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Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| Aug. 5 |
Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Surveyor of Woods, Trent South, and to the Reguarders, Verderers, and Woodwards of New Forest for the felling of 500 loads of timber in said forest to be employed in the fortification of the garrison of Portsmouth, and to be chosen by Mr. Moody, Master Gunner of the said garrison: same to be done immediately with no retardment: all as by the King's letter of the 4th inst. |
Ibid, pp. 9–10. |
| Aug. 7 |
Treasurer Southampton, dated from Stratton, to the Chamberlain and Auditor of the Exchequer, the Clerk of the Pells, the Tally Cutter and other officers of the Receipt to immediately, upon receipt of the King's proclamation for the removal of the Exchequer to Nonsuch, remove orderly and safely the several things under their charge from Westminster to Nonsuch. "And by reason of my owne and the Chancellor of the Exchequer's absence [from London] in attending on His Majesty you may [for the present until such removal is effected] upon any emergency address yourselves unto his Grace the Duke of Albemarle who I am confident will afforde you all fitting ayd and assistance." |
Ibid, p. 9. |
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Same, dated from same, to the Deputy Lieutenants of co. Southampton concerning the remaining and unexpended sum of the first two years of the militia money given to the King by Parliament after the rate of 70,000l. for one month: which remain the King ordered to be paid to Sir Philip
Honywood, Deputy Governor of Portsmouth, to be employed there as the King should direct, which command of the King was lately reiterated. "Nevertheless I find by a letter from the Lord Arlington that at His Majesty's late being at Portsmouth he is dissatisfied that the same is yet unpayed: and understanding that the same is yet kept at Winchester, where all or most of you about this time are to meete, I thought it very seasonable that the same be forthwith conveyed to Portsmouth and paid to Sir Philip Honywood" as above. "And because His Majesty's residence is now like for some time to be nigh us, as likewise that this county being a maritime county ought to be in a readiness and in such a posture of strength as by Act of Parliament is required, I pray you to examine and certifie mee the state thereof both in relacon to the foot and horse and that you would so provide that both men, arms and horse may be good and fitt for service." |
Ibid, p. 10. |
| Aug. 12 |
Money warrant for 6,000l. to Col. Legg by tallies detailed, for the office of the Ordnance, "the necessities of which office are at this present very great, and they have no means to find credit for the supply of the stores there (which are now so very much exhausted by the first and second setting forth of His Majestys Navy) but only by such advances as can be procured for them upon the [assessments to the royal aid made upon the] several counties, detailed, that are designed [assigned] for their use .. and because it is endeavoured to borrow money upon that security as remote as possibly can be procured to the end that what is nighest may be payed in ready money, or give artificers encouragemt the more willingly to expect [wait for] it; there being now a propostion from some gent of the county of Essex to advance 6,000l." on the security of the three months assessments that will become due on the royal aid on the 1st November, 1666. |
Early Entry Book XIII pp. 13–4. |
| Aug. 14 |
Warrant from Treasurer Southampton, dated from Salisbury, to Francis Stevens, Sergeant at Arms, to arrest the following receivers for the 18 months assessment, they being in arrear and not complying upon divers dates given, viz.: Sir Roger Burgoyne, John Rogers, Sir Thomas Osborne, Sir Herbert Perrott, Sir John Hewett, Fran. Molineux, John Cotes, Beamont Dixy, Mr. Adams, Robert Wivell and Mr. Serjeant. |
Ibid, p. 47. |
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Same from same, dated from same [to the same Sergeant at Arms]. for the arrest of Receivers of the 18 months' assessment or collectors thereof who are in arrear. |
Ibid, p. 17. |
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Treasurer Southampton to [?Sir William Doyley] dated from Salisbury concerning the complaint of Mr. Cockshutt, whose house. called St. Johns, in Colchester, is now made use of together with about 20 acres of land for keeping the Dutch prisoners, whereby he is damnified. Prays him to consider of some remedy or recompense. |
Ibid, p. 15. |
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Warrant from same to the Barons of the Exchequer and the King's Remembrancer to swear, &c., Robert Hall into his office of Customer of Chichester, loco John Row, deceased. |
Ibid. |
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Same from same to said Hall to repair to his said office at Chichester. |
Ibid, pp. 15–6. |
| Aug. 15 |
Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Auditor of the Receipt to cause all such moneys (as shall be paid into the Exchequer out of the King's moiety of seizures made on informations exhibited by James Houseman, Thomas Perkins, William Dickenson, John Dawson and David Bennett before 1666, June 26) to be reserved and paid to Sir Paul Neile: in accordance with the terms of the Privy Seal of 1665, June 26, granting same to said Neile. |
Early Entry Book XIII. p. 16. |
| Aug. 18 |
Money warrant for 400l. to Gervas Price for building and furnishing a lodge in St. James's Park: as by the Privy Seal of 1664, June 15. |
Ibid, pp. 16, 17. |
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Appending:—Said Privy Seal. |
