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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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| Jan. 21.
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Money warrant for 50l. 6s. to Anthony Segar, viz.,
40l. 6s. thereof for disbursements for the Treasury
Office for last Christmas quarter and 10l. for same
quarter's salary to himself.
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Money Book (General)
p. 356.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Thomas Temple as a watchman
London port, loco Jerome Browne, dismissed.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 149.
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Same from same. Several great sums have been
formerly issued as imprest to John Baynes, Esq.
(one of the Commissaries of Musters), for the pay
of the officers and soldiers of the regiment
late under Sir Tobias Bridge (since deceased) in the
West Indies. Great complaints have been made
to me by several of the said soldiers and officers
and affirmed by affidavits that a great part thereof
has been misapplied in being paid to such as have
fraudulently personated the true claimants or to
such as have no right to the same. I have already
employed Charles Bertie, Sir C. Harbord, Jno.
Lawrence and Bartholomew Fillingham to look into
said frauds and to examine who are yet unpaid and
whose arrears are fit to be paid and have lately
directed 2,915l. 1s. 2d. to be imprested to said Baines
for that service. I therefore hereby appoint said
Bertie, Harbord, Lawrence and Fillingham to inspect
from time to time the payments to be made by said
Baines out of said sum and to checque and control
(if they see cause) any payment till I be acquainted
therewith whether such payment be to any soldiers
or officers or to their creditors or executors etc.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 277.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant during pleasure to John
Godwyn of the office of Surveyor General of all
victuals to be provided for the King's ships and
marine service : together with the fee of 250l. per
an. payable quarterly by the hands of the Treasurer
of the Navy : the first payment to commence at
Christmas last : together with the allowance of 8d. a
day for a clerk and such other emoluments, advantages
and allowances of charges for travelling
as shall be allowed by the Navy Commissioners :
all by reason that the King thinks it very necessary
for his service to appoint some fit person to look
after the said service in the place of Sir Denis
Gauden (thereto appointed during pleasure by patent
of 1660, Oct. 24, which said letters patent are hereby
to be determined) by reason of the age of said
Gauden and for other good causes. (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Feb. 6 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 157. Docquet Book,
p. 21.
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Money warrant for 100l. to Sir Philip Lloyd (Lloid),
for last Christmas quarter as Clerk of the Council
attending the Committee of Council for Trade and
Plantations ; as by the privy seal of 1676, June 23 ;
62l. 10s. 0d. to William Blathwayt as assistant
in the said service (being 37l. 10s. 0d. for his salary
as by said privy seal, and 25l. on his additional
salary allowed by order of Council) ; 25l. for two
clerks and 111l. 5s. 6d. (making 298l. 15s. 6d. in
all) for the messenger and his assistant attending
said Committee and for incidents, being all for
said last Christmas quarter (including office rent
for two rooms in Scotland Yard, stationery, binding
of books and pasting 12 maps upon boards, Bills
of Rate and Price Currant).
Appending : bill of said items as allowed Jan. 21
by six Lords detailed of said Committee.
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Money Book (General)
pp. 364-5.
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| Jan. 22.
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Privy seal for the discharge of Bevis Lloyd in his
account for the year ended 1677, Sept. 29, as Receiver
General of Crown Revenues of South Wales,
of the sum of 293l. 9s. on his assigning to the King a
debt of 200l. principal money (and all interest
thereon) which was due from John Colvile, deceased,
upon a note and which by an inquisition taken at
Guildhall, London, 1676-7, March 14, was seized
into the King's hands as a debt belonging to one
Timothy Waad but by an order lately made by the
Exchequer Court is to be taken by the said Bevis
Lloyd as also the interest thereof which amounts to at
least 93l. 9s. in regard that the said 200l. (being but
a small sum of the Hearthmoney which said Lloyd
formerly received in co. Somerset) was originally by
Lloyd returned to said Waad to have been paid
[into the Exchequer] upon his [Lloyd's] account.
