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| Feb. 22. |
Henry Guy to Sir Christopher Wren enclosing William
Sutton's petition and Mr. Fisher's report thereon
[missing, see supra, pp. 576–7]. You are to prepare
articles for petitioner's new building the house. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 275. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to send for the
following from Dover to London. |
Ibid. |
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Appending: letter dated Dover, Feb. 11, from William
Eaton to Mr. Bourk. There is arrived for you
from Mr. Molliens and Dehaulceforille a case containing a crimson furniture for a bed. |
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Same to same to deliver a case now arrived in London
port, sealed with the seal or lead of Brussels and
directed to Madame Bedingfield at Bruges for Mr.
Mathews at Weld House, London. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to deliver, unopened, to William Crofts,
one of the Pages of the Bedchamber, a ballot come
in the Fubbs yacht from Dieppe and directed to the
Queen. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to report on the enclosed letter [missing]
from Mr. Blathwayte, with a copy of the instructions
to the Governor of Bermudas touching the duty on
tobacco. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to report on the several papers enclosed
relating to the matter concerning which John May,
the under porter of Walmer Castle, is to attend you. |
Ibid, p. 276. |
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Appending: note only of said papers, viz.: two
petitions of said May; Manwarring's letter to the
Customs Commissioners concerning his [meeting
with] abuse at Walmer Castle; affidavits by Richd.
Feild and Eliz. Draper; Henry Brown's complaint
against May; Mr. Sansum's letter to Mr. Guy;
the King's letter to the Commander of Walmer
Castle. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners returning their
estimate of the [?] 1st of Dec. last. |
Ibid. |
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Treasurer Rochester to Lord Dartmouth, Master
General of the Ordnance. The enclosed is a true
state of the fees paid at the Exchequer by the
Treasurer of the Ordnance on issues of money to him
for the Ordnance. You are to cause such fees to be
paid on all the money issued to Charles Bertie,
present Treasurer of the Ordnance, or on future
issues: same to be paid out of moneys in the
Ordnance Paymaster's hands and to be allowed
on his accounts. |
Ibid, pp. 276–7. |
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Appending: table of said fees: viz. 1s. 3d. to the
Auditor [of the Receipt] and 3s. 0d. to the Teller on
every 100l. so issued: but if the issues are by tallies
on the Customs then to the Teller (for his bill) an
additional 1s. 4d. per 1,000l. and to the tally cutter
2s. per 1,000l.; and if by tallies on the Hearthmoney
then to the Teller (for his bill) 1s. 4d. per 1,000l.;
and to the tally cutter 10s. per 1,000l. There is
likewise paid by the Treasurer of the Ordnance 2l.
per an. to the Clerk of the Pells; and (in both
offices [i.e. of the Exchequer Receipt and Exchequer
Court]) 9s. for entering every privy seal, 5s. for
entering every money warrant, 5s. for every warrant
for levying tallies, 2l. 10s. 0d. for every imprest roll. |
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| Feb. 22. |
Money warrant for 9,000l. to Sir William Villiers, bart., as
by the privy seal of the 17th inst., ut supra, pp. 582–3,
4,000l. thereof for one year to 1686, Christmas [for
the ordinary of the Stables], and 3,000l. thereof as
imprest for buying horses, coaches, town harness,
chairs, waggons and other necessaries for the Stables.
