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| Aug. 17. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for 200,000l. to Anthony, Visct. Falkland,
Treasurer of the Navy, as imprest for the Navy
and Victualling. (Money warrant dated Aug. 27
hereon. Money order dated Aug. 27 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 180. Money Book VI, p. 131. Order Book I, p. 47. |
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Royal sign manual for 500l. to Henry Guy, for secret
service, without account: to be issued on the
10,000l. dormant privy seal of July 23 last. (Money
warrant dated Aug. 18 hereon. Money order
dated Aug. 19 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 181. Money Book VI, p. 127. Order Book I, p. 45. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal dormant for the yearly sum of 50l. to the
churchwardens of the parish of St. James's within
the Liberty of Westminster as royal bounty for the
sustenance and relief of the poor inhabitants and
orphans of said parish: the first issue hereon to be
at the end of a year from date of this privy seal:
without account other than such as said churchwardens are to render [to their parish] for the other
moneys they receive for the use of said poor. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 182. |
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Same to same for a same for an annuity of 50l. to
Nicho. Estoll as from Christmas last: the first
payment for the half year to June 24 last to be
made presently and so subsequently quarterly:
said Estoll having a like grant by privy seal dated
1668, Aug. 26, for discovering a dangerous conspiracy against Charles II and other treasonable
designs against some of his garrisons; which privy
seal became void by the late King's death. |
Ibid, pp. 182–3. |
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Same to the Attorney General for a great seal for a
grant and confirmation to Sir Roger Strickland
of the duty on imported salt whether from beyond
seas or from Scotland: at the rent of 40s. per an.:
to hold same from Feb. 16 last to 1688, Sept. 29,
being the remainder of the term granted him by
Charles II by an indenture under the great seal
dated 1682, July 29: the King's Counsel having
advised that the duty on Scotch salt is an inheritance of the Crown and will have continuance
notwithstanding the death of Charles II but that
the duty on Foreign salt did thereupon determine. |
Ibid, p. 184. |
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Instructions by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners in reply to their memorial of the
10th inst. (1) You are to sell by inch of candle
the goods in the hands of Thomas Thrayle, husband
of the Four and a Half per cent. duty, which you
acquaint me are of considerable value. Pay the
proceeds to the Receiver General of the Customs
and see him charged therewith. Do the same
from time to time with other such goods. (2) By
the Act for the duty on tobacco and sugar you
can allow 8 per cent. for wastage and decay of
goods during the time they remain in the hands
of the importer before sale or exportation. My
late direction for a rebate of 10 per cent. for ready
money seems to exclude this allowance for wastage.
You are hereby to allow a further 4 per cent. for
wastage upon payment of the duty in ready money. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 45. |
| Aug. 17. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to employ Richd. Tucker (tidesman
in extraordinary, Cowes port) as a tidesman in fee
ibid. loco John Kirton, lately deceased. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 46, 47. |
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John Knowman as a tidesman, Weymouth port
loco William Duke, preferred to be a landwaiter
ibid. |
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George Muschamp as collector of the [Plantation]
duties under 25 Car. II [c. 7] within the province
of Carolina loco Timothy Biggs, lately deceased.
As the present allowance of one half of the receipt
(whereof two-thirds to the collector and one third
to the Comptroller) is not a suitable reward for
their trouble and charge, you are hereby (as is
done in Virginia and Maryland) to allow them threefourths of the whole receipt, viz. a moiety to the
collector and a quarter to the Comptroller and
Surveyor. |
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Hugh Newton (an extraordinary tidesman,
Weymouth port) as a tidesman in fee ibid. loco
Thomas Clotworthy, lately dismissed. |
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Robt. Gregs (a tidesman, Whitehaven port) as
waiter and searcher ibid. loco William Beckworth,
lately dismissed. |
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John Greene as a waiter and searcher at Pembroke Ferry in Milford port loco Lewis Moore,
who declines same. |
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John Goldsmith and Simon Gill as watermen
to Humphry Jones, one of the tidesurveyors loco
Thomas Hazzard, deceased, and his mate. |
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Treasurer Rochester to the Earl of Dunbarton.
