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Letters Patent, Privy Seals, Royal Sign Manuals And Warrants,
Treasury Warrants, Commissions, Orders, Letters, Memorials,
Reports, and other Entries : all not of the nature of Treasury
Minutes.
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| Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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| 1677-8.
Jan. 1.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to imprest
50l. to John Sansom, for the charges of a commission
to be executed at Poole ; "by paying
the same here or giving him credit for any part
of it at Poole as he shall desire."
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Out Letters (General)
p. 196.
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Treasurer Danby to the Mayor of Kingston upon
Hull. I have been lately informed by the Managers
of Excise that upon some complaint made to you
by their officers against one Mr. Baumbrough,
a common brewer in Hull, for false entries and
other frauds you have done the King the right of
giving judgment against him for 80l. odd, but
that upon some pretensions or offers made by
said Baumbrough they have not been able to obtain
your warrant against him for that money, although
you have made and sealed such order. I desire
you will forthwith speed the execution of the judgment
by issuing such warrant, and that you will
upon all occasions manifest your affection for the
king's service in the preservation of his just rights
and in giving all due encouragement to his officers.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 140.
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| Jan. 2.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
on the Customs for 1,000l. to Prince Rupert for
last Christmas quarter on his pension of 4,000l. per an.
(Same of same date to the Customs Cashier to pay
off said tallies and further to pay 500l. to Prince
Rupert for same quarter on his pension of 2,000l.
per an.)
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Out Letters (General)
p. 196.
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Treasurer Danby's allowance of the 1677 Christmas
quarter's salary bill of the Customs for London
port amounting to 6,012l. 11s. 8d., which is hereby
to be paid by Richard Kent, Receiver General and
Cashier of the Customs.
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Money Book (General)
p. 178.
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The like of the like quarter's salary bill of the Excise
Office : (total, 2,017l. 11s. 0d).
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 1,500l. to Sir John Kirk for last
Christmas quarter for wages and board wages
to the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 200l. to William Bridgeman for
half a year on his 400l. per an. granted for seven
years from 1675, Sept. 29. (Charles Bertie dated
Jan. 19 to the Customs Cashier to bring in with
respect to the weekly payments, and same to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 119. Out Letters
(General) p. 208.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Christopher Bostock as a watchman
London port, loco Christopher Danbrooke,
deceased.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 1.
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| Jan. 3.
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Charles Bertie to the Navy Commissioners to imprest
such further sums to Richard Gibson from time to
time as he shall desire to complete the payment
of the quarters for the cure of the sick and wounded
seamen and soldiers in the last war ; "and assign
him payment out of the money in the [Navy]
Treasurer's hands remaining of the 400l. per week
for that service."
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Out Letters (General)
p. 197.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies on the
Tenths of the dioceses of Yorks, Exeter, Winchester,
Lincoln and Sarum for 25l. for last Christmas
quarter on the pension to John Rogers and Anne
his wife, daughter of Richard Pendrill.
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Ibid.
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Same to [the Customs Cashier] to bring in, notwithstanding
any former restriction etc., 100l. for
Monsieur de (du) Puy. (Same dated 1677, Dec. 29,
to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies on the
Excise (and same to the Receivers of Excise to
pay said tallies) for 500l. to the Lord Chancellor
for half a year of his salary.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to issue (and to the Customs Cashier
to bring in, notwithstanding, etc.) 10l. to Robert
Bertie for last Christmas quarter on his pension.
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Ibid.
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The like letters for 20l. to Mr. Millward for a quarter
on his fee as Provider of the Queen's Robes : to be
brought in with respect to the weekly payments.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 105l. to Henry, Marquess of
Worcester, Constable of Dean Forest, to be disposed
of by him by 50l. to the supervisor or conservator
of said forest for half a year's salary to
Sept. 29 last and 55l. for the same half year to the
six keepers for their salaries and repairs of fences
and inclosures there. (Charles Bertie dated Jan. 21
to the Customs Cashier to bring same in notwithstanding
any former restriction, and to the Auditor
of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 179. Out Letters
(General) p. 209.
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Same for 150l. to Anne, Countess Dowager of Marshall
for last Christmas quarter on her pension of 600l.
per an. (Charles Bertie dated Jan. 7 to the Receivers
of Excise to pay same in, and to the Auditor of the
Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 179. Out Letters
(General) p. 198.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Bartholomew
Fillingham to pay 500l. to Anthony Segar towards
satisfaction of the debts owing by Charles, Earl of
Plymouth : said sum to be paid out of the 500l.
ordered to be issued to said Fillingham out of the
Exchequer in further part of the privy seal for
2,500l. to him for secret service. (Charles Bertie
dated Jan. 2 to the Customs Cashier to bring same
in notwithstanding any former restriction ; and same
dated Jan. 7 to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 179. Out Letters
(General) p. 196.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to discharge the seizure of about
16,000 salted fish imported from Iceland in the
ship Matthew, of Lynn, burden about 50 tons
and foreign built, and for that reason seized, said
fish being imported by Hubert Vinckesteyn of
Lynn Regis, merchant, he being naturalized by
Act of Parliament : it appearing by certificate
of 1674, Oct. 15, from the Customer and Collector
of said port that John Scott, then master of said
vessel, paid the Customs in said port for said vessel
and made oath that no foreigner had directly or
indirectly any interest in said ship ; in regard whereof
and for that said ship was navigated by three-fourths
English and the fish caught by Englishmen, the
present discharge is ordered.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 1.
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Same from same to same to deliver 14 gross of small
budget padlocks to John Towne, of London,
merchant, being imported by him Sept. 12 last
from Rotterdam in the ship George, Robert Niblet
master, and custom paid for same, but the officers
now refuse to deliver same, alleging that they
signed the warrant in haste and were not aware that
the padlocks were prohibited, the owner also pleading
the like ignorance of their being prohibited, so
that it appears no fraud was intended.
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Ibid. p. 2.
