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July 2.
Monday, at
4 in the
afternoon.
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The business of the old Farmers [of the Revenue] of Ireland
[is to be heard this day] and Visct. Ranelagh and Cyrell Wych
are to attend with the said Farmers.
Mr. Moor and the four King's waiters of Bristol port are to
attend [this day] for a final end of that business, the Customs
Commissioners being [to be] present.
The business of the arrear of rent due from the Company [for
the Customs of] Londonderry before 1665 is to be considered
this day, Visct. Ranelagh being [to be] present.
[Day Book, p. 129.]
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July 2.
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Sir Samuel Morland to be paid half upon his pension.
The Earl of Oxford to be paid half a year in full.
Mr. Dryden to have another 100l. per an. added to his 200l.
per an. as Poet Laureat.
[Treasury Minute Book V. p. 301.]
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July 2.
Treasury
Chambers.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Duke of Ormonde, Visct. Ranelagh.
Attending : Sir Cyrell Wych, Sir Cha. Harbord.
The old Farmers [of the revenue] of Ireland are called in. They
acquaint Treasurer Danby that they hear a letter is procuring
to assign the balance of their account to Sir James Shaen, et al.
They further say that upon [the] publishing of the Lord
Lieutenant's late order their collectors stopped payment of their
money and went out of town without paying anything.
Visct. Ranelagh says there is no stop put to the collection of
their arrears, but that tis [the receipts are] meant to be detained
in their commissioners' hands, and not [to be] issued to them
[the Farmers] till their balance be cleared.
The Farmers answer [that] the King has good security both in
England and Ireland. Mr. Alderman Breedon says they have a
legal interest in their arrears, that they have assigned them, and
that therefore they cannot be diverted.
Visct. Ranelagh moves that the Farmers would propose some
way of accompting. He further says that the Lord Lieutenant
does not pretend to stop [the payment to the old Farmers of the
receipts of the arrears to the extent of] more than the balance
[due from said old Farmers to the King] and when that is raised
the rest shall be paid to them, and he says, though the King has
good security in England, he has none other in Ireland than those
arrears, and the Exchequer process in Ireland will not reach the
security in England.
The Farmers withdraw : after which being again called in,
the letter which the old Farmers first mentioned is read to them
and a proposal is made for the old Farmers to lend the 13,000l.
therein mentioned and intended to be borrowed of the present
Farmers.
They say they are ready to do it upon good security, but they
will not trust the present Farmers.
They are asked whether they will lend it upon the same
security as the present Farmers are to have.
They answer they will not trust the present Farmers, but
desire a speedy hearing of their business, which they will submit
to Treasurer Danby, and will pay whatsoever shall be found
justly due upon their accounts within ten days after.
Treasurer Danby directs them to distinguish their several
demands and claims and to deliver in a paper thereof forthwith,
which must be referred to the Attorney General. And his
Lordship directs that they come prepared on Wednesday week
next for a hearing, and the Attorney General [to be present]
at the same time, and then his Lordship will see the nature of
their several demands and consider how he may determine the
same, without interfering with the Lord Lieutenant's authority.
[Treasury Minute Book V. pp. 301-2.]
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July 4.
Wednesday,
in the
forenoon.
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Mr. Moor and the four King's waiters of Bristol port are to
attend [on this day] for a final end of that business, the Commissioners
of the Customs being to be present (erased).
The goldsmiths to be heard [this day] upon their objections
to the schedule of moneys supposed to be due from them to the
King's Receivers, as made up by Mr. Fillingham. The [said]
Receivers, viz., Mr. Guyn, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Browne, etc., are
to be summoned [to be then present] with Mr. Fillingham.
Mr. Worryll's pretensions for satisfaction for a house at Greenwich
[is to be considered this day].
Mris. Croxton's petition touching the invention of weaving
Point de Venize [is to be considered this day].
Sir Fra. Leak's patent for some land at Gravesend fort and
his caveat against passing — patent [are to be considered
this day].
[Day Book, p. 129.]
