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Nov. 1.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
147. Charter under the royal sign manual, confirming the privileges of the Royal Bank of Scotland, granted by the charter or letters patents of 31 May 1727, and giving further power to the Governor, Deputy Governor and Directors, with the approbation of a General Court of Proprietors, to enlarge their present capital by any sum not exceeding 40,000l. “And His Majesty, for the better encouragement of the said Royal Bank to proceed in and continue their undertaking of banking so much for the benefit of the subjects of that part of our united kingdom, declares and directs that in case the Parliament of Great Britain shall at any time or times think proper to redeem the … Equivalent stock or such part thereof as has been or shall be subscribed into the said Company of the Royal Bank of Scotland that the said Corporation or Company notwithstanding thereof shall and may after such redemption as aforesaid continue for ever and have perpetual succession and enjoy all the privileges, benefits and advantages whatsoever … granted by the said recited charter or letters patents, except the share or interest in the said annual fund of 10,000l. [payable to the Equivalent Corporation under the Act 5 Geo. I.] … as if no such redemption were had or made.”
[North Britain Book XII. pp. 303–314.] |
Nov. 1.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
148. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winnington, Mr. Earle.
Order for the issue to the Treasurer of the Navy, out of public supplies anno 1738, of 50,000l. for wages.
Matthew Mead is to be appointed deputy King's waiter, London port, loco William Hawes, preferred to be a landwaiter.
Order for the issue, out of the Civil List Funds, of 5,617l. 17s. 1d. for the particulars mentioned in the letter of this date.
Same for warrants to clear the Foreign Ministers on their ordinary and extraordinary allowances to 1738, midsummer.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. p. 101.] |
| [Before Nov. 4.] |
149. Two papers (a.) and (b.), lacking the covering document, relating to demands for allowances on behalf of Richard Kane for expenses in 1726, when Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar, as follow:—
(a.) Certificate, dated 1737–8, January 12, by Colonel Robinson Sowl as to certain contingent expenses in connexion with the garrison of Gibraltar as contained in the following statement prefixed to said certificate.
“In the months of November and December, 1726, the Spaniards, drawing down great bodies of troop in the neighbourhood and making other warlike preparations, gave great umbrage to the late Brigadier-General Richard Kane, then Lieut.-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of that place.
That Major Robinson Sowle was then in garrison there and had the honour to be advised with and consulted by Govr. Kane. The engineer and officers of the Ordnance there had received orders from their principals in what manner to continue the works and expend the money for that service.
Govr. Kane, finding several things necessary to be done that Captain Moore, the chief engineer, could not undertake, being restrained by the above order, Govr. Kane was obliged to furnish money and employ the inhabitants. Particular 120 men were daily employd in sorting the store and carrying em from the general magazine to the several posts, and this work continued for about two months.
Several people were sent into the country for intelligence, and Sowle was sent out live different time. Col. Battereau was twice sent out. Several of the Genoese were out for a weeke at a time. A Genoese was dispatched to Malaga, and a vessel hired for that purpose upon a report that Col. Dunbar had been secured by the Spaniards as he was comeing from Madrid with Dispatches for the Governor. Col. Dunbar, having found means to leave his papers on board the vessel from which he was taken, the master of that vessel brought the letters and was paid by Govr. Kane. An Algereen lay near four months under the protection of the cannon of Gibraltar for fear of the Dutch Squadron. This was in the beginning of the year 1726, and this was a considerable expense to the Govr.” 1½ pages.
(b.) Similar certificate as to the like expenses, as above, by Governor Kane for the said garrison, attested by Peter Laprimaudaye, engineer, dated London, 1737–8, February 6. Further “that he [Gov. Kane] kept a publick table, that he gave many entertainments to the Dutch Squadron, under the command of Admiral Somelsdick, and Spanish officers of distinction from the camp near the town, that he gave balls and entertainments on the birthdays of the royal family and several incident charges.” 1 page. [Treasury Board Papers CCXCIX. No. 15.] |
| Nov. 4. |
150. Royal warrant to William Benson and William Aislabie, Auditors of Imprests, to pass Brigadier-General Richard Kane's account of contingencies for the garrison of Minorca and Gibraltar between 1712, June 7, and 1737, December 19, the day of the said Kane's death: the surplusage of 409l. 19s. 6½d. owing to accomptant thereupon being waived by accomptant and the account left quit and even. “And in case the trouble and charge of passing of a distinct and separate account thereof in the course of our Exchequer may be avoided by incorporating the same in any the accounts of the Paymaster General of our Forces, which lie before you or either of you to be passed, our further will and pleasure is and we do hereby authorise and empower you in such case to bring over and charge in the front of such Paymaster General's account the sum of 39,232l. 7s. 11d. for the insupers set on this account as aforesaid, and to give full and plenary allowance in the discharge part of the said Paymaster General's account of the several claims and expenses allowed and approved by us according to the said state.”
