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May 26.
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for the issue of 500,000l. to William Harbord,
Paymaster General of the Forces employed in or
designed for Ireland, as imprest for the pay and
contingencies of said Forces : to be applied to said
use according to establishments or royal warrants.
(Money warrant dated June 6 hereon.) (Money
order dated June 7 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, pp. 481-2. Money
Book X, p. 390. Order
Book III, p. 94. |
Same to same for a same for a discharge as follows
to Ann Slingsby, relict and executrix of Henry
Slingsby, upon his accounts as late Master and
Worker of the Mint. Said executrix stands charged
with sums received by him and [since his death]
by her to the total of 22,621l. 15s. 2d., to wit 1,400l.
received by him from Sir William Parkhurst,
formerly Warden of the Mint, out of moneys imprested
to said Parkhurst for erecting houses,
mills, engines etc. for coining, under the privy seal
of 1661-2, Jan. 27 ; and 534l. from same for charges
and expences in the then new way of coining by
the mill and press ; and 1,600l. imprested to said
Slingsby under the privy seal of 1662, Nov. 29,
for erecting buildings for the speedy coining of
silver : the aforesaid three sums amounting to
3,534l. : and further he is charged with 2,974l. 5s. 0d.
received of Henry Brouncker (afterwards Visct.
Brouncker) for providing Healing medals under
the royal warrant of 1664-5, Feb. 25 ; and 2,500l.
imprested to him [Slingsby] as Secretary to the
then Council for Foreign Plantations for the contingent
expences thereof between 1670, June 24,
and 1672, Sept. 29 ; and 200l. imprested to him by
the Navy Commissioners for providing medals and
chains for such captains of fireships as in the late
[first] Dutch war had burnt any man of war ; and
7,053l. 18s. 6d. remaining on the balance of his last
account ended 1680, July 20, as Master and Worker
of the Mint ; and 4,239l. 5s. 9d. remaining on the
balance of his declared account of money received
upon the rendition of Dunkirk ; and 2,620l. 5s. 10½d.
which is to be paid to said Ann Slingsby by the
hands of Tho. Neale, present Master and Worker
of the Mint, under the royal warrant of May 14
inst., supra, p. 630 : all which sums make said total
charge of 22,621l. 15s. 2d.
In discharge thereof said Ann Slingsby craves
allowances as follows : viz. : 790l. paid by said
Henry Slingsby for erecting houses, buildings,
engines etc. for the more speedy coining of money,
as appears by the bills of John Pitt and Thomas
Cass, carpenters ; 486l. to John Smith, bricklayer
and plasterer, for same ; 95l. to Stephen Bumsted
for mason's work for same ; 90l. 6s. 6d. to John
George for plumber's work for same ; 78l. 3s. 2d.
to Thomas Hodgkin, smith, for iron work for same
and for neiling of two furnaces ; 35l. 5s. 0d. to
John Oliver, glazier, for same ; 68l. to John Hawkes
and John Johnson, millwrights, for three horse
mills and for setting up two of them ; 16l. to William
Prestwood, locksmith, for same ; 19l. 10s. 0d. to
Joseph Buckmaster, scavenger, for carrying away
the rubbish ; 17l. 16s. 0d. to Lancelott Perrott
and Edward Smith for a chest and scriptore for the
office ; 905l. 1s. 7d. to Peter Blondeau for tools
and engines provided by him ; 70l. to Thomas
Hodgskins for several other tools and engines ;
22l. for copples and other necessaries in the Essay
House ; 79l. 13s. 7d. for copper furnaces and copper
alloy ; 3l. 15s. 0d. for a pair of bellows ; 28l. 10s. 3d.
for waste of gold and silver upon the assays between
1662-3, Jan. 1, and 1666, Aug. 11 ; 23l. 5s. 0d. for
charges upon two Trials of the Pix in 1663 and
1664 ; 116l. 10s. 0d. for diet to the officers at their
several meetings between 1662-3, Mar. 24, and
1665, July 19 ; 152l. 19s. 6d. for midling coal
delivered to the Mint 1662, Dec. 22, to 1666, Nov. 7 ;
15l. to Robert Russell for 400 large canvas bags ;
50l. to Thomas Brough for attendance as clerk to
the Commissioners for regulating the affairs of the
Mint ; 20l. to Capt. Bynon as messenger to said
Commissioners ; 15l. 12s. 0d. for the charges of
passing and renewing the commission to said
Commissioners ; 24l. 6s. 0d. for charges of the privy
seal and Exchequer fees for 1,600l. ; 16l. 6s. 11d.
for fees on sundry other occasions ; 30l. for six
months' interest on 1,000l. borrowed by Treasurer
Southampton's warrant of 1662, Sept. 15 : which
abovesaid sums amount to 3,268l. 15s. 0d. She
further craves allowance for Healing medals delivered
as follows : viz. : 906l. 14s. 0d. for 2,000 such delivered,
under a royal warrant of 1684-5 [sic for 1664-5],
Feb. 25, to the Earl of Falmouth, Keeper of the
Privy Purse ; 677l. 19s. 0d. for 1,500 same delivered,
under a royal warrant of 1667, April 22, to Baptist
May, Keeper of the Privy Purse ; and for charges
of passing the warrants, 6l. 9s. 0d. : the said three
items being in all 1,591l. 2s. 0d. She likewise
craves disbursements as follows, 1670, June 24,
to 1672, Sept. 29 (that is 2¼ years) for the Council
for Foreign Plantations under the privy seal of
1670-1, Jan. 11 : viz. : 900l. for clerks ; 630l. for
rent ; 112l. 10s. 0d. for a porter, maid and chamberkeeper ;
123l. 15s. 0d. for two messengers ;
112l. 10s. 0d. for candle and fire ; 33l. 8s. 4d. for
fitting up the house and making an office for the
clerks ; 47l. 0s. 6d. for taxes and repairs ; 47l. 7s. 6d.
for parish duties ; 100l. 12s. 9d. for Exchequer
fees ; 9l. 19s. 0d. for the charge in taking out an
imprest roll ; 65l. for the relief of a prisoner by
Charles II's verbal order : amounting together to
2,184l. 3s. 1d. She further craves for medals and
chains distributed to captains of fireships as follows :
viz. : 150l. for five large medals of fine gold, value
30l. each, delivered to the Duke of York ; 30l. for a
like delivered to Mr. Wren, then secretary to said
Duke (for which last no receipt is produced) ;
10l. 10s. 0d. to the gravers for workmanship on
same at 35s. each ; being in all 190l. 10s. 0d. She
further craves as follows in her husband's account
due during the time of his being suspended from
his office of Master and Worker, viz. between
1680, July 20, and 1686, April 20, viz. : 2,875l.
for his salary at 500l. per an. ; 460l. for same of
his under assayer at 60l. per an. and of his purveyor
at 20l. per an. ; 133l. 6s. 8d. for two thirds of the
engineer's salary of 100l. per an. for two years to
1681, June 24, which was bequeathed to said Henry
Slingsby (by the wills of Monsieur Blondeau and
Mr. Colborne, engineers of the Mint) ; 1,854l. 13s. 10d.