Further upon security to be given by said Lloyd
further time as follows is hereby to be given him for
his payment of the balance of 1,106l. 11s. owing by
him on his abovesaid account for the year ended
1677, Sept. 29, viz., 200l. thereof on 1679, Nov. 24 ;
200l. on 1680, Nov. 24 ; 200l. on 1681, Nov. 24 ; 250l.
on Nov. 24, 1682 ; 256l. 11s. on 1683, Nov. 24,
without any [12 per cent.] interest or damages to be
demanded of him : all by reason that out of the
total debt of 2,732l. 8s. 0¾d. resting upon him in the
said account, 1,400l. or thereabouts is or was payable
to the Judges or other officers in Wales, whereof
said Lloyd has already paid the greatest part and
is ready to complete the payment of the residue
which will be regularly allowed upon his producing
the vouchers for the same : the present extension
of time for payment of the abovesaid balance of
1,106l. 11s. being granted on said Lloyd's petition by
reason of his present disability to pay the same
occasioned by several losses which he has had by
officers that he entrusted in the collection of other
branches of the Crown revenue whereof he was
receiver and by reason that he has great securities
on the estate of his late brother Sir Evan Lloyd
which cannot yet be satisfied, the King considering
the loyalty and sufferings of said Bevis Lloyd and
intending some ease to the heir of said Sir Evan
Lloyd by such grant of further time. And whereas
by the great seal of 1674, Dec. 26, the King granted
to Sir John Hanmer, Kt. (now bart.) an annuity of
800l. for 3 years from Lady day then last past out of
the revenue of Ireland which annuity is in arrear
600l. for three quarters of a year ended 1675, Sept.
25, for which 600l. said Hanmer has debentures
signed by the Deputy Auditor and other officers of
the Receipt of the Exchequer, Ireland, the abovesaid
Lloyd's instalments amounting in all to
1,106 11s. are hereby to be paid over to said Hanmer
without account, 600l. thereof in satisfaction of said
600l. principal and the residue thereof in satisfaction
of interest moneys "which wee are satisfied he
[Hanmer] has been forced to pay for want thereof"
and in consideration of the many faithful services
of said Hanmer and his father Sir Thomas Hanmer.
Said Hanmer's receipts to be a good discharge to
said Lloyd : but Hanmer first to assign to the King
the said debentures for said 600l. (Royal warrant
dated Jan. 8 for said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Jan. 16 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 128-131.
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Mr. William Wrench desires that no grant may pass
of the reversion of the office of Customer of Gloucester
now in the possession of Arnold Aram till
notice be given to Mr. George Evans at his house at
the Mint ; to the end Mr. Wrench may be heard
upon his petition to his Majesty for that reversion.
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Caveat Book, p. 37.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Samuell Hardley (Harely)
as a tidesman in fee, London port, loco his father,
Samuell Harely, who is very ancient.
William Allen as a same [ibid] loco Ralph Sparkes,
who relinquisheth the employment.
Giles Randolph (who was formerly employed
as tidesman and warehousekeeper at Dover
with the salary of 30l. per an. [and who] in
regard of little business at Dover by reason of
the late prohibition [of the import of French
goods as by the Poll Act] has of late been
employed at Deal as Surveyor) to be deputed
as Surveyor at Deal, loco Lancelot Ashby,
dismissed ; and the said Randolph's place
as tidesman at Dover to be suppressed.
Matthew Gripp (one of the extraordinary tidesmen,
London port) as a tidesman in fee, ibid.
David Maddocks as waiter at Mumbles in
Swansea port, loco Henry Vaughan, who has
deserted the employment.
Joseph Elmes as a tidesman at Cowes, loco Pasco
Silke, deceased.
William Barnes as Collector at Antigua, loco
Phillip Everden, deceased : with the established
allowance of salary and such powers and instructions
as you shall think fit to give him.
Robert Walker as a tidesman at Southwold,
loco William Vincent, dismissed.
Robert Mirfin as tidesman at Poole, loco George
Cruft, intended to be removed.
Thomas Carpenter as a watchman, London
port, loco William Frier, dismissed.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
pp. 149, 150, 151, 152,
153.
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Same from same to same to issue an extroardinary
commission to — Robinson to seize uncustomed
and prohibited goods "in the usual form, but
under such security and with such limitations as
you shall think fitt."
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Ibid, p. 150.
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Similar warrants for similar commissions to Francis
Draycott to seize uncustomed and prohibited goods
in co. Dorset and the Isle of Purbeck : and to
John Benefitt and Richard Easeman for the like
in co. Suffolk.
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Ibid, p. 152.
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| Jan. 23.
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Instructions from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners in reply to their presentments
of the 14th inst. (1) I have obtained the King's
warrant to prepare the bill for a commission and
instructions to mark and measure keels, etc., at
[the port of] Newcastle and members [thereof],
which your solicitor must take care to pass, and
I have directed my Secretary [Charles Bertie]
to assist him in obtaining [a like commission, viz.]
that for Sunderland to be passed under the great seal
of the Bishopric [of Durham]. (2) I am of opinion
that coffee imported by the East India Company ought
to pay a greater duty than 5 per cent. (which
it has usually been rated at) in case the medium
[average] of the sales since 1661, not including
the last, has amounted to 6l. 12s. 0d. per cent.
