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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry
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Reference
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Aug. 1.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in
with respect, etc., and to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue, 50l. to Mr. Lely for a quarter on his pension
of 200l. per an.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 132.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver to Thomas Whitley, Esq.,
Customs free, six small pieces of calico lately sent
from Holland in the pacquet boat to Harwich as
a present to him, which were entered at Ipswich
but seized there as prohibited by law, which
Whitley was ignorant of.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 334.
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Same from same to William Wenslay, gent., messenger
attending the Commissioners for the Arrears of the
late Queen Mother's revenue of rents, Tenths, fines,
heriots, reliefs, etc., to repair to the persons,
accomptants and others, from whom are due such
arrears (as by schedules of the names of such persons
to be delivered to you by the Auditors concerned)
and to demand and receive of them such arrears
and, in case of refusal or non payment, then to levy
same by distress, arresting the debtor in case of
insufficient distress, rescue or replevin ("excepting
peers of the realm, with whose persons your are not
to meddle without our particular warrant and
direction") delivering them to the sheriff of the
county or bailiff of the city, town, place or liberty,
to be imprisoned until set at liberty by our order
or by the Court of Exchequer. If any of the said
persons produce an acquittance under the hand
of John Jenkins or any other Receiver, you are to
produce such acquittance to us (first delivering
to the party a true copy thereof) that so the said
Receiver may be duly charged with what they
have received for the King's service.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 96.
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Same from same [to the King's Remembrancer] to
supersede process, till the middle of next Michaelmas
term, against John Lloyd, Esq., as Receiver of the
Eleven Months' tax and Poll money in Brecon and
Radnor, and of the subsidy for South Wales and
Monmouth.
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Ibid, p. 97.
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[? Aug. 1.]
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Warrant for similar stay of process against Robert
Breedon, John Taylor, John Mecres, John Gardner
and Hugh Thornely, who (with others) are securities
for John Watts, late Receiver of Crown Revenues
for London, Midd., Essex and Herts : they
desiring time till the middle of next term for paying
in their respective proportions of the debt
remaining on said Receiver's account.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 97.
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Aug. 1.
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[Entry of Treasurer Danby's subscription of the]
docquet of a demise [by in custodiam lease under
the Exchequer seal] to Alice Pomeroy of divers
lands and tenements in Helston and elsewhere,
co. Cornwall, parcel of the lands of Hugh Hobbs,
outlaw : at the rent of 5s. 6d. and fine of 11s.
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Ibid.
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Report to the King from Treasurer Danby on a draft
letter from the King to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland for a patent to pass the great seal of Ireland
to authorize Sir James Shaen and his partners, the
present Farmers of tho revenue of Ireland, to
detain out of their growing rent of their farm due
in April and June, 1678, respectively whatever part
the King shall think fit to allow, remit or discharge
of the 19,633l. 6s. 83/8d. arrears owing to the King
from John Forth, et al, late Farmers of the said
revenue of Ireland up to 1675, Dec. 25, as by their
indenture of grant thereof of date 1669, July 12 :
the King having by indenture of 1671, Aug. 4,
covenanted with Visct. Ranelagh and partners
that all the farm rent due from said Forth, et al,
should, as it grew due, be paid into the Exchequer
at Dublin, to be issued thence to the uses in said
indenture mentioned, which as far as concerns
said arrear has not been done ; wherefore for want
of the said arrear several officers, soldiers and
others whose pay and allowances were provided
for by the establishment of Ireland and [similar
items] for deductions, debts and clothes are behind
and unpaid what was due to them at Christmas, 1675 :
whereupon the said Sir James Shaen and partners
out of a desire to advance the King's service have
come to an agreement with Sir James Hayes. Kt.,
for and on behalf of said Visct. Ranelagh to lend
a considerable sum of money to said Ranelagh
and partners on the credit of said arrear, so to
enable them to pay and clear what was due as
above at Christmas, 1675, provided they can be
protected (as by the authorization herein granted)
against any possible pardon or remission of the
said arrear : which authorization is hereby granted,
the King "being fully satisfied that it much concerns
our service to have the debts due to our
establishments on the 25 Dec, 1675, speedily
cleared, and that the security desired by the said
Sir James Shaen and partners is both reasonable
and just." Hereon Treasurer Danby reports :
"I approve of this draught, the substance of it
being both transmitted [from] and recommended
by my Lord Lieutenant."
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Ibid, pp. 99-100.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
July of the incorporation of the Duke of York,
et al, by the name of the company of the Royal
fishery of England, with power to ... fish
upon the coasts of England, Scotland and Ireland
and other the King's dominions, whereof the fishings
are not already granted to some private person
or bodies politic or corporate, as also upon the
main seas ; and to sell their fish and oil made of fish
in England and elsewhere for ready money or by
way of barter and exchange and also to erect storehouses,
granaries, workhouses and warehouses
and to dry or amend their nets or make ropes,
wharfes and docks for the use of the fishery upon
any of the King's wastes adjoining upon any rivers
or seas within his Majesty's dominions without
paying any rent. Persons employed in the fishery
to be exempt from juries during their service.
Further, the King grants 20l. per an. for every
dogger which the Company now have or shall
build and employ in the fishery within seven years,
payable quarterly, for seven years from date hereof
if the vessel shall be so long used in fishing. Same
to be paid out of the Customs receipts of London
port, with other clauses for constituting and
governing the said Company and for determining
a former Commission to the Duke of York and
others as were directed by order in Council.
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Docquet Book, p. 156.
