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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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July 1
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners.
John Fauconnier, a merchant of Zealand, was going to the
East Indies in a Dutch ship called the "Prince William
Henry," which ship, meeting a storm at sea and losing her
main mast, was forced into Plymouth, where she now is.
Fauconnier, being recalled from said ship and voyage by the
East India Company of Zealand, desires leave to tranship for
Zealand, without landing, his own small adventure of goods
in said ship. You may gratify him herein if the doing thereof
be no present inconvenience or future ill consequence.
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Out Letters (Customs),
p. 3.
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Same from same to the King's Remembrancer to supersede process
against John Dunklyn, late Receiver of Hearthmoney for
several counties, on the arrear of 755l. 0s. 3d. on his account
of such for co. Lincoln : by reason that Mr. Roger Higgs,
partner to said Dunklyn and [acting as his] cashier, for [said
duties in] London, Westminster and Middlesex, detains
several of said Dunklyn's officers' bonds taken in the King's
name whereon above 2,000l. is due. Process is hereby to
issue out on said bonds.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money. VI. p. 82.
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Same from same to Sir William Jones, Attorney General, to
enter a noli prosequi to the informations exhibited against
Richard Streamer et al., ut supra, p. 740.
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Ibid, pp. 82-3.
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Same from same to Jo. Tregagle, Receiver General of the Duchy
of Cornwall, to discharge a seizure of tin belonging to Richard
Lobb, merchant, being smelted into small bars and seized in
Falmouth harbour as being without the coinage stamp : said
Lobb alleging "that the said tin was coined before melted
into small bars and such melting by him into small bars was
not out of any right by him claimed to export tin in that or
any form out of the counties of Cornwall and Devon without
having the coinage stamp on the same but in conformity to a
late usage there practised," and having promised not to offend
in the like manner for the future.
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Ibid, p. 83.
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Report to the King from Treasurer Danby (as by the
order of reference of Nov. 9 last) on the objections
offered against passing the grant to Thomas Doyly of
the reversion of the place of Engineer to the Mint.
Said office is at present executed by the executors of Peter
Blondeau by virtue of the letters patent of 1662, Dec. 1,
which erected that office and granted it to said Blondeau for
21 years with 100l. per an., a house in the Tower, and 3d. per
lb. weight of silver and 12d. the pound weight of gold moneys,
[to be] for defraying the charges of making and keeping in
repair all engines, tools, &c., for the coining and for bearing
the charge and waste of marking the edges of the gold and silver
moneys with letters or grainings. The objections against the
grant to Doyly concern said allowances of 3d. and 12d. per
lb., it not being expressed in the late [Mint] indenture between
the King and Mr. Slingsby that he [Slingsby] should pay same
to anyone but said Blondeau, and therefore Slingsby pretends
some right to them for his own life. The grant may be made
to Doyly of said office after Blondeau's term and of said fees
of 3d. and 12d. after Slingsby's death. Sir Mathew Hale,
Lord Chief Justice, and other judges have certified Doyly's
diligence in preserving the coins.
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Ibid, pp. 84-5.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners to
deliver to William Viego (on payment of Custom as old goods)
several household goods by him brought from Venice, being a
suite of tapestry hangings with silk, a Persian carpet, a bed and
furniture for a room of Indian silk, all of which have been
used in his house in Venice for above 20 years, and are designed
for the same service here : said goods being old are valued by
Viego at 30l., and by the officers at 50l., on which the duty
will be 50s., whereas if they should pay as new the duty
would be 8l.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. p. 86.
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Same from same to the Trustees for the revenue of the late Queen
Mother. It appears by your report of May 21 last (made on
my order of reference of May 18 last) that William Loveing.
late deceased, did in 1667 compound with the Queen Mother's
Trustees for a farm in Bedfordshire, called Rultons farm, for
12 years' lease thereof at a fine of 80l. for which he gave bond.
His interest herein is come to Rebecca Loveing as administratrix
to her husband William Loveing, son of the aforesaid
William Loveing. senr. Said Rebecca is in a low condition
and possessed of no assets. You are therefore to remit said
fine and deliver to Rebecca Loveing said William Loveing's bond.
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Ibid, p. 87.
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Money warrant for 2,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox for secret service
for June 24 quarter last on his 8,000l. per an. for secret service.
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Money Book (General),
p. 149.
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Same for 500l. to same for same on the 2,000l. per an. for secret
service, as by the privy seal of 1674, July 24.
500l. to same for same on the 2,000l. per an. for secret
service, as by the privy seal of 1674, Aug. 25.
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Ibid, p. 150.