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July 11.
Wednesday.
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The business relating to the defalcations of the old Farmers
[of the revenue] of Ireland [is to be considered this day].
[Ibid, p. 130.]
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July 17.
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Treasurer Danby directs that such persons and their assigns
who by Sir Robert Howard's certificate appear to have lent
money into the Exchequer or to the public offices for his Majesty's
service, shall have their accompts stated by the Auditor, in order
to pass patents for their satisfaction as the bankers had.
The Managers of the Excise are to be repaid the 13,800l. (advance
[money paid by them] for the [Excise] farms of Wales and the
four Northern counties) out of the two last quarters of their farm.
Mrs. Skelton to be paid her interest out of the privy seal
dormant till her tallies become payable.
Lady Tuke's arrears for her lodging money are to be placed
[charged] upon some good [realisable fund or item owing to the
King from some accomptant or receiver as an] arrear.
Capt. Barnard Phillipps' petition is to be put upon the King's
papers. [Postea]. The King directs he shall be satisfied.
The Attorney General to be desired to speak with the Judges
of Assize for the Northern Circuit touching the business of the
Hearthmoney and smiths' forges, etc.
[Treasury Minute Book V. pp. 302-3.]
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July 18.
Wednesday
afternoon.
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Mr. Slingsby [to attend my Lord Treasurer this day] touching
the business of the Mint and Coinage money.
The old Farmers [of the revenue] of Ireland [are to be heard
this day] touching their defalcations "the Lords to be desired
to be present and Mr. Attorney General also."
Mr. Moore's business against the four King's waiters at Bristol
is to be then heard.
The goldsmiths' exceptions to Mr. Fillingham's list of money
due or pretended to be due to Receivers [are to be then also heard].
The business of the Four and a Half per cent. Duty of the
Barbados [is to be then also considered].
Mr. Worrell [is to be then also heard on his petition] for
satisfaction for his house at Greenwich.
The Earl of Arlington's caveat against Mr. Pretiman's privy
seal [for installing the debt due to the King from said Pretiman
as Receiver of First Fruits] and the state of that case between
his Lordship and the Gentlemen Pensioners [is to be then considered ;
the said Pensioners having orders overdue and charged
on said First Fruits].
Mr. Staples to attend on [this day] about returning the extract
of the Courts of the Honor of Windsor.
[Day Book, p. 130.]
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July 19.
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Present : Lord Chancellor, Lord Treasurer, Duke of Ormonde,
Visct. Ranelagh, Attorney General.
The old Farmers of [the Revenue of] Ireland [are called in and]
by Mr. Sawyer, their Counsel, made these following demands
of allowances :
(1) 8,792l. for the quit rents of Visct. Dillon's estate, discharged
by his Majesty's letters patent. Resolved upon debate : that
they should be allowed no more than what the Exchequer of
Ireland adjudged them, viz., 3,826l. 8s. 2½d. or thereabouts.
(2) 2,804l. for Robert Marshall's lands respited [for] three
years. Resolved : the proportion of the allowance to be left to
the judgment of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland who has already
issued a commission of inquiry in order thereunto.
(3) 3,739l. 4s. 6d. for four years of the said Robert Marshall's
lands since the respites were discharged. Resolved : [that]
this demand be wholly disallowed, as it was by the Court of
Exchequer in Ireland.
(4) 4,692l. 6s. 2¼d. for three years' arrears of Crown rents
discovered by the Farmers, according to a covenant in their
patent. Resolved : [that] when they [the Farmers] are
[legally] adjudged discoverers [of such rents] they shall have
the benefit of the covenant : and if any part of the said arrears
have been paid into the Treasury [in Ireland] they shall there be
repaid them and the Lord Chancellor conceives that whatsoever
Visct. Ranelagh has received of arrears of rent so discovered,
according to the covenant, he [is] to make good to the Farmers.
(5) 4,023l. 5s. 0d. for rents of lands in the King's hand.
Resolved : this demand to be utterly disallowed, as it was by
the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.
