Entry Book: June 1672

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June 1672

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
June 1 Sir Rob. Howard to [       ] to send to the several Sub-Commissioners for Prises in the out districts to use all diligence in selling all prise goods to His Majesty's best advantage. and not to lose the least time in returning the moneys thereof to London. Out Letters General III. p. 123.
Same to the Excise Commissioners. By reason of the great occasion for money at this present conjunction my Lords desire you to apply your utmost endeavour for bringing in the Excise this week both of the city and country, "which they assure you will be an acceptable service to His Majesty." Ibid
June 4 Treasury instructions. signed only by the Earl of Shaftesbury in the absence of the other Treasury Lords, to the Customs Commissioners [by way of Treasury resolutions on papers submitted by said Commissioners]. Several queries have been lately made to us by you, the first concerning the intent and scope of the declaration [of the King in Council of May 10 last for suspending the Navigation Act] how far it relates to the late Act of Frauds because it does not name it in relation to spices imported in foreign bottoms. The intention is that it should be dispensed with, and you are accordingly so to do so that there may be no interruption given to business at the present. As to the other query how far the Navigation Act is dispensed with as to aliens' duty on goods imported in strangers' shipping as to the enumerated commodities mentioned in said Act it is likewise intended that the said Act shall be dispensed with as to aliens' duty on goods so imported. But as to your query concerning the duty especially charged by the said Act on train oil, whale fins and whale bones of foreign taking and curing, and not dispensed with in the late war, they are not to be dispensed with, but to continue as they are. As to your query whether cable yarn and cordage are to be comprehended under the name of hemp, and to be admitted accordingly, you are to take care that this be done, it being of consequence to His Majesty's present service. "These particulars, by reason of the present necessity of affairs, I have thought good to give you instructions in till such time as the [Treasury] Commissioners shall meet." Warrants Not Relating to Money III. pp. 20–1.
June 5 Sir Robert Howard to Edw. Tompson. Information is lately given to the Treasury by Mr. Thomas Swanton and William Linton, officers of the wine duty in the port of Hull, that your agent, Mr. Francis de la Champ, lately went on board them and violently forced them from the tackles and broke out and sent thence certain quantities of Rhenish wines to York. My Lords have deferred to send for you both till you have given an account hereof. Out Letters General III. p. 124.
Same to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms to proceed forthwith to the sale to any other person of any of His Majesty's rents contracted for where the contractors have not performed their contracts: and to publish this order of my Lords to the end all persons concerned may have notice. Only this order is not to extend to a certain contract made by Edmund Bostock for a reversion of a rent in jointure to the Queen, he being ready to perfect the same, only being [detained] for want of sufficient authority for his buying the same, for which a privy seal is passing. Ibid, p. 125.
Entry of the order of reference from the Treasury Lords to Mr. Sherwyn et al. of the petition of Susannah Bathurst, widow of Lawrence Bathurst, Receiver of Aids, &c., co. Gloucester, praying allowance of several sums in surplusage on his accounts. Ibid.
June 6 Money warrant for 620l. to Susan Isles, widow and executrix of Capt. William Isles, viz., 310l. for wages and 310l. for ship "Batchelor." Warrants Early XIX. p. 113.
Money warrant, dormant, for the fee of 41l. 6s. 10d. per an. to Sir William Ellis, appointed one of His Majesty's serjeants at law by patent of 1671, April 28. Ibid, p. 106.
Same for Sir Heneage Finch's fee as Attorney General Ibid.
Same for Sir Francis North's fee as Solicitor General, together with a money warrant for what is due to him to Lady Day last as a King's Counsel. Ibid, p. 107.
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1672, May. of a warrant to the Exchequer for the payment to Sir Ste. Fox of the monthly sums mentioned in the several establishments, amounting in all to 5,940l. 10s. 0d. per month, for the new raised forces and additional soldiers in several garrisons. British Museum Additional MS, 28, 074, p. 59.
June 6 Treasury subscription of a docquet, dated 1672, May, of a constitution of Joseph Jordon (son of Sir Joseph Jordon) as a King's waiter in London port: with a salary of 52l. per an. Upon the death of any of said officers their number is to be reduced to and continued at 18 as formerly. British Museum Additional MS. 28, 074, p. 60.
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for discharge of the baronet fee of 1,095l. due from Thomas Smith, of Hatherston, co. Chester. Warrants Early XIX. p. 109.
Same to same for same to discharge Sir Oliver St. John, late of Woodford, co. Northampton, bart., and Miles Fleetwood. Esq., and Dame Barbara his wife, the relict of Oliver St. John, and Sir St. Andrew St. John her son. an infant, of the baronet fee of 1,095l. due from said Sir Oliver St. John. Ibid, p. 110.
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Chief Baron and the other Barons of the Exchequer, to swear and admit Brooke Bridges, Esq., to the office of one of the Auditors of Imprest, loco Robert Wilde, Esq., surrendered, as by his letters patent of appointment of May 21 last. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 21.
Treasury warrant to the Earl of St. Albans et al. [Trustees of the late Queen Mother] to pass an extension of lease to Richard Hague, gent., of the tolls of the passages over the water of Aire alias Eyre at and upon the bridge called Ferrybridge and Castleford Bridge, co. Yorks, under the yearly rent of 15s. and without fine in regard of the great charge he must be at to maintain His Majesty's right to said tolls. Ibid, p. 22.
Same to same to pass a new lease to John Singleton and Richard Haige of several cottages and pieces of land within the honor of Pontefract, co. Yorks, which they now hold in the names of Thomas Croysland and William Cole, Esq., and James Vyner, of London, goldsmith, deceased, at the rent of 4d. an acre for every acre that should be recovered and 12d. a cottage from the time of the recovery thereof respectively and also of 16 acres more of land not within the said former lease lying in Castleforth Ings within said Honor: to be without fine in respect of the charges they must be at in prosecuting the recovery of the premises: the Surveyor General of Crown Lands having reported that divers parcels have been since recovered and the rents answered for the same and that said petitioners have made a discovery also of the several acres aforesaid in Castleforth Ings. Ibid, pp. 27–8.
The Treasury Lords [to the Customs Commissioners] to employ Robert Tomsin as waiter, searcher and boatman at Stockton, loco Nicholas Rigden, lately dismissed. Ibid, p. 23.
Same to [the King's Remembrancer] to forbear issuing process against Philip Packer, Paymaster of the Works, on his accounts, he not beingable to pass them by reason of not having received considerable sums of money which have been assigned to him. Ibid.
Treasury allowance of Nicholas Booker, John Lloyd, Rowland Watson, Thomas Chadwick, Robert Gravely. Richard Hassell and John Element to be Sub-Commissioners of Excise for co. York: at the request of the Farmers of Excise of said county. Ibid, p. 25.
Sir Robert Howard to the Customs Commissioners as to the fitness of joining George Street with Mr. Wingthorp in the management of the coast and outward business. Out Letters General III. p. 126.