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Same for 5l. to Mris. Elizabeth Pinckney [as royal bounty]
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay Richard Gregory
last June 24 quarter's salary as messenger.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 20l. to John Lawrence, one of the Deputy
Chamberlains of the Exchequer, for his pains in fetching tallies
of loan from the Exchequer for several years, which he alleges
was very troublesome to him by reason of their great number.
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Ibid, p. 151.
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Warrant, dormant, from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier
to pay 200l. per an. to the Auditors of the Imprests for
stating the general accounts of the [Collectors of the] Customs
in all the ports.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 30l. to Henry Wroth for a quarter on his
pension as one of the Pages of Honour to the King.
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Money Book (General),
p. 151.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt for tallies of
assignment on Sir Thomas Fanshaw, Kt. (on the fines by him
received in the King's Bench), for the sum of 45l. being 4
years' arrears to Sept. 29 last on his fee of 10l. per an. as His
Majesty's Coroner and Attorney of the King's Bench.
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Ibid, p. 152.
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Money warrant for 1,000l. to Sir Thomas Williams for last June
24 quarter, as by the privy seal of June 21 last, for 1,000l.
quarterly to him without account, to be disposed of for such
uses and purposes as His Majesty shall think fit to direct.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Sir William Waller, Kt.,
Farmer of the Prizage and Butlerage of wines, to pay to
Visct. Grandison and Edward Villiers, Esq., 322l. 6s. 8d. as
in part of the 500l. due from said Waller for the year 1673
(he having, by Treasurer Danby's order, already paid to the
late Lord Chancellor Shaftesbury and the Judges and Colleges'
officers several fees, amounting to 177l. 13s. 4d.), the King
having, by the privy seal of 1673, Nov. 26, granted the said
balance of 322l. 6s. 8d. then remaining in the hands of Mr.
(now Sir William) Waller to said Grandison and Villiers.
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Ibid, p. 153.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies for
2,000l. for one quarter on the Duke of Monmouth's pension
and 1,000l. for one quarter on two pensions of [payable by]
Sir Stephen Fox.
And 75l. for one quarter on Somerset Fox's pension.
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Ibid, p. 154.
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Same to same for a tally for [125l. for] last June 24 quarter on
the pensions to Col. Thomas Howard and his sister.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Receiver of Excise to pay abovesaid tallies.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 90l. to George Sayer, Page of Honour to the
Queen, for three quarters on his allowance of 100l. per an.
for entertainment and 20l. per an. to buy horses.
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Ibid.
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Same for 100l. to Francis Mansell for half a year on his
pension for services in the King's escape after the battle of
Worcester.
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Ibid, p. 156.
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Same for 187l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Denny Ashburnham for three
quarters to Lady Day last on his allowance of 250l. per an.
as by the privy seal of 1669-70, Jan. 30.
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Ibid.
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July 2
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to permit particulars, as in a paper annexed [missing] and
belonging to the Count Querovall, his lady and retinue, to be
shipped, on the "Deptford" yacht, for France Custom free.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. p. 88.
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Same from same to Auditor John Phillips to allow in Samuell
King's account as Receiver General of the last Eighteen
Months' tax, co. Cambridge, 21l. (being 3l. 10s. 0d. for each
of the six quarters of said tax) wrongly assessed on the King's
mansion house at Cambridge.
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Ibid, p. 89.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to permit
an entry and re-export of a bale of thread lace shipped
by Paulo Geronimo Franzone, merchant in Genoa, on board
His Majesty's frigate the "Swallow," Capt. Edwd, Russell,
commander, being consigned to said Franzone's correspondent
at Tangier, but unavoidably not left there but brought to
London by said frigate : as appears by the petition of Francis
Terriessi, merchant in London.
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Ibid, p. 90.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to cancel a tally
levied at the Receipt, May 9 last, for 2,590l. 13s. 8d. on the Excise
and payable the 14th of June. 1676, to Edward Backwell, Esq.,
and in lieu thereof to levy three tallies of same date in the
same form and payable at the same time for respectively 800l.,
1,600l. and 190l. 13s. 8d., said Backwell having desired such
splitting for the convenience of satisfying some creditors.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. pp. 90-1.
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Same from same to the King's Remembrancer to forbear process
against William Christian and his sureties as Receiver General
for the last Eighteen Months' Assessment and Hearthmoney
for Durham, Northumberland, Newcastle and Berwick : all as
petitioned for by Sir Francis Anderson on behalf of himself
et al. sureties for said Christian.
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Ibid, p. 91.
