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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
|
Dec. 1 |
Royal warrant for the pay of the 30 soldiers of the Governor's
company of the Isle of Jersey not to be in future charged
upon the revenue of said island but to be defrayed as part of the
established charges of the King's forces and garrisons in which
it stands included: "one of the duplicates hereof now signed
by us to be added and annexed to each double of our said
establishment in the respective offices where the said establishments remain." |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 27. |
|
Treasury letter of direction on an order for 500l. to Sir John
Finch as Resident at Florence. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 21. |
|
Money warrant for 30l. to Amy Bickerton, one of the rockers to
his late Majesty's children: in part of 110l. 4s. 5d. due to her
at Michaelmas last upon her annuity of 30l. per an. |
Ibid, p. 23. |
|
Same for 250l. to John Ward for 2½ years to June 24 last on his
allowance as Consul at Algiers. |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Sir Rob. Howard to Sir Edmund Sawyer. My Lords refer to
you the stating the account between Mr. Robinson and
Sir William Doiley concerning said Robinson's receipt of
certain moneys as sub-collector of Heathmoney for Surrey and
Southwark. |
Out Letters General III
p. 35. |
|
Same to Lord Chief Justice Hales, Lord Chief Justice Vaughan
and the Chief Baron. My Lords desire your advice next
Tuesday about the Law Bill. |
Ibid, p. 36. |
|
Order of reference from the Treasury Lords to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands of the petition of William Fusebee,
Commander of the King s yacht "Cleveland," praying a lease
of several small tenements in East Greenwich in lease to one
Wilson from the Earl of Arundel, which in right belong to
the King. |
Ibid
|
|
Together with:—Order of reference of said petition to the
Treasury Lords from the King, dated Nov. 8. |
|
1672.
[erratum for 1671] Dec. 2 1671. |
Sir Ro. Howard to Col. Ramsey forwarding a draft of a lease of
the Custom House at Bristol, which my Lords direct you
to see perfected with the proprietors in His Majesty's name. |
Ibid, p. 42. |
|
Dec. 4 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
John Collison as waiter and searcher at Grimsby co. Lincoln. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 107. |
|
Order of reference from the Treasury Lords to Richard Sherwin
et al., of the business between Sir William Doyley and
Mr. Robinson concerning the Surrey Hearthmoney: and to
summon all sub-collectors and receive their accounts on oath. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 39. |
|
Dec. 4 |
The Treasury Lords to the Attorney General to stay prosecution
against Daniell Colwall (Collwall), one of the sub-searchers of
London port. of whose loyalty in his office my Lords are assured. |
Out Letters General III
p. 37. |
|
Same to the Wine Licence Commissioners to pay no money to
Mr. Delavell or Lady Elizabeth Delavell his wife, or to their
order upon any tallies without particular order from the
Treasury Lords. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 89. |
|
[?] |
Entry of demise to Francis Calmady of divers messuages, etc., in
Wooda alias Woode, in the manor of Climsland Prior. part of
the Duchy of Cornwall. |
Ibid. |
|
[?] |
Same of same to John Daw (for his own life, the life of Maria
his wife and Anna his daughter) of the pasture of Northholt,
part of the manor of Ryme in said Duchy. |
Ibid. |
|
Dec: 4 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to
the Duke of Monmouth certain goods as per a list prefixed
being French commodities and intended only for said Duke's
particular use. |
Ibid, pp. 90–1. |
|
Prefixing: list of said French commodities (3 dozen of Freneh
glasses, 4 covered glasses, 2 of the same sort without covers,
8 pair of glass candlesticks of several bignesses, 20 little glasses
for a cupboard, 3 dozen pair of gloves, 1 belt, 4 dozen of wood
combes, 12 purses, 2 cravats, 40 yards of ribbon white and
violet, 2 hats in a case). |
Ibid, pp. 90–1. |
|
Dec. 5 |
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to repay to
Thomas Loope 544l. 12s. 10d., being the purchase money paid
by him into the Exchequer for a fee farm rent of 35l. 19s. 11d.
issuing out of the manor and prebendary of Charminster,
Dorset: his contract for purchase of same being to be cancelled
because said fee farm was granted by letters patent of 1670,
Oct. 21, to Sir John Cloberry and his heirs for 500 years:
the Auditor having in error, and before said letters patent
reached him made out a particular of said fee farm. |
Ibid, XIX. pp. 21–2. |
|
Money warrant for 230l. to John Doddington for three months'
ordinary, July 9 last to Oct. 9, as Resident at Venice. |
Ibid, p. 22. |
|
Treasury letter of direction on six orders for 5,000l. each to
John Wadlow and John Sayres: together with the interest
and gratuity grown due thereon to the 1st instant, amounting
in each case successively to 1,499l. 5s. 6d., 1,499l. 5s 6d.,
1,387l. 3s. 8d., 1,387l. 3s. 8d., 1,218l. 19s. 8d.,
1,218l. 19s. 8d. |
Ibid, p. 24. |
|
Followed by: the terms of an endorsement, dated Dec. 1. signed
on the back of each of the said orders by Dorothea Colvile,
transferring or assigning to the Treasury her claim therein,
"I, Dorothea Colvile, widow, administratrix of John Colvile,
deceased, in consideration of the transference of the moneys and
interest mentioned in this order to be paid out of the revenue
arising by firehearths and stoves, do assign and transfer to Sir
Robert Howard, kt., for the use of the King's Majesty all the
right and title I have to any moneys payable to me out of the
Wine Act within mentioned upon this order and all claims I
may have for the money mentioned in the same order from
Mr. John Wadlow and John Sayers or either of them, their
executors or administrators." |
Ibid, p. 24. |
|
Dec. 5 |
Privy seal for 300l. for equipage and 3l. a day as ordinary to
John Paul, Esq., one of the Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber,
appointed Resident with the King of Denmark. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 28. |
|
[?] |
Same for 4,500l. to Baptista May for the Privy Purse |
Ibid, p. 49. |
|
Dec. 5 |
Order of reference from the Treasury Lords to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands of the petition of Mrs. Eliz. Chislett
for a reversionary lease of a farm in Egham called Leever's farm. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 40. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet, dated 1671, Aug., of a grant
to Thomas Bignell of the office of one of the yeomen prickers
of His Majesty's harriers: on the resignation of John
Richardson and with the fee of 3l. 6s. 8d. per month. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 14. |
|
Same of same, dated 1671, Dec., of a pardon to Butler Buggins.
one of the sworn clerks or attorneys in the Remembrancer's
office in the Exchequer for the delivering of a port bond of 200l.
penalty out of the [said] office and vouching a judgment of
record for the same when in truth there was none: it being
done by surprise and by contrivance of others. |
Ibid. |
|
[?] |
Same of same, undated, of a grant to Elizabeth Regnier, widow,
relict of Henry Regnier, merchant, deceased, an alien born,
of two messuages, a garden and one close of land with a stable
and half a barn standing on it in the parish of Hoxton, co.
