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Dec. 16. |
Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Attorney or
Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant to William Bayly
of the office of Surveyor of the King's Honors, manors, lands &c.
in Co. Chester and city of Chester loco Thomas Bowden
deceased with the fee of 13l. 6s. 8d. per an.: and of the office
of Messenger of the Exchequer in the said County and Cryer of the
Court there loco Alexander Lambert and John Best deceased
with the fee of 7l. and 15s. King's Warrant Book XXI, p. 139. |
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Same dated same to same for a same to revoke the patent of
Christopher Waters alias Stocdale and Anthony Meek as one of the
five under searchers of London port and in lieu thereof to grant same
to Anthony Meeke and Cleere Windham gent. Ibid. |
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Royal sign manual dated same for 6,000l. to Thomas Lloyd, Paymaster of the Works, as imprest for the extraordinary works to
be done in the gardens and parks at Hampton Court and elsewhere.
(Money warrant dated Dec. 22 hereon.) (Money order dated Dec. 31
hereon.) Ibid., p. 139a. Order Book V, p. 332. |
Dec. 16. |
Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Clerk of the Signet
for a privy seal for an allowance to William Hewer (Hewers) in his
accounts as Treasurer for the affairs of the late garrison of Tangier
of the like allowance as was made to his predecessor Samuel Pepys
viz. of 2d. for each piece of eight and 1d. for each shilling issued by
him for the pay of the said Garrison. King's Warrant Book XXI,
p. 140. |
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Same dated same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to Charles Bodville, Earl of Radnor of the office
of Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall and of the borough and manor
of Bradninch Co. Devon and of Steward of all the lands of the
Duchy in Cos. Cornwall and Devon; and of Warden and Steward
of the Stannaries and of the Stannary Court; and of Ryder and
Master of the Forests and Chase of Dartmoor part of the said
Duchy; with the respective fees of 40 marks, 20l. and 10 marks.
Ibid., p. 141. |
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Royal sign manual dated same, for 750l. to Aubery,
Earl of Oxford as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated 1701–2
Jan. 2 hereon.) (Money order dated Jan. 9 hereon.) Ibid., p. 142.
Money Book XV, p. 548. Order Book V, p. 337. |
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Same dated same for 1530l. 17s. 6d. for the Lottery Pensioners,
detailed, as follows, viz: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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Eleanor Needham alias Smith |
300 |
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per an. |
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Jane Berkley |
200 |
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" |
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Katha[rine] and Mary Armstrong |
200 |
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" |
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William Fanshaw Esq. |
200 |
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" |
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Capt. John Richards |
200 |
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" |
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Susanna Leighton |
100 |
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" |
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Eliza[beth] Slingsby |
20 |
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" |
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Ann Duke for herself and children |
45 |
12 |
6 |
" |
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Capt. Kettleby's grandchildren |
36 |
10 |
0 |
" |
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Capt. Baker |
36 |
10 |
0 |
" |
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Capt. Watkinson |
18 |
5 |
0 |
" |
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Ann Ashbury |
20 |
0 |
0 |
" |
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Ann Collins |
20 |
0 |
0 |
" |
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— Ross and her three daughters |
90 |
0 |
0 |
" |
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Widow Buss |
20 |
0 |
0 |
" |
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Edward Duke |
24 |
0 |
0 |
" |
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1530 |
17 |
6 |
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for one year due at Xmas 1701 on their respective pensions
allowed as royal bounty out of the rent of the Lotteries. (Money
warrant dated 1701–2 Jan. 5 hereon.) (Money order dated Jan.
15 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXI, p. 153. Money Book
XV, p. 547. Order Book V, p. 342. |
Dec. 17. |
Royal warrant dated same to the Attorney General to acknowledge
satisfaction on record of the King's moiety of the fine of 500l.
imposed upon Robert Waynman at the summer assizes at York in
1700 for transporting raw hides contrary to law: which moiety the
King is pleased to remit. King's Warrant Book XXI, p. 139a. |
Dec. 17. |
Money order for 50l. to Sir Salathiell Lovell for 1701 Michaelmas
term's allowance as one of the Justices of Chester. |
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125l. to Sir Joseph Jekyll for same as Chief Justice of Chester.
