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| May 2. |
Letter of direction for issues as follows out of Exchequer Bills which are to be made forth under the Act for enlarging the stock of the Bank of England: viz. |
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s. |
d. |
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to Sir Thomas Littleton the Navy Treasurer for the Ordinary: to wit for the Yards for the proportion on this head of the 52,931l. to complete 1707 Xmas quarter |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Wear and Tear for the course of the Navy for the month of August 1706 |
42,943 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Yards for the proportion under the head of Wear and Tear of the above 52,931l.
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32,931 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Victualling for the course for the month of June 1706 |
35,855 |
4 |
3 |
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making a total to the Navy Treasurer of 131,729l. 4s. 3d.
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to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad, in part of 901,827l. 13s. 6d. for the 40,000 men anno 1709; and is for Mr. Medina for the advance on his contract for bread and bread waggons and is four fifths of the 24,766l. 7s. 1d. payable to him for that service |
19,813 |
1 |
8 |
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to same in part of 177,511l. 3s. 6d. for the 10,000 men anno 1709 and is for said Medina for the remaining one fifth of said 24,766l. 7s. 1d.
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4,953 |
5 |
5 |
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to Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer of the Ordnance, and is for the East India Company for 500 tons of saltpetre: to be charged half to the head of land service and half to the head of sea service |
26,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to Thomas Micklethwaite, Treasurer of the Transports, and is to be applied to the [Transport] course for the month of August 1706 |
19,554 |
8 |
4 |
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£202,550 |
0 |
0 |
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Disposition Book XIX, p. 284. |
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Treasury reference to the Victualling Commissioners of the petition of William Penn, Proprietor and Governor of Pennsylvania, in behalf of several merchants, proposing to furnish her Majesty's ships of war in the West Indies, Maryland and Virginia with provisions from Pennsylvania in America at cheaper rates, fresher and better than usually sent from England and other parts of Europe. Reference Book VIII, p. 356. |
| May 3. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's [to Treasurer Godolphin] to pay 20,000l. to William Lowndes for secret service: out of Civil List moneys: without account. (Money warrant dated May 4 hereon.) (Money order dated May 4 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, p. 39. Money Book XX, p. 11. Order Book VII, p. 243. |
| May 3. |
Same for 322l. to Sir Charles Cotterell, Master of the Ceremonies: whereof 300l. is to be by him paid over as a present from the Queen to Monsieur [Baron Christian] Rantzau, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Denmark: and the remaining 22l. thereof is to satisfy Exchequer fees on receipt thereof. (Money warrant dated May 5 hereon.) (Money order dated May 6 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, p. 39. Order Book VII, p. 243. |
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Royal sign manual for 300l. to same: to be paid over by him as a present from the Queen to [Dom Luis da Cunha], the Envoy from the King of Portugal: together with 22l. for fees thereon. (Money order dated May 26 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, p. 111. Order Book VII, p. 286. Disposition Book XX, p. 39. |
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Money warrant for 462l. 10s. 0d. each to Charles, Earl of Sunderland and Henry Boyle for 1708 Xmas quarter's allowance or salary as Principal Secretaries of State. Money Book XX, p. 10. Order Book VII, p. 247. Disposition Book XIX, p. 286. |
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Same for 210l. to Harry Mordaunt, the present Conservator or Supervisor of Dean Forest; for himself and the six keepers of said forest for one year to 1707 Xmas. Money Book XX, p. 11. |
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Money order for 31,989l. 19s. 1½d. to the Bank of England for two years three months eight days for 6 per cent. discount from 1709 April 23 to 1711 Aug. 1 on the sum of 266,066l. 13s. 4d. paid into the Exchequer 1709 April 23 being two thirds part of 400,000l. which the Bank was to advance before 1709 Aug. 25 pursuant to the Act [7 Anne, c. 30] for enlarging the capital stock of said Bank. Order Book VII, p. 241. |
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William Lowndes to the Navy Commissioners. At your motion and request when you attended the Lord Treasurer yesterday my Lord agrees that in such weeks when there is an overplus not called for of the 5,000l. per week ordered for Recalls you do assign such overplus for the paying of [Navy] officers who shall have passed their accounts before you. Disposition Book XIX, p. 283. |
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Letter of direction for 15,000l. to Sir Thomas Littleton, Navy Treasurer: out of the Exchequer Bills to be issued under the Act for enlarging the Bank of England Stock: and is for Wear and Tear and to be applied to pay bills of exchange. Ibid., p. 284. |
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Treasury reference to Mr. Brydges of the petition of Major General Gorges concerning the charge on his Regiment (late the Earl of Donegal's) of 3,685l. for clothes and accoutrements provided for that Regiment but which appear to have been delivered to a Spanish Regiment under the command of Salamanca, and the clothing which petitioner's Regiment received in lieu thereof was of much less value: therefore praying allowance for the difference. Reference Book VIII, p. 356. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Salt Commissioners and to the Queen's Remembrancer to release Thomas Snowdon of Hartlepool from the Fleet prison. |
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Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on said Snowdon's petition. A discovery was made to us that several merchants in Newcastle and Hartlepool in 1700 and 1701 had corrupted the Customs officers and Salt officers to certify greater shipments of fish abroad than were truly made in order to their obtaining debentures for fish never shipped. Petitioner had judgment against him for 1,362l. 6s. 8d. for this trade. He has no effects and we see no prospects of getting anything by keeping him in confinement. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, pp. 357–8. |
