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| May 1. |
Henry Guy to Alderman Duncombe to pay to Charles,
Lord Murray, Master of the Horse to the Queen
Consort, the value of 430 guineas at 1l. 1s. 6d. each
(making 462l. 5s. 0d.). But you are to take his
acquittance for 480l. 14s. 6d. as the fees for the
warrant and at the Exchequer amount to 18l. 9s. 6d.
which you are to detain and to pay to Mr. Squibb,
one of my clerks, who is to pass the warrant. You
are to enter this 480l. 14s. 6d. in your [weekly cash]
certificate of the Hearthmoney next week. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 27. |
|
Warrant dormant by Treasurer Rochester to the
Customs Commissioners to grant (according to the
constant practice of the Customs Commissioners)
new deputations to officers upon the [Customs]
establishment at any time upon their request when
either their deputations are worn out or defaced by
accident or when by alteration of the [Customs] Commission few or none of the subscribers of these deputations have remained which sometimes occasioned
disturbance and disputes about their authority
"provided you do not at any time give a deputation
to any officer not established by warrant from me
or the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury." |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 23. |
|
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to attend
the Lord Treasurer on Monday next when he will
hear John Stevington and others, Virginia merchants,
with their counsel upon your report touching the
payment of debentures on exported tobacco. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 66. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to Auditor Aldworth
to make a particular of so many farms, parcel of
lands and possessions in Ireland of the present King
before his accession, as shall amount to 3,000l.
per an. value and to send same to the Attorney
General. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 48. |
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Reference by same to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Rawleigh Radford praying to
be restored to his employment as his suspension
was due to a false accusation of his using indecent
words against Sir Nicholas Buttler (Buttlar) viz.
that Buttlar's name stunk at the other end of the
town, for which he has been suspended above three
months and Buttler declares he will remove him to
some outport. |
Reference Book III, p. 74. |
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Same by same to same of the petition of John Brett
and John Waring for renewal of their patent as
searchers of Chester port, void by the late King's
death. |
Ibid, p. 75. |
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Same by same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton of the
petition of Robert Julian as by a reference thereof
from the King: petitioner praying the discharge
of his fine of 100 marks for which he has lain a
twelvemonth in the King's Bench prison, being poor
and unable to pay it; he having served the late
King nine years at sea under Sir Edward Spragg. |
Ibid, p. 76. |
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Same by same to Mr. Stephens [cashier to the Treasurer
of the Navy] of the petition of David Thornton for
payment of 10l. 14s. 7d. due to him on a Navy
order. |
Ibid. |
| May 1. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners of the petition of John Butler for
renewal of his patent as customer and collector
of Boston port, to be executed by himself or his son
Richard, the latter being a very loyal person and
at present Surveyor of Plymouth port. |
Reference Book III, p. 76. |
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Same by same to Auditor Aldworth of the accounts
as follow. |
Ibid, pp. 77–9. |
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Prefixing (a) an account of interest money due to
1685, April 1, to William Hewer [for moneys] by
him formerly advanced on two Customs tallies by
direction of the [late] Treasury Lords. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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on 800l. advanced [to] Mr. Shere on
a Navy imprest bill from 1683,
July 28, "the time I was directed
to lend him the money" to 1684,
Nov. 19, when a tally was struck
on the Customs for same at 6
per cent. |
63 |
0 |
0 |
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on said 800l. from 1684, Nov. 19,
to 1685, April 1, at 6 per cent. |
17 |
7 |
0 |
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on 500l. advanced on a tally dated
1684, Nov. 16, struck on the
Customs for half a year of Viset.
Brouncker's pension; viz. for
1684, Nov. 26, to 1685, April 1 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
£90 |
12 |
0 |
|
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(b) account of interest due to said Hewer, as
Treasurer for the affairs of the late garrison of
Tangier for moneys advanced by him on tallies
struck on the Customs from 1684, Oct. 1, being
the determination of his last account, to 1685,
April 1. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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on 32,250l. 4s. 10d. being balance of
principal and interest due to him
on the foot of his said last account
made up to 1684, Oct. 1. viz. to
1685, April 1 |
964 |
17 |
0 |
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on 500l. advanced on a tally struck
on the Customs 1684, Nov. 20
[viz. to 1685, April 1] |
10 |
17 |
0 |
|
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|
975 |
14 |
0 |
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total principal due |
32,750 |
4 |
10 |
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repayments of principal money and
deductions of interest for such repayments on 1,382l. 6s. 0d. paid
1684–5, Jan. 23, being what was
due to him for interest on his
[said] last account |
15 |
5 |
0 |
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on 1,000l. paid him by Mr. Kent
1684, Nov. 26, on a Customs
tally dated 1682, June 2 |
20 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
35 |
16 |
0 |
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Total interest due, 975l. 14s. 0d.; total principal
due (after deduction of said 2,382l. 6s. 0d. so
repaid as above), 30,367l. 18s. 10d.; or
together, 31,307l. 16s. 10d. |
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(c) copy of a warrant of the late Treasury Lords,
undated, to said Hewer to deliver to Anthony Sturt
the note for 954l. 13s. 1d. advanced and paid to
said Sturt by said Hewer in full of 1,000l. supplied
to Hewer by the late Treasury Lords (there being
due to said Sturt and Jonathan Gauden, contractors
for victualling the late garrison of Tangier, a considerable sum of money on the balance of an account
adjusted by Auditor Done to May 4 last): Hewer having taken only the receipt or obligation [of said Sturt]
for same. In lieu of said note Hewer is hereby to
take Sturt's receipt on the back of this warrant
for said sum and the Auditors of Imprests are
to allow same on Hewer's account as Treasurer for
the affairs of Tangier and the sum is to be charged
as an imprest on said Sturt and partners. |
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| May 1. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Matthew Appleyard
for renewal of his patent as Customer of Hull, void
by the death of Charles II. |
Reference Book III, p. 81. |
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Same by same to Richard Graham and Philip Burton
of the petition of Thomas More, esq., for a third
part of the discoveries he shall make of houses and
lands formerly belonging to monasteries in Kent
and Surrey: same being referred [from the King]
Mar. 30 last. |
Ibid. |
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Same by same to William Blathwait [as Secretary at
War] of the petition of Col. Hen. Farr alias Craven,
shewing that his wife lately died in childbed of the
24th child, her death being his ruin had not the late
King bestowed 4s. a day on him, which kept him
and his children from starving, he being now 87
years of age. |
Ibid. p. 82. |
|
Same by same to Richard Graham and Philip Burton
of the petition of Septimus Bott and John Waldron,
late sheriffs of Coventry, shewing that they paid
the King's part of the fines on Dissenters to Mr.