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Treasurer Southampton to the Auditor of the Receipt to forth-with pay 300l. to Mr. Woodroffe, servant to Sir George Downing, in accordance with His Majesty's very positive demand. "Which [sum] I will supply againe by an assignment out of some month of the Customes. The occasion is important and relates not unto his [Downinge's] ordinary entertainment [as Ambassador to the States General], and by reason of this distance and Mr. Woodroffe not being here to solicit it, though we be thus much in the darke it must forth-with be complied with." |
Ibid, p. 17. |
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Warrant from same to the Attorney General to prepare a bill to grant to Thomas Elliott (of His Majesty's Bedchamber) a lease of the land called Wallmoore, in Westbury, co. Gloucester. |
Ibid, p. 18. |
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Prefixing:—Surveyor General's constat of the premises. |
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Treasurer Southampton to the Customs Farmers forwarding a letter from the Lord General and one from the officers of the garrison of Hull concerning the necessities of that place. "Since their supply [of subsistence money] cannot arise from themselves or your other northern ports you must needs finde meanes to doe it from London for if an accident should happen (and in this conjuncture of time how many designes are against such places as well as other contingencies you cannot be insensible of)." Therefore earnestly recommends the matter to them. "One thing more ... You have not sufficiently considered what I have said unto you formerly for the payment of such tallies as Backwell bath upon you, who being now abroad on His Maties most important affayres, and having lost his most useful servant Mr. Shaw, hath received little more than 1,000l. since he hath bin absent. And yet you know how great summes are due to him from you. If anything reflect upon him it will [also reflect] upon his Majesty's service and it will reach even unto yourselves for I am not ignorant of what use he hath bin unto you. I desire you therefore forthwith to send for his brother who is (though out of his road) an active and judicious person in his brother's way and give him not wordes only but such reall and seasonable assistance as his brother doth sometimes us." |
Ibid, pp. 18–9. |
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Same to the Duke of Albemarle in reply to various letters from the Duke from London concerning money. As to Mr. Langhorne's case 1 advised before I came out of town a Privy Seal for 500l. in a strange name that creditors at the Exchequer might not pretend unto it; but at the same time declared to His Majesty I must pay it by little and little and accordingly ordered him 200l. before my coming away. I have written to the Customs Farmers about Hull ut supra. As to the Customs of Jamaica and the Governor's salary, I
have sent the Customs Farmers your Grace's letter and Col. Gilby's. As to your demand that the Tin Farmers should have tallies on the Royal Aid Sir George Carteret will tell you that he was furnished for that affaier as well as I could before. That there should be 10,000l. in the Tower I am confident of and know how needful it is your Grace should never want the command of such a sum. As soon as Backwell returns (which I wish now speedy even for his own affairs) we will state that business. |
Ibid, p. 19. |
| Aug. 18 |
A commission (erased) in the usual form from Treasurer Southampton to Charles Cheney to be ensign of a company of foot soldiers of the train band whereof Sir Nicholas Stewart is Captain in Sir John Norton's regiment in the division of Alton, co. Southants. |
Early Entry Book, XIII. p. 7. |
| Aug. 19 |
Treasurer Southampton to the Deputy Lieutenants of [all the counties] dated from Stratton, conveying the King's instructions for them to have the militia in readiness. "You cannot be ignorant how much in this conjuncture of time it may concerne the peace and safety of His Majesty and yourselves." |
Ibid, p. 37. |
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Money warrant for 17,500l. to Samuel Pepys, Receiver of the moneys issued for the service of the city, port and garrison of Tangier, being for three months thereon from May 4 last. |
Ibid, p. 31. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Receipt for a tally on the Receiver of the Tenths of the Bishoprio of Hereford for the 200l. already warranted to Sir Edward Carr and Mr. Halsall, His Majesty's esquires, who are at present in service and in a progress; the collectors of Tenths not being able at present to bring their money into the Exchequer by reason of the contagion. And further for a like tally on same for 100l. for one year's salary to Roger Harsnet, Sergeant at Arms. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 26 |
Treasurer Southampton and Lord Ashley to the Mayor of Bristol, concerning Mr. Rawleigh's petition against Mr. Coppinger for detaining Excise moneys in his hands. Coppinger to be suspended unless he puts in sufficient security. |
Ibid, pp. 20–1. |
| Aug. 28 |
Two passes signed by Treasurer Southampton for Richard Brayne, tally cutter, and John Lawson, deputy chamberlain in the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 37. |