| May 4. |
Money warrant for 25l. to Geo. Holmes gent. for 1709 Lady day quarter as chief clerk for digesting &c. the records in Cæsar's Chapel in the White Tower. Money Book XX, p. 15. Order Book VII, p. 244. Disposition Book XIX, p. 286. |
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Letter of direction for 6,000l. to Sir Thomas Littleton, Navy Treasurer: out of Exchequer Bills to be issued under the Bank Stock Act: and is to be paid over to Walter Whitfeild, Paymaster of Marines, on imprest to carry on the subsistence of the several Regiments of Marines with their recruits and to pay to the non-commissioned officers and private men set on shore two thirds of the pay due to them at the time of their landing: and to be placed to the head of wages anno 1709. (Same to the Navy Commissioners to assign said 6,000l. to Whitfeild accordingly.) Disposition Book XIX, p. 285. |
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William Lowndes to Mr. How, Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons. In accordance with your memorial of April 28 last the Lord Treasurer directs you to apply as follows the 38,029l. 13s. 4d. directed to you Jan. 21 last supra, p. 63: viz. |
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to complete the 83,261l. 13s. 0d. ut supra, p. 112 |
3,261 |
13 |
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for 32 days' subsistence from March 24 last to April 24 for the Troops in Great Britain |
22,144 |
10 |
0 |
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for 59 days' subsistence Feb. 24 last to April 23 last for the Battalion of Guards in Holland |
4,062 |
10 |
0 |
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for contingencies; to satisfy Col. Morgan's warrant for charges of encampment of the Forces in the Isle of Wight |
713 |
5 |
3 |
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for clearings from 23 Dec., 1708 to Feb. 23 following |
4,251 |
11 |
10 |
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for 32 days' subsistence to the 5,000 men for sea service to April 24 last |
3,337 |
17 |
11 |
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for the like subsistence for the Officers of Brigadier Handasyde's Regiment in England |
258 |
5 |
4 |
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£38,029 |
13 |
4 |
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Ibid., p. 286. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Thomas Freke and John Burrage for the borough of Lyme Co. Dorset concerning the repair of the cobb there. What is the net average of the Customs of said port? Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 62. |
| May 4. |
Money order for 20l. to John Tarver, Queen's Remembrancer of the Exchequer Court at Edinburgh: for his charge in providing the Statute Books and several other books for the use of said Court by order of the Barons thereof. Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 29. |
| May 5. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for passing the account of John Methuen as Ambassador Extraordinary to the King of Portugal as exhibited and declared by his son and executor Paul Methuen: viz. as follows. The said accomptant is charged with 681,634 milreis 791 reis making 204,490l. 9s. 7d. in sterling money at 6s. per milrei. In discharge thereof he craves to be allowed 6,558l. (or 21,860 milreis) for the price of 499 horses by an account signed by Don Maximo Gomes, Treasurer General to the King of Portugal, which were delivered to the officers of Regiment of Horse under Major Gen. Harvey and the Regiment of Dragoons under Lord Raby whose receipts for same are in the hands of Charles Medlicott, Commissary of the said Forces; 75,000l. (or 250,000 milreis) for the Queen's proportion of 500,000 pieces of Eight agreed by the 8th Article of the Treaty with the said King to be paid him for furnishing the Army with necessaries for the operations of the first year's campaign; 48,031l. 13s. 4d. (or 160,105 milreis 554 reis) for the Queen's proportion of the ordinary pay of the 13,000 men maintained by the King of Portugal pursuant to the fifth Article of the Treaty to wit from the 1st Nov. 1703 (from which time the said pay was agreed to commence) to 1 June 1704; 16,915l. (or 56,383 milreis 332 reis) for the extraordinary charges of the campaign for the month of May 1704 (when the same was agreed by the said John Methuen to commence) and for two months' more [thereon] advanced according to the Treaty; which three last mentioned sums amounting to 466,488 milreis 886 reis have been allowed in the accounts of Charles Fox for the years 1703 and 1704 as Paymaster General of the Forces; and moneys paid as follows by the said Methuen for the preservation of Gibraltar and other services from the middle of June 1704 to the 10th of May following to wit, 730 milreis to John Johnson for so much which he owns to have received of our said late Ambassador and alleges to have paid for all sorts of necessaries sent with our great convoy to Gibraltar in December 1704; 2,257 milreis to Major Albert Borgard for like necessaries shipped and sent thither by order of Henry, Earl of Galway, General of our Forces in Portugal; 1,170 milreis for 30 mortars and 5,000 granadoes bought of the Dutch Commissaries for Prizes; 138 milreis of which John Johnson acknowledges the receipt and alleges he paid to a gunsmith, two carpenters and two masons sent to Gibraltar and to their wives at Lisbon, whereof 48 milreis has been deducted out of their pay and the remaining 90 milreis the accomptant alleges was paid them to provide themselves with tools and necessaries at their going thither; 1,024 milreis for shells, medicines and instruments sent by [the Earl of Galway's] order to Gibraltar as by the receipt of . . . Leffever, Secretary to the Earl of Galway; 133 milreis 333 reis paid by said John Methuen at the desire of Thomas Morrice, Deputy Paymaster of the Forces there [in Portugal], on a bill of exchange drawn by Lord Donegal for medicines and drugs for the Garrison of Gibraltar, which the said Morris owns to have charged to the account of the Regiment under said Lord Donegal; 287 milreis for tools and other necessaries bought and carried by Col. Joseph Bennet into Gibraltar; 340 milreis paid to John Holden, our Consul at Faro in Portugal, for several expenses relating to
