Treasury Warrants: September 1716, 21-30

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September 1716, 21–30

Sept. 21. Money warrant for 109l. 1s. 11½d. to William Church for the surplusage on his account as Sheriff of Co. Salop for the year ended Mich. 1715. (Money order dated Oct. 2 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 2 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 548. Order Book IX, p. 286. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 220.
Treasury warrant dormant to the Receivers General and Cashiers of Customs to continue to pay to Charles Godolphin, who keeps the Register for all trading ships in Great Britain, the salary of 50l. per an. for a clerk employed under him with reference to Scotland: to be paid out of such money as should from time to time be received by the Customs Cashiers, England, from the Receiver General of Customs at Edinburgh: all as was authorised by the Treasury warrant of 1715 July 4 [ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXIX, p. 611], which warrant the Treasury Lords think reasonable to be continued. Money Book XXV, p. 46.
Sept. 22. William Lowndes to Mr. Townly, Accountant for the Wine Licences, repeating the letter of March 22 last, supra, p. 145. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 59.
Sept. 24. Warrant dated Hampton Court, under the sign manual of the Prince of Wales as Guardian of the Kingdom, to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Forces, to pay 2,287l. 12s. 1½d. to Thomas Missing, Esq., Contractor for Victualling the Garrison of Gibraltar, to wit for victuals as follows from 23 June 1716 to 12 July following: viz.
£ s. d.
for a moiety of 1.334l. 0s. 6d. for provisions imported 23 June 1716 667 3 0
for a moiety of 819l. 18s. 9¾d. for ditto imported 12 July 1716 409 19 4½
£ s. d.
for the moiety of the charge of victualling said Garrison according to the monthly lists signed by the Lieut. Governor [there] and Judge Advocate [there] at 3s. 1¼d. per week per man, viz. 1,950 persons from 21 May 1716 to June 17 following 605 2 8½
for 1,957 persons from 18 June 1716 to 15 July following 605 9 9½
—
£2,287 12 1½
King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 95
Sept. 24. Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to grant to John Mercer, Esq., the office of Chief Clerk of his Majesty's Works loco Christopher Wrenn, Esq., whose patent is hereby revoked: with the fee or salary of 100 marks per an. Ibid., p. 96.
Same to Edward Harley, one of the Auditors of Imprests, to make allowances as follows in the account of John Holbech, who acted some time since in the receiving and paying money for the service of the Office of Treasurer of the Chamber in the interim and vacancy of the said Office: the said allowances being for sundry extraordinary payments made by him pursuant to the then Lord Chamberlain's warrants, but the said payments wanted a special authority for same, being other than what are comprehended within the Rules of the Establishment of that [Chamber Treasurer's] Office: but the said accomptant having produced not only the warrants of the Lord Chamberlain but also the bills of particulars, most of them signed by the officers under whose care and inspection the services lay, and also the parties' receipts and the orders of the then Lord Treasurer directing him to satisfy same.
Appending: schedule of said extraordinary payments:
£ s. d.
to Mr. Benjamin Bedford, upholsterer, for half a year's rent to 30 April 1713 of the house hired for Monsieur Leith [Albrecht, freiherr von der Lieth], the Czar of Muscovy's Minister, and for several necessaries provided at his request and for Office fees: by warrant dated 31 Aug. 1713 275 7 0
to the executors of Phill. Harris, late locksmith to her late Majesty, in full of his bills for brass and iron works done in all her late; Majesty's palaces from March 1706 to Feb. 1708: by warrant dated 29 June 1710 1,083 9 7
to Charles Tyndall, apothecary, for physic by him provided for several of her late Majesty's servants belonging to the Stables by the prescription of Dr. Arbuthnot: by warrant dated 16 April 1711 20 11 6
to Thomas Archer, Esq., Groom Porter, in full of his bill for iron backs, doggs, tongues and other goods provided and furnished to the staff, officers and Bedchamber women's apartments at Hampton Court and elsewhere by her late Majesty's special command: by warrant dated 9 March 1710–11 54 1 6
£ s. d.