Midd, formerly purchased by said Regnier, and also of a
capital messuage and 60 acres of land in the parish of West
Cliffe, co. Kent. mortgaged to said Henry Regnier for 99
years and 200 years and of all His Majesty's right and title
to same. |
Ibid, p. 15. |
|
Dec. 5 |
Same of same, undated of a grant to Robt. Nedham of an annuity
or yearly pension of 200l. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Sir Edmund Sawyer and the rest of the
Exchequer Auditors. The sale of the Fee Farms has been
obstructed and purchasers have been discouraged in regard that
when they have come to contract for rents under the value of
40s. per an. no particulars of the same are ready made out
which has occasioned great delay as well as charges. To
remedy this you are forthwith to make out particulars of all
fee farm rents liable to be sold under the Act of which no
particulars are yet made out, and to transmit same to the
Trustees for sale of Fee Farms. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 90. |
|
Treasury warrant to Richard Gregory, messenger, to arrest
Thomas Evans, one of the persons who together with William
Humphreys, ticket porter, and others violently assaulted
Thomas Jones, gent., one of the tide surveyors of London port,
when said Jones attempted to search three boats, one deeply
laden with goods rowing near Wapping Point. |
Ibid, p. 93. |
|
Same to the Farmers of the Excise of London. On Nov. 7 last
the Treasury Lords approved a method proposed by the Excise
Commissioners for bringing exported beer to an accompt, viz.
that the said Commissioners do give order to the Farmers of
London Excise to allow out of the proper voucher or repay to
the brewer the duty for such drink, such brewers depositing
in the hands of the brewers 12d. for every tunne so shipped
[i.e. for export] and to be allowed as aforesaid for the charges
of the officers. These are to authorise you to make such
allowance or payment accordingly. |
Ibid. |
|
Dec. 5 |
The Treasury Lords to Sir John Robinson [Lieutenant of the
Tower] to deliver to Isaac Meynell. Receiver of the subsidy for
the city of London, an extract or roll of the subsidy within the
Tower of London: said extract not having been yet returned. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 96, 108. |
|
Same to the Master of the Ordnance to arrest Thomas Dodds for
frauds on the Customs on the information of Thomas Jones,
one of the tile surveyors of London port: said Dodds being a
servant wearing the badge of the Ordnance Office. |
Ibid, pp. 101–2. |
|
[?] |
Same to the Customer and Comptroller of Sandwich port, and
similarly to all the outports, for an account of the [additional]
duty of 4l. per tun on wines and brandies from 1670, Oct. 27
(or from the time they received order to charge the same) to
Dec. 19 following, being the time when said duty was ordered
to be stopped. |
Ibid, p. 102. |
|
Dec. 6 |
Sir Ro. Howard to the King's Remembrancer to send my Lords
a copy of Mr. Jay's patent as Receiver General of Crown
revenues for Norfolk and Huntingdon. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 38. |
|
Order of reference from the Treasury Lords to the Customs
Commissioners of Col. Guy Molesworth's petition for allowance
of salary as warehouse keeper in London port. |
Ibid. |
|
Royal warrant, dated Nov. 27. for a privy seal for 2,002l.
18s. 6¾d. to Sir Thomas Morgan in satisfaction of so much
fallen short of his pay of 1,000l. per an. as Governor of
Jersey. (Privy seal, dated Dec. 6. By the instructions given
to said Governor, dated 1665, Dec. 21, he was to enter on the
receipt of the revenue of Jersey from 1665, Sept. 29, and to
deduct 1,600l. therefrom per an. for his pay, the remainder
thereof to be for incident charges in the administration of
said Government: and it appears by certificate, dated
March 6 last, that said revenue amounts to 1,150l. 16s. 7½d.
per an., out of which the Governor pays 150l. per an. to the
bailiffs and officers of the Court, and 365l. to 30 soldiers
according to an establishment. so that there only remains
635l. 16s. 7½d., leaving a shortage of 364l. 3s. 4d. per an. or
of 2,002l. 18s. 6¾d. for 5½ years from 1665, Sept. 22, to Lady
Day last, "and to the end that from that time our said revenue
may be sufficient to answer his yearly entertainment of 1,000l.
we intend by an establishment otherwise to provide for the
payment of the said 365l. to the said 30 soldiers." (Undated
docquet of the warrant to the Exchequer for same. Money
warrant Dec. 8.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 18, 25–6; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 15; Money
Book (Excise) pp. 4–5. |
|
Money warrant for 677l. 19s. 6d. to the late or present Master of
the Wardrobe, to be paid to the following officers of the Robes,
being due to them as appears by the several certificates of
Thomas Townsend. viz.:— |
Warrants Early XIX
p. 23. |
|
214l. 2s. 0d. to Tobias Rustat, yeoman of His Majesty's robes. |
|
|
60l. to Thomas Purcell, groom of the robes. |
|
|
40l. to James Watson, groom of the robes in place of John
Duncomb, deceased. |
|
113l. 17s. 6d. to Thomas Bocock, tailor of His Majesty's
robes. |
|
|
70l. to Thomas Hodges, brusher of His Majesty's robes. |
|
|
40l. to the executors of Henry Crane, late page of His
Majesty's robes. |
|
|
40l. to William Creed, tailor of the robes to His late
Majesty. |
|
|
And 40l. to Andrew Lambert, page of His Majesty's robes. |
|
|
Dec. 6 |
Money warrant for 200l. to Dame Katherine Sayers for one year
on her pension. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 25. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Thomas Spicer as a landwaiter in Lyme port loco John Hutton,
resigned. Also to admit Charles Stisted as searcher in London
port loco his brother Edward Stisted. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 94. |
|
Same to same referring to them for report the petition of
Col. John Strode for payment for transporting 266 officers and
soldiers [hither from Barbados] "they being now brought
home." |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Exchequer to levy a tally for fully discharging the baronet fee of 1,095l. each due from Sir Robt.
Crofts, bart., and Sir Thomas Cobb, of Adderbury, co. Oxford,
respectively. |
Ibid, p. 95. |
|
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of
John Bernard, Thomas Coker and Thomas Whitpaine concerning a seizure of raw hides by them intended to be exported.
