Treasury Warrants: July 1716, 6-10

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July 1716, 6–10

July 6. Royal warrant to Edward Harley and Thomas Foley, Auditors of Imprests, to give allowance to James, Earl of Carnarvon, of the various sums as follows, amounting in all to 1,157,913l. 5s. 11d., upon the said Earl's [final] accounts as late Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: being sums by him issued, paid and applied to the several Regiments, Troops and Companies as follows upon account of their pay, subsistence and clothing [for the periods respectively detailed]: it appearing by the said Auditors' report to the Treasury that the said sums do not exceed the full pay of the said Regiments according to the Establishments or the Augmentations made by warrants of the Generals: viz. payments to
£ s. d.
Lieut. Gen. Lumley's Regiment of Horse from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 29,200 18 8½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 23 June 1713 14,449 7 3½
Lord Windsor's Regiment of Horse from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 18,677 5 7¾
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 23 June 1713 10,146 10 8¾
Major Gen. Kellum's Regiment of Horse from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 20,109 8 7¾
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 12,137 9 0½
Col. Backwell's Regiment of Horse from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 19,181 14 5¾
more to ditto from 23 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 12,832 8 1¾
Marquess of Harwich's Regiment of Horse from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 19,916 5 7¾
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 12,167 3 6¾
Earl of Stair's Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 20,940 8 9¼
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 23 June 1713 10,291 3 9½
Lieut. Gen. Ross's Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 20,120 6 3¼
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 12,692 16 6¾
Earl of Orkney's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 29,385 18 6¾
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 16,551 6 11¼
Lord Forfar's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,714 11 7¼
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 9,085 14 1¼
Lieut. Gen. Webb's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 15,000 16 9½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,726 7 1½
Lord North and Grey's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 15,397 6 11½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,370 3 1½
the Marquess of Hertford's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 15,167 17 6¼
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 9,067 14 8¼
Brigadier Darell's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,871 1 3¼
more to ditto from 23 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,491 2 4¾
Brigadier Sterne's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,844 4 9½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,147 15 7½
Earl of Orrery's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,891 13 5¼
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,601 18 6¾
Major General Sabine's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,664 15 5½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,056 13 9½
Major Gen. Primross's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,823 0 3½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,114 19 11¾
Brigadier's Preston's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,312 2 6
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 9,198 4 2¼
Col. Newton's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 15,386 14 9½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,853 6 5½
Brigadier Sutton's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 15,474 2 6
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,435 6 11¼
Major General Evans's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,854 17 3¾
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,555 8 7
Col. Windress's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 Dec. 1711 923 10 11
more to ditto from 23 Dec. 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 8,950 0 0
Major General Sybourg's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 13,774 1 8¾
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 7,922 5 0
Major General Wynn's Regiment of Foot from 22 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,648 19 10
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 20 June 1713 6,345 4 8½
Col. Leigh's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,579 3 4
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 18 June 1713 7,297 17 8½
Brigadier Hans Hamilton's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 14,690 19 6½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 7,687 19 0¼
Col. Pocock's Regiment of Foot from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 8,193 13 1
Col. Desney's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 9,219 13 2
more to ditto from 24 June 1713 to 24 Aug. following 1,994 4 1
Major General Hill's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 12,763 15 5¼
more to ditto from 24 June 1713 to 24 Aug. following 354 18 9½
Col. Kerr's Regiment of Dragoons from 24 June 1713 to 24 Aug. following 1,585 13 0
Lieut. Gen. Harvey's Regiment of Horse from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 3,593 19 0
the Earl of Strafford's Regiment of Dragoons within the same time 2,730 2 4
