|
| Oct. 12. |
Same to the Customs Cashier to pay 1,742l. 14s. 6d.
of Customs money into the Exchequer tomorrow. (Same dated same to the Auditor of
the Receipt to issue said sum to me [Guy] for secret
service.) |
Disposition Book IV, p. 86. |
|
Same to same to pay 4,000l. of Customs
money into the Exchequer to-morrow. (Same
dated same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
said sum to the Treasurer of the Navy in further
part of 29,745l. for the ordinary and extraordinary
repairs of the Navy.) (Same dated same to the
Customs Cashier apprising him hereof.) |
Ibid, pp. 86, 87. |
| Oct. 12. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Receipt for
tallies of assignment on the First Fruits for 500l.
to Aubery, Earl of Oxford, for last Sept. 29 quarter
on his pension. |
Money Book VI, p. 143. |
|
Reference by same to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Tho. Nisbit, searcher at Hull;
being grown old prays that Nicho. Booker may be
admitted in his stead. |
Reference Book III, p. 175. |
|
Same by same to same of the petition of Daniel
Savary, shewing that being a Protestant he is come
out of France for refuge and being arrived at Rye
with a small barque (being a fisherman) and three
or four families of his neighbours, the Customs
officers there demand [the French duty or] tunnage
duty for the barque and Customs on their household
goods: pray to be liable for duty only on merchandises and if further numbers of them come
hereafter, that they may have the same benefit. |
Ibid. |
|
Warrant by same to Edward Liminton, at
the Blue Boar in Holborn to deliver to Mr.
Leveson the two stone horses (a black and a bay)
in your custody belonging to Mr. Charlton and by
him forfeited to the King. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 123. |
|
Same from same to the Customs Commissioners
approving a proposal from Mr. Randolph
of New England, that in regard of the
many interlopers which from all parts yearly
frequent that country and now more especially
since the new impositions in England, there may
be allowance made for a good boat and two watermen
for boarding of waiters on ships coming to Boston
to prevent their delivery of prohibited goods before
they [said ships] come under command of the [guns of
the] town. Said proposal being approved by the
Customs Commissioners is hereby ordered: 20l. is to be
allowed for said boat and 25l. per an. each for said
two boatmen. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 55. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Thomas for a certificate of names
of all the officers and gentlemen of the Band of
Pensioners at the time of the late King's death and
of the pay due to them up to Christmas last, what
thereof on orders registered and what on orders
not registered. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 157. |
|
Same to the Auditors of Imprests to prepare for
declaration the account of the executors of Sir
William Bucknall of the French tunnage duty in
England and Ireland. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Gilbert Talbott [Master of the Jewel
House] to certify whether Mr. John Chase,
apothecary to the late King, has delivered into your
office the quantity of plate formerly delivered to
him. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Darcy et al. When I wrote you last
month to provide presents to be sent by Sir William
Soames (Ambassador to Constantinople) to the
Governments of Algiers, Tripoly and Tunis,
Treasurer Rochester thought that Mr. Lodington
was gone to Tripoly with the present formerly
provided but is now informed that he is not gone
but is to go with Sir William Soames. You are
not to provide another present for Tripoly because
Soames is to present that intended to have been
sent by Lodington. (Same to said Loddington to
deliver to said Soames the above said present
delivered to you some time since for the Government
of Tripoly.) |
Ibid, p. 158. |
| Oct. 12. |
Henry Guy to the Attorney General to report with all
speed on the enclosed draft [missing] of a bill to be
offered to Parliament for the better collection of the
Customs: also on the enclosed presentment
[missing] from the Customs Commissioners concerning the Aliens duty. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 158. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to order that the
officer be satisfied who seized the lace at Rochester
belonging to the Marquis de Valparaissa before
said lace is delivered. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Cashier, enclosing a list of the
Customs officers, London port, who are returned in
super for [their contributions to] the last 1677 Poll
money. You are to deduct the contributions from
the salaries of such as are still alive, and to pay
such moneys to Wendiver Lowndes, who is
appointed by Treasurer Rochester to be collector
of said Poll. |
Ibid, p. 159. |
|
Appending: said list (total contributions 644l.). |
|
|
Appointment by Treasurer Rochester (in the form of
a subscription by said Lord Treasurer to a deputation by William Blathwayte) of Edward Randolph
as deputy in all his Majesty's territories of New
England to the said Blathwayte in the office of
surveyor and auditor of his Majesty's [Plantation]
revenues. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 129. |
| Oct. 13. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the moneys directed to be this week
paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book IV, pp. 87, 88. |
|
|
l. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Out of the Customs. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy for the
Victuallers |
1,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for sea officers and bills in course |
400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for Mr. Pearse for sick and
wounded |
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to Sir William Soames in full of his extraordinaries |
649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to the Lord President of the Privy Council |
375 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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to the Lord Privy Seal |
388 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£4,512 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Out of the Excise. |
|
|
to Charles Fox, Paymaster of the Forces |
6,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to the Cofferer of the Household |
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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to the Queen's Trustees |
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Out of the Hearthmoney. |
|
|
to the Queen's Trustees |
2,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service |
750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£3,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
l. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Out of the money of the Post Office now
in the Exchequer. |
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service |
250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to [ditto] more by [way of] advance |
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full total of the above |
£18,512 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Same dated same to the Customs Cashier, enclosing
the paper of the disposition of the Customs for the
present week; said paper including the above seven
items and the 4,000l. supra, p. 361, for the Navy
and the 1,742l. 14s. 6d. supra, p. 361, for Guy [all
payable out of the Exchequer] together with the
following items [payable direct out of the Customs
Office on tallies] viz., 221l. to the Lord Privy Seal;
1,000l. to Sir Hugh Cholmley in repayment of loan;
1,000l. to Mr. Hewer in repayment of loan. Total
disposition of the Customs, 12,473l. 14s. 6d.) (Same
dated same to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney, enclosing the similar paper of disposition for those branches, said paper including
for the Excise the abovesaid three items [payable
out of the Exchequer] together with the following [payable direct out of the Excise Office on
tallies] viz., 1,500l. to Mr. Kent and Mr. Duncombe
in repayment of loan; 500l. to Mr. Hornby for
ditto; and for the Hearthmoney the abovesaid item
for the Queen and the 750l. (here stated to be for
Sir Peter Apsley) [all 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. Noell for ditto. Total disposition of the
Excise and Hearthmoney, 19,250l.) |
|
| Oct. 13. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue (out
of the money of the Letter Office) 150l. to the Duke of
Somerset for last June 24 quarter as a Gentleman
of the Bedchamber. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 87. |
|
Same to same to issue (out of same) 96l. 13s. 4d. to
Timothy Whitfeild, Clerk of the [Foreign] Estreats. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Cashier for an account
what is due from the East India Company on the
bonds which you usually mention in your [weekly]
certificates. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 160. |
|
Same to Sir Thomas Sandys. Treasurer Rochester
has ordered Alderman Duncombe to accept a bill
from you for 500l. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Blathwaite [Secretary to the Forces].
