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| Nov. 21. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Cashier to pay 22l. 8s. 0d.
to the four Ushers of the Exchequer Court, pursuant
to the Lord Treasurer's warrant in that behalf. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 100. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue (out of
the funds ut supra, p. 434) 60l. to the Dean and
Chapter of Westminster for the French ministers
in the Savoy. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Hewer to pay to William Horne the
money due on his pension of 8l. per an. as royal
bounty: it appearing from a certificate of Capt.
Potts that Horne is not provided for in any Company. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to attend
Treasurer Rochester on Monday next, although
that is not your usual day of attending him. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 214. |
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Same to Mr. Burton enclosing a surrender made by
Mr. Hext and his wife containing a covenant for
them to levy a fine this term. You are to pass
the fine and pay the charge of it. |
Ibid, p. 215. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed
presentment [missing] from the Customs Commissioners concerning wrecks. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Duke of Norfolk enclosing (a) infra. You
are to communicate it to the verderers etc. of
Windsor Forest. |
Ibid. |
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Appending: royal warrant dated Nov. 19 inst.
forbidding any timber or firewood to be hereafter
felled in Windsor Forest, save with the assent of
the Lord Treasurer: it having been formerly
accustomed for the Constables of Windsor Castle
and Forest to grant their own warrants to the
regarders, foresters etc. for cutting several loads of
firewood for fee wood of the officers of said forest,
such warrants being without the privity of the
Lord Treasurer, but the King now thinking it very
necessary to have the Lord Treasurer's inspection
therein, having lately observed great wastes and
spoils to have been committed in the timber of said
forest for want thereof. |
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Same to Sir Steph. Fox enclosing (a) infra from the
King. |
Ibid. |
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Appending: (a) petition of John Snapes, late Yeoman
of the Pantry to the late King to attend the Queen
shewing that he served in said place faithfully for
23 years, but another is now placed in his room,
prays an order to the Board of Greencloth for some
subsistence to him in his old age. |
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Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney conveying Treasurer Rochester's recommendation of Edw. Perkins for a place as clerk
under them. |
Ibid, p. 216. |
| Nov. 21. |
Henry Guy to Lord Dartmouth. The King has to-day
signed a warrant for a privy seal to confirm the 40l.
per an. to the town of Dartmouth. The officers
of the Ordnance are to see that the town perform
their covenants herein ut infra, pp. 452–3. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 216. |
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal to appoint William Thomas "as well
Receiver as Paymaster to and for the Captain of
the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners and Gentlemen
at Arms, Lieutenant, Standard bearer and Clerk of
the Cheque and to and for the Gentlemen Pensioners
and Gentlemen at Arms and all other officers of and
belonging to our said Band" all loco Sir John
Kirke, kt., lately deceased, with like powers etc.
as Sir Edward Francis, Sir Henry Mynne, Sir John
Hales, Sir Lewis Kirke or Sir John Kirk heretofore
had: during pleasure: with power to receive from
the Exchequer upon quarterly bills or rolls to be
subscribed by the Captain of said Band sums not
exceeding 6,000l. per an.; to be paid quarterly from
Christmas last as imprest and upon accompt. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 215–6. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for
the payment of 8,000l. to Richard Bayly and
Charles Toll, the surviving executors of William
Ashburnham, late Cofferer of the Household, to
complete the satisfaction of the board wages and
other allowances to the servants of the late King
for the last 15 months suspension: tallies having
been drawn on the Hearthmoney and on the Farmers
of the Law Duties for 61,665l. 14s. 2d. to said
Ashburnham in accordance with the privy seal of
1682, Aug. 9, ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books,
Vol. VII, p. 559, for the satisfaction of said board
wages etc. during said suspension, which tallies
were all satisfied except 8,000l. on five tallies for
1,000l. each and one for 3,000l. dated 1677, Dec. 20,
drawn on the said Law duties, and notwithstanding
the provisions of the said privy seal for payment
of said 8,000l. out of the Excise the said tallies or
sum do still remain unsatisfied and the tallies for
same remain in the hands of said Bayly and Toll.
On payment thereof as above said tallies are to be
taken in and vacated. Payment hereon is to be
made out of the new duty on tobacco and sugar
and is to be without imprest or other charge. |
Ibid, p. 218. |
| Nov. 23. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Auditors of
Imprests of the statement of account of moneys
received and paid by John Knight, senr., deceased,
and John Knight [junr.] for provisions and work
[in the Great Wardrobe] and for wages etc. paid
from 1684, Sept. 29 to 1685, Sept. 29. |
Reference Book III, p. 204. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for payment to the Chancellor of the Order
of the Garter of the yearly sum of 570l. 5s. 0d.