(Money order dated Feb. 23 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 237. Order Book I, p. 88. |
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Same for 40l. 13s. 4d. to Sir Robert Sawyer for half
a year to Christmas last on his fee as Attorney
General. |
Money Book VI, pp. 237, 238. |
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35l. to Heneage Finch, esq., for same on same as
Solicitor General. |
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Same for 13l. 6s. 8d. to the University of Oxford for
one year to Christmas last on the perpetuity for a
divinity lecture founded by Lady Margaret, Countess
of Richmond and Derby. |
Ibid, p. 238. |
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Same for 80l. to John Luffe, Dr. in Phisick and Reader
in Phisick in the University of Oxford; being two
years on his fee, viz. 1683, Lady day, to 1684, Christmas, and 1685, Christmas quarter (the intervening
three quarters having been already satisfied by the
money warrant of Dec. 1 last). |
Ibid. |
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Same for 80l. to Thomas Boucher, Dr. of Civil Law and
Reader of same ibid. for two years on his fee for the
periods as above. |
Ibid, p. 239. |
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Money order for 34l. 19s. 0d. to Charles Wood, saddler,
in full of all moneys due to him for saddles furnished
to the late New Raised and now Disbanded Forces:
as by a certificate dated 1679, May 31, from two of
the Commissioners for the Disbanding: to be satisfied
out of the last Six Months' Assessment for said
Disbandment. |
Order Book I, p. 87. |
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Same for 20l. each to John Lowe and Peter Le Neve,
Deputy Chamberlains of the Receipt, for 1685,
Michaelmas and Hilary terms, on their allowance
of 40l. per an. each as additional increase of fee for
sorting and ordering the records, foreign and
domestic, remaining in the Treasury [of the Receipt]
at Westminster. |
Ibid, pp. 88, 89. |
| Feb. 23. |
Money warrant for 600l. to Charles Fanshaw, surviving
executor of Elizabeth, Viscountess Fanshaw, for
one year to Christmas last on her annuity of 600l.
for 31 years from 1665, Lady day: this being the
first year grown due since the present King's
accession. |
Money Book VI, p. 237. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the branches of the revenue directed to
be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book IV, pp. 143, 144. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Out of the Customs. |
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to Mr. Fox [late Paymaster of the
Forces] towards the arrear due
to the Forces at Christmas last |
6,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Lord Chief Justice Herbert, and
Justices Wright, Street and Holloway and Baron Nevill, 250 each |
1,250 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Graham, for the Privy Purse |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
6,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Queen Dowager |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Duke of Grafton |
750 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Skelton |
1,544 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Lord Privy Seal |
348 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of Hearthmoney. |
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to Visct. Preston on account of the
Wardrobe |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to Sir Sam. Moreland |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of Post Office money. |
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to me [Guy] for secret service by
way of advance |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Skelton |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the imposition on wine
and vinegar. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for the
Victuallers |
800 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for sea officers and bills in
course |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for stores for the Navy on
the credit of the [Navy's] weekly
money |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto towards paying off tickets |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto towards the pay of the
Chatham and Sheerness Yards to
be employed to reimburse the
Teller that advanced money for
that service |
1,505 |
6 |
8 |
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(Same dated same to the Customs Cashier
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week; said paper including only
the above three Customs items: total disposition of
the Customs, 7,750l.) |
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(Same dated same to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney enclosing the like paper
of disposition of those revenues; said paper
including for the Excise the above six Excise
items [payable out of the Exchequer], together
with the following items [payable direct out of the
Excise Office on tallies] viz., 3,155l. for salaries of
the principal officers of the Excise for 1685, Sept. 29
quarter; 2,000l. to the Prince and Princess of
Denmark: and for the Hearthmoney the above two
Hearthmoney items [payable out of the Exchequer],
together with the following items [payable direct out
of the Hearthmoney Office on tallies] viz.: 2,000l.
to Mr. Duncombe in repayment of loan.) |
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| Feb. 23. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to fully
consider what the Lord Treasurer said to you last
night touching the decrease of the Customs. Give
him in writing the reasons of that decrease and an
account in writing of the particular commodities and
in what ports this failing has been. Do it with all
speed and let it be such an answer as you will abide by. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 276. |
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Same to Mr. Graham to attend the Lord Treasurer this
evening with the papers etc. concerning the person
that counterfeited the letters about the King's coin,
"which I take to be one Walford." |
Ibid. |
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Same to Sir John Fenwick to report on the enclosed
petition [missing, see supra, p. 257] of John Taylor
and Ralph Millbourn for a new grant of Holy Island;
with John Fisher's report thereon in the absence of
the Surveyor General of Crown Lands. (The like
letter to Sir Henry Brabant and Sir William
Blackett.) |
Ibid, p. 278. |
| Feb. 24. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners. Treasurer
Rochester has read Mr. Sanson's letter of yesterday
concerning the Earl of Peterborough's pictures. You
are to cause them to be again appraised by indifferent
persons, equally and fairly, without any regard to the
former appraisement or to the particular that was
found with them when they were seized. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 278. |
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Treasurer Rochester to [the Justices of Peace in co.
