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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
|
Nov. 1 |
Money warrant for 50l. to Sir Gilbert Talbot for one year to
Sept. 29 last, on his pension as Master of the Jewel House. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 23. |
|
Nov. 2 |
The Treasury Lords to [the Customs Commissioners] to employ
Henry Newbery, Gent., as one of the Surveyors General in
the Searcher's office, London port: this being His Majesty's
pleasure although there is one such officer already, and said
office has been usually executed by one person. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 17. |
|
Same to same to appoint Richard Scadgell a landwaiter and
searcher in Looe, co. Cornwall, loco John Cunnyng. |
Ibid, p. 13. |
|
[?] |
Sir Robt. Howard to Phill. Packer, Paymaster of the Works, to
perfect his accounts for the 2,200l. (corrected to 2,000l.)
imprested to William Harbord, which said Packer had the
disposal of for the wall of the Great Park at Richmond. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 8. |
|
Nov. 2 |
The like letter (erased) to the officers of the Works at Windsor. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 3 |
Royal sign manual to the Attorney General to prepare a bill for
Robert Blayney, Esq., to be Secretary to the Commissioners for
managing the Customs, with 400l. per an. salary, loco Richard
Sherwyn thereto appointed Sept. 27 last, but since resigned. |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 7–8. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners. We have
been lately applied to by George Ravenscroft, et al., owners
and freighters of the "Hopewell" an old Venetian ship alleged
to be lately re-edified [as certified] by His Majesty's Consul
at Venice, [they] producing a royal warrant for making her a
free English built ship, and therefore praying that the
goods lately imported in her and now under seizure may be
freed and that said ship may pay only English Customs.
You are to obey said warrant, as said ship and goods have
long been under a chargeable and perishable condition. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 16. |
|
Warrant to same to seize and sequester Sir Nicholas Crispe's
farm of spice, in consequence of said Crispe's part liability in
the Customs Farm ended 1667, Sept. 29. |
Ibid, pp. 17–18. |
|
Same to Sir Robt. Viner, Edward Backwell and Francis Millington,
to take care that no profits whatever accruing from the late
Farm of the Customs ended Sept. 29 last, be paid to the
Farmers of the Customs for the farm ended 1667, Sept. 29, but
that same be detained for His Majesty. |
Ibid, pp. 19–20. |
|
The like warrant to Mr. Mountney, Cashier General to the late
Farmers of the Customs. |
Ibid, p. 20. |
|
Nov. 3 |
Treasury warrant to Anthony Parsons, auditor, and Simon Smith,
Receiver of Crown revenues, cos. Southampton and Wilts.
to pay Edward Strange the 264l. 12s. 6d. per an. as Captain of
Hurst Castle, as for himself, officers and soldiers (see infra
Nov. 10, p. 1132, and Nov. 27, p. 1145). |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 4. |
|
Royal warrant for 2,500l. to Sir Rob. Viner and 2,500l. to
Alderman Backwell [in part] for satisfaction of 20,000l.
by them paid to Lord Ambassador Montague for the use of
Madame: with 6 per cent. interest from the time it was paid. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p.10. |
|
Nov. 4 |
Treasury subscription of a docquet. undated, of a warrant to the
Exchequer for 45,000l. to Baptist May for the Privy Purse. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 16. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Mr. Rumsey, Collector at Bristol. No
moneys have yet been returned by you of your collection. We
expect punctual compliance from all Collectors with their
instructions for the speedy payment of all moneys. From
such a place as Bristol opportunities [bills of exchange] for
returning moneys cannot be wanting. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 20. |
|
Nov. 6 |
Reference from the Treasury Lords to the Surveyor General of
Crown Lands of the petition of Justinian Angell for a lease of
a royalty and certain lands and tenements in Flixton, Ottringham, Dambrigg [Bainbridge], Skelton, Bramwith, Knottingley,
Hornsea, Ferrybridge and Clementhorp, co. York, and in
several other parishes in the county of Lincoln. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 37. |
|
Sir Rob. Howard to Sir R. Long et al., concerning the Treasury
reference for settling the business of Wine Licences |
Ibid, p. 9. |
|
The Treasury Lords to [the Customs Commissioners] to continue
Edward Cresset in his employment of landwaiter in Bristol
port and not to remove him to the collectorship at Barnstaple;
Peter Docton having been appointed Collector at Barnstaple
and Bideford. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 26. |
|
Instructions and directions by the Treasury Lords upon the
representation made this day by the Customs Commissioners.
(One of the tidesurveyors to attend weekly at Gravesend;
eleven watchmen to be added to the 25 already appointed [for
London port]; a waiter and searcher to be settled at Barking,
Essex, a ditto at Greenwich and Deptford; a ditto at Salisbury;
a ditto at York.) |
Ibid, pp. 37–8. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet of 1671, July, of a royal
warrant to the Exchequer for 1,552l. 1s. 0¾d. to Col. Maurice
Kingwell, being so much due to him and his company at the
time of their transportation from Dnnkirk into Tangier as
arrears as appears by the certificate of the Auditors appointed
to take the accounts of the Army. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, pp. 5–6. |
|
Same to same of 1671, Nov., of a royal warrant to the Exchequer
for the pay to Sir Stephen Fox of 421l. 17s. 4d. per month or
5,484l. 5s. 4d. per an. for the four companies of the disbanded
regiment late in the Barbados with their officers, and 7l. per
month or 91l. per an. for the pay of Edmond Andrews, late
Major of said regiment to commence from 1671, Oct. 5, and
14l. a month or 182l. per an. for the pay of the Lieutenant
Governor of Windsor Castle, to commence from 1671, July 29:
according to establishments hereof signed by His Majesty: to
be paid quarterly in advance. |
Ibid, p. 6. |
|
Nov. 7 |
Sir Robt. Howard to Sir Robt. Atkins and Sir Lionell Jenkins to
prepare an order for the settlement of a course for the payment
and collecting of His Majesty's duty upon the oaths and
affidavits made in the Ecclesiastical Courts. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 9. |
|
Entry of the reference to Sir R. Howard, et al., of the petition
of Will Harbord concerning Grafton and Pery Parks, co.
Northampton. |
Ibid, p. 10. |
|
Same of same to the Customs Commissioners of a petition not
detailed. |
Ibid. |
|
[?] |
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of
Robert Fitz Gerrard, Comptroller of the musters and checques
of the army and forces in Ireland, same having been referred
to said Lords by the King, Sept. 15 last. Find that petitioner
had a just right to the 2,919l., and that payment of said sum
was acknowledged by Sir George Carteret and warranted by
letters patent. Said sum ought to be allowed to Edward Corker,
late Deputy Receiver to Sir George Carteret, out of that part
of the balance of said Carteret's accompt payable by said
Corker into the Exchequer in Ireland. |
Warrants Early. XLIII.
pp. 23–4. |
|
Nov. 7 |
Same to same from same, on the petition of George Lord Berkeley
and the rest of the owners of two three-decked ships, lately
built in the King's dominions, claiming the 10 per cent.
Customs allowance on imports in said ships, notwithstanding
that said ships were not finished within the time limited by
the Act. Advise the allowance thereof, viz. as follows:— |
Ibid, pp. 24–5. |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
For the ship "Anne" |
307 |
2 |
7 |
|
For the ship "Berkley Castle" |
501 |
9 |
2¼ |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir C. Harbord, Surveyor General, to give
order to the Steward of the manor of Milton Falconbridge, co.
