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Letters Patent, Privy Seals, Royal Sign Manuals
and Warrants, Treasury Warrants, Commissions,
Orders, Letters, Memorials, Reports and Other
Entries: All Not of the Nature of Treasury
Minutes.
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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| 1686–7. Jan. 1. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to Edward Ange to
detain 375l. out of the moneys remaining in your
hands of the fines and forfeitures of Dissenters or
Recusants; 250l. thereof to be for salary to said
Ange and the remaining 125l. for his clerks, in both
cases for 2½ years' service to Christmas last; said
Ange having been appointed by the late Treasury
Lords 1684, July 16, as manager of the revenue
arising by said forfeitures and having been reappointed by Treasurer Rochester 1685, June 6,
but having hitherto had no consideration for said
duty; wherefore Richard Graham and Philip
Burton have proposed an allowance of 100l. per an.
to Ange and 50l. per an. to his clerks. |
Money Book VII, p. 10. |
| Jan. 2. |
Royal sign manual for 3,600l. 11s. 4d. to Henry Guy
for secret service: without account: to be issued
on the 20,000l. privy seal dormant of Nov. 24 last.
(Money warrant dated Jan. 2 hereon. Money
order dated Jan. 3 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XI, p. 241. Money Book VII, p. 4. Order Book I, p. 172. |
| Jan. 3. |
Money warrant for 1,370l. 10s. 9d. to Richard Kent
and Charles Duncomb for 5 per cent. interest on
several sums by them lent for the service of the
late and present King: as by an account thereof
made up to Dec. 25 last by Auditor Aldworth
and allowed Dec. 31 last by Treasurer Rochester.
(Money order dated Jan. 3 hereon.) |
Money Book VII, p. 3. Order Book I, p. 172. |
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Same for 54l. 15s. 0d. to William Shaw, as assignee
of Treasurer Rochester, for half a year to Christmas
last on said Treasurer's fee of 6s. a day as Keeper
of his Majesty's New Park near Richmond. |
Money Book VII, p. 3. |
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Same for 569l. 5s. 7d. to William Hewer for 6 per cent.
interest up to June 24 last on several sums by him
advanced for his Majesty's service: as by an account
thereof made up by Auditor Aldworth and allowed
by Treasurer Rochester Dec. 31 last. (Money
order dated Jan. 3 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 4. Order Book I, p. 173. |
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Same for 294,519l. 6s. 6d. to Richard, Earl of Ranelagh,
Paymaster of the Forces, as imprest for the service of
the Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces; and is
for six months from Jan. 1 inst. (Money order
dated Jan. 4 hereon.) |
Money Book VII, p. 5. Order Book I, p. 173. |
| Jan. 3. |
Money warrant for 853l. 1s. 1d. to Sir William Trumbull,
late Envoy Extraordinary to France, for two bills of
extraordinaries 1685, Sept. 2, to 1685–6, Mar. 2,
on that service after the disallowance by Treasurer
Rochester of four articles in said bills. (Money
order dated Jan. 4 hereon.) |
Money Book VII, pp. 5–7, 8. Order Book I, p. 173. |
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Appending: said two bills (1) from 1685, Sept. 2, to
Dec. 2, as allowed by Secretary Sunderland Mar. 4
last. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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charges for passing my privy seal [in
the Office of the] Signet [and the]
Secretary's Office and for an order
from the Admiralty |
26 |
15 |
6 |
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fees paid at the Exchequer on 500l.
for equipage and [on] three months
ordinary |
24 |
2 |
0 |
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fees at the Treasury for a warrant and
letter to the Customs officers |
2 |
5 |
0 |
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paid at the Custom House |
2 |
3 |
0 |
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for a large barge and boats to bring
myself and servants on board the
yacht |
3 |
6 |
0 |
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for porters and boats to carry my goods
on board the yacht, and the vessel
for Rouen |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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for the captain of the yacht who carried
me to Dieppe |
25 |
0 |
0 |
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to the master and seamen of the yacht |
7 |
0 |
0 |
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for mourning cloth for myself, coaches
and servants |
66 |
10 |
0 |
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for Communion plate for the [my]
Chapel |
33 |
2 |
11 |
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for [Prayer] books for my chapel |
7 |
13 |
0 |
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for the expense of my coach horse, and
servants from London to Dieppe |
20 |
14 |
0 |
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£228 |
10 |
11 |
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Livres
Tournois
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[sols.] |
[dens.] |
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for the vessel that transported
my horses to Dieppe and
[for] the Custom House
officers there |
357 |
0 |
0 |
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for the carriage of the goods
(that came in the yacht)
from Dieppe to Calais |
354 |
0 |
0 |
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for my journey from Dieppe to
Paris, being six days |
1,519 |
13 |
3 |
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for Gazettes and intelligence
to the 2nd of December |
153 |
0 |
0 |
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to the officers of the Douane
at Paris |
64 |
0 |
0 |
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for my expences the first day
I had my audience at Versailles |
118 |
0 |
0 |
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given according to custom to
the Guardes des Portes, the
coachman of the King and
[of] Mad[ame] la Dauphine,
the servants of Monsieur de
Croissy, the Introducteur des
Ambassadeurs and his Lieutenants |
290 |
0 |
0 |
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for my other journey to Versailles |
49 |
10 |
0 |
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for the expence of making my
mourning equipage, for myself, coaches and servants |
1,033 |
13 |
0 |
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for stationery ware |
33 |
0 |
0 |
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3,972 |
2 |
3 |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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which at 1,230 Livres Tournois to
100l. sterling makes |
323 |
9 |
2 |
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Total bill |
£552 |
0 |
1 |
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(2) for the period 1685, Dec. 2, to 1685–6, Mar. 2, as
allowed July 6 last by Secretary Sunderland. |
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Livres. |
sols. |
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for postage of letters to Jan. 1 |
247 |
19 |
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for new year's gifts to the officers
at [the French] Court and the
servants of the Introducteurs as
usual |
259 |
15 |
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for bringing the rest of my goods,
furniture and household stuff from
London to Rouen |
852 |
10 |
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for bringing them from Rouen by
water to Paris |
582 |
0 |
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to the douaniers at Paris for visiting
them |
64 |
0 |
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for the right of entrie of the port of
Paris |
75 |
0 |
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for benches, pulpit and other furniture requisite for my chapel |
174 |
0 |
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for Gazettes, prints and intelligence |
719 |
18 |
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for several journeys of myself and
servants to Versailles |
511 |
10 |
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expences of the rejouissances on the
day of his Majesty's happy coming
to the Crown |
358 |
10 |
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interest of plate for half a year as
has been formerly allowed |
399 |
0 |
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for stationery ware |
88 |
9 |
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for portage of letters from Jan. 1 to
April 1 |
445 |
2 |
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4,777 |
13 |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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which at the above rate of exchange
(as usually allowed) makes |
388 |
8 |
6 |
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(The four items disallowed by Treasurer Rochester
are marked in the margin. They are 33l. 2s. 11d.
for Communion plate; 7l. 13s. 0d. for books for
the chapel; 174 livres for benches, etc. for
the chapel and 399 livres for interest of plate.) |
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| Jan. 3. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to pay the outports salary bill for
the quarter ended Christmas last (being 4,845l. 14s. 0d.
for established salaries and 565l. 10s. 0d. for additional salaries, or 5,411l. 4s. 0d. in all). |
Money Book VII, p. 7. |
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Money warrant for 237l. 10s. 0d. to Thomas Agar
and the executors of Charles Strode for 4¾ years
to 1682, June 24, on the annuity or fee of 50l. per an.
granted to them or to the longer liver of them by
the patent of 1673, Sept. 8, which granted them
the office of Surveyor of Woods Trent South: the
said Strode having died in France 1682, Sept. 13
or 14, as is certified by Adam Coleclough: and
further for 62l. 10s. 0d. to said Agar for 1¼ year on
said fee to 1683, Sept. 29. |
Ibid, p. 9. |
| Jan. 3. |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the administrators of
William, late Earl of Kinnoul, for one year due
on the annuity of 1,000l. to him and his heirs. |
Money Book VII, p. 9. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to William Hewer,
Treasurer for the late Garrison of Tangier, to pay
410l. 13s. 9d. to Dr. Thomas Lawrence, physician
to the said late city and garrison, being due for his
arrears of pay 1682, Oct. 1, to 1684, May 1, according
to the establishment and muster rolls and after
all deductions. |
Ibid, p. 10. |
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Same by same to same to pay to Ensign Bernard
Tessine his pay as ensign in Capt. Chantrell's
Company from 1682, Oct. 1 (to which time he is
already paid in accordance with the warrant of
1685, Dec. 1, supra p. 453), to 1683, Oct. 1 (when
he appears to be again entered on the muster rolls
there according to the order of the late King
restoring him to his said employment). |
Ibid, p. 11. |
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Same by same to Auditor Done to allow in account
40l. to Edward Seymour, Deputy Clerk of the
Hanaper, for the expence of passing his [Hanaper]
account for the year ended Sept. 29 last, as allowed
in former years; he having delivered in said account
to said auditor. |
Ibid, p. 12. |
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Allowance by same of the bill of charges paid by
Richard Kent as Receiver General and Cashier of
Customs in passing his account for the year ended
1684, Sept. 29 (being 155l. 8s. 0d.); and the bill of
charges laid out by him for portage of money to
the Exchequer, receipts upon bills of exchange and
loss of money for same year (being 226l. 16s. 0d.:
total of both bills being 382l. 4s. 0d.). |
Ibid, pp. 12–16. |
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Prefixing: details of both bills as sworn to by said
Kent and as certified by Brooke Bridges and Tho.