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Certificate by [? Treasurer Danby]. It was His Majesty's
pleasure and intention that the 10,000l. granted to Edward
Nelthorp by the privy seal of 1673, Oct. 27, should be for the
use of himself and partners in reward on consideration of
their resigning back to the King the bargain of the ladings of
the four Dutch East India prizes which they had bought of
His Majesty. "I do further certify that one Leuy did for
the most part come to me with Mr. Nelthrop and did speak
with me about the said bargain as an agent employed by some
Jews whom I understood to be concerned with Mr. Nelthrop
in that bargain, but who they were by name or in what share
of partnership they were with Mr. Nelthrop I know not."
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Ibid, p. 92.
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July 2
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver to the Dutch Ambassador, Customs free and unopened,
a box containing some small things intended for
presents, brought over in a vessel of Amsterdam, John
Walters, master, now at St. Katherine's.
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Out Letters (Customs),
p. 3.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay 25l. to Thomas
Doyly for last June 24 quarter on his pension.
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Money Book (General),
p. 154.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to strike tallies for last
June 24 quarter of the Prince [Rupert's] pension.
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Ibid, p. 155.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay abovesaid tallies
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Ibid.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay Sir William Smith a
year's interest due on three orders [drawn] in the name of
Mr. Paull Pauley, "which [interest] amounts to 323l. 4s. 4d."
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Ibid.
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Same to same for tallies for 1,500l. to the Lord Privy Seal for
half a year to June 24 last on his pension.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay 250l. each to the Earl of Rochester and
Earl of Suffolk for a quarter on their pension as Gentlemen of
the Bedchamber.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay 250l. each to the following
for last June 24 quarter's pension as Gentlemen of the Bedchamber,
viz. the Earls of Ossory, Middlesex, Manchester,
Bath, Sunderland, Duke of Marlborough and Lord Gerard.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to draw orders for
one quarter to June 24 last on the Lord Privy Seal's diet money.
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Money Book (General),
p. 156.
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Money warrant for 44l. 16s. 3d. to Anthony Segar (viz. 34l. 16s. 3d.
for disbursements for the Treasury Office for June 24 quarter
last and 10l. for same quarter's salary).
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Ibid, p. 157.
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Same for to the Vicar of St. Peter's in the Tower, for
[year's arrears] on the perpetuity of 6l. 13s. 4d. per an. to
said vicar.
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Ibid.
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July 3
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier to pay
20l. to Mr. Arthur Upton as reward for officiating the trusts
of deputy Collector of Penryn and Truro, from 1671, Mich., to
1672, Lady Day.
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Out Letters (Customs),
p. 6.
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Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to
Peter Du Caen on payment of Customs two pictures and two
heads of wax lately brought from Flanders, being for his
own use.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. p. 92.
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Charles Bertie to the Navy Commissioners to pay a bill of
82l. 19s. 6d. to Sir Richard Ford out of the money for the
Navy : as by the King's command.
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Money Book (General),
p. 157.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Agents for the last
Eighteen Months' assessment and to Auditor Sir Joseph
Seymour to pay and to allow in account 20l. to John Newsham,
late Receiver of said assessment, co. Warwick and Coventry
city, for his extraordinary charge and trouble therein, as
certified by several of the Commissioners for said assessment
in said county.
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Ibid, p. 158.
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Money warrant for 90l. to and among the nine groom littermen
to the King, viz. Alexander Sympson, John Eldridge, John
Young, George Ward, Robert Pound, Richard Gwyn, John
Hosey, John Readwood. and John Williams for one year on
their salary of 10l. each.
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Ibid.
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Same for 350l. to Richard Lightfoot for 1 years to Lady Day
last on his salary as Clerk to the Trustees for sale of Fee
Farms ; and 105l. for the rent of 60l. per an. for chambers in
the Temple, where the Office for the sale of said fee farms was
and is kept.
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Ibid, p. 159.
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Same for 50l. to Raphaell Foliard for last June 24 quarter on his
fee as one of the King's barbers, and 141l. for one year's
advance from June 24 last for barbing linen and lace.
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Ibid.
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Same for 50l. to Tho. Lisle for same as a same, and 91l. for
similar advance of one year's barbing linen.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier to pay
64l. to Sir Sackvile Crow in lieu of so much by him paid at
Milford Haven for the Customs of wrecked wines for which
no Custom is due.
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Ibid, p. 162.
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July 5
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Same from same to James Lancashire. Esq., Receiver General of
Crown revenues for co. Lancs. On the death of Dr. Wilkins,
late Bishop of Chester, in Nov., 1672, the temporalities and
profits of that sea became sede vacante answerable to the King.