Several of the inhabitants of the late city of Tangier
have applied to me concerning the debt of
8,519l. 14s. 2d. owing to them from the officers of
your Regiment for their subsistence during their
serving at Tangier; towards which debt (so
adjusted and stated by the Commissioners appointed
by Lord Dartmouth) only 3,958l. 14s. 10d. appears
to be paid although several of your officers allege
to the said inhabitants that the whole of their debts
are stopped out of their pay. Likewise Mr. Hewer
has laid before me a memorial of money advanced
by him upon account of clothes supplied to said
Regiment whilst at Tangier and also of money
advanced by order of Lord Dartmouth to your
officers there which was to be repaid to Lord
Dartmouth or to Hewer out of their first pay after
their arrival in England: viz. 530l. paid 1680,
Nov. 30, for clothes supplied to the 200 recruits
sent to Tangier by order of the Commissioners for
the affairs of Tangier; 400l. paid 1683, Dec. 5, to
Capt. Douglas and Capt. Monroe; 49l. 10s. 0d. paid
1683–4, Jan. 20, at Tangier by order of Lord Dartmouth and 480l. similarly paid 1683–4, Feb. 8,
or in all 1,459l. 10s. 0d. Hewer is to attend you as
to both these matters. I recommend it to you
that his Majesty may receive no further trouble
herein and that I may not be obliged to put a stop
to the pay due to the Regiment. (Henry Guy of
same date to said Hewer, enclosing said letter.
You are to attend the Earl of Dunbarton therewith.) |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 125. |
| Aug. 17. |
Henry Guy to Sir William Stapleton to attend
Treasurer Rochester at his house to-morrow morning.
(The like notice to Richard Coling.) |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 126. |
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Same to the Mint Commissioners to forthwith provide
and deliver to Sir Thomas Grantham a medal of
gold with the King's effigies and a chain of gold
of the value of 50l. which the King is pleased to
give him for his great courage and valour in
defending himself against the New Rose of Algiers,
Admiral Cannary commander, in 1678, Oct. 24,
when said Sir Thomas was master of the Concord
merchantmen. |
Ibid. |
Aug. 7
[sic for 17]. |
Same to Auditor Done to peruse the enclosed draft
[missing] of a privy seal for Alderman Sturt. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 17. |
Same to Mr. Darcy et al. to forthwith provide as
follows. |
Ibid. |
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Appending letter dated Aug. 9 from the Earl of
Ailesbury, Lord Chamberlain, to Treasurer Rochester.
Two blue chairs were made at the Coronation which
would be very serviceable for the King and Queen
upon removes on progress "if there were made two
blue stools to each chair suitable, to set in the
withdrawing rooms for their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Denmark, otherwise
the chairs will be of themselves useless and at
the Coronation there was no use of stools which is the
reason they were made without." The stools are to
be delivered to Mr. Kinnersly, Yeoman of the
Removing Wardrobe. |
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Same to Mr. Dove [of the Office of Treasurer of the
Chamber] enclosing a copy of the new establishment
of the falconcers. Send a copy to Windsor to Mr.
Griffin, who will get it signed by the King. Before
any payments be made, pursuant to this establishment, to any of the falconers who are payable
at the Exchequer by their patents, they are to
surrender their said patents. |
Ibid, p. 127. |
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Appending. said new establishment (a) the falconers
that must do the duty, a serjeant 100l. per an. and
10 falconers, viz. Conway 80l. per an., Poole 50l.
per an., Milles 45l. per an., Potter 44l. per an.,
Duffeild 44l. per an., Sylvester 50l. per an., Philip
Berenbrooke 44l. per an., Daniel 44l. per an., Ryves
25l. per an., Garrell 25l. per an. Total, 551l.
(b) Falconers that are in arrear and desire an
allowance of 20l. per an. pension, viz. William
Seakins. Tho. Dychampe, Witchell, James Russell,
Rowly, Poulton, Col. Legg, Peter Crowles, Preston,
Edes, Bacon, Prettiman, Cooke, Holmes. Total
pensions, 280l. Total establishment, 831l. per an.;
as against 1,440l. per an. previously. |
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Same to Lieut. Tower. Treasurer Rochester will order
100l. to your servant for taking Burton. You are
to make such satisfaction to Ryder for services
thereon as you at first intended. |
Ibid, p. 129. |
| Aug. 18. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Revenue
Commissioners, Ireland, of the petition of Edmond
Barry for the office of searcher, gauger and packer
in Dublin port loco Mr. Hare, deceased. |
Reference Book III, p. 152. |
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Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of John Jackson (a landwaiter for 21 years)
for a land surveyor's place, for which he had a
reference July 7 last: he having a certificate of his
loyalty and conformity to the Church of England. |
Ibid, p. 153. |
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Same by same to Mr. Hewer of the petition of James
Gibbs for payment of his Tangier arrears, being
desirous of returning to his own country, Scotland. |
Ibid, p. 154. |
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Money warrant for 125l. to Dame Joan Howard for
1681, Christmas quarter, on her pension. |
Money Book VI, p. 127. |
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Same for 150l. to John Dryden for three quarters
to 1681, Sept. 29, on his annuity as Poet Laureate. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 1,262l. 16s. 2d. to Thomas Chudleigh, late
Envoy Extraordinary to the Hague, for his
extraordinaries as follows from 1684, June 15, to
1685, April 5, after the disallowance of items 15,
16 and 19 therein. (Money order dated Aug. 19
hereon.) |
Ibid, pp. 127–8. Order Book I, p. 45. |
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Appending: bill of said extraordinaries as allowed
July 17 last by Secretary Middleton, with the
exception of said three items which are referred to
the Lord Treasurer. |
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Holland. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
Gilders. |
st. |
d. |
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for postage of letters and
messengers to the Brill
and expresses to England |
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1,603 |