Done, Auditor of Imprests. |
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The like allowance of the like bills in the succeeding
year's account of the Customs ended 1685, Sept. 29;
said bills being respectively 122l. 12s. 10d. for
charges of passing his account and 365l. 11s. 0d.
for incidents ut supra. |
Ibid, pp. 17–20. |
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Prefixing: said bills in detail ut supra. |
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Money order for 100l. to Henrietta Yarburgh, Maid
of Honour to the Queen Dowager, for a third of
300l. due for 1683, June 24, to 1684, Christmas,
on her annuity of 200l. per an.: and in accordance
with the privy seal of Dec. 31 last and the intention
of an order of Council of 1686, April 16: to be
paid out of the new imposition on tobacco and
sugar. |
Order Book I, p. 174. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Cashier to forthwith pay
into the Exchequer 1,441l. 15s. 6d. to be issued
to me [Guy] for secret service. Put this money
in your next [weekly Customs cash] certificate.
(Same dated same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue same to me [Guy] for secret service on such
warrant as you shall receive.) |
Disposition Book V, pp. 85, 86. |
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Same to same to pay Mr. Shaw 322l. for Treasurer
Rochester's use, as for 322 days on his lordship's
fee of 20s. a day [payable to him out of the Customs
as Lord Treasurer]. |
Ibid, p. 85. |
| Jan. 3. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to the
executors of the Earl of Kinnoul the 1,000l. which
was formerly advanced out of the Customs for
said Earl. |
Disposition Book V, p. 86. |
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Same to same to issue to Sir William Trumbull the
800l. of Hearthmoney [formerly] advanced to him
[Trumbull]. |
Ibid. |
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Likewise to issue to Visct. Falkland, Treasurer
of the Navy, the 369l. 7s. 6d. (directed Oct. 24 last
to be) advanced to his lordship out of the loans on
French linens: same being intended for Capt.
Aylmer. |
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Also to issue to Mr. Cockaine the 300l. of the
Letter Office money, reserved for Mr. Burton.
(Same to Mr. Stephens, [cashier to the Navy
Treasurer] to take care that the above 369l. 7s. 6d.
"be regularly discharged" [by proper issue thereof
in the Exchequer and by due payment thereof to
said Capt. Aylmer].) |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on
the enclosed two bills and a draft warrant [all
missing] for the King's Remembrancer. |
Out Letters (General) X, p. 80. |
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Same to the Earl of Middleton. I have read your
letter of the 30th ult. concerning the petition of
William Darnell, Jno. Darnell and Patrick Whitty.
What Treasurer Rochester desired to know by
my letter of the 28th ult. was the sum which petitioners reasonably deserved for their services.
Please certify this. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Sir Christopher Wren to see that such repairs
as follows be done at the Mews as you certify to be
necessary in your report of Nov. 16 last. |
Ibid, pp. 81–3. |
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Appending: detailed schedule of said repairs, viz. in
the stable and lodging of Sourton, coachman;
Dormer's stable where the Queen's travelling set
of horses stand; the stable of Claire, coachman;
the stable of Dormer, where the town set [of horses]
stand; the stable of Hooper, coachman; ditto of
Dixy, coachman; ditto of Eggerton, coachman;
ditto of Welsh, coachman; ditto of the Master of
the Horse; the back gates of the Mews (a new pair
of gates all iron work; and to pave and make good
the way adjoining, otherwise people cannot pass);
Mr. Buckingham's house (the opening and shutting
of this gate hath much impaired the adjoining
house which if not repaired is in danger of falling
down); the house of Dix, his Majesty's own coachman; the King's Pad Stable and Green Mews;
the dunghill yards; the stable belonging to the
Master of the Horse to the Queen; the house of
Doumer, coachman; the house of Welsh, coachman;
the paving in Hedge Lane before the house of the
Master of the Horse; three new coach houses to
be built against the Hay barn, "there being not
sufficient in the Mews for their Majesties' coaches,
some now standing exposed to the weather openly";
the cistern to be railed in and new lock and keys
for the horse pond to prevent the town horses and
diseased horses from washing there; the house of
Mr. Pudsey, the yeoman rider, and Mr. Lewis, the
riding purveyor; the lodgings of Mr. Naylor;
(total 677l. 16s. 0d.): together with certain further
repairs desired by Capt. Griffeth and accidentally
omitted from the above estimate: viz. in the
Queen's Pad Stable; the farrier's office; one of
the Groom's lodgings; the King's Parade House
Stable; the Yeoman Riders' stable; the King's
Body Coach house; the house of Mr. Smyth, the
Pad Groom; the tiling over the King's and Queen's
stabling: (total 112l. 16s. 0d.: together with 164l.
left in arrear upon the last account. Full total
954l. 12s. 0d.). |
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| Jan. 3. |
Treasurer Rochester to the Sheriff of co. Somerset.
Reginald Tucker, who was in the late rebellion, is
now taken and in prison and to be tried the next
Assizes. If you can find any part of his personal
estate you are to secure it for the King to prevent
spoil and if the lands are untenanted take care
that no waste be committed and no rents paid till
the trial be over. I recommend to you Edward
Cheeke of Brereton for the management of this
affair. |
Out Letters (General) X, p. 85. |
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Reference to the Excise Commissioners of the petition
of John Stevens for the place of Mr. Haughton,
one of the accountants of the Excise, deceased. |
Reference Book IV, p. 16. |
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Same by same to Bartho. Fillingham, Thomas Hall,
William Lowndes, Philip Ryley, Agents [for the
Arrears of Taxes], and to Robt. Humphreys,
Deputy Auditor of the premises [i.e. Deputy Auditor
for co. Pembroke], of the petition of William
Williams, complaining of divers grievances committed
in the town of Haverford West. |
Ibid. |
| Jan. 3. |
Warrant by same to the Clerk of the Pipe,
for a lease to myself [Treasurer Rochester], my
executors, etc. [struck through and replaced by]
William Shaw, his executors, etc. [as trustee and
nominee of Treasurer Rochester] of the mansion
house in the parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster,
and adjoining the Sphaeristerium or Cockpit there
and late in the tenure of Thomas Cooke, esq.,
together with a piece of land or yard adjoining, 62
feet in length: all as demised 1675, July 30, inter al.
to Charles Cornwallis, esq., now deceased, in trust
for the said Cook and as assigned to William Shaw
by indenture under the hand of Thomas Cooke and
Sir Rice Rudd, bart., of Aberglasney, co. Carmarthen,
and Mary Williams of Arbermarles [Abermarlais],
co. Carmarthen, spinster, surviving executor of
Sir Francis Cornwallis, heir of the said Charles
Cornwallis. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 435–6. |
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Likewise of another mansion house in the abovesaid parish and adjoining the abovesaid premises
and near the north end of King Street, extending
thence 78 feet and south and west adjoining an
angle of the Privy Garden and extending 46 feet
in breadth and abutting north on the said Garden
and east on the mansion house now in the tenure
of Henry Guy; the said premises being now in
the occupation of said Earl of Rochester. |
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The present lease to be for 31 years from date
hereof for the letter set of premises which are out
of lease and for 21 years from 1697, Lady day, for
the premises purchased of said Cooke et al.: the
rent of the whole to be 6s. 8d. per an.: but with a
clause of resumption to the Crown on payment of
4,500l. for the lessee's expenses in purchasing and
building on the premises. |
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Prefixing: constat of the premises and ratal thereof
by John Fisher, Deputy Surveyor General of Crown
Lands, in accordance with the directions of Dec. 31
last for a lease thereof to said Earl of Rochester,
being "all the houses, buildings and premises last
mentioned now in the tenure and use of the said
Earl and part thereof lately enlarged and new built
towards the said Privy Garden at his Lordship's
own proper cost and charges." |
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| Jan. 3. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Deputy
Surveyor of Crown Lands for a particular of the
premises (Sutton Pool) as follow with a view to a
lease thereof to Richard, Lord Arundell of Trerice
under the Exchequer seal for 11 years in reversion
of the term in being upon both the old leases, at
the rent of 13l. 6s. 8d. per an. reserved upon the
last lease and without fine, but all arrears on both
the old rents (viz. of 13l. 6s. 8d. per an. and 40s.
