Warrant Books: March 1708, 26-31

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March 1708, 26–31

March 26. Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the 1708 Lady day quarter's salary bill of the Excise Office: total 6275l. 10. 9¾. Money Book XIX, p. 36.
The like of the Salt Office salary bill for same quarter: total 1112l. 10. 0. Ibid., p. 212.
The like of the Stamp Office salary bill for same quarter: total 1330l. Ibid., p. 215.
Money warrant for 1375l. & 825l. to James Stanhope for 9 months' ordinary, 1707 June 24 to 1708 March 25, on his 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Spain & of 3l. a day as Plenipotentiary to the said King. (Two separate money orders dated 26 March hereon.) (The letter of direction dated March 26 contains the following instruction “1000l. in part of this letter is to be issued immediately & the remainder by 500l. a week.”) Ibid., p. 216. Order Book VII, p. 121. Disposition Book XIX, p. 125.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receipt to apply the sum of 7584l. 10. 7½ (being the overplus of the Two Sevenths of the ninepenny Excise at March 25 instant) for and towards making good the quarterly payments on the annuities purchased under the Act of 5 Anne [4–5 Anne c. 18] to wit such quarterly payments as shall grow due at or before Michaelmas 1710.
Prefixing: certificate by the Auditor of the Receipt of the above surplus at March 25 on the said ninepence per barrel Excise appointed for the payment of several annuities. Money Book XIX, p. 218.
March 26. Letter of direction for 44921l. 8. 4½ to Charles Mason, Paymaster of Transports: out of loans to be made in his name on credit of the Land Tax 1708 “for which loans the orders are to be drawn without interest”: & is intended to be reserved in the hands of the Commissioners for Transports (“to whom alone the tallies & orders are to be delivered”) to attend such services as my Lord Treasurer shall think fit to direct. This sum is to be registered [in the register of loans on Land Tax anno 1708] next after the 12000l. to be issued to Mr. How. (This letter was cancelled & replaced by that of April 21 infra, p. 211 for 44821l. 8. 4½ to Mr. Micklethwait.) Disposition Book XIX, p. 125.
Same for 1000l. to William Lowndes: out of Civil List money: for secret service. Ibid., p. 126.
William Lowndes to Robert Walpoole [Secretary at War] to prepare a royal warrant for paying 200l. to Col. Charles Gorsuch for the extraordinary charges & expenses he was at for her Majesty's service & by particular direction during the 3 last campaigns in Flanders. Out Letters (General) XVIII, p. 407.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Catherine, Viscountess Lonsdale of the office of steward & bailiff of Richmond Fee alias Richmond Lands part of the lordship & barony of Kendal in cos Westmorland & Yorks.
Prefixing: constat of the premises & memorandum thereon by said Surveyor General. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, pp. 152–4.
Treasurer Godolphin to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Richard Pope praying a grant of the lands of Clonad, containing 180 acres, which were set out to his late father for his services in Ireland as a soldier. Out Letters (Ireland) VIII, p. 20.
March 27. Royal sign manual for 1044l. to the executors of Alexander Stanhope, whereof 825l. is for 165 days 1701 Sept 24 to 1701–2 March 8 on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the States General; & the remaining 219l. for 73 days 1701 Dec 25 to 1701–2 March 8 on his ordinary of 3l. a day as Plenipotentiary at the Hague. Queen's Warrant Book XXIII, p. 341.
(Money warrant dated March 29 hereon. Money order dated March 30 hereon. Letter of disposition dated 1 April hereon. Order Book VII, p. 126. Disposition Book XVIII, p. 131.)
Same for 20000l. to the Duchess of Marlborough, Keeper of the Privy Purse: for the service of the Privy Purse & for Healing medals: without account. Queen's Warrant Book XXIII, p. 341.
(Money warrant dated March 27 hereon. Money order dated March 30 hereon. Order Book VII, p. 125.) (Letter of direction dated April 2 hereon for same to be satisfied out of Civil List moneys by weekly payments of 500l. to commence from the day the last order in her Grace's name for 20000l. for the same service was satisfied. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.)
