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| May 21. |
Henry Guy to the Excise Commissioners. Bring
to-morrow to the Treasury Lords the draft of the
authority you were asked to prepare "for gauging
according to the wine gallon." |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 374. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners. On Friday last
the King declared his pleasure that he was satisfied
with Auditor Bridge's becoming security for Mr.
Taylor's performance of his [Navy stores] contract.
You are to take his security accordingly. |
Ibid. |
| May 21. |
Henry Guy to the Attorney General. By order of the
Treasury Lords Mr. Blount will attend you with
the inquisitions formerly found of concealed lands
of which he desires a grant. You are to peruse
same and see what proceedings have been had
thereupon and then to report as to the fitness of
a new grant. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 374. |
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Appending: note of papers relating to the above,
viz.: Mr. Blount's petition; Sir Robert Sawyer's
report, with Mr. Fillingham's certificate; Mr. Fisher's
report; Mr. Blount's proposals. |
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| May 22. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney General to have
Isaac Symball, late of St. Martin's in the Fields,
yeoman, enlarged from his imprisonment and his
sureties discharged from their recognizances for
his good behaviour: the said Symball in Trinity
term, 1684, having been indicted in the King's
Bench for divers trespasses and thereon fined
1.000l.: the King being moved with compassion
towards him in regard of his long imprisonment. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, p. 2. |
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Money warrant for 1,000l. to Philip Burton for Crown
law charges. (Money order dated May 23 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 461. Order Book II, p. 148. |
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Same for 250l. to Henry, Duke of Grafton, for last
Lady day quarter on his pension of 1,000l. per an.
on First Fruits and Tenths, as by the privy seal
of 1685, Sept. 28. (Money order dated May 23
hereon: to be satisfied by tallies on the First Fruits
and Tenths.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 461. Order Book II, p. 149. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the branches of the revenue directed
to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book VI, pp. 192–3. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy [on the Navy's]
weekly money "on account of 400,000l.
per an. from Lady day, 1686" |
7,000 |
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to ditto for warrant officers [on their
arrears due before 1686, Lady day] |
200 |
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to ditto for freight of ships to Jamaica |
710 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,500 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
750 |
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to the Paymaster of the Works for the
new buildings towards the water |
200 |
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to the Earl of Sunderland for secret service |
1,500 |
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Out of the imposition on wine and
vinegar. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for Mr.
Taylour as by contract |
1,750 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance [for
one week on the Ordnance Office ordinary] |
1,000 |
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to ditto for batteries on the Medway |
2,000 |
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to ditto for Sir Tho. Fitz [Fitch] |
1,000 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces |
9,000 |
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to Sir Benjamin Bathurst for interest |
600 |
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to Mr. Roberts for the Works at Windsor |
500 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
500 |
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Out of the loans on the Linen Duty Act. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces |
6,000 |
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Out of Hearthmoney. |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber for the l.
riding charges [of the messengers etc.]
for last year |
1,000 |
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to Visct. Preston, the Master of the Great
Wardrobe, for the Great Wardrobe |
1,000 |
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(Same, dated same, to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week; said paper including
the abovesaid seven Customs items [payable out
of the Exchequer], together with the following item
[payable direct out of the Customs Office], viz.
1.000l. for tallies on the Customs.) |
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(Same, dated same, to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper
of disposition for those branches of the revenue;
said paper including for the Hearthmoney only the
above three Hearthmoney items; and for the Excise
the above four Excise items [payable out of the
Exchequer], together with the following item
[payable direct out of the Excise Office], viz.
3,212l. 10s. 0d. to complete the salaries to the
officers of Excise "for the last [Lady day] quarter.") |
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| May 22. |
Henry Guy to the Board of Greencloth to report on
the enclosed petition [missing] of the Sewers of the
late King's Chamber in ordinary. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 374. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on (a) infra. |
Ibid, pp. 374–5. |
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Appending: (a) note of a proposal for Commissioners
to enquire concerning Delamere Forest, viz.
what encroachments have been made therein since
3 James I; who have right of common therein
and of what kind; what old rents have been concealed and what reversions and rents are [of right]
in the Crown: and for the said Commissioners
to have power to give satisfaction to the commoners
and to enclose and agree with such as will enclose:
and likewise to receive compositions for encroachments and to give releases to compounders. "It
is not doubted but by this method this may be
made [to yield] to the value of 5,000l. or 6,000l.
yearly without charge. The proposer has a lease
from the Crown of several manors in Lancashire,
Yorkshire and Westmorland of many thousands
a year value: the title easy to be made out: this
is offered to be surrendered." |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Mayor of London.
There is an arrear of 1,471l. 10s. 5¾d. charged on
the City of London in the Assessments of 29 and
30 Car. II. viz. [the Seventeen Months' tax] for
building the thirty ships and [the Eighteen Months'
Assessment] for the disbandment. You have lately
petitioned for the pardon thereof. The King has
referred to us your petition and we have considered
it. The moneys of the said Acts are particularly
appropriated and severe penalties are imposed in
case any part thereof be [mis]directed. No part
therefore of the said arrears can be forgiven; the
whole must be paid into the Exchequer for the said
uses. We therefore desire you to immediately
re-assess on the city the said arrear. Failing this
process will issue against you. |
Ibid, p. 375. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Duncombe and Mr. Hoare to
attend the King at six o'clock this evening at the
Treasury Chambers with your opinion on the
enclosed paper [missing], being some reasons offered
to the Treasury Lords by the Earl of Bath in behalf
of the present undertakers of the tin farm. |
Ibid, p. 376. |
| May 22. |
Henry Guy to the Excise Commissioners to report
on (a) infra. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 376. |
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Appending: (a) undated paper, signed by Jno.
Newman, Richard Walker and Phill[ip] Shales.