June 6 Sir Robert Howard to — concerning his report on Moses Scottew's petition. Please attend my Lords on Monday to inform them what has been allowed to persons in like capacity to Scottew. Out Letters General III. p. 127.
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to make allowance of 15l. 13s. 6d. to the executrix of Timothy Coles, late Farmer of Excise of Sussex, for a quarter's interest on the advance money of his farm. Money Book (Excise), p. 12.
[?] Treasury allowance of the 1671, Xmas quarter's incidents' bill (total 66l. 5s. 2d.) and 1672, Lady Day quarter's salary bill (total 328l. 15s. 2d.) of the Excise Office, London. Ibid, p. 13.
June 7 Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to pay 15s. a day for incidents and travelling charges to William Kirkby as riding surveyor for the several ports from Carlisle to Chester. Money Book (Customs), p. 55.
Money warrant for 11,000l. to Sir Thomas Osborne, Treasurer of the Navy, upon account for the Victualling. Warrants Early XIX. p. 109.
Treasury warrant to Rich. Mountney, Cashier of the Customs, to call upon Philip Marsh, the officer in whose custody the bonds for the new imposition for wines and vinegar remain, and to receive from him the several bonds contained in a list hereto annexed, amounting in all to 11,953l. 2s. 6d., and after discounting interest thereon to deliver to the Victualler of the Navy so many of them as shall amount net to 11,000l. in order to satisfy the above money warrant or tally "and whatsoever neat money there shalbe remaining due upon the said bonds of 11,953l. 2s. 6d. over and above the said sum of 11,000l. you are to receive from the said Victuallers of His Majesty's Navy, and to deliver to them the whole bonds conteyned in the annext schedule." Ibid, pp. 109, 111–12.
Appending:—Said schedule of bonds (the names of the various wine merchants, &c., bound therein being as follows: Lucas Santin, Edward King, John Williams, William Coles, Josiah Kinch, John Loveday, Samuell Moore, Nicholas Colburne, William Letton, Henry Collier, Edw. Hambury, Samuell Terrell, Richard Cookman, Richard Southwell, Tho. Davitts, John Crosse, John Cooper, James Jouney (Jouncey), Thomas Canham, Mathew and Adrian Date Salaers [Datselaers], Thomas Claxton, Richard Dade, Richard Claxton, John Briscoe, John Dornill, Dan. Andrewes, James Wanklin, Gideon d'Bourse, John Canham, Edward Seaman, Geo. Lawrence, John Bowles, Prosper Fenton. Fra. Githing, Abraham D Sir, Tho. Kilpin, Richard Hunt, Edmd. Couse, Hen. Sachvell, Rich. Cooper, Giles Dunster, John Dunstar, John Summer, William Tempest, John Adamson, Thomas Levett, Richd. Saunders, Robt. Parker, John Whitcomb, Tho. Herill, Tho. Wade, John Long, Zachary Jennings, William Peak, Symon Snell. Abraham Beak, Arnold Beak, Samuell Beak, William and Joseph Battailhe, Thomas Zouch, Cornelius and Martin Vandenanker, John Carpenter, William Knasbrough, Fra. Curson, — Carter, John Taylor, Tho. Harvey, Tho. Western, John Dolim, William Hickman, William Bellamy. Robert Dod, George Knights, William Throckmorton, Nicholas Warren, John Warren, Jeffery Blisse, Tho. Stevenson, Hugh Surrey, Richard Holder, Symon Wilmot, Joseph Hensley, Benj. York, Waxham [? Jemmat] and William Jemmat. John Hilton, Richard Westcomb, John Isley, Robert Wilson, Nath. Thornbury.
June 7 Money warrant for 100l. to Peter Lely for half a year of his pension granted by privy seal of 1661–2, Feb. 25. Warrants Early XIX. p. 110.
Same for 100l. to Lodowick Carlisle for half a year of his pension. Ibid, p. 107.
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1672, May, of a grant to the Earl of Carlisle of the offices of Master Forester and Chief Warden of His Majesty's forests and chaces in the Lordship of Barnard Castle, Durham; and of Chief Ranger of the Forest of Teasdale and chace of Marwood. British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 60.
Treasury warrants for the following Customs appointments:— Ibid, p. 26.
James Davison to be Customs officer at Wooler [sic ? for Woolwich].Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p 24.
Michael Hardcastle to be surveyor at Sunderland.
John Norris to be waiter at Exmouth.
John Philips to be waiter and searcher at Carmarthen.
Samuel Dowse to be waiter and searcher at Spalding.
John Massingbeard to be waiter and searcher and coast surveyor at Saltfleet.
Benjamin Miller to be [a] watchman in London port.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to permit the export, Customs free, of the following provisions which are to be forthwith shipped by Sir Dennys Gawden for the garrison of Tangier as certified by Jo. Creed by order of the Commissioners for the affairs of Tangier, viz.:— Ibid. p. 26.
Bisket 285,096 lbs.
Pork 247,532 lb. pieces.
Pease 2,592 bushels.
Oatmeal 3,960 bushels.
Butter 17,294 lbs.
Cheese 22,400 lbs.
Same to same to permit the delivery of two tearses of dry cask, being said to be gammon of Bayonne bacon, on board the ship "Francis," of Dover, Thomas Earle, master, being for the Duke of York. Ibid, p. 29.
Sir Robert Howard to John Gould and all others concerned to attend my Lords on Monday about the Water Bailiage demanded by the city. "A copy of the city's petition delivered him then." Out Letters General III p. 127.
The like letters to Lord Chief Justice Hale, the Lord Mayor of London, the Attorney General and Sir John Nicholas. Ibid.
June 9 Order of reference from the Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners of the complaint of John Spour and Valentine Parres, of Looe, Cornwall, merchants, touching some goods of theirs stopped there by Thomas Tannat, Collector of said port. Ibid, p. 132.
June 10 Money warrant for 50l. to Sir Edward Walker for half a year of his fee or salary as Garter King at Arms. Warrants Early XIX p. 114.
Same for 154l. to John Dodington, Resident at Venice, for extraordinaries to April last. Ibid, p. 115.
The Treasury Lords to the Trustees for Fee Farm Rents not to proceed to the sale of any fee farm rents or other saleable rents in the Duchy of Lancaster (although already contracted for by Lord St. John and his partners or any other persons whatever) till further order. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 31.
June 10 The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to see opened at Somerset House a box belonging to the Queen and a single book belonging to one of the Queen's Portuguese chaplains and lately imported in a ship from Rouen, Thomas Carante master. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 31.
Reference from the Treasury Lords to Mr. Sherwyn et al. of the petition of Christopher Pym, Austin Cawdros, and William Byfield. Receivers and Solicitors of the Subsidy for co. Lincoln, praying allowance of 15l. for suing out commissions for the Receiver and Solicitor and 45l. for soliciting the [Lincoln Assessment] Commissioners to get in the tax, returning the moneys. journeys to London and charges at several offices in passing their account: they having collected the full money for the four quarterly payments amounting in the whole to about 15,000l. Out Letters General III. p. 129.
