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May 1.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Pelham.
[No entry of any minute.]
[Ibid, p. 38.] |
May 2
.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
Mr. Rowe and Mr. Nott to be heard on Monday afternoon
next.
[Ibid, p. 39.] |
May 5.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : ut supra.
Write Sir Rowland Gwyn to send forthwith a particular account
of all his receipts and payments since his entrance into his office
(of Treasurer of the Chamber).
Sir Ben. Bathurst is desired to attend to-morrow afternoon
to give a positive answer about the price of the saltpetre.
[Ibid, p. 40.] |
afternoon.
Present : ut supra.
The case touching the settling a Custom House at Harwich
is to be heard to-morrow fortnight.
Mr. Harbord will lend 3,000l. on the Temporary Excise if he
may have it issued for the discharge of several bills drawn on him
from Ireland. My Lords agree to it.
Mr. Stanyon['s] and Mr. Richbal's report is to be heard to-morrow
week.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 40.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 260.] |
May 6.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Sir John Lowther, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr. Pelham.
Send for Sir Charles Meredith, Mr. Culliford, Mr. Thompson
of Richmond and Mr. Stanyon to attend to-morrow morning
with Mr. Steele : and in the meantime the [Revenue] Commission
for Ireland [is] not to proceed.
Mr. Sturt, Sir John Parsons, Mr. Fenn with Mr. Papillion to
attend to-morrow morning.
The present Victuallers desire that the King's pleasure should
be signified to the Navy Board for paying to them the appropriated
moneys. They are told that my Lords think it needless to give
his Majesty such trouble when no scruple remains but that the
Victuallers ought to have the money. They [the Victuallers]
offer another paper that the 50,000l. (part of 100,000l.) which
the old Victuallers are to have benefit of may be applied to his
Majesty's best advantage in point of credit.
The Navy Commissioners to attend to-morrow.
My Lords will meet at 8 in the morning.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 41.] |
afternoon.
Present : the whole Board.
Sir Ben. Bathurst and Mr. Herne [attend] about saltpetre.
They say they will call a General Court [of the East India Company]
if my Lords please, but they fear the Court may advance
the price, and now they are concluded by their former proposal
of 3l. a hundred[weight] if my Lords please to accept it at that
price. My Lords tell them as to the price (if the way of payment
be agreed on) they will not disagree and [Bathurst et al.] are
desired to call a Court and to propose to them that after the
first 100,000l. lent on the bill of the Customs they shall have
200,000l. out of each succeeding 100,000l. till the whole quantity
of [salt]petre, that shall be agreed for, be fully paid for.
Write Sir Chr. Wrenn to forthwith send his report on Mr.
Killigrew's petition or (to return) the papers referred to him
(April 29 last by letter from Mr. Jephson, with or without his
report thereon : my Lords do wonder they have had no return
to the said letter).
[Ibid.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 261.] |
May 7.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
The Navy Commissioners [attend] concerning the distribution
of the appropriated money to the Victuallers. Mr. Sergison
proposes that the Victuallers may have 10,000l. more. It's agreed
the whole 100,000l. be paid by [sic for to] the new Victuallers,
but 50,000l. to the old Victuallers' debts discretionally to promote
the credit : bills of exchange and the pursers going to sea to be
first answered. Middleton and Wright to have a good part of
their old debt to enable them to proceed in the service.
The old and new Victuallers come in. Sir John Parsons says
some of the creditors have petitioned the King [viz. those] whose
debts amount to 37,019l., and if they have that money [paid to
them they] will trust the King again with as much. Middleton
and Wright are amongst them. The old and new Commissioners
[of the Victualling are ordered] to meet and peruse the list of
all the old debts amounting to 90,000l. and the list amounting
to 37,019l. to-morrow afternoon and propose which they think
best to be paid with the 50,000l.
Whilst this is doing the old Commissioners of the Victualling
must bring their vouchers and pass their accounts with the Navy
Board.
It's recommended to the old and new Victuallers to be making
[getting] of loans for their own payment.