to him more, in full of his bills for like goods provided by her late Majesty's special command for the Groom of the Stole, Lord President, Ladies of the Bedchamber and Bedchamber women's lodgings at St. James's, Kensington and Hampton Court: by warrant dated 18 Dec. 1711 60 4 6
to Daniel Malthus, Esq., Apothecary to her late Majesty, in full of his bills for physick delivered at Windsor by her late Majesty's commands to Col. Sands, Mrs. Dole and several persons, as also to divers of her late Majesty's servants in 1709, 1710 and 1711: by warrant dated 14 Jan. 1711–12 141 15 8
to Mr. Davis, apothecary, for physick delivered at Windsor to the servants of her late Majesty's Stables in 1709, 1710 and 1711: by warrant dated 29 Feb. 1711–12 3 4 6
to Daniel Malthus, Esq., more, in full of the like bills for physick delivered for the same use and services by her late Majesty's command in 1712: by warrant dated 30 Sept. 1713 91 14 5
to John Loftus, shipwright, for repairing her late Majesty's Barge of State and for viewing several times the Marquess of Carmarthen's barge in order for its being “brough” [bought] for her late Majesty's use: by warrant dated 16 Oct. 1711 5 7 10
to Jere[miah] Hancock, brazier, for a copper brazeer and brass stands, iron basons and four copper pans for securing the fire in airing her late Majesty's apartment at Kensington and a hand bell for the Chapel there: by warrant dated 25 Dec. 1712 16 18 6
to Mr. Christo[pher] Shrider, her late Majesty's Organ Maker, for mending and repairing the organs in the Chapels at St. James's, Windsor and Whitehall from Lady day 1709 to Lady day 1712, as by bill certified by Dr. Crofts, Organist to her late Majesty: by warrant dated 4 Sept. 1713 99 10 0
to the late Treasurer of the Chamber's clerk for money laid down by him for fees and divers sign manuals for allowing extraordinary payments for several years past to Xmas 1712: by warrant signed by the Duke of Shrewsbury, the Lord Chamberlain. 68 8 0
to the Honble. Grey Maynard, Esq., Yeoman of her late Majesty's Removing Wardrobe, for disbursements by him for washing of sheets and other necessaries for her late Majesty's service: by bill and by like warrant dated 25 April 1712 8 8 9
£ s. d.
to Mr. Kendall Heron, Page of the Removing Wardrobe, for disbursements for cleaning of curtains, rods and for lines and other necessaries for her late Majesty's service at Windsor: by warrant dated 23 April 1712 8 13 8
—
£1,937 15 5
King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 98–9.
Sept. 24. Warrant dated Hampton Court, under the sign manual of the Prince of Wales as Guardian of the Kingdom, to the Treasury Lords to pay 50l. to Don Emanuel Mercader, who resides here at present as a Deputy from the inhabitants of the island of Minorca: to be accounted as two months' payment on an allowance at the rate of 300l. per an. which his Majesty is pleased to make for so long as he shall think fit to continue his stay here: to commence from July 5 last. (Money warrant dated Sept. 25 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 27 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 2 hereon.) Ibid., p. 100. Order Book IX, p. 281. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 219.
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to grant to John Martin the office of keeping the lions, lionesses and leopards in the Tower, it appearing that the same is an ancient office and constantly granted by patent under the great seal and that with the same were granted not only the places where the said beasts were kept but also a fee of 18d. a day to the keeper and 6 pence a day for the maintenance of each beast kept, and that the estate and interest in the last grant thereof which was made 2 July 1640 to Samuel Cardwell expired in 1713 and no grant thereof hath since been passed under the great seal and the payment of the said fees and allowances have for many years been discontinued: but the King is minded that the said office should be held under the like authority as anciently, but that the said fees of 18d. a day to the keeper and 6d. a day for the maintenance of each beast should now be extinguished. The present grant is therefore to be only of the said office of keeper with the place formerly granted for keeping the same and all houses, edifices and buildings thereupon erected or therewith enjoyed: to hold during pleasure. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 100–1.