(and of the sum of 427l. 13s. 9d. for three
quarters' arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last) [for
the support of the dignity of said order]: to
be payable quarterly during pleasure: the late
King having by patent dated 1661–2, Jan. 23,
appointed 1,200l. per an. for said purpose (for "the
annual and ordinary fees, pensions and payments
to certain persons payable according to the constitutions by the sovereign of the said Order and the
Knights of the same in their full Chapter to be
ordeyned and with the great seal of the said Order
to be [con]firmed and in cases extraordinary by
special warrants of the Sovereign of the Order with
his hand to be signed," the Chancellor of the Order
to render an account thereof yearly at the feast of
St. George): it being the opinion of the King's
Counsel that the grants of the late King charged
upon the Customs are not chargeable upon the
Customs granted to the present King without fresh
authority from the present King; and it being
further found by experience that said 570l. 5s. 0d. per
an. is sufficient to defray the said necessary fees,
pensions and other payments ordeyned as aforesaid. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 216–7. |
| Nov. 23. |
Four separate royal sign manuals for respectively
940l., 250l., 500l., 750l. to Henry Guy, for secret
service, without account: to be issued on the
10,000l. dormant privy seal of Nov. 18 inst. (Four
money warrants dated Nov. 24 hereon. Four
money orders dated Nov. 25 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 221. Money Book VI, p. 181. Order Book I, p. 67. |
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Royal warrant to the Attorney General to discharge
(by acknowledging satisfaction on record of) the
fine of 100l. imposed in the King's Bench in Nov.,
1681, on John Bury for which he still remains
prisoner in the custody of the Marshal [of the
Marshalsea]. He is hereby to be enlarged. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 236. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Clerk of the
Pipe for the tenement as follows to be passed to
Mris. Mary Ross, spinster, with the other tenements etc. mentioned in the warrant of 1682, July 21,
and 1682, Aug. 23, from the late Treasury Lords:
the lease now to commence from 1685, Lady day,
and this tenement to be passed for the same three
lives that Chubb's tenement is to be granted for
on the surrender of Thomasine French and at a
reserve rent of 5s. per an. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 143–154. |
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Prefixing: (a) particular of said messuage late in the
tenure of Tho. Batche standing on a tenement called
Batche's tenement, parcel of the manor of Bonyalva
and late priory of Launceston and now of the Duchy
of Cornwall. (b) Ratal dated Jan. 24 last thereof by
John Gryffith, Deputy Auditor of said Duchy. |
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Appending: (c), (d) copy of the said previous leases of
1682, July 21, and 1682, Aug. 23, in extenso with
the particulars and ratals thereto: all hereby confirmed. (e) Copy of the royal warrant of 1682, July
14, to the Treasury Lords for a lease to William
Kekewick of said premises. (f) Reference by
Treasurer Rochester to the Surveyor General of
Crown Lands dated 1685, June 20, of the above
[present] warrant for lease. (g) Report dated 1685,
July 16 thereon from said Surveyor General. |
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Money warrant for 300l. to Richell and Frances
Windham, daughters of Dame Anne Windham, for
three quarters to Sept. 29 last on their annuity or
pension of 400l.. being the sum grown due since
the King's accession. |
Money Book VI, p. 178. |
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Same for 450l. to Sir Thomas Windham for same
period on his pension of 600l. per an.: being ut
supra. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 375l. to Thomas Lane for same period on his
pension of 500l. per an.: being ut supra. |
Ibid. |
| Nov. 23. |
Money warrant for 750l. to Jane Lane (now Lady
Fisher) for same period on her annuity or pension
of 1,000l. being ut supra. |
Money Book VI, p. 178. |
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Same for 37l. 10s. 0d. to Joane Hurford for same
period on her pension of 50l. per an.: being ut supra. |
Ibid, p. 179. |
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Same for 225l. to Charles Gifford for same period on
his pension of 300l. per an.: being ut supra. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 150l. to Francis Reynolds, gent., for same
period on his pension of 200l. per an.: being ut
supra. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 150l. to Thomas Whitgrave for same period
on his same: being ut supra. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 20l. to Robt. Swan for last Sept. 29 quarter
on his annuity or pension of 80l. as by the privy
seal of Aug. 7 last. (Money order dated Dec. 8
hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 179. Order Book I, p. 69. |
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Same for 62l. 11s. 8d. to Andrew Laurence, Surveyor
of the King's highways, being 18l. 5s. 0d. for two
quarters to June 24 last on his fee of 2s. a day (on
which fee 45l. 12s. 6d. is due to him), 29l. 3s. 4d. for
half a year to Lady day last on his fee of 3s. 4d. a
day and 15l. 3s. 4d. for 1685, June 24 quarter, on
his fee of 3s. 4d. a day (on which fee 30l. 6s. 8d. is
due to him): being ut supra. |
Money Book VI, p. 180. |
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Prefixing: certificate dated Aug. 3 last by the Earl