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to pay the 130l. 17s. 2d. (deposited in the hands of Mr. Ball) to Frances How, executrix of Job. How, who, together with Thomas Weedon stood surety for Thomas Dawson, late Farmer of Excise, co. Bucks, said Frances How having produced a letter from said Weedon who deposited the said money, acknowledging said sum to be due to her: the said sum being to be in full of all demands for losses in the said farm by reason that many great and considerable towns in said county were visited by the plague in the summer of 1665. Money Book (Excise), p. 14.
June 12 Sir Robert Howard to the Commissioners of the Navy concerning the demand made by Major Beckford, slopseller of the Navy, for an imprest of 10,000l. Out Letters General III. p. 131.
Same to the Lord Mayor of London. My Lords have appointed Monday afternoon next for hearing your petition [concerning the Water Bailiage]. Ibid.
The like letters to Mr. Gold, the Lord Chief Justice [Hales, of the King's Bench], the Attorney General and Sir John Nicholas. Ibid, pp. 131,132.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners approving the instructions given on the 4th inst. by the Earl of Shaftesbury alone (the rest of the Treasury Board being then out of town). By His Majesty's late declaration the importation of the several commodities enumerated' in the Act of Frauds is dispensed with, tobacco only excepted. As to prizes we think they should only pay natives' duty for such commodities as are brought in from the place of their proper growth. Since the collector at Exeter has made the allowance of 20l. per an. and 2s. a day to the tidesman there before being acquainted with our reducement thereof it is to be allowed up to Lady Day last. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 31.
Same to Elias Ashmole, Esq., Francis Rogers, William Hawley and Tho. Beauchamp, gent. You have commenced a suit at law in His Majesty's name against Jaspar Duart for some goods formerly bought by him of the Trustees of the late usurped powers belonging to the late Queen Mother, viz.: one necklace of pearl containing 31 pearls, one picture of the Prince Elector and his brother and another of Dorcas lying dead. On examination of the matter we find that said Duart has since the Restoration compounded with the late Queen Mother's Trustees for said goods and has a discharge for same under their hands. You are therefore to surcease all suit against him for same. Ibid, p. 32.
June 12 Royal sign manual for 300l. to Edmund Ashton without account, "whom we have lately sent in our service to the most Christian King," to be for his charges and expenses in said journey. (Money warrant hereon, dated June 17.) King's Warrant Book III. p. 117; Warrants Early XIX. pp. 118–9.
Same for 50l. to James Dunbar as royal bounty King's Warrant Book III. p. 117.
Sir Robert Howard to Sir R. Long with the Treasury Lords' directions for one of the Tellers to advance the abovesaid 50l. to Mr. James Dunbarr as royal bounty. "which His Majesty would [commanded to] have paid to-day and as soon as is possible you shall have warrants to justify the payment." (Money warrant hereon, dated June 17.) Warrants Early XIX. pp. 114, 118.
Money warrant for 3,000l. to Sir Robert Holmes for so much disbursed by him in His Majesty's service in the Isle of Wight: to be paid out of prize money. Ibid, p. 116.
June 13 Same for 200l. to the Earl of Marlborough, viz.: 100l. for five years' creation money to Lady Day last and 100l. for one year on his pension to same date. Ibid, p. 115.
June 14 Royal sign manual for a reversionary lease to James Hamilton, one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber, of the lands called Chesworth lands, at the rental of 54l. 12s. 2d. and the lands called Sedgwick lands at 55l. 5s. 0d. per an., being parcel of the manor of Sedgwick and late in jointure to the late Queen Mother; the former demised by her in 1660, to Mathew Taylour and John Bret in trust for Thomas White and thereafter to said Thomas White; and the latter demised by her to Miles Cooke. King's Warrant Book III. p. 114.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ John Millard as waiter and searcher at Whitstable, Isle of Thanet, loco Abraham Upton, who is insufficient. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p 38.
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of Maurice Deladally for a reversionary lease of the bailiwick and tolls at Boroughbridge, co. Yorks. and the moiety of the manor of Lound, co. Notts, both parcel of the Duchy of Lancs.: the last parcel being one of the items petitioned for by Lord Gerard which has been referred by your Majesty to the late Queen Mother's Trustees, who have not yet reported thereon. Ibid, pp. 47–8
[?] The Treasury Lords to the King's Remembrancer to supersede the extent against the estate of Sir John Harrison, kt., deceased, in the several counties of Hertford, Essex, Lancaster and Norfolk as one of the late Farmers of the Customs. Ibid, p. 48.
[?] Same to same to supersede process against Phillip Packer, sub-collector of Tenths of the Diocese of Norwich, on his accounts to Xmas last. Ibid.
June 14 Sir Robert Howard to the Customs Commissioners forwarding a copy of the order in Council about provisions to be transported to Tangier. Out Letters General III. p. 132.
[?] Same to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms to permit Sir John Banks to peruse the returns before them of all such fee farm rents as are yet unsold. Ibid, p. 133.
June 14 Same to Mr. Sherwyn et al. to enquire as to the fitness of Mr. Erasmus Cave. recommended for the collection of the Hearthmoney of Leicestershire and Rutland. Ibid.
June 14 The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners. We lately directed you to make a stop of certain shipping going out of the Thames, "which was soe done for the prevention of intelligence to His Majesty's enemyes." There being now no occasion for such stop you are to permit all ships to pass as formerly. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 33.
June 15 Treasury warrant to Mr. Bland. Receiver of the Crown revenues for co. Yorks. to pay to Viscount Grandison and Edward Villiers any moneys by him received since Michaelmas last of the rents of 58l. 2s. 8¾d. issuing out of the manor of Cottingham Powes, and of 90l. 0s. 5¼d. issuing out of the manor of Cottingham Richmond, and of 105l. 3s. 10d. issuing out of the manor of Cottingham Westmorland, which said rents were granted to them from 1671, Michaelmas, by letters patent of 1670–1, Feb. 24. Warrants Early XIX. p. 116.
Money warrant for 225l. to Capt. Tho. Mallet in reward for service done to His Majesty. Ibid.
For 225l. to Capt. Abraham Langford for same.
For 50l. to Capt. Edward Talbot for same.
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies to be levied on the 4½ per cent. duties on sugars for 500l. for the abovesaid sums to Mallet, Langford, and Talbot. Ibid, p. 117.
Same to same to discharge the baronet fee of 1,095l. due from Robert Jason, of Broad Somerford, co. Wilts. Ibid.
Money warrant for 65l. 4s. 4d. to Edward Buscawen, Esq., to repay 64l. 0s. 4d. received by the Receiver of Crown revenues for Cornwall and Devon. which ought to have been received by said Buscawen to his own use; and said Buscawen's charges in receiving same. Ibid
Royal warrant to the Master of the Jewel House. "We are satisfied concerning the fidelity and good services performed to us by Talbot Edwards. particularly in his hazardous endeavours to preserve our Crown and other of our regalia within our Tower of London from the late villianous attempt against the same: and he having humbly besought us. in regard thereof and of his present neccessitious condition, that he may be permitted to expose the same to the view of such [as] are desirous to see them and to reserve to his own use the benefit that may arise thereby" you are to permit him to make such show within the said Tower. King's Warrant Book III. p. 118.