Same to Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General, to consent in the Exchequer to a motion for paying over to Langham Booth the sum of 38l. recovered upon an outlawry prosecuted at his suit against John Pontyn, late of Great Ashley, Co. Wilts, yeoman, and Anne his wife, who were indebted to him in a great sum and in 12 Anne were (with one John Goulsbury) prosecuted to an outlawry and the said sum was raised by the Sheriffs on an inquisition taken 16 April 1714; which sum was by order of the Exchequer Court paid to the hands of the Deputy Remembrancer and is now remaining there. Ibid., p. 111.
Robert Walpole to Sir William Robinson. I have received yours dated from Newby the 16th inst. inclosing the case of the Vicar of Topcliffe. I caused the case to be immediately transmitted to the Auditor of his Majesty's Land Revenues for Co. Yorks and have received an answer from him by which it appears that, upon the view of records, the practice of paying the stipend hath been otherwise than the case states it for this hundred years and upwards. I send you herewith for your consideration the said answer and the case [both missing] which I received from you and shall be glad of any opportunity of testifying to you how much I am &c. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 119.
Sept. 24. Treasury reference to Thomas Jett [one of the Auditors of Crown Lands] of the petition of Searles Goatly, Esq., shewing that unless some speedy method be taken the arrears of rent at Chatham due from old tenants before he had the lease will be rendered of little value, one third at least of the old tenants having left the premises and many of the houses are waste, though he has got many new tenants, near 20 whereof have been lately distrained for an old arrear of Land Tax, which has discouraged others to become tenants to houses now waste in Chatham; and that the old tenants from the time the purchase money [payable by the Crown for the purchase of said lands for the fortification of Chatham] was paid over were but tenants at sufferance, intruders, trespassers or at will, no agreement being made by any of them with any person in behalf of his Majesty for payment of any certain rent: therefore praying a reference to the Auditor, as the Surveyor General of Crown Lands is out of town, “so that the Lords of the Treasury may know what to take from him for the arrears.” Reference Book IX, p. 295.
Same to the Barons of the Exchequer, Scotland, of the petition of the Earl of Hyndford shewing that a balance of 824l. is stated due to him as arrears of his father's pension, for payment whereof there is no fond but the bounty of the Crown; also that the late Queen did promise 168l. 7s. 9d. upon the demise of Mrs. Margaret Douglas, the only child of General Douglas, both which sums make 992l. 7s. 9d., for payment whereof the said Earl proposes the following scheme:
£ s. d.
the Feu Duties of Lewis is 166 13 4
the Feu Duties of Fronterness 22 4 5⅓
the Feu Duties of North Uist or Slate 21 8 102/3
the Lordship of Urquhart 38 7 6
—
£248 14 2
“Now as the lands out of which these Feu Duties are paid lie at a great distance one from another it will cost 60l. sterling in collecting them, so that 188l. 14s. 2d. per an. will remain to the King or his assignees; the Earl proposeth a tack or lease [from the Crown to himself] of these Feu Duties for a term of years, paying annually of Duty 10 marks Scots.” Out Letters (North Britain) III, p. 532.
Royal warrant dated Hampton Court, under the sign manual of the Prince of Wales as Guardian of the Kingdom, to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland agreeing with the proposal of Sir Hen. Dalrymple concerning the debts of 350l. due to him on his salary of 700l. per an. as President of the Session of Scotland for the term of Whitsunday 1707, that the same maybe paid to him as in the report dated 1713–14 Feb. 13 from the said Barons; and ordering a warrant accordingly to the Receivers General of Land Rents and Casualties of Scotland. [The text of this warrant is imperfect.] Ibid., p. 538.
Sept. 25. Money warrant for 1,990l. to the Commissioners of the Equivalent in Scotland or their nominees: to be by them distributed and applied to satisfy six months incurred on the respective allowances as follows from 2 Jan. 1715–16 to 2 July 1716 in accordance with the Act 1 Geo. I., c. 27, for taking and stating the Debts due to Scotland by way of Equivalent in the terms of the Union, which Act ordained a sum not exceeding 3,980l. per an. to be so paid and applied as follows: viz.
per an.