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Money warrant for 100l. to Thomas Killegrew for
last June 24 quarter on his pension of 400l. per an.
(The usual letters dated Aug. 9 to the Customs
and Exchequer hereon : to be paid in with respect
to, etc.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 116. Out Letters
(General) p. 139.
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Same for 500l. to Mris. Jane Lane, now wife of
Sir Clement Fisher for half a year on her pension
of 1,000l. per an. (Letters, ut supra, dated
Aug. 3.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 116. Out Letters
(General) p. 133.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant of an annuity or yearly
pension of 300l. to (Col.) Charles Gifford, for life,
to be payable quarterly from June 24 last : the
present grant to contain a clause vacating the
privy seal of 1667-8, Feb. 24, granting him an
annuity of 150l. : all by reason of his many loyal
services which the King remembers, particularly
in being very instrumental in the King's escape
from his enemies after the battle of Worcester.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated Sept. 4
of docquet hereof. Money warrant for 75l. and
dormant warrant dated Oct. 26 hereon ; quoting
the patent as dated Sept. 13 last.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 401. Docquet Book,
p. 161. Money Book
(General) p. 145.
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Aug. 2.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in
not [sic] with respect, etc., and to the Auditor of the
Receipt to issue, 150l. for a quarter on Lady Wentworth's
petition.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 132.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer to forbear process against Ellis
Cooper, late Receiver General of Hearthmoney in
the East and North Riding of Yorks, his petition
being now under consideration on reference from
the King.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 99.
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Money warrant for 150l. for a quarter on the pension
to Anne, Countess Dowager of Newburgh. (The
usual letters dated Aug. 2 to the Customs and
Exchequer : to be brought in notwithstanding, etc.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 116. Out Letters
(General) p. 132.
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Aug. 3.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier. I herewith
send you a tally on the Customs for 2,500l. which
I desire you to advance at the interest of 8 per cent. ;
out of which [sum] I will pay you your claims
for the gentlemen who had pensions out of the
Excise, and allow 100l. for Sir Robt. Holt. So
pray give your note for the remainder.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 132.
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Same to same to pay in notwithstanding any former
restriction, and to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue, 380l. for the Lord Privy seal for a quartor
and three days on his diet money due upon three
several orders.
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Ibid, p. 133.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to appoint Thomas Worrall a watchman
extraordinary, London port ; and as a watchman
in fee on the next vacancy.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 335.
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Reference from same to same of the petition of Nicholas
Sanders, collector, surveyor, landwaiter and searcher
at Truro, who being dismissed from that employment,
craves 49l. 15s. 6d. which he disbursed therein,
and to be discharged from prosecution and restored
to his office.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 100l. to Mrs. Stepney for half a year
on her pension of 200l. per an. (The usual letters
dated Aug. 3 to the Customs and Exchequer hereon :
to be brought in with respect, etc.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 116. Out Letters
(General) p. 134.
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Treasurer Danby's allowance of 20l. to Sir Mark
Guyon, Kt., sheriff of Essex, for the year ending
1675, Michaelmas, being craved by him as
"expended in summoning juries and taking
inquisitions and the attendance of his deputy
upon the late commission against Recusants" :
said craving having been allowed by the Attorney
General.
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Money Book (General)
p. 116.
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Money warrant for 38l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Jeffery Shackerly
for last June 24 quarter on his yearly sum of 154l. as
by the privy seal of June 30 last.
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Ibid.
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Same for 13l. 6s. 8d. to Richard Nevill for one year
to 1676, June 24, on his fee as Knight Harbinger
to the King and 182l. for 13 lunary months or
364 days to 1676, Nov. 5, on his allowance of 10s.
a day as same. (Letters ut supra dated Aug. 7.)
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Ibid, p. 117. Out Letters
(General) p. 138.
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Aug. 4.
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Charles Bertie to the Navy Commissioners. Mr. Gibson
has received 1,300l. by bill of imprest for the payment
of the quarters and for the cure of sick and
wounded seamen and soldiers in the late war with
the Dutch, and has paid [away] the said sum at
Portsmouth and the parts adjacent. Treasurer
Danby desires you to imprest to him 5,000l. more
to pay for the said service in the counties of Norfolk,
Suffolk and Essex.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 133.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to bring in with
respect, etc., and to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue, 120l. for Sir John Trevor for three years on
his fee as a King's Counsel.
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Ibid, p. 134.
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The like letters for 25l. 1s. 10½d. for a quarter on
Serjt. Thorne's salary and board wages.
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Ibid, p. 135.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in, and
to the Exchequer to issue, 1,500l. towards discharge
of an order for 2,000l. for the queen's progress in this
and the last summer : to be paid in immediately after
the weekly payments.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 135.
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Same to same to pay with respect, etc., 50l. to
Sir William Dugdale for half a year to Easter last
on his fee.
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Ibid, p. 134.
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Same to same to pay 126l. 13s. 4d. to the Earl of
Strafford for 9½ years' creation money to Lady
day last.
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Ibid, p. 135.
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Reference from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Sir William Thompson,
et al, shewing that they built a ship of 500 tons
at Blackwall and qualified her according to the Act
for building such great ships and therefore desiring
the 5 per cent. allowance [on the Customs of her
first voyages].
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 335.
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Warrant from same to the King's Remembrancer
to stay or supersede process against William
Tyndall, one of the sureties of James Collins,
late Receiver of Hearthmoney, co. Yorks and York
city, said Tyndall being but one of the said sureties
and having "paid 1,000l. which was more than his
share of said Collins' debt, and is before me upon
the consideration of his discharge."