Treasury warrant to the Surveyor of Crown Lands for a particular and ratal of the fines, amerciaments. perquisites and profits of Courts Leet and Court Baron within the manor of Havering atte Bower, co. Essex, with all encroachments upon said manor, and also of the reversion of a lease formerly granted to John Edisbury of the waste land and soil and stallage of pens and stalls in the town of Romford in said manor: with a view to a lease thereof to Thomas Cheek. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 34.
[?] Entry of demise by in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal to Thomas Williamson of several messuages, lands and tenements in Scampton, co. Lincoln, parcel of the lands of John Bolles, bart., outlaw. Ibid, p. 35.
June 15 The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to present to them Henry Denby, of Yarmouth, on the next vacancy of a landwaiter in Yarmouth port. Ibid
June 15 Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to supersede process against the Commissioners of Assessments forco. Essex, the arrears of said assessments being only 3l., which Sir John Brampston has undertaken to discharge. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 36.
Sir Robert Howard to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms for a certificate for my Lords of so many fee farms as amount to 1,200l. per an.: also to certify my Lords all rents remaining unsold in Lincolnshire and the rest elsewhere. Out Letters General III. p. 133.
Same to Viscount Fanshaw to pay into the Exchequer on Monday next all moneys in his hands of the old subsidy. Ibid, p. 134.
Same to the Trustees for Fee Farms to attend my Lords on Monday afternoon. Ibid.
The like letter to the Earl of Carbery Ibid.
June 17 Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to deliver up the surety bonds of John Strode. late Receiver of Hearthmoney for the Cinque Ports of Kent and Sussex, he having passed his accounts and produced his quietus under the hand of the Clerk of the Pipe of May 24 last. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 37.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ Andrew Percivall as Surveyor of Customs in Portsmouth. loco Nicholas Badcock, complained of by the [Sub] Commissioners for Prizes of that port for misbehaving himself. Ibid.
Same to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms not to proceed to contract with any person for any fee farm or other rents of the Duchy of Lancaster, or sell any such rents already contracted for (unless purchase money for any such was paid therefor before the Treasury order of the 10th inst., ut supra, p. 1,250). If you hereafter receive any warrant to contract for or sell any such rents you are to give notice to the Chancellor of said Duchy. Ibid, p. 38.
Royal sign manual to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare a great seal for disparking Bestwood Park, co. Notts, and for a lease thereof and of the four loads of hay usually taken by the keepers of said park out of the King's mead in Lenton. Notts; all to Lord Willoughby for 21 years at the rent of 5l. per an., to be paid into the Receipt of the Exchequer or to the Receiver of Crown Revenues for the said county half yearly; with liberty to make purprestures, assarts and wastes, and to plough, let or assign, notwithstanding the laws of the King's forest or any other restrictions whatsoever: the said park having been ploughed and the deer destroyed and the ground by that means very much improved and not proper to be continued a park. King's Warrant Book III. pp. 115–6.
Royal sign manual for 1,000l. to George Viscount Halifax as Extraordinary Envoy to the French King, in consideration of the whole expenses of his equipage, transportation. entertainment and other charges. (Treasury subscription, dated June 15, of docquet hereof. Money warrant, dated June 21.) Ibid, p. 126: British Museum Additional MS. 28.074. p. 61; Warrants Early XIX. p. 124.
Money warrant for 100l. to William Chiffinch as royal bounty Warrants Early XIX. p. 118.
Sir Robert Howard to Mr. Sherwyn et al., to certify the sufficiency of the security proposed by Mr. Vaughan, nominated as Receiver [of Hearthmoney] for Monmonth, Brecon and Radnor. Out Letters General III. p. 134.
June 17 Sir Robert Howard to Mr. Calvert, Receiver of Hearthmoney for Herts, to attend the Earl of Shaftesbury on Thursday. Out Letters General III. p. 134.
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 30l. to the Earl of Salisbury for one year's creation money. Money Book (Customs), p. 56.
Money warrant for 15,000l. to George Wharton for the Ordnance. Ibid,
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to cause issues to be made of 36,500l. to Sir Thomas Osborne for the Navy on the orders for 200,000l, drawn in pursuance of the Treasury order of April 16 last (based on the privy seal of Jan. 28 last), upon considerable part of which orders no money has yet been issued: the present issue to be met by tallies on the Customs for 14 000l. and 5,000l., the remaining 17,500l. being lent and to be lent to His Majesty by Sir John Bankes, for whom tallies of loan are to be struck and orders of repayment drawn. Ibid, p. 57.
Same to Richard Mounteney, Treasurer and Cashier General of the Customs, to meet out of funds. detailed, the abovesaid sums of 14,000l. and 5,000l. for Sir Thomas Osborne for the Navy and 15,000l. to George Wharton for the Ordnance. Ibid.
Treasury allowance of Stephen Hildesley, Thomas Cockett, and Albian Bradshaw as Sub-Commissioners of Excise for Kent: and of Thomas Badham, Sam Smith, and Tho. Cockett as same for Cornwall: being so allowed at the request of John Foorth [Farmer of Excise of said counties]. Money Book (Excise), p. 60.
June 18 Sir Robert Howard to the Trustees for Fee Farms for a particular for my Lords of what rents have been sold since the last certificate, and what contracted for by persons who have not performed their contracts. My Lords further desire you hereafter not to contract for [the sale of] any more rents, but such as you shall have particular directions in from them; and that you send to the auditors forthwith to return to you [particulars of] all rents, both little and great, that have not yet been returned [or certified] to you. Out Letters General III. p. 134.
