Entry Book: January 1672

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January 1672

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
Jan. 2 Reference to Sir C. Harbord of a petition from William Langford and Humphrey his son for change of lives in a leasehold tenement in the manor of Eastway, co. Cornwall. Out Letters General III. p. 52.
Same to same of a petition from John Pearse for purchase of an improved rent and for a change of lives in a leasehold tenement called Higher and Lower Puckworthy in the manor of Bradford, co. Devon. Ibid, p. 53.
1672
[sic for 1671–2] Jan. 3
Letter of direction on an undated order for 2,000l. to the Earl of Sandwich in compensation for the surrender of his grant of 676l. per an. out of the manor of Brampton. Warrants Early XIX. p. 42.
1671–2
Jan. 3
Treasury warrant to the Exchequer to pay 10,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy on orders registered on fee farm rents and in part of 40,000l. appointed for the Navy. Ibid.
Money warrant for 40l. 10s. 6d. to Anthony Seger for disbursements for Xmas quarter last for the Treasury Chamber, and 10l. for same quarter's fee as chamber keeper. Ibid, p. 43.
Letter of direction upon an undated order for 10,000l. to the Privy Purse. Ibid, p. 44.
Money warrant for 40l. to the Earl of Scarsdale for two years' creation money. Ibid.
Reference to Sir C. Harbord of the petition from Sir Jo. Corriton for the purchase of an improved rent and for a fresh lease on surrender of a leasehold in Kerry Bullock park, in the manor of Stoke Climsland. Out Letters General III. p. 52.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to permit the landing. Custom free, of 120 barrels of copper plate from the ship "Jaques" and the ship "Palace," of Wrangle; being imported from Sweden for the making of farthings. Warrants Early XLIII. p. 132.
[?] Same to same for the salary of — Clerk, the Surveyor of the warehouse in London port, to be raised from 120l. to 150l. per an. Ibid.
Jan. 4 The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ Geo. Best as a coastwaiter, London port, loco — Swallow. Ibid, p. 133.
Money warrant for 1,800l.; same to be paid into the Chamber of London to the Chamberlain of the city for interest of 60,000l.: the former interest hereon having been paid by Sir Stephen Fox. Ibid, XIX. p. 43.
Jan. 5 Letter of direction upon an undated order for 5,000l. to Sir T. Osborn and Sir T. Littleton for the Navy. Ibid, p. 44.
Money warrant for 10,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox, Paymaster of the Guards. Ibid
Same for 2,500l. and 1,400l. to the Duke of Richmond for equipage and 3 months' ordinary as Ambassador to Denmark. Money Book (Excise), p. 6.
Jan. 8 Treasury allowance of last Xmas quarter's incidents' bill of the Agents for Hearthmoney (total 33l. 2s. 10d.) Warrants Early XLIII. p. 45.
Money warrant for 20,000l., to Sir T. Osborne, Treasurer of the Navy. Ibid, pp. 44, 45.
And 10,000l. to the Victuallers of the Navy.
Jan. 9 Money warrant for 300l. to Edward Backwell in satisfaction of service by him performed in keeping 33,333l. 6s. 8d. in readiness in his hands from August, 1666, to January following, and 2,000l. to Sir Robert Vyner in satisfaction of the like service by him performed in keeping 145,000l. in his hands by his Majesty's order for above two months, paying the same afterwards to the Treasurer of the Navy in Oct.. Nov. and Dec., 1666. Warrants Early XIX. p. 20.
Privy seal for 40s. a day ordinary to Thomas Henshaw, as secretary to the Duke of Richmond, Ambassador Extraordinary to Denmark. to commence from same date as said Duke's ordinary. King's Warrant Book III p. 76.
Money warrant for 150l. to Thomas Aram for reward for service to his Majesty. Warrants Early XIX. p. 45.
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a pardon to Thomas Blood, junr.; Robert Perrot, late of London, dyer; Ralph Alexander; Nicholas Locker; John Barnes and John Hicks of all treasons, murders, felonies, assaults, &c., by them committed since 1660, May 29: with a restitution of their lands and goods. Warrants Early XLIII. p. 136; British Museum Additional MS. 28, 074, p. 22.
Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. Sherwyn. Meet me to-day on a reference from my Lords on a matter of haste and concernment. Out Letters General III. p. 53.
Reference to the Excise Commissioners of a petition of the late Sub-Farmers of Excise of the city of Chester containing a complaint against the mayor and magistrates of that city. Ibid, p. 54.