[per hundredweight] according to the certificate
you produce, and that the price of coffee at the
last sale was increased to above double the usual
value as you inform me : and as for the last sale
I direct you to require the duty after the rate of
the said medium of 6l. 12s. 0d. per cent., and that
for the future you think of some expedient to
adjust the value of the said commodity with the
said Company who, being a body, cannot make an
oath. (3) I approve of your having appointed
Robert Bradshaw waiter at Bourne and Pevensey
to be riding Surveyor from Shoreham to Portsmouth,
loco Rowland Oakeley, deceased, to reside at
Chichester and for his present salary. (4) You
are to issue extraordinary Commissions for seizing
uncustomed and prohibited goods to the Excise
officers in Cornwall and Devon named in the list
signed by Mr. Dunstar, one of the general riding
surveyors, he conceiving that they may do good
service in preventing the importation of prohibited
French goods. The usual powers and fit limitations
to be inserted in said Commissions. (5) As to the
ten short pieces of white serge which came on the
ship Oaken Plank, from Cork, to be dyed and
returned, whereof it seems that the duty is full
[equal to] or near the value, you are to permit
their re-shipment to Cork in the condition they are
in (being not yet dyed) without paying any duty :
bond to be first given to return a certificate of the
landing them at Cork, the danger of the seas
excepted. If any more shall happen to be imported
upon this score you are to demand the duty
according to law. (6) I intend that the affidavit
of Ellerby, the tidesman, concerning the wines
forced from him by the seamen out of the Mary
yacht shall be represented to the Lords of the
Admiralty. Your solicitor must attend said
Lords thereupon. (7) You are to retrench 20l.
per an. out of the 70l. per an. which was established
to William Pend, waiter and searcher from
Wareham to Southampton ; and said 20l. per an.
is to be established as you advise, viz., 10l. per an.
to be added to the present salary of 30l. per an.
to John Harrison, Collector of Maldon, to keep a
horse to ride that coast ; 5l. per an. [to be added]
to the salary of Christopher White, waiter and
searcher at Wareham, and 5l. [to be added] to the
salary of Humphry Harris, waiter and searcher at
Swanage : said additional allowances to commence
from Christmas last, from which time said Pend
has been suspended. (8) You are to forthwith
execute my warrant of Nov. 8 last for Robert
Doughty to be Collector at Yarmouth, loco John
Dawson, deceased, notwithstanding my former
general order or what else has been represented
to me to the contrary, I being acquainted that it
may not be safe nor for his Majesty's service to
entrust that collection in the hands of the present
Customer.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
pp. 154-5.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer
to forbear (till further order) process against
John Bartlett or his goods, who with others became
bound in 400l. for Benjamin Johnson, Collector
of Hearthmoney for London and Westminster under
Roger Higgs, Esq., which said Higgs has, I [Danby]
am informed, made an account wherein his Majesty
is defrauded of a great sum of money.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 278.
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Same from same to the Receipt to issue 4,866l. 14s. 0d.
on any orders in the name of Edward Seymour,
Treasurer of the Navy (being orders unsatisfied
and unappropriated to particular uses by Act
of Parliament) : to be by tallies on Anthony
Rowe and partners out of the 35,000l., payable
June 24 next in part of their 150,000l. advance money
on their Hearthmoney contract.
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Money Book (General)
p. 356.
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Same from same to the Customs Cashier to pay
138l. 13s. 4d. to Phillip Warwick, for half a year to
1678, Christmas, on his patent fee of 277l. 6s. 8d.
as Customer and Collector of Petty Customs, London
port.
150l. to George Porter for half a year to Sept. 29
last on his patent salary of 300l. per an. as
Surveyor of Customs, London port.
15l. to John Needlar for half a year to 1678,
Christmas, on his patent fee of 30l. per an. as Comptroller
of the great and petty Customs, London port.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on 3,000l. in further part of an
order dated Dec. 27 last for 20,000l. to Charles
Bertie for secret service : of which 20,000l. there
has been already satisfied 1,875l. Said 3,000l.
is to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the Customs.
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Ibid, p. 357.
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Money warrant for 25l. to Anthony Parsons for 1¼ years
to Michaelmas last on his annuity or yearly fee of
20l. as one of the Auditors of his Majesty's revenue :
to be satisfied by levying a tally on Symon Smith,
Receiver of Crown revenues for co. Somerset and
Dorset, to be paid out of the issue of his said
receipt for the year ended at Michaelmas last.
