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Jan. 3
Cockpit,
Treasury
Chambers,
forenoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer [Godolphin] ; Chancellor of the Exchequer
[Henry Boyle].
[Send word] to Mr. Pauncefoot to come to-morrow morning with a
particular of the disposition of the 145,017l. 9s. 0d. granted anno
1702 to make good the alliances with Denmark "and use the words
of the Act."
Mr. White is called in about a proposition he has to make to prevent
counterfeiting the stamps for paper and parchment. He [undertakes
that he] will make known his method to my Lord upon this assurance
that it shall not be put in practice unless he have the reward of 3000l.
which he insists upon. He'll come again on Wednesday morning.
Treasury Minute Book XIV, p. 177.
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Jan. 4
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
[Send] to the Customs Commissioners and the East India
Companies to be here to-morrow afternoon about settling the Duties
for unrated goods.
The Agents for Taxes and Mr. Aynstis [attend. The Lord
Treasurer gives order to] issue 12,000l. out of the Civil List money
to Mr. Scobel on his order for tin : which money is intended to be
paid again into the Exchequer on account of Mr. Wood [for] 6000l.,
Mr. Burage 3000l. and Mr. Manaton 3000l. who will supply the like
sums in Cornwall to Mr. Scobel to buy the tin.
[Order for the issue of] 654l. 5s. 0d. to the Earl of Ranelagh : out
of the Malt surplus reserved for the service of the year 1702 : and
is to complete the sum of 18,750l. for half a year's subsidy to the
King of Denmark to Xmas 1702 and is to be paid over to Mr. Stratford
on that account.
[Order for the issue of] 40,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy :
out of the loans on this year's Land Tax : and is to be for wages
towards paying ships to 1703 June 30.
Likewise for the issue to same of as much more as will pay 6 months
to the Course of the Navy. Ibid., p. 178.
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Jan. 5
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
[Order for the] issue to Mr. Fox of 4000l., of which 3073l. 3s. 10d.
is to be out of loans on the sixth 4s. Aid anno 1703 and 926l. 16s. 2d.
is to be out of the 25 per cent. on French goods : [same to be applied]
towards the sum of 19,401l. 0s. 10d. due to Sir Henry Furnese for
bills of exchange received from him Nov. 23 last and sent to Mr.
Methwin for 833,333⅓ [sic for 83,333⅓] pieces of Eight to complete
the Queen's two thirds of 500,000 pieces of Eight payable to the
King of Portugal for preparations &c.
All persons appointed for this morning are put off till next Monday
morning.
[Order for the issue of] 50,000l. to Mr. How on account for Guards
and Garrisons : out of loans on the Land Tax anno 1704 and is to
serve instead of the like sum on Subsidy tallies not yet in Course.
The Duke of Marlborough comes in.
Memorandum : four Regiments of Foot are to come from Ireland
and serve in Flanders viz. two to be part of the 40,000 men and two
to be part of the Augmentation Troops and 3l. per man is to be
allowed for the additional men to fill them up to 60 in each Company
for those of the 40,000 men and to 55 in each Company for those of
the Augmentation Troops : [to be issued] out of the money given
[by Parliament] this year : and the pay of those which come from
Ireland is to commence from the time of embarcation from there
and the pay of the new raised men is to commence from the time they
shall be mustered.
[The draft of a] letter [of direction] for 310,380l. for the Navy is
read and approved.
[Order for] 10,300l. for salaries and pensions due to the Household
at Xmas last.
[Send] to Lord Halifax to be here on Monday morning about
Mr. Bertie's account. Treasury Minute Book XIV, p. 179.
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Jan. 5
Cockpit.
Treasury
Chambers,
afternoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer ; Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Customs Commissioners are called in. Their papers are read
and the answers [are endorsed] on them.
The Gentlemen of the East India Company are called in. They
will put down in writing the charges upon their goods after the
importation till the time of sale and give them in to the Treasury
Office to be given to the Customs Commissioners who are to consider
same and give their opinions. The said Commissioners and the East
India Companies are to be here again on Friday afternoon.
[Send] to Mr. Mountstephen and Mr. Corker to advise how the
[Queen's] tin may best be shipped and brought [from Cornwall
and Devon] to London : and signify to the Managers of the tin that
upon the deposit of tin in the Coinage Hall the poor Tinners may
have the proportion of the money to be lent gratis till the next
coinage.