Treasury instructions to the Customs Commissioners. You are to consult the king's counsel as to the course to be taken with the ship "Rose" of Lyme for going away without leave, she having come from Rotterdam bound for Morlaix and having broken bulk and landed goods at Lyme, "and an officer being put on board her she is gone away and has taken the officer with her." You are to displace or change the masters of the Customs smacks as you think fit: also to dispose of rooms in the Custom House as you see fit, having respect always to fitting accommodation for patent officers or any farmers who by covenant are to have place therein. Warrants Early XLIII. pp. 136–7.
The Treasury Lords to same to employ Capt. Glover as commander of a Customs smack to be settled about Margets [Margate] and Ramsgate: with an establishment of 306l. per an. for himself, one mate, 6 men and a boy for said smack. Also to employ Steven Walker as copying clerk and for making bills of store outwards in London port and also to keep the coast account of coals, loco Nicholas Throckmorton, now in prison. Also to employ Ralphe Rabbit as collector at Aldeburgh, loco Compton Felton, who has not appeared. Also to employ Capt. Atwick as master and commander of a customs boat to be employed at Queenborough: with an allowance of 92l. for himself and two men. Ibid, pp. 137–9.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ Anthony Delton as a landwaiter in Exeter port, loco Benjamin Cary. Ibid, p. 135.
Jan. 11 Sir Ro. Howard to Sir Ro. Long and Mr. Sherwyn to attend my Lords to-morrow about a matter of great concernment. Out Letters General III. p. 55.
Same to the Attorney General. It is my Lords' desire that you make no progress in preparing the warrant for the Great Seal for the stop of payments in the Exchequer until you hear further from my Lords, which shall be very suddenly. Ibid.
Jan. 12 Money warrant for 1,818l. 5s. 3d. to Sir Stephen Fox to pay the interest due to the city of London on the 60,000l. Warrants Early XIX. p. 46.
Jan. 13 Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the desires of the States of the Isle of Jersey for [allowing] their trading to America. You are to speak with some merchants who trade with the Plantations in America, and to consider the order of Council enclosed, and whether if permission be given them to trade with America with two ships not exceeding 120 tons each it may be any inconvenience to [English merchants] and if more goods be imported in said two ships from America to Jersey than what said island shall consume, then how to restrain the surplus to be imported to England and not to any other place. Ibid, XLIII. p. 147; Out Letters General III. p. 59.
Jan. 15 Treasury warrant to Francis Parry, His Majesty's agent at Madrid. By a commission of 1670, May 11, Edward Backwell is appointed treasurer of the receipt of the remain of the Queen's dowry, payable at Lisbon by the half custom of all English goods [there] and 40,000 crusados yearly upon the arrival of the Brazil fleet (as by the decree of the Prince of Portugal, dated 1669. May 20): and said Backwell has appointed Nicholas Polexfen his deputy for same, who has received several sums of money by virtue thereof and refuses to account to you for same. He is therefore hereby suspended from any further receipt thereof, which you are to intimate to him and to the officers of the revenue of the Crown of Portugal: and you are to receive same yourself till a new Receiver be appointed. And you are to demand from Polexfen all moneys remaining in his hands. Warrants Early XLIII. pp. 141–2.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to deliver on payment of Customs a seizure of a barrel of hair for making periwigs and some glass sconces, same having been brought over by a stranger. Ibid, p. 142
Treasury warrant to same to permit the Swedish ship "Falcon," of Stockholm (bound from Cadiz to Sweden but driven into the Thames by stress of weather and damage) to tranship her cargo into some other vessel for export beyond sea Customs free. Ibid, p. 143.
Treasury fiat for letters patent to constitute Adreain Worth, Esq., Collector of Bridgwater port loco Sir Hugh Windham, deceased. Ibid, p. 144.
The Treasury Lords to the Receiver of Crown revenues for Hampshire to send an account of what rents [in said county] may be most fitly assigned and set apart for payment of the garrison of Hurst Castle, the money (certified to be 264l. 12s. 6d. per an.) formerly allowed to said garrison, having since the disbandment thereof been ordered to be paid to Sir Robert Holmes, Governor of the Isle of Wight, to be applied to the repair of the Castle: and also for the payment of such further sums (certified to be 106l. 5s. 0d.) as have formerly been annually paid to said Holmes for the maintenance of the garrisons in the Isle of Wight. Ibid, pp. 144–5.
[?] The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to increase from 70l. to 100l. each the salary of Henry Carew as Surveyor of Customs at the Pill in Bristol, and William Showell as same at Bristol. Ibid, p. 145.
Jan. 15 Money warrant for 20,000l. to Treasurer of the Navy for the service thereof. Warrants Early XIX. p. 46.