£
to each of the said Commissioners 500l. per an. and are six in number as by the patent of 2 Jan. 1715–16 3,000
their Secretary 200
an accomptant 100
four clerks 260
a messenger 40
a doorkeeper 40
a housekeeper 40
[rent of] an office 100
stationery ware, coals, candles, necessaries and incidents 200
£3,980
(The money order dated 26 Sept. hereon is drawn in the name of George Fisher as the nominee of the said Commissioners.) (For the letter of direction hereon see Oct. 1, infra, p. 502.) Money Book XXV, p. 47. Order Book IX, p. 282.
Treasury warrant to the Salt Commissioners to refund to Salt Duty officers whose salaries do not exceed 100l. per an. the assessments on them for Land Tax anno 1716.
Prefixing memorial to the Treasury Lords from said Commissioners in behalf of their said officers. Money Book XXV, p. 48.
Money warrant for 125l. each to the Commissioners for taking and stating the Debts due to the Army, viz. Thomas Pelham, Grey Neville, John Plumtree, Leonard Smelt, Sir William Gordon, Sir Thomas Palmer and Robert Bristow: being for the fourth quarter due to them 1716 Sept. 10 on their respective allowances of 500l. each. (Money order dated Sept. 26 hereon.)
750l. to James Moody for the incident charges of the abovesaid Commissioners: and is for same quarter. (Money order, ut supra.) (For the letter of direction hereon see Oct. 1, infra, p. 501.) Money Book XXV, p. 51. Order Book IX, p. 281.
Treasury allowance of the incidents bill, detailed, of the Stamp Office for the quarter ended 1715–16 Feb. 3: total 955l. 7s. 6½d., including 46l. for the rent of a house in Serle Street near adjoining to the head office in Lincoln's Inn taken and used for the Duties on several kinds of stamped vellum &c.: all payable proportionably out of (1) Stamp Duties continued from 31 July 1710 [by 6 Anne, c. 2]: (2) further or additional Stamp Duty [by 9–10 Wm. III, c. 25]: (3) additional Duty for the 1714 Lottery [by 13 Anne, c. 18]: (4) certain new Duties on stampt vellum and on Cards and Dice [by 9 Anne, c. 16]: (5) Duties on several kinds of stamped vellum and on certain printed papers &c. [by 10 Anne, c. 18]: (6) new Duties on Policies of Insurance [by 10 Anne, c. 19]. Money Book XXV, p. 78.
Sept. 25. Treasury allowance of the succeeding quarter's incidents bill for the quarter to 1716 May 3: total 1,553l. 7s. 0¼d., payable proportionably as above. Ibid., p. 79.
Letter of direction for 86l. 5s. 6d. to James, Earl of Carnarvon, on the lines of the direction of Sept. 18 inst., supra, p. 475: and is intended to be immediately repaid by him into the Exchequer on the several accounts of the Receivers of the several Land Taxes as follows to answer so much by them respectively paid out of the said taxes for recruits raised for the service of the several Regiments as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
to John Thornton, Receiver General for Co. Lancs, for so much paid out of the twelfth 4s. Aid [7 Anne, c. 1] anno 1709 for recruits for Col. Caulfield's Regiment 8 0 0
to John Eyles, Receiver General for Co. Wilts, of the 13th 4s. Aid anno 1710 [8 Anne, c. 1] for recruits for Lieut. Gen. Stewart's Regiment 1 0 0
to John Sparry, Receiver General for Co. Worcester of the fourteenth 4s. Aid [9 Anne, c. 1], for recruits for Lieut. Gen. Stewart's Regiment 8 1 0
to Bernard Turney, Receiver General for Co. Bucks of the fourteenth 4s. Aid, for recruits for Sir John Whitwrong's Regiment 29 0 0
to Jo[h]n Thornton, Receiver General for Co. Lancs of the fourteenth 4s. Aid, for recruits for Lieut. Gen. Tidcomb's Regiment 4 1 0
to same, for recruits for Lieut. Gen. Gorge's Regiment 24 0 0
to Samuel Clarke, Receiver General for Co. Hereford of the fourteenth 4s. Aid, for recruits for Lieut. Gen. Stewart's Regiment 8 0 0
to Bernard Hutchins, Receiver General for Co. Somerset of the fourteenth 4s. Aid, for recruits for the Earl D'Lorain's Regiment 4 3 0
—
£86 5 6
Disposition Book XXIII, p. 214.