Several merchants that import wines and brandies
desire that now the wine measures is adjusted and
the city gaugers are satisfied therein, "having
seen the experiment from us the transcribers,"
the King would now empower the merchants to
sell [such wines and brandies] as they are gauged
according to 224 cubic inches to the gallon: and
further that "because instruments and tables
as well as measures has been made by unskilful
hands" which has been a great damage both to
the King and the subject, therefore pray that
some [persons] may be empowered to order the
making of all instruments and tables relating to
the wine measure. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed
presentment [missing] of the 15th inst. from the
Excise Commissioners concerning the gauging [as
above] of all Excisable liquors (other than beer
and ale) by the wine gallon of 224 cubic inches;
and the draft warrant [missing] proposed by the
said Commissioners for such gauging. You are
to report as to the advisability thereof and as to
the best way of putting same into practice "whether
by warrant or proclamation" if thought advisable. |
Ibid, p. 377. |
|
Same to the Navy Commissioners. The King has
approved Joseph Martin's proposal as follows.
You are to take care that same be performed
accordingly. |
Ibid, pp. 376–7. |
|
Appending: said Martin's memorial to the Treasury
Lords that instead of receiving imprests to enable
him to comply with his contract of April 27 last
with the Navy Board for the supply of hemp, tar
and pitch, he will advance his own money for
carrying on that service at such an allowance [of
interest] as the Treasury Lords shall think fit
"rather than put himself to the inconvenience of
procuring other security than his own to become
bound to his Majesty for so great a sum as 23,000l.":
therefore desiring to be reimbursed for each ship's
cargo by way of imprest when he shall produce
the invoices and bills of lading, which he will endorse
and deposit as the Treasury Lords shall direct;
the said imprests to be cleared when the whole is
complied with and the accounts justified. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to the
bearer hereof, John Do Rocario, 150 yards of cloth
arrived in the Thames in the ship Truelove from
Lisbon, Thomas Correy master; being for the use
of the Fathers at Somerset House. |
Ibid, p. 377. |
|
Same to Mr. Bertie [Treasurer and Paymaster
of the Ordnance]. In the account of Sir James
Shaen and partners [of the farm of the Irish Revenue]
they claim allowance of 60,000l. which they advanced to the late King at the beginning of their
farm. Please certify the Treasury Lords as to
whose hands said money was paid into. |
Ibid, p. 382. |
| May 22. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ John Jefferys as weigher in London port
loco Daniell Frazer, lately deceased. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, pp. 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143. |
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Antho. Evernden, junr., as landwaiter in Bristol
port loco Ayliff Green, who has relinquished the
service. |
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William Hatton (an extraordinary tidesman,
London port) as tidesman in fee ibid. loco Edward
Favier, lately deceased. |
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William Jones (a same ibid.) as a same ibid. loco
Jno. Antho[ny], who is superannuated. |
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Antho. Hill as tidesman, Hull port loco Rob.
Greggs, lately deceased. |
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William Ceely as surveyor of Boston port loco
Major Peter Ceely, his father, who is removed to
be surveyor of Bideford port. |
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John Booth as surveyor, waiter and searcher in
Whitehaven port to act for the patent searcher,
with 20l. per an. from the searcher (or all the patent
searcher's fees there) and 20l. per an. from the
King loco Tho. Tickell, who relinquishes. |
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Joseph Curwen as waiter and searcher, ibid. loco
Humphry Musgrave, abscented [absconded] for debt. |
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Edmd. Trehearne as waiter and searcher at
Swansea loco John Hellier, lately deceased. |
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William Salesbury as waiter and searcher, Bideford
port, loco John Huchins, lately dismissed. |
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James Croston as waiter and searcher in Barnstaple port at 40l. per an. salary loco George Hibert,
lately dimsissed. |
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Major Peter Ceely (surveyor of Boston port) as
surveyor of Bideford port loco John Coker, lately
dismissed. |
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John Nott as waiter and searcher in Penzance port
loco Tho. Foxworthy, removed to be surveyor of
Falmouth port. |
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Thomas Foxworthy (waiter and searcher, Penzance
port) as surveyor of Falmouth port loco Peter Hill,
who relinquishes. |
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Three more tidesmen to be added to the establishment of eight tidesmen in Plymouth port and the
following six preventive officers in that port are
to be added to the said tidesmen to make the number
17, viz. William Stephens and Tho. Fulham, waiters
and searchers at Saltash, at 15l. per an. each; Hugh
Piper, waiter and searcher at Cawson [Cawsand], at
30l. per an.; Arthur Salman, waiter and searcher
at Impacombe [Uffculme] at 20l. per an.; Gilbert
Packe, waiter at Yealm, at 15l. per an.; Philip
Evans, waiter and searcher at Wrickle, at 20l.
per an. The present salaries of the said six preventive officers are to be sunk and the said places
of Saltash, Cawsand, Impacombe, Yealm, Wrickle
and also Osson (another place within the said
port) are to be alternately supplied by the said
tidesmen from Plymouth every two months. |
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Treasury reference to Auditor William Aldworth of
the account of Thomas Herbert, gent., receiver
of the money payable to the King by the 400
hackney coachmen for their licences by virtue
of his Majesty's commission. |
Reference Book V, pp. 262–3. |
|
Prefixing: said account, signed by J. Phelips, Tho.
