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| Oct. 11 |
Money warrant for 50,000l., in part of 77,126l. 3s. 10d. to Sir George Carteret for the ordinary of the Navy in harbour for one whole year from 1662, June 24: as by the Privy Seal of 1663, July 13. |
Early Entry Book V. p. 206. |
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Same (dormant) for the allowance of 38l. 19s. 0d. a month to Col. Henry Farr for the garrison of Landguard Fort, as by the Privy Seal of July 30 last. |
Ibid, p. 207. |
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Followed by:—A note of date Oct. 25, concerning the assignation of same. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Receipt to discharge the baronet fee of 1,095l. due from Sir Thomas Wentworth, of Bretton, co. York. |
Ibid, p. 206. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Southampton, dated from Stratton, to the Customs Farmers to re-deliver to James Littleton certain goods, which had been seized, as below, the said Littleton "having given notice of the importacon of this parcell of hatts and having not bin taken vending the same." |
Ibid, X. pp. 284–5. |
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Prefixing:—(1) Petition from said Littleton shewing that his constant trade consists in exporting woollen drapery from England to France, and that for some remains of his said drapery he did barter for a parcel of French hate with the intention to transport them to some of the English Plantations; in order to which he caused the said goods to be imported, which he conceives not contradictory to any statute, and that he did as soon as they were brought inform the Customs Farmers and their officers of the quality and quantity and of his intention to transport same to Barbados in an English ship according to the late Act for the encouragement of trade: notwithstanding which two Customs waiters named John Shaw and John Bonner did seize same. |
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(2) Note from Sir Philip Warwick to Sir Nicholas Crispe [one of the Customs Farmers]. "If it be lawfull to import upon notice and transport, the King's waiters doe ill to seize this gent goods. If you can, pray send for the waiters and end it. If you cannot, pray certifie my Lord Treasurer or my Lord Ashley your opinions that such an order may be procured as is just." |
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(3) Certificate from the Customs Farmers to Treasurer Southampton of the correctness of the allegations in said Littleton's petition, viz., of his intention to transport the goods to the Plantations. "And that he might possibly be invited thereto by a clause in the Act for encouragement of trade .... these hatts comeing hither to that end and designed to be exported to the Plantations and haveing paid the duties and the petitioner not haveing exposed them to sale." Think this restraint should not be made, and are fortified herein by a certificate of Sir John Maynard, His Majesty's Sergeant at Law. |
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(4) Said statement of opinion by said Maynard. "The Statute of 3 Ed. IV. 1, 4 prohibiting the importation of hatts and other commodities therein mentioned to be uttered or sold within England or Wales by way of merchandise doth not extend to such wares as are imported into England unlesse that they are so imported to be there sold and therefore the importing of them here in order to the sending them to the Plantations according to the Act 15 Car. II. is lawfull and they may not be seized being so imported and if they should be seized they ought to be delivered again. But because the importing of them to sell here is not lawfull the officers or other who maketh such seizure is not to be blamed ... And
if there were colour to make seizure of such goods before the statute 15 Car. yet now that statute maketh it cleare that they ought not to be seized. Alsoe the consequence would be that the English Plantacons should be debarred of all such comodities." |
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| Oct. 24 |
Money warrant for 100l. for half a year's fee to James Darcy to June 24 last; and 400l. more to him for half a year to Sept. 29 last on his contract for horses for the King. |
Early Entry Book V. p. 210. |
| Oct. 25 |
Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to [?] John Seymour, Thomas Allen and Thomas Carter, Customs officers in the port of London, to seize a great quantity of English [gold coin] which according to the information of said Seymour, &c., there is an endeavour being made to transport without licence and contrary to law. |
Ibid, X. p. 285 |
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Same from same to the Customs Farmers for three tuns of French wines to be delivered Customs free yearly to Henry Browne, housekeeper to the Queen Mother for her use. |
Ibid, p. 286. |
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Appending:—Royal warrant of the 30 August last for same. |
