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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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May 1.
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Money warrant for 120l. to John Prideaux for one
year on his allowance as one of the King's Pages
of Honour. (The usual letters dated May 2 hereon
to the Customs and the Receipt : to be brought in
with respect, etc.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 61. Out Letters
(General) p. 78.
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Cave that no life be added or any alteration made
in the lease of Welton farm, parcel of the manor
of Midsomer Norton, co. Somerset, till notice be given
to Mr. Mog, the late tenant : such notice to be
left with Mr. Heath at his house near the Crown
Tavern, in Bloomsbury, or with Mr. John Ward
(who enters this caveat) at his house in Henrietta
Street, Covent Garden. Mr. John Tooker is the
person suspected to sue for a new lease.
Mr. Tooker also desires that nothing may be done
in the premises to his prejudice (having already
got Sir Charles Harbord's report [as Surveyor
General of Crown lands, viz., to Treasurer Danby
on his, Tooker's, petition for said premises]) till
notice be given to Mr. Anthony Trethewy at his
house in Portugal Row, in Lincolns Inn Fields
or to himself at Norton Hall, near Bath.
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Caveat Book, p. 27.
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Treasurer Danby to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
You will receive the King's letter countersigned by
the Secretary of State directing the payment of the
4,000l. yet due for the Customs of Londonderry
[same being to be paid] out of the surplusage of the
rent payable by the present Farmers of the Revenue
of Ireland for the first year of their farm, viz., to
Christmas last ; which [surplus] will remain after
the establishment [military and civil] there, and
the interest allowed for their [the said Farmers']
advance [money] are paid off and after the paying
and returning over hither [to London] to my brother
[in law] Bertie for the further carrying on the
buildings at Windsor of the sum directed by the
royal warrant of April 16 last. That there will be
then enough left of the said year's rent of 240,000l.
to satisfy this Londonderry debt I conclude because
all the payments which I can find have been directed
to be paid out of it, make up together only
234,567l. 2s. 9d. as follows :
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 53.
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£
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s.
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d.
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Paid and to be paid to the [Irish]
establishments for that year,
to the late Lords Justices and
Mr. Thomas Taylor, to the
Judges and officers of the Exchequer
to make good what
was promised by the proclamation,
and towards answering
the [loss on] exchange of the
Privy Purse money
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202,567
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2
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9
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Paid to Visct. Ranelagh and
partners upon account of their
overpayments, by virtue of the
King's letters
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24,000
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0
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0
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Laid aside for interest of advance
[money from the Revenue
Farmers] of which the now
Farmers are to have what is
due to them for the said year,
and the rest is to be part of
that sum returnable as aforesaid
for the further carrying
on the buildings of Windsor
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8,000
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0
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0
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£234,567
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12
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9
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Remains
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£ 5,432
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3
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May 2.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet, dated
April, of a grant to Robert Tomkins, Esq., of the
scite of the manor of Chesworth and all the park
of Chesworth, disparked, and of all lands called
demise lands and escheat lands in Chesworth or
Horsham, co. Sussex, part of the Queen's jointure :
to hold to him and his heirs for ever, under the
yearly rent of 54l. 12s. 2d. to be paid from the
Queen's death : the Queen's trustees (after her
death or during her life time with her consent)
to assign to said Tomkins the King's remainder
interest therein resting in them in trust. See
supra, p. 309.
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Docquet Book., p. 133.
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The like of a grant to Gregory King, gent., of the
office of Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms, with
the fee of 20l. per an. out of the Exchequer : said
office being now void by the promotion of Thomas
May, gent., to be Chester Herald of Arms.
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Ibid.
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The like of a grant to abovesaid Thomas May of the
office of Chester Herald, loco Thomas Lee, gent.,
now deceased : with the fee of 40 marks per an.
out of the Exchequer.
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Ibid.
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May 2
[? erratum
for April 2].
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Money warrant for 250l. to Sir Denny Ashburnham
for one year on his pension as by the privy seal of
1669-70, Jan. 30 : to be by tallies on the Excise.
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Money Book (General)
p. 61.
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May 2.
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Money warrant for 29l. 3s. 4d. to Andrew Lawrence for
175 days to Lady day last on his allowance of 3s. 4d. a
day as Surveyor of the King's Highways as by the
certificate of April 24 last from the Earl of Arlington,
Lord Chamberlain. (The usual letters dated May 3
to the Customs and Receipt.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 61. Out Letters
(General) p. 78.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to
issue 4,000l. to Ralph Montague on any unsatisfied
orders in his name as Master of the Great Wardrobe :
for the service of the Wardrobe : to be
by tallies on the Customs. (Charles Bertie, dated
June 1, to the Customs Cashier to pay said
tallies, "lately struck upon you.")
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Money Book (General)
p. 62. Out Letters
(General) p. 94.
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Letter of direction upon an order dated Feb. 9 last
for 3,307l. 12s. 7d. to Sir Robert Vyner for plate
delivered to the Jewel House : same to be hereby
satisfied out of the Law duty Farmers' advance
money in the Exchequer.
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Money Book (General)
p. 62.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to deliver to the Prince of Monaco,
customs free, 2 boxes of his, lately seized at
Gravesend, containing some bottles of the Queen of
Hungary's water and some powder of Cyprus.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 288.