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 98.
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Same from same to same to send a particular in parchment
of the several messuages, lands and tenements
of Richard Blackwell, Esq., deceased, same being
seized into the King's hands by a writ of diem
clausit extremum and an inquisition thereto annexed
taken at Derby 1669, May 31.
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Ibid.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a privy seal for 200l. per an. during pleasure
to James, Earl of Northampton, for Sir John
Robinson for said Robinson's salary or entertainment
as Deputy to the Constable of the Tower ;
and further for the allowance of 16d. a day for
the Gentleman Porter and 14d. a day for each of
the Yeomen Warders of the Tower ; and further
for such other sums for fuel for said Yeomen Warders,
repairs, diet and charge of prisoners or any other
cause or services for which allowances were made
under the late King ; to be by quarterly bills to be
signed by six of the Privy Council : all the abovesaid
allowances having been granted to said
Robinson by the privy seal of 1661, June 29, he
being then Lieutenant of the Tower ; and the King
having by patent of 1675, July 29, granted to said
earl the office of Constable of the Tower, during
pleasure to be executed by himself or deputy.
No further payments are to be made to Robinson
on the said privy seal of 1661, June 29.
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 403-4.
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for
46,411l. 9s. 0d. to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
as imprest for providing guns, carriages, breaches
and tackles for the 15 ships, ut infra p. 721 under date
Aug. 9. The orders hereon are to be drawn and
registered ut infra, ibid. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription of docquet ut infra, ibid. Money
warrant, ut infra, ibid.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 401. Docquet Book,
p. 158. Money Book
(General) p. 123.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for
a great seal for a grant to Thomas Chiffinch, junr., of
the office of one of the chief searchers at Gravesend
within London port in reversion after Thomas
Chiffinch, senr., the present searcher, and Francis
Leeke. (Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
Aug. 6 of docquet hereof. The docquet is for a grant
of said office to Francis Leeke and Thomas
Chiffinch, junr., successively after said Thomas
Chiffinch, senr.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 402. Docquet Book,
p. 159.
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Royal sign manual for 418l. 14s. 6d. to Nathaniel
Bradly, late Consul at Tripoli, "as well in satisfaction
of 985 dollars by him disbursed in ransoming
and providing for 11 slaves of our subjects while
he was Consul at Tripoli as of 876 dollars by him
expended in presents to the Dey and chief officers
in the several changes of governors there." (Money
warrant dated Aug. 11 hereon.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 409. Money Book
(General) p. 125.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquot of a grant
to Henry Dereham, Esq., of the office of one of
the King's Serjeants at Arms in ordinary, loco
Robert Read, deceased, with the fee of 3s. a day
and 2s. 6d. a day for board wages, payable quarterly
out of the Exchequer from June 24 last.
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Docquet Book, p. 157.
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The like of a grant to Sir Ralph Cole, bart., and his
heirs, of the perpetual advowson of the church of
Brancepeth, co. Durham.
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Ibid.
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The like of a grant to Richard Creswell and Edward
Godfrey, for the life of them or of the longer liver
of them, of the office of one of the two searchers
at or near Gravesend upon surrender thereof made
by Christopher Hussey and Richard Creswell.
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Ibid, p. 158.
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Money warrant for 250l. to Sir Algernon May for half
a year on his fee of 500l. as Keeper of the Records
in the Tower. (The usual letters dated Aug. 4
to the Customs and Exchequer : to be brought
in with respect, etc.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 117. Out Letters
(General) p. 134.
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Same for 106l. 13s. 4d. to Sir Henry St. George for
four years on his fee of 26l. 13s. 4d. as one of the
Heralds (Richmond Herald) at Arms. (Letters
ut supra dated Aug. 6.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 117. Out Letters
(General) p. 135.
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Same for 30l. to Richard Beresford for six years on his
fee of 5l. per an. as Clerk of the Pleas in the Exchequer.
(Letters ut supra dated Aug. 6.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 117. Out Letters
(General) p. 136.
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Twenty same for the following payments to the King's
falconers on their patent fees, viz., George Russell,
Serjeant of the Hawks, 65l. (for one year) ; ditto
as falconer, 91l. 5s. 0d. ("due at Michalemas, 1677,
dated Oct. 4, 1677") ; George Russell, junr.,
49l. 16s. 8d. (for one year) ; James Russell, 50l.
(for one year) ; William Russell, 28l. 10s. 5¼d.
(for three quarters on 38l. 0s. 7d. per an.) ; William
Sakins, 25l. (for half a year) ; Thomas Dechamp,
22l. (for same) ; Arthur Wichell, 25l. 1s. 10¾d.
(for same) ; Sylvanus Rowley, 25l. 1s. 10¾d. (for
same) ; Abell Daniell, 22l. (for same) ; Thomas
Duffield, 22l. (for same) ; Andrew Holmes,
25l. 1s. 10¾d. (for same) ; John Burchill, 22l. (for
same) ; William Poulton, 25l. (for same) ; Marmaduke
Conway, 25l. (for same as falconer) and 15l. (for
same as spaniel keeper) ; John Osboldston,
15l. 19s. 4¾d. (for same as falconer) ; Richard Edes,
22l. (for same) ; John Sylvester, 25l. 1s. 10¾d.
(for same) ; John Legge, 25l. (for same) ; Jasper
Everard, 25l. (for same). Christopher Barker
has a dormant warrant for 50l. per an. (Total of all
the falconers per an. 1,076l. 16s. 2½d.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 118.