Dugdale to buy an organ for Holy Trinity Church
in Coventry, which amounted to 36l. 0s. 6d. upon
supposition that those fines belonged to them: that
Mr. Feilding, steward of Coventry, has certified the
said fines into the Exchequer. Therefore pray to
be discharged of same. |
Ibid. |
| May 2. |
Henry Guy to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands.
Mr. Parsons will attend you with a particular of a
parcel of land lying near the King's land at Reigate.
You are to view and value same. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 66. |
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Same to Mr. Agar [Surveyor General of Woods, Trent
South] to attend Treasurer Rochester on Monday
with an account of wood sales in Whittlewood and
Salcey Forest. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Peregrine Bertie, Charles Bertie and Mr.
Osborne. You have not yet been to the Attorney
General to make surrender of the lands etc. granted
you in trust for the late Earl of Plymouth. You
are to do it without delay. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Attorney General to attend the Barons
of the Exchequer, with the opinions given by
yourself and others (viz. Sir John Osborne, the
Attorney and Solicitor General of Ireland, Sir John
Meade and the Solicitor General of England) on the
following case and on the opinions given thereon
by yourselves, viz. whether the enumerated goods
coming from the Plantations without having paid
the Plantation duty payable under the Act of
25 Car. II. e. 7 (whereby they become forfeit) may
be seized upon their arrival in Ireland and if so in
what manner they are to be proceeded against and
recovered. |
Ibid, p. 67. |
| May 2. |
Fiats by Treasurer Rochester for royal letters patent
to constitute Tho. Lysons as Customer of the port
of Kingston upon Hull, to wit the office he held at
the death of Charles II. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 48, 49. |
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Richard Evans as searcher of Milford port:
similarly held by him. |
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Walter Middleton as Customer of Milford port:
similarly held by him. |
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John Martin as searcher of Plymouth port:
similarly held by him. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for issues as follows for the Stables. By privy
seal dated June 30 last the late King directed
6,964l. 1s. 6d. to Henry Griffith, esq., viz.
975l. 18s. 0d. part thereof for a surplusage due to
him and the remainder for the service of the Stables
for 1683. Thereon an order was drawn Nov. 22
last for said sum and thereon there has been issued
to him 3,598l. 11s. 1d. By reason of the death of
Charles II the 3,365l. 10s. 5d. remainder of said
order cannot now be paid without further direction
from the King. It is hereby to be paid by issues
either on said order or on a new order to be drawn
for it. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 97–102. |
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Further Henry Guy, Theophilus Oglethorpe and
Charles Adderley, late Commissioners of the Stables
(Commissioners for executing the office of Master of
the Horse) to the late King have presented a list
of the arrears unpaid to the Stables at the death of
Charles II as follows, viz.: 3,738l. 14s. 0d. for the
usual expense and service of the Stables for 1684;
1,439l. 10s. 0d. for the livery clothing for the servants
of Charles II and his Consort for said year (over
and above 1,000l. paid at the Exchequer for that
service): 1,512l. 5s. 10d. for moneys disbursed for
horses, hire of stage coach horses etc. for said year;
541l. 4s. 6d. for disbursements to defray the charges
of several privy seals, Exchequer fees etc.;
100l. 1s. 11d. to several tradesmen for divers particulars from 1681, Christmas, to 1682, Lady day,
not paid by the then Commissioners of the Stables.