Napier, Rich. Sheldon, Jerome Nipho [four of the
Commissioners for Hackney Coaches]. |
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Charge. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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two quarters' rent advanced, viz.
from 1687, Nov. 4, to 1688, May 4 |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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advanced by the said coachmen
for law suits and incidents for
said half year |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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£1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Discharge. |
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paid into the Receipt Jan. 26 last |
166 |
13 |
4 |
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paid to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Royal Hospital at Chelsea |
333 |
6 |
8 |
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a quarter's salary to the five Commissioners for regulating the said
400 hackney coaches at 200l.
per an. each |
250 |
0 |
0 |
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paid for said half year's salary to
this accomptant as register or
chief clerk |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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paid to Reginald Marriot for same
time as second clerk and solicitor. |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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paid to six messengers or street men
for same time |
41 |
16 |
0 |
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paid to Thomas Hempsall, doorkeeper to the Commissioners; for
same time |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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paid Mr. Mackburny for rent of the
office in Scotland Yard for same
time |
25 |
0 |
0 |
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necessaries, fire and candle |
1 |
19 |
4 |
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allowed by the King's special command for advance money which
should have been paid by one
Carroll, one of the 400 licensed,
which by order of the Treasury
Lords was delivered free |
3 |
15 |
0 |
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paid Henry Wright, the attorney,
for law charges for prosecuting
Mr. Murray and the several
supernumerary coachmen for driving in contempt |
79 |
5 |
4 |
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paid for printing of licences, summonses and acquittances |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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fees at the Exchequer |
0 |
16 |
0 |
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paid for stationery |
1 |
2 |
6 |
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incidents &c. to constables and
others assisting the messenger
by bringing the offenders before
the magistrate for driving contrary
to the King's proclamation |
5 |
13 |
6 |
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£994 |
7 |
8 |
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and so remains in the accomptants' hands
505l. 12s. 4d., whereof 500l. is now due to the
King for the second quarter's rent: but this
accomptant prays thereout an allowance for
extraordinary pains in collecting and paying
the said moneys. The treasurer to the late
Commissioners for regulating Hackney Coaches
had 120l. per an. allowance. |
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| May 22. |
Treasury reference to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton of the
petition of Tho. Carraway of Sutton, co. Wilts, yeoman; shewing in 1677 he became bound to the sheriff
of Wilts in 40l. for the appearance of one Elderton
at the suit of one Cooth, but before the return of
the writ he [Elderton] was again arrested in Bristol
and cast into prison at the suit of said Cooth and
for the same debt, for which petitioner was bail,
and was removed by Habeas Corpus into the King's
Bench and has been a prisoner there ever since,
which petitioner did consider a discharge of the
said bond, yet he is now arrested on it to his utter
ruin, being a poor man: therefore prays to be
referred to Sir Henry Coker and for all proceedings
to be stayed meanwhile. |
Reference Book, V p. 263. |
| May 23. |
Henry Guy to Mris. Herbert. The Treasury Lords
last night made a report to the King of the whole
matter depending before them between the Lord
Chancellor and yourself. On the full hearing
thereof the King has thought fit that the Lord
Chancellor should give you 1,500l., you making
him a conveyance of your whole title to the lands
in question. Please attend him to perfect the
conveyance and receive the money. If you do not
accept this the King has ordered the Lord Chancellor's grant to be passed. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 378. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver six
barrels of hams, cheeses and puddings which are
arrived from Lisbon in the ketch William John,
Capt. William Payne commander, being a present
to the Portugal Envoy. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton to report on
the enclosed paper [missing] "of issues upon Etkins
et al." |
Ibid. |
| May 24. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to
the Count de Lente, Envoy Extraordinary from
the King of Denmark, his [sic] goods as follows in
such manner [i.e. Customs free or otherwise] as
has been usually done to other Envoys or Ambassadors in like cases. |
Ibid, p. 379. |
|
Appending. (a) petition in French from said C. de
Lente, praying that the equipage of his successor,
Monsieur de Persdorff, may be delivered at his
house and there viewed by the Customs officers.
(b) Schedule of said goods, signed by De la Fouleresse,
Secretary [to the Envoy] of the King of Denmark
(including plate, two bundles of tapestries, clothes
for the Envoy and his lady, German stoves, two
chariots, eight horses and a ballot containing
portraits of their Majesties of Denmark). |
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| May 25. |
Same to Mris. Herbert. The Treasury Lords desire
your positive answer by this bearer whether
you will accept the 1,500l. or not. If not, they will
sign the docquets for the Lord Chancellor's grant
to-morrow morning. |
Ibid, p. 377. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton. Please send
forthwith your report on the petition of Mris. Joyce
Buckeridge, which was referred to you some time
since. |
Ibid, p. 380. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Secretary the Earl of Sunderland. The King is disposed by the enclosed order
of Council [missing] to pardon the banishment on
Thomas Cobb for killing Chris. Savory. We referred
it to the Attorney General to advise how he might
be pardoned of his banishment, but not of his
recognizance forfeited for not transporting himself.
We enclose you his report. Please lay it before the
King for his pleasure as to the pardon passing with
such a proviso. |
Ibid. |
| May 25. |
Henry Guy to Auditor Philipps to report on the
enclosed bills [missing] of Mr. Proger of disbursements for repairing the lodges, rails and pales in
the Middle Park at Hampton Court and for hay
for the deer in 1685–6–7. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 380. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send to the
Duchess of Portsmouth's lodgings in Whitehall
her goods lately arrived and to deliver same on
payment of Custom. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Attorney General. A petition has been
presented to the King by Paul Cloudesley, William
Sherrard and Peter Declux for a patent for the
sole making and dressing of black Alamodes silks,
Ranforces and Lutestrings [lustrings]. The King
has agreed thereto on the terms specified in the
enclosed paper. You are to draw a bill for a patent
to them accordingly for 14 years. |
Ibid, pp. 383–4. |
|
Appending: paper of the clauses proposed to be
inserted in the said patent. |
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(1) The patentees shall pay to the King 2s. for
every piece of 60 ells that they shall make or
cause to be made during their patent; and
every three months shall deliver an account
how many looms they employ on the same work
and how many pieces of the said silks they
have made in the said time. (2) Immediately
on the sealing of the patent the fabricator
shall deliver to the King an account in writing
of the whole mystery of lustrating or dressing
the said silks and such an account that a
master weaver may on perusal thereof dress
the same. (3) The fabricator will teach his
wife, being an Englishwoman, the art, and
bring up his child, being born in England,
in the exercise of it and also forthwith teach
the art to the other persons mentioned in the
patent, they being both his Majesty's subjects.
