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1678-9.
Jan. 1.
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2,000l. a week agreed to be paid by Mr. Kent for the Forces
as soon as his warrant for his patent shall be signed.
Treasurer Danby to have a calculate from Mr. Lytcot of the
[probable yield of the] new Additional duty for the three years
[for which it is] granted.
Mr. Kent and Mr. Duncombe promise not to call upon the Excise
Commissioners for the payment of the Fifth part of the Excise
but will ease them as much as they can in order to the
[Excise Commissioners'] supplying Treasurer Danby with present
money for disbanding the army excepting 5,000l. or 6,000l. for
their present occasion.
Mr. Kent offers to add 30,000l. to the 130,000l. [loan] provided
that the security on the new Additional duty on wines, etc., will
answer [suffice for] it and if not then [on condition that they are]
to have some other security to their liking.
Mr. Kent's undertaking, ut supra, pp. 856-7 [is ordered] to be
inserted in his patent.
To know the King's pleasure about the determination of the
Earl of Sunderland's embassy.
The Acts for the Poll and the [Eighteen Months'] tax are to be
brought in to Treasurer Danby for his perusal.
[Treasury Minute Book VI. p. 57.]
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Note of [the New year's gifts given by the King this Christmas,
the items apparently being as under date 1677-8, Jan. 2, supra,
p. 834 ; and of the excess thereof above the 3,660l. allowed by the
privy seal for such new year's gifts]. The Exchequer fees [on
the privy seal for this year] come to 92l. 8s. 0d. so that the money
falls short this year 27l. 15s. 7d. which is 13s. more than the last
year came to.
[Ibid. p. 27.]
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| Jan. 6.
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Agreed to by Treasurer Danby and the Excise Commissioners
and Receivers of Excise as follows, viz., that the said Commissioners
will lend a credit of 100,000l. to Treasurer Danby [as]
part of their 200,000l. on the [part of Eighteen Months'] tax
for the disbanding of the army.
To secure this loan Treasurer Danby will cause tallies to be struck
on the Excise for the like sum and interest, and [will] cause a great
seal forthwith to pass to regulate the payment of those tallies
by [or out of] the surplus of the Excise which [i.e., such surplus
as] by covenants now in force or by any other future agreement
with the present Managers and Farmers [of Excise] or any other
persons shall exceed the rent of 560,000l. per an. for two years
from June 24 last ; and what[ever] that [surplus] shall fall short
of their repayment [is by the said great seal] to be paid out of the
whole revenue of Excise : [together] with a covenant [which
is to be inserted in the said great seal for said Farmers and
Receivers] to continue [as the Excise] Receivers until repayment
to them of the said loan with all other money that they have
advanced or shall advance upon the said revenue of Excise in due
course of payment [and] with interest.
That Treasurer Danby [will] settle [on some fund the repayment
of the] 35,000l. "disburst to the Forces, beyond settlement."
That Treasurer Danby [will] move the King for 2 per cent.
to be allowed them over and above 8 per cent, for the Fifth [part
of the Excise].
That their agreement for [advancing moneys to] the Forces
and the Household and the allowances therein be made good
to them.
That a warrant be forthwith prepared for tallies to be struck
and for a bill for a patent [in accordance with the above].
And if it shall be for his Majesty's service to change the said
security on the surplus of the Excise the Excise Commissioners
and Receivers of Excise abovesaid will agree thereto, provided
they may first have equivalent security for their abovesaid 100,000l.
and interest to be repaid them as soon at least as the surplus
aforesaid is covenanted to be paid [such equivalent security to be]
either by such money as shall be next raised by Act of Parliament
or by some other fund which shall be reasonable and safe : all
which is to be referred to the opinion of Counsel on both sides.
[Treasury Minute Book, p. 57.]
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| Jan. 11.
Saturday.
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The Lord Chancellor will be at the Treasury Chambers on the
afternoon [of this day] about the business of Wadlow and the
Vintners. The Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer is also desired
to be present at the hearing.
The Farmers of the Law duty are to be heard [on the same
afternoon] upon their petition whilst the Lord Chancellor is
here.
The Earl of Mulgrave's petition for the inheritance of Mulgrave
and Seaton [is] to be read [on the same afternoon] with the Surveyor
General's and the Attorney General's report. Sir Charles Harbord
to attend about it.
[Day Book p. 147.]
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| Jan. 13.
Monday.
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The Customs Commissioners are to attend Treasurer Danby
at the Treasury Chambers [on the afternoon of this day].
Sir Francis Leake with Sir Thomas Chichley, Sir Jonas Moore,
and Sir Charles Harbord are to attend [on the same afternoon]
and shew cause why the transcript should not be signed for a lease
to Mr. Raifes of the ground he has now in possession near the fort
at Gravesend.
Sir Peter Killegrew's business about Falmouth [is] to be considered
[on the same afternoon].
[Ibid.]
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| Jan. 18.
Saturday.
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The Lord Chancellor directs that the Six Clerks be summoned
to attend the Treasury on the afternoon [of this day] and that
they have notice for what [they are to so attend, so] that they
may be prepared with Counsel. The Law duty Farmers are to
attend at the same time with their Counsel. And the business
[between said Farmers and said Six Clerks is] to be then heard
if Treasurer Danby [so] please.
[Day Book p. 147.]
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| Jan. 31.
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Treasurer Danby directs that Sir Jonathan Trelawney shall
have 200l. forthwith [in part] of his pretension amounting to
524l. for disbursements and for his own pay upon disbanding his
troop : which [said 200l.] is to be repaid per Mr. Kingdon [to the
Exchequer : or more probably the money is to be presently
advanced by said Kingdon and to be made good again to Kingdon
out of the Exchequer].
Sir George Carteret's 1,500l. for land at Plymouth taken in to
the citadel is to be settled on some remote fund.
Lord Wotton's debt of 6,000l. is to be paid, viz., 1,000l. presently
and the remainder at the end of the second and third years by
moieties.
Mr. Bedloe to be paid at the rate of 10l. per week for his diet
according to order of Council ; and a month thereof to be advanced
presently.
Mr. Benjamin Heron to have 100l. for secret service.
Whitehall Treasury Chambers, Jan. 31. My Lord Treasurer
being moved by Mr. Collingwood for an arrear of 890l. due to the
town of Berwick for quartering his Majesty's soldiers who were
(upon his Majesty's letter to the Mayor of Berwick) suffered to
march out of the town notwithstanding their quarters was not
paid, his Lordship has ordered that this debt shall be satisfied
to the town by eight quarterly payments of 111l. 5s. 0d. per
quarter, the first payment to be made in June next.
Memorandum : A copy of this minute was given to Mr. Collingwood,
signed, Cha. Bertie, 31 Jan., 1678-9.
[Treasury Minute Book VI, p. 58.]
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