My Lords do not order but recommend it to the Navy Commissioners
to let the new Victuallers have some of the money
presently for the service of the fleets going out.
The bills amounting to about 5,000l. payable by the old
Victuallers to the Excise Commissioners are to be satisfied out
of their 50,000l.
Mr. Papillon says the whole [victualling] expence for this year
is estimated at 360,000l. whereof [or towards which] 80,000l.
is already paid (20,000l. thereof out of appropriated money)
and 30,000l. of appropriated money remains, and the 24,000l.
received out of Excise is to be made up to 50,000l. [thus leaving
still to be provided] 160,000l. to be paid by 5,000l. a week to the
end of December. If this is complied with it may (by the help
of credit for the other 40,000l.) enable them to perform this year's
service. My Lords will consider of this.
Sir Charles Meredith and others [attend] about Mr. Stele.
Sir Charles says he served the [Irish Revenue] Farmers diligently
and faithfully : after the farm ended the Major sued Steele for
some moneys and 'twas referred to Sir Charles, who determined
it : that he was always of good reputation. Mr. Culliford says
he had the character of a griping person : that Stone and Steele
managed for the Farmers and took money of both hands. Sir
Charles says he never heard anything like this. Richbel and
Stanyon say he was a very good officer to them. Sir Charles
says he has heard him to be an Anabaptist, but he was always
employed, from the Restoration. Mr. Richbell says he owned
50l. received for getting assignments on pensions. Mr. Thompson
says that Steele paid himself the 50l. by giving an assignment
for so much less. Steele had the 50l. to make the assignment
solvent. Mr. Culliford desires his character may be received
from Mr. Strong. Sir Charles says it will be very hard to take
men's characters from any of the late [Irish Revenue] Commissioners.
Mr. Harbord says Mr. Dickenson was a very ill man.
Sir Charles concludes he looks upon Steele to be a very good man.
Mr. Steele called in ; is told he was a Dissenter and extorted
50l. from the Mayor of Dublin. He says Sir Humphrey Jervis
employed him as his agent two years for [the Irish pensions for]
Col. Lane's daughters and for the city of Dublin ; that he followed
this business by which Sir Humphrey had 6,000l. or 7,000l., and
he promised him a gratuity at last. He got Sir Humphry's
assignment for 300l. on one Meyne, a collector, and he gave him
for his pains 50l. by assignment in part of the 300l., and this
appeared publicly by endorsement on the bill : and that the
city [of Dublin] allowed Sir Humphry Jervis 100l. for Mr. Steele,
who gave him but this 50l. of it.
Mr. Strong to be spoke with.
The officers of the Ordnance desire half of 25,210l. to be forthwith
paid to the powdermakers and the gunmakers.
Philip Colby proposes to clothe Sir George St. George's Regiment
with all accoutrements [on condition of] having in hand paid him
500l. and 500l. more at the delivery and to take the remainder
out of twopences [offreckoning], to begin after the former clothing
is paid for, which will commence from July 1 next : and this
1,000l. to be stopped out of the last of his payments if my Lords
so think fit.
Ordered that Colby have 500l. in hand and be paid the rest
out of the offreckonings from July 1 next : and the King is to
be repaid the [advance of] 500l. out of the last of the offreckonings.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, pp. 42-3.] |
May 7,
afternoon.
Kensington. |
Present : the King and all my Lords.
The Excise Commissioners to attend on Friday afternoon
about preventing the anticipating the Excise money in the country
by bills.
Monsieur Pereira and Mr. Bridges to attend to-morrow morning.
The King brings a memorial from the Admiralty and commands
my Lords to consider of it and how to settle a weekly payment
[to the Navy] and to speak with the Navy Commissioners and,
if there be occasion for it, with the Admiralty on this matter.
A bill [drawn] on Mr. Blathwaite by Mr. Scravemore [is] shewed
to the King. His Majesty orders it to be paid out of the first
money that comes in after what is already directed.