Several rents in Lancashire due at Xmas, 1672. ought to be
paid to the King, the succeeding bishop's writ of restitution
to his temporalities commencing from 1672, Xmas exclusive.
"I find it necessary that some person be authorised to receive
and collect the same." You are accordingly hereby so authorized,
giving security and rendering account thereof before the
Auditor of the county.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. p. 93.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Robert Sanderson, Receiver
General of Crown Revenues, co. Lincoln, to similarly collect
the sede vacante rents due to the King on St. Mark's Day last
(23 April and other days) of the temporalities and profits of
the diocese of Lincoln, the bishop thereof having died the
day of April last, before said St. Mark's Day.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. pp. 93-4.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies for a
quarter of Mris. Hamilton's pension.
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Money Book (General),
p. 159.
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Same to same to pay Sir Stephen Fox 2,000l. to complete his
last privy seal, "which sum Mr. Mounteney is ordered to
bring into the Exchequer for that purpose. The 1,050l.
borrowed of the Teller must be repaid out of this sum,"
Treasurer Danby, intending to assign the Bedchambermen's
money upon a list, respites their payment in the Exchequer.
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Ibid, p. 160.
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Money warrant for 26,750l. to William Ashburnham, Cofferer
of the Household, for the service of the Household.
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Ibid, p. 161.
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Same for 52,500l. to Sir Stephen Fox for pay of the Forces for
three months, commencing July 1 inst., to be by tallies on the
Customs and Excise respectively.
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Ibid.
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Same for 210l. and 210l. to Visct. Grandison for June 24 quarter
on the 840l. and 840l. per an. as by the privy seal of 1672,
April 30, and 1672, Sept, 21.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier to pay
50l. to Juliana (Conningsby, now wife of Amias) Hext, for
June 24 quarter, on her pension.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 849l. to Sir William Temple for one year's
extraordinaries, ending May 26 last, as Ambassador to the
States General.
Appending : bill of said extras.
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Ibid, p. 162.
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s.
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d.
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Charges of my journey to the Hague
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274
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0
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0
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Entertainment of States' Deputies and given
to their officers upon my entry
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65
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0
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0
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Intelligence and expresses
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376
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0
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0
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New Year's gifts
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38
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0
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0
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Mourning for Prince of Brandenburg
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96
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0
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0
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Letter of direction as to 300l. in part of an order, No. 1,051,
dated 1671, Nov. 18, for 2,500l. to Sir Edward Griffin,
Treasurer of the Household [sic for Chamber] registered on
the Hearthmoney to be paid after 652,636l. 19s. 5d. [sic] :
said 300l. is hereby charged on the law duties by tallies which
are to be delivered to Mr. John Chace, His Majesty's apothecary,
in part of moneys due and in arrear to him out of the Office
of the Treasurer of the Chamber.
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Ibid, p. 163.
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Treasurer Danby's endorsement and confirmation of a warrant,
dated 1670, July 5, for payment of the books of liberate of
the Usher of the Receipt out of the Tenths of the diocese of
Norwich : said warrant having been similarly confirmed by
Treasurer Clifford 1672-3, Jan. 14.
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Ibid.
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July 6
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay 1,800l.
"for three weeks for the service of the Privy Purse, which
sum Mr. Mounteney will bring into the Exchequer."
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Money Book (General),
p. 160.
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Same to same to pay 40l. to Sir John Ottway for one year's fee
as a King's learned Counsel at Law.
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Ibid p. 162.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer to
supersede process against Anthony Gilby as surety to William
Broxholme, late Receiver of Assessments, co. Lincoln.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. p. 94.
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July 7
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Nathaniell Robbing as a tidewaiter, London port, loco Richard
Lewis, who lately broke his arm.
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Out Letters (Customs),
p. 6.
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Reference from Treasurer Danby to Sir John James, Major
Huntington and Richard Kingdon of a paper for the suppression
of crock brewers as a design for His Majesty's great and
seasonable service.
Prefixing :Said paper. By crock brewers are meant victuallers
and alehouse keepers who brew ale and beer in their own
private houses and sell it by retail. Such ought to buy their
ale and beer of the common brewer and not brew themselves.
The common brewers throughout England and Wales (London
only excepted) will present His Majesty with 100,000l. to
suppress these sort of brewers throughout the kingdom.