per an.) to be first paid. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 444–6. |
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Prefixing: report dated Dec. 20 last from John Fisher,
said Deputy Surveyor General, on said Lord
Arundell's petition, ut supra, p. 595. Charles II
by lease dated 1660–1, Feb. 7, granted to petitioner
the water and soil called Sutton Pool with its
appurtenances near Plymouth for 31 years at
45l. per an. rent; and his Lordship met with very
great opposition from that town and expended
very much money in law suits in asserting the
King's title; and for his further encouragement
the King granted him in 1676, August, a second
lease for 15 years more with the rent of 45l. reduced
to the old rent of 13l. 6s. 8d. and fine of 50l. and
221l. 13s. 4d. for taking off the increased rent,
which fines appear to have been remitted as they
are not mentioned in the lease, though he then
cleared all the arrears of rent for the 16 years past
at the full rate of 45l. per an., though upon a survey
about that time they did not fully arise to that
value. In both leases there was liberty to build
houses and warehouses upon the premises, but no
houses have been yet erected. The new lease may
pass under the Exchequer seal, which the Act of
Parliament admits of, [the premises] being within
the Duchy of Cornwall. Petitioner has not yet
been able to recover quiet possession [of the premises]
or the due profits incident thereto. |
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There is an increased rent of 40s. per an. on a
tenement in Crannow in the manor of Treworgie
formerly assigned by Henry Seymour to said Lord
Arundell. The arrears hereon were cleared by his
lordship on the renewal in 1676 of the lease of
Sutton Pool and same is in arrear since then. |
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Report by same to the King on the petition
of Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, ut supra, Calendar
of Treasury Books, Vol. VII, pp. 1422–4. I
find that the late King granted to petitioner and
William, late Lord Brereton, a privy seal dated
1673, July 12, for 8,397l. 2s. 4½d. out of the revenue
of Barbados, that sum being due from the King to
their father-in-law Francis, Lord Willoughby of
Parham: that in pursuance thereof tallies were
struck for 5,638l. 11s. 2d. thereon, but for the
remainder of 2,758l. 11s. 2d. no tallies were struck,
all further proceedings upon the said privy seal
being stopped by order in Council till further
pleasure therein, which order was grounded on a
petition of Francis Tirwhitt, who alleged a considerable debt was due to him from petitioner's
said father-in-law: said Tirwhit being soon after
left to law filed a bill against petitioner in the
Chancery of the Exchequer, where after several
hearings his debt was allowed to be 4,203l. 0s. 6d.,
and it was there decreed that said privy seal was
chargeable with said debt. The present petitioner
is threatened with the execution of this decree. |
Ibid, pp. 447–9. |
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I think that petitioner has right to receive the
2,758l. 11s. 2d. remaining of said privy seal towards
enabling him to pay what is justly due from him
under said decree: said remainder to be payable
out of the revenue of Barbados and the Leeward
Isles accruing for this next year ending 1687, Dec. 25,
after payment of the established charge of the
Government of said islands for said year, "by which
time it is humbly conceived all the anticipations
on that branch of your Majesty's revenue on account
of the charge of that government will be fully
cleared and paid off." |
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As to the second part of petitioner's prayer, it
is not possible at this time for me to report on it
as I referred same to the Auditors of Imprests, who
have not yet reported thereon. |
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Appending: said petition, in substance ut supra ibid.
save that the prayer of the petition is for payment
of 2,758l. 11s. 2d. ut supra, and (2) for an examination whether the 2,867l. 10s. 0d. decreed to be paid
ut supra out of petitioner's privy seal is included
in the accompt made up of the debt due from
the late King to Francis late Lord Willoughby.
(b) Reference, dated Whitehall Nov. 4 last, from
the King to Treasurer Rochester of said petition. |
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| Jan. 3. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Treasurer's Remembrancer, the Clerk of the Pipe, the Comptroller of
the Pipe and to Edward Ange to supersede and stay,
till the King's pleasure be further known, all
process against the following persons and against
their lands, goods and chattels, and against all
leases of the two-thirds of their estates: all in
accordance with the privy seal of Mar. 11 last,
ut supra, pp. 610–11 [see also the royal warrant of
1685, May 11, supra, p. 176]: the Lord Treasurer
being certified that the said persons or their parents
or nearest relations have been sufferers for their
loyalty to the Crown and have behaved themselves
dutifully towards the King and peaceably towards
their neighbours. All moneys levied on them and
not answered to the King are to be restored; and
the sheriffs charged therewith are to be discharged
of same as by the Lord Treasurer's warrant of
1685, July 7, supra, p. 255. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 450–6. |
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Appending: schedule of said Recusants. |
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co. Warwick. |
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Mr. William Barnaby, of Rugby; William More,
of Rugby; William Miles and his wife, of
Eythorpe [Eathorpe]; William Eborall, of the
same; Elinor Perkes, of the same; John Hewitt,
of the same; Susanna Kellame, of the same;
Thomas Chambers and his wife, of the same;
Henry Cayell, of Weston; Lucy East, of the
same; Sence Hitchins, of the same; Sabrine
Eborall, of the same; William Saredd and his
wife, of the same; Thomas Fell, of the same;
Ann Hayward, of the same; May Chapplaine,
of the same; Jacob Patt, of the same; Hen.
Witham and his wife, of the same; Andrew
Gambole, of the same; Mr. Robert Atwood, of
Rowington; Mris. Mary Atwood, of the same;
Roger Payne, of Rugbrooke [Budbrooke]; Mary
Benson, of Rytor [Ryton]; Thomas Wallis, of
Kenilworth; Francis Gibbards, of Weston; Ann
Gibbards, of the same; Thomas Shipton, of Rowington; John Creswold, of the same; William
Shackbere, of the same; John Over, of Bradwell;
Rowland Dormer; William Stanford; George
Ferrers; John Skynner; Edward Griffin;
Rich. Betham; William Bishopp; Thomas
Reeve; Francis Garrett; John Gardiner;
John Cooke; John Gardner, of Moreton;
William Cowper; William Shakespere; William
Shakespere; Frances Atwood; George Nicholls,
of Wamsmore; Thomas Ward, of Aston Camplough [Cantlow]. |
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These following are in another certificate [? partially
duplicate: if so, with many variants in the
names]. |
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Francis, Visct. Carrington; Thomas More;
Thomas Farefax; Ann Ingram; Edward
Griffold; Richard Sheperd; John Thompson;
Francis Green; Edward Biddle; Francis Farr;
William Brent, of Ilington [? Ilmington];
Rowland Dormer, of Grove Park, esq.; William
Stanford, of Salford, esq.; George Ferrers;
John Skinner, of Shelfeild, esq.; Edward
Griffin, of Bickmarsh, esq.; Richard Betham,
of Rowington, esq.; Thomas Reeve, of the
same, gent.; Francis Garrett; John Gardner;
John Cooke; John Gardner, of Moreton;
William Cowper; William Shakespeare; Francis
Atwood; George Nicholls, of Wamsmore; Thomas
Ward, of Aston Cantlow; William Burnaby,
of Rugby; William More, of the same; Richard Miles and his wife, of Elthropp [Eathorpe];
William Eborall and his wife, of Wappenbury;
John Eborall, of the same; William Bishopp,
esq.; Joane Howett, of Wappenbury; Elenor
Perke, of the same; Susanna Kellurne [? Kellume], of the same; Eliz. Kyte, of the same;
Thomas Chambers and his wife, of the same;
Henry Copell, of Weston; Lucy East, of the
same; Sence Hitchins, of the same; Sabrine
Eborall; William Shredd and his wife, of the
same; Thomas Fell, of the same; Ann Hayward, of the same; Mary Chaplain, of the
same; Jacob Ratt, of the same; Henry Witham
and his wife, of the same; Andrew Gamble, of
the same; Robert Atwood, of Rowington; Mary
Atwood, of the same; Roger Payne, of Bugbrook
[Budbrooke]; Mary Benson, of Ryton; Thomas
Wallis, of Kenilworth; Francis Gibbards, of
Weston; Ann Gibbards, of the same; Thomas
Shipton, of Rowington; John Greswold, of the
same; William Shackbere. of the same; John
Over, of Bradwell; Mary Clayton, alias Freeman, widow; Mathias Clayton, alias Freeman,
and Robert his son; Ann Gregg, widow; Mary
Beavan; Elizabeth Hawkins; William Whitmore and his wife, and John and William
their sons; Richard Broughton; Henry
Beavern; Joseph Peirce; Elizabeth Morris;
Sarah Greaves; Leo. Randolph; George Vaughan
and George, Thomas, Mary and Ann his
children; Robert Grassingham; Ann Anderton;
Humphry Sarrah and Anne his wife, and John
and Richard their sons; Francis Copage; Eliz.