Same for 2,500l. to Casper Frederick Henning, Esq., on the unsatisfied order in his name for the use of his Majesty's Privy Purse: out of Civil List moneys. Ibid., p. 215.
William Lowndes to the Treasurer of the Navy. The Treasury Lords direct you to raise the sum of 33,454l. by an absolute sale of tallies and orders for that sum on the Land Tax anno 1716 at par; “and to negotiate the said loan at an interest after the rate of 4 per cent. per an.”: and to apply the moneys so raised to the services as follows: viz.
£
to the head of Wear and Tear.
for the Course of the Navy for the month of April		 12,537
to the head of Ordinary.
for salaries to the Lords of the Admiralty “and other officers of the Navy” for Michaelmas quarter anno 1716		 7,000
to the head of Wages.
for paying the pilots, [and] Bounties to widows &c. to the end of April 1716		 1,200
to the head of Victualling.
for the Course of that [the Victualling] Office for the month of April 1716		 8,717
for Short Allowance [money] to the ships in the Channel 2,000
for Necessary Money and Contingencies of that Office 2,000
—
£33,454
Ibid., p. 217.
Sept. 25. Same to Mr. Gibbon, one of the Commissioners of Revenue in Ireland. My Lords continue for three months longer your leave of absence in this kingdom, “the affairs which required your coming over hither not being yet concluded.” Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 119.
Same to the Commissioners of Wine Licences. The Treasury Lords direct you to appoint John Astell to be Housekeeper of your Office in the room of Thomas Needham, deceased. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to permit William Wynde, Inspector of Prosecutions in the Exchequer Court, to appoint Henry Vander Esch to be his Deputy for the execution of the said Office. “But you are to take especial care that the said Deputy do observe” the Instructions as below, prepared by you for the said Office of Inspector.
Prefixing: (1) report by said Commissioners to the Treasury on the said Winde's memorial presenting said Vander Esch. We have had him examined by our Solicitor and the Register of Seizures and they report Vander Esch as a person of very good understanding and capacity, and though his education has not been in the law they think he will very shortly be able to execute the office, being a person of great application to business. We pray he may have express orders to follow the Instructions which we laid before your Lordships in our presentment of Feb. 22 last.
(2) The said Heads of Instructions to the Inspector of Prosecutions:
(a) to keep a book containing an account of all personal informations in the Exchequer Court of England and to see same effectually prosecuted or else to know the cause of neglect or failure from the officers concerned.
(b) to keep a book for entering all seizures by officers in London or the outports in like manner as is done by the Register of Seizures and to call on the officers concerned to proceed therein.
(c) to attend all trials in the Exchequer Court or other Courts at Westminster on personal Informations or Seizures for the better knowing his Majesty's part thereof and to prosecute recovery of said part.
(d) to attend the appraisals of seizures at the Custom House warehouse, London port, and carefully inspect all indentures of appraisements from the outports and to report any suspected under-appraisals to the Board.
(e) when any biddings are made on the Proclaiming writs of appraisements in the Court of Exchequer that he take care the money advanced thereon be immediately paid into the Court: and when the goods are condemned, to hasten the payment of the King's part into the Exchequer.
(f) to attend sales of all forfeited goods and see that the King's part thereof be paid into the Exchequer without delay.
(g) fourteen days after every term to lay before the Board an account of his proceedings.
(h) when compositions are made on Seizures or Penal Informations (which [compositions] are not to be done but by licence out of the Court of Exchequer) he take care that his Majesty's fine be forthwith paid.
(i) on every Writ of Delivery and Claim entered to goods under Seizure, he is to see that the security be sufficient to answer the value of the Recognizances.
(j) when Customs informations are for the future entered in any of the Courts of Record at Westminster by persons who are not officers of the Customs, he is to take the best account he can get of such proceedings from the Court Books and to keep a Register of the discharge thereof; as is to be done on Personal Informations prosecuted by officers of the Customs.
(k) to lay before the Treasury the yearly account of all Seizures and Informations, as due to be laid by the Register of Seizures at Xmas yearly or 40 days after.
(l) power to inspect books of warehouse keepers of London port and the books of the Register of Seizures Office.