—]. The sub-collectors of Hearthmoney have
met with much opposition and disturbance from
Justices of Peace in the several counties in receiving
and levying the said revenue on pretence of several
objections which the said justices do make on several
clauses in the Hearthmoney Acts, although most
of the points on which the said objections are raised
have been formerly settled by judgments at law.
The points so raised are as follow, and on these points
the Hearthmoney Commissioners have by my
direction presented to me their answers thereto as
follow: |
Ibid, pp. 280–1. |
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(1) That the said sub-collectors levy the duty on
landlords for houses that stand empty. Answer.
By the Act of 14 Car. II, c. 10, every firehearth in
every house, edifice, chamber and lodging is
charged with the duty except those afterwards
excepted, and an empty is not excepted; and
upon a special verdict in a cause between the
Company of Ironmongers in London and Naylor
it has been adjudged by the whole Court of King's
Bench that a firehearth in an empty house is
chargeable. |
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(2) That they levy the duty on the smiths for
their forges in their smithy shops. Answer.
Its pretended to be excepted by the said Act under
the word 'blowing house.' But a smith's forge
was never called nor understood to be a blowing
house and upon a special verdict [in the case] of
one Bull, an anchorsmith in Southwark, it was
adjudged by the whole Court of King's Bench that
a smith's forge was chargeable to the duty. |
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(3) That they levy the duty on innkeepers, alehousekeepers and bakers for their ovens.
Answer. The words of exception [in the abovesaid Act] are 'private ovens within any of the
houses' charged by said Act. Now if a profit
be made by the oven by the owner being a public
innkeeper or alehousekeeper it's conceived that
makes it a public oven and so not within the
exception. |
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(4) That they levy the duty on the landlords for
their tenements and cottages let to persons
exempt from payment of the duty by reason
of their poverty. Answer. It's true by the said
Act that where a landwaiter [sic for landlord]
let a house to a tenant whether poor or rich he was
not chargeable with the duty while the house was
in possession of the tenant. But by the Act of
16 Car. II, c. 3, if a landlord after the year 1663
let a house or cottage in which are not more than
two chimneys to any person who may pretend to
be exempted by any clause in the Act of 14 Car. II,
c. 10, then such landlord is chargeable. |
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(5) That they levy the duty on private persons for
their firehearths where there is an oven or
furnace in the same chimney. Answer. If the
chimney be used to make fire in it for any other
use than raking the coals out of the oven or furnace
it is a distinct firhearth and chargeable though
the house or furnace be not chargeable. |
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(6) That they levy the duty for firehearths in new
houses and for firehearths discovered, before
[said items] be [certified or] returned into the
Exchequer. Answer. The duty arises and is
charged by the Act of 14 Car. II, c. 10, and not
by the return made into the Exchequer and the
duty is due and leviable to the King though no
return be ever made. But this very point was
adjudged in the King's Bench in the aforementioned case of the Ironmongers versus Naylor. |
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(7) That they levy the goods of landlords and
occupiers of houses which [goods] are not on the
premises from whence the duty arises. Answer.