My Lord leaves it to them [the Tin Managers] to appoint a
Register when there shall be occasion for answering the intention
of the contract.
Order them to give warrant for paying the Post Groats to the
farmer [of said Duty of Post Groats].
Direct them to take care that a register be duly kept of all the
loans [to the tinners]. Order them to pay to the Receiver General
of the Duchy [of Cornwall] so much as the Coinage Duty amounts to.
Ibid., p. 180.
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January 7
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
[Order for the issue of] 14,915l. 4s. 0d. to Mr. Fox for the Augmentation
Troops in the Low Countries : to be issued out of loans [to
be made] by Fox himself on the Coal Duty Act anno 1703 :
likewise for 15,401l. 0s. 10d. to same : out of Civil List money in
the Exchequer on the 28th inst : to be on his order for 200,000l. for
Alliances anno 1703 : and is to be paid over to Sir Henry Furnese
to complete 19,401l. 0s. 10d. for his bills of exchange for 83,333⅓
pieces of Eight to complete the Queen's two thirds of 50,000 [sic for
500,000] pieces of Eight payable to the King of Portugal for his
preparations &c.
[Order for the] issue to Mr. Fox of another month's subsistence for
[the Forces in] Portugal from March 18 next.
[The draft of a] letter [of direction] for 500l. [to William Lowndes]
for secret service is read and approved.
[The like approval of a similar] letter for 3993l. 8s. 2d. for the
quarter's pensions payable by Mr. Nicholas at Xmas last.
Write to the [Queen's] printers to send to Mr. Lowndes a set of
Acts of Parliament of King William's reign and the Scotch Acts.
Ibid., p. 181.
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Jan. 8
at the Lord
Treasurer's
house at
St. James's.
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Present : Lord Treasurer.
Write to the Customs Commissioners to put them in mind of
what my Lord Treasurer said to them concerning the constitution
for Arnold Sansom and desire them to send their opinion in writing
as soon as they can.
Order for 70,000l. for wages to the ships which are directed to be
paid at Portsmouth, Plymouth and the Nore : to be issued out of
loans on this year's Land Tax.
Order for 10,000l. for Sick and Wounded : to be issued out of the
like loans : whereof 6000l. to be for Sick and Wounded and 4000l.
for prisoners of war. Ibid.
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January
10
Cockpit,
Treasury
Chambers,
forenoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Thrale and Sir Jeffery Jefferys and
Mr. How are called in. My Lord Treasurer says he will issue to
Mr. How the money for the Independent Companies at New York
and he must take care to apply it duly.
Mr. How says when he receives any money for them it shall be
set up at the Office door [as a notice or advertisement] and Mr.
Thrale shall not have it till Sir Jeffery Jefferys comes with him.
[Send] to the Earl of Ranelagh and Mr. Pauncefoot to be here
to-morrow morning.
On Wednesday afternoon my Lord will read petitions : the doors
[of the Treasury Office] to be shut.
Mr. White called in. He shews my Lord his method to prevent
counterfeiting the stamps. [Write] to the Stamps Commissioners
to be here on Wednesday afternoon with Mr. White. Ibid., p. 182.
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Jan. 11
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
[The draft of a] letter [of direction] for 6831l. for Envoys and
Foreign Ministers is read and approved.
Send to the Customs Commissioners for an account or the best
estimate they can make by to-morrow morning of the allowances
on damaged wines in the year 1700 and of the quantities by computation
of damaged wines for which those allowances were made in
London port and the outports.
Prepare a warrant for bringing into the Exchequer forthwith
11,506l. 14s. 2¼d. upon account of the Queen's part of prize money
to complete the pay of the Augmentation Forces to 25 Dec. last
according to Mr. Fox's memorial of this day.
The Duke of Marlborough, Earl of Ranelagh, Lord Coningsby,
Mr. Blathwait and Mr. Fox come in.
Sir Henry Furnese will remit the money necessary for the Forces
in the Low Countries as long as my Lord pleases and run the risk
of the bills for 12s. 6d. per cent. for commission, brokage and risk
of the bills : and if my Lord finds the exchange by this means comes
forth more to the advantage of the public than the remittances were
last year for the same time my Lord Treasurer will add 2s. 6d. per
cent. more. Treasury Minute Book XIV, p. 183.
