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Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955.

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'Warrant Books: June 1714, 11-19', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714, ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1955), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol28/pp305-315 [accessed 23 November 2024].

June 1714, 11-19



June 11.	Same dated same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 200l. per an. to Edward Jefferies, Esq., as Second Justice of Chester. Queen's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 115.
	Same dated same to the Postmaster General for settling as follow the postal rates on letters between Great Britain and Minorca. In your memorial of April 8 last you represent that an agreement being made between you and Monsieur Torcy, Postmaster of France, that all letters and pacquets to be conveyed to and from Great Britain and Minorca through France shall pay the like rates of postage to the Post Office at Paris as the post of letters to and from Great Britain and Turkey passing through France by way of Marseilles do or ought to pay. Wherefore you propose in consideration of the charge of a boat to go once every 14 days between Port Mahon and Marseilles for the conveyance of letters and pacquets that you may be empowered to receive for all letters and packets to be conveyed between this kingdom and Minorca through France the same rates of postage as are settled by Act of Parliament for letters and packets passing between this kingdom and Turkey by way of Marseilles: as also at Port Mahon the further rate of one Rial plate for each single letter; two Rials plate for each double letter; three Rials plate for each treble letter and four Rials plate for each packet of letters weighing one ounce and so proportionately for every pacquet of letters exceeding one ounce weight: and likewise that the last mentioned rates to be further taken at Port Mahon be paid by the inhabitants of Minorca. All the above is hereby authorised. The money arising therefrom is hereby to be answered and accounted for in the same manner as the rest of the revenues of the General Letter Officer or Post Office are or ought to be. Queen's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 143.
June 11.	William Lowndes to the Taxes Commissioners. Mr. Samuel Acton is recommended to my Lord Treasurer as a Surveyor of the Window Tax. My Lord directs you to present him on the first vacancy. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 220.
	Same to the Secretary at War to report on the enclosed letters [missing] received by my Lord Treasurer from unknown hands intimating some ill practices relating to Half Pay Officers and other matters. Ibid., p. 221.
	Subscription by Treasurer Oxford for the execution of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant to the Master of the Great Wardrobe for the delivery to John Vandenende of a new pair of kettle drums for the First Troop of Horse Guards: to an estimate of 14l. Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, p. 134.
June 12.	Royal warrant dormant dated St. James's to Edward Nicholas, Paymaster of the Queen's [private] Pensions and Bounties, to pay 100l. per an. to William, Earl of Jersey, as royal bounty towards the maintenance and support of his brother Henry Villers, Esq.: to commence as from 1713 June 24: during pleasure. Queen's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 141.
	Same to same to pay 30l. per an. to Rebecca Forster, widow of the late John Forster, Page of the Backstairs: as royal bounty: to commence from 1713 Xmas: during pleasure. Ibid.
	Same to same to pay 50l. per an. to Elizabeth Battle, widow of the late Dr. Ralph Battle: as royal bounty: to commence from 1713 Sept. 29: during pleasure. Ibid., p. 142.
	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to Edward Nicholas to pay 100l. to John Gay as royal bounty. Money Book XXIII, p. 139.
	T. Harley to Mr. Gwyn [Secretary at War] to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] of Henry Watkins setting forth that he was appointed to examine into the extraordinaries of the war in the Low Countries and praying some allowances as well for his own service as for the charges he was at for clerks and for necessaries bought on that account. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 221.
June [? July] 12.	Same to the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland enclosing Col. Midleton's memorial [missing] for the Customs free landing in Ireland of 104 suits for a new clothing bespoke for Brigadier Breton's Regiment of Foot some time before it was ordered to embark for Ireland. Ibid., p. 238.
June 12.	Same to same to permit the Customs free landing in Ireland of a new clothing of 104 suits for Brigadier Breton's Regiment of Foot which [clothing] was ordered some time before the Regiment was ordered to embark for Ireland; as by the enclosed memorial [missing] of Col. Midleton. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 578.
June 12.	Subscription by Treasurer Oxford for the execution of the Lord Chamberlain's warrant to the Master of the Jewel House for the delivery to Simon Harcourt of 90 ounces of gilt plate to the value of 45l. as a gift from the Queen at the christening of his child. Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, p. 134.
	William Lowndes to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Mr. Bodens, the late Collector of Drogheda, for stay of process against his security. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 371.
