Entry Book: August 1677, 11-20

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August 1677, 11-20

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry Reference
Aug. 11. Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to David Legros, Esq., his executors and assigns, of the term of the King's interest in several lands in co. Derby amounting to 125l. 2s. 0d. per an. belonging to Richard Blackwall, Esq., deceased, and seized on for the King's use by a Commission out of the Exchequer for a debt of 110,632l. 7s. 10d. due from said Blackwall and others, late Receivers of Prize Goods [under the Commonwealth] wherein said Blackwall stands bound in a recognisance of 2,000l.
Prefixing : Note of a particular of said premises dated the 8th inst. made by Thomas Eden, deputy King's Remembrancer.
Memorandum : The Earl of Bath and Sir John Ernle are to nominate the person that a lease is to be made to, therefore my Lord Treasurer says the abovenamed, etc. (Crossed through.)
Warrants not Relating to Money VII. p. 102.
Same dormant from same to Sir John James and Robert Huntington, Esq., Receivers General and Cashiers of Excise, to pay Elias Ashmole 100l. per an. additional salary and 400l. per an. for clerks from June 24 last, etc., ut supra, p. 722. Money Book (General) p. 124.
Money warrant for 586l. 10s. 0d. to Sir William Swann for a bill of extraordinaries Nov. 1, 1674, to May 1, 1677, as Resident with the Hanse Towns.
Appending : (a) said bill
Ibid.
s. d.
For postage of letters 80l. per an. in the Hollands Posthouse 200 0 0
For printing his Majesty's proclamations and speeches and translating and printing intelligence from all parts 50l. per an. 125 0 0
For maintaining and sending over sick and poor soldiers, being his Majesty's subjects coming from Treves [? Trves] and out of the French armies of the Duke of Monmouth's and Lord Douglas's regiment about 100 and more persons, together with victuals and transport 80 0 0
Paid and given to Monsieur Carlin in his distress as having had his Majesty's letters and the Duke of Monmouth's pass 38 ducats 19 0 0
For fees [at the Exchequer on the receipt] of 3,916l. [for my] ordinary and extraordinaries 87 10 0
For advance of money to supply the King's service 75 0 0
(b) Secretary Williamson's allowance dated July 26 hereof. The article of advance money I cannot take cognisance of, but leave it to my Lord Treasurer's disposal, The rest having been sworn to (July 25 before Baron C. Spelman) as it is, I conceive but reasonable to be allowed.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners to deliver a seizure of nine parcels of ordinary seed pearls and one parcel of Amber Greece belonging to William Browes and brought in the Berkeley Castle, Robert Fisher master, from India and lately seized by Hezechia Lenthall, a tidesman London port. Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 337.
Same from same to same to employ Francis Wycliffe as surveyor of Fowey and Looe, loco Mr. Fisher, who declines that employment. Ibid.
Aug. 13. Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies on the Excise (and to the Receivers of Excise to pay said tallies) for 312l. 10s. 0d. to the Duke of Buckingham for half a quarter on his 2,500l. per an. Out Letters (General) p. 141.
Same to same to pay 43l. 6s. 4d. to Humphrey Madg, one of the King's Musicians : for half a year on his several fees : which sum the Customs Cashier will bring in. Ibid, p. 96.
Money warrant for 1,328l. 3s. 0d. to Henry Herbert, Esq., son and executor to Sir Henry Herbert, Kt., deceased, which (with 120l. formerly issued to said Henry) is to complete the 1,448l. 3s. 0d. due upon an account declared July 8, 1673, and made by said Henry as executor to his said father, late Master of the Revels and Masques. Money Book (General) p. 125.
Same for 100l. to and amongst the doorkeepers of the House of Lords (viz., James Noble, Archibald Calender, James Turnor, Thomas Masters, William Snow, John Snow, John Gouge and John Smart) as compensation for their service and attendance on the House of Peers during the last session, according to what his Majesty hath usually allowed them. (The usual letters dated Sept. 18 to the Customs and Exchequer : to be paid in with respect, etc.) Ibid, p. 125. Out Letters (General) p. 149.