Major General Pepper's Regiment of Dragoons within the same time 7,504 18 10¾
Col. Harrison's Regiment of Foot within the same time 1,952 3 4½
Major General Wade's Regiment of Foot within the same time 1,611 9 2½
Brigadier Dormer's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 1,696 5 6
Brigadier Bowles' Regiment of Foot within the same time 1,537 16 10½
Lieut. General Stanhope's Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1711 to 5 Aug. 1712 1,476 19 3¼
Brigadier Lepell's Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1711 to 2 Dec. 1712 14,562 10 9
Brigadier Munden's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 6 Aug. 1712 1,704 17 0
Brigadier Gore's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 4 Aug. 1712 1,551 0 6
Brigadier Dalzell's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 6 Aug. 1712 2,320 9 9¼
Col. Dubourgay's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 14 Nov. 1712 11,246 13 1¼
Col. William Stanhope's Regiment of Foot for the same time 10,201 13 8¾
Col. Edward Stanhope's Regiment of Foot for same time 11,830 7 1½
Col. Philips' Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 12,373 13 0¾
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 9,206 2 3¼
Lord Mark Kerr's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 14 Nov. 1712 10,881 8 1½
Sir Robert Rich's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 14 Nov. 1712 9,297 9 6
Major General Elliot's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 12,842 11 6¼
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 10 Aug. 1713 9,085 19 9¾
Major General's Rook's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 5 Aug. 1712 5,431 3 3
Lord Slane's Regiment of Foot for the same time 5,549 8 0¾
Brigadier Price's Regiment of Foot for the same time 5,951 2 8½
Col. Molesworth's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1709 to 22 Dec. 1710 1,760 9 11
more to ditto from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 12,988 5 6½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 10 Aug. 1713 9,169 0 3
Lord Tyrawley's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 11,841 0 7
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 7,923 15 11½
Major General Whetham's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 12,279 1 11½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 9,982 2 9
Col. Bouchetier's Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1711 to 7 Sept. 1712 10,318 5 4½
Brigadier Withers's Regiment of Dragoons for same time 6,912 18 11¼
Col. Desbordes' Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1711 to 27 Aug. 1712 6,421 19 4
Col. Gualey's Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1711 to 29 Aug. 1712 6,541 16 4
Col. Foissac's Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1711 to 26 Aug. 1712 6,468 5 6
Col. Magny's Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1711 to 20 Feb. 1711–12 696 17 2
Col. Sarland's Regiment of Dragoons within the same time 503 0 0
Major General Pearce's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 11,776 5 6½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 7,887 6 11
Major General Newton's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 12,455 6 5½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 7,732 0 11
Earl Barrymore's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 11,239 1 4
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 9,594 13 10
Lieut. General Sankey's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 11,919 10 1½
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 24 Aug. 1713 7,853 17 7¼
Brigadier Vezey's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 26 Aug. 1712 10,251 5 8¾
Col. Jones's Regiment from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 8,775 13 5
Lieut. General Farrington's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 13,244 10 8
more to ditto from 22 Dec. 1712 to 22 Feb. 1712–13 2,454 12 11
Col. Butler's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 24 Sept. 1712 8,990 0 7½
Lord Paston's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 8 Aug. 1712 3,049 7 7½
Brigadier Grant's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 8,908 5 0¼
Col. Tyrrell's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 7 Aug. 1712 3,866 19 8¼
Col. Fielding's Regiment of Foot within the same time 2,766 13 0½
Brigadier Stanwix's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 6 Aug. 1712 2,030 16 3
Col. Pocock's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712 13,340 3 9¼
Col. Clayton's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 10 Sept. 1712 11,009 12 9½
Col. Kane's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 10,274 6 4¾
the Regiment of French Dragoons from 24 Dec. 1707 to 22 Dec. 1708 376 14 5½
Major General Gorge's Regiment of Foot within the same time 10 5 4
Lord Mountjoy's Regiment of Foot within the same time 73 10 0
the late Lord Mohun's Regiment of Foot from 23 Dec. 1708 to 22 Dec. 1709 400 14 2
Col. Toby Caulfield's Regiment of Foot within the same time 706 4 7
the Earl of Portmore's Regiment of Foot from 24 Dec. 1706 to 23 Dec. 1707 573 1 8
more to ditto from 24 Dec. 1707 to 22 Dec. 1708 0 14 0
the Marquis de Montandre's Regiment of Foot within the same time 283 6 9
Lieut. General Stewart's Regiment of Foot within the same time 0 14 0
Lieut. General Macartney's Regiment of Foot within the same time 0 14 0
Major General Wynn's Regiment of Foot within the same time 174 13 2
the Earl of Galway's Regiment of Dragoons from 23 Dec. 1708 to 22 Dec. 1709 103 15 10
—
£1,157,913 5 11
King's Warrant Book XXVII, pp. 441–8.