Somerset, to pass an estate for three lives to Henry Keymer
in a small copyhold tenement of 8½ acres in said manor, and the
benefit of an old decayed house of His Majesty's, situate in
Ivelchester [Ilchester] Bridge, co. Somerset. |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Treasury subscription of a method proposed by the Excise
Commissioners for bringing [oversea] exported beer to a due
account. |
Ibid, pp. 28–9. |
|
Prefixing:—Said method. |
|
|
[?] |
Same of the instructions to William Cole for his office as
Surveyor General of Bristol port. |
Ibid, pp. 21–2. |
|
[After Nov. 7] |
Entry of Treasury allowance of the salary bill of the Law Duty
Office, detailed, viz. for two quarters, May 1 last to Nov. 1 instant. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 4. |
|
Nov. 8 |
Sir Robt. Howasd to the Customs Commissioners forwarding the
letter from the Lord Lunenburg and the papers annexed: for
their report thereon. |
Out Letters General. III.
p. 9. |
|
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to stay the process
of extent against the estate of Sir John Shaw in London,
Midd. and Kent. |
Warrants Early. XLIII.
p. 23. |
|
Nov. 9 |
Royal warrant to Sir Robt. Long, Treasurer and Receiver General
of the rents, &c. late in jointure to the late Queen Mother, to
pay the following sums due as below, same having been attested
by the Earl of St. Albans, Lord Chamberlain of the King's
Household, and by Sir Thomas Bond, Comptroller of the late
Queen Mother's Household, which debts were omitted from
the schedule of the late Queen Mother's debts authorised to be
paid ut supra, p. 778. |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 58–9. |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
|
64 |
0 |
0 |
to Lady Fisher, wife of Sir Clement Fisher. |
|
|
43 |
5 |
0 |
to Richard Carteret, hosier, for silk stockings and
other things delivered to the Duchess of
Richmond for said Queen Mother. |
|
|
375 |
0 |
0 |
to Peter Arnauld for a debt owing by said late
Queen Mother to his father. |
|
|
40 |
0 |
0 |
to Henry Browne, gent., under housekeeper of
Somerset House, for half a year's allowance to
pay sweepers for sweeping and carrying away
the soil of the house and for a maid to make
clean the privy lodgings. |
|
|
60 |
0 |
0 |
to John Browne, gardener of Somerset House,
for one year's salary to 1669, Sept. 29. |
|
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
to Geo. Barr, undergardener there, for same. |
|
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
to Jane Bartlett for washing the said Queen
Mother's chapel linen for one year. |
|
|
23 |
0 |
0 |
to Tho. Tillet and William Godby, chairmen to
said Queen Mother, for their allowance for
linen. |
|
|
19 |
12 |
0 |
to Anthony Goddard, footmen, for his allowance
for linen for five years, "our said late deare
mother being then in France." |
|
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
to Madame St. Michaell, for half a year's arrear
due 1669, June 24, on her pension. |
|
|
30 |
0 |
0 |
to Hugh May, Comptroller of the King's Works,
in part of his salary due 1669, Sept. 29. |
|
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
which the late Queen Mother usually gave as an
allowance by way of charity to Ann Platt for
the merit and desert of her husband. |
|
|
46 |
0 |
0 |
to Mary Harrison for furnishing bread to said
Queen Mother's Chapel at Somerset House:
being for one whole year. |
|
|
737 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
Nov. 10 |
Royal sign manual for 100l. to Anna de Witz, daughter and heir
of the late Lieutenant General Adam Von Karpf; being
reward for services formerly done to His Majesty by said Von
Karpf. (Money warrant hereon, dated Nov. 21.) |
Warrants Early XIX.
pp. 13, 14. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet of 1671, Nov., of a reversionary
grant to Thomas Stringer, gent., and his heirs (at the nomination of Lord Ashley) of the chase called Cranborne Chase,
in the counties of Dorset, Wilts and Southampton, and of all
lodges, woods, profits, &c., therewith formerly granted by the
late King James to William late Earl of Salisbury. |
British Museum Additional.
MS. 28,074. p. 6. |
|
Same to same of Nov. 1671, of the appointment of Robert
Blayney, Esq., as Secretary to the Customs Commissioners,
with a salary of 400l. per an.: upon the request of Richard
Sherwin, Secretary to said Commissioners, to be excused from
that service. |
Ibid, p. 7. |
|
Same of same of 1669–70, Feb., of a grant to Jasper Everard,
one of His Majesty's falconers in ordinary (loco Bartholomew
Bynam, deceased), of an annuity or yearly pension of 50l. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 10 |
Entry of the reference to Mr. Webb. et al., of Mr. Christian's
letter concerning my Lords appointing a person for receiving
the Hearthmoney. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 11. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Attorney General to proceed against
the possessors of the lands as below. |
Ibid, p 21. |
|
Prefixing:—Petition of Sir Robt. Long, Bart., touching a lease
he holds by grant from the late Queen of certain lands called
Warmorton part of the honour of Penrith in Cumberland,
wherein he prays to surrender his said lease, and that direction
may be given to the Attorney General to proceed against the
tenants by a bill of information for intrusion, or otherwise to
proceed as he shall think fit or for a grant of such a covenient
term [in the premises] as may countervaile his pains and
charges in the prosecution. |
|
|
Treasury warrant to the Attorney General for a grant to Francis
Roberts, gent., of a King's waiter's place, London port, on the
surrender of John Charnock. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 39. |
|
Warrant under the royal sign manual to Sir Ste. Fox to pay to
Sir John Skelton, Kt., Deputy Governor of Plymouth port.
100l. per an pension with the arrears thereof from 1663,
Aug 3. viz. paying him 200l. a year till said arrears are paid
and thenceforward 100l. a year: said annuity or yearly pension
having been ordered by royal warrant of 1663, Aug. 22, to date
from 1663, Aug. 20: "which said grant was never passed,
nor consequently any part of the said pension ever paid to him." |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 10–11. |
|
Royal warrant for [a privy seal for] 11,000l. per an. to the
Duke of Buckingham, Master of the Horse, as for provisions for
the stables, coaches, coachmen, littermen and other servants
and utensils belonging thereto, according to a contract made
[by said Duke] with His Majesty, dated the 6th inst. (Treasury
subscription of the docquet hereof, dated Nov. 27. See infra,
p. 1165, under date Dec. 21.) |
Ibid, p. 14: British
Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 11. |
|
Treasury letter of direction on an order for 500l. to Lord
Hawley in full of 1,200l. furnished to His Majesty. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 21. |
|
Money warrant for 6,075l. 5s. 4d. to Sir Ste. Fox for the Gaurds
and Garrisons, viz. as follows: 300l. for contingencies; and
182l. for a Lieut. Gov. of Windsor for one year; and 5,575l.
5s. 4d. for four new companies to be raised: all as by the
privy seals of Aug. 11 last and Nov. 7 inst. |
Ibid. XXIV. p. 113. |
|
Treasury warrant to Anthony Parsons, auditor of, and Simon
Smith, Receiver of Crown Revenues for Southampton and Wilts,
to pay the annual 264l. 12s. 6d. to Edward Strange, Captain of
Hurst Castle, only up to the day the said garrison shall be
disbanded, being the 23 inst. and no further, His Majesty
having commanded said garrison to be disbanded and said
castle to be manned and relieved otherwise. (See supra Nov. 3,
p. 1129, and infra Nov. 27, p. 1145.) |
Ibid, XIX. p. 6. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to Isabell Boynton for half a year on her
pension: and for 50l. to Isabell Boynton, the younger, for same;
and for 60l. to Mary Boynton for same. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 3,000l. to John Kirk, Paymaster to the Band of
Gentleman Pensioners for a half a year of the annual 6000l.
to the said Band: to be issued as by the sign manual of
Mar. 18 last. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 10 |
Money warrant for 140l. 9s. 0d. to Edward Earl of Sandwich
to be assigned to the six Pages of Her Majesty's Bedchamber
for the liveries in arrear at Midsummer, 1668, viz. to each of
them 23l. 8s. 2d. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 7. |
|
Same for 60l. to William Legg, one of His Majesty's Pages of
Honour, for half a year of his pension to Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 600l. to Baptist May, Keeper of the Privy Purse, to be
employed in providing angel gold for His Majesty's service in
healing. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 100l to Sir John Trevor, one of the Principal Secretaries
of State, for one year to Sept. 29 last of his annuity or pension
as such. |
Ibid. |
|
Letter of direction on an order of May 27 last, for 1,605l. to
Viscount Fauconberg. |
Ibid, p. 8. |
|
Money warrant for 30,000l. with interest thereon at 6 per cent.
from Sept. 29 last to the date of repayment hereof: same to be
registered upon the register appointed to be kept upon the
money of the orders (registered on the Fee Farm rents) given
up or transferred by the Cofferer, Sir Ste. Fox and others to
His Majesty's use: same to be in full of the privy seal of
Oct. 16 last for 30,000l. to Sir John Bennet in part of the
207,400l. advanced by Lord St. John, Sir William Bucknall
et al., late contractors for the farm of the Customs, wine
duty and wine licences. "And whereas His Majesty hath
lately directed by the said letters of privy seal that the said
Sir John Bennet shall be admitted to contract for any of His
Majesty's fee farm rents and other rents to the value of the
said 30,000l. together with the interest thereof, at 16 years'
purchase, and that the orders so registered shall be accepted as
ready money and be wholly paid and satisfied out of the money
of such contracts as shall be made by the said Sir John Bennet,
these are therefore to request you [the Auditor of the Receipt
and the Clerk of the Pells, &c.] from time to time to give tallies
to the said Sir John Bennet upon such contracts with the
Trustees [for sale of Fee Farms] as he shall bring unto you as
if he had really paid the [purchase] money into the Exchequer,
and to discharge the Exchequer thereof by making issues of
the same upon the said orders registered for the said 30,000l."
