer
is hereby to be discharged of said 300l. and the
said Packer and Simon Smith are to respectively
assign to the Crown all the said three orders, Packer
having received no money on the last two orders
and the said Smith being allowed the said 300l.
in the above said herein detailed account. (Royal
warrant dated Mar. 22 for said privy seal. Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated April 19 of docquet
hereof. For the warrant to the Exchequer hereon
see under date July 1 infra, p. 259.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 164 - 171, 104.
Docquet Book, p. 56.
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Entry of an order of the King in Council dated Whitehall
April 21 as follows. By order in council
of June 18 last the Lord Treasurer was directed
to pay the arrears due to Col. William Stapleton,
Capt. General of the Leeward Islands, and to the
two Companies of foot in St. Christopher. Lieut.
Greatbach, one of the officers of said Companies,
who solicited the said payment fell sick just as
the money was in readiness to be paid, and being
lately dead, the Lord Treasurer does not know
to whom to pay same, as the privy seal of Feb. 29
last for said payments and the privy seal of 1672
Sept. 23 for the Governor's salary make the money
payable to said Stapleton. Col. Edmund Stapleton,
deputy Governor of Montserrat and brother to said
Col. William Stapleton, has presented to Treasurer
Danby a letter of attorney dated Nevis 1675 June 14
empowering him and Capt. Ferdinand Georges
to demand all moneys relating personally to the
affairs of said Col. which power can at best but
justify the payment of what is due unto said Col.
William Stapleton himself. It is hereby ordered
that the Lord Treasurer pay to said Edmund
Stapleton and Ferdinand Gorges that which relates
to the pay of said Col. William Stapleton but for
what relates to the pay of said Companies that
they do give security for the due remitting and
paying same to said Companies and care is also
to be taken that the executors of Lieut. Greatbach
be satisfied thereout such proportion of pay as by
the muster rolls last sent over appears due to him.
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 144-5.
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Entry of Treasurer Danby s agreement with the
report from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on
the petition of Sir Nic. Armorer and Sir Gabr.
Silvius. If any further grant be intended out of the
revenue in Ireland the Lord Lieutenant has herein
prescribed the best way of doing thereof.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 307.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer
to stay process against Sir Solomon Swale,
bart., late sheriff of Yorks for the year ended
1671 Michaelmas, be having made considerable
progress towards passing his accounts.
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Ibid, p. 308.
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April 22.
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Same from same [to the Customs Commissioners]
to deliver to Mris. Mason, daughter of Sir Richard
Mason, on payment of customs ad valorem, some
gloves, combs, silver counters, patches, purses, and
linen sent from Paris as a present.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 131.
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Caveat that no charge or assignment be further made
upon the revenue of First Fruits and Tenths, which
may interfere with the payment of the salaries of the
Gentlemen Pensioners out ofj that revenue, until
notice be given to Sir John Kirk and his pretensions
heard.
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Caveat Book, p. 18.
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Entry of Treasurer Danby's agreement with the
report from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the
petition of the Duke of Monmouth ; which report
is to the effect that the undisposed lands held of the
Crown by lease as in the annexed schedule
[missing] may be granted to petitioner in fee at
the rents now reserved.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 308.
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April 24.
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Entry of the reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Richard Coxhead, Robert Millard,
and William Wickson feltmakers for order to the
seizers to seize a parcel of fanns according to the
Act.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 131.
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Charles Bertie to the Treasurers of Excise to "pay
forthwith to Mris. H[elen] G[wyn] 500l. which the
Lord Treasurer will take care shall be made good
to you by a regular discharge."
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Money Book (General)
p. 335. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
p. 56.
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Same to same to pay 100l. to Mr. King forthwith
"which the Lord Treasurer will take care," etc.
ut supra.
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Money Book (General)
p. 335. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
p. 56.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to strike tallies
for (750l. for) last Lady day's quarter of the Earl
and Countess of Bristol's pension.
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Money Book (General)
p. 335. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
pp. 55, 15.
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Caveat that Tobias Humphryes, who is a sub-farmer
of Hearthmoney for co. Yorks, be not discharged
of the arrear standing upon his accounts till Mr.
Osborne's pretensions be heard.
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Caveat Book, p. 18b.
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"Another letter [to the Customs Commissioners, see
p. 177 supra under dated Mar. 28] to pay Lord
Gerard notwithstanding any former restriction to
Mr. Mounteney."