July 6. Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for payment to William, Duke of Devonshire, President of the Privy Council, of 1,500l. per an. (whereof 1,000l. per an. is in lieu of an allowance of 10 dishes every meal formerly made to the Lord President and 500l. per an. is of the King's grace and bounty) and 3,500l. for [salary annually, being] the annuity or yearly sum or salary granted by her Majesty to Daniel, Earl of Nottingham, when Lord President: all the said allowances or yearly sums hereby intended amounting to 5,000l. per an. and to commence from the date the said Duke was sworn in as Lord President. Ibid., p. 449.
Same [to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal] for revoking the grant to Thomas Hewet of the office of Surveyor General of Woods, North and South Trent; and in lieu thereof to grant the said office to Edward Younge, Esq.: with the two several fees of 50l. per an. each. (The patent hereon bears date 17 July 1716.) Ibid., p. 450.
Royal sign manual for 1,000l. to Adam Cockburne, Justice Clerk in Scotland: as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated July 10 hereon.) (Money order dated July 11 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated July 9 hereon: cancelled and replaced by a like letter dated July 11.) Ibid., p. 452. Order Book IX, p. 246. Disposition Book XXIII, pp. 180, 183.
Same for 1,000l. to Richard Hill and John Chetwynd to be employed either in building the Vaudois churches or in relieving the necessity of the poor distressed people there as they in their judgments and discretions shall think fit: all by reason that there is now remaining in the Exchequer 1,000l. of money heretofore raised in this kingdom by way of collection to build churches for the Vaudois or otherwise to relieve the necessities of the poor and distressed people inhabiting that country; which said sum was paid into the Exchequer by Philibert D'Hervart, Esq. (Money warrant dated July 10 hereon.) (Money order dated July 11 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 452. Order Book IX, p. 245.
Royal warrant to the Treasury Lords to pay out of Civil List moneys due before 1 Aug. 1714 the sum of 7,890l. to Henry, Earl of Galway, as Ambassador Extraordinary from the late Queen Anne to the King of Portugal: whereof 6,030l. is for 603 days from 1709 March 25 to 1710 Nov. 18 (when he returned into the presence) on his ordinary of 10l. a day; and the remaining 1,860l. is in satisfaction of three bills of extraordinaries in his said service from 1 May 1709 to 18 Nov. 1710. (Money order dated July 13 hereon.) (For the letter of direction hereon see infra, p. 352, under date July 11.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 454. Order Book IX, p. 246.
July 6. Royal sign manual for 376l. 12s. 0d. to Sir Clement Cotterell, Master of the Ceremonies, whereof 350l. is to be by him paid over as a present from the King to Don Lewis D'Acunha, “who was Envoy Extraordinary from our good brother the King of Portugal to our late Royal Sister Queen Anne and did not receive the usual present on his departure from hence”: and the remaining 26l. 12s. 0d. is to satisfy [Exchequer] fees thereon. (Money order dated July 13 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated July 9 or 11 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 455. Order Book IX, p. 247. Disposition Book XXIII, pp. 180, 183.
Same for 800l. to John Dorison (Dorrison), Esq.: as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated July 11 hereon.) (Money order dated July 12 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated July 9 or 11 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 455. Order Book IX, p. 244. Disposition Book XXIII, pp. 180, 183.
Same for 50l. to Charlo[tte], Lady Duffus: as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated July 11 hereon.) (Money order dated July 12 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated July 9 or 11 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 455. Order Book IX, p. 247. Disposition Book XXIII, pp. 180, 183.
Royal warrant to the Treasury Lords to give warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe to prepare a great seal for granting to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, on a fine of 140l. (to be first paid into the Exchequer and a tally produced for the same) of the third part of the clear yearly profit of the tithes reserved to the Crown in the grant to Sir John Shaw [of the extra parochial tithes on the Great Level, ut infra, pp. 349–50, under date July 11]. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 19.
Establishment under the royal sign manual of salaries for the officers of the Robes: to commence as from Michaelmas 1714 and to be taken and accounted as in full of all salaries, wages, board wages, liveries and other perquisites and allowances of any kind whatsoever heretofore payable in the said Office: viz.
per an.
