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| June 11. |
C. Stanhope to the Navy Commissioners. His Majesty has signified to the Treasury Lords his pleasure that Benjamin Joules of Plymouth (whose papers I enclose [missing] with the Attorney General's opinion thereon) should have a reward for the clay dug, or to be dug, on his ground for the use of his Majesty's Docks at Portsmouth and Plymouth. My Lords desire you to send a state of his case to Mr. Townsend, one of your number now residing at Portsmouth, who is to certify the quantity of clay so digged. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 197. |
| June 12. |
Treasury reference to the Postmaster General of the petition of John Hopkins on behalf of the executors of John Dummer shewing that [the said Dummer] contracted with Sir Robert Cotton and Sir Thomas Frankland, late [joint] Postmaster General for carrying on the service of the West India Pacquet boats, for which he was to have 12,000l. per an. payable quarterly, and the better to assist him, the said Postmaster General consented to his making assignments on his quarterly payments; that he [Dummer] did accordingly assign to Nicholas Goodwin 1,000l. out of moneys payable to him [Dummer] on or before 20 Nov. 1711; that he [petitioner Hopkins] is lawfully possessed of the said assignments, having on the credit thereof paid 1,000l. to the said Nicholas Goodwin about 15 March 1710–11: that in August 1711 the said Nicholas Goodwin proved insolvent and likewise the said Dummer [became insolvent] but his [? petitioner's or Dummer's] brother then being in the said service he [Hopkins] hoped he should have received the said 1,000l. on the said assignments: that upon application for payment thereof Sir Thomas Frankland and Sir John Evelin, the then Postmaster General, made up the said Dummer's account in such a manner that for the quarter's payment which should have been 3,000l. they made due to him only 1,331l. 18s. 0d., by which means the money due on the said assignments are still unpaid: therefore petitioner hopes that (the proper officer having accepted and entered the said assignments for payment) he is justly entitled to receive the same with interest at 5 per cent. from the time it was due by the said assignments, amounting together to 1,277l. 6s. 7d. Reference Book IX, p. 329. |
| June 12. |
Treasury warrant to the Stamps Commissioners to employ Ralph Ewald as Distributor of Stamps for Co. Southampton including the Isle of Wight loco John Penny. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 192.
Same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Lewis Johnson of a messuage or inn called the Kings Head on the south side of the street called High Holborn in the parish of St. Giles in the Fields, and the stables, coach houses, yards, pond, places to lay dung &c. thereto appertaining and other messuages or tenements there adjoining: parcel of the manor of St. James's in the Field: at a rent of 41l. 5s. 0d. and fine of 206l. 5s. 0d.
Prefixing: particular and memorandum of the premises made out by Auditor Thomas Jett and ratal by the Surveyor General of Crown Lands.
The said inn was heretofore in the tenure of John Gretton, Margaret Mugleston, widow, and Samuel Crump. The said two adjoining tenements were in the tenure of Ri. Adams, Esq., and James Pennar, gent., and adjoin messuages on the north demised to Thomas Rhodes and John Mitchell, and Little Princess Street on the south, and the messuage called the Falcon and Jona[than] Lancaster's tenement on the east and Robert Flower's and John Mitchell's messuages on the west: “upon which said premises are now standing and being 19 messuages or tenements and contain 133 feet in front to High Holborn from east to west (including a passage called the Turn Stile leading out of High Holborn into Princess Street, which is in breadth 15 feet) and 106 feet in front to Princess Street including the aforementioned passage and 137 feet in depth north to south and now are in the several tenures of Nathaniel Byfield, — Johnson, Nathaniel Fortescue, Edw. Kemp, William Waller, William Clarke, Robert King, John Fairfax, Thomas Gibson, William Smith, — Dudson, widow, Solomon Vesey, Israel Ridley, Thomas Coatham, John Jones, Nathaniel Martin, Edward Burroughs, — Harris, widow, and Robert Flower; which said messuages or tenements were and are part of the messuage or tenement called the White Hart.
and also [a lease] of a little cottage to the same belonging and a little close lying on the north part of St. Giles aforesaid between the highway leading from St. Giles to Holborn of the one side and the lands heretofore belonging to the Carthusian House of London called Bloomsbury of the other side; which little close called the Pale Pingle was enclosed of that side towards the highway with a pale.
and [a lease] of all that pasture in St. Giles's aforesaid called Pursefield and two pightells of land thereto belonging lying between the said Pursefield and the aforesaid highway leading from St. Giles's to Holborn; together with the titles of the said close and pightells heretofore in the tenure of William Hosier and late in the tenure of Alice Smith alias Tremayne, William Tremayne and John Smith and forming parcel of the Bailywick of St. James's in the Fields and lately belonging to the Master of the Hospital of St. Giles in the Fields: which said premises, to wit the White Hart, little cottage, Pale Pingle, Pursefield and two pightells were demised by Charles II 1662 Sept. 23 to John Harvey of Ixworth, Co. Suffolk, and John Coel of Lincoln's Inn at the prayer of Henry late Earl of St. Albans for 36 years from 1684 at 5l. 6s. 8d. per an. rent and again by lease dated 1674 Sept. 10 for a further term to the same lessees.