Treasury warrant to Sir Heneage Finch or Sir Fra. North to prepare a grant of the office of Head searcher in London port to John Markham, Esq., and Robert Markham, his son, in reversion after the grant in being to Thomas Elwayes. Ibid. XLIII. p. 143
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a warrant to the Treasury Lords to authorise the Receiver or Cashier General of the Customs to pay to the Customs Commissioners, Secretary, Surveyor, Solicitor, and other Customs officers their respective salaries, &c. British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 23.
Jan. 16 Royal warrant to Sir Heneage Finch, Attorney General, for a great seal for a commission to Sir Samuel Moreland, Sir John Davies (Davys), Sir Robt. Southwell, Sir John James, Robt. Huntingdon, Richard Kingdon, as Excise Commissioners. (Treasury subscription dated Jan. 19 of docquet hereof.) King's Warrant Book III. pp. 59, 60; Warrants Early XLIII. p. 145; British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 24.
Privy seal authorising the Treasury Lords to appoint persons to receive the moneys arising by the Country Excise, with authority to allow 6 per cent. on all sums advanced by the farmers of said Excise: the Treasury Lords having by commission of May 31 last appointed John Ball Cashier General of Excise with a salary of 800l. per an., but it having been found inconvenient, as all the payments on the country Excise Farms fell due on the same day, "such great sums do happen to be tendered upon one day that the same cannot be all received without considerable loss of time." (Royal warrant for the privy seal dated? Dec. 19.) King's Warrant Book III. pp. 57, 60–1.
Sir Ro. Howard to Auditor Beale. My Lords have long expected the perfecting the accounts of the late Farmers of the Customs. You are to hasten same. Out Letters General III. p. 56.
Jan. 17 Same to Mr. Sherwin et al. and to Col. Birch, Mr. Waring, Mr. Wingate to attend my Lords on Friday with a particular and final account of all the moneys of the late Wine Act, which was committed to the management of said Birch, Waring and Wingate. Ibid. p. 57.
Jan. 18 Copy of a letter to the Treasury Lords from Capt. Jacob Baker, dated from Portsmouth. This afternoon I received your letter of the 12th inst. requiring me to detain the moneys of the Queen's portion received from on board the "Diamond," and to keep same on board his Majesty's yacht under my command. I delivered the said money to Alderman Backwell's servant on Tuesday morning last, who went from hence the same day and I believe will be in London to-morrow night. Your order came not to hand in time. The money [went] from hence in a waggon with the rest of the merchants' money. Ibid.
Jan. 19 Sir Ro. Howard to [the Customs Commissioners]. My Lords have nominated Mr. Crofts, Mr. Richard Meredith, Mr. Anthony Markindale and Mr. Forster for the next vacancies of landwaiters in London port. Ibid.
Money warrant for 10,353l. 16s. 0d. to Sir T. Osborne, Treasurer of the Navy, for two weeks to the 15th inst., for the service of the Navy. Warrants Early XIX. p. 46.
Same for 2,134l. to Samuel Pepys for the garrison of Tangier in part of 55,500l. for a year for the service thereof from the 1st inst. Ibid. p. 47.
Jan. 19 The Treasury Lords to the Custom Commissioners to employ John Rotheram as boatman at Hull at 20l. per an.: and Warrants Early XLIII. p. 146.
Samuel Watson as [Customs] officer at Flint, at 10l. per an., loco — Cooke, who has deserted his employment.
Humphray Rosecarret as a tidesman in ordinary, London port, loco James Clarke who has never attended.
Rice Easman as searcher in Aldeburgh port.
Robert Griffin as tidesman at Yarmouth loco Maurice Lloyd, dismissed.
John Kempson as landwaiter and searcher there.
Same to same to allow Col. Romsey a salary of 400l. per an. as Collector of Bristol port. Ibid, p. 147.