Both the above Acts direct that the duty and arrears
shall be levied by distress and sale of the goods
of the party neglecting or refusing and do not tie
the distress to the house or premises as in case of
a real charge. This point was also adjudged in
the above case of the Ironmongers versus Naylor,
for there the case was that the Ironmongers were
possessed of several new-built houses uninhabited
in the Ward of Bread Street, London, in which
were several firehearths, and the officer made the
distress at Ironmongers' Hall in the Ward of
Aldgate for the duty. |
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In pursuance of the King's command the Lord
Chancellor has met all the Judges of England,
except Baron Atkins, who was sick, and having
with them considered the said points and the several
Acts of Parliament relating to the Hearthmoney
they have certified that they are all clearly of
opinion (the Attorney and Solicitor General being
present and agreeing) that the Hearthmoney
Commissioners did in the above give a full and legal
answer to the said objections. |
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After all this I hope no doubt will remain with you
in any of these points. I desire that the said revenue
hereafter receive no prejudice under colour thereof
but that you will give all just encouragement to
the officers in collecting same. |
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(Memorandum: there were 77 more of the same
[letter of the] same date with the above; all
delivered to Mr. Noell [for despatch into the country].) |
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| Feb. 24. |
Henry Guy to [the Auditor of the Receipt] to advance
to Charles Fox [late Paymaster of the Forces],
towards the arrears due to the Forces at Christmas
last, the 9,500l. now remaining in the Exchequer
out of the moneys lent by Lemuel Kingdon, now
deceased, William Bridges and Patrick Trant. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 145. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for 52l. per an. salary to Samuel Langford,
gent., as a King's waiter London port; he being
appointed thereto 1678–9, Mar. 21, and having by
deed dated Feb. 16 inst. surrendered the said salary
to the King. To be payable quarterly from
Christmas last. A year's like salary to 1685, Christmas, is hereby to be paid forthwith. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 341–2. |
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Same to same for a same to the like effect exactly for
the salary of 62l. 13s. 4d. per an. to Anthony Segar
and Charles his son as one of the collectors of Southampton port, to which they were appointed 1675,
July 20: they having surrendered said salary by
deed dated Feb. 19 inst. |
Ibid, pp. 342–3. |
| Feb. 24. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a
privy seal to the like effect, as above, for the
salary of 55l. 6s. 8d. to Thomas Bridgeman for
his office of Collector and Receiver of the Customs
of wool, hides and pelos in Ipswich port to which
he was appointed 1678, April 22, he having surrendered said salary by deed dated Feb. 19 inst. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 346–7. |
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Same to same for a same to the like effect exactly for
the salary of 27l. per an. to Henry Ball as one of the
collectors of Newcastle port to which he was
appointed 1677, Sept. 17. he having surrendered
said salary by deed dated Feb. 22 inst. (The like
warrant for the like salary of Sir Henry Brabant,
another of the collectors of said port, who surrendered
same Feb. 22 inst.) |
Ibid, pp. 349–50, 363. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal to continue the suspension of Henry Slingsby
and his deputy from the place of Master and Worker
of the Mint during pleasure and for constituting
Thomas Neale, Charles Duncombe and James
Hoare as Commissioners for executing said office
with the like powers as given to them by the like
Commission of 1684. Dec. 10. with a clause for
the payment to them of all moneys provided for
the use of the Mint under the Act of 1 James II.
c. 7: also with a proviso that this new Commission
shall not deprive said Slingsby of his salary of
500l. per an. or any other fees or perquisites legally
due to him for said office: further with power to
said Commissioners to coin farthings and halfpence
of hardened tin according to a proposal in that
behalf approved by Charles II by the great seal
dated 1684. June 20. and according to the rules and
directions given by the royal sign manual of 1685.