You are to take care that Bennet deliver in tallies of loan for
said 30,000l. to be cancelled upon the settling this new
security. |
Ibid, pp. 10–11. |
|
[?Nov. 10] |
Money warrant for 300l. and 336l. to Sir Robert. Southwell,
for equipage and three months' advance of ordinary as Envoy
Extraordinary to the Count de Monterie. |
Ibid, p. 7; Money Book
(Customs) p. 10. |
|
Nov. 11 |
Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. Wadlow. My Lords will sit on Tuesday
next wholly on the business of your accompts of the Wine
Act. Please attend at nine o'clock. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 7; Out
Letters General III.
p. 11. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners for Tho. Theed to be a landwaiter in London port on the first vacancy. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 11. |
|
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to stay process
against John Duncklin (Dunkling), Collector of Hearthmoney
for London, Westminster and Middlesex, he having passed his
accounts thereof. |
Warrants Early XLIII
p. 27. |
|
Nov. 11 |
Privy seal for 1,500l. for equipage and 10l. a day as ordinary to
Sir William Godolphin (who has now for some years resided
at the Court of Spain as Envoy Extraordinary) being appointed
to remain there as Ambassador in ordinary: to date from
Sept. 29 last exclusive. (Treasury subscription of the docquet
hereof, dated Nov. 13.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 21, 51; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 8. |
|
Nov. 12 |
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take the
securities, detailed, of Samuel Lambe, of Mitcham, Surrey, as
Receiver of Hearthmoney for Kent, Canterbury and the
Cinque Ports. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 32. |
|
Nov. 13 |
Same to Serjeant Francis Stephens. It appears by the affidavit
of Sir William Doyley, late Receiver of Hearthmoney for
Surrey and Southwark, that William Robinson, William
Mitchell and John Cosins have absconded with their collections
of Hearthmoney for said county and city, due at Lady Day,
1671. You are to arrest them. |
Ibid, p. 29. |
|
Same to the Treasurer's Remembrancer in the Exchequer for
process of extent against the said Robinson as above, and
similarly against James Robinson, John Polea. Peter Edwards,
Arthur Babington, John Ogle, Thomas Mason, Thomas
Watford, George Shyers, Robert Coleman and Edward Moore,
who are bound in several obligations with said Robinson. |
Ibid, pp. 29–30. |
|
Treasury approval of the following as Sub-commissioners of
Excise in the counties detailed. |
Ibid, pp. 30, 33. |
|
Abra[ham] Carter, William Wilson, and Rich. Raymond
for Worcester and Stafford. |
|
|
Robert Pegeon, Ralph Mathewes, and Rich. Smith for
Wilts and Dorset. |
|
|
Tho. Colton, George Hughes, Jo. Element for Sussex and
Hants. |
|
|
Thomas Hart,Edward Parsons and Thomas Cockett for Devon. |
|
|
Anthony Yardley, Christopher Hayward, and Edmond James
for Essex. |
|
|
John Wells, Edmond James, Anthony Yardley for Hertford. |
|
|
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take the
securities, detailed, of Francis Weaver as Receiver of Hearthmoney for co. Surrey. |
Ibid, p. 31. |
|
Same to Sir R. Long, Auditor of the Receipt, to cause all orders
already registered on the respective quarters of the Customs to
be paid in one entire course as they stand registered, that is to
say in the first place all such orders as are registered upon the
first quarter ending at Xmas next, and when all those are
satisfied then all the orders upon the succeeding quarter to be
satisfied, and so afterwards all orders upon a preceding quarter
to be paid before any be paid upon a following quarter: and
for the future no distinction to be made in registering orders
upon particular quarters, and no tallies of loan to be admitted
to be struck, but all loans to be received as so much to be
repaid after the gross sum registered: the orders of repayment
and all other orders payable out of the Customs to be registered
after the gross sum registered upon the same; which is to be
endorsed on each respective order for the satisfaction of persons
concerned. Further to take care to reserve sufficient of the
Customs moneys to pay the Judges, Masters of Chancery,
and other constant payments particularly charged on
the Customs, and also the 10,000l. per month from Jan.
next, to Lord St. John and his partners in the late
intended farm of the Customs. This new course of registering
being necessitated by the fact that the Customs being now
managed by Commissioners the payments therefrom into the
Exchequer may be unequal in the several quarters and so
the process of registering on the Customs by separate quarters
as prescribed by the privy seal of Dec. 22 last and Treasury
warrant of Jan. 18 last is no longer serviceable. |
Ibid, pp. 35–6. |
|
Nov. 13 |
Sir Ro. Howard to Sir R. Long et al., concerning my Lords'
reference of the late Customs Farmers' accounts of the moneys
of the late Wine Act received by them during the term of
their farm. |
Out Letters General III
p. 11. |
|
Letter of direction on a Treasury order for 1,000l. to Philip
Packer for impaling Windsor Park. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 13. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to Mrs. Catherine Bointon for one
year of her pension. |
Ibid, p. 11 |
|
Nov. 14 |
Sir Rob. Howard to William Jones, John Carter, George Street,
Ro. Daglais, Rob. Rogers, Henry Palmer, Edward Reading
and Humphry Roscarrocke to attend my Lords on Monday
afternoon next to shew cause why you have received moneys on
the Hearth tax and have not paid same to Sir William Doyly,
Receiver of said duty. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 12. |
|
[?] |
Entry of the order of reference to Sir C. Harbord of Mrs. Reneirs'
(Regnier's) petition, praying a grant to her of a lease purchased
by her husband who was an alien and had his name put into a
bill of naturalization but died before it passed. |
Ibid, p. 14. |
|
Nov. 14 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to take care
that the prosecution of all seizures be committed to the care of
Richard Prowse, Solicitor to the Customs: the officers of late,
on making seizures, having been used to employ divers sundry
solicitors about the prosecution thereof in the Exchequer so
that oftentimes great loss has happened to the King both by
not prosecuting effectually and by undue practices used to
evade the law. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 55. |
|
Letter of direction upon an order of June 3 last for 300l. to
Lord Belasyse. |
Ibid. XIX. p. 11. |
|
Money warrant for 40,079l. 1s. 6d. to Sir Edward Griffin, Treasurer
of the Chamber, as imprest for wages and bills due in his office. |
Ibid, p. 12 |
|
Warrant under the royal sign manual for a privy seal for 5,000l.