These sums amounting to 7,331l. 16s. 3d. are hereby
to be paid to said Griffith. |
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Further there is hereby to be paid to him 500l. to
defray the charges of mourning for the late King's
servants provided by command of the King. The
full total of all the above sums is 11,197l. 6s. 8d. and
is to be applied by said Griffith to said uses
according to such directions as he shall receive from
said Commissioners. But no account, imprest or
other charge is to be set in the Exchequer upon
said Griffith for same. |
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Further by a great seal dated 1681–2, Jan. 22,
Charles II granted to Charles, Duke of Richmond
and Lennox, the office or place of Master of the
Horse with the fee of 100 marks per an. and all
other profits thereto belonging to be held by him
after attaining the age of 14 and during pleasure
and the said Guy, Oglethorpe and Adderley were
to be Commissioners for executing said place till
said Duke attained said age: they to account for
the profits of said place as the King by his sign
manual should direct. They have accordingly
presented to the present King an account made up
to 1684–5, Jan. 1, shewing receipts of 2,992l. 15s. 10d.
which with 500l. received by said Oglethorpe for the
equipage of said Duke when he went into France
amount in all to 3,492l. 15s. 10d.: and likewise
showing payments by them for said Duke of sums
amounting to 3,465l. 19s. 4d. leaving them with
26l. 16s. 6d. in hand on Jan. 1 last. Being satisfied
that the late King's intention was that sums so
received by them should be so expended to the use
and service of said Duke, although directions for so
doing were not signified by the late King's sign
manual as mentioned in said great seal, and being
satisfied that the said sums were really paid for said
service (the account thereof having been seen
and not objected against by our beloved cousin
Louisa, Duchess of Portsmouth, mother of the said
Duke) said account is hereby approved as if same
had been paid by express direction of the late King's
sign manual; and the said accomptants are to be
hereby absolutely acquitted and discharged of said
sum of 3,492l. 15s. 10d. and also of their receipts
between 1681–2, Jan. 22, and 1684–5, Jan. 1, as
above, except the said remain of 26l. 16s. 6d. |
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Further at the death of Charles II several sums
remained due and unpaid in the office of Cofferer of
the Household or elsewhere upon the allowance of
the Master of the Horse. It is hereby directed that
said Guy, Oglethorpe and Adderley shall receive
same and apply same (as also the abovesaid remain
of 26l. 16s. 6d.) towards the satisfaction of said
Duke's debts. |
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Further they are hereby to cause the remains in
the stables of the late King which are specified in
a schedule hereto to be delivered to said Duke for
his own use without account. |
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Appending: said schedule: being horses detailed
(6 pads; 7 hunters; 2 bottle horses, one for the
celler, one for the field; 4 sumpter horses; 7 old
grey horses and 1 old coach of state in J. Clarke's
charge; 7 black Dutch horses, 1 body coach,
1 travelling coach, 1 set of harness etc. in Chaire's
charge; 7 black Dutch horses, 1 travelling coach,
1 set of harness in Baldwin's charge; 1 hand chair,
4 saddles and furniture, some sadler's wares in the
sadler's office; 2 old waggons in the Mews; 1
private chair in Mris. Gwyn's charge; 7 running
horses at Newmarket). |
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| May 2. |
Royal sign manual for 480l. 14s. 6d. to Henry Guy
for secret service, without account: to be issued
on the 10,000l. dormant privy seal of Feb. 27 last.
(Money warrant dated May 5 hereon. Money
order dated May 6 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 103. Money Book VI, p. 54. Order Book I, p. 22. |
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Same for 655l. 16s. 4d. to William Harbord, Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, without account: in
full satisfaction of what remains due to him as well
of the sum of 2,101l. by him disbursed to several
persons for lands bought for the accommodation of
the late King's buildings at Winchester and for
making a park there "which said lands and tenements are now in our actual possession by good
conveyances" as for the interest on said sum to
April 30 last as by an account thereof examined by
Auditor William Aldworth. The present sum to be
issued on the 10,000l. dormant privy seal of Feb. 27
last. (Money warrant dated May 5 hereon. Money
order dated May 6 hereon. Henry Guy dated
May 2 to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue said
sum out of the moneys of the revenue of the Duchy
of Cornwall "upon such warrant as you shall
receive." It is to be issued to Harbord without fees.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 103. Money Book VI, p. 54. Order Book I, p. 22. Disposition Book IV, p. 27. |
| May 2. |
Royal warrant to Sir Robert Sawyer, Attorney
General, to enter a noli prosequi upon the several
informations which by the procurement of Charles
Stisted have been exhibited in the Exchequer
Court against Roger Clutterbuck, Laurence Pryor,
Edwd. Duke, Edward Leneve, Richard Hosier,
Richard Boys and Edward Man, deputed searchers
in London port, upon pretence that they have
severally taken from merchants or others some
small fees not established: the King being informed
that the said prosecution is malicious and either
altogether groundless or for very frivolous matters. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 104. |
|
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to
instal the First Fruits of Peter Mew, D.D. (late
Bishop of Bath and Wells) as Bishop of Winchester:
same to be payable on his own security only by
instalments of 718l. 9s. 77/8d. on 1685, Nov. 23,
718l. 9s. 6d. on 1686, Nov. 23, and 1,436l. 19s. 0d.
