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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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April 11. |
William Jephson to [Charles] Fox. The Committee
for the Affairs of Ireland desire an imprest for
350l. to Mr. Vickers at Chester for buying oats
and oatsacks for Ireland. Please write to Mr.
Vickers to draw bills on you for that sum. The
Treasury Lords will [put you in funds to] enable
you to comply with said bills. |
Disposition Book IX.
p. 104.
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April 16.
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Treasury warrant dormant to the Commissioners for
Coining Tin Farthings and Half Pence to pay the
salaries of their officers, what is now due thereon
and quarterly for the future : viz. a treasurer at
120l. per an. from 1689, Michaelmas ; George
Bowers, deceased, as engraver for four months
from 1689, Nov. 1, at 150l. per an. ; Henry Harris
and James Rotiers, the present gravers, at 100l.
per an. each from 1690, April 1 ; Richard Beser,
surveyor of the meltings, at 60l. per an. from 1689,
Dec. 1 ; three melters at 40l. per an. each from
1689, Christmas ; and a porter at 20l. per an. from
1689, Dec. 1 ; the said officers being necessary to
be continued. |
Money Book XI, p. 32. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 39,927l. 19s. 9½d. to Charles Fox and Thomas
Coningsby on any unsatisfied orders in their names
for the service of the Forces in Ireland : to be issued
out of loans to be made by said Fox on credit of the
Wine Duties Continuance Act. |
Disposition Book IX.
p. 104. |
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Same to said Mr. Fox to pay (out of the 140,000l.
advanced or to be advanced to you out of the
impositions for payment of the Dutch) 4,000l. to
Charles Bertie, Treasurer of the Ordnance ; to be
by him remitted to Monsieur Schulenburg into
Holland. "A letter is written to Mr. Blathwayt
to prepare a warrant for allowing thereof upon
your [Irish Forces' Paymaster's] account." (The
letter to Blathwayt, dated April 16, incorrectly
states the sum as 40,000l. to be remitted to Mr.
Schulenburg in Holland for several provisions
bought here [sic for there] for the service of Ireland
necessary to be provided by the Office of Ordnance.
This warrant to be entered with the Auditors of
Imprests, so that Bertie may be charged with said
sum in his Ordnance accounts.) |
Ibid, p. 104. Out Letters
(General) XIII, p. 37. |
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Same to the [Principal] Officers of the Ordnance to
remit the 4,000l. as above to Mr. Schulenburg.
Take care said sum be charged in Mr. Bertie's
account as Treasurer of the Ordnance. "If this
signification be not sufficient authority to you for
the payment you are desired to prepare such warrants
as are necessary for your discharge, and my Lords
will pass the same." |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 37. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows
(out of the 3,000l. reserved for the Treasury Lords'
disposal of the moneys of the fourth of the Customs),
viz. 1,678l. 1s. 4d. to me [Jephson] for secret service ;
250l. to Lady Portland. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 104. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 105. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Out of the 2s. Aid and Additional
12d. Aid. |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Cofferer |
2,750 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Queen |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the loans on the Twelve
Months' Aid. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
growing week's subsistence [of
the Forces, England] and half
pay to the officers, including the
First and Third Troop of Guards
and the Commissaries of the
Musters |
9,336 |
9 |
2 |
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to ditto for contingencies for the
Dutch [Forces] in England |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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(Towards the above sums my
Lords desire that the 6,982l. in
guineas in the Exchequer may
be issued to said Earl of Ranelagh.) |
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Out of 1,273l. 14s. 5¾d. of loans as
above and out of 5,726l. 5s. 6¼d.
of Double Excise moneys. |
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to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby to
pay a bill from the [Assessment]
Receivers at Chester |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Mr. Vander Esch in
part of 4,000l. for necessaries for
several Regiments |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for ditto in part of 4,350l.,
being the arrears due to the
Nassau and Brandenburg Regiments
and Col. Groben's Regiment |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of 3,043l. 16s. 8¼d. of the Double
Excise, 473l. 18s. 0¼d. of loans on
the [Wine Duties] Continuing Act,
4l. 1s. 4½d. of the First Twelve
Months' Aid and 198l. 13s. 11d.