of Ailesbury, Lord Chamberlain, that said Lawrence
has been employed 175 days from 1684, Sept. 29, to
1685, Lady day, in the service of his place for which
the said fee of 3s. 4d. a day is accordingly due for
[riding] charges etc. |
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Henry Guy to the Attorney General to report on the
reassignment by Abraham Shapton to the Auditor
of the Receipt and the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands of Shapton's lease [of mines ut supra,
p. 354]. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 216. |
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Same to the Sheriff of co. Leicester for a certificate
of all sums levied on said county on the two fines
ut supra, pp. 325, 358. You are to levy no more
thereof till further order. |
Ibid, p. 198. |
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Same to Mr. Hewer. On Edward Roth's petition
the Lord Treasurer will not stop any longer the
money due to him [Roth] from the military officers
[at Tangier] ut supra, p. 385, "for that the said
parties are at law." |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Duncombe [Cashier of Excise] to secure
for the King's use whatever money of the Excise
or Hearthmoney is in the hands of Thomas Price,
the goldsmith, or any bills drawn upon him. (The
like letter to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney.) |
Ibid. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to deliver, Customs free, to Sir Robert
Sawyer, Attorney General, another case of pictures
now in the King's warehouse and consigned to him
for his own use, besides those warranted the 14th
inst. supra, p. 426. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 74. |
| Nov. 23. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to permit bullion to be exported
[free] as of late it has been until further order: the
Attorney General having given his opinion supra,
p. 396, that though bullion may be exported by virtue
of the Act of Trade yet it ought to pay Custom ad
valorem by the revived Act of the Customs; but the
said Commissioners being of opinion it would very
much alter the course of trade and be prejudicial to
the revenue [to exact such duty on export thereof]. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 74. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to advance
to Sir Benj. Bathurst the 3,000l. directed the 17th
inst. supra, p. 432, to be issued to the Prince and
Princess of Denmark out of the Queen Dowager's
[Portugal money or] portion. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 101. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the King's Remembrancer for a commission to settle the ports of South
Wales to set down the extents, bounds and limits of
every port, haven or creek and the quays, wharves
and landing places thereof according to the Act of
1 Eliz.: all by reason that the ports of Cardiff and
Milford and the quays and wharves there and in
Swansea, Pembroke, Cardigan and Aberdovey
(being members and creeks of the said two ports)
have through lack of time or through alteration
of streams and channels become unsettled and
unbounded. The Commissioners to be Alexander
Trotter, Collector [of Cardiff port]; Richard Gwyn,
customer [ibid.]; Thomas Andrewes, Comptroller
[ibid.]; Mansell Stradlin, searcher, ibid.; Walter
Middleton, customer and collector [of Milford port];
— Pervell, comptroller [ibid.]; Rich. Evans,
searcher, ibid.; David Evans, steward of Swansea,
Walter Alday, Charles Williams, Walter Morgan,
Rowland Davies, Will. Roberts, Samuell Gastrell,
John Hollier, Zacharias Bevan, Francis Smith,
Will. Mordant, Rich. Nash, John Morris, John
Picton, Griffin Bowen, Rich. Hughes, James
Philipps, Hector Jones, Lewis Thomas, John Bevan
and the Mayors of Swansea, Cardigan and Pembroke. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 80–2. |
| Nov. 24. |
Same by same to William Hewer to pay 50l. to
James Gorman as in full of all his pretences to
arrears as Aid Major to the late garrison of Tangier. |
Money Book VI, p. 181. |
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Same by same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a
lease to Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe and Dame
Ellen his wife of a piece of ground, enclosed,
in St. James's Park 200 feet north to south and 135
feet east to west and now in their tenure: the present
lease to be for 31 years at 10s. per an. rent in consideration of Dame Ellen's charge in erecting the
several houses and wall thereon and making the
gardens: but with proviso of reassumption by
the Crown on payment of 2,000l. (Docquet hereof
signed? Dec. 1.) |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 142–3, 160. |
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Prefixing: constat of the premises and ratal thereof
by John Fisher dated Nov. 2 inst. in the absence of
the Receiver General of Crown Lands. |
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Treasurer Rochester to Sir William Stapleton, Capt.
General and Gov. in Chief of the Leeward Caribbee
Islands. The King has received the petition of
Barakiah Arnall, master's mate of the pink Hanna
and Elizabeth, setting forth that before his departure
from Antigua he entered into bonds for 1,000l. for
his observation of the Navigation Acts and then
sailed the pink direct to Boston where he unladed,
but through ignorance omitted to take certificate
thereof from the Customs officers there, whereby he
has incurred the penalty of said bonds and the
forfeiture of said pink; but that he has since
obtained the said certificate and therefore prays
discharge of said ship and remission of his penalty.