Money warrant for 650l. to Isaac Legouch for a diamond ring of one stone to be given to Monsieur Benting, Envoy from the Prince of Orange : as by the certificate of July 24 last from the Earl of Arlington, Lord Chamberlain. Money Book (General) p. 126.
Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Timo Davison, Esq., and partners, of Newcastle, merchants, who bought a French-built ship of about 60 tons and repaired her fit for a fishing vessel and therefore pray that they may pay only English duty for the fish. Out Letters (Customs) III p. 344.
Aug. 14. Warrant from Treasurer Danby to [the Barons of the Exchequer] dated from Wallingford House, to swear Richard Pearce (Peirce) into office as one of the five undersearchers of London port : the patent of the 6th inst. having granted such office to him in possession and to William Clough in reversion upon the surrender of Daniel Collwall and Arnold Griffith who had estates therein successively. Warrants not Relating to Money VII. p. 102.
Same from same to Sir William Jones, Attorney General. In pursuance of his Majesty's covenants contained in an indenture of Feb. 26 last you are to prepare a lease for three years from June 24 last from the King to George Dashwood and his partners of the Additional Excise lately granted by Act of Parliament : same to be under the yearly rents, covenants and conditions mentioned in the said indenture. In this lease you are to make provision for the repayment of 13,800l. advanced and lent to the King by said Dashwood and partners (over and above their 250,000l. advance on their farm) upon the subfarm of Excise of Wales and Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland ; which 13,800l. is to be repaid by four equal payments, to be added to the first four repayments to be made to them of the said advance of 250,000l. Interest at 6 per cent. to be allowed on said 13,800l. Ibid.
Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to Sir William Temple the 2,654l. 6s. 0d. which the Customs Cashier has paid into the Exchequer for him in full of his order of July 27 last for a year's extraordinaries. Out Letters (General) p. 141.
Same to same to issue (and same to the Customs Cashier to pay in with respect) 50l. to Isaac Legouch for half a year on his allowance as his Majesty's Jeweller. Ibid.
The like letters, struck through, for 40l. to the Earl of Warwick and Holland for one year's creation moneys to his said respective dignities. Ibid, p. 142.
The like for 3l. 6s. 8d. to the Vicar of [St. Peter's in] the Tower for half a year to June 24 last on his fee of 6l. 13s. 4d. per an. Ibid.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier to pay 20l. and 13l. 6s. 8d. to the Earl of Denbigh for one year's creation moneys as Earl and Visct. (Charles Bertie to same dated Aug. 16 to pay same with respect to the weekly payments.) Money Book (General) p. 126. Out Letters (General) p. 144.
Money warrant for 1,841l. 9s. 2d. to William Ashburnham, Cofferer of Household, for interest of moneys by him borrowed for the service of the Household at 6 per cent. per an., and gratuity or reward of 4 per cent. for part of the said moneys [so] borrowed : as appears by an account thereof made up to May 19 last by Auditor Aldworth and allowed by Treasurer Danby the 9th inst. Money Book (General) p. 126.
Aug. 15. Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners to permit the landing, Customs free, and unopened of the equipage of Monsieur de Barrillon, Ambassador Extraordinary from France, part thereof being intended to arrive with him in 12 bales or valisos at Greenwich ; and the rest of the equipage and baggage of him and his retinue, viz., his coach, ten coach horses, four saddle horses, coffers and valises which are intended to land at Dover. Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 337.