to Charles Lord St. John, Sir John Bennett, Sir William
Bucknall, Sir William Doyley, John Bence, William Roberts,
Ralph Bucknall, John Mann and George Blake, with interest
at 6 per cent. from May 4 last till payment. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 15 |
Entry of the order of reference to the Warden, &c., of the Mint.,
of a petition of Mr. Thomas Doyley, Clerk to the Warden of
the Mint, praying recompense for several services by him
performed in discovering coiners and clippers. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 14. |
|
Same of same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of
Mr. Hague's petition for a fresh lease in reversion of the tolls
of Ferrybridge, &c., co. Yorks. |
Ibid, p. 15. |
|
Same of same to same of Mr. Martin's petition for a fresh lease in
reversion of certain lands in Hampton-in-Arden, co. Warwick. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 15 |
Entry of an order of reference to the Surveyor of Crown Lands,
of Mr. Curtis's petition for a lease of certain lands in Waltonupon-Thames, co. Surrey. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 15. |
|
Sir Robt. Howard to the Customs Commissioners for Richard
Meredith to have a landwaiter's place in London port, my
Lords having a good recommendation of his ability and integrity. |
Ibid, p. 16. |
|
Treasury warrant to Auditor Sir Edmond Sawyer to allow
661l. 1s. 6 6/8d. to Richard Marriot in his account to 1670,
Sept. 29, as Receiver of the Honour of Windsor: same having
been applied to the repairs of the castle. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 46. |
|
Same, appointing said Richard Marriot to again execute the
office of Receiver of the Honor of Windsor, to which John
Ball was appointed by Treasury warrant of Oct. 5 last, by
reason of the absence of said Marriot from the then approaching
audit, but said Marriot having since returned and presented
his account with which we are satisfied. |
Ibid. |
|
Royal warrant for 175l. 18s. 4d. to Sir Thomas Chichley, for one
year to Lady Day last, on his fee of 200 (100) marks per an. for
himself as Master of the Ordnance, and 6d. a day for a clerk,
and 1s. 4d. for two men to attend him: his letters patent of
grant of said office of date 1670, June 4. having been surrendered
by him so that no payment thereon can be made without fresh
authorisation. (Money warrant hereon dated Dec. 5.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 20. Warrants Early
XIX. p. 22. |
|
Money warrant for 1,798l. 8s. 4d. to Sir Allen Apsley, Master of
the Hawks, being grown due for 1670, Apr. 30 to 1671,
Sept. 29, on his fee of 10s. a day; and 1669–70, Mar. 3 to
1671, Sept. 15, on his allowance of 30l. a month; and one
year to Sept. 29 last, on his allowance of 800l. per an.; and
5¾ years to Sept. 29 last, on his fee of 24l. 6s. 8d. per an. |
Warrants Early XIX.
pp. 8–9. |
|
Letter of direction upon a warrant dated —, for 500l. to
Mary Blagg for one year of her pension. |
Ibid, p. 9. |
|
Entry of the Treasury allowance of the Michaelmas quarter's
incidents bill, dated Oct. 5, of the Agents for Hearthmoney. |
Ibid, p. 10. |
|
Money Warrant for 80l. to Robert Challoner, for three years to
Lady Day last, on his fee of 40 marks as Lancaster Herald. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Edward Brampston as a landwaiter, London, loco Thomas
Kirby. hereby displaced. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 34. |
|
Same to Mr. Mounteney, Cashier of the Customs, to pay the
Earl of Leicester 40l. for two years' Creation money: this
warrant being first entered with the Auditor of the Receipt. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 16 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
the following additional watchmen in London port as
ordered on the 6th inst., viz. Edward Creech, Moses Perkins,
Thomas Heycocke. John Bushell, John Clarke. James Davies,
Lawrence Reynolds, James Hadley, and Francis Knipe. |
Ibid, pp. 40–1. |
|
Nov. 17 |
Same to the Commissioners of Assessment for the Aids and
Eleven Months' tax for counties severally as below. William
Bowdler, Receiver General of said aids and tax [for co.
Hereford], has in his accounts set several in supers, amounting in all to 843l. 0s. 8d. upon divers Head Collectors. Process
of distringas has issued out of the Exchequer, but the Sheriff
has returned that there is nothing distrainable in his bailiwick. Similarly for other counties. The Court of Exchequer
being applied to pass a remedy did on Nov. 29 last [sic]
order distringas against the Commissioners of Assessments
for such counties. This will cause you trouble. So we
acquaint you herewith that before the writs issue you may take
care for the sums, as below, to be levied upon the estates of
said Collectors or other persons in whose hand same is, or failing that then to reassess same on the said counties in accordance
with the power given to you in that behalf: viz. as follows. |
Ibid, pp. 26–7. |
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
In the County of Cornwall |
2,779 |
4 |
10 |
|
|
" Devon |
683 |
16 |
9 |
|
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" Essex |
292 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
" Hereford |
843 |
0 |
8 |
|
|
" Kent |
2,064 |
12 |
8 |
|
|
" Monmouth |
1,939 |
18 |
8 |
|
|
" Wilts |
115 |
3 |
8 |
|
|
" Anglesea |
145 |
17 |
2 |
|
|
" Carnarvon |
688 |
17 |
3 |
|
|
" Denbigh |
285 |
11 |
5 |
|
|
" Merioneth |
195 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Nov. 17 |
The Treasury Lords to Lord Baltimore to give order to his deputy
in Maryland to strictly examine all masters of English ships
arriving there whether they have given bond for returning to
England and if they have not or if any ship there built shall be
designed for England that they be not permitted to lade till
they have given such bond for their return to England, Wales or
Berwick. Also for an exact account to be taken of all such ships
as have not given bond, and of such as have so given bond with
all details of ship, destination and cargo of tobacco, and of all
tobacco laden on any vessel that shall go to the neighbouring
Plantations: and for diligent enquiry and prosecution to be
made of all foreign ships prohibited by law to trade with His
Majesty's plantations and coming under said officer's jurisdiction. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 36–7. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ Richard Reterick
as tide waiter in London port, loco William Pewd (Pewde),
removed from being a tidewaiter in London port to be waiter
and searcher at Salisbury. |
Ibid, p. 38. |
|
Treasury warrant to —, as executor to William Chislet,
late deputy auditor of Crown revenues for co. Cambridge, to
deliver to Auditor Phelips the accounts of Capt. Robt. Hill,
late Receiver of Hearthmoney for said county: in order that
Phelips may be enabled to make out a surcharge against the
precedent sheriffs and constables in arrear of that duty. |
Ibid, pp. 38–9. |
|
The Treasury Lords to [the officers of the Works] to make a view
and admeasurement of the works lately done about the paling
of Windsor Great Park, and whether same be performed
according to contract. |
Ibid, p. 40 |
|
Treasury warrant to John Howland, late Register to the Excise
Commissioners, to deliver to the present Commissioners of
Excise all such leases of the farms of the Country Excise, and
all such bonds relating thereto [as are] remaining in his hands. |
Ibid. |
|
Five same to the Customs Commissioners for Mr. Porter to have
a salary of 40l. per an. as clerk to the tidesurveyors in London
port: for John Beech to be waiter and searcher at Barking,
Essex; and for Nathaniell Spencer to be tidesurveyor in Hull;
and for Mathew Humerston to have a salary of 50l. per an.
as Clerk of the coast business in the Customs, London port;
and for William Pewde, at present tidewaiter in London port,
to be waiter and searcher at Salisbury. |
Ibid, pp. 41, 42. 43. |
|
Nov. 17 |
Royal sign manual for 100l. to Sir Robt. Dallison as royal bounty. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 19. |
|
Money warrant for 1,000l. to Lawrence Hyde, Master of the
Robes, for the Office of the Robes. |
Warrants Early XIX. p. 9. |
|
Same for 220l. to Henrietta Maria Price, one of Her Majesty's
maids of honour, for a half-year to Sept. 29 last, as the
assignee of the pensions of 440l. per an. granted to Sir Herbert
Price. |
Ibid, p 12. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet of 1671, Oct., of a grant to
Lewis Marquess Blankeford [de Blanchefort], Sir Charles
Wheeler, Col. John Strode, and Col. Stapleton, of all His
Majesty's part of the ship "James," of Belfast, lately seized
by Capt. Hubbert at Nevis, upon the Navigation Act. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 9. |
|
Nov. 18 |
Sir Robt. Howard to the Excise Commissioners to attend my
Lords on Monday afternoon next, "upon the occasion of Sir
Stephen Fox's having shewn to my Lords that there are great
sums of money still unpaid [to him] upon the Excise." The
like letter to the Farmers of Excise, and to Sir Stephen Fox,
and Mr. Ball. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 20. |
|
Nov. 20 |
Same to the Customs Commissioners forwarding, on reference, the
petition of the four deputies in the searcher's office in London
port, setting forth their industrious care and continual imploy,
and praying that their salary may be made equal to that of a
landwaiter's in fee, besides their other extraordinary allowance
of 10l. per an. towards their charges. |
Ibid, p. 22. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Joseph Buckwell as a night waiter in London port: and —
Dee as waiter and searcher at Greenwich and Deptford. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 52. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to Thomas Gunter as royal bounty, he
having been instrumental in providing a ship for His Majesty's
escape. |
Ibid XIX. p. 13. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet of 1671, Nov., of a grant to
Sir William Morice the elder, for life, and after him to
Sir William Morice the younger, for life, of the office of
Havener of the Duchy of Cornwall, upon the surrender of a
former grant thereof to Sir William Morice, Kt. and
Sir William Morice, Bart., his son, or the longer liver of
them: with the reservation only of the rent of 30l. per an.:
also in consideration of the surrender of the pension of 100l.