Followed by undated entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of the docquet of this lease. Ibid., pp. 208–12. |
| June 12. |
Same to same for a lease to Edward Nelthorpe, Esq., of four messuages or tenements in St. James's Street in the parish of St. James's, in the Liberty of Westminster, parcel of the lands &c. late demised to Sir William Pulteney in 1668 Aug. 11.
Prefixing: particular of the premises and memorandum made out by Auditor Thomas Jett and ratal thereof by the Surveyor General of Crown Lands.
The premises comprise the messuages, yard, warehouse and shed, court yard and garden wherein Sir Henry Hene lately dwelt in St. James's Street, late in the parish of St. Martins in the Fields and now in the parish of St. James's, upon which premises are now standing four messuages, three in St. James's Street and one fronting the royal palace of St. James's and contain together in front to St. James's Street 90 feet and in length east to west on the north side 77 feet (by reason of a break of 19 feet by 11 feet) and now are in the several tenures of John Waddall, William Rutter, John Elliot and Roger Williams. The premises were demised to Sir William Pulteney as above and afterwards 3 April 1694 to Edward Darrell, citizen and stationer of London, at the nomination of Sir Thomas Clarges and Henry Guy.
Followed by: undated entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of the docquet of this demise. Ibid., pp. 212–15.
Same to the Excise Commissioners in Scotland to pay 110l. to Robert Martine, Collector of Excise at Aberdeen, for his loss and charges in his collection as follows.
Prefixing: report by said Commissioners dated Excise Office, Edinburgh, 9 March 1714–15 on the petition of said Martine. We have reason to believe from the large bounds of his collection, the averseness of the people liable to Excise (in that part of the country especially) to the new method of management introduced upon the commencement of the Union and the lenity of the Justices to offenders on account of their poverty and pretended ignorance of the laws, that the petitioner has been at considerable expenses more than his salary and more than the charges given by the Justices and received by him. We are also satisfied by the certificate of James Ogilvie, the present collector of Aberdeenshire, who succeeded him therein, that he had 50l. stolen from him of her late Majesty's money. We do not allow his claim for riding charges, in regard the riding charges allowed to the collectors did not commence till after he quitted his employment. We propose to allow him 60l. for the first two items claimed by him, viz., for charges on Informations before the Justices of the Peace, and for charges of the first year's collection “when as alleged there was neither supervisor nor supernumerary men.” Out Letters (North Britain) IV, pp. 84–5. |
| June 13. |
William Lowndes to the South Sea Company. “We” are extremely disappointed that the Bill which was promised to be returned hither on Tuesday in the afternoon is not yet come. Be pleased to send it hither [to the Treasury] by this messenger before the sitting of the House, otherwise the gentlemen who are ordered to bring it in will be obliged to take the trouble of presenting another [Bill]. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 197.
Treasury reference to the Taxes Commissioners of the petition of Richard Woollaston, Esq., Receiver General for the Land Tax &c. for Co. Hertford for the years 1696 to 1701, praying such extraordinary allowances for the said services as shall be thought reasonable; he having passed his accounts and received his quietus. Reference Book IX, p. 330.
Same to same of the petition of George Howell, late Receiver General of Taxes for Cos. Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke, showing that he has been at great charges in returning up his moneys of the first and second 3s. Aid, second Quarterly Poll and Review of the first [Quarterly Poll] and the third 4s. Aid, amounting in the whole to 50,297l. 5s. 11d.: that the late Agents for Taxes (out of prejudice to him) allowed him but 320l. when by the usual allowances for those counties he was entitled to 1,257l. 8s. 6d., therefore praying to be allowed the difference. Ibid.
Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant dated 1717 April 10 from the Duke of Bolton, Lord Chamberlain of the Household, to James Brudnall, Master of the Jewel Office, to melt down the candlestick which Mr. Richardson, Yeoman of his Majesty's Chapel at Whitehall, has returned into the Jewel Office, being the fellow of the gilt candlestick which was stole out of the said Chapel: and thereupon to add a small quantity of silver to make a pair of candlesticks for the Communion Table in the said Chapel: to an estimate of 130l. Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book I, p. 34.