Jan. 20 Letters patent for the stop of the Exchequer: directed to the Treasury Lords. the Barons of the Exchequer, the officers of the Exchequer Court and Receipt and all others concerned. Several sums have been heretofore advanced to us by way of loan, to be repaid with interest at 6 per cent. out of such branches of the revenue as the said lenders did desire or select for their security or repayment. In order to such repayment tallies have been levied and orders have been made and registered on such branches of the revenue. Also other sums of money on other accounts have been likewise charged on various branches of the revenue, some registered, some not, &c., &c. Substantially as calendared in S P. Dom., under date 1671–2, Jan. 17: the following heads of expenditure being excepted out of this restraint or stop "all such respective orders as have been drawn by warrant from you the Commissioners of our Treasury for payment to be made to the Treasury of our Navy, Victuallers thereof, our Guards and Garrisons. Tangier, Office of our Ordnance, Cofferer of our House. our Great Wardrobe, Treasurer of our Chamber, our Privy Purse, Paymaster of our Works, Master of our Robes, and Master of our Horse, our dearest Consort the Queen, our most dear brother the Duke of York and his children, our cousin Prince Rupert, and other orders for payment to be made which relate to our publique service or the ministers thereof or such as concern our meniall servants and attendants upon our person, the said orders haveing not been assigned to other persons, togeather with such other orders as wee by warrant under our Privy Signet or Royal Sign Manual shall particularly and expressly command to be paid and also all payments to be made by virtue and in pursuance of the Acts of Parliament following," &c., as calendared ubi supra. All which are to be proceeded upon as if this restraint had never been and also all payments to be made out of the moneys arising by sale of Fee Farm rents and other rents which are to be made according to the privy seal of Sept. 19 last, &c., ut supra. And to the end the persons hereby postponed shall receive as little prejudice as possible the Treasury Lords are to cause all the said debts for which interest is or shall be due to be forthwith audited. ascertained and stated, and the same being so ascertained to give effectual order from time to time for the due payment of the growing 6 per cent. interest thereof from Jan. 1 last. Finally the Treasury Lords are to cause payment to be made for the services as above excepted from the stop, viz. the preparing, setting forth and payment of the fleet, &c., as calendared ubi supra, save that King's Council should be King's Counsel (meaning thereby the Attorney General, Solicitor General, and all K.C's.). (Treasury subscription, dated Jan. 19, of the docquet hereof.) King's Warrant Book III. pp. 63–4; British Museum Additional MS 28, 074, p. 24.
Jan. 20 Sir Ro. Howard to Col. Lockhart. My Lords have to-day considered the business of the debt due to the King from your late brother, Mr. Allen Lockhart, deceased. Attend me hereon about staying process against you. Out Letters General III. p. 60.
Same to the late Farmers of the Customs. You are to forthwith send to Auditor Beale the vouchers for the accounts for the four years of your farm. Ibid.
Money warrant for 3,000l. to the Master and Worker of the Mint: for the use of the Mint. Warrants Early XIX. p. 47.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to make forth bills of store for discharge and exemption from duty of the following articles intended to be sent by the East India Company as a present to the King of Bantam, viz.: 4 demi-cannon of copper or brass, 12 feet long, weighing 307 c. 3 qrs. 24 lbs.: also 4 sakers of copper or brass, 8 feet long, weighing 63 c. 2qrs. 18 lbs., all of English manufacture: also 2 forfeited brass pieces of ordnance, 12 feet long, weighing about 40 c., which His Majesty has ordered the Master of the Ordnance to be cast and delivered to the said Company, together with 80 shot of equal diameter to the said pieces being intended as His Majesty's present to the said King of Bantam. Ibid, XLIII. p. 151.
Treasury warrant to Sir C. Harbord to rate the particular of Foxhall House, in order to the granting a lease thereof to Claudius Dennis, husband of one of the daughters of widow Martha Calthoff, at the yearly rent of 5l. to the King and 10l. to Jacob Jacobson, guardian to Gertrude Jacobson, an infant daughter to the eldest daughter of said widow Calthoff: and with obligation to let to Adrian Vanderpoest, a sugar baker, that part of the house now occupied by him at a rent of 50l. per an. Ibid, p. 161.
Jan. 21 The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ Henry Hopkins as waiter and searcher at Newhaven loco Robert Holmes, imprisoned for felony. Ibid, p. 164.
Jan. 22 Money warrant for 5,176l. 18s. 0d. to Sir Thomas Osborne for the Navy, being so much designed for the Navy for one week last past. Ibid, p. 148.
Same for 10,000l. to same for the Navy Ibid, p. 149.
Treasury instructions to the Customs Commissioners [being in the nature of Treasury resolutions on queries, &c., submitted by said Commissioners]. Ten per cent. discount to be allowed on prepayments of bonded duties on wines and vinegar. Act as you think fit as to defective wines brought up in lighters, which the merchants will not enter or take up. A boat to be built for Yarmouth port for a master and four men. A small boat to be bought for Ipswich port. The salary of — Bennet as land boatman at Harwich to be increased [by] 5l. per an. A waiter and searcher to be settled at Bardsey Ferry with the salary of 10l. and the like at Aldeburgh. As the patent searchers at Bristol keep their office too far away from the Custom House there, the remainder of said Custom House and the cellars thereof are to be hired as an office for them. All seizures of below 50l. value to be prosecuted at the King's charge, and the seizer, notwithstanding, to have his moiety. The Alum Farmers are to have freedom to export alum on their own account Custom free, according to the King's covenant with them. Ibid, pp. 150–1.