Is Gervase Scroope now an officer in the army or
was he one of the disbanded? |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Auditors of Imprests. How far have
you and the accomptants before you complied with
the late orders as to accompting? |
Ibid. |
|
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney of the petition
of Charles Frith, late Commissary of the provisions
stores at Tangier, praying a collectorship or General
Receivership in the Excise or Hearthmoney. |
Reference Book III, p. 175. |
| Oct. 13. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands of the petition of James
Fortrey and Thomas Dowcet for a lease of a small
farm called Goleston's farm in the manor of Clewer,
co. Berks, concealed from the Crown for several
years. |
Reference Book III, p. 177. |
|
Warrant by same to Sir Nicholas Crispe, collector
Outwards, London port, to swear Thomas Chiffinch
into office as deputy to the Earl of Clarendon,
William Chiffinch and Martin Folks in the office of
one of the two searchers at Gravesend. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 123. |
|
Report by same to the King on the petition of Peter
Walley, engineer, supra, p. 227, the town of
Richmond being in great want of water and very
desirous to have it conveyed to them from the
Thames by petitioner's engine. The Surveyor
General of Crown Lands reports that petitioner's
patent dated 1682–3, Mar. 23, was for the sole use
for 14 years of a new engine or pump for raising
water and that the supply of Richmond is a work of
public good and that petitioner may be granted
licence to lay pipes through the streets and wastes of
the manor (on his compounding with the respective
proprietors) and for erecting conduits or receptacles
for water in any convenient places; he paying
some small acknowledgment of 5s. per an. to the
Crown. |
Ibid, p. 124. |
|
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for an annuity or pension of 4,000l. to George,
Lord Jefferys, Baron of Wem and High Chancellor
of England. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 197. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a same
for the issue to John Knight, gent., of sums not
exceeding [in the whole] 20,000l. as imprest for
goods, wares or provisions to be bought or provided
by Marmaduke Darcy, George Benyon and Robert
Philipps for the King's service [in the Great Wardrobe] and to pay salaries and for work done [for
said Wardrobe]: all pursuant to directions from
the Lord High Treasurer. |
Ibid, pp. 197–9. |
|
Same to same for a great seal for a grant to Edward
Randolph of the office of Surveyor of Woods in
New England as follows. By the vacating of the
charter of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay in New
England the Province of Maine which was in that
Corporation is now devolved to the King. To the
intent therefore that all the King's woods, fir trees
and other timber trees proper for the Navy and
growing within 10 or 12 miles of any navigable river,
bays, or harbours in any part of said Province may
for the future be preserved from all manner of waste
and spoil by any of the inhabitants or others, there
is hereby granted to said Randolph the said office of
Surveyor of said woods and timber upon any of the
mainland, island or islands within 10 or 12 miles
of any navigable river etc., within said province:
with the fee or allowance of 50l. per an. payable
half yearly by the Treasurer of the Navy as from
Michaelmas last and to be for defraying the necessary
charges and expenses arising upon viewing and
surveying the said woods and timber: the said
office to be exercised by him or deputy and during
pleasure: which views and surveys he is hereby
authorised to make at all convenient times in the
year and to mark out all such trees as shall be fit
for the use of the Navy and to make a register of
the same and to transmit fair copies thereof to the
Lord Treasurer [in England]: he to observe the
directions of the Lord Treasurer or the Navy Commissioners from time to time. All Justices of the
Peace, Constables and all other civil officers in New
England to assist him herein. |
Ibid, pp. 199–200. |
| Oct. 13. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Cashier to pay 600l. to the Mayor etc. of Berwick
for six years to 1684, Lady day, on the annuity for
keeping up the bridge there over the Tweed. |
Money Book VI, p. 144. |
|
Money warrant for 1,220l. to Sir Edward Wood for
a bill of extraordinaries as follows as Envoy
Extraordinary to the King of Sweden after disallowance of 100l. and 110l. for items 16 and 17
therein. (Money order dated Oct. 15 hereon.) |
Ibid, pp. 144–5. Order Book I, p. 53. |
|
Appending: said bill being for several extraordinary
expences in that employment which have not yet
been allowed: said bill being sworn to 1678, June 8,
by said Wood before Baron Crawley and allowed
by Secretary Sir L. Jenkins, 1680, June 15 with the
exception of items 15, 16 and 17 which are referred
to the [then] Treasury Lords. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
|
|
|
for postage of letters, private correspondence by particular order,
new equipage upon my going to the
assembly at Lund, several expresses between that [place] and
Malmö with several other extraordinary expences [all as follow] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
paid for postage of letters for a year
and three months from all parts
and for intelligence |
135 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given to the writers and
secretaries of the several colleges
upon their returning answers
to the frequent memorials I had
occasion to give in about the concerns of the merchants, or giving
any orders in favour of them
according to custom |
86 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given for new year's [gifts]
to the King['s] and Queen's servants as likewise to those of the
town |
59 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid for several entertainments on
the King's birthday and other
solemn occasions |
72 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid to a private correspondent according to order |
125 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
for the expence of my journey to
Schonen and stay there at the
Assembly where all things were
extra dear and being obliged to
make new equipage |
320 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given to a convoy of 50
horse to convey me to the King
and the same number back |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid for bringing my servants and
goods (having received his Majesty's
orders of revocation) from Stockholm to Elsinore in order to my
return for England |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given to the King's servants
and conductor when I had my
audience of leave |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given to the Master of the
Ceremonies |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given to the master of the
ship that transported me and my
family to England |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given to the ship's company |
13 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given at Hamburg, Elsinore
and for taking care of my letters |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given to physicians, apothecaries etc. for my servants |
44 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid fees for 2,408l. at the Treasury,
Exchequer and the Chancellor's
[of the Exchequer] and for passing
my privy seal |
69 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid for advancing 2,408l. charged on
the Customs |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid for advancing 910l. charged on
the Hearthmoney |
110 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid and given to the town mayor,
gunners, drummers, trumpets and
to the Governor's servants of the
garrison of Malines [sic ? for Malmö]
at my landing and returning |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid for several expresses betwixt
Malmö and Lund |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
£1,430 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Oct. 13. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Auditors
of Imprests to allow in account 100l. to Richard
Kent, Customs Cashier, for the like sum paid by
him to Sir Nicho. Butler July 8 last by Treasurer
Rochester's direction. |
Money Book VI, p. 146. |
|
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners to direct
the payment of the last Sept. 29 quarter's salary
bill of the outports (established salaries 4,537l. 10s. 8d.,
additional salaries 579l. 5s. 0d., total, 5,116l. 15s. 8d.). |
Ibid. |
| Oct. 14. |
Privy seal dormant for 10,000l. to be paid in such
proportions, to such persons and for such uses as
the King shall from time to time direct by his royal
sign manual. (Royal warrant dated Oct. 4 for
said privy seal.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 197. |
Oct.