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Money Book (General)
p. 323
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April 26.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
for 375l. (and same to the Treasurers of Excise
to pay said tallies) to the Lord Privy Seal for half
a quarter to Lady day last of his pension and also
to pay him (182l. for) half a quarter to same date
of his diet money.
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Money Book (General)
p. 336. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
p. 16.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay to Mr.
Wharton for the service of the Ordnance as in part
of last Lady day quarter the 4,000l. which the
Receivers of the Law duty are directed to bring
into the Exchequer.
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Money Book (General)
p. 336.
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Same to [the Treasurers of Excise]. The Cofferer
of the Household has acquainted the Lord Treasurer
that you have settled an agreement with him
to pay into the Exchequer (in order to the completing
Sir Stephen Fox's interest account of
31,000l.) the London [Excise] rent due to 3rd May.
This the Lord Treasurer likes well and desires
you to be punctual in it, the necessity of the Household
forthwith requiring it.
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Ibid.
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Caveat that Sir Richard Pigot, Mr. Trott and Mr.
Beane be not discharged of the arrear due from them
till Mr. Osborne be heard.
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Caveat Book, p. 18b.
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Royal warrant [to the Clerk of the Signet] for a privy
seal to discharge the following supers set upon the
town of Dover, viz., of 219l. 2s. 6d. for the [arrears
of the] Royal Aid, Additional Supply and
90l. 11s. 4d. for the like of the Eleven Months'
Assessment ; said discharge to be for their assistance
and encouragement in and for the expelling the
beach and clearing of the harbour of that port.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated? May 2 of
docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 128. Docquet Book,
p. 63.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for
a great seal for a Commission for Appeals and regulating
the duty of Excise ; the new Commissioners
to be Charles Fanshaw, Robert Spencer, Sir William
Doyly, Knight and baronet, Sir Tho. Berry, Knight,
Sir Paul Neale, Knight, Charles Bennet, Peter
Prideaux, John Trelawney, William Coward,
Cha. Pidgeon, and Francis Stephens ; with the
salary of 200l. per an. each payable quarterly, the
first payment to be made to them at midsummer
next for the first 9 Commissioners, and to said
Pidgeon at the quarter day next after the death
of any of the said 9, and to said Stephen at the
quarter day next after the death of any two of the first
10 Commissioners as above. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated May 2 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 128-9. Docquet Book
p. 62.
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Same to same for a same for a Commission for new
Commissioners for Wine Licences ("Commissioners
or Agents for granting licences for selling and
uttering by retail all and every or any kind of wine
or wines whatsoever in any city, town or place within
the kingdom of England, dominion of Wales and
town of Berwick upon Tweed") ; the new Commissioners
to be Sir John Griffith, Knight, Richard
Downes, Robert Wolsely, William Yong, Arthur
Fleetwood and Michael Brighouse with the salary
of 200l. each from Lady day last ; also Edmund
Ashton to be a Commissioner, but his salary of
200l. per an. to commence only from the death of
any of the preceding ; all with the like powers,
authority and directions as in the present Commission
now in being to the said Griffith, Downes,
Wolseley, Yong, Fleetwood and Brighouse, and
with the like salaries and allowances for other
officers and for incidents as in the Commission
now in being together with 30l. per an. to the
Clerk of the licences and bonds and 10l. yearly
to the porter [as] additional salary. The Commission
in being to be superseded on the passing
of the present Commission, but the said Commissioners
in being to be empowered to proceed for all
arrears under their said Commission in being.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 129.
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Same to the Attorney General for a great seal for a
grant to Richard, Earl of Burlington and Cork, or his
nominee, of the manor or reputed manor of Barden,
co. Yorks with the appurtenances thereof and the
forests and parks of Barden and all other the lands,
tenements and hereditaments in Barden which
by deed dated 1664 April 9 and enrolled in the
Exchequer Court were granted and surrendered
by Richard Boyle, Esq., and Richard Graham
gent (by directon of the said Earl, the Countess
Elizabeth, his wife, and Nicholas, Lord Tufton
now Earl of Thanet) to the king upon condition
to be void upon payment or tender of 20s. at the
Receipt of the Exchequer. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated May 2 of docquet hereof.)
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Ibid, p. 130. Docquet
Book, p. 63.