on 1687, Nov. 23 (total First Fruits, 2,873l. 18s. 17/8d.:
after the Tenth is subducted): with the usual
clause for the ceasing of all liability hereon upon
avoidance. |
Ibid, pp. 104–5. |
|
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to Phillip Burton
to pay 300l. to Charles Hauses for money by him
disbursed and to be disbursed for his Majesty's
service. |
Money Book VI, p. 53. |
|
Money warrant for 2,000l. to Henry, Earl of Arlington,
Lord Chamberlain, out of wood sales in 1684
in Whittlewood and Salcey forests and as in
part of his 12,000l. thereout, as by the privy seal of
April 8 last. (Money order dated May 4 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 53. Order Book I, p. 22. |
| May 4. |
Henry Guy to the Board of Greencloth to give order
for 170l. to the King's and Queen's cooks for their
charges in their attendance on their Majesties at
the Coronation according to your report of April 18
last to the Duke of Ormonde, Lord Steward of the
Household: viz. 50l. to the King's Master Cook,
40l. to the Queen's Master Cook, 40l. to the King's
second Master Cook, 40l. to the Queen's Italian
Master Cook. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 67. |
| May 5. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to have
brought up to London the cantoon of an embroidered bed seized at Dover. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to seal up at the lodgings of the Count
de la Trinité a parcel of red wool and to pass same
provided it be not above 60 or 70 lb. weight. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Capt. Tho. Cornwallis for his answer in writing
to the enclosed copy [missing] of the petition of
Francis de Carterett of the island of Jersey. |
Ibid, p. 68. |
|
Same to Sir Philip Lloyd to go with Capt. John Pery
and demand of Mr. Harrison, a goldsmith in the
Strand, 100l. which is in his hands of the money
lately belonging to Eleanor Bonnett, who was convicted for clipping. |
Ibid. |
| May 5. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Darcy and partners to provide the
following particulars that are wanting for furnishing
and fitting the House of Commons for the [meeting
of] Parliament. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 68. |
|
Appending: letter dated May 2 to the Lord Treasurer
from the Earl of Arlington, Lord Chamberlain of
the Household. The House of Commons has been
viewed by the officers appointed by you and report
that the following particulars are wanting, viz. the
Speaker's chair and footstool to be new covered
with green velvet, with a green velvet cushion, all
trimmed with silk fringe; the table to be covered
with a carpet of green cloth, with a silk fringe and
a leather carpet to cover it; six green cloth cushions;
drum lyar to draw the window curtains; the seats
of the House to be mended and repaired; green
serge to hang the lobby where the messengers from
the House of Lords retire; green serge to hang
the clerk's seat and cover the desk at the entrance
into the House; a green serge curtain for the
serjeant's window in his little room; 2½ dozen of
pewter candlesticks; two dozen of snuffers;
1½ dozen of tin sconces; 1½ dozen of stands;
one dozen of pewter chamber pots; one large close
stool with two pans; three long brushes; three
rou[n]d brushes; seven doz. of Turkey work chairs;
three elbow chairs of Turkey work. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to appraise
and sell 13 packs of cotton wool, part of the estate
of Edward Jackson, lately executed for treason,
[same being] seized at Manchester and remaining in
the hands of Robt. Alexander, Joseph Brookshaw
and Matthew Bottes, merchants, and Rob. Stanton,
carrier in Manchester and Bolton: the wool being in
a perishing condition. |
Ibid, p. 69. |
|
Same to Sir Richard Haddock and to Sir John
Narborough, to consider, together with Auditor
Done and Mr. Lowndes, and to report on the
matter in difference between Major Brett and
partners, late Victuallers of the Navy, and Alderman
Sturt concerning the prices of provisions sent by
the [said] alderman by order of the King in Council
to the late garrison of Tangier. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Gilbert Talbott to send to all officers and
others that have any of his Majesty's plate to
forthwith bring same into the Jewel House. When
it is all brought in you are to give the Lord
Treasurer an account thereof. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney to forthwith send for Thomas Span and
John Richardson to attend the Lord Treasurer,
if they are officers employed in the Hearthmoney. |
Ibid. |
|
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Thomas Hall, gent. of
the place of Chief Clerk of the Mint and also of the
office or place of Clerk of the Papers belonging to
the Mint: to wit, the offices he held at the death of
Charles II: to hold during pleasure: his salaries
to be inserted on the establishment of the Mint
and to be paid quarterly as from Christmas last. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 105–6. |
| May 5. |
Royal warrant to the Lord Treasurer to give warrant
to Tho. Agar, Surveyor General of Woods Trent
South, with the approbation of two or more
Justices of Peace of co. Gloucester, and of such
officers of the Forest of Dean as the Duke of Beaufort,
warden thereof, shall direct, to fell and sell in the
Lea Bailiwick of said forest such a quantity of
old oaks and beeches (not being ship timber) as may
raise 2,000l. per an. for three years: Agar to pay
the receipts therefrom into the Exchequer and to
account before the Auditor for co. Gloucester: all by
reason that it has been certified by said Agar in a
report dated April 27 last to the Lord Treasurer
that it has been often represented by several Commissions [issued for inquiring as to said Forest] that
it were highly expedient for the future service of
the Crown to fell and carry off such old oaks and
beeches with all speed for the benefit of the growth
of the young coppice enclosed according to the late
Act of Parliament [of 19 and 20 Car. II. c. 8];
and that the Navy Commissioners after many
views and trials of said trees, have rejected them as
utterly unserviceable to the Navy. (Treasurer
Rochester, dated May 5, to the Earl of Chesterfield,
giving him notice of the intention to issue said
warrant.) (Treasurer Rochester's warrant accordingly dated May 12. You are to be very careful
that the wood be not sold for firewood or at under
rates, but to the best profit that may be: and no
poundage or other benefit is to be taken by any
person. You are to keep a book of details of all
your contracts for such sales.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 114. Out Letters (General) IX, p. 69. Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 62–3. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of such moneys of the Customs, Excise,
Hearthmoney and Post Office as are paid or directed
to be paid this week into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book IV, pp. 27–8. |
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Out of Customs moneys. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy [on the
Navy's] weekly money |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto towards paying off sea
officers and bills in course |
400 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto for the Victuallers |
600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for fitting out the Kingfisher
|
121 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[on the Ordnance Office's] weekly
money |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir Henry Robinson in repayment of loan |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Hewer for the service of
Tangier |
625 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Philip Packer for the Works for
two quarters of the ordinary [of
the Works] to Lady day last |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto towards repairing the mews
at Hampton Court |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Mint Commissioners |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Segar on his warrant |
152 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Langwith |
60 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
to Wen[dover] Lowndes and William
Wekett |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to be reserved for the Lord
Treasurer's disposal (viz. 300l.
