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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 Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
on the Excise for 22,000l, for the Forces in discharge
of an order of the 28th ult.
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Money Book (General)
p. 441.
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Same to the Wine Licence Commissioners to pay
to Dr. Taylor 1,300 guineas as part of your advance
money of 20,000l. payable in one month's time.
"I will take care to get you tallies for the said
money."
Memorandum. This money is to be repaid upon the
Duchess of Portsmouth's next quarter upon the
wine licences." (See supra, p. 319.)
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Ibid, p. 442.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay 2,600l.
into the Exchequer as soon as the weekly payments
will bear [permit] it and notwithstanding any late
order to the contrary : to be disposed as follows :
viz., 875l. for the Earl of Bath and four Gentlemen
of the Bedchamber, 750l. for the 12 Grooms of
the Bedchamber and 975l. for the Queen's Dressers
and Maids of Honour.
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Money Book (General)
p. 442.
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Treasurer Danby's warrant to the Receipt for payment
to be made upon a copy of an order of date 1667-8,
Mar. 18, for 2,000l. to Sir Denis Gauden, affidavit
having been made that said order cannot be found.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Receivers of the Law Duty
to pay out of the first money in their hands the
tallies for 3,500l. struck on them for the Treasurer
of the Chamber.
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Ibid, p. 443.
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Same to same to pay next after the above the tallies
similarly struck for 523l. to Sir Robert Southwell
and for 112l. 10s. 0d. to Mr. Blathwaite.
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Ibid.
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Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Thomas Hyde of Yarmouth for delivery of nine
pieces of Irish bayes lying in the [Customs] warehouse
at Bristol with a mitigation of the duty on it
"because of his ignorance in the importation
of it."
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 215.
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John Tregeagle, Esq., desires to be heard before the
lease pass to Richard Kendall, of Polscoith wood,
parcel of the manor of Penlyne.
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Caveat Book, p. 21.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Attorney
General for a noli prosequi to discharge the information
against five hundredweight of cocoa nuts
and a small cask of sugar lately brought from
Jamaica in his Majesty's ship Foresight, William
Davis captain, "who informs me that he intends the
same for his Majesty's use."
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 404.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Commissioners for the
Customs officers at Plymouth to examine the whole
matter of Marcellis Jacopson's disbursements at
Plymouth : giving the merchants notice to be
present thereat. Mr. Westland has promised
to attend you with the merchants' letters which
Treasurer Danby desires you to peruse. All with
a view to a full report hereon to Treasurer Danby.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
pp. 211-2.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to same to permit
the landing, on payment of ad valorem custom,
of 10 pictures, one gilt frame and 20 lb. weight of
copper pans imported in the Katherine yacht by
James Houblon, of London, merchant, for his own
use and not for sale.
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Ibid, p. 212.
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Sept. 2.
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal to discharge Sir Richard Pigot, Perient Trott
and Humphry Beane on their accounts as late
Receivers and Collectors General of the whole
revenue of Hearthmoney for the half year ended
at Lady day, 1666. The king, declaring himself
satisfied in their [said] accounts hereby releases
them from all sums, accompts and demands whatsoever
relating thereto. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Sept. 29 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 215. Docquet Book,
p. 91.
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Letter of direction on an order for 50l. to Samuel
Martin for half a year to June 24 last as Consul at
Algiers : same to be hereby satisfied by tallies
on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment due
in March next. (Charles Bertie to said Contractors
for Hearthmoney dated Sept. 4. A tally is ordered
to be levied on you as above. But in regard of the
great hazard said Consul undergoes and the good
service he doth for his Majesty and his subjects
among those barbarous people, Treasurer Danby
desires you to pay him this small sum presently
for his encouragement and subsistence.)
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Money Book (General)
pp. 442, 444.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier with [due]
regard to the weekly payments to bring into the
Exchequer 100l. (and same to the Auditor of the
Receipt to issue same) for Auditor Sir Joseph
Seymour for half a year's fee.
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Ibid, p. 442.
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Money warrant for 220l. to Sir Herbert Price for half a
year on his several pensions of 400l. and 40l. per an.
(Charles Bertie dated Sept. 4 to the Customs Cashier
to bring same in, notwithstanding any former
restriction.)
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Ibid, p. 443.
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Sept. 2
(date
altered
from
Aug. 18.)
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Same (based on the privy seals of 1675, April 14,
and 1676, Aug. 31) for 2,000l. to William
Ashburnham, Cofferer of the Household (the officers
of the Board of Greencloth having certified that
the expenses of the Household exceeded by such
sum the settlement thereof according to the present
allowance of 52,247l. 1s. 6d. per an. from Jan. 1
last : such excess being occasioned by the
continuance of the diets from Jan. 1 last to Feb. 7
last) and 26,123l. 10s. 9d. for the expense of the
Household for six months from July 1 last
according to the said present establishment. To be
paid by tallies on the Commissioners or Receivers
of Excise.
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Ibid, p. 430.
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Sept. 2.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer for a commission to issue out of the
Exchequer to enquire of counterfeited debentures,
bills or bonds ("forged public faith bills, etc.") :
to be returnable at the latest on the morrow of the
Ascension.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 405.
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Same from same to same to supersede process against
Charles Empson and Andrew Hodges, merchant,
sureties of Thomas Thorey, late collector of Customs
Boston port ; they having undertaken to pay
their bond of 500l. against the first day of next
term if the said Collector's debt amounts to so
much.