The King is satisfied of the truth hereof; and you
are to discharge said Arnall from all penalties and to
restore said pink to him. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 217. |
| Nov. 24. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Pearse. Bring to the Lord Treasurer
your answer to the enclosed answer [missing] of the
Customs Commissioners to your paper. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 198. |
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Same to Sir Richard Dutton for an account upon
oath of all such sums of money as have been granted
to you by the Assembly of Barbados and particularly
of what you have received contrary to the instructions
and orders of the late King. (The like letter to
Henry Walrond.) |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt. Mr. Gwyn and
I will meet you at your house to-morrow on the
petition of Mr. Woodroffe, late Teller's clerk to Sir
George Downing, praying not to be laid aside in his
old age, he having spent his youth in that employ;
Summon Mr. Chudleigh and Mr. Woodroffe to
attend. |
Ibid, p. 199. Reference Book III, p. 199. |
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Same to Mr. Darcy [et al.] to provide as follows
forthwith, delivering same to Mris. Du Puy (Depuis). |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 199. |
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Appending: a note signed by the Earl of Peterborough
of linen [required] for his Majesty's present occasion,
viz. three pieces of fine shadow muslin for 18 cravats,
two pieces of fine muslin for necks, 12 hunting
cravats. |
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Same to Mr. Stephens [Cashier to the Navy Treasurer]
for a particular account how the last 4,000l. that was
directed for the yachts has been issued. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Docwray. The Judges have lately met
and given their opinions that landlords are chargeable
with the duty for firehearths in the houses of their
poor tenants not paying to church and poor nor
having more than two chimneys. You are to order
Mr. Nicholls, the constable of Hitchin, to pay the
duty and arrears of Hearthmoney deposited in his
hands to Mr. Thody, the collector thereof, and he
is to give acquittances for same to the respective
landlords for the discharge of them and their tenants
to Lady day last. |
Ibid, p. 200. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 200l.
to me [Guy] for secret service, by way of advance
out of the loans on the linen duty. The regular
warrants for this issue shall be sent as soon as
passed. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 101. |
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Same to same to issue out of [the item of] estates
forfeited in the Exchequer 60l. to Dr. Board's
executors; 20l. to Mr. Bertie for Mris. Cock; 100l.
to Mris. Bointon. |
Ibid. |
| Nov. 24. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the Exchequer, viz.. |
Disposition Book IV, pp. 101–2. |
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l. |
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Out of money of the Customs. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for the Victuallers |
2,000 |
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to ditto for sea officers and bills in course |
400 |
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to ditto for [the Navy's] weekly money |
1,000 |
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to ditto for fitting to sea the Henrietta and
Kitchin yachts |
238 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance |
1,000 |
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Out of money of the Excise. |
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to the Paymaster of the Forces |
5,000 |
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to the Queen Dowager |
1,500 |
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to Mr. Rose [Ross, the King's Jeweller] |
2,000 |
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to the Mint Commissioners by way of
advance |
1,000 |
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Out of Post Office money. |
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to me [Guy] for secret service by way of
advance |
500 |
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[to ditto for same] more |
130 |
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to Mr. Roberts for the works at Windsor |
500 |
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to Sir Hugh Tynt |
250 |
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Out of the loans on the linen duty. |
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to Mr. Fox more for the Forces |
6,000 |
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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 five
Customs items [payable out of the Exchequer]
together with the following items [payable direct
out of the Customs Office on tallies] viz. 1,000l. in
further part of the [London Customs salary] bill
for last Sept. 29 quarter; 2,700l. to Richard Kent
and Charles Duncombe in repayment of loan. Total
disposition of the Customs, 8,338l.) (Same dated
same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper of disposition for
these branches; said paper including for the Excise
the above four Excise items [payable out of the
Exchequer] together with the following item
[payable direct out of the Excise Office on tallies]
viz. 2,000l. for the bankers' interest. Total disposition of the Excise, 11,500l.: and for the
Hearthmoney, 2,000l. to Mr. Toll in repayment of
loan; 2,000l. to Mr. Noell for the like [both payable
direct out of the Hearthmoney Office on tallies].
Total disposition of the Hearthmoney, 4,000l.) |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners. Upon your late paper of variations
(supra, pp. 395–6) from the Acts of Tunnage and
Poundage the Attorney General has given his
opinion that the Acts whereby those variations were
made are repealed and that the duties must be paid
according to the revived Act [of Tunnage and
Poundage]. You are hereby to accordingly so
collect them save only as to bullion exported as to
which you have received a particular direction,
supra, p. 443. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 75–7. |
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Appending: said paper of variations with said opinion
of Sir Robert Sawyer thereon. |
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Royal sign manual for 5,000l. to William Roberts,
Receiver of the rents etc. of the Honor and Castle
of Windsor: as imprest for the building, rebuilding
etc. of the King's houses and buildings within said
Castle. (Money warrant dated Nov. 28 hereon.
Money order dated Dec. 1 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 220. Money Book VI, p. 182. Order Book I, p. 67. |
| Nov. 24. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Hugh Noden, citizen
and merchant tailor of London, of all those five
shares of land, with all edifices thereon built situate
in the Summer Islands alias Bermuda, in parts
beyond the seas, being part of six shares of land late
in the possession or enjoyment of Sir George
Waterman, deceased, or of claimants from him or
his or their undertenants or assigns, the other [one]
of the said six shares being in the possession of Mr.