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Report to the king from Treasurer Danby on the
report from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the
petition of Sir R. Redding and the Countess of
Mountrath. The Lord Lieutenant reports his
opinion that the 500l. per an. (granted them for
relinquishing their demand of [from] English ships
passing by their light houses at Dublin, and which
was formerly settled to be paid by way of concordatum)
be continued to be paid on that fund
"or upon any other fund" in Ireland ; on which
Treasurer Danby reports to the king that he knows
of no more proper fund.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p 309.
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April 27.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to depute Richard Breton (he and Thomas
Veel being the patent Customers of Dover port)
as collector of said port loco Mr. Stockdale : said
Breton being willing to take said collection upon him
without further charge to his Majesty.
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Out Letters (Customs)
III. p. 130.
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Same from same to same to deliver, on payment
of Custom ad valorem, some wearing apparell lately
come from France and now in the Custom House,
London, and belonging to the Earl of Mountrath ;
And likewise some particulars (of apparel) lately
come from France being for the use of the Earl
of Derby and his servants ;
And likewise 29 large pictures on cloth, 3 small
pictures on frames, 3 papers of Pomender, a parcel
of paper prints, silk waistcoats, drawers, gloves,
fans and rings which came from Leghorn in the
same vessel which brought home Sir John
Dormer dead and which [goods] belonged to him
and are now claimed by Robert Dormer one of
his executors.
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Ibid, pp. 131, 132.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receivers
General of Excise. By patent of 1672 Dec. 20
the king granted to the Queen 10,972l. 19s. 3¼1/24d.
per an. to complete her jointure to 40,000l. per an.
By patent of Oct. 9 last he granted her
1,236l. 16s. 1½d. out of the Excise of London, etc.
You are from time to time to pay the above quarterly
as hitherto without any abatement or defalcation
and before any other persons whatsoever.
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Money Book (General)
pp. 336-7.
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[Report to the king from Treasurer Danby] on the
certificate made by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
at the request of Col. Cary Dillon ; said certificate
being to the effect that Dillon surrendered the
place of Surveyor General of Excise and Customs
of Ireland to Mr. Foliot and that Viscount
Ranelagh was employed by the House of Commons
to make suit to the king for compensation [to Dillon]
for the wardship of Talbot of Dardistown upon
passing the chimney money bill ; "which report my
Lord Treasurer certifies makes him more deserving
the king's favour."
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 309.
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Same to same from same approving the report from
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the petition of
Lawrence Hide ; said report being to the effect
that petitioner claimed a debt of 8,888l. 19s. 7d.
due to his father, and that same had been ordered
to be paid in four years on the [Irish] establishment,
but that the fund is so charged that it will be
several years before he can receive any part, and
therefore advising allowance of 8 per cent. interest
till it be paid.
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Ibid, p. 310.
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Report to the king from Treasurer Danby on
the report from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on
the petition from Sir William Petty and Robert
Marshall who pray (1) that misnomers, double
charges and mistakes in their patents and
certificates may be amended : (2) that a valuation
be made of coarse and insolvent lands as the Lord
Lieutenant and [Irish Privy] Council or others shall
think reasonable, and that an account be made of
what petitioners have really enjoyed, and what
have been disposed by the king by seizures,
custodiums or otherwise : (3) that the measure
of the said lands be settled according to the reduced
columns or extreme column of the survey : (4) for
reprizals for lands twice reckoned, for mortgages
and chiefrys saved on their certificates, for lands
inserted therein by mistake and belonging to
others, for lands which they forebore to accept
though due to them and yet undisposed because
they were not worth their acreages lying on
them ; (5) that the seizures may be forthwith
taken off, the petitioner promising to answer anything
which appears due upon the intended settlement of
this affair, and the balance of all accounts relating
to it. On which the Lord Lieutenant thinks it to
his Majesty's service to have such matters speedily
and fully examined in Ireland : with which report
Treasurer Danby agrees.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI., pp. 310-11.
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The like on the like report on the petition of Sir Thomas
Armstrong : said petition proposing to discover
2,500 acres in Ireland undisposed and subject
to placing deficiencies thereon and praying that
he may place deficiencies theron according to the Act :
on which the Lord Lieutenant reports that his
Majesty ordered that no lands be passed till a
survey be made of the quantity and value, and
of what is deficient and due to the several interests
satisfyable by the Act : that books have been
drawn containing a complete account of lands
decreed forfeit by the Court of Claims : if the
said 2,500 acres be not in those books when the
king proceeds on the disposition of concealed
forfeited lands petitioner may have preference
to place his deficiencies thereon.