Gibraltar; 1,222 milreis for necessaries, medicines and tools bought by said John Methuen and sent to Gibraltar in Oct. and Nov. 1704 and for 300 hand granadoes, shells for bombs and shot sent in Feb. and March 1704 for which the said Methuen craved an allowance in an account submitted during his life time to Treasurer Godolphin; 833 milreis 333 reis for freight of the ship Charles III. to carry several Officers to Gibraltar by order of the Earl of Galway and to carry advice to the Prince of Hesse and Sir John Leake of the time when the convoy with succours for the [Gibraltar] Garrison would sail; 780 milreis for receiving, carrying and embarquing all the stores, tools, arms, shot, bombs and powder received from the King of Portugal's officers and shipped for Gibraltar as appears by John Johnson's receipt; 1,100 milreis for two months' extraordinary pay to the Portuguese Regiment which appears by receipt to be paid by our Consul at Lagos upon account of the extraordinary pay which the Allies were obliged to give [to] the Portuguese succours sent to Gibraltar by agreement; 750 milreis for so much paid by said Methuen (out of the 3,750 milreis which he carried with him in specie into Gibraltar) to 30 Spanish Officers and several soldiers and miqueletes which had been there about six months without any manner of pay (the residue of which sum [of 3,750 milreis] was paid to the Prince of Hesse as appears by receipt); 696 milreis for so much paid by said Methuen for the charges of embarquing the two English Regiments of Guards and Lord Barrymore's Regiment [and for] receiving and disembarking Lord Donegal's Regiment and some recruits, as also one Dutch Regiment and for embarquing Lord Mountjoy's Regiment and one Dutch Regiment in March 1704 (the charges of which Dutch Regiment ought to be repaid us by the States General) and for the charges of embarquing and disembarquing again the Portuguese Regiment; 10,106 milreis 250 reis for so much paid to the Prince of Hesse on his bills of exchange or receipts (whereof 3,000 milreis was paid on a bill drawn by said Prince to [on] Monsieur Schonenburg [Franciscus Schoonenberg alias Belmonte], the Dutch Plenipotentiary, and appearing by several attestations to have been refused by him was paid by the said John Methuen for the honour of the said Prince and ought to be repaid to us by the said States General); 1,700 milreis for so much paid to Col. Joseph Bennet engineer when he was sent to Gibraltar and since his return to Lisbon; 1,989 milreis for charges of expresses sent by land and sea about the taking and preserving of Gibraltar and during the siege between the middle of June 1704 and the last day of May 1705; 300 milreis for so much which Jezrael Jones owns to have received from said John Methuen to defray his expenses on his going to the Emperor of Morocco; 1,230 milreis for “the cost of several particulars which the said Jezrael Jones has certified were added by the said John Methuen to the present sent by the Queen to the said Emperor of Morocco,” our said Ambassador not thinking it of the same value with those usually sent from the Kings of England (of which receipts are produced for 471 milreis 525 reis); 490 milreis for charges of English prisoners in Cadiz and Vigo and of French and Spanish prisoners taken at Gibraltar and by our men of war and for expresses sent to and received from Cadiz and the Duke of Hijar, Viceroy of Galicia, for settling the exchanging and discharge of prisoners; 267 milreis [for so much paid] to Ellis Terrell, our Agent for Prizes at Lisbon, for provisions and other charges on a French ship sent from Cadiz to bring our prisoners to Lisbon and for Spanish prisoners sent to
Cadiz in exchange for ours as appears by his [Terrell's] accounts and receipts: in all 27,542 milreis 916 reis making 8,262l. 17s. 6d. in sterling at the said rate of exchange of 6s. per milrei: likewise the sums following for money paid for the service of the said Garrison of Gibraltar for necessaries sent thither during the siege and for the fortifications thereof after the siege was raised and on several other occasions hereafter mentioned between 10 May 1705 and the 13 July 1706 being the day of the said Ambassador John Methuen's death: to wit 4,454 milreis 63 reis for provisions and ammunition sent to Gibraltar being 10 maios and 600 alquieri of barley, 170 barrels of flour, 2,768½ pounds of candles, 38 mortars, 3,000 granadoes, 3,000 deal boards and several quantities of shot and other ammunition; 127 milreis 150 reis for drugs and medicines and the attendance of a chirurgeon on the Marines wounded at Gibraltar; 3,620 milreis 226 reis for engines and all sorts of ammunition borrowed out of the King of Portugal's magazines and delivered to Col. Joseph Bennet, Capt. — Monipenny, the Earl of Galway and Capt. — Manclere according to a list of the particulars and the receipt of Signor Custodio Montero D'Andrades attested by the said Earl of Galway to have been paid by his orders and the stores received by them; 846 milreis 910 reis for embarquing of stores and for freight of the ship Gibraltar tending on the Garrison of Gibraltar and making several voyages to Barbary to fetch provisions for the said Garrison; 179 milreis 150 reis for our royal bounty to Lieut. John Webb of the Royal Regiment of Marines for his extraordinary services at Gibraltar; 530 milreis 200 reis for wages of a gunsmith and his workmen (over and above 48 milreis deducted, being paid them at their going to Gibraltar as aforesaid and [which] are part of the [38 milreis aforementioned); 25,379 milreis 338 reis for money paid to Col. Joseph Bennet engineer at his going to Gibraltar to fortify the place for its defence during the siege and for the fortifications thereof after the siege was raised as appears by his several bills of exchange and an account under his hand acknowledging the receipt of the money; 60,000 milreis [paid] to the King of Spain for his use and the maintenance of his Court upon the King of Portugal's promise that it should be repaid us upon the arrival of the Fleet from Brazil which being accordingly repaid to the said Thomas Morrice the Deputy Paymaster of the Forces in Portugal (as appears by the said Morrice's receipt) is to be charged upon James Brydges in his accounts as Paymaster General of the Forces Abroad; 9,000 milreis paid to John Sherman on account of soft bread for the Garrison of Gibraltar upon an agreement with the Earl of Galway and paid by his [said Earl's] order; 31,987 milreis 250 reis to Thomas Martin, Paymaster to the King of Spain, for subsisting, clothing and arming of Spaniards which sum appears by an account attested by the King of Spain's Plenipotentiary to have been applied by said Martin pursuant to said King's orders before his [the said King's] voyage to Catalonia and by the said Plenipotentiary's orders after her Majesty's departure, of which an account has been rendered (since the said John Methuen's death) to the said Thomas Morrice; 2,108 milreis 90 reis to Capt. Bento Bello de Fonseca being so much paid by him to D. Juan de Ahumaday Cardenas, Colonel of a Regiment of Spaniards for subsistence of his Regiment and which was repaid the said Bento Bello de Fonseca by the said John Methuen at the desire of the King of Spain signified by Baron Pio de Ravizza, Councillor of his Majesty's Council of his Revenue, and his Muster Master General and attested by Father Alvaro Cienfugos [Cienfuegos]