15 |
0 |
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the expense of my journey from the Hague
to London in July,
1684 |
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345 |
7 |
0 |
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ditto of my journey
back to the Hague |
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366 |
10 |
0 |
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given in New Year's
gifts |
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511 |
0 |
0 |
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for several journeys to
Leyden, Rotterdam,
Maeslandsluijs, Honslaerdijk and other
places |
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344 |
19 |
0 |
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for several messengers
sent to Utrecht, Amsterdam and other
places |
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212 |
11 |
0 |
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for intelligence of all
kinds |
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2,315 |
0 |
0 |
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for relieving poor seamen and other of his
Majesty's subjects |
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260 |
0 |
0 |
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gifts and rewards upon
other occasions |
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467 |
8 |
0 |
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for putting myself and
family, my coach,
horses and house in
mourning on the late
King's death |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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for paper, wax, gazettes
and other prints |
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642 |
9 |
0 |
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to physicians and
apothecaries for several
of my family |
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63 |
13 |
0 |
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an entertainment to
several of the States
[General] at my audience of congé |
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284 |
0 |
0 |
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for my return into England with all my goods,
servants and horses |
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1,354 |
0 |
0 |
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paid in Exchequer fees
on 2,000l. of my extraordinaries which
I received the last
summer |
68 |
10 |
6 |
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ditto on 600l. more received in Nov. last |
17 |
0 |
6 |
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ditto on 2,941l. of my
ordinary allowance |
66 |
4 |
0 |
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fees on passing a new
privy seal for the said
money |
19 |
10 |
0 |
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Exchequer fees on what
I am to receive [for
this present bill] |
51 |
17 |
0 |
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the whole reduced to
sterling |
£1,400 |
4 |
2 |
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| Aug. 18. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows out of such Excise money and Hearthmoney as is directed to be this day paid into the
Exchequer and out of Post Office money paid in
last week, viz.: |
Disposition Book IV, p. 65. |
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Out of the Excise. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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to me [Guy] for secret service, 500l.
and 500l. by [way of] advance |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Griffin, Treasurer of the
Chamber, for one quarter to the
Foxhounds |
120 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Graham, Keeper of the Privy
Purse |
800 |
0 |
0 |
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[Out of the Hearthmoney.] |
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to me [Guy] for secret service by
[way of] advance |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of Post Office money. |
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to Lady Portland |
250 |
0 |
0 |
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to Lady Joane Howard |
125 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Dryden |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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to the falconers |
538 |
9 |
0 |
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(Same dated same to the Commissioners of Excise
and Hearthmoney, enclosing the paper of the disposition of the cash of the Excise and Hearthmoney
for the week ending the 11th inst. [and that ending
the 18th inst.]: said paper including for the Excise:
the item of 6,000l. ut supra, p. 305, and the abovesaid three Excise items [payable out of the
Exchequer], together with the following items
[payable direct out of the Excise Office on tallies]
viz. 1,000l. to Mr. Toll in part of his debt; 1,500l. to Mr.
Kent and Mr. Duncombe in part of their debt;
500l. to Mr. Horneby in part of his debt. Total
disposition of the Excise, 10,920l. For the Hearthmoney: the above item of 500l. to Guy
[payable out of the Exchequer] together with the
following items [payable direct out of the Hearthmoney Office on tallies], viz.: 2,000l. to Mr. Toll
in repayment of loan; 3,000l. to Mr. Duncombe
in further repayment of 22,000l. Total disposition
of the Hearthmoney, 5,500l.) |
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| Aug. 18. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of Customs money directed to be this
week paid into the Exchequer, viz. |
Disposition Book IV, pp. 65, 66. |
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l. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy to pay off
the Montague's men, the Mordaunt,
Dunbarton and Shophia prize |
5,000 |
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to ditto for sea officers and bills in course |
400 |
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to ditto for the Victuallers |
1,200 |
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£6,600 |
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And likewise to issue 8,200l. to the Paymaster
of the Forces out of Excise money to be paid in for
that purpose and 3,800l. to same out of loans on
the linen duty; reserving out of said loans
1,264l. 19s. 6d. for uses to be signified: and to issue
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance up to 1,500l.