(m) to observe the order of the Exchequer Court of 12 Nov. 1715 relating to seizures, appraisements and biddings.
Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 383–6.
Sept. 25. Treasury warrant to Edmund Elwill, Comptroller of Excise, approving of Robert Jacob to be his deputy as Deputy Comptroller of Excise.
Prefixing: said Elwill's presentment of said Jacob. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 28.
Sept. 26. Money warrant for 287l. 10s. 0d. to William Popple, Secretary to the Commissioners for Trade, for 1716 Sept. 29 quarter on the salaries for himself and clerks &c. of his Office. (Money order dated Sept. 27 hereon.) (The letter of direction dated Oct. 2 hereon is for 282l. 10s. 0d.) Money Book XXV, p. 48. Order Book IX, p. 284. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 219.
Sept. 26. Letter of direction for 137l. 15s. 0d. to James, Earl of Carnarvon, out of Land Tax anno 1712 and to be by him repaid into the Exchequer on account of the Receivers as follows of said tax for so much paid by them out of their said tax moneys for recruits for Regiments as follows: all on the lines of the like direction of Sept. 18 inst., supra, pp. 475, 490: viz.
£ s. d.
to Caleb Powell, Receiver General for Co. Brecon, Radnor and Montgomery of the twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709; for recruits for Col. Tidcomb's Regiment 77 4 0
to ditto for ditto for Col. Brasier's Regiment 33 0 0
to ditto out of the thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 for ditto for Col. Tidcomb's Regiment 27 11 0
—
£137 15 0
Disposition Book XXIII, p. 215.
William Lowndes to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Forces. The Treasury Lords direct you to raise the sum of 137,703l. 17s. 8½d. by an absolute sale of tallies and orders to that amount on the Malt Duties anno 1716 at par in manner following, that is to say 74,598l. 2s. 5½d. thereof on this day or at any time after and 63,105l. 15s. 3d. on the 24th of October next or at any time after; and to negotiate the said loans at 4 per cent. interest: and to apply the moneys so to be raised to the services following: viz.
£ s. d.
in further part of 993,015l. 4s. 5d. granted for Guards and Garrisons anno 1716.
for one month's subsistence Sept. 24 inst. to Oct. 24 next to the Regiments, Troops and Companies provided for in that sum		 59,038 18 0
for the succeeding month's subsistence to the said Forces to Nov. 24 next 60,943 9 7
in further part of 34,837l. 17s. 10½d. granted for Forces in America anno 1716.
for one month's subsistence to Oct. 24 next to the Forces provided for in that sum		 2,092 0 0
for the succeeding month's ditto to Nov. 24 next 2,162 5 8
in further part of 57,917l. 9s. 6d. granted for Forces and Garrison in Minorca anno 1716.
for two months' subsistence from Oct. 25 next to Dec. 24 next to the Forces provided for in this sum		 6,324 3 6
for Contingencies for the said time 334 4 7
in further part of 37,294l. 12s. 9d. granted for Forces and Garrison in Gibraltar anno 1716.
for the same two months' subsistence to the Forces provided for in this sum		 4,154 2 0
for Contingencies for the same time 167 2 3
£ s. d.
in further part of 66,012l. 5s. 5d. granted for Extraordinary Expenses of the Forces anno 1716.
to answer the Prince of Wales's warrant [for payment] to Thomas Missing, contractor for victualling the Garrison of Gibraltar, for one moiety of provisions imported by him for said service between 23 June 1716 and 12 July following, and one moiety of the charge of victualling said Garrison between 21 May 1716 and 15 July following		 2,287 12 1½
in further part of 20,000l. included in the sum of 993,015l. 4s. 5d. granted for Guards and Garrisons anno 1716.
to answer a bill drawn by Lieut. Gen. Carpenter dated 18 Sept. 1716 from Edinburgh upon account of the Contingent expenses for his Majesty's service in North Britain		 200 0 0
—
£137,703 17 8½
Disposition Book XXIII, pp. 216–17.