Order Book V, pp. 274, 275. |
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Letter of direction for 1200l. to William Lowndes for Secret Service.
Disposition Book XVI, p. 9. |
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William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to order the New
East India Company to pay today all the Customs of their goods
imported in the Tankerville and Panther without any regard to the
4½ per cent. discount or interest, which the said Company has left
to the consideration of the Treasury Lords. (Same to same to advise
on said Company's memorial concerning said 4½ per cent. allowance
for prompt payment of their Customs.) Out Letters (General) XVI,
pp. 484, 485. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Thomas Carter and Francis Sturt praying commissions
for discovering estates of several persons outlawed for treason. Ibid.,
p. 484. |
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Same to Mr. Borrett to obtain the Attorney General's opinion on
the enclosed petition [missing] of William Sinclare, and Jno. Campbell
for delivery of their bond given for Mr. Seton late agent to Col.
George Hamilton; they having satisfied all claims on account of
the said Regiment. Ibid. |
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Same to the Excise Commissioners to report on the enclosed letter
[missing] from the collector of Newcastle port complaining of one of
your officers abusing a Customs officer and throwing him overboard.
Ibid., p. 485. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to admit to entry
some tobacco belonging to several poor seamen of the port of
Plymouth, Bideford and other places and of the Plantations beyond
seas and seized at Plymouth, Milford, Bideford and Barnstaple as
not being packed in either chests or cases in accordance with the
Act of 10 Wm. III, c. 10: the said seized tobacco being
appraised at only 7½d. per pound and there being little likelihood
of recovering the penalty of 6d. per pound from the proprietors.
Out Letters (Customs) XIV, p. 154. |
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Same to same to pay to William Stokes an officer of Liverpool port
a moiety of 44l. 9s. 6d. of English money seized on shipment for
transportation; and to Isaac Williams an officer of London a moiety
of 199l. 17s. 6d. similarly seized. Ibid., p. 157. |
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Same to same to employ Thomas Legg as waiter and searcher
at Newport loco Stephen Marsh deceased. Ibid., p. 149b. |
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Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of
the petition of Richard Trevanion for a fresh lease of the disparked
park of Restormel and the ruins of an old building called Trinity
Chapel parcel of the Duchy and in the County of Cornwall.
Reference Book VII, p. 446. |
Dec. 17. |
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to cancel the copies of 3 annuity
orders in the name of William Willis which orders were lost ut supra
p. 364, but are since found. Warrants not Relating to Money XVII,
p. 151. |
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Treasury commission to Francis Lowndes as a Surveyor of the
Duties on Houses and on Marriages. Ibid, p. 48. |
Dec. 18. |
William Lowndes to the Auditors of Imprests to state the accounts
of Sir Stephen Evance and partners as late Commissioners for
managing the Duty on Wine Licences. Out Letters (General) XVI,
p. 486. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwaite to prepare a royal warrant for an
Establishment of allowances for fire and candle for the Garrisons
detailed as follows: |
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Appending: draft of said Establishment: total allowance 1600l.