out of what remains of said loans after deduction
of these two items. |
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(Same dated same to Alderman Duncombe to
pay said 8,200l. into the Exchequer to-morrow.) |
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(Same dated same to the Customs Cashier to pay
6,600l. of Customs money into the Exchequer
to-morrow for the three items as above.) |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to visit the
goods of the Envoy of Portugal at his house in
Pall Mall in order to their transport for Portugal. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 126. |
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Same to Mr. Harbord for an account of the information of wastes in New Forest which was presented
to the late Treasury Lords by Major Dickens. |
Ibid, p. 127. |
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Same to the Attorney General. It is the King's
pleasure that the three proclamations enclosed
[missing] concerning the Post Office be renewed
viz. 1672–3, Jan. 11, about soldiers quartering in
Post houses; 1667, July 26, to keep the Post
officers from public offices; 1669, June 21, about
carriers. |
Ibid. |
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Treasurer Rochester to Sir Mathew Jenison, late
undersheriff of Notts. Your account for the year
ended 1684, Sept. 29, is not yet passed in the
Exchequer. It must be perfected in Michaelmas
term next otherwise you will be arrested. (The
like notice to John Kyrle, sheriff of Hereford, to
1684, Sept. 29; James Howard, ditto of Northumberland, to 1684, Sept. 29; Sir John Coryton,
ditto of Cornwall, to 1684, Sept. 29; Charles Jones,
ditto of co. Gloucester, to 1684, Sept. 29; Edmund
Craister, ditto of Northumberland, for the two years
to 1683, Sept. 29; William Hall, ditto for co. Gloucester, to 1681, Sept. 29; Simon Urwyn, ditto for
co. Stafford, to 1677, Sept. 29.) |
Ibid. p. 128. |
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Henry Guy to Chr. Hilliard, steward of the Liberty
of St. Mary's, York. Send me your answer to the
enclosed complaint [missing] of Sir John Reresby
against you. (The like notice to Rich. Battersby,
clerk of the said Liberty.) (Same of same date to
Mr. Harbord or in his absence Mr. Fisher, to report
on said complaints.) |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 18. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Bridgeman. The Customs Commissioners have represented to the Lord Treasurer
that it is desirable that captains of the King's men
of war that go to any of the Plantations should have
copies of the instructions which are given to the
Governors of those Plantations to which the captains
are bound. You are to send to Mr. Pepys copies
of these respective instructions so that he may so
deliver them. This method is to be constantly
observed for the future. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 128. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of the patent officers
[of the Customs] and the papers relating thereto. |
Ibid, p. 129. |
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Appending: note of said papers (inter al. an account
of petty Customs payable by Carta Mercatoria and
navigation duties with what more has been collected by virtue of the Greenland Act and the Act
for Tillage in London port for the year ended 1684,
Sept. 29). |
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Same to the Commissioners of Wine Licences. As to
your report on Richard Gleave's petition if you
think a riding surveyor is necessary you ought to
pay his salary and not the King. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney to report on the enclosed letter [missing]
of the Duke of Beaufort and the complaint of the
gentlemen of Carmarthenshire. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 19. |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
the two single 100l. (advanced to me for secret
service out of the Excise) to Sir Ste. Fox on his
order for secret service, "Mr. Squibb, my clerk,
being to pay the money to him." And further to
issue to me [Guy] 48l. 12s. 8d. out of Lord Churchill's
loan; and 564l. 19s. 6d. out of loans on the linen
duty and by way of advance; and 1,299l. 0s. 10d.
out of Post Office money in the Exchequer, likewise
by way of advance; and to reserve for Treasurer
Rochester's disposal the 48l. 6s. 0d. remaining of
1,972l. 18s. 0d. [being the total of the above items
and representing the sum] intended lately for Sir
Rich. Bulstrode. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 67. |
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Same to same to issue out of William Harbord's
loans 250l. to me [Guy] and 40l. to Robt. Swan. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ
John Bambury as a tidesman in extraordinary,
London port, he being recommended by the Bishop
of Winchester. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 129. |
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Same to Mr. Pepys to report on (a) infra concerning
the anchorage duty in Ireland. What has been the
practice here [in England]? |
Ibid, p. 130. |
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Appending: letter dated Aug. 11 inst. from Sir P.
Pett to [Treasurer Rochester]. As Advocate
General of Ireland I have received complaints from
the Marshal of the Admiralty there that the right
and duty of anchorage which was always paid in
that Kingdom to the Lord High Admiral has in some
ports of late met with interruption on pretence
that that duty has not been of late years paid in
England. I consulted the Admiralty records here
[England] hereon and find that before the rebellion
of 1641 that duty was constantly paid in England
after the rate of 4d. per ton [burthen] for all ships
above 50 tons and 2d. per ton for all under that
burden. To the end the duty may receive no
further interruption in Ireland I advise the settling
of it in England according to the ancient usage.