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Money warrant for 1,500l. to Edward Backwell for his service in going to France to receive 4,500,000 livres for the sale of Dunkirk: and 8,000l. for his service in having "advanced the summe of 286, 042l. for several occasions of His Maty [such] as Navy, Guards &c. for which hee receaved the ordinary consideration of 6l. per cent. from the time of paymt thereof till the precise day it was repaid: His Matie being sensible that to furnish these his occasions and that the said Edward Backwell might not be unprovided when hee was called upon for them was forced to admitt larger proporcons of other mens monies in bank which hee paies interest for) then otherwise hee would doe, which puts him upon greater incertainties than others who deale in comon loanes where a precise day of payment is prefixt: and His Matie further reflecting upon the necessary attendance and expences undergone in this service, resolving henceforth that upon view of these accounts stated upon simple interest to determine himself what to allow further as of free guift, hath by his letters of Privy Seale dated the 14th day of September last (for the services abovementioned) directed the sum of 8,000l. to bee paid to the said Mr. Backwell as of his Maties free guift and without account." |
Ibid, V. pp. 213–4 |
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[Note of Treasurer Southampton's subscription of allowance of] the bills of the Lieutenant of the Tower for keeping prisoners, for diet and for the officers, for Michaelmas quarter last. |
Ibid, p. 207. |
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The like of Richard Gregory's demand for allowance as one of the Messengers of the Chamber for his attendance on the Lord Treasurer for same quarter. |
Ibid. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Receipt for tallies on the Excise for 801l. 10s. 0d. for three months' pay for the garrison of Plymouth July 8 last to Sept. 29. |
Ibid, p. 208. |
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Money warrant for one quarter from August 31 last to Sir George Downing on his ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the States General. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 204l. 3s. 4d. to Stephen Fox for the pay of the garrison of Gravesend and blockhouse on the Essex side from May 14 last to the 1st inst. |
Ibid, p. 209. |
| Oct. 25 |
Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to Sir Raph Freman, Kt., and Henry Slingesby, Master and Worker of the Mint, to pay out of the Dunkirk money 15.000l. to Stephen Fox to be expended according to such particular orders and directions as he shall receive from the King: same being needed for divers important services which cannot without much prejudice await till the ordinary revenue furnishes it. |
Early Entry Book V pp. 208–9. |
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Appending:—Royal warrant for same of the 24th inst. |
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Same from same to the Receipt for tallies on the Customs Farmers for 1,346l. 2s. 0d. for the pay of Hull garrison for three months to Sept. 3 last, and for 393l. 8s. 0d. for Searborough garrison for the same time. |
Ibid, p. 209. |
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Money warrant for 1,000l. to Sir Richard Fanshaw, Ambassador to the Catholic King, for a quarter on his ordinary. |
Ibid, pp. 210–1. |
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Same for 2,400l. to Denzell Lord Holles for six months as Ambassador to the French King, and 800l. to Sir Francis Holles, Kt. and Bart., for the expenses of the said Lord Holles as Ambassador. |
Ibid, p. 214. |
| Oct. 26 |
Same for 27,126l. 3s. 10d., in full of 77,126l. 3s. 10d., to Sir George Carteret for the Navy, as by the Privy Seal of July 13 last; and for 16,800l. to same for sea victuals for 3,000 men, and for 36,073l. 16s. 2d., in part of 113,533l. 6s. 8d., to same on the Privy Seals of July 20 last for sea victualls for 4,000 men for four months, and other items: all to be by tallies on the city's loan of 100.000l. |
Ibid, p. 211. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Master and Worker of the Mint to pay to Sir George Carteret 10,000l. out of the Dunkirk money for certain victuals and other necessaries of the Navy, which are of such present importance to the Navy that they cannot be put off till money can arise on the ordinary revenue. |
Ibid, pp. 212–3. |
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Prefixing:—Royal warrant for same of the 24th inst. |
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Money warrant for 400l. in full of 800l., to William Rosewell, apothecary in ordinary to the Queen Consort, as by the Privy Seal of Dec. 31 last. |
Ibid, p. 215. |
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Same for 150l., in part of 300l., remaining due to Thomas Davis, the late King's barber as by the Privy Seal of 1661, June 13. |
Ibid. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Receipt to discharge the baronet fee of 1,095l. due from George Selby, of Whitehouse, in the bishopric of Durham. |
Ibid. |
| Oct. 31 |
Money warrant for 336l. 19s. 0d. to the Earl of Bath, in further part towards the charge of the buildings and repairs at the garrison of Plymouth and St. Nicholas Island: as by the Privy Seal of Sept. 9 last. |
Ibid, p. 207. |