(4) The patentees will submit to a clause of
revocation if cause be shown on report of
the Customs Commissioners and at the end
of seven years they will take three of the
King's subjects [as] apprentices and three
more at the end of 10 years and will teach
them the whole art so as to make them perfect
masters thereof, so that the first three apprenticeships will terminate with the patent and
they will have liberty and ability to instruct
others. (5) If at any time during the patent
any of the King's subjects or foreigners (except
those instructed in this art by the said patentees)
shall make it appear on a hearing before the
King or the Treasury Lords that they are
masters of the whole art of making and dressing
the said Luststrings, Ranforces and Alamodes
and shall produce a piece of the said silks
by them dressed to the same perfection with
that of the patentees, then the said patentees
shall always be ready to take in and employ
such persons on such terms as the King shall
think fit after a hearing. |
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|
Treasury reference to same of the petition of
Geo. Bromfeild, shewing that there are certain
stones cast up by the tide upon the shore of
Kent which he conceives may be useful for
the making of copperas; therefore prays a grant
to him and his heirs to gather the said stones;
with a prohibition to all others. |
Reference Book V, p. 264 |
| May 25. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of William Christian, shewing that on his previous petition concerning his great charges in settling
the port of Whitehaven etc. the Customs Commissioners' report ignored said charges and reported
only concerning his charges in the returns of moneys:
therefore prays an allowance upon the whole matter. |
Reference Book V, p. 264. |
|
Same to Bartholomew Fillingham et al. of the petition
of Thomas, Earl of Ailesbury, shewing that the
King having granted him a debt due to the Crown
from Wadlow [on the first Wine Act] petitioner
advanced several sums for prosecuting the recovery
thereof, yet most of the persons prosecuted have
obtained their pardons or discharges, "some of
which this petitioner prevented by representing
the case to the late Lord Treasurer"; since which
petitioner has advanced other sums for maintaining
suits and has no prospect of reimbursing himself
unless the King grant him said debt by great or
privy seal. Therefore prays such a grant. |
Ibid, p. 260. |
|
Henry Guy to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland,
to permit the importation at Dublin, Customs
free, of the following for the use of the King's
Regiment of Guards there under the Earl of Ossory:
viz. 1,106 felt hats, 2,000 India cravats, 36 thread
sashes; 12 colours and staves; 540 swords. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 109. |
| May 26. |
Two separate money orders tor respectively 1,953l.
and 1,250l. to Henry Guy, for secret service, without
accompt: to be issued on the privy seal dormant
of the 25th inst., ut supra, p. 1910, and in accordance
with two royal sign manuals of this day's date.
[Neither the said sign manuals nor the necessary
money warrants which should authorise these
money orders are entered in the Treasury records.] |
Order Book II, p. 149. |
|
Henry Guy to the Navy Commissioners to sign the
enclosed note [missing] of naval stores designed
for the Sallee squadron before the Treasury Lords
issue their warrant upon it: "which their Lordships
did formerly direct you always to do." |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 380. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Hewer of the petition of
Capt. John Strode, shewing that 382l. 0s. 3d. is in
arrear to the soldiers of his company for their
service at Tangier; that Mr. Hewer has been
directed to pay one half thereof, but demands
from petitioner the nineteenth part of the said
whole sum and a discharge in full for the whole
sum; therefore praying that he may pay the
nineteenth part only of so much as he shall
receive and to give acquittance for no more. |
Reference Book V, p. 264. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of
Hen.Milward, praying for some employ in the Customs. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Bartholomew Fillingham et al. of the petition
of Edmund Everard, barrister at law, for the place
of keeper of records in the Augmentation Office,
vacant by the death of Jno. Moor. |
Ibid, p. 265. |
|
Same to Mr. Frowde of the petition of Jo[h]n Lane,
postmaster at Maidstone, Kent, shewing that he
has utterly ruined himself and family by the great
charge attending said office and the small allowance
of but 5l. per an., by which means he is indebted
to the King about 140l., and he and his security
are sued for same, whereby he has been forced to
sell all he had and had thereby raised and paid
70l.; therefore prays that the remainder of said
debt may be remitted. |
Ibid. |
| May 26. |
Treasury reference to Sir Henry Dering of the petition of
Sir John Banks, shewing that in 1672 he purchased
from the Trustees for sale of Fee Farm rents several
small pipe rents [rents on the Pipe Roll] in the
county of Kent to the value of 50l. 3s. 2d. per an.;
"that the said rent was paid for the first two years
after his purchase by the sheriff or their bailiffs,
it standing in their charge in the Pipe, but it since
appearing that the said rents were sold and out of
charge there to the sheriff" petitioner has not
been able for the last 15 years to receive more
than 5l. 8s. 5d. per an., but believes that "when they
are known to be in your Majesty again [they] may
be duly collected and paid by the sheriffs as formerly " therefore prays that the Trustees for
Fee Farms may be directed to change the said
rents for other fee farm rents, together with [an
allowance for] the arrears thereof. |
Reference Book V, p. 265. |
| [? May 28.] |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
350l. to Mr. Burton out of Simball's fine; 150l.
out of money forfeited by treason; and 50l. to
Lady Fairborn out of goods seized. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 193. |
| May 28. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send an
officer to Madam Bouillon's lodgings at St.