It will soon be effected if referred to the examination
of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the Admiralty,
Sir Rich. Lloyd, his deputy and Dean of the Arches,
Sir Thomas Exton, Advocate General of England,
and myself, "which may be a sufficient ground
for his Majesty to re-establish that ancient regale
and perquisite of Admiralty with effect in both
kingdoms." |
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| Aug. 20. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners of the petition of William Culliford,
Register of Seizures, for permission to resign his
[said] employment to John Earle, gent.; petitioner
being lately appointed a [Revenue] Commissioner,
Ireland. |
Reference Book III, p. 152. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to reserve
for Treasurer Rochester's disposal all the money
that is or shall be paid into the Exchequer on
account of the duties on wines, vinegar, tobacco
and sugar. (Sam. Langford to same dated same
to keep a distinct account of these impositions
and so to express it in your weekly certificate as
Auditor.) |
Disposition Book IV, p. 67. |
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Same dated Windsor, to same to issue as follows
out of the moneys of the Customs, Excise, Hearthmoney and Post Office directed to be this week
paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Ibid, p. 68. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Out of the Customs. |
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to Philip Packer, Paymaster of the
Works, for the new buildings at
Whitehall |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to Mr. Graham for the Privy Purse |
800 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of Hearthmoney. |
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interest for several small loans |
1,228 |
4 |
6 |
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to Mr. Hewer for interest to April 1
last |
1,030 |
10 |
1 |
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Out of Post Office money. |
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to me [Guy] for secret service by
[way of] advance |
344 |
6 |
10 |
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to Mr. Whitgrave |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to the parish of Walbrook, due on a
perpetuity |
84 |
6 |
8 |
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£5,187 |
8 |
1 |
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(Same, dated Aug. 21, to the Customs Cashier to
pay the abovesaid 1,500l. into the Exchequer for
Packer.) (Same, dated Aug. 21, enclosing the
paper of the disposition of the cash of the Excise
for the present week: said paper including the
abovesaid item of 800l. to Graham [payable out of
the Exchequer] together with 8,200l. for the Forces
and 1,500l. for Mr. Kent and Mr. Duncombe in
repayment of loan; 1,000l. to Mr. Toll for ditto
and 500l. to Mr. Hornby for ditto. [It is uncertain
whether these items are duplicates with the similar
items of Aug. 18, supra p. 310.] Total disposition
12,000l.) (Same dated Aug. 22 to same, enclosing
the paper of the disposition of the Hearthmoney
for the present week: said paper including the
abovesaid two items of 1,228l. 4s. 6d. and
1,030l. 10s. 1d. [payable out of the Exchequer]
together with the following items [payable direct
out of the Hearthmoney Office on tallies] viz.,
1,000l. to Mr. Toll in repayment of loan; 3,000l. to
Mr. Duncombe in further part of repayment of
22,000l. Total disposition of the Hearthmoney,
6,258l. 14s. 7d.) |
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| Aug. 20. |
Henry Guy to Sir Joseph Ashe. Send your answer
to the enclosed case [missing] between the King
and the East India Company concerning the payment of their duties with a proposition touching
the payment of debentures for East India goods as
presented to the Lord Treasurer by the Customs
Commissioners. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 130. |
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William Shaw to the Customs Commissioners to have
sent up to London two boxes stopped at Dover,
being directed to the Countess of Rochester. |
Ibid. |
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William Lowndes (in the absence of Henry Guy) to
same to report on the following enclosures. |
Ibid, p. 131. |
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Appending: note only of said enclosures, viz. Mr.
Blathwait's letter to Mr. Guy of Aug. 18 inst.:
The petition of Barrakiah Arnall, late master's mate
of the pink Hannah and Eliz. whereof Natha.
Stanberry was commander, to the King and the
report thereon dated Aug. 1 inst. from Sir William
Stapleton to the Committee of Trade and Plantations: a certificate of the deputy searcher of Boston
on behalf of said petitioner: a certificate of the
discharge of the Hannah and Eliz., Barakiah
Arnold commander. |
|
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Henry Guy, dated Windsor Castle, to same not to fill
up Robert Bathurst's place, whom you have
removed from Arundel port, as several principal
gentlemen of that country have recommended a
person for said place. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 21. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester, dated Windsor
Castle, to William Hewer of the petition of James
Gorman, shewing that Edw. Roth, late of Tangier,
owes petitioner 7,000l. and intends to convey his
estate to others to defraud petitioner, therefore
prays the payment of 2,791l. 16s. 8d. due to Roth
[from the King] to be stopped. |
Reference Book III, p. 152. |
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Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of James Pearse for a place as deputy
searcher, London port, and for leave to make a
deputy in his office of a patent waiter ibid. |
Ibid, p. 153. |
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Same by same to same of the petition of Lieut.-Col.