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Articles of agreement between the Treasury of the one part and Sir Adam Browne, of Betchworth Castle, co. Surrey, Sir Frances Mackworth, of Normanton, co. Rutland, Charles Finch, of Grovehurst, co. Kent, and Henry Horzdesnell, of Grays Inn, co. Midd., for the demising to the said four persons for 30 years and on certain terms, &c., His Majesty's portion of certain cosey grounds, marsh lands and other grounds surrounded and now subject to the surrounding of the sea and other salt and fresh waters in or near the several hundreds of Keynsham, Chew, Hartcliffe and Bedminster, Portbury and Winterstoke, Brent, Brewton, North Petherton, Cannington, Williton and Freemanors, Carhampton, Somerton, Whitley, Wellow and Wells-Forum, in co. Somerset, of right belonging to the Crown but witholden from him and now lying in common and unenclosed: as to which a commission has been ordered to the said four persons to treat with the pretending owners of common rights therein. |
Ibid, pp. 22–4. |
| Aug. 28 |
Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to Sir Edward Griffith, dated from Salisbury, for a year's salary to the following persons attending the King here, viz., John Banister, Jeffrey Banister, William Young, Isaac Staggins, Theophilus Fitt, Richard Hudson, and Henry Smith. |
Early Entry Book XIII. p. 21. |
| [? Aug.] |
Copy of a letter [from the Court at ?Salisbury] to the City. "The present expenses of our Navy .. are so visibly necessary, useful and publique that wee need not (unto you at least) dilate further thereupon. And unless this engagement be carryed on with the same vigor and activity it hath been begun wee must faile of those publique advantages which are now soe hopefull. And therefore as it was begun by the deliberated advice of the twoe Houses of Parliament and supported by an ayd of greate largeness yet in relation to those from whom it was to come made payable in that tract of time that it was rather a foundation of credit then a present supply; which credit must necessarily be found amongst the members and in the Chamber of the City of London ... We are very sensible of your former assistances and readiness in this kind .. and ... are assured you have found such just and punctuall dealing from our ministers of our revenew ... that neither the Citty nor any private man can or shall ever be able to dispose his money with more security then when they are entrusted in our service. And now having made large assignments to the Treasurer of our Navy and appropriated several of our best and nighest counties to his use and he struck tallys thereupon, so as repayment will be regularly and quarterly made, wee have thought it a good and a probable way to obteine for him ready moneys ... to direct him to lodge those tallies in the hands of the Chamberlin of London that so they may be a security to all such well affected persons as shall lend any money thereupon: towards which service wee desire and expect from your selves a good example ... and though the present hand of God in this sicknes and contagion which now reigns ... may be a discouragemt to those whose thoughts are narrow yet wee doubt not when it is considered .. how much safer private men's moneys are upon such security then in the chest and how much more usefull they are when they are dispersed in our nation amongst so many artists and poore families every man will enlarge his owne thoughts and make his loane as considerable as possibly hee can and wee doe assure you wee will make it a branch of our own care and justice to provide for every man's safety therein." |
Ibid, p. 7. |
| Aug.— |
Treasurer Southampton to the Justices of co. [Essex] thanking them for the subscriptions [of 100l. each] made by them at Chelmsford, July 27 last. by way of advance on the royal aid to be repaid with the usual interest out of the three months' tax which should become due Novr. 1, 1666, same being made as a result of His Majesty's letter of July 4 last. Urges them to complete the advance for one three months so that the Lieutenant of the Ordnance may strike tallies by 2,000l. at a time thereupon. "And so he may deliver to you tallyes suteable to the money that shall be advanced and the interest due thereupon: and for whatsoever credit shall be given him upon any tallyes already struck or whatsoever else relates to this business as the security is as good as any man can receive so it shall be as punctually and as clearly complyed with." |
Ibid, p. 13. |
| Aug.— |
Treasurer Southampton to [ ] concerning the 100l. subscription. "I came not so early to Salisbury as timely enough to be acquainted with Sir Edward Turner's letter to the Lord Arlington of the 3rd of August, who desired an answer thereto that by the 10th of this month might have mett the Justices of the County at Chelmsford in reply to their subscription of 100l. a piece as an advance for His Majesty's service of the Royall Ayd and to be repayd upon the three months [assessments on said Royal Aid] ending November twelvemonth [1666]: which subscription as I understand was made upon a letter of His Majestys dated the 4th of July last and subscribed by the Lord Arlington for the supply and furnishing Sir William Doyly with those moneys for the sick and wounded men and the Dutch prisoners in those parts: who [i.e. Sir William Doyly] could not have had those moneys allotted because the whole Royal Ayd of that county was preassigned to the Lieutenant of the Ordnance ... and therefore whatsoever by the goodwill and affection of those gent that have subscribed or any others can be advanced will be still very welcome and usefull. To which end I have made this despatch and directed to yourself as Sir Edward Turner desired, he having intimated that hee himself should be at the Assizes in the Isle of Ely. And [I] doe pray you to communicate this enclosed to the Justices of that County who have and I hope will subscribe as the rest of their fellows have done." |
Early Entry Book XIII. pp. 14–5. |