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Same from same to same to permit a small cask of
beads and crucifixes (which were shipped from
Rouen in the Hope, John Marshall master, with
directions to be sent to Genoa to the correspondent
of Humfry Willett, merchant) to be so shipped
for Genoa without paying Customs inwards or
outwards ; on security given not to land them
again in any part of this kingdom.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to same for the like re-shipment to
Holland of a small bag of beads and crucifixes contained
among certain goods comprehended in a
schedule [missing] which were brought from Jerusalem
and Turkey and originally intended for Amsterdam
for the account of Martin de Meyere for the re-export
of which said schedule of goods Treasurer Danby
signed a warrant Aug. 25 last.
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Ibid.
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| Jan. 4.
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Same from same to same to deliver, Customs
free, to Sir William Farmer a box lately brought
from France and containing goods belonging to
him, viz., clothes, embroidered breeches, black,
violet and filimot riband, garnitures, crystal
buckles, crystal buttons, embroidered garters, perfumed
gloves, plush muffs, a gray hat and two
perukes.
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Ibid, pp. 8-9.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for a tally
on the Excise (and same to the Receivers of Excise
to pay said tally) for 125l. for last Christmas quarter
on Col. Thomas Howard's and his sister's pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 198.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for a tally
on the Tenths of Lincoln for 50l. for last Christmas
quarter on Dr. Troutbeck's pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 198.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Sir Edward Griffin
to pay to John Wickham 174l. 11s. 3d. in satisfaction
of 3½ years to Lady day, 1677, on his wages of
49l. 17s. 6d. per an. as late one of the King's messengers :
same appearing to be due by the certificate of
Humphry Dove, clerk to said Griffin. (Charles
Bertie dated Jan. 13 to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue 231l. 19s. 0d., viz., 174l. 11s. 3d. to the
Treasurer of the Chamber for said Wickham for
wages as above and 59l. 7s. 9d. to the Master of the
Great Wardrobe for liveries due in the Office of
the Wardrobe to said Wickham. Same of same
date to the Customs Cashier to bring in said
231l. 19s. 0d. with respect to the weekly payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 180. Out Letters
(General) p. 202.
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Money warrant for 58l. 4s. 0d. to Anthony Segar, gent.,
viz., 48l. 4s. 0d. thereof for incidents for the Treasury
Office for last Christmas quarter and 10l. for same
quarter's salary. (Charles Bertie dated? Jan. 8
to the Customs Cashier to bring same in notwithstanding
any former restriction ; and same to
the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 181. Out Letters
(General) p. 200.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Thomas Salter, of London,
merchant, as a landwaiter extraordinary in London
port without salary and to be a commission landwaiter
on the next vacancy.
Prefixing : Order of the King in Council dated
Whitehall Nov. 21 last, there being then present
the King and 14 others detailed. Said Salter's
petition being this day read representing that George
Otto, a merchant of Hamburg, residing in England,
being by order of the Privy Council banished for
his disobedience to the proclamation prohibiting
all aliens and strangers from exporting hence any
woollen manufactures to Hamburg, the petitioner
(to whom said Otto was indebted in 1,500l. as appears
by specialities and other good evidence) durst
not, by reason of said order, detain him for said
debt whereby he is since without remedy and
utterly ruined in his trade and fortune, he being
the only person of said Otto's creditors left a sufferer
and therefore praying to be made a landwaiter
London port ; the King being very sensible of his
sufferings directs Treasurer Danby to bestow on
him the next landwaiter's place in London port.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 3.
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| Jan. 5.
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Mr. Tooker renews his caveat concerning Welton
farm which he put in in May, 1677, supra p. 610.
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Caveat Book, p. 31.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Sir John Osborne,
Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer, Sir Robert Croke,
Clerk of the Pipe, and all other officers concerned,
to cause one or more records of surplusage to be
made in usual manner to the late sheriffs of London
and Middlesex, viz., Sir John Peake and Sir Thomas
Stamp, Kts. [so as to charge same] upon the
debt of any other sheriff or sheriffs [who are in
debt to the King and] who are to be [thereby]
discharged of so much [of such debt to the King]
as shall be so paid to the said sheriffs of London :
which is to be done without charge to the said
sheriffs : it appearing from the petition of said
Peake and Stamp that they have lately been directed
to pay several sums of money for the discovery,
apprehending and convicting several highway
robbers and burglars and for removing prisoners
from Newgate to several counties in order to their
trial, by means whereof the charge expended by them
upon the King's accompt exceeds the profits of their
bailiwick for which they are accomptable to the
King.
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Money Book (General)
p. 180.
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Money warrant for 100l. 7s. 6d. to James Beck for one
year's salary and board wages as one of the Serjeants at
Arms. (Charles Bertie dated Jan. 10 to the Customs
Cashier to bring in with respect to the weekly
payments, 50l. 3s. 9d. for half a year on the above ;
and same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
same.)
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Money Book General)
p. 182. Out Letters
(General) p. 201.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Edward Seymour,
Treasurer of the Navy and to the Auditor of Imprests
respectively to assign and deliver to Robert Ryves
and to allow in account so many orders registered
on the late Wine Act (applicable to the discharge
of Navy bills) as amount to not more than 420l. ;
the said Ryves, a goldsmith, having in 1671, Oct.,
advanced and lent to the Treasurer of the Navy
for the service of the Navy considerable sums
of money for which he had orders then assigned
to him and was [further] to have allowance of
(and orders assigned for) about 420l. in Navy
bills then in his custody, as was usually done for
other goldsmiths who advanced money for the
service of the Navy ; but the stop of the Exchequer
coming, and as no more money was advanced
by him, he hath not hitherto obtained any assignment
of orders for the said Navy bills, although
orders for the satisfaction of said bills were directed
and are yet remaining in the Navy Treasurer's
hands registered on the said late Wine Act.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money p. 141.
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Royal sign manual for 60l. to Mris. Symona Skelton
as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated Jan. 9
hereon.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 451. Money Book
(General) p. 182.
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| Jan. 7.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the [Customs Commissioners]
to give directions to the Collectors
of the outports to pay last Christmas quarter's
salaries to the officers of the outports.
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Money Book (General)
p. 180.
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Money warrant for 860l. to Ralph Montagu for a bill
of extraordinaries as Ambassador Extraordinary to
France.