(altered from Sept.) 14. |
Royal sign manual for 471l. 12s. 6d. to Joseph Roberts,
esq., without account: in consideration of his good
services in the prosecution of factious Dissenters
in co. Kent: to be issued on the 10,000l. dormant
privy seal of Oct. 14 inst. (altered from Aug. 25)
and to be satisfied out of Recusants' money paid
into the Exchequer by Archibald Clinkard, sheriff
of Kent, for the year ended 1684, Sept. 29. (Money
warrant dated Oct. 15, altered from Sept. 14 hereon.
Money order dated Oct. 15 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 194. Money Book VI, p. 138. Order Book I, p. 53. |
Oct. 14
(altered from Sept. 27). |
Same for 260l. to Henry Guy, for secret service,
without account: to be issued on the 10,000l.
dormant privy seal of Oct. 14 inst. (altered
from Aug. 25 last). (Money warrant dated Oct. 17
hereon. Money order dated Oct. 19 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 196. Money Book VI, p. 149. Order Book I, p. 56. |
| Oct. 15. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to Mr. Hewer of
the petition of Jeromia Winstanley and William Hall,
two poor Tangier soldiers, aged and infirm,
praying for their four years' arrears of pay and the
money due to them from Capt Edw. Hasting. |
Reference Book III, p. 178. |
| Oct. 15. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to Mr. Hewer
of the petition of James Reape, William
Strowd and Henry Meadcalf, three poor Tangier
soldiers, praying for their arrears of 28l. 4s. 10½d.
to Strowd, 9l. 10s. 4d. to Medcalfe and "to Reap his
whole arrear for 18 years," petitioners being poor, in
debt and in a deplorable condition. |
Reference Book III, p. 178. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to
me, for secret service, the 200l. directed the 9th inst.
supra, p. 358, to be issued to Mr. Chiffinch. The
750l. reserved in the Exchequer for Mr. Skelton is to
be issued to him by [way of] advance and similarly
the 1,500l. reserved for the Mint Commissioners is
to be issued to them by [way of] advance. The
regular orders for these sums shall be sent as soon
as they can be passed. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 88. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners. Treasurer
Rochester has moved the King on your presentment
of the 12th inst. in which you desire that two small
ships may be sent to Barbados to prevent frauds
in the Customs instead of a fourth rate frigate which
has usually attended that island. This is not
the time of the year for sending small vessels to the
Plantations, but when the season serves your desire
will be complied with. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 160. |
|
Same to the Board of Greencloth. The Lord Treasurer
is informed by the King's Counsel that where any
inhabitant has an estate certain (for life, years or by
will) in any of his Majesty's houses [palaces] the
Hearthmoney for same is to be paid by the inhabitant
but where his possession is only and immediately
for the King as housekeeper without any certainty
of estate the said duty is not to be paid. Give my
Lord an account of the persons that inhabit in his
Majesty's houses and of their several estates therein. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Mayor and Aldermen of Axbridge, co.
Somerset, to certify the Lord Treasurer by what
title you receive a rent of 4l. per an. for a certain
ochre pit in or near your town. |
Ibid, p. 161. |
|
Same to the Customs Cashier to pay Sir Jno. Cope
what was due to last Michaelmas on the ground rent
of the Custom House; and to pay same half yearly
for the future as by the dormant warrant of May 7
last. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to permit the
transport to Holland, Customs free, of the goods of
the Dutch Ambassadors, laden on the ship Unity,
Henry Roelants [master], bound for Rotterdam
(the duty on which is estimated at 14l.) and in the
King's yacht Henrietta. |
Ibid. |
|
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to same. Before
the late accommodation granted by me touching
the paying or giving security for the new duty
on tobacco and sugar divers persons made
entry and gave bond according to law; and many
of them desire to take up those bonds and pay
ready money on the 10 per cent. rebate or to give
absolute bond payable at three six months from
the time of entry. You think this would be a great
ease and accommodation to trade. You are hereby
to give them a month within which to so pay in cash
or give such absolute bond. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 56. |
| Oct. 15. |
Two royal sign manuals for respectively 1,742l. 14s. 6d.
and 500l. to Henry Guy, for secret service, without
account: to be issued on the 10,000l. privy seal
dormant of the 14th inst. (Two money warrants
dated Oct. 15 hereon. Two money orders dated
Oct. 17 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 201. Money Book VI, p. 146. Order Book I, p. 53. |
|
Money warrant for 508l. 12s. 10d. to Sir William
Soames, bart., for a bill of extraordinaries as follows
as the late King's Envoy Extraordinary to the Duke
of Savoy, after disallowance of items three and four
therein. (Money order dated Oct. 16 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, pp. 146–7. Order Book I, p. 54. |
|
Appending: said bill for 1677, Dec., to 1680. Nov., as
allowed by Secretary Sunderland. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
|
|
|
for [Exchequer fees on my ordinary]
in Dec., 1677 |
28 |
17 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
for fees of receiving money and discounting for tallies from July.