June 14.	A second Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Micajah Perry concerning the interest on his surety bonds for Mr. Parke [see supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXVII, p. 178, under date 1713, April 9]. Reference Book IX, p. 180.
	Reference to the Stamps Commissioners of the petition of Geo. Dias to be appointed a Stamper loco William Pinkney, deceased. Ibid.
	Same to Sir Roger Mostyn of the petition of Col. John Orfuer of Lord Shannon's Regiment of Marines shewing that the Prince of Denmark [as Lord High Admiral] directed that three fictitious names should be borne upon their [the said Marine Regiment's] muster rolls of each Company to make a fund for arms and pursuant thereto he [petitioner] contracted with gunsmiths for arms amounting to 399l. 15s. 0d. and gave them notes [of assignment] on the [Regiment's] agent for the same: but Mr. Whitfeild, late Paymaster of Marines, not issuing money sufficient the Agent was incapacitated to answer the bills and the gunsmiths are now bringing their actions at law against him: therefore praying relief. Ibid., p. 181.
	Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of William Yorke and Charles Cox for a new lease of a messuage and several lands, parcel of the forest of Braydon, Co. Wilts. Ibid.
	Same to same of the petition of John Hicks for a reversionary lease of the Ditches of the Castle of Exeter, formerly called Castle Ditches, now Bradninch, and the herbage of the ground within the Castle. Ibid.
	Same to same of the petition of William Rymes, timberman, and several other tradesmen and artificers employed by the late Mr. Manley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, in repairing the houses belonging to the Savoy; praying payment of 216l. 15s. 1½d. Ibid.
June 15.	William Lowndes to the Stamps Commissioners enclosing an anonymous letter signed R.R. sent to my Lord Treasurer by the Penny Post, relating to a practice carried on by the Clerks in Chancery to the prejudice of the revenue under your management. My Lord directs you to insert an advertisement in the Gazette for the writer thereof to attend your Board to make out what he alleges. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 223.
June 15.	William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer to the Earl of Clarendon's lodgings in Somerset House to seal his goods, he being on his departure for the Court of the Elector of Hanover to which he is appointed Envoy Extraordinary. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 223.
	T. Harley to same. Sir Barnabas Scudamore, late Collector of Liverpool, has represented to my Lord Treasurer that the remainder of his debt was paid 7 March 1709–10 yet his bonds are still standing out. Please report whether this is so, and if so if you have any objections to the delivery up of said bonds. Ibid., p. 236.
	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to Edward Nicholas to pay 50l. to Edward Ashe as royal bounty.
	62l. 10s. 0d. to Anne Feilding as royal bounty towards the support of hereself and brothers and sisters: viz. Martha, William, George and Charlotte Feilding. Money Book XXIII, pp. 139, 140.
	Same to same to pay 200l. to William Grahme as royal bounty. Ibid., p. 142.
	Money warrant for 500l. to William Borret as imprest for Crown Law charges. (Money order dated June 17 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated June 19 hereon.) Ibid., p. 140. Order Book VIII, p. 444. Disposition Book XXII, p. 249.
	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Receipt to strike tallies for 2,276l. representing the rent of the farm of Post Fines for the year 1712, the same having been answered to the Crown direct by the respective Sheriffs.
	Prefixing: certificate by the Deputy Clerk of the Pipe of the sums so answered direct by the Sheriffs. Money Book XXIII, p. 146.
	The like warrant for the said rent for the year 1713: and see infra, p. 310, under date June 16. Ibid., p. 147.
June 15, 23, 28, 30.	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Customs Commissioners to employ Robert Tayler as waiter and searcher in Deal port loco Edward Powell, dismissed.
	John Fowler, as a tidesman in the inferior list London port loco Robert Ovington, dismissed.
	Samuel Scot as weighing porter, London port, loco Francis Barber, deceased.
	Jonathan Deeplake, Surveyor of Chatham, in Rochester port, to be Commander of the Queenborough [Customs] smart at 40l. per an.
	John Lathbury, waiter and searcher at Chatham, to succeed Deeplake as Surveyor there.
	Lancelot Bathurst (formerly instructed at Bristol) to be waiter and searcher at Rochester loco said Lathbury.
	Gervas Sally as waiter and searcher at Brixham in Dartmouth port loco Nicholas Matterface, dismissed.