for two thirds of the engineer's allowance of 12d.
per lb. weight of gold and 3d. per lb. weight of
silver moneys coined between 1680, July 20, and
1683, Oct. 31 (likewise bequeathed to him) ;
8,128l. 6s. 9d. for so much saved [detained] out of
the 7s. per lb. weight allowed to the Master of the
Mint on all gold moneys and 18d. per lb. of silver
moneys coined between 1680, July 20, and 1686,
April 20 : the said sums making together
13,451l. 7s. 3d. Further, she craves as follows
on the Dunkirk rendition money account : viz. :
100l. for the weighing, telling, melting and coining
of 1,500,000 French crowns paid for the said rendition,
receiving and weighing 300 chests of said
money, sealing up 200 of them which were delivered
out upon loan and upon return thereof weighing
and telling same and examining all counterfeits ;
307l. 10s. 0d. for the charges in melting and casting
2,050 ingots of silver, providing furnaces, melting
pots and other utensils for old coal and for the
hire of melters, being 3s. per ingot ; 15l. for washing
and grinding the sweep of said ingots, gathering up
the remainder of the silver and for waste and charges
of quicksilver used therein ; 214l. 3s. 10d. for the
waste and charges in refining 5,140lb. 8oz. 10dwt.
of said silver to make the remainder standard,
being at the rate of 10d. per lb. ; 25l. for charges
of wheelbarrows, bags etc. for carriage of said
chests and money ; 240l. for several clerks and
others employed in weighing, telling etc. for the
space of three years and for passing an account
thereof in the Exchequer : the above items making
in all 961l. 13s. 10d., as by a report from the Mint
officers on a reference dated 1686, Dec. 31, hereon.
She further craves 224l. 4s. 0d. for so much levied
upon the goods of Mr. Slingsby by the sheriffs of
Middlesex. Finally, she craves allowance of the
value of two orders of loan registered in the name
of Henry Slingsby, Nos. 381 and 400 upon the
Customs, being [in all] for 750l., and which [being
delivered to Slingsby out of the Exchequer] to be
employed towards the incidents of the Council for
Foreign Plantations, 1670, Christmas, to 1671,
Michaelmas, [were not paid at the Customs House
and therefore] remain unsatisfied, as appears by
the Auditor of the Receipt's certificate of the
10th inst., but which sum nevertheless is included
in the charge or debit against Slingsby.
The total of the above cravings is 22,621l. 15s. 2d.,
and the King thinks it just and reasonable that
Ann Slingsby should have full and plenary allowance
of every part thereof. They are therefore hereby
to be allowed and the said account is accordingly
hereby to be so stated and the accomptant left
even and quit : but she is to release to the King
the said two orders of loan as above. And as the
accomptant will be so even and quit the estate of
her and her late husband is to be exonerated and
discharged from all process and demands of the
Crown whatsoever touching the premises. |
King's Warrant Book XV,
pp. 47-53. |
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Money warrant for 15,000l. to Thomas Hall : in
repayment of loans made upon the Hearthmoney
as follows, viz. : 3,250l. on 1688, Nov. 12 ; 1,750l.
on Nov. 13 ; 5,000l. on Nov. 20 ; 2,000l. and 1,000l.
on Nov. 21 ; 2,000l. on Dec. 1 : with 6 per cent
interest. Payment hereof to be made out of such
loans as said Hall shall make upon the last Act
[2 Wm. and Mary, c. 4] for the Customs. (Money
order dated May 26 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 367.
Order Book III, p. 80. |
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Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies of pro
on the revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall for 2,500l.
to William Harbord for the like sum lent by him
the 15th inst. on said revenue. On delivering him
said tallies of pro his tallies of loan are to be taken
in and vacated. |
Money Book X, p. 368. |
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Same to same for like tallies on Leonard Robinson,
Receiver for London, Westminster and Middlesex
of the last Poll [2 Wm. and Mary, c. 2], for 30,000l.
(altered from 20,000l.) to Stephen Evance in repayment
of the like sum by him lent this day. |
Ibid. |
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Money warrant for 1,107l. 7s. 1½d. to Charles Bertie,
Treasurer of the Ordnance, to be paid to Samuel
Lash, carpenter, in part of 4,000l. for stores and
services for the Ordnance : to be paid out of the
like sum lent or to be lent by him. (Money order
dated May 28 hereon.) (A like order dated June 2
hereon, being the date of his making said loan.) |
Ibid, p. 369. Order Book
III, pp. 84, 91. |
Like warrants and orders for the following sums to
same for the creditors of the Ordnance for stores
and services as follows : [To each money warrant as
follows there are two money orders, (1) separate
money orders corresponding with the money warrants
and (2) money orders for repayment of the equivalent
loan. As there was frequently a delay in making
the loan, the second order is frequently dated
several days after the first order in the respective
cases. The device of paying creditors out of their
own loans is very clumsy and illustrates the distress
of the Treasury] : viz. :
Tho. Hawgood, cutler, 1,813l. 16s. 7d. for bayonets
and hangers. (Money order dated June 2.)
Peter English, cutler, 467l. 6s. 8d. for repairing
swords and hangers and for bayonets. (Money
order dated June 2.)
John Hill, cutler, 533l. 6s. 0d. for new bayonets.
(Money order dated June 2.)
Anne Marks, 207l. 4s. 0d. for freight at Portsmouth.
(Money order dated June 2.)
John Sylvester, smith at Portsmouth, 799l. 8s. 3¼d.
(Money order dated June 2.)
Nathaniel Hunt, 1,317l. 14s. 0d. for tents etc.
(Money order dated June 2.)
William Cooling, beltmaker, 1,050l. for belts,
girdles etc. (Money order dated June 2.)
Hester Gibbon, 2,480l. 2s. 1d. for canvas etc.
(Money order dated June 5.)
Mary Braybrook, 1,001l. 4s. 6d. (Money order
dated June 5.)
John Hardwyn, 925l. 4s. 7d. for ladles, sponges etc.
(Money order dated June 5.)
Anne Cawthorne, 485l. 17s. 10d. for books,
paper etc. (Money order dated June 5.)
Judith Bateman, 1,016l. 0s. 4d. for tents etc.
(Money order dated June 5.)
Eliz. Baker, 2,014l. 3s. 4d. for holsters etc. (Money
order dated June 5.)
Matthew Bateman, 1,080l. 18s. 11d. for stores.
(Money order dated June 5.)
William Waterman, 1,022l. 8s. 10¾d. for turner's
wares. (Money order dated June 5.)
(The duplicate credits of orders for repayment
of loan money are entered on p. 94 of the Order
Book under date June 5, being the dates of the
loans, and are for John Sylvester, Peter English,
John Hill, Tho. Hawgood, William Cooling,
Nathaniel Hunt and Ann Marks : in each case for
the sums respectively under their names as above.
For the remainder see infra, p. 699.)
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Money Book X, p. 370.