Petitioners thought themselves secure upon the order in
Council licensing them to export 6,000 raw hides, which was
revoked afterwards by order of March 22 last. Whitpaine
has compounded by paying 40l. to the King, and 40l. to James
Dewy, the officer concerned in the seizure. |
Ibid, pp. 91–2. |
|
Dec. 7 |
Money warrant for 20l. to Thomas Halford for one year of his
fee as a pursuivant at arms. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 25. |
|
Sir Ro. Howard to Alderman Forth forwarding Mr. Butts'
petition. You are to give my Lords an account on Wednesday
next why you have not paid those moneys which Butts says
you engaged to do. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 39. |
|
Dec. 8 |
Money warrant for 300l. to Thomas Doyley for services by him
done to His Majesty. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 26. |
|
Same for 40l. to Bridget Lambe, widow, as royal bounty in relief
of her present necessities. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 179l. 15s. 3d. to John Eddowes and John Snell as
repayment of [? part] purchase money at 16 years' purchase
of a certain rent of 22l. 10s. 11½d. issuing out of the manor of
Walton upon Thames purchased amongst other rents by the
Lord Keeper in the names of John Eddows and John Snell,
the same being parcel of the jointure of the Queen Consort, and
which therefore could not be sold in possession [at 16 years'
purchase, but only in reversion at 8 years' purchase]: same
having been included by a mistake of the Auditor. |
Ibid, p. 40. |
|
Royal warrant (undated ? 27 Nov.) for a privy seal for
14,876l. 18s. 0d. to Ralph Montague, Master of the Great
Wardrobe, for the ordinary charge of provisions for the Great
Wardrobe for a year ending 1672, Sept. 29, and 6,520l. for
extraordinaries for same year. (Privy seal hereon, dated
Dec. 8. Treasury subscription, dated Dec. 11, of docquet of
the warrant to the Exchequer.) |
King's Warrant Book III
pp 19, 49; Warrants
Early XLIII. p. 100. |
|
Declaration of accompt of Martyn Sandys, Receiver of Hearthmoney for co. Worcester. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 107. |
|
Same of Edward Nicholas as Receiver of the Alienation Office:
viz. for the year ended 1670–1, Feb. 12. |
Ibid, p. 95. |
|
[? Dec. 8] |
Declaration of the account of Robert Naper as Receiver General
of the Duchy of Cornwall. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 95. |
|
Dec. 8 |
The Treasury Lords to the King's Remembrancer to stay process
against George Gyps. Esq.. late Receiver of Assessments for
co. Suffolk: he having promised to pay before next term. |
Ibid, p. 96. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ Henry Jeane
(Jeyne) as waiter and searcher at Greenwich and Deptford. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to Auditor Sir Edmund Sawyer for a particular
of the office of steward of the manor of Biggleswade, co. Beds. |
Ibid, p. 97. |
|
Same to Sir C. Harbord for a particular of certain tenements,
cottages and lands lying at the Hithe in Egham, Surrey, of
which John Singleton prays a reversionary lease. |
Ibid, p. 98. |
|
[?] |
Treasury instructions to the Customs Commissioners [in the
form of Treasury resolutions on papers submitted by said
Commissioners]. In the case of seizures of goods under 40s.
value, where the charges of prosecution would exceed the value
of the goods, Mr. Prowse, the Solicitor to the Customs, must
attend the Lord Chief Baron and in the name of the Treasury
Lords desire all due countenance and power to be given the
Customs Commissioners in the moderating the matter upon
such seizures between the prosecutor and the merchant so that
His Majesty's revenue, thereby due, may be secured. |
Ibid. |
|
As to the granting of bills of store by the officers of the outports
you are to offer your opinion. |
|
|
On consideration of the case of Mr. Haworth, searcher of Kent,
we direct you to consider what rules are fit to be given to
patent officers concerning deputies making seizures: so as to
prevent frauds. |
|
|
Dec. 8 |
Declaration of accompt of William Porter for the Hearthmoney
of co. Berks for three half years ended 1665. Sept. 29.
(Assessment 4,474l. 0s. 8d., collections with allowance and
payments 4,474l. 0s. 8d.). |
Ibid, p. 92. |
|
Dec. 9 |
Treasury warrant to Robt. Napper, Receiver of the Duchy of
Cornwall, to pay 50l. to Andrew Cory, keeper of the prison of
said Duchy at Lostwithiel for the repairing of said prison:
same having been always allowed out of the Duchy revenue as
appears by a certificate of the officers of the Stannaries; and
that there is an absolute necessity of repairing said gaol
because all prisoners taken by process of the Duchy or
Stannaries are to be imprisoned there and not elsewhere and
same is now for want of repairs unfit for keeping prisoners. |
Ibid. p. 108. |
|
Dec. 11 |
Money warrant for 18l. 5s. 0d. to Robert Ford for one year on
his allowance of 12d. a day as keeper of His Majesty's house at
Newmarket to the late King: and dormant warrant for payment of same in future. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 26. |
|
Same for 100l. to Winifrid Wells for half a year to Michaelmas
last on her pension as one of Her Majesty's maids of honour. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Earl of St. Albans et al., Trustees of
the late Queen Mother's jointure, to pass a grant to Charles
Dymock of the stewardship of the manor of Biggleswade,
co. Beds. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 99. |
|
Prefixing:—Particular of said office and memorandum by
Christopher Crowe, deputy to Auditor Sir Edmund Sawyer. |
|
|
[? Dec. 11] |
Treasury warrant to [the Excise Commissioners] for a lease of the
Excise of South Wales to Devereux Pember, gent., on the
surrender of Sir Philip Howard and George Dashwood. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 99. |
|
Together with:—A marginal note of said Pember's sureties. |
|
|
Dec. 11 |
Same to the Excise Commissioners for a commission to
Sir Litleton Osbaldeston, bart., Jo Wright and Jo. Grant, as
sub-commissioners of Excise for co. Berks. |
Ibid. |
|
Prefixing:—Petition from E. Bostocke [on behalf of the
Farmers of Excise of said County] praying the issue of said
commission. |
|
|
The Treasury Lords to Sir Robert Crooke, Clerk of the Pipe, to
take special care that no process be at any time issued for any
Hearthmoney arrears which may be set in super on owners,
proprietors or occupiers after the time in that behalf limited
shall be elapsed as by the Act of Parliament for said duty,
viz. after two years next after said duty shall become due to
His Majesty: it appearing that in several accounts of Hearthmoney officers already passed and declared there are set in
super upon sundry persons several arrears of said duty due at
Michaelmas, 1669. |
Ibid, p. 103. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Attorney General to stay prosecution on
the information (made on the relation of Robert Loveing and
John Lyming) against John Gorge, Esq., for certain moneys
remaining in his hands as a Commissioner for Sequestrations
for co. Somerset: said Gorge having pleaded the Act of
Oblivion: in which prosecution John Hall has spent considerable sums of money, but he now agrees to stay of
prosecution. |
Ibid, p. 104. |
|
Money warrant for 120l. to Phillip Lanyon for one year of his
fee or salary as workmaster of His Majesty's forts. |
Ibid. XIX. p. 40. |
|
Same for 23l. 5s. 5d. to Henry Hawes, one of His Majesty's
music, for half a year of his fee or salary. |
Ibid, p. 30. |
|
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take the
securities, detailed, of Edward Williams, of Oldfield, co.