Instructions from same to same in reply to their presentments of the 13th inst. (1) As to the queries and rules which you offer relating to the passing of the accounts of the [Customs] collectors in the Plantations you are to take care of these methods. (a) Whereas by the Act of 25 Car. II for better securing the Plantation trade 1d. per lb. is payable on tobacco, 5s. the hundredweight on white sugar, and the collectors take the same in pieces of eight, I am willing that the duty be received in such money so as same be reckoned according to the current rates in the respective colonies and no more. (b) The law says that where moneys are not to be had, the commodities to be taken in lieu of money shall be such proportion thereof as shall amount to the value of the money according to the current rate of such commodity in such Plantation respectively. You are to require certificates from time to time with each [Receiver's] account, signed by the Governor or Deputy Governor, of the price current at such time of such commodities, for the better ascertaining the said value. (c) Plantation Collectors who remit their money in specie or bills or ship the goods according to the conditions of their bonds (good proof being thereof first made) are to be discharged thereof without being further accountable as a collector in England is who is chargeable by his bond with the money till [same be] actually paid to the Receiver General. (d) The [Plantation] Collector's account is to contain first the charge or receipts and then the discharge by what is sent in money, bills of exchange or goods or paid upon salaries and incidents. He is to make oath before the Governor or Deputy Governor to every account and where there is a Comptroller he is to make like oath to the charge or receipts : and the Comptroller's account is to contain both charge and discharge in like manner as the Collector's account shall. And in order thereto, when any money or goods shall be sent by any Collector he is to give notice thereof to the Comptroller or his deputy and have his teste upon the bill of lading ; and where any bills of exchange shall be remitted he is to shew them to the Comptroller or his deputy and have his teste likewise at the bottom of them : and for all [items of] salaries and incidents the Comptroller is to sign his intratur upon them. No allowance is to be made in any such account in any of these cases where this method is not observed. (e) For avoiding trouble and charge to these accomptants in declaring and passing their accounts in the ordinary Exchequer way, for the causes you have laid before me and in regard that the law provided that the whole business shall be managed by the Customs Commissioners under the Lord Treasurer [I hereby lay it down that] the said Collectors shall be discharged by certificate of the Comptroller General of the Accompts [of the Customs, England] as the Customs Collectors are in all the ports of England, so as it be done with your approbation attested under your hands upon such certificate : and the Receiver General of the Customs [England] shall be the accomptant in the Exchequer and where any money in specie, bills of exchange or money for goods come to his hand [he is] to be discharged in his particular accompt in cash in like manner as is done for all the Customs Receivers in England. All failures by miscarriage of moneys or goods or by nonpayment of bills of exchange or loss at sea or loss upon money are to be expressed in his [said Receiver General's] general [Customs] account. And the Comptroller General of the accounts of the Customs [England] is to take the like care of these accounts as for the accounts of the Customs in England. But what accounts are come or shall come before these rules can be set on foot shall be taken and passed de bene esse without being tied to these rules.
(2) You are to discharge the collector of Bideford of 37s. 7d. surcharged on him for a quantity of meal imported from Amsterdam whereon he took the duty according to the Book of Rates, much about the time you sent your instructions to the outports for collecting the duty on meal according to the Act of Tillage whereof, it seems, he had not timely notice.
(3) You are to pay 12l. 10s. 0d. to George Scott towards his costs in two vexatious actions brought against him upon two seizures he made ; you having desired this encouragement to him as a useful officer.
(4) You are to direct Henry Petkins, examiner of the sufficiency of securities, to examine particularly the several securities of the Collectors of London and the outports as in the list you showed me. He is to give his opinion thereon distinctly and you are to present same to me.
(5) The Exchequer account of the Customs ends every year at Christmas and the [Customs Collectors] books are returned from London and the other [the outport] places into the Exchequer at Midsummer following, together with the bonds and returns for the whole year. But the port of Newcastle has been wont to make their returns in Easter term. Further the law allows six months to a master of a ship for making a return upon his bond coastwise ; wherefore the patent officers of Newcastle port were wont to keep the bonds of the quarter from Michaelmas to Christmas in their hands till the year following : [all this] to the King's great prejudice [they] giving no reason but [accustomed] practice for the same. As they are ready to comply if otherwise ordered I hereby direct them to conform to the practice of the other ports and to keep their yearly books to Midsummer and then send them in to the Exchequer with the bonds taken from Michaelmas to Christmas as well as in the other three quarters of each year. Further the patent officers of London port in the yearly books they return into the Exchequer for the coast business inwards and outwards express not only the name of the ship, but the time and place of delivery but at Newcastle the patent officers express only the ship's name so that it is troublesome to find out what ships have made true delivery and what are gone beyond sea with coals. They allege only practice for this also and will rectify same if the parchment books sent to them be made four inches broader. I will direct the King's Remembrancer to send them such books and you are to require them hereafter to express therein not only the names of the ships but (in case of goods landed at Newcastle) the name of the port where the bond was given, the time of landing and the date of their certificate thereof ; and (in the case of coal and other goods shipped from Newcastle coastwise) not only the name of the ship but also the date of the certificate from the port where they landed.