of Poll money. |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
for Sir Polycarpus Wharton |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for horses bought |
1,600 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for subsistence
to the wives and sick
soldiers of the Nassau, Brandenburgh
and Col. Groben's Regiments |
120 |
0 |
0 |
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£46,306 |
9 |
2 |
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Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox. According to your
report on the petition of the minister and church-wardens
of the French Church in the Savoy
against Mr. Robert Davies for 38l. which he acknowledges
he took up of the money belonging to the
said Church, you are to stop same out of his pay. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 39. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Robert Beckford, commander of the
Greyhound privateer of Jamaica, setting forth that
he had divers commissions from their Majesties'
Governors of Jamaica and had done good service
in that island since the war ; that having received
injuries from one Capt. Sprag, he came over to
England to prosecute him for the same, but soon
after his arrival in England the said Capt. Sprag
died : therefore petitioner prays that as he, his said
vessel and crew of seven men do wholly belong to
Jamaica they may have leave to return home to
her owners : said petition being referred to the
Treasury Lords from the Privy Council the 9th inst. |
Reference Book VI, p. 311. |
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Royal warrant passing and authorising the establishment
of a Company of Fuziliers as follows : the
King having thought fit to recruit the Company of
Fuziliers commanded by Capt. Jacob Richards to
100 private soldiers by incorporating into the said
Company the matroses belonging to the Train of
Artillery in Ireland "which is to be supplied from
time to time out of the said Company with such
numbers of matroses as our service shall require."
The present establishment is to be paid out of
moneys appointed for the Ordnance in Ireland
and is to commence from May 1 next ; from which
time the former establishment for this Company
is to cease. The present establishment to be a
captain, 8s. a day ; two lieutenants, 4s. each ;
four serjeants, 1s. 4d. each ; four corporals, 1s.
each ; two drummers, 1s. each ; 100 private soldiers,
8d. each. |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 335. |
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April 17.
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Money warrant for 200l. to Dame Goodetha Price for
half a year to 1688, Christmas, on her pension. |
Money Book XI, p. 32. |
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Same for 200l. to Rachell [Windham] and Frances
Windham, daughters of Dame Anne Windham, for
half a year to 1689, Michaelmas, on their pensions. |
Ibid, p. 33. |
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Same for 10l. to the schoolmaster of Southwell School
for one year's annuity to 1691, Lady day. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 60l. to Mris. Ann Goulding, 20l. thereof to
complete half a year to 1689, Midsummer, on her
pension of 120l. per an., and the remaining 40l. as
in part of the succeeding half year thereon. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 100l. to George Gunter, executor to Katherine
Gunter, for half a year to 1689, Lady day, on her
21 years' pension from 1669, Lady day. (William
Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay the
above five sums out of the fourth part of the
Customs.) |
Ibid, p. 59. Disposition
Book IX, p. 106. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue (out of any disposable moneys in the Exchequer
except loans on the Twelve Months' Aid and moneys
reserved for my Lords' direction) 500l. to Charles
Fox and Thomas Coningsby, to be by them paid to
Capt. Ingram for shoes for the Army in Ireland. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 106. |
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Same to same to issue to the Treasurer of the Chamber
the 2,000l. which is reserved for him. |
Ibid. |
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William Jephson to Sir Rowland Gwyn [Treasurer of
the Chamber] to pay salaries etc. as follows [due in
the Chamber] according to debentures to be signed
by Hugh Chudleigh, Comptroller of the Accounts of
the Treasurer of the Chamber : viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
pp. 106-7. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to Mathias Shore, Serjeant Trumpeter,
for half a year to 1689,
June 24 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto in part of 1689, Michaelmas
quarter |
0 |
1 |
4 |
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to Dr. Nicho. Staggins, Master of
the Music, for half a year to
1689, June 24 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto to complete a quarter
between Midsummer and Michaelmas,
1689 |
12 |
4 |
10 |
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to the Foresters of Waltham Forest
to complete 1689, Michaelmas,
half year |
12 |
3 |
4 |
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to ditto for half a year ended at
Lady day, 1690 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
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to John Sheward and Mich. Woolrich,
cofferkeeper, for 1689,
Lady day quarter |
13 |
13 |
9 |
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to ditto to complete 1689, June 24
quarter |
0 |
9 |
9 |
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to John Whinniard, one of the
Yeomen Ushers of the House of
Peers, for 1¼ years to 1690, Lady
day |
68 |
8 |
9 |
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to John Webb, pondkeeper in St.