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Seven money warrants for 30l. each to the following for
one quarter on their pensions as Pages of Honour,
viz., Aubrey Porter, John Prideaux, John Berkeley
and Henry Wroth as Pages of Honour to the King ;
and Thomas Sandys, George Sayers and John
Cary as same to the Queen. (Mr. William Legge
and Mr. Robert Killegrow have dormant warrants).
(The usual letters dated Aug. 6 to the Customs
and Exchequer hereupon : to be brought in next
after the weekly payments. The name of Legge
is not mentioned herein.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 118. Out Letters
(General) p. 139.
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Ten same for 150l. each to the following for half a year
on their several pensions as Dressers to the
Queen, viz., Lady Tuke, Lady Clinton, Lady Frazier,
Lady Killegrew, Lady Wych, Madam Des Bordes,
Mris. Crane, Mris. Orpe, Mris. Cranmer and
Mris. Windham. (Letters ut supra.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 118. Out Letters
(General) p. 139.
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Six same for 50l. each to the following for a quarter
on their several pensions as Maids of Honour to the
Queen, viz., Mrs. Cary Frazier, Mris. Anne Howard,
Mris. Anne Walker, Mris.Cecilia Swan, Mris. Phillippa
Temple and Mris. Frances Sheldon. (Letters
ut supra.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 118. Out Letters
(General) p. 139.
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Aug. 24.
[sic. erratum
for Aug. 4.]
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Same for 50l. for last June 24 quarter's pension to
Dorothy Howard alias Grahme, late Maid of Honour
to the Queen and now wife of James Grahme, Esq.
Mris. Honora Harding 75l. for one quarter on
her pension.
Madam Civett 75l. for same on same.
Mris. Mary Carter 100l. for half a year on her
pension as late Nurse to the Duke of York. (Letters
ut supra.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 118. Out Letters
(General) p. 139.
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Aug. 4.
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Same for 210l. to Sir Charles Windham for 1¾ years
on his pension of 120l. per an. (Letters ut supra.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 119. Out Letters
(General) p. 136.
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Same for 2,600l. to Sir William Godolphin, Kt., for
26 weeks' ordinary to June 29 last as Ambassador
Extraordinary to the King of Spain ; and 620l. for
a bill of extras therein for one year ended 1676, Dec. 1.
Appending : said bill of extras : as allowed by
Secretary Coventry 1677, May 12 :—
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Money Book (General)
p. 119. Out Letters
(General) p. 173.
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£
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s.
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d.
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For aguinaldas at Christmas and New
Year's gifts, 1675, to several
officers of the Court
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100
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0
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0
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For mourning on the Empress
Claudia's death, the same [mourning]
serving also my family for the
Arch-Duchess of Innspruch
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300
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0
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0
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Postage of letters and [payments] to
the officers of the Couriers
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94
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0
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0
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For intelligence and private gratuities
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76
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0
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0
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To my agent do negocios for a year's
salary
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50
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0
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0
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£620
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0
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0
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(Charles Bertie dated Nov. 16 to the Cashier of the
Customs to pay Sir William Godolphin's tallies
for 3,220l. [on the Customs] with [due] respect
to the weekly payments [charged thereon].)
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Aug. 5.
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal to discharge Thomas Yeabsley, John Lanyon
and Thomas Andrewes, merchants (victuallers of the
garrison of Tangier in 1664), of the sum of
33,076l. 15s. 11⅓d. which they are charged with as
having received upon account for victualling of
Tangier (and all or every other sum or sums by
reason thereof : and to stop all process thereupon)
"which account the Commissioners of Tangier
and Auditor of the Imprests certifies that they have
truely and justly made." (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Sept. 4 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 403. Docquet Book
p. 161.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Sir Edward Griffin,
Treasurer of the Chamber, to pay 199l. 10s. 0d.
to John Dawson, gent., for four years to 1676,
June 24 [on his salary] as one of the Messengers of the
Chamber.
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Money Book (General)
p. 117.
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Royal warrant ("entered in the Book not Relating
to Money, p. 94, by mistake, being first countersigned
by my Lord Treasurer before it was signed
by the King") commanding Sir Thomas Exton, Kt.,
Dr. of Laws, the King's Advocate General, and
Samuel Franklyn, the King's Proctor General,
jointly and severally to appear before Sir Richd.
Lloyd, Kt., surrogate to Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge
of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, to desire
a grant to William Atfen on the King's behalf of
the administration of the goods of Edward Copley,
late of Batley, co. Yorks, who left goods, etc.,
to a good value within the Province of Canterbury :
the said Copley being at the time of his death indebted
to the King to the amount of 1,350l. and upwards :
such administration having been by said surrogate
granted to Beatrix Coply, relict of the said deceased,
and several times have been assigned her for taking
the same, which she refuses to do, and Chapman
her proctor undertaking to appear for the children
of the said deceased in that business that they
might have the administration by their guardians
if they would desire the same and a sufficient time
being assigned to him for that purpose and he nor
they, the said children, appearing according to the
said promise, the said surrogate did grant the
administration to said Atfen for the King's use,
from which the said Beatrix did appeal and the
cause coming to a judicial hearing before the Judges
Delegates, they found that the said surrogate had
acted justly, and remitted the cause to him to put
in execution his decree.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 402. Warrants not
Relating to Money VII.
pp. 94-5.
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Aug. 6.