Hereford, as Receiver of Hearthmoney for Monmouth, Brecon
and Radnor. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 112. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Col. Birch and the Commissioners for the
Wine Act. A verdict has been lately passed in the Exchequer
Court against Jacob Croane in a cause brought against him
for not paying the duty on wines. On his paying the
principal money due you are to forbear to prosecute him
further. |
Ibid, p. 117. |
|
[? Dec. 11] |
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay the
King's Remembrancer his bill for parchment, &c., for the
blank books for the Customs Comptrollers and searchers in all
the [out] ports of England and Wales and for London
respectively for one year. |
Ibid, pp. 118, 119. |
|
Prefixing:—Said bills (totals 283l. 1s. 8d. for the outports and
27l. 9s. 4d. for London). |
|
|
Dec. 11 |
Same for the arrest of Mr. Humphryes, ticket porter, and
Tho. Dodge, on the affidavit of Thomas Jones, surveyor of the
tide, London port, for having opposed and assaulted said
Jones whilst endeavouring to search a boat near Wapping. |
Ibid, p. 124. |
|
Dec. 12 |
Money warrant for 40l. to Cecil, Lord Baltimore, for a reward
for the drawing, engraving and printing of a certain map of
His Majesty's Plantations of Virginia and Maryland for His
Majesty's use. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 27. |
|
Together with:—A later letter of direction hereon, dated 1672–3,
Feb. 1. |
|
|
Same for 120l. to Philip Packer, Paymaster of the Works, to be
employed for the paving the streets about the Mews. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 64l. 4s. 2d. to John Osborne for one year of his fee as
the Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer in part of 3½ years' arrears
thereon to Lady Day last: and dormant warrant for payment
hereof in future. |
Ibid,
p. 28. |
|
Sir Ro. Howard [to the Receiver General of Crown Lands for
co. Chester]: to give my Lords an account why you have not
paid 50l. per an. to the minister of Macclesfield as heretofore
has been used. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 43. |
|
Order of reference from the Treasury Lords to Richard Sherwyn
et al., of the [list of] debts and in supers [remaining] on the
accounts of [various] Receivers of the Royal Aid, Additional
Aid, &c. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Justices of co. Beds to deliver to
Thomas Doiley all the tools used by Christian Ruthen, graver
to Francis Dyves, charged on suspicion of treason for counterfeiting His Majesty's money. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 101. |
|
Reference from the Treasury Lords to the Lord Steward, the
Treasurer and Comptroller of the Household and the rest of
the officers of the Greencloth of the petition of James Harrison
and Chidiock Pawlett, praying payment of their arrears of
325l.: His Majesty taking notice of their constant and strict
attendance and much compassionating their distress occasioned
by their long arrears. |
Ibid,
p. 105. |
|
[? Dec. 12] |
Instructions and directions to the Customs Commissioners. In
case of defective wines of small value ("ropy, oily or eager")
where merchants refuse to make entry or to take them from
board ship you are to moderate and abate the King's duty to
such reasonable sums according to the value of said wines as
you think fit: sending to the Treasury a weekly certificate of
such wines so compounded for. As to the matter of making
compositions for small seizures under 40s. a case is to be
stated for the opinion of the Attorney and Solicitor General
and Sergeant Ellis. |
Ibid, p. 106. |
|
Dec. 12 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
John Dee as one of the searchers in London port. |
Ibid, p. 107. |
|
Reference by the Treasury Lords to Sir C. Harbord (on a
reference from the King of same date) of the petition of Sir
Thomas Bond for extension of a reversionary lease granted to
him by the late Queen Mother of several parcels of land called
Marsh Holm in Carrington Marsh and other lands in the manor
of Moulton, co. Lincoln. |
Ibid, p. 109. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to re–admit
Philip Turner and John Shaw to their places as landwaiters in
London port; they having been suspended for conniving at
Booke Booky's Customs frauds, but they having done service to
His Majesty in evidencing and discovering many of said Booky's
frauds, for which he is now proceeded against in the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 110. |
|
Dec. 12 |
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Exchequer. A dormant
Treasury warrant has been issued for 100l. a year each to the
Masters of Chancery to be paid out of the Customs. You are
for the future to cause same to be paid forthwith out of any
moneys of the Customs in the Exchequer every quarter, when
the orders have been drawn by you and signed by us for said
allowance. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 114. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Sir Thomas Carew. By letter to Sir
Robert Atkins, Receiver General of the Law duty, from
Arthur Spry, his deputy for said receipt in Devon and Cornwall, we are informed that 70l. of said money has been
received by the deputy clerk of the peace for Devon and that
he will not pay same to Spry without order from you, which
you will not give without direction from us, "in which you
shew your care and circumspection in his Majesty's concerns
as well as your respect to us." You are hereby requested to
give the requisite order. |
Ibid, p. 115. |
|
[? Dec. 12] |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ — Blachford
as a landwaiter in Southampton port loco — Lee, "of whose
integrity and ability we have no certain knowledge." |
Ibid.
|
|
Dec. 12 |
Declarations of account of Sir Edward Griffin for the year 1667
and the year 1668 [as Treasurer of the Chamber]. |
Ibid, p. 120. |
|
Dec. 13 |
The Treasury Lords to the King's Remembrancer to issue
immediate extent against William Prettyman, Charles Porter,
Esq., and John Fenn, merchant, on their bond of 1670. Aug. 1,
for 10,000l. |
Ibid, p. 110. |
|
Same to Lord Hatton, governor of Guernsey. We are informed
that warrants are usually issued by you for importing and
exporting goods and merchandize into and out of the island of
Guernsey custom free. In order that no such goods should be
transported for foreign parts without paying customs we pray
you to grant no warrant for the importation of any goods
from England than what are within the rules of proportions
already settled for the provisions of the island of Guernsey
nor for the exportation of any goods but what by course of law
may be exported. |
Ibid. p. 111. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Receiver of Crown revenues, co. Lincoln, and to the late Queen Mother's receiver there to respite
for one year the rent of 77l. due from the Earl of St. Albans
Lord Chamberlain of the Household for the manor of Terrington, co. Norfolk; same being remitted in regard of the losses
by the impetuous rage of the sea in Sept. last; and on said
Earl's petition that said rent might not be levied until the
banks be repaired. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
William Kirkby as a moving and riding surveyor to survey
and attend the several ports and creeks from Carlisle to
Chester along the North Coast for prevention of frauds. |
Ibid, pp. 104–5. |
|
Dec 14 |
Privy seal for 1,030l. to John Hervey. Treasurer and Receiver
General to the Queen, being for the Queen Consort for
furnishing drawing rooms for her Majesty. (Royal warrant
for said privy seal dated ? Sept. 30. Treasury subscription
dated Dec. 15 of a docquet dated 1671, Dec., of a warrant to
the Exchequer herefor. Money warrant dated Dec. 19.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 31, 33, 53; Out
Letters General III.
p. 44; British Museum
Additional MS. 28,074,
p. 16; Money Book
(Customs) p. 32. |
|
Dec. 14 |
Sir Ro. Howard to the Customs Commissioners. On a former
reference my Lords have your report concerning a Swedish
ship commanded by Capt Bonnet [viz.] that she is disabled to
go to sea again. My Lords desire to know whether she was
really forced in hither by stress of weather and damage received at sea; also what the value is of the custom of the
goods desired to be landed. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 44. |
|
Dec. 15 |
Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. Sherwyn et al., to examine Dudley
Rewse's account as Receiver of Aids and Assessments for co.
Oxford, as to how the in supers set therein may be recovered
and the whole account regularly passed. |
Ibid, p. 45. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners. When you last attended
my Lords mention was made of practices and abuses committed
to His Majesty's prejudice in the Prizage of Wines. You are
to advise my Lords as to how to obviate same and what would
be the best course for His Majesty's service of the whole
business of the Prizage. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671, Dec., of a warrant
to the Exchequer for 4,708l. 4s. 11¼1/8d. to the Earl of Sandwich
in discharge of arrears owing to him under His Majesty's
grant of 676l. per an. to him during the continuance of certain
leases in demesnes, woods and mills, &c., in the manor of
Brampton: and a further 4,000l. for the surrender of said
grant. (Money warrant for same, dated Dec. 20.) |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p 17;
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 38; Money Book
(Customs) p. 31. |
|
Money warrant for 83l. to Philip Packer, Paymaster of the
Works, to be paid to Robert Streeter, His Majesty's sergeant
painter, for works about the scenes and theatre at
Whitehall. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 27. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Treasurer of the Navy to pay 65l. to
John Tilford, master of the hired ship "Charles," said debt
having by mistake been omitted to be certified by the Navy
Commissioners amongst the Navy debts placed on the late
Wine Act: this present bill being not included in the 795l.