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Ibid.
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Sept. 2.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to
restore George Pley, senr., to his place of Collector
of Weymouth (his receipt having been suspended
into the hands of John Clement, assistant to the
Riding Surveyor) : said Pley being charged
with the balance of 2,527l. 5s. 7½d. due to Lady day
last, which Pley acknowledges to be correct save
as to 94l. 10s. 0d., which he affirms to be surcharged,
but has undertaken to satisfy and clear said balance
by Michaelmas, 1677, so that his Majesty's debt
seems at present to be secure.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 212.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Edward Vickers as Collector
in Colchester port, loco John Hebdon, late collector
there, who is appointed to go in the quality of his
Majesty's envoy to the Czar of Russia.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 213.
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Same from same dated at Wallingford House,
to Sir Phillip Lloyd, Receiver of the revenues
late in jointure to the Queen Mother, to pay
Sir Charles Harbord 500l. as reward for assisting
in the recovery of the arrears of the said revenue
as by the privy seal of 1673, Aug. 7 appointing said
Lloyd as Receiver of same to get same in with
the advice of Sir Peter Ball and said Harbord :
the sum of 8,000l. thereof having been now raised
and paid in ; on which said Ball has received 500l.
as reward for such assistance.
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Money Book (General)
p. 483.
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Sept. 4.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in
the 50l. and 75l. for Barbara Strickland and Honora
Harding, ut supra, p. 299, notwithstanding any
former restriction.
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Ibid, p. 423.
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Five letters from same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to pay 375l. to the Earl of Bath for half a quarter
on his pensions of 1,000l. and 2,000l. per an. and
125l. each to the Earls of Lindsey, Ogle, Suffolk,
and Rochester for half a quarter as Gentlemen of
the Bedchamber.
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Ibid, p. 443.
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Five same from same to the Customs Cashier to pay
125l. each to the Earls of Manchester, Ossory,
Middlesex and Sunderland and to the Duke of
Albemarle for half a quarter as Gentlemen of the
Bedchamber. (Memorandum : Lord Gerard is
already paid out of the Customs and the Earl of
Mulgrave out of the alum farm.)
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay the Earl of Bath 250l. for half
a quarter of his pension of 2,000l. per an. as Groom
of the Stole and First Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 45l. 12s. 0d. to Benjamin Coling
for one year on his fee as Keeper of the Council
Chamber. (Charles Bertie dated Sept. 4 to the Auditor
of the Receipt to pay same. Same to the Customs
Cashier to bring said sum into the Exchequer with
[due] regard to the weekly payments.)
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Ibid, p. 444.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
500l. to Lady Fisher for half a year of her pension of
1,000l. per an. (Same to the Customs Cashier
to bring same in, notwithstanding any former
restriction.)
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay as follows the 675l. for the Queen's
Dressers and 300l. for the Maids of Honour which
the Customs Cashier is directed to bring into the
Exchequer, viz., 75l. each to Lady Clinton, Lady
Killegrew, Lady Frazier, Lady Tuke, Madame De
Borde, Mris. Cranmer, Mris. Windham, Mris. Orpe
and Mris. Crane for a quarter each as Dressers :
and 50l. each to Mris. Walker, Mris. Howard,
Mris. Frazier, Mris. Sheldon, Mris. Swan and Mris.
Temple, for same as her Majesty's Maids.
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Ibid.
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Royal warrant to Treasurer Danby to give warrant
to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a bill to
pass the royal signature "or that you otherwise
direct a bill to be drawn by the Clerk of the Pipe
for your own hand," to pass the great seal, for a
grant and demise to James Clarke of the manor
of East Moulsey, co. Surrey, and of the fishing of
the river of Moulsey [Mole] from Cobham Bridge
downwards and also of the ferries of Hampton
Court and Hampton town : all for 99 years from date
hereof on surrender of his present grant thereof
[and at the present rents and] under a fine of 750l. :
the Surveyor General having reported that said
premises are of the yearly value of 98l. 9s. 5½d.
over and above the present rents.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 215.
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant or demise to the Earl of Ailesbury,
or his nominee, of the manors of Ampthill,
Steppingley, Newnham, Millbrook (including
Millbrook warren), Campton cum Shefford, and
Dunstable and of the profits of the Courts of said
manors of Ampthill, Campton and Shefford and
of the bailiwick or liberty of the Honor of Ampthill
and of the advowsons of Ampthill, Milbrook and
Steppingley and all rents, services and reversions
incident in the premises and all tolls and stalls
of markets and fairs, messuages, cottages, woods,
coppices, warrens, wastes, heaths, lands, meadows,
pasture, privileges, royalties and appurtenances
whatsoever to the same, the Great Park of Ampthill
only excepted : to hold for 99 years from date
hereof without impeachment of waste and without
rendering any rent or other thing for same during
the life of the Queen Consort, but thereafter at the
yearly rent of 13s. 4d. : after such death of the Queen
Consort her trustees are to convey to said Earl
their remainder interest in the premises : the
said Earl having petitioned the King setting forth
that he and his ancestors have long held by royal
grant the office of High Steward and Chief Bailiff
of the Honor of Ampthill, which [office] has been
lately granted to him and that he has particular
estates in several parcels of the manor of Ampthill,
and that his principal seat and residence is at
Ampthill, which is much annoyed by the daily
erecting cottages on the barren heath or waste
there,whereby the poor are not only much increased,
but loose and disorderly people are bred : and
has therefore prayed a grant, as above, in exchange
for other lands of said Earl : on which petition
the Surveyor General of Crown Lands has rated
the desired grant (except the advowsons) at
2,336l. 18s. 0d., and the advowsons at 130l. and
afterwards on a different survey and on consideration
of exceptions tendered by petitioner, said ratal
was reduced to 2,217l. 4s. 8d. for the whole : the
King thereupon thinking "not fitt to depart with
the inheritance of the said manors and premises
in any wise, but because the profits of the premises
consist chiefly in small rents, very chargeable and
troublesome to collect, and wee are informed some
of them are never answered, and in regard the same
premises lie conveniently for the petitioner as
being contiguous to his aforesaid seat, and that
the petitioner may be the better enabled to repress
the growing mischief by the increase of the said
cottagers, we are hereupon in a particular manner
induced to reward his many loyal services and
sufferings" by the grant as above. (For docquet
hereof see under date 1676-7, Mar. 1, infra.)