(See supra, p. 739, under date 1677, Aug. 29.)
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Ibid.
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Same for 400l. to Sir Jonathan Atkins for half a
year to 1678, Christmas, on his entertainment,
of 800l. per an. as Governor of Barbados : to be
satisfied by levying a tally on the Collectors or
Receivers of the Four and a Half per cent. duty.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Receivers of Excise to pay
1,250l. to Madam Gwinne, for last Christmas
quarter upon her pension and the Earl of Burford's
pension ; "for which Mr. Segar will give you
tallies at the same time for your discharge."
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Out Letters (General)
p. 360.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to strike tallies
on the Excise (and same to the Commissioners of
Excise to pay said tallies) for 750l. for one quarter
on the Lord Privy Seal's pension of 3,000l. per an.,
viz., in full for last Lady day quarter, and in part
of Midsummer quarter last.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Earl of Arlington, Lord Chamberlain
of the Household, dated from the Treasury Chambers,
Serjeant Ramsey has informed Treasurer Danby
that the mace which was for his [Danby's] service
was become unserviceable, having been ever since
the Restoration made use of in constant attendance
and upon frequent carriage when occasion required
the same. Understanding that the Lord Chancellor's
serjeant as well as some others have had the broken
and unuseful maces allowed to them when you have
directed new ones to be made, Treasurer Danby
desires you to order a new one for said Ramsey
for the use of the Treasury and that the same
favour may be extended to him in relation to the
old mace as has been allowed to others. (This
letter is entered in the usual brief form in the Out
Letters (General) book, and the original letter itself
is also there preserved in the form of a loose double
sheet fastened into the Book at this point. This
entry and letter are followed by a similar entry and
original letter in the form of a loose sheet of a later date
as follows.)
Warrant dated 1684, August 20, from the Earl of
Arlington to Sir Guilbert Talbot, Master and
Treasurer of the Jewel House, to acquit and
discharge Serjeant Ramsey of the old mace abovesaid
with which he did wait on the Lord Treasurer
and which has been in use since the Restoration
and is broken and become unserviceable, the King
being pleased to bestow same upon said Serjeant
Ramsey : (one loose sheet, ibid).
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Out Letters (General)
p. 361.
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| Jan. 24.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Thomas Raban
(Rabon), gent., of the office of one of the Auditors
of the revenue for life in reversion after any one of
the said Auditors, viz., Sir Joseph Seymour, Kt.,
Jno. Phelips. Richard Aldworth, Anthony Parsons,
Humphrey Morrice, John Shales in possession
and Anthony Stephens in reversion, or of Sir William
Godolphin in possession and Thomas Tudor who is
in reversion upon him : together with the allowance
of 200l. per an. as now made to them and all other
fees, diets, profits and emoluments. (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Feb. 12 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 154. Docquet Book,
p. 22.
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Royal sign manual to Henry Guy, one of the Grooms
of the Bedchamber, to pay to William Berrington,
gent., 1,283l. 8s. 10¾d. as royal bounty ; paying
same out of such money as you have received or shall
receive by virtue of the privy seal of 1677, June 30,
supra p 674 designed to be disposed of as the
King should direct from time to time by warrant
under the royal sign manual.
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 155.
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Charles Bertie to the Navy Commissioners. There
is a bounty bill of Elizabeth Stephenson's for
20l. 10s. 8d. Treasurer Danby desires you to
assign it for payment out of such money as he shall
appoint for that use.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 362.
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| Jan. 25.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to
issue 3,000l. to Edward Seymour, Treasurer of
the Navy, on any unsatisfied orders in his name :
to be by tallies on the present Hearthmoney Contractors
on their rent due Sept. 29 last and payable
at the utmost day of grace March 15 next.
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Money Book (General)
p. 357.
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Charles Bertie to Capt. Perry and Capt. Buckley.
The tallies struck upon you for payment the 15th of
March next, together with the detainer [which
by agreement you are allowed to make at] the
same time and [the allowance for] interest of money,
etc., does not amount to above 67,000l. There
is a pressing occasion for 3,000l. for the service of the
Navy. Treasurer Danby [therefore] desires you
presently to advance and pay to the Treasurer
of the Navy 3,000l. [as in] part of your Hearthmoney
rent, which is long since due, and his Lordship
will allow you interest [from the day you so pay said
3,000l.] till the utmost day of grace being the said
15th of March [next].
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Out Letters (General)
p. 361.