Order Book III, pp. 87,
88, 91, 94. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 14,500l. to Thomas Lloyd on any unsatisfied
orders in his name as Paymaster of the Works :
for the service of the Works. Hereof 8,000l. is to
be issued out of loans to be made by said Lloyd
on the first 12d. Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 20] and
6,500l. out of loans to be made by him on the
Temporary Excise [2 Wm. and Mary, c. 3]. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 153. |
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Same to same to issue 8,000l. forthwith to William
Harbord on any unsatisfied orders in his name for
the service of Ireland : to be paid to Robert Henley
upon account for wheat, wheat meal, bread, bisquett,
oats, brandy and English spirit by him bought for
the service of the Army in Ireland and for the
relief of Londonderry and for other services in
Ireland. Hereof 4,000l. is to be issued out of loans
to be made by said Henley on the Temporary Excise
and 4,000l. out of his like loans on the Customs. |
Ibid. |
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William Jephson to Mr. Blathwayt to prepare a royal
warrant to authorise said Harbord to forthwith pay
said Robert Henley of Bristol 12,560l. 0s. 7½d. for
wheat etc. ut supra : and for allowing said items
in Harbord's accounts [of moneys for the Forces
in Ireland]. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 281. |
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Same to same for like warrants to authorise payments
by Harbord as follows, viz. : 3,500l. to Mr. Cuff
and Mr. Vickers for 150 tons of cheese for the Army
in Ireland, by order of the 7th inst. from the Committee
for the Affairs of Ireland ; 1,000l. to Capt.
Greenhill at Chester for transport of the Army,
by like order dated Mar. 26 last ; 2,000l. to said
Greenhill and Capt. Atkinson to be distributed
among the masters of the transport ships, by like
order of the 13th inst. ; 349l. 0s. 4d. to Robert
Radford for sacks and biskett bags furnished to
Commissary Shales by like order of April 11 last ;
634l. 4s. 0d. to Mr. Lord and partners for shoes. |
Ibid, p. 282. |
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Same to the Auditors of Imprests to report on the
enclosed memorial [missing] of Charles Bertie
touching his accounts as Treasurer of the Ordnance. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Edward Leneve, one of the deputed
searchers, London port, shewing that on Jan. 5
last he seized 61 pieces of French silks, value 900l.,
which on Feb. 3 following were burned according
to the Act prohibiting all trade with France : that
under said Act there is no encouragement [or
reward] to the seizer, save the value of the goods
to be recovered on the importer : that Edward
Barton was the importer of said goods, who
delivered them to two porters at Clapham to be
privately conveyed to London, but he is absconded
and is not to be heard of : therefore praying some
reward for said seizure. |
Reference Book VI, p. 179. |
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Same to Mr. Harbord [as Surveyor General of Crown
Lands] of the petition of the Duke of Grafton for
a grant of several parcels of ground [so] intermixed
with the freehold of Cleveland House that they
cannot well be distinguished. |
Ibid, p. 180. |
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Same to the Victualling Commissioners of the petition
of Thomas Rodbard, shewing that upwards of
4,000l. is due to him for butter, cheese and hops
delivered for the service of the Navy in the time
of the late Commissioners of the Victualling and
that he is still delivering goods to the present
Commissioners, from whom he has received no
payment, having delivered them upwards of 6,000l.
worth ; so that he is in arrear more than 12 months
for such deliveries to the Navy : therefore praying
that said 4,000l. incurred in the old Commissioners'
time may be paid out of the [400,000l.] appropriated
[by the Act for the 2s. Aid] to the Navy [and]
Victualling. |
Ibid. |
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May 27.
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Royal warrant to the Treasury Lords for 10,000l. to
Thomas Neale, Master and Worker of the Mint ;
as imprest for the service of the Mint : out of the
Coinage Duty. (Money warrant dated May 27
hereon.) (Money order dated May 31 hereon.)
[The authority for this sign manual warrant is
stated in all three entries to be the privy seal of
1689, April 19, see supra, p. 84 : but the ultimate
authority must be the privy seal of Mar. 11,
supra, p. 5.] |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 57. Money Book X,
p. 378. Order Book III,
p. 89. |
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Treasury warrant to James Herbert, esq., Receiver
General of the moneys arising by prizes, to pay,
out of said moneys, 100l. to George Oxenden,
Dr. of Laws, for one year's salary to Lady day
last, as Judge Official and Commissary of the Court
of Admiralty of the Cinque Ports. |
Money Book X, p. 372. |
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Money warrant for 50,000l. to Sir Rowland Gwyn,
Treasurer of the Chamber : as imprest for the
expence and service of his office and as in further
part of 100,000l. by the privy seal of 1689, May 30,
ut supra, p. 134. (Money order dated May 28
hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 373. Order Book
III, p. 84. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue (out of any disposable, unappropriated moneys)
80l. to the Earl of Montagu, Master of the Great
Wardrobe. (Same to said Montagu to pay same
for Bibles, Common Prayer Books and other necessaries
furnished by the Chapel Closet Keeper in
the campaign.) |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 154. |
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Same to Mr. Harbord. It is the King's pleasure that
you pay 200l. to Col. John Beaumont on account
of pay as Col. of a Regiment of Foot in Ireland. |
Ibid, p. 155. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue (out of
the moneys of the small branches of the revenue)
120l. 5s. 4d. to Solomon Foubert. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners to pay out of the
Navy's 6,000l. per week the bill of 45l. for the
assessments on the officers of the several Yards to
the 2s. Aid and Additional 1s. Aid, ut supra, p. 541. |
Ibid. |
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May 27
and 28.
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Same to Mr. Blathwayt to prepare a royal warrant
for authorising Mr. Harbord to pay 500l. to Phillip
Colby as advance on his contract for clothing
(furnishing and clothing with all accoutrements)
Sir George St. George's Regiment : same to be
reimbursed to the King by deductions, commencing
from July 1 next. (Cancelled and repeated on
May 28, with the insertion of deductions for said
500l. and for all other moneys paid on this contract.) |
Out Letters (General) XII,
pp. 282, 285. |
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May 27.
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Same to same, enclosing the petition [missing] of
George French, late an Ensign in the Regiment
late commanded by Sir John Edgeworth. My
Lords desire you to place him on the list of officers
at half pay and to have the like benefit with the
rest of the disbanded officers of that Regiment from
the time they were established. |
Ibid, p. 283. |
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Same to same. Send my Lords a copy of the Duke
of Schomberg's commission. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Harbord. It is the King's pleasure,
ut supra, p. 395, that Mr. Blathwayt take an account
of all moneys paid by any persons for the use of
the Danish Forces from the time of their landing
in England till the time of their embarcation for
Ireland. Give him a statement of your payments
on this account. |
Ibid. |
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William Jephson to William Blathwaite. It is the King's
pleasure that Sir John Morgan, Governor of Chester,
have an allowance of 13s. 4d. a day, out of contingencies,
from the date of his commission as such, over
and above his pay of 10s. a day "as Governor."
Please procure a royal warrant for this. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 284. |
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Same to same to procure a royal warrant for allowing
on William Harbord's account [of payments for the
Forces in Ireland] the 350l. directed to Harbord
the 20th inst. for Mr. Fillingham et al. for a bill
drawn on them by Isaack Willison, a Receiver of
the 12d. Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 20] for moneys
paid by him to Israell Feilding for the Danes. |
Ibid. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Charles Syms as surveyor at the Pill, Bristol
port, loco James Whitwood, removed to another
station.