May 11, or any future rules to be given in that behalf
by order in Council or by royal sign manual. |
Ibid, p. 344. |
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Same to same for a privy seal to discharge the baronet
fee of 1,095l. due to the King from Sir William
Temple of Sheen. co. Surrey. (Treasurer Rochester's
warrant dated Mar. 27 to the Receipt for said discharge accordingly.) |
Ibid, p. 344. Money Book VI, p. 276. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a same for payment
of sums not exceeding 50,000l. in the whole to
Charles Fox. late Paymaster of the Forces, as imprest
for the pay and contingencies of the Forces to
Dec. 31 last. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 345. |
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Same to the Attorney General for a same for discharge
of Recusants as follows. The King has lately
directed that all process and proceedings against
such Recusants as have themselves or their parents
or nearest relations been sufferers for their loyalty,
or who have themselves testified their loyalty and
affection to the government should be discharged,
superseded and stayed till the King's further
pleasure be known and that all moneys grown due
and all moneys levied and received to the King's
use and not paid into the Exchequer and all moneys
which shall grow due and be levied should be discharged and restored. This cannot regularly be
done without further warrant and direction from
the King in that behalf. The Lord Treasurer and
the Exchequer are therefore hereby from time to
time to do all things requisite for such restoring,
paying and discharging such moneys as the case
shall require and for wholly superseding and staying
such process as above until the King's pleasure be
further known. |
Ibid, pp. 345–6. Warrants Early XXXIII, p. 24. |
| Feb. 24. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal
for 815l. 6s. 7½d. to Sir John Witham, bart., for his
salary 1683, May 1, to 1684, Sept. 10, during which
time he (as Lieutenant General of the island of
Barbados and other islands in America) had the chief
command of said islands in the absence of Sir Richard
Dutton, then Governor thereof, for which by direction
of Charles II he was to be allowed 600l. per an. as a
moiety of said Governor's salary. (Money warrant
dated Mar. 13 hereon. Money order dated Mar. 16
hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 346, 348. Money Book VI, p. 260. Order Book I, p. 96. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to Joseph Radcliffe, gent., of the
office of Purveyor of the Works loco Arthur Haughton,
deceased: with the fee of 8d. a day payable half
yearly at the Exchequer. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 348. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for
sums not exceeding 10,000l. [in the whole] to the
Mint Commissioners as imprest for the use and
service of the Mint: to be issued out of the Coinage
duty granted by the Act 1 James II, c. 7. (In the
margin: cancelled by the Lord Treasurer 9 Mar.
1685–6.) |
Ibid, p. 349. |
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Same to same for a same for making up as follows the
accounts of Sir Richard Dutton as Governor in
Chief of Barbados, viz. of moneys received of the
revenues and profits of said island and disbursed
for the public service of Charles II, 1680, Oct. 21
(being the date of Dutton's Commission), to 1683,
May 22. In said account as stated by William
Blathwaite, Dutton stands charged with
4,719l. 12s. 5d. as received by him, his agents or
assigns, and is allowed 3,443l. 4s. 11d. for moneys
expended by him in the service of Charles II or
appointed for said Dutton's own use by Acts of
Assembly in said island. This leaves a remain of
1,276l. 11s. 6d. By another account stated by said
Blathwaite, covering 1683, May 22, to 1685, Sept. 29,
Dutton stands charged with 4,826l. 7s. 6d.,
including the abovesaid remain, and is allowed
3,687l. 19s. 3d., thus leaving a remain of 1,138l. 8s. 3d.
His said accounts are hereby to be made up as above
and Dutton is therein to have allowance and discharge of the sums of 390l. raised by an Act of
Assembly dated 1682–3, Mar. 16, and 110l. raised
by a like Act of 1683, April 24 (which items are in
the said account stated as allowed for his better
accommodation in a voyage to England) "although
the same were received by him contrary to the
instructions" of Charles II. Further it is the
King's pleasure hereby that the [salary of] 1,200l.
per an. to said Dutton granted by the patent of
1680, Sept. 17, shall cease as from 1685, Sept. 29. |
Ibid, pp. 357–9. |
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Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney of the petition
of Richd. Cocks for the place of Receiver of Hearthmoney in cos. Hereford and Gloucester, vacant
by the promotion of Mr. Aubrey; petitioner having
been employed in the Excise some years since in
several parts of England and afterwards as
Surveyor General of several branches of the revenue
in Ireland and his private concerns lying in the said
counties. |
Reference Book III, p. 271. |
| Feb. 25. |
Privy seal dormant for 10,000l. to be issued [to such
persons] in such proportions, for such uses and
services as the King shall from time to time appoint
by his royal sign manual. (Royal warrant dated
Feb. 16 for said privy seal.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 313. |
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Money warrant for 1,500l. to the Queen Dowager for
last Christmas quarter on her annuity of 6,000l. |
Money Book VI, p. 239. |
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Same for 777l. 9s. 6d. to Joseph Hornby and Nathll.