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| Jan. 27.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to bring into the
Exchequer 50l. 6s. 0d. for Mr. Segar.
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Ibid, p. 362.
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| Jan. 28.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to John Shales,
Auditor of Crown revenues for co. Kent, Surrey,
Sussex, Oxford and Beds for particulars of the
manors, lands, things, ut supra, p. 1047-9, under date
1678, July 10, certifying what covenants you
think fit to be inserted in a lease or grant to be
made thereof [to Charles Osborne and John Knight]
during the life of the Queen.
The like warrant to Humphry Morice, Auditor of
same for co. Chester, for a particular of all
rents in said county particularly set down
in the said schedule, ut supra.
The like to Antho. Parsons, Auditor for co. Dorset
for a particular of the third part of the Forest of Gillingham,
co. Dorset, let at 32l. 10s. 0d. per an.
The like to John Phelip, Auditor for co. Middlesex,
etc., for a particular of the manor of Maribone
in said county comprised under the yearly
rent of 36l. 14s. 6d.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 278.
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Money warrant for 15l. to Mris. Ursula Elliot, widow,
for 1678, Christmas quarter, on her pension of
60l. per an. (Charles Bertie dated Feb. 17 to the
Customs Cashier to bring said 15l. into the Exchequer
for her.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 357. Out Letters
(General) p. 368.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier
to pay 138l. 6s. 8d. to Sir Nicho. Crisp, bart.,
for half a year on his fee as Collector of Customs
outwards London port.
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Money Book (General)
p. 358.
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| Jan. 29.
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Same from same to Sir Robert Croke, Clerk of
the Pipe, to prepare a grant to pass the
Exchequer Seal to constitute and appoint Robert
Sidderfin to be steward of the lordship and manor
of Kennington, co. Surrey, parcel of the Duchy
of Cornwall during pleasure, and in as full manner
as Francis, Lord Cottington, Francis Phillips, Esq.,
Laurence Blomley, Esq., or any other heretofore.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 280.
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Privy seal for 100,000l. to William Ashburnham,
Cofferer of the Household, as imprest for the Household.
(Royal warrant dated Jan. 17 for said privy
seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription dated Jan. 28
of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 154, 160. Docquet
Book, p. 17.
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for the payments as follow to Sir John Robinson.
By the privy seal of 1661, June 29, there was ordered
to be paid 200l. per an. to said Robinson, then
Lieut, of the Tower of London, and to the
Lieutenant thereof for the time being, during
pleasure, and 16d. a day for the Gentleman Porter
and 14d. a day for each of the yeomen warders
there attending, together with such other sums as
by quarterly bills should be allowed for fuel for the
said yeomen warders, repairs and necessaries of the
Tower, diet and charges of prisoners there or to be
committed thither, or services for which allowances
were made in the time of Charles I., all without
accompt, imprest or other charge for all or any
part thereof. Hereon orders have been drawn
to said Robinson which remain yet unsatisfied.
Further, by the great seal of 1675, July 29, the
office of Constable of the Tower was granted to James,
Earl of Northampton, who by the King's special
command and approbation constituted said
Robinson his deputy, for the execution of said
office. The King graciously intends to continue to
the said Robinson in his present capacity as deputy
to said Constable the abovesaid allowances hitherto
made to him as Lieutenant of the Tower, from
the time to which he was paid as such Lieutenant
until signification of the royal pleasure to the contrary.
It is therefore hereby ordered that such
sums as are already due to said Robinson upon
abovesaid orders, and what shall be payable to
him upon his said allowance of 200l. per an. to be
accompted from 1673, June 24 (the time to which
he has been paid the same at the Exchequer or
provided for by the abovesaid orders which remain
yet unpaid) and such further sums as are or
shall be payable to him upon the said allowances
for the Gentleman Porter, yeomen warders and
incidents as aforesaid be paid to him until pleasure
signified to the contrary : same to be received
by Robinson quarterly without account. (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Feb. 19 of docquet
hereof. The money warrant of March 20 infra
quotes this privy seal as dated Jan. 31.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 155-7. Docquet
Book, p. 24.
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to Daniel Procter, Esq., and Saml.
Procter, gent., of the office or place of Collector
of Petty Customs for strangers, London port,
in reversion after Randolph Wilmer, gent. : [all
as in trust] for and during the natural life of Phillip
Herbert, Esq., younger son of James Herbert, Esq.,
deceased : with the annual fee of 62l. 6s. 8d.
and all other profits, etc., thereof : ut supra,
p. 1187. (Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
Feb. 28 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 1259. Docquet Book,
p. 7.