(6) 816l. 10s. 0d. for lands alienated by the Duke of York
for less than half the value. Resolved : no more to be allowed
them than what the Court of Exchequer in Ireland has already
allowed them on this demand.
(7) 630l. for [Hearthmoney duty due for] hearths of the King's
houses, castles, etc. Resolved : this demand to be disallowed,
as it was by the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.
(8) 3,000l. for repairs and building Custom Houses, according
to a covenant [in their patent of farm]. Resolved : [that]
they shall be allowed (besides what the Court of Exchequer has
already allowed them) 241l. laid out by them for the building an
Excha[nge], and 49l. 2s. 11d. for building a Custom House at
Baltimore : making together 290l. 2s. 11d.
(9) For the salary of five Commissioners acting for the farm
for the year ended 2 Dec., 1676. Resolved : [that] this demand
be disallowed, there being no covenant nor reason for it.
(10) For arrears of rent of barren lands to be reduced.
Resolved : the proportion of allowance for this demand to be
left to the judgment of the Lord Lieutenant who will ascertain
the same when the reducement is settled.
(11) For losses by the Excise during the scarcity of corn
in Ireland in 1674 and part of 1675, and for mortality. Resolved :
this demand having been formerly debated (his Majesty being
present) and then over-ruled, that no allowance be made upon it.
(12) For loss of about 10,000l. on the Hearthmoney during
the first two years [of their farm]. Resolved : this demand
having been formerly debated (his Majesty being present) and
then over-ruled that no allowance be made on it.
(13) For losses by the Act prohibiting the unlading of Plantation
goods in Ireland. Resolved : that the debate of this be
adjourned till another day, and in the mean time Visct. Ranelagh
and the Attorney General are directed to make a computation
thereof.
Eodem die.
The Contractors of the Hearthmoney exhibit a complaint
against Mr. Pierrepont, a Justice of the Peace, co. Notts,
for clapping up their officer Johnson [in prison] for collecting
the duty upon forges. The Attorney General advises a petition
to be drawn to the King in Council to be [thence] referred to the
Justices of Assize to examine the matter on a petition to be preferred
to them by the said Johnson. The Contractors' [said]
petition to the King in Council is to be presented next Friday
with their affidavit that the contents are true, and that the
Justices had notices of the points [concerning the liability of
smiths' forges to pay Hearthmoney, etc.] lately adjudged in the
King's Bench, if it were so.
[Treasury Minute Book V. pp. 304-6.]
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July 20.
Friday.
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The business of the Four and a Half per cent. Duty [is to be
considered this day].
Mr. Moore and the four King's waiters of Bristol are to be heard
[this day].
The goldsmiths' exceptions to Mr. Fillingham's list of money
due to the King's Receivers [are to be heard this day].
The Earl of Arlington's caveat to the passing of Mr. Pretiman's
privy seal [is to be considered this day].
The caveat of the four undersearchers of London against
Mr. Done's grant [is to be considered this day].
Mr. Worrell's business for compensation for his house at
Greenwich [is to be considered this day].
[Day Book, p. 130.]
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July 23.
Wallingford.
House.
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The Grooms and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber are to be paid
their pensions [in] full : by his Majesty's directions.
A letter to be written [to the Auditor of the Receipt] for issuing
4,000l. of Coinage money upon Mr. Slingsby's order for the
Mint.
Mr. Hough, King's waiter, is to be paid his arrear of 156l. upon
his salary of 52l. per an.
Sir Ralph Delaval's proposal [is] to be [put] on the papers
for the King.
As also Sir Charles Wheler's petition about discoveries in
Ireland.
Mr. Nicholls, the witness against Browne [is] by his Majesty's
order to have 300l. paid him and a caveat is to be entered that
Browne's fine be not granted [as a gift from the King to
anybody].
Sir John Howell's pension of 400l. per an. is to be paid in full
by his Majesty's direction.
[Ordered that] coals, lead, stockings, etc., carried to Tangier
[are] to pay customs.