March 27. Letter of direction for 24375l. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of loans to be made by Sir Theodore Janssen on credit of the Continued Half Subsidies anno 1708 [under the Act 6 Anne c. 73]: & is to be in part of 500000l. for strengthening the Duke of Savoy & other purposes & is to be paid to the said Duke towards the sum intended him for the extraordinary service of the war in Italy: & is to answer to the said Janssen the value of 100000 Crowns [value contained] in his bills of exchange given March 12 inst payable in Turin at 58½ pence sterling per Crown of 82 sols money of Piedmont. Disposition Book XIX, p. 126.
Same for 1701l. 16. 8 to same: out of Contributions on the second Act [6 Anne c. 48] for sale of Annuities anno 1708: & is to be in part of 500000l. for prosecuting the war in Spain: & is to answer Mr. Chetwind's bill of exchange from Genoa for her Majesty's share of the value of corn put on board there for the use of the Palatine Troops embarked for Catalonia: whereof 928l. is to be made good again by deductions from the pay of the said Troops & the remaining 773l. 12. 8 is meant to be borne by her Majesty as an extraordinary charge upon their transportation. Ibid., p. 127.
Same for 803l. 3. 7¾ to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, to be paid over to Henry Wise for 1708 Lady day quarter (being 700l.) for the Royal Gardens & Plantations & 103l. 3. 7¾ for St James's Park. Ibid.
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to give Arnold Sansom leave to go to the Bath for a month or 6 weeks for his health. Out Letters (General) XVIII, p. 407.
Fiat by Treasurer Godolphin for royal letters patent to constitute Gabriel Harris as searcher of Gloucester port loco Job Dowle deceased. [This entry shows signs of erasure in the text: and in the margin is written “this fiat altered from Richard Cossley to Gabriel Harris by the Lord Treasurer's order at the request of Lord Berkeley.”] Out Letters (Customs) XV, p. 94.
March 28. Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the salary bill & incidents bill, detailed, of the Hackney Coaches Office, for 1708 March 25 quarter: totals respectively 207l. 10. 0 and 84l. 10. 5. Money Book XIX, pp. 223, 224.
March 29. Money warrant for 1000l. to James Stanhope, Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Spain, for 4 bills of extraordinaries as follows:
Appending: said bills.
(1) from 8 Aug 1706 to 8 Nov 1706: bill dated Whitehall 26 March 1708. £ s. d.
postage of letters, stationery ware, despatching expresses & getting Intelligence 50
a Spanish secretary 25
buying 7 horses & mules to replace what I lost in the Campaign 128
the extraordinary charge which he have been at in housekeeping & stables: being frequently obliged to lodge & entertain the General [or Army Staff] & other Officers which come & go between the camp & the Court & being obliged to be always in a readiness to march after the [Spanish] Court which forces him to keep 30 horses or mules in this town [Valencia] where forage is very scarce: which charges he affirms to have exceeded one day with another above 3l. a day [above] what his allowances of Envoy & Brigadier will bear since the [Spanish] Court has been at Valencia, being 48 days 144
Followed by: Secretary Sunderland's allowance: “I allow 150l. of this bill, being within the Regulation. The rest is submitted to my Lord Treasurer.”
£347
(2) from 8 Nov 1706 to 8 Feb 1706–7: bill dated Whitehall 26 March 1708.
for stationery ware & postage of letters 51 14 6
for news & Intelligence 26 1 4
for an entertainment, bonfires, &c on her Majesty's birthday 47 4 2
for a Spanish Agent de Negocios 25
Followed by: Secretary Sunderland's allowance hereof: “I allow this bill.”
£150
(3) from 8 Feb 1706–7 to 8 Aug 1707: bill dated Whitehall 26 March 1708.
for stationery ware, postage of letters, news & Intelligence 150
despatching expresses on several occasions to Lord Galway 75
given to deserters, maimed English soldiers & struggling seamen 25
to a Spanish Agent de Negocios 50
paid to Mr. Horace Walpole for the charges of his journey from Spain through Italy to England with the Treaty of Commerce pursuant to her Majesty's pleasure signified to me in that behalf 100
Followed by: Secretary Sunderland's allowance hereof: “I allow the first 4 articles of this bill, being within the Regulation. The last is submitted to my Lord Treasurer.”