Copage; Joseph Hartell; Elizabeth Cowper;
Ann Deely: Thomas Moore; Francis Granger;
John Astly; Ann Suffolke, and John, Mary
and Anne her children; Margaret Swinglar;
Jacob Smith and Bridgett his wife, and Richard
and Elizabeth their children; Rooke Smith;
Joseph Smith; Philip Loxly and Penelope his
wife, and Phillip and Dorothy their children;
Margaret Jackson, widow; Samuel Lempster
and Sarah his wife, and William, Robert,
Frances and Mary their children; John Poole
and Elizabeth his wife; Elizabeth Whyan;
Mary Whyan; James Cooper; Eliz. Jourden;
Robert Taylor; Robert Field, alias Poynter,
and Robert, Mary, Winefred and Eliz. his
children; Ann Waldern, widow, and William,
Joseph, Richard, Anne, Christian and Mary her
children; John Probe and Ann his wife, and
Leonard and Joseph their children; Frances
Ryley; John Probe and Margaret his wife;
Bridget Bunce, widow; William Bunce; Andrew
Fulford; John Hunt and Mary his wife, and
Bridgett and Sarah their children; Lawrence
Hadly, and Lawrence and Joseph his children;
Elizabeth Pershall, and Francis, Eliz. and
Joseph her children; Joseph Garrett; Francis
Stokes; Robt. Haywood; William Morgan. |
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In the city and county of Coventry. |
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Thomas Fox and Penelope his wife, and Robert
and John their children. |
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In the parish of Studley. |
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Leonard Cobage, and Leonard and Thomas his
children; William Reeve; Mary Sparker. |
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The parish of Birmingham. |
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Thomas Yatts and Joyce his wife, and Abraham,
John, George, Joseph, Benjamin, Anne and
Sarah their children; Anne, wife to Samuel
Lane; Ruth, wife of John Null; Elizabeth
Fowell, widow; Eliz. Safford, wife to Richard;
William Carloss; John Pooteney; Humphry
Hadly, Anne his wife, and Thomas, John, Anne
and Margaret their children; Ann Briggs;
Thomas Briggs; Anne Dixon; Ambrose
Eaves; Ralph Bucknall and Eliz. his wife, and
Christopher, Simon, Arthur, Ralph, Eliz.
Mary and Margarett Bucknall their children;
Mary Blantern; Martha, wife of Edward
Stevans; Robert Phillips and Katherine his
wife, and Thomas, Robert and Elizabeth their
children; John Brown; Martha Edwards. |
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The parish of Birminghams Aston. |
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John Dixon and Margaret his daughter; William
Aston and Dorothy his wife, and Margaret
their daughter; Thomas Dixon; Dorothy
Biggs; Eliz. Osbourn, widow; Elianor Wells,
widow, and William Wells her son. |
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The parish of Sutton Coldfield. |
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Eliz. Lea, widow, and Robert, Mary and Lucy
her children. |
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The parish of Fillongley. |
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Susanna Brierley, widow; William Brierley and
Martha his wife, and Susanna their child;
Susanna wife of Robert Sheires; Frances
Symes; William Brierley, junr.; Sarah
Brierly; Jno. Sadler; Mary Sadler; Thomas
Betteridge; George Saunders; Alice Watton;
John Cudd; John Bromfeild and Dorothy his
wife, and James their son; Jane Barten, and
Edwd., Mary, Frances, Ann, Eliz., Hannah
and Jane her children. |
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The parish of Maxstoke. |
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John Whadcock and Ann his wife, and John and
Thomas their children; Ursula Hardicke;
Martha Browne; John Rogers; Anne Secrit,
widow; John Bissell of Great Packington;
Frances Palet and Mary her daughter, of
Coleshill. |
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The parish of Bickenhill. |
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William Martin and Eliz. his wife, and William
and Ann their children; Thomas Sutton;
Alice Bidle, widow; Robert Taylor. |
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The parish of Hampton-in-Arden and Balsall. |
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John Calloway and Margery his wife; the widow
Williams; Katherine Taylor; Francis Farr;
Mary Farr; Jane Williams; Margaret the
wife of John Meo and Ann Wheatley her
daughter; Elizabeth Harod, widow; Mary
the wife of John Mathews; Mary Meridow,
widow, and Thomas, George, William, John,
Mary, Eliz. and Ann her children; Ann the
wife of Nathaniell Bisell; Eliz. Hicken, widow;
Phillip, Francis and William, sons of the late
Richard Hicken; Thomas Soly; Margaret
the wife of Thomas Spooner; Anthony Hapmon; George Mathews. |
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The parish of Berkeswell. |
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Phillip Fisher, senr.; Phillip Fisher, junr., and
Ann his wife; Edward Stone; Stephen Aston
and John, Stephen, Mary and Eliz. his children;
Mary Hicken, widow, and John, Anthony and
Frances her children; Mary Clarke, widow;
John Day in the parish of Harley and the
widow Musson. |
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The parish of Solihull. |
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John Green and Mary his wife, and Richard and
Mary their children; Thomas Thorold; Elizabeth Hodgetts; Ann Smith; William Davis
and Jane his wife, and William, John, Mary
and Ann their children; Mary Davis; Mary
Ketle; Anne Ketle; Thomas White; George
Heines; Thomas Williams and Jane his wife,
and Thomas, Jane, Grace, Mary and Joseph
their children; George Smith and Eliz. his
wife; Clement Newey and Alce his wife, and
Henry, John, Thomas, Mary, Martha, Clement,
Richard, Joseph, Eliz. and Elinor their children;
John Higginson and Frances his wife, and
Charles, John, Mary, Frances and Ann their
children; Thomas March; Thomas Smith
and [Ann] his wife, and [Ann and] John their
children; Robert Smith, alias Grisold; Eliz.
Grisold, widow; Thomas Bokes and Alce his
wife, and Thomas, Mary and Anne their children;
Christopher Green, and Phillip, John, William,
Ann, Eliz. and Mary his children; Eliz. Morrice;
Elinor Fowler; John Martin: William Smith,
alias Gisold, and Margaret his wife; Elizabeth
Withis; John Brandon and Edward, Francis,
Peter, Mary and Margarett his children; James
Cowper and his wife; William Mathews and
Joseph his son; Joan Holt; Winefred [ ]
and Eliz. her children; John Pittoway and
Ann his wife, and Eliz., Ann, Cicily and Margaret
their children; Henry Veale; Frances Brookes
[and] Robert and Mary her children; Thomas
Hatford and Jane his wife; Elizabeth Davis;
John Veile and John his son; Elizabeth
Madew, widow, and William, John, Elioner,
Mary, Elizabeth and Dorothy her children;
Leonard Berry and Eliz. his wife, and Leonard,
William and Eliz. their children; Mary Madew,
widow, and Mary and Ursula her children;
Isabell, wife of William Palmer, and Edwd.
their son; Mary Heines; Edward Roch and
Mary his wife; Joseph Roch; George Grant,
senr.; Thomas Kendrick and Dorothy his
wife, and Thomas and John their children;
Richard Barton and Mary his wife, and John
and Magdalen their children; Ann Barton,
widow; Elizabeth the wife of John Cotterill
and Mary their daughter; Joan Fulford,
widow, and John and Elizabeth her children;
Joseph Butts and Sarah his wife, and Mary
and Elizabeth their children; George Grant,
junr., and Eliz. his wife, and George, John,
Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah their children;
Mary Medcafe; Edward Chaytor and Ann his
wife, and John, William and Rose their children. |
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The parish of Knowle. |
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Katherine the wife of William Cox and Ann her
daughter; Eliz. Bragg, widow, and Bartholomew and Eliz. her children; Ann Halmer,
widow; Mary wife to Edward Hailey; George
Smith and Elizabeth his wife, and Thomas,
George, Eliz. and Anne their children. |
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In Badgley [Baddesley]. |
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George Ferres and his wife Eliz., and Edwd.
their son; Bridget Ferrers, widow, and Henry
her son; John Johnson, Ann his wife, and
Thomas, John, Mary and Elizabeth their
children; Elizabeth Johnson, widow; Ann
Barde and Francis, Elizabeth and Mary her
children. |
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The parish of Tamworth. |
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William Green and Margaret his daughter;
Edward Insull; Mary Davis; Edward Hinckly
and Mary his wife, and William and Thomas
their children; Elizabeth wife to Thomas
Gibbing; Francis Fulford and Eleanor his
wife, and Mary their daughter; Mary Symmons;
Thomas Ebrall and Eliz. his wife, and William,
Ann and Mary their children; Richard Brittaine, senr.; Richard Brittaine, junr., and
Frances his wife; Frances the wife of Richd.