Appending : said bill as sworn to by Montagu
and allowed by Secretary Coventry Dec. 4 last—
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Ibid, pp. 181, 190.
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£
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s.
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d.
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For an express sent in March
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30
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0
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0
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For new year's gifts to the King and
Queen of France, Princes of the
blood and ministers' officers in Jan.
last, 1677-6.
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110
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0
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0
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For postage of letters in 14 months'
time ended Oct. 31 last
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150
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0
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0
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For intelligence within same time
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80
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0
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0
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For a house and stables at Fontainebleau
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60
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0
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0
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For carrying my goods thither and
back again
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40
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0
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0
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For extraordinary charges there
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100
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0
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0
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For a constant lodging and stables
at St. Germain for a whole year
ended Aug. 31 last
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70
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0
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0
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For the same at Versailles
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70
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0
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0
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For extraordinary charges of journeys
thither and sending servants
within the aforesaid year
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150
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0
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0
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£860
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0
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0
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(Letter of direction dated Jan. 18 on an order dated
Jan. 9 drawn hereon : same to be hereby satisfied
by tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment
due March 15 next.)
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Money warrant for 500l. to Phillip Packer, Paymaster
of the Works, same to be for one year from April 1
last as imprest for putting and keeping the King's
house called Audley End in repair and making
such alterations as by the privy seal of 1675,
July 31.
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Money Book (General)
p. 182.
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Same for 250l. to Frances, Countess of Portland, for
one quarter on her pension of 1,000l. per an. ; and
150l. to Anne, Countess Dowager of Newburgh,
for same on her same of 600l. per an. (Charles
Bertie dated Jan. 8 to the [Customs Cashier] to
bring in said sums notwithstanding any former
restriction ; and same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue same.)
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Ibid, p. 182. Out Letters
(General) p. 200.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in
notwithstanding, etc. (and same to the Auditor of
the Receipt to issue) 682l. 5s. 0d. to the New Royal
Foundation [of Mathematical boys at Christ's
Hospital], viz., 250l. for last Christmas quarter
on their pension and 432l. 5s. 0d. for one year to
Christmas last upon his Majesty's allowance for
putting out children [as] apprentices to masters
of ships [so as] to learn navigation.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 198.
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Same to same to pay (with respect to the weekly
payments) 126l. 10s. 0d. to the seven Auditors
of the revenue and 6l. 13s. 4d. to the Auditor of the
Staple for one year to Sept. 29 last on their fee due
at the Custom House.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay 26l. each to the following, or
390l. in all, as King's waiters in London port, viz.,
Gerard Andrews, Nicho. Park, John Marshall,
Fr. Roberts, Hu. Bantock, Jo. Shaw, Jo. Bowles
(his executors), Andr. Haines, Sam Ward, Fra.
Dacket, Tho. Raymond, Sam Phillips (all the above
for half a year due 1676, Christmas), Law. Corbet
(for same due 1677, June 24) and Jerman Hough
(for same due 1677, Christmas).
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Ibid, p. 199.
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Same to the Customs Commissioners. The business
of Jamaica, and particularly that of the laws proposed
for raising a revenue there (wherein you
have made your report) will be taken into consideration
to-morrow morning by the Committee
of Council for that purpose appointed. Treasurer
Danby desires two of you to attend to be ready
to explain such matters as he shall have doubt
of and to make such proposals as you think expedient
in that matter.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 3.
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Treasurer Danby to Sir William Tompson. The
present posture of his Majesty's affairs requiring
more than an ordinary supply for such preparations
as are necessary to be made in this conjuncture,
and the great readiness I have ever found in you
and the [East India] Company to serve his Majesty
on all occasions makes me desire that the Company
would again assist his Majesty at this present
with the loan of 30,000l. in money and what quantity
of salt peter they have by them ; for all which they
shall have the same security of repayment as they
had for the last 40,000l. [loan]. I desire you to
acquaint the Company as soon as may be of this
matter, not doubting of your and their ready compliance
herein, considering how acceptable and
seasonable this service must needs be unto his
Majesty, and your quick despatch of this affair
will much oblige me.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 140.
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Pass from Treasurer Danby to Alexander Younger
in the form of a warrant to all mayors, sheriffs,
bailiffs, etc., for two months to pass and repass
without arrest or restraint, he being employed
by me in affairs for his Majesty's service, and is
to repair to the port of Poole, co. Dorset, about
the same affairs.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from same to Sir John Shaw, Collector inwards,
London port, to swear Ellis Lloyd, gent., into the
office of one of the King's waiters London port,
his reversionary grant thereof of date 1676,
March 27, having taken effect by the death of John
Weldon and John Bowles.
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Ibid, p. 141.
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| Jan. 8.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet of a grant
to Anthony Sturt and his heirs of an annuity on the
Excise [similar to the bankers' annuities on the
same] of 327l. 19s. 2d. from Michaelmas as in lieu
of a debt of 5,466l. 5s. 11d. owing by the King
to said Sturt ; and similarly for an annuity of
41l. 6s. 7d. to Capt. Christopher Gunman and his
heirs as in lieu of a debt of 688l. 7s. 7d. owing to
him from the King ; and similarly for an annuity of
27l. 13s. 10d. to Capt. Anthony Young and his
heirs as in lieu of a debt of 461l. 13s. 4d. owing to him
from the King.
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Docquet Book, p. 178.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Commissioners forwarding
from Treasurer Danby a letter of Lord Hatton
from Guernsey, for you to consider and report on
that part of it which relates to the ship laden with
wool from Ireland which the Jurats of Guernsey
have released.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 4.
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Reference to Auditor Aldworth of Isaac Le Gouche's
interest accounts for 230l., 2,081l. 10s. 0d.,
148l. 10s. 0d., 150l. and 500l.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 199.
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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 2,000l. to the Duke of Monmouth
for last Christmas quarter on his pension.
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Ibid.
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Same to same for tallies for 200l. to Sir Samuell
Morland for a quarter on his pensions of 200l.
per an. on the Excise, and of 300l. and 300l. per an.
on the Tenths ; and same to the Receivers of Excise
to pay said tallies for 50l.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay 50l. to
Mr. Culliford for last Christmas quarter's salary as
Register of Seizures.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 199.