Tho. Gowen and William Reynolds as tidesmen
and boatmen at Rye loco William Bunch and John
Smith, dismissed.
John Cogan as searcher's deputy in Lyme port,
with 10l. from the King and 20l. from the searcher
or his fees.
William Newberry to have a new deputation as
surveyor of the coastwaiters, London port ; he
having been examined and found duly qualified. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 156, 157. |
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Treasury reference to same of the petition of
Walter Braems for payment of his salary of
15l. 6s. 8d. per an. as comptroller of Sandwich
port, in arrear since 1684, Lady day : and for a
dormant warrant for payment thereof in future. |
Reference Book VI, p. 180. |
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Same to Mr. Harbord of the petition of Peter Longueuille
and Daniel Chamineau, shewing that they
clothed the three French Regiments and were to
be paid out of the offreckonings of those Regiments
and there are now nine months in arrear, which
comes to 5,459l. 17s. 2d. : therefore praying payment. |
Ibid, p. 181. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the Forces]
of the petition of Francis Hamon, Lieutenant
Governor of Landguard Fort, shewing that he was
appointed thereto by James II at the nomination of
Col. Eyton, who assured him the King would
allow him 10s. a day : and petitioner has done the
duty ever since, being two years, without any
allowance : therefore praying payment for the past
and a settlement for the future, for the present
Governor, Vice Admiral Killigrew and himself. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners of the memorial of
the Treasurer of the Navy, desiring, for the better
despatching his accounts, that the ordinaries
[quarterly ordinary establishment lists] may be
abbreviated and entered in like manner with the
extraordinaries, "they being of one and the same
nature as he is ready to demonstrate when a time
shall be appointed." |
Ibid. |
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Same to William Harbord, Surveyor General
[of Crown Lands] and Auditor of the Duchy of
Cornwall, of the petition of William Hooker, esq.,
for a new [reversionary] grant for two lives
of the office of Havenator of said Duchy,
being now enjoyed by a grant thereof made
during the life of William Morrice, gent., son of John
Morrice of London, merchant, at 30l. per an. rent. |
Ibid, pp. 182-3. |
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[? May
27.]
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[Entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of] the docquet
of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal
to John Greathed (assignee under a privy seal by
tallies of assignation levied on Tho. Loydnub [sic
possibly for Lloyd]) of the lands etc. in co. Yorks
of Joshua Greathead, deceased, late Receiver of
Hearthmoney in co. Yorks, extended for debt. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 206. |
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May 27.
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Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands for a particular of Kempesfeild, Bunches
Close and Brownes Close, with the buildings thereon
(except the ground as follows granted to a charitable
use), all in order to a reversionary lease thereof to
John How, esq., for so many years as will fill up
the existing term to 99 years at 52s. 6d. per an.
rent and 16s. yearly for the price of a sheep and
without fine, as of their Majesties' grace and favour.
Prefixing : report by William Harbord, Surveyor
General, on said How's petition, supra, p. 548, for
same. As expressed in the petition, the premises
cannot be distinguished from several other parcels
granted to the late Earl of St. Albans by several
leases from the late Queen Mother's trustees and
from Charles II in Sept., 1674, in both which leases
there were 45 years remaining at 1689, Michaelmas ;
but I am now informed they are those lands which
are comprised in the said leases under the names
Kemps Feild and Bunches Close (which were then
computed at 22 acres) and Browne's Close, alleged
to contain 5½ acres, all parcel of the Bailiwick of
St. James's and valued by Sir Charles Harbord in
1674 at 200l. per an. and passed to the Earl of
St. Albans at 52s. 6d. per an. rent and 16s. for the
price of a sheep. A warrant was prepared for a
lease thereof (amongst many other things) to the
Earl of Burford, on which I reported 1679-80, Jan. 3,
and therein I rated said premises at the same value
of 200l. per an., though many tenements had been
built thereon by the assigns of the Earl of St. Albans,
but most of them were either untenanted or inhabited
by poor beggarly people, and several others unfinished,
which made the value little more than
before it was built on. No such grant passed to
the Earl of Burford and there is no considerable
improvement in the premises since. But in 1683
Dr. Tenison obtained a grant of a rood and a half
for charitable purposes, being the ground on which
a tenement then called the Greek Church and
certain almshouses are built in the parish now called
St. Ann's. The premises are in jointure to the
Queen Dowager, who has power to grant further
estates if they fall within 31 years during her life.
Petitioner has no interest in the present leases. |
Ibid, pp. 206-7. |
|
May 28.
|
Royal warrant dormant to the Paymaster of the
Forces to pay 2,000l. per an., clear of all deductions
and fees, to William Jephson for secret service : without
account : by quarterly payments from Christmas
last out of the moiety of the deduction of 12d. per £
from the pay of the Forces : the like sum having
been paid to him up to Christmas last and no further
under the royal warrant of Dec. 20 last, supra, p. 338. |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 53. |
|
The like warrant for 800l. per an. to same out of
same for same. |
Ibid. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to John Guise, esq., of
the office of constable and keeper of Gloucester
Castle : for life : and for a reversionary grant of
same, after him, to Thomas Masters for life : and
for a further reversionary grant of same, after said
Guise and said Masters, to Samuel Eckley for life.
In the margin : memorandum : this should have
passed by the Secretary of State. |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 54. |
|
Money warrant for 6,183l. 16s. 7½d. to William Harbord
to satisfy the 4,147l. 0s. 1½d. due to James Boddington,
esq., for clothing and accoutrements by him
furnished to the Regiment of Sir Henry Belasyse
(late the Duke of Norfolk's) and the Regiment late
of Sir Henry Ingoldsby : and the 2,036l. 16s. 6d.
due to Elnathan Lum, esq., for the like furnished
by him to the Regiment late the Earl of Drogheda's :
being in all 6,183l. 16s. 7½d. : same to be satisfied
by the loans made or to be made into the Exchequer
by said Boddington and Lum : for which loans
orders of repayment with 6 per cent interest etc.
are hereby to be drawn. (Money order dated
May 31 hereon.) (Three separate letters dated
May 28, June 3 as cancelling that of May 28, and
June 13 as cancelling that of June 3, from William
Jephson to Mr. Blathwayte to procure a royal
warrant for authorising the Paymaster of the
Forces in Ireland [Mr. Harbord] to pay said sums.
In its final form this letter splits the first sum
into 2,186l. 12s. 1d. for Belasyse's Regiment and
1,960l. 8s. 0½d. for Ingoldsby's Regiment and inserts
a clause directing said Paymaster to reimburse
the King by deductions from said Regiments, viz.
Belasyse's from Sept. 1 last, to which date they are
cleared, and the other two Regiments from Sept. 1
last or from the time of their raising to the time of
their disbanding.) |
Money Book X, pp. 375-6.
Order Book III, p. 90.
