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William Jephson's Secret Service Account.
1689 Michaelmas quarter.
From 30 September, 1689 to 25 December, 1689.
(T 38/734, folios 15—24).
Debit or charge. | £ | s. | d. | |
balance of the last accompt ended 29 September, 1689 | 1952 | 7 | 2½ | |
1689, Oct. 17, | money received of Mr. Villiers [a Teller of the Exchequer] in full of the order of 29 August last for 25,000l.: out of loans on the 12d. Aid | 274 | 13 | 0 |
money received of Mr. Loving [another Teller of the Exchequer] in part of an order of October 16 inst. for 25,000l.: out of the 12d. Aid | 1000 | 0 | 0 | |
ditto received of said Villiers: out of loans on said Aid | 7350 | 7 | 0 | |
Nov. 4, | ditto received of ditto: out of ditto | 500 | 0 | 0 |
Nov. 8, | ditto received of ditto: out of ditto | 1000 | 0 | 0 |
ditto received of Mr. Loving: out of ditto | 1000 | 0 | 0 | |
Nov. 16, | ditto received of Mr. Maynard [another of the said Tellers]: out of [money of the] Customs | 1500 | 0 | 0 |
Nov. 21, | ditto received of ditto: out of [money of the] Excise | 1500 | 0 | 0 |
Dec. 18, | ditto received of Mr. Villiers: out of loans on the 12d. Aid | 420 | 0 | 0 |
Dec. 20, | ditto received of ditto: out of ditto | 411 | 8 | 0 |
Dec. 23, | ditto received of Mr. Howard [another of the said Tellers]: out of ditto | 7825 | 0 | 0 |
£24733 | 15 | 2½ | ||
Credit or Discharge. | ||||
£ | s. | d. | ||
1689, Sept. 30, | money paid to Ann Gabriell de Monmilan [? Montpuillan] per Susan D' Campignus: clear [of fees] | 50 | 0 | 0 |
1689, Oct. 2, | paid to his Majesty: per Mr. Harrison: paid fees [hereon] | 500 | 0 | 0 |
paid Eliz[abeth] Hobson, wife of Capt. Samuell Hobson, as contingent expenses in the service of Ireland: by order of the Lords Committees of Ireland dated 28 September, 1689, signified per Mr. Mountagu: clear [of fees]: per Sir John Champante | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Oct. 3, | paid Geo. Littlefeild, by him expended in charges of [preparing and passing] a privy seal of 2 skins of parchment passed for regulating the business of seizures, etc. in the Exchequer Court | 29 | 1 | 10 |
Oct. 5, | paid Robert Morrison, Alexander Irwin and Daniell Sherrard, recommended by Dr. Walker as having done very good service at Londonderry: each 20l. to enable them to repair to Ireland to serve their Majesties in their Army there, by order of the Lords Committees for Ireland dated 3 October inst.: [paid] per Sir John Nicholas | 60 | 0 | 0 |
Oct. 7, | paid John Dwyre on his allowance of 2s. a day for 31 days from 6 Feb. last to this day: clear [of fees] | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Oct. 9, | paid the King: per Mr. Harrison: paid fees [hereon] | 500 | 0 | 0 |
Oct. 8, | paid the Duke of Ormonde for last Michaelmas quarter upon his pension of 2500l. per an.: paid fees [hereon]: [paid] per Mr. Ri. Lassells | 625 | 0 | 0 |
paid Daniel, Earl of Nottingham, in further part of 20,000l. for the purchase of his house, gardens and lands within the walls at Kensington | 3000 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Thomas Firmin gent as royal bounty towards the relief of the Irish Protestants: to be by him paid into the Chamber of London for that purpose: clear [of fees] | 1000 | 0 | 0 | |
Oct. 9, | paid Lieut. John Chichester for contingent expenses in Ireland: pursuant to an order of September 28 last of the Lords of the Committee for the Affairs of Ireland: by Mr. Montague | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1689, Oct. 10. | paid Dr. Titus Oates his allowance of 10l. a week and is for 4 weeks from the 11th inst. to November 8 next: [paid] per William Dent: clear [of fees] | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Oct. 14, | paid Tho. Langley, Esq. [Town] Major of Harwich, for so much by him laid out for the relief of poor Dutch seamen and soldiers at Harwich from 1 August, 1689 to 30 September: clear [of fees] | 20 | 2 | 6 |
paid William Lover: [as royal] bounty: clear [of fees] | 250 | 0 | 0 | |
Oct. 15, | paid Thomas Fox for the maintenance of Mrs. Fitzharris's three children: for half a year to Michaelmas last | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Oct. 16, | paid Charles Godfrey, Esq., 250l. on his annuity of 1000l. formerly payable by Sir Peter Apsley: and is for last Michaelmas quarter: and 12l. 10s. 0d. for fees [thereon] | 262 | 10 | 0 |
paid Capt. Phillip Howard on his allowance of 120l. per an. [as royal] bounty: for same quarter | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
paid the King: paid fees [hereon] | 1000 | 0 | 0 | |
