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| Oct. 11. |
Same (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Auditors of Imprests to report on the enclosed account [missing] of the recoinages at Barcelona and the profits arising thereupon and [on] other the remittances that were made to Mr. Mead, late Deputy Paymaster [of the British Forces] in Spain, by John [Chetwynd] and William Chetwynd from Genoa: which account has been sent to my Lords by Mr. Samuel Scott in behalf of the said Mead. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 130. |
| Oct. 13/24. |
Royal warrant dated at our Court at Hanover to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a reversionary grant to Christopher Montague and John Montague, sons of the Earl of Manchester, of the office of Collector or Collectorship of the Customs, Subsidies &c., commonly called Tonnage and Poundage in the Port of London and the keeping of the seal called the Cocquet Seal there and the making of all bonds and the making and sealing of all cocquets for coast shipments and the making of all returns and certificates from said port of all goods brought thither from other [British] ports: the said office having been granted by Charles II. 1674–5 March 18 to Henry Montague, then of the Middle Temple, in reversion after John Crispe, Thomas (afterwards Sir Thomas) Crispe and Nicholas (afterwards Sir Nicholas) Crispe, and for the lives of Robert Montague, Charles Montague (then commonly called Lord Mandeville and now Charles, Earl of Manchester) and James Montague, now Sir James Montague, Kt.: and the said Henry Montague is dead without issue and the said Earl is nephew and heir to the said Henry and the said three Crisps and the said Robert Montague are all dead, whereby the interest of the said office is come to the said Earl for the lives of him and the said Sir James Montague. The herein grant is to be in reversion of the interest of the said Earl and Sir James and is to be to the said Christopher Montague and John Montague [in trust] for and during the lives of William Montague, Esq., commonly called Lord Mandeville, son and heir of the said Earl, and Robert Montague, Esq., one other of the sons of the said Earl. King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 456. |
| Oct 13/24. |
Same dated same for a charter to pass the Union Great Seal of Scotland for an annuity of 1,000l. sterling to Frances, wife of John, late Earl of Mar, from 1715 Sept. 29 for her life and for granting to her only daughter, Frances Erskine, 10,000l. sterling as a portion and provision to her “with an annual rent agreeable thereto” payable half yearly during the non-payment of the said principal sum: both which annual sums are to be uplifted forth of the lands, lordship and barony of Alba &c., now belonging to the Crown by the attainder of the said Earl of Mar: and likewise to confirm the marriage articles of the said Frances so far as concerns the provision made for her and her said daughter. Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 542–50. |
| Oct. 16. |
William Lowndes to Mr. Richard Bradley, late accomptant to the Wine Licence Office. The Auditors of Imprests have laid before my Lords some queries relating to the Wine Licence accompts for the years 1710, 1711, 1712 and 1713, part of which [queries] ought to be answered by you. My Lords direct you to attend the said Auditors for that purpose so that the passing of the said accounts may not be retarded. (A like letter to Mr. Samuell Hunton at East Ham in Essex.) Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 130. |
| Oct. 17. |
Same to the Treasurer of the Navy. The Treasury Lords direct you to raise 9,100l. 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 4 per cent. interest: and to pay over the money so raised to the South Sea Company to answer the Deficiency of their annual fond of 600,000l. per an. and 8,000l. per an., to wit for the quarter ended Sept. 29 last. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 223. |
| Oct. 22. |
Warrant dated Hampton Court, under the sign manual of the Prince of Wales as Guardian of the Kingdom, to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 30,000l. to John, Duke of Montagu, Master of the Great Wardrobe: as imprest for the service of the Great Wardrobe: out of Civil List moneys. (The privy seal hereon is dated Oct. 31.) (Money warrant dated Nov. 19 hereon.) (Money order dated Nov. 19 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 122. Order Book IX, p. 303. |
| Oct. 23. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Simon Francia shewing that in 1706 he was indebted to the Crown in 4,213l. 15s. 11d. which is all cleared but 2l. 9s. 8d.; that he had great hardships and losses in the late war and suffered above 10,000l. “by vintners”; that there is a demand for 506l. 14s. 9¾d. for interest [on said debt]: therefore prays relief, seeing he has paid the principal thereof. Reference Book IX, p. 297.
Same to same of the petition of Herman Loviss and Company shewing that April 23 last they put on board the John Charles for Antigua 347 calicoes, expecting the ship to sail every day, but a difference arising between the capt. and owners the searchers of the Custom House took all the goods and put them on another ship and refuse to certify [so] that petitioners may have the drawback: therefore pray orders to the searchers to make out certificates. Ibid.
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| Oct. 24. |
Same to same of the petition of Richard Moreton, a King's waiter in London port, proposing Richard Sankey as his deputy therein. Ibid., p. 296. |
| Oct. 25. |
Same to the Taxes Commissioners of the petition of Caleb Powell, Receiver General of Land Taxes and House Duties annis 1712, 1713 and 1714 for Cos. Brecon, Radnor and Montgomery; praying the usual allowance of 3d. per pound for returning the sum of 25,982l. 12s. 6½d. Ibid., p. 297. |
| Oct. 27. |
Money order for 35,000l. to Thomas Burdus, Paymaster of the late Queen's Civil List Lottery for 500,000l. anno 1713 as by the patent of 13 Oct. 1713 for raising the said Lottery in accordance with the Act 12 Anne, c. 11: and is as imprest and upon account for and towards satisfying [to] the persons who have advanced or contributed the said 500,000l., “all the principal and interest by the said letters patent made payable in one year from Michaelmas 1716.” Order Book IX, p. 306. |
| Oct. 28. |
William Lowndes to the [Principal] Officers of the Ordnance. My Lords have considered your memorial for repayment of the Land Tax assessments anno 1715 on yourselves and the inferior officers of the Ordnance. You are to make out bills or debentures for such repayment accordingly. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 235. |
| Oct. 30. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's [to the Duke of Grafton and the Earl of Galway, Lords Justices of Ireland] to pay 658l. 4s. 8d. to the late Regiment of Foot formerly commanded by Brigadier Hans Hamilton and afterwards by Col. Thomas Chudleigh, for the difference between English and Irish pay for the period 1713 June 24 [when they were mustered in Flanders and placed on the Establishment of Ireland] to 24 August following [when they landed in Ireland]: the Officers having represented that by reason said Regiment was mustered in Flanders from 24 June to 24 Aug. 1713 and the original muster rolls for that time are not returned to Ireland the Government there cannot state the abovesaid difference of subsistence and thereby the said Officers are reduced to great necessity.
Followed by: statement of the full pay of said Regiment as mustered in Flanders for said period (total 1,994l. 17s. 0d.) and the full pay according to the Establishment of Ireland for said time (total 1,336l. 12s. 4d.: difference 658l. 4s. 8d.). Out Letters (Ireland) X, pp. 67, 68–9. |
| Oct. 31. |
Entry of a Treasury caveat in favour of Mr. Hutton, one of the sworn clerks in the King's Remembrancer's Office, in the Inner Temple, that he be heard on behalf of Margaret Gregory, widow and administratrix of John Gregory, deceased, against any privy seal to be granted to Benjamin Joseph or his son, of John Gregory's goods and chattels seized upon a capias utlagum at the suit of the said Benjamin Joseph and his son. Notice to be sent to him [the said Hutton] at the [King's Remembrancer's] Office abovementioned. Caveat Book, p. 65. |