£400
(4) from 8 Aug 1707 to 8 Feb 1707–8: bill dated Whitehall 26 March 1708. £
for stationery ware, postage of letters, news & Intelligence 90
for expresses sent on several occasions to my Lord Galway 95
[given] to deserters, maimed & straggling seamen 15
[given] to several indigent Spaniards 60
for my journey from Spain through Italy & Germany 100
Followed by: Secretary Sunderland's allowance hereof: “I allow this bill.”
£300
(Money order dated 30 March hereon being for 900l. allowed as above & the 100l. paid to Horace Walpole.) (Letter of direction dated April 1 hereon for 1000l.) Money Book XIX, pp. 219–20. Order Book VII, p. 125. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
March 29. Money warrant for 2000l. to Treasurer Godolphin for 1708 Lady day quarter's allowance as Lord Treasurer. (Money order dated 30 March hereon.) (Letter of direction dated 1 April hereon.) Money Book XIX, p. 222. Order Book VII, p. 123. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
Same for 17236l. 18. 7¼ to the Bank of England for their allowance of 4½ per cent for circulating Exchequer Bills pursuant to the Act of 5 Anne [6 Anne c. 21] to wit for the quarter ended March 25 inst.
Prefixing. certificate by the Auditor of the Receipt of the money so due.
£ s. d.
Exchequer Bills issued before 1707 Dec 25 being 1518425l.: interest thereon for 3 months 17082 5 7½
Exchequer Bills issued 10 Jan 1707–8 being 16725l.: interest thereon for 75 days 154 12 11¾
£17236 18 7¼
(Money order dated 30 March hereon.) Money Book XIX, pp. 222–3. Order Book VII, p. 122.
Same for 120l. to John Tucker for 3 quarters' salary to 1708 March 25 as Keeper of her Majesty's Paper Office. (Letter of disposition dated 1 April hereon.) Money Book XIX, p. 223. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the incidents bill, detailed, of the Stamps Office for the quarter ended 1707–8 Feb 1: total 1338l. 7. 0. Money Book XIX, p. 225.
Money order for 5l. to John Broadhurst for 1708 Lady day quarter's allowance as porter attending at the Exchequer Gate. (Letter of disposition dated 1 April hereon.) Order Book VII, p. 123. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
March 29. Same for 12l. 10. 0 to Thomas Fox for same quarter for making & keeping the registers of the public loans in the Office of the Auditor of the Receipt. (Letter of disposition dated 1 April hereon.) Ibid., p. 125. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
Letter of direction for 22957l. 2. 0 to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad, for the sum voted this Parliament to complete 42957l. 2. 0 being her Majesty's proportion for the Troops of the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel employed in Italy pursuant to Treaty, for the service of the year 1707: to be issued out of loans to be made by said Brydges on Malt anno 1708: & is to be applied to make good to the Forces as follows the sums that were severally issued out of the funds anno 1707 for the charge of the said Hessian Treaty upon the orders for maintaining the said Forces respectively: viz
£ s. d.
to the 20562 men employed in Spain & Portugal anno 1707 for & in lieu of the like sum issued on the order of 17 July 1707 for that body towards the charge of the Treaty with the said Landgrave “& is now to be paid over to the clothiers for offreckonings” 16084 13 4
to the 8833 additional men employed in Spain & Portugal anno 1707 for & in lieu of the like sum issued on the order of 22 Oct 1707 last for that body as in further part of the charge of the said Treaty & is now to be paid over to the clothiers as above 2883 11 2
to the 40000 men acting with the Allies anno 1707 in part of 4448l. 17. 4 issued on the order of 1707 Oct 22 for that body to complete the charge of the said Hessian Treaty: & is now to be paid over to the clothiers as above 3988 17 6
£22957 2 0
Ibid., p. 128.