Out Letters (General)
XII, pp. 289, 294, 308. |
|
Same for 778l. 13s. 6d. to Charles Bertie, Treasurer
of the Ordnance, to be paid to Thomas Brisco as in
part of 1,003l. 18s. 6d. for hand screws and other
stores delivered to the Ordnance : same to be paid
out of said Brisco's loan to the like amount. (Money
order dated June 5 hereon. For the loan order, see
infra, p. 699.) |
Money Book X, p. 370.
Order Book III, p. 91. |
|
Same for 150,000l. to the States General of the United
Provinces in further part of 600,000l. for their
charges in his Majesty's expedition into this kingdom :
to be paid out of the duties appropriated by the
Act [of 1 Wm. and Mary, c. 28]. (Money order
dated May 29 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 375.
Order Book III, p. 85. |
|
Three money orders for respectively 500l., 500l. and
325l. 4s. 9d. to John Uthwaite in repayment of
loans this day made : with 6 per cent interest (see
supra, p. 652). |
Order Book III, p. 86. |
|
Seven same for respectively 1,000l., 507l. 2s. 2d., 500l.,
1,000l., 500l., 2,000l. and 4,000l. to Edward Silvester
(Sylvester) similarly in repayment of loans made
this day (see supra, p. 652). |
Ibid, pp. 87, 88. |
|
Three same for respectively 1,000l., 1,000l. and
1,220l. 11s. 3d. to William Benge similarly in repayment
of loans made this day (see supra, p. 634). |
Ibid, p. 89. |
William Jephson to Mr. Blathwayte, enclosing Mr.
Fotherby's account as below of money by him
received and paid for the uses of the Danish Forces.
My Lords disallow one half of 434l. 2s. 6d. therein
demanded for his pains. This will reduce the
balance of 434l. 2s. 6d. due to him to 261l. 5s. 3d.
Please draw a royal warrant for authorising Mr.
Harbord to pay said 261l. 5s. 3d.
Appending : said account, as stated by W. H[arbord]
May 22 inst. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
pp. 285, 286-7. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
Charge. |
|
|
|
|
12,000l. sent to said Fotherby in
specie to York : 22,730l. paid
him at several times by Mr.
Williamson, Mr. Fox, Mr. Thompson
and others |
34,730 |
0 |
0 |
|
as to which charge I [William
Harbord] find that he has been
paid 34,567l. on several bills of
exchange and by money sent to
York and a further 170l. of
Excise money, the bill for which
I have not yet met. The total
charge should therefore be |
34,737 |
0 |
0 |
|
Discharge. |
|
|
|
|
paid to the Duke of Würtemberg
and Mr. Rosenheim, Commissary
General of the Danish Forces, on
account of the pay of said Forces |
31,660 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to the Duke of Würtemberg
to buy horses for recruiting the
Danish Troops |
2,310 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid (by direction of Mr. Blathwait)
to Col. Thomas Fairfax
for his extraordinary expence in
attending and conducting the
Danish Forces from Hull to
Chester |
103 |
15 |
0 |
|
to Mr. Butts and Mr. John Fotherby
for the like service |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
to four Commissaries of the Musters,
viz. Mr. Marshal, Mr.
Righton, Mr. Francks and Mr.
Butts, for the like service |
120 |
0 |
0 |
|
to said four Commissaries for the
expence of carriages and other
contingent disbursements for the
Danes |
257 |
1 |
0 |
|
for exchange of money allowed by
him to Alderman Carlisle, Mr.
Williamson and Mr. Skinner |
14 |
0 |
10 |
|
contingent expences in sending
expresses to London and charge
of waggons and carriages, boats
and carts from Chester to Hoylake
and for horses and furniture
bought for himself and man |
160 |
18 |
0 |
|
for wages [to himself] for six
months |
120 |
0 |
0 |
|
poundage of 3d. per £ on 34,730l.
for his pains in receiving and
paying said sum |
434 |
2 |
6 |
|
£35,215 |
6 |
6 |
|
leaving a surplusage of |
£478 |
6 |
6 |
|
The sum of 31,660l. paid as above to the Danish
Forces on account of their pay will be deducted
from them when I [Harbord] come to clear with
them according to their muster rolls. All the
remaining items of the discharge I submit to
the Treasury Lords' consideration. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Robert Christian, for several years
a tidesman extraordinary, London port, and for
some months established in the list of 70 [such],
therefore praying a place as tidesman in fee loco
either Paul Badcock, deceased, or Edward Wyneve,
lately resigned : petitioner having a great family
to maintain. |
Reference Book VI, pp.
181-2. |
|
Same to same of the petition of Andrew Huddleston
of Hutton John, co. Cumberland, gent., for the
place of collector of Whitehaven port loco Marke
Wildbore, who has not qualified himself according
to law by taking the Sacrament and making the
Declaration ; petitioner and his father having been
instrumental in the late happy revolution at the
hazard of their lives. |
Ibid, p. 182. |
|
William Jephson to Mr. Carleton. I wrote you
Mar. 10 and April 30 last, ut supra, pp. 533, 606,
concerning Gabriel Guichard's shipments. Guichard
complains that, notwithstanding same, you have
not discharged the duty on seven pipes of brandy
and ten gallons of Queen of Hungary water, "saying
your directions were not positive enough to discharge
them without charges." You are forthwith to
discharge the duty thereon. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 24. |
|
May 29.
|
Money warrant for 910l. to Robert Molesworth for
six months to the 29th inst. on his ordinary of 5l.
a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of
Denmark. (Money order dated May 31 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 369.
Order Book III, p. 85. |
Same for 105l. 8s. 2d. to William Duncomb, esq., for
a bill of extraordinaries, Jan. 10 last to April 10
last, as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Sweden.
(Money order dated May 31 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed May 27 ult. by
Secretary the Earl of Nottingham (except the first
item thereof, which is left to the Treasury Lords'
cognizance) : |
Money Book X, p. 376.
Order Book III, p. 85. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
fees at the Treasury and Exchequer
on receipt of 1,485l. 13s. 10d. |
69 |
7 |
6 |
|
postage of letters (at Stockholm,
327 copper dollars, 2 [marks]
2 [orts] ; at Hamburg, 328 copper
dollars, 1 [mark] 2 [orts]) |
27 |
10 |
0 |
|
procuring and transcribing several
papers, 204 [copper dollars] |
8 |
10 |
0 |
|
£105 |
8 |
2 |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir Rowland Gwyn, Treasurer
of the Chamber, to pay 10l. to Thomas Hearne [a
messenger of the Chamber] for his charges in dispersing
his Majesty's circular letters when Prince
of Orange : as by a bill examined by Thomas
Atterbury, clerk of the cheque to the messengers of
the Chamber. |
Money Book X, p. 377. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of any disposable money in
the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 156. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
to William Harbord to answer a
bill drawn from Ireland payable
to Sir Ralph Box |
70 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for a same drawn from
thence, payable to Dennis Liddall,
esq. |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for two of Count Solm's
aides de camp, pursuant to the
King's warrant |
76 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for Col. Beaumont for his
pay as Colonel, as by the King's
order |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for three French captains,
who came from Ireland for
recruits for three French Regiments |
300 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for the Mayor of Hull, by
the King's warrant, for the use
of the Danish Forces |
42 |
14 |
5 |
|
to ditto for Monsieur Pereira for
waggons |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto to Seir Terail for Callimott's
recruits and necessaries
provided for them |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for subsistence
[of the Forces, England],
including the three Regiments of
[Visct.] Castleton, [Duke of]
Bolton and [Sir George] St.