Oct. 17, | paid Col. Richard Crofton; for the contingent services in Ireland: to enable him to return to his Majesty's service there: in pursuance of an order of Council dated 14 October inst.: clear [of fees] | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Oct. 18, | paid Henry Allen, one of the Messengers of the Chamber in ordinary, towards defraying the charges of carrying over Col. Lundy and Col. Cuningham into Ireland to be tried for treason in pursuance of an order from the Lords of the Committee for the Affairs of Ireland of this day's date: clear [of fees] | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Oct. 22, | paid Hugh Magill, to be by him laid out for his Majesty's service to transport men from Whitehaven into Ireland by his Majesty's order: clear [of fees] | 100 | 0 | 0 |
paid William Lightfoot, clerk, for the charges of his transportation to Jamaica, whither he is going chaplain: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
1689, Oct. 22, | paid Thomas Tyer, [Town] Major of Liverpool for so much disbursed by him for relief of Irish prisoners at Liverpool to 28 September last: per John Travers: clear [of fees] | 44 | 3 | 0 |
Oct. 24, | paid Thomas Taylor, pewterer, as [his Majesty's] free gift for and in consideration of his discovery of several papers in the hands of Lord Griffin's cook: clear [of fees] | 50 | 0 | 0 |
paid John Andrew Ekhart whom his Majesty hath appointed his Resident at Brussels: [as royal] bounty: paid fees hereon (in the margin: 188l. 15s. 0d. probably meaning the net sum paid) | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Col. Henry Monroe to enable him to return into his Majesty's service in Ireland: by order of Council of 14 October inst. signified by Sir John Nicholas: clear [of fees] | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
Oct. 25, | paid William Fanshaw, Esq., on his allowance of 40s. a week: [and is] for 4 weeks ending the 26th inst.: clear [of fees] | 8 | 0 | 0 |
paid Walter Midleton for so much by him disbursed for relief of several Irish men, prisoners in Co. Pembroke; at the rate of 6d. per diem from 23 Jan., 1688-9 to 30 August last: per Richard Butler: clear [of fees] | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
Oct. 29, | paid John Lillingston, clerk, [as royal] bounty for the charges of his transportation to Maryland, whither he is going chaplain: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Oct. 30, | paid Richard, Lord Lumley for so much by him paid by his Majesty's order to the Honble. Richard Boyle as his Majesty's royal bounty: "paid fees per King" | 200 | 0 | 0 |
Nov. 1, | paid James Roch for his service and hazard in swimming and travelling from his Majesty's frigate the Dartmouth riding near Kilmore Castle to Londonderry by direction of Col. Percy Kirke: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 |
1689, Nov. 1, | paid William Streete, late [Town] Major of Chester for so much paid by him viz. 57l. 15s. 0d. for the relief of 48 private soldiers in the Castle and North Gate at Chester at 6d. per diem from 2 August, 1689 to 22 August for 20 days: and for 48 prisoners from 22 Aug. to 7 October, 1689 at the rate of 4d. per diem; and 16l. 12s. 6d. for half pay of one Major, 2 Captains, 1 Lieutenant and 1 Quarter Master from 3 August to 22 August, 1689: clear [of fees]: [paid] per John Barrobie | 74 | 7 | 6 |
Nov. 2, | paid William Lowndes for the charges of letters patent for a security to Mr. Thomas Fox for — lent, etc. and for the warrant thereupon: clear [of fees] | 51 | 10 | 0 |
paid Lady Arabella Macharty on her pension of 300l. per an.: due at Michaelmas last: paid fees [hereon] | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
Nov. 8, | paid Sir Michael Cole: [as royal] bounty: paid fees [hereon] | 100 | 0 | 0 |
paid Richard Johnson for the Contingent affairs of Ireland by order from the Committee for the Affairs of Ireland dated 7 November, 1689 (not to be part of the 1000l.) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Josias Clarke, clerk [as royal] bounty for the charge of his transportation to Jamaica, whither he is going chaplain: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Dr. Titus Oates on his allowance of 10l. per week and is for 4 weeks from date hereof to December 5 next: clear [of fees] | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Sir John Morden towards the relief of the French Protestants in such sort and manner as shall seem meet to the Commissioners appointed for the distribution thereof: clear [of fees] to the [individual recipient or] party | 1000 | 0 | 0 | |