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Ibid, p. 311.
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April 28.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to deliver to Sir Thomas Bond
on payment of Custom ad valorem some gloves,
fans, belts, brass knobs for a coach, hoods, satin
ribbons, pocket looking glasses and tweezers which
said Bond brought with him from France in the
Katherine yacht for his own private use.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 133.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay to Roger
Charnock 13l. for last Lady day quarter's salary
as a king's waiter London port.
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Money Book (General)
p. 337.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay to said
Charnock 25l. 1s. 10½d. for same quarter as a serjeant
at arms.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay 219l. 1s. 3d. (which the Customs
Cashier is directed to bring into the Exchequer)
to Mr. Jervas Price in satisfaction of three orders
and (including 14l. 11s. 3d. for) his quarter as
Gentleman of the Bows.
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Ibid. Money Book (Fees
and Pensions) p. 57.
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Money warrant for 920l. to Sir Edward Wood for
184 days' ordinary, July 7 last to Jan. 7 last, as
Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden.
549l. to Sir William Swan for same, June 24 last
to Dec. 24 last, as Resident with the Hanse
Towns.
549l. to Sir John Paul for same, June 3 last to
Dec. 3 last as Resident at Denmark.
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Money Book (General)
p. 337.
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Same for 45l. 10s. 0d. 200l. and 90l. to Mr. Felton
and Mr. Chiffinch for last Lady day quarter as
Masters of the Hawks.
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Ibid, p. 338.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay 100l. for one year for the repair
of Berwick Bridge.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on an order of Feb. 11 last for
2,000l. to Mris. Dorothy Grahme wife of Capt.
James Grahme being [the king's] free gift : same
to be hereby payable by 1,000l. tally on the Hearthmoney
farm rent due in Sept., 1678, and 1,000l.
on same due in March, 1679.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 250l. to Sir Deny Ashburnham
for last Lady day quarter on his pension : to be
by tally on the Excise.
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Ibid, p. 339.
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Same for 18l. 5s. 0d. to Hobert Coleby, John Hall,
John Robinson, William Lowe and Richard Change
for half a year on their several fees of 2s. a day as
Grooms of the Queen's Chamber.
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Ibid.
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Same for 15l. to Richard Gregory for last Lady day
quarter as Messenger to the Lord Treasurer.
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Ibid.
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Allowance by Treasurer Danby of the incidents bill
detailed for 1¼ years to Lady day 1676 of the
Agents for Taxes. (Total, 88l. 2s. 5d.)
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Ibid.
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Warrant for same to the Receipt for tallies to
discharge the baronet fee of 1,095l. due to the
king from Sir Phillip Parker of Erwarton, co.
Suffolk.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
April of a grant to John Grove of the office of Master
Plaisterer of all his Majesty's buildings in England
with the fee of 12d. a day and all other profits
thereof for life.
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Docquet Book, p. 60.
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Same of same dated 1675-6, March, of a grant to
Elizabeth Winyard and Anne Whinyard daughters of
John Whinyard, Esq., of the office of Cooper
of his Majesty's royal house within the palace of
Westminster with the usual fee of 6d. by the day,
payable at the Exchequer : all in reversion
successively after their said father who now enjoys
same.
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Ibid, p. 61.
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April 28.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer to forbear issue of process against
Nicholas Warren, of London, merchant, on several
sums in which he is indebted to the king : he
having given assurance of speedy care therein.
Appending. Statement of opinion hereon dated
April 27 by [the Queen's] Attorney General
Montagu.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 311.
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Entry of Treasurer Danby's order of reference to
Sir John Hernle, Cha. Bertie, Sir C. Harbord, Sir
Rob. Howard, Sir Geo. Downing and Auditor
Aldworth of the several accounts of the goldsmiths,
both those which are passed and those to be passed ;
the king being pleased to make provision for the
settling of interest for the debts due to said goldsmiths
for the satisfaction of them, their creditors
and assigns, and having therefore ordered said
accounts to be speedily and carefully perused and
considered. Said referees are to meet three days
in each week from May 2 next till said report be
finished.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 312.
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Entry of the docquet of demise to Maria Rey of a
messuage and a close of land in Maidenhead,
co. Berks, parcel of the lands of Thomas Rey, convicted
of felony and burglary.
