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| April 11. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Treasury Lords to pay 585l. to William Taverner for surveying and making maps of that part of the coast of Newfoundland which the French were by the Treaty of Peace to deliver up to this nation and is for 585 days from 1 Aug. 1714 to 8 March 1715–16 on his allowance of 20s. a day, to wit from the day of the King's accession to the day of his return into England from the said employment: he having been appointed thereto by the late Queen Anne with the said allowance. (Money warrant dated April 25 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated May 3 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 244. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 285. |
| April 11. |
Treasury warrant to John How, late Paymaster General of Guards, Garrisons and other the Land Forces, to pay (out of any moneys remaining in your hands as such) 200l. to John Cocksedge in full satisfaction of all claims and demands for trouble, fatigue, hazard and wounds received in the service of the Crown upon the reduction of Port Royal, now called Annapolis, in America.
Prefixing: report by [General] Fr. Nicholson on the petition of said Cocksedge. In 1709 he was (by favour of Robert Walpole, then Secretary at War) appointed one of the Officers under my command in the reduction of Port Royal and behaved himself therein in all respects as becoming a good Officer. As to his other services in furnishing the Garrison of Annapolis Royal with fish at a time they were in great want of provisions I examined into that matter when I was last at Boston and found that he had done that extraordinary service. His being detached with the party with Capt Pidgeon and falling into the hands of the Indians and French after receiving so many dangerous wounds was confirmed to me by authentic proofs and I think after all the barbarous usage he met with he had the same good fortune as Capt. Pidgeon to escape being either roasted or boiled by them.
What he alleges about his being sent to Cape Breton in the Prince Eugene brigantine I have not the least reason to doubt of the truth thereof and here are several Officers in town to attest it. It would be reasonable to pay him 200l. for his fatigue, hazard and the great expenses he has been at for his ransom and cure of his wounds. Money Book XXV, pp. 279–80.
Same to George Murray, Paymaster of the 1,400,000l. Lottery anno 1714, to pay 600l. to Samuel Bowtell to be employed for the incidents of the Commissioners for making forth orders in lieu of Lottery Tickets, they having represented that they are now upon closing their accounts for the whole work committed to their charge and desiring 600l. for incidents of their office, salaries and rewards to themselves, clerks and others, so as all further expense of that Office may cease and be at an end for the future. Ibid., p. 285.
Same to Col. Rapine, Commissary for taking care of the Rebel prisoners in Lancashire, to pay 212l. 12s. 11d. to Thomas Pont for medicaments by him delivered to the Rebel prisoners at Liverpool.
Prefixing: report by said Col. J. Rapin dated London April 3 inst., supra, p. 217, on said Pont's demand as by the order of reference of March 30 last. The physicians, apothecaries and medicaments were not appointed at Liverpool by my order or [with the] knowledge of any person having authority from me, but by Capt. James Butler of Col. Fane's Regiment, who commanded a party for the guard of the Rebels at Liverpool, “so that I might well say I never was sensible there was need of such at Liverpool and that I am quite a stranger to it, if Capt. Butler (after the service was over at that place) had not acquainted me that he had appointed physicians, apothecaries and medicaments by an order from Mr. Secretary Stanhope directed to him, and telling me (to the best of my remembrance) that the sum demanded amounted to above 300l.; which finding exorbitant as being double the sum laid out to that time on that account in all the other places together where the bulk of the prisoners was all along, I told him that I durst not meddle nor charge my account with it without a particular order: but since he had an order for what he had done he might apply to Mr. Secretary Stanhope about it, consenting withal that he had applied to me, but that I refused the payment thereof, though I don't find that there is any mention made of such application to me.