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Ibid, pp. 226-7.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Robert Bernard of
the office of Comptroller of Poole port in reversion
after William Ivy. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Oct. 27 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p 232. Docquet Book,
p. 97.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Trustees for
Fee Farms to convey the rents as below to James
Heriot and John Fisher on their payment of the
balance of 18l. 10s. 3d. as by the contract for same,
viz. :
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 411.
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£
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s.
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d.
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Co. Devon : The rent of the rectory
of Tormoham and chapel of
Cockington
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43
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19
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8
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Co. Northampton : The rent of the
rectory of Cransley
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18
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0
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0
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Co. Lincoln : The rent for lands
called Gory Coppice, per an.
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20
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0
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0
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The rent for Keynall Ferry, per an.
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4
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10
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0
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The rate of the last two rents above
24l. 10s. 0d. at 16 years' purchase
comes to 392l. 0s. 0d., out of which
is to be reprized as by the contract
as above, 373l. 9s. 9d., leaving
said balance of
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18
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10
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3
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Same [from same] to the King's Remembrancer
for process of extent against Joshua Greathead
and of scire facias against his sureties : it appearing
that Toby Humphryes, senr., late deputy of the
late Farmers of Hearthmoney, Yorks, has in his
account for the half year ended 1666, Lady day
(for which half year said Farmers were collectors
of said duty for the King's use) charged said
Greathead, the preceding Receiver of said revenue
for the West Riding of Yorkshire and York city
with 1,334l. 3s. 0d. received by him of said revenue
before said Farmers' officer did enter upon that
receipt : and that said Greathead, though he has
brought in an account thereof to the Auditor does
not prosecute same nor pay in said money.
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Ibid, p. 406
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Treasurer Danby to the Commissioners of the Navy.
On perusal of yours of the 28th inst. [sic for ult.]
I take notice that the fund I designed for paying
for stores hath met with much greater disappointment
than I expected : and I do therefore at my return
home resolve to take some other way to give you
a supply and to appoint such a settlement for the
time to come as may be more certain to you ; of
which you may acquaint the merchants and others
who deal with you for naval stores.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from same to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver, customs free, to David Rowland, Groom
of Her Majesty's Robes, a box of nine dozen of
sweet gloves and 15 fans sent for into France by
the Queen's commands, and for her use.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 213.
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Same from same to same (vacated, see supra, p. 73) to
appoint Capt. Thomas Crow as commander of the yall
or boat attending the Customs at Queenborough
and to be waiter and searcher there, loco Richd.
Solomon, who desires to relinquish.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ John Burton as Customs
Surveyor, Newcastle port, loco Arthur Walbank,
deceased.
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Out Letters Customs III.
p. 214.
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Same from same to same to permit the ship Streights
Merchant, Thomas Sutton et al, owners, to depart
the port with her present lading free from all seizures
or sureties for the goods in her imported, and that
what other goods said owners desire to lade from
this kingdom may be entered upon some ketch
or other small vessel on payment of Customs :
despatches are to be given to said ship as to any
outward bound ship from London port : said owners
having prayed leave to land (and reship for Lisbon,
Customs free) said ship's lading which she took in
at Genoa for delivery at Lisbon, where she was
denied Pradach [pratique] or quarantine in regard
she had touched and delivered part of her lading
at Cartagena where the pestilence was thought
to break out : on which petition the Customs
Commissioners report that a case of the like nature
happened at Portsmouth in the [case of] the Advice
frigate, but that petitioner's case is a hard one
and not likely to happen and be drawn into
a precedent hereafter.
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Ibid, pp. 214-5.
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Entry of the reference to same of the petition of
Nicholas Badcock, late master of the smack at
Queenborough, praying to be restored to his
employment.
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Ibid, p. 213.
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Sept. 6.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to pass, customs free, the goods
in a schedule annexed [missing] belonging to his
Imperial Majesty of Russia's Envoy and to John
Hebdon, appointed Envoy from England to his
said Imperial Majesty : "who are transporting
themselves thither."
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Ibid, p. 216.
