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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
|
1671. |
|
|
Sept. 25 |
Letter of direction of an order of 1671, May 23, for 100l. to
Nathaniel Bradley. |
Money Book (Customs),
p. 2. |
|
Sept. 26 |
Money warrant for 10,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox for secret service |
Money Book (Excise),
p. 1. |
|
Sept. 28 |
Letter of direction on two undated orders for 150l. to Sir
Charles Cotterell for three quarters on his fee as Master of the
Ceremonies, and for 91l. 5s. 0d. to Clement Cotterell as
Assistant Master of the Ceremonies. |
Money Book (Customs),
p. 15. |
|
Sept. 30 |
Money warrant for 672l. to Charles Bertue for two quarters'
ordinary (May 26 last to Nov. 11 next) as Envoy Extraordinary
to the King of Denmark: it appearing by the certificate of Sir
John Trevor that said Bertue departed from His Majesty's
presence 1670–1, Mar. 4. |
Ibid, p. 1. |
|
Same for 17,000l. to William Ashburnham, Cofferer of the
Household, for the ordinary expenses of the Household on the
privy seal of 1671, May 6: and 7,460l. for extraordinaries of the
Household on the privy seal of 1670, Nov. 10. |
Money Book (Excise),
p. 2. |
|
Oct 2 |
Letter of Direction on an order dated 1671, May 7, for 515l. to
Sir Peter Wyche as Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor
of Russia. |
Money Book (Customs).
p. 2. |
|
The like on an undated order for 1,000l. to Nicholas Oudart,
Esq., in repayment of loan on the second quarter of the
subsidy. |
Ibid
|
|
The like on two orders of 1671, June 6, for 800l. and 890l. to
Sir William Temple. |
Ibid, p. 3. |
|
Oct. 4 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay Prince Rupert
510l. for Michaelmas quarter last on his pension. |
Ibid, p. 1. |
|
Letter of direction on an order of 1671, June 3, for 400l. to
Mr. Legous. |
Ibid, p. 2 |
|
Money warrant for 1,200l. to Ralph Montague for 12 weeks'
ordinary as Ambassador Extraordinary to the French King. |
Ibid, pp. 2–3. |
|
Same for 850l. to Phillip Packer, Paymaster of the Works, as
imprest for finishing the new wall of St. James's Park. |
Ibid, p. 3 |
|
Oct. 4 |
Treasury allowance of the 1671, June 24 quarter's salary bill of
the Excise Office, detailed. (Total 1,995l. 3s. 6d.) |
Money Book (Excise),
p. 1. |
|
Oct. 6 |
Money warrant for 250l. each for half a year to Sept. 29 last to
the Council of Foreign Plantations, viz. William Lord Alington.
Henry Slingsby, Sir John Finch, Mr. Brounker, Mr. Grey,
Capt. Titus, Lord Gorges, Sir Humph. Winch, Mr. Waller:
and 350l. to the Earl of Sandwich as President of same, and
150l. to Dr. Benjamin Worsely for assistance therein and 500l.
to Henry Slingsby for incidents thereof. |
Money Book (Customs),
pp. 3. 5–6. |
|
Oct. 13 |
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies of assignment or
anticipation, according as Lord St. John and his partners
shall desire, to be levied on the Cashier General of the
Customs for repayment of the 177,400l. advanced by said
Lord St. John et al., on the late intended farm of the Customs:
all as by the privy seal of the 11th inst. |
Ibid, pp. 4–5 |
|
Oct. 26 |
Money warrant for 250l. to John Evelyn for half a year to
Sept. 29 last as a member of the Council of Foreign Plantations, as by his letters patent of appointment of April 4 last. |
Ibid, p. 7. |
|
Letter of direction on three undated orders for 125l. to Henry
Slingsby as one of the Council for Foreign Plantations, and
250l. for incidents: and for 125l. to Henry Brouncker as
another member of same. |
Ibid, p. 8. |
|
Oct. 27 |
Same on a money warrant of 1670–1, Jan. 18, for 1,000l. to
Viscount Mandeville as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid, p. 6. |
|
Money warrant for 2,500l. to Robert Earl of Sunderland for
equipage and 1,200l. for three months' advance of money as
Ambassador Extraordinary to Spain. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 227l. 10s. 0d. to John Dodington for three months