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Same from same to same to deliver to the Duchess of
Ormonde, on payment of ad valorem custom, some
tabby embroidered with gold and silver, some
gold and silver fringe for a bed with cups and castells
of the same, some plain gloves, fans and a suit of knots
of ribbon for a child : same being imported for
her in the Portsmouth yacht from Dieppe.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to Sir John Shaw, Collector Inwards
London port, to swear William Carpenter into
office as deputy to Francis Dacket, one of the
King's waiters London port : on said Carpenter's
first giving security.
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Ibid, p. 289.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to
permit the landing, customs free, of a chest with
furniture directed to Count Wallenstein, Envoy
Extraordinary from the Emperor [of Germany] :
same being arrived in the ship Raphael Coots.
George Brett master, from Bruges.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
on the Excise (and same to the Receivers of Excise
to pay said tallies) for 25l. to Edwd. Progers for
half a quarter of his pension of 200l. per an. In
the margin. for Lady Sandys.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 78.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands for a particular and ratal
of certain land with a view to a lease thereof to
Samuel Finnies.
Prefixing : said Surveyor General's report on the
petition for same from said Finnies, "whom I take
to be a good officer in collecting his Majesty's
rents" : the rent to be 4l. 1s. 8d. per an. as reserved
in the lease to Sir Thomas Merry, but with a provise
for it to be void unless the land be recovered and
the rent answered within seven years.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 54.
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Report to the King from Treasurer Danby on the
petition of Mary Kirk, widow, as by the order
of reference of Nov. 21 last. By patent dated
Oxford, 1645-6, Feb. 24, Charles I granted to
petitioner an annuity of 500l. as a jointure in consideration
of 2,500l. paid to the King by George
Kirke, her husband : said annuity to be received
for life out of the profits of the Honor of Grafton
after her husband's death. The Surveyor General
of Crown Lands reports hereon to me that said
grant might have legally charged the Receiver [of said
Honor] so long as said Honor remained in your
hands, but in making up the rate of the Queen
Consort's jointure, the said annuity could not
be reprized out of the Queen's value (Mr. Kirk
being then alive) because the said grant was not of the
lands or rents of said Honor, but payable out of them
only after Mr. Kirk's death, which was contingent
and uncertain.
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Ibid.
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May 3.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Sir Walter St. John,
of Liddiard Tregooze, co. Wilts, Bart., Sir Ralph
Verney, of Middle Claydon, Bucks, Kt. and Bart.,
Sir Richd. How, of Wishford, co. Wilts, Bart.,
John Cary, of Woodstock, co. Oxford, and their
executors and assigns of that parcel of ground
with the building thereon within St. James's Park,
bounded eastward with the buildings of the Cockpit,
southwards with the wall of Hampden Garden,
northward 140 foot in length to the park, westward
85 foot in length to the park, with all ways, easiments
and appurtenances thereto, to hold for 99 years
from date of said great seal in trust for Henry, Earl
of Lichfield, Dame Charlotte his wife and Dame
Elizabeth Bertie, one of the daughters of the
Earl of Lindsey, Great Chamberlain of England ;
at the yearly rent of 6s. 8d. : with a clause for
reassumption to the Crown upon payment to the
lessees of what shall be by them [struck out]
expended in building. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated May 28 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 352. Docquet Book,
p. 138.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to pass outwards for France, customs
free, the equipage and things belonging to Monsieur
Crequi and his retinue.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 289.
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Mar. [sic:
erratum for
May] 3.
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Charles Bertie to the Commissioners and Receivers
of Excise to immediately pay 250l. to Mis. (Mris.)
Gwynne on her order for a quarter for the Earl of
Burford, "for which and your former payments
you shall speedily have a regular discharge."
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Out Letters (General)
p. 78.
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May 4.
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[Royal warrant for a] privy seal to Lemuel Kingdon
(appointed to pay the forces under the inspection
of Sir H. Puckering) to cease to pay to Lord Vaughan,
Governor in Chief of Jamaica and Capt. General,
the 600l. appointed (in the present general establishment
of the Guards, forces and garrisons) to be
by said Lord Vaughan paid to the Deputy Governor
and Lieutenant General of said island : and in
lieu thereof to pay same in future direct to Sir
Henry Morgan, present Deputy Governor and Lieut-General,
which, as is alleged, will be more for his
ease and accommodation, and no way prejudicial
to our service.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 353.
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Warrant under the royal sign manual to the Attorney
or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant
of the office of Thrower and Poyser of the Throwage
and Poysage in the port and town of Newcastle
upon Tyne and the creeks etc. of said port to
Robert Wetwang, Samuel Wetwang and Joseph
Wetwang, sons of John Wetwang, Esq., for their
lives successively as they are named in this warrant
in place of William Sherwood, now deceased.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated May 21
of docquet hereof.)
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Ibid, p. 354. Docquet
Book, p. 136.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] to pay
to Auditor Bridges 66l. 13s. 4d. which the Customs
Cashier will bring into the Exchequer : being for one
year on said Bridges' fee of 100 marks per an.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 79.
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Same to [same] for a tally on the Receiver of First
Fruits for 250l. for half a quarter of the Earl of
Oxford's pension of 2,000l. per an.
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Ibid.
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Same to [same] to pay (when she Customs Cashier
brings it in) 49l. 6s. 8d. to William Lownds, viz.,
34l. 6s. 8d. for his disbursements to the clerks
of the two Houses and others and 15l. for his service
in this session of Parliament.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay 750l. to the
Duke of Lauderdale for a quarter on his pension ;
notwithstanding any former restriction.