George |
3,444 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto to clear the Earl of
Oxford's Regiment to May 1 |
3,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto to be paid over to Monsieur
Vander Esch for the Dutch Forces
as follows, viz. 4,962l. 5s. 0d.
to clear the Regiments of Mackay,
Ramsey and Lawder to
Mar. 31 last ; 12,500l. to clear the
Regiments of Shack, Oyen, Boncour,
Monpoullian, Scravemore
and Zuylesteyn to May 1 [last] |
17,462 |
5 |
0 |
|
to [the Earl of Portland for] the
Privy Purse |
10,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to me [Jephson] for secret service
out of the residue of 40,955l. 6s. 9d.
and out of any other disposable
money that is or shall come
into the Exchequer |
1,300 |
0 |
0 |
|
"30,000l. formerly directed to be reserved is
now intended to be applied towards payment of
the money before [sic for above] appointed." |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt
The [existing money] order for the Privy Purse
will not bear the 10,000l. this day [as above]
desired to be issued. Please pay by way of advance
what it fall short, "it being for his Majesty's
extraordinary service, which cannot abide
any delay." Care shall be taken for [fresh money
orders based upon fresh money] warrants for the
regular issue thereof. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 157. |
|
Same to same. Sir Charles Cottrell has agreed with
my Lords to lend 2,000l. into the Exchequer on
credit of the Temporary Excise. My Lords desire
you thereout to reserve 843l. 6s. 8d. to be issued
as follows, viz. 6000l. to said Cottrell and 243l. 6s. 8d.
to John Dormer. |
Ibid, p. 158. |
|
William Jephson to Mr. Hall for a copy of the bond
given by Eliz. Marshall and Cuthbert Gibson of
Doncaster to the Earl of Rochester "when Postmaster
General." |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 285. |
|
Same to Mr. Cuff and Mr. Vickers. I read to my
Lords yours of the 26th inst. from Chester and
have sent to the Auditors of Imprests that part
of it relating to Mr. Frith's account. As to the
latter part of it, my Lords last week ordered 3,500l.
for buying cheese "and will take care to answer the
rest of your demands as soon as possibly they can."
(Same to said Auditors, enclosing extract of said
part concerning Frith's account.) |
Ibid, p. 288. |
|
Same to Mr. Blathwayt to procure a royal warrant
for allowing in Mr. Harbord's accounts [of money
for the Forces in Ireland] the 3,000l. directed to
him this day for Monsieur Pereira for waggons. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Aldworth to deliver to the Auditors of
Imprests all such papers and accounts relating to
the late management of the Hearthmoney as you
formerly received from them and particularly an
interest account which remains in your hands :
all in order to the making up of the accounts of
that revenue. |
Ibid. |
|
[?]
|
Entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of the docquet
of a lease to Tho. Edolph, gent., of concealed tenements
and woods in Kent for 60 [61] years, ut
supra, pp. 646-7. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 208. |
|
May 29.
|
Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands for a particular of the manor of Dauntsey,
forfeited to the King by Sir John Danverse : all in
order to a lease thereof to the Earl of Monmouth.
Prefixing : note of said Earl's petition for said grant. |
Ibid. |
|
May 30.
|
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal to appoint Charles Fox and Tho.
Coningsby as Paymasters of the Army in Ireland
in place of William Harbord, who has been so
employed since the King's accession. The King
therefore hereby creates, establishes and confirms
an Office to be called the Office of Receiver General
and Paymaster of the Forces employed and to be
employed in the reducing of Ireland and the contingent
charges thereto belonging : and grants
said office to said Fox and Coningsby : with power
to execute same by deputy : during pleasure :
with power to receive all moneys payable either at
the Receipt in England or at the hands of the
Vice Treasurer, Treasurer at War or Receiver
General of Revenues in Ireland, for the pay and
contingencies thereof ; and to issue and pay same
for the pay and contingencies of said Forces according
to establishments and warrants signed and to be
signed by the King : they to make and pass their
accounts once every year in the usual course of the
Exchequer : in their payments they to observe
the directions of royal warrants or warrants from
the Treasury Lords. For their pains herein they
shall have just and reasonable allowances and
rewards made to them on their accounts by royal
warrant under the sign manual. Nothing herein
is to prejudice the office of Vice-Treasurer, Treasurer
at War or Receiver General of Revenues, Ireland,
which is granted to said William Harbord during
pleasure "other than as to the payment of the
said Forces and the contingent charges thereunto
belonging." (The great seal hereon bears date
1690, June 5.) |
King's Warrant Book XV,
pp. 54-6. |
|
Royal warrant to the Treasury Lords for the issue
of 20,000l. to William, Earl of Portland, without
account : for the service of the Privy Purse. (Money
warrant dated May 31 hereon.) (Money order
dated June 4 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 57. Money Book X,
p. 380. Order Book III,
p. 95. |
|
Money warrant for 100,000l. to Charles Bertie,
Treasurer of the Ordnance, as imprest for land
and sea service performed and to be performed
by the Office of Ordnance. (Money order dated
May 31 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 376.
Order Book III, p. 90. |
|
Same for 200l. to Mr. Le Bas for two years to 1690,
Lady day, on his salary as Marshal of the Ceremonies. |
Money Book X, p. 377. |
|
Same for 300l. to Sir Thomas Duppa, Gentleman
Usher Black Rod, for 1½ years to Lady day last
on his pension of 200l. per an. (Money order dated
May 31 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 378. Order Book
III, p. 89. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt. My
Lords are informed by Mr. Hall that he has paid
3,000 guineas into the Exchequer to complete the
30,000l. he was to lend. My Lords have agreed that
the Tellers should take them at 1l. 1s. 9d. per guinea.
Care will be taken that they shall be issued [out
again] at that rate. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 157. |
|
Same to same. Mr. Le Bas, Marshal of the Ceremonies,
has agreed with my Lords to lend 500l. on credit
of the Temporary Excise. Please issue 200l.
thereout to said Le Bas. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same. Mr. Charles Bertie, Treasurer of the
Ordnance, will forthwith lend 13,333l. 6s. 8d. on
the Act for the Customs and the East India Company
will lend 20,000l. on same. Please issue the total
33,333l. 6s. 8d. to said Bertie on any unsatisfied
orders in his name as Treasurer of the Ordnance.