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| Jan. 9.
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Money warrant for 26l. 13s. 4d. to John Jones for
half a year on his several fees of 40l. and 20 marks
per an. as Apothecary to his Majesty.
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Money Book (General)
p. 182.
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Same for 100l. 7s. 6d. each to Thomas Payne,
Robert Gyde and Edmund Williamson for
one year's salary and boardwages as Serjeants
at Arms. (Charles Bertie dated Jan. 10 to the
Customs Cashier to bring in 150l. 11s. 3d., being
50l. 3s. 9d. each for half a year of the above ; to
be brought in with respect to the weekly payments :
and same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid, p. 182. Out Letters
(General) p. 201.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier, notwithstanding
any former restriction to forthwith pay 1,000l. into
the Exchequer for Treasurer Danby's salary.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 199.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer to forthwith make out process
of extent against the following Receivers and
Collectors (and their sureties) of fee farm rents
belonging to the King before 1675, Michaelmas,
who having passed their accounts have not paid into
the Exchequer nor to Henry Guy, who is appointed
Receiver General of the said rents, the several
sums due from them to the King upon their respective
accounts, viz. :—
Symon Smith, Receiver for Southampton, Wilts
and Gloucester.
Christopher Hanby, particular Receiver or Collector
of the late monastery of St. Mary's near the wall
of the city of York.
Thomas Lovell, Collector of divers late monasteries
in co. Yorks.
Henry Wilkinson, Collector of divers other
monasteries there.
Charles Read, late Receiver General of Lennox
lands in co. Yorks.
James Lancashire, late Collector of the Priory of
Broombridge [? Wombridge], co. Salop.
Richard Walden, Collector of the late Priory of
Henwood, et al co. Warwick.
William Elliott, Collector of the Priory of Chacombe
et al, co. Leicester.
William Greene, Receiver in cos. Warwick and
Leicester.
Thomas Ewster, bailiff of the Marquesse and
Richmond fees in the barony of Kendal, co. Westmorland.
Robert Roy, Collector of the late monastery
of Fountains, et al in the Archdeaconry of Richmond,
co. Yorks.
Henry Hilton, Collector for the bishopric of
Durham.
William Trever, Collector for co. Northumberland.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 142.
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| Jan. 10.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Mris. Anne Sheldon
(who is sworn and admitted in the place of one of
the dressers in ordinary to the Queen) of an annuity
or pension of 300l. per an. : payable quarterly
for life, commencing the first payment from
Christmas last. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Jan. 22 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 453. Docquet Book,
p. 180.
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Charles Bertie [to the Customs Cashier] to bring in
(and same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue)
50l. 3s. 9d. for Roger Charnock for half a year
as a Serjeant at Arms and to pay him 13l. for last
Christmas quarter's salary as a King's waiter
[London port].
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Out Letters (General)
p. 200.
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Same to same to bring in with respect to the weekly
payments charged on the Customs (and to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue) 150l. to Mris.
Buckley for half a year to Christmas last on her
pension of 300l. per an.
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Ibid, p. 201.
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The like for 77l. to Sir Jeffery Shackerley for half
a year to Sept. 29 last on his pension : to be brought
in notwithstanding, etc.
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Ibid.
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The like for 100l. to Sir John Howell for last Christmas
quarter on his pension.
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Ibid.
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| Jan. 11.
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The Lord Privy seal, by Mr. Leighton, enters a caveat
that no grant pass of any lands in the barony of
Decies and county of Waterford in Ireland till notice
be given to Mr. Phillips, his Lordship's steward, at
his Lordship's house in Drury Lane. Mr. Edward
Villiers is the person suspected to sue for such
a grant.
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Caveat Book, p. 31.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant and confirmation to
Daniel Trippier and Edward Ellis, gent., of certain
marsh lands lying in Holbech, co. Lincoln, and
other lands and things which by a patent under the
great seal of date 1672-3, Jan. 18, were demised
to John Cook, gent., and also to William Burgesse
and Henry Bigland, Esqrs., at the nomination of
Thomas Deane, gent., and as trustees for his benefit,
the said demise being for 31 years from 1672,
Sept. 29, under several reservations thereby made
and with a covenant that the lessees [Cook et al]
would endeavour to recover the premises to the
Crown at their proper cost within five years of
said demise otherwise such demise to be void.
Now the King being informed that the said lessees
or their assigns have not yet perfectly recovered
the premises but in regard they (Trepeire and
Ellis) have done their endeavours therein and
are likely in some short time to recover the same
[and bring it] under the King's title, the King is
willing to afford them a further title in that behalf.
The King therefore hereby grants and confirms
as above to said Trippier and Ellis as assigns of the
said lessees for the residue yet to come of the said
term under the same rents, conditions and covenants
as in the said lease except the above recited covenant
and proviso. The present grant is to contain
a pardon and release of the said particular covenant
and proviso, but a new covenant to be inserted
for the said assigns, grantees herein, to do their
endeavours to recover the premises before 1682-3,
Jan. 18, in default whereof (or of due payment of the
rents) the term herein is to be avoided. (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Jan. 14 of docquet
hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 452. Docquet Book,
p. 179.
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Royal sign manual for 500l. to John Worrell, of East
Greenwich, Kent, vintner, without account in
satisfaction of his loss and damages in desisting
by order of Sir John Denham, the late Surveyor
General of Works, to build and improve the premises,
a messuage and other things situate in East Greenwich,
which in April, 1664, he took a lease of from
Francis Withins for 31 years for 50l. fine and 30l.
per an. rent with a covenant to lay out 200l. in the
repair thereof within three years following, which
fine he paid and laid out some money in the said
repairs, but desisted by order of said Surveyor
General in regard it was thought expedient the
said messuage should be taken down for accommodating
the King's buildings [at Greenwich]
and the prospect of the King's palace there ; notwithstanding
which said Withins has recovered
by several judgments in the King's Bench all the
said rent due to 1676, Lady day, and the same
is paid, amounting to 360l. ; besides that said
Worrall has spent 80l. in law charges. (Money
warrant dated Jan. 18 hereon accordingly. Charles
Bertie dated March 18 to the Customs Cashier
to bring in said 500l. with respect to the weekly
payments and same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue same.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 454. Money Book
(General) p. 193. Out
Letters (General) p. 234.