1677, to March, 1678 |
63 |
11 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
for fees and rebates for discounting
of tallies from Nov., 1678, to Feb.,
1679–80 |
75 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
for fees and rebates for tallies from
July, 1679, to May, 1680 |
65 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
for fees Sept., 1680 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
paid in three years for intelligence
and postage |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
for audience fees to the Court officers
at my coming to Turin |
80 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
for new year's gifts to officers according to the custom of all
ministers 40l. per an. for three
years |
120 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
for a journey to Nice by order |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
£649 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Cashier to pay 163l. to Henry, Earl of Clarendon,
for Easter day, April 19, last to Sept. 29 last on
his fee of 20s. a day as Lord Privy Seal. |
Money Book VI, p. 147. |
|
Money warrant for 388l. to same for last Sept. 29
quarter's allowance of 4l. a day in lieu of ancient diet
as same. (Money order dated Oct. 17 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 147. Order Book I, p. 55. |
|
Money warrants for 300l. to Henry, Earl of Peterborough, for last Sept. 29 quarter as Groom of the
Stole and in that respect first Gentleman of the
Bedchamber: |
Money Book VI, p. 148. Order Book I, pp. 55, 56, 62, 65. |
|
and for 150l. each to the following for same quarter
as Gentlemen of the Bedchamber, viz.: Charles, Duke
of Somerset (his privy seal dated June 23 last);
Henry, Duke of Beaufort (his privy seal dated
June 30 last); James, Earl of Ossory (his privy
seal dated June 30 last); James, Earl of Arran (his
privy seal dated July 23 last); John, Earl of
Mulgrave (his privy seal dated Aug. 19 last);
Henry Edward, Earl of Lichfield (his privy seal
dated June 30 last); Lewis, Earl of Feversham (his
privy seal dated July 31 last); John, Lord
Churchill (his privy seal dated July 8 last). (Money
orders dated Oct. 17, 17, 19, 21, 22, 26, 26, Nov. 3 and
16 hereon for respectively said Earl of Ossory, Earl of
Peterborough, Earl of Lichfield, Duke of somerset,
Duke of Beaufort, Earl of Arran, Earl of Mulgrave,
Lord Churchill, Earl of Feversham.) |
|
| Oct. 15 |
Money warrants for 100l. each to Heneage Finch, Francis
Russell, Richard Leueson, Oliver Nicholas, Henry
Slingsby, James Griffin, James Fortrey, David Lloyd
for same quarter, as Grooms of the Bedchamber.
(Money orders dated Oct. 17, 21, 22 and 24 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 148. Order Book I, pp. 54, 58. |
|
Same for 375l. to George, Marques of Halifax, Lord
President of the Privy Council, for last Sept. 29
quarter on his allowances of 1,000l. per an. in lieu
of diet and of 500l. per an. as royal bounty. (Money
order dated Oct. 21 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 149. Order Book I, p. 57. |
| Oct. 16. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners. The
officers of the Four and a Half per cent. duty in
Barbados have not received any commissions from
you since the present King's accession. Despatch
them with all speed. If you want any warrant from
the Lord Treasurer for so doing you shall have it. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 161. |
|
Same to same to report on two affidavits (dated the
12th inst. sworn before Abraham Saunders, Mayor
of Bristol, by Benjamin Stone and William Stocker)
concerning the 40 pair of pistols seized at Bristol. |
Ibid. |
|
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners of the petition of Thomas Richardson
for a tidesman's place, London port, being recommended by Sir Robt. Jeffreys, Sir Henry Tulse,
Sir William Hooker et al. |
Reference Book III, p. 175. |
|
Same by same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands
and to Bartholomew Fillingham, Deputy Clerk of the
Pipe, of the letter dated Sept. 7 last from said Fillingham to Henry Guy on the particular etc. of a lease to
be made to Mary Ross. The granting these several
tenements in one lease (formerly passed in three
leases) will be no prejudice to the Crown, but will
abate and lessen the great officers of their ancient
and just fees in which the Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Chief Baron, Attorney
General, Solicitor General and Clerk of the Pipe are
concerned, for whose several uses a dividend fee on
each lease is received by the Clerk of the Pipe.
Also the delay in passing leases so long after agreement made by the tenants may be detrimental to
the Crown by the possible death of some of the lives
whereby the King would lose his fine, the grantee
being still at liberty to name others which the Clerk
of the Pipe cannot prevent "the warrants being
not presently transmitted to him as in this particular
case it has happened." |
Ibid, p. 176. |
|
Same by same to William Hewer of Morrice Flyn's
petition, supra, p. 23, and Col. P. Kirke's report
dated Sept. 12 last thereon. |
Ibid, p. 177. |
|
Prefixing: said report. When I came to Tangier
Major White was only town major; when he died
I made Lieut. William Davis town major and dismissed him of being Lieutenant; I offered the
Lieutenancy to Mr. Flyn, who said he could not
take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, which
I conceived made him uncapable of being either
Aid Mayor or Lieut. Major. John Hope was town
major afterwards and was Lieut. of the Guards,
but the Company he was Lieutenant to was in
England "so I think [he was] not of a double
capacity at Tangier, the pay of town major being
but 10s. a day." Both the Mayors behaved themselves extreme well and took great pains in regulating that garrison. Lord Dartmouth will certify
what care the latter [of them] took at the demolishing
the place. |
|
| Oct. 16. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands of the report dated Aug. 29
last from Tho. Agar on the petition supra, p. 172
of Henry Pound. |
Reference Book III, pp. 178–80. |
|
Prefixing: said report. I have repaired to Beare
Forest and viewed the lodges and rails of East Walk
and Creech Walk, and find repairs (detailed) needed
at the East Lodge, which is the chief lodge and has
20 acres enclosed for the relief of the deer. Creech
lodge is so ruinous that it must be rebuilt. This
can be done for 60l. as it is a small lodge merely for
an underkeeper. There is only one other lodge
in this forest, the West Lodge, which is the
ancientest and largest of them with 60 acres enclosed.