Christopher Waterman, son of the said Sir George,
or of his assigns; "which said five shares hereby
intended to be passed were the lands of Owen Row,
Cornelius Holland and Sir John Danvers or some
of them and were vested in our late royal brother, of
blessed memory," by the late Act [of 13 Car. II,
c. 15] for declaring the penalties of notorious offenders
excepted in the General Act of Oblivion viz., for
treasons committed by the said Row, Holland and
Danvers severally. The present grantee is hereby
to hold said five shares to him and his heirs for
ever as of the manor of East Greenwich in free and
common socage and by fealty only. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 220. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for
settling as follows the affair of the remainder of the
Earl of Yarmouth's farm of unwrought wood:
viz. the Lord Treasurer to depute officers for collecting the duties upon unwrought wood (masts,
timber and unwrought wood of what growth or kind
soever and all glass or glassware, earth or earthenware, stone or stoneware and all manufactures of
glass, earth or stone and all oranges, lemons, citrons
or pomegranads, excepting always the Customs on
the goods or merchandises of wood, glass, earth or
stone as follows, viz. wood used for dying or for
drugs or perfumes, lignum vitae, terra sigillata,
precious stones or jewels of all sorts, coral, bezar
stone, crystal wrought or unwrought, and all earth
or stone used as drugs or for physical use only)
imported up to 1688, Sept. 29, into England, Wales
or Berwick (the farm of which duties was granted
by the late King to Sir Robert Paston, afterwards
Earl of Yarmouth as below). All the moneys to be
collected up to that date from said duties and all
the moneys thereof which since the death of
Charles II have been already collected by Rebecca,
Countess Dowager of Yarmouth, and William, now
Earl of Yarmouth, or their agents (over and above
what has been collected thereupon for the hereditary
duties which did not determine upon the death of
Charles II) are to be paid to the Receiver General of
the Customs who is to keep a separate account thereof.
And the Lord Treasurer is hereby to give warrant
to the said Receiver General to pay all moneys of
said duties so received from the death of Charles II
to the 29th Sept., 1688 (after deduction of the salaries
and incidents of the said collecting officers) as follows
viz. in the first place 900l. per an. thereof into the
Exchequer for the rents reserved to Charles II by
the two indentures of the wood farm of 1666, Apr. 5
and 1667–8, Feb. 4, and the arrears thereof (for which
tallies of discharge are to be given to the executors
of the said late Earl of Yarmouth); in the second
place 2,000l. per an. to William, present Earl of
Yarmouth, on the like rent or yearly sum granted
1672–3. Feb. 17, to Sir Robert Clayton and John
Morris in trust; in the third place to Edward
Progers the yearly rent or sum of 800l. granted 1674,
Nov., and all arrears thereof; in the fourth place to
William, now Earl of Yarmouth, the annuity or yearly
pension of 1,000l. and all arrears thereon granted 1678,
Oct. 4. If the said duties on unwrought wood etc. do
not suffice to pay said respective yearly sums then the
deficit is hereby to be paid out of the Customs
generally. All the remainder or balance of the said
duties on unwrought wood etc. for said period after
meeting the above payments is hereby to be paid
by the Receiver General of Customs to Rebecca,
Countess of Yarmouth, and William, Earl of Yarmouth, to their only use, without account: all
provided that the said Countess and Earl shall
from time to time permit such of the said duties
(comprehended in the grant to the late Earl of
Yarmouth) as are hereditary and did not determine
on the death of Charles II, to be, during their interest
therein, collected by the abovesaid officers and paid
to the Customs Cashier and distributed as above
with the other duties abovementioned. The present
grant to be revokeable by privy seal or sign manual. |
Ibid, pp. 221–31. |
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The preamble of the present grant recites at length
the history of this farm of unwrought wood, and that
the King is advised as detailed at length as to the
legal continuance of the said duties respectively after
the death of Charles II. |
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| Nov. 24. |
Royal warrant to Treasurer Rochester to give order for
continuing the freedom [or naturalisations] of ships as
follows and for exempting the goods imported in them
from payment of aliens' duties under the Navigation
Act: the Customs Commissioners having, in two
memorials of the 16th and 21st inst. respectively,
set forth that a great number of foreign ships were
made free by warrant from the late King since the
time limited by the Act of Frauds and thereby
became exempt from payment of aliens' duty
charged by the said Act of Navigation. and that
the Attorney General has given it as his opinion
that said freedoms are determined by the death of
Charles II but that a great interruption of trade
is occasioned thereby, more especially in the trade
to the Plantations whither many of those ships are
now dispatching and divers already gone; wherefore
the said Commissioners propose that said ships might
continue their freedoms as formerly on proof of their
former freedom: which opinion of the said Commissioners is practically repeated in their said
second memorial of the 21st inst. in which they state
that although they constantly gave their opinion
against the making of those ships free yet since they
have obtained their freedoms and are engaged in
several useful trades which cannot regularly be
carried on without them it would be so great an
interruption to trade to disfranchise them at once
that you do not think it will be for his Majesty's
service. (Warrant dated Nov. 24 hereon from
Treasurer Rochester to the Customs Commissioners
to continue said freedoms accordingly. "I having
laid this matter before his Majesty.") |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 235–6. Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 74–5. |
| Nov. 25. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt and the
Clerk of the Pells not to suffer Thomas Price and
Bernard Turnor to make any assignments of moneys
due to them from any branch of the revenue;
and not to enter any such assignments in either of
your offices: and further not to issue any money
to them without first acquainting the Lord Treasurer
therewith. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 199. |
| Nov. 25. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to advance
500l. to me [Guy] for secret service out of the loans on
the linen duty. The regular warrants for issue
thereof shall be sent as soon as passed. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 200. |
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Same to same to advance to the Treasurer of
the Navy out of the money of the Queen
Dowager's [Portugal] portion 4,053l. 7s. 4d.,
which is intended to be paid as follows, viz.