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| Jan. 12.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Auditor Phelips
to allow in account 500l. to Cornwall Bradshaw,
late Receiver of Hearthmoney for London and
Westminster for the year ending 1674, Lady day,
he having by direction of the late Treasurer Clifford
paid to Hugh Holland, Esq., the former Receiver
of the same revenues the said sum of 500l. and
having by his care and diligence much improved the
said revenue, but in regard he continued only one
year in the receipt (the whole revenue being then
[thereafter] farmed) he was much damnified thereby
instead of receiving a reward for the said service :
it being his Majesty's pleasure that said sum should
be allowed to him.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 142.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to
permit the export, Customs free, by Monsieur
Carline for Rotterdam of the following, viz.,
15 horses (3 for Prince Rupert's nephew, 3
for the Duke of Hanover, 3 for the Duke of Brunswick,
3 for the Duke of Luneburg, 3 for the Duke
of Celle), and 2 coffers with some few gloves and pieces
of riband.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 4.
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Money warrant for 500l. to James, Earl of Northampton
for half a year to Christmas last on his pension of
1,000l. ; and 50l. for same on his fee of 100l. per an.
as Constable of the Tower. (Charles Bertie dated
Jan. 14 to the Customs Cashier to bring same in
notwithstanding any former restriction ; and same
to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 182. Out Letters
(General) p. 203.
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Warrant dormant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay from time to time to the Company
of the Royal Fishery of England all sums which
shall be due to them under the terms of their
charter of Sept. 25 last for such doggers as they
now have and are owners of or shall build within
the time therein limited, in accordance with
certificate to be made by the Surveyor of the
Navigation Act ; the said charter having granted,
for the encouragement of them and the fishing
trade, the yearly sum of 20l. for each and every
respective doggar they had and were owners of
at the time of the charter or which within seven
years of the date of said charter they should build
in England or other the King's dominions, to have
the same for so long as the said doggers should be
employed in the said fishery ; to be payable quarterly
out of the Customs of London port. (Charles
Bertie to same dated Jan. 21 to so pay the above
allowance, notwithstanding any former restriction.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 183. Out Letters
(General) p. 209.
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Money warrant for 100l. to the Grooms and Pages
of the King's chamber for one year of the yearly
sum granted them by patent. (For Charles Bertie's
letters hereon see under date June 18 infra.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 184.
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Same for 66l. 13s. 4d. to the Grooms and Pages of the
Queen's Chamber for same on the King's free gift of
100 marks per an. (See ut supra.)
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Ibid.
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Same for 50l. to Katharine Gunter, widow, for one
quarter on her pension of 200l. per an. (See under
Feb. 16 infra.)
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on an order of June 21 last for
855l. 16s. 11d. to Sir John Robinson in full of
1,623l. 16s. 11d. for fees and salaries for himself
as Lieutenant of the Tower and for the Gentleman
Porter, yeoman warders and others for the year
ended 1674, Lady day : same to be hereby satisfied
by tallies on the Customs.
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Ibid.
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Same on 717l. 18s. 5d. to same in part of an order
dated June 22 last for 1,000l. as in part of 1,825l. 1s. 1d.
for the above service, as for 1¼ years to 1675,
June 24 : to be hereby satisfied as above.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier
to pay 45l. 12s. 0d. to Henry Ayloffe, King's
Remembrancer, for the fees due to him and his
clerks usually heretofore paid by the Customers
of the [out] ports of England and Wales for passing
their accounts, viz., for the year ended Christmas
last.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Danby's warrant to Samuel Pepys to pay
to the Earl of Inchiquin the 1766l. 16s. 4d. as
advance pay, etc., ut supra, p. 791.
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Ibid.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal containing directions to the Lord
Treasurer and Exchequer to pay to the Governor
and Company of merchants trading to the East
Indies 60,000l. with interest at 6 per cent, per an.
as repayment of an advance and loan which said
Company has agreed to make of 20,000l. in money
and 754£34 tons of saltpetre to be by them furnished
to the stores which at the several rates agreed
upon by the Master of the Ordnance amounts
to 40,000l. more, making 60,000l. in all. The said
sum is hereby to be repaid to them out of the
moneys that shall grow due and payable to the
King for the Customs of East India commodities
imported and to be imported by them after Nov. 1
last. Tallies for the said sum (and interest) are to
be struck on the Customs Cashier and handed to
said Company for securing repayment thereof.
A clause is to be inserted in said great seal for the
Treasury to allow to said Company discompt of
interest of six and six months in accordance with
the article in their charter granting them six and
six months time for the payment of their Customs
from the respective times of entry or importation of
their goods. The repayment as above to said
Company is to be preferable and preferred before
any other payments to be made out of the moneys
payable by said Company to the King for Customs.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated Jan. 22 of
docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 452-3. Docquet
Book, p. 180.
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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 250l. for last Christmas
quarter on the Earl of Bath's and Lord Hawley's
pension of 1,000l. per an.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 202.
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Same to same to pay (and same to the Customs Cashier
to bring in forthwith) 550l. for Sir Herbert Price
on the warrant of Dec. 24 last.
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Ibid.
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The like letters for 25l. to Gervas Price for last
Christmas quarter on his allowance of 100l. per an.
for keeping his Majesty's arms at Whitehall and
14l. 11s. 3d. for same quarter on his fee of
58l. 5s. Od. per an. as Gentleman of the Bow : to
be brought in with respect, etc.
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Ibid.
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The like for 20l. for the Treasurer of the Chamber
to be by him paid over to Serjeant Price for a
trumpeter and kettle drummer who were sent
to Holland to attend the Prince of Orange into
England.
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Ibid.
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| Jan. 13.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
on the Excise (and same to the Excise Receivers
to pay said tallies) for 250l. to Lady Falmouth
now Countess of Middlesex (Dorset), for a quarter on
her pension.
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Ibid, p. 205.