June 19 Great seal for Lord St. John and his partners [in the late intended farm of the Customs] to purchase fee farms in certain counties, detailed, in satisfaction of the 157,004l. [7s. 0d.] owing to them as follows for advances on their farm and interest thereon, viz., as follows: said Lord St. John et al., partners in the late intended farm of the Customs, did advance 207,400l. thereon, of which 177,400 remains yet unpaid as appears by the privy seal of Oct. 11 last. The interest thereon computed at 5,714l. 12s. 10d. was directed to be made principal money. Further by the sign manual of Dec. 19 last 7,683l. 5s. 5d. was ordered to be paid them for moneys expended and for compensation for surrender of their grant. And by the privy seal of Nov. 30 last 5,000l. was ordered to them (with 106l. 16s. 11d. as interest thereon from 1671, May 22 to Sept. 29) "which we were well satisfied was expended by them," in order to the taking of said farm. All these sums amounted to 195,904l. 15s. 2d., and interest thereon at 6 and 4 per cent. from Sept. 29 last to Dec. 31 last amounts to 4,991l. 9s. 7d., and from thence to 1672, June 24, at 6 per cent., amounts to 5,657l. 15s. 3d., making a total of 206,554l. But 7,500l. of the 177,400l. was not paid into the Exchequer until 1671, Oct. 5, so that 10l. 5s. 3d. is to be deducted as interest thereon. Of the abovesaid 5,000l. the sum of 1,000l. has been paid, viz.: 500l. April 15 last. and 500l. April 22 last, and 11l. 1s. 10d. is to be deducted for the interest on this sum. Further there are several tallies assigned and others struck in the names of divers persons by Lord St. John and his partners. amounting to 48,003l. 13s. 2d. as by the schedule below, which are wholly intended to be excepted out of these presents and not intended to be hereby applied or discharged. The interest on these tallies from the respective days when they are payable to June 24 next is 524l. 12s. 9d., which is likewise to be deducted from the abovesaid sum of 206,554l. The total of the above deductions is 49,549l. 13s. 0d., which therefore leaves 157,004l. 7s. 0d. Said Lord St. John and partners petition to be allowed to purchase fee farms to the value of this 157,004l. 7s. 0d with such advantages as others are permitted to do with ready money, the stop of the Exchequer having put a stop to the monthly payments [of 10,000l. each successive month] on the Customs which had been settled for their repayment, This is therefore to authorise such purchase to said amount out of any fee farms save those belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster in certain counties, detailed. And because the tallies levied at the Receipt on the monthly Customs by way of repayment as above [by virtue of the privy seal of Oct. 11 last. supra, p. 1,122] amounted to 211,593l. 12s.5½d., as by Sir R. Long's certificate of 1672. May 7, of which the portion intended to be wholly discharged to Lord St. John [i.e. after making the various items of deduction as above] came to 167,589l. 19s. 3½d., which is 10,585l. 12s. 3½d. more than the aforesaid sum of 157,004l.7s.0d. which difference is occassioned by [the present great seal] not allowing the usual gratuity of 4 per cent. longer than Dec. 31 last, or any interest at all after June 24 next), it is therefore hereby ordered that so many tallies be taken in and cancelled to the value of said 10,585l. 12s. 8d., and no other tallies to be levied in lieu of them or any other recompense made in respect of them; which said late Farmers have agreed to deliver in accordingly. Finally "whereas upon the stop of payments before mentioned there was only interest after the rate of 6 per cent. by us intended to be allowed from the 1st day of January last, whereby the usual gratuity of 4 per cent. from the said 1st day of January to the said 24th of June. 1672, is not reckoned in this accompt by the said Lord St. John and partners, our will and pleasure therefore is and we do hereby declare that nothing in these our letters patent shall be any ways prejudical to the said persons in relation to our taking into our princely consideration any further satisfaction to them for their surrendering their said grant or the loss of the said gratuity between the said 1st day of January and the 24th of June next." King's Warrant Book III. pp. 119–124; Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 39; British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 62.
Appending:—A schedule or list of such tallies levied at the Receipt and disposed of to several persons as follows: (viz. Edward Backwell, Isaac Meynell and Mr. Turnor, goldsmith) by Lord St. John and partners, amounting in all to 48,003l. 13s. 2d. and intended to be excepted by the letters patent to which this schedule is annexed. (Royal warrant, dated June 15 for said great seal; Treasury subscription, dated June 17, of docquet hereof.).
June 19 Privy seal for 40,000l. to Sir T. Osborne, the Treasurer of the Navy, on account for sea victuals for 5,000 men for eight months at 20s. per man per month, including all contingent charges: and likewise 120,000l. on account for wages and wear and tear of 5,000 men for eight months at 30s. [sic ? for 60s.] per man per month: as by an estimate signed by the Duke of York and the Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy. (Treasury subscription dated June 22 of docquet hereof.) King's Warrant Book III. p 133; British Museum Additional MS. 28,074. p. 62.
June 20 The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to permit the transport to Ireland of certain goods belonging to the Earl of Essex and now on board the "Speedwell," of Liverpool, David Hall, master. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 40.
Appending:—Schedule of said goods.
Sir Robert Howard to Sir Martin Westcomb at Cales [Cadiz]. The order in Council of the 12th inst. provides for the transporting of certain provisions to Tangier. My Lords desire to be satisfied that the particulars thereof are wholly applied to the service of the garrison of Tangier. My Lords desire you to settle such a correspondency in that garrison that you may by that means give my Lords an account whether all the said particulars are made use of for said garrison. Out Letters GeneralIII. p. 135.
[?] Same to the freeholders of Muskerry to attend my Lords on Tuesday next at the Earl of Shaftesbury's house in the Strand for the hearing of the case between them and the Earl of Clancarty. Ibid, p. 135.
June 21 Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for 40l. to be paid out of Crown land revenue of co. Hereford to Viscount Hereford for three years' creation money to 1669, Michaelmas, and for allowance thereof to be given to such sheriffs [of Herefordshire] as shall pay the same. Warrants Early XIX. p 123.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to permit Diego de Medina, of Amsterdam who desires the benefit of His Majesty's declaration [of the 12th inst.] to transport all his goods and merchandise hither, paying only native customs; he and his family according to the said declaration being to receive all privileges and freedoms of a natural born subject. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 39.
Treasury warrant to the Earl of St. Albans[et al., Trustees of the late Queen Mother's jointure] to pass a lease to Sir Eliab Harvy, kt., as the nominee of Thomas Cleeke (bailiff of the manor of Havering at Bower. by appointment of said Trustees of 1671, June 23) of the waste lands, lez pens and stallage and picage in the town of Romford, part of the manor of Havering at Bower, also of the profits of the courts of said manor. Ibid, pp. 41–3.
Prefixing:—Particular and ratal of the premises. "The grant to be enrolled before His Majesty's Auditor of the county of Essex. . . . . Also the court rolls of said manor, containing the courts there holden, together with perfect extracts of all the profits of courts and other casuall profits arisen within the said manor since the 23rd of June last, ought to be made up and delivered to His Majesty's said Auditor before the passing of this grant, whereby His Majesty and the said Trustees may be duely answered the said profits," &c.
Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a particular and ratal of part of Buckholt Wood, called the East Walk, lying in Wilts and Hants, with a view to a lease thereof to Capt. Robt. Challoner, in reversion of the lease in being to William Fenwick. Ibid, p. 45.
Same to same for same of a tenement called Higher and Lower Pinkworthy, in the manor of Bradford, co Devon, with a view to a fresh lease thereof to John Pearce in reversion of the life of Penelope his wife. Ibid, p. 46.
June 21 Treasury warrant to the Receipt in accordance with the privy seal of the 19th inst. for tallies to be levied from time to time for the money due upon any contracts for fee farms by Lord St. John and his partners in the late intended farm of the Customs, up to a total of 157,004l. 7s. 0d., For discharge of the Teller in whose office the said purchase money shall be charged, the same [tallies] are to be issued and paid to said Lord St. John et al., in full discharge of the sum due to them by their tallies of assignment or [registered loan] orders. And to the end that such issues may be regularly made according to the course of the Exchequer you are to draw up such orders for the said 157,004l. 7s. 0d. as said Lord St. John and his partners may desire. The said tallies of assignment shall be cancelled in the Tally Court, to the value of the other tallies struck upon such contracts as above. But before anything be done hereon so many tallies are to be cancelled as shall contain 10,585l. 12s. 3½d. Warrants EarlyXIX pp. 119–20.