It appears by a certificate from Capt. James Butler that he appointed the said Thomas Pont as an apothecary to administer such medicaments to the Rebels prisoners as certain physicians should subscribe; and it appears by certificate of the said physicians that he did administer medicaments to the Rebels according to their prescription and it appears by a letter from Mr. Secretary Stanhope to Capt. James Butler that he has had sufficient authority to appoint physicians, apothecaries and medicaments for the Rebels prisoners. I must own that had Mr. Secretary Stanhope's letter been directed to me, as having the chief direction of the prisoners, I would have taken care to have better husbanded the public's money (as it appears I have done in all my accounts), but having had no correspondence yet with the Offices of the Secretaries of State I may reasonably suppose that Mr. Secretary Stanhope did not know of a particular person being appointed for that purpose and so his orders were directed to the Officer in Chief at Liverpool, who was Capt. Butler.
It appears that the said Thomas Pont had been appointed before by Mr. Cracherode and Capt. Butler continued him in the said employment. His bill may be paid after examination of the prices of the medicine and may be charged by me on the next contingent bill that shall be made on account of the Rebel prisoners and the sum may be paid by me when received by me. Ibid., pp. 286–7. |
| April 11. |
Money warrant for 6,500l. to the Commissioners for Enquiring into the estates of Traitors (Richard Grantham, George Treby, Arthur Ingram, George Gregory, Sir Richard Steele, Sir Henry Houghton, Patrick Haldane, Sir Thomas Hales, Robert Munro, Henry Cuningham, Dennis Bond, Serjeant John Birch, Sir John Eyles): being 500l. each for half a year to Lady day 1717 on their salaries. (Money order dated April 12 hereon. In the margin: a later Treasury order of confirmation dated 1717 May 31 thereof.) Ibid., pp. 284–5. Order Book IX, p. 396.
Letter of direction for 1,305l. 18s. 2d. to Harry Mordaunt on the unsatisfied order in his name as Treasurer and Paymaster of the Ordnance: out of imprest money repaid into the Exchequer by the said Harry Mordaunt: and is intended to be applied to the service of the Ordnance. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 281.
William Lowndes to the Navy Commissioners to make forth a Navy bill for repaying to Josiah Burchet, Secretary to the Admiralty, and to the Under Secretary, clerks and chamber keeper of the Admiralty Office the assessments they have paid to the Land Tax anno 1716 “in like manner as the same hath been done in former years.” Disposition Book XXIII, p. 282. |
| April 11. |
H. Walpole to the Customs Commissioners to propose some exchange of post for Edward Pollington, junr., collector of Newhaven port, as he doth not enjoy his health there. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 181.
Treasury warrant to same approving and authorising the proposals as in their memorial following, “except as to John Rouse, in whose stead we direct you to depute Philip Thirlwall to be waiter and searcher at Starcross.”
Prefixing: memorial, undated, from said Commissioners. Mr. Jan's, the collector of Bideford, was [sent] lately to survey the port of Exeter. He has represented to us that it would be for the interest of the revenue to superannuate Peter Ceely, who is the searcher and attends the coast business at 50l. per an. and to sink the said office, the landwaiters at Topsham being capable of performing the duty thereof; and that there should be an officer appointed at Starcross in Exeter port to keep an horse to guard the coast and inspect ships discharging there at the salary of 40l. per an.; and that the remaining 10l. per an. of the said Ceely's salary should be added to the salary of Thomas Symmonds, warehousekeeper at Topsham, to make his salary 30l. per an. The proposal seems to us to be for the interest of the revenue and we pray a warrant for appointing John Rous as waiter and searcher at Starcross and for Hugh Barnard at 30l. per an. to succeed John Kemp as boatman at Tingmouth, who is being superannuated. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 437.
Same to same to appoint officers as follows in the port of Wisbech, according to a memorial from the Collectors of Lynn and Wisbech of Dec. 4 last stating that the trade of Wisbech is of late years considerably increased and daily improving and that the Customs are double to what they lately were and that additional officers are necessary for the more regular and better despatch of business: viz.
Edmond Hill, the present waiter and searcher, to be Surveyor and to act as land waiter.
Thomas Cary to succeed said Hill.
James Crow and Peter Meadows to be tidesmen.
John Derrickson and Tomlinson Hodgson to be boatmen.
Ibid. XVII, pp. 4–5.
Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant dated 1715 Sept. 23 from the Duke of Bolton, Lord Chamberlain of the Household, to the Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, to take into “your accounts of” the Great Wardrobe the following particulars left by the executor of Dr. Harel in his lodgings at St. James's, amounting to 21l. 5s. 0d.
Appending: an inventory of several things left in the late dwelling house of Dr. Harel and now delivered up for his Majesty's use and service by the said Dr. Harel's executor: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Bedchamber: one large chimney glass and gilded frame |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Middle room: looking glass with gilt frame over the chimney |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Drawing room above stairs: looking glass in a black frame |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
great room below stairs: one glass and carved branches over the chimney |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
a fine large piece of tapestry |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
in the parlour: one set of gilt leather hangings |
3 |
10 |
0 |
|
little parlour near the kitchen: gilt leather hangings |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
— |
|
£21 |
5 |
0 |
|
Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book I, p. 31. |
| April 12. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of Guards and Garrisons, to pay 707l. to John Hill, Paymaster for the Transport Service: as imprest and upon account: the same being intended to be applied to defray the charge of providing a ship with provisions and all other necessaries for transporting recruits for Col. Alexander's Regiment in the Leeward Islands. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 231.
Same in the form of letters patent to the Board of Works and all others concerned authorising and appointing that “the care, inspection and control of all the works, alterations and repairs in any of our private roads, gates or bridges and the making of contracts and agreements for the same be united and annexed to the business of our Board of Works under the same Instructions with other our affairs transacted by the said Board: and we do also ordain and appoint that the Keeper and Guide of our said Private Roads, Gates and Bridges now and for the time being shall be one of the officers composing our said Board of Works for the future and be admitted to sit, transact and negotiate with other our officers composing the said Board all matters and things whatsoever that are or shall come to be done, transacted or negotiated by them.” By patent under the great seal dated 1716 Sept. 12 the King has appointed William Watkins to be Keeper of the said King's Private Roads, Gates and Bridges and Guide of his Royal Person in all his Royal Progresses, with the fee or salary of 82l. per an. payable by the Cofferer of the Household and fees and travelling charges amounting to 97l. 6s. 8d. per an. out of the Exchequer. But as the income of the said place will be retrenched by reason he is not to be concerned in any undertaking or contract for the works or repairs of the King's private roads, gates or bridges for the future, the King hereby grants him the further yearly salary of 200l. to be paid him from Lady day last by the Paymaster of the Works; which said salary or allowance is hereby to be inserted on the books of the Works: all in consideration of the additional trouble and expense he may be at in attending from time to time at the Board of Works with the other officers composing said Board. Ibid., pp. 232–3.
Royal sign manual for 15,921l. 19s. 10¾d. to James, Earl of Carnarvon: as imprest to be applied to defraying certain charges relating to the late war which incurred and became due within the time he was Paymaster of the Forces Abroad. (Money warrant dated April 12 hereon.) (Money order dated April 12 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated April 12 hereon for said sum to be paid out of [arrears of] branches of the revenue as follows: viz.) |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
out of imprest money repaid by the said Earl |
180 |
18 |
0½ |
|
out of first Poll anno 1688 |
10 |
12 |
0 |
|
out of first 4s. Aid anno 1693 |
334 |
7 |
0 |
|
out of second 4s. Aid anno 1694 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
out of fourth 4s. Aid anno 1696 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
|
out of 12d. Aid anno 1697 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
out of 2s. Aid and Additional 12d. Aid anno 1697 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
out of Subsidies anno 1702 [as by 1 Anne, c. 6] |
1 |
12 |
6 |
|