James's to open her goods which are arrived from
France and to take the Customs on such as are
Customable. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 380. |
|
Same to same to report on the enclosed memorial
presented to the King by Barillon, the French
Ambassador. |
Ibid, p. 381. |
|
Appending: said memorial, dated London, 28–18 May.
By the enclosed papers [missing] I see that five
French fishing boats of Dunkirk have been pillaged
and maltreated by the English at 12 or 13 leagues
from Dunkirk. I am desired by my master to
demand that investigations be made to discover the
authors of this deed, of which his Majesty does not
doubt that exemplary punishment will be made. |
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Same to same, enclosing a memorial presented to
the Treasury Lords by the refiners of sugar against
the granting of a warrant to Mr. Biggs and others
for the importation of melosses [molasses]. My
Lords desire to know whether you have fully heard
the said refiners thereon and if not they desire you
to hear them, otherwise my Lords will themselves
hear them before signing the warrant. |
Ibid, pp. 381–2. |
|
Appending: said memorial, undated, signed by
John Bawdon, John Gardner, Edwd. Croby, Danll.
Dorville, refiners of sugar, planters and merchants.
On the report of the Customs Commissioners on
our petition against the importing French molasses
and on the petition of Mr. Biggs and Company for
leave to import great quantities thereof we learn
that you are inclined to grant a warrant for such
importation although these very importers have
formerly had their seized molasses released to
them on their assurances to import no more. Your
petitioners have not yet been fully heard [therein].
We desire to be heard in order to make it appear
that the landing this great quantity of molasses
is contrary to law and fatal to our trade and immediately prejudicial to the revenue even more than
the value of the goods in question, which is about
4,000l., and if the practice be allowed it will damage
the revenue at least 50,000l. per an. We are ready
to contend the point of law with the importers at
our own charge: "not but that the goods in question
may be so far equitable entitled unto your Lordships'
favour as to permit the importers to carry them
to some other market which will not damage them
the twentieth part of what their landing here will
damage the King." |
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| May 28. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to deliver
(upon payment of the moiety of their appraised value
to the seizer) 16 dozen of hats imported for the
Troop of Guards under Lord Dover. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 382. |
|
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition and
address [missing] of the Council of Barbados; with
a calculation of the annual charge and produce of a
plantation in that island. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to attend the Treasury
Lords on Tuesday next with your opinion on the
enclosed paper [missing], being the state of the
undertaking of Sir James Hayes and his partners
[concerning the Irish revenue undertaking]. |
Ibid, p. 383. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
permit the transport, Customs free, on board the
Charles of London, William Newland master, of
the following naval stores to Gibraltar for the
service of the Sallee squadron. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, pp. 144–7. |
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Appending: schedule of said stores, signed by the
Navy Commissioners; the only ships named of
said squadron being the Sedgmore, Dragon, Charles
galley, Saphire and Mermaid. |
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|
Same to Serjeant Philip Ryley to arrest Charles
Geare and Robert Geare, who are charged upon oath
to have transported beyond seas several great
quantities of wool. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 316. |
|
Treasury fiat for royal letters patent to constitute
James Smith, gent., to the office of customer of
Chichester port loco and on the surrender of Robert
Hall and Robert Tayer as from June 24 inst. next. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer et al.
to pass the account of Sir John Rogers, kt., deceased,
late sheriff of Dorset, as Receiver of the Hearthmoney there for the half year ended 1662, Sept. 29,
without the production of the schedules and
particulars: it appearing that the said account
was made up by Auditor Kinsman, now deceased,
and was sworn to by Robt. Pitts (who was deputy
receiver to the said Rogers) before Baron Spelman
1665, June 1; but the schedules and bag of
particulars being lost by the former auditor the
passing of the said account through all the offices
up to the quietus has been retarded and process
has issued against the executors of said Rogers
to compel them to pass the account; and Nicholas
Ingram as executor of Edward Twyne, who was
administrator of the said Rogers, has prayed that
said account may be passed without the schedules.
In the said account said Rogers is even and quit
and 35l. 8s. 0d. is depending upon high constables
and constables not accounted for, upon several
schedules in the said bag of particulars. |
Ibid, p. 317. |
| May 28. |
Treasury warrant to Sir George Downing, late sheriff of
Cambridge and Huntingdon, and to Mr. Galwood, late
under-sheriff there, to forthwith restore and pay back
to the individuals concerned the following sums
levied on the respective persons as follows for
Recusancy: which sums do now remain in your
hands. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 317–21. |
|
Prefixing: copy (badly mangled in its Latinity) of
the summons of Pipe, dated 1685–6, Feb. 12, and
1686, June 22, to the said sheriff of said counties
with the schedule of Recusancy fines to be by
him levied. |
|
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on a tenement and moiety of a messuage in
Swaffham Prior belonging to William Betts
of the annual value of 30s.: fine 20s. for two
half years to Michaelmas of said year. |
|
|
a tenement in Swaffham Bulbeck belonging to
Tho. Green, senr., of the annual value of 30s.;
fine 20s. ut supra. |
|
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a tenement and two parts of a cottage in Lawston
in the occupation of James Robinson, being
lands of John Flower, yeoman, of the annual
value of 10s.: fine 6s. 8d. ut supra. |
|
|
a tenement and two thirds of a cottage and an
acre of ground thereto in Croydon in the
occupation of John Grant, being lands of the
said Grant, of the annual value of 15s.:. fine
10s. ut supra. |
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|
a tenement and two thirds of the moiety of a
messuage thereto and the moiety of 20 acres of