(6) You have appointed the collector of Wisbech "which you inform me is a growing receipt" to be surveyor, waiter and searcher there at his present salary instead of being collector, he being but an indifferent man ; and have appointed Mr. Kirkby one of the landwaiters to officiate there as Collector. I approve hereof.
(7) The Solicitor to the Customs is to attend the King's Counsel for their advice and assistance in prosecuting the offenders touching the practices of transporting wool within the districts of Dover port as testified by the affidavits transmitted from Mr. Bretton.
(8) As to your report on the riotous assault made by Richard Strong and others upon the Customs officers of Weymouth port you are to defray the officers' charges in the prosecution of said rioters and the Customs Solicitor is to attend the Attorney General for his advice as to the effectual prosecution thereof.
Ibid, pp. 338-42.
Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of James Vernon, Customer of Chester, for 10l. per an. additional salary for a clerk, as he is also collector of Liverpool ; and for same to commence from June 24, 1676, at which date he was required to act also as such collector at his single salary as customer, his 40l. per an. as collector being to cease from that time. Out Letters (Customs) III, p. 346.
Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to the Secondaries and clerks of the King's Remembrancer's Office the money which the Customs Cashier will bring in for their salaries and rewards. Out Letters (General) p. 143.
Aug. 16. Money warrant for 350l. to Mris. Katherine Elliot for 1 years on her pension of 200l. per an. (The usual letters dated Aug. 16 to the Customs and Exchequer : to be brought in with respect, etc.) Money Book (General) p. 127. Out Letters (General) p. 143.
Same for 50l. to Mris. Joan Carlisle for a quarter on her same. (Like letters ut supra.) Money Book (General) p, 127. Out Letters (General) p. 143.
Same for 50l. to Thomas Windham for a quarter on his same : and for 50l. to Mris. Winefred Windham for a quarter on her same. (Like letters ut supra.) Money Book (General) p. 127. Out Letters (General) p. 143.
Money warrant for 41l. 10s. 0d. to Benjamin Coling in part of one year to June 24 last on his fee of 2s. 6d. a day as Keeper of the Council Chamber. (Like letters ut supra for 45l. 12s. 6d. for one year of his [said] salary.) Money Book (General) p. 127. Out Letters (General) p. 144.
Same for 180l. to Sir Herbert Price in part of one year on his several pensions of 400l. per an. and 40l. per an. (Like letters ut supra.) Money Book (General) p. 127. Out Letters (General) p. 145.
Same for 182l. to Prince Rupert for one year to Lady day last on his fee of 10s. a day as Constable of Windsor Castle. (Like letters ut supra dated Oct. 1.) Money Book (General) p. 127. Out Letters (General) p. 153.
Same for 412l. 10s. 0d. for two years' allowances for fees (of 12d. a day each) and liveries (of 16l. 2s. 6d. per an. each) to John Maugridg, his Majesty's Drum Major, Richard and Robert Maugridge, Devoreux Clothier and Tertallian Lewis his Majesty's Drummers and Clement Newth, his Majesty's Fife Player. (Like letters ut supra dated Aug. 16.) Money Book (General) p. 127. Out Letters (General) p. 145.
Letter of direction upon an order of July 28 last for 7,500l. to Sir Edward Griffin for last Lady day quarter for the Treasury of the Chamber : to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment due in March next. Money Book (General) p. 128.