Same to the Farmers of the 4½ per cent. in the Barbados. By several warrants we have directed 500l. to be paid as follows, viz. 225l. to Capt. Tho. Mallet, 225l. to Capt. Abraham Langford, and 50l. to Capt. Edward Talbot. In pursuance hereof a tally has been levied at the Receipt on the 19th inst. for 500l. upon your account [as farmers], which tally remains in the hands of one of the said captains, "which said tally was so levied with the intention that the said moneys should be paid to the said persons in the said Island of Barbados in sugars there at such rates and values as they bear and are worth in the said island." On the production of said tally you are to pay to them so much sugar accordingly. Money Book (Customs), p. 58.
Same to the Cashier of the Customs. By the Treasury warrant of the 17th inst. you are to pay 14,000l. to Sir Thomas Osborne, viz. 4,000l. thereof upon bonds given for payment of customs at two six months, and 10,000l. out of the customs of the East India ship lately arrived. You are to understand the said direction so as to pay the said 14,000l rent to said Osborne after discounting the interest upon said bonds according to their several times of growing due. Ibid, p. 59.
Same to same. For the present accommodation of His Majesty's service Sir John Banks has agreed to advance 20,000l. and pay the same to you, to be repaid to him out of the moneys arising by the sale of His Majesty's prize [account of] silk and grogram yarn. For the issuing of said moneys, tallies are levied at the Receipt upon you. viz. 5,000l. to Sir Thos. Osborne for the Navy, and 15,000l. to George Wharton for the Ordnance. If the product of the said silk and yarn fall short you are to re-pay Banks out of any other prize money. Ibid.
June 22 Money warrant for 365l. to George Kirke for one year of his pension in part of arrears thereon. Warrants Early XIX. p. 121.
Same for 156l. 3s. 4d. to George Kirke for one year on his fee as Housekeeper at Whitehall. Ibid.
Same for 66l. 13s. 4d. each to Bartholomew Beal and Robert Wild for same as Auditors of Imprests. Ibid.
Warrant under the royal sign manual to the Treasury to cause the King's Remembrancer to prepare patents appointing John Davies, gent., to be officer of the Hearthmoney for co. Hereford, and similarly John Colles for co. Salop for receiving, collecting, and answering said duty and for viewing and numbering the firehearths and stoves and for inspecting and examining the several rolls, certificates and returns thereof made from time to time in the Exchequer Court: all in accordance with the Hearthmoney Act of 16 Car. II. King's Warrant Book III. pp. 125–6.
[? June 22] The like warrants for John Vaughan as Receiver of Hearthmoney for Monmouth, Brecon and Radnor; and for Geo. Vincent as same for Leicester and Rutland. King's Warrant Book III. p. 126.
June 22 Treasury warrant to the Receipt. Lord St. John, Sir John Bennet, Sir William Bucknari, Sir William Doyly, John Bence, William Roberts, Henry Guy, Ralph Bucknall, John Man and George Blake have for the present supply of His Majesty's occasions agreed to advance 30,000l. and to take fee farm rents in satisfaction thereof. As the same shall be paid into the Receipt you are to pay it out as follows, viz., 10,000l. to the Treasurer of the Ordnance, 10,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy, and a further 10,000l. to same for the Victualler of the Navy: "to be paid upon such orders as the said respective Treasurers or their assignees shall produce to you." Warrants Early XIX. p. 124.
Money warrant for 10l. to Anthony Seager for Midsummer quarter's allowance and 10l. 9s. 6d. for same quarter for necessaries for the Treasury Chamber. Ibid, p. 125.
Treasury warrant to the Auditor, &c., of the Receipt to levy tallies to the value of 400l. upon such contracts for fee farm rents of the value of 26l. 10s. 6d. per an. as shall be produced to you by Edward Buscawen (to whom Sir Thomas Player has assigned 400l. of Sir Stephen Fox's orders as in part of the 60,000l. due from the King to the city and such assignments upon the said orders are registered in the Receipt) and to discharge the Exchequer thereof by making issues upon the respective orders so drawn in the name of Sir Ste. Fox: six per cent. interest to be added to said 400l., calculated from the last payment of interest to the city to the time of such contract. Ibid, p. 122.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to permit Peter Cooper and Robert Thorner and others (who were forced by the subjects of the States of the United Provinces in Surinam to continue their plantations there and not permitted to come to England, and who shipped from the said Island certain sugars on the ship "The Fort Zealand," which was lately brought into Portsmouth as a prize) to pay no more customs on said sugars than if they had been imported from some of His Majesty's Plantations: said sugar having been discharged by the Admiralty Court. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 43.
[?] Instructions from same to same [in the form of Treasury resolutions on papers of the 17th inst. submitted by said Customs Commissioners]. Wrought plate should be exported free as bullion. "Foreign ships importing goods from the Straits, Canary Islands and other places in Europe mentioned in His Majesty's declaration, and thereby intended to be dispensed with [are to be so dispensed with] and exempt from confiscation and the goods from aliens duties." As to your complaint that masters of ships bound to and from Penryn and Truro refuse to make their reports and to clear at Falmouth in contempt of our order, send their names and we will send for them by messenger. The salary of Mr. Diggs, surveyor [of Customs] at Virginia, is to be inserted in the establishment. We approve your draft instructions for a person to be employed as Surveyor of the Plantation trade in Ireland, "and intend to move His Majesty in Council to give us authority to settle one there and to seize such ships." Ibid, p. 44.
June 22 Treasury warrant to Serjeant Stevens to apprehend Thomas Fisher. a merchant in Bristol, for taking and passing considerable quantities of wine on colour of two several transires taken out of the Custom House there, the said wines not appearing to have ever come to the hands of said Fisher, but only so pretended. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 45.
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to permit the free export of goods for Tangier mentioned in the order of Council of the 12th inst., the Customs thereon being 498l. 2s. 10d. whereof goods not rated in the Book of Rates account for 379l. 17s. 0d.: other goods therein mentioned being foreign goods imported. Ibid. p. 46.
Treasury warrants for Henry Baker to be tidesman of London loco John May, deceased. Ibid, p. 47.
William Williams to be master of the smack at Bristol loco — Nichols, found unfit.
Stephen Finkley to be landwaiter at Southampton, loco Richard Blashford, deceased.
Roger Jacks to be waiter and searcher at Beaumaris, and to officiate at Carnarvon, with 15l. per an. for his service at Beaumaris, and 5l. per an. for his attendance at Carnarvon.
Same to the King's Remembrancer to prepare a commission to pass the Exchequer Seal for John Colles as Receiver of Hearthmoney for Salop. Ibid.