	Thomas Davey as a landwaiter in Exeter port loco Edmond Bampfyeld who has relinquished.
	Lodowick Jackson as Collector of Dartmouth port loco James Jenkinson, dismissed.
	William Morgan as Deputy Comptroller at Bideford loco Lodowick Jackson, preferred.
	Alexander Purcell as Collector and Deputy Customer at Cardiff loco William Morgan, preferred, and to act for the Customer at the same allowance as was made to the said Morgan. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 138, 143.
June 15.	Treasury reference to the Commissioners for Disbanding Marines of the petition of Col. Goring praying payment of 842l. 11s. 6d. towards discharging supernumeraries. Reference Book IX, p. 181.
	Same to the Salt Commissioners of the petition of John Rutterford shewing that he has been five years a prisoner at the suit of her Majesty for a debt of 382l. as surety for Capt. Bickerstaff, his late master, for the Duty of salt shipped off at Berwick upon Tweed; that he had effects in the hands of Geo. Watson, Esq., to the value of 144l. 11s. 0d. who about 1710 paid same to the use of her Majesty: therefore praying discharge, he having nothing left in the world to relieve his wife and children who have been entirely supported by relations. Ibid.
	Commission by Treasurer Oxford to Hugh Ethersie as Surveyor of the Duties on Houses loco Richard Shirley, resigned. (Dormant warrant by same to the Receiver General of Taxes for Essex to pay Ethersie 60l. per an. salary as from 1714 June 24.) Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, pp. 146, 147.
	Warrant by same to the Barons of the Exchequer, Scotland, to allow to James Howston in his accounts of the bullion so much as is due to him for salary as late Collector of Customs at Newport, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
	Prefixing report by said Barons on said Howston's petition. Petitioner's allegations are true and we think that in equity what is due to him as Collector of the Customs ought to be outset from his balance of bullion. Out Letters (North Britain) III, p. 115.
	Same by same to the Customs Commissioners, Scotland, to pay to officers of the Customs in Scotland employed at the commencement of the Union their salaries from the 1st May 1707 to the days of their discharge: they having been directed by her Majesty's Proclamation to continue in their employments till further order. Ibid., p. 116.
June 16.	Same by same to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, to pay the 156l. 13s. 0d., supra, p. 304, to Henry Portman, Keeper of Hyde Park, for his charge in setting up new rails round the Ring in said Park and gravelling the same [Ring] and the way leading thereto. Money Book XXIII, p. 140.
	Same by same to Sir Roger Mostyn, Paymaster of Marines, to assign and transfer South Sea Stock to the amount of 19,830l. 17s. 2¼d. to persons as follows for the offreckonings due to them as clothiers of the respective Regiments named: same to be assigned out of the 37,246l. 12s. 3d. of such stock assigned to said Mostyn by Charles Cæsar, Navy Treasurer, in accordance with Treasurer Oxford's warrant of April 24 last, supra, p. 230, upon account to discharge and pay the offreckonings of the six Marine Regiments from 1711 April 25 (the time to which they were last paid) to 1712 Dec. 24.
	Prefixing: memorial from said Mostyn certifying the names of the persons entitled to the above sum by undisputed assignments duly entered and approved for offreckonings of the Marines to 24 Dec. 1712, amounting in the whole to 20,027l. 12s. 7¼d., out of which sum, when the two pences that have been paid and are to be paid towards the windows’ pension are deducted, the sums due will be as follows: viz.
		£	s.	d.
	General Holt's Regiment James Colebrooke	3,843	10	5¾
	Col. Goring's Regiment
	James Colebrooke	1,207	15	1¾
	Messrs. Child, Green & Eades	2,486	19	9¾
	Brigadier Bor's Regiment
	John London	1,616	6	11
	Ditto	2,277	8	0
	James Colebrooke	2,253	0	5½
	Col. Churchill's Regiment
	Richard Hoare	625	15	10¾
	Ditto	2,452	18	9½
	James Powell	3,068	1	8¼
		£19,830	17	2¼
	Money Book XXIII, p. 141.
June 16.	Money warrant for 750l. to the four Clerks of the Privy Council (William Blathwaite, John Povey, Edward Southwell and Sir Christopher Musgrave), being 187l. 10s. 0d. each for three quarters to 1714 Lady day on their salaries of 250l. per an. each. (Letter of direction dated June 19 hereon.) Ibid., p. 142. Disposition Book XXII, p. 249.