As soon as ever money comes in my Lords are to make issues
for the subsistence of the Forces under the pay of the Earl of
Ranelagh and Mr. Harbord in England, as also the 2,000l. bills
from Mr. Henly.
[Order for] 400l. to be paid to the Ordnance, as money comes
in, for the swords sent into Ireland.
[Ibid, p. 44.] |
May 8.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
The Earl of Montagu [attends] about the Duke of Schonberg's
grant of 50,000l., whereof one payment will be due in June. My
Lords will speak to the King about it. The Earl moves for
money for the Wardrobe, to discharge what he engaged for to
furnish the Queen of Spain [which was] about 2,000l. ; and for
2,000l. more for necessaries for the King's journey. My Lords
will also speak to the King about this.
Mr. Pereira and Bridges called in and asked why they did not
pass the contract. They took exceptions to some part of it,
but those being answered they assure my Lords they will forthwith
proceed to finishing the contract.
Mr. Fort and Mr. Hayward propose to lend 20,500l. on the
Temporary Excise, out of which they are to have 10,500l. towards
the discharge of the debt for the works at Kensington.
The Navy Board to attend to-morrow afternoon.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 45.] |
May 9.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Pelham.
Mr. Peterman is to be King's waiter loco Mr. Richards ; and
Mr. Banks is to have the next place in the Customs which he is
qualified for.
Serjeant Ryly to attend on Monday afternoon.
Mr. Moore, the King's counsel, and the Commissioners of the
Irish Revenue to be heard on Tuesday afternoon next on a patent
for making halfpence in Ireland.
[Ibid, p. 46.] |
afternoon.
Present : all my Lords.
A letter from Mr. Carlton to Mr. Culliford etc. is read ; upon
which my Lords order that Mr. Culliford etc. do [make] answer
that they [the officers] must take duties for all goods customable
according to law. Also send a copy of a letter my Lords do
write to the Duke of Schonberg signifying the King's pleasure
therein.
Sir Cornwall Bradshaw, Mr. Rowe and partners, the Auditors
of Imprests and Mr. Aldworth are called in. The said Auditors
and Aldworth are to state the account [of the late Managers of
the Hearthmoney] and acquaint my Lords how it stands.
The Excise Commissioners are called in and spoken to about
25,000l. now coming in course [to be repaid them, my Lords
desiring] that they do lend it [afresh] upon one of the two funds
lately settled by Act of Parliament. They tell my Lords they
will lend it on the Temporary Excise.
[Ibid.] |
May 12.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Pelham.
Mr. Smith brings a letter from the Mayor of Dover etc., wherein
is an information against Birkenhead, a Custom House officer.
Send a copy to the Customs Commissioners to report on and
meanwhile to suspend Birkenhead.
Upon Mr. Harbord's demands for moneys formerly expended
by him and for riding charges as by particulars of his paper,
my Lords have considered same and do allow him 1,200l. for
his whole demands. Harbord is to lend 2,500l. to be repaid
out of the Duchy of Cornwall [revenue], out of which [loan] he
is to have the said 1,200l. and to be paid 900l. for Lewson's recruits
and 400l. to Mr. Allen for packing hay.
The officers of the Ordnance to attend to-morrow morning.
Alderman Herne, Sir Ben. Bathurst et al. [attending] for the
East India Company say that the Company will forthwith serve
the King's stores with 1,000 tons of saltpetre at the proposed
price of 3l. per cent [hundredweight] ; to be paid out of the loans
on the Customs, viz. 20,000l. out of the first part of the second
100,000l. to be received on that Act [2 Wm. and Mary, c. 4],
20,000l. out of the first part of the third 100,000l. and 20,000l.
out of the first part of the fourth 100,000l. : with interest at
7 per cent from the time of delivery to the stores : all which is
agreed to. And they desire that reserving a store of saltpetre
for the King's use as his Majesty shall direct they may have
liberty to export the rest upon giving security not to carry to an
enemy's country. My Lords will receive the King's pleasure
upon this.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 47.] |
May 13.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
The officers of the Ordnance are called in and [are] desired to
review the saltpetre lately contracted for with the East India
Company at 3l. per hundred[weight] and to report what they
think fit to be done therein and if they find it for their Majesties'
convenience [then they are] to receive 1,000 tons. (Write the
said officers a letter to this effect.)