The Earl of St[r]afford [is ordered] to be paid his creation money
for the Earl of Danby's time [of acting as Lord Treasurer] being
four years. The Earl of Peterborough's creation money to be
paid for the same time.
Sir John Trevor's fee as a King's Counsel [is ordered] to be
paid.
The Countess of Lichfield's [petition] for [a grant of] one life
[interest] in the [office of the] Custos Brevium is to be paid on the
King's papers.
Capt. Barnett Phillips [is ordered] to be paid his arrears of the
4s. a day granted him for quitting the Dutch service on the King's
proclamation.
[Treasury Minute Book V. pp. 303-4.]
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July 27.
Friday,
at 10 in the
morning
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The exceptions taken by the goldsmiths to Mr. Fillingham's
list of money due from some of the goldsmiths to the King's
Receivers [are to be heard this day].
The Earl of Arlington's caveat to the passing of Mr. Prettiman's
privy seal for estalling of said Prettiman's debt [is to be considered
this day].
The caveat put in by the five undersearchers of London port
against the passing of a grant to Mr. Done and others of the place
of head-searcher there upon surrender of Mr. Long [is to be considered
this day].
Mr. Worrell's pretension for satisfaction for his house at Greenwich
[is to be considered this day].
Mr. Mosten's petition and [the] report [thereon are to be
considered this day].
[Day Book, p. 131.]
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July 28.
Saturday.
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The old Farmers of [the revenue of] Ireland are to attend [this
day] about 4 in the afternoon about their defalcations and the
Lord Chancellor, Visct. Ranelagh and the Attorney General
are desired to attend.
[Ibid.]
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July 28.
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Present : Lord Chancellor, Lord Treasurer, Duke of Ormonde,
Visct. Ranelagh, Attorney and Solicitor General.
The old Farmers of [the Revenue of] Ireland are called in and
heard as to their losses on the Plantation Act. Several mediums
[or averages as a means] of measuring the said losses are
proposed, but upon debate, it is Resolved : allowance to be given
them in a lump, and then further Resolved : that they shall
be allowed 10,000l. sterling in consideration of their losses by
the said Act and all other demands relating to the Customs
during their Farm. The Attorney General is to draw a warrant
to allow this 10,000l.
Eodem die.
The Law [Duty] Farmers are called in. The Solicitor General
exhibits a complaint against the Six Clerks' Office where the
under clerks defraud the King of the duty [and] offering as an
expedient [to prevent such fraud] that some person may be
substituted by the Law Duty Farmers to sit in the said Office
as an officer or cheque to receive the duty. The Lord Chancellor
advises that the Farmers draw a form of such an order as they
desire, and attend the Attorney General therein.
[Treasury Minute Book V. pp. 306-7.]
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July 30.
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Mr. Tregeagle and Mr. Saunders, mayor of Truro [are to attend
this day] to be heard about the tin.
[Day Book, p. 131.]
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July 30.
Treasury
Chambers.
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Present : Lord Chancellor, Lord Treasurer, Duke of Ormonde,
Visct. Ranelagh.
The proposal of A. B. (altered to H. G.) is read for clearing
the arrears of the army in Ireland : and Mr. Bridges being called
in owns the proposal on behalf of himself and partners, and
undertakes to advance 36,565l. for the said service, and to lodge the
money in the Exchequer in Ireland by the 29 Sept. next, provided
he may be repaid his advance in 18 months by 18 equal proportions
out of the 20,000l. payable monthly by the present Farmers
[of the Revenue of Ireland]. Their Lordships desire him to name
his partners for this undertaking. He names Major Huntingdon
and Mr. Dawsonne. [Ordered upon debate] the Attorney General
to have the proposal and the undertakers to attend him at
9 to-morrow morning, and then the Attorney General to prepare
a letter in haec verba, if they desire, to pass the Great Seal of
Ireland [or alternatively] if they will [desire it to pass] the Great
Seal of England then to prepare a warrant with the necessary
covenants.
[Treasury Minute Book V. p. 307.]
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