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Ibid.
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May 5.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby [to the Customs
Commissioners] to deliver, customs free, two trunks
now in the Custom House, containing sheets,
table cloths, napkins, six pieces of velvet and a silver
watch, for the Ambassador Extraordinary from
the United Provinces.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 289.
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May 5
et postea.
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Parallel sets of (1) Commissions to the Receivers of
the Seventeen Months' tax. (2) warrants for taking
their securities as follow. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated May 4 of docquet of a royal
warrant to Treasurer Danby to issue said Commissions.)
The Commissions being in the following form :—
Constitution by Treasurer Danby of the following
to be Receivers General for the places specified
of the act for 584,978l. 2s. 2½d. for the speedy building
of 30 ships of war : with powers to appoint their
own deputies for such receipt : taking care that
the moneys to be received be paid into the Exchequer
at or before such days as are appointed by the
Act, "taking care that the payments upon each of the
five quarters and for the last two months be [kept]
distinct and the tallies struck accordingly" : and
the warrants for taking the securities being in the
following form :—
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Rememmembrancer
to take the securities of John Langley,
of the city of Gloucester, as Receiver for Worcester
county and city for the money granted by Parliament
for 30 ships of war : [said sureties being]
said Langley and Edward Cooke, of Highnam, co.
Gloucester, Esq., and Henry Healing, of Norton,
co. Gloucester, Esq. : a dedimus to be directed
to John Webb, alderman, Arnold Aram, John
Marston and George Clerk, gent., all of co. Gloucester,
to take the securities of William Cooke, of Highnam,
Esq., Henry Browne of Hasfield, co. Gloucester,
Esq., Richard Browne, of the Leigh, co. Gloucester :
(total bond 3,500l. : commission dated May 5 :
warrant for taking his sureties dated May 5.)
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. pp. 53,
55-6, 58-9, 64, 65, 66.
Docquet Book, p. 135.
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The like constitutions and warrants as follow of the
several Receivers of the abovesaid tax for the several
counties, viz. :
William Bissell, of Ledbury, co. Hereford, as Receiver
for co. Hereford ; (sureties : Thomas Duppa,
of St. Martins in the Fields, Esq., Ambrose Elton,
of Ledbury, co. Hereford, gent., and John Stables,
of London, merchant : total bond, 3,300l. :
Commission May 5 ; warrant for sureties, May 5).
Ralph Hollinshead, of Aldford, co. Chester, as Receiver
for Chester county and city ; (sureties : Francis
Hollinshead, of Winkle Grange, co. Chester, Esq.,
James Stopford, of Saltersford, co. Chester, Esq.,
and William Moore, of St. Leonards, Foster Lane,
citizen and goldsmith of London : total bond
2,500l. : Commission May 5 ; warrant for sureties
May 5).
John Tooker as Receiver for Somerset and Bristol ;
(sureties : Humphry Burlasse, of St. Erne, co.
Cornwall, Esq., Anthony Trethewy, of St. Giles
in the Fields, gent., and James Tooker, of Norton
Hall, co. Somerset, gent. : total bond 9,000l. :
Commission May 5 ; warrant for sureties May 5).
Lewis Trethewy as Receiver for Cornwall : (sureties :
John Tanner, Humphry Borlasse and Anthony
Trethewy : total bond 4,500l. : Commission May 5 ;
warrant for sureties May 5).
Edward Jolly as Receiver for co. Huntingdon ;
(sureties : Jasper Churchill, James Smisby and
Durant Jenkinson : total bond 2,000l. : Commission
May 7 ; warrant for sureties May 7).
John Newsham, Esq., as Receiver for Warwickshire
and Coventry ; (sureties : William Loggins and
Charles Newsham, of Chadshunt : total bond
3,500l. : Commission May 7 ; warrant for sureties
May 7).
Christopher Banastre, Esq., of Banck, co. Lancs., as
Receiver for co. Lancs. ; (sureties : William
Marbury, of Mere, co. Chester, Thomas Lacy,
of Winckley, co. Lancs. : and Thomas Lathom,
of Irlam, co. Lancs. : total bond 3,100l. : Commission
May 7 ; warrant for sureties May 9).
John Pritchett, of Harefield, co. Midd., Esq., as Receiver
for Gloucester county and city ; (sureties :
Abraham Stannyon, of Hadley, co. Midd., John
Stanyon, of Harefield, co. Midd., and Thomas Witle,
of St. Giles without Cripplegate, citizen and draper
of London : total bond 5,600l. : Commission
May 9 ; warrant for sureties May 9).
John Chetwynd as Receiver for Staffordshire and
Lichfield ; (sureties : Thomas Roane, Francis and
John Short and John Offley : Commission May 7 ;
warrant for sureties May 9).
Ralph Whitley, of Chester, Esq., as Receiver for
North Wales, viz. : Flint, Denbigh, Merioneth,
Montgomery, Anglesea and Carnarvon ; (sureties :
Roger Whitley, of London, Esq., Randolph Dodd,
of Edge, co. Chester, Esq. : total bond 3,000l. :
Commission May 9 ; warrant for sureties
May 9).
Anthony Davies (Davyes), Esq., as Receiver for co.
Wilts ; (sureties : Richard Smith, of Kennet, co.
Wilts : total bond 6,000l. : Commission May 9 ;
warrant for sureties May 11).
John Rawlins, of Lichfield, gent., as Receiver for co.