Jan. 22 The Treasury Lords to the Judges. Doubts and questions have been lately made by certain officers of the Courts of law in the country concerning the Law Impositions Act who are forbearing to collect said duty till they receive resolution therein. They are herein very backward and remiss. Consider their doubts and give them directions herein with speed. Warrants Early XLIII. pp. 152–3.
Appending:—Said doubts. (1) Whether for every appearance in Hundred and County Courts holding plea only where the damage is under 40s. the duty of 6d. is to be paid to the King.
(2) Whether non-suits and confessions of action by the defendant before the Judges of Nisi Prius and returned upon the plea shall pay 12d. upon every plea.
(3) Whether writs of covenant for levying of fines and writs of entry for suffering recoveries in Wales shall pay the new duty as well as such writs sent out at Westminster: the several paragraphs that concern these being as 'tis apprehended by some of the Judges of the Welsh circuits limited and restrained to the Alienation Office, which they say is nowhere but in London.
(4) Very few appearances are entered in the Courts at Westminster and thereby the King loses much of his duty of 6d. for every appearance entered. There wants some effectual order from the several courts to cause appearances to be entered.
(5) A very slender account is given of the King's duty for fileing of bail, bails being taken de bene esse only and very few bails filed.
(6) Where an officer of a court appointed by the Act to collect said duty dies before accounting the King is in danger to lose the money for want of security. The Judges of the respective Courts are required to take such security. One of the protonotaries of Common Pleas is lately dead beyond seas and no account given of his receipt.
Same to the Earl of Craven to send order to the commander of the nearest troops for an officer and six horsemen to be at Lewes, Sussex, on the 30th inst., to convoy thence to the Exchequer some of the moneys of the collection of Charles Goodwyn, Esq., Receiver General of subsidy for co. Sussex. Ibid, p. 154.
Treasury order concerning the payment of and accompting for the moneys of the Law Imposition: it being found by experience that the said duties arising out of the several courts and out of divers proceedings in the several counties and not reserved to the Receiver General's own immediate collection are but very small and inconsiderable and arise from a multitude of courts and places at great distances one from another and are not likely to countervaile the great charges of a collection and accounting for at three several times in one year. It is therefore ordered that the said duties be accompted for and paid by the said respective officers to the Receiver General or his deputy twice a year only and no oftener, viz. at Michaelmas and Easter sessions in any place holding sessions of peace. Ibid. pp. 154–5.
Treasury warrant to Richard Gregory, one of the messengers in ordinary attending the Treasury, to arrest Henry Wilkinson, deputy to Walter Strickland, deceased, late Receiver of Hearth money, York city and West Riding, for not having perfected his accounts thereof to 1670, Sept. 29, and for detaining over 1,000l. thereof. Ibid, p. 158.
Jan. 22 Money warrant for 12,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox for payment of Guards and Garrisons. Warrants Early XIX. p. 47.
Sir Ro. Howard to Sir Ro. Long concerning the case of Mr. Allington concerning an order for 1,845l. directed by said Long to be paid by Mr. Squibb out of the Customs. Why was same not paid? Out Letters General III. p. 61.
Reference to Mr. Beale to state the general account of interest and allowances craved by Alderman Backwell, amounting to 894l. 14s. 11d. Ibid.
Same to same to prepare a list of all the real loans on the Fee Farms and of such orders relating to Fee Farms as are given up or transferred to His Majesty's use. Ibid.
Jan. 23 Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a re-grant upon surrender of and to Sir Richard Browne, Kt. and Bart. (one of the clerks of the Privy Council), of certain closes called Broomefields et al. in the parish of Deptford, Kent. British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 25.
Same of same, dated 1671–2, Jan., of a grant to George Porter, Esq., and Sir John Staply, Kt. and Bart., of the office of Surveyors of the small Customs in the port of London upon surrender thereof by Thomas Freeston and Henry Prescott, gent. Ibid, p. 26.
Money warrant for 34l. to Baptista May, keeper of the Privy Purse. Warrants Early XLIII. p. 159.
Same for 5,100l. to the Victuallers of the Navy for the victualling thereof. Ibid, XIX. p. 48.
Treasury directions to the Customs Commissioners made on sundry matters submitted by said Commissioners. (1) The practice of the merchants of bringing wines from ships in lighters under pretence of defective wines and not entering same [and then] return back from the quays with the wines in them is not fit to be allowed in regard of the opportunity of frauds. All lighters going off from any quay with such goods are to be seized. Also no view is to be made of defective wines before entry made and custom paid. But after that is done you have power upon a view to make fit allowance. And if wines laden on board lighters are not landed and in a conven ent time you are to cause them to be landed and carried into the King's warehouse. But as to this your solicitor is to take the opinion of Counsel at law. And as for the freight of such wines so landed we conceive His Majesty is not liable. Ibid, XLIII. pp. 156–7.