per an.: viz. |
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£ |
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Berwick Garrison: allowance |
54 per an. |
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Carlisle " " |
36 " |
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Chester " " |
30 " |
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Calshot " " |
10 " |
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Dover " " |
18 " |
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Guernsey " " |
40 " |
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Gravesend and Tilbury and the Barracks " |
73 " |
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Hull and Blockhouse Garrison: " |
63 " |
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Hurst Castle Garrison " |
18 " |
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Jersey Garrison: " |
63 " |
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Plymouth " " |
91 " |
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Portsmouth " " |
146 " |
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Sheerness and the Barracks " |
91 " |
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Scilly Garrison: " |
18 " |
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Tynemouth " |
18 " |
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Tower [of London] " |
127 " |
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Upnor " " |
20 " |
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Windsor " " |
18 " |
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Isle of Wight " " |
54 " |
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Portland " " |
10 " |
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St. Nicholas Island and Mount Batten " |
36 " |
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Pendennis " |
18 " |
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St. Mawes " |
10 " |
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Landguard Fort " |
18 " |
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Yarmouth " |
10 " |
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Scarborough " |
10 " |
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Horse Guards and at Hampton Court and
Kensington " |
250 " |
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Foot Guards: for all |
250 " |
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1600 |
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Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to William Blathwaite, Auditor General of the
Plantations, to prepare for declaration the account of Dame Ann
Stapleton relict of Sir William Stapleton bart. late Governor of the
Leeward Islands: total charge 3833l. 4s. 5d.: total discharge
4037l. 14s. 1½d. except the following items which are disallowed |
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William Freeman for soliciting and receiving
500l. and 750l. |
57 |
10 |
0 |
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charge of 30 officers and soldiers with provision and ammunition sent to establish
Gabriell Milan the new Governor of St.
Thomas |
230 |
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for negroes seized in the ship Providence
being alleged to be given to Sir William
Stapleton by a verbal order of Charles II |
304 |
10 |
0 |
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Warrants not Relating to Money XVII, p. 152. |
Dec. 18. |
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to issue process
ad computandum against John Mason and his sureties as late Receiver
for Co. Cambridge. Ibid., p. 150. |
Dec. 20. |
Royal letters patent constituting Malachie Thurston as Knight
Harbinger. King's Warrant Book XXI, p. 397–9. |
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William Lowndes to the Agents for Taxes to have conveyances
prepared of the estate of Mr. Briggs, late Receiver General of Taxes
for part of Norfolk, for the sale thereof to meet the King's debt: in
the manner advised by the Attorney General. |
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Appending: the opinion of said Attorney General. Out Letters
(General) XVI, p. 485. |
Dec. 22. |
Royal warrant (in cancellation of the warrant of Dec. 2 inst.
supra p. 409) to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal
for a commission for Wine Licences, the Commissioners to be
Nicholas Fenn, Thomas Lake, John Harwood and Thomas Goodall.
King's Warrant Book XXI, p. 134. |
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Money warrant for 146l. 6s. 4d. to Henry Segar for the entertainment of the officers of the Mint and the Jury of goldsmiths at the
Trial of the Pix in the Tower 1701 Aug. 6. Money Book XV, p. 544. |
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Same for 20l. to — Pitcairne for his passage money to the
Leeward Islands whither he is going schoolmaster. (Money order
dated Dec. 24 hereon.) Ibid., p. 545. Order Book V, p. 312. |
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Letter of direction for 12152l. 10s. 0d. to the Treasurer of the
Chamber to clear the Establishment payable by the Treasurer of
the Chamber to 1700 June 24: to be issued out of the Exchequer
immediately after the 19147l. 9s. 6d. directed to the Cofferer supra
p. 414 shall have been satisfied. Disposition Book XVI, p. 10. |
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Same for 375l. to same for the Lord Almoner for the Daily Alms
at the Gate for three quarters to 1701 Xmas. Ibid. |
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Same for 200l. to the Paymaster of the Works for Signor Verrio
upon account of the painting now performing by him at Hampton
Court. Ibid., p. 11. |
Dec. 22. |
Letter of direction for 12944l. 5s. 5d. to the Earl of Ranelagh as
follows |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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for subsistence money for the Forces in
Holland; out of loans to be made by
the Bank of England on credit of the
3,700l. per week |
7600 |
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to complete the offreckonings of the 12
Battalions in Holland for 4 months ended
Sept. 30 last; out of loans to be made
by the Earl of Ranelagh himself on credit
of the Low Wines Duties |
5344 |
5 |
5 |
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Disposition Book XVI, p. 11. |
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William Lowndes to the Excise Commissioners to pay in all Excise
moneys by the 24th inst. Out Letters (General) XVI, p. 487. |
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Same to Mr. Laur. Burton for an account of the whole debt of the
Household to Xmas 1701. You are to go to-morrow to the Exchequer
for the money that lies there for the Household. Ibid. |
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Same to the Secondaries in the King's Remembrancer's Office
for schedules of all supers of taxes in this reign now standing out
unanswered. Ibid. |
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Same to the Agents for Taxes. Sir John Conyers and Robert
Price, two sureties of John Mason, late Collector for Co. Cambridge
will pay into the Exchequer in a week or a fortnight their respective
shares of his debt. Forbear taking action against them meantime.