The East India Company [is to be] desired to let the officers of
the Ordnance view their saltpetre in order to the above report.
Sir Ben. Bathurst came in and acquainted my Lords that the
Company had already given direction to their officers therein.
Mr. Bedford, the Register of the Admiralty, to attend on
Friday afternoon next upon a petition of Sir C. Hedges.
The Excise Commissioners are called in and bring a report upon
Sir Scroop How's last memorial. They complain that Mr. Deering
refuses to let them see his books and accounts of the Hearthmoney.
My Lords order that the whole account be referred
to Mr. Brewer to state same and report and Deering is to let
Brewer and also the Excise Commissioners have the inspection
of all his books and papers relating thereto.
The Earl of Clare having lent the King 6,000l., my Lords order
that 250l. be issued to said Earl for a quarter due to him as a
Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
[Ibid, p. 48.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 271.] |
afternoon.
Present : the Vice Chamberlain, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr. Pelham.
The case of Mr. Richball and Mr. Stanion upon Mr. Lownds's
report is to be heard on Monday afternoon next. The Earl of
Ranelagh is desired to attend and to bring Lownds's report,
which was lately sent to his lordship.
The Chamberlain of London is to attend to-morrow morning.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 48.] |
May 14.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Pelham.
The Navy Commissioners and Mr. Stephens to attend on Friday
afternoon next.
[Ibid, p. 49.] |
May 14,
afternoon.
At Kensington. |
Present : the King, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox,
Mr. Pelham.
The Dutch Ambassador is to receive 25,000l. from the Excise
Commissioners when the money comes in (struck through).
The Excise Commissioners and Mr. Duncomb to attend to-morrow
morning.
The Earl of Scarborough lends 8,000l. on the Temporary Excise
and he is to have that [sum issued to him] and 2,464l. 18s. 4d.
added to it to clear his Troop of Guards to the 1st inst.
The King orders that the money that is to be received by the
Dutch shall be made use of for his Majesty's occasions this week
and the Dutch Ambassador shall have 25,000l. out of the first
loans on the Temporary Excise.
Process to go out forthwith against Lord Griffith [Griffin],
late Treasurer of the Chamber.
My Lords are to speak with Sir Chr. Wrenn about the works
at Hampton Court.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 49.] |
May 15.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : three Lords, ut supra.
Mr. Stephens is called in about the issuing 6,000l. a week against
the current service of the Navy and was told that if he do procure
the money to be lent it shall be immediately issued to him (struck
through).
Out of the first loans to be made by Mr. Fox on the Customs
Mr. Harbord is to have 2,190l. to be by him paid over to Count
Schonberg for a year's allowance to July 31 last at 6l. a day as
General of Horse.
[Ibid, p. 50.] |
May 16.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
Ordered that 100l. be issued to Mr. Harbord to be by him
paid to Capt. Pitt by order from the Committee for Irish Affairs.
Mr. Blathwaite called in and prays the despatch of his lease
and that it may be granted him for 31 years without a clause
of re-assumption [by the Crown] in regard he is to be at great
charges in repairs and lawsuits and in payments to obtain possession.
My Lords grant his request.
[Ibid, p. 51.] |
May 17.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : ut supra.
The Commissioners of the Victualling are to have credit on
the Excise, in the same places they had before, for any sums
not exceeding 10,000l. from this day to Michaelmas next.
Ordered that 125l. be issued to Mr. Compton upon his order
of the 3rd inst. for that sum.
[Ibid, p. 52.] |
May 19.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present: ut supra.
The King having ordered 3l. a week to be paid for the maintenance
of Lady Mountjoy's children, my Lords order that it be
paid weekly to the Earl of Bellomont for that use.