out of Subsidies and other Duties [anno 1699 as by the Act 8–9 Wm. III., c. 6] |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
out of Subsidies anno 1703 [as by 1 Anne, St. 2, c. 17] |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
out of twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 |
1,053 |
6 |
6¼ |
|
out of thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 |
2,138 |
12 |
11 |
|
out of fourteeneth 4s. Aid anno 1711 |
2,397 |
5 |
6½ |
|
out of fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 |
282 |
3 |
7½ |
|
out of third 2s. Aid anno 1713 |
9,492 |
6 |
9 |
|
— |
|
£15,921 |
19 |
10¾ |
|
King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 233. Order Book IX, p. 396. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 282. |
| April 12. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's to Edward Harley and Thomas Foley, Auditors of Imprests, to make allowances as follows in any future accompt which James, Earl of Carnarvon, may render as late Paymaster of the Forces Abroad; his account for same having been lately passed but by reason of some omission or neglect the said several sums as follows paid by him for the services of the late war have not been allowed him thereupon: viz. |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
paid to the late Duke of Ormonde on account of his pay as Commander in Chief in Flanders from 24 June 1713 to 24 Aug. following |
600 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to John Barker for 91 days' pay as Commissary of the Stores upon the Expedition under General Erle from 22 Dec. 1708 to 23 March following |
91 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Capt. John Webb for his pay as Commissary of the Garrison and Works of Gibraltar from 24 Dec. 1707 to 23 June 1708 pursuant to the Queen's warrant of 1708 June 24; being so much overpaid him and chargeable to such arrears of pay or demands as are due to him |
91 |
10 |
0 |
|
paid to David Campbell for 84 days' pay in advance from 1 Feb. 1710–11 to several Staff Officers under the command of the Duke of Argyll, viz., 42l. to John Campbell as Major of Brigade at 10s. a day; 105l. to John Smallbones at 1l. 5s. 0d. a day as Director to the Hospital and [for] his clerks; 42l. to John Blechinden at 10s. a day as Major of Brigade; 42l. to Colin Campbell at 10s. a day as Deputy Commissary; 21l. to John Plumerdin at 5l. a day as Apothecary; 21l. to John Setraw [? Schaw] at 5s. a day as Surgeon's mate; 14l. 14s. 0d. to James Anderson at 3s. a day as supernumerary mate |
287 |
14 |
0 |
|
paid Major James Allen's bill of exchange drawn from Dijon 10 April 1709 on account of his pay as Commissary of stores in Spain from 24 Dec. 1707 or such other demands of his as are now depending |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Col. Ignatius Nugent on account of his pay as Colonel in the King of Portugal's service |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Col. Charles Cusack on a bill drawn by Mr. Henry Watkins dated 14 Oct. 1707 charged to the King of Spain's account |
60 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Dr. Freind which, with 200l. already received by him, is in full of his pay and all other demands as Physician to the Hospital and to the General in Spain from 24 Dec. 1706 |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to George Denune for his pay as Mate to the Hospital in Spain from 23 Dec. 1708 to 23 Feb. following; chargeable to the extraordinaries of the said Hospital |
15 |
10 |
0 |
|
paid to William Squire for 91 days in advance as Master Apothecary to the Hospital in Spain from 24 Dec. 1709; chargeable to the extraordinaries of the said Hospital |
45 |
10 |
0 |
|
paid to said William Squire for his pay from 14 Nov. 1710 to 23 Dec. following |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to — Elphinston, — Napper, — Maitland and — Mylne four Surgeon's Mates to the Hospital in Spain, for 91 days' pay in advance from 24 Dec. 1709; chargeable to the extraordinaries of the Hospital |
91 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Col. Southwell as of the late Queen's [Anne's] bounty towards making good the damage he sustained by the loss of his horses and baggage in her said Majesty's service in Spain in 1707 |
300 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Thomas Macnamara as her said late Majesty's royal bounty to enable him to go to Portugal |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to — Cantillon for his care and pains in stating the accounts of the prisoners in France from 3 Aug. 1707 to 31 March 1710 |
30 |
2 |
6 |
|