James's Park, for half a year to
1690, Lady day |
15 |
0 |
0 |
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to John Clark, theatre keeper at
Whitehall, for same time |
15 |
0 |
0 |
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to Hen. Harris, Yeoman of the
Revels, for 1¼ years to 1690,
Lady day |
58 |
4 |
7 |
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to Major Gen. Kirke, Housekeeper
of Whitehall Palace, for 1689,
Lady day quarter |
162 |
10 |
0 |
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to ditto for half a year from 1689,
Michaelmas, to 1690, Lady day |
325 |
0 |
0 |
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to Edward Rogers, late Keeper of
the Standing Wardrobe at Whitehall,
for 23 days from Michaelmas,
1689, to Oct. 21 following |
12 |
12 |
0 |
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to Daniell Child for 64 days as
same from 1689, Oct. 22, to
Christmas following |
35 |
1 |
4 |
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to same for 1690, Lady day quarter |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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to Theodore Randue, Housekeeper
at Windsor, to complete 1689,
Michaelmas quarter, on his fee
of 262l. 3s. 4d. |
3 |
0 |
10 |
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to ditto, the like for 1689, Christmas
quarter |
3 |
0 |
10 |
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to Robert White, Housekeeper at
Richmond, for 1¼ years to 1690,
Lady day |
97 |
10 |
0 |
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to Dr. William Stockholm, third
Physician [to the King], for half
a year to 1690, Lady day |
125 |
0 |
0 |
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to Dr. Christianus Harrell, fourth
Physician [to the King], for 27
days to 1689, June 24 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
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to ditto for three quarters to 1690,
Lady day |
164 |
5 |
0 |
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to Charles Peter, Chirurgeon of the
Household, for 89 days to 1689,
June 24 |
68 |
6 |
6 |
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to ditto for half a year to 1690,
Lady day |
140 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Lord Almoner [see supra,
p. 1096] |
159 |
14 |
2 |
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to George London, Keeper of the
Royal Garden in St. James's
Park, for 1¼ years from 1688-9,
Jan. 1, to 1690, Lady day |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to Adam Wright, Gardener at St.
James's House Garden, the like
time |
114 |
1 |
3 |
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to Quellenburg, one of the gardeners
at Hampton Court, for
29 days, 1689, Sept. 1 to Sept. 29 |
28 |
9 |
9 |
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to ditto for half a year to 1690,
Lady day |
179 |
7 |
6 |
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to Van Staten, another gardener
there, for the like time |
179 |
10 |
6 |
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to Van Uliet, another gardener
there, for the like time |
66 |
15 |
6 |
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for maintaining the gravel and
grass in the gardens there for the
like time |
171 |
10 |
0 |
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to the weeder woman there for the
like time |
24 |
13 |
6 |
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to Hen. Peacock, Keeper of the
Bowling Green there, for the like
time |
13 |
10 |
6 |
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£3,004 |
4 |
0 |
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William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver the goods in the enclosed note [missing]
to the Queen's Backstairs in Whitehall on payment
of Customs. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 39. |
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Same to same to permit the export to Ireland, Customs
free, of a chest of arms, 12 bushel [bundles] of
tents, nine bags with tent pins, being for the use
of the Army there. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Treasurer of the Chamber and the Comptroller
of the [Accounts of the] Chamber. The office of
Keeper of the House and Wardrobe at Newmarket is
on the establishment of the Chamber, with 200l. per an.
salary. By patent of Charles II this office is vested
in Mris. Eliz. Ellyott, with the like fee, for life.
In order that the King may not be liable to double
payment of said salary, you are to enter memoranda
in your books [in the Office of the Chamber] that
no payment of said salary be made in future in
your Office to the said Mris. Ellyott. |
Ibid, p. 40. |
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Same to the Attorney General. A fresh complaint
is made to my Lords of the discouragement given
to the collectors of taxes in co. Somerset by Mr.
Edmd. Strode of Downside, co. Somerset, by
troubling them at law and otherwise. The Agents
for Taxes will wait on you with the papers herein.
Please advise my Lords how best to remedy this
and to prevent the like discouragements for the
future. (This letter was "sent enclosed to the
Agents.") |
Ibid. |
William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to
permit the transport to Ireland, Customs free, of (a)
infra for the use of Lord Cutts' Regiment there.
(Same to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, to
permit the duty free import thereof into Ireland.)