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Charles Bertie to the Excise Commissioners. Treasurer
Danby desires you to procure an advance to
Sir Richard Wiseman and Mr. John Knight of one
year's payment upon each of their pensions for
400l. per an., which his Lordship will take care
shall be repaid to you out of the money payable
by you to me quarterly.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 136.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer. There are several lands left
by the water of Humber, co. York, lying near the
town of South Cave, Elleck [Ellerker]. Bromfleet and
a place called the Provost, in co. Yorks, which said
derelict lands are promiscuously enjoyed by the inhabitants
of the said several places, notwithstanding
of right they belong to the King. To the end due
proof may be made upon inquisition concerning the
promises you are to cause a commission to issue
to John Girlington, of Thurland Castle, co. Lancs,
Esq., Christopher Banastre, of Banck, co. Lancs,
Esq., Sutton Oglethorpe, of Cowling, co.
Yorks, Esq., Ralph Crofts, of Appleton, co.
Yorks, Esq., Wilfred Truman, of —, co. Yorks,
gent, Anthony Walker, of Scarborough, co. Yorks,
gent., and James Collins, of York city, gent., to
enquire of the premises, their location, quantities,
yearly values, names of pretended owners and
present occupiers : with the usual instructions
for executing same in the face of the country at
some market town or other convenient place near
the said lands after 14 days' warning to be given
in the parish churches of those parishes near, after
divine service to the end that no person pretending
any interest in said lands may have cause to complain
of the undue execution of the Commission : to be
returned within 15 days of St. Martins next.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 104.
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Money warrant for 500l. to Isaac Legouch for a jewel
of diamonds of that value to be given as a present to
Baron Bergeck, Envoy from the King of Spain :
as by a certificate of July 25 last from the Earl of
Arlington, Lord Chamberlain.
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Money Book (General)
p. 119.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt for tallies
on the Customs for 583l. 6s. 8d. to Charles, Earl of
Nottingham for half a year on his several annuities
or pensions of 1,000 marks and 500l. per an. (Charles
Bertie dated Aug. 9 to the Customs Cashier to pay
off said tallies notwithstanding any former
restriction.)
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Ibid, p. 119. Out Letters
(General) p. 139.
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Money warrant for 130l. to Sir Robert Wiseman
for service done to the King when he was the King's
Advocate. (Letter ut supra dated Oct. 5 to bring in
same with respect to the weekly payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 120. Out Letters
(General) p. 156.
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Warrant dormant from Treasurer Danby to the
Customs Cashier to pay the yearly fees to the officers
of the Pipe as follow as now due and as same shall
become due from time to time : viz., 63l. 2s. 0d.
per an. to the Clerk of the Pipe for himself and the
Secondaries and Clerks of the Pipe ; 5l. 15s. 0d.
per an. to the Comptroller of the Pipe ; 11l. 15s. 4d.
per an. to the Deputy Chamberlains in the Exchequer
for entering and joining all Customs tallies : all
the said fees having been usually payable. (Charles
Bertie to same dated Aug. 7 to pay one year to
June 24 last on abovesaid fees : and same to same
dated? Aug. 7 to pay in pursuance of Treasurer
Danby's dormant warrant of July 24 last what is
already grown due on the yearly fee of 10l. each
to the two Secondaries of the Pipe Office and on the
fee of 9l. 3s. 4d. payable to the clerks in said Office
at Easter every second year "which you are to pay
as the officer[s] of the Receipt are paid" and so to
continue to pay.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 120. Out Letters
(General) pp. 137, 136.
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Same from same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
10,000l. to George Wharton on any unsatisfied
orders in his name as Treasurer of the Ordnance :
to be for the quarter's service for the Ordnance
ended June 24 last : to be by tallies on the
Customs.
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Money Book (General)
p. 120.
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Letter of direction on 1,000l. in part of an order dated
1671, July 1, for 3,000l. to Rob. Child and
William Bowles, Esqrs., Masters of the Tents,
upon account for the service of that office : same
to be hereby by tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors'
payment due March 15 next.
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Money Book (General)
p. 120.
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Money warrant for 41l. 6s. 10d. to Sir Richard
Stote, Kt., for one year to June 24 last on his fee
or salary as one of the King's Serjeants at Law.
(The usual letters dated Nov. 29 to the Exchequer
and Customs : to be brought in with respect, etc.)
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Ibid, p. 120. Out Letters
(General) p. 184.
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Same for 50l. to Izabella Boynton, widow, for a quarter
on her pension of 200l. per an.
15l. to Mris. Mary Bointon for half a quarter
on her pension of 120l. per an. (Letters ut supra
dated Aug. 7.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 120. Out Letters
(General) p. 140.
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Warrant dormant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay the fee of 365l. per an. to the Earl
of Anglesey, Lord Privy Seal, as already due and
as same shall grow due in future.
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Money Book (General)
p. 121.
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Same from same to same to pay the yearly allowance of
5l. 12s. 0d. to the four Ushers of the Exchequer
Court.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant dormant for the annuity or yearly
salary of 80l. to Thomas Millward as Provider of
Robes to the Queen : as already grown due and as
same shall in future grow due.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on the remainder of an order of
Feb. 7 last for 1,825l. to Sir Thomas Higgons for
a year's ordinary to 1676, Sept. 8 : whereon
915l. [only] is [as yet] paid : said remainder
is to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the Hearthmoney
Contractors' payment due in March next.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet of a grant
and confirmation to William Chiffinch and Martin
Folkes and their heirs, in trust for the Earl of
St. Albans and his heirs, of all that long strip of
ground divided into three parts called Lay soil,
Vesey's Garden and Watts Close, containing
together about 3½ acres with a garden, house and
shed thereupon erected, in the parish of St. Martin's
in the Fields : all without paying any rent.