£
the Master of the Robes 1,240
the Yeoman of the Robes 380
two Grooms of the Robes 380
a third Groom 162
two Waiters 180
a Page 58
a brusher 80
—
£2,480
(This Establishment takes the place of that supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXIX, p. 780, under date 7 Oct. 1715.) Ibid., p. 23.
July 6. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to revoke and determine as from 1715–6 Feb. 28 the great seal which granted an annuity or yearly rent or pension of 3,500l. per an. to Daniel, Earl of Nottingham. Ibid., p. 24.
Same to William Clayton for payment of the following pensions as from 1716 June 24 by the hands of Mr. Jacob de la Motte Blagny: viz.
£
to Henry Florent, Count of Brandenburg 150
to Amalie Louise, Princess of Portugal, widow to Mr. Van Ghent 80
to Elizabeth Marie, her sister 50
to Amalie Van Ghent, her eldest daughter, and Henrietta de Hompesch, her second daughter 70
to Jane de Neuville, widow to Lieut. Col. Montargis 60
—
£410
Ibid., p. 154.
William Lowndes to the Navy Treasurer. The Treasury Lords direct you to apply (out of the moneys remaining in your hands arisen by the sale of South Sea Stock) 7,000l. for the paying off and laying up his Majesty's ship Success. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 180.
Same to the Secretary at War and the Comptrollers of Army Accounts. The Foreign Auxiliary Forces lie under some difficulties of being cleared, either for want of muster rolls or for other defects or imperfections in their musters where rolls have happened to be returned. My Lords desire you to report on the enclosed observations [missing] laid before them by Mr. Sloper on behalf of the Earl of Lincoln relating to the said rolls. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 84.
Same to the Earl of Lincoln [Paymaster of the Forces] to pay to Ann Savage, widow of Arthur Savage, Corporal of Horse Guards, the money which would have been due to him had he not been killed by a fall from his horse going with money to Scotland. You are to include the amount in your next memorial under the head of Contingencies.
Prefixing: petition of said Anne Savage, praying payment. Ibid., p. 85.
Same to the Attorney General enclosing a letter and other papers [missing] sent to the Treasury by William Cowper, Clerk of Parliament, touching the methods used in paying into the Exchequer fines set upon persons by the House of Lords “in answer to their [the Treasury] Lordships' directions for paying into the Receipt of the Exchequer a fine of 100l. set upon Mr. Mynde and received by the said Mr. Cowper by an order of the House of Lords and taking a tally for his discharge.” May Mr. Cowper safely pay the fine into the Receipt and take a tally for his discharge without any proceedings to be had for levying the same? Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay the salary bill of the officers of the Customs in the Plantations (or their respective assigns) for half a year to Midsummer last: total 1,775l. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 353.
July 6. Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Adrian Cornelissen Kleyn, master of the ship John Peter of Bremen, praying discharge of the seizure of some crooked timber and oaken balks brought from Bremen and seized at Newcastle as being prohibited. Reference Book IX, p. 286.
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of George Lucy of Charlcote, Co. Warwick, a Justice of the Peace for said county, for and on behalf of the petty constables and others of the said county concerning arming and subsisting of the posse assembled by the late High Sheriff for suppressing of the riots and tumultuous assemblies in and about Birmingham which happened in July 1715. The petitioner applies for payment of 841l. 9s. 3d. which the said constables expended in arming and subsisting the posse comitatus assembled in July last for suppressing the said riots and tumultuous assemblies in and about Birmingham which were then grown to a dangerous head. The accounts of the constables appear to have been made up by the Justices of the Peace, and although your Majesty's Justices and other gentlemen on occasion of the said posse bore their own expenses yet the said constables have disbursed 841l. 9s. 3d. towards the charge thereof. The said posse was assembled by your Majesty's especial command and the said riots and tumults, which were then grown to an outrageous height, could not have been suppressed with a less power. The Attorney General is of opinion that by law the Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs and Constables may command the posse within their jurisdiction to be aiding and assisting to the suppressing of riots and tumults and all persons commanded to assist them therein are by law obliged so to do as a duty they owe to the Crown for preserving the peace, and that there is not any law that obliges the Crown to pay the posse for doing their duty therein. “Therefore it becomes us to be very cautious of advising your Majesty to make a precedent of paying expenses of this kind out of your Civil List. But inasmuch as we are informed by the report of your Majesty's Attorney General that the constables are not enabled by any law now in force to make a rate for reimbursing these expenses it will seem hard to keep them out of their money when the part they acted was in conformity to your Majesty's special command and attended with a happy effect.”