per an. formerly granted to Sir William Morice the elder, for
life, as one of the Secretaries of State, and his release of the
arrears thereof His Majesty acquits said Sir William Morice
the elder of all moneys received by him for the Prizage and
Butlerage of Wines and all other matters touching the said
office of Havener from the time he first entered upon the same. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 9. |
|
[?Nov. 20] |
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition
of Sir R. Long for permission to compound for His Majesty's
interest in certain lands called Higham Ferrers Park, co. Northampton, in which he has a lease for three lives. Are agreeable
to same on payment of 800l. "Though it be the inheritance
of the Crown yet we are rather induced to admit of it because
it is land belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster." |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 43–5. |
|
Prefixing:—Note of said petition, of the order of reference therefrom from the King to the Treasury and from the Treasury to
the Surveyor General, and said Surveyor General's report
thereon to the Treasury. The land contains about 700 acres
by estimate, but by measure 50 acres less, divided into 12 or 13
several closes by ditches and quick set hedges and much of it
ploughed up of late years, whereby it has been impaired and is
now let by lease from petitioner to one Luke Addington for 12
years from 1668, Lady Day, at 150l, per an. to plough only
140 acres. It is subject to tithes for which there is now paid
15l. by agreement. |
|
|
Nov. 20 |
The Treasury Lords [to the Commissioners of the Subsidy for
Essex] to issue their warrants to the sub-collectors in said
county to be punctual in collecting and paying moneys, otherwise to proceed against them: we being informed by William
Norrington, deputy Receiver of the subsidy for said county,
that the sub-collectors there do much neglect their duty. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 45. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ Richard Taylour
as waiter and searcher in the port of York [or at Hull]. |
Ibid, p. 48. |
|
Nov. 21 |
Sir Ro. Howard to the Attorney General. In consideration of
8,442l. 11s. 11½d. to be paid to the Earl of Sandwich you are
to prepare a surrender for [by] the said Earl of the grant under
the great seal of 1663, Oct. 19, of the 676l. per an. to said Earl
and his heirs during the continuance of several estates of and
in the quit rents, demesnes, &c., in the manor of Brampton,
co. Huntingdon: all arrears thereon and title thereto to be
hereby extinguished. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 24. |
|
Same to Auditor Beale to take the accounts of Sir Toby Bridges
for money imprested to him for the regiment lately under his
command in Barbados and the Leeward Islands. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Viscount Fauconberg. Mr. Henry Wilkinson, agent of
Mr. Walter Strickland, deceased, late Receiver of Hearthmoney
in one part of Yorkshire, being very much behind in his
accounts my Lords have forborne to issue process till they have
first acquainted you. You are to take care that all accounts in
the hands of Strickland or his agents be satisfied. |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Same to Sir C. Harbord to speak with Sir Bernard de Goome
concerning the quantity of and value of the lands called the
Lambhay belonging to Sir William Strode, lying under
Plymouth Fort, about 600 feet in length, upon part of which
houses and quays were built and others intended but stopped in
regard the same was found convenient for His Majesty's use at
the said port. |
Ibid, pp. 26, 27. |
|
Prefixing:—Said Strode's petition to the King for compensation
for said lands: and reference of same from the King to the
Treasury, dated 1671, Nov. 7. |
|
|
The Treasury Lords to the Warden of the Fleet to let out on
bail Capt. Robert Hill, late Receiver of Hearthmoney, co.
Cambridge, and Nicholas Coates, his deputy. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 47. |
|
Treasury warrant [to the Customs Commissioners] for the delivery
of goods as follows on security. |
Ibid. |
|
Prefixing:—Petition from the Levant Company praying reparation of damage sustained in the ship "Speedwell," forced on
shore near Mounts Bay in her return from Smyrna. |
|
|
Nov. 21 |
Treasury warrant to Auditor Sir Joseph Seymour not to charge
Richard Scriven and the executors of Sir Richard Oatley, [in
their accounts as Receivers of Hearthmoney for co. Salop],
with any money which by reason of the loss of their books
they have not been able to levy, but to make allowance thereof
upon their accounts not execeding 500l.: it appearing by an
affidavit of William Finch and Thomas Sabrey (officers
employed by Sir Richard Oatley and Col. Richard Seriven in
the collection of Hearthmoney for a year and a half ended
1665, Sept. 29), that on their endeavouring to levy the arrears
of the said duty in several places within said county there
happened great riots and tumults there, in so much that many
or most of the goods distrained for said arrears to a considerble
value were forcibly taken away together with the books and
papers relating to said arrears, and that thereby they are
utterly unable to recover the same or to give an account in whose
hands said arrears remain, which they conceive to amount to
500l. or thereabouts. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 48. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Sir Mathew Hale, Chief Justice of the
King's Bench, for Mr. Rewse, late Receiver of Royal Aid for
co. Oxford, to be forthwith redelivered to the custody of the
Serjeant-at-Arms, to which he was committed by order of said
Treasury Lords, he having been since arrested by the Sheriffs
of Middlesex by process issuing out of the King's Bench and
so taken out of said custody, whereby, to gratify the concern
of a private person, the debt due to His Majesty is in danger
to be lost. |
Ibid, p. 49. |
|
Same to the Sheriff of Middlesex, not to dispose of the goods of
Mary Rythe seized upon an outlawry, until further order; she
having petitioned his Majesty for a grant of said goods. |
Ibid, p. 50. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ officers as follows,
at Shields, viz.:— |
Ibid, pp. 51,55, 56,57–8. |
|
William Wilson as waiter and seacher. |
|
|
William Watson and Thomas Hedley as boatmen. |
|
|
John Crooper and William Turbet as tidesmen. |
|
|
And the following at Newcastle: |
|
|
Thomas Fleetwood, Richard Browne and Nath. Cave, as
tidesmen. |
|
|
Mich. Gray and John Buttry as boatmen. |
|
|
Henry James, John Ewen, George Hill, Robert Williamson,
William Portus, as porters for the coal account. |
|
|
And for the following for the ports detailed: |
|
|
Robert Callow as waiter and seacher at Carmarthen. |
|
|
Henry Dannell as same at Llanelth [Llanhilleth]. |
|
|
Evan Watkin as same at Newton. |
|
|
Thomas Bevan as same at Mumbles. |
|
|
— Vaughan as same at Barry and Sully. |
|
|
Also for the four coalwaiters at Newcastle port to have 30l. per
an. salary, and for three tidesmen to be added to the three
already settled there on the coal account with 10l. per an.
salary; two boatmen to be added to the two already there with
15l. per an. each; and five porters to be appointed on the coal
account with 5l. per an. each; 5l. per an. to the waiter and
searcher at Carmarthen; 10l. to same at Llanelth; 40s. to same
at Newton; 40s. to same at Mumbles; and 3l. to same at Barry
and Sully, "which offers are most particularly to be employed
on the coal account"; and 40s. to two boatmen at Shields;
and 5l. to a boatmen at Swansea; and the salary of the Collector
of Swansea port to be augmented by 20l. per an. |
|
|
Nov. 21 |
The Treasury Lords to the Attorney General to stay prosecution
against Robert Richbell, merchant of Southampton. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 60, 59–60. |
|
Prefixing:—Certificate, dated Nov. 18, by [Sir] Tho.
Wolstenholme, [Sir] John Shaw, and [Sir] Edmd. Turner.