(2) We approve the clause you offer for insertion in the Commission for settling wharves and quays. viz., that no lighter coming to a quay laden with goods shall go from thence till fully discharged, or else the wharf to be shut up, &c.
(3) As to the ships seized at Newcastle for importing spices the offenders are to be punished, but not to extremity.
(4) We approve your proposal for taking certificates of goods sent by land or water to Bristol or Salisbury from any parts on the Western coast as it is practised in the North.
(5) As to the ship "Antego [Antigua] Merchant" from the Plantations unlading in Ireland, you are to advise what remedy the King may have against the merchant or against the Customs Farmers, Ireland. To stop these practices in future an officer is to be appointed in Ireland to give an account of things of this nature that are done contrary to law.
(6) For the accommodation of the merchants at Dartmouth and Totnes the merchants may choose a quay most convenient to them, provided it be one certain place. Therefore all their goods are to be landed at the little new quay at Dartmouth, with the liberty nevertheless to compute on board and unlade into boats fish, salt, oil, pitch, tar and corn.
(7) Field and Tyler (who under a deputation from Sir Robert Paston seized some hair, which you ordered to be re-delivered) are summoned to appear before us to prevent their prosecuting the warehouse keeper.
Jan. 23 The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to present some fit person as Customs officer for Totnes. Warrants Early XLIII. p. 159.
Treasury warrant to Sir John James, Robert Huntington and Richard Kingdon. By the powers granted us by the privy seal of the 16th inst. we appoint you to receive the rent of the Country Excise and to pay say into the Receipt with authority to allow 6 per cent. interest on all advances of such rent paid by the Farmers. This constitution revokes the warrant of May 31 last constituting John Ball Cashier General of said revenue. Ibid, p. 160.
Same to the Earl of St Albans et al., Trustees of the late Queen Mother's jointure, to pass a reversionary lease to John Singleton, gent., of a messuage, &c., at Le Hi the, in the parish of Egham, co. Surrey, late in the occupation of John Tanner, John Lane, Hugh Catchet, demised in reversion to William Loveing, of Westminster, Esq., in reversion after John Eldred and William Whitmore. Ibid, pp. 251–2.
Prefixing:—Particular and Surveyor General's ratal of the premises.
Jan. 24 The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ Isaac Joyce as landcarriage waiter, London port. Ibid, p. 163.
To permit Thomas Cox, a watchman in fee, London port, and Charles Lewis, a tidesman extraordinary, to exchange places.
To employ William Westphaling as waiter and searcher at Sandwich loco Henry Finch, who is otherwise employed in said port.
Jan. 25 Same to John Orpin to provide six waggons and horses with two drivers to each waggon to bring the King's money from Rye, in Sussex, to the Tower of London: to set out on the 26th inst., to be at Rye on Sunday the 28th and there to attend orders to be given by Sir Thomas Bond. Ibid, p. 162.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to settle a Customs Collector at Falmouth, who is to depute a sufficient Collector at Penryn (which is an ancient Corporation and town of trade, where many merchants trade and inhabit) and another deputy at Truro: this to be in settlement of the case lately depending before the Treasury between said towns concerning the Customs establishment. Ibid.
Jan. 26 Privy seal for a salary of 250l. per an. to Bartholomew Fillingham as from June 24 last as one of the Agents for bringing in and quickening the payment of Hearthmoney and the late subsidy. (Undated Royal warrant for said privy seal. Treasury subscription dated Jan. 31 of docquet for same.) King's Warrant Book III. pp. 62, 72; British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 28.
Jan. 27 Treasury subscription of a list of payments directed by His Majesty's command to be paid for the following week. Warrants Early XIX. p. 49.
£ s. d.
To the Navy 5,176 18 0
For Tangier 1,067 0 0
To the Navy 10,000 0 0
To Mr. Aram (imprest) 150 0 0
Anthony Segar's bills and salary 40l. and 10 0 0
Jan. 29 Warrant under the Royal sign manual to the Treasury Lords. In view of the King's determination to grant to the Queen all the lands, &c., which were part of the jointure of the late Queen Mother you are to order a schedule and rate of same to be made by the Surveyor General and certificates and particulars by the respective auditors (wherever necessary to the perfecting said schedule and ratal) and thereupon to direct Sir Peter Ball, late Attorney General to the late Queen Mother, to prepare grants or assignments of same to be made by the Trustees to said late Queen Mother to some nominee of the Queen Consort for her during life as a further part of her ointure: and also to order the Attorney General to prepare a great seal to confirm said conveyance. King's Warrant Book III. pp. 67–8.