Davis, and Mary their daughter; Henry Briscoe
and his wife, and Mary their daughter;
John Swatkin, senr.; Katherine wife of
William Cotterell; Mary Savage; Mary Everard,
widow, and Richard her son; William Tybbatts
and Ann his wife; [? Widow Brown and] George,
Bridget and Ann Brown, her children; Widow
Ballorny; Joan wife to John Feild; Elianer
Manchester; Grace wife to Edward Fewster;
Mary Turner and John her husband; John
[? Joan] Wheeler and Thomas her son; Symon
Mathews and Eliz. his wife, and John, Symon,
Edward and Elizabeth their children; Ann
Kimberley; John Feild and Ursula his wife;
Henry Benford and his wife; Mary Feild. |
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The parish of Rowington. |
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Richard Betham and Mary his wife, and John,
Thomas and Mary their children; William
and Agnes Ebborall; Alice Sharp; Ann
Gressingham; Compton wife to Clement Petty
and Katherine their daughter; Dorothy wife to
Clement Lucas, and Clement their son; William
Cooper and Mary his wife, and Anne, Mary,
William, Elizabeth and Winifred their children;
Richard Batchenough; Ann Cooper, widow,
and Thomas and Ann her children; John
Palmer and Mary his wife, and Tho. their son;
Richard Collett; Mary Reeve, daughter to
the late Thomas; Frances Atwood, widow;
Mary Reeve, daughter to the late William;
Mary Loe; Richard Nicholas Dalyson; Thomas
Reeve and Mary his wife, and Mary their daughter; Elizabeth Grissold, widow, and John,
Roger and Thomas her children; Judith
Grissold, widow, and Mary her daughter;
John and Francis Grissold; Mary Feild,
widow; Thomas Whitmore and Mary his
wife, and Margaret, Francis and Mary their
children; Thomas Shipton and Winefred his
wife, and Anne, John, Henry and Thomas
their children; Andrew Blyth and Frances
his sister; Henry Cooper; Mary Shakespeare
and Eliz. her daughter; John Reeve; Hannah
Roack; John Juckes and Eliz. his wife, and
Edward, John, William and Elizabeth their
children; Mary wife to Job Bird and Margaret
their daughter; Ann Persall; Richard Saunders
[? and his sons] William, Richard; Elizabeth
Jackson; William Sanders and Katherine;
Isaac Robbins and Elizabeth his wife, and
Isaac, Mary and Margaret their children;
Elizabeth Shakespeare, widow, and Edward
and Ann her children; Samuel Taylor; John
Shakespeare; Elizabeth Griffin; Bridget
Grafton; William Shakespeare, Agnes his
wife, and William and Mary their children;
John Hipwood; Margaret Knight; Elizabeth
Court; Elizabeth Taylor, widow; Eliz. Blyth,
widow, and George and Elizabeth her children;
Ann Shipton, widow, and John her son;
William Reeve; Eliz. Cooper, widow. |
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The parish of Packwood. |
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William Hemery, Frances his wife, and Mary,
Katherine, Francis, John and William their
children; Ann Whitman and Mary her daughter;
John Restall; Mary Bradneck, widow. |
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The parish of Lapworth. |
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Edward Bridge, Frances his wife, and William
their son; Bridget Grafton, wife to William. |
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The parish of Heasley [Haseley]. |
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Richard Overs, Katherine his wife, and John,
Mary, Katherine and Eliz. their children;
Katherine Briers and George her son; Rebecca
Watton. |
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The parish of Hatton. |
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Mathew Austirrs, Katherine his wife, and
Katherine, Mary and Ann their children. |
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The parish of Budbrooke. |
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Rowland Dormer; William Collett; William
Blick; John Beasley; Richard Mew [? Meld],
and Elizabeth his wife; Anne Walker; Francis
Ryder; Elizabeth Wilmore, widow, and
Rowland, Thomas and Elizabeth her children;
Joseph Woodward, Mary his wife, and Mary
their daughter; Emme Higgins; George
Grant; Amy Morgan; Alice wife to William
Lee; Elizabeth wife to John Wilmore; Elizabeth Silvester, widow; Roger Paine, Dorothy
his wife, and Edward and John their children;
Mathew Paine and Mary his wife. |
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The parish of Budesort [Beaudesert]. |
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Thomas Paine; Mary Baker wife to Robert and
Thomas and Robert their children; Alice
Homes, wife to John Tanner. |
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The parish of Wooten Waven [Wootton Wawen]. |
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Thomas Ferfax, and William, Henry and Mary
his children; George Nicholls and Judith his
wife; Ann Ingram, wife to John, and Mary
and Elizabeth their children. |
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The parish of Coughton. |
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Frances Grey, widow; Frances Groves; Mary
Hill; Mary Thompson; Robert Waters, Ann
his wife, and Ann, Mary and Elizabeth their
children; Thomas Battin; John Battin and
Ann his wife; Humphry Huggiford and
Thomas his son; Ann Reeve; Mary Reeve;
George Reeve; Thomas Reeve. |
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The parish of Claverdon. |
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Henry Saul and Ann his wife; Ann Brandon;
Robert Barnes, Hester bis wife, and Jane their
daughter; Frances wife to John Manton;
Mary wife to Joseph Edwards; Thomas Ward
and Ann his wife; John Paste and Sarah
his wife. |
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The town of Warwick. |
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Dorothy Holbert, wife to Roger Holbert;
Margaret wife to Miles Reading; William
Bucknell, Eliz. his wife, and Eliz. their daughter;
John Millwood; Lawrence Standish and
his wife. |
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Tutnall in the parish of Tarbick [Tardebigg]. |
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Mary Moore, widow, and Margaret her daughter;
Richd. Moore and Tho., Richd. and William
their [sic] sons; Richard Mince and John,
Ellinor, Mary and Judith his children. |
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"We do hereby certify that the persons mentioned
in the foregoing list, or their parents or near relations,
have been sufferers for their loyalty to the Crown
and that the said persons and every of them have
to the best of our observation behaved themselves
dutifully to his Majesty and peaceably towards
their neighbours."
Hen. Parker.
Rob. Brent. |
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| Jan. 3. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Barons of
the Exchequer to swear Thomas Lloyd into office
as Paymaster of the Works, of which office he had
a grant 1677, Dec. 19, in reversion of Philip Packer;
the said office being now void. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 465. |
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Royal warrant to the Attorney General to acknowledge
satisfaction upon record of the judgment on the
information exhibited in Easter term, 1683, against
Ford, Lord Grey of Werke, and others in the King's
Bench at Westminster for a riot committed in the
city of London whereof said Lord Grey was found
guilty, and afterwards fined 1,000 marks in the
King's Bench: which fine the King is graciously
pleased to remit and forgive. |
King's Warrant Book XI, p. 243. |
| Jan. 4. |
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal
for payment of 2,758l. 11s. 2d. to Richard,
Earl of Ranelagh: without account: out of the
Four and a Half per cent. Revenue arising in Barbados
or the Leeward Islands for the year commencing
at Christmas, 1686, after the satisfaction thereout
of the established charge of the government of the
said islands for said year: all by reason that the
privy seal of 1673, July 12 (ut supra, Calendar of
Treasury Books, Vol. IV, p. 421, where the marginal
correction of date is to be deleted, the date of
July 10 being correct for the warrant and July 12
for the privy seal) authorised the levying of tallies
for 8,397l. 2s. 4½d. to said Earl and William Lord
Brereton on which privy seal only 5,638l. 11s. 2d.
have been levied, thus leaving the above
2,758l. 11s. 2d. still unpaid. All ut supra, pp. 1121–2. |
Ibid, p. 244. |
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Same to same for a same to release and discharge
Roger Pope of Wollaston, co. Salop, his heirs, etc.
and manors, etc. seized as follows and all other
his lands and goods from the liability of his bond
in 4,500l. dated 1678, Dec. 28, as surety for Robert
Cressett of Upton Cressett as Receiver General,
for said county, of the late Eighteen Months' Assessment for the Disbandment, the said Cressett having
failed in the payment of a great part of the moneys
which he received of the said Assessment and not
accounted for the same, whereupon a writ of Extent
issued out of the Exchequer 1680, May 24, and by an
inquisition thereupon taken at Salop 1680, June 19,
the manors of Wossaston [Wollaston], Smethcott,
Picklescott, Weebothwood [Leebotwood] in co. Salop
and divers messuages in the town of Salop and other
lands and messuages belonging to said Pope were
seized into the hands of Charles II: but some
time before the death of Charles II the Treasury
Lords did agree that if Pope would forthwith pay
500l. into the Exchequer and engage in some convenient time to pay 200l. more that he should be
discharged from said bond and the said Pope did
accordingly pay said 500l. and has now lately
Dec. 31 last paid the said 200l. more into the
Exchequer. No further process is to be made
against said Pope concerning said bond. |
Ibid, pp. 245–7. |
| Jan. 4. |
Royal warrant to Edward Griffin, Treasurer of the
Chamber, to pay 200l. per an., during pleasure, to
Jeremy Gohory, gent., who was Dancing Master to
Charles II and his Consort: to be paid quarterly as
from Christmas last, and to be as in lieu of the sum of
140l. per an. payable to him at the Receipt for
life by a patent from Charles II and of the allowance
of 3s. 4d. a day which he had out of the Cofferer's
Office and of 40l. 0s. 6d. per an. which he had out
of the Great Wardrobe and in lieu of all other
allowances payable to him by reason of the said
place of Dancing Master. |
King's Warrant Book XI, p. 247. |
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Further, he is hereby to be paid 350l. for 1¾
years hereon from 1685, Lady day, to Christmas
last. |
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Same to Treasurer Rochester for the payment to
Richard Graham and Philip Burton of 600l.
without account: as royal bounty for their care
and expence in prosecuting several suits against
Col. Whitley and Lord Ossulston whereby a considerable sum has been recovered to the King.
Same is hereby to be paid out of the 20,000l. dormant
privy seal of Nov. 24 last. (Money warrant dated
Jan. 4 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 248. Money Book VII, p. 11. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to Edward Jennings (of the Inner
Temple, esq.) of all that capital messuage or tenement formerly inhabited by Sir Robt. Peyton, who
stands outlawed for high treason, situate in the
parish of St. Dunstan in the West. co. Midd., and
fronting to Little Lincolns Inn Fields; which
messuage was afterwards in the possession of Sir
Edmd. Saunders, bart., since deceased, and is now
divided into two tenements, one in the occupation
of Edwd. Jenings and the other in that of Edwd.