Prefixing: said Lucy's petition. On July 17 last [1715] I received information upon oath that there had then been for several days past divers tumultuous riots and assemblies of some hundreds of persons disaffected to the peace of your Majesty's Government, which beginning at West Bromwich in Co. Stafford, about four miles from Birmingham, where several persons had been killed with fire arms, the said riots had extended to Birmingham, where the rioters had begun to pull down and burn several Meeting Houses, and that it was not in the power of the Justices of the Peace and other civil magistrates in the neighbourhood to put a stop to those commotions for want of a sufficient force. Your petitioner in concert with the late High Sheriff and divers Justices of the Peace of said county, apprehending very dangerous consequences from any tumults growing to a head in so populous a town, which by reason of its manufacturing of fire arms was capable of furnishing vast quantities and being situate in the heart of your kingdom, especially at a juncture when your Majesty's kingdoms seem to be threatened with a most unnatural rebellion at home as well as an invasion from abroad, your Majesty's county of Warwick being at that time destitute of any militia for want of the Lieutenancy being then settled, and your Majesty's regular Troops being all of them at the same time very remote from this county, the said Sheriff and Justices in order to the speedy suppressing of the tumults were under a necessity to assemble the posse comitatus and accordingly the constables of the said county by virtue of the said High Sheriff's warrants did immediately arm and subsist 930 men, horse and foot, for the said Expedition; your petitioner thereupon, with the said Justices and other gentlemen after having formed out of the said posse a body of Horse attended the said High Sheriff into Birmingham and dispersed the said rioters, executed an inquisition and seized, fined and imprisoned several of the ringleaders of the said tumults and thereby put a stop to the said riots in that part of your Majesty's kingdom. The Justices and other gentlemen on that occasion very cheerfully submitted to bear their own particular expenses, yet upon the accounts made up with the petty constables of the county it appears that the said constables have disbursed 841l. 9s. 3d. towards the charge of the said posse in subsisting and arming same. There is no law to authorise any levies upon the several parishes that furnished the said men, as may appear by the opinion of Sir Edward Northey, your Majesty's Attorney General, upon the question stated for that purpose; whereby the loss is likely to fall upon the petty constables. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, pp. 413–15.
July 6. Royal warrant dated St. James's to Charles, Duke of Grafton, and Henry, Earl of Galway, Lords Justices of Ireland, for a patent to pass the great seal of Ireland to revoke the patent which appointed Charles, Earl of Sunderland, and Henry, Earl of Rochester, to be Vice Treasurer and Receiver General and Paymaster General of Ireland, and in place thereof to grant said office solely to said Earl of Sunderland: with the fee of 65l. 13s. 4d. per an. and allowance of poundage &c. and likewise to grant to him the office of Treasurer at War within the said kingdom: with the fee of 6d. per pound of lawful English money issued by him in virtue of the said offices. Out Letters (Ireland) X, pp. 53–4.
Same to same to pay 626l. 7s. 8d. to the agent of the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Welsh Fuziliers commanded by Major General Joseph Sabine for the difference between the English and the Irish pay for the interval between their being placed on the Military Establishment of Ireland and their arrival in that kingdom, to wit from the 25th June 1713 to Aug. 22 following: according to the certificate from the Commissary General of the Musters, England. Ibid., p. 56.
Same to same to pay to the Regiment of Brigadier George Preston the difference between English and Irish pay for the period between its being placed on the Irish Establishment and its arrival in that kingdom.
Appending: (1) schedule of the full pay of Brigadier Preston's Regiment of Foot mustered in Flanders from 25 June 1713 to 24 (21) August following (total 1,866l. 3s. 0d. English pay; 1,250l. 7s. 8d. Irish pay: balance difference 615l. 15s. 4d.). (2) Certificate by Mich. Hyde [Commissary General of the Musters]. “It appears by the muster rolls of my Office that the Regiment of Foot commanded by Major General Primrose was mustered complete according to the then Establishment as above from 25 June 1713 to 24 Aug. following.” Out Letters (Ireland) X, pp. 61–2.