Appending:—Said statement of account, certified by Edward Bangham, deputy to Auditor William Benson, 1738, July 26, as exhibited by Captain John Dobbin, sole executor of said Brigadier- General Richard Kane, deceased. (Total of charge, 39,232l. 7s. 11d.: total of discharge, 39,642l. 7s. 5½d., said discharges being on account of the garrison in Minorca 1712–36, detailing many items of historical interest, and for Gibraltar as follows: — “Extraordinary and contingent expenses upon his journey from Minorca and Gibraltar and during his stay there in the year 1720, being appointed by the Lords Justices Commander-in-Chief in the absence of the Governor upon an apprehension of the Spaniards intending to besiege the said town, as also for the like expenses between the 4th of August 1725 and the 22nd of March 1726–7, being ordered by Lord Townshend's letter of 10–21 July 1725, then Secretary of State, to repair forthwith thither and take upon him the command of the town and garrison, and put the same in a condition of defence upon a like apprehension from Spain.”)
[King's Warrant Book XXXIII. pp. 140–152.] |
| Nov 4 |
151. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners for preparation of a commission to make a wharf, as below, at Lancaster a lawful quay at the merchants' charge.
Prefixing:—Memorial to the Treasury from said Commissioners, relating to an application from the principal merchants and traders at Lancaster concerning the inconveniences and extraordinary charges incurred in the loading and discharging of vessels at the present lawful landing place there, by reason of the Custom House and King's Beams being situated above the Bridge of the town, and praying for a Custom House be provided below the Bridge, where there are convenient buildings and where there is a good wharf. Find that the situation of the port of Lancaster is such that the only place at present set out for the landing and delivering all foreign goods is on the north side of the river, where the goods are unloaded at low water without any quays, wharves or other conveniences, for which reason it has been the practice when goods are there laid on shore before the next tide to bring them by carts under the charge of tidesmen to the weighing house, an unfree place, which stands opposite to the present Custom House, where they are examined. To avoid this trouble the merchants are willing to be at the expense of taking out and executing a new commission for appointing a convenient lawful quay below the Bridge. [Customs Book XIV. pp. 351–2.] |
| Nov. 4. |
152. Warrant under the royal sign manual to William Aislabie, one of the Auditors of Imprests, to pass the final account, of Thomas More for Army debentures, as below.
Appending:—Statement, dated 1737, October 24, and certified by James Thomas, Deputy to Thomas Foley, late Auditor of Imprests, of the account of Thomas More, Esq., deceased, “the officer appointed by a constitution of the Treasury of date 1719, June 4, to make forth and issue Army Debentures in pursuance of certificates of the Commissioners appointed by several Acts of Parliament in the reign of George I. to take, examine, state, and determine the debts due to the army in the late war, which account was delivered by the accountant in his lifetime into Mr. Auditor Foley's office, and begins the 29th day of September 1717 (the time the business of making out Army Debentures began), and ends the 1st day of March 1723–4, when that commission determined. [Total of charge, 692,993l. 15s. 10 5–16d.; total of discharge, 696,140l. 12s. 1½d., leaving accomptant in surplus, 3,146l. 16s. 3 3–16d.]
[Kings Warrant Book XXXIII. pp. 132–9.] |
| 4 Nov. |
153. Warrant under the royal sign manual to William Benson and William Aislabie, Auditors of Imprests, to pass the account of Brigadier-General Edward Montagu of contingencies for the garrison of Minorca 1728, August 24, to 1730, June 30, during which time said Montagu was Lieutenant-Governor of said island: the surplusage of 1l. 0s. 4¾d. being waived by said accomptant and the account made quit and even.
Appending:—Said account as exhibited by said Montagu during his lifetime, and certified by Edward Bangham, as above, 1738, September 12. [Total charge, 3,665l. 11s. 3d., total discharge, 3,666l. 11s. 7¾d.]
[King's Warrant Book XXXIII. pp. 153–6.] |
154. Same to Horatio Walpole, Auditor and Surveyor General of His Majesty's revenue in America, to pass the accounts of Gilbert Fleming, Receiver General of the money arising by the sale of lands in St. Christopher, and sole Commissioner for selling such part as remained unsold by the former joint Commissioners; of such money arising, as above, from 1738, May 10, to 1737, September 22, being his first and only accompt of the said services.
Appending:—State of said accompt, certified by said Horatio Walpole, 1727–8, March 6. (Total of charge, 100,930l. 7s. 11¼d.)
[Ibid. pp. 162–177.] |
| Nov. 6. |
155. Order taken at the General Court of the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, signed by Henry Montague, Secretary, requiring Mr. Elwes, Treasurer to the said Corporation, to wait on the Treasury for the necessary orders to the Exchequer for 13,200l. out of First Fruits and Tenths. 1 page.
[Treasury Board Papers CCXCIX. No. 17.] |
| Nov. 7. |
156. Statement of account of His Majesty's revenue of 2s. per hogshead arising within the Colony of Virginia 1738, April 25, to October 25, said account being declared by John Grymes, Receiver General, and certified by John Blair, Deputy Auditor, and by Governor William Gooch. (Total receipts, 6,945l. 19s. 4¼d.; total disbursements thereout, 2,793l. 5s. 10¼d.) 2 pages. [Ibid. No. 18.] |