Derby ; (sureties : Sir John Shore, of Derby, Kt.,
John Chambers, of Derby, gent., Thomas Wandall,
of St. Bride's, London, woollen draper, and Roger
Lambert, of St. Dunstan in the West, London, linen
draper : total bond 2,600l. : Commission May 11 ;
warrant for sureties May 11).
Thomas Harrington, of Boothby Pagnell, co. Lincoln,
as Receiver for co. Lincoln ; (sureties : Anthony
Eyre, of Tetney, co. Lincoln, and Edward Harrington,
of Newington, co. Midd. : total bond 7,800l. :
Commission May 11 ; warrant for sureties May 11).
William Norrington, of West Ham, co. Essex, gent.
[as Receiver for co. Essex] ; (sureties : Sir Robert
Smith, of West Ham, bart., John Ewin, of
St. Edmunds, Lombard Street, London, merchant,
and Isaac Goodwin, of Chelmsford, gent. : total
bond 9,300l. : Commission May 15 ; warrant for
sureties May 15, as above, but vacated and replaced
by another of date May 31 as follows, viz., for
William Norrington, of Plaistow, co. Essex, gent.,
as Receiver as above ; sureties : William Bucker,
of Wandsworth, Surrey, gent., John Hinde and
Thomas Kirwood, of London, goldsmiths, John
Bedell, of St. Lawrence Lane, London, merchant,
and Robert Abell, of Cheapside, London vintner :
total bond 9,300l).
Mathew Jenison, of Newark, as Receiver for co. Notts ;
(sureties : William Martin and Robert Morris,
aldermen of Newark : total bond 1,400l. : Commission
May 7 ; warrant for sureties May 16).
William Rooke, of the parish of St. Austins, near
Canterbury, as Receiver for Kent and Canterbury ;
(sureties : Sir Arnold Breames, of Bridge, Kent,
Kt., and Henry Thornhill, of Olantigh in the parish
of Wye, Kent : total bond 10,000l. : Commission
May 8 ; warrant for sureties May 16).
Robert Coke, of Nonsuch, co. Surrey, as Receiver
for Surrey and Southwark ; (sureties : William
Gwavas, of Huntingfield, co. Suffolk, and Matthew
Smallwood, of same, clerk : total bond 4,800l. :
Commission May 15 ; warrant for sureties May 16).
Sir Christopher Musgrave, of Carlisle, Kt., as Receiver
for York county and city and Kingston upon Hull ;
(sureties : Timothy Lamm, of Kingston upon Hull,
merchant, Nathaniell Ludlow, of Fleet Street, in
St. Dunstan's in the West, London, gent., and Henry
Browne, of Thames Street, near Billingsgate, citizen
of London : total bond 5,300l. : Commission
May 15 ; warrant for sureties May 18).
Robert Cressett, of Upton Cressett, co. Salop, as
Receiver for co. Salop ; (sureties : Sir John Weld,
of Willey, co. Salop, Kt., and Roger Pope, of
Woolstaston, co. Salop, Esq. : total bond 1,900l. :
Commission May 18 ; warrant for sureties May 18).
Peter Woodcocke, of Caldecott, co. Rutland, gent.,
as Receiver for co. Rutland ; (sureties : Peter
Woodcock, of Caldecott, father of said Receiver :
total bond 800l. : Commission May 7 ; warrant
for sureties, May 19).
Charles Goodwyn, of Lewes, co. Sussex, Esq., as
Receiver for co. Sussex ; (sureties : Richard
Isted, of Lewes, gent., and Ambrose Isted, of Fleet
Street, citizen and stationer of London : total
bond 5,500l. : Commission May 7 ; warrant
for sureties May 19).
Samuel King, of Cambridge, gent., as Receiver for
co. Cambridge, and Isle of Ely ; (sureties : Samuell
Moody, of Cambridge, gent., and Thomas King
of Watling Street, citizen and grocer of London :
total bond 4,200l. : Commission May 19 ; warrant
for sureties May 19).
William Bridges, of Austin Friars, London, merchant,
as Receiver for Norfolk and Norwich ; (sureties :
Robert Coke, of Nonsuch, co. Surrey, Esq.,
Nathaniell Bridges, of Austin Friars, London,
merchant, Conisby Cave, of Lombard Street,
London, and Thomas Price, of Lombard Street,
London, goldsmith : total bond 5,400l. : Commission
May 15 ; warrant for sureties May 16).
Christopher Corney, of Middlesex, gent., as Receiver
for co. Bucks ; (sureties : John Shales, of
Edmonton, co. Midd., Esq., and Richard Kent, of
Broad Street, London, Esq. : total bond 2,000l. :
Commission May 17 or 18 ; warrant for sureties
May 17).
Nelson Bigsby, of Stowmarket, co. Suffolk, mercer,
as Receiver for co. Suffolk ; (sureties : Sir Charles
Gawdy, of Croweshall, co. Suff. ; Thomas Salter,
of Battisford, co. Suff., Esq., and John Bigsby,
of London, merchant : total bond 10,000l. :
Commission May 19 ; warrant for sureties May 19).
Mansell Stradling, of Donnetts [St. Donats], co. Glamorgan,
as Receiver for Monmouth and South Wales
(Brecknock, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Glamorgan, Radnor,
Pembroke and Haverford West) ; (sureties :
Sir Edward Stradling, of St. Donats, bart., and
Edmond Thomas, of Wenvoe, co. Glamorgan :
total bond 5,900l. : Commission May 14 ; warrant
for sureties May 21).