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Newton to report on the enclosed petition [missing]
of Sir Salathiell Lovell, Recorder of London, for a grant of the estate
of Joseph Horton attainted of high treason upon the Act against
coiners. Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Popple. The person who furnishes the clothes to
the 4 Companies in New York may receive from the Earl of Ranelagh
their offreckonings towards discharge thereof. Ibid. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Elizabeth, wife of James Weemes, Capt. of one of the
four Independent Companies in New York, praying that the pay and
offreckonings of said Company may be paid to Mr. Champanty
or accounted for to the said Captain. Ibid., p. 488. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Derrick Van Ryven as a tidesman in the inferior list London port
loco John Cambridge removed to the superior list. |
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John Cambridge removed as above loco Henry Sands lately
removed. |
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Henry Sands removed as above to be a noontender loco James
Chambers deceased. Out Letters (Customs) XIV, p. 156. |
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Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of the petition
of George Ayrey, late of Newcastle-on-Tyne, salter, for leave to
compound for 1309l. 10s. 0d. for Salt Duty. Reference Book VII,
p. 447. |
Dec. 22. |
Treasury warrant to the Postmasters General to deliver up the
bonds of Matthew Page, late Postmaster of Warrington, and Peter
Nayler his late deputy; by reason of their great poverty and losses.
Warrants not Relating to Money XVII, p. 153. |
Dec. 23. |
Same to the Receiver of the Duties on Marriages &c. for
Co. Chester to pay 17l. 10s. 0d. to George Hall, one of the surveyors
of said Duties, for his extraordinary charges in surveying the division
of one Lancaster, late a surveyor thereof in another part of said
county. Money Book XVI, p. 12. |
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William Lowndes to the Paymaster of the Works to pay Mr. Wise
75l. a week until satisfaction of the 2115l. 9s. 3d. due to him on bills
passed and allowed for. Disposition Book XVI, p. 12. |
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Same to the Board of Greencloth. In the draft new Establishment
for the Treasurer of the Chamber which commences from Xmas 1701,
the allowance of 219l. per an. to the Almoner for the Poor at the Gate
and 91l. 5s. 0d. to the Sub-Almoner for his wages and board wages
are inserted therein, to the intent that the whole allowance for the
King's alms may be paid in one office. You are to take care that
the above do not for the future appear on any Establishment of the
Cofferer of the Household. Out Letters (General) XVI, p. 488. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to take care that the following be
forthwith received in Chelsea Hospital viz. Tho. Johnson, William
Painter, John Hickman, Rt. Golden, and Tho. Warren, five of the
captives lately arrived from Meknes ("Miquenesse") as certified
by Commissary Crawford. Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Shales to prepare for declaration the enclosed accounts
[missing] of Sir Thomas Cuddon as Receiver of taxes for London
Westminster and Middlesex 1696–1699. Ibid., p. 489. |
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Same to the Agents for Taxes. If Richard Cobb and Tho. Cobb
late Receiver General of Taxes for Co. Southampton fail to pay in
3000l. by the end of Hilary term you are at once to issue process. Ibid. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed memorial
[missing] from the New East India Company concerning the 4½ per
cent. allowance for prompt payment of their Customs. Ibid.,
p. 495. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to establish