Treasury warrant to James Cragg, Secretary at War, to prepare a royal warrant for authorising the Paymaster General of the Forces to pay 394l. 3s. 0d. to General Lumley, Colonel of his Majesty's Own Regiment of Horse, without account: to defray the charge of clothing in rich liveries the kettle drummer and the Trumpeters belonging to the said Regiment: to be paid out of Army Contingencies. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 236. |
| June 14. |
Same to [Anthony Cracherode, Treasury Solicitor] to pay 181l. 13s. 6d. to Thomas Briggs and Samuel Done, Doctors of Physick, to recompense their pains and attendance in visiting, prescribing and administering medicines to such of the Rebels, prisoners at Liverpool, whose cases required the same; and is at the rate of a guinea a day to each of them for the time they continued that service, to wit for 169 days from 4 March 1715 to 20 August following.
Prefixing report by said Cracherode on the petition of said Briggs and Done. Capt. James Butler, Commanding Officer of his Majesty's Forces at Liverpool, in obedience to the order he received from the Chancellor of the Exchequer when Secretary of State, did appoint the petitioners to attend and prescribe to the Rebels then in Liverpool, many of whom were visited with a contagious distemper. Their attendance accordingly is certified by the said Capt. Butler and by the Mayor and Aldermen of Liverpool. There was a considerable number (viz., 50 or 60) of the said prisoners sick at once whom the petitioners visited several times a day, which took up most of their time. Money Book XXV, pp. 324–24b. |
| June 14. |
C. Stanhope to Lord Cheney. On March 8 last my Lords referred to you a memorial from the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, touching an arrear due to them on certain yearly rents granted to them by Henry VIII payable by the Sheriffs of Cambridge, Beds, and Bucks. My Lords desire your report thereon as soon as possible. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 197.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer to the house of the Countess of Stair to seal the goods which are prepared to be sent to the Earl of Stair, Ambassador to France. Ibid, p. 198.
William Lowndes to the Hackney Coaches Commissioners. My Lords believe widow Gunnel (whose husband was a licensed Hackney Coachman) to be an object of charity and compassion and well entitled to the favour of a licence. They therefore recommend her to you for a licence upon the first vacancy. Ibid.
Chr[stopher] Tilson to the Taxes Commissioners. The [Assessment] Commissioners within the Hundred of Knightloe, Co. Warwick, have sent to my Lords a duplicate of the Assessment to the Window Tax for the year 1716 “both which you receive enclosed” [missing]. My Lords direct you to acknowledge receipt thereof to the said Commissioners and instruct them where they are to transmit the said Duplicates for the future, [so] that they may not miscarry by being addressed to a wrong place as this has been. Ibid.
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| June 14, 17, 18, 19. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ Gervase Sully (waiter and searcher at Brixham in Dartmouth port) as waiter and searcher at North Shoebury in Essex loco Joseph North deceased.
John Vicary to succeed the said Gervase Sully as waiter and searcher at Brixham.
Geo. Wrigglesworth as riding officer at Cardonnock [Cardurnock] in Carlisle port loco Peter Head dismissed (June 17).
John Hardy as a tidesman at Southampton loco William Herring deceased.
George Oglander as riding surveyor between Mundesley and Happisburg, in Yarmouth port.
Thomas Blackman as a noontender in London port loco Geo. Shaw, deceased. In the margin: the place was given away before. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 443, 444. |
| June 14. |
Same to Hugh Cholmley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, for a particular of a house within the circuit of Whitehall Palace in order to a lease thereof to James Stanhope, Esq., in accordance with his Majesty's gracious pleasure.
Prefixing: said Surveyor General's report on the nature and value of said house. It is situate near that part of the Palace of Whitehall called the Cock Pit on the west side of the street between the two gates leading from Charing Cross to Westminster and contains 36 foot in front to the said street but with many breaks. Mr. Stanhope has already expended 1,541l. 7s. 0d. on it and proposes to spend a further 1,200l. I advise a rent of 33l. 6s. 8d. per an. which is a third part of the clear yearly value and is agreeable to the limitations of the Civil List Act. I advise a clause of re-assumption without any consideration in the contingency of the rebuilding of Whitehall Palace. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, pp. 215–16. |
| June 14. |
Royal letters patent appointing Robert Dundas to be Sole Solicitor to the King in Scotland, during pleasure. Out Letters (North Britain) IV, p. 242. |
| June 15. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Jacob Larwood, merchant of Amsterdam, representing a second seizure of coffee by the Customs House Officers. “Vide his case in the Letter Book.” Reference Book IX, p. 330.
Same to same of the petition of Thomas Parish, of London, merchant, praying to be permitted to purchase several small estates of Cornelius Denn's extended to the Crown for Duties on tobacco and which by reason of prior incumbrances are but of little profit [to the Crown]. Ibid.
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