Parry; with a stable, etc. thereto belonging: the
whole being part of the inheritance of Sir Robt.
Clayton [sic] and forfeited for high treason and
lately found by inquisition to be of the value of
40l. per an.: [the grant to be] with the exception
of the free liberty and use of the drain or water
course passing into Bell Yard through the yard
and stable belonging to the premises for carrying
away the water falling on the adjacent buildings
which formerly belonged to said Sir R. Peyton:
to hold to said Jenings, his heirs and assigns, for ever
as of the manor of East Greenwich in free and
common socage by fealty and under the rent of
6s. 8d. per an. and all other rents and services
payable to the Crown at the time of said Peyton's
outlawry. All arrears of rent payable for the
premises for the 1½ years to Christmas last are
hereby likewise to be granted to said Jenings. |
King's Warrant Book XI, pp. 248–9. |
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Same to same for a privy seal for a grant to William
Conyers, esq., of the several obligations as follows
and the moneys due thereon and the sum of
335l. 4s. 2d. and all other moneys found by inquisition
as follows and seized into the King's hands: the
said Conyers having by due course of law outlawed
Henry Lewis of London, goldsmith, in an action
of debt, which outlawry was transmitted into the
Exchequer and extent thereon issued directed to
the sheriffs of London; and thereupon by an inquisition taken at the Guildhall, June 23 last, it was
found that Thomas Row and Thomas Green of
London, goldsmith, by obligation dated 1681,
Oct. 22, became bound to Robert Elton in trust
for said Lewis in 2,000l.; and that said Rowe and
Nathaniel Stone by obligation dated 1682, Nov. 2,
became bound to said Elton in trust for said Lewis
in 400l.; of which two sums of 2,000l. and 400l.
there was at the time of said inquisition 335l. 4s. 2d.
in the hands of James Woods, merchant, Edwd.
Palmer, wine cooper, Charles Barkesdale, merchant,
Richard Huffam, factor, and Christopher Lethieullier, merchant: all which bonds and said sum
so resting as above were seized into the King's
hands by said sheriff. |
Ibid, pp. 249–50. |
| Jan. 4. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal
to direct John, Lord Ossulston to pay to Philip Frowd
to his own use without account 2,062l. 12s. 10½d.
on April 4 next and the like sum on July 4 next
in part of the sums awarded as follows to be by
him paid; and to pay the residue of the said sums,
so awarded, into the Exchequer for the King's use:
all by reason that by an award dated this day,
ut infra, pp. 1139–40, made by Treasurer Rochester,
said Ossulston is appointed to pay 12,375l. 17s. 3d.
to the King in full of all the King's demands against
him: of which sum the King is pleased to bestow
4,125l. 5s. 9d. on Phillp Frowde as royal grace and
favour. |
King's Warrant Book XI, pp. 251–2. |
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Same to the Attorney General for a great seal for a
grant to Sir Richd. Allibon, kt., of all that messuage
and 14 acres of meadow in East Barnet, co. Herts,
now in the possession of Charles, Lord Dunbarton [sic]
and another messuage and 14 acres of meadow and
pasture in East Barnet in the tenure of Charles
Mavson and 32 acres in Friern Barnet in the tenure
of Eliz. Gadsby: all being late the estate of Sir Robt.
Peyton: forfeited by his attainder: to hold to the
said Allibon and his heirs under the rents and
services payable to the Crown before said attainder,
together with a grant of the arrears of rent of the
premises. |
Ibid, p. 252. |
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Two royal sign manuals for respectively 1,000l. and
1,441l. 15s. 6d. to Henry Guy, for secret service,
without account: to be issued on the 20,000l.
dormant privy seal of Nov. 24 last. |
Ibid, p. 253. |
Jan. 1.
[sic, probably erratum for Jan. 4]. |
Royal warrant to Charles Fox, late Paymaster of the
Forces, to pay 1,386 1s. 4d. to Roger Hewett, without fees or deduction in full satisfaction of the
moneys by him paid to divers persons, reformed
officers and others, and for moneys by him laid out
for the service of the [Army] Pay Office, touching
the payment whereof the King is well satisfied.
This sum is to be placed upon the Army account
ending in December, 1685. |
Ibid, pp. 253–4. |
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Appending: particular of said Hewet's payments. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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inter al. for marble hearths for the
Pay Office |
70 |
0 |
0 |
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to Capt. Edward Powell sent to
Denmark |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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to Capt. Savage going for Ireland |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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to Lieut. Thos. Hawkins |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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to Ensign Sands |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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to indigent officers at several times |
106 |
11 |
8 |
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to Mr. Chiffinch |
250 |
0 |
0 |
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new year's gifts to the Exchequer
and other officers |
356 |
1 |
8 |
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| Jan. 4. |
Royal warrant to Brook Bridges and Thomas Done,
Auditors of Imprests, to allow to Charles Fox in his
account as late Paymaster of the Forces the sums
of 4,920l. 7s. 5d. paid by him as follows in pursuance of the commands of Charles II signified by
the then Treasury Lords; and similarly of
24,525l. 0s. 11d. by him similarly paid in pursuance
of the present King's commands signified by
Treasurer Rochester, being in both cases for the
use of the Forces. |
King's Warrant Book XI, pp. 234–6. |
|
Further said Fox is hereby to be surcharged in
his accounts with such moneys as shall appear to
be deducted by him from the Forces encamped on
Hounslow Heath in 1685 for bread and other
necessaries delivered to them by John Shales, esq.,
Commissary General for provisions. |
|
|
Appending: said Fox's bills for said two sets of
payments. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
to Hugh Chudleigh, being 500l.
to each of the four troops which
came from Tangier |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto more for said troops on
account of the month of April in
dispute |
400 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to William Hewer at several times
for the use of the Forces which
came from Tangier |
2,338 |
13 |
11 |
|
|
to Major Collins, Deputy Governor
of Pendennis, for the like use |
161 |
13 |
6 |
|
|
|
£4,920 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
to Sir Henry Sheeres for the use
of the Train of Artillery sent
against the rebels in the West |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to John Shales, esq., Commissary
of Provisions |
2,600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Bevill Skelton, esq., upon several
bills of exchange for freight and
other charges of Forces from
Holland |
15,145 |
17 |
1 |
|
|
to the chaplain of the said Forces |
20 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
to Capt. Shakirly for victualling of
Forces sent to Ireland |
155 |
18 |
4 |
|
|
to Lady Daniel, as royal bounty |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Lord Ferrers for clothing disbanded men |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Earl of Peterborough for his
Majesty's special service |
262 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir Joseph Tredenham for his
pay as Governor of St. Mawes |
274 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir Cha. Murray for pay of five
Companies of the Royal Regiment for 36 days in March and
April, 1684 |
643 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
to Lieut. Col. Arch. Douglasse for
pay of 16 Companies of the same
Regiment for the same time |
1,775 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
to several soldiers that worked
about the pipes at Windsor |
7 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
to several widows and orphans of
such soldiers as were slain in his
Majesty's service against the
rebels in the West; as royal
bounty |
1,432 |
7 |
2 |
|
|
to Col. Tho. Howard a year's
pension to 1685–6, Jan. 1 |
156 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Capt. Gwilliam, the like |
104 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Major Markham, the like |
104 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Col. Jno. Legg, the like |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir Ralph Freeman, the like |
104 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to William Pendrell's two daughters,
the like |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir Edwd. Fitzharris's three
granddaughters, the like |
78 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir Robert Welsh, the like |
45 |
12 |
6 |
|
|
to Lady Thornburgh, the like |
18 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
to Lady Ognate, the like |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Widow Vanbright, the like |
22 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
to Widow Maugridge, the like |
18 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
to Capt. Bridgeman for arrears of
Tangier due to several soldiers
that were killed by the rebels in
the West |
57 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
£24,525 |
0 |
11 |
|
| Jan. 4. |
Royal warrant to Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, Paymaster of the Forces, to pay to the respective
artificers and others mentioned in the book hereunto annexed [missing] the several sums, amounting
in all to 754l. 14s. 10d., due to them for building a
Guard House in Windsor Castle, as allowed by
Sir Christopher Wren 1685, Sept. 11, and 1686,
June 24. |
King's Warrant Book XI, p. 256. |
|
Same to Brooke Bridges and Thomas Done, Auditors
of Imprests, to allow to the Earl of Ranelagh, in
his accounts for the service of the Forces, the
respective sums of 12,200l. and 60l., he having by
Treasurer Rochester's direction advanced said
12,200l. to Jno. Shales, esq., Commissary General
of Provisions for the Forces, for providing bread,
hay, straw, provender and other necessaries for
the Forces encamped on Hounslow Heath the last
summer and for finishing the hospital there; and
having similarly paid said 60l. upon a bill of exchange
for the use of the Forces in the service of the States
General of the United Provinces. |
Ibid, p. 257. |
|
Same to same to allow to the Earl of Ranelagh, in his
accounts as Paymaster, etc., as above, of moneys
received for the use of the Royal Hospital near
Chelsea, the sum of 18d. a day for the person by
him appointed or to be appointed for looking after
the galleries and taking care of the goods in said
hospital as from 1685–6, Jan. 1, and to continue
during pleasure; and similarly to allow 1s. a day
from 1686, May 1, during pleasure to such of the
non-commission officers and soldiers of the said
hospital as watch and keep guard there for the
better preservation of the same: and similarly to
allow 18d. a day for such person as he shall appoint
to be a porter of said hospital as from Jan. 1 inst.:
and similarly to allow such sums as said Earl hath
paid or shall pay to the person by him appointed
to receive the rents and look after the buildings
of the said hospital for the expense of fire, candle
and other contingencies not exceeding 40l. per an.