16s. 6d. warranted to said Tilford by the Treasury warrant of
June 13 last. |
Ibid, p. 28. |
|
Money warrant for 160l. to Joseph Williamson for one year of
his salary to Midsummer last as keeper of His Majesty's
papers of State. |
Ibid, p. 29. |
|
Same for 476l. 11s. 0d. to the Earl of Sandwich, late Master of
the Wardrobe, to be paid to Robert Streeter, His Majesty's
sergeant painter, for work done in the Stables. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 120l. to John Berkeley for one year on his annuity as
one of His Majesty's Pages of Honour. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 254l. 15s. 8d. to Bullein Reymes in repayment of his
purchase money of a fee farm rent of 5s. per an. and 1s. per
an. out of certain lands in Mappowder, and 2s. per an. out
of West Waddon, and 16l. 8s. 3d. per an. in Weymouth and
Melcombe Regis, he having paid same into the Receipt,
Sept. 22 last: the said rent of 16l. 8s. 3d. having been before
granted by the King to Sir John Clobery and therefore not
in the power of the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms to convey
to said Reymes. (Treasury warrant, undated [to the Trustees
for Fee Farms] to vacate said contract with Reymes.) |
Ibid, p. 33; King's
Warrant Book III.
p. 53. |
|
Dec. 15 |
Treasury warrant to Auditor Sir Edm. Sawyer to allow [in the
account of Thomas Herlackenden, late receiver of monthly
assessments in Kent] 162l. 11s.; paid on the account of
Robert Jaques, Esq., late sheriff of Kent, for the year ended
1669, Sept. 29, being the issue of the lands of John Munn and
John Goare, sureties for said Herlackenden; and 65l. and 15l.
upon the account of Sir John Darell, late sheriff of Kent, for
the year ended 1670, Michaelmas, being levied of the issues of
the lands of said Munn and Goare. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 39. |
|
Dec. 16 |
Same to the Receipt for the salary of 43l. per an. to Sir
Robert Atkins, appointed by letters patent of July 28 last
a King's Counsel. |
Ibid, p. 63. |
|
Dec. 18 |
Royal sign manual for 100l. to Edward Cranfield as royal bounty
for his services in advancing the farm of the four-and-a-half
per cent. in Barbados and the Leeward Islands, same to be
paid out of such moneys as shall come into the Exchequer of
the rent of said revenue. (Money warrant of same date.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 34–5; Warrants
Early XIX. p. 32. |
|
Privy seal for 2,500l. for equipage and 100l. a week for ordinary
to the Duke of Richmond and Lenox, as Ambassador Extraordinary to the King of Denmark, together with the usual
clause for allowing him such extraordinaries for intelligence
expenses, bills, &c. as shall be allowed by one of the Secretaries
of State. (Undated Treasury subscription of undated docquet
hereof.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 50; British Museum
Additional MS. 28,074,
p. 20. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671, Dec, of a
warrant to the Exchequer for discharging Sir John Shaw and
others, late Customs Farmers, of 40,000l. out of the farm
rent, 1667, Mich., to 1671, Mich.: same to be allowed by
striking tallies of assignment. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074. p. 17. |
|
Same of same, dated 1671, Dec., of a warrant to the Exchequer
for 3,401l. 4s. 2d. to Edward Backwell in satisfaction of
interest and reward on his account stated by Auditor Aldworth
to June 24 last. |
Ibid, p. 18. |
|
Same of same, dated 1671, Dec., of a warrant to the Exchequer
for interest at 6 per cent. and reward at 4 per cent. to Sir
Dennys Gauden, Kt., victualler of the navy, on orders to
the value of 16,068l., from June 26 last until payment thereof (viz. 8,626l. 12s. 0d., 3,720l. 14s. 0d. and 3,720l. 14s. 0d.)
registered in the Exchequer, on the credit of which orders
money was borrowed by said Gauden for the Victualling. |
Ibid; Money Book
(Customs) p. 30. |
|
Same of same, dated 1671, Dec., of a pardon to John Bernard
and Thomas Coker, merchants, and Richard Whitebaine alias
Whitepaine, butcher, for buying and transporting raw hides
contrary to law, and a release of all penalties thereby incurred
until Mar. 23 last. |
British Muscum Additional
MS. 28,074 p. 19. |
|
[?] |
Same of same, undated, of a grant to James Hamilton, Esq., one
of the Grooms of the Bedchamber, of the office of keeper of
Hyde Park, co. Midd. |
Ibid, pp. 20, 30. |
|
Dec. 18 |
Same of same, dated 1671. Dec., of a warrant to the Exchequer
to pay all the tallies that shall remain unsatisfied upon
the collections or farm rents of the Customs for such year,
half year or otherwise as the [Treasury] Commissioners shall
from time to time direct: and also to allow to the Commissioners, Collectors, Receivers and Cashier General or Farmers
of the Customs such tallies as are already paid according to
directions. |
Ibid, p. 21. |
|
[? Dec. 18] |
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671, Dec., of a warrant
to the Exchequer for 5,500l. to the Duke of Buckingham as
[half a year's] advance to Lady Day next [on his contract]
for providing for His Majesty's stables: and so half yearly
in future. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 21. |
|
[?] |
Same of same dated 1671, Oct., of a reversionary grant to
Francis Villiers, Esq., younger son of Viscount Grandison, of
the office of one of the four Tellers of the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 22. |
|
Privy seal for 50,000l. to Sir Edward Griffin, Treasurer of the
Chamber: as imprest for bills and wages due to His Majesty's
servants payable in his office. (Royal warrant for said privy
seal undated. Treasury subscription of docquet of said
warrant, also undated.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 32, 35; Warrants
Early XLIII p. 116. |
|
Dec. 18 |
Same to the Treasury Lords to authorise the officers of the
Receipt to pay to Major Thomas Beckford (for clothes issued
to mariners aboard the ships) an order for 3,000l, dated
1668, July 13, registered on the Hearthmoney in the name of
Sir George Carteret whenever same comes in course to be paid
(together with all interest at 6 per cent. due thereon from
1668, July 30): the same having been first registered on
late poll and issued to said Carteret as in part of the service
of the year 1667, and having been by said Carteret assigned
to said Beckford: but having been subsequently cancelled and
a fresh order registered on the Hearthmoney by reason of
the moneys of said Poll Bill falling short, "all which
[cancelling, &c.] hath been accordingly transacted and settled
at the Receipt of the Exchequer except the assigning of the
new order of the said Sir George Carteret, which he now doth
think safe for him to do in regard he cannot transact the same
without altering his leiger books and accompts which are
stated and setled as he affirmeth and he herein charged with
the first order of 3,000l. upon the Poll Bill and discharged
by the delivering in by the said Thomas Beckford of the
bills of the said sum signed by the principal officers and
Commissioners of the Navy." (Royal warrant undated for
said privy seal. Undated Treasury subscription of an undated
docquet of the warrant to the Exchequer for same. Treasury
warrant hereon to the Receipt, dated Dec. 20.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 32, 37–8; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 19; Warrants
Early XIX. p. 37. |
|
Money warrant for 150l. to the Master of the Great Wardrobe for
Richard Alchorne, mercer, for scarlet morella mohairs which
His Majesty made choice of and gave unto Monsieur Colebert:
said payment being warranted by His Majesty by warrant
under the hand of the Earl of St. Albans, Lord Chamberlain
of His Majesty's Household, signifying his pleasure to the
Master of the Great Wardrobe for said payment. |
Warrants Early XIX.