land in the fields of Fulbourn in the occupation
of Daniell Whiskin, being lands of the said
Daniel and of the annual value of 4l.. fine ut
supra, 53s. 4d. |
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a tenement and two thirds of an acre in the fields
of Linton in the occupation of Tho. Townesend,
being lands of the said Townesend and of the
annual value of 3s. 4d.: fine ut supra, 2s. 2½d. |
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a tenement and two thirds of a messuage and
40 acres of marsh in Ramsey of the annual
value of 106s., being lands of Sam. Nottingham
and in his own occupancy: fine ut supra,
10l. 13s. 4d. [sic]. |
|
|
a tenement and two thirds of the moiety of a
messuage and 11 acres of marshland in Ramsey,
being lands of and in the occupancy of Richard
Proud and of the annual value of 40s.: fine
ut supra 26s. 8d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of a cottage in Kings
Ripton, being lands of and in the occupancy
of Michael Patteson and of the annual value
of 10s.: fine ut supra 6s. 8d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of 2½ acres in Offord
Cluny, being lands of Roger Chamberlaine,
gent., and of the annual value of 10s.: fine
ut supra 6s. 8d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of an acre of land in
Heningford Abbots, being lands of Richard
Beumont and in his occupancy and of the
annual value of 15s.: fine ut supra 10s. |
|
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a tenement and two parts of 35 acres in Hemingford Abbots, being lands of Thomas Amber
and in his occupancy and of the annual value
of 30s.: fine ut supra 20s. |
|
|
a tenement and two thirds of half an acre in
Toseland, being lands of John Edwards and
in his occupancy and of the annual value of
2s.: fine ut supra 16d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of 16 acres of marsh
in Fenny Stanton [Fen Stanton], being lands
of John Lacy and in his occupancy and of
the annual value of 40s.: fine ut supra 26s. 8d. |
|
|
a tenement and two third parts of an acre of
marsh in Fen Stanton, being lands of Tobit
Hardmeate and in his occupancy and of the
annual value of 5s. fine ut supra 3s. 4d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of 20 acres in the
fields of Fen Stanton, being lands of John
Offley, in his own occupancy and of the annual
value of 40s.: total fine ut supra 26s. 8d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of a cottage in Swaffham
Bulbeck, being lands of Edward Defew, in his
own occupancy and of the annual value of 10s.
total fine ut supra 6s. 8d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of three acres of pasture
in Over in a place there called Barefenn, being
lands of John Wiseman, in his own occupancy
and of the annual value of 20s.: total fine
ut supra 13s. 4d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of a messuage in
Fulbourn, being lands of John Hassell, in his
own occupancy and of the annual value of
10s.: total fine ut supra 6s. 8d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of five rods of land
in Campside Cottingham, being lands of John
Mathew, in his own occupancy and of the
annual value of 3s. 4d.: total fine ut supra
2s. 2½d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of two acres of land
in Elton, being lands of George Sherman, in
his own occupancy and of the annual value
of 5s.: total fine ut supra 3s. 4d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of 11 acres in Ripon
[Ripton], being lands of Tho. Parnell, senr.,
in his own occupancy: fine ut supra 16s. 8d. |
|
|
two parts of the lands and tenement of Edward
Lumber, yeoman, viz. two acres in the fields
of Ramsey, in the occupancy of said Lumber
and of the annual value of 4s.: fine ut supra
2s. 8d. |
|
|
a tenement and two thirds of five acres of land
in the fields of Brington, in the occupancy of
Geor. Chapman, yeoman: fine ut supra 8s. 10½d. |
|
|
a tenement and two thirds of 11 acres in Ellington,
being lands of Robert Stow, in his own occupancy and of the annual value of 10s.: fine
ut supra 6s. 8d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of a messuage or
cottage in Ripton Regis, in the occupancy of
— Hall, of the annual value of 6s. 8d.;
and a cottage in the occupancy of Mar. Bucke
of the annual value of 6s. 8d.; and a cottage
of the like value in the occupancy of Tho.
Parnell: being lands of [said] Tho. Parnell,
senr.; fine ut supra 13s. 4d. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of a messuage in Long
Stanton and a close of half an acre in the common fields there, being lands of William Phiper,
in his own occupancy and of the annual value of
30s.: fine ut supra 20s. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of a messuage in Toft
and an acre of land in the common fields there,
in the occupancy of Ralph Day, being lands
of John Waites and of the annual value of 20s.:
fine ut supra 13s. 4d. |
|
|
a tenement and two thirds of a messuage and
an acre in Long Stanton and an acre in the
common fields there, in the occupancy of
Tho. Dockett, being lands of John Hollewell
and of the annual value of 50s.: fine ut supra
33s. 4d. |
|
|
a tenement and part of a messuage in Swaffham
Prior in the occupancy of Tho. Waller, of the
annual value of 10s.: [fine not stated]. |
|
|
a tenement and two parts of a piece of 1½ acres
of marsh called Holt, lying in Soham in a
place called Horse Crofts, being lands of Edward
Peachi: fine ut supra 2s. |
|
| [? May 28.] |
Entry of [the Treasury Lords' signature of] the docquet
of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal
to Elizabeth Hayne, widow, of divers lands and
tenements in co. Devon of Leonard Yeo, esq.,
outlaw: at a rent of 24s. 7d. per an. and fine of
58s. 2d. [sic for 59s. 2d.]. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 322. |
| May 28. |
Treasury reference to Auditor Aldworth of the accounts
of Tho. Bedford as surviving executor of Sir Leoline
Jenkins, late Judge of the High Court of Admiralty;
being accounts of his [Jenkins's] receipts and
disbursements and fees [in said Office]. |
Reference Book V, p. 275. |
| May 29. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for 200,000l. to Anthony, Visct. Falkland,
Treasurer of the Navy: as imprest for the service
of the Navy and Victualling. (Money warrant
dated June 11 hereon.) (Money order dated
June 12 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XIII, p. 2. Money Book VIII, p. 465. Order Book II, p. 151. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal to revoke the patent of Mathew Appleyard
as customer of Hull port and in his place to constitute Rowland Tempest and John Tempest, who
claim the said office by virtue of a grant from
Charles II, dated 1676, May 1, which said patent
is hereby confirmed except as to the fee of 39l.