for the keepers of Waltham
Forest and other particulars and
54l. 15s. 0d. for the keepers of
New Park) |
354 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
to Henry Guy, for secret service |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£12,034 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
Out of Excise moneys. |
|
|
|
to Charles Fox, Paymaster of the
Forces |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Toll in full of his interest to
April 1 last |
795 |
18 |
10 |
|
|
to Visct. Brouncker for the Household |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£6,795 |
18 |
10 |
|
|
Out of the Hearthmoney. |
|
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy for
Mr. Taylor in full of his contract
for [Navy] stores for the month
of April last |
643 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Knight for the charges of
the funeral of the late King and
of the Coronation of the present
King |
700 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£1,643 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the Post Office Moneys. |
|
|
to Philip Burton by way of advance |
700 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. Poley in part of what is due
to him as late Agent at Ratisbon |
640 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
|
£1,340 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
Total direction |
£21,813 |
17 |
8 |
|
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(Same dated May 8 to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
for the present week; the said paper including the
abovesaid 15 Customs cash items, save that the total
sum for Langwith, Lowndes and Wekett is stated at
126l. 10s. 0d. [all the preceding being payable out
of Customs money in the Exchequer] together with
the following items [payable directly out of the
Customs Office on tallies] viz. 1,101l. 13s. 8d. to
finish the quarterly book [of salaries, London port]
for last Lady day after the deduction of 716l. 13s. 4d.
for the patent officers put into the said quarter
book and whose payment was ordered April 28 last,
supra, p. 146, to be forborne till further order;
1,000l. to Sir Benj. Bathurst in part of his debt;
2,000l. to Richard Kent and Charles Duncombe
in part of their debt; 137l. for the rent of the Custom
House. Total disposition of the Customs,
16,318l. 14s. 8d.) |
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(Same dated May 7 to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the paper of
the disposition of the moneys thereof for the present
week; said paper including for the Excise the
above three items [payable out of Excise money in
the Exchequer] together with the following items
[payable directly out of the Excise Office on tallies]
viz. 500l. to Prince George in full of 1685, Lady day
quarter [on his annuity]; 500l. to Mr. Hornby in
part of his debt; 1,500l. for the bankers' interest.
Total disposition of the Excise, 10,795l. 18s. 10d.
And similarly for the Hearthmoney; the disposition
including the abovesaid two items [payable out of
Hearthmoney in the Exchequer] together with the
following items [payable direct out of the Hearthmoney Office on tallies] viz. 1,000l. to Mr. Price in
repayment of loan; 1,000l. to Mr. Bertie in repayment of loan. Total disposition of the Hearthmoney, 3,643l.) |
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| May 5. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to Sir Christopher
Wren, Surveyor of the Works, to suffer Francis
Gwynn to erect on the piece of ground which is
being leased to him in Whitehall Palace such new
buildings as you shall approve of. |
Warrants not Relating to Money X, p. 49. |
|
Fiat by same for letters patent to assign
to Rowland Thrupp [the place of customer or
collector of] strangers and aliens' customs and
subsidies in Bristol port in accordance with the
liberties granted to aliens by Edward III (viz.
2s. for scarlet cloth, 18d. for mixed cloth, 12d. for
cloth, 12d. for quintal of wax, 3d. per £ ad calorem
on divers other cloths, horses, corn etc.) and with
the Act of Parliament of 11 Hy. IV; and likewise
of the Customs of English wool cloth exported
abroad: that is to say 14d. of denizens and 21 pence
for aliens for each asize cloth; 2s. 4d. of denizens
and 3s. 6d. of aliens for each scarlet cloth and so
in proportion according to the mixture of the fibre;
and 1d. of denizens and 1½d. of aliens for a cloth of
entire worsted; 5d. of denizens and 7½d. of aliens
for a cover cloth of simple worsted; 9d. of denizens
and 13½d. of aliens for a double coverlet; and
likewise customer of the Customs of wool, skins,
lead and tin in said port: all during pleasure. |
Ibid. XI, pp. 55–56. |
|
Instructions by same to Aldred Seaman, senr., gent.,
steward of the King's borough of Milverton, co.