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Reference (signed by John Shales in the absence
of Secretary Bertie) to the same of the memorial
from Henry Pikkert, Envoy from Holland, for
[delivery of] a coffer of cloths seized.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Richard Gibson,
clerk comptroller of the accounts for the Sick and
Wounded, to forthwith go to the several ports
and places where sick and wounded seamen and
others were quartered and accommodated during
their cure in the time of the last Dutch war, and
in each place to call to your assistance the agent
employed by the Commissioners of the Sick and
Wounded, and to take an exact account of what
remains due and unpaid for the quarters,
accommodation and cure of said seamen, etc. In
your account hereof you are to distinguish how
much of said debt remains in the proper hands
of the first creditors and how much is by them
assigned to butchers, mealmen, chandlers and
other mean trades and what is assigned to brewers,
landlords, agents or other rich purchasers of said
debts that I may see the present state of the debt
as it really is in order to the payment thereof in
such manner as his Majesty's affairs will permit.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 407.
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Sept. 7.
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Privy seal for pardoning, remising and releasing to
Henry, Marquess of Worcester, all moneys imprested
to him at the Receipt by the name of Henry, Lord
Herbert, as Governor of Chepstow, being for the
wages of said garrison : none of the said money
having been imprested to him until he first delivered
from time to time to the officers of the Exchequer
the muster rolls of said garrison and said sums
were isssued to him according to said muster rolls :
but said muster rolls being since lost, he cannot make
a proper account thereof before the Auditor of
Imprests : the King being well satisfied that
said moneys were duly applied to the pay of said
garrison, and that none remains in said Marquess's
hands. (Royal warrant dated Aug. 22 for said
privy seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Sept. 4 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 229-30, 211. Docquet
Book, p. 89.
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Same for 336l. 7s. 10d. to (Col.) John Lamplugh
without accompt : the King being pleased to
bestow same upon him in consideration of his
eminent services and sufferings for the late and
present King. (Royal warrant dated Aug. 31 for
said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Sept. 4 of docquet hereof. Money warrant
dated Oct. 3 hereon. Letter of direction dated
Oct. 27 on an order dated Oct. 14 hereon, "let
this order be satisfied by levying of tallies upon the
above-named John Lamplugh for moneys payable
by him as Receiver of the last Eighteen Months'
tax.")
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King's Warrant Book, V.
pp. 228, 215. Docquet
Book, p. 89. Money
Book (General) pp. 459,
474.
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Same for 600l. to John Hebdon (whom his Majesty
has appointed to go his Envoy to the Czar of
Muscovy) as in full of his ordinary, and of the expenses
of his journey and all other charges in his said
employment : to be received by him without
account. (Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
Sept. 1 of docquet hereof. Charles Bertie to the
Customs Cashier dated Aug. 31, notwithstanding
any late order or restriction to bring said sum
into the Exchequer for Hebdon "for his journey
into Russia." Money warrant dated Sept. 16
hereon. Fresh letter from C. Bertie to the Customs
Cashier dated Wallingford House Oct. 6 to forthwith
bring said sum into the Exchequer "to
discharge Mr. Hebdon's order of that sum, notwithstanding
any former order or restraint, the said
money having bin advanced to Mr. Hebdon,
and must be made use of to despatch Sir John
Berry until his [said Berry's] orders can passe in
the Exchequer. Therefore pray faile not to bring
it in to-morrow, it being of great concern to his
Majesty's service.")
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 216. Docquet Book,
p. 88. Money Book
(General) pp. 440, 447,
463.
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Sept. 8.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Commissioners,
Comptroller and Auditor of Excise. The present
Farmers of Excise did by detainer of part of
their advance money according to covenants, and
by money paid, satisfy the 82,004l. 16s. 7½d.,
part of their rent due Mar. 25 last before the day
limited in their lease for forfeiture of their interest
[on their advance money], and tendered you a tally
for 1,758l. 1s. 1½d., which was refused, they being
obliged [by their covenants] to pay their rent in
money : whereupon June 27 last being 13 days
after the utmost time limited for payment of their
rent, they paid the said 1,758l. 1s. 1½d., which
with allowance of interest for their daily cash and
advance money completes their said rent. As you
think that the days were so few before they made
good their whole payment, it will be hard upon
them to forfeit their interest of their advance
money, being a considerable sum, and as I likewise
conceive there is equity in their case, you are hereby
to allow them 3,675l. in their said account, being
the interest for their advance money for the quarter
ended Mar. 25 last, as if the said 1,758l. 1s. 1½d.
had been paid before the day limited in their lease
for forfeiture of their interest.
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Money Book (General)
p. 445.
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Letter of direction on an order of the 6th inst. for
5,451l. 19s. 7d. to the Earl of Arlington for
extraordinary postage of letters : same to be hereby
satisfied by 1,400l. of the Tenths of the Clergy
now in the Receipt, 1,200l. of the Alienation fines,
100l. of money upon [the head of] lands seized,
300l. of Post fines, and by tallies on the Customs
for the remainder.
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Money Book (General)
p. 445.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer for a commission to the following
for setting out ports and wharves in the port of
Newcastle and members.
Prefixing : note of draft of said Commission directed
to the Mayors of Newcastle and Stockton, Charles
Osborne and Giles Dunstar, General Surveyors
of Customs, Henry Braband and William Burroughs,
customers there, Martin Foster, Comptroller, and
George Cock, searcher there, Anthony Isaacson,
Thomas Browne, John Clarke, Walter Ettrick,
Michael Hardcastle, John Eden, Richard Potts,
Charles Fairfax, Allan Wharton, and Thomas
Woode, gent.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 216.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners
to permit the shipment, customs free and unopened,
of particulars as in a paper annexed [missing]
which Signr. Duarte Riburo de Mando, formerly
Envoy of the Prince of Portugal in France, being
in his return home has landed in London port :
same are to be put on the ship appointed to carry
him and his family to Lisbon.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
(and same to the Customs Cashier to bring into the
Exchequer presently, immediately, without fail)
368l. 10s. 0d. for the Masters of the Hawks.