	Same for 300l. to same for same time on their allowance of 400l. per an. for attending the Trade and Plantation business at the Privy Council. (Money order dated June 26 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated June 19 hereon.) Money Book XXII, p. 140. Order Book VIII, p. 448. Disposition Book XXII, p. 249.
	Same for 666l. 17s. 11d. to Thomas, Earl of Strafford, Farmer of Post Fines, for so much answered direct to the Crown by the respective sheriffs for the year ended 1713 Sept. 29 in excess of the rent of 2,276l. per an. of the said farm of Post Fines: which overpayment could not be repaid to the said Farmer by the said sheriffs by reason of the great payments by them made for apprehending highwaymen. [See supra, p. 308, under date June 15.]
	Appending: certificate by the Deputy Clerk of the Pipe of the said Sheriffs’ payments. (Money order dated July 6 hereon. In the margin: a later confirmation dated 1714 Nov. 26 hereof.) Money Book XXIII, pp. 143–4, 455.
	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Commissioners for Disbanding the Marines to issue their warrant to Sir Roger Mostyn, Paymaster of Marines, for clearing the fourth and last Detachment of Col. Goring's Regiment as follows;
	Prefixing: report by said Commissioners dated June 15 on Col. Goring's memorial setting forth that the fourth and last Detachment of his Regiment being now arrived at Greenwich and ordered to be disbanded, their pay from 1713 Oct. 25 (the time they became supernumeraries) amounts to 358l. 9s. 4d. Hereon the Commissioners report that Mr. Lowndes's letter of Feb. 26 last signified your Lordship's pleasure that a Detachment then to be disbanded should be paid by Sir Roger Mostyn from the said date to the day of disbanding “without which order the men could not have been cleared and dispersed”. The case is the same with the Detachment just landed, being 40 in number. We desire your Lordship will issue the like orders without which Sir Roger Mostyn, not withstanding our warrant, does not look upon himself justified in paying of them. We propose to being payment tomorrow in order to determine [put an end to] the growing charge which must attend the keeping these men in pay. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 248.
June 16.	Letter of direction for 3,000l. to Charles Cæsar, Treasurer of the Navy: out of loans in the Exchequer on the Land Tax anno 1714: and is intended to be paid over to Sir Roger Mostyn, Paymaster of Marines, upon account of clearing what shall be due to the non Commissioned Officers and men of the Marine Regiments ordered to be disbanded: and is to be taken as part of 300,000l. towards satisfying the debt due for seamen's wages and to the Yards and for the debt due to the Marines. Ibid., p. 249.
	William Lowndes to Lord Halifax [Auditor of the Receipt]. My Lord Treasurer desires an account with all speed of the several debts at this time remaining on the public Registers in the Exchequer for which any provision was made by Parliament and the rates of interest payable on the same respectively:
	Also an account of the several annuities in the Exchequer, when and at what rates purchased, how much the purchaser's money amounted to, for what terms granted and how much thereof is already lapsed:
	likewise how much is standing out in Exchequer Bills with an estimate of the annual charge the public is at for the interest and circulation thereof:
	likewise the sums advanced by the Bank of England and the East India Company; and the debt to the South Sea Company: and the yearly annuities payable to them for the same respectively and for what continuance. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 223.
[?]	Christopher Tilson (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to Sir Christopher Wren. It is her Majesty's intention that the work of laying the water into Windsor Castle should be proceeded on without delay. My Lord Treasurer directs you to take care that the several waters meant for this service be brought to one head with all the expedition imaginable and that being done you are to let my Lord know the charge thereof and what work in the next place is most fit to be proceeded upon.
	The Lord Chancellor has spoken to my Lord Treasurer about making some conveniences for the keeping of Chancery records. Please call on the Lord Chancellor to know what he would have done and lay an estimate before my Lord Treasurer. Ibid., p. 224.
June 16.	Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of John Jeffreys, late officer of the Customs of Great Grimsby, suspended for having practised as an Attorney at Law; prays to be restored, promising never to act so again. Reference Book IX, p. 182.
	Same to the Comptrollers of Army Accounts of the petition of the clothiers of her Majesty's Forces Abroad shewing that on the 24 June 1714 there will be 20 months’ offreckonings due to them for clothing the Forces in Flanders; that there is a great sum still due for clothing provided about five years since for the use of the Forces in Spain: therefore praying payment thereof. Ibid.