Same for 9000l. to the Navy Treasurer, out of Contributions on the second Act [6 Anne c. 48] for sale of Annuities anno 1708: & is intended for the ordinary of the Navy. Ibid., p. 129.
Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of Edward Tregenna for a fresh lease of the water, soil or pool of Sutton, Co Devon. Reference Book VIII, p. 316.
Same to same of the petition of William, Earl of Bath for a fresh lease of 3 small tenements & lands in the manor of Eastway, Co Cornwall. Ibid., p. 317.
Same to same of the petition of Rawson Hart for a fresh lease of the scite of the manor of Kirton in Lindsey, Co Lincoln, lands in Magglemoore, & lands called South Green, & Field Meer in said manor. Ibid.
Subscription by Treasurer Godolphin for the execution of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant dated Feb 28 last to the Master of the Great Wardrobe for the provision of necessaries (sconces &c) for Kensington & St James's: to an estimate of 50l. 12. 0. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 154.
March 30. Royal warrant for 144000l. to Thomas Micklethwaite, the Receiver & Paymaster of Transports: as imprest for the charge of transporting Land Forces. Queen's Warrant Book XXIII, p. 344.
(Money warrant dated April 15 hereon. Money order dated April 15 hereon. Money Book XIX, p. 242. Order Book VII, p. 131.)
Royal letters patent appointing Richard Gregson to be one of the Keepers of the Council Chamber loco Richard Colinge deceased: with the wages & fee of 2s. 6d. a day as from 1708 Lady day. Queen's Warrant Book XXIII, p. 480.
Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the salary bill of the Transport Office for 1707 Xmas quarter: total 670l. 5. 7. Money Book XIX, p. 32.
Warrant dormant by same to the Customs Cashier to pay the salary of 52l. per an to John Crouch as a Queen's waiter London port. Ibid., p. 234.
Treasury reference to Edward Wilcox [Surveyor General of Woods Trent South] of the petition of William Emerson & John Pleyell, Keepers in Hyde Park, for payment of 82l. 16. 0 for watering the roadway in said Park all the summer of 1707 by order of Mr. Lowman. Reference Book VIII, p. 296.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Queen's Remembrancer for stay of process against the executors of Sir Joseph Herne on account of the sum of 10000l. standing in super on him as follows.
Prefixing: certificate by Auditor Edward Harley dated March 26 inst that by authentic certificate from the Exchange Bank of Amsterdam & a copy of a bill of exchange attested before a public notary there, it appears that the said 10000l. was paid by the said Sir Joseph Herne to Mr. Hibb de Wildt by bill of exchange on Sir Benj Pousle & that the said sum is chargeable on the said de Wildt, as appears by the said de Wildt's account now lying before the Lord Treasurer. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 155.
March 31. Money warrant for 75l. to William Wekett for 1708 Lady day quarter for disbursements & for attendance on the Treasury Office.
5l. to John Farra for same quarter for carrying letters on several occasions for her Majesty's service. (Money order dated 1 April hereon. Letter of direction dated 1 April hereon.) Money Book XIX, p. 220. Order Book VII, p. 128. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
Same for 37l. 10. 0 to Christopher Tilson for same quarter for making a particular & distinct account of the Customs revenue. Money Book XIX, p. 221.
Same for 37l. 10. 0 to Richard Topham, supervisor of the work of digesting &c the records in Cæsar's Chapel: for same quarter on the allowance for 3 clerks employed therein besides the chief clerk.
25l. to Geo Holmes for same quarter as chief clerk employed about the said records. (Money order dated 1 April hereon. Letter of direction dated 1 April hereon.) Ibid., p. 221. Order Book VII, p. 130. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
March 31. Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of John Thorowkettle's bill of 15l. 3. 4 for 1708 Lady day quarter's attendance on the Treasury. together with: warrant by same to the Customs Cashier to pay him the like sum for same quarter's attendance on the Customs. (Letter of direction dated 1 April hereon.) Money Book XIX, p. 224. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
Money warrant dormant for the salary of 20l. per an to Thomas Huxley as Clerk of the Nichels in the Exchequer Court loco William Snow surrendered: to date as from 1707 June 17. Money Book XIX, p. 225.