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Money Book (General)
p. 484.
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Sept. 11.
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A[rthur] F[leetwood], in the absence of Charles Bertie,
to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay to John
Langwith a year of Treasurer Danby's creation
money.
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Ibid, p. 445.
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Same to same. Mr.[Charles] Bertie wrote on the 1st inst.
to the Customs Cashier to bring in 750l. for the
twelve Grooms of the Bedchamber. This was
intended to pay off their late warrants for half
quarters apiece.
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Ibid.
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John Shales to Mr. Stephens to pay 330l. to the
Paymaster for the Capt. and company of the
Kitchin yacht, and to "signify your readiness
for the said yacht's payment to the Navy Board
that they may appoint clerks to attend the said
payment."
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 25l. to Col. John Legge for half a
year on his fee as a falconer in part of 87l. 10s. 0d.
arrears due thereon to Lady day last. (The
Secretary of the Treasury dated Sept. 16 to the
Customs Cashier to bring in said sum, notwithstanding
any former restriction : and same to
the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid, p. 446.
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Mr. John Lindsey having an order of loan payable
out of the late Subsidy, of which order 387l. 18s. 10½d.
remains unpaid besides the interest [thereon] and
the interest of a greater sum : and Mr. Boon, of
London, merchant, having 1,000l. principal besides
interest due to him upon the credit of said [Subsidy]
Act : and there being no considerable sum
expected to come in upon the said Subsidy, but
[except] about 2,000l. owing by John Northcot,
Receiver thereof for Devon and Exeter, who sues
for a discharge, the said Lindsey and Boone desire
that neither said Northcott nor any other Receiver
of the subsidy may be discharged till their said
debts be satisfied.
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Caveat Book, p. 22.
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Sept. 13.
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Treasurer Danby's letter of direction dated at Rycot
on the order of the 28th Aug. [drawn on the warrant
of Aug. 23, ut supra, p. 313] for 2,367l. 14s. 3d.
to Sir Stephen Fox for interest : same to be hereby
paid by tallies on the Excise.
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Money Book (General)
p. 446.
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The like letter on an order of Aug. 22 for 5,788l. 0s. 3d.
to said Fox for interest of money disbursed for
pay of the Forces.
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Ibid.
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The like letter on an order of Aug. 28 last for
210l. 19s. 6d. to William Ashburnham, Cofferer
of the Household, for interest.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant (dated from Rycote) for 150l. to John,
Bishop of Chester, in part of 600l. as by the privy
seal of Dec. 15 last (on which 100l. is already paid)
for the arrears to the King's Preachers co. Lancs. :
said 150l. to be paid over by said bishop to Thomas
Marsden, one of said preachers for three years
on his allowance of 50l. per an. : same to be by
tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment
due 1677, Sept. 19.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to deliver, customs free, particulars
as in a paper annexed [missing] lately brought
from Venice in the ship Lucitania for the proper
use of the Venetian Resident.
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Out Letters (Customs) III
p. 217.
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Same from same to same to deliver to Emanuell Deas,
customs free, the goods on board the Queen's
frigate Saudades, now daily expected from Lisbon :
said Deas being particularly appointed by the
Queen to take care of said goods.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to same to lighter (at some convenient
place on the river this side Gravesend) the goods
in the ship Streights Merchant, Thomas Sutton and
other merchant owners, to be aired and put on
board again as soon as said ship shall be caulked
and fit to receive them : and to give said ship the
necessary despatches as to any outward bound
ship and to permit her to lade other goods for
export on payment of customs.
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Ibid.
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Sept. 16.
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A F[leetwood] in the absence of C. Bertie to
Mr. Stephens to pay off the Spragg frigate.
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Money Book (General)
p. 446.
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A F[leetwood] in the absence of C. Bertie to the
Auditor of the Receipt to pay to Mr. May the 400l.
formerly brought into the Exchequer for Healing
Medals and 200l. more as soon as the Customs
Cashier pays it in. (Same to Mr. Mounteney to pay
in said 200l.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 446.
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Treasurer Danby to Sir John Tracy, Sir Baynham
Throckmorton, barts., Richard Baugh and William
Stratford, Esqrs., and other Justices of Peace
for co. Gloucester residing near Winchcomb ;
"covered [addressed under cover] to Mr. Alexander
Mayo, an Attorney in Gloucester." I have been
attended by Nicholas Robinson, Constable of
Winchcomb, who complains that in doing his
duty to prevent the planting of tobacco in England
he has met with great discouragements and
grievances from some of the inhabitants and rude
people in violently assaulting and menacing him,
his wife and children with design to force him
to leave the town, and from others by malicious
prosecutions on purpose to put him to charge
and trouble. This has not appeared to me by any
other testimony than his own. Examine the
matter of fact, and if true, give him your protection
by binding to the Sessions or good behaviour as
you shall judge most fit : this being a thing wherein
both his Majesty and the publique are concerned,
to encourage such as act pursuant to the laws for
destroying tobacco, and wherein the Justices of Peace
are particularly interested, I am the better assured
of your compliance herein.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 408.