paid to Capt. Long for his expense and trouble in going express from London to Barcelona on the public service anno 1712 |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Capt. John Mohun in consideration of his trouble and expenses in coming express from Spain from the Earl of Barrymore anno 1712 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Major Humphrey Bland for his service and charges in going express from London to Barcelona anno 1712 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Col. O'Hara for his expenses and service in going express from London to Port Mahon with orders for reducing the Regiments pursuant to Sir William Wyndham's letter of 12 June 1713 |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Col. Stanhope Cotton for his service and charges in coming express from Port Mahon on the public service |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Alexander Macdonald on account of his expenses in coming from Spain on the public service |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Antoine Richard on account of his charges and for his trouble in going several times from London to Barcelona upon the public service |
303 |
15 |
0 |
|
paid to David Campbell for the contingent charges of Lord Islay's Regiment |
246 |
2 |
0 |
|
paid to Consul Nicholas Herne for disbursements for the store houses at Denia by Lord Galway's warrant to Mr. Stevenson; made over by him to Mr. Herne anno 1717 |
10 |
4 |
3¼ |
|
paid to Lieut. Archibald Kennedy by the hands of Col. Leigh and by order of Major General Evans for levy money of 50 men for the Independent Companies at New York anno 1713 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to — Merril for the respited pay of Capt. Dormer of Sir Richard Temple's Regiment for 12 months ended 23 June 1707 |
182 |
10 |
0 |
|
paid to Major Gordon for arms and accoutrements lost at the battle of Ramillies by the Regiment of Scotch Dragoons commanded by the Earl of Stair |
540 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to — Man for the like loss [sustained] by General Ross's Regiment of Dragoons |
405 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid for the amount of bread and barley delivered by the Spanish Proveditore to the Train of Artillery |
240 |
0 |
4¼ |
|
paid to — Stevenson to be charged to the Train of Artillery by Lord Galway's warrant dated 1 May 1710 |
18 |
5 |
10 |
|
paid to Catherine Waters upon account of her husband's pay anno 1712 who was one of the 30 Lieutenants sent to New England |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to John Farra for his expenses and pains in going down to Tinmouth with money for the use of 10 Battalions that came from Flanders |
25 |
10 |
6 |
|
paid to Thomas Sydenham on account for subsisting several Invalids from the Low Countries till they could be provided for in the Hospital |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Sir Henry Furnese upon account of his demand for his remittances to Portugal |
394 |
13 |
2 |
|
paid to Brigadier Petit for the fortifications at Port Mahon |
816 |
12 |
7 |
|
paid to Capt. Gardener for the personal subsistence of the Officers of Lord Mark Kerr's (late Farrington's) Regiment of Foot from 22 Feb. 1712–13 (the time they were reduced at Gibraltar) to 25 Nov. following (when they commence on the Establishment of Ireland) |
3,070 |
10 |
0 |
|
paid on account of the pay of Brigadier Stanwix's Regiment |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid on account of the pay of Brigadier Paston's Regiment |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
paid to Capt. Gardener on account of the pay or subsistence of Lord Mark Kerr's Regiment from 25 Dec. 1712 |
300 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to George Aikenheid on account of clothing Major General Gorge's Regiment |
404 |
17 |
1¾ |
|
paid to Daniel Combes, agent to the Half Pay Officers, on account of their half pay for the year 1712 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Colin Campbell for his pay as an extraordinary surgeon's mate to the Hospital in Spain from 24 Dec. 1710 to 23 Dec. 1711 |
91 |
5 |
0 |
|
paid to John Smith for his pay as a supernumerary clerk to the British Hospital in Spain from 24 Dec. 1711 to 23 Dec. 1712 at 5s. a day |
92 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid John Plummerdin for his pay as an extraordinary mate to the Apothecary of the said Hospital from the 24 Dec. 1711 to 14 Nov. 1712 |
81 |
15 |
0 |
|
paid to Paul Margarett, Esq., for his pay as Surgeon to the British Hospital in Spain from 24 Dec. 1711 to 22 March following |
45 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to several General Officers serving in Flanders, on account of their pay and forage from 24 June 1713, viz., 8l. 7s. 5d. to Brigadier Morrison; 99l. 10s. 6d. to Brigadier Corbett; 12l. 16s. 8d. to Brigadier Preston; 11l. 16s. 1d. to Brigadier Groves; 7l. 15s. 2d. to Major General Kellum; 4l. 16s. 0d. to Major General Primrose; 3l. 15s. 4d. to Commissary Marshall; 16l. 10s. 5d. to Brigadier Sutton |