July 6. Royal warrant to the Lords Justices of Ireland for the like payment as above to Major General Gilbert Primrose's Regiment.
Appending: (1) the like schedule showing the like totals and the like difference for the said period. (2) Certificate as above. Ibid., pp. 62–4.
July 8. Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for payment out of the Exchequer of the salary of 1,850l. per an. to Paul Methuen as a Principal Secretary of State: to date as from June 21 last: “which said allowance was formerly payable by the Receiver General and Cashier of our Customs in lieu of the pensions heretofore payable to each of our Secretaries of State in respect of the said Office.” King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 453.
Same to same for a same for 3,000l. to same for secret service: without account. (Money warrant dated Oct. 1 hereon.) (Money order dated Oct. 1 hereon. This order quotes the privy seal as dated July 20. In the margin: a later Treasury letter of direction dated 1717 May 7. “Let the sum of 180l. 16s. 5d. be satisfied on the aforegoing order as in full of all demands thereupon to or at any time before 12 April last [1717] when Paul Methuen, Esq., to whom the same is payable, delivered up the seals of his office as one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.”) Ibid., p. 453. Money Book XXV, p. 54. Order Book IX, p. 284.
Royal sign manual for 500l. to William Leathes, Resident in the Austrian Low Countries: “in satisfaction of the like sum by him disbursed by our direction and for our especial service.” (Money order dated July 13 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated July 14 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 454. Order Book IX, p. 246. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 184.
July 9. Privy seal for 1,500l. as equipage and 100l. a week as ordinary to William, Lord Cadogan, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General of the United Provinces: the privy seal of 15 Oct. 1714 for his ordinaries as Envoy Extraordinary to the States General and Plenipotentiary in the Netherlands being hereby revoked. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 25.
Same for 5l. a day as ordinary to Horatio Walpole as Minister and Plenipotentiary with the States General of the United Provinces; being the allowances usually granted to Envoys Extraordinary: to commence as from 1715 Nov. 25. Ibid., p. 26.
Same for 500l. as equipage and 5l. a day as ordinary to Charles Whitworth, Esq., as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Prussia and ordinary of 3l. a day as Plenipotentiary. Ibid., p. 27.
Letter of direction for 210l. to James, Earl of Berkeley, for one year to the officers of Dean Forest, ut supra, p. 56, under date 1715–16 Jan. 3. See infra, p. 352, under date July 11, for another letter of direction for apparently the same sum but for a different period. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 180.
July 9. Henry Kelsall (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Forces. My Lords direct that out of the money raised by you on tallies and orders on credit of the Land Tax anno 1716 you apply the sum of 27,083l. 18s. 7d. for the services following: viz.
£ s. d.
in part of 993,015l. 4s. 5d. granted for Guards and Garrisons and Forces in Great Britain anno 1716.
for the service of the [said] Forces upon account from 25 Dec. last		 23,992 5 8
in part of 126,033l. 4s. 9d. granted for the pay of 6,000 men taken into his Majesty's service from the States General for one year.
for the pay of a Quarter Master to the General Officers and an additional allowance to the Provost Marshal from 7 Nov. 1715 to 24 June 1716		 150 3 0
for the Officers and men of S'Gravemore's Dragoons dismounted; to make their pay equal to that of other Dismounted Dragoons: to wit from 7 Nov. 1715 to 24 June 1716 1,946 3 6
for an additional allowance of 60 guilders a month each to 18 Companies of Switz from the respective days of embarcation to 24 June 1716 735 6 5
for levy money for one Serjeant and one Drum to each of the Companies of the five Holland Regiments consisting of 52 Companies, at 5l. each 260 0 0
—
£27,083 18 7
Ibid., pp. 181–2.
Treasury reference to Henry Harcourt, Comptroller of the Second Class of the Lottery anno 1711, of the petition of Mary Andrews for innovation of a lost order No. 1269, value 150l., belonging to her in the said Lottery: the loss being sworn to by her and William Bower before Sir Thomas Bury, one of the Barons of the Exchequer. Reference Book IX, p. 296.
July 10. Privy seal for 300l. for equipage and 3l. a day as ordinary to Francis Manning as Resident with the Cantons of Switzerland. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 26.