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Sept. 19.
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Warrant dated at Wightam, from Treasurer Danby
to the King's Remembrancer for a commission
for setting out and assigning wharves and quays
for the port of Exeter and members thereof.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 218.
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Letter of direction on the unpaid remainder of an
order of July 31 last for 10,000l. to Charles Bertie
for secret service : same being hereby to be paid
by tallies for 2,000l. on the Receivers or Farmers
of the Law duty and tallies for 3,630l. on the
Hearthmoney Contractors' payment due 1677,
Sept. 19.
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Money Book (General)
p. 485.
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Sept. 20.
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Privy seal for 500l. to John Brisbane for equipage
and 3d. a day as ordinary, payable quarterly in
advance and 100l. per an. for a clerk, with the
usual clause for allowances of extraordinaries :
he being appointed the King's agent in the Court
of France to solicit the affairs of our merchants
there. (Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
Sept. 13 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 217. Docquet Book,
p. 90.
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Sept. 22.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring into
the Exchequer 9,000l. for the Treasurer of the
Navy. As to Sir William Prichard's money
(if you intend [mean] the compensation for his
houses and lands at Woolwich) I find that in Feb.
last the Treasurer of the Ordnance had tallies
struck on the Hearthmoney for 4,294l. to be
paid one moiety this Sept. and the other in March
next, and said Treasurer was then directed by
Treasurer Danby's warrant to deliver to said
Prichard 3,363l. 5s. 3d. thereof upon said Prichard's
perfecting the assurance [of said lands to the Crown]
"so that I do not see how this matter relates properly
to the Customs."
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Money Book (General)
p. 447.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt (to issue
the abovesaid 9,000l.) and to Mr. Stephens (to reserve
it in his hands till further directions from Treasurer
Danby, except 200l. which Treasurer Danby is
willing should be issued for payment of the men
turned over in the Deptford ketch.
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Money Book (General)
p. 447.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue
5,000l. on any unsatisfied orders in the name of
Edward Seymour as Treasurer of the Navy : to be
by tallies on the Excise.
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Ibid, p. 448.
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Money warrant dated from Rycott for 500l. to John
Brisbane for his equipage and preparation and
273l. for a quarter's ordinary in advance as his
Majesty's Agent for soliciting merchants' affairs
in the Court of France : his said ordinary to be
accompted from the 19th Sept. inst. being the
day which Secretary Coventry has certified as that of
his departure from his Majesty's presence upon his
said employment.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to
pay 400l. to Sir Edward Griffin (on any orders drawn
in his name as Treasurer of the Chamber) : to
be as imprest for the Gentlemen and Yeomen
Harbingers paid in his office : to be by tallies
on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment due
1677, Sept. 19.
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Ibid.
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Same dated at Rycott from same to the Customs
Commissioners to have opened in the Custom House,
London, and then shipped off for Holland a hair
trunk of wearing apparel and other necessaries
belonging to Sir Henry Pickard (Pickkart) an
Envoy from Holland to the Court of France, which
was left with the Custom House officer at Dover
by his secretary, Monsieur De St. Katherine, to be
shipped off for Holland after the said envoy, who
returns home by [way of] England.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 220.
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Report to the King from Treasurer Danby on the petition
of Sir Nico. Armorer and Sir Gabriell De Sylvius.
I have considered their pretences and the way they
propose for their gratification which is the same
they formerly petitioned for. If your Majesty please
to grant away any further part of your revenue
in Ireland petitioners' circumstances recommend
them to favour.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 409.
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Sept. 23.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners. By the ancient laws and customs
of the Stannaries there is due to the King for the
ordinary coinage duty of every hundred pounds
stannary weight of tin the sum of 4s. which ought
to be paid at the respective coinages yearly, and
no tin ought to be sold or exported out of the
Stannaries unless it have paid the said duty and
have the coinage stamp on it. Of late years great
frauds and abuses have been practised by
embezzling and conveying away of tin without
paying said duty, whereby the King's revenue is
decreased and fair traders are discouraged and
damnified. You are hereby to direct the Customs
officers in Devon and Cornwall to search for, stop
and seize all tin shipped or in the way to be exported
in blocks, bars or other pieces not having the coinage
stamp on it ; they giving instant notice of such
seizure that prosecution may be made in the
respective Stannary Courts according to the laws
and customs of the Stannaries or in the Exchequer
where care shall be taken for their prosecution
and punishment according to the course of that
Court.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 2. Out
Letters (Customs) III.
p. 228.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby [to the Customs Commissioners]
to employ — Webster as waiter and
searcher at Colchester, loco John Firth.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 225.
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Order under the royal sign manual as follows for
regulating the Stannaries. By the ancient known
laws and customs of the Stannaries no tin ought to be
exported by land or water out of Cornwall or Devon
without the coinage stamp on same ; and until the
late licentious times all tin was thence exported
in great blocks only, and those duly coined : whereby
the coinage duty was well secured. But some
merchants having for their conveniency of trade
for some years since presumed to re-melt and
export their coined tin in small bars without any
stamp upon the same, which we were willing to
indulge, supposing it might conduce to the good
of the tinners and advance of the trade of Cornwall,
not suspecting so evil a return as is now by colour
of that permission put in practice by very many
merchants who run their uncoined tin into small
bars, and then pretending their bars were of tin
duly coined in the block, do export the same in
deceit of our coinage, whereby our revenue arising
out of our Stannaries is very much lessened, and
tinners and merchants are oppressed, the fair dealing
merchants being beaten out of trade by the
embezzlers, who by stealing and defrauding us of
the duty, undersell such as pay the same, and
thereby also the price of tin is become very low
and the tinners discouraged in their adventures.