Same to Sir Thomas Ingram. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to order the Surveyor General [of said Duchy] to prepare a schedule and rate of all rents, &c., within the survey of said Duchy: and to the Auditor of said Duchy to make out any necessary certificate and par ticulars thereof: [all with a view to abovesaid grant to the Queen]. Ibid, p. 71; Warrants Early XLIII. p. 188.
Jan. 29
[sic, but undoubtedly an erratum for Jan.27].
Same to the Treasury Lords to give order from time to time for payment of interest from the 1st inst., quarterly, to persons whose repayment of loan tallies or orders has been stopped by the great seal of the 20th inst. which ordered the stop of the Exchequer ut supra, p. 1172: interest to be payable out of the same branches on which the said tallies, &c., are charged. Further (in accordance with the general terms of the said great seal of the 20th inst.) to provide payments for the services as follows: for the Navy and victualling, 800,000l.; Ordnance, 120,000l.; Tangier, 55,500l.; Cofferer, 100,000l.; Guards and Garrisons, 259,000l.; ambassadors, public ministers abroad and presents to foreign ambassadors to England, 30,000l.; Great Wardrobe and Stables, 24,000l.; Treasurer of the Chamber, 30,000l.; Queen Consort, 12,000l.; Duke of York, 24,000l.; Privy Purse and New Year's gifts, 38,000l.; Master of the Robes, 5,000l.; Office of Works, 8,000l.; Secretaries of State and for intelligence, 77,000l.; Band of Pensioners, 6,000l.; Master of the Horse for horses and studs, 2,500l.; Master of the Jewel House, 2,000l.; healing medals, 1,200l.; which three last mentioned sums are to be comprehended within the 40,000l. to be issued out of the Customs for payment of Prince Rupert, the Judges, Masters of Chancery, several of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber, impost bills, creation money to several of the nobility, and other necessary payments payable out of the Customs; the Council of Foreign Plantations, 6,500l.; several pensions charged on the Tenths, 6,350l.; the Duke of of York's children, the Duke of Monmouth and the charge of managing the Excise and other payments charged thereon to be computed at 20,000l.; the charge of management of the Customs and Wine Licences to be computed at 55,000l.; the Agents for Hearthmoney and other charges of that revenue, 1,000l.; the officers of the revenue and servants payable in the Exchequer, King's Counsel, creation money, liberates, expenses of the Tower, and other services usually paid in the Exchequer, 54,000l.; and all further sums and salaries to be from time to time directed for the Trustees and officers employed in the sale of Fee Farms, all other officers and ministers employed in the management or collection of any other branch of the revenue, and for secret service. King's Warrant Book III. pp. 69–71.
Jan. 29 Reference to the Excise Commissioners of the petition from Peter' Calverd and Sam Vincent, late Farmers of Excise for Durham and Northumberland, praying allowance of interest. Out Letters General III. p. 67.
Same to same of the petition from said Calverd and Vincent, as Farmers of Excise for Hants, complaining of Joseph and Mathew Fripp. of the Isle of Wight, for beating and abusing their officers. Also of another petition from same, as Farmers of Excise for co. Wilts, complaining of Edw. Bamfeild for imprisoning and abusing their officers. Ibid.
The Treasury Lords to Sir Thomas Mainwaring and Sir Peter Pindar, barts., Sir Philip Egerton and Sir John Arderne,knights, transmitting to them for examination certain affidavits concernthe maladministration of the Excise laws and procedings by the mayor, recorder and justices of the city of Chester. Warrants Early XLIII. p. 165.
Same to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farm rents. We have received a list of the Fee Farm rents belonging to the Honor of Hampton Court, wherein it is represented that the said rents are reserved for payment of several fees to under officers in regard whereof it is prayed that no more of said rents be sold but that they be reserved for said use. and that a provision be made out of other Fee Farms for the officers and expenses of said Honor. You are therefore to sell no more of said rents. but reserve them for said use. As the Lord Keeper has purchased part of said rents of said Honor to the value of 33l 19s. 6½d. [per an.], you are to permit William Young, present Keeper of the House and Park of Hampton Court, to choose fee farms to that amount, and other fee farms also to the value of 26l. per an., so that same may be conveyed to the above uses. Ibid, p. 166.
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a discharge to Sir William Armorer, kt., of 50l. subscribed by him upon the Act for a free and voluntary present to His Majesty. British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 26.