pp. 33–4. |
|
Same for 225l. to Thomas Rosse in part of 450l. arrears grown
due at Michaelmas last on his annuity of 200l. |
Ibid, p. 37. |
|
Dec. 18 |
Order of reference from the Treasury Lords to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands of the petition from Col. Sir Tobias
Bridges for a lease of several fee farm rents issuing out of the
manor of Croxton and Kirriall [Croxton-Keyrial] cos. Leicester
and Salop. to the value of 148l. 14s. 8¾d. per an., and other
fee farm rents issuing out of the manor of Normanton and
the dissolved monasteries of Old Neston [Olveston] and
Kirby Bellars, in cos. York, Leicester and Salop, to the value
of 6l. 9s. 4d. per an. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 47. |
|
Sir Ro. Howard to the Customs Commissioners, forwarding a
certificate of Monsieur Colbert, ambassador from the King of
France, which testifies that there is a little bundle now remaining in bond containing some looking glasses and other
things for his own use: which my Lords desire you to forthwith deliver. |
Ibid, p. 49. |
|
Declaration of account of Bartholomew Fillingham as cashier
and deputy to the Commissioners for Exchanges at St. Helens,
London: viz. for the charge of executing that Commission
from 1667, Aug. 16, to 1670, Dec. 25. (Total charge
10,890l. 5s. 6d Discharge: 10,890l. 5s. 9d.) |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 113. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Attorney General to give his fiat to
the Clerk of the Petty Bag to make a commission to pass the
Great Seal to the following persons to enquire into the abuses
of New Park, called Richmond Great Park, co. Surrey, viz.:
Sir Nicholas Carew, Sir C. Harbord, Sir Paul Neal. Sir
William Haward, Sir John Talbot, Sir Thomas Clarges, Sir
William Poultney, Henry Slingsby, William Harbord. |
Ibid. p. 122. |
|
Prefixing:—Articles of instruction (to view the lodges, &c., and
the condition of the officers, what lodges they hold and by
what title, supply of hay for the deer, timber felled, deer
killed, sports, waste or destruction.) |
|
|
An estimate as follows, certified by Auditor J. Philips, of the
value of the fee farm rents and other rents sold and remaining
unsold. |
Ibid, p. 123. |
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
The first patent, dated 13 June, 1670, contains
rents to the value of |
8,478 |
5 |
03/8
|
|
|
The second patent, dated 11 Nov., 1670, contains rents to the value of |
52,023 |
7 |
4½ |
|
|
|
£60,501 |
12 |
51/8
|
|
|
Reprises in the first patent |
747 |
17 |
10½ |
|
|
|
|
|
Reprises in the second patent |
630 |
10 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Rents granted to Sir John
Clobury |
662 |
8 |
10½ |
2,040 |
17 |
5 |
|
|
Remains |
58,460 |
15 |
01/8
|
|
|
Whereof the Queen's Jointure is
returned to be |
20,502 |
5 |
83/8
|
|
|
Remains |
37,958 |
9 |
3½ |
|
|
Which, if computed at 17 years' purchase,
the value is |
645,293 |
19 |
11½ |
|
|
And her Majesty's Jointure, rated at 8½ years'
purchase [for the sale of the reversion
thereof] will amount to |
164,269 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
The total value so rated |
£809,563, |
8 |
3½ |
|
|
Memorandum:—There have been contracts made and debets
delivered out upon sales at several rates for the yearly rent of
12,000l. and upwards. |
|
|
But how many of these contracts are performed or what
money paid in upon them doth not appear to me until the tallies
be brought. |
|
|
A great part of what hath been contracted for is no part
of this value but have been by particulars from the Auditors,
being part of the small rents not [yet] certified. |
|
|
Dec. 18 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
John Collison as waiter and searcher at Scarborough loco
William Grime, "of whose ability and integrity we have no
certain knowledge." |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 124. |
|
Treasury fiat for letters patent to constitute Robert Quarry, gent.,
Comptroller of Chichester port, loco John Martin, deceased. |
Ibid, p. 126. |
|
Dec. 19 |
Money warrant for 308l. 10s. 1d. to Christopher Jay, being
repayment of moneys paid into the Receipt, Oct. 27 last, by
William Crow and Adrian Payne, sheriffs of Norwich, as the
value of the chattels of said Christopher Jay, Receiver of
Hearthmoney for co. Norfolk, seized upon an extent out of the
Exchequer upon a bond in the penalty of 3,725l., to give an
accompt of the moneys by him received for His Majesty: His
Majesty being now fully satisfied for all the money received by
said Jay upon the account aforesaid by means of tallies of
assignment levied upon him for Robert Foley (as by the privy
seal of 1669, Sept. 30) in satisfaction of a debt due by
His Majesty to said Foley for iron work by Foley furnished
for the Navy. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 30. |
|
Same for 20l. to William Davis in reward for service to His
Majesty: to be paid without fees in the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 31. |
|
Same for 100l. to Mary Carter, late nurse to the late Duchess of
Orleans, for a ha'f year to Sept 29 last on her annuity of 200l.
granted by letters patent of May 30 last. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 400l. to Edward Arden on account towards the diet,
&c., of the Commissioners for Accounts. |
Ibid, p. 32. |
|
Dormant warrant for Sir William Ellis's salary as a sergeant at
law, to which he was appointed by letters patent of
April 28 last. |
Ibid, p. 34. |
|
The like warrant for Thomas Jones's salary as a sergeant at law. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 1,552l. 1s. 0¾d. to Maurice Kingwell, late
Lieut. Col. of the regiment under Sir Robert Harley in His
Majesty's service at Dunkirk, for so much due to him and the
Company under his command. |
Ibid, p. 35. |
|
[?] |
Same for 360l. to the executors of Sir Godfrey Lloyd, His
Majesty's chief engineer, as in lieu of two tallies levied by
warrant dated 1666, Sept. 12, of the late Treasurer
Southampton, the one levied upon Mark Cottle, Receiver
General of Crown revenues, co. Oxford and Berks, for 200l.,
and the other for 160l. levied on Robert Wolsley, Receiver
General of Crown revenues for co. Beds, on which warrant of
Treasurer Southampton's "accordingly an issue thereof was
made and recorded in the Receipt as if the same had been
really paid unto him".: whereas no part of the said two tallies
has ever been paid, as appears by certificate of Sir Edmund
Sawyer, Auditor for said counties. |
Ibid, pp. 35–6. |
|
Dec. 19 |
Royal sign manual for 100l. to Thomas Jones, gent., for secret
service by him done for the king. (Money warrant, dated
Dec. 23.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 54; Warrants Early
XIX. p. 41. |
|
Royal sign manual to the Treasury to pay to Lord St. John and
his partners in the late intended farm of the customs
3,873l. 10s. 9d. (being moneys expanded by them about the
settling the Customs) and 3,809l. 14s. 8d. (being 4 per cent.
reward on 199,900l. computed to Sept. 29 last), making together 7,683l. 5s. 3d. (with 6 per cent. interest and 4 per cent.