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Jan. 12
Cockpit.
Treasury
Chambers,
forenoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Issue to Sir Thomas Littleton for the Victuallers 80,000l. in part
of 215,735l. 13s. 10d. for their [the Victualling] Course for the months
of 1702-3 Jan. to 1703 June inclusive. Ibid., p. 184.
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January
14
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
[Send word] to the Directors of the Bank that my Lord desires to
speak with some of them on Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
[Send word] to Mr. Fox that my Lord Treasurer finds that when
[after] the money is ordered here for the Forces great difficulties
and delays are used in his [Fox's] Office [of Paymaster of the
Forces] and that my Lord must desire him to remedy all unnecessary
delays and difficulties that there be no more complaints of this
nature.
Issue to Mr. Fox 25,000l. for the 40,000 men and 5000l. for the
Augmentation Troops in part of 118,402l. 17s. 11d. (whereof 100,249l.
3s. 5½d. for subsistence to the Subject Troops and full pay to the
foreigners in the 40,000 men for 8 weeks from the 22nd inst. to
March 17 next ; and 18,153l. 14s. 5½d. for subsistence for 2 English
Regiments and pay to the Foreigners in the Augmentation Troops
for the like time) : to be issued out of loans on the Land Tax anno
1704.
Issue to him out of the same 3000l. more upon account for the
40,000 men.
The Stamp Commissioners and Mr. [White attend]. Ibid., p. 185.
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January
17
at my Lord
Treasurer's
house.
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Present : Lord Treasurer.
Enquire whether the [Prizes] Agent in Sir Cloudesley Shovell's
fleet and his salary be continued ; and what account he gives [of
the receipts of prizes].
[My Lord reads the] Salt Commissioners' report on Mr. Johnson's
petition about fish imported from Ireland to Liverpool and now under
seizure. Ordered that the Attorney General be desired to come
about this to-morrow afternoon.
Issue 4635l. 2s. 3d. to the Navy Treasurer for Mr. Whitfeild for a
month's subsistence to the 6 Regiments of Marines under his pay,
viz. from Jan. 24 inst. to Feb. 24 next.
Upon reading Col. Villiers' information about arms seized at
Tinmouth [Tynemouth] Castle my Lord orders the Customs Commissioners
to enquire very strictly whether any of their officers
have been faulty or negligent in the matter therein set forth.
The Excise Commissioners' memorial is read for increase of salary.
[My Lord orders] a warrant to be prepared on Mr. Borrett's report
for granting the custody of William Collins, found an idiot de
nativitate, to his mother Hannah Tucker. Ibid., p. 186.
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January
18
Cockpit,
Treasury
Chambers.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Some reports [and petitions] are read. The doors are to be shut
on Thursday morning [when my Lord Treasurer will resume
consideration thereof.]
The business for this afternoon is put off till Friday afternoon.
Ibid., p. 187.
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January
21
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Present : ut supra.
[My Lord orders] 4000l. more to be issued to Mr. Scobel for tin.
[The draft of a] letter [of direction] for 875l. for a quarter to the
seven Commissioners of Accounts is read and approved.
[My Lord orders the issue to the Navy Treasurer of] 10,000l. for
the Sick and Wounded in the usual proportions [of three fifths to
be charged to the head of Wages and two fifths to be charged to the
head of Victualling] : to be issued out of loans on Malt.
The Gentlemen of the Bank are called in. They [inform my Lord
that they] cannot lend the money [my Lord desires] on [credit of] the
last part of the Coal Act.
[Order for the issue of] 4000l. to the Household in further part
for Xmas quarter.
[Send] to Mr. Whitfeild for a state of the pay of the Marine
Regiments, how far they are cleared and what respites have been
[made] on each muster. Ibid., p. 188.
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Eodem die
afternoon.
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Present : [attendance not stated].
The Attorney General thinks Mr. Johnson's fish are not forfeited.
Send for the Commissioners of Salt Duties on Monday morning. Ibid.
The Commissioners for Stamp Duties attend with Mr. White.