the said [Spanish] King's Plenipotentiary at Lisbon that the same is not included in the sum of 100,000 pieces of Eight advanced and lent by the Queen of England to the said King; 1,500 milreis more appearing by receipts to be paid [to] the said Col. D'Ahumaday on account of the pay of his said Regiment certified by the said Father Cienfugos to have been paid by the said John Methuen's order and not included in the aforementioned sum of 100,000 pieces of Eight so as above lent by us to the King of Spain: being in all 139,732 milreis 377 reis making
41,919l. 14s. 3d. in sterling at the abovesaid rate of exchange: and further for the following for money disbursed on several other occasions to wit: 432 milreis 950 reis for charges of disembarquing about 1,300 recruit horses sent from Ireland and for provender and other charges on them after they were [put] on shore till the Officers of the Regiments could come to receive them; 51 milreis 660 reis to Joseph Hardwick for his going to Cascaise and staying there to enquire after the Fleet and [for the] charges of embarquing several things for Gibraltar; 324 milreis paid to the aforesaid John Johnson and expended by him in the maintenance of the Moorish Ambassador and his retinue whilst at Lisbon from the 18th Feb. 1706 new style to the 28 March following and for provisions put on board for their voyage to England; 1,125 milreis to the aforenamed Father Alvaro Cienfugos, the King of Spain's Plenipotentiary, to be paid to Capt. Birch Leenders for freight of the said King's coaches and horses and [freight] of 1,000 barrels of powder presented to him by the King of Portugal; 369 milreis to Capt. Bernardo Ferraro for freight of 103 French and Spanish prisoners to Cadiz; 15,643 milreis 500 reis for money owned by John Mead, a Deputy Paymaster to James Brydges our Paymaster General, to have been secured by the ship Panther Capt. Smith commander by said John Methuen's order to be delivered to the Earl of Peterborough, Commander in Chief of the Forces employed in the Spanish and West India Expedition in 1705, who refusing to receive it the said Mead by a second order from said Methuen applied it to the account of the said Brydges: in all 17,946 milreis 110 reis or 5,383l. 16s. 7d. sterling at the said rate of exchange: |
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all which cravings as above amount to 673,570 milreis 289 reis or 202,071l. 1s. 8d. sterling: |
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the Queen being well satisfied of the truth of said account directs same to be forthwith made up, declared and passed with allowance of said cravings as above notwithstanding any absence of such warrants, receipts or vouchers as by the strict rules and course of the Exchequer are or might be required: the charge of 204,490l. 9s. 7d. and discharge of 202,071l. 1s. 8d. to be at the said exchange rate of 6s. per milrei being as near as may be the value in sterling “although by reason of the various rates at which it was remitted to our said late Ambassador, the sum to be allowed as paid to the King of Portugal does exceed the sum allowed [in discharge] to Charles Fox, our late Paymaster General, by the sum of 421l. 17s. 6d.; and although the sum charged upon our said late Ambassador [John Methuen] as received of our present Paymaster James Brydges is 56l. 5s. 0d. less than is demanded [as in discharge] by the said James Brydges in his accounts, the said Paul Methuen affirming that our said late Ambassador never received of any of our Paymasters or paid for our service any sum of money lent in Portugal coin or pieces of Eight.” Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, pp. 33–7. |
| May 5. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's to Spencer Compton to pay 3,000l. to Anne Grant (late Anne Smith one of the Maids of Honour) as royal bounty for her marriage portion. Ibid., p. 38. |
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Same to same to pay 50l. to John Stevens as royal bounty and 11l. 15s. 0d. per an. as from Lady day last during pleasure: he having been granted a pension of 30l. per an. for life by Charles II. by sign manual dated 1677 Nov. 14th in consideration of long and faithful services but for several years past he has received only 18l. 5s. 0d. per an. and there was 1¼ years due thereon at the death of Wm. III. and he is very old and in great want for his necessary support. Ibid.
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Same dated St. James's to Treasurer Godolphin to pay 227l. 3s. 0d. to Rachel Bennet, widow of John Bennet, former Quartermaster of the First Regiment of Foot Guards, for repairs to the Guard houses at Whitehall, Kensington, Hampton Court, Somerset House and the Savoy from 1701 April 23 to 1702 Dec. 24: the same having been directed by royal warrant of 1702–3 March 20 to the Earl of Ranelagh to be paid out of Army Contingencies but no part thereof having been paid. (Money warrant dated May 25 hereon.) (Money order dated May 28 hereon.) Ibid., p. 49. Money Book XX, p. 21. Order Book VII, p. 249. |
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Letter of direction for 50l. to Mr. Stephens. Disposition Book XIX, p. 286. |
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William Lowndes to Mr. Brydges and Mr. Walpole to report on the enclosed state [missing] (made by Mr. Cardonnell) of the debt due to Col. Cavalier's Regiment, with a list of the Officers thereof who are now in her Majesty's pay. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 62. |
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Same to same to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Peter Hartopp and Henry Hatley, administrator of his son Henry Hatley who with said Hartopp was joint Paymaster of the Forces that went upon the Expedition under Earl Rivers in 1706; praying to be put upon the same foot as other Paymasters abroad. Ibid., p. 63. |
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Same to Mr. Baker and Mr. Goslin. The Lord Treasurer has taken the advice of the Attorney and Solicitor General, Sir Thomas Powys and Sir John Cook concerning the galeon taken by Capt. Waager in the West Indies. You are to interpose an appeal against any sentence in Jamaica concerning the condemnation of said galeon and you are to obtain a condemnation thereof in the Supreme Court of Admiralty here. Ibid.
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Same to Mr. Burchett [Secretary of the Admiralty]. Send to the Lord Treasurer any accounts in the Admiralty Office concerning the abovesaid galeon. (The like letter to Mr. Popple for the Office of Trade and Plantations.) Ibid.