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Ibid.
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April 29.
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Entry of the reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of widow Bagnall, who is prosecuted
for her husband's debt as collector of Faversham.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 133.
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The like on the petition of William Hurt, collector
of Dartmouth, for his charges in a trial to prove
that thread entered as Busbowe thread was
piecings thread and liable to pay ten times the duty.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
forthwith to Sir Joseph Williamson (in full satisfaction
of his late order for 2,000l.) the 1,000l. which
Mr. Mounteney is directed to bring into the
Exchequer.
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Money Book (General)
p. 338.
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Same to same to pay to Sir Edward Carteret the
50l. which the Customs Cashier will bring into
the Exchequer : to be for last Lady day quarter's
salary as Usher of the Black Rod.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Treasurers of Excise to immediately pay
250l. to Mr. Fleetwood "which shall be allowed
you upon a privy seal now passing in my name
for 20,000l. per an. on the Excise [for secret service].
It is a spetiall occasion and must have preference
to all other payments."
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Ibid.
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Privy seal for paying to Charles Bertie the remaining
payments due to be made up to Midsummer, 1677,
on the 20,000l. per an. for three years formerly
(by the privy seal of 1674, Oct. 21) made payable
to Sir Stephen Fox for secret service : out of the
Excise (the said privy seal of 1674, Oct. 21, being
hereby wholly vacated and superseded) : further for
any sum not exceeding 5,000l. to be paid hereon for
the quarter ended at Lady day last, for which quarter
no money has been issued to said Fox. (Royal
warrant dated April 26 for said privy seal.
Treasurer Danby's subscription dated May 2 of
docquet hereof. Treasurer Danby's warrant
dated May 13 hereon to the Receipt accordingly.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 135-6, 130. Docquet
Book, p. 62. Money
Book (General) p. 350.
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Same for 500l. to Charles Gerard, Esq., (son of Charles,
Lord Gerard) as royal bounty, as a mark of the
kings' favour : without accompt, imprest or other
charge. (Royal warrant dated April 26 for said
privy seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
May 5 of docquet hereof. Money warrant dated
May 3 hereon.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 154, 130. Docquet
Book, p. 63. Money
Book (General) p. 364.
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Privy seal for allowing in account to Thomas Bedford
1,182l. 12s. 9d. in part of the 2,000l. ordered by
the privy seal of 1674, Sept. 30, to be paid to him
as Secretary to the Commissioners appointed
by the great seal of 1674, June 21, to treat with
the Commissioners from the States General of
the United Provinces about the settlement of trade
and navigation : the said commissioners being
by a sign manual of 1674-5, Mar. 9, to make what
allowance they thought fit to their said Secretary,
his clerks and the messenger and for incidents
and thereafter to divide amongst themselves the
balance of said 2,000l. to be bestowed by each of
them in a piece of plate for their own uses "as a
mark of our gracious acceptance of their services
to us on that occasion" : for which purpose the said
Bedford (after such allowance as above for himself,
clerks and incidents) paid to said Commissioners
1,182l. 12s. 9d. to be equally divided among them,
as appears by certificate of Mar. 3 last from John
Brewer, deputy to Brook Bridges, one of the Auditors
of Imprests. (Royal warrant dated Mar. 22 for said
privy seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
April 28 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 136-7, 103. Docquet
Book, p. 62.
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Same to Treasurer Danby to give order to the Receiver
of the revenue of the Honor and Castle of Windsor
to pay to Robert Hannington all the arrears due
to him of the 20 marks per an. ordered by the privy
seal of 1666, Sept. 29, to each of the three under
keepers of the three red deer walks (viz. : Bigshot
walk, Sandhurst walk, and East Hampstead walk)
in the bailiwick of Finchamstead in Windsor Forest :
being for their wages ; it appearing that at a swain
mote holden for the said forest at Wokingham,
co. Berks, 1670, June 16, Christopher Batcheller
under keeper of Sandhurst walk, one of the three
under keepers named in the said privy seal, was
dismissed for misdemeanours, and said Robert
Hannington, junr., sworn in his place. Together
with : dormant warrant for said 20 marks per an.
to him in future. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated April 28 of docquet hereof. Treasurer
Danby's warrant accordingly dated May 25 to
William Roberts, Receiver of the revenues of the
Honor and Castle of Windsor.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 140-1. Docquet Book
p. 61. Money Book
(General), p. 353.
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