John Northcote (Northcott) of Westwood, co. Devon,
as Receiver for Devon and Exeter ; (sureties :
John Northcote, of Upton, co. Devon, and William
Northcote, of the Middle Temple, London : total
bond 10,100l. : Commission? May 19 ; warrant
for sureties May 21).
Capt. Phillip Howard, of St. Martins in the Fields, co.
Midd., as Receiver for London, with the liberty
of St. Martins le Grand and co. Middlesex with the
city and liberty of Westminster ; (sureties : John
Duckett, of Lincolns Inn, co. Midd., George Cole,
of London, merchant, Nathaniel Bridges, of Austin
Friars, London, merchant, and John Price, of
Lombard St., London, woollen draper : total
bond 21,800l. Commission? May 18 ; warrant
for sureties May 23).
William Andrews (Andrewes) of Lambeth, Esq., as
Receiver for co. Herts ; (sureties : George
Andrewes, of Great Chart, co. Kent, gent, and
Alexander Andrewes, of London, salter : total
bond 4,100l. : Commission May 17 ; warrant for
sureties May 24).
William Levet, of West Lodg in Savernake Park,
co. Wilts, Esq., as Receiver for cos. Oxford and
Berks ; (sureties : Seymour Bowman and Michael
Clerk : total bond 3,000l. : Commission May 5 ;
warrant for sureties May 28).
William Twist, of Dorchester, gent., as Receiver for
Dorset and Poole ; (sureties : Richard Churchill,
of Dorchester, gent., and John West, of Dorchester,
mercer : total bond 7,100l. : Commission
May 31 ; warrant for sureties May 31).
(William Twist was succeeded on his death by
Arthur Fussell see infra under date 1677-8, Jan. 17).
John Basiere, of Durham, gent., as Receiver for
Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland, County
Palatine of Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and
Berwick on Tweed ; (sureties : Sir Gilbert
Gerrard, of Brafferton, co. Durham, bart., Isaac
Basire, of Durham, Esq., and Jeremiah Nelson,
clerk and prebend[ary] of the cathedral church of
Carlisle : total bond 3,000l. : Commission May 31 ;
warrant for sureties May 31).
Samuell Williams, of Portsmouth, Esq., (mayor of
Portsmouth) as Receiver for co. Southampton ;
(sureties : George Legge, of Westminster, Esq. :
total bond 9,000l. ; Commission May 26 ; warrant
for sureties May [erratum for June] 4).
Charles Duncombe as Receiver for co. Beds. (commission
May 7).
John Hartop as Receiver for co. Leicester (commission
May 8).
Lancelot Bolton for co. Northants (commission
May 18. Vacated and in place of him Nathanile
Smith appointed Receiver May 31).
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Ibid, pp. 58.
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May 7.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Richard Kent, of the
office of Receiver General and Cashier of the Customs
and additional impost on wines and vinegar ; to
commence from March 25 last : all in place of
and with the like powers, etc., enjoyed by Richard
Mounteney, Esq., senr., whose grant of said office
is hereby to be determined. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated May 21 of docquet hereof.
This docquet dates the commencement of Kent's
tenure of office from June 24 next.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 355. Docquet Book,
p. 136.
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Cave that no lease or grant pass to Mris. Crane or any
other person of the manor of Terrington and West
Walton, co. Norfolk, in reversion of Thomas Say, Esq.
(who has a term in being [in the premises] by leases
from the Queen's trustees) nor of any part of the
demesnes of those manors till the said Mr. Saye
be heard and notice be given or left for him with
Mr. William Walker, of Staple Inn.
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Caveat Book, p. 27.
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Cave that no grant pass to any [person] of the personal
estate of John Clerk, late of St. Olave, Southwark,
or of his wife (who is supposed to want kindred
and is dead intestate) until Sir Peter Wyche, who has
a promise from his Majesty, be heard.
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Ibid.
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Sir Charles Killegrew, Master of the Revels, desires
that no money may be hereafter paid to Mr. Thomas
Killegrew for the service of that office [of Revels]
till he [Sir Charles] be heard.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on 364l. remaining on an order
dated April 7 last for 730l. to Sir Martin Westcombe
for a year's ordinary to 1674, Sept. 22 : same
to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the Hearthmoney
Contractors' payment due Sept. 19 next.
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Money Book (General)
p. 62.
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Same on an order dated March 29 last for 7,500l.
to Sir Edward Griffin, Treasurer of the Chamber,
for last Michaelmas quarter on the 30,000l. per an.
for the Chamber : to be by tallies on the Hearthmoney
Contractors' rent payable Sept. 19 next.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 2,500l. to Lawrence Hyde, Master
of the Robes, for half a year to Lady day last on the
5,000l. per an. for providing robes, apparel and
other necessaries for the use of his Majesty's person,
of which 5,000l. per an. 4,500l. is to be as imprest
for the Office of Robes and upon account, and the
other 500l. is to be without account for the use of
said Lawrence Hyde.
Same for 3,050l. 14s. 10d. to Samuel Pepys, Esq.,
Treasurer of Tangier Garrison in part of
22,767l. 6s. 3d. arrears owing and postponed for
several years past to said garrison.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to [the Customs Commissioners]
referring to them the order in Council as follows,
and if they find the ship in question is intended
to trade in prejudice of the charter of the Royal
Africa Company, then to stop her till same be
reported to Treasurer Danby, and security be taken
for prevention thereof.