Followed by :Reasons why such suppression ought and legally
may be done. It will bring a great sum into the King's
Treasure and do no wrong to the subject. It will prevent a
usual fraud of very many thousand pounds hitherto practised
year by year. It will save the King 30,000l. hitherto yearly
disbursed out of the Excise. It will encourage the common
brewer's trade, which is the main sinew of the Excise. It will
not affect the Farmers of Excise. The [Excise] Farmers cannot
pretend to abovesaid 100,000l., since it is a free-will offering to
the King from the brewers. "What we call a suppression of crock
brewers is nothing but a regulation of all such kind of brewers
throughout the whole kingdom accordingly as it is practised in
the city of London, all which the discoverers submit to your
Lordship's wisdom to consider. By your Lordship's order
[based upon an order to be gotten] from His Majesty for the
discoverers to collect the sum abovementioned [100,000l.] it may
be brought into your Lordship's possession and custody before
it were publicly to be taken notice of."
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. pp. 95-6.
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Warrant from same to the Customs Commissioners. By order
of Council of Mar. 31 last the King has, on the petition of
the undertakers for erecting a fishery in Holy Is and and for
their encouragement therein, ordered four Dogger boats to be
naturalized and made free, same having been bought in Holland
by said petitioners. You are to so register said boats as free
ships of this kingdom, taking care that they are not to be
otherwise employed than in the trade of fishing aforesaid.
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Ibid p. 97.
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Same from same to the King's Remembrancer to discharge an
issue returne against Rdph Montague for 1,000l. received by
him from Anthony. Lord Ashley. Treasurer of Prizes in the
first Dutch war, being paid by said Ashley by virtue of the
royal signet and sign manual of 1669, May 5, to said
Mountague, then His Majesty's Ambassador with the most
Christian King, which sum was in the accounts of said Ashley
set in super on said Montague by reason that the King's warrant
did not declare it to be his will and pleasure that said sum was
to be issued without imprest or account : but this omission
being now rectified by a royal sign manual and privy signet of
Nov. 2 last.
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Ibid, pp. 98 9.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay Capt. Cooke
210l. for 3 years interest of 1,000l due upon an order of loan,
dated 1670, Dec. 29
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Money Book (General),
p. 163.
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Same to same to strike tallies for a quarter on the Earl and
Countess of Bristol's pension.
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Ibid.
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Same to same for same for 500l. for half a year to June 24 last
of the Earl of Mulgrave's pension.
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Ibid.
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Same to same for same for 150l. for a quarter on the pension
belonging to the executors of Lady Fanshaw.
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Ibid, p. 164.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay the last abovenamed tally.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction as to 2,000l. in further part of an order,
No. 1,039, dated 1671, July 14, for 8,000l. to Sir Ralph
Knight : 1,000l. hereof to be by tally on the Customs and
1,000l. by tally on the Hearthmoney farm rent due in March
next.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 80l. to Nicholas Oudart for one year on his
fee as Latin Secretary.
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Ibid.
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July 8
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet, dated 1675. July,
(struck through and margined vacated) of a warrant to the
Exchequer to allow to John Tregeagle, as Receiver of the
Duchy of Cornwall, all moneys received by him for fines,
commonly called post coinage, between 1673, Dec. 25, and
1675, June 24 : being a fine of 4d. per cent. [hundredweight].
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Day Book, p. 94.
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Same of same, dated 1675, June, of a grant to Sir Edward
Carteret of the estate of Jonathan Frost, attainted of high
treason for clipping His Majesty's coin.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,075, p. 196 ;
Day Book, p. 94.
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Mr. Cooling desires that Mr. Moore's docquets for a King's
waiter's place in Bristol may not be signed till the Lord
Treasurer be acquainted with his [Cooling's] pretensions
thereto.
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Caveat Book, p. 14.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay Robert Bertie
20l. for half a year to June 24 last on his pension.
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Money Book (General)
p. 165.