My Lord Treasurer is pleased [to decide] that the Commissioners
shall not make use of his [White's] method [of preventing
counterfeiting the stamps] unless he have his premium. He
will attend again on Monday between 5 and 6 o'clock and so will
the Commissioners. Ibid.
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January 24
forenoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer.
Mrs. Curtis to have 3l. for her journey to discover smugglers in
Sussex.
[The draft of a] letter [of direction] for 15,714l. 15s. 7¼d. to Mr.
How is read and approved.
Likewise the draft of a same for 4635l. 2s. 3d. to the Navy
[Treasurer] for Mr. Whitfield [for the Marines].
The Salt Commissioners are called in about Mr. Johnson's fish.
They are directed to attend the Attorney General for his opinion
in writing.
[Send] to the Commissioners of Prizes to be here to-morrow
morning. Ibid., p. 189.
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Eodem die
afternoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Stamp Commissioners and Mr. White are called in. They
will come again on Friday in the evening.
[Send] to the Navy Commissioners to speak with them on Friday
afternoon about the state of the Navy accounts. But if it be inconvenient
for them to attend then because of the great hurry of business
now in the Navy let them appoint some other time. Ibid.
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January 25
forenoon.
Cockpit.
Treasury
Chambers.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Prizes Commissioners are called in. They say their account
will pass in 6 days. My Lord thinks a Commissioner [one of their
number] should go with the Fleet to Portugal. They will come
again on Friday afternoon.
Prepare a warrant for Mr. [William] Window's salary and allowance
according to the [Prizes] Commissioners' presentment [as Prizes
Agent in Shovell's Squadron].
Shut the door to-morrow afternoon [when my Lord will consider
petitions].
As [and when] loans come in on this year's funds 20,000l. is to be
ordered for land service of the Ordnance and 20,000l. for sea service.
Issue 6300l. to Mr. Fox : out of loans [on the funds for] this year's
service : to be on his order for the Forces for Portugal and is to pay
a bill drawn on Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Roop for refitting the transport
ships which were damaged in Holland by the late storm and for
2 months' freight in hand to others [ships] hired in the place of those
disabled and also for provision for the soldiers in their passage.
Treasury Minute Book XIV, p. 190.
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January 26
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
[My Lord orders] Mr. Borret 200l. on account [for Crown Law
expenses].
[Likewise] 4000l. to be issued to the Earl of Ranelagh to be paid
over on account of the arrears due to the Regiments of the Earl of
Donegal, Charlemont and Gustavus Hamilton from the 25th Oct. to
24th Dec. 1702. Hereof 140l. is to be issued out of fines on maltsters
and 3860l. out of the Malt surplus [anno 1702]. Ibid., p. 191.
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January 28
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
The business of the Commissioners for Stamp Duties and Mr.
White is put off till next Wednesday afternoon.
Order Mr. Newton and Mr. Harris of the Mint to be here then.
Let Mr. Tilson search and state how much was paid within a year
or two [last past] to the Earl of Ranelagh and Mr. How to clear the
Invalids : and look out their memorials [the demands from said Earl
and from Mr. How for money for same].
Direct the Auditors [of Imprests] to send to the Lord Treasurer
a state of the accounts of the Forces delivered in by the Earl of
Ranelagh as late Paymaster : to wit from 1 April 1692 to 24 Dec.
1701.
Send to the Auditor of the Receipt and Clerk of the Pells to hasten
the Earl of Ranelagh's imprest rolls from 1701 Dec. 24 to this time.
[My Lord orders] Richard Littlehale, Isaac Graffart, Jacob Vinck
and Heyman Browner to have 40l. a piece per Mr. Nicholas.
[Order for] 29,200l. 18s. 11½d. to be issued to Mr. Fox, out of loans
on the Malt Act pro anno 1704 ; to complete a month's subsistence
to Feb. 18 next to the 40,000 men and the Augmentation Troops in
the Low Countries : as according to his memorial of this day :
likewise 2954l. [to said Fox] for Col. Cadogan, Brigadier Ross
and Col. Macartney as by the said memorial :
likewise 8738l. 6s. 8d. [to said Fox] for subsistence of the Forces
for Portugal ; which will carry on their subsistence to May 12 next.
Send for the Agents [for Taxes] to be here on Wednesday afternoon.
Those appointed for this afternoon are to attend on Wednesday
afternoon. Ibid., p. 192.
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