2,053l. 7s. 4d. to Mr. Gore for hemp lately bought
of him and delivered into the stores at Portsmouth
and Woolwich; 2,000l. in further part of the
29,745l. for the extraordinary and ordinary repairs
of the Navy. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 103. |
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The present sum is to be made good again to the
Teller [who advances it] by [automatically] paying
to him the money of the imposition on wine and
vinegar as it comes into the Exchequer. |
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Same to same to issue to me for secret service (out of
money lent by Mr. Kingdon, Mr. Trant and Mr.
Bridges) 8,000l. in full of 18,000l. |
Ibid. |
| Nov. 26. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send to
the Countess of Rochester's lodgings at Whitehall
a box arrived in the Carpenter's Adventure, Henry
Laurence master, and directed to Henry Savilo,
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 200. |
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Reference by Treasurer Rochester to Mr. Hewer of the
petition of Thomas Harriott for half a year's pay due
to him for service at Tangier: he being in great
want. |
Reference Book III, p. 206. |
| Nov. 28. |
Warrant by same to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver, Customs free, to John Galais, the
vinegar ut supra, p. 404, the same being in a
perishing condition and reduced by leakage to
two tuns. |
Out Letters (Customs) IX, p. 79. |
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Same by same to same to employ Tho. Shaw (a waiter
at Wyrewater in Poulton port) as a same at Poulton
loco James Nickinson, lately deceased. |
Ibid, p. 78. |
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Robert Cox as a boatman at Milton in Faversham
port at 10l. per an. he having been a boatman
extraordinary. |
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Same by same to same approving the establishment
(not detailed) for Swansea port, to a total of 467l.
per an. |
Ibid, p. 79. |
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Reference by same to Rich. Graham and Phi.
Burton of the petition to the King from Sir William
Goslin and Sir Peter Vandeput, sheriffs of London for the year ended Sept. 29 last, praying
for a grant of the fines and amerciaments set upon
offenders at the Guildhall and Old Bailey, the like
grant having been made to their immediate predecessors: which said fines etc. were formerly as a
perquisite of their office granted to the sheriffs by
royal bounty, but by a proviso in the [present]
sheriffs' commissions have been reserved for the
King's own use. |
Reference Book III, p. 206. |
| Nov. 28. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Clerk of the
Pipe for a lease to John Holman of a messuage and
tenement in the parish of Boyton, co. Cornwall, now
in the tenure of John Roll as demised 1682–3,
Feb. 25, to Sam Lang. The present lease is to be
for 99 years, terminable on the lives of said Holman,
Mary his wife and Mary Lang, his said wife's
daughter by the said Sam Lang at the ancient rent
of 13s. 9d. per an. and fine of 20l. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 156–8, 180. |
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Prefixing and appending: (a) particular of the premises.
(b) Ratal dated Nov. 14 thereof by John Fisher in
the absence of the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands. (c) Entry of the signature dated 1685,
Dec. 21, by the Lord Treasurer and Chancellor of
the Exchequer of the docquet of this lease. |
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Money warrant for 50l. to Thomas Doyly for half a
year to Sept. 29 last on his annuity of 100l. |
Money Book VI, p. 181. |
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Same for 1,500l. to Katherine, Queen Dowager, for last
Sept. 29 quarter on her annuity or pension of 6,000l. |
Ibid, p. 182. |
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Same dormant for the fee or salary of 1,000l. per an.
to Sir Edward Herbert, kt., Lord Chief Justice of
the King's Bench, as from the first day of this
Michaelmas term. |
Ibid, pp. 182, 183. |
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The like for the salary of 1,000l. per an. to Sir Robert
Wright, late one of the Barons of the Exchequer
and now one of the Justices of the King's Bench. |
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The like for same to Sir Edwd. Nevill, one of the
Barons of the Exchequer. |
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The like for 500l. per an. to Sir Edwd. Lutwich as
Chief Justice of Chester. |
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Money warrant for 860l. 18s. 8d. to William Hewer
for 6 per cent. interest to Oct. 1 last on several sums
by him advanced for his Majesty's service; as by an
account thereof made up by Auditor Aldworth and
allowed by Treasurer Rochester the 4th inst. (Money
order dated Dec. 2 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 183. Order Book I, p. 67. |
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Same for 75l. to Richard Le Bas for three quarters to
Sept. 29 last on his fee as Marshal of the Ceremonies:
being what is due thereon since his Majesty's
accession. |
Money Book VI, p. 183. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to William Hewer to
pay 400l. to the Earl of Peterborough for half a
year to 1684, Mar. 25, on his pension [on the Tangier
establishment]. |
Ibid. |
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Money warrant for 125l. to the executors of Philip
Warwick for 1¼ years to 1682, Christmas, on his
annuity of 100l. |
Ibid, p. 184. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Cashier to pay half a year to 1685, June, to the
officers of the Pipe on their fees payable out of the
Customs, viz. 31l. 11s. 0d. to the Clerk of the Pipe
for himself, the Secondary and other sworn Clerks
of the Pipe Office; 2l. 17s. 6d. to the Comptroller
of the Pipe; 5l. 17s. 8d. to John Ady and John Cole,
Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer: being for
the first half year since the King's accession. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to Brooke Bridges and Thomas Done,
Auditors of Imprests, to allow 301l. 2s. 6d. to William
Roberts in his accounts 1670–1, Jan. 1, to 1680,
Oct. 1, as paymaster of the works and buildings at
Windsor for Exchequer and other fees and incidents
etc. |
Ibid, pp 184–5. |
| Nov. 28. |
[Henry Guy] to the Auditor of Receipt to advance to
me [Guy] for secret service 300l. out of the 317l.