Hornby for 6 per cent. interest to Christmas last on
several sums by them lent for the service of the late
King: as by an account thereof made up by Auditor
Aldworth and allowed by Treasurer Rochester
Jan. 25 last. (Money order dated Mar. 10 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 251. Order Book I, p. 95. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to deliver to Monsieur Ronsignac,
a French Protestant minister fled from the
persecution in France, customs free, a small parcel of
coarse stuff found among his goods which, by the
Book of Rates is liable to 15d. a yard custom, which
is near the value of the said stuff; the case being one
deserving compassion. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 112. |
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Same by same to same to permit the merchants, importers of tobacco and sugar (who in accordance with
Treasurer Rochester's order of Oct. 15 last, supra, pp.
368–9, did before the late accommodations touching
the payment of the new impositions on tobacco and
sugar make entry and give bond on 10 per cent.
rebate for ready money or absolute bond at three
six months certain, "provided it were within one
month from the date thereof") to pay ready money
on such rebate or to give such absolute bond "at
three six months certain, provided the merchants
allow a discount for the time elapsed since their
entry and make oath that the goods are not under
sale or contract": the Customs Commissioners
having reported that by virtue of the abovesaid
order of Oct. 15 several sums of money were received
and that divers merchants are again pressing for
the same accommodation. |
Ibid. |
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Same by same to same to employ Richard Gardner
as waiter and searcher at Liverpool loco Dudley
Hammond, lately dismissed. |
Ibid, pp. 113, 114, 114b. |
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Thomas Curwen as tidesman, Whitehaven port,
loco Roger Strickland, preferred to be a landwaiter. |
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Saml. Avery as tidesman and boatman at Starcross,
Exeter port, loco Richd. Merson. lately dismissed. |
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Nathl. Bayly as tidesman and boatman at
Starcross loco Jno. Norris, dismissed. |
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John Hitchcock (employed as waterman in
London port since the dismission of James
Thompson, mate to James Larch in) as an established waterman ibid, loco said Thompson. |
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Oliver Hawley (riding surveyor on coast of
Suffolk and officiating as tidesurveyor at Harwich
since the death of Christopher Broughton) as such
tidesurveyor there loco said Broughton. His place
of riding surveyor to be sunk. |
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George Tarvin as tidesman, Liverpool loco John
Blount, who is to be tidesman at Yarmouth. |
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Richd. West as tidesman, Yarmouth loco George
Butler, lately dismissed. |
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Peter Stringer (riding surveyor for North Wales)
as waiter and searcher at Liverpool loco Thomas
Holt, lately dismissed: his place of riding surveyor
to be sunk. |
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Tho. Cole as waiter and searcher at Swanage
loco Clement Battison, lately dismissed. |
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John Blount (a tidesman at Liverpool) as a
tidesman at Yarmouth loco Robert Frost, lately
dismissed. |
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| Feb. 25. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Hewer. In your report of 1685
[sic] Mar. 12 on Edward Chapman's petition you
advise 10l. to be paid him for relief in consideration
of services and sufferings at Tangier. Said sum
was not paid and James Boynton went bond for said
sum to prevent Chapman perishing. You are to
pay 10l. to said Boynton. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 282. |
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Entry of the signature by Treasurer Rochester and
Sir John Ernle [Chancellor of the Exchequer] of the
docquet of a lease to Sir Tho. Norton of the small
tythes of lands in Holme ut supra, p. 600. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 217. |
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The like of the docquet of an in custodiam lease under
the Exchequer seal to Christopher Trubody at the
nomination of John Ellyott of divers lands in co.