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[Treasurer Danby's allowance of] Richard Gregory's allowance
of 3s. 4d. a day for June 24 quarter last as Messenger of the
Chamber attending the Lord Treasurer.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 500l. to Isaac Le Gouch to provide a jewel
of that value to be given to Monsieur L'Holstean brother to
the Duke of Holstein, "who hath bin in His Majesty's service
at sea" : as by the certificate of the Earl of Arlington, Lord
Chamberlain, dated the 1st inst.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Danby to Sir John Henden, kt., and Samuel Boys, Esq.,
Justices of Peace, co. Kent. The Farmers of Excise have
complained to the King in Council of an order by you made
June 26 last on occasion of an information before you against
one Thomas Row for non-payment of Excise, wherein without
determining the matter of fact in said information and without
authority herein you take upon you to charge all officers
and collectors of Excise in Kent to make the allowances of
3 barrels in every 23 barrels of beer and of 2 barrels
in every 22 barrels of ale to all retailers of beer
and ale in said county, as well as to the common brewer (to
whom only by the several Acts of Excise those several
allowances are given). You have grounded your mistake, as I
conceive, upon a proviso in the Act 22 and 23 Car. II. for the
Additional Excise, which is only declaratory as to the quantity
of the allowance and leaves the persons to whom it is to be
made [to be] according to the former Acts, by none of which
the retailers have any pretence to any allowance. On reference
to me from the Privy Council and from me to the King's
learned Counsel in the law they confirm my opinion that this
proceeding of yours is wholly contrary to the law and extra
judicial, for could it be supposed that there is any intention in
the law (as it is evident that there is not) that any allowance
should be made to any retailers. Yet I do much wonder that
any Justices of the Peace should ascribe any power to themselves
of making a general order upon a particular case in
prejudice of the King's revenue. Should I represent this
matter to the King in Council as I find it to be I know it would
be very ill resented, and the consequence might turn much to
your inconvenience and trouble should you be sent for to
answer it to the King in Council. But I have chosen rather
to send you the whole case stated with the Attorney [General's]
opinion, that you may rectify your error by recalling your
order and hearing the case between Row and the Excise officers
over again. And for the future I hope you will be as careful
to encourage the officers of the revenue as becomes persons
entrusted by His Majesty. "for I am inclined to believe that
you were not induced to make this last order for want of a
good disposition to His Majesty's service, but by a paper
signed by one Thomas Brewer, a barrister at law, who by not
being acquainted with the laws of Excise hath lead you into
this mistake."
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. pp. 100-1.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer to
supersede process against Cornwall Bradshaw, late Receiver of
Hearthmoney for London and Westminster : his accounts
being now with the Auditor.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. p. 102.
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Same from same to the Auditor and Receiver of Revenues of the
Duchy of Cornwall. By the report of Sir C. Harbord on the
petition of Elizabeth Johnson, relict, and Thomas Johnson,
son of Thomas Johnson (who was Major of the late Duke of
Albemarle's regiment of horse, and one of the officers called
the Coldstreamers, faithfully instrumental in His Majesty's
happy restoration), it appears that he was by a late order of
the King and of the Lords Commissioners for [examination
into] the sale of Crown and Church lands continued and confirmed
in the possession of the manor of Liskeard, co.
Cornwall, heretofore purchased by him of the late pretended
powers, until the King should otherwise provide for his
satisfaction : which orders the King afterwards confirmed by a
great seal, by virtue whereof and of an order of the Treasury
Lords of 1668, May 20, said Elizabeth and Thomas Johnson
have quietly enjoyed said manor till Michaelmas, 1673 (by
virtue of a fresh lease for 31 years from 1663, of the park and
demesne lands thereof, the manor itself being not grantable
by lease as being part of the Duchy of Cornwall). Since 1673,
Michaelmas, they have been received by John Tregeagle,
Receiver General of the Duchy of Cornwall. I hereby order
that the growing rents of said manor be paid to Elizabeth and
Thomas Johnson as they have been formerly to said Thomas
Johnson and also all arrears thereof since Michaelmas, 1673.
Appending :Said report of Sir C. Harbord.
Followed by :Further warrant from Treasurer Danby, dated
July 9, to the said Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a
particular and ratal of the abovesaid premises with a view to
a new lease thereof to said Elizabeth Johnson and Thomas
Johnson, junr.
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Ibid, pp. 103-5.
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Treasurer Danby to Thomas Wilson, storekeeper to the Navy at
Chatham, to demand from the officers employed in quartering
and curing the sick and wounded, this last war, at Chatham,
Rochester and Strood, an account of the money remaining due
and unpaid (with what has been paid since Jan. 1 last) to the
inhabitants who quartered and accommodated said men : you
afterwards examining the said inhabitants' vouchers for same
"and enquire strictly of them whether they have sold any part
of their past or present claymes for less than the full value,"
and, if so, to whom and for how much.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. p. 113.
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July 9
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receiver General of Crown
Lands for a particular and ratal of the tenement called
Widcombe farm, which is the capital messuage and demesne
of the manor of Widcombe, with a view to a lease thereof to
Jno. Tooker, of Midsomer Norton, same having been granted
1661, Sept. 28. to Joanna Tomlinson for 31 years, but her
interest having been assigned to said Tooker for a valuable
consideration.
Prefixing :Said Surveyor General's report, dated 1674, Dec. 19,
on said Tooker's petition.
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Ibid, pp. 105-6.
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Same from same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease (for 40 years
from 1695) to Henry Herbert, Esq., of divers lands in the
Forest of Wyre, co. Worcester, heretofore granted to Sir Henry
Herbert by patent of 1640, June 21.
