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Sept. 3.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Vice Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Ste. Fox.
The Navy Commissioners to attend on Friday afternoon next
upon the [Navy] Treasurer's memorial of this day.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 114.] |
Sept. 5.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : ut supra.
Mr. Stephens to attend on Monday afternoon next.
The Commissioners of Sick and Wounded to attend on Monday
afternoon next. Auditor Aldworth to be here at the same time.
[Ibid, p. 115.] |
Sept. 8.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chamber. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox.
Write Sir Edward Seymour to let my Lords know why his
account as [late] Treasurer of the Navy is not proceeded with
and that he do cause it to be despatched forthwith, in regard
that the accounts of the preceding Treasurers of the Navy cannot
be perfected for want of the finishing of his.
The like letter to be sent to Visct. Falkland.
[Ibid, p. 116.] |
Sept. 9.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Pelham.
[No entry of any minute.]
[Ibid, p. 117.] |
Sept. 10.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : ut supra.
Ordered that 6,263l. 5s. 6d. be issued to Mr. Fox to complete
the 150,000l. ordered by his Majesty, at his going for Ireland,
to be sent thither.
[Ibid, p. 118.] |
Sept. 11.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : ut supra.
Order to the Exchequer to pay Mr. Robson the 3,000l. he lent
upon the Poll.
[Ibid, p. 119.] |
Sept. 12.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Vice Chamberlain, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr. Pelham.
Mr. Stephens [is] called in about a demand of 2,300l. to complete
a sum necessary for a quarter to the [Navy] Yards as by a letter
of the 10th inst. from the Navy Board to the Navy Treasurer.
My Lords appoint him to raise the said sum upon the tallies
formerly given to the Treasurer of the Navy.
The Commissioners of the Transports to take care to prepare
their accounts [of receipts and disbursements since 1688,
Christmas] as formerly directed [Aug. 13 ult., supra, p. 411].
The like letter [to be sent] to all the offices (viz. the Navy Commissioners
and the officers of the Ordnance ; Mr. Harbord for
moneys received and paid for the service in Ireland ; the Earl
of Ranelagh for the Forces ; Mr. [C.] Fox as Paymaster of the
Forces in Ireland).
Mr. Evance to attend on Monday morning next (struck through).
[Ibid, p. 120.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, pp. 358, 359.] |
Sept. 15.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Pelham.
The Customs Commissioners to attend on Friday afternoon
next.
Mr. Stanion and Mr. Richbald to be heard to-morrow week.
The Earl of Ranelagh to be desired to attend then.
Write Auditor Aldworth to hasten the accounts of the [Managers
or Commissioners of] Wine Licences and to prepare same for
declaration forthwith.
Mr. Evance called in. He proposes to lend 17,000l. upon the
general credit of the Exchequer, with a promise from this Board
that it shall be repaid out of the first fund that shall be given
the next session of Parliament and to have 6 per cent interest
for same until repayment. My Lords agree to same and do resolve
that said 17,000l. shall be forthwith applied towards the discharging
of the great ships that are ordered to be laid up.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 121.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 359.] |
Sept. 16.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
Letters to be written to the several persons concerned that
they do register their orders upon the 2s. [Aid] Act by next
Thursday week.
Ordered that 200l. be issued to me [Jephson] for secret service :
to be paid over to the Earl of Nottingham or his order.
Auditor Bridges to attend this day week with Mr. Anderton's
accounts.
Write Mr. Harbord for a certificate of all moneys by him paid
to Mr. Shales or his agents or to his order.
The persons concerned in the business of the pot ash farm
are to be heard on Monday afternoon next.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 122.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 360.] |
Sept. 17.
Kensington. |
Present : the King, all my Lords.
[No entry of any minute.]
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 123.] |
Sept. 19.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
[Write Mr. Ashmole] the Controller of Excise to send forthwith
an abstract of the produce of the Excise (not including the Additional
Excise) for the year ending June 24 last and of the payments
thereout : and also the like abstract of the Additional Duty to
the same time.
Order for 340l. to be issued to me [Jephson] for secret service :
out of the 17,000l. reserved : to be paid over to Mr. Evance :
to be satisfied out of any disposable money [in the Exchequer] :
also for 41l. 13s. 4d. [more to me, Jephson, to be paid to the
said Evance] for the loss by exchange on 2,500 guineas paid
him at 2s. [1l. 2s. 0d.] and for which my Lords do allow him
4d. for each guinea.
[Ibid, p. 124.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 363.] |
Sept. 19,
afternoon.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
My Lords order in commiseration of Mr. Clancy's condition
(he being sick in prison) that the Queen's warrant formerly signed
for the release of his fine do proceed ; and Mr. Carey, if he think
fit, may be heard hereafter as to his pretension as bailiff of Westminster.
Mr. Blathwayte acquaints my Lords from the King that it is
his pleasure that 200l. be issued to Mr. Fox to be paid to Mr.
Atkinson at Hoylake for provisions for transporting the Regiment
of Horse and one of Dragoons into Ireland. Ordered to be issued
accordingly.
Ordered that 300l. be issued to the Treasurer of the Navy to
be paid on account of subsistence to the Earl of Pembroke for
his marine Regiment.
Mr. Stephens is to raise 3,700l. on the tallies formerly given to
that [the Navy] Office to be employed for the buying of timber ;
which, with 2,300l. so ordered the 12th inst., makes 6,000l. ;
and my Lords do resolve that they will not employ any more
of those tallies to other uses than what the [Principal] Officers
of the Navy have designed it [for] and [my Lords] do assure them
that they intend to make good this 6,000l. on or before Nov. 1
next. A letter to be written to the Treasurer of the Navy
accordingly.