My Lords will move the King on Wednesday next for a sum
of money to be presently paid to the Commissioners of Sick and
Wounded.
Write Mr. Harbord to prepare an account of what the deductions
will amount to for the Army in Ireland this summer for bread,
oats, clothes etc.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 53.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 275.] |
May 19,
afternoon.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : the Vice Chamberlain, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr. Pelham.
Mr. Stanion and Mr. Richball called in and Mr. Lownds's report
on their case is read. My Lords will consider same and Lownds
is to make an abstract of such articles as my Lords can determine
and have not yet been formerly allowed and thereupon my Lords
will proceed to the further consideration of this matter.
Mr. Smith is forthwith to take care to prosecute Mr. Brent's
bail.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 53.] |
May 20.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Pelham.
Ordered that 700l. be presently issued to Mr. Harbord, to be
by him paid to Mr. Wharton for horses for the bread waggons.
Mr. Williamson to charge his money in the Exchequer ; complaint
having been made that it has lain there some days uncharged.
Sir Christopher Wren and Mr. Talman to attend this afternoon
upon their memorial delivered in this day.
[Ibid, p. 54.] |
afternoon.
Present : all my Lords.
[No entry of any minute.]
[Ibid.] |
May 21.
Kensington. |
Present : the King, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox,
Mr. Pelham.
By the King's especial order Sir Rowland Gwynne is to attend
my Lords touching his accounts. Write him to attend to-morrow
afternoon.
Write Mr. Harbord to provide carriages against Monday next
for sending 58,000l. in specie into Ireland. Write Mr. Blathwaite
to provide convoy [guards] to go with it.
[Ibid, p. 55.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 277.] |
May 22.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Hampden.
Sir Rob. Howard to take in 5,000 guineas of Mr. Hall (which
he lends upon the fund of the Customs) at [a premium of] 1s. 9d.
each. They are to be reserved to be paid to Mr. Harbord to be
sent for Ireland.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 56.] |
May 23.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
Sir Rowland Gwynn to pay Dr. Hutton 148l. 10s. 0d. for his
riding charges and half a year's salary, being 200l.
The Agents [for Taxes] to attend this afternoon about the
receipt [Receivership of the 2s. and 12d. Aids] for Yorkshire,
Northumberland etc.
Ordered that 500l. be issued to Mr. Harbord to be paid to
Mr. Colby in part of his contract for the clothing of St. George's
Regiment.
Mr. Smith called in and (struck through) ordered to prosecute,
in their Majesties' name, Sir Robt. Thorald for the possession
of the house and place he pretends to in St. James's Park.
Sir Cha. Cottrell to have a privy seal for 100l. a year for his
extraordinaries as formerly.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 57.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 280.] |
May 23,
afternoon.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
One Mr. Rawlins wrote to Sir Ste. Fox about a proposal of
advancing the revenue. Send to him to attend on Monday
afternoon next.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 57.] |
May 24.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : ut supra.
Mr. Addison for the Commissioners of the Sick and Wounded
is called in and [is] told that they [said Commissioners] should
strike tallies on the Customs in the name of the Treasurer of the
Navy for 10,000l., to be by said Treasurer paid to said Commissioners,
who are to take this [as] in part of 800l. a week for
20 weeks from the 15th of this month.
My Lords have [this day] declared that Mris. Gibbon and others
named in the same privy seal which is granted her shall (in case
the 2s. [Aid] Act do not hold out to satisfy them) be transferred
to some other fund.
[Ibid, p. 58.] |
May 26.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : ut supra.
My Lords will move the King to receive his pleasure concerning
the receipt of the temporalities of the bishoprics now vacant.
Write Mr. Smith to give my Lords an account of all persons
that stand outlawed for treason.
Sir Charles Meredeth [is] desired to attend to-morrow afternoon.
Mr. Papillion etc. to attend to-morrow morning.
[Ibid, p. 59.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 282.] |
afternoon.
At Kensington.
Present : the King and all my Lords.