Sept. 26. William Lowndes to the Navy Commissioners. The Treasury Lords would gladly know how it happens that the Course of the Navy is at this time distinguished under the heads of Old and New &c.; why the New Course hath a preference to the Old and what the contracts are that are still subsisting upon the Old Course; with the difference of the price upon such contracts and [those upon] the New [Course] and what the sums are that may yet become payable upon the said Old contracts. (A like letter to the Victualling Commissioners.) Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 120.
Sept. 27. Money warrant for 150l. 11s. 3d. to Thomas Wyberg for 1½ years to 1715 Xmas on his salary of 3s. a day and board wages of 2s. 6d. a day as Serjeant at Arms. Money Book XXV, p. 50.
William Lowndes to Mr. Sloper. “The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury desire for the relief of the Lord Paston, in his present necessities, you do see that he have an advance on his pension paid by the Earl of Lincoln as Paymaster of the Forces, [to wit by advancing to him] for six months from the time he was last paid.” Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 120.
Same to Mr. Mulcaster. The Lieutenant Governor and other Officers of the Garrison of Annapolis Royal have by their enclosed memorial [missing] set forth the great hardships and inconveniences that they and their Companies suffer for want of their pay and clothing. My Lords direct you to attend them here on Monday next at 12 o'clock to answer the said complaint so far as it concerns the time you have acted as Agent for the said Companies; and to bring with you an account of all the moneys received and paid by you for the use of the said Garrison within the said time; and you are to set forth in the said account by what authority you act as Agent and whether or not you have given security for the faithful performance of that trust, and to whom. Ibid.
Sept. 27. Same to General Nicholson to attend my Lords as above with an answer to the said complaint of the Garrison of Annapolis so far as any of the matters therein contained do concern you. Ibid., p. 121.
Same to Mr. Gordon to attend as above with an account of all moneys by you received and paid for the said Garrison of Annapolis and by what authority you acted as Agent and under what security for faithful performance. (A like letter to Mr. Francis Lynn.) Ibid.
Same to the Customs Commissioners. My Lords are informed that William Hagar is by you appointed to be one of the warehousekeepers of Prohibited East India Goods in London port and to be paid out of incidents. My Lords direct you to discharge him from the said employment and to appoint William Thorisby in his stead. Ibid., p. 121. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 393.
Same to the Earl of Halifax [Auditor of the Receipt] to send to my Lords a list of the Detines that have been made for any Aids or Taxes since the Revolution upon orders or debentures for salaries or pensions payable at the Exchequer, distinguishing separately how much was detained upon each Aid or Tax. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 122.
Same to Mr. Harrison. My Lords find by a state of accounts which the Auditors of Imprests have laid before them that the final account of Capt. Thomas Savery, deceased (to wit from Midsummer 1712 to the time his employment [as Treasurer for Sick and Hurt] ceased) is not delivered to them. My Lords direct you to call on the executors of the said Savery and let them know that process of Exchequer will be awarded against them unless they deliver in the said account forthwith and prosecute the passing thereof with the Auditor. Ibid.
Same to the executors of Sir Thomas Littleton. My Lords find by a state of accounts as above that the said Littleton's final account as Treasurer of the Navy has been long since drawn, but cannot be perfected until an account of imprest [money] paid and the voluntary charge be delivered in. My Lords direct you forthwith to attend the Auditors [of Imprests] with the said voluntary charge and account of imprests. Ibid.
Same to the executors of Mr. Povey to prosecute the passing of Mr. Richard Povey's final account as Treasurer for Sick and Wounded, which my Lords learn will soon be ready for declaration if prosecuted as it ought to be. Ibid.
A like letter to Mr. Cæsar about his account as Treasurer of the Navy [to wit his account] for 1713, which cannot be perfected until the Voluntary Charge and Ships' Books be delivered in. Ibid., p. 123.
A like letter to Sir Anthony Stert, Agent to Lord Falkland, concerning Lord Falkland's final account as Treasurer of the Navy, which has been drawn and engrossed long since, but remains imperfected till some observations on part of the imprests are cleared by you, who acted as his Lordship's agent. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 123.
Sept. 27. William Lowndes to the heirs and executors of Mr. William Harbord concerning his account as late Paymaster of the Forces in Ireland, now lying before Auditor Foley. Exchequer process will be awarded against you unless you forthwith prosecute the passing thereof. Ibid., p. 124.