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Same to the Salt Commissioners. The Lord Treasurer gives leave to James Cardonel, one of your Board, to go to Ireland for three months on private affairs. Ibid., p. 66. |
| May 5, 10, 20, 26, 28. |
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to employ Jeremiah Ryley as a watchman London port loco Robert Hemings deceased. |
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Francis Gould and William Peirce as weighers in fee London port locis William Hackworth and John Green who have absented themselves. |
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Lambert Henley as riding officer at Lydd loco Edward Burchall deceased (cancelled see infra). |
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Lambert Henley as a riding officer at Bexhill in Rye port loco William Ludgater dismissed. |
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John Bateman as a boatman at Blakeney and Clay in Yarmouth port loco Thomas Dunn who declines that employment. |
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John Ford as a boatman at Heacham and Brancaster in Lynn Regis port loco John Cuthbert dismissed. |
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Thomas Smith and Mark Couls as watchmen at Bristol for security of the Queen's cash at 20l. per an. each. |
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Ely Styles as chief boatman and tidesurveyor at Bristol loco John Dunn deceased. |
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Robert Leavesly as tidesman ibid. loco said Ely Styles. Out Letters (Customs) XV, pp. 164, 166, 167–8. |
| May 5. |
Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of Samuell Low shewing that he was for many years deputy graver in the Mint under the Roetiers, that Sir Isaac Newton (upon want of business in the Mint) recommended him to the Excise Commissioners who gave him a gauger's place, in which business he continued about two or three years till one Best (a brother officer) procured a false and scandalous information to be brought against him for which he was tried but acquitted, notwithstanding which he was prosecuted and for want of a proper defence about five months since was thrown into prison where he now remains in a languishing condition: therefore praying compassion and release. Reference Book VIII, p. 356. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners in North Britain of the petition of the Earl of Northesk, Admiral Depute in the north part of Great Britain, shewing that about twelve months since five Dutch ships were shipwrecked near Montrose where, by his direction and at his proper expense, part of the lading was saved and preserved, for which the [persons] concerned allowed him part of the goods in specie which were put into the possession of the Queen's officers until the Lord Treasurer's resolution should be known in the matter, notwithstanding the learned in the law were of opinion those goods were not liable to the Duties: therefore praying an order to the Customs Commissioners to deliver the said goods free of all Duties. Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 25. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to same to depute James Hepburn to be inspector of the pine curing and packing of white fish in Scotland for the more regular pining, curing and packing of salmon and white fish in Scotland, he being skilled in the knowledge of foreign salt and of the qualities of salt: with a salary of 40l. per an. |
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William Ferguson as tidewaiter at Leith loco Robert Lucas dismissed. |
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Patrick Ewing as tidewaiter at Irvine loco Thomas Andrews deceased. |
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William Barclay as Comptroller of Inverness loco Terry Wetherly deceased. |
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Thomas Clark as tidewaiter at Eyemouth loco John Sinclair deceased. |
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William Ackworth as wine taster at the port of Newport Glasgow: at 30l. per an. Ibid., pp. 25–6. |
| May 5. |
Royal warrant, dated St. James's, to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to appoint Archibald Douglas of Cavers (at present Receiver General of Land Tax in Scotland) as Receiver General of all moneys granted or to be granted by any Land Tax in Scotland and of all other the Crown Land Rents and Casualties whatsoever arising in Scotland and the arrears thereof and also Paymaster of all such salaries, pensions and allowances as have been or shall be directed to be paid in Scotland by any establishments or warrants signed by the Crown: all during pleasure: with the salary of 400l. per an. for himself and 50l. for a deputy or clerk as from 1709 Lady day: and whereas no salary, poundage or allowance hath been made to him since the Union for his service relating to the receipt of the said Revenues or Land Tax and no provision thereto is inserted in either of the Acts of Parliament granting the same, the said 400l. per an. and 50l. per an. are hereby to be paid to him from 1707 May 1 to 1709 Lady day. The present warrant is by reason that the said Douglas was nominated and constituted by a commission under the great seal of Scotland to be Receiver General of all Crown Rents, Revenues, Customs, Duties and Casualties whatsoever in Scotland, which commission, by reason of the Union, is become void. |
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Cancelled. and replaced by the warrant of June 23 infra, p. 225. Ibid., pp. 26–7. |
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Same to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland to cause Capt. William Lockhart, as Intendant of the Invalids in Scotland, to exhibit to you an account of moneys received by him as such and of the application thereof: and further to cause so much to be paid to the said Invalids, out of moneys in his hands, as will clear their allowances to 1708 Dec. 23: and further to transmit to the Lord Treasurer in England a list of the said Invalids thought fit to be continued in pay after that date, in order to the more regular paying of them: and further to cause all moneys thereof remaining after such clearing, to be paid to Archibald Douglas of Cavers: all by reason that considerable sums have been received by said Lockhart in his capacity as Intendant of the Invalids and are not yet accounted for and that the allowances of the said Invalids are at this time in arrear. Ibid., p. 28. |
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Same to same to direct the payment to the abovesaid Archibald Douglas of the sums of money owing to the Crown by the executors of Daniel Stuart late Receiver General of the Bullion in Scotland and by several collectors of that Duty [there], which moneys are not accounted for. Ibid., p. 29. |
| May 6. |
Money warrant for 17,256l. 10s. 11d. to Nehemiah Arnold, Paymaster of the Malt Lottery Tickets, for the principal and interest
on the 100th payment of the said tickets which is the next payment in course. (Money order dated May 6 hereon.) |
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Appending: statement of the principal and interest so due: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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principal money after abating 20l. for two benefits above 20l. each |
9,980 |
0 |
0 |
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interest of 998 tickets from Lady day 1700 to 6 May 1709 being 3,329 days at a halfpenny a day each |
6,921 |
10 |
11 |
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benefits |
355 |
0 |
0 |
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£17,256 |
10 |
11 |
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Money Book XX, p. 13. Order Book VII, p. 243. |
| May 6. |
Money warrant for 20l. to James Reynolds, clerk, for the charge of his passage to the Province of New York whither he is going chaplain. Money Book XX, p. 13. Order Book VII, p. 235. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receipt to distribute and apply the sum of 38,834l. 1s. 8d. to Deficient Funds as follows, the said sum representing the income between April 8 last and May 6 inst. from branches of the revenue as follows viz. 589l. 19s. 7d. from whale fins; 10,667l. 7s. 3d. from New Customs; 1,860l. 16s. 11½d. from Additional Impositions; 1,180l. 16s. 6½d. from vellum; 14,249l. 12s. 3½d. from Continued Impositions; 2,202l. 2s. 6½d. from salt; 7,483l. 6s. 3½d. from windows: the said distribution to be hereby as follows: viz. |
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Deficiencies as computed by Act of Parliament. |
How they stood on the Register the 6 May 1709 |
The distribution and application hereby ordered. |
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Exchequer Bills |
515165 |