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Warrant under the royal sign manual to John Lawrence
to pay to himself or to retain to his own use the
sum of 1,456l. 1s. 4d., as below, in full satisfaction
of a debt owing to him from the King as appears
by an accompt stated by Richard Aldworth and
allowed by Treasurer Danby : (marginal note :
this debt being for the principal and interest of
1,000l. due to him upon two orders registered
on the last Wine Act, the one No. 43 and the other
No. 50 : the said John Lawrence hath released
[to the King] the said debts and interest by writing
under his hand and seal mentioned on the back of the
said orders) : the said Lawrence having Feb. 11
last received 1,456l. 1s. 4d. out of the Exchequer
for the service [and by the authorisation] of the privy
seal of 1662, Sept. 29, which privy seal ordered the
payment of 10,000l. to him for secret service without
accompt, to be by him paid to such person or persons
as the King should direct and appoint by writing
under his sign manual.
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 160.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
25l. 1s. 10d. to Roger Charnock out of the Tenths ;
to be for a quarter's fee and board wages as a Serjeant
at Arms.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 362.
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| Jan. 31.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer
to forbear the issue of process till the middle
of Easter term next against Michael Arnold and
William Dent, sureties for Robert Stockdale, late
Collector of Customs, Dover.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 279.
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[Treasurer Danby] to the Justices of Peace of co.
Northumberland. I have been acquainted by
Sir John Fenwick and Sir Ralph Delaval with
the presentment made to you, Oct. 9 last, by the
Grand Jury complaining of the importation of
corn from Scotland into Berwick, Customs free,
and of corn and Scotch cattle into the county
contrary to law : upon which occasion I think
fit to let you know that the importation which is
allowed by my warrant is limited to particular
quantities yearly, viz., of bigg 6,000 quarters,
oats 4,000 [quarters], wheat 300 [quarters], pease
200 [quarters] and rye 50 [quarters] whereof the
collector was directed to keep a particular account
that it might not be exceeded. Which privilege
having been before allowed to the town and garrison
of Berwick, and being grounded upon a necessity
(as was credibly alleged to me) of their being
supplied with Scotch corn in that proportion [1]
did not apprehend that the continuance of it would
be prejudicial to the county in the least. But
finding by the said presentment that greater quantities
are imported under colour of that licence,
and that the same will be seen by the entries made
in the port, which (if it shall so appear) must be an
abuse of favour intended them, and such as wherein
the officer must also be criminal, I am resolved
to have the examination of the matter before me,
and if I find said complaint to be on good ground,
I shall recall my warrant. And as to appointing
a particular officer to attend upon the borders
to prevent the unlawful bringing in of Scotch corn
and cattle, I intend to advise with the Customs
Commissioners about it.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer to supersede process against the body
and estate of John Hill, late Collector of Bideford,
who was indebted to the King 539l. 4s. 4d., for
which he was imprisoned with William Reeves,
one of his sureties, and the estate of the said Hill
and one Anthony Reymes, another of his sureties,
were extended : the Customs Commissioners having
represented that said Hill has now paid 514l. of
said debt and that the remaining 25l. 14s. 4d. will
not be in danger by superseding the process and
discharging the said parties out of prison.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 156.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Anthony Avon as a tidesman
at Poole port, loco Nicholas Cobb, dismissed.
Richard Appleby as a same, ibid.
Thomas Longstretch, one of the extraordinary
tidesmen London port, to be a tidesman in fee
there, loco Richard Retorick, deceased.
Edward Fricker to be waiter and searcher at
Eastbourne and Pevensey at the salary of 10l. per an.,
loco Robert Bradshaw, removed to be riding
surveyor at Chichester.
Benjamine Dewy waiter and searcher at Poole
port (from Wareham to Southampton) at the
salary of 50l. per an., loco William Pend, lately
dismissed.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
pp. 156, 157, 158.
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Same from same to same to permit the shipment and
export to Scotland, Customs free, on board the
James, of Leith, Jno. Pringle master, of the following
for the Earl of Mar's regiment there, as certified
by the Duke of Lauderdale, viz., 800 swords,
800 belts, 800 hats and 800 suits of cloths.
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Ibid, p. 158.