in the whole and as from 1685–6, Jan. 1. |
Ibid, p. 258. |
| Jan. 4. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal
to authorise William Hewer to pay to Charles Duncomb and partner (partners) 10,000l. and 1,014l. 1s. 5d.
in full for principal and interest due to them for the
10,000l. by them lent to Charles II for the service
of Tangier by two bills of exchange payable at Cadiz
to George, Lord Dartmouth, viz. one dated 1683,
July 30, for 1,500l. and the other dated 1683, Aug. 1,
for 8,500l., to be employed by said Lord Dartmouth
(in his late expedition to Tangier for demolishing
the city, mole and garrison thereof) in such manner
as the King should direct: all by reason that the
late Treasury Lords supplied said Hewer with said
10,000l. and 1,014l. 1s. 5d. due as above (as by an
account stated 1684, Nov. 26, by Auditor Aldworth),
but said sums remain in his hands for want of his
having regular vouchers for empowering him to pay
same to said Duncomb and partner. |
King's Warrant Book XI, pp. 259–60. |
|
Same to same for a same to authorise Brooke Bridges
to allow to Samuel Pepys, in his account to 1671,
Dec. 31, as late Treasurer for the garrison of Tangier,
35,628l. 0s. 0½d. for 6 per cent. interest and 4 per cent.
reward on several sums of money by him advanced
and lent for the service of the said late garrison
between 1664–5, Mar. 20, the date of his commission
[as Treasurer] and 1671, Dec. 31, to which date the
said accompt is made up. |
Ibid, p. 260. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a privy
seal for a grant to John Dixy and William Welsh,
two of the King's coachmen, in consideration of
their good and faithful services of all and every the
Customs, subsidies and impositions which have
arisen to the King since 1684–5, Feb. 6, or which
may hereafter accrue, for or by reason of the importation of any coach horses, coach mares or coach
geldings: to hold to their own proper use during
pleasure. |
Ibid, p. 261. |
| [?] |
Undated and unfinished entry, struck through, as
follows. The King is given to understand that the
following sums and allowances (part thereof due
at the death of Charles II and the rest accrued since
the present King's accession) do still remain unpaid.
[He therefore hereby orders payment thereof,] viz.: |
Ibid. |
|
for the Queen Dowager's Catholic servants, ever
paid by special warrant. |
|
|
to Mr. Chaplaine, Gentleman Usher Quarter
Waiter, and three of his associates for want
of allowance of board wages. |
|
|
to Charles Morgan for books, parchments and
writing establishments. |
|
|
to Mr. Ridges for sumpture cloths. |
|
|
for the hire of an office for the Cofferer for payment of money: for two years. |
|
|
for Agnes Massonett, late Laundress of the
Board to Charles II. |
|
|
to Capt. Potts for an ice house at Windsor. |
|
|
to St. John Mitton, esq., Groom of the Privy
Chamber, for want of allowance: for one
quarter. |
|
|
to Jno. Clement, esq., for the hire of carts for the
carriage of goods, etc. |
|
| Jan. 4. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Cashier to pay 322l. to William Shaw, for the use of
Treasurer Rochester, being for 322 days to date
hereof on the fee of 20s. a day payable to the Lord
High Treasurer of England out of the revenue
of the Customs. |
Money Book VII, p. 4. |
|
Money warrant for 26l. 13s. 4d. to John Pottinger,
Comptroller of the Pipe, for half a year to Christmas
last on his allowance for writing the farms and debts
of Recusants and summons of Pipe in Pipe hand
twice every year. (Money order dated Jan. 4
hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 11. Order Book I, p. 173. |
|
Two money warrants for 1,000l. and 1,441l. 15s. 6d.
to Henry Guy for secret service: ut supra, p. 1131.
[The money orders hereon do not appear: but
see supra, p. 1118, for a letter of direction concerning
the 1,441l. 15s. 6d. This irregularity of procedure
is doubtless due to pressure of business at the close
of Rochester's High Treasurership.] |
Money Book VII, p. 12. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows out of the money of the Letter Office:
viz.: |
Disposition Book V, p. 87. |
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service |
72 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Segar |
101 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Fillingham et al. Agents [for
the Arrears of Taxes] |
495 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£668 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
Same to same to pay 300l. to Mr. Agar and the executors of Mr. Strode; out of the moneys, now in
the Exchequer, arisen from the sale of dotards in
the Forest of Dean. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to issue to Mr. Shaw 54l. 15s. 0d. out
of money, remaining in the Exchequer, of goods
seized: same being for half a year on Treasurer
Rochester's fee of 6s. a day as keeper of Richmond
New Park. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to issue 400l. to Sir John Chichley
out of any money, remaining in the Exchequer,
arising from the Letter Office: being for half a
year to June 24 last on his pension. |
Ibid. |
|
Same [to same] to issue 600l. to Richard Graham and
Philip Burton out of the money paid into the
Exchequer by Col. Whitley. |
Ibid, p. 88. |
|
Same to same to issue as follows out of the branches
of the revenue directed to be this week paid into
the Exchequer with what money is there already:
viz.: |
Ibid, pp. 88, 89. |
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
Out of the Customs. |
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Lord Chancellor for Christmas
quarter |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to me [Guy] in part of 3,600l. 11s. 4d.
for secret service |
1,600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir William Villars on account of
the Stables |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy for
Mr. St. Michell (Mitchell) to make
him up even with the other Commissioners of the Navy |
681 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
to ditto on accompt of the 400,000l.
for the [naval service for the]
year beginning at Lady day
last |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the imposition on wine and
vinegar. |
|
|
to ditto on the same account: which
with the above 2,000l. is to be
towards repayment of what has
been advanced for that service
out of the Imposition on tobacco
and sugar |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of loans on the Linen Duty Act. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the Excise. |
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
8,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Kent and Mr. Duncomb for
interest for the quarter ending at
Christmas last |
1,370 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
to Major General Werden in full
for the Queen's Stables |
290 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
to John Darey |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Earl of Lichfield's trustees:
half a year |
600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the Post Office money. |
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
(Same dated same to the Customs Cashier enclosing
the paper of disposition of the Customs cash for
the present week; said paper including only the
above six Customs items.) (Same dated same to
the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney
enclosing the like paper of disposition of the cash
of those branches of the revenue: said paper
including for the Excise only the above six Excise
items: and for the Hearthmoney the following
item, viz.: 2,000l. to Treasurer Rochester for
his salary for last Christmas quarter: to be paid
out of the Hearthmoney which was paid in [to the
Exchequer] yesterday.) |
|
| Jan. 4. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Hewer to pay Ewald Tessin late
engineer at Tangier, 30l. per an. as from Sept. 29
last as a pension in respect of his long service. great
age and necessitous condition: in accordance with
the King's pleasure. You are to prepare a warrant
to authorise this. |
Out Letters (General) X, p. 83. |
|
Same to Mr. Knight for a certificate of what is due
to Col. Phelips for his service in the Wardrobe. |
Ibid, p. 84. |
|
Same to Sir Jno. Tippets et al., Commissioners of the
Navy, to pay the above 681l. 3s. 5d. to Mr. St.
Michell to pay him up to the same time that you
are paid yourselves. |
Ibid, p. 85. |
|
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to allow to William Hurt upon
his account as late collector of Customs in Exeter
port 37l. 10s. 0d. and 19l. 14s. 6d. as follows, provided he clear his account and pay in the remainder
of his arrears: the said Hurt having petitioned
shewing that he served for several years as collector
at Dartmouth at 70l. per an. and 10l. for a clerk,
and was for his good services removed about five
years since to Exeter, where his predecessor had
160l. per an. for himself and clerks in regard the
trouble and care was much more there than at
Dartmouth and the Customs Commissioners made
a minute 1679–80, Jan. 28, to allow him that sum and
that further he has lost 350l. by bills of exchange:
on which petition the Customs Commissioners have
Dec. 24 last reported that his [former] salary has
been increased by 40l. per an. and though he has
received some losses by the remittance of his cash
by exchange yet "he does not deny but that he has
made some advantages of that way of returning
the King's money and in that case he is in no other
condition than all other the collectors of England
who are to remit the King's money at their own
risk and hazard," wherefore they advise only an
allowance of 37l. 10s. 0d. for 1¼ years from 1682,
June 24, on his augmentation of salary and also
19l. 14s. 6d., being received short by him of what
was allowed him by the establishment during his
collection in that port, petitioner having been all
along a good officer and well esteemed by the
Customs Commissioners. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 190–1. |
| Jan. 4. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to permit the East India Company to import the following goods with a
view to being transported to East India, Sir Benj.