By the King's command Sir Jo. Morgan is to have 17s. 4d.
a day paid by warrant out of the contingencies, over and above
the 10s. a day he has now upon the establishment.
My Lords are to speak with Mr. Harbord touching the account
of the deductions in Ireland for the time past and to consider
of proper means for settling the accounts of the Army there as
to deductions, subsistence, clearings and other payments made
there.
Write Mr. Blathwayte (that it is the King's pleasure that he)
is to take (and to send speedily to my Lords) an account of all
money that has by any persons been paid to the use of the Danish
Troops since their being in England (from the time of their landing
in England to the time of their embarcation for Ireland).
My Lords are to take care of providing money for the Chapel
[Royal] for Ireland.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 59.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 283.] |
May 27.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
Mr. Shales is forthwith to bring in a state of his account as to
what he has received and disbursed since his being employed as
Commissary of the Provisions for Ireland. Mr. Shales is called
in and [is] told the same thing. He says 'tis a very difficult and
tedious business : his papers and vouchers are now brought to
town and his servants and clerks are this day entering on the
business and he thinks 'twill be near six weeks before his account
can be perfected. [As] for the provisions he delivered them as
the Army had occasion for them and the deductions were certified
accordingly ; only at first it was omitted in regard the rates were
not then set and 'twas not proper for him to set them ; but as
soon as the rates were set the provisions were delivered and the
same duly certified in order to the deductions. What provisions
remained were delivered over to those who succeeded Mr. Shales.
The Commissioners of the Victualling [are] called in. They
propose that besides the debt of [owing by the State to] Wright
and Middleton, the debts of Goodwyn, Banks and Lavander
amounting to 643l. 1s. 7d. and Rodbard's, being 4,176l. 3s. 5d.,
be paid in like manner by [out of their own] loans in the Exchequer ;
and that the remaining money after the bills of exchange [are]
paid be, when received, distributed among the rest of the creditors
and that the bills due to the Excise Office from the old Commissioners
[of the Victualling] be discharged by tallies. To all this
my Lords agree.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 60.] |
afternoon.
Present : ut supra.
My Lords will move the King about money for the fortifications
of Jersey Castle.
[Ibid.] |
May 28.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : the Vice Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Ste. Fox.
[No entry of any minute.]
[Ibid, p. 61.] |
afternoon.
Kensington.
Present : the King and all my Lords.
The King commands that my Lords take care to appoint fit
persons for managing and receiving the temporalities of the
bishoprics now vacant ; and the money to be reserved to be
disposed of as his Majesty shall direct.
The Attorney and Solicitor General to attend my Lords to-morrow
morning without fail about the Commission of Accounts
and the loan.
[Ibid.] |
May 29.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
The Attorney and Solicitor General came in. They will consider
of what was [this day] proposed to them concerning the
temporalities of the bishoprics now vacant and give my Lords
speedily an account of what is fit to be done therein.
They were acquainted [by my Lords] with the King's commands
touching a Commission to inspect the accounts of the public money
and the disbursements by the Treasurer of the Navy, the Ordnance
and the Paymasters of the Forces. They will get a copy of the
bill and give my Lords their opinion on this matter.
Touching a loan from the Inns of Court and Chancery and
Serjeants Inns they are of opinion 'twill be best to sound the
principals first, which they will do. Mr. Lownds is to attend
the Attorney and Solicitor General this evening on all these
matters and bring my Lords an account thereof to-morrow
morning.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 62.] |
May 30.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : the Vice Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Ste. Fox.
Order for 1,000l. to be issued to me [William Jephson] to pay
600l. [thereout] to Sir Robt. Southwell and 300l. to Mr. Clerk :
[all as] out of secret service.
Mr. Hall to pay in, upon the loans, 3,000 guineas at 21d.
[premium].
[Ibid, p. 63.] |
May 31.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Pelham.
My Lords will move the King on Monday next about sending
tin into Holland.
The Navy Commissioners to attend on Monday morning next.
Mr. St. Clare and Allan to attend on Monday morning next.
[Ibid, p. 64.] |