officers as follows as a further Guard of the coast from Newcastle to
Bridlington: viz. |
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In Newcastle port. |
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at Newbiggin: Emanuell Nightingall as waiter and searcher
at 30l. per an. |
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at South Shields: Thomas Lawson and John Hanmer as
same at same fee. |
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at Sunderland: — Robins, and — Lawley, as tidesmen and
boatmen at 20l. per an. each. |
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at Easington: Thomas Sesse and Richard Seale as riding
officers at 30l. per an. each. |
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at Hartlepool: Lawrence Sayer as waiter and searcher at
30l. per an. |
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In Whitby port. |
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at Staithes: John Becket at 40l. per an. |
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at Whitby: John Brown as additional landwaiter during
the [existence of the] coal Duty at 25l. per an. |
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Thomas Ling and another as boatmen at 20l. per an. each. |
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at Robin Hood's Town: James Sedgwick as surveyor and
to keep a horse at 40l. per an. |
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John Baynes, as riding officer. |
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In Scarborough port
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at Fyley: —Standridge as riding officer at 40l. per an. |
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In Bridlington port: Richard Beale as tidesman and Christopher
Kewerton as boatman at 20l. per an. each. |
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George Hewit, Cha. Manley, William Catling and Robert
Smithson, as four riding officers to be placed at convenient
distances for the guard of the coast between the Spurn
Head and Bridlington Key at 40l. per an. each; there
being at present no officer between the said places. Out
Letters (Customs) XIV, p. 155. |
Dec. 23. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of the Royal Africa Company for assistance to be given at Donworley
[Dunworly] Bay near Kinsale to Robert Travers and Morgan
Bernard their employees for recovering the lading of the Guinea
ship cast away there. Reference Book VII, p. 447. |
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Treasury warrant to the Auditors of Imprests in stating and making
up all accounts of accountants not to allow any claims or cravings
not warranted by the course of the Exchequer: all accountants being
to apply to the Treasury Board for such cravings. Warrants not
Relating to Money XVII, p. 155. |
Dec. 24. |
William Lowndes to Sir John Parsons forthwith to pay in the
226l. 19s. 8d. resting on the foot of the account of you and your
partners late Commissioners for Victualling. Out Letters (General)
XVI, p. 488. |
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Same to the Agents for Taxes to issue process against the Receivers
General of Taxes following if they fail to bring in their accounts by
the first day of next term. |
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appending: list of said Receivers. |
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Leonard Child and John Nuthall for Co. Surrey for the 2s. Aid
anno 1700 and the Duty on Houses anno 1700. |
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Mr. Bromfeild for Co. Sussex: for the Duties on Houses anno 1700. |
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Mr. Parran or Mr. Mason for Co. Oxford for Duties on Houses
anno 1700. |
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Mr. Kent for Co. Lancs. for the Quarterly Poll anno 1698; the 3s.