165 |
7 |
7 |
|
paid to Dr. Inglish on account of his pay as Physician to the Hospital in Flanders in the year 1712 |
24 |
3 |
9 |
|
paid for an arrear of pay to the Palatine Troops that served in Catalonia from 23 Dec. 1712 upon account |
2,072 |
5 |
0 |
|
paid to Viscount Shannon towards providing an equipage as Commander in Chief of the Forces on an Expedition in the year 1710 |
720 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Col. Kerr for 100 days' forage money for the Regiment of Dragoons under his command in the spring of 1711 |
669 |
15 |
4½ |
|
paid or to be paid to Brigadier Dormer to satisfy such sum or sums as are remaining due and unpaid on account of offreckonings to the Regiment of Foot under his command in the late war at any time before the said Regiment was removed to the Establishment of the Forces in Ireland |
1,996 |
14 |
10 |
|
— |
|
£15,921 |
19 |
10¾ |
|
King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 257–61. |
| April 12. |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to Edward Young, Surveyor General of Woods: as imprest: to be by him applied and paid according to warrants from the Warden of Windsor Forest for making and repairing bridges, drains, polls and passages over the boggs in said Forest so as his Majesty's hunting there may be rendered safe and commodious: to be issued out of Civil List moneys. (Money order dated April 16 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated May 3 hereon.) Money Book XXV, p. 282. Order Book IX, p. 398. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 285.
Letter of direction for 100l. to Stephen Poyntz: out of Civil List moneys: “upon the proper warrant and order signed by the Treasury Lords in this behalf” [see supra, p. 74, under date 2 Jan. 1716–17] for 1717 Lady day quarter on an annuity or yearly pension. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 281.
H. Walpole to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed letter [missing] relating to some goods seized at Yarmouth belonging to Mr. Simpson, who hath compounded with the officer for his part [of the seizure] and desires that the King's share may be remitted. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 174.
Same to same enclosing the memorial [missing] of David Thomas, late a tidewaiter at Milford. You are to put him on the list of superannuated officers if you have no objection thereto. Ibid., p. 180.
W. Lowndes to Hugh Cholmley [Surveyor General of Crown Lands]. His Majesty has been pleased to consent to the passing a lease to the Rt. Honourable Robert Walpole, Esq., of a house, garden, coach houses, stables and other outhouses thereto, lying at Chelsea and now used and possessed by him. My Lords direct you to make a description [constat] and to report the nature and yearly value thereof. Ibid., p. 181.
Same to the Commissioners for taking and stating the debt of the Army, enclosing for their perusal and consideration the petition [missing] of the non commission Officers and private centinals of the Foot Regiments of Lieut.-General Webb, Major Gen. Howe, Major Gen. Trelawny, praying payment of arrears alleged to be due to them for their service in the late war; as also a memorial [missing] of the Earl of Carnarvon relating to the sum of 121l. 10s. 0d. for the respited pay of Capt. Jefferys. Ibid.
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| April 12. |
Same to the Lord Chancellor. Your Lordship has been pleased to stay the passing of a grant under the great seal of the Office of Keeper of the Lyons at the Tower to John Martin until examination of the pretensions of William and Jane Gibson to the said office, pursuant to a reference to the Treasury from the Prince of Wales (when Guardian of the Kingdom) of said Gibon's petition. I am to enclose to you the Attorney General's report [missing] upon the case and to signify that as the said office appears thereby to be entirely in his Majesty's dispose my Lords have no objection to perfecting the grant to Mr. Martin if his Majesty shall so think fit. Ibid., p. 182.
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Hugh Cholmley of a house in Scotland Yard as follows for 31 years at 8l. per an.: with a clause of re-assumption to the Crown without fines in the contingency of rebuilding Whitehall Palace.
Prefixing: (a) said Cholmley's petition for same. The house which I am in possession of in Scotland Yard [by virtue of my office of Surveyor General of Crown Lands] being mostly built of wood is very liable to fires; for prevention whereof and for the security of the surveys and other records in my custody I am willing to expend a sum of money in erecting a brick building to contain them if granted a lease for 31 years.