Thereof 20,000l. is intended for the East India
Company to complete 60,000l. for saltpetre and
the remainder is for the ordinary of the Ordnance
Office as in full of 40,000l. for same. If the existing
unsatisfied orders do not equal the above total
the balance for which orders are wanting is to be
issued by way of advance [till fresh money orders
can be prepared]. |
Ibid, p. 158. |
|
Same to same to issue 1,000l. to me [Jephson] for
secret service out of any disposable money, after
satisfaction of what was yesterday appointed. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Bishop of Exeter. In
your former letter you intimated that the silver
and other things taken out of the sea by the agents
of Mr. Ford should be delivered [to him]. But in
yours of the 22nd inst. you still make a difficulty
of delivering same. Your commission as Admiral
of South Cornwall is dated 1689, July 20, which is
long after the patent of grant to Ford and after
the silver was actually taken up and in the patentee's
possession and an account thereof given to the
Treasury Lords. Your commission does not import
any grant to you of any things of this nature, but
only an executory power during pleasure to enquire
of treasure found or to be found and to take, receive
and obtain same to the use of the King and of the
Lord High Admiral and to account for same in
the High Court of Admiralty. We therefore see no
reason to vary from the opinion of the Attorney
General. Ford's security will be sufficient to
answer any just claim you can have. We earnestly
repeat our former desires upon sight hereof to
immediately deliver to the order of Ford and his
partners. As to Mr. Wharton's patent, it relates
to a new invention and [we] cannot imagine that
it will give him a title to these goods. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
pp. 289-90. |
William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to
permit the transport to Scotland, Customs free,
of clothing, arms, tents etc. for Sir James Leslie's
Regiment of Foot at Inverness.
Appending : schedule of same, signed by Humphry
Biskell, agent [to said Regiment] (793 surtouts for
soldiers ; 60 firelock muskets, 2,000 flints ; 60
Fr[ench] tents ; scarlet cloth, red shalloon lining,
blue cloth, silver and gold buttons and galloon for
the officers' coats and a red coat with plate buttons
made up ; clothes for Lieut. Lascells, Ensign
Carleton and Capt. Paget). |
Out Letters (General) XII,
pp. 290-1. |
|
Treasury reference to William Harbord, Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, of the petition of —
for a grant of the reversion of Dogghouse Field,
Bunches Close and Hedge Field, parcel of the
manor of St. James's, after the 46 years unexpired
of the term granted by Charles II to the Earl of
St. Albans. |
Reference Book VI, p. 183. |
|
Same to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, of the
petition of Capt. John Folliot for the office of
collector of Cork or for some other place in the
Customs. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to John Wildman, esq., Postmaster General,
of the petition of Hippoletto Luzancy, clerk, minister
of the town of Harwich, shewing that three small
frigates are taken up for his Majesty's service to
carry his Majesty's letters to Holland, which frigates
constantly belong to the port of Harwich and are
paid out of the revenue of the Post Office ; and a
shilling per month is constantly taken out of every
seaman's pay, sixpence whereof goes to the chest
at Chatham, 2d. to the surgeon and a groat to the
chaplain, which in the town of Dedfort [Deptford]
for want of a chaplain on board his Majesty's yachts
lying there has been and is paid to the minister of
said town ; that petitioner does all the offices of a
chaplain to the seamen [of said frigates], though
not on board by reason of their small complement
of men and their short voyages ; therefore prays
allowance of said groat to himself as minister of
Harwich. |
Ibid, p. 184. |
|
May 31.
|
Treasury warrant dormant to Thomas Fox, Customs
Cashier, to pay the salary of 72l. 8s. 4d. per an.
to Thomas Veel and Richard Breton as customer
of Sandwich port. |
Money Book X, p. 378. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to Peter Guenon Beaubuisson,
Gentleman of the Bows etc., for one year to Lady
day last on the allowance for keeping the Private
Armoury at Whitehall etc. (Money order dated
June 2 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 379.
Order Book III, p. 90. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland, to pay (out of the revenue of Ireland)
150l. each to Dr. Robert Gorges, Col. John Hill
and Henry Davys for their trouble and pains in
acting as Commissioners for the management of
the revenue in Ireland in such places as were under
his Majesty's subjection, they having been thereto
appointed in August last by the Duke of Schonberg
and having performed that service for three months
till the officers deputed from England arrived in
Ireland ; in which time they brought in above 3,000l. |
Money Book X, p. 380. |
|
Money warrant for 30l. to Jane Browning for half a
year to Lady day last on her annuity, ut supra, p. 637. |
Ibid, pp. 380-1. |
|
Same for 58l. 5s. 0d. to Pierre Guenon de Beaubuisson,
Gentleman of the Bows, for one year to Lady day
last on his fee or annuity. |
Ibid, p. 381. |
|
Confirmation by the present Treasury Lords of Ralph
Williamson's salary warrant, supra, p. 255. |
Ibid, p. 98. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
instruct the Tellers to receive guineas at the rate
of 1l. 1s. 9d. each, not exceeding 100,000 guineas,
upon account of the loan the city of London is to
make. The Tellers are to keep an account how
many they so receive at that rate ; and my Lords
will take care that they be [re-]issued at the same
rate. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 159. |
|
Same to same to issue 460l. 3s. 4d. to Sir Rowland
Gwynn out of the money reserved in the Exchequer
for the Treasurer of the Chamber. Same is to be
by him paid to Mr. Van Lone, Mr. Rotterman and
Mr. Hamond as follows. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to said Gwyn to pay said 460l. 3s. 4d. as follows,
viz. : 198l. 6s. 8d. to Monsieur Van Lone, serjeant
surgeon, for half a year to Michaelmas last on his
salary and 74l. 5s. 0d. for riding charges according
to the Lord Chamberlain's warrants ; 80l. to Mr.
Rottermont, Apothecary to the Household, for
same half year's salary and 74l. 5s. 0d. for like
riding charges ; 33l. 6s. 8d. to Mr. Hamond, Assistant
Gentleman Usher, for same half year's salary.
"And because they are to go to Ireland with the
King" you are to pay them forthwith. If regular
warrants are wanting to justify such payment my
Lords will supply the defect thereof. |
Ibid, p. 160. |
|
Same to the Victualling Commissioners. My Lords
have considered your proposal concerning the debts
due to Mr. Goodwyn, Sir Jo[h]n Banks, Mr. Lavander
and Mr. Rodbard for provisions furnished by them
to the Victualling Office, viz. 643l. 1s. 7d. to the
first three and 4,176l. 3s. 5d. to Rodbard. My
Lords are willing they should make loans on the
2s. Aid and be paid thereout. And my Lords
"direct that the remainder of the moneys so appropriated
[as by the appropriating clause in the Act
of 1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 1, for said Aid]
after the bills of exchanges are paid be distributed
among the rest of the creditors for victualling,
when received." |
Ibid, pp. 159-60. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
to the Queen Dowager the 1,500l. per week for two
weeks, which my Lords have directed the Excise
Commissioners to pay into the Exchequer. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 161. |
|
Same to the Excise Commissioners to pay in 1,500l.
per week for two weeks as above : only one 1,500l.
having been paid on the like direction of the 14th
inst., supra, p. 631, "and the remainder [the other
1,500l. having been] applied to other uses there"
in the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 162. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send an
officer to the lodgings of the Baron de Bongardt,
Envoy from the Elector Palatine, to seal his things
in order to their transport to Holland.