Same for 98l. 14. 0 to William Bellamy Esq, Remembrancer of the City of London, for the city impost (the impost on wines for the members, detailed, of the Corporation) for one year to 1708 Xmas. (Money order dated April 10 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated April 1 hereon.) Ibid., p. 226. Order Book VII, p. 134. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
Money order for 400l. to Henry Boyle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, for 1708 Lady day quarter's allowance in lieu of perquisites & profits formerly taken by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Letter of direction dated 1 April hereon.) Order Book VII, p. 122. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
[?] Same for 35l. to the clerks & ministers of the Receipt for one year to 1708 Lady day on their respective rewards as follows viz 7l. each to [the executors of] John Lowe & to Peter Le Neve; 5l. to John Taylour; 5l. to John Awbrey, for attendance on vacation; 6l. to John Corbet gent as clerk to Henry Pelham [Clerk of the Pells]; 5l. to Samuel Edwyn, as Usher of the Receipt. (Letter of direction dated 1 April hereon.) Order Book VII, p. 123. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
March 31. Same for 10l. to the executors of John Lowe, late senior Deputy Chamberlain of the Exchequer, for 1707 Xmas quarter's allowance for locking up & delivering out her Majesty's treasure. (Letter of direction dated April 1 hereon.) Order Book VII, p. 124. Disposition Book XIX, 131.
Same for 10l. to Peter Le Neve, [now] senior Deputy Chamberlain of the Exchequer, for same quarter on the like allowance for same. (Letter of direction dated April 1 hereon.) Order Book VII, p. 125. Disposition Book XIX, p. 131.
Letter of direction for 169509l. 15. 8 to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad, out of loans on the Half Subsidies Continued anno 1708 [6 Anne c. 73]: & is for services as follows viz
in part of 894272l. 3. 6 for the 40000 men anno 1708 £ s. d.
for subsistence to the British Troops, part of the said body & is (together with 8694l. 13. 7½ issued March 12 “last”) to complete 26965l. 16. 6½ for one month from March 24 inst to April 23 next 18271 2 11
for a month's full pay to the foreigners, part of said body, to the same time 30997 15 4
to complete the full pay of the General Officers of the said body to April 23 next 2973 2 6¾
to complete the Contingencies to same time 1250 0 0
in part of 177511l. 3. 6 for the Additional Forces anno 1708
for the same month's subsistence to the British Troops & full pay to the Foreign Troops composing said body after deducting 1261l. 9. 6 for the 1300 Palatines in Catalonia 15664 12 3
in part of 34251l. 13. 4 for the 3000 Palatines in the service of her Majesty & the States [anno 1708]
for two thirds, being her Majesty's share, of the pay of the said Palatines for the same month 2811 17 1½
in part of 43251l. 12. 6 for the 4639 Saxons in the service of her Majesty & the States
for her Majesty's share of the same month's pay for the said Saxon Troops 3496 8 10¼
in part of 9269l. 16. 6 for Bothmar's Dragoons in the service of her Majesty & the States
for her Majesty's share of the same month's pay to the said Regiment of Bothmar 753 3 3
in part of 494689l. 8. 6 for subsidies to her Majesty's Allies anno 1708
for 3 months' subsidy to the King of Prussia to April 4 next 12500 0 0
for 3 months' subsidy to the Landgrave of Hesse to March 24 inst according to the old Treaty 1488 1 10½
for 3 months' subsidy to the Elector Palatine to the same date 1190 9 7½
for ditto to the Elector of Treves 1488 1 10½
for the King of Portugal on account of his subsidy & is in lieu of the like sum [which was] to be detained by Mr. Brydges out of 22916l. 13. 4 issued to him March 6 inst [supra p. 158] for 1708 March & April subsidy to the said king, to wit half in tallies on Land Tax 1708 & half in tallies on Malt 1708, which sum so to be detained in tallies, with the interest accruing thereon, is to be reserved for my Lord Treasurer's further directions: and the money to be now issued in lieu thereof is to be applied to pay bills of exchange drawn on Mr. Brydges for the service of the King of Portugal's Troops 16625 0 0
£109509 15 8
Disposition Book XIX, p. 129.