Cornwall of Robert Gaith, outlaw, at an annual rent
of 16d. and fine of 2s. 8d. paid at the Exchequer
Feb. 23rd inst. |
Ibid. |
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The like of a docquet of a similar lease to William
Mathews of divers lands in co. Denbigh of Caddri
[Cadwallader] Wynne, esq., outlaw, at an annual
rent of 65s. 7d. and fine of 6l. 11s. 2d. |
Ibid. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to Roger Kenyon at
Peel, near Manchester, to deliver to George Macy
(to be by him sold for the King's service) the 12
packs of cotton wool, which you have seized,
belonging to Edward Jackson, lately executed for
high treason. |
Ibid, p. 218. |
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Reference by same to William Hewer of the
petition of John Fourgon, late of Tangier,
merchant, praying payment of the 1,597l. 5s. 0d.
due to him from Col. Kirke and most of the officers
of the late garrison of Tangier; petitioner being a
stranger and out of all employment and almost
ruined for want of the money. |
Reference Book III, p. 272. |
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Same by same to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney of the draft of a commission to
licence pedlars etc. The referees are to inform
themselves with all privacy whether this grant
will be of any prejudice to his Majesty's revenue.
(Henry Guy, dated Mar. 6, to said Commissioners,
forwarding said draft [missing] for report.) |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 286. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue out
of the following funds, viz.: |
Disposition Book IV, p. 146. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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of the money of goods seized [in the
Exchequer] |
188 |
12 |
2½ |
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of Tenths |
258 |
0 |
0 |
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of Duncombe's loan on the Hearthmoney |
34 |
5 |
6 |
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of loans by Lord Churchill and Mr.
Harbord |
28 |
5 |
7½ |
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of Post Office money |
224 |
11 |
0½ |
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£733 |
4 |
11½ |
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as follows, viz.: 13l. 6s. 8d. to the Lady Margaret
Professor at Oxford; 80l. to the Law Professor
ibid.; 80l. to the Physick Professor ibid.; 20l. to
Robert Swan; 10l. to Mr. Brown; 15l. to Mr.
Small; 15l. 18s. 6d. to the poor of the parish of
St. Magnus; 241l. 6s. 2d. to Mr. Walker, Usher of
the Exchequer Court; 31l. 6s. 8d. to John Langwith,
messenger; 17l. 8s. 0d. to tho messengers attending
the Chancellor of the Exchequer; 130l. to the
messengers of the Exchequer Court. (Total,
654l. 6s. 0d.) |
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| Feb. 25. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Graham to pay George Macy
164l. 13s. 0d. as in part of disbursements in the
conviction of clippers and coiners. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 145. |
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Appending: demand note from said Macy [to
Treasurer Rochester] for said sum to enable him
to meet the demands of his mortgagor without
which "I dare not appear in public for fear of being
taken up." |
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay 25l. to Tho.
Doyley out of unappropriated Customs money. |
Ibid, p. 146. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh [Paymaster of
the Forces]. Some of the Earl of Dumbarton's
Regiment are ordered to march for Scotland. Pay
their officers to May muster next and from that
time continue their stop upon their pay as by my
letter of the 8th inst. supra, p. 575. The stop is
to continue on the officers that are not under orders
to so march and on the Earl of Dumbarton's own pay. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 278. |
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Same to the Excise Commissioners to make Mr.
Rawson collector of Excise for Hampshire, but so
that he can go to Aylesbury whenever required.
He is to have the next vacant chiefest place in the
Excise or Hearthmoney in co. Bucks. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed
case [missing] concerning Dan Brulon, who is a
very fair, honest conditioned man. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Danvers. Attend me on the Customs
Commissioners' report on your petition. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the
affidavit against Chamberlaine et al. sent you the
15th inst. |
Ibid, p. 279. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh not to pay any money
to Capt. Tho. Cornwallis till Treasurer Rochester's
further order. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Fisher to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Col. Widdrington and the petitions of
Lieut. Francis Hoblin and the reports thereon concerning the manors and lordships of Ruthin and
Dyffryn Clwyd, co. Denbigh. |
Ibid. |
| Feb. 25. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing
the King's letter [missing] to the Governor of
Jersey on behalf of William Hely, Customs officer
there. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 279. |
Jan. 26.