Money warrant for 50l. to Katherine Gunter, widow, for a quarter on her pension of 200l. per an. (Like letters ut supra dated Aug. 16.) Ibid, p. 128. Out Letters (General) p. 145.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue 200l. to George Wharton on any unsatisfied orders in his name for the Ordnance : to be by tallies on the Customs. Money Book (General) p. 128.
Money warrant for 18l. 1s. 4d. to Lionel Emps for one year on his fee of 4d. a day and annuity of 12l. a year as his Majesty's crossbow maker and handgun maker. (Charles Bertie dated Aug. 16 to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay same when the Customs Cashier brings the money in.) Ibid, p. 129. Out Letters (General) p. 147.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to George Dashwood and partners, managers of Excise. By an account stated by Auditor Aldworth and allowed by me the 1st inst., there appears due to you 6,750l. 0s. 6d. [viz., 4,050l. 0s. 4d.] for 6 per cent. interest and [2,700l. 0s. 2d. for] 4 per cent. gratuity on 250,000l. advanced by you before the commencement of your farm and up to June 24 last : said interest being directed by your farm grant of Feb. 26 last, whilst said reward to June 24 last is allowed by the privy seal of Jan. 31 last. You are hereby empowered to detain said 6,750l. 0s. 6d. in your hands out of the first quarter's farm rent, payable by you to the King at Michaelmas next. Warrants not Relating to Money VII. p. 103.
Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquot of a grant of 500l. per an. to Georgo Porter, Groom of the Bedchamber : payable quarterly out of the Exchequer for life : the first payment to commence from June 24 last. Docquct Book, p. 160.
Warrants from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue 3,000l. by tallies on the Customs and 600l. by tallies on the Excise on any unsatisfied orders in the name of Charles Bertie for secret service. Money Book (General) p. 121.
Mr. Constantius Magenis, of Lincolns Inn, desires to be heard in behalf of Viscount [Magennis of] Iveagh before Treasurer Danby make a report on said Viscount's petition and on the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland's report theroon. Caveat Book, p. 29.
Sir John Robinson desires to be heard before Treasurer Danby signs the Earl of Northampton's docquet for a privy seal for payment of money to him [said Earl to be by him paid over to said Robinson] for the warders of the Tower, et al. Ibid.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners to permit the export to Ostend, free of Customs inward or outward, of 30 pieces of crape belonging to Mr. Creagh and lately brought in a vessel, Robert Cockrell master, from Newhaven [Havre de Grace] in France to Newcastle by mistake of Mr. Creagh's correspondent at Newhaven : same having been intended for Ostend. Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 342.
Same from same to same. On the reference on Robert Gonning's petition you report on the 9th inst. concerning the articles between petitioner on behalf of his brother John Gonning, gent., and Charles Osborne, Surveyor General of Customs on behalf of the King by direction from yourselves, wherein petitioner covenanted that the house situate on the back of Avon in Bristol, formerly used for the Custom House when Isaac Morgan was collector there, should be built according to a draft agreed upon between the said parties and finished before March 25 last, and then to be let by Gonning to Osborne for the King at 40l. per an. rent, free of all taxes and other duties except Hearthmoney, said Osborne therein covenanting to use his utmost endeavours to procure Treasurer Danby's warrant for payment of said rent annually. The officers of said port certify that said house which is now made use of as a Custom House is handsomely and substantially rebuilt three stories and a half high from the two cellars with an Italian roof flat leaded, with ballisters round the upper room, floored and ceiled, the Custom House room wainscotted round, the King's arms in the front gilt and beautified, and the with-drawing room adjoining the Custom House room likewise wainscotted. For a former Custom House in a worse and more incommodious place the King paid 80l. per an. rent, and for this present house when not so conveniently accommodated, 70l. per an. rent, and petitioner has spent over 100l. more than he was obliged to by his contract for accomodating same, and you therefore think he deserves 10l. additional to the 40l. per an. rent. You are hereby to pay the said rents of 40l. and 10l. per an. for same. Ibid, pp. 342-4.