Nov. 11, | paid Jacob Ware [as royal] bounty towards the charge of his transportation to Virginia, whither he is going chaplain: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 |
1689, Nov. 11, | paid James Boissan for ditto to Virginia, whither he is going chaplain: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 |
paid Daniell, Earl of Nottingham, to be by him disposed according to such direction as he hath already received from his Majesty: clear [of fees] | 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
Nov. 12, | paid Anthony Seagar, viz. 50l. 18s. 6d. for provisions by him made and supplied in [and for] the Treasury Chambers, from 24 June last to 29 September last and 10l. upon his salary for same: clear [of fees] | 60 | 18 | 6 |
paid Samuell Cox, clerk, for his transportation to the Leeward Islands, whither he is going chaplain: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Nov. 13, | paid John Dwyre on his allowance of 3s. per diem [and is] for 47 days from 7 October last to this day: clear of fees | 4 | 14 | 0 |
paid Joseph Barke for so much by him disbursed in passing the grant of 300l. per an. to the widow and children of Col. Baker in consideration of said Baker's services at Londonderry: clear of fees | 46 | 18 | 0 | |
paid Samuel Hobson for his present subsistence in pursuance of a letter from the Committee for the Affairs of Ireland dated the 12th inst.: [signified] per Mr. Blathwayte: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Nov. 14, | paid Lieut. John Chichester [as royal] bounty in pursuance of an order of the same date from said 12th inst.: [signified] per Mr. Blathwayte: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Nov. 15, | paid Lieut. Col. William Campbell [as royal] bounty to carry him over to Ireland in pursuance of an order of the 13th inst. from said Committee: [signified] per Mr. Blathwayte: clear [of fees] | 40 | 0 | 0 |
paid Lieut. John King as same to carry him over into Ireland in pursuance of a like order [signified] per [Blathwayte]: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
1689, Nov. 15, | paid Lieut. Michaell Boyer as same to carry him over into Ireland in pursuance of a like order: | 20 | 0 | 0 |
paid Lieut. William Campbell as same in consideration of his service relating to Londonderry: in pursuance of a like order, signified by William Blathwayte: clear of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
paid William Johnson: [as royal bounty: clear [of fees] | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Roger Mitton, clerk, towards the charge of his transportation to Virginia, whither he is going chaplain: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Nov. 16, | paid James Tennant [as royal] bounty to carry him home into Norfolk: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 |
paid Col. Henry Monro [as royal] bounty to carry him over into Ireland in pursuance of an order from the Committee for the Affairs of Ireland signified the 13th inst. by Mr. Blathwayte: clear [of fees] | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Andrew Hamilton that came over with an address from the town of Inniskillen: [as royal] bounty to defray the charge of his journey to and from Ireland: which said sum is not to be deducted from the Officers of Inniskillen: in pursuance of his Majesty's order in Council of the 14th inst.: clear [of fees] | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
Nov. 21, | paid Thomas Morris 22l. for 22 days' service in carrying several Commissions and Acts of Parliament to the three Ridings of Yorkshire [and to] Durham, Newcastle and Northumberland about the 12d. Aid; and 6l. 3s. 8d. for riding post to Newmarket thither and back again, being 106 miles and for his own and other charges for their Majesties' service: clear [of fees] | 28 | 3 | 8 |
paid Thomas Bendyshe for the charges of letters patent, containing 3 skins, for establishing a Register in the Exchequer upon the New Impositions (fn. 1) and for paying 600,000l. to the Dutch and for other purposes: clear [of fees] | 97 | 11 | 10 | |
1689, Nov. 23, | paid William Fanshaw, Esq., for 4 weeks from October 26 last to date hereof on his allowance of 40s. a day: clear [of fees] | 8 | 0 | 0 |
paid John Wildman, Esq.: [as royal] bounty: paid fees [hereon] | 400 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Sir John Morgan, Governor of Chester, in part of a bill of 1477l. by him disbursed and expended for the use and service of his Majesty in his said Government [of Chester] to 29 September last: which said bill is signed by himself: paid fees [hereon] | 500 | 0 | 0 | |