John Devereux, an inhabitant of Montserrat,
shewing that a small vessel which traded in the
said island with Scotch manufacture contrary to
the Navigation Act was seized and condemned
and thereon bought by petitioner for 53l. who
loaded her with the production of said island and
brought her to London where she is seized for
coming contrary to the said Act: therefore praying
a discharge of the ship and goods. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 21. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Warden
and Commissioners of the Mint of the petition of
George Macy for 400l. being his charges in prosecuting
clippers and coiners, he having convicted about 240
persons. |
Reference Book III, p. 162. |
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Same by same to Bartho. Fillingham, Thomas Hall
and William Lowndes, Agents for bringing in the
arrears of Taxes, of the petition of Tho. Marsden,
late Receiver for co. Lancs, of the last part of the
Eighteen Months' and Six Months' Assessment,
shewing that he returned to Serjt. Ramsey, late
one of the Agents for Taxes, 283l. at several times,
whereof Ramsey only paid in 100l.: prays that the
remaining 183l. may be paid out of money due to
said Ramsey in the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 168. |
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Entry of the signature by Treasurer Rochester and
Sir John Ernle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, of
the docquet of an in custodiam lease under the
Exchequer seal to Thomas Price of the lands of
Christian Langley, merchant, extended for debt:
at 18s. 4d. per an. rent and fine of 36s. 8d. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 112. |
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Fiat by same for royal letters patent to constitute
James Waring, gent., customer of Berwick port
loco Feild Dunn. |
Ibid. |
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Money warrant for 500l. to Robert Squibb, junr., as
imprest for the relief of English captives [in Barbary]
as by the privy seal of April 30 last: to be satisfied
out of moneys in the Exchequer arisen by the collection for the said use. (Money order dated
Aug. 22 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 129. Order Book I, p. 46. |
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Same for 40l. to Robert Swan, gent., for half a year to
June 24 last on his annuity or pension. (Money
order dated Aug. 22 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 129. Order Book I, p. 46. |
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Same for 120l. to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster for two years to June 24 last on the annuity
to them for the minister of the French Church in the
Savoy. |
Money Book VI, p. 129. |
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Warrant, dated Windsor Castle, by Treasurer Rochester
to the Customs Commissioners to make such abatement as they think fit on all decayed and defective
wines and to take the same duty upon wrought
plate exported as if same was bullion (viz. that
same go free as by the order of the Treasury Lords
in 1672): it appearing that under the Wine Duty
Act which expired in 1681 the said Commissioners
had authority to make allowance for defective wines
in regard of the greatness of the duty but after said
expiry they kept themselves strictly to the rule of
the Act of Tonnage and Poundage and only gave
allowance on wines where same was fit only for
the still or vinegar and in that case also they did
not exceed the allowance of a third which allowance
will not now be practicable in regard of the greatness
of the [new] duty. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 47. |
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Same by same to same to employ Henry Gosnold
as waiter and searcher at Leigh loco Joseph Crab,
who has relinquished same. |
Ibid, p. 48. |
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Same by same to same to permit the ship William
(belonging to Peter Airault and other distressed
Protestants who came from France on account of
their religion) and her lading of wine and brandy
now in Lancaster port, to return to France or any
other foreign port without unlading or payment
of Custom: it appearing that said ship is not
navigated as required by law and so is unqualified
to go to any of his Majesty's Plantations; petitioner
in his ignorance having come into Lancaster port
for a pass thinking that would be sufficient to
authorise him to unlade his goods in the Plantations. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 21. |
Warrant, dated Windsor Castle, by Treasurer Rochester
to the Customs Commissioners to observe a royal
warrant, dated Windsor, Aug. 17, to permit Thomas
Hawgood, sword cutler to the Ordnance, to import six
chests of sword blades on payment of the usual Custom
and to deliver same to the [Ordnance] stores under
direction of Lord Dartmouth: said Hawgood
having contracted with the Ordnance to furnish them
with a considerable quantity of swords which he
cannot well do without bringing sword blades from
foreign parts which is against a late Act of Parliament prohibiting gunpowder, arms or other ammunition to be imported without special licence. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 48. |
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Same by same to same to repay the 20l. as follows
deposited by Henry Fever, master of the Rebecca,
whose ship in Jan. last was seized by Robert Bernard
at Weymouth on the information of Richard Savage
for trading between Ireland and the Plantations
contrary to law, whereupon Fever "applied himself
to your Board who offered him the favour of a letter
of licence to compound with his owners, which he
would not accept, resolving to stand trial; that
being bound to the Newfoundland and having on
board 100 men, he agreed to the offer as having
the greater share of the said vessel provided he
could be immediately despatched away on paying
down the King's and officer's part [of the seizure]
by way of deposit; but upon advice he was
informed that in case of a composition the seizer
could not make a good sale of the vessel because
the property still remained in the owners and
therefore he paid down the King's full moiety in
order to a recovery of the said ship upon the promise
of your Board to become a means that the 20l.
remaining over and above the King's third part
should be repaid to him or his order and thereupon
you directed the delivery of the said ship which
hath been since recovered through default of the
owners in not appearing." |
Ibid, p. 49. |
|
Henry Guy, dated Windsor Castle, to the Customs
Commissioners to visit the goods of the Count de
Castle Meliore in order to their transport to Portugal.