About three years since we employed some unworthy persons
in the Customs at Southampton who have run away with and
cheated us of great sums of money but have also ensnared several
merchants by conniving at some in taking up goods without
Custom and receiving Custom from others and not placing it
to account. We exhibited information against some of these
merchants inter al. against said Richbell in the name of
Mr. Dickenson, 1669–70, Jan. 25, for wines and tobacco,
detailed, out of the ships "John and Francis," "Goodhope,"
"Endeavour," "Three Sisters," and the "Ann and Elizabeth,"
on which information Richbell compounded by licence from the
Court by a 50l. tally, dated 10 Nov., 1670. Said Richbell is
now informed against in the name of the Treasury for the
same goods at the instigation of one Fulford, who was one of
said officers detected of that fraud, and dismissed by us by
order of some of the Lords of the Council. |
|
|
Treasury letter of direction concerning the 237l. 0s.0d remaining
unpaid of the warrant of Feb. 21 last of 800l. to Sir Henry
de Vic for the Order of the Garter. |
Ibid, XXVIII. p. 96. |
|
Like letter on a money warrant for 150l. to Sir William
Sanderson and Bridget his wife, mother of the maids of
honour to the Queen Consort, for three quarters on her pension
of 200l. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 13. |
|
[?] |
Entry of [Treasury allowance of] Richard Gregory's bill for
Sept. 29 quarter last for attending the Treasury Lords about
such businesses as he has been employed in for His Majesty's
special affairs. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 21 |
Money warrant for 343l. 8s. 9d. to Lawrence Hyde, Master of the
Robes, to discharge a bill of goods and commodities furnished
by several tradesmen for His Majesty's service, signed by said
Hyde and approved by His Majesty. |
Ibid, p. 15. |
|
Nov. 22 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to appoint
Gervase Grant as waiter and searcher at Lynn port, loco John
Beech who has not appeared, and Henry Potkins as an
additional officer in London port for tasting wines, and for
— Jackson to have the salary of 60l. per an. as Collector of
Berwick port: and for Walter Powell to have 80l. per an. as
Jerquer in London port: and for John Salkeld to be a tidewaiter
in London port, loco Thomas Williams, who has not appeared. |
Ibid, XLIII. pp. 50, 53,
54, 58. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Farmers of the Country Excise to allow
to the Farmers of Excise of co. Norfolk 160l. on their year's
rent to Sept. 29 last, being so much allowed by them in part of
480l. due at Sept. 29 last on the allowance to the adventurers
and fishermen of Great Yarmouth, on the Excise for their
North Sea and herring fishery. |
Ibid, p. 53. |
|
Same to Sir T. Osborne, Treasurer of the Navy, to authorise him
to take up and borrow, on credit of the orders received by him
registered on the subsidy or other branches of the revenue,
money at the respective rate of 7 per cent. and 6 per cent.,
and a gratuity of 3 per cent. (where the interest is 7 per cent.),
and 4 per cent. (where it is 6 per cent.): the order in Council
of May 26 last (taking notice that the service of the Navy and
other pressing occasions required considerable sums, which
could not be provided without a further allowance as additional
to the 7 per cent. allowed by the late Subsidy Act), having
authorised the Treasury Lords to make such further allowance
as they should deem necessary. |
Ibid, pp. 72–3. |
|
Nov. 22 |
Royal warrant for 300l. to Col. Thomas Howard, Lieut. of the
Yeoman of the Guard, in full of a debt of 600l. owing to him
from the late Queen Mother, of which debt 300l. was inserted
in the schedule of said Queen's debts and salaries, and has been
accordingly paid. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 18. |
|
Letter of direction on a Treasury order for 140l. to the Earl of
Sandwich, for the Pages of the Bedchamber. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 14. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to Lady Clinton, one of Her
Majesty's Dressers, for a half-year to Sept. 29 last, on her
annuity. |
Ibid. |
|
The like to the following as the Queen's Dressers, viz.: Mrs.
Thornhill, Lady Frazier, Lady Killegrew. |
Ibid. |
|
Letter of direction on a Treasury order for 18l. 10s. 0d.
to Viscount Fauconberg as Ambassador Extraordinary to
Venice. |
Ibid, p. 15. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Principal Officers and Commissioners
of the Navy. "A considerable debt is yet remaining upon
tickets for wages due to seamen that have served in His Majesty's
ships, amongst which there are many that press for speedy
satisfaction. We desire you therefore forthwith to give
direction to the Treasurer of the Navy for the payment of all
tickets of that kind to the value of 500l. or 1,000l. if need be,
in each week out of any money which shall be from time to
time in his hands until further order," from the Duke of York
or from us. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 23 |
Sir Robt. Howard to the Customs Commissioners concerning the
watchmen, whose names you have presented to my Lords. My
Lords nominated 10 out of your first paper. These are to be
admitted to their employment. You are to present Customs
matters to my Lords every Monday afternoon, and if you offer
the names of any persons fit for employment you are to offer
them separately and not in the same paper. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 28. |
|
Nov. 24 |
Treasury subscription of an undated docquet of a reversionary
grant to Frances (sic) Belliew [Francis Villiers], Esq., younger
son of Viscount Grandison, of the office of one of the four
Tellers of the Exchequer. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 10. |
|
[? Nov. 24] |
Same of same of date 1671, Nov., of a grant to Sir Allen Apsley,
Kt. and Peter Apsley, his son, or the longer liver, of the office of
Surveyor and Keeper of the Hawks, with the allowance of 30l.
a month for the entertainment of him and such as necessarily
should attend that service, and 10s. a day for the provision of
pigeons, hens and other meat for His Majesty's hawks: and
also 800l. per an., whereof 200l. to be for entertaining
four falconers for His Majesty's crow hawks, and 600l. for
provision of hawk of all kinds: same being upon a surrender
of a grant of said office to said Sir Allen Apsley alone. |
Ibid, pp, 10-11. |
|
Nov. 24 |
Sir Ro. Howard to William Jones, John Carter, Geo. Street,
Ro. Daglais, Robert Rogers, Henry Palmer, Edw. Reading,
Humphry Roscarrock to appear before my Lords on Tuesday
next to shew cause why you have received several sums of
money due to His Majesty upon account of the Hearthmoney
and have not paid same to Sir William Doyley, His Majesty's
Receiver of that duty. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 29. |
|
Money warrant for 150l. to Mrs. Henrietta Orpe for half a year
to Sept. 29 last as one of the Queen's dressers. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 14. |
|
Same for 60l. to Mrs. Ann Golding for half a year on her
pension. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 200l. to Margaret Price for one year of her pension in
part of arrears thereon. |
Ibid, p. 18. |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir Thomas Osborne, Treasurer of the Navy.
By our warrant of the 22nd inst. in pursuance of the order in
Council of May 26 last, we empowered you from time to time
according to the requirements of the service to borrow money
on your assignments at 6 per cent. interest and 4 per cent.
gratuity. "For the further encouragement of persons to
supply you with money upon your assignments to answer His
Majesty's occasions we have thought fit hereby to authorise
you that at any time when you shall find it necessary for His
Majesty's service to borrow money upon such security as you
shall have in your hands you accept from any lender any bills
or tickets in his hands as part of the loan, provided the same
do not exceed 10l. in every 100l. to be lent; and for the whole
as well tickets as bills, so to you delivered, as for the money
really lent you may allow interest and gratuity as aforesaid,
which is to be paid at the end of every six months from the
day of the loan until the repayment thereof." |
Ibid, p. 16. |
|
Money warrant for 150l. to Honora Harding for half a year on
her annuity. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Rob. Eyre, Jno. Shalcrosse et al.,
Commissioners of the subsidy for the High Peak of Derbyshire.
We have had search made in the King's Remembrancer's office
for the extracts of the assessments of the subsidy. The extracts
following [not detailed] are not returned out of your division.
This ought to have been done by June 24 last or in 30 days
after. For want hereof no perfect charge can be made against
the Receiver. You are forthwith to return said extracts and to
put into execution the powers given you by the Act for the
speedy paying in of the moneys of the subsidy. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 57. |
|
The like letters for Cornwall, Devon and Exeter, Dorset.