(b) constat of the premises made out by Hugh Cholmley as Surveyor General. The premises abut north on Scotland Yard, west on a brick built house in the possession of Sir Christopher Wren, south on the other Scotland Yard, east on a house in the possession of — Ireland, and contains 33 feet north, 36 feet west, 15 foot south, 10 foot west, 8 foot south, 20 foot west, 10 foot south, 66 foot east. It was formerly in the possession of Math. Churchill.
Followed by: undated entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of the docquet of this lease. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, pp. 124–5.
Same to the said Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a particular of certain lands and tenements lying near to Harwich which were vested in the Crown by an Act of 8 Anne, c. 23: all in order to a lease thereof to Sir Philip Parker, bart., and Thomas Heath, Esq., for 31 years at 110l. per an rent.
Prefixing: said Surveyor General's report on the petition from said Parker and Heath. The said lands and tenements when purchased [by the Crown] cost the public 9,149l. 13s. 2d. By a survey which I have lately made they appear worth 366l. per an. if in repair, but the charge of making good the repairs wanting to keep up the rents amounts to 1,318l. But out of the said premises [certain] houses of 50l. per an. value [in all] are directed [to be] for the use of the stores keeper, gunners and Governors of Landguard Fort, which are to be removed to Harwich until the works directed to be done at the said fort be perfected, and the repairs wanting at them are estimated at 130l. I advise a lease as above seeing that no new private buildings can be erected on the premises and the same are to be re-assumable to the Crown at any time. One Nathaniel Meystnor applied for a lease of these lands. I reported on his petition Jan. 25 last. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 131. |
| April 12. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Lords Justices of Ireland, viz., Alan, Lord Broderick, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, William, Archbishop of Dublin, and William Conolly, Esq., to pay to Col. Charles Churchill out of the revenues of Ireland at large the sum of 360l. 5s. 5½d. to complete all assignments and demands whatsoever on account of Clothing the Regiment of Foot late under him, due at or at any time before its disbandment there: the said sum being left as a debt on the said Colonel by reason the said Regiment was disbanded or removed to that Kingdom [of Ireland] before the offreckonings assigned for that purpose extended [so far as] to pay the same. Out Letters (Ireland) X, p. 76. |
| April 13. |
Treasury reference to the King's Remembrancer of the petition of James Dixon, Collector and Receiver General of New York, proposing his security [for his fidelity in said Office, to wit] himself in 800l., Mr. John Broughton of Grays Inn in 600l. and Mr. William Elliot of Covent Garden, woollen draper, in 600l., being the same sum as Mr. Byerly, his predecessor in said office, did give. Reference Book IX, p. 322. |
| April 15. |
Royal letters patent appointing James Stanhope, Thomas Lord Torrington, John Wallop, George Bailie and Thomas Micklethwaite to be Treasury Lords (Commissioners for executing the Office of Treasurer of the Exchequer) in place of Thomas, Lord Torrington, Robert Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Paul Methuen and Richard Edgcumbe thereto appointed by patent dated 1716 June 25 which patent is hereby revoked. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 241.
Same appointing Charles, Earl of Sunderland, to be one of the Principal Secretaries of State loco Paul Methuen thereto appointed by letter patent dated 1716 June 26 which patent is hereby revoked. Ibid., p. 242.
Same appointing Joseph Addison to be a same loco James Stanhope thereto appointed by patent dated 1715 Sept. 27, which patent is hereby revoked. Ibid., p. 243.
Note of the entry in the Office of [William Blathwayte], Auditor General of the Plantations, of the great seal appointing James Dixon, gent., to be Collector and Receiver of New York and its Dependencies in America to levy, collect and receive all arrears of Duties, dues and revenues due or to grow due there to his Majesty for Custom, Excise, quit rents or by any other manner or way whatsoever: with the salary of 200l. per an.: all loco Thomas Byerley, Esq., thereto appointed by letters patent of Queen Anne dated 26 Sept. 1702, which patent is hereby revoked. Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) III, pp. 102–4. |