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Same from same to same. Upon the petition of the
inhabitants of Lowestoft, praying that an officer
may be settled there for receiving their entries
and granting cocquets for exports or that the chief
Customs officers at Yarmouth upon the petitioners'
making honest and just entries may permit the
landing their goods at Lowestoft, you have reported
Oct. 15 last that petitioners allege they have been
of late denied [liberty] to land their goods at
Lowestoft, notwithstanding they have entered
them and paid the duty at Yarmouth and profferred
to be at the charge of an officer to [over] see the delivery
of them, but are forced to deliver them at Yarmouth
where the town duties are great and the charges
in regard of their distance from Yarmouth also
great, especially upon salt for the fishery, which
they cannot carry without great and apparent
loss ; for which cause they were compelled to send
their ships last year beyond the seas with their
goods, whereby his Majesty lost his Customs, and
the petitioners were much damnified. They likewise
allege that to land the gruffer sort of goods at
Yarmouth it would consume almost a quarter part
of their profit to get them home : that the said
town of Lowestoft is increased in shipping to the
number of 60 vessels, which is more considerable
than both the towns of Southwold and Aldeburgh
at each of which towns is a [Customs] officer to
receive entries and to grant cocquets. On the other
hand you report that Southwold and Aldeburgh
are members of Yarmouth port, where anciently
there hath been established a collection, and the
patent officers of that port are required by law
to keep their deputies in the said members, but
that Lowestoft is but a creek in the said port where
the patent officers are not required by law to have
their deputies, although it be much increased in
shipping, and that it would be a great charge to his
Majesty and [to] the patent officers to make it a
port of receipt and a member annexed to the said
head port : that you have also received the report
of Mr. Dunstar, one of the general surveyors, and
of the patent officers and surveyors of Yarmouth
port on said petition, who are of opinion it would
be to the prejudice of his Majesty's Customs, besides
a charge to the King to settle a collector there : that
great frauds have been formerly practised in
Yarmouth port, where with much difficulty things
are brought into some good order : and that by
giving the general liberty desired by petitioners,
the same frauds would be practised at Lowestoft.
But as to the importing gruff goods, viz., salt,
timber, deal boards, pitch, tar, resin, iron, hemps
ropes, cordage and pantiles, and as to the exporting
butter, cheese, fish, you think they may be laden
and unladen at Lowestoft, entries being first
duly made at Yarmouth, and (when the officers
at Yarmouth shall see it necessary) to send over an
officer thither, they paying the officer such allowance
per diem for his pains as shall be reasonable. I have
considered your report at above, and hereby order
and direct accordingly, and you are to give such
directions to the officers concerned as may be
necessary in this behalf.
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Ibid, pp. 159-60.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Commissioners.
Treasurer Danby has directed that Mr. Pley, senr.,
be not prosecuted till his case be heard before his
Lordship and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 159.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal to revoke the great seal of
[1677 Nov. p. 769, supra] last (which did constitute
Sir Richard Temple, Sir Edward Deering, [Sir F.
Lawley, Sir G. Downing,] Sir William Lowther, Charles
Cheyne and Francis Millington to be Commissioners
for Customs, subsidies and the then duties on wines
and vinegar, since which time the said imposition
on wines and vinegar is determined, and by a late
Act an additional duty is granted upon wines for
three years) and in their place to constitute the
following as Commissioners for said Customs,
subsidies and new dutys, viz., Sir Richard Temple,
Sir Edward Dering, Sir Frances Lawley, Sir Geo.
Downing, Charles Osborne, Charles Cheyne and
Francis Millington : during pleasure, and with
1,200l. per an. salary each, payable quarterly : the
first payment to be made at Lady day next : Richard
Prowse to be solicitor to the said Commissioners
with salary as in the last commission. The aforesaid
salary to commence from June 24 last. Power
to be given to said Commissioners to proceed in all
cases left undetermined by the former Commission.
(Treasurer Danby's subscription dated Feb. 12 of
docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 158. Docquet Book,
p. 21.
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Money warrant for 195l. to the executors or administrators
of Richard Lightfoot, deceased, late principal
clerk to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms,
being due and owing to him for the rent of a chamber
in the Temple, wherein the said Trustees usually
sat, and where the Office of the said sales was kept :
same being for 3¼ years to 1678, June 24, at
60l. per an. ; as appears by a certificate from said
Trustees.
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Money Book (General)
p. 358.
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Letter of direction on the remainder of an order dated
1671, July 1, for 3,000l. to Robert Child and
William Bowles, Esqrs., Masters of the Tents [and
Toils], as for the service of that office on which
order 2,000l. is already paid : said remainder is to be
hereby satisfied by tallies on Anthony Rowe and
partners out of the 10,000l. to be by them paid
March 25 next [as in part of their 150,000l. advance
on their Hearthmoney contract].