reward thereon from Sept. 29 last), and also to pay 4 per
cent. reward from Sept. 29 last on 177,400l.: the said
partners having advanced 207,400l. on their said intended
farm, whereof 199,900l. was advanced before 1671, Sept. 29,
and the remaining 7,500l. soon after. (Treasury warrant to
the Receipt hereon Dec. 28.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 55–6; Money Book
(Customs) pp. 33–4. |
|
[?] |
Royal warrant for a privy seal for 1,345l. 13s. 0d. to Agmondesham Piques, goldsmith, in full satisfaction for badges for
watermen and for escotchions with silver chains for the
messengers of His Majesty's chamber. |
King's Warrant Book III,
p. 57. |
|
[?] |
Same for a great seal empowering the Treasury to make payment of salaries to the Commissioners, Solicitor, Secretary,
Cashier, Accomptant General and other officers of the
Customs, to increase salaries and add officers as they think fit. |
Ibid. |
|
Dec. 19 |
Sir Ro. Howard to the Customs Commissioners. I have sent
notice to Mr. Wren of the illusage the tidesmen have met
with on board the "Princess." The tidesmen are to make
affidavits and be ready to attend a Court Martial, which will
be kept in a few days. for trying Sir William Gennings upon
some offences charged against him. Mr. Wren has since
written that the Court Martial is to be on Friday at Deptford,
on board the "Merlin" yacht. If you will send the men to
Mr. Smith, judge advocate of the Fleet (who is to be heard of
at the Navy-office), he will take their examinations. |
Out Letters General III.
pp. 50–1. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
George Gallop as a landwaiter London port, loco Thomas
Butts, deceased. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 113. |
|
The same to [the Commissioners of the Wine Licences] taking
off the stop imposed on the 4th instant ut supra p. 1150 of
payment on tallies to Mr. Delavell, or Lady Elizabeth, his
wife, "the matter which occusioned our putting a stop upon
the said payment being ended." |
Ibid, p. 127. |
|
Same to Col. Birch et al [Commissioners of the Retrospect of
the late Wine Act] to pay 192l. 12s. 6½d. to Edmond Pott
and Jasper Brydon, late Commissioners for the Retrospect on
wines in the district of Norfolk, as reward for their industry. |
Ibid. |
|
Dec. 20 |
Money warrant for 2,653l. 18s. 6d. to Baptista May, keeper of
the Privy Purse: in part of 45,000l. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 36. |
|
Same for 2,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox for one quarter to Dec. 25
next, on his 8,000l. per an. for secret service as by the privy
seal of 1668, April 30. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 129l. to Francis Rogers, Keeper of His Majesty's
Wardrobe at Westminster, for four years to Xmas last on his
several fees of 32l. 5s. 0d. per an. |
Ibid, p. 37. |
|
Same for 500l. to Lady Jane Fisher, wife of Sir Clement Fisher,
for half a year to Sept. 29 last on his pension of 1,000l.
per an. |
Ibid. p. 38. |
|
Same for 60l. to John Osborne, now Treasurer's Remembrancer,
for one year on his ancient allowance for his pains in
making and writing commissions and process for enquiring
and seizure of Recusants' goods and two parts of their lands
and enrolling the same. |
Ibid, p. 39. |
|
Together with:—Dormant warrant for same in future. |
|
|
Same for 537l. 10s. 0d. to Baptista May, Keeper of the Privy
Purse, in part of 45,000l. |
Ibid, p. 41. |
|
Same for 550l. 17s. 4d. to George Wharton, Treasurer of the
Ordnance, upon account for providing several materials for
building and stores for the supply of His Majesty's garrison
in Guernsey as by a memorial thereof from Lord Hatton,
Governor of Guernsey, and as ordered by order of the Privy
Council of Nov. 17 last. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 100l. each to Francis Lord Hawley, Sir C. Harbord,
Sir William Haward, Sir Robert Stewart, Sir John Talbot
and William Harbord as Trustees for sale of Fee Farms, and
62l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Robert Howard, and 100l. to Robert Blaney
and Richard Lightfoot, their two principal clerks, and 75l. to
two ordinary clerks and clerks extraordinary employed in that
service, being 875l. 10s. 0d. in all, and for one quarter's salary
to Xmas last [sic ? erratum for next]. |
Ibid, p. 43. |
|
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General ("in consideration of the good and acceptable services to us and our
late royal father done and performed") to prepare a grant to
Francis, Lord Newport of High Eroall, of the hundreds
of Bradford (co. Salop, granted by Edw. III. to Henry
de Ferrari is and by Queen Elizabeth to Guidean Godolphin
and John Smith with court leet, view of frankpledge and
other privileges, and now come by mesne conveyance to said
Lord Newport) and Stottesden, and the reversion of the
hundreds of Pimhill and Condover. the same having been
granted 1661, Aug. 7. to Richard Salter by the King, being
unaware of said grant to Godolphin and Smith: said Salter
having now assigned his interest in the hundred of Stottesden
to said Lord Newport. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 36. |
|
[?] |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to settle and
allow to Col. Guy Molesworth, warehouse keeper in the port
of London, the salary of 50l. per an. as from Sept. 29 last, as
always heretofore allowed him by the Customs Farmers. |
Ibid, p. 52. |
|
Dec. 20 |
Entry of the order of reference to Auditor Aldworth to compute the interest and gratuity due on an order No. 260, drawn
to Mr. Wadlow for 5,000l. on the Wine Act: the computation to be only from the time of failure of payment of interest
as by Wadlow's certificate. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 52. |
|
Treasury allowance of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant to the
Jewel Office for delivery to the Duke of Richmond, as ambassador extraordinary to the King of Denmark, of 30 dishes of
white plate, 96 deep trencher plates, 1 cistern, 2 flagons, 3
salvers, 3 dozen of spoons, 3 dozen of forks, 3 dozen of knives,
12 candlesticks, 2 chamber pots, 1 skillet and cover, 2 poringers and covers, 4 rings for dishes to stand on, 1 kettle
and ladle, 1 warming pan, 3 pair of snuffers with chains
and pans, 3 small chafing dishes 12 saltcellers, 3 sugar
casters, 6 basons and eures, 6 tumblers, 2 sweetmeat stands
or frames, 1 oil crevit, 1 vinegar crevit, 1 mustard pot,
1 pepper box, 4 intermesses or inside plates, 1 perfuming
pan, 3 gilt basons, 1 large tea pot to make tea in, 1 large
chocolate pot, 1 fountain to the silver kettle, both large,
one large chafing dish: to the weight of 8,732 oz. of white
plate in all, to be made of such fashion as his Grace
shall direct. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 125. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Archbishop of York, again reminding him that there are two years' arrears of Tenths due from
his diocese. |
Ibid, p. 126. |
|
Treasury approval of Roger Cooke, Benjamin Pember, Thomas
Speed, Francis Baskervile, John Aston (Acton) and Thomas
Patrick, as sub-commissioners of Excise for South Wales, and
of Edward Warner, John Wells and John Wray to be same
for co. Wilts. |
Ibid, p. 128. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Attorney General to prepare a grant
of the place of one of the chief searchers of Gravesend for the
port of London to Edward Cooke, in reversion after Thomas
Scarlett, who has a grant in reversion after Christopher
Hussey. |
Ibid, p. 134. |
|
Same to same for a great seal for a grant of the office of a king's
waiter, London port, to Jacob Preston loco Thomas Preston,
his brother, surrendered. |
Ibid, pp. 114, 130. |
|
[? Dec. 20] |
Reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of Henry, Earl of St. Albans, for extension of lease of
the scite of the manor of Terrington, co. Norfolk, to repair
his losses by the late inundation and for respite of the rent
till he be able to make profit of the land. |
Ibid, p. 116. |
|
Dec. 20 |
Same to same of the adjustment of the rent to be paid by
Vanderpoest to Dennis for part of Foxhall. |
Ibid. |
|
Dec. 21 |
Privy seal for the 11,000l. per an. to the Duke of Buckingham
for the stables, to be advanced to him half yearly by
5,500l. at a time: the first issue to be as for Lady Day
next and so onwards half yearly. (Royal warrant for said
privy seal dated Dec. 19. See supra p. 1132 under date
Nov. 10.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 79, 49. |
|
Dec. 21 |
Privy seal for remitting 402l. 12s. 0d. to Sir John Vaughan, Kt.