March 31. Letter of direction for 100l. to the Earl of Bradford, late Cofferer of the Household [to Wm. III]: out of Civil List money arrears due before 1701–2 March 8: & is in part of his order for arrears due to the servants of the late King William. (William Lowndes to said Earl to pay same to James Vezian in part of his arrears in Wm. III's time.) Ibid., p. 130.
William Lowndes to Mr. Walpole to prepare a royal warrant for paying 248l. 13. 6 to Sir Roger Bradshaigh & 265l. 11. 10 to Col. Humphrey Gore for clothes & accoutrements of drafts from their regiments as follows viz 147 men from said Bradshaigh's Regiment (viz 35 men to Col. Peirce's; 29 to Col. Newton's; 62 to Col. Stanwix's; 21 to Brigadier Sankey's) and 157 men from Col. Gore's Regiment (viz 22 men to Col. Sankey's; 65 to Col. Stanwix's; 38 to Col. Peirce's; 32 to Col. Newton's): being an allowance of 1l. 13. 10 per man. Out Letters (General) XVIII, p. 407.
Approval by Treasurer Godolphin of the draft by the Customs Commissioners of instructions to the Comptroller General of the Accounts of the Customs for the better preventing insolvencies of outports collectors through delays in stating their accounts. The Instructions are here set out in one column accompanied by a running commentary thereon by the Commissioners themselves in a parallel column; thus the first instruction for the balance of every outports collector's account to be forthwith stated by debit and credit in money & bonds to Xmas last with the debit at Xmas 1706 due from any former collector, is accompanied by the following commentary “the first article would not have been necessary to have been insisted upon if the persons proposed by [us] the Commissioners in their [our] presentment of 17 Dec 1706 & approved by the Lord Treasurer for bringing on the General Accompt [of the Customs] had not been discouraged by the Comptroller General in their first application about it, though it would have been an ease rather than any disadvantage to him to have it so done.”
(2) That the Comptroller General observe the Instructions approved by the Lord Treasurer on the establishment of Mr Langton's office. (3) That he keep distinct account of all Duties under the management of the Commissioners & that he agree in the denominations thereof with the Receiver General of Customs.
(4) We propose to lay aside the present subdivisions of the accounts of the Customs and also of the Transportations; to wit those of the year 1690 for Wine & Vinegar & for Tobacco, and that of 1693 for the Additional Impositions “that is to say of each of these 5 several Branches [the separate & distinctive division into two categories by date to wit] before & since Michaelmas 1701 and before & since the 1st Aug 1706”: the reason for keeping those Branches for some time by distinct fractions being long since ceased. This will be a saving of 10 different heads of accounts and it is presumed that the definitions of coals & cinders may also be superseded, the charge [or Parliamentary appropriation] on the latter being only an explanation of what is intended to be charged thereon, as a species of coals, by the first grant of that Duty. This will eliminate 12 of the accounts now kept distinct & so diminish the possibility of error.
(5) In his abstract of the General Account of the Customs which is to be laid before the Commissioners yearly the Comptroller General should take notice of the total receipts & payments upon the several Branches in London & the outports distinctly: so as to give the Commissioners a more distinct idea of the revenue in London & the outports.
(6) In future the collectors of the following outports should correspond with the Comptroller General & from last Xmas should remit [? a statement of] their receipts immediately to him & send their Quarter Books & other vouchers “directly hither” as the other collectors do, in order to the Comptroller General's accompting for the future distinctly with them & to prevent delays in their accompts: that is to say the collectors of Scarborough, Bridlington, Wells, Maldon, Shoreham, Arundel, Gweek, St Ives, Ilfracombe & Gloucester. Hitherto the receipts of these ports have been accompted for to [and by] other accomptant collectors & included in their books: but these ports are [now] considerable enough either by foreign entries or for the Coal Duty to deserve a distinct accompt kept with them. Out Letters (Customs) XV, pp. 102–3.