ordinary to July 9 last as Resident at Venice. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 200l. and 168l. to Thomas Chudleigh for equipage and
three months' advance of ordinary as Secretary to the Extraordinary Embassy to Spain. |
Ibid, p. 7 |
|
Oct. 31 |
Four letters of direction on undated orders for 3,000l., 3,000l.,
1,000l. and 3,000l. to John Harvy, Treasurer and Receiver
General to the Queen. |
Ibid, p. 13 |
|
Letter of direction on an undated money warrant for 100l. to
Sir Edward Walker for one year on his annuity as Garter
King at Arms. |
Ibid, p. 8. |
|
Treasury warrant, dormant, to Richard Mounteney, Cashier of
the Customs, to pay Prince Rupert his annuity of 2,000l. per an
|
Ibid, p. 15. |
|
Nov. 6 |
Letter of direction on an order of May 31 last for 3,800l. and on
another of May 24 for 3,000l., both payable to Sir Edward
Griffin. |
Money Book (Excise),
p. 2. |
|
Money warrant for 55,000l. to William Ashburnham, Cofferer
of the Household, for the expense thereof: to be registered on
the Country Excise. |
Ibid, p. 3. |
|
Same for 1,500l. and 910l. to Sir George Downing for equipage
and three months' advance of ordinary as Ambassador to the
States General. |
Money Book (Customs),
pp. 8–9. |
|
Nov. 6 |
Letters of direction of an undated money warrant for 500l. to
the Earl of Carlisle for half a year on his pension: on a same
for Sir William Temple's ordinary: on a same for 125l. to
Sir John Finch, one of the Council for Foreign Plantations:
on a same for 125l. to Silius Titus as same: on a same for
75l. to Dr. Benjamin Worsley for his assistance to the said
Council: on a same for 125l. to Thomas Grey as a member of
said Council: on a same for 125l. to Sir Humphrey Winch as
a same: on a same for 125l. to Edmond Waller as a same. |
Money Book (Customs).
pp. 9, 12. 14. |
|
Nov. 10 |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to Sir Edw. Griffin for the office of
Treasurer of the Chamber. |
Ibid, p. 9. |
|
Same for 150l. to Isaac Legouch for the price of a ring given to
Monsieur de la Thanne. Envoy from the Duke of Brunswick. |
Ibid, p. 10 |
|
Treasury warrant to Richard Mounteney to pay 750l. to Charles
Lord Buckhurst for three quarters to Sept. 29 last on his
pension as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid. pp. 13–14. |
|
Money warrant for 500l. to Benjamin Taylor as royal bounty |
Ibid, p. 14. |
|
Nov 13 |
Same (vacated) for 168l. to Thomas Rosse for three months'
ordinary in advance as Secretary to the Extraordinary
Embassy to Sweden from 1671. Oct. 4 last to December 27
next (he having already had a warrant for three months'
ordinary from July 12, the day of the departure of the
Ambassador to Sweden, to Oct 4). |
Ibid pp. 10–11. |
|
Same for 1,442l. 1s. 1½d. to George Wharton, Treasurer of the
Ordnance, for the charge of carriages, powder, shot, arms and
other ammunition for the defence and security of Castle Cornet,
in Guernsey, according to the estimate presented to the King
in Council. |
Ibid. |
|
[?] |
Letters of direction on four undated orders for respectively
20,050l., 4,950l., 2,000l. and 2,000l. all for the Ordnance:
transferring same from the Subsidy to the Customs. |
Ibid p 12. |
|
Nov. 13 |
Same on an undated order for 450l. to John Werden, Envoy
to Sweden. |
Ibid. |
|
Same on 10 undated orders payable to Sir Robert Viner for
respectively 531l. 12s. 8d., 1,000l., 1,000l., 1,000l., 1,000l.,
1,400l., 1,000l., 1,000l., 4,000l., 4,000l., (15,931l. 12s. 8d. in
all): and on four same for Sir Edward Griffin to be by him
paid to Sir Robt. Viner for respectively 500l., 2,000l., 3,000l.,
and 5,000l.: and on one same for 175l. to the Earl of
Sandwich, as President of the Council of [Foreign] Plantations. |
Ibid, p 13. |
|
Money warrant for 915l. to John Werden for six months'
ordinary to Oct. 3 last as Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden. |
Ibid, p 17. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay an old
warrant to the Duke of Buckingham for 103l. 6s. 8d. |
Ibid p. 18. |
|
Letter of direction on a warrant of 1670–1, Jan. 13, for 1,000l.