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| Jan. 14.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver, Customs free, to Mr. Gilmer,
sen., to Sir John Gilmer, late President of the
High Court in Scotland, five suits of point laced
handkerchiefs and ruffles which goods he intended
to send to Scotland but were lately seized by Joseph
Campion.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 4.
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Same from same to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 12,552l. upon any orders in the name of
George Wharton as Treasurer and Paymaster of
the Ordnance : as imprest for the Ordnance :
to be by tallies on the Customs. (Same from
same dated Jan. 18 to the Customs Cashier
to take wine bonds from Phillip Marsh to the said
amount and to deliver same to said Wharton with
the usual calculated merchants' 10 per cent. discount
thereon.)
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Money Book (General)
pp. 184, 191.
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Money warrant for 100l. to Mris. Katherine Elliott
for half a year to Christmas last on her pension of
200l. per an. (Charles Bertie dated Jan. 14 to the
Customs Cashier to pay same in notwithstanding, etc.;
and to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid, p. 185. Out Letters
(General) p. 203.
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Money warrant for 200l. to Henry Frederick Thinne
(Thynne), and James Thinne (Thynn) for one year
on their fee as keepers of the King's library. (Like
letters, ut supra : the money to be brought in with
respect to the weekly payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 185. Out Letters
(General) p. 203.
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Letter of direction on 1,000l. and 1,500l. in part of an
order dated Nov. 9 last as in further part of the
privy seal of Oct. 31 for 20,000l. to Charles Bertie for
secret service : on which privy seal 5,000l. and
2,000l. is already paid : the said 1,000l. to be
hereby satisfied by tallies on the Hearthmoney
Contractors' payment due March 15 next and said
1,500l. by tallies on the Customs.
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Money Book (General)
p. 185.
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Money warrant for 500l. to Sir Stephen Fox for the
Earl of Lichfield for last Christmas quarter on the
privy seal of 1674, July 27 for 2,000l. per an.
to Fox as for secret service : and likewise for
500l. to said Fox for the Earl of Sussex for same
on the like privy seal dated 1674, Aug. 25. (Charles
Bertie dated Jan. 14 to the Receivers of Excise
to bring same forthwith into the Exchequer ; and
to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid, p. 185. Out Letters
(General) p. 203.
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Same for 38l. to Lord Frescheville for last Christmas
quarter on his pension of 152l. per an. (Charles
Bertie dated Jan. 16 to the Customs Cashier to
bring same in notwithstanding any former restriction ;
and same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 185. Out Letters
(General) p. 204.
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Same for 168l. to the Provost and Fellows of Eton
College for four years to Christmas last on their
perpetuity of 42l. per an. (Charles Bertie dated
Jan. 18 to the Customs Cashier to bring same in
with respect to the weekly payments ; and to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue same. Same
dated Jan. 24 for the payment of 100l. of the above
with respect to the weekly payments and 68l.
thereof notwithstanding any former restriction.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 185. Out Letters
(General) p. 206.
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Same for 500l. 10s. 6d. to Bevil Skelton for a bill of
extraordinaries 1677, Lady day to Michaelmas
as Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor of Germany.
Appending : said bill—
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Money Book (General)
p. 186.
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£
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s.
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d.
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For intelligence, postage of letters and
Gazettes
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100
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0
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0
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For intelligence, postage of letters
and Gazettes which was omitted
in his two preceding bills from
1676, Mich., to Lady day last
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100
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0
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0
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For an entertainment the 28th of May
last, being the King's birthday
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40
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0
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0
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Going to Luxemburg and Ebersdorf
whilst the Court was there this last
summer
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40
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0
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0
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Mr. Petit's expenses going post to
Neustadt to see Prince William of
Fu[r]stenberg
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10
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0
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0
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Portage of the pictures [which] his
Majesty sent to the Empress
Dowager from London to Hamburg
and thence to Vienna
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15
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0
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0
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Fees paid in the Exchequer on [the
receipt of] 1,836l.
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71
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0
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6
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[Discount paid] to the Hearthmoney
Farmers for the advance of 1,836l.
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124
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10
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0
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£500
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10
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6
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"I have his Majesty's leave to allow this bill notwithstanding
the accomptant is not able according
to the standing rule to make oath of the truth
of the accompt ; and not finding any reasonable
exception otherwise to it I do allow of it ; only
the last particular about the advance of 1,836l. I must
leave it to my Lord Treasurer, of whose cognizance
it properly is."
J. Williamson, Whitehall, Jan. 5.
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Money warrant for 455l. to said Skelton for a quarter's
ordinary to Dec. 26 last as Envoy, etc., as above, viz.,
on his 4l. per diem by the privy seal of 1675, Dec. 15,
and his 1l. per diem by same of 1676, Nov. 15. (Letters
of direction dated Feb. 4 for both the above sums
to be satisfied by tallies on the Customs. Charles
Bertie dated Feb. 12 to the Customs Cashier to pay
said tallies, lately struck, in their course according
to their dates and if you think fit to advance the
money thereon Treasurer Danby is pleased to allow
you 8 per cent. interest thereon till repayment.)
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Money Book (General)
pp. 186, 211. Out Letters
(General) p. 218.
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Same for 110,000l. to Lemuel Kingdon as imprest
for the Guards and Garrisons and incidents thereof
from Dec. 31 last to June 31 [sic] next : 58,000l.
thereof to be by tallies on the Excise and the
residue to be out of the Exchequer.
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Money Book (General)
p. 186.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Auditor of
Excise and officers of the Exchequer to give full
allowance to Richard Kent of the sum of 202l. 5s. 10d.
said Kent having delivered in an account of all
the money by him received of the Excise during
the term he continued Receiver General and Cashier
thereof and having [therein shown that he hath]
paid and answered all the said moneys except said
202l. 5s. 10d. : he having had in his said account
no allowance for salary of himself and the several
persons under him in that employment from 1675,
Christmas, to Jan. 23 following, the time he was
removed from said employment ; and having
further had no allowance for passing his account
in the Exchequer and sueing out his quietus as
formerly and usually allowed to other like officers.
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Ibid, p. 187.