Gloucester, Hants, Norfolk, Northumberland, Oxford, Salop,
Wells city, Warwick, Wilts, Northampton, Berwick and
(dated the 29th Nov.) to Brecon, Cardigan, Carmarthen,
Glamorgan, Monmouth and Pembroke. |
Ibid
|
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Samuel Hodgkins as Collector in Stockton port. And —
Scott as tidewaiter in Hull port. loco John Edmonds, who has
not appeared. And to again admit Thomas Kirby to be a tidewaiter in London port, he having been misplaced for some
miscarriages and Edward Brampston admitted to his place but
the Customs Commissioners certifying that they think his
offences do not deserve so severe punishment. And for William
Pewde to be a riding waiter from Wareham to Southampton,
and to keep his station about Christchurch, he having
been appointed on the 17th inst. as waiter and searcher at
Salisbury, Wilts. |
Ibid pp. 60, 61, 62. |
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Nov. 24 |
Treasury warrant to Francis Stephens, Serjeant-at-Arms, to
arrest Edward Nixon, it appearing by affidavit of Edward
Wigg, Sub-commissioner of Excise in Durham, Northumberland.
Newcastle and Berwick, that being at Newcastle Sept. 21 last,
in the Excise Office on Excise business, said Nixon called him
rogue and rascal, and asked whether he was that rogue that sat
there to cheat the people and used other approbrious language,
and with a great stick in his hand struck at the said
deponent. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 63. |
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Treasury constitution to Robert Clerke, of Ipswich, gent., to
receive the debts of Edward Keene, gent., late High Collector
of the Aids for the Ipswich division of Suffolk, who is set in
super for the sum of 5,655l. 16s. 5d. in the accounts of George
Gipps, late Receiver General of said aids for said County: the
Treasury having been certified by several of the principal
gentlemen in said county (to whom a Commission was lately
issued to enquire of and seize said Keene's estate), that the
several persons named in a schedule, as follows, are justly
indebted to said Keene by specialties and otherwise in several
sums of money therein set out, and that some thereof
are willing to pay same if a fit person be authorised to
receive it. |
Ibid, pp. 64–71. |
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Appending:—Said schedule of debts owing to said Keene: a long
list of names and amounts. |
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Declaration of account of Mr. Miller for Hearthmoney, co.
Cambridge and Huntingdon, for three half-years ended 1670,
Sept. 29. (Assessments 5,029l. 1s. 0d.; collections 4,963l.
2s. 0d.; arrears 65l. 19s. 0d.) |
Ibid, p. 92. |
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[?] |
The Treasury Lords to Sir Tho. Ingram, Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster, for the like direction to be given to the Auditors
of-the Duchy as have been given to the Auditors of the
Exchequer, for the making out of schedules of all the perpetual
pensions and stipends allowed upon annual accounts therein,
and a perfect schedule of such particular rents and tenths as
are fit to be reserved from sale and to be settled for payment
of such perpetual pensions and stipends, with an addition of
5l. or 6l. per an. in rents for every 100l. of the said perpetual
pensions, to the end same may be for ever duly paid. |
Ibid, p. 81. |
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Nov. 24 |
Same to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms to sell the following
reversions at 11 [years] purchase, for half cash, half orders or
10 years' purchase for all cash, viz.: 260l. 18s. 4¼d. per an.
granted to Sir Edward Sydenham out of the manor of
Aldington, co. Kent; and several fee farm rents amounting
to 220l. 4s. 9d. granted to James Nelthorp. "And it being
also represented to us that you are doubtful what you shall do
concerning the sale of rents that are granted to Coldstreamers
we think fit to direct you to proceed to the sale of all
rents whatsoever, liable to be sold by the Act of Parliament,
that are granted by His Majesty to any persons to be enjoyed
during pleasure or otherwise, unless the grant thereof be
confirmed and held by letters patent under the Great Seal of
England: and for those persons that may suffer damage
thereby they must expect such satisfaction from His Majesty
as His Majesty shall think fit." |
Ibid, pp. 81–2. |
|
Nov 25 |
Sir Ro. Howard to the Surveyor General [of the Works],
Mr. Hugh May, Mr. Philip Packer and Mr. Dickenson, Clerk
of the Works. My Lords are informed of the great decay of
the Cooperage on Little Tower Hill. You are to view same
and prepare such a model as may be more proper for the
service by contriving such garrets overhead for the holding of
casks and such other conveniencies as shall appear nec.ssary.
Also to view the vacant ground at the East end of Tower
Wharf, belonging to His Majesty, and to prepare a model of
such sheds as may be proper for the present service of the
Victualling. as also for another crane in the same place: also to
view and estimate the necessary repairs wanting for the
buildings belonging to the Victualling Office. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 30. |
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Nov. 27 |
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer, the Clerk of the
Pipe, the Auditors of the Revenue and First Fruits to permit
Richard Sherwin, William Webb and Bartholomew Fillingham
(appointed to manage the prosecution and getting in of the
arrears of Hearthmoney, First Fruits, Subsidy, Poll money,
Assessments and Aids) to have recourse to any accompts or
duplicate of accompts, or to take copies thereof; and also for
such constats and certificates to be made out as they shall
desire and for them to have the perusal of any Hearthmoney
rolls: and for said Auditors to attend the said Sherwin, &c,
with the states of their accompts before attending the Treasury
Lords or the Barons of the Exchequer respectively with same
for declaration. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 74. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
— Clement as an assistant to the [Northern riding] Surveyor
General, who is now ready to set forwards for the visiting and
settling the Northern ports of this kingdom. |
Ibid, p. 79. |
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Treasury warrant to Anthony Parsons, Auditor, and Simon
Smith, Receiver of Crown revenues for Southampton and
Wilts respectively, to allow in account and to pay the
264l. 12s. 6d. due at Michaelmas last to Edward Strange,
Capt. of Hurst Castle, for himself and the soldiers there
according to the establishment, and 44l. 5s. 6d. more, which
will grow due to the soldiers only to Dec. 7 next, being the
day prefixed for their disbanding. (See supra Nov. 3 and
Nov. 10, pp. 1129, 1132.) |
Ibid, XIX. p. 18. |
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Treasury subscription of a docquet of a warrant to the Exchequer
for discharging the Duke of Buckingham of 1,000l. by him
received on a privy seal of May 31 last for the provision of
horses for the King. and 34l. by way of surplusage and for
1,000l. for the like service upon account. (Money warrant
Dec. 11 for 1,000l. and 34l. 10s. 7d.) |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 11;
Money Book (Excise)
p. 5. |
|
[?] |
Royal warrant for a privy seal for paying old Custom House
tallies. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 19. |
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[?] |
Same for a dormant privy seal not exceeding 10,000l. for the
Jewel House, and for such jewels as His Majesty shall buy:
upon signification thereof to the Treasury Lords from the Lord
Chamberlain or Vice-Chamberlain. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 28. |
Sir Ro. Howard to the Customs Commissioners. My Lords have
to-day nominated Mr. Clement to be assistant to the Northern
Riding Surveyor. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 31. |
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Nov. 28 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to allow
Henry Carew, Surveyor at the Pill, near Bristol, 70l. per an.
salary. And for Isaac Needham, George Hibbert, Francis
King, Somerset Fox to be four additional tidewaiters in Bristol
port. And for Henry Jerman, John Charles, John Lewes,
Roger Harris to be four additional seamen for sailing the
pinnace belonging to the Pill near Bristol, who may sometimes
serve for tidesmen there. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 75, 76–7. |
|
Same to the King's Remembrancer for process of immediate
extent against William Collier, of Hartley Rowe, co. Southampton, one of the Collectors of Hearthmoney in Basingstoke
Division (who detains above 100l. of his collection thereon for
the year and a half due 1670, Sept. 29), and Thomas Hethouse
(Kethouse) his surety: said indebtedness being certified by
Thomas Straine, deputy to Simon Smith. |
Ibid, pp. 77, 80. |
|
[?] |
Same to same to stay process against John Wickliffe, one of His
Majesty's equerries, as security for Walter Strickland, deceased,
late Receiver of Assessments for co. York: and instead thereof
for process to be issued against the estate of said Strickland
in Westmorland. |
Ibid, p. 78. |
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Nov. 28 |
Same to — Hemings, Receiver of Crown revenues for co.
Lincoln, and Humphry Morrice, Auditor of same, to forbear
for one year to demand or levy any of the rent of 200l. due
from the tenants of Sutton Marshes, co. Lincoln, in regard of
the great losses by them sustained lately by a great storm and
inundation: as represented by the Duke of Richmond on
their behalf. |
Ibid, p. 82. |
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[?] |
Instructions and directions to the Customs Commissioners in
relation to the management of the Customs [being the usual
Treasury directions on papers of proposals submitted by
the Customs Commissioners]. George Horne, John Banger,
Walter Philips, and Richard Child to be no longer
employed as extraordinary tidewaiters in Bristol port.