Prefixing : Said order of the King in Council dated
Whitehall, May 4, referring to Treasurer Danby
the petition of the Royal Africa Company of
England, concerning the ship Blossom, of London,
Michael Martin, master, now in the Thames, which
is entered for the Canaries, but which they are well
assured is bound for Guinea, and thence to proceed
with blacks to the Plantations in prejudice of
petitioners' charter.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 290.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to same to deliver
to Thomas Godson, merchant, 30 bales of calf
skins seized in London port on their export, there
being in each bale about four skins above weight :
Godson having entered same at their full weight
and paid duty accordingly.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to same to deliver to Arthur
Fleetwood, Esq., customs free, a bale and trunk
lately come from Dieppe in the Charles yacht,
Capt. Phaizeby commander, and containing a suit
of old tapestry hangings the furniture of a chamber
which had been used by him at Paris, some clothes
and 12 pair of gloves for him and his wife ; also
a coach and two horses imported for him at Rye
in another vessel from Dieppe.
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Ibid, p. 291.
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Charles Bertie to the Navy Commissioners. Treasurer
Danby has ordered 7,800l. to be paid to the Treasurer
of the Navy for completing your six weeks' arrear
to Christmas last : 4,000l. thereof to be for the
Victuallers and 3,800l. to carry on your payment
of bills of the second book in their course after the
20,000l. on wine bonds, abating the imprests.
You are to make out a bill of imprest for this 4,000l.
to Sir Denis Gauden and his partners [in the
Victualling] : same to be defalked out of their
last payments for this year according to the declaration,
if the same be not exceeded, but if the "declaration
shall be exceeded [by] the value at least of the
said sum of 4,000l. then [same is] to be on account of
such exceeding." Also you are to cause the bills
of the second book [or list] to be assigned on the
remaining 3,800l. in their course abating the
imprests. And of the 500l. for tickets 200l. a week
is to be from the 1st inst. forward (till further
order) assigned for payment of bills of the second
book in course after the said 3,800l.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 80.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies on the
Receiver [of Crown Revenues] for Beds and Bucks,
for 25l. each to Mris. Withers and Mris. Halsnorth
for half a year to Lady day last on their pensions.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay (and to the Customs Cashier
to bring in with respect to the weekly payments)
20l. to Robert Swan for last Lady day quarter
on his pension of 80l. per an.
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Ibid, p. 81.
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Report to the King from Treasurer Danby on the
report to the King from the Earl of Essex, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland dated? March 29 last in
obedience to the order of reference of Jan. 31 last
on the petition of William Robinson, Superintendent
General of the King's buildings in Ireland, praying
for a lease of the gardens and outgrounds belonging
to Chichester House at Dublin for 99 years and
to have the keeping of the House in the intervals
of Parliament for his life and he will repair it
at his own charge. On said petition the Lord
Lieutenant reports that the King has taken a lease
in the name of Sir Henry Ford of the Bishop of
Ossory of the said House for 99 years at 180l.
per an., and makes no advantage of it, but only
in Parliament time ; that several sums are paid
for taxes and repairs, and that the King may be
eased by gratifying petitioner, obliging him to pay
taxes and stand to repairs and not to build
without consent of the Lord Lieutenant, etc.
Said report being referred to Treasurer Danby
? March 29 last, he hereby fully agrees with said
report.
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Warrants not Relating
Money VII. p. 61.
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Mar. [sic. :
erratum for
May] 8.
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Reference to the Customs Commissioners from
Treasurer Danby of a paper of reasons of the patent
officers of Southampton port upon the Customs
Commissioners' report of April 4 last.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 291.
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May 8.
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The like of the petition of James Lebas with the report
thereon from the officers of the Ordnance and six
other papers annexed : said petition having been
formerly April 17 last referred to Sir Thomas
Chichley : ("entered in Letter Book, p. 294." This
Letter Book is missing.)
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to same to give Mr. Arnold an order
to Mr. Lytcot to shew him [Arnold] Mr. Stockdale's
account ; process being to cease [against
said Arnold] till the 26th inst. : the case having
been heard before Treasurer Danby yesterday
"and spoke to by his [Arnold's] counsel some
of your number [being then] present" when his Lordship
ordered as above.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Excise Commissioners to pay
Mr. Segar 1,000l. [for Charles Bertie for secret
service] "in further part of the note you gave me
for 5,000l. of which there is yet remaining 2,000l.
unsatisfied."
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Out Letters (General)
p. 82.
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[?].
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay (and to
the Customs Cashier to bring in notwithstanding any
former restriction) 12l. 10s. 0d. for Mr. Estoll.
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Ibid.
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May 9.
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Privy seal for 10,000l. to Charles Bertie for secret
service. (Royal warrant dated May 3 for said
privy seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
May 7 of docquet hereof. Money warrant dated
June 13 hereon : to be satisfied by tallies on the
Excise.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 367, 351. Docquet
Book, p. 134. Money
Book (General) p. 81.