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1672. May, of a grant of annuities to the Earl of Kinnoul ut supra. p. 1216, under date 1672, Mar. 30. British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 58.
Sir Ro. Howard to the Trustees for Fee Farms to admit Lord St. John and his partners [in the late intended farm of the Customs] to contract in any of the Northern counties for rents in reversion not exceeding 2,000l. per an., and so many other rents in reversion, in any counties whatsoever, as shall at eight years' purchase be equivalent to 30,000l. principal money. Out Letters General III. p. 136.
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 13l. 6s. 8d. to Viscount Campden for one year's creation money to Sept. 29 last. Money Book (Customs), 60.
June 25 Privy seal for 500l. and 300l. and 300l. to Thomas Felton. Esq., one of the Grooms of His Majesty's Bedchamber [being due to the King], upon recognizances of 1672, Hilary term, of George Aylemore (suspected of felony and murder) and Edmund Awbenny and William Carter, his sureties respectively. (Treasury subscription dated July 4 of docquet hereof.) King's Warrant Book III. p. 155; British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 67.
Letter of direction on an order of 1671, May 2, for 500l. to Sir John Nicholas. Warrants Early XIX. p. 125.
Reference from the Treasury Lords to the Agents for bringing in the Arrears of His Majesty's extraordinary Revenues, of the petition of Thomas Rich, Esq., Receiver General of the late [1666] subsidy in co. Gloucester, praying an allowance for his extraordinary pains as Solicitor of said subsidy and for 100l. of His Majesty's money which he left in Sir Robert Vyner's hands. Out Letters General III. p. 143.
June 26 Treasury allowance of the 1672, June 24, quarter's incidents bill of the Agents for Hearthmoney. (Total 31l. 19s. 7d.) Warrants Early XIX. p. 125.
The Treasury Lords [to the Customs Commissioners]. By the declaration of the 12th inst. all such subjects and inhabitants of the United Provinces as should desire to withdraw out of those countries into England have full leave so to do, with their families, goods and merchandises in such ships as they think fit and to pay only native duties. We are informed that in pursuance hereof some of said inhabitants have already transported themselves into England, and more are daily expected. You are to suffer them to import all household stuffs and utensils of household, all wearing apparel and other things relating to their persons whatsoever customs free. For such goods and merchandises as they shall import you are to take only native custom. If they bring in any prohibited goods or commodities they are to pay only ad volorem duty thereon. You are to give orders to the Customs officers to treat them with all civility and courtesy, "and lastly we do desire and direct that you forbear to take or receive any aliens' duty for any goods or any merchandises imported into England, Wales, or Berwick on Tweed, by any person or persons, or from any parts or places beyond the seas whatsoever until you shall have other order from us in this behalf to the contrary." Warrants Not Relating to Money III. pp. 51–2.
Sir Ro. Howard to the Trustees for Fee Farms, conveying the Treasury Lords' pleasure that the rents mentioned in the enclosed [wanting] in Essex and Norfolk be contracted for, for the use of His Majesty's Privy Purse: as also the rents in Lincolnshire formerly mentioned for that use. Out Letters General III. p. 136.
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 15l. 3s. 4d. to Richard Gregory for June 24 quarter's fee as Messenger attending the Customs. Money Book (Customs), p. 58.
1671
[sic for 1672]
June 27
Treasury allowance to John Lyford, Thomas Merrills, and Ralph Milburne, gent., [as sub-commissioners] to collect the arrears of Excise of Westmorland and Cumberland. and Durham: on the petition of Peter Calverd and Samuel Vincent, late farmers thereof. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 50.
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to prepare a patent for John Davis, Esq. to be Receiver of Heartmoney for co. Hereford. Ibid, p. 51.
Reference from the Treasury Lords to the Navy Commissioners of an account of moneys disbursed by Richard Ridley, Esq. in impressing men in co. Stafford, amounting to 22l. 10s. 0d. Out Letters General III. p. 137.
June 28 Privy seal for allowing 773l. 17s. 8d. to Nicholas Morrice as follows: viz., on the sale of fee farms, being so much paid by Lewis Prescot upon a contract for certain fee farm rents in Devon and Cornwall to the value of 46l. 1s. 5d. per an., on which be paid 382l. 13s. 8d. in cash, and 391l. 12s. 0d. in orders registered on said fee farms, which contract is since made void, and the said rents purchased by the Earl of Bath: the said Prescot being only a trustee for said Morrice, who has contracted with the Trustees for Fee Farms for other of the said rents lying in the same counties, of the annual value of 48l. 10s. 8½d., and who has petitioned for the moneys so paid by Prescot for the former to be allowed him towards the purchase of the latter. (Royal warrant for said privy seal, dated June 15; Treasury subscription, dated June 26, of docquet hereof; money warrant, dated July 8.) King's Warrant Book III. pp. 116, 130–1; British Museum Additional MS.
28,074. p. 64; Warrants Early XIX. p. 131.
June 29 Treasury subscription of a docquet, dated 1672, June, of a constitution of Antony Dean as one of the Commissioners of the Navy loco John Tippets, Esq., removed into the place of Surveyor [of the Navy]. British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 64.
Same of same, dated 1672, June, of a grant to Sir EdwardSpragge, Kt., admiral of the Blue, of an annuity of 1,000l. from Lady Day last. Ibid, p. 65.
Royal warrant to the Attorney General for a privy seal for discharge of a debt of 1,047l. 11s. 7d. due for the Hearthmoney of cos. Leicester and Rutland, from Andrew Noell and Samuel Holbech, late receivers there[of] in 1664. (Crossed through.) King's Warrant Book III. p. 121.
[?] Same for a bill to pass the Great Seal for Baptist May to purchase fee farms to satisfy moneys due upon several orders amounting to 19,242l. 10s. 0d. (Crossed through.) Ibid.
June 29 Privy Seal for 500l. as equipage, and 5l. a day as ordinary to Major Edward Wood as envoy extraordinary to the King of Sweden. (Treasury subscription dated July 1 of docquet hereof.) Ibid, pp. 129–30; British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 65.
Money warrant for 250l. to Sir Alexander Hume for half a year of his pension of 500l. per an. Warrants Early XIX. p. 126.
Treasury warrant to Auditor Parsons to allow 80l. in account to Anthony Davis, Receiver and Solicitor of subsidy for co. Wilts., he having no salary allowed for his pains as solicitor of same, and having been very diligent in said employment. Warrants Not Relating to to Money III. p. 52.