Ordered that 906l. be issued to the Earl of Ranelagh to be paid
to Mr. Vanderesch on account of the Dutch Troops to enable
him to pay the like sum due to Mr. Sugden, Deputy Receiver
in Yorkshire.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 124.] |
Sept. 22.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : ut supra.
Mr. Shales [is] told [that] Mr. Harbord's charge [or debit against
him] amounts to a much greater sum than he [Shales] mentions
in his voluntary charge. Mr. Shales shall have a copy of Mr.
Harbord's charge to make answer to it.
Mr. Birne desires a copy of the patent [charter] of the East
India Company. Mr. [Aaron] Smith if he have it is to let Mr.
Birne have a copy, or else to take one out.
Mr. Hutchinson to attend to-morrow afternoon to inform my
Lords about the prize goods of the East India Company.
[Ibid, p. 125.] |
afternoon.
Present : Vice Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Ste. Fox.
Ordered that 130l. be issued to the Ordnance to be paid to
Mris. Howard upon account for freight.
Mr. Birne to attend to-morrow afternoon (struck through).
[Ibid.] |
Sept. 23.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chamber. |
Present : all my Lords.
Ordered that 100l. be issued to me [Jephson] for secret service :
to be paid to Col. Philipps in pursuance of the Queen's orders
signified by Sir Jo. Lowther.
Ordered that the remainder of the 17,000l. reserved in the
Exchequer be issued to the Treasurer of the Navy for the paying
off of ships now to be laid up.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, p. 126.] |
Sept. 24.
Kensington. |
Present : the King and all my Lords.
Ordered that 1,000l. a week out of the Excise be paid to the
Commissioners of the Victualling and 500l. a week to the Commissioners
of Sick and Wounded : to commence next week and
to be continued till Nov. 1 next.
[Ibid, p. 127.] |
Sept. 26.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr.
Pelham.
Ordered, according to his Majesty's commands sent by me
[Jephson], that 1,848l. 7s. 6d. be issued to Sir Row. Gwyn for
three quarters for the Buckhounds.
Mr. Evance [is] called in about returning [remitting by bills
of exchange] 10,000l. to Monsieur D'Wild. He [Evance] lends
6,000l. on the general credit [of the Exchequer] to be transferred
[and charged] on the first fund [to be granted by Parliament]
and is to have 4,000l. paid him [in cash]. The money [the bills]
is to be issued to Mr. Fox to be paid over to Monsieur D'Wild
on account for transport ships for the service of Ireland.
Mr. Brumskell to be heard on Monday afternoon next. The
Lord Chief Baron and Attorney General to attend then.
[Ibid, p. 128.] |
Sept. 29.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : Sir John Lowther, Sir Ste. Fox, Mr. Pelham.
Upon Mr. Stephens's memorial to have direction for allowing
2 per cent for 6,000l. for timber for the Yards etc. on an order
for the Navy on the Customs [ordered that this is] to be considered
in the afternoon.
[Ibid, p. 129.] |
afternoon.
Present : all my Lords, the Lord Chief Baron, Attorney General.
Mr. Brunskell offers a petition and proposal for the King to
raise 400,000l. per an. by selling offices etc. : which [petition and
proposal] are read. He says he would have the King sell all
the offices in England. The Lord Chief Baron says Brunskill
solicited a bill in Parliament about offices, but it did not pass
for [reason of] other business : that it was resolved in Colshill's
case the Queen (Mary) could not dispose the office, but the Chief
Justice : it's true the Judges have a right to dispose, not to
sell them, and all offices are now well loaded with taxes.
Brunskell says the Judges could only dispose pro hac vice till
the King made a grant : the Cofferer was but a poor fire maker,
now 'tis one of the greatest offices in the [royal] house and 'twas
agreed the King might dispose it.
He is told this is proper for the Parliament.
He would have rolls made of all persons fit in each Court and
out of them the King or their lordships to fill vacancies. He
complains of being put by the offices of Commissioner of Alienations
and Surveyor of the Greenwax, notwithstanding many
petitions and good answers from the King.
The Lord Chief Baron thinks he did well in the Alienation
Office and deserved to be continued.
Brunskell complains of the present ill-management in the
Alienation Office and in the casual revenue.
If he will apply to the Parliament with his proposal for the
King's selling offices my Lords [say they] will not obstruct him.
He says he could not maintain his patent for the Greenwax
to be legal, but it seems it is legal for the Duke of Bolton to
have it.
My Lords will discourage nothing that Mr. Brunskell shall
offer to the Parliament for the public good.
He desires all the offices may be in abeyance till the matter
is determined, which he says may be done by the [Kingly]
prerogative. My Lords think that cannot be done. He says
Mr. Booth that has his office of Surveyor of Greenwax is not
capable and cannot execute it : that his, Brunskell's, grant of
the Greenwax was revoked as illegal and the Duke of York would
not suffer it to be restored. He says he proved the King's title
to Berisford's office in the Exchequer : he will shew it for 3,000
years to have been the King's right, but the Chancellor hath
disposed [of] it. He exhibits a petition to be Custos Brevium
of the King's Bench and he'll out the person who is in, who gave
5,000l. for it.
[My Lords say] he must apply for this to the Secretary of
State.
They [my Lords] desire him to prosecute his business in
Parliament and wish him good success.
[Ordered that] Mr. Gibbons, the undersheriff of Devonshire,
pay the 300l. odd to Mr. Richardson, to wit the 100l. he promised
by bill forthwith and the rest in the beginning of the term, or
else to be taken in custody by a Serjeant at Arms.
[Treasury Minute Book 99/1, pp. 129-30.] |
Sept. 30.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
Present : all my Lords.
Ordered that process against the vintners of Hull be stopped.
Mr. Dorrington to attend my Lords next Friday afternoon
about appropriated money.
[Ibid, p. 131.] |