per an. attached to said office; which fee the said
Rowland and John have by deed surrendered to
the King. But the present patent is to provide
for the payment of the said fee to them during
pleasure as from Mar. 25 last. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, pp. 3–4. |
|
Money warrant for 450l. to William Blathwayte for
4½ years from 1683, Michaelmas, on 100l. per an.
payable out of the King's revenue in the Leeward
Islands as part of his salary of 500l. per an. as
Surveyor and Auditor General of all the King's
revenues in America. Same is hereby to be paid
out of the Four and a Half per cent. revenue of the
Leeward Islands. |
Money Book VIII, p. 462. |
|
Same for 1,500l. to William Thomas, Paymaster of
the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners for last Lady
day quarter for said Band. (Money order dated
May 31 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 463. Order Book II, p. 150. |
| May 29. |
Treasury warrant to James Pearce, Serjeant Chirurgeon
to the King, to pay (out of the 718l. 13s. 7d. imprested to you for the Sick and Wounded at Portsmouth, Gosport and the places adjacent) 35l. each
to Richard Gibson and Robert Cooper as reward
for their pains in examining and inspecting the
accounts of Samuel Williams, late Agent for Sick
and Wounded at Portsmouth. |
Money Book VIII, p. 463. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows out of the branches of the revenue directed
to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book VI, pp. 194–5. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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|
to the Treasurer of the Navy to
make the 6,330l. (now in his hands
on account of Mr. Martin's contract which is not to be proceeded
on)upto 7,000l.[which is to be used]
for the Navy weekly money in
part of 400,000l. for the year's
Naval service from 1686, Lady
day. |
670 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for warrant officers [on
their arrears due before 1686,
Lady day] |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for the [like due to the]
Navy Commissioners before 1686,
Lady day |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for one week on the Ordnance
Office ordinary] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for stores and storehouses |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Burton (Mr. Graham and Mr.
Burton for Crown law charges) |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the English Judges |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Welsh Judges |
175 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Masters in Chancery |
275 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Baron May |
74 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
to Visct. Preston, Master of the Great
Wardrobe, for the Great Wardrobe |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the Excise. |
|
|
to the Paymaster of the Band of
Pensioners |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
9,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the loans on French linen. |
|
|
to ditto for same |
6,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of Hearthmoney. |
|
|
to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Chamber for
riding charges last year |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Major-General Werden for extraordinaries of the Stables last year |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Paymaster of the Works for
the new buildings towards the
water |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
(Same, dated same, to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week; said paper including
the above 13 Customs items [payable out of the
Exchequer], together with the following item
[payable direct out of the Customs Office], viz.
1,000l. for tallies on the Customs.) |
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|
(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 only the above
two Excise and four Hearthmoney items.) |
|
|
(Same, dated same, to the Navy Commissioners
to employ the above 670l. to the weekly allowance
of the Navy, together with the 6,330l. issued to
the Navy Treasurer for Mr. Martin's contract,
"which is now fallen off.") |
|
| May 29. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
to me [Guy] for secret service 955l. out of the money
of the Letter Office. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 195. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing a
petition [missing] of the clothiers in Devon,
Somerset and Exeter with the articles thereto
annexed against Thomas Row of Dover, whose
enlargement [from custody] you have advised. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 383. |
|
Same to Mr. Corbyn [Surveyor General of Woods,
Trent North]. In your letter of the 9th inst. you
propose a warrant for felling timber in Sherwood
Forest if you can get a good price for the wood,
otherwise the warrant to be respited till you can
sell at a valuable rate. The Treasury Lords do
not think fit to grant any such warrant till they
have an account from you that the wood will sell
for a good price. |
Ibid, p. 385. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing the
Earl of Bath's answer [missing] to several matters
relating to the tin farm. You are to report thereon
whether you think the coining so many small
tin coins as are mentioned will be any prejudice
to the King or the public. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to same of the petition of Mr.
Brunscall for some place in the Customs, he having
waited long for some mark of the King's bounty
and there being [at present] several removes of
officers and more likely to be soon. My Lords
recommend the petitioner for any employment he
may be found fit for. |
Reference Book V, p. 266. |
|
Henry Guy to Auditor Aldworth. The Treasury
Lords do refer to you Mr. Thomas Howard's six
bills of charges for the taking and removing of deer. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Hewer of the petition of
Col. Peircy Kirk, shewing that there is a considerable
sum due to him as executor to his brother for
supplying his men at Tangier with money, shoes
and stockings for 19 months: therefore praying
payment thereof so that he may be enabled to
pay his brother's debts and soldiers. |
Ibid, p. 267. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the
petition of William Williams to the late Treasurer
[Rochester], viz. the petition itself, complaining
of divers grievances committed in the town of
Haverford West and the report of Mr. Fillingham
et al. thereupon. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Bartholomew Fillingham, Thomas Hall,
William Lowndes and Philip Ryley of the petition
of John Basire, praying repayment of his surplusages
of 13s. 0½d. in his account as Receiver of the Seventeen Months' Assessment for Westmorland etc.
and of 98l. 11s. 1d. in his account of the Poll ibid. |
Ibid, p. 268. |
| May 29. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of James Cadwell, praying for the next
vacant weigher's place in the Custom House
[London port]. |
Reference Book V, p. 268. |
|
Same to Mr. Toll, Mr. Twitty, Mr. Lowndes and
Mr. Townesend of the petition of Edwd. Harrison
for 166l. due to him for velvet caps served into the
late Kings [Great] Wardrobe; for want of which
money he has been forced to leave his trade and
is reduced to great straits. |
Ibid, p. 270. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy of Ireland.