Nov. 26, | paid Ezekiell Webb, minister of Inniskillen, [as royal] bounty to enable him to return into Ireland, by order from the Committee for Ireland signified the 23rd inst. by Mr. Blathwayte: clear of fees | 30 | 0 | 0 |
paid Will. Jackson, Esq., late [Town] Major of Bristol, for so much by him disbursed as well for subsistence to Irish prisoners at Bristol as for half pay to Officers there in custody: clear [of fees]: per Joseph Mason | 64 | 3 | 9 | |
Nov. 29, | paid Daniell Butts: to be applied towards the expenses of his journey into the North to assist Mr. Fotherby: clear [of fees] | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Dec. 3, | paid Samuel Grey, clerk, [as royal] bounty towards the charges of his transportation to Virginia, whither he is going chaplain: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 |
1689, Dec. 4, | paid Capt. Edward Taylor [as royal] bounty to carry him over into Ireland pursuant to an order from the Committee for the Affairs of Ireland signified the 2nd inst. by Mr. Coling: clear [of fees] | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Dec. 6, | paid Dr. Titus Oates for one month from the 5th inst. to the 2 January next on his allowance of 10l. per week: clear [of fees] | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Dec. 9, | paid Charles, Earl of Mountrath: [as royal] bounty: paid fees [hereon]: per Charles Writtle | 300 | 0 | 0 |
paid Col. Robert Lundee: [as royal] bounty: per his wife: clear [of fees] | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
Dec. 10, | paid Mr. Thomas Langley of Harwich, for so much by him expended for relief of poor Dutch men and seamen which went and came from Holland: clear [of fees] | 21 | 10 | 0 |
Dec. 12, | paid Katherin Lesly, widow: [as royal] bounty: paid fees [hereon]: per Aiskell | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Dec. 14, | paid Patrick Adaire and John Abernathy: [as royal] bounty: clear [of fees] | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Dec. 19, | paid Sergt. Tho. Nailer [as royal] bounty in consideration of the loss of his arm at the siege of Londonderry by a shot from the enemy: by letter from the Committee for Irish Affairs of the 12th inst. signed by Mr. Coling: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 |
paid Col. Geo. Philips [as royal] bounty for and in consideration of his bringing from the inhabitants of Londonderry an Address to his Majesty and to carry him and family into Ireland by order of Council dated the 12th inst.: clear [of fees] | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
Dec. 20, | paid Henry Sloughter, Governor of New York, viz. 100l. for the buying such presents to be made in his Majesty's name to the Five Indian Nations bordering on New York as have been heretofore usually sent to the Indians in those parts: and 20l. for a schoolmaster [as] of his Majesty's bounty to defray the charges of his transportation to New York whither he is going: paid fees for 100l. [hereof] | 120 | 0 | 0 |
1689, Dec. 21, | paid Phillip Ryley in full of 311l. 8s. 0d. for several reparations made in the Middle Park at Hampton Court: clear [of taxes] | 111 | 8 | 0 |
paid William Fanshaw for 4 weeks from 23 November last to this day on an allowance of 40s. a week: clear [of fees] | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Dec. 23, | paid Laud Crispe for half a year to Xmas next on an allowance of 20l. 16s. 0d. per an. [as royal] bounty: [clear of fees] | 10 | 8 | 0 |
paid Tho. Smeaton, late one of the Messengers attending the Treasury, for last Michaelmas quarter on an allowance of 20l. per an.: clear [of fees] | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Isaac Richier, Esq., his Majesty's Lieut. Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bermuda Islands, for the transportation of himself and household goods to that Government: paid fees [hereon] | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Tho. Firmin, gent, as of his Majesty's bounty for and towards the relief of the Irish Protestants: to be by him paid into the Chamber of London for that purpose: clear [of fees] | 1000 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Anne Fitzharris [as royal] bounty: [paid fees hereon] | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Eliza[beth], widow of John Loup and Eliza[beth] Richards for last Michaelmas quarter on an allowance of 40l. per an.: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Eliz[abeth], widow of Thomas Loup, for same quarter on a like allowance: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Lewis Maria Gwillims for same quarter on a same: clear [of fees]: per Isabella Gwillims | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Hester D' Civell for same quarter on a like allowance of 30l. per an.: clear [of fees] | 7 | 10 | 0 | |