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on an order dated Dec. 15 last for
60l. to Richard Brett for six months' interest for
2,000l. due Dec. 14 last : same to be hereby satisfied
by a tally on the Customs.
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Money Book (General)
p. 358.
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The like direction on the following orders, viz., an
order dated Aug. 12 last for 316l. 13s. 7d. to
Sir Robert Southwell for himself and others for
attending on the Committee of Trade and Plantations
for the quarter ended 1678, June 24.
An order dated Jan. 7 inst. for 419l. to same
for same for the quarter ended 1678, Sept. 29.
An order dated Aug. 7 last for 37l. 10s. 0d. to
William Blathwaite for 1678, June 24 quarter's
salary by special order of the Lords [of the
Committee of Council for Trade and Plantations].
(Memorandum : this order dated Aug. 7, 1678,
being lost and affidavit thereof made before
the Chief Baron Montagu 4 Feb., 1678-9, a copy
attested by Sir Robert Howard was thus underwritten
by Treasurer Danby Feb. 5 ; 'Let this
copy of an order be executed, and let care be taken
that the original be cancelled if ever it shall be
found.')
Another order for the like sum [to said
Blathwaite] for 1678, Michaelmas quarter, for
the like service.
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Ibid, p. 359.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier
to pay 120l. to Peter Percivall for one year to Sept. 29
last on his salary as chief searcher of London port ;
the patent of 1677, Nov. 17, having granted said
office to Abraham Holditch and Peter Percivall
in reversion after Edmund Long and John Danvers,
which office being surrendered to his Majesty is
come into the possession of said Holditch and
Percivall, and the said Holditch is since dead
and the last payment made to said Long was for
half a year due at Michaelmas, 1677. (Charles
Bertie dated Feb. 27 to the Customs Cashier to
forthwith pay off this warrant for 120l.)
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Ibid, p. 359. Out Letters
(General) p. 374.
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Same from same to same. Since the failure of Thomas
Chapman, of Liverpool, merchant, a proposition
was made to Treasurer Danby by Roger Chapman,
gent., for paying to the King in 5 six months'
time said Thomas Chapman's debt which amounted
to 564l. 17s. 6¼d. according to a certificate made
by Richard Prowse, solicitor to the Customs Commissioners
annexed to said Commissioners' report
of June 27 last. Said proposition was agreed to,
and the King has directed the assigning to said
Roger Chapman of the bonds and securities for
said debt ; and [the King] is to bear the charges
which have been expended in the prosecution of
said debt (which charges are certified by said Prowse
to amount to 91l. 14s. 11d.) and a rebate of 6 per cent.
per an. is to be allowed to said Roger Chapman
because he is willing to pay the said money presently
for his Majesty's service. As soon as same is so
paid (for which you are to give credit upon the
accounts of the collectors of Liverpool and Lancaster
respectively, and the Comptroller General [of the
accounts of the Customs] must take care duly to
charge both yourself and them therewith) you are
hereby to pay the said 91l. 14s. 11d. viz., so much
thereof to the said Prowse for himself and the collector
of Liverpool as has been expended by them
and the remainder to the said Roger Chapman
in satisfaction of what has been expended by him
and [by] the sureties of said Thomas Chapman :
and further to pay to said Roger Chapman rebate or
discount as above for the said 5 six months on
473l. 2s. 7¼d. which is the remainder of said debt
after deduction of the said charges.
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Money Book (General)
p. 360.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt for a
tally to be stricken to discharge (purporting the
payment of) the baronet fee of 1,095l. due to the
King from Sir Jno. Barlow of Slebech, co. Pembroke.
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Money Book (General)
p. 361.
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Money warrant for 200l. to John Ramsey as imprest
and upon accompt for satisfaction of what he has
disbursed or shall disburse in the prosecution and
carrying on of several suits on the King's behalf
in the Exchequer or elsewhere.
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Ibid, p. 362.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
on the Excise (and same to the Receivers of Excise
to pay said tallies) for 125l. for last Christmas
quarter on Sir William Killegrew's pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 362.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay the King's waiters
in London port as follows, 13l. each for one quarter
on their respective salaries, viz., Gerard Andrews,
Nicholas Park, Jno. Marshall, Francis Roberts,
Hugh Bantock, Jno. Shaw, Andrew Haines, Samuel
Ward, Francis Dackett, Tho. Raymond, Samuell
Phillips, Samuel Danvers, Roger Charnock, Ellis
Loyd, William Tallman.
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Ibid.
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