Appending : (a) detailed schedule of said goods
(karsays, bays, woollen hose, buff bays, shirts,
sheep skins, buttons, wrappers, shalloons, buff
cloth, neck cloths). |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
pp. 40-1. Out Letters
(Ireland) VI, p. 57. |
Treasury order to same to observe (a) infra.
Appending : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, April 16, granting leave to the hoy
Friends' Adventure, Josiah Marshall master, with
six men, to proceed in her voyage to Ostend, notwithstanding
the embargo ; it appearing from the
petition of Claude Hayes et al., merchants of London,
that in her voyage from Dublin to Ostend said hoy
touched at the Isle of Wight and was there stopped
by the embargo, although the master gave security
at Dublin for the ship's coming for England directly
from Flanders. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 302. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) a like Order for cancellation of the
bonds given at Liverpool for the return from Ireland
to England of the ship Hester, Robert Ross master ;
it appearing from the petition of Nath. Whitwell of
Dublin, merchant, freighter of said ship, that the
"petitioners" bought from their Majesties' Commissary
General a considerable quantity of provisions
that were in a perishing condition and obtained a
licence from the Lords Justices of Ireland for the
said ship to carry same to the West Indies and a
letter from the said Lords to the Customs Commissioners
in England for delivering up the bonds
given at Liverpool for the said ship's returning
from Ireland to England, but that the said Commissioners
are unwilling to cancel the bonds without
the King's directions. |
Ibid. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Appending : (a) a like order for permitting the vessel
Hopewell, John Marlow master, with two Dutch
seamen to sail her, to proceed on her voyage to
Rotterdam, notwithstanding the embargo : it
appearing from the petition of Jo[h]n Marlow that
his said vessel was laden some weeks past with
perishable commodities for Rotterdam. |
Ibid, p. 303. |
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Treasury reference to the Earl of Ranelagh of the
petition of Col. Edmd. Mayne, shewing that he
has been Brigadier of Horse since 11 Nov., 1688,
and has received nothing on that account, notwithstanding
all other General Officers who continued
in their Majesties' service were cleared to 1 May,
1689, and afterwards all of that quality received
three months' pay there [? Ireland] the last campaign,
but petitioner not being on the establishment
had not the benefit thereof, although he served in
that station all the last campaign there : therefore
praying the like treatment. |
Reference Book VI, p. 311. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Daniell Ellwell, shewing that on the recommendation
of Thomas Foley petitioner was granted a
warrant to seize iron wire [if attempted to be imported] ;
and also he has qualified himself as a
landwaiter ; therefore praying some employment. |
Reference Book VI, p. 311. |
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Same to Mr. Harbord of the petition of John Thatcher
for a fresh lease of a copyhold tenement in the
manor of Shippon. |
Ibid, p. 312. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh of the petition of
Marg[are]t Harris, matron of the Hospital at
Hounslow Heath, praying payment of her salary
of 18l. per an., which is in arrear ever since the
King's accession, besides arrears of pay for tending
the sick soldiers ; for want of which petitioner is
reduced to great distress. |
Ibid. |
Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands for a particular of a small tenement and
cottage in the manor of Boyton, co. Cornwall, in
the Duchy of Cornwall, in order to a lease thereof
to Jonathan Pentire.
Prefixing : report by W. Tailer, in the absence of the
Surveyor General, on said Pentire's petition, supra,
p. 919, for same. The tenement is called Dorset
and was granted in 1664 with many other things
to Henry Seymour for the life of Henry Trelawney
in reversion of two lives then in being and both
since dead, at 20s. per an. and 6d. per an. de incremento :
the tenement is valued at 16l. per an. As
Mr. Trelawney is a healthy, middle-aged person,
I advise a fine of only 50l. for renewal, being 3½ years'
purchase ; and a fine of 40s. for the cottage, as it
is worth only 20s. a year. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, pp. 405-6. |
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Same to same for a same of seven tenements and an
orchard in the Castle Close at Exeter, called Bradninch,
parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall ; in order
to a lease thereof to John Rooke, for 31 years at
103l. 10s. 0d. fine and the several yearly rents as
follow ; with covenants to continue by a new lease
(to be adjusted by said Surveyor General) the
interest of the tenants as follow who have built
their houses upon the premises. |
Ibid, pp. 406-9. |
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Prefixing : (a) report by William Harbord, Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, on the sub-tenants' interest
and particularly the interest of Andrews' lease.