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Same from same to the Customs Cashier to receive
from Phillip Marsh (the Receiver for wines and
currants in London port) bonds on the Additional
[wine] duty to the amount of 10,000l. and to deliver
same to the Treasurer of the Navy in satisfaction
of tallies to that sum : with the usual clause for
the addition thereto of the calculated merchants'
10 per cent. discount on said bonds. (Charles
Bertie dated Jan. 30 to same. As soon as you
shall have satisfied the sum of 12,552l. to the Treasurer
of the Ordnance on wine bonds, Treasurer Danby desires
you in the very next place to satisfy [this] 10,000l.
in like manner to the Treasurer of the Navy.)
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Ibid, p. 187. Out Letters
(General) p. 214.
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Royal sign manual for 100l. to Margery Thomas,
relict of Henry Thomas as royal bounty. (Money
warrant dated Jan. 18 hereon. Charles Bertie
dated Feb. 16 to the Customs Cashier to bring in
same with respect to the weekly payments ; and to
the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 455. Money Book
(General) p. 194. Out
Letters (General) p. 222.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to proceed
to pay off the remainder of John Alexander's order
of date 1661-2, March 22, for 1,153l. 1s. 6d. (whereof
you certify that 836l. 13s. 10d. has been paid)
out of any money in the Exchequer upon account
of the moiety of forfeited leather : same being
for salary to him as Shoemaker to the late King and
for boots and shoes by him furnished to his said
Majesty.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 203.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer to supersede process (as to the person)
against George Pley, junr., late Collector of Lyme
port who is now in the custody of the sheriff of
Middlesex.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 143.
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Same from same to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands for a particular and ratal of certain premises
with a view to a new lease thereof to Sir Phillip
Egerton for a fine of 40s. and a rent of 10s. 6d.
(see infra under date 1677-8, March 7).
Prefixing : note of said Surveyor's report dated
1677, Nov. 28, on said Egerton's petition as by
reference thereof dated Aug. 16 last.
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Ibid.
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Report from same to the King on the report from the
Earl of Essex, late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on
the petition of James Barnwell, of Bremore, Ireland :
which said petition sets forth that the Commissioners
for executing the Act of Settlement restored him
to the estate of his father, Matthias Barnwell,
deceased (adjudging him Innocent) to hold the said
estate to himself and the heirs male of his body : in
case of failure of such issue the remainder of the estate
is in the king, whereby the petitioner is disabled
from making jointures and settlements and therefore
prays a grant of an estate in fee to him and his
heirs and that the said lands may be made a manor
and that several lands in the county of Meath and
Dublin may be part of the manor of Bremore, and
that all the wrecks happening there may be the
petitioner's and that the lands of Stackney [Staheny],
co. Dublin, be adjoined to the manor of Piercetown
Marshall in co. Meath, and that the fair which was
held at Bremore may be held at Piercetown
Marshall. Said petition being referred to the Earl
of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, May 10 last,
the said Earl in his abovesaid report thereon certifies
the King that by decree dated 1663, March 30, of
the late Commissioners of the Court of Claims it
appears that all the lands etc. of which Matthias
Barnwall, late of Bremore, was seized in fee were by
deed of feoffment dated 1635-6, Feb. 4, in consideration
of a marriage portion of 900l., made over
to Sir Christopher Bellew and others in trust for the
use of himself for life, the remainder after some
particular estates, since ended, to the use of the
petitioner and the heirs male of his body with
other remainder over. And said petitioner was
by said Commissioners declared an Innocent Papist
and restored to all the said lands and premises
accordingly by injunction of the said Court. Further
by the deed of uses of the said feoffment it appears
that in case the petitioner James Barnwall should
die without issue male there are several remainders
limited to Edward and Robert and Andrew
Barnwall uncles to the said Mathias and their heirs
male severally and successively. But it does not
appear by the said decree or record of the said
court that any of the said persons in remainder
are declared innocent : by reason whereof the said
Earl of Essex conceives that the estate in fee
after the decease of James Barnwall without issue
male is forfeited to the King by the Act of Explanation.
Therefore your Majesty may if you shall
so think fit (in order to enable petitioner to provide
for his younger children and improvement of his
estate) grant to him the remainder in fee of the
said premises (he passing deficiencies thereon
as shall be approved by the Lord Lieutenant) "with
direction to me or other chief governor of this your
Majesty's kingdom to create the several particulars
mentioned in the said petition into a manor to
hold under such rents, privileges and advantages
as is therein desired." The abovesaid report
being referred July 24 last to Treasurer Danby
the latter hereby reports thereon fully agreeing
with the same.
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Ibid, p. 144.
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Report from Treasurer Danby to the King on a similar
report from said Earl of Essex on the petition of Henry
Draycot of Mornington, Ireland, which said petition
sets forth that petitioner was by the late Court of
Claims decreed Innocent and restored to his lands,
but having only an estate in tail for himself and his
heirs male, he cannot make assurances to himself
or younger children, and therefore prays in consideration
of his own services and sufferings, and
those of his wife's relations, that said estate may
be granted to his wife in reversion for her life and
afterwards to petitioner and his heirs for the present
rent and services. Said petition being referred to the
Earl of Essex, May 10 last, said Earl reported thereon
that by decree of the late Commissioners for
executing the Act of Settlement dated 1663, May 2,
petitioner was adjudged Innocent and thereby
restored to several tenements and hereditaments
mentioned in the said decree, and as to other lands
therein mentioned he was left to law to recover
the same ; which said lands by said decree were
to be held and enjoyed by petitioner and his heirs
male, the reversion thereof ("for anything appearing
unto me") remaining still in the Crown.
By the civil survey all the said lands (except those
for which petitioner by the said decree was left
to law) are returned to have been the property
of John Draycotte, of Mornanstown, petitioner's
father, deceased, in 1641. While the reversion
of the said lands and tithes remains in the Crown
petitioner cannot "as I conceive" either by fine
or recovery bar the same so as to make any settlement
of jointure thereout upon his wife or any provision
for his younger children. The said lands and
tithes being vested in your Majesty by the Acts
of Settlement and Explanation to the uses in the said
Act mentioned you may, if you so think fit,
grant the reversion thereof to the wife for life
with a remainder to petitioner and his heirs under
such deficiencies thereon as I shall prescribe and
with reservation of the quit rent payable thereout
by the Acts of Settlement and Explanation : the said
grant to extend only to such of the premises as are
restored to him and whereof he is now possessed
and not to the lands for which he is left to law.