Mr. Sawyers, Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen
Dowager at Somerset House, will direct your officer
to the Count's lodgings. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 130. |
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Same to Mr. Fox, Paymaster of the Forces, to pay
to Lieut.-Col. Butler, his Lieut. and Cornet, and to
Capt. O'Conner and his Lieut. and Cornet (who
are all in Col. Hamilton's Regiment of Dragoons)
their full pay as if their Troops had been mounted
from the time they were first paid. |
Ibid, p. 131. |
| Aug. 22. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners of the petition of George Ribton,
master and owner of the ship Freeman of Whitehaven, shewing that at Dublin he freighted for
Virginia and the Commissioners of [Revenue or]
Customs there assured him that on his giving bond
there, their certificate should clear him in Virginia
either for England or Ireland; that at Virginia
said certificate not being sufficient he had to give
bond in 100l. to enter [his lading] in England,
intending for Whitehaven; that by contrary winds
his ship drove near Dublin, where he went ashore
for provisions; then the ship drove into Dublin
bay, where the Commissioners grounded her and
forced him to enter his tobacco which he did, paying
2d. a lb. Irish duty and ½d. a lb. English duty;
thereupon the Commissioners gave him a certificate
to clear his bond in Virginia: nevertheless
on coming to Whitehaven the Comptroller there
seized his ship for landing in Ireland contrary to
law; "that one Mr. Savage pretends that he can
prove he landed goods in Virginia" and threatens
to send for said bond in Virginia and put it in suit:
therefore petitioner prays a stop to all proceedings
herein. |
Reference Book III, p. 154. |
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Appending: (1) certificate dated June 23 last by the
[Revenue] Commissioners, Ireland, of the payment
of said duty. (2) Affidavit touching the forcing
said ship on shore by the officers there [Dublin] and
detaining the sails until the ship was entered and
Customs satisfied for said goods. |
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| Aug. 22. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney General for a privy
seal for a grant or confirmation to the mayor, bailiffs
and burgesses of the borough of Berwick on Tweed
of the annuity or pension of 100l. per an. granted
by Charles II 1666, July 23, out of the Customs
of Berwick or Newcastle port: the patent for which
grant did contain proviso that the said town should
at their own charge for ever support and repair
the bridge over the Tweed built by James I without
any further pretences to the King for further repair
thereof, that all the said annuity should be expended
therein and to no other use and that they should
give security for the performance hereof by such
conveyance of the manor of Tweedmouth as the
Attorney General should approve, the said manor
being affirmed to be of the yearly value of 100l.
By reason that the said grant cannot be charged on
the Customs granted to the present King without
this present fresh privy seal and the said borough
has represented that said bridge is now in danger
of falling unless it be speedily repaired, the said
annuity is therefore hereby to be paid from 1678.
Lady day, out of the Customs as above. The
necessary covenants are to be inserted herein for
due employing of said annuity for the use intended. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 185–6. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a same for
regulating Anthony Sturt's account as follows. The
said Sturt and Jonathan Gauden as the assignees
of Sir Dennis Gauden, kt., Sir Denny Ashburnham,
bart., Abraham Jaggard and Benjamin Gauden
were employed as Victuallers of Tangier from 1678,
Sept. 29, to 1683–4, Feb. 5, under a contract dated
1664, Aug. 30, made between James, Duke of York,
et al. on behalf of the King of the one part and
Thomas Yeabsly, Thomas Andrewes and John
Lanyon, merchants on the other. Some time after
the death of Charles II the said Sturt and Gauden
exhibited to the Commissioners for the affairs of
Tangier an account of said victualling "for which the
said Anthony Sturt paid or advanced the money,"
and for interest computed to 1684, May 1. Said
account was stated by Auditor Done and shows
receipts by them from Samuel Pepys 1678, Dec. 30,
to 1680, April 7, of 12,834l. 16s. 5½d. and from
William Hewer 1680, June 5, to 1684, April 22, of
78,520l. 17s. 1½d. and provisions received by them
from the said Sir Dennis Gauden, Sir Denny
Ashburnham and partners to the value of
7,325l. 9s. 0d. towards making good the standing
magazine of victuals appointed to be kept in said
garrison. The said total charge is 98,681l. 2s. 7d.