[sic erratum for Feb. 26.] |
Five royal sign manuals for respectively 341l., 500l.,
600l., 2,000l. and 400l. to Henry Guy for secret
service to be issued on the 10,000l. privy seal dormant
of Feb. 25 inst. (Five money warrants dated
Feb. 26 hereon. Five money orders dated
Feb. 27 hereon.) [The change in the date of the
royal sign manuals is probably due to the fact that
the 10,000l. dormant privy seal of Jan. 20 was
found to be exhausted and the royal sign manual
had therefore to be kept back till a fresh dormant
privy seal could be passed.] |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 340. Money Book VI, p. 239. Order Book I, p. 89. |
| Feb. 26. |
William Lowndes (in the absence of Henry Guy) to
the Navy Commissioners to send Treasurer Rochester
an estimate of the pay of the Yards for the next
quarter which is to be paid them: also which of
the Yards are now in course to receive half a year's
pay and how much that comes to: also what is in
arrear on account of stores to be provided out of
the [Navy's] weekly money: also what is now due
on tickets. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 279. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to report
on the enclosed three petitions [missing] of Andrew
Fitzherbert, Walter Lloyd and John Harper for
the place of surveyor, Bristol port loco William
Aldworth, deceased. |
Ibid, p. 282. |
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Royal sign manual for 300l. to Capt. John Nevill:
without account: as in compensation as well for
service performed as Consul at Algiers as for the
time spent on his return thence to Tangier which is
certified by Arthur Herbert and Capt. John Aylmer
to be from 1682, April 12, to 1683, Oct. 8. (Money
warrant dated Feb. 26 hereon. Money order dated
Mar. 4 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 343. Money Book VI, p. 242. Order Book I, p. 92. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Excise Commissioners to pay to the Trustees ut supra, p. 585,
of the Prince and Princess of Denmark 3,750l. for
three quarters to Christmas last on 5,000l. per an.
out of the Post Office; 3,750l. for same period on
the 5,000l. per an. out of the Excise (as part of the
King's 24,000l. per an. thereout) and 7,500l. for
same period on the 10,000l. granted them by
Charles II out of the Hereditary Excise; and
2,500l. for last Christmas quarter on 10,000l.
granted by the present King out of the Post Office:
all as by the patent of the 20th inst. supra ibid. |
Money Book VI, p. 240. |
| Feb. 27. |
Allowance by same of the salary, charges and poundage
bill detailed for 1684–5, Feb. 6, to 1685, Dec. 25,
for the management of the duty of 4s. per chaldron
on sea coals: (total, 537l. 13s. 9d.). |
Ibid, pp. 244 5. |
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Royal warrant to the Attorney General for a privy
seal for discharge of the baronet fee of 1,095l. due
to the King from Sir Roger Beckwith of Aldbrough,
co. Yorks. (Treasurer Rochester's warrant dated
Mar. 13 hereon to the Receipt accordingly.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 352. Money Book VI, p. 259. |
| Feb. 27. |
Privy seal for 565l. to Thomas Plott for the arrear
on his ordinary and extraordinary as Agent for
Charles 11 to the States General of the United
Provinces. (Money warrant dated Mar. 6 hereon.
Money order dated Mar. 9 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 359. Money Book VI, p. 254. Order Book I, p. 94. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to appoint the following as officers
to collect the duty of 4s. per chalder on sea coals
exported beyond sea for the remainder of Visct.
Townsend's farm thereof: all in accordance with the
privy seal of Dec. 14 last, supra, p. 452, and with the
proposal of said Viset. Townsend to which the Customs
Commissioners have agreed in their report of the
19th inst.: viz. George Robinson as collector thereof
in London port and manager thereof for all the ports
at 200l. per an. salary for him and two clerks;
Robert Tillott as officer to look after masters of
ships bound in coast bonds at 20l. per an. salary:
the accounts of said duty to be kept separate and
an allowance of 2s. in the £ to be made to the
abovesaid Robinson for the officers concerned in
collecting said duty in the outports: said
Robinson's bills of incidents to be allowed weekly
by said Commissioners. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 114–6. |
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Same by same to the Customs Cashier to pay the
proceeds of the abovesaid duty for the remainder
of said Viscount Townsend's farm, in the order and
according to the proportions detailed in the above
said privy seal of Dec. 14 last. |
Ibid, pp. 116–9. |