Prefixing :Particular of the premises by Tho. Raban, Deputy
Auditor to Sir Joseph Seymour, and ratal thereof by the
Surveyor General of Crown Lands.
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Ibid. pp. 107-8.
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Same from same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for
a particular and ratal of the issues and profits of the Forest
of Dartmouth [sic for Dartmoor], co. Devon, together with a
mill called Babeney mill, in the manor of Lidford, and another
small mill within the borough there, and of the fines, amerciaments
and casual profits of the said Forest and manor courts
of Lidford and of the four Stannary Courts of Plympton,
Tavistock, Ashburton and Chagford, parcel of the Duchy of
Cornwall, with a view to a new lease thereof to Sir Nicholas
Slanning.
Prefixing :Said Surveyor General's report on said Slanning's
petition for same. From the accounts of the premises for the
last three years I find they are very mean, not amounting to
20l. per an. above the rent, and would come to nothing if
there were not care and industry used in the collection thereof,
many of the issues and profits of the said forest being
abated by the claims and pretensions of the lords of manors
and adjoining commoners.
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Ibid pp. 110-11.
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Same from same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a fresh lease to
Arthur Spry of all Toll tin (toll of tin) (for as much as is in
His Majesty) arising within divers manors co. Cornwall and
part of the Duchy of Cornwall, and also of all tin to be found
therein, with power to dig, &c., for same.
Prefixing :Particular of the premises by James Symes, Deputy
Auditor of said Duchy : and ratal thereof by the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands. To avoid ambiguities the Attorney
General of the Duchy advises that the grant contain a grant
of all toll tin within said manors and also all tin found or to
be found therein, with full power for him to dig and search
and take same away, &c.
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Ibid, pp. 111-113.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to discharge the seizure of the ship "Griffin," of London,
Robert Griffin, master, and to permit her to proceed on her
voyage.
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Out Letters (Customs),
p. 7.
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Mr. Tregagle desires to be heard before Captain Catcher's warrant
for allowance for the waiters of the blowing houses be
passed.
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Caveat Book, p. 14.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet, dated 1675, July,
of a grant to Charles Fitz-Charles and the heirs male of his
body of the titles and dignities of Baron Dartmouth, Viscount
Totnes and Earl of Plymouth, with the fee of 20 marks and
20l. per an. respectively, for the support of the dignities of
Viscount and Earl.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,075, p. 200.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay to William Culliford
last June 24 quarter's salary as Register of the seizures.
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Money Book (General),
p. 166.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay Sir Stephen Fox
1,000l. for June 24 quarter to the Earls of Lichfield and Sussex,
"which sums Mr. Mounteney [Cashier of the Customs] will
bring in [to the Exchequer] for that purpose."
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay Sir Stephen Fox 4,864l. 11s. 11d. upon the
orders drawn for secret service on the Excise. "which sum
Mr. Kent [Treasurer of Excise] will pay into the Exchequer
for that purpose."
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue 8,388l.
17s. 6d. on any orders drawn in the name of Edward Seymour,
Treasurer of the Navy : to be by tallies on the Customs.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to give bills on the
collectors of Bristol, Dover and Cowes for the abovesaid
8,388l. 17s. 6d.
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Ibid, p. 168.
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July 9
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Money warrant for 93l. 17s. 6d. to Sir Francis Leake for 1
years to Lady Day last on his several fees as Governor of West
Tilbury Castle.
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Ibid, p. 166.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Auditor Sir Edm. Sawyer to
allow 200l. to William Rooke in his account as Receiver
General and Solicitor of the last Eighteen Months' assessment,
co. Kent for his extraordinary charge therein.
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Ibid, p. 167.
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Money warrant for 8,000l. to Philip Packer as imprest for one
year's establishment of the Works and 4,000l. for one year's
extraordinaries of same.
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Ibid.
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Warrant, dormant, from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue
50l. per week from June 24 last on any old orders drawn in
the name of Phillip Packer as Paymaster of the Works.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction as to 218l. 17s. 6d. [in part] of an order,
No. 6, dated 1670, Nov. 15, for 3,000l. to John Kirk, Esq.,
for the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners : of which order
1,202l. 16s. 5d. has been paid : said 218l. 17s. 6d. to be paid
out of First Fruits and Tenths to said "Sir John Kirk to be
by him paid over to Mr. Squibb, executor of Mr. Squibb, late
Teller [of the Exchequer]."
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Money Book (General),
p. 167.