The keeper, Mr. Watts, has kept it up at his own
expense. I cannot find that any money has been
granted from the Crown to any uses of this forest
since the Restoration. There is a coppice ground of
the King's in this forest called Mislingford Coppice,
containing 60 acres heretofore enclosed as a nursery,
but cut down in the rebellion and left open. It is
in the King's right to enclose it and this should be
done "as hath been sundry times represented to
the Treasury within some years past." The forest
is very thin of trees (which appertain to the King)
but in Creech Walk there are young and old trees
of the King among which many are unfit for shipping.
"Though the forest cannot decently allow of any
trees to be felled for raising money, but only for the
timber there necessary to be used in the above
mentioned repairs, yet for the excellent breed of
deer which it produces and its nearness both to
Winchester and Portsmouth" it deserves your
Lordship's favourable regard. The wages of the
three keepers is at most but 3l. each per an. payable
out of the quit rents of Porchester, "which being
very uncertain they say they seldom receive above
50s. a year a piece." |
|
|
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Henry Million for a tidewaiter's place,
London port, his family having suffered for their
loyalty to Charles I. |
Ibid, p. 187. |
| Oct. 17. |
Same by same to same of the petition of Powel
Williams for the place of Surveyor of Chester
port, vacant by the late death of petitioner's
next superior officer. |
Ibid, p. 175. |
|
Same by same to Auditor Aldworth of the account of
interest due to William Hewer, Treasurer for the
affairs of Tangier, for moneys by him advanced on
tallies struck on the Customs; viz. from April 1
last to Oct. 1 inst. |
Ibid, pp 181–2. |
|
Prefixing. said account. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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interest as above on 32,698l. 8s. 11d.
being the balance due to him on
the foot of his last account |
983 |
12 |
7 |
|
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|
|
|
[Repayments of principal and
deductions of interest thereon.] |
|
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on 1,030l. 10s. 1d. repaid him 1685,
Aug. 25, being the interest due
on his last account |
6 |
1 |
10 |
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on 1,500l. paid him (500l. May 13
and 1,000l. June 3) by John
Knight, Treasurer for the affairs
of the Wardrobe, being due to
Hewer on a privy seal dated 1685,
Mar. 31, for hangings delivered
into the Wardrobe |
31 |
1 |
3 |
|
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on 1,000l. paid him May 13 last by
the Customs Cashier on a tally
dated 1682, June 2 |
23 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
on 1,000l. paid him May 20 [by
ditto] |
21 |
17 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
on 1,000l. paid him May 27 [by
ditto] |
20 |
14 |
2 |
|
|
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|
|
on 1,000l. paid him Aug. 8 [by
ditto] |
8 |
14 |
2 |
|
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|
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on 1,000l. paid him Aug. 31 [by
ditto] |
4 |
18 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
on 1,000l. paid him Sept. 8 [by
ditto] |
3 |
12 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
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on 1,000l. paid him Sept. 24 by
ditto on a tally dated 1682,
Oct. 31 |
0 |
19 |
8 |
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|
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£120 |
19 |
5 |
|
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|
|
Total repayments of principal 9,530l. 10s. 1d.,
leaving a principal debt of 23,167l. 18s. 10d.
still due on the foot of this present account;
and a balance of interest of 862l. 13s. 2d. still
due; or in all 24,030l. 12s. 0d. |
|
| Oct. 17. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Cashier to pay 112l. 12s. 0d. to John Ady and John
Cole, Deputy Chamberlains for joining tallies, for
their fee of 2s. per 1,000l. for joining and entering
the foils of tallies struck for 1,126,319l. 2s. 0d.
(1,126,319l. 1s. 2½d.) of Customs money paid into the
Exchequer for two years to 1684, Sept. 29. |
Money Book VI, p. 149. |
|
Dormant warrant by same to same to pay James
Waring his salary of 24l. per an. as Customer of
Berwick port. |
Ibid, p. 150. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to Mris. Winifred Windham
for half a year to June 24 last on her annuity or
pension, as by her patent dated 1667, May 14. |
Ibid. |
|
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to Marmaduke
Darcy, George Benyon and Robt. Philips to order
John Knight to pay 428l. 2s. 6d. as follows [for the
Great Wardrobe Office account] viz. 132l. 10s. 2d.
for the charge of passing three privy seals; 120l.
for one year's salary to said Knight to Sept. 29 last;
50l. for same to William Knight; 60l. for house rent
and taxes to same time; 40l. for incidents;
25l. 12s. 4d. for several bills signed in the Great
Wardrobe. |
Ibid. |
| Oct. 17. |
Money warrant for 4,000l. to Thomas Hall in repayment of so much by him lent into the Exchequer
Oct. 16 inst. on the credit of the Hearthmoney due
at Lady day next: with 6 per cent. interest payable
[or to be made into principal] at the end of every
six months. (Money order dated Oct. 23 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 153. Order Book I, p. 57. |
|
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for 1,500l. to Henry Savile, esq., without
account: the late King having by a privy seal dated
1683, July 31, granted said sum to him upon his
surrender of his 500l. per an. as a Groom of the
Bedchamber, said 1,500l. being for the arrears
thereon 1679, Christmas, to 1682, Christmas. As
the said 1,500l. so granted remains wholly unsatisfied
and the said privy seal has become void by the
death of Charles II his present Majesty is hereby
pleased to renew same. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 201. |
|
Royal sign manual for 1,000l. to Henry Guy, for secret
service, without account: to be issued on the
10,000l. privy seal dormant of Oct. 14 inst. (Money
warrant dated Oct. 19 hereon. Money order dated
Oct. 19 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 202. Money Book VI, p. 151. Order Book I, p. 56. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Hewer to pay 5l. to Job Atkins,
late master gunner at Tangier, for last Sept. 29
quarter on his pension of 20l. per an. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 89. |
|
Same to Mr. Porter and Mr. Prettyman. At
a hearing before the Treasury Lords Dec. 15 last
concerning Mr. Prettiman's debt you promised to
bring in all your vouchers on Jan. 21 and to attend
the Treasury Lords on Feb. 14. You are to bring
in your vouchers and to attend Treasurer Rochester
herein. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 162. |
|
Same to Capt. Forshaw. The officers who seized the
Marquis de Valparaiso's lace are to be gratified for
the seizure. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners. The Attorney
and Solicitor General have given the following
opinion on your presentment to the Lord Treasurer
desiring his directions concerning the Aliens' duty
on commodities of the growth and manufacture of the
nation. "We humbly conceive that by law the Aliens
duty is payable, for the [Tonnage and Poundage] Act
revives the Customs in the same plight they were
first given to the late King." You are therefore
to order the Customs officers to collect the said duty. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton to attend
Treasurer Rochester next week (when he sits) with
an account of the causes you have to try this term
in the King's behalf. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Christopher Hollister
for the place of housekeeper of the Custom House,
the person who has that place being troubled with a
noisesome disease which is offensive to all that come
near him. |
Ibid. |
| [?] |
Same to the Duke of Norfolk. It is the King's pleasure
that the offices of purveyor and keeper of the timber
yard at Windsor Castle (usually passed by warrant
of the Constable of the Castle) be no more granted
in regard they are offices of little use and are supplied
by the Surveyor, Comptroller and Clerk of the
Works there. |
Ibid. |
| Oct. 17. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Fox [Paymaster of the Forces] to put a
stop to the Earl of Dunbarton's pay till further
order. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 163. |
|
Same to Sir Sam Moorland. You had a privy seal
in 1682 granting [you] some arrears of Tenths in
Gloucester diocese. As you have received 700l.