	Same to same of the petition of the Officers of the Marine Regiments shewing that they served in Catalonia at very great expense, buying and maintaining mules for themselves and the baggage for the Troops under their command; that they received no mule money for the years 1705 and 1706, which amounted to 2,935l. 10s. 0d.: therefore pray a royal warrant for allowing the said sum in like manner as was allowed to the Officers serving under the Earl of Galway. Ibid.
	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Auditors of Imprests to allow in the accounts of the Stamp Duties for the years 1711, 1712 and 1713 the several sums paid or allowed to the respective distributors of stamps as well for poundage money after the rate of 18d. per pound as for money allowed for incidents in those years: amounting in the whole to 8,733l. 13s. 8¼d.
	Prefixing: report by the said Auditors on the representation from the Stamps Commissioners concerning the said Auditors not allowing the said poundage and incidents. The Distributors were presented and established by Treasury warrant of 1694 June 22 and the 18 pence per pound reward was at that time found as small a reward as any person would undertake the employment for. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, pp. 224–5.
June 17.	William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer to the House of Baron Shutts [Ludwig Justus Sinold, freiherr von Schütz] (late Envoy from Hanover) in Arlington Street to seal his goods in order to their transport. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 224.
	T. Harley to same to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] from the French Commissaries for the Treaty of Commerce [Jean Anisson and Gabriel Jacques de Salignac, Marquis de Fenelon], relating to some wine sent them from Bordeaux. Ibid.
	Same to same. Sir Jacob Banks has recommended John Cox, a tidesman in Minehead port, for some better post. Can you promote him? Also William Draper is recommended for the place of coastwaiter at Grimsby and James Benn as Collector of Dartmouth. Please report to my Lord on these recommendations. Ibid., p. 225.
June 18.	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to Edward Nicholas to pay 50l. to William Paterson as royal bounty. Money Book XXIII, p. 127.
June 18.	Money orders for 1714 Trinity term's allowance to the Welsh Judges as follows: viz.
	75l. to John Meyrick as Chief Justice of Merioneth, Carnarvon and Anglesea. (In the margin: confirmed by the Treasury Lords 1715 April 27.)
	75l. to William Jessop as second Justice of same.
	75l. to Charles Cox as Chief Justice of Glamorgan, Brecon and Radnor.
	75l. to William Brydges as second Justice of same.
	75l. to Edmund Brydges as Chief Justice of Pembroke, Carmarthen and Cardigan.
	75l. to Francis Winington as second Justice of same.
	125l. to Sir Joseph Jekyll as Chief Justice of Chester.
	38l. 7s. 1d. to John Ward as second Justice [of Chester] to 23 April 1714 the day he was succeeded by Mr. Edward Jefferyes, and 38l. 7s. 1d. for same time as second Justice of Denbigh, Flint and Montgomery.
	59l. 6s. 3d. to Edward Jeffryes, viz., 9l. 6s. 3d. for 17 days from 1714 April 23 to May 10 on 200l. per an. and 50l. for 1714 Trinity term as second Justice of Chester: and 59l. 6s. 3d. for same time as second Justice of Denbigh, Flint and Montgomery. Order Book VIII, pp. 450–1.
	Same for 40l. to Daniel Langhorne and Dudley Downes, Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer, for Easter and Trinity terms 1714 on their allowance for extraordinary pains in ordering and sorting records [in the Receipt]. Ibid., p. 459.
	Letter of direction for 20,000l. to Charles Cæsar, Treasurer of the Navy: out of loans in the Exchequer on the Land Tax anno 1714: and is intended to be applied to the services following: viz.
		£
	to the head of Wear and Tear
	for the new Course of the Navy	15,000
	for bills of Exchange	5,000
		£20,000
	Disposition Book XX, p. 249.
	T. Harley to [the Customs Commissioners]. My Lord Treasurer directs you to give a further leave of absence to John Wynter, a Customs officer at Bristol. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 225.
	Same to same enclosing a petition [missing] from John Elleston, a tidesman at Hull, who is recommended by several Members of Parliament for some better employment. You are to present him to my Lord Treasurer for some better post. Ibid., p. 226.