March 31. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to signify the following instructions forthwith to the collectors & comptrollers of each respective port concerning the item of remains in their accounts: that is that they take care to bring forward and to add the balances of the preceding year's account to that of the current year till such time as the same shall be cleared and that the comptrollers sign the abstracts jointly with the collectors: and that at the end of every month when the comptrollers make up the certificates they examine the cash actually in the collector's hands & that they (with such other officers as lock up the bonds) lock up the cash jointly with the said collectors “for the better safety & security of the public treasure; it being agreeable to the method practised in the Receipt of the Exchequer”: these instructions to be entered in the Office of Comptroller General of the Accounts of the Customs: all by reason that Treasurer Godolphin's order of 1706 Aug 30 directed an account to be sent to him on the 14th of each month of the remains in each collector's hands on the first of such month, & from a perusal of the return of Feb 14 last signed by Rowland Holt, Comptroller General of the Accounts of the Customs, it appears that there remained in the hands of the collector of Bristol port only 13726l. 16. 8¾ in bonds & 17525l. 7. 4¼ in money whereas by comparing same with the abstract sent up by the Deputy Comptroller of the said port the real balances in said collector's hands were 119226l. 7. 4¼ in bonds & 25253l. 18. 7½ in money; which difference was occasioned by not bringing forward the balances due on his accounts at Xmas 1706 & Xmas 1707 to the current year's receipt “and also that 55565l. 12. 5 was then due on the said bonds”: wherefore the Lord Treasurer thinks there may be errors in the abstracts sent up by the collectors of the other ports, to the great prejudice of her Majesty's service. Ibid., p. 96.
Same by same to same to accept 200l. from Sir Francis Blake as a composition for a debt of 574l. 0. 2½ as a surety of James Howard, customer of Berwick port ut supra, p. 147.
Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on the said Blake's petition. Ibid., pp. 97–8.
Same by same to same to pay to John Massinger, Surveyor of Greenwich, an additional allowance of 5l. as from 1706 Michaelmas for his encouragement for his discovering & seizing prohibited & uncustomed goods.
Prefixing: report from said Commissioners on said Massinger's petition. Ibid., pp. 99–100.
March 31. Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Benj Mathews, late Receiver General of Cos Northampton & Rutland, praying allowance for his extraordinary charges therein. Reference Book VIII, p. 316.
Same to same of the petition of the administratrix of John Coxell, late Receiver General for part of Co Lincoln, for a like allowance. Ibid.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Queen's Remembrancer to take the securities of Daniell Oley of Bread Street, London, haberdasher & John Rogers of Ledenborough [Lenborough] Co Bucks (being sureties of Hugh Horton deceased late Receiver General of Land Tax for Co Bucks anno 1707) and Alexander Horton as below in order to the issue of a commission to them to receive the arrears of said tax in said county up to 1708 Lady day.
Prefixing: (1) petition from said Oley & Rogers dated 1707–8 Feb 21 praying to be so commissioned.
(2) report dated March 23 inst from the Agents for Taxes. The petitioners together with Alexander Horton of Apsby [Apsley] Co Bucks, son & one of the executors of the said Hugh Horton, are fit to be so commissioned as above. Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) I, pp. 155, 175.
The like for a dedimus potestatem for taking the securities of Bernard Hutchins of Hinton St George Co Somerset in order to a commission to him as Receiver General of the arrears of the Duties on Houses for the first half of 1707 & of the growing Duties of same for Co Somerset & city & County of Bristol.
Prefixing: (1) report ut supra.
(2) Commission dated April 1 hereon (see supra, p. 54). Ibid., pp. 117, 175–6.
Dormant warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receiver General for Co Sussex to pay the salary of 50l. per an to John Fuller as Surveyor of the Duties on houses [for said county] as from 1708 Lady day. (Treasurer Godolphin's commission to said Fuller dated April 1.) Ibid., pp. 118–120.
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