out of the Exchequer in consideration thereof have
you delivered up the said privy seal? |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands to
report on (a) infra: also whether it will be for the
King's service that the increased rents of the Duchy
of Cornwall which were set in Treasurer Southampton's time be bought off by the tenants. |
Ibid. |
|
Appending: (a) proposals for passing leases of [lands of]
the said Duchy. "The way of passing leases for
the Duchy of Cornwall (as began and practised since
the late King's restoration) is scandalously damageable
to the revenue and grievous to the tenants." The
ordinary fees in the many offices amount to at least
17l. or 18l., and usually to 25l. besides expedition
money, attendance and solicitation of at least three
months, sometimes 12 months, whereby small tenements lie ruined and untenanted and improvements
in wastes by building of stamping mills and making
new erections and enclosures are wholly lost and the
tenant disabled and discouraged to renew their
estates, the fees often exceeding the fines. It is therefore proposed for a remedy that the Treasury have
always before them an exact survey of every manor
and of the yearly value of every tenement and how
estated and that transcripts of them being sent to
the respective stewards they may have power,
under limited rules, to make contracts with the
tenants in the country, subject to the control of the
Lord Treasurer and that upon return and approbation of such contracts a warrant for the lease
may be passed without other ceremony or delays
"as hath been the ancient practice": [further]
that the leases be in English whereby the tenants
may understand what they are obliged to do by
their covenants for planting and preserving trees
and other improvements which are now neglected
and excused by pretence of ignorance. |
|
|
Same to Mr. Hall to demand no fees for taking Mr.
Lilly's security as Receiver of the revenue of the Post
Office. |
Ibid, p. 165. |
|
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to William Aldworth,
"auditor of his Majesty's private revenue before his
Highness's access to the Crown" to deliver to
William Harbord, Surveyor General of Crown Lands,
all surveys, rentals and other papers now in your
custody touching any of the manors, lands, tenements or hereditaments belonging to his Majesty
in England before his access to his Crown "to enable
to put that revenue in charge as the rest of the
Crown lands are and have heretofore from time
to time been." |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 124. |
|
Entry of the signature by the Lord Treasurer and
Chancellor of the Exchequer of the docquet of a
lease to Sir John Williams (at the nomination of
Thomas Williams his father) of lands within the
scite of the late monastery of Dover commonly
called Maison dieu ("Masendew"), co. Lanc. (sic
for Kent) for 23 years from 1692, Nov. 18, at
18l. 0s. 6d. per an. rent and fine of 400l. paid into
the Exchequer July 28 last. |
Ibid. |
| Oct. 17. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the King's Remembrancer to take the security of Stephen Lilly, gent.,
as Receiver General to the King's use of the revenue
and profits arising in the General Letter Office or
Post Office: said securities being said Lilly himself,
Richard Nicholson, Richd. Swift and Lancellot
Burton: total bond, 5,000l.: with condition that
Lilly do once every week on Tuesdays pay into the
Exchequer all his preceding week's receipt except
what he pays for salaries or otherwise by virtue of
sufficient warrant: and that he account yearly
within three months after the end of each year:
and in all other things to observe the directions of
the Treasury. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 125. |
|
Constitution and appointment by same of said Lilly as
Receiver General as above: with the salary of 150l.
per an. |
Ibid, p. 126. |
|
Warrant by same to the Customs Commissioners to employ Lawrence Culliford (riding
surveyor between Bridgwater and Minehead) as
collector at Bridgwater loco William Massey, who
has deserted same: at 50l. per an. salary: Culliford's
salary of 50l. per an. as riding surveyor is to be
sunk. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 56, 57, 58. |
|
William Browne of Orford, as waiter and searcher
at Aldeburgh in Ipswich port loco Francis Harvey,
lately dismissed: 10l. per an. to be added to the
present salary to make it 20l. per an. that he may take
charge of the boat at Orford at the mouth of
Aldeburgh river for the better guarding that place
and preventing of frauds. |
|
|
John Withers as tidesman, Exeter port loco
Roger Colcot, lately deceased. |
|
|
Edward Noy as waiter and searcher at Gunnell in
Padstow port loco Thomas Kertle, who has declined
same. |
|
|
John Cooke as waiter and searcher at Bude in
Padstow part loco John Bayly, lately dismissed. |
|
|
Jonathan Upcott as waiter and searcher at
Loswithiel ("Lestythyell") in Fowey port loco
William Bastard, who has relinquished same. |
|
|
Richd. Reynolds as boatman at Llanstephan in
Milford port loco John Dunnell, lately dismissed. |
|
| Oct. 19. |
Reference by same to the Commissioners of Excise
and Hearthmoney of the petition of Hinton Rogers
and Rob. Hewitt for some employment in the
Hearthmoney Office, having been employed by
Auditor Aldworth in examining the accounts of
the late Managers of that duty during the five
years of their farm; which service is now despatched. |
Reference Book III, p. 176. |
|
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Matt. Miller, Comptroller of Carlisle port,
for augmentation of salary, he having but 10l. per
an. salary as Comptroller there, and he officiates
himself at Whitehaven a member of said port and
keeps a deputy at Carlisle to whom he is to give
20l. a year or the whole profits of the place. |
Ibid, p. 178. |
| Oct. 19. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Cashier to forthwith pay
a warrant for 600l. that will be brought to you, for
the repair of Berwick bridge. |
Disposition Book IV, p 89. |
|
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt. Your weekly
certificate for last week was not sent to the
Treasury till late on Saturday afternoon. Take care
they be sent every Saturday morning early. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 164. |
Oct. 9
[sic for 19]. |
Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney for a certificate what sums have been levied
of the arrears of Hearthmoney due at Lady day,
1684. |
Ibid. |
| Oct. 19. |
Same to Mr. Darcy and partners for a certificate
whether since the regulation of the Wardrobe the
10 Children of the Chapel have two liveries allowed
them in one year. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to forthwith provide as follows. |
Ibid. |
|
Appending: letter dated Oct. 15 from the Earl of
Ailesbury, Lord Chamberlain, to the Lord Treasurer.