Same from same to same to add 10l. per an. to the salary of 20l. per an. to William Fordred, storehousekeeper in Bristol port, he having petitioned to have his salary made equal to that of a landwaitor there, which is 45l. per an. : on which petition you report that the trade of that port is much increased and will take up petitioner's whole time to attend it with diligence and industry. Ibid, p. 344.
Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay in, with respect to the weekly payments, 16l. 16s. 0d. for the four Ushers of the Exchequer for three quarters to Easter last on their fee of 5l. 12s. 0d. per an. [each] and in future in accordance with the dormant warrant to pay them without any other direction. Out Letters (General) p. 143.
Same to same to pay in with respect, etc., and to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue, 40l. for half a year of Mr. Millward's salary of 80l. per an. as Provider of the Queen's Robes. Ibid.
Same to same to advance 4,479l. 17s. 4d. to Mr. Packer, Paymaster of the Works, upon his tallies on you of July 2 last for that amount for the Works : for which Treasurer Danby is content to allow you 8 per cent. interest till repayment. Ibid, p. 144.
Same to the Navy Commissioners to imprest to Thomas Knowles, one of the late Commissioners for Sick and Wounded 276l. 15s. 6d. to pay off the quarters and cures of sick and wounded seamen, soldiers and prisoners at Weymouth and Portland : assigning same out of money for that purpose in the hands of the Treasurer of the Navy. Ibid.
Same to the Contractors for the Hearthmoney. There is a remain of at least 7,840l. (all interest and charges deducted) in your hands of the money payable by you in March last. Treasurer Danby desires you to pay same into the Exchequer, to be issued thence as he has or shall direct. Ibid.
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 1,000l. to him (Bertie) on his order lately drawn for 10,000l. for secret service : paying same out of the 1,000l. which the Hearthmoney Contractors are to pay into the Exchequer. Ibid, p. 145
[?] Same to same to issue (and same to the Customs Cashier to pay in with respect, etc.) 300l. to the Bishop of Chester for 1 years on the 200l. per an. for the preaching ministers of Lancashire. Ibid.
Aug. 16. The like letters for 25l. for Serjt. Gyde to complete the discharge of his last warrant. Ibid.
The like for 20l. for last June 24 quarter on Robert Swan's pension of 80l. per an. Ibid, p. 146.
Same to same to issue the 70l. which the Customs Cashier is to pay into the Exchequer for Dr. Boucher for 1 years to 1676, Sept. 29, on his perpetuity of 40l. per an. as Professor of Civil Law at Oxford. Ibid.
Aug. 17. Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to receive into the Exchequer 10,000l. ("which Richard Kent and Charles Duncombe have agreed with me to advance and lend unto his Majesty") as a loan on the late Act for the Additional Excise : as by the privy seal of June 16 last. Orders for repayment with 7 per cent. interest are to be drawn and registered according to the Act for said Additional Excise. Money Book (General) p. 128.
Same from same to the Customs Commissioners. John Davy, of Bideford, merchant, petitioned for the restoration of the ship Beginning, of Bideford, lately seized for importing deals and timber from Amsterdam. Hereon you report the 10th inst. that said ship had not broken bulk and that [said] sawn timber (55 joists, 135 deals and 200 slit deals) were shipped by Thomas Tench, merchant, supra cargo, and that petitioner finding on arrival at said port [Bideford] that he was in error upon account thereof, intended to put to sea again, and that the sails were brought to the yard in order to her intended voyage, but his ship was stopped by Thomas Bedford, landwaiter there. As petitioner is a fair trader and a considerable merchant, and you are uncertain how the matter may go on trial, you are hereby to demise the ship into the merchant's hands to answer any trial that may be brought upon the seizure. Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 345.
Aug 18. Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a particular of the manor of Curry Mallet, co. Somerset, part of the Duchy of Cornwall, with a view to a new lease thereof to Elizabeth, Viscountess Mordaunt, for 99 years or two lives and without fine.