On receipt of your letter of the 13th we sent for
Sir Henry Bond and Mr. Doe and instructed them
to be in Ireland by Midsummer day to take care
of the receipt of the revenue from that time and to
have their money in readiness to pay Mr. Price
before they enter upon his office and we communicated to them your computation of the amount of
that money. They have to-day answered that
they and their moneys are ready and that they
will be in Ireland by the day prefixed and will give
the like security which Price gave and do expect
the [allocation of] the same fund for repayment
of their advance money as he had. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 110. |
| May 30. |
Money order for 125l. to Sir Job Charlton, kt., Chief
Justice of Chester, for 1688, Easter term, on his
allowance of 500l. per an. |
Order Book II, p. 150. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Blathwayt of the petition
of William Nott, stationer, praying payment of
75l. 7s. 2d. due to him for stationery ware served
into the Plantation Office. |
Reference Book V, p. 266. |
|
Same to the Navy Commissioners of the petition of
Sir William Jennens, shewing that having all his
pay stopped by sentence of a Court-martial he is
unable to provide necessaries "for his voyage that
he is in hopes his Majesty will bestow on him";
therefore prays payment of his arrears of 700l.
for the relief of himself and family. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Ryley of the petition of the Duchess of
Cleveland, shewing that the pales in the House
Park at Hampton Court, "which are under my
care and inspection," are extreme old and very
much decayed and the three lodges there are very
old and ready to fall down: therefore praying a
survey of same with a view to their repair. |
Ibid, p. 267. |
|
Same to Sir James Hayes and partners of the petition
of Hannah Gitta with an Order of Council; petitioner praying that 249l. due to her for victualling
the soldiers in Ireland may be paid by Sir James
Hayes and partners, being due upon their [the
Earl of Ranelagh's] contract [relating to the Irish
revenue]. |
Ibid. |
| May 31. |
Money warrant for 25l. to Nicho. Yates for last Lady
day quarter on his pension. (Henry Guy, dated
same, to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay same
out of goods seized.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 464. Disposition Book VI, p. 196. |
|
Two money orders for respectively 955l. and 2,000l.
to Henry Guy, for secret service, without account:
to be issued on the 20,000l. privy seal dormant of
the 25th inst. and as by the royal sign manuals
of the 29th inst. (Both the royal sign manuals and
the consequent Treasury money warrants based
thereon and which should authorise the present
money orders are missing in the Treasury records.) |
Order Book II, p. 149. |
| May 31. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to
the Earl of Rochester the 486l. 12s. 0d. which is
paid into the Exchequer by Mr. Graham et al. out
of the profits of Lord Grey's estates: same to be
as in further part of 16,000l. granted to said Earl
out of that estate. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 196. |
|
Same to the Attorney General. Several persons
are to be tried this week for clipping money or
uttering clipt and counterfeit money. Some of
them are esteemed rich men and may probably
be convicted of misdemeanour and ought to be
proportionably fined in terror to others. The
Treasury Lords therefore desire you to take care that
such of them as are accounted rich may be tried
by information in the King's Bench and not at the
Old Bayley. Please confer with the Warden of
the Mint herein. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 385. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to open and
deliver at Lord Colepeper's lodgings on payment
of Custom some trunks etc. and a basket and bag
of books arrived for him and some boxes, bundles,
a hat case etc. arrived for the Earl of Banbury;
same being arrived on the Katherine yacht from
Dieppe. |
Ibid, p. 386. |
|
Same to Mr. Blathwayte. By his letter of April 4
last Sir Edmond Andros has desired that 4,971¾
ounces of plate [silver] taken up at the wreck [at
Hispaniola] and [i.e. the King's share of such taking]
secured in New England, may be allowed towards
the new fortifications to be made there, which he
alleges to be much for the King's service. You are
to report what sort of fortifications they are to be. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same. On your report of Mar. 27 last on
the memorial concerning the Bermuda Islands you
are to prepare such a letter as you advise in order
to be despatched away. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Phinias Shoare as waiter and searcher at
Abbotsbury in Weymouth port loco Simon Hichcocke
lately dismissed. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 147. |
|
Same to same. On the subject of our order of April 9
last, supra, pp. 1855–6, concerning the duty on Irish
diaper, you represent to us in your memorial of
the 14th that in all diapers there is Tabling as well
as Napkening and that the one being three times
as broad as the other pays from all parts of the
world three times as much Custom, but that by
virtue of the said order the merchants from Ireland
pretend to pay no more for their Tabling than
Napkening; and also that they have now made
a very broad sort of linen, some 2 ells, some 3¼ ells
broad and fit to make sheets [out] of a single breadth
worth upwards of 6s. per ell; and if this pays no
more Custom than common Irish linen it may be
of very ill consequence to the revenue. We have
read your presentment to the King and it is his
pleasure that all sorts of Irish linen upon importation
in England shall pay Custom according to the
breadth thereof. |
Ibid, p. 148. |
| May 31. |
Treasury reference to William Hewer of the petition
of Capt. Jno. Pym (on reference from the King);
petitioner shewing that he has served all along in
the wars of England and received many dangerous
wounds and that three of his sons were killed in
the King's service in Flanders and in the Dutch
war: therefore praying a pension for life out of
Army contingencies. |
Reference Book V, p. 268. |
May 3
[sic probably for 31]. |
Same to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of
Morgan Cave, praying the first vacancy of a gauger's
place; he being instructed in the art of gauging. |
Ibid. |
| May 31. |
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to
forbear process against James, Earl of Anglesea,
or his estate as heir of Arthur, late Earl of Anglesea,
for money due [to the King] upon the said late
Earl's account as formerly Treasurer of the Navy. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 322. |