Six close stool pans are wanting for the King's
service. Have them delivered to Bridgett Hoames
for half a year ending at Michaelmas last and six
yards of serge to carry the stool pans in as formerly. |
|
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners. Mr. Carter
has informed Treasurer Rochester that Capt. Knight,
commander of one of the sloops which is ordered to
prevent the exportation of wool, has seized a French
shallop, but found much difficulty in doing it
by reason his sloop is undermanned by four men,
"but that you told him you could not add more
it being only the number to attend the Downs." If
you think the said sloop wants men you are to
present to the Lord Treasurer such as are necessary
for that service. You are also to present a landwaiter, London port, in the place of Gervis Scroope,
a settled Lieutenant in the Earl of Scarsdale's
Regiment of Horse. |
Ibid, p. 168. |
| Oct. 20. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Commissioners
of Excise and Hearthmoney to allow Peter Reneu,
of London, merchant, 27l. 16s. 0d. out of the moneys
deposited by him in the hands of the collector for
imported liquors, London port, for the full duty of
a parcel of brandy laden by him in the Guift of
London, Benjamin Masters commander, at Bordeaux,
whereof 15 butts are above proof which he ordered to
be re-landed [at Bordeaux] "yet it was not done,"
on which he therefore prays the like allowance as
made to others in the like case [for over proof state];
which 15 butts do hold full three-fifths over proof,
the full duty of which as double brandy petitioner
has deposited as above; the above allowance being
the proportion which said brandy bears to single
brandy. |
Money Book VI, p. 151 |
|
Money warrant for 85l. 17s. 0d. to William Harbord,
Surveyor General of Crown Lands, without account,
for making a new head to Slade Pond in New Park,
co. Surrey, and repairing the island in said pond,
which has been done by the King's direction. (Money
order dated Oct. 21 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 151. Order Book I, p. 57. |
| Oct. 20. |
Money warrant for 7,760l. to Christopher Rosse, his
Majesty's Jeweller, for jewels as follows, viz. 1,100l.
for a jewel of diamonds with the King's picture
given to the Marshal d'Humières, Envoy Extraordinary from the French King; 400l. for a jewel
of diamonds given to Count de Tonneur, Envoy
Extraordinary from the Duke of Orleans; 1,000l.
for a ditto with the King's picture given to Count
Thun, Envoy Extraordinary from the Emperor;
450l. for a ditto given to Don Joseph de Fario,
Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Portugal;
1,000l. for a ditto given to the Marquis de Valparaiso,
Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Spain;
all as certified Sept. 13 last by Henry Savile, ViceChamberlain of the Household: 1,000l. for a jewel
of diamonds given to Count Castle Melior; 300l.
for a ditto given to the Envoy Extraordinary from
Collen [Cologne]; 2,400l. for three jewels of diamonds
each of 800l. value given to the three Ambassadors
from the States General of the United Netherlands;
110l. for a diamond ring given to the Secretary to
the said [last named] Ambassadors; as certified
the 12th inst. by the Earl of Ailesbury, Lord Chamberlain of the Household. |
Money Book VI, pp. 153–4. Order Book I, p. 59. |
|
Appending: said letters of the Vice-Chamberlain and
Lord Chamberlain. (Money order dated Oct. 24
hereon.) |
|
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows out of such moneys of the Customs, Excise
and Hearthmoney as are directed to be this week
paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book IV, pp. 89–90. |
|
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l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
|
|
|
Out of the Customs. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy for
the Victuallers |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for sea officers and bills in
course |
400 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for refitting the Mary yacht |
144 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for gratuities to the commanders and others employed in
destroying the ships belonging to
the pirates of Sallee |
1,217 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for building a new house at
Woolwich for the tarring of yarn |
198 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for refitting the Katharine
yacht |
62 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for the carpenters and
labourers for the repairs of the
single dock at Woolwich |
260 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for the masters of vessels for
transporting the English and
Scotch Regiments into Holland |
250 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for Mr. Gore for hemp |
1,073 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to ditto for Mr. Randolph to buy
New England masts |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
to the Earl of Middleton for secret
service |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
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to ditto for one year on his [patent]
fee [as Secretary of State] |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
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|
|
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to Sir William Villiers for the
Stables by [way of] advance till a
privy seal passes |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Paymaster of the Forces |
6,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
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to Sir Rob. Vyner |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of loans on the duty on French
linen etc. |
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to Charles Fox, Paymaster of the
Forces |
12,000 |
0 |
0 |
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£27,505 |
1 |
0 |
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(Same dated same to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for this week, said paper including the above 14
Customs items [payable out of the Exchequer]
together with the following item [payable direct out
of the Customs Office on tallies] viz. 1,000l. to Sir
Hugh Cholmley in repayment of loan. Total disposition of the Customs, 9,405l. 1s. 0d.) (Same
dated same to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper of the
disposition of the cash of those revenues; said
paper including for the Excise the above single
Excise item [payable out of the Exchequer] together
with the following item [payable direct out of the
Excise Office on tallies] viz. 3,000l. for the Prince
of Denmark; total disposition of the Excise 9,000l.