For remedy hereof it is hereby commanded that
no person ship, export or carry any tin in any form
whatsoever out of Cornwall or Devon or out of
the proper Stannary within which it was made
without having the coinage stamp on the same
upon pain of forfeiture. And whereas we are
informed that it will be of great danger to our
merchants of Cornwall and Devon not to have
liberty to export their tin in small bars, we have
for that end, at our costs, caused furnaces to be
erected in our Coinage Halls of our respective
Stannaries, that such as desire to re-melt their
tin may do it without any hazard to themselves or
loss to our revenue. The King's officers at every
coinage of tin are to appoint some convenient
time for re-melting and casting into bars, or other
pieces, such tin as then shall be desired to be so
re-melted and shall re-stamp the same with fit
stamps for that purpose to be provided by virtue
of this order and after it is so stamped shall give
cocquets for exportation of the same. And for
their encouragement herein the said merchants
or owners of the tin so re-melted shall have 3s.
allowed for every hundred [weight] of dross coinage
out of such tin there re-melted, and shall pay to
the King's officers for re-melting the same no higher
than the rates now usually paid. If any merchant
or owner shall be so refractory as to despise this
provision and shall attempt to transport unstamped
tin in blocks, bars or other picees, they are not
to expect any favour or exemption from such
penalties as by course of justice may be inflicted
upon them.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 224.
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Sept. 26.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
off Sir William Temple's order of July 31 last
for 1,000l. out of money in Sir William Doyly's
hands of the second quarter of the [last] Eighteen
Months' tax ; and another order of said Temple's
of Aug. 28 last for 2,246l. out of so much lately
paid into the Exchequer for that purpose by the
Customs Cashier.
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Money Book (General)
p. 448.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to
pay 990l. to Sir Francis Chaplin for 1½ years'
interest of 11,000l. principal money due to him upon
21 orders registered on the Hearthmoney : said
payment to be by tallies on the Excise.
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Ibid, p. 442.
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Sept. 28.
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Robert Huges, belonging to the King's backstairs,
desires that no grant may pass to the son of Major
Hart of certain lands in Kirton in Lindsey and
Spalding, co. Lincoln, till the children of Major
Izod, who claim an interest in part of the premises,
are heard.
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Caveat Book, p. 21.
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Lord Frescheville desires on behalf of John Lowe, Esq.,
that no grant may pass to Mr. Thomas Eyre or any
other of Millhey Moor in Derbyshire, till his
Lordship be heard.
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Ibid.
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Warrant dated at Wallingford House from Treasurer
Danby to the Customs Commissioners to direct the
officers of Dover port to permit the export, customs
free, of 56 horses belonging to the equipage of
Ralph Montagu, Ambassador Extraordinary to
France.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 218.
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Entry of Treasurer Danby's subscription of the
docquet of a demise to Sir William Morrice, senr.,
of the office of Havener of the Duchy of Cornwall
for the life of William Morrice, gent., son of John
Morrice of London, merchant : at 30l. per an.
rent and fine of 200l.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 409.
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The like of a lease to John Buller of divers lands, etc.,
parcel of the manor of Bucklawren, co. Cornwall,
separately for 99 years terminable on the lives of
John, Maria, Francis, Anna and Katherine his
children at the rent of 15l. 9s. 3d. per an. and fine
of 610l. 16s. 8d. ut supra, pp. 315-6.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Thomas Agar
and Charles Strode, Surveyors General of Woods,
Trent South, not to proceed upon the warrant of
Aug. 28 last for felling trees in New Forest to meet
the charge of the Commission of Inquiry there
"which Commission I have ordered to be superseded."
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Ibid.
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Same from same to the King's Remembrancer to supersede
the abovesaid Commission to Edward Noell et al
for enquiring into spoils in said forest. On conference
with the Attorney General I do not think it for
his Majesty's service that any further procedure
be made therein.
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Ibid, p. 410.
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Sept. 29.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet of
a grant to John Baggelly, Esq., of the office of his
Majesty's Chief Glazier of all his Majesty's buildings
in England, with the fee of 1s. a day and 24s. for
his livery, payable quarterly out of the Exchequer
from June 24 last during pleasure.
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Docquet Book, p. 90.
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Same of a same dated 1674, Nov., of a grant to Edward
Hooton (as one of his Majesty's musicians in
ordinary for the lutes and voices, loco Gregory
Thornedell, decased) of 40l. per an. wages during
pleasure : to commence from 1671, Lady day.
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Ibid.
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Sept. 30.
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Privy seal for 60l. per an. during pleasure to Sir Edward
Griffin, Treasurer of the Chamber, to be by him
paid to Edward Glynne, gent., and to be by him
[Glynne] received without accompt : the first
payment to commence from June 24 last. (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Oct. 2 of docquet
hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 253. Docquet Book,
p. 91.