	William Lowndes to the Attorney General. The Board of Ordnance has given my Lord Treasurer the enclosed account [missing] of the proceedings had at the town of Hull upon the Commission of Sewers which has been lately executed there, in which her Majesty is likely to receive great prejudice by having breeches and repairs which ought to be upheld at the charge of the Corporation presented by the Jury as works to be done at the charge of the Crown. Please report your opinion what is fit to be done therein. If there be occasion for any immediate course to be taken please order Mr. Borrett to attend you to take your directions therein. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 232.
June 18.	Treasury reference to the Comptroller and the Paymaster of the Lotteries Nos. 1, 2 and 3 anno 1712 [composing the single Lottery under the Act 10 Anne, c. 18] of the petition of John Hanchett, executor of Thomas Crue, Esq., for renewal of a lost order in the No. 1 Lottery 1712 in the name of Thomas Baker for the principal sum of 500l. Reference Book IX, p. 182.
	Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Thomas Buttery in behalf of himself and others, the working coal meters of the City of London, praying that they may have such a proportion of the sum of 11,000l. arisen out of the allowance of a half penny per chaldron to the Principal [meter] and under meters, “which they say has been by the Commissioners of Customs altered without any privity of the Lord Treasurer” [see supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXVII, p. 255]. (fn. 1) Ibid.
	Treasurer Oxford to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Queen commands me to signify to you her pleasure that the several pensions of 5,000l. per an. to the Duke of Ormonde and 2,000l. per an. to the Earl of Clarendon should continue to be paid on the Establishment of Ireland according to the respective grants thereof notwithstanding any former orders for stopping the payments of any pensions in Ireland. Her Majesty's further pleasure will be signified to you concerning the other pensions payable on that Establishment in a very little time. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 372.
June 19.	Letter of direction for 1,000l. to Mr. Smethyn: out of Civil List moneys: as in part of 3,920l. [for plate, &c., for the Jewel House, ut supra, p. 275]. Disposition Book XXII, p. 249.
	Same for 2,067l. 17s. 7½d. to Lord Delawar, Treasurer of the Chamber: out of Civil List moneys: and is intended to be applied to clear what is due in the Office of the Chamber in the quarter ended at Michaelmas 1713 and to satisfy the messengers’ bills to the Xmas following. Ibid., p. 250.
	Same for 1,000l. to the Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe: out of Civil List funds: and is for the service of the Wardrobe and to be applied towards paying for several necessaries which her Majesty hath directed to be forthwith provided for Windsor Castle, the estimated charge whereof amounts to 2,726l. 10s. 0d. Ibid.
June 19.	Same for 1,500l. to Edward Nicholas: out of Civil List moneys: to be by him paid over to such uses as her Majesty hath directed. Ibid.
	Same for 12,328l. 18s. 10d. to Thomas Moor, Paymaster General of the Forces Abroad: out of loans on Land Tax anno 1714: and is intended to be applied to the services following: viz.
		£	s.	d.
	in further part of 54,645l. 1s. 3d. for the Forces and Garrison of Minorca anno 1714
	for account of subsistence to the Forces in Minorca to June 24 inst.	3,241	18	7½
	in further part of 34,856l. 14s. 9½d. for Forces and Garrison at Gibraltar anno 1714
	for account of subsistence to the Forces in Gibraltar to 24 June inst.	2,005	15	8½
	in further part of 107,831l. 9s. 2d. for Forces in Flanders and at Dunkirk until Michaelmas 1714
	for account of subsistence to the Forces in the Low Countries on 24 June inst.	7,081	4	6
		£12,328	18	10
	Ibid., p. 251.
	William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners enclosing another letter [missing] relating to the wine sent from Bordeaux for the French Commissaries for the Treaty of Commerce. Hasten your report on that matter. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 225.
	Same to same enclosing a letter [missing] from Secretary Bromley signifying the Queen's pleasure that the Customs officers search all ships bound for the Baltic and take care that they are not laden with any goods specified in the list therein enclosed which by a Treaty concluded 1661 between Charles II and the then King of Sweden are declared to be contraband. And when the officers are fully satisfied no such goods are on board a ship the same is to be certified in order to have passes [for the Sound] pursuant to her Majesty's directions signified in the said letter. Ibid., p. 226.
	Treasury reference to same of the petition of Thomas D'Oyly, Deputy Queen's waiter [London port], and Renatus Palmer, Surveyor in Dartmouth, praying for an exchange of their respective places. Reference Book IX, p. 183