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Docquet Book, p. 160.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Excise Commissioners
to grant Commissions to such fit persons
as the Excise Farmers shall from time to time
desire to be sub-Commissioners for the several
counties, cities and places of England, Wales and
Berwick.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 108.
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Aug. 7.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in
notwithstanding any former restriction, and to
the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 75l. to Lady
Williams for a quarter's rent for her house in Palace
Yard, Westminster.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 137.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in
notwithstanding any former restriction, and to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue, 50l. 3s. 9d. for Serjt.
Ramsey and Serjt. Harsnet for one quarter on
their salary and board wages as Serjeants at Arms.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 137.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver to the Duchess of York a parcel
of Point de Venice lace (3½ yards long by 1¼ yards
broad) lately come from Modena and now in the
Customs Warehouse, London, being a present to her
from the Duchess of Modena.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 336.
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Treasurer Danby to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
I have received yours together with your report
to the King showing how the account stands between
him [the King] and the Duke of Ormonde ; with
which I shall not fail to acquaint his Majesty at his
return. The enclosed are the minutes taken upon
two hearings of the [case of the] late Farmers
[of the Revenue] of Ireland. You will see thereby
that some of their demands are left to your determination,
they being what cannot properly be
settled by me. Until they are settled the debt
due from said Farmers will remain uncertain.
I hope you will settle them before you leave Ireland,
"both because I find my Lord of Ormond is altogether
a stranger to them and I perceive his Grace
would be glad that matter wore done to his hand"
[before his resumption of the Lord Lieutenantship].
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 100.
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Aug. 8.
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Charles Bertie to Mr. Mounteney [late Cashier of the
Customs? an erratum for Mr. Kent, present Cashier
of the Customs] to forthwith pay Sir Joseph
Jordan's son's salary due at June 24 last.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 137.
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Same to the Customs Cashier. I wrote you on
the 26th ult. to advance 18,000l. to the Treasurer
of the Ordnance on tallies on the Customs.
He is now very pressing to get a despatch of that
affair, the uses for which it was designed being
such as cannot admit of any delay, especially that
of Sheerness [fortifications] for which 2,500l. was
directed (the time of the year for that work being
fair spent). And indeed those other things
appointed to be done with this money are continually
called upon, so that I must be incessant with you
for the despatch of those payments with all possible
speed.
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Ibid, p. 138.
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Same to same to bring in with respect, etc.,
384l. 13s. 4d. to be paid to the secondaries and
clerks in the King's Remembrancer's and Lord
Treasurer's Remembrancer's offices.
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Ibid, p. 140.
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Same to same to bring in notwithstanding, etc., and
to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue, 10l. for one
year's perpetuity to the schoolmaster of Southwell.
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Ibid.
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The like letters for 33l. 9s. 2d. for Mr. Cary (Carey) to
pay off his warrant of the 6th inst. for 2¾ years to
June 24 last on his fee of 8d. a day as Keeper of
Marybone Park : to be brought in with respect, etc.
(Money warrant dated Aug. 9.)
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Ibid. p. 140. Money
Book (General) p. 123.
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Report to the King from Treasurer Danby on the draft
of a letter [from the King to the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland for a patent] for granting to Henry
Frederick Thynne and his heirs the moiety of the
lands of Walter Harrison attainted in Ireland,
same [draft] having been approved by the Earl of
Essex and referred to Treasurer Danby Aug. 3 last.
Hereon Treasurer Danby reports "I am informed
the lands desired will belong to the grant your
Majesty has already been pleased to make to the
Duke of Monmouth of several lands in Ireland."
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 100.
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Aug. 9.
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Privy seal for 1,900l. to William Goulston, without
account : to be taken out of Visct. Yarmouth's
rent of the wood farm next after the satisfaction
of the 1,000l. granted to said Goulston by privy seal
out of the said rent as same should grow due from
1677, March 25 : said farm having been granted
by indenture of 1666, April 5, to Sir Robert Paston,
now Visct. Yarmouth, at 2,700l. per an. rent for
21 years from 1667. Sept. 29, which rent was
increased by an additional rent of 3,800l. per an. by
the indenture of 1667-8, Feb. 4 : out of which
rents 2,000l. per an. has been granted to Sir Robt.
Clayton and John Morice and 1,800l. per an. released
to said Visct. Yarmouth and 800l. per an. granted
to Edw. Progers. The present grant is made at the
suit and request of said Visct. Yarmouth and as of
the King's special grace. Said Visct. is hereby
empowered to satisfy abovesaid 1,900l. and
Goulston's acquittance is to be a discharge pro
tanto to said Visct. for the said rent. (Royal warrant
dated Aug. 4 for said privy seal. In the margin :
"For Visct. Yarmouth." Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Aug. 6 of docquet hereof ; and
warrant dated Aug. 14 hereon to Visct. Yarmouth.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 407-8, 402. Docquet
Book, p. 159.
Money Book (General)
p. 126.
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Same for 500l. per an. for three years from June 24
last to Sir Ralph Delaval, Kt. ; to be payable
quarterly ; without account, imprest or other
charge. (Royal warrant dated July 24 for said
privy seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
Aug. 3 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 409, 400. Docquet
Book, p. 157.