Somerset. You are hereby to call before you at the
Courts Leet for said borough the several persons
who enjoy any dwelling house or have erected
anything on any of the wastes or streets belonging
to said borough or who have enclosed any part of
the said waste which are not yet arented or compounded for; and in open Court you are to contract
with them to hold the same as tenants at will under
such yearly rents as you think fit. You are to
return [to me] the names of all refusing to so contract
so that information of intrusion may be preferred
against them. |
Ibid, p. 56. |
|
Warrant by same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a grant
to abovesaid Seaman of said office of steward of the
county [sic? courts] within the borough of Milverton:
as granted to him 1663–4, Mar. 10, with the yearly fee
of 13s. 4d.: the Auditor for co. Somerset having
certified that he has behaved well therein and has
delivered in the rolls thereof fairly written on
parchment. |
Ibid, p. 57. |
|
Prefixing: (a) note of said Seaman's petition ut
supra, p. 33: (b) report dated Mar. 17 last from
the Surveyor General of Crown Lands thereupon. |
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| May 6. |
Dormant privy seal for 10,000l. to be issued in such
proportions, to such persons and for such uses as
the King shall direct by his sign manual either
upon imprest or without account as the respective
cases shall require. (Royal warrant dated April 30
for said privy seal.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 90. |
| May 7. |
Warrant from Treasurer Rochester to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands for a particular of certain
premises (see infra, p. 186) with a view to a fresh
lease thereof to Nicho. Arris. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 57–8. |
|
Prefixing: report dated April 8 from said Surveyor
General on said Arris's petition for same. The
three tenements or cottages in question were a
discovery made by petitioner in 1660 as escheated to
the Crown for want of an heir of Emme wife of Jno.
Hedges, petitioner having served the late King
[Charles I] in the wars. His existing lease will
expire 5 April, 1693, his rent 3l. per an.; valued
in 1660 at 10l. per an. but being now grown old
and in decay are not worth so much. |
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Report by same to the King on the petition of the
Mayor and burgesses of Newcastle concerning
the Castle Garth, as by the reference thereof from the
King of Feb. 17 last: petitioners shewing that
their predecessors enjoyed the piece of ground with
the appurtenances called the Castle Garth in
Northumberland for about 50 years which ended in
1664, when Charles II granted a lease thereof to the
Earl of Macclesfield for three lives yet in being:
that said place never brought profit to the Crown
save the yearly rent of 40s. and is only a receptacle
for strangers and others to the great inconvenience
and damage of the freemen of the town. Therefore
pray the reversion of the premises after the Earl
of Macclesfield. |
Ibid, pp. 58–60. |
|
The Surveyor General reports hereon to me that
James I 1619, April 14, granted the old Castle of
Newcastle with the Castle Garth, herbage and other
appurtenances to Alexander Stephenson, one of
the Pages of the Bedchamber, for 50 years at 40s.
per an. rent excepting the Moothall and other
inconveniences [sic] for keeping the assizes and
sessions for the use of the county of Northumberland;
but the town finding it very necessary to them
purchased in the said grant from Stephenson and
prayed a renewal from the late King but the now
Earl of Macclesfield prevented them and got a
grant 1664, Aug. 13, for 99 years terminable on the
lives of himself and Charles and Fitton Gerard his
sons, under the same rent and exceptions.
Stephenson's grant expired in 1669, April 14. The
Surveyor General is certified by several gentlemen
of the neighbourhood, Sir William Blackett, bart.,
Sir Ralph Jenison, Sir Nathll. Johnson, Sir Henry
Brabant and Timothy Davison April 18 last, that
the rental thereof is 149l. 1s. 8d. per an. as the
tenements and premises seem now to be let, being
improved by late buildings thereupon from the
yearly value of 116l. 15s. 6d. at the time of the
Parliament's survey. But Sir Nathll. Johnson
further affirmed April 27 last that the rents arise to the
said value by strangers living there, being a place
not subject to the government of the town and so
consequently pay no taxes nor contribute to the
support of the said government which privilege has
brought it [the rental] to the highest improvement
it is now capable of and would fall to less than half
if it were within the government of the said Corporation. Therefore the Surveyor General thinks
the town's proposal of delivering 100 chaldron of
coals yearly will be a very great rent for the
premises, especially if the town covenant to deliver
the coals immediately after the passing of the grant
[and so before they become possessed which can
only be at the end of the Earl of Macclesfield's
term]. If they so deliver 100 chaldron of coals
London measure yearly before Aug. I in the Pool
in the port of London to the hands of Charles Fox,
Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital, it will be a very full
and valuable consideration for a grant for 31 years
to them. |
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| May 7. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing
a copy [missing] of an agreement between the Royal
Africa Company and Mr. Ludlow and Mr. Stacy,
concerning a parcel of wood seized out of the ship
Resolution, Richard Cobb master, and condemned
at Barbados. Advise whether it is to his Majesty's
service for the Lord Treasurer to make the like
agreement for the King's moiety of the said wood.