to Lord Gerard. |
Ibid, p. 19. |
|
Nov. 15 |
Money warrant for 550l. to Sir Martin Westcombe for three
quarters' from Lady Day last on his ordinary as Agent at
Cadiz, Port St. Mary, and the districts as by the privy seal of
Oct. 30 last. |
Ibid, p. 15. |
|
Nov. 17 |
Money warrant for 190l. to Sir William Swan for a bill of
extraordinaries. detailed, as Resident at Hamburgh. |
Money Book (Customs),
pp. 16, 15. |
|
Appending:—Said bill (including 40l. for a journey with six
servants to the Duke of Hanover's Court by His Majesty's
express order). |
|
|
Letter of direction on an undated order for 200l. to John Ward,
Consul at Algiers. |
Ibid, p. 21. |
|
Nov. 20 |
Same on an undated order for 125l. to Lord Gorges as one of the
Council of Foreign Plantations. |
Ibid. p. 24. |
|
Nov. 21 |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Duke of Richmond for one year
as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid, p. 17. |
|
Treasury warrant to the late Customs Farmers to pay Aaron
Lawson, Customer of Boston, all sums grown due to him to
Sept. 29 last on the letters patent of 1669, Sept. 27 granting
him said office. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 700l. to Thomas Elliot for half a year to
Sept. 29 last on his fee of 500l. for keeping His Majesty's
Harehounds and of 200l. for keeping His Majesty's house at
Newmarket and for 3½ years to same date on his annuity of
100l.per an. as page to the late King. |
Ibid, p 18 |
|
[?] |
Same, dormant, for the pension of 200l. per an. to Sir William
Sanderson, Kt.. and Bridget Sanderson, his wife, as by the
patent of July 18 last granting same. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 22 |
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to make to the
Farmers of Excise of Norfolk the like allowance and defalcation
of 160l. upon their year's rent ended at Michaelmas last, as
has been formerly made them in regard of so much to be by
them allowed in part of 480l. due at Michaelmas last upon the
like allowance to the adventurers and fishermen of Great
Yarmouth for the Excise of beer for the North Sea and herring
fisheries under the proviso of due payment of these [Excise]
duties by the said adventurers and fishermen. |
Money Book (Excise),
p. 15. |
|
Six letters of directions on six orders of 1671, May 20, for 500l.,
10,000l., 1,000l., 5,000l., 5,000l. and 500l. to Sir Thomas
Osborn and Sir Thomas Littleton for the Navy. |
Money Book (Customs)
p. 19. |
|
Nov. 23 |
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 60l. to
Prince Rupert for one year's creation money as Duke of
Cumberland and Earl of Holderness. |
Ibid, p. 20. |
|
Nov. 24 |
Two letters of direction on undated orders for 125l. to Lord
Alington as one of the Council for Foreign Plantations: and
for 800l. to Sir Henry de Vic for the Poor Knights of Windsor. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 28 |
Money warrant for 10,000l. to George Wharton, Treasurer of the
Ordnance, for the Ordnance. |
Money Book (Excise), p. 3. |
|
Letter of direction on a money warrant of 1670–1, Jan. 7, for two
years' creation money to Viscount Conway. |
Money Book (Customs),
p. 21. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to establish a
sum of 177l. for Lawrence Cole, as master, and for a mate
and four men of the smack at Southampton. |
Ibid. |
|
Nov. 28 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Gilbert Webb, junr., as a tidesman. London port, his father,
Gilbert Webb, having executed the place during the son's illness,
but the son now desiring the post. |
Money Book (Customs),
p. 21. |
|
Nov. 29 |
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 30l. to
the Earl of Salisbury for one year's creation money as Earl
and Viscount. |
Ibid, p. 22. |
|
Nov. 30 |
Same to the Receipt for tallies of assignment or anticipation to be
levied on the Cashier General of the Customs for
5,714l. 10s. 10d. to Lord St. John and his partners in the late
intended farm of the Customs with 6 per cent, interest thereon:
same being interest to Sept. 29 last, on 199.900l. advanced by said
late Farmers the remaining 7.500l. which made their total
advance up to 207,400l. not having been paid into the Receipt
before Sept. 29 last). |
Ibid, p. 23. |
|
Dec. 1 |
Letter of direction on a warrant of 1670–1, Jan. 25, for 3,000l.
to Mr. Battailhe. |
Ibid, p. 22. |
|
Money warrant for 214l. 3s. 2d. to John Baker, gent, Surveyor
of His Majesty's stables at Greenwich, and for repair of said
stables and of the barns and granaries there. |
Ibid. |
|
Dec. 4 |
Two letters of direction on two undated orders for 10.000l. and
8,185l. 8s. 4d. to George Wharton. Esq., in repayment of loan. |
Ibid, p. 24. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 20l. to
the Earl of Northampton for one year's creation money. |
Ibid. |
|
Dec 5 |
Letter of direction on a money warrant of Nov. 29 last for 1.000l.
to the Earl of Rochester. |
Ibid, p. 24. |
|
Dec 6 |
Money warrant for 300l. and 252l. to John Paul, Esq., for
equipage and three months' ordinary in advance as Resident
with the King of Denmark. |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Same for 1,000l. to James, Earl of Suffolk, as a Gentleman of
the Bedchamber. |
Ibid. |
|
Dec 8 |
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 50l. to
Sir Edward Walker for half a year to Sept. 29 last as Garter
King at Arms. |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Money warrant for 300l. to Sir Bernard de Gomme for one year
to Xmas 1668, on his annuity as His Majesty's Chief Engineer. |
Money Book (Excise),
p. 5. |
|
Dec 9 |
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe to direct the Sheriffs
of Norfolk to pay 20l. to Edward Cooke, of Coltishall, co.