Same to the Auditors of Imprests. On reading the state of accounts lately laid by you before the Treasury Lords they direct as follows:
(1) that the account of Charles Cæsar, Esq., as Treasurer of the Navy [to wit the account] for the year 1712 (which appears to be drawn and engrossed) be presented by you for Declaration.
(2) that you let my Lords know whether the account of the Victuallers of the Navy for the year 1673 or any other of the old accounts contained in your said state are comprehended in any Act of Oblivion; and in case of doubt that you attend the Attorney and Solicitor General for their opinion on the point.
(3) that you forthwith transmit to my Lords your report on the memorial of the Commissioners for Transport for allowing their incident charges craved in their final account from 6 Feb. 1703–4 to 29 March 1704, as also the draft of the privy seal you were directed to prepare for passing the latter part of the said Commissioners' account from 1692 to 1712.
(4) that the account of Charles Mason, Esq., as late Treasurer for Transports, which appears to be ready for Declaration, be presented accordingly.
Ibid., p. 129.
Sept. 28. Same to the Commissioners for Forfeitures. The Attorney and Solicitor General have reported to my Lords their opinion on your letter dated from Preston the 14th inst. I am to enclose you a copy [missing] thereof. I find by your Secretary's letter to me of the 18th inst. that my letter of the 12th inst. was mistaken by you: but the opinion now sent will rectify your mistake. Ibid., p. 123.
Sept. 29. Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to apply the 1716 Michaelmas quarter's income of the Aggregate Fund for the Bank of England and others, to wit to the several uses and purposes as in the Act of 1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 12, which established the said Fund: the said income being as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
Income of the General or Aggregate Fund from Midsummer 1716 to 28 Sept. following [for the descriptions of the items of the fund as follows see supra, pp. 177–8].
of the Two Thirds Tonnage		 25,529 7 2
Duty on Coffee 7,122 13 6½
£ s. d.
Additional Duty on Coffee and 15 per cent. on Calicoes 21,111 5 3½
15 per cent. on Muslins 21,918 19 4½
Half Subsidy 56,841 8 11½
Duty on Hops 3,133 0 9
25l. per ton French wines imported 13,809 11 1½
foreign sail cloth 557 18 0
Prize Duty from Plantations 1,110 2 0
Plantation Duty 14 14 0
—
£151,149 0 2½
add to this the Surplus of the Fond for paying 80,000l. in annuities anno 1708 36,737 7 8
—
£187,886 7 10½
£ s. d.
Memorandum.
This Aggregate Fond will [by clause 25 of 1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 12] be further aided by the Overplus (if any) of the Civil List fonds at Michaelmas.
Against which [there is] to be paid the 2 pence per cent. [per 100l.] per diem on the Exchequer Bills standing out uncancelled, one quarter 34,682l. 15s. 10½d.: but in this quarter it appears that this service will be satisfied with		 15,000 0 0
to the Bank on 3 per cent. per an. for circulation [of Exchequer Bills]: one quarter 34,207 13 9
to ditto on 53,000l. per an. for paying [cancelling] these [Exchequer] Bills on demand: one quarter 13,250 0 0
to the Civil List the Deficiency at Midsummer last to complete 90,000l. as per the stated account 36,097 18 4
[to ditto] more for the quarter to Michaelmas [1716] 30,000 0 0
to Annuities at 5 per cent. per an.: one year 54,600 0 0
—
£183,155 12 1
Then the balance of 4,730l. 15s. 9½d. remains for [or towards satisfying] the Deficiency on the 100,000l. and 106,501l. 13s. 5d. per an. to the Bank and towards cancelling Exchequer Bills in case there be more than sufficient to satisfy those Deficiencies.
Money Book XXV, p. 49.
Sept. 29. Money warrant for 25l. to Richard Powys for 1716 Michaelmas quarter on his allowance for extraordinary service in the Treasury. (Money order dated Oct. 1 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 2 hereon.)
25l. to Anthony Corbiere, gent., for same quarter on his allowance for service performed in the Treasury. Ibid., p. 53. Order Book IX, p. 283. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 219.
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