Excise money now in the Exchequer. The regular
warrants for this issue shall be sent to you as soon
as passed. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 103. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to have
brought up to London a case in the Custom House,
Dover, directed to John Beriend, merchant in
London. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 217. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed
draft [missing] of a warrant to empower Mr. Ange
to receive all Recusants' fines whatsoever. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwayte enclosing (a) infra. |
Ibid, p. 200. Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, pp. 176–7. |
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Appending: (a) letter from Sir Richard Dutton
[? to Henry Guy] containing an account of what
money was given by the Assembly of Barbados to
his Majesty for my use, "and my general account
lyeth before Mr. Blathwayte in which this is likewise
expressed, which I am ready to make oath of." |
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By an Act of the Assembly dated 1684, Oct. 3,
at Barbados 2,000l. was given to his Majesty
for my use; of which sum there still remains
1,000l. in the [Barbados] Treasurer's hands
payable to me or my order by note of his hand. |
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By an Act of the Assembly 500l. was deposited
in my hands for soliciting the commutation of
the Four and a Half per cent. duty. |
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Same to the Excise Commissioners to report on
the enclosed paper [missing] which came to
Treasurer Rochester from the Gentlemen of Carmarthenshire. Take the Attorney General's opinion
on it. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 201. |
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Same to Visct. Brouncker, one of the trustees of the
Duchess of Cleveland and her sons for Nonsuch
Park. The late King once signed a warrant for
disparking Nonsuch, but this was afterwards
countermanded by Lord Godolphin's signification
of the King's pleasure to the contrary. Is the park
disparking or no and what has been done therein
since the said countermand? (The like letter dated
Dec. 1 to Visct. Grandison the other trustee
thereof.) |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Burton to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Giles Dowle, attorney-at-law, who has
done the King good service by destroying tobacco
planted in England and who has therefore been
arrested and molested by several feigned actions.
You are to consider the best way to protect him in
doing his duty. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to
Lady Elland, Customs free, two little parcels of
trussels in the Custom house at Dover, being
directed to her. |
Ibid. |
| Nov. 29. |
Same to Mr. Darcy et al. to deliver items as
follow and to cover the stage so soon to-morrow as
that it may be ready for the play which is to be
acted to-morrow night. |
Ibid, p. 217. |
|
Appending: letter dated Nov. 28 inst. from the Earl
of Mulgrave, Lord Chamberlain, to the Lord
Treasurer. The King has commanded that plays
should be acted at Court every week. The following are wanting for the comedians' use, viz. the
stage to be covered with strong coarse green cloth
to be done by Monday night next; two close stools;
six chamber pots; six brass candlesticks; four pairs
of snuffers. |
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| Nov. 30. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to permit
the transport of the following goods. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 218. |
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Appending: memorial to the Lord Treasurer from
the Portugal Envoy desiring order to the Customs
officers at Plymouth to permit William Martin of
Plymouth to transport, Customs free, all the arms
and powder which he received from the citadel at
Plymouth under a letter of attorney from Jeronimo
Munez da Costa, agent for the King of Portugal in
Holland, which were unladen [at Plymouth] out of a
ship bound for the Guinea Coast upon suspicion of
belonging to the late Duke of Monmouth, but which
were since cleared. |
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Same to Mr. Eden for an account what is become of
the two little trunks of writings which (with a little
gold box containing an episcopal ring, a silver hilted
sword, some books, some mathematical instruments
made of gold or silver) were taken out of Mr. Thomas
Jolley's house in Drury Lane 1678–9, Feb. 18, by
Justice Warcup and which were lodged in the King's
Remembrancer's Office. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Sir Gilbert Talbot for a certificate what
quantity of plate is usually allowed by the King to
Ambassadors Extraordinary and what quantity the
last such ambassador had. |
Ibid, p. 203. |
|
Money warrant for 7l. 10s. 0d. to the University of
Cambridge for three quarters to Sept. 29 on their
perpetuity: being what is due thereon since the
King's accession. |
Money Book VI, p. 184. |
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Two royal sign manuals for respectively 630l. and
300l. to Henry Guy, for secret service, without
account: to be issued on the 10,000l. dormant
privy seal of the 18th inst. (Two money warrants
dated Dec. 1 hereon. Two money orders dated
Dec. 1 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 233. Money Book VI, p. 185. Order Book I, p. 67. |
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Royal warrant to Treasurer Rochester to give warrant to
Edward, Earl of Gainsborough, Warden of New Forest,
Sir Richard Beach, kt., Thomas Bilson, Tho. Agar,
Surveyor of Woods Trent South, Francis Dickins,
Woodward of New Forest, Edward Lee, Isaac Betts,
the King's builder in Portsmouth Yard, and to the
assistant builder there to fell 300 oaks and 50 beach
trees in time this winter for carriage to the waterside,
(viz. Portsmouth Yard) early in the spring, to be
used (for the service of the Navy at Portsmouth
and) for ways and other uses on the new double
dock designed to be built at Portsmouth: it
appearing that there are above 3,700 oak trees now
standing in the several bailiwicks of said forest
which may produce above 5,000 loads of timber for
the Navy and that 1,000 thereof may be felled for
the purposes of the Navy at Portsmouth this
ensuing year. (Treasurer Rochester's warrant
hereon accordingly dated Nov. 30.) (Treasurer
Rochester dated Nov. 28 to the Earl of Chesterfield,
giving him notice of this warrant.) |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 233–4. Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 155. Out Letters (General) IX, p. 201. |
| Nov. 30. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a
privy seal for a grant to Sir Jno. Holland, kt. and bart.