Norfolk, linen weaver, as royal bounty for apprehending and
prosecuting Edmund Smith and William Reynolds for robbery:
as certified by Tho. Townsend and Fra. Bacon, two of the
Justices for said county. |
Ibid, p. 7. |
|
Dec. 12 |
Money warrant for 200l. to Thomas Rosse for one year's salary
to Lady Day last as Keeper of His Majesty's libraries at
St. James's. |
Money Book (Customs),
p. 25. |
|
Same for 103l. 3s. 4d. to James Marriott for two years on his
fees of 18l 5s. 0d., 33l. 6s. 8d. as Housekeeper and Keeper of
the Privy Lodgings at Hampton Court. |
Ibid, p. 26. |
|
Dec. 15 |
Money warrant for 10,000l. to Baptist May in part of 45,000l.
for the Privy Purse as by the privy seal of the 5th inst.: to
be paid out of the Customs. (In the margin: transferred to
be paid out of the Exchequer in general.) |
Money Book (Customs),
p. 27. |
|
Same for 1,000l. to the Earl of Rochester for two years of his
annuity in part of 3,250l. arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid. p. 28. |
|
Dec. 18 |
Letter of direction as to the 1,100l. remaining unpaid of the
order of 1670–1, Jan. 23, for 24,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox. |
Money Book Excise),
p. 6. |
|
Same on eleven orders, dated 1670, Aug. 11, for 5,000l. each
[55,000l. in all] to the Cofferer of the Household. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 50l. to
the Earl of Denbigh for 1½ years' creation money as Earl and
Viscount. (With: Treasurer Clifford's subscription for same
to be executed, dated 1672–3, Jan 11.) |
Money Book (Customs).
p. 26. |
|
Same to same to pay 5,000l. to Ralph Montagu in part of the
21.396l. 18s. 0d. 14,876l. 18s. 0d. and 6,520l.) for one year's
ordinary and extraordinary of the Great Wardrobe. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 10,554l. 7s. 8½d. to Sir Tho. Wolstenholme. Sir John
Shaw. Sir R. Vyner, Sir Edm. Turner, E. Backwell and
Fran. Millington, late Farmers of the Customs, being interest
on their advance of 200,000l. to 1667, Sept. 29: as by the
privy seal of June 30 last. |
Ibid, p. 27. |
|
Dec. 19 |
Money warrant for 266l. to Lady Philippa Ashley, late wife of
Carew Rawleigh, Esq., for one year to Sept. 29 last on her
annuity: and dormant warrant for same in future. |
Ibid, p 28. |
|
Same for 1,700l. to Sir John Finch for intelligence and other
private services as Resident in the Court of the Great Duke of
Florence: to be paid out of Customs. (Vacated and charged on
the Exchequer in general.) |
Ibid, p. 29. |
|
Dec. 20 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay Viscount
Fanshawe, the King's Remembrancer. 45l. 12s. 0d. for fees to
himself and his clerk for passing the outports Customers
accounts for the year ending the 25th inst. |
Ibid p. 30. |
|
Money warrant for 1,500l. and 910l. to Sir William Godolphin for
equipage and three months' advance of ordinary as Ambassador
in Spain (vacated). |
Ibid, p. 31. |
|
Same for 150l. to Madam Henrietta De Bordes D'Assigny, one
of the Queen's dressers, for half a year. |
Ibid
|
|
Treasury warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 60l. to
the Marquess of Winchester for three years' creation money to
Lady Day last as Earl of Wiltshire. |
Ibid, p. 32. |
|
Same to same to pay 400l. to Seth, Bishop of Sarum for the Order
of the Garter. |
Ibid, p. 29. |
|
Dec. 22 |
Money warrant for 1,565l. and 702l. to Sir William Godolphin
for his ordinary and extraordinary, 1670, Nov. 20, to 1671,
Sept. 29, as Envoy Extraordinary to Spain. |
Ibid, p. 20. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies of assignment for
allowing 40,000l. to Sir John Shaw et al., on their Customs
farm, 1667–71. |
Ibid, p. 34. |
|
Dec. 30 |
Money warrant for 2,000l. to Ralph Montague in part of
21,396l. 18s. 0d. for the Wardrobe. |
Money Book (Customs),
p. 35. |