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Same for 500l. per an. each to Sir John Berry, Kt.,
Col. Francis Morrison and Herbert Jeffrys, Esqrs.,
appointed to go as Commissioners to adjust and
settle several matters at Virginia : same to be
for their pains and charges in that service without
accompt. (Royal warrant dated Sept. 24 for
said privy seal. In this warrant the Commissioners
are given as Sir John Berry, Kt., Col. Francis
Morison and Col. Thomas Fairfax. Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Oct. 4 of docquet
hereof ; the names being as in the privy seal above.
Money warrant dated Oct. 4 hereon, the names
being as in the privy seal above. Charles Bertie
to the Cashier of the Customs dated [Oct. 16] to
bring 1,700l. into the Exchequer ; and same to the
Auditor of the Receipt dated Oct. 16, to pay same
to said Commissioners as in the privy seal above, viz.,
1,500l. as above, 100l. for their clerk and 100l. for
their charges in passing their privy seal as by the
royal sign manual of Oct. 4., infra.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 223, 217. Docquet
Book, p. 93. Money Book
(General) pp. 463, 465.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to permit a chariot, two coach
horses and two saddle horses to be shipped at
Rye for France, customs free.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 218.
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Treasurer Danby to the Navy Board. In answer
to yours of the 25th, I have taken care as I promised
you, to supply the failure of the money intended
for navy stores in this manner, viz., by 20,000l.
which shall be forthwith paid to the Treasurer
of the Navy and 30,000l. more which shall be paid
to him by 15,000l. in November and 15,000l. in
December next, making 50,000l. in all, which I desire
may be paid upon bills in course for stores, save
one quarter part of each payment to be applied to
imprests for stores. And because you have paid
several sums out of your weekly money for imprests
[for stores] hitherto, I have ordered 20,000l. to repay
so much of your issues of the weekly money to carry
on your other list of bills. I have also directed money
for payment of another quarter to the yards, so that
with this money, which shall be made good to you,
and a future monthly supply for stores after Xmas,
I hope you will be able to encounter and proceed
upon such extraordinary repairs (at least) as the
workmen now in the yards are able to perform ;
for the doing whereof if you want directions you
will do well to apply yourselves to the Admiralty
Lords for the same, wherein I shall most readily
concur.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 410.
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Entry of the reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of William Trelawney for the ship
Victory to the like effect as in the case of the
Streights, of London, ut supra p. 317.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 208.
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Sept.
[? 30].
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Letter of direction on 8,825l. 1s. 4d. in part of an order
of the 23rd inst. (as by the privy seal of the 31st ult.,
ut supra, p. 320), for 20,000l. to Charles Bertie
for secret service : same to be hereby satisfied by
tallies on the Duke of Albemarle for moneys
payable by him upon a contract for fee farms in
Cos. Southampton and Wilts.
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Money Book (General)
p. 448.
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Sept. 30.
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Money warrant for 700l. to Dr. John Taylor for half
a year to Sept. 29 last of the 1,400l. per an. for secret
service as by the privy seal of June 30 last.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on an order of the 27th inst. for
773l. to John Brisbane : same to be hereby
satisfied by tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors'
payment due in Mar. next.
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Ibid, p. 449.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
100l. 7s. 6d. to John Middleton for one year as
a Serjeant at Arms.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay 37l. 10s. 0d. to Mr. Newport
and Mr. Darcy "each of them for half a quarter of
their salaries." (Same to the Customs Cashier
to bring in said moneys, notwithstanding any former
restriction.)
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Ibid.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay Mr. Wharton's
tallies for a quarter of the Ordnance Office allowance
to June 24 last.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 34,500l. to Lemuel Kingdon to
complete the Guards, Garrisons and incidents
of the Forces to Jan. 1 next : 26,000l. hereof
out of the Exchequer and 8,500l. to be by tallies
on the Excise.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
on the Excise for 500l. to the Lord Chancellor
for half a quarter on his pension : which according
to the order of suspension carries him on to
Michaelmas last. (Same to the Receivers of Excise
to pay said tallies.)
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Ibid.
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Same to the Receivers of Excise. The King has
signified his pleasure for 300l. per an. to Mr. Tho.
King from Midsummer last over and above all the
money he had received. He desires his said
allowance to be made by you. If you think fit
to supply him with a year of the said allowance
I will take care to see you repaid.
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Ibid.
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Money warrants for 1,500l. to Sir John Kirke for
last Sept. 29 quarter to the Band of Gentlemen
Pensioners : to be paid out of the receipts from
First Fruits.
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Ibid, p. 450.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
50l. to Sir Charles Scarburgh for half a year of his
salary. (Same to the Customs Cashier to bring
same in, notwithstanding any former restriction.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 450.
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Same to the Treasurers of Excise to pay forthwith
to the Duchess of Portsmouth 2,150l. on
account of her pension : "for which you shall
have a regular discharge."
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Ibid.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay off Mr. Montagu's
two orders of the 16th ult. and 17th inst., struck
on the Customs for 4,000l. for the service of the
Great Wardrobe.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay off Sir
William Turnor's order of Aug. 8 last for 100l.
(Same to the Customs Cashier to pay said sum into
the Exchequer, notwithstanding any former
restriction.)
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Ibid, p. 451.
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Same to same to issue (and same to the Customs
Cashier to bring in, etc., ut supra), 50l. for one
quarter of Mrs. Jane Berkley's pension.
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Ibid.
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