Bathurst alleging [on behalf of said Company] that
said goods were provided in Holland for the account
of said Company "to be sent in two small vessels
designed by his Majesty to discover the North East
passage to India, but (that design not proceeding)
are intended" by said Company to be shipped to
the East Indies; the Customs Commissioners
having thereon reported that though some of the
particulars seem to be prohibited, yet the case
being extraordinary and the value of the goods
not above 50l. or 60l. they may be permitted to be
imported in order to their being so transported. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 191–3. |
|
Appending: schedule of said goods. |
|
|
Same by same to the Auditor concerned (Mr.
Morice) to allow in account 150l. to —,
Receiver of Recusants' Forfeitures for the
West Riding of co. Yorks, being for his charges
expended in the country and in journeys and
attendance in town about the same; and a further
35l. for the charge of passing his account. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 440–2. |
|
Prefixing: (a) said Receiver's accounts. |
|
|
(a) [of his receipts or] of moneys levied by the
late sheriffs of co. Yorks in the West Riding by
virtue of summons and other process of Pipe against
Recusants for fines and forfeitures. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
1680. Received of Symon Scott,
undersheriff to Sir Tho. Daniell,
late sheriff of Yorks, in full of
moneys levied by him as above |
447 |
0 |
8¾ |
|
|
1681. Received of Tho. Jackson,
undersheriff to Sir Richard Grahme,
late sheriff of Yorks, in full ut
supra
|
771 |
16 |
6 |
|
|
1682. Received of John Shaun,
undersheriff to William Lowther,
esq., late sheriff of Yorks, in full
ut supra
|
445 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
1683. Received of Simon Scott,
undersheriff to Ambrose Pudsey,
esq., late sheriff of co. Yorks, in
full ut supra
|
148 |
4 |
10½ |
|
|
|
£1,812 |
10 |
5¼ |
|
|
by a surcharge out of the Pipe:
received more of Sir Rich. Graham |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
total |
£1,823 |
10 |
5½ |
|
|
(B) Disbursements and charges,
the charges of my Commission |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
paid to messengers and for their
charges and horses to go to constables and churchwardens to make
their presentments at the Quarter
Sessions |
7 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
paid the Deputy Clerk of the Peace
for a transcript of the convictions |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
for my own deputy's attendance and
charges at the several Sessions and
Assizes for four years |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
paid for duplicates of assessments |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
paid to the several under sheriffs
clerks for copies of their masters'
accounts and of the names of those
persons who had pleaded off their
estates |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for my own and deputy's charges in
travelling the country to enquire
out the estates of Recusants, for
making of books to ascertain the
number and quality of Recusants,
the records of the Sessions being
imperfect, for that most of them
were convicted four times and
some five times over by which the
number and revenue arising from
them seemed to be far greater than
it was |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for my attendance upon the several
sheriffs several days and times at
York to get my Commission
allowed and to receive money |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for my attendance upon the several
sheriffs several days and times
when they sat to enquire of
Recusants' estates, and to witnesses to prove the same |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1681. May 20. paid into the Exchequer |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1681, Nov. 10. ditto |
350 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1682, May 31, ditto |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1682. Dec. 5. ditto |
300 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for bills, tallies and coach hire |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
paid to Sir Tho. Daniell for his
poundage fee for money levied by
him and by an order from the
Treasury Lords |
32 |
17 |
0 |
|
|
paid to Sir Richard Graham for
money levied by him |
39 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
paid to William Lowther, his poundage fee for money levied by him |
22 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
paid to Ambrose Pudsey, his poundage fee for money levied by him |
7 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
my poundage fee for 316l. 13s. 4d.,
which was levied upon Mr. Gascoigne and repaid by William
Lowther, esq., then sheriff, upon
a writ of restitution out of the
Exchequer Court |
23 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
my poundage fee for 200l., which
was levied on Mr. Middleton and
was pleaded off in Hilary term,
25 Car. II |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
paid for the return of 850l. |
10 |
12 |
6 |
|
|
for 15 terms' extraordinary charges
in coming up to London and
attendance in town |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
this Receiver, having had as much
trouble, and his district being as
large, and having received and paid
in more money than the Receiver
of the North and East Ridings of
Yorkshire, humbly craves equal
allowance for his salary; which is
80l. per an. for four years |
320 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
and for his deputy 10l. per an. |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
total |
£1,823 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
thus leaving 8s. 11¼d. due from this
accomptant. |
|
|
(b) Report, dated Clifford's Inn, Dec. 23 last,
from Richard Graham and Philip Burton on the
above account. Petitioner's demands for his
management are reasonable, and may be allowed
in toto (together with 35l. for the charge of passing
his said account) in regard the accomptant's family
have been so loyal and so great sufferers for his
Majesty. |
|
| Jan. 4. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to Auditor Done to
allow 6,341l. 18s. 7d. to Samuel Pepys in his account
as Treasurer of the late Garrison of Tangier, being
after the rate of 2d. per piece of Eight and 1d. on
each shilling that was by him issued for the pay
of said Garrison: the same being in proportion
to what was allowed to Mr. Povey, late Treasurer
to said Garrison, upon his receipts and issues for
the like service. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 450. |
|
Award by same in the case of John Lord
Ossulston, against whom et al. Sir Robert
Sawyer, Attorney General, exhibited an English
bill in the Exchequer in Easter term 2 James II,
for the recovery of about 20,000l. received by said
Lord out of the late King's treasure under colour
and pretence of the said King's privy seal for postage
of letters: to which bill said Lord appeared, but
applied to his Majesty offering to submit to his
Majesty's determination in the premises; whereupon
the King referred "his Majesty's demands in the
said bill" to Treasurer Rochester, to which said
Lord Ossulston consented and gave bond in 20,000l.
Nov. 3 last to stand by the Lord Treasurer's award. |
Ibid. pp. 462–4. |
|
Thereupon Treasurer Rochester has been attended
by the Agents [for Arrears of Taxes] on behalf of the
King who have exhibited a charge against said Lord
Ossulston of 15,588l. 15s. 0d. received by him out
of the Exchequer in the name of Henry, late Earl of
Arlington, for postage of letters between Mich., 1666,
and Mich., 1672, the time of said Lord Ossulston's
sub-farm of the Post Office. After hearing said
Lord thereon, I [Treasurer Rochester] find that he
is and ought to stand charged with said sum of
15,588l. 15s. 0d. On his craving several allowances
out of same I have perused the indenture tripartite
dated 1666, Dec. 22, between the present King
(then Duke of York) of the first part, Henry Earl of
Arlington and John Lord Berkeley (both since
deceased) of the second part, and Mary Countess of
Falmouth (since deceased) of the third part, wherein
said Duke of York let to farm to said Lords Arlington
and Berkeley the yearly rents and payments therein
expressed, with a covenant on their part "that all
and singular the letters, pacquetts and despatches
ordinary and extraordinary directed or to be directed
to or from his late Majesty, his heirs or successors,
or from or to the Lord High Admiral of England
for the time being, or from or to the Lord Chancellor
of England for the time being, or from or to the
Lord Treasurer of England or Commissioners of
the Treasury for the time being, or from or to the
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports for the time being,
or from or to the Secretaries of State or either of
them for the time being, and also the simple inland
letters only of the members of the then present
Parliament during the continuance of the session
of that Parliament should be conveyed or carried
either by the common or ordinary mail or other
speedy and safe passage, free of and from the
payment of any rate or postage or other charges
whatsoever." |
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And on considering that five years of the said
[Arlington's] term of ten years in the said Post
Office and all the profits and advantages thereby
were assigned to said Lord Ossulston under the
rents and covenants expressed in the said indenture
tripartite and that he enjoyed same: and that
in the said time he received said 15,588l. 15s. 0d.,
out of the King's treasure, the greatest part whereof
was for the very letters, pacquetts and despatches
that ought by the covenant to have been conveyed
free: and further also on considering the certificate
of Auditors John Phelips and Thomas Done as to
said Ossulston's demands of defalcations (in which
certificate they state that he ought to be allowed
only 114l. 2s. 0d.), I do think fit and do hereby
decide in accordance with the King's directions
to allow said Lord Ossulston 3,212l. 17s. 9d. as a
proportionable allowance in gross upon all his
demands; this increase in the allowance to him
being upon consideration of the King's bounty to Col.
Whitley in a case of the same nature, supra, pp. 460–2,
the King having therein directed larger allowances
to be made to Whitley than he could have had by law,
"who being charged with the sum of 28,835l. 19s. 7d.
received by him in the said manner by colour of
the said privy seal, the aforesaid auditors to whom
that accompt was referred could allow him but
995l. 5s. 0d., his Majesty was nevertheless graciously
pleased to impower me to increase that sum to the
sum of 5,943l. 3s. 8d." |
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After the abovesaid deduction Lord Ossulston
remains in debt to the King 12,375l. 17s. 3d., which
he is hereby awarded to pay in full, a moiety thereof
on April 4 next and the remaining moiety on July 4
next. His bond as above to be delivered up on his
completing said payment. |
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