William Carew to be superseded as a landwaiter in same port
in a month if he do not recover from his sickness. John
Burges and William Holland to have two more months' trial
as landwaiters in said port to make themselves expert, but
John Fant to be immediately displaced. The waiter and
searcher at Neath to have 15l. per an., and the waiter and
searcher at South Barrow to have 7l. per an. Mr. Browne,
surveyor at Newcastle, to survey the ports from Bridlington to
Shields and to be paid out of incidents. |
Ibid. pp. 83–4. |
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Nov. 28 |
Treasury warrant to same. For the better collecting of the
Customs, officers have been placed on board merchant ships as
soon as they arrive in port, there to remain while the goods
are delivering, which many times happens to be many days:
and a certain allowance called Portage has been usually made
to masters of ships as well by way of encouragement to traffic
as to defray such charges as the said officers have put them to
during such time. But we are informed that the ship masters
instead of being at any charge with the said officers do put
them to many hardships both for provisions and lodging on
purpose to find opportunity to commit frauds on the Customs
and yet do demand the said portage money. On any complaint
by any officer of not being civilly treated you are to hear the
case and thereupon, according to the finding, have hereby power
to detain all or any part of said portage money and to pay
it to such officer. The like course to be observed in the
outports. |
Ibid, pp 84–5. |
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[?Nov. 28] |
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of
Richard Holder, concerning a Spanish buiit vessel of 45 tons,
called the "Pearce," which he was forced to take upon
composition for a debt due from a Spanish merchant, and
praying to be allowed to unlade at London on paying native
duty. Liberty to unlade ships foreign built, is not fit to be
allowed. but in this case may be reasonably granted. But as
for the naturalization of said ship we do not think it fit to be
done lest it be drawn into a precedent. and be a discouragement to Englishmen in building ships. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 86. |
|
Nov. 28 |
Money warrant for 83l. 6s. 8d. to the Earl of Oxford, for half a
year to Sept. 29 last. on his fees as Chief Justice itinerant of
the Forests this side Trent. |
Ibid, XIX. pp. 16–17. |
|
Same for 150l. to Lelis Cranmer, one of Her Majesty's Dressers,
for half a year on her annuity as granted by letters patent of
1671, Nov. 23. |
Ibid, p. 17. |
|
Letter of direction on a Treasury order for 686l. 17s. 5d. to the
Earl of Essex as Ambassador to Denmark. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 200l. to Jane Berkley, for one year to Lady
Day last, on her pension. |
Ibid, p. 18. |
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Nov. 29 |
The Treasury Lords to Lord Chief Baron Turner. We are
informed that when seizures are made of forfeited goods, the
values whereof are considerable, such are the devices of men to
evade the rigour of the law that they often times by evil
practices procure such goods to be appraised at under values,
and to be so delivered, which is greatly prejudicial to His
Majesty's revenue. We pray you that care be taken that
before any appraisment be proclaimed in the Exchequer Court.
Richard Prouse, solicitor of that [the Customs] revenue, may
have notice that he may acquaint the Customs Commissioners
with the nature of the fact in such case, and receive their
opinions how to proceed therein. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 33. |
|
Copy of letter to the Treasury Lords, dated from Lisbon, from
Francis Parry, agent in Lisbon for getting in the remainder
of the Queen's portion (under instructions to observe all
payments thereon that shall be made in Lisbon to Alderman
Backwell's procurator, and to take notice of what money shall be
sent or remitted home so as to be able to control the accompts
and proceedings of Backwell or his deputy). In accordance
herewith upon the arrival at Lisbon of Mr. Corbet with
Alderman Backwell's procuration I assisted him so far as that
contrary to all men's expectations he recovered what these
people's necessities forced them to divert. But I could never
bring him to give me a just and clear account of the money he
received or how he disposed thereof, as I have already
acquainted your Lordships in my letters of April 20 and June 1.
Upon his return to England Alderman Backwell sent a new
procuration to Mr. Nicholas Polexfen, a factor of Lisbon, who
is more reserved in his proceedings than the other for though
I have spoken to him times without number to give me an
accompt of the bills he receives, yet to this hour he puts me off.
Upon the arrival of the "Diamond" frigate here, which I
thought a convenient opportunity to send home so good a sum
of money as I expected should be due since March last.
I pressed him to give a particular account of the [hypothecated
Lisbon] Custom House bills, that I might know what are due
and what to be rebated, so as to give your Lordships an
exact account of what goes clearly home, but he has
thought fit to break his promise to me in this case. So
that I am able to send your Lordships no other information
than this that the [Portugal] Treasurer tells me he has
paid him 18,000 crusados and that he has shipped 19,000
crusados, for which Capt. Holmes has signed bills of lading
at one per cent. freight, as he himself told me. I have
frequently advised Mr. Polexfen to peruse the 7th instruction
given to Alderman Backwell, wherein His Majesty commands
that his deputy do from time to time acquaint me with all
money or Custom House bills for money which shall be
received on account of Her Majesty's portion, and that no
money be paid or issued here without my acknowledgment.
But this signifies nothing with him whose interest it is not to
observe it. and who having the full and sole power of receiving
the money and giving acquittances for same thinks himself
accountable to nobody but Backwell. |
Ibid, pp. 49, 57–8 |
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Nov. 29 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to appoint
John Whitehall (Whitall). Gyles Kent, Henry Scoper,
William Vaughan, Richard Salway. William Morgan as tidewaiters in Bristol port, locis Robert Banckes, John Collingson,
William Staggin, Henry Adison, John Douglas, and Thomas
Carnaby, who do not attend their duty therein. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 75–6. |
|
Same to the King's Remembrancer to stay process against the
late [Assessment] Commissioners for the Royal and Additional
Aids and Eleven Months' tax within the Hundred of Condover,
co. Salop, for the sum of 730l. 4s. 0d. charged by George
Hosier, Receiver General of taxes [co Salop], to be due and in
arrear from Tho. Hickman upon his receipts as High Collector
of said Hundred, who is proved insolvent: one of the said late
Commissioners, Richard Screven, having petitioned His
Majesty, setting forth that he did undertake to the said
Commissioners, upon the admittance of said Hickman, to save
them harmless: so that he is liable for said debt. |
Ibid, p. 87. |
|
[?] |
Same to same to supersede process against Tho. Herlackenden,
late Receiver of Assessments for co. Kent, he having lately
paid in part of his moneys and undertaken for the rest. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 29 |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ Anthony Hill as
tidewaiter at Bristol, loco Edmund Aram, promoted to be a
landwaiter there. |
Ibid, p. 88. |
|
Same to same to order four small brass guns for the use of the
pinnace belonging to the port of Bristol. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Earl of Rochester for one year
in part of his arrears as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 19. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners and to
Mr. Mounteney. Lord George Berkeley and the rest of the
owners of two three-decked ships lately built in the King's
dominions, have petitioned the Privy Council for an allowance
of 10 per cent. on the Customs of the goods imported and
exported in said ships for the first two voyages as by the
Act of 14 Car. II, notwithstanding the fact that said ships
were not finished in the time limited by said Act. After report
thereon from us an order in Council passed on the 17th inst.
granting said allowance. You are to observe same. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 29 |
Money warrant for 100l. to Sir Robt. Dallison as royal bounty |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 21. |
|
Nov. 30 |
Privy seal for 5,000l. to Lord St. John and his partners in the late
intended Farm of the Customs, together with 6 per cent. or
common interest thereon from May 4 last: having been laid out
by them upon particular occasions in order to the said intended
Farm. (Treasury subscription to docquet hereof of same
date. Money warrant ? Dec. 8.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 29–30; British
Museum Additional
MS. 28.074, p. 12;
Money Book (Excise)
p. 4. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671, Nov., of a grant
to Tobias Rustat, Esq., yeoman of His Majesty's Robes and
Henry Samwayes, gent.. of the goods, chattels and personal
estate of Richard Sanford of Weston Zoyland, co. Somerset,
forfeited by his outlawry for the murder of a child. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28.074, p. 12. |