4 |
7¼ |
187356 |
9 |
8 |
8554 |
11 |
5½ |
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First 3s. Aid |
415099 |
0 |
0 |
287898 |
18 |
3½ |
6892 |
18 |
5¾ |
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Paper for Plate |
15400 |
0 |
0 |
10900 |
0 |
0 |
255 |
14 |
6 |
|
Malt Tickets |
579060 |
0 |
0 |
239975 |
0 |
0 |
9615 |
11 |
6¼ |
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Leather Duties |
504438 |
0 |
0 |
259797 |
14 |
6 |
8376 |
8 |
10¼ |
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Third Quarterly Poll |
212770 |
17 |
0 |
142904 |
2 |
6 |
3533 |
3 |
3½ |
|
Third 3s. Aid |
25823 |
2 |
9 |
17771 |
6 |
3½ |
428 |
16 |
1½ |
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New East India Company |
65518 |
0 |
7¾ |
5854 |
1 |
5 |
1087 |
19 |
2 |
|
General Society [East Indies] |
5354 |
10 |
5¾ |
478 |
8 |
6¾ |
88 |
18 |
3½ |
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2338628 |
15 |
5¾ |
1152936 |
1 |
2¾ |
33834 |
1 |
8 |
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Money Book XX, pp. 13–14. |
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Same by same to Auditor Edward Harley to allow in Henry Seymour's account for the year ended 1708 Sept, 29 as Clerk of the Hanaper the sum of 40l. for the expense of passing the said account. |
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Prefixing: certificate by James Moody, Deputy Auditor, that said account is ready for declaration. Ibid., p. 15. |
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William Lowndes to Mr. Baker and Mr. Goselyn enclosing three letters [missing] from Rear Admiral Wager dated 1708 July 23, July 25 and Sept. 25 and one to him [said Wager] from Brigadier Handasyde, Governor of Jamaica, dated 1708 June 17 concerning the galeon taken by said Admiral. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 66. |
| May 6. |
Same to Mr. Brydges and Mr. Walpole to report on the enclosed letter from Mr. Morrice [missing] dated April 26 last relating to 499 horses bought of the King of Portugal to remount the Regiments of Major Gen. Harvey and Lord Raby. Ibid.
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Royal sign manual dated St. James's to the General and Master of the Mint at Edinburgh to give order to the graver of the said Mint to prepare all the master puncheons, letters and charges for the small pieces of silver coin viz. groats, three pences, two pences and pence with the head and inscriptions as on the larger pieces of silver already coined [and] with the figures 4. 3. 2. 1 and a crown upon the reverse of each of the said pieces respectively: and to make dies with them for coining the small moneys of Scotland like those that are coined in the Mint in the Tower of London. Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 50. |
| May 7. |
Same for 1,110l. to . . . Vanbeck, jeweller, 1,000l. thereof for the Queen's picture set in diamonds which was presented by the Queen to the Venetian Ambassador and 110l. thereof for a ring which was presented by the Queen to Francisco Dias the said Ambassador's secretary. [This warrant is dated 5 May anno 7. This is probably a mistake for anno 8 unless 5 May is itself an erratum for 5 March.] (The money order hereon is dated July 27 and it quotes the sign manual as dated May 1709. The letter of disposition hereon is dated Aug. 26.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, p. 17. Order Book VII, p. 284. Disposition Book XX, p. 39. |
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William Lowndes to the [Principal] Officers of the Ordnance to advise the names of Commissioners to treat of lands to be purchased for the better fortifying Portsmouth, Chatham and Harwich as by the Act [7 Anne, c. 26] lately passed in Parliament. (The like letter to Mr. Travers, Surveyor General of Crown Lands.) Out Letters (General) XIX, pp. 66, 67. |
| May 9. |
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receipt to apply to the payment of annuities anno 1707 as by the Act of 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 2] the residue of the money arisen on the fund of the five sevenths of the ninepence per barrel Excise for the year ending June 1 next (from and immediately after the satisfying of 100,000l. payable [for the past year under the Act 5–6 Wm. and Mary, c. 20] to the Bank of England). Money Book XX, p. 15. |
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Letter of direction for 230,940l. as follows out of Exchequer Bills to be made forth under the Bank Stock Act [7 Anne, c. 30]: viz. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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to Mr. Brydges in further part of 1,081,083l. 0s. 4d. for the Forces in Spain and Portugal anno 1709. |
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for subsistence for the Foot Regiments of Livesay, Farringdon, Johnston, Dormer, Caulfeild and Moor and is together with 13,000l. to be assigned out of the tallies in said Brydges' hands on Land Tax anno 1709 to complete 27,251l. 1s. 4d. for the subsistence of the said Regiments from 1708 Dec. 23 to 1709 May 23 |
14,251 |
1 |
4 |
|
for six months' subsistence 1708 Dec. 23 to 1709 June 23 to the Foot Regiments of Hamilton, Macartney, Wynne, Strathnaver and Grant |
26,913 |
4 |
0 |
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for subsistence to 1709 April 23 to the Foot Regiments of Hay and Bretton |
3,420 |
6 |
8 |
|
for subsistence from April 23 last to June 23 next of several Officers here of the Regiments of Harvey, Raby, Pepper, Nassau, Harrison, Mordaunt and Wade and for other occasions of the said Regiments [falling due] on this side [the water] |
5,251 |
6 |
8 |
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for one month's subsistence April 23 last to May 23 inst. to the Regiments of Lepell and Munden |
1,827 |
9 |
0 |
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to be paid to the Count de Gosseau towards relieving him under his present necessities, Count Gallas having agreed that the same shall be esteemed as part of the sum allowed by Parliament for the service of the King of Spain and his Troops |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to be paid over to a Lieut. Col. belonging to the Imperial Troops in Catalonia under the command of Count Staremberg upon account of the pay of those Troops |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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for two months' subsistence from April 23 last to June 23 next to the Horse Regiment of Harvey and other Regiments of her Majesty's subject Troops in Catalonia |
16,708 |
8 |
2 |
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for the same two months' pay to the Imperial and Italian Troops in Catalonia |
34,971 |
1 |
10½ |
|
towards paying the Troops of his Catholic Majesty and other extraordinaries of the war in Catalonia for the same time |
35,000 |
0 |
0 |
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towards two months' subsistence from June 23 next to Aug. 23 next to her Majesty's Forces in Portugal |
9,471 |
16 |
9½ |
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£148,314 |
14 |
6 |
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to John How Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons in part of 82,625l. 5s. 6d. for services as follows voted by the House of Commons. |
|
|
for Guards and Garrisons as under the letter of disposition of May 10 infra, pp. 116–17 |
54,335 |
5 |
2¼ |
|
in further part of the sum not exceeding 301,748l. 7s. 11½d. voted by the said House to make good the extraordinaries and is intended towards making good to the said Mr. How the sum of 32,986l. 8s. 0d. for so much of the said extraordinary charges as have been or are to be paid by him |
28,290 |
0 |
3¾ |
|
£82,625 |
5 |
6 |
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Disposition Book XIX, pp. 289–90. |
| May 9. |
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners for their opinion concerning the most effectual method for preventing illegal trade in the Plantations and more particularly in Virginia; and in particular upon an Act passed in Virginia in June 1706 entituled an “Act for establishing of ports and towns in that Colony,” which Act was transmitted to you in my letter of 5 Dec. 1706. The Lord Treasurer desires your opinion in order to send same to the Commissioners of Trade who have this matter under their consideration. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 67. |
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Same to Secretary the Earl of Sunderland. The Customs Commissioners have advised with the Attorney and Solicitor General in relation to the case of exporting corn and taking bonds in order to prevent the exportation thereof to her Majesty's enemies. The Lord Treasurer sends you these opinions herein [missing] for you to make such further use thereof as you think fit. Ibid.