Aid anno 1699; and the 2s. Aid anno 1700. |
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Mr. Brougham for Cos. Cumberland and Westmorland for the
Duties on Houses for Co. Cumberland for 5 years ended Lady day
[last]: for the Duties on Houses for Cos. Cumberland and Westmorland, anno 1700. |
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Jervise Bradgate for Co. Leicester: for the Duties on Houses
anno 1700. |
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[Samuel Clarke] for Co. Hereford: for the 2s. Aid anno 1700 and
the Duties on Houses anno 1700. |
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Thomas Albert for Co. Worcester: for the Duties on Houses
anno 1700. |
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Geo. Hosier for Co. Salop: for the Quarterly Poll anno 1698 and
the Duties on Houses annis 1699 and 1700. |
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William Green for Co. Stafford: for the Duties on Houses anno
1700. |
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Richard Woolaston and Robert Peters [for Co. Herts.] for the
Duties on Houses anno 1697: and ditto anno 1700. |
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[Thomas] Austin for Co. Chester for the Duties on Houses annis
1699 and 1700 and the 2s. Aid anno 1700. Ibid., p. 489. |
Dec. 27. |
William Lowndes to the Agents for Taxes to press Mrs. Chaplin,
widow of Robert Chaplin, late Receiver General for Co. Suffolk to
pass his account for the Duty on Houses for 1696 to 1698. Ibid.,
p. 490. |
Dec. 29. |
Money order for 225l. to the Agents for Taxes for 1701 Xmas
quarter's salaries. Order Book V, p. 327. |
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William Lowndes to the Agents for Taxes to forbear process against
John Mason. Out Letters (General) XVI, p. 490. |
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Same to Sir John Stanley. My Lords have no objection to the
Lord Chamberlain signing the King's clockmaker's bills. Ibid. |
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Same to the late Commissioners of Transports to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Henry Greenhill with his account
[missing] for transport. Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ John
Ward and Horatio Mitchell as Examiners of the Outports Books
locis John Cooksey and Simon Waterson who have been extremely
negligent therein whereby the General Account of the Customs is
much delayed and the collectors are apt to run into great arrears by
such omission to inspect their Quarter Books. Out Letters (Customs)
XIV, p. 156. |
Dec. 30. |
Same to the King's Remembrancer to issue process ad
computandum against Receivers General of Taxes as follows: |
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the executors of Phil. Bearcroft for Co. Worcester: for the second
4s. Aid. |
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Thomas Richards for Co. Herts.: for the third and fourth 4s. Aids
and for the Duties on Houses anno 1696. |
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Samuell Pacey for Co. Suffolk: for the Duties on Houses anno
1699: ditto anno 1700. |
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[William] Jeay and [William] Dowse for Co. Huntingdon: for
the Duties on Houses anno 1700. |
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Thomas Kent and William Cawthorp for Co. Lincoln: for Duties
on Houses anno 1700 and the 2s. Aid anno 1700. |
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Samuell Bradshaw for Co. Derby: for the Duties on Houses
anno 1700. |
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Warrants not Relating to Money XVII, p. 154. |
Dec. 30. |
Entry (by order of Mr. Pelham) of a Treasury caveat in favour
of the Duke of Newcastle against any lease of 3 small houses in the
borough of Aldeborough supposed to be escheated to the Crown.
Caveat Book, p. 55. |
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Money warrant for 250l. to Christopher Tankred for half a year
to 1699 June 24 as Master of the Harriers. Money Book XV, p. 536. |
|
Money orders for 283l. 11s. 9d. to John Walker, Usher of the
Exchequer Court, for 126 days' diet for himself at 5d. a day and
for necessaries delivered to the officers of said Court in 1701
Michaelmas term. Order Book V, p. 333. |
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William Lowndes to the Earl of Ranelagh to pay Capt. Charles
Nicholson 18l. 3s. 6d. for the subsistence of his Company 1698 March
7 to April 8. Out Letters (General) XVI, p. 491. |
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Same to Secretary Vernon to lay before the King the Mint Officers'
report [missing] on the enclosed petition of Richard Clark outlawed
for counterfeiting the coin in 1694 which he was not guilty of and
therefore prays a reversal of his outlawry that he may take his
trial. Ibid., p. 493. |