and for the Hearthmoney the above single Hearthmoney item [payable out of the Exchequer] together
with the following [payable direct out of the Hearthmoney Office on tallies] viz. 2,000l. to Mr. Stephens
in repayment of loan; 2,000l. to Mr. Toll for the
like. Total disposition of the Hearthmoney, 5,000l.) |
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| Oct. 20. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the money of the Letter Office now
remaining in the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book IV, p. 89. |
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l. |
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to the Earl of Peterborough, Groom of the
Stole |
300 |
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to the eight Gentlemen of the Bedchamber,
150l. each |
1,200 |
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to the eight Grooms of the Bedchamber
100l. each |
800 |
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£2,300 |
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Same to Mr. Harcourt. Send a list of the names
that are to be annexed to the writ of inquiry which
is to go down into the West of England about the
discovery of traitors' estates. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 164. |
|
Same to Sir Richard Dutton, Governor in Chief of
Barbados, to forthwith deliver to Mr. Blathwayt, as
auditor of the revenue of Barbados, an account
upon oath of all public moneys received by you
since the date of your last account and of such other
sums received before that time as were not then
accounted for by you. |
Ibid, p. 164. Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, p. 169. |
|
Same to Sir William Stapleton, Governor in Chief of the
Leeward Caribbee Islands, to similarly send an
account of all public moneys received by you
since your being Governor of those islands. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 164. Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, p. 170. |
|
Same to Mr. Griffin [Treasurer of the Chamber],
enclosing a list of the [King's] servants who have
patents for salaries at the Exchequer for life and
are now transferred to the establishment of the
Chamber to be paid by you. It is absolutely
necessary, to prevent double payment, that all sums
due at the Exchequer from the [late] King's death
or to grow due hereafter upon said patents be
released and surrendered [to the King]. You are
to make no payments to them until such releases be
duly made and enrolled and until you have a
certificate thereof from me as I am to have a care
of this business. If there be any other servants in
your establishment who have like patents payable
at the Exchequer and who are omitted in the
following list you are to proceed in the same
method. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 165. |
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Appending: list of said servants of the late King
continued in the service of the present King and
whose payment is changed as above. |
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Sums payable
by patent
at the
Exchequer
for life. |
Sums payable
by the
Treasurer of
the Chamber
upon the new
Establishment. |
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|
l. |
s. |
d. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
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Thomas Farmer,
musician. |
110 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Edmund Flower,
musician. |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Joseph Fashion,
musician. |
46 |
10 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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|
William Clayton,
musician. |
66 |
2 |
6 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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Theophilus Fitz,
musician. |
46 |
10 |
10 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Thomas Heywood,
musician. |
46 |
10 |
10 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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Charles Coleman,
musician. |
100 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Ditto Ditto |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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Ditto Ditto |
20 |
0 |
0 |
— |
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Sir Thomas Witherley,
physician |
100 |
0 |
0 |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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Charles Frazier,
physician. |
100 |
0 |
0 |
250 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Edmond Dickenson,
physician. |
50 |
0 |
0 |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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Sir Gilbert Talbott,
Master of the Jewel
House. |
50 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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Walter P. Brydall,
Clerk in the Jewel
House. |
13 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
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Thomas Duffeild,
falconer. |
44 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
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|
William Sakins,
pensionary falconer. |
50 |
3 |
9½ |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Thomas Dechamp,
ditto. |
44 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Arthur Witchells,
ditto. |
50 |
3 |
9½ |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Silvanus Rowley,
ditto. |
50 |
3 |
9½ |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
William Poulton,
ditto. |
50 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
John Preston,
ditto. |
50 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Richard Eades,
ditto. |
44 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Andrew Holmes,
ditto. |
50 |
3 |
9½ |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Thomas Neale, Groom
Porter. |
600 |
0 |
0 |
550 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Oct. 20. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Frowde to report on the enclosed
two papers [missing] in French about the Count
de la Tour. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 166. |
|
Same to the late Managers [Farmers] of the Hearthmoney. Most of the officers of the Hearthmoney
keep in their hands the money they have received
upon account of Hearthmoney arrears due at Lady
day, 1684, and do refuse to pay same in until the
bonds they gave to you be delivered up to them.
You are to deliver up said bonds and to even accounts
with said officers or else give Treasurer Rochester
your reasons why not. |
Ibid. |
|
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to employ Edward Done (riding
surveyor on the coast of Sussex) as surveyor in
Chester port loco John Done, deceased: the said
office of riding surveyor and its salary of 50l. per an.
to be sunk. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 57, 59. |
|
John Jennings (who has served for 2½ years as
deputy to one of the patent waiters, London port)
as a landwaiter ibid, loco Jervas Scroope who is
settled in the Earl of Scarsdale's Regiment of Horse. |
|
|
Reference by same to same of the petition of Isaac
Sampson for a tidesman's place, having been bred
a merchant and always loyal. |
Reference Book III, p. 188. |
|
Sir William Stapleton, Governor of the Leeward
Islands, to Henry Guy, dated London, in reply to
the demand for an accompt of all public money
received by him as such Governor. Whatever I
have received I am ready to take oath of it, but the
public accompts of those islands have been kept by
a Receiver in each island, which are delivered in
and sworn to by them respectively before the deputy
Governor of each island. I can no more swear to
any public accompts than he that was never there.
I am accomptable for any seizure I ordered the
Marshal or any one else to receive. Indeed were the
Leeward Islands entire as Barbados or Jamaica
it might be as easy for me to give an accompt upon
oath as not but being remoter and more separate by
sea than England, Scotland and Ireland I am as
ignorant of the receipts and disbursements in the
respective islands as any man. I will wait upon the
Lord Treasurer and I know him so well that I believe
he will impose no impossibility upon me to affirm
anything upon that I am neither conscious of or ever
meddled with. |
Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, p. 173. |
| Oct. 21. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Cashier to forthwith pay
132l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Nicholas Butler. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 90. |
|
Privy seal for the payment of all arrears on the salary
of 300l. per an. to Thomas Baker as Agent and
Consul General at Tripoly as by the privy seal of
1676, June 27 (which became void by the late King's
death wherefore no payment of said arrears can be
made thereon): and likewise of all such sums
thereon as shall be due to him during his being
employed in said service. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 203–4. |
|
Same for 500l. as equipage and 5l. a day as
ordinary to Charles Scarborough, esq., as Envoy
Extraordinary to the King of Portugal: his said
ordinary to be payable quarterly, the first quarter
thereof in advance: together with the usual clause
for the allowance of his extraordinaries for intelligence, expresses etc. |
Ibid, p. 208. |