of the Bath (called Lord Vaughan), assignee of the Earl of
Carbery (Farmer of the Original Seal and Pre Fines in the
several counties of South Wales at 60l. 4s. 0d. per an.
and of the Post Fines there at 74l. per an. rent): same to be
upon the account of the said rents for three years to
Sept. 29 last. (Undated Treasury subscription of docquet
hereof). |
King's Warrant Book III
p. 58; British Museum
Additional MS. 28,074,
p. 22. |
|
Dec. 22 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners. Richard
Taylor is deputed as surveyor, waiter and scarcher at York, to
examine all foreign goods coming from any port by land or
water, and to stay same if they have no certificate of payment
of duty. You are therefore to give notice to all persons concerned to procure such certificates from the officers of the ports
from which shipped. No fee whatever to be required by any
officer for making such certificate. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 129. |
|
Same to Sir Edmund Sawyer and the rest of the Auditors of the
Exchequer Court to deliver to the Surveyor General on
Monday, June 8 next, perfect abstracts or schedules of all the
manors, lands and other hereditaments in charge before each
of you or any of your predecessors in 14 James I, and which
were then or at any time afterwards granted by His Majesty
to Sir Fra. Bacon or others in trust for the then Prince of
Wales: and what grants have been since made by any of them
to the use of the late Queen Mother or the present Queen
Consort. |
Ibid, p. 131. |
|
Dec. 23 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Nicholas Swan as a tidewaiter at Colchester: and John
Holland and John Smith and John May as tidewaiters in
London port, the latter three in the places of Henry Crane,
Francis Barker and William Lawes, dismissed. |
Ibid, p. 128. |
|
Money warrant for 120l. to Christopher Roper for one year of
his allowance to Midsummer last as Page of Honour to Her
Majesty, as by the privy seal of May 27 last granting him said
allowance as from 1670, June 24. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 42. |
|
Dec. 28 |
[Circular letter from] the Treasury Lords to the Justices of
Peace. We formerly sent you printed copies of the Act for
duties on Law proceedings; together with an order and
resolution of the Lord Keeper and divers of the Judges and
others (whose assistance we desired for the better promoting
His Majesty's service) concerning the suppressing of unlicensed
alehouses and directing that persons licensed might [enter]
duly in to recognizances and that 2s. 6d. due by the said Law
Bill on recognizances should be received thereon: and that
such recognizances should be certified and remain on record in
the Court of Quarter Sessions as is directed by the Act of
5 and 6 Edw. V1. By our letter of June 22 last we specially
recommended it to your care to put said order in execution.
But we are since informed that though generally licences to
alehouse keepers have been renewed since May 1 last (from which
time the Act for laying impositions on proceedings at law takes
its effect), yet little or no notice has been taken of that part of
said Act and that said duty of 2s. 6d. for every such recognizance has not as yet been duly collected. And we are likewise
informed that it is too frequent [ly made a practice] to grant
licenses to alehousekeepers without taking said recognizances,
and that though the recognizances are [in some cases] entered
into, yet few of them are returned as they onght to be to the
Quarter Sessions and there entered of Record. We therefore
conceive it requisite that at every General Quarter Sessions
hereafter to be holden next after Epiphany in every year for every
county or place holding sessions of the peace, the respective
Justices of the Peace appoint several days conveniently distant from each other for their several meetings in their
respective precincts for granting licences to alchouse keepers,
so that the Receiver General of the Law duty, or his deputy,
may be present to observe what licenses are granted, and to
take care that said fee be duly paid. In his absence said fee
to be paid to some sufficient person, who shall account for
same. You are also to receive the fee on back licenses granted
since the Act. |
Ibid, XLIII. pp. 133–4. |
|
Dec. 31 |
Privy seal for 1,330l. (and 20l. for charges thereon) to Col. John
Strode: he having lately, in pursuance of an agreement made
with him by Sir Tobias Bridges and Christopher Coddrington,
deputy governor of Barbados, transported from said Island to
England 266 officers and soldiers at the rate of 5l. per man:
to be paid (by means of talliess of allowance) out of the first
moneys received from said Strode and his partners in the farm
of the 4½ per cent. duty. (Royal warrant for said privy seal
dated Dec. 18. Undated. Treasury subscription of docquet
hereof. Money warrant dated Feb. 12.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 49, 78; Warrants
Early XIX. p. 56;
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 135. |
|
Dec. — |
Treasury subscription of a docquet of date 1671, Dec., of a
warrant to the Exchequer for 300l. to John Paul, Esq., one of
the Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, for equipage as Resident
to the King of Denmark, and 3l. a day for his ordinary. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28074. p. 13. |
|
[?] |
Same of same, dated 1671, Sept., of a grant to Alice Biron and
Lucy Biron, daughters of the late Lady Byron, of the
respective annuities of 100l. [each] during life. |
Ibid. p. 16. |
|
[?] |
Same of same dated 1671, Dec., of a grant to Francis Roberts,
gent., of the office of one of his Majesty's waiters in London
port on the surrender of John Charnock, gent. |
Ibid, p. 23. |
|
[?] |
Unfinished and undated and crossed through: Money warrant
for 103l. 3s. 4d. to James Marriot, as Housekeeper and Keeper
of the Privy Lodgings at Hampton Court: for two years on
his fees of 18l. 5s. 0d. and 33l. 6s. 8d. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 106. |
|
[?] |
Warrant for a privy seal for 10,000l. to Ralph Montague, Esq., for
the service and extraordinary provisions of the Great Wardrobe. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 52. |
|
[?] |
Royal warrant for a privy seal for 6 per cent. interest and 4 per
cent. reward to be paid to Sir Dennis Gauden on 16,008l. from
1671, June 26, being for so much principal [as in orders of
loan] all registered in the Exchequer: all dated June 24. |
Ibid, p. 34. |
|
[?] |
Same for same for 40,000l. to the late Farmers of the Customs
for defalcations in respect of losses arising from the 310,000l.
Wine Act. (Treasury warrant to the Receipt dated Dec. 22.) |
Ibid; Money Book
(Customs), p. 34. |
|
[?] |
Same for same for 3,401l. 4s. 2d. to Alderman Backwell for
interest and reward to June 24 last on 96,885l. 14s. 7d.
principal money appearing in his account advanced to the
King in 1671. (Money warrant dated Jan. 9.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
34; Money Book (Customs) p. 35. |