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Same to Treasurer Danby to give warrant to the
woodward of Whittlewood and Salcey Forests
to fell 60 timber trees not exceeding 200 tons of
timber where the same may best be spared with
regard to the vert and venison and coppices now
growing, same to be for Edward, Lord Latimer,
who "has informed us that he" intends to build
a town house in the town of Buckingham ; the King
being disposed to encourage him in so chargeable
a work which will be for the public use and benefit
of the said town. In order that the coppices in
jointure to the Queen in said forests may receive
as little prejudice as possible John Hall the
Queen's woodward is to have notice and be present
if he please at the marking of the trees. The offal
timber to be given to Lord Latimer without accompt
to defray the cost of felling and carriage. (Royal
warrant dated May 4 for said privy seal. Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated May 7 of docquet
hereof. Treasurer Danby's warrant hereon accordingly
dated May 9 to Thomas Newton, woodward
of Whittlewood and Salcey Forests.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 355-6, 354. Docquet
Book, p. 133. Warrants
not Relating to
Money VII. pp. 59-60.
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Privy seal to the Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland. By the patent of 1669,
Aug. 2, the Duke of Ormonde was allowed
to receive 5,000l. per an. out of the particular
quit rents assigned for [such] his satisfaction
"until he shall have received what remains
due to him by virtue of his contract with us."
By letters patent of 1675-6, March 23, the Earl of
Essex, Lord Lieutenant, was to take care that the
said quit rents after having first satisfied the said
contract with the Duke of Ormonde should be applied
to paying and discharging the following sums,
viz., 6,000l. to the daughters of Col. Lane, deceased,
8,888l. to Lawrence Hyde, Esq., and 8,000l. to Roger,
Earl of Orrery, "which several sums we have
resolved in Council should be paid thereout without
the interfering of any other payments whatsoever
on that fund." In order that it may be known
when the satisfaction to said Duke of Ormonde
will be completed and when consequently the
payment of the other aforesaid sums will begin,
you are hereby without delay to take and settle
the accounts relating to the said contract with the
said Duke "setting down particularly how much
he the said Duke hath already received by virtue
thereof as also how much hath been clear received
by virtue of his assignment to us." Said accounts
are to be transmitted with all speed to Treasurer
Danby.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 360.
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Letter of direction on two orders payable to Col.
William Stapleton one of Feb. 10 last for
4,556l. 14s. 0d. as Governor of the LeewardIsles [being]
for two years to 1676, July 7, on the establishment
of 2,778l. [2,278l]. 10s. 8d. per an. ; the other of
Feb. 24 last for 700l. to him for one year's allowance
to him to June 24 last as Governor of St.
Christopher : both said orders to be hereby satisfied
by tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment
due Sept. 17 next.
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Money Book (General)
p. 62.
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The like on an order of April 28 last for 1,300l. to
John, Lord Berkeley, for three months' ordinary
to April 7 last : similarly directed.
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Ibid, p. 63.
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The like on 2,000l. in further part of an order of Feb. 26
last for 10,000l. to Charles Bertie whereof
1,281l. 14s. 7d. is already satisfied : similarly
directed.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Anthony Segar
to pay the 60l. already received for the officers
attending the Lords Commissioners for the Union
of the two kingdoms of England and Scotland
in proportions as follow, viz., 15l. to Archibald
Calender and 10l. each to John Walker, James
Forsyth and Robert Chambers, being the four
doorkeepers, and 5l. each to Thomas Safe, firemaker,
and to the necessary woman : the remaining 6l.
being expended in fees about receiving the said
money.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 3,488l. 8s. 3¼d. to John, Earl of
Bath, for the surplusage on his account of the
money received by him and consigned to him
towards the charge and expenses of building his
Majesty's royal citadel upon the Hoe of Plymouth,
said account beginning 1666, Nov. 1, and ending
1670, Dec. 31, and having been declared Feb. 6
last.
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Money Book (General)
p. 64.
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Same for 184l. 15s. 0d. to Sir Edward Wood for his
extraordinaries 1672, July 9, to 1674, Sept. 29,
for which he has not been formerly allowed as Envoy
Extraordinary to the King of Sweden : as by
a bill thereof allowed by Secretary Coventry.
Appending : Said bill—
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Ibid.
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£
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s.
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d.
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Postage of letters from all places for
10 weeks and for, paper and books
to enter the Comõn letters in
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16
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0
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0
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Transporting my goods and servants
at my going thither
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55
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0
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0
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Extraordinary expenses for entertainments
upon the King's
majority, etc.
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25
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0
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0
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Paid shipwrecked seamen in distress
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2
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5
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0
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Paid fees on 3,640l. [received] at the
Exchequer and elsewhere
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76
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10
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0
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Paid for printing and translating the
prince's fight at sea
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5
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0
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0
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Paid and given the [Swedish] King's
and Queen's servants
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5
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0
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0
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Jan. 31, 1676-7. "I do allow the
several heads of these extraordinaries,
the like being usually
allowed to his Majesty's public
ministers abroad : but how these
came to be omitted in a later bill of
extraordinaries Sir Ed. Wood
must clear that himself to my
Lord Treasurer.' [Signed] Henry
Coventry."
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Same for 230l. [sic] to Sir Richd. Bulstrode for 92 days
to April 19 last on his ordinary of 50s. a day as
Resident with the Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.
(The usual letters to the Receipt and the
Customs dated May 30, for 250l. [sic] to discharge
an order dated May 12 drawn hereon : to be
brought in with regard, etc.)
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Ibid, p. 64. Out Letters
(General) p. 92.