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Treasury warrant to the Collector Outwards London port to swear
in Anthony Meek and Clere Wyndham to the office of one of the
five Under-searchers, London port. Out Letters (Customs) XIV,
p. 157. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Gab. Auboineau for a landwaiter's place Southampton loco John
Dickinson deceased. Reference Book VII, p. 447. |
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Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a
particular of the issues of the Original Seal and Pre Fines of the
Counties of Denbigh and Montgomery in order to a lease thereof to
John Matthews. |
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Prefixing: said Surveyor's report on said Matthews' petition
for same. Warrants not Relating to Money XVII, pp. 155–6. |
Dec. 31. |
Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Earl of Ranelagh, to
pay to Lord Coningsby out of the offreckonings of the 12 Battalions
lately sent to Holland so much as shall be equivalent to the sum in
Irish money as is to be paid to the clothiers of the said Regiments
in pursuance of the royal warrant of Dec. 2 inst. supra p. 410 to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and notwithstanding the royal warrant
of July 18/29 last supra p. 317. |
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Appending: a state of the offreckonings and clothing due to the
said Regiments to the time of their embarcation for Holland: the
totals being as follow |
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Regiments of |
balance of clothing owing |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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Orkney |
3837 |
17 |
3½ |
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Webb |
836 |
12 |
1¾ |
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|
Stewart |
740 |
12 |
6 |
|
|
Granville |
1615 |
13 |
5½ |
|
|
Sir John Jacob |
780 |
12 |
9½ |
|
|
How |
786 |
18 |
11 |
|
|
Stanley |
1869 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
Bridges |
470 |
0 |
7 |
|
|
Frederick Hamilton |
325 |
5 |
8½ |
|
|
Ingoldsby |
649 |
6 |
9¼ |
|
|
Seymour |
555 |
6 |
9 |
|
|
|
£12468 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
King's Warrant Book XXI, pp. 154–5. |
Dec. 31. |
Money order for 10l. to John Lowe for 1701 Xmas quarter for
locking up &c. his Majesty's treasure [in the Exchequer]. Order
Book V, p. 333. |
|
Same for 5l. to John Broadhurst for same quarter's allowance as
Porter at the Exchequer Gate. Ibid., p. 334. |
|
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to report on
the enclosed memorial [missing] from the old East India Company
concerning the warehouses by you appointed for the reception of
their goods. Out Letters (General) XVI, p. 474. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to make an agreement with Mr.
Champante in accordance with (a) infra. |
|
Appending: John Champante's memorial to the Commissioners
for Trade and Plantations concerning the shortest time for the
delivery to the ship Jerzey at Portsmouth of the clothing for the
four Companies in New York at a cost, detailed, of 1858l. 6s. 0d.
Ibid., pp. 491–2. |
|
Treasury subscription of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant
dated Dec. 20 to the Earl of Montagu, [Master of the Great
Wardrobe] to deliver to Henry Lowman, his Majesty's Housekeeper
and Wardrobekeeper at Kensington, furniture, detailed, for the
new closet next to the King's Little Bedchamber there,
viz. 3 pieces of hangings; one window curtain of scarlet green rich
mixed damask; one easy chair, 2 stools and a fire screen to be
covered suitable, all trimmed with green silk and tufted fringes;
the window curtain to draw up with a curved cornish and silk strings
and tassels to it; the frames of the chair, stools and fire screen of
walnut tree carved and cases of green taffeta for the chair, stools and
fire screen; likewise 2 portiere curtains of the said damask lined
with taffeta and trimmed with the like green fringes, to draw on
each side with cornices suitable to them. Warrants not Relating to
Money XVII, p. 156. |
|
Same of a same dated Nov. 21 to same to deliver to same furniture,
detailed, for Dr. Bidloe's bedchamber, viz. a stuff bed and bedding,
hangings, a midling glass, table, stands, 12 cane chairs; a table,
bedstead and bedding for his servant. Ibid. |
|
Same of a same dated Dec. 13 to same to deliver to same a
crimson velvet armed chair with silk fringe to carry his Majesty
upstairs, the other chair being left at Hampton Court; and also
a crimson cushion for his bedchamber. Ibid., p. 157. |
Dec. 31. |
Entry of a Treasury caveat in favour of Sir John Stanley, Warden
of the Mint, against any grant to Sir Salathiell Lovell or any
other of the estate of Joseph Horton, late condemned at Chester for
coining. Caveat Book, p. 55. |