He is informed that Mr. Steed cannot sell the wood
in Barbados to any advantage at all. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 70. |
|
Same to the Excise Commissioners to report on the
enclosed paper [missing]. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney to report on the enclosed paper [missing]
concerning brandy. Discourse with Thomas Forth
thereupon. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Charles Osborne to execute the surrender of
the lands etc. in trust for the late Earl of Plymouth;
Peregrine Bertie and Charles Bertie having executed
same. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners. One Richard
Westcombe of the island of Teneriffe continues
an annual trade of remitting Canary wine thence to
New England and has a vessel called the Lidia,
Robert Cole master. You are to do your utmost to
have said vessel seized for so carrying said wines to
New England "without first touching here"
[England]. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Wardrobe Commissioners, enclosing a letter
[missing]. Before you make any provision of those
things you are to inform the Lord Treasurer what
has been done in the like case heretofore. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners. Where is the
ship of Benjamin Clerke out of which some goods
were seized about the beginning of March? |
Ibid. |
|
Treasurer Rochester to Sir Charles Stapleton. Your
late brother, Gregory Stapleton, deceased, by his
last will bequeathed the manor of Askham Bryan,
co. Yorks, to Sir Phill. Constable, Tho. Gascoigne
and Jno. Middleton and by another writing under his
hand did declare that same was in trust for the
Congregation of the Benedictine Monks of England.
By reason thereof said manor is forfeit to the King.
I have been lately informed that you and two of
the King's messengers have in your hands the
evidences of said estate which make out the King's
title thereto. You are to immediately deliver
same to Richard Graham at his Chamber in Clifford's
Inn, London. |
Ibid, p. 71. |
| May 7. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Porter and Mr. Prettyman. At
your attendance on the late Treasury Lords Dec. 15
last you promised to clear some mistakes which you
alleged were in Mr. Lawrence's paper then read and
that by the next audit you would clear all with the
auditors in relation to the Earl of Arlington's
assignments and would certify all your demands and
bring in all your vouchers on Jan. 21. This time is
long since past. You are to forthwith perform all
your promise. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 71. |
|
Same to Capt. Johnson to attend Treasurer Rochester
on Monday next, when the Customs Commissioners
are to report on your petition. (The like notice to
said Commissioners.) |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Sydenham and Mr. Barry to attend the
Lord Treasurer on Monday next upon the Customs
Commissioners' report on your proposal about lead. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Excise Commissioners to forthwith
suspend Edw. Blackburne, Maurice Fitzgerrald and
Edmo. Cotter from their places in the Hea[rthmoney]
Office. |
Ibid, p. 72. |
|
Money warrant for 54l. 15s. 0d. to William Shaw as
assignee for Treasurer Rochester for half a year
to 1683 on said Rochester's fee of 6s. a day as
Keeper of New Park, near Richmond. (Henry Guy,
dated May 11 to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
said sum to said Shaw as part of the 354l. 15s. 0d.
directed to be reserved the 5th inst. supra, p. 167.) |
Money Book VI, p. 55. Disposition Book IV, p. 29. |
|
Same for 58l. to Henry, Earl of Clarendon, for 58 days
from Feb. 20 last to Easter day, April 19 last, on his
fee of 20s. a day as Lord Privy seal. |
Money Book VI, p. 55. |
|
Dormant warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs Cashier to pay to Sir John Cope, heir to Sir
Anthony Cope, 137l. for last Lady day half year's rent
of the ground of the Custom House and henceforward
to pay him from time to time half yearly the rent of
274l. per an. for same: as by the lease of 2 and 3 May,
1675 (ratified by a great seal of 1675, May 4) by
which said Sir Anthony conveyed to the then Lord
Treasurer et al. the quay or wharf called New Wool
Quay, whereon the Custom House of London now
stands, at the said rental. |
Ibid. |
|
Reference by same to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Tho. Hyde for a noontender's
or other place in the Custom House [London], he
having been taken prisoner by a Turks man of
war and made a slave at Algiers and redeemed by
the merchants at Constantinople, who paid near
300 dollars for his liberty. Treasurer Rochester
hereby recommends him for such place. |
Reference Book III, p. 82. |
|
Same by same to Richard Graham, Philip Burton and
William Shaw of the case of Ralph Williamson
concerning the inquisitions for finding the estate
and receiving the rents late of Ford, Lord Grey. |
Ibid, p. 83. |
|
Same by same to Capt. William Legg of the petition
of the gardeners and labourers for payment of their
wages for work done in St. James's Park Jan. 19 to
April 30 last: as referred by the King in Council
to the Lord Treasurer May 6 inst. |
Ibid. |
| May 7. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to Mr. Hewer
of the petition of Lieut. Gorman, administrator to Major White of Tangier, shewing
that said Major's creditors are very troublesome to petitioner, pretending he has assets
in his hands, and petitioner is hindered by Col.
Kirke from receiving 300l. of said Major's arrears
due for his service at Tangier; therefore prays that
300l. of said Colonel's arrears may be stopped in Mr.
Hewer's hands till said Col. Kirke show cause for
stopping said Major's arrears. |
Reference Book III, p. 83. |
|
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Charles Cogan, formerly a landwaiter
in Weymouth port and lately removed to Sarum,
praying to be removed to Lyme or Poole for prevention of frauds. |
Ibid, p. 84. |
|
Same by same to same of the petition of Benjamin
Watson, of London, merchant, shewing that being
owner of a ship built in Holland but made free in
England he laded same for Algier, where she was
freighted for Alexandria, there he took in for his
own account a small quantity of coffee, and the ship
returning to Algier delivered all her cargo except
said coffee, and on her arrival in England the ship
is seized as forfeited by reason thereof. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to same of the petition of Samuel
Danvers for renewal of his patent as a King's waiter,
London port, determined by the late King's death. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to same of the petition of the corn
merchants and farmers of Wisbech, Thorney,
Whittlesea and Crowland in the Isle of Ely and co.