Against this they are allowed in discharge for
provisions issued to the garrison (at the rate of
3s. 2¼d. per man per week) 124,486l. 16s. 7d.; and
for provisions delivered by order of the Governor
or Commander in chief for the forts and other
extraordinary occasions, 8,979l. 12s. 4d.; and for
ditto for the sick and wounded in the Hospital by
order of Edward Sackvill, late Governor there,
253l. 15s. 1½d.; and for ditto for five Companies
of Foot Guards sent to said garrison and four
Companies sent there from Ireland, 85l. 2s. 7½d.
as by the certificate of Sir Palmes Fairborne, then
Commander-in-Chief of said garrison; and for sea
provisions delivered on board several ships for
victualling 240 Troopers belonging to the [King's]
Forces that came from Spain for the assistance of
Tangier, viz. for five days at 8d. per man per day
(which was the rate allowed to the Victuallers of the
Navy for sea victuals) 40l. as by the certificate of
Edward Sackvile, esq.; and for 6 per cent. interest
computed to 1684, May 1, for money grown due for
said victuals so delivered, 4,245l. 12s. 8d. The total
discharge is 138,090l. 19s. 4d., leaving a surplus of
39,409l. 16s. 9d. due to the accomptants: and the
said account has been allowed as reasonable by
the Navy Commissioners and other referees. Since
1684, May 1, the said Sturt and Gauden have
further received from Mr. Hewer, 8,721l. 10s. 0d.
besides 278l. 10s. 0d. paid them for coals which
item is to be placed to another account. The
surplus still due is therefore 30,688l. 6s. 9d. By
an instrument dated April 14 last, said Jonathan
Gauden has agreed that said account shall pass
only in the name of said Sturt and the balance to be
paid only to him, subject to the articles of agreement
dated Mar. 14 last between Sir Dennis Gauden and
said Jonathan Gauden of the one part and said
Sturt of the other. It is hereby ordered that the
said account be passed in the form as above and
the surplus due thereon as above is hereby to be
paid to said Sturt. Further among the victuals
for which allowance is hereby directed there is
comprehended 161,480 lbs. of biskett, 15,077 pieces
of beef, 6,316 pieces of pork, 1,377 bushel of pease,
1,604 bushel of oatmeal, 4,706 lbs. of butter and
1,011 lbs. of Cheshire cheese which by order of
Lord Dartmouth when he was at Tangier to
demolish that garrison were delivered by the agents
of said Sturt to the ships then under the command
of Lord Dartmouth there by which means Richard
Brett and partners who were Victuallers of the Navy
received the pursers' indents for those provisions,
viz. to the value of 3,425l. 2s. 10d. and interest
thereof. The said Brett and partners are hereby to be
charged with said item and with the biskett bags
and casks belonging to same. |
Ibid, pp. 186–8. |
| Aug. 22. |
Henry Guy, dated Windsor Castle, to Mr. Stephens
for an account what is due to you on your loans
upon the last half year of the Hearthduty. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 130. |
|
Same to the Exchequer officers, enclosing (a) infra.
Return your answer thereto. |
Ibid, pp. 131–2. |
|
Appending: (a) the Earl of Peterborough's reasons
why he should not pay the 50l. now demanded by
the Exchequer officers for fees on the 1,000l. a
year paid him out of the establishment of Tangier
by the Treasurer of Tangier. Said pension was
granted on a valuable consideration and has always
been inserted in the Tangier establishment: up to
the time of Mr. Povey's resigning the Treasurership
of Tangier to Mr. Pepys in 1664, the officers of the
Exchequer never demanded other fees than those
paid for the issues on Tangier account, which are
much greater than in the case of issues for the Navy
etc.: and so also during Mr. Pepy's treasurership
1664–80: in the last establishment for Tangier the
King allowed only 20s. per 1,000l. for fees of the
Exchequer officers, whereas they have and do now
receive, by favour, 4l. per 1,000l.: the said officers
have never received other fees for any pension on
any establishment than was paid for the money
generally received [on such establishment]. |
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| Aug. 24. |
Same, dated Windsor Castle, to the Customs
Commissioners to permit the Earl of Carlingford to
unlade from the pink William and Sarah of Yarmouth, lately come from Hamburg, some presents
sent him by his brother, Count Taaff from Vienna,
which are for the King. |
Ibid, p. 132. |
|
Same to same to visit the goods of the Marechal
D'Humières, at the French ambassador's house in St.
James's Square in order to their transport to France. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 25. |
Privy seal dormant for 10,000l. to be issued in such
proportions, to such persons and for such uses as
the King shall direct by royal sign manual. (Royal
warrant dated Aug. 17 for said privy seal.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 181. |
|
Eight separate royal sign manuals for respectively
344l. 6s. 10d., 500l., 700l., 564l. 19s. 6d., 250l.,
500l., 1,299l. 0s. 10d. and 500l. to Henry Guy, for
secret service, without account: to be issued on
the 10,000l. privy seal dormant of Aug. 25 inst.
(Eight money warrants dated Aug. 25 hereon.
Eight money orders dated Aug. 26 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 189. Money Book VI, p. 130. Order Book I, p. 47. |