Appending : list of said goods (boxes etc., four horses). |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 291. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Sir William Prichard. You
were absent when the Lords delivered the King's
message to the city for lending money for the
service of Ireland. We desire you to give your
own assistance and to encourage all your friends
to assist in the making of this loan with all speed
and to communicate this letter to such as were
absent at the carrying of the said message and
particularly to Sir William Turner, Sir Samuel
Dashwood, Sir Thomas Vernon, Sir Thomas Fowle
and Mr. Johnson, the goldsmith in Cheapside,
desiring them to assist and encourage their friends
in like manner. Please give us an account hereof
with all speed. |
Ibid. |
|
William Jephson to Mr. Blathwayt to procure royal
warrants to authorise William Harbord to pay
1,300l. and 400l. to Mr. Wharton for buying carriage
horses, being moneys received by him from Mr.
Eggleton and Mr. Ambrose, ut supra, p. 638. |
Ibid, p. 292. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to visit the
goods of the Envoy from the Elector of Brandenburg
in order to their being transported, Customs free. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Lord Griffin. Unless you send to the Auditors
[of Imprests] your accounts [as late Treasurer of
the Chamber] by the first day of next term, in order
to their being passed, process will issue against you. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury reference to the Victualling Commissioners
of the petition of Champion Ashby, shewing that
there is due to him 722l. 13s. 10d. for butter and
cheese delivered for victualling the Navy during
the time of the late Commissioners of the Victualling
and petitioner still continues giving further credit
and has now near 3,000l. owing to him [incurred]
in the present Commissioners' time "and is still
issuing as their occasions require" : that per contra
he is indebted to the King in considerable sums
by bills of exchange accepted by him, payable to
the Excise Commissioners, in whose hands said
bills remain : that he cannot discharge said bills
or give further credit without some payment.
Therefore desires a tally upon the Excise for
241l. 10s. 0d. and 481l. 3s. 10d. (making 722l. 13s. 10d.
in all) to discharge said bills. |
Reference Book VI, p. 183. |
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Treasury reference to Sir George Treby, Attorney General,
of the petition of Henry Herbert, esq., shewing
that Bevis Floyd has been Receiver for many years
of the Crown Revenues in South Wales and became
about 9,000l. in arrear : that James II granted
5,000l. thereof to Mr. Robinson and the remaining
4,000l. or thereabouts is still unpaid to the Crown,
besides some other arrears and concealments of
said revenue in the time of James II : therefore
petitioner prays a grant of said remains in consideration
of faithful services. |
Reference Book VI, p. 184. |
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Same to the Victualling Commissioners of the petition
of several creditors of the Victualling, praying
[liberty] to make loans on the 2s. Aid for the satisfaction
thereout of their debts [part whereof incurred
under the late Commissioners of the Victualling
and to which, by consenting hereto, the Treasury
Lords would extend the benefit of the appropriating
clauses in the Act for said 2s. Aid]. |
Ibid, p. 185. |
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease
to William Blathwayte of two houses called Little
Wallingford House and Pickering House for 31
years at 13s. 4d. per an. rent : without fine : in
consideration of his putting the premises in repair
and defending the Crown's title thereto.
Prefixing : (a) particular of the premises. They
extend west from an open place to St. James's
Park wall, north to Wallingford House and yard,
south to the house in the tenure of Sir Robert
Holmes, kt., and east to said open place : all as
demised to the Countess Dowager Marischal 1673,
Aug. 10, for 99 years terminable on her life.
(b) Memorandum and ratal thereon by William
Harbord, Surveyor General of Crown Lands. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, pp. 208-10. |
Same to Thomas Done, one of the Auditors of Imprests,
to allow to Richard Kent, late Cashier of the Customs,
in his account of the Coinage Money 1685, Aug. 1,
to 1686, Sept. 29, as follows the 472l. 5s. 4d. which
he craves for himself and the Comptroller General
of the Accounts of the Customs as [an allowance of]
4d. per £ each out of the allowance of 12d. per £
granted by the Act of Parliament [18 and 19 Car. II,
c. 5], which granted said duty of Coinage Money :
such allowance as above having been authorised by
Treasurer Danby 1674, Sept. 23, supra, Calendar of
Treasury Books, Vol. IV, p. 584.
Prefixing : said account as stated and reported on
by said Done the 14th inst. |
Ibid, p. 211. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
Charge. |
|
|
|
|
[moneys of the Coinage Duty
received] from the receivers in
London port |
11,750 |
0 |
0 |
|
ditto from the several collectors in
the outports |
2,418 |
1 |
8 |
|
£14,168 |
1 |
8 |
|
Discharge. |
|
|
|
|
repayments [of duty] for goods
imported and afterwards exported
from London port |
7 |
2 |
5½ |
|
repayments for damaged goods and
over entries |
7 |
14 |
9 |
|
money paid into the Exchequer |
13,590 |
2 |
0½ |
|
£13,604 |
19 |
3 |
|
remains, 563l. 2s. 5d. |
Treasury warrant to Thomas Done, an Auditor of
Imprests, to allow in account as follows to Charles Fox
as [former] Paymaster General of the Land Forces :
viz. : 1,549l. 12s. 0d. for interest money ; 392l. 8s. 9d.
for Exchequer fees [and for his own poundage] for
40,000l. paid without poundages and for losses in
payments ; 730l. for charges of his clerks and
recompence of his service as Treasurer for the
Hospital at Chelsea : making in all 2,672l. 0s. 9d.
Prefixing : said Done's report, dated May 14 last,
on Fox's petition referred ut supra, Calendar of
Treasury Books, Vol. VIII, p. 2174. (1) On Fox's
account for the year ended 1685, Dec. 31 (declared
1687, Dec. 9) there was due to him [a surplusage
of] 11,265l. 9s. 9½d. This sum was not repaid
him till 1687-8, Feb. 11, as is certified by the Auditor
of the Receipt. The interest thereon for the interim
period at 6 per cent (making the interest principal
every six months) is 1,499l. 6s. 7d. The interest
on said 1,499l. 6s. 7d. from 1687, Feb. 11 (the time
of repayment of the principal) to 1688, Sept. 3, is
50l. 5s. 5d. ; making together 1,549l. 12s. 0d. for
interest due. (2) As to the second article of the
petition, one third of the deduction of 12d. per £
[from Army pay] is charged upon petitioner in his
said [Army] account and a third more in his account
of the Royal Hospital near Chelsea, but what the
Exchequer fees are upon the receipt of the money
does not appear. (3) In the said account of the
Forces there was about 40,000l. for which no
poundage was charged, no deductions having been
made for same. "It does not appear to me either
what was paid for Exchequer fees or what lost in
payment, but supposing the sums in the petition
so paid and lost as is alleged I have nothing
to object against the allowance thereof." (4) As to
the fourth item, there has been no allowance to
petitioner either in his account for said Hospital
or in any other account before me either for the
charge of his clerks after the time of his dismission
from his employment [as Paymaster General of
the Forces] or for his services as Treasurer of said
Hospital. The 750l. prayed therefor is reasonable.
From the time of the erecting said Hospital to
1685-6, Feb. 28, 38,895l. 4s. 10¾d. was received
and 37,640l. 16s. 9d. was paid on account thereof,
leaving in said accountant's [Fox's] hands
1,254l. 8s. 1¾d. |
Money Book X, pp. 385-6. |