Lincoln, shewing that the general prices of English
oats at the port of London do not exceed 12s. per
quarter, although foreign oats are daily imported at
2½d. per quarter Custom without paying the duty of
5s. 4d. per quarter and contrary to the Act of 22 Car.
II. c. 1 which imposes said duty unless the common
price of oats exceeds 16s. per quarter: that petitioners have great quantities of English oats and
can make no sale thereof but at very low rates,
whereby they are disabled to trade or pay their
rents: therefore pray that when the price does not
exceed 16s. no such importation be permitted save
under said duty. |
Ibid, pp. 84–5. |
|
Same by same to Tho. Agar, Surveyor General of Woods
Trent South, of the petition of Henry Pound, one of
the King's keepers (a Master Keeper) in the forest
of South Bere, co. Southampton, for the repair of
the two lodges there at an estimate of 206l. |
Ibid, p. 85. |
|
Same by same to the Auditor of the Receipt of the
petition of Andrew Lawrence for reward for soliciting
several Peers for payment of the Poll money, he
having travelled above 500 miles to their several
houses and lost a horse in the journey, which cost
him 20l. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to the Attorney General of the petition
of the patent officers in London port, shewing that
the Lord Treasurer had forborn to sign the warrants
for their salary unless they take out new patents;
but that their patents being for life will be sufficient
to authorise the payment of their salary. |
Ibid. |
| May 7. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to Anthony
Stephens of the petition of Oliver Westland of London, merchant, for payment of 909l. for sprusia
deals delivered by him into the stores at Deptford
and Woolwich, petitioner being in the Fleet for debt,
where he may perish and his family want bread. |
Reference Book III, p. 86. |
|
Same by same to Bartholomew Fillingham, Thomas
Hall and William Lownds, Agents for bringing in
the arrears of Taxes, of the petition of John Holme,
apothecary, praying that the 158l. owing to him
for medicines furnished by him to divers chirurgeons
for the use of the Forces raised in 1678 (as appears
by Mr. Pearce's certificate) may be registered on the
last Poll and the first part of the last Eighteen
Months' Tax which were appropriated to pay the
debts incurred on account of said Forces. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to Auditor Phelips of the account of
Edward Proger (Progers) of moneys disbursed [by
him] for hay for the deer, for pales, posts and rails
and repairing the great lodge, barn and outhouses
and the underkeepers' lodges [of the Middle Park
of Hampton Court] from 1682–3, Jan. 18,
amounting to 109l. 19s. 2d. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Richard and Edm. Anguish, praying to
be admitted to the office of collector of Great Yarmouth port granted them by Charles II in reversion
of Edmund Anguish their father, whose office is
terminated by the death of Charles II. |
Ibid, p. 87. |
|
Same by same to same of the petition of John Anguish
for renewal of his grant as Comptroller of Lynn
port. |
Ibid, p. 89. |
|
Same by same to same of the petition of Mr. Kennett,
for restoration to his place as collector of Faversham
port, where he served nine years and being called
to give evidence against the infringers about the
Corporation of Faversham he was dismissed for
coming up without leave. |
Ibid, p. 91. |
|
Same by same to the Attorney General of the petition
of Sir William Darcy, shewing that he has, upon
[valuable] consideration, a grant of 400l. per an.
from the late King for 21 years out of the Customs
of alum and payable quarterly by the Treasurer of
the Customs; that the latter refuses of late to pay
same without further order from the Lord Treasurer:
therefore prays such order. |
Ibid, p. 103. |
|
Report by same to the King on the petition
of Mary Preston and Ann Preston, daughters
of Sir Tho. Preston, as by the reference dated Feb. 17
last thereof. Petitioners set forth ut supra,
Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. VII, p. 1387. I
find by report to the late Treasury Lords from
Richard Graham and P[hilip] B[urton] Feb. 2 last, that
the mesne profits (of the late dissolved monastery
of Furness, late the inheritance of petitioners'
father) for the years 1679, 1680 and 1681 (which
includes all the time between the exhibiting the
information for the King in Trinity term, 1679, and
the delivery of possession to the King in Aug., 1682)
amount to 2,430l. 10s. 0d. whereof 305l. 19s. 4d.
has been paid into the Exchequer and Graham and
Burton think that 1,027l. 10s. 2¼d. should be allowed
for repairs, buildings, fee farm rents and incidents;
thus leaving 1,097l. 0s. 10¼d. whereof 182l. 0s. 11d.
is in the hands of Lord Carrington and 914l. 19s. 11¼d.
is in arrear. This may be granted or remitted to
petitioners. |
Warrants not Relating to Money X, p. 49. |
| May 8. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to permit
the equipage of the Duke of Richmond to be
transported, being 32 horses for coach and saddle,
two coaches, one callash, one tumbrell, harness
and side saddles. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 72. |
|
Same to Mr. Hewer to forthwith pay Margt. Collins,
widow, 40s. and for the future 4l. per an. as pension
quarterly in consideration of the death of her
husband in the late King's service at Tangier. |
Ibid. |