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Same to Mr. Burchett enclosing a letter showing that the Falcon man of war which was in danger of being taken on the coast near Seaford by four French men of war was preserved by the boats that went off from the shore to her assistance and that a pacquet of letters was brought to the Admiralty from on board the said ship by one Thomas Skinner: for which service none of the said parties have had any satisfaction. Please report a fit reward for same. Ibid., p. 68. |
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The like contract for circulating Exchequer Bills ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXII, p. 226, to wit for one year longer from 1709 June 16: being the sixteenth contract: for 50,000l. at 1 per cent. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 356. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland to permit to entry, Customs free, of arms and accoutrements now arrived at Dublin for the four new Regiments under Lord Slane, Col. Brazier, Col. Jones and Col. Delaune. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 84. |
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Money warrant for 25l. each to John Beaumont and Richard Wood for half a year to 1709 Lady day on their salaries as sworn attorneys in the Exchequer Court of Scotland: the Barons of said Court having recommended said salary for them in reward for their service and attendance there for the better despatch and more orderly carrying on the proceedings in the said Court. (Money orders dated May 10 hereon.) Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 31. Disposition Book XIX, p. 291. |
| May 10. |
William Lowndes to Mr. How, Paymaster General of Guards and Garrisons, to apply as follows (in accordance with your memorial of this day) the 54,335l. 5s. 21/6d. directed to you this day [sic for the 9th inst. supra, p. 166] viz.: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
|
for account of Guards and Garrisons anno 1709. |
|
|
for 28 days' subsistence from April 25 last to May 22 inst. for the Troops and Regiments in Great Britain |
19,376 |
7 |
4 |
|
for 61 days' subsistence to June 23 next for the Battalion of Guards in Holland |
4,060 |
9 |
10 |
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on account of subsistence for the four Companies at New York to 1709 Dec. 22 |
1,825 |
0 |
0 |
|
for six months' subsistence from 1708 Dec. 23 to 1709 June 24 for the Company at Bermudas |
330 |
14 |
2 |
|
for 33 days' subsistence to June 24 next for the Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards going to Spain |
892 |
17 |
8 |
|
for 184 days' clearings for the Officers of the said Battalion from 1708 Dec. 23 to 1709 June 24 |
1,230 |
16 |
6 |
|
for 63 days' clearings from 1708 Dec. 23 to 1708–9 Feb. 23 for the Troops and Regiments in Great Britain, offreckonings excluded |
9,870 |
5 |
10½ |
|
for the same 63 days' pay to the Garrisons |
2,538 |
16 |
8¼ |
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to Brigadier Macartney for his equipage as by warrant of 1 April last |
590 |
0 |
0 |
|
for three months' pay for the General and Staff Officers to be sent with the Expedition |
840 |
0 |
0 |
|
for account of the 5,000 men for sea service anno 1709. |
|
|
for 28 days' subsistence from April 25 last to May 22 inst. for the several Regiments part of this Establishment |
2,920 |
13 |
2 |
|
for 33 days' subsistence May 23 inst. to June 24 next for Lord Mark Kerr's Regiment going to Spain |
779 |
3 |
6 |
|
for 121 days' clearings from Feb. 24 last to June 24 next for the said Regiment, offreckonings excluded |
945 |
12 |
4 |
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for 68 days' clearings from 1708 Dec. 23 to 1708–9 Feb. 23 for the several Regiments [forming] part of this Establishment |
1,835 |
17 |
9½ |
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to complete half a year's subsistence for Brigadier Handasyde's Regiment to June 24 next |
5,198 |
10 |
4 |
|
on account of Invalids anno 1709. |
|
|
on account of the 11 Companies of Invalids |
1,100 |
0 |
0 |
|
£54,335 |
5 |
2¼ |
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Further to apply as follows the 28,290l. 0s. 3¾d. directed to you [on the 9th inst.] in like Exchequer Bills as part of the 301,748l. 7s. 11¼d. voted by the House of Commons the last Session of Parliament to defray extraordinary charges of the war: and is in part of 32,986l. 8s. 0d. which has been before [this] paid by you towards the extraordinaries intended to be made good by the said House: and is in accordance with your second memorial of this day's date. You are hereby to apply the
same [as follows] to such services of the Guards and Garrisons anno 1708 as the money so paid should have been applied to in case the said extraordinary charges had not happened: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
|
for account of Guards and Garrisons anno 1708. |
|
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for 59 days' clearings from 1708 Oct. 25 to Dec. 22 for the Troops and Regiments in Great Britain |
14,766 |
6 |
10¾ |
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for 182 days' clearings from 1708 June 24 to Dec. 22 for the 11 Companies of the First Regiment of Guards in Holland |
3,102 |
17 |
6 |
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for so much paid to the Bank of England for the interest of several sums borrowed of them at 5 per cent. |
900 |
4 |
9 |
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to complete the pay of the several Garrisons and Staff Officers to 1708 Dec. 22 |
1,011 |
7 |
3 |
|
on account of Contingencies, to satisfy several royal warrants |
2,683 |
2 |
0 |
|
on account of the 5,000 men in sea service anno 1708. |
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for 59 days' clearings 1708 Oct. 25 to Dec. 22 for the Regiments of Maj. Gen. Mordaunt, Lord Mark Kerr, Brigadier Macartney and Col. Bowles |
2,908 |
0 |
8 |
|
on account of the Invalids anno 1708. |
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for the six Companies of Invalids for 181 days from 25 June 1708 to Dec. 22 |
2,416 |
7 |
0 |
|
for the outpensioners commonly called the twelvepenny men according to the list |
501 |
14 |
3 |
|
£28,290 |
0 |
3¾ |
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Disposition Book XIX, pp. 292–3. |
| May 10. |