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Same for orders for 186,600l. to the Treasurer of the
Navy for building the hulls, masts and yards of 15 of
the 30 ships of war ordered to be built by the Act of
Parliament [for the Seventeen Months' tax], which
[15] are first to be built, viz., 3 second rates, and
12 third rates : and also for othor orders for
51,135l. for rigging, ground tackle and boats for
the said 15 ships ; and 20,883l. for providing
boatswains' and carpenters' sea stores for the same :
(all as by an estimate for same presented by the
Commissioners for the Admiralty July 6 last to the
King in Council of 557,104l. for the building, rigging
and furnishing with boatswains' and carpenters'
sea store the said 30 ships and by another estimate
from tho Office of Ordnance and approved by the
King in Council, of 96,634l. 6s. 2d. for providing
ordinary new iron ordnance with carriages, breeches
and tackle necessary thereto for said 30 ships :
according to which said estimates the whole charge
of a second rate will be 18,200l. for hull, masts
and yards to be completely built and fitted,
4,265l. for rigging, ground tackle and boats, 1,741l.
for boatswains' and carpenters' sea stores and
3,729l. 4s. 4d. for guns, carriages, breeches and
tackle, or in all 27,935l. 4s. 4d. ; and the similar
charges for a third rate will be 11,000l., 3,195l.,
1,305l., 2,935l. 6s. 4d. respectively, or in all
18,435l. 6s. 4d. : so that for the abovesaid 15 ships
the total items will be as above.) The orders to be
drawn hereon are to express the respective uses
as above and are to be registered as the abovesaid
Act directs. (Royal warrant dated Aug. 4 for
said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Aug. 6 of docquet hereof. Money warrant
dated Aug. 10 hereon for the above three sums.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 405-6, 401. Docquet
Book, p. 158.
Money Book (General)
p. 124.
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Privy seal to renew the authorization to Elias Ashmole
(constituted Comptroller of Excise by patent dated
1661, April 3) to put his said office in execution
for the Country Excise ; it being formerly thought
sufficient to put said office in execution within
London and the bills of mortality only, but it having
since been thought expedient to enlarge the execution
thereof to include the county vouchers transmitted
to the Farmers or Managers of Excise from all
the counties of England, and the books of accounts
relating to said duty : which enlargement being
ordered by the privy seal of 1674, Dec. 23, terminated
at Midsummer last and is therefore hereby renewed,
by the advice of the Lord Treasurer, as from June 24
last and until the end of the present farm or manage
ment of Excise. Four extraordinary doputies or
clerks are to be allowed to said Ashmole for said
office with the approbation of the Lord Treasurer ;
and 100l. per an. allowance to him above his
patent fee and the 400l. per an. for said four clerks.
(Royal warrant dated June 8 for said privy seal.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 406-7, 373.
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Orders and instructions from Treasurer Danby to
abovesaid Ashmole for the execution of abovesaid
office. (1). You shall demand of the present
Farmers of Excise the vouchers of all the country
Excise, and they are to be hereby delivered to you
from time to time within six weeks after the finishing
every respective riding. (2). You shall make
a monthly inspection, or as often as you think fit,
into all the said Farmers' ledger books, journals
and papers of accounts of all money received,
taking copies or extracts of what you think needful
for the full discovery of what is made of the revenue
of Excise. (3). You shall demand of the said
Farmers every half year an account of so many
contracts or compositions as shall be made by the
sub-Commissioners in each respective county, with
whom and for what sums and also a just and true
account every half year of all fines, penalties and
forfeitures set on any person and how, and how
much thereof shall be from time to time discharged.
All the above is to the end you may be enabled
to give me a true and perfect state of the revenue
of Excise and what it shall make every half year.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 101.
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Privy seal for 5,000l. to Sir Richard Mason, Kt., and
Thomas Raymond, of Grays Inn (as nominees of
Charles, Lord Gerard of Brandon) ; without account
and to be in recompence and compensation for said
Lord Gerard's resignation of the office of Housekeeper
of Westminster and Whitehall at the King's
request : same to be paid by 1,500l. on March 15
next, 1,500l. on Sept. 19 next and 2,000l. on the
15th March, 1678-9. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Aug. 7 of docquet hereof. For
money warrant hereon, see under date 1677-8,
March 9.)
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King's Warrant BookV.
pp. 412-3, 403. Docquet
Book, p. 159.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to appoint, and insert on the Customs
establishment as from Sept. 29 next, the following
[as under officers in the office of the Cashier of the
Customs], viz. : John Kent as assistant to Richard
Kent at 100l. per an., loco Richard Mounteney, junr. ;
John Chamberlaine as Clerk of the New Impost
at 50l. per an., loco Nathaniel Mounteney ; John
Wynn as Teller [in the Customs Cashier's office]
at 40l. per an., loco George Franks ; William Jones
as same at 50l. per an., loco Thomas Hodgkins ;
Benjamin Hodgekin [as officer] to receive bills of
exchange [at the salary] as already established ;
Edmund Wright as same at 50l. per an., loco Thomas
Christopher ; and John Farren [as officer] to pay
incident charges at 40l. per an., loco Christopher
Hawkes.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 336.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Robert Punchin as a tidewaiter
at Newcastle, loco Richd. Leake, preferred
to be a coalwaiter [ibid.]
Francis Barnwall as a tidesman in fee, London
port, loco William Cooke, deceased.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 336.
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Reference from same to same of the petition
of Sir William Waller, et al Farmers of the Prizage
and Butlerage in London port, praying an order
to the Customs Commissioners to pay them what is
due to them upon the said duty without further
trial at law and that for the future they may receive
the same without interruption.
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Ibid, p. 337.
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Warrant dormant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay 52l. per an. to John Feild for his
fee as one of the King's waiters, London port.