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Same for 33l. 6s. 8d. to Sir Richd. Langley for half a year
to Lady day last on his fee as one of the Auditors
of Imprests and Foreign Accounts. (The usual
letters, ut supra, dated May 18 hereon.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 64. Out Letters
(General) p. 87.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Auditor of the
Receipt to pay 20l. to John Potenger for half a year
to Lady day last on his fee as Comptroller of the
Great Roll of the Pipe. (Charles Bertie dated
May 11 to same to pay same out of money to be
brought in by the Customs Cashier.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 64. Out Letters
(General) p. 83.
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Money warrant for 50l. to Katherine Gunter for
a quarter on her pension. (The usual letters dated
May 14 to the Customs and Receipt hereon : to
be brought in with respect, etc.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 65. Out Letters
(General) p. 86.
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Same for 50l. to Lady Katherine Sayers for same on
same. (Letters dated May 12 ut supra.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 65. Out Letters
(General) p. 85.
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Same for 47l. 10s. 0d. to Sackville Whittle for a quarter
on his fee or salary of 40l. and annuity of 150l. as
one of the King's Chirurgeons ;
64l. 3s. 4d. to Richard Pyle for same on fees of 80l.
and 40 marks and annuity of 150l. as a Principal
Chirurgeon to the King ;
35l. to James Peirce as same on his fee of 50l. and
annuity of 100l. as one other of the King's
Chirurgeons ;
(Letters ut supra dated May 30.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 65. Out Letters
(General) p. 93.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay 250l. to George Nicholas for half
a year to Lady day last on his fee as Surveyor
General of his Majesty's Customs. (Charles Bertie
dated May 11 to same to pay same with respect,
etc.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 65. Out Letters
(General) p. 83.
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Money warrant for 100 marks to Thomas Henshaw
for one year on his fee as French Secretary. (Usual
letters to the Receipt and Customs dated May 12 :
to be brought in with respect, etc.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 65. Out Letters
(General) p. 86.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to deliver, Customs free, some goods
(except the wine, which is to pay customs), viz.,
Rosa Solis, orange flower water, linen, olives,
anchovies, almonds and prunellos lately brought
from Villa Franca in the Katherine, of London,
Edward Sowrey master, being for the King's service.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 292.
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Same from same to same to discharge the seizure
of six small casks of gum arabeck of about 25l.
value belonging to Matthew Johnson and imported
from Holland and seized at Hull in March last :
same turning out to be upon examination not
gum arabec, but gum seneca, which upon a former
case of this nature has been certified by several
tradesmen of London to be of absolute use in the
exercise of divers trades and which you certify
cannot be imported into England from the place of
growth, but usually hath been imported from
France or Holland : petitioner having imported
another parcel of same gum in Feb. last from
Holland to Hull which was delivered to him on
payment of duty, and therefore he alleges he knew
not that it was by law prohibited : further, the
Surveyor of Hull having reported that it is a commodity
which has formerly passed in that port
without question on payment of duty.
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Ibid.
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Reference to the Attorney General from Treasurer
Danby of the [Customs Commissioners'] report
on the petition of Richard Phripp praying a commission
for measuring keels in Newcastle port.
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Ibid, p. 293.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Edward Seymour
and Samuel Maydwell, Receivers General of the
Law duty. The King has lately contracted with
Sir John Bendish, bart., John Canham and James
Roffey for the farm of said Law duties from Oct. 22
[last] and letters patent thereof passed the broad seal
April 26 last by which they are appointed Receivers
General thereof and all powers granted to you
or to any others as Receivers General or particular
Receiver are to cease as to the collection of said
duties grown due since that date, and further
requiring that all your receipts thereof since said
date be paid over to said Farmers. You are hereby
to observe the above, permitting said Farmers
to make such inspection in your books as they
think fit, and delivering up to them all bonds and
securities.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 63.
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May 10.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal to determine the annuities of 50l.
each granted by a great seal of 1670, April 15,
to Anthony and Charles, sons of William Ellesden,
to be paid to said William for his said two sons
during pleasure or until said William should be
otherwise provided for by grant of some office :
and in lieu thereof (and as a more ample mark
of recognition of said William's service in contributing
to the King's safety after Worcester fight) to
grant an annuity of 100l. a year to said Anthony
and Charles, and 100l. a year to Anne and Mary
Ellesden, daughters of said William : to be
respectively during their natural lives and the life
of the longer liver of them. For the more ease
in payment hereof said annuities are to be paid
yearly to said William Ellesdon for them out of the
customs revenues of the port of Lyme, co. Dorset.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated May 25 of
docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 356-7. Docquet
Book, p. 137.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay the patent officers of the customs
of the outports their half year's salaries to Lady
day, 1676. (Charles Bertie of same date to same
to pay same with [due] respect to the weekly
payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 65. Out Letters
(General) p. 84.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] to pay
and same to the Customs Cashier to bring in) 150l.
for Mr. Newport and Mr. Darcy for a quarter of
each of their salaries of 300l. per an.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 83.
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The like for 255l. for the Treasurer of the Chamber
for Serjt. Haynes for 4¼ years of his allowance of
60l. per an. for washing the chapel linen.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Clerk of the Pipe
for a lease under the Exchequer seal to Mary Bott
of several tenements in Tamworth at the rent
of 22s. 8d. per an., and other tenements there :
rated together at 56s. per an. all from 1677,
Lady day : and at the present rent, and without
fine, in consideration of her surrender of her
present lease (made to her husband, William Bott,
and herself [of the first named tenements]) and of
her charges in recovering the premises [i.e. the
said other tenements].
Prefixing : Abstract of particular of said premises.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 59.
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