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Money warrant for 300l. to Thomas Greene, gent., Cashier of
the office of Exchange, London, under the management of the
Agents for Taxes : to be as imprest for salaries of the inferior
officers of said office, office rent, and salaries to the solicitors
in the several counties and incidents.
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Ibid, p. 168.
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July 10
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Chief Baron of the
Exchequer to swear Sir Richard Langley into his office of an
Auditor of Imprests, as by his patent of the 5th inst. on the
surrender of Roger Twisden.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. p. 106.
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Treasurer Danby's allowance to Secretary Williamson ("I see
no reason why His Majesty may not give such warrant") of a
warrant, desired to be made upon a petition to the King for
His Majesty's warrant to Dr. Lloyd. His Majesty's Counsel
and Advocate for the Admiralty, to authorise Robert
Thornhill to solicit causes in the Admiralty for prize goods
due to the King as he did in Sir Walter Walker's time.
Prefixing :A warrant which is evidently merely pro forma, as it
relates not to Thornhill but to the appointment of Richard
Lloyd, Doctor of Laws, one of the King's Counsel and Advocate
General for the office of High Admiral of England, and
Samuell Franklyn, M.A., King's Procurator General, to prosecute
in the Admiralty all prize ships and goods, loco
Sir Walter Walker, Kt., one of the King's Counsel at Law,
deceased : the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty being
hereby required to proceed forthwith concerning such prizes,
in such manner as the Court for Reprizals was held.
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Ibid, pp. 108-9.
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Money warrant for 1,200l. to Isaac Le Gouch for a jewel of that
value to be provided and presented to the Prince of Neuburg :
as by the Lord Chamberlain's certificate of the 6th inst.
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Money Book (General),
p. 170.
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Treasurer Danby to Edward Smith, one of the Justices of Peace
of co. Gloucester. The Excise Farmers have complained to the
King in Council of some reflections by you lately made in your
charges given at the General Quarter Sessions for co. Gloucester,
where you sat chairman, upon the officers of Excise, by which
the people have been irritated or at least have taken occasion
to raise several tumults and oppositions against the said
officers and particularly that in the Forest of Dean one Edward
Warner (not long since a Farmer of Excise himself within the
said Forest) not only goes about animating the people against
the said officers, challenging them to fight and disturbing
them in their business, but that he lately fell violently upon
one of them and attempted to kill him, and that by his
instigation they are threatened to be driven out of the forest,
insomuch that they are in hourly fear and danger of their lives :
and further that you not only sell and utter great quantities
of cyder yourself by retail in bottles without payment of duty
(a matter wholly inconsistent with the honour of a person of
your quality) but that others by your example now of late
do the like ; and that you advise and instruct others how to
evade the payment of the duties. This matter has been referred
to me from [the Privy] Council. Before any further
inconvenience accrue to yourself I admonish you to take speedy
course for suppressing and preventing the like inconveniences in
future and, particularly that you have the matter of said
Warner and his accomplices duly inquired into, and that for the
future, if you think fit to continue the sale of cider as above,
you pay the duty and submit to the laws of Excise.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. pp. 114-5.
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Treasurer Danby to the Judges of the Home Circuit. The King
is informed in Council of divers great obstructions which the
Excise officers have lately met with in several counties, and
particularly that in Kent the Justices of the Peace at the last
Quarter Sessions held for the said county, at Maidstone, on the
application of one Row, an innkeeper (claiming a right of the
same allowances on the score which by the Excise Acts are only
given to common brewers), have extra-judicially, by a public
order signed by the Clerk of the Peace, declared and expounded
the said Acts in this point contrary to the very law of the
same, to the cutting at once one eighth part of the revenue
arising by said retailers. For the preventing thereof and for
setting the country right again in their opinion I desire you to
take notice of the said order in your charge upon the Bench at
the Assizes there, and to make such reflections thereupon as
may let the Justices of the Peace who made same understand
their error therein and cause them to retract and revoke the
said order as publicly as they made it.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money VI. pp. 115-6.
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Same to the Justices of Assize for the Western Circuit
touching the like complaints to the King of obstructions
to the Excise in several counties, particularly Somerset, by
tumults and disturbance and by secret countenance and
encouragement therein given to the people by some in authority
in said county. I desire you in your charge to the Grand
Juries at every Assize, and especially in co. Somerset, to take
notice of all such riotous and tumultuous assemblies and to
give special directions to said Juries to enquire of and present
same and also to let the Justices [of Peace] of Somerset
understand that the King hath an account of the persons among
them that have been secret fomenters and encouragers of the
people herein, whereof, unless the matter be speedily amended,
he will hereafter take a more severe course.
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Ibid, pp. 117-8.
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