[?] Same of same, dated 1671–2. Jan.. of a warrant to the Exchequer for 600,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy for the service of the Navy and the victualling thereof. (Undated royal warrant for same.) Ibid, p. 27; King's Warrant Book III. p. 62.
Jan. 29 Same of same, dated 1663, April, of a discharge to Samuel Barnardiston, of Brightwell Hall, Suffolk, of the baronet fee of 1,095l. British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 27.
Money warrant for 5,176l. 18s. 0d. to the Treasurer of the Navy for one week now last ended for the Navy and by His Majesty directed to be paid on the 27th inst. Warrants Early XIX. p. 48.
Same for 12,000l. to same for the Navy Ibid.
Same for the following sums to be paid out of the 30,000l. which the King by a royal sign manual of the 27th inst. (made upon a proposition offered to His Majesty by Sir John Shaw et al., late Farmers of the Customs Farm ended 1667, Sept. 29, viz. to pay 30,000l. in satisfaction of the arrears of their farm rent) accepted as in satisfaction there of and ordered to be applied as follows, viz.: Ibid, p. 49.
£ s. d.
To the Keeper of the Privy Purse 6,000 0 0
" "Paymaster of the Works 1,200 0 0
" " Treasurer of the Chamber for the Yeomen of the Guard 4,600 12 6
" " Earl of Chesterfield 9,000 0 0
" " Master of the Robes 1,000 0 0
" " Isaac Le Gouch. the King's Jeweller. in part of an order for 6,000l 5,199 7 6
" "Earl of Bath 3,000 0 0
Jan. 31 Treasury subscription of a docquet, dated 1671, Dec., of a warrant to the Exchequer for 10,000l. to Ralph Montague, Esq., Master of the Great Wardrobe, for extraordinaries in the Wardrobe from time to time to be requisite for His Majesty's in the service. British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 30.
Privy seal for 50l. per an. to the Churchwardens of St. Margaret's, Westminster, and 100l. per an. to the Churchwardens of St. Martins in the Fields: for the relief of the poor of said parishes, "as of our accustomed bounty and free gift." (Royal warrant, dated 1671, Dec. 20, for said privy seal.) King's Warrant Book III. pp. 52. 82.
Money warrant for 125l. to Bartholomew Fillingham for half a year's allowance to Xmas last as an agent for Hearth money. and dormant warrant for same in future. Warrants Early XIX. p. 50.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to settle a Collector of Customs at Appledore with 60l. per an. salary, who is to depute two sufficient persons for collecting and managing the Customs of Barnstaple and Bideford, with 50l. per an. each: all [as a settlement of the dispute between the said three towns and] in accordance with said Commissioners' report on the petition of mayor and merchants of Barnstaple, in which report "you certify that Bideford exceeds Barnstaple in the number of shipping and that Appledore, a town between them, exceeds both in shipping, but that Barnstaple has more merchants than both the other and is an eminent town of trade, having a great manufacture of their own with which they trade to foreign parts, but by reason of some lands in the river short of the town the great ships cannot come up to the town but are forced to lade and unlade at Appledore. and that if a key were built at Appledore that would be the most convenient place for a Custom House, and in regard of its situation would equally accomodate both Barnstaple and Bideford": the said two deputies to be settled as above "forasmuch as Barnstaple and Bideford are ancient towns and it being our desire that the trades thereof be still preserved and encouraged as much as may be." Ibid, XLIII. pp. 169–70
Same to the Trustees for sale of fee farms to admit Sir John Bennet to proceed in his purchase of so many fee farm rents as amount to 22,000l. [in capital value] and to suspend the purchase of the remaining 8,000l. (remaining of the 30,000l. ordered to be secured and repaid to him by the privy seal of Oct. 16 last as his share of the advance on the late intended farm of the Customs) till determination of some differences touching certain tallies to that amount depending before the Treasury Lords, which cannot suddenly be determined. Ibid. pp. 189–90.
Jan. 31 Sir Ro. Howard [to Sir Ro. Long] to send my Lords an exact account of what moneys have been paid into the Receipt up to Dec. 18 last on the late Act for an imposition on Law proceedings, and of what orders have been satisfied and paid off out of such moneys. Out Letters General III. p. 67.
Jan. — The Treasury Lords to Lord Arlington concerning the order of Council of 1669–70, Jan. 14. made upon the petition of the Farmers of the Revenue in Ireland in relation to the allowance upon their account of 3,750l. for three quarters of a year's rent of the wine licences to the preceding Sept. 29, which was within the time of their lease, but enjoyed by the Earl of Carlingford, who is accomptable for said rent. We have considered same and think said allowance should be made. The very words of the order in Council should be inserted in the sign manual. Warrants Early XLIII p. 164.