paid John Dwyre for 40 days from November 13 last to this day on an allowance of 2s. a day | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
1689, Dec. 23, | paid Mary Brinknell alias Holtby for half a year to Michaelmas last on an allowance of 20l. per an. [as royal] bounty: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Dec. 24, | paid Mary Watson, widow, for last Michaelmas quarter on her allowance of 40l. per an. [as royal] bounty: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 |
paid Mary Bococke, widow, for same quarter on a same: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Rudolph Keine for his Majesty's use and service | 4000 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Hellen Prideaux, widow, for last Michaelmas quarter on an allowance of 30l. per an. [as royal] bounty: clear of fees | 7 | 10 | 0 | |
paid Eliz[abeth] Madge alias Ogleby, for same quarter on a same of 40l. per an.: clear of [fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
paid the Rt. Honble. Henry Powle, Esq., for 84 days from 2 September last to 25 November last on his allowance of 5l. a day as Speaker of the House of Commons: clear [of fees]: per Geo. Crips | 420 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Alice Baggot, widow, for last Michaelmas quarter on an allowance of 20l. per an.: clear [of fees] | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Kath[erine] Ironmonger, daughter of Agmondesham Pickayes, for same quarter on a same of 40l. per an.: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
paid the Rt. Honble. Sir Robert Atkins, Speaker of the House of Peers, [as royal bounty] for and in consideration of his service in that place: clear [of fees]: per Tho. Shirley | 500 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Richard Jenings for half a year to Michaelmas last on an allowance of 20l. per an. [as royal] bounty: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
paid William Wekett, deputy to John Langwith, messenger, for last Michaelmas quarter on an allowance of 20l. per an. for extraordinary service in carrying letters and doing other services [in the Treasury] | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
1689, Dec. 24, | paid Capt. James Reade for a year ended Michaelmas last on an allowance of 50l. per an.: paid fees [hereon]: per Mrs. Smith | 50 | 0 | 0 |
paid Tho. Silver for last Michaelmas quarter on an allowance of 20l. per an. for his wife, necessary woman to Charles II, [as royal] bounty in consideration of her said service and of her present indisposition: clear [of fees] | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Joyce Greeting, widow, for same quarter on her allowance of 40l. per an. [as royal] bounty: clear [of fees] | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Alice Elliot, widow, for same quarter on her same: clear [of fees] | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
paid William Aldham for same quarter on same: paid fees [hereon] | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Susanna Woodward for same quarter on same: clear [of fees] | 12 | 10 | 0 | |
paid Eleanor Ross, widow, for three quarters to Michaelmas last on a same | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Dame Eli[zabeth] Lenthall for last Michaelmas quarter on a same | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Richard Yates, carpenter, for same quarter on his same: clear [of fees] | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
paid Robert Squibb for so much by him disbursed for fees in passing several warrants and for Exchequer fees on money received there from Michaelmas last to December 25 inst. for his Majesty's secret service in the name of William Jephson | 529 | 4 | 6 | |
21396 | 7 | 1 | ||
to be hence deducted: 20l. paid 15 November to William Campbell being twice put down | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
£21376 | 7 | 1 | ||
remainder [after deduction of this sum from the Debit charge of 24,733l. 15s. 2½d. ut supra p. —] to balance this account which is this day closed and is carried to the next accompt | 3357 | 8 | 1½ |
23 January, 1689, examined by Lord Delamere.
Signed and allowed by his Majesty at Kensington 29 January, 1689–90.
William Jephson's Secret Service Account.
1689–90 Lady Day quarter.
From 26 December, 1689 to 25 March, 1690.
(T 38/734, folios 26–34.)