(in trust for John Rix, an infant) of all the personal
estate of 131l. 5s. 0d. of his father John Rix, of
Old Buckenham, co. Norfolk, executed for murdering his wife. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 237. |
|
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a same to
settle as follows the affair of the remainder of Visct.
Townshend's farm of 4s. per chalder on coals exported
beyond seas: viz. the Lord Treasurer to constitute
officers to collect the said duty up to 1688, Sept. 29:
all the proceeds thereof (together with the sums
collected since the death of Charles II by Abraham
Barrington, Geo. Robinson, the executors of Sir
William Blackett and of George Blake) to be paid
to the Customs Cashier upon a separate accompt and
to be issued as follows, viz. in the first place to pay the
salaries and incidents of said officers; in the second
place to pay 1,000l. per an. into the Exchequer for
the King's use as Horatio, Visct. Townshend's rent
for the farm of said duty; and in the third place
to pay to said Viscount Townshend his heirs etc.
without account the sums due to him under the
indenture of 1668, Oct. 26, viz. 2,101l. for the two
half years ended Sept. 29 last (being the remainder
of the rent of 2,200l. covenanted to be paid to him
after defalcation of 99l.) and 2,101l. yearly for the
two years to 1687, Sept. 29, and 525l. 5s. 0d. for
the quarter to 1687, Christmas, and a peppercorn,
if demanded, for the remaining three quarters to
1688, Sept. 29: being the rents covenanted to be
paid to said Visct. by said Blake, Barrington,
Robinson and Blackett; and in the fourth place to
pay all the remainder in four equal parts to said
Barrington, Robinson, Blackett's executors and
Blake's executors. The present privy seal to be
revocable by privy seal or sign manual. |
Ibid, pp. 238–46. |
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The said duty was granted by indenture dated
1666–7, Mar. 21, to said Lord Townshend for 21 years
from 1667, Michaelmas, at 1,000l. per an. rent and
by indenture dated 1668, Oct. 26, was by said
Lord subfarmed to said Blake et al. ut supra, for
1,650l. advance and 1,000l. per an. to be paid into
the Exchequer for the King's rent and 2,200l. per
an. rent to said Lord with defalcation of 99l. per
an. thereout. The said Blake and partners by an
indenture of 1668, Nov. 28, agreed to divide the
profits of said farm in four equal parts among themselves. The King being advised that the said grant
of said duty is determined by the late King's death
(as the Parliamentary grant of the Customs was for
his Majesty's life only) is pleased that said duties
be collected in future by the Customs officers but
that said grantees shall have the benefit thereof ut
supra for the remainder of their original term. |
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Privy seal for the payment out of the Customs of
Exeter and Dartmouth ports of the annuity or
yearly sum of 40l. to the mayor, bailiffs and
burgesses of the borough of Clifton, Dartmouth,
Hardness and of all arrears thereon for purposes
as follow: King Henry VII having by indenture
dated 1485–6, Jan. 16, granted said sum to said
borough, they covenanting therein to finish and
garnish with guns, artillery and other ordnance
defensive and sufficient, a certain tower and bulwark
then in building for the safeguard of said town and
parts adjacent and from thenceforward for ever to
ordain and find a chain sufficient in length and
strength to stretch over-thwart the mouth of the haven
of Dartmouth from one tower to another tower and
all times thereafter to fortify and repair and keep
garnished with guns the said towers and bulwarks.
This present re-grant is necessitated by the new
grant of the Customs to the present King. (Royal
warrant dated Nov. 21 for said privy seal.) |
Ibid, pp. 219–20. |
| Nov. 30. |
Privy seal for 1,500l. as equipage and 100l. per week
as ordinary to Roger, Earl of Castlemaine, as
Ambassador Extraordinary to Rome: together
with the usual clause for allowance of his
extraordinaries. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 259. |