William Lowndes to Mr. Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad. The Lord Treasurer understands that several persons have bills of exchange on you for moneys taken up for the service of her Majesty's Forces [abroad] and are willing to accept payment out of the Land Tax tallies anno 1709 in your hands which were issued [to you] from the Exchequer March 23 last, on condition that interest be made to commence on the orders of loan as from the said March 23. He agrees to your assigning or disposing of 22,484l. 18s. 6½d. of the said tallies and orders with interest as from said date. You are to apply the said sum to services as follows: viz. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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in part of 1,081,083l. 0s. 4d. for the Forces in Spain and Portugal anno 1709. |
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for the Foot Regiments of Livesay, Farrington, Johnston, Dormer, Caulfeild and Moore and is (together with 14,251l. 1s. 4d. ordered in Exchequer Bills the 10th inst.) to complete 27,251l. 1s. 4d. demanded by you for the subsistence of said Regiments from 1708 Dec. 23 to 1709 May 23 |
13,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
for her Majesty's Forces in Portugal and is (together with 9,471l. 16s. 9½d. ordered in Exchequer Bills the 10th inst.) to complete 18,956l. 15s. 4d. demanded by you for the subsistence of the said Forces from 1709 June 23 to Aug. 23 |
9,484 |
18 |
6½ |
|
£22,484 |
18 |
6½ |
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“You'll please to transmit to me here the orders of loan with your assignment thereupon and my Lord will give warrant to the Exchequer for paying the said interest accordingly.” Disposition Book XIX, p. 294. |
| May 10. |
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to report on the recommendations in behalf of Joseph Ryland and William Caldecott respectively for the place of surveyor of Whitby port. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 68. |
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Same to the Attorney and Solicitor General to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Sir Solomon Swale bart. Ibid.
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J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to Mr. Williams, her Majesty's printers, to deliver to the Agents for Taxes 50 copies of the Bank Acts to send to the Receivers General of Taxes. |
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Prefixing: said Agents' request for same. Ibid., p. 69. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to employ Richard Evans as doorkeeper to their Board at 10l. per an. |
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John Hunt (an inspector of the River Thames) as housekeeper of the Custom House and to clean same and the passage leading to it: at 80l. per an. |
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Edward Orton (one of the tidesurveyors London port) as an inspector of the river loco said Hunt. |
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William Smith (a tidesman in the inferior list London port) as a tidesurveyor ibid. loco said Orton. |
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John West as a tidesman in the inferior list loco said Smith. |
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Prefixing: memorial from the Customs Commissioners proposing appointments as above. By warrant of April 11 last we were to appoint Edward Bathurst and his wife to succeed John Bassendin as a doorkeeper and watchman and his wife as a cleaner of the Custom House. On enquiry we find them disqualified by promise of consideration for Mr. Bassendine's surrender. The office of housekeeper and doorkeeper of the Custom House have hitherto had emoluments amounting in all to 102l. per an. whereof 40l. 15s. 0d. is established and 61l. 5s. 0d. is by incidents. We advise the separation of the two offices as inconsistent and that appointments as above be made. Out Letters (Customs) XV, pp. 164–5. |
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Treasury reference to Samuel Travers, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, of the petition of Eliz. Baron widow for a fresh lease of a messuage called Hallams Court alias Long Bredy Farm Co. Dorset and other lands called East Baglake &c. parcel of the manor of Ryme and of the Duchy of Cornwall. Reference Book VIII, pp. 358, 369. |
| May 10. |
Treasurer Godolphin to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Charles Dering, Auditor General of her Majesty's Revenues in Ireland, relating to a house formerly enjoyed by him for the use of his said office. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 84. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Excise Commissioners in North Britain to pay an additional salary of 70l. per an. to Richard Dowdeswell, their Secretary, as from 1707 May 1. |
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Appending: report by said Commissioners on said Dowdeswell's petition for same. Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 29. |
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William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners [Scotland] to report on the petition of John Du Bergh et al. Hamburg merchants ut supra, p. 152. Ibid., p. 30. |
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Treasury reference to same of the petition of Robert Taylor shewing that he was appointed an officer of the Customs in Scotland by the Earl of Glasgow upon the commencement of the Union: that in May 1707 he had information that several vessels were running their goods in the Firth of Forth, whereupon he took a boat and several soldiers and went up the Firth and near North Berwick seized a small bark which had taken 18 tun of French wine from a foreign ship and carried her into Leith and secured the wines in the warehouse there: that upon application by one Gilbert Stewart, merchant in Edinburgh, to the Lords of Treasury and Exchequer [Scotland] the wines were delivered to him under security: that petitioner pursued the said Stewart in the old Exchequer [Court Scotland] but they did not think fit to decide the same: that before the new Exchequer was established the year was expired, whereby he could not bring an information by Devenerunt in his own name and [therefore] in Pentecost term last brought it in the Lord Advocate's name and obtained a verdict against Stewart for 421l. 5s. 0d. as the value of the wines; which money Stewart has paid to Charles Graydon, Receiver General [of Customs]: therefore prays a moiety of said money in consideration of his expenses. Ibid.
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