(Charles Bertie to same dated Aug. 11 to pay same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 120. Out Letters
(General) p. 142.
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Money warrant for 40l. to Thomas Hughs, Edmond
Cooper and Thomas Harding, attendants on the
House of Commons : without account : as royal
bounty in consideration of their service and attendance
in this last session of parliament. (The usual
letters dated Sept. 18 to the Customs and Exchequer
hereon : to be paid in with respect, etc.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 122. Out Letters
(General) p. 149.
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Letter of direction upon an order of the 7th inst.
for 500l. to Isaac Legouch for a jewel for Baron
Bergeck : to be hereby by tallies on the Customs.
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Money Book (General)
p. 122.
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Money warrant for 1,518l. 9s. 8d. to John Lord Berkeley
for his extraordinary expenses in his late embassy
at Nimuegen from 1676, Nov. to 1677, June,
as by bill hereof ; excluding the sum of 286l. mentioned
in said bill for extraordinary house rent
which is not thought fit to be allowed.
Appending : (a) said bill—
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Ibid.
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£
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s.
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d.
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Paid three months' house rent before
his arrival at Nimuegen, together
with his expenses there six months
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172
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18
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8
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Fitting up and repairing his houses
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196
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3
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2
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House rent above 400l. per an.
which he gives out of his ordinary
allowance for six months
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286
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0
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0
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For postage of letters and correspondence
eight months
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199
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15
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10
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For bringing and securing
40,000 gilders from Amsterdam
and Rotterdam to Nimuegen with
brokerage and provision
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66
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0
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0
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For interest of 7,000 gilders six
months at one per cent. per month
"for which I pawned part of the
plate"
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42
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0
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0
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Expenses of his journey from
Nimuegen to London
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531
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12
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0
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Paid Monsieur Dec, Feb. 12, 1676-7,
for the advance of 1,300l.
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140
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0
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0
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Paid Mr. Lirwood, April 27, 1677,
for the advance of 1,880l.
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170
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0
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0
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£1804
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9
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8
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(b) affidavit dated July 24, 1677, by Edward Clarke
that "this account is true and just according to
what has been given in by me, and allowed by his
Lordship [Berkeley] : that as to the two last
articles I saw them charged in Mr. Evelyn's accounts,
which are passed by his Lordship."
(c) Secretary Williamson's subscription of allowance
dated Aug. 2, 1677, of abovesaid bill. As to the
two articles which relate to advance upon
money taken up by his lordship, as also that of the
interest money they must be left to the Lord
Treasurer as properly of his cognizance and determination.
As to what is demanded towards the
excessive price of house rent the King takes notice
that house rent is extreme dear at Nimuegen, but
as the case stands, his Majesty expects that house
rent being a style of ordinary expense, though the
price of it happens at this time and at this place
to be much raised, should be borne out of the
minister's ordinary allowance. The other particulars
are according to former precedents, and I see no
cause to take exception to them.
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Money warrant for 910l. to Sir Edward Wood, Kt.,
for Jan. 6 last to July 7 last on his ordinary
as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Sweden.
546l. to Sir William Swann for Dec. 23 last to June 23
last on same as Resident with the Hanse Towns.
546l. to Sir John Paul for Dec. 2 last to June 2 last
on same as Resident in Denmark.
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Money Book (General)
p. 123.
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Letter of direction on an order of July 13 last for
50l. to Samuel Martin for half a year to June 24 last
on his allowance as Consul at Algiers : same to be
hereby by tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors'
payment due in March next.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant dormant for the annuity or yearly
pension of 300l. to Mris. Sophia Buckley what is
grown due thereon from Christmas last and what shall
grow due thereon in future.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Contractors for
Hearthmoney. The mayor and seven (being the
major part) of the aldermen of Northampton town
have, pursuant to the privy seal of June 30 last,
nominated John Frend, Thomas Serjeant, William
Else, William Wallis and Nicholas King to be the
officers for collecting the Hearthmoney in said
town. You are hereby to depute them jointly
and severally for collecting and levying said duty
within said town, to be answerable therefor as
directed in said privy seal.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 101.
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July 9
[sic : probably
erratum
for
Aug. 9.]
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Treasuror Danby to the Commissioners for assessing
the Seventeen Months' tax for co. Northumberland.
The Receiver General for this tax in your county
has not paid his money into the Exchequer as
directed by the Act. He alleges this is because
the same has not been leviod and paid to him in
time as appointed by the Act. You are forthwith
and so constantly for the time to come to take
care that said tax be early paid to said Receiver, so
that in case of further neglect, you and your collectors
may be acquitted of it.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 103.
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Aug. 9.
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Same to Ralph Car, mayor of Newcastle on Tyne,
and to the sheriff and aldermen thereof. By reason
of some difference between you and the Northumberland
Commissioners for assessing the abovesaid
tax as to the apportionment of the charges upon
you respectively, the King's service is much retarded.
You are forthwith to request a meeting with said
Commissioners, and effectually proceed to the
dispatch of the business.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie [to the Customs Cashier] to bring in
with respect, etc., and to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue, 50l. each to Sir John Birkenhead, Sir William
Glascock, Sir Charles Cotterell and Thomas Povey
for half a year on their salaries as Masters of
Requests.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 140.
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Aug. 10.
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Same to the Navy Commissioners to imprest to
Sir Henry Ford (out of the money in the Navy
Treasurer's hands for the sick and wounded affair)
581l. to enable said Ford to pay off [the sick and
wounded quarters and bills in] the district under
his care.
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Ibid, p. 141.
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