Same to the Earl of St. Albanset al., Trustees of the late Queen Mother's jointure, to pass a grant to Sir Robert Howard of the stewardship of the Honor and manor of Pontefract. co. York, [and steward of the manor of] Spalding with its members, with the other manors therewith granted, [and the office of steward of the manor of] Barton, Barrow and Gouxhill, co. Lincoln, and Hitchin, co. Hertford. the said office of constable and steward of the castle and Honor of Pontefract, and keeper of the courts, and master and governor of all forests, chaces and parks in said honor having been granted by the late Queen Mother, 1640, July 13, to William, Duke [then Earl] of Newcastle, and his son Charles Viscount Mansfield, with the fee of 6l. 13s. 4d. for the constableship of the castle since demolished, and a new fee of 19l. 6s. 8d. for the better discharge of the said several offices: and similarly the office of steward of the manor of Spalding having been granted by Charles II. 1669–70, March 10, to George Johnson, with a fee of 5l. per an., whilst the office of steward of the manor of Barton, Barrow and Gouxhill has been executed ever since the death of the late Queen Mother by William Broxholme, by warrant from the said late Queen's Trustees, and the office of steward of the manor of Hitchin, for which a fee of 3l. per an. is allowed, is void. Ibid, pp. 59–60.
Same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Samuel Heming, gent., as assignee to John Evett, lately deceased, of divers messuages and cottages in North Shields, and two other cottages in North Shields. one in the tenure successively of James Bowmaker, then of Tho. Whitfield, and now of James Whitfield, the other in the tenure successively of — Done and Anthony Robinson and now of Thomas Robinson. Ibid, pp. 65–6.
Prefixing:—Particular and ratal of the premises.
June 29 Representation to the King from the Treasury Lords concerning the case of Mr. James Bovey (Bovy), referred to said Lords by the order of Council of March 22 last, to hear and examine, in order to your Majesty's insisting upon reasonable satisfaction for your said injured subject when it shall be reasonable. Said James Boeve, merchant of London, married Susanna Dwyer, the daughter of John Moncye['s] only sister, who died in 1631 at Middleburg in Zealand, and left said Susanna a legacy of 2,000l., as likewise the same legacy to the other sister Hester, who was married to John White and received her legacy from Sir William Courteen, who with one Boudean [Bowden], the son of Peter Bouden (whose window Money married), was left executor. When James Boven came to demand his legacy in the right of Susanna, his wife, Bowden, the other executor, who had drawn the most part of the estate into his hands, delayed him payment for four or five years with fair speeches. At last Boeve, finding himself abused. commenced his suit at Middleburg and obtained sentence for the payment of the legacy and interest. For the execution of this sentence he solicited a long time, but although your Majesty wrote in 1660, Aug. 15 to the States of Zealand that he might have the benefit of the sentence, yet nothing was done therein. By the law and custom there, there is no appeal to the High Court of Justice before such sentence given be performed, yet, notwithstanding, an appeal to the Great Council at the Hague was obtained and hath there depended ever since, your Majesty's letter to the States General demanding justice to be done to the said Boeve and the frequent solicitations of your minister for the expedition thereof being not at all regarded, but he hath been still delayed and denied having any end thereof. And not only was this injustice used towards the said Boeve but also they found means by false suggestions and pretences of debt, by a sentence of the Court of Admiralty of Zealand, to throw the said Boeve in prison without being heard by himself or his attorney, and continued all these injuries and injustices by the practice of the said Peter Bowden, who is a Comr. in the East India Company, although it appeared by an Act in the said court that the said suggestions and pretences are false. By all which said Boeve has been damaged above 20,000l., besides the utter ruin of his credit and trade by being detained three years in prison We represent his condition to your Majesty as a suitable time for your Majesty to insist on reparation for him by recommending his case to the Duke of Buckingham and the Earl of Arlington, Plenipotentiaries now in Holland, the cause being still depending at the Hague before the High Council and not concluded by any treaty with the States General. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. pp. 69–71.
The like representation on the several cases of Thomas Kinnaston, George Townshend, merchant, George Porter, Esq., and others, first adventurers with Sir William Courteen, Kt., deceased, to the East Indies. and of Sir Richard Maleverer, Kt. and Bart., Sir John Eyton, Kt., and other creditors of the said Sir William Courteen and William Courteen, Esq., his son. Sir Edward Littleton and Sir Paul Pindar, Kts., deceased: same being referred to the Treasury Lords by an order of the Privy Council of Mar. 22 last as to what satisfaction may be requisite for His Majesty to insist on, when it should be seasonable, for their losses and damages. In the case of the adventurers with and creditors of Sir William Courteen and his son we find that two of their ships, the "Bon Esperanza" and "Henry Bonadventure," were in a trading voyage between Goa and Manoa violently seized by the Dutch, the loss and damages of which ships and their ladings and the consequences thereof to their several factories and plantations by disappointment of supplies and loss of trade amount to 151,612l. sterling, as it appears ratified and reduced by your Majesty under the Great Seal in 1665, whereby it was granted and declared that the said damage should be reprized in all times of peace and war until the same be satisfied or a composure made between said Sir William Courteen, his assignees and all persons interested, and the East India Company of the Netherlands. Further in all treaties and revolutions of time the damages aforesaid were particularly insisted upon for satisfaction. As to the cases similarly referred to us by the abovesaid order of Council, of Nicholas Warren, Richard Westcomb, and George Terriano, merchants, who were owners of the ship "Ann and Margaret," and her lading, Charles Sanders master: said ship laden in 1668 with hides, beeswax and other merchandises, in her passage between Tunis and Leghorn was set upon by a Dutch ship called the "Gelderland," John Jacobson, commander. Several of her men were wounded, the master killed and the ship and goods taken and carried away. The damages thereby were adjudged by the Admiralty [Court] at 13,000l. By the Treaty at Breda, 1667, all reparations are extinguished and cut off. Yet since that time the States General of the United Provinces have not only been refractory in the performance of any agreement concluded on, but also have committed many violences and depredations, whereby they have wholly canceled the obligations of all past treaties and agreements and left your Majesty and your subjects as free in all justice and equity as if they never had been made. Are therefore of opinion that it is now but just and seasonable for your Majesty to insist on reparations for your said injured subjects as aforesaid. Ibid, pp 71–2
June 29 Reference to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of Tho. Detton, gent., for a renewal of his grant of the stewardship of Chertsey, Beamond and Egham, co. Surrey, and of the Court Leet at Hardwick in Chertsey. Out Letters General III. p. 137.
[?] Same to the Trustees for Fee Farms for a certificate of the annual value of all rents which Lord St. John and his partners have contracted for lying in the Northern counties both in possession and reversion for which said Lord St. John et al. have actually signed contracts, and similarly of all rents in reversion in other counties. Auditor Phillipps is to calculate the value in principal money of such rents respectively, taking the possessory rents at 16 years' purchase and the reversionary rents at 8 years' service. Ibid, pp. 137–8.
July [sic erratum June] 20 Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to stay process against Barbara Strickland, Thomas Windham and William Tyndill, draper, as respectively the widow and sureties of Walter Strickland late Receiver of Hearthmoney for the West Riding of Yorkshire: an offer having been made by Sir Thomas Strickland on behalf of said Barbara and sureties that 500l. of arrears should be forthwith paid into the Exchequer and the remainder in a short time after; and the said 500l. having been paid in on the 17th and 21st of May last: as appears by a tally struck in the Exchequer for 400l. dated the said 17 May last and by another struck for 100l. dated the said 21 May last. Warrants Not Relating to Money III. p. 58.