Treasury warrant to the Stamps Commissioners to repay to their officers with salaries not exceeding 100l. per an. their assessments to the Land Tax anno 1716.
Prefixing: memorial from said Commissioners in behalf of said officers. Money Book XXIV, pp. 486–7.
July 10. Money order for 637l. 6s. 8d. to Roger Cumberbatch, Second Justice of Carnarvon, Merioneth and Anglesea; 37l. 6s. 8d. thereof for 28 days from 1714–15 Jan. 15 (the date of his patent) to 12 Feb. 1714–15, the last day of Hilary term 1714, on his allowance of 400l. per an. payable termly; and 600l. for the six following terms to and including Trinity 1716 thereon. (Letter of direction dated July 14 hereon.) Order Book IX, p. 243. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 184.
Same for [636l. 6s. 8d. to] William Wright, Esq., as Chief Justice of Glamorgan, Brecon and Radnor [for same time on same allowance]. (Letter of direction dated July 14 hereon.) Order Book IX, p. 243. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 184.
Same for 598l. 2s. 7¼d. to Edward Whitaker, Esq., as Second Justice of Glamorgan, Brecon and Radnor; 98l. 2s. 7¾d. thereof for 105 days from 14 Feb. 1714–15 (the date of his patent) to 1715 May 30, the last day of Easter term 1715, on the like allowance as above; and 500l. for the following five terms thereon to and including Trinity 1716. (Letter of direction dated July 14 hereon.) Order Book IX, p. 243. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 184.
Same for [598l. 2s. 7¼d. to] Henry Beeston as Second Justice of Carmarthen, Pembroke and Cardigan [for same time on the like allowance]. (Letter of direction dated July 14 hereon.) Order Book IX, p. 243. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 184.
Same for 311l. 0s. 8¼d. to Richard Vaughan, Chief Justice of Carmarthen, Pembroke and Cardigan; 11l. 0s. 8¼d. thereof for 16 days from 12 Nov. 1715 (the date of his patent) to 28 Nov. 1715, the last day of Michaelmas term 1715, on the like allowance as above; and 300l. for the three succeeding terms to and including 1716 Trinity term thereon. (Letter of direction dated July 14 hereon.) Order Book IX, p. 243. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 184.
Same for 637l. 6s. 8d. to William Jessop, Esq., Chief Justice of Carnarvon, Merioneth and Anglesea; 37l. 6s. 8d. thereof for 28 days from 15 Jan. 1714–15 (the date of his patent) to 12 Feb. 1714–15, the last day of Hilary term 1714–15; and the remaining 600l. thereof for six terms to and including 1716 Hilary term thereon. (Letter of direction dated July 14 hereon.) Order Book IX, p. 244. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 184.
Treasury reference to the Commissioners for the Duties on Hides and Skins of the petition of Sir Cha. Farnaby, Cashier of the said Duties, praying allowance in his accounts to 24 June 1716 of moneys disbursed by him amounting to 60l. 16s. 1d. for fees on paying money into the Exchequer. Reference Book IX, p. 288.
[? 18.] Same to the Postmaster General of the petition of John Mackey, Director of the Packet Boats between England and Ireland, shewing that being formerly Director of the Dover Packet Boats he was in 1715 sent to establish the packet boats between Dublin and Holyhead; that he was at great charge in hiring boats for the service by reason that the proprietors of the old boats refused to sell or hire their ships notwithstanding their dismission from the service; that one of the hired boats, which cost 600l., was cast away and an estimate of the ordinary and extraordinary charge with the proper vouchers have been sent to the Postmasters General by their order: therefore prays an allowance of the same and of salary to enable him to carry on the service [see infra, p. 423]. Ibid.
July 10. Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare a bill to pass the great seal of Great Britain for a new commission of the Customs in Scotland, the new Commissioners to be Sir James Campbell, William Cleland, John Cayley, Humphrey Brent and John Haldane; in place of William Culliford, and the said Campbell, Cleland, Cayley and Brent: with 400l. per an. each. Further they to be also Commissioners for the Salt Duties with a [further] salary of 100l. per an. each. [The effect of this warrant is to insert the said Haldane and displace the said Culliford.] Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 512–15.
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