Prefixing : Note of said Viscountess's petition as referred July 7 last to the said Surveyor and of his report thereon July 18. If the lease of the premises granted 1660, Sept. 7, to Viscount Mordaunt, petitioner's husband, and herself for 31 years after Lord Paulet (now dead) and Francis Pawlett (now living) be admitted to be a good estate, then the present proposed grant may be reasonable, being of less value than 31 years in reversion of the present estate.
Warrants not Relating to Money VII. p. 104.
Same from same to the Auditor, et al, of the Receipt to vacate the tallies for the total sum of 41,457l. 0s. 10d. and to cancel the orders for the total sums of 46,000l. and 22,000l. in the accounts of the Earl of Anglesey as late Treasurer of the Navy ; all as by the privy seal of March 31 last ut supra, pp. 629-32. Memorandums are to be made in the records of the said tallies and the registers of said orders of such vacating and cancelling. Ibid, pp. 105-6.
Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to admit to an entry 20 tons of gum seneca lately imported from Holland by Adam Gronen, merchant, in the Content, Mathew Fox master ; Treasurer Danby having received the King's directions upon the Customs Commissioners' representation touching such importation. Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 345.
Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 1,000l. to him, Bertie, for secret service : out of the 2,000l. which the Contractors for the Hearthmoney will bring in to-morrow as part of the balance of their account of [their Hearthmoney rent due] March last. Out Letters (General) p. 146.
Aug. 19. Royal warrant dated "at our court at Plymouth" to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to add Ralph Lee, Esq., to the Commissioners of Excise : the said Commissioners to be Sir Samll. Morland, Kt. and Bart., Sir Robert Wiseman, Sir John James, Sir Robert Southwell, Kts, Robert Huntington, Ralph Lee and. Edward Wingate : with 500l. per an. salary each, except Wingate, who is to have 250l. per an. The name of Frederick Christian Howard to be inserted as a Commissioner with 500l. per an. salary in reversion after any one of the above ; and Sir John Elwes, Kt., similarly to be a commissioner next in reversion after said Howard. King's Warrant Book V. p. 410.
Aug. 20. Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners to employ Stephen Cheeseman, de novo, as a tidesurveyor, London port, he having by inadvertency omitted to take the oaths and make the subscription in the time and manner required by the Act of Parliament, though he has since done the same. Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 346.
Reference from same to same of the petition of John Parr and John Snell to have the ship Swallow, of Topsham registered and entered as a free ship in pursuance of the warrant of 2' Feb. 1667 [sic] notwithstanding the direction given to Sir John Shaw upon an order of Council which directs the King's warrants to be compared with the book of entries in the Secretary [of State's] Office. Together with the petition the accompanying papers are referred, viz., the original [King's] warrant, the Earl of Arlington's certificate thereupon, the order of Council dated July 24 last directing Treasurer Danby to examine the case, the order of Council of July 28, 1676, and Mr. Bertie's letter to Sir John Shaw. Ibid.
Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to the Treasurer of the Navy on any orders drawn in his name, the 10,000l. which Mr. Kent and Mr. Duncombe have lately lent on the credit of the Additional Excise. Out Letters (General) p. 146.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer to issue a commission to the sheriff of Essex and to John Wroth, John Cory, Prescot, Barret, Robert Gargrave, Esqrs., and Cory, Dr. in Divinity, to enquire of the estates and goods of Fra. Gurny, of Malden, and Robt. Reader, of Baddow, co. Essex, who about the 12th inst. did drown or otherwise kill themselves, and are found felo de se, whereby their estates and goods are forfeit to the King. Warrants not Relating to Money VII. p. 106.
Treasurer Danby to the Mayor of Malden, in Essex, for an exact terrier and inventory to be made of the abovesaid Gurney's estate and to deliver same to Robert Gargrave, Esqr., who is to bring same to Treasurer Danby for the King's service. Ibid, p. 107