The foregoing report being Aug. 2 last referred to
Treasurer Danby, the latter hereby reports fully
agreeing with same.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII, p. 145.
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Report from Treasurer Danby to the King on the Earl
of Essex's report on the petition of Nicholas Harrold,
which said petition sets forth that petitioner's ancestors
were seized of the lands of Killnekuge [Kilmacud]
(Ballynekuge) alias Killmackeseke, co. Dublin, till
his father was outed by the late usurped powers :
that the King by his declaration of 1660, Nov. 30,
directed the premises to be restored to petitioner's
father : that the lands were never disposed of [to]
nor in the possession of any soldiers adventurers,
and therefore no reprisal lieth in petitioner's way :
that his father died before the sitting of the late
Court of Claims, and petitioner being an orphan,
applied to his kinsman. Sir Maurice Eustace,
late Lord Chancellor of Ireland, to be directed,
who promised to procure the lands for petitioner
within a few years, and soon after procured the
possession in his own name, promising to deliver
them up to petitioner as soon as he had received
his charges out of the rents and profits : that
upon Sir Maurice's death his nephew Sir Maurice
Eustace became possessed and has procured a letter
[from the King] to the Lord Lieutenant for
passing a grant of them to himself and heirs, but
the patent is not obtained : finally petitioner
prays the benefit of the said declaration. Said
petition being 1676, May 11, referred to the Earl of
Essex, said Earl reports thereon to the King at
length practically confirming all the statements
of the petition. Petitioner's father, John Harold,
was long since seized of said lands and was in
possession thereof 1641, Oct. 23. By the declaration
of 1660, Nov. 30, your Majesty directed that those who
had continued with your Majesty or served faithfully
under your ensigns beyond the seas should
without being put to any further proof, be restored
to their former estates after reprisal made to any
adventurer, soldier or Connaught purchaser.
Petitioner never proved his innocency in the late
Court of Claims, nor was by any decree of said
Court restored to said lands, the reason thereof being
that at the time of the sitting of the said Court he
was not above 12 years of age, and so wholly ignorant
of the proceedings, and also that Sir Maurice
Eustace had promised as above. By your royal
letter of 1660-1, Feb. 26, all the forfeited lands in the
half barony of Rathdown, co. Dublin (whereof
Killmackeoge is part) is ordered to be set out to said
Eustace towards his reprizals to hold the same
de bene esse at a favourable and easy rent until the
same shall be finally settled and set out. By an
especial Act of Parliament made in 1662 for the
benefit of said Lord Chancellor it was enacted that
he should enjoy to him and his heirs all the lands
whereof he was possessed 1641, Oct. 23, or any
time since against your Majesty, free and discharged
from all demands whatsoever other than the
rents due thereout. By patent of 1662, Oct. 10,
your Majesty granted and confirmed said lands of
Killmackeoge (among many others) to said Eustace
and his heirs towards defraying his expenses as
the Speaker of the House of Peers, which patent is (as
alleged by petitioner's counsel) become void by the
vesting clause in the Explanatory Act. By his
will said Eustace devised said lands of Killmackeoge
to his nephew Sir Maurice Eustace who is now
and has ever since been in possession thereof.
By patent of 1670, June 16, your Majesty confirmed
said lands of Killmackeoge to said Sir Maurice
Eustace and his heirs with a non obstante to the
Acts of Settlement and Explanation. By letters
dated 1673-4, Feb. 6 a new patent was ordered to be
passed to him of said lands with other [lands] because
of a clerical omission in the patent of 1670, June 16,
but as yet no [new] patent has been passed thereon.
By letters of 1673-4, March 6, your Majesty ordered
the Lord Lieutenant to give preference and liberty to
said Sir Maurice of applying soldiers' and adventurers'
deficiencies or any other satisfiable interest
according to the Acts of Settlement and Explanation
to such part of the lands and tenements whereof
he is seized or possessed with further directions
that no person be suffered to apply deficiencies
or pass letters patent for any of the premises.
Sir Maurice alleges that Mr. Harold of Killmackeoge's
name does not occur among the
54 persons to whom the nominees mentioned in
the said declaration of 1660, Nov. 30, are reduced.
At the instance of Col. Cary Dillon I also certify
that your Majesty did by letters of 1673-4, Jan. 29,
direct the passing a patent to said Col. Dillon
and his heirs for a grant of such forfeited lands,
tenements, etc., as he should discover to belong
to your Majesty in order to his satisfaction of
1,200l. per an. : pursuant whereto said Col. brought
me a list of several lands including the aforementioned
lands of Killmacheuke, which lands are
likewise contained in the books lately made up
by Mr. Taylor concerning the distribution of land in
Ireland. On the whole matter I conceive said lands
are forfeit to your Majesty by the Acts of Settlement
and Explanation, but whether Sir Maurice has
sufficient title thereto by the patents or private
Act of Parliament as above will be proper to be
determined at law. If it be adjudged against
him or he desire a new grant of same it will remain
wholly in your pleasure to whom to grant same
whether to petitioner or to said Eustace. The above
report of the Earl of Essex dated Dublin Castle
1676, Sept. 14, being referred to Treasurer Danby
1677, June 26, the latter hereby reports fully
agreeing with the same.
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Report from Treasurer Danby to the King on the petition
of James Clearke and on the Duke of Ormonde's
draft of a royal warrant to be directed to said Duke as
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland concerning same :
said petition being for a lease for 99 years of a very
small brick house in Dublin situate near the new
Custom House there and in which the Auditor General
[of Ireland] keeps his office, which petitioner discovers
to be his Majesty's, being built upon Crown
land in the late wars : and the said draft
warrant being for a lease to petitioner of the said
premises with all sheds and outhouses thereto
belonging as a mark of royal favour in consideration
of petitioner's services performed. To this draft
warrant, being referred to Treasurer Danby Dec. 17
last,Treasurer Danby hereby has no objection to make.
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