Of the seven tenements only three were in Rooke's
possession ; the other four had been built and
improved by other persons. In 1675 Sir Charles
Harbord rated a fine of 80l. for renewal, but petitioner
refused it at that rate and the value was moderated
in 1687, but petitioner was dissatisfied with that
too, the houses being old and ruinous. In the said
warrant of 1687, June 29, there was a clause for
securing the interest in the said four tenements to
the respective improvers. As Rooke did not proceed
on the said warrant (by reason of said discontent
and because of a dispute with Mr. Humphry Leigh,
his mortgagor) Roger Andrews obtained a separate
lease 1687-8, Feb. 3, of one of the tenements at
57s. 10d. per an. rent and fine of 16l. 10s. 0d., being
his share of the whole rent of 22l. per an. and of the
whole fine of 120l. As to Rooke's dispute with
Hill, now tenant to one of the said four tenements,
I advise that those tenants should have their tenements
secured to them. |
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(b) Similar report by William Taylor, dated
Feb. 21 last, in the absence of said Harbord. The
premises were formerly a plot of waste ground let
by Charles I for the lives of three of the sons of
Phill. Biggleston at 15s. per an. rent, but were
built upon and improved before 1660 by petitioner
and others, and a lease was granted by Treasurer
Southampton to Rooke at 22l. per an., with reservation
of the rights of four tenants, John Brooke,
Kath. Bremblecombe (now Roger Andrews), Cha.
Cockeyn and Fra. Child, at apportioned parts of
said total rental. Petitioner now desires to proceed
on the warrant of 1687, ut supra. |
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William Jephson to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland, to report on the enclosed petition [missing]
of Jo[h]n Egelsham, praying to be repaid the 20s.
per ton which you demanded of him for the inland
Excise of 25 tons of beer which he imported at
Dublin, over and above the import Excise ; and
also that he may be freed from the said inland
Excise on a cargo of beer which he will send thither
for the supply of his Majesty's Army and subjects
there. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 57. |
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Report to the Treasury Lords from William Blathwayt
on the petition, ut supra, p. 1101, of Mr. Hordesnell.
By commission dated 1687, Oct. 12, petitioner was
appointed Justice or Chief Judge of the Bermudas
or Summer Islands, with instructions upon his
arrival there to summon before him all persons
concerned in any ship coming from the wreck near
Hispaniola and to cause them to give security for
the King's moiety of the treasure recovered therefrom.
On his going thither accordingly he was
instrumental in recovering [to the King] 6,128l.
and 12 brass guns actually sent to England upon
this account. He remained as Chief Judge in those
islands until 10 May, 1689, when upon leave from
the late King he left and arrived in England
5 Aug., 1689, having obtained a certificate from
several of the Council and others in those islands
of his good behaviour in his office. For his service
he has received 220l. In Jamaica there is allowed
to the Chief Justice of Jamaica a yearly salary of
120l. At such rate petitioner's salary from 1687,
Nov. 19, when he went to Bermudas, to 5 Aug., 1689,
would be 210l. But he has been at considerable
charge in transporting himself thither. He deserves
a further reward as of the King's royal bounty. |
Out Letters (Plantations
Auditor) I, pp. 342-3. |
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April 20.
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Treasury allowance of Thomas Fox's bill of charges
in passing his account for the year ended 1690,
Sept. 29, as Receiver General and Cashier of Customs
(total, 928l. 5s. 2d.).
Prefixing : (a) Fox's affidavit ; (b) certificate by the
Auditors of Imprests. |
Money Book XI, p. 34. |
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William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners,
enclosing a letter [missing] from the Revenue
Commissioners, Ireland, with a bill of exchange
[missing] drawn by William Robinson upon Charles
Fox for 284l. 14s. 0d., being the ½d. per lb. deposited
with Mr. Carleton, collector of Belfast port, for
136,656lbs. of tobacco landed there out of the
William and John, Moses Jones master. You are
to order the Customs Cashier to receive same and
to take care he be charged with it in his accounts. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 42. |
William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to
permit the export to Ireland, Customs free, of
goods for the use of Col. Belcastle's Regiment
there.
Appending : schedule of said goods sent via Chester
to Monsieur D'Belcastel in Ireland (100 surtout
de soldat gris blanc, surtout de tambour, Justeau
corps d'tambour, surtout de sergeans, cullottes etc.,
boots for Lieut. Hommer, justeau corps et veste
bleue pour Monsieur D'Montesse, pacquet pour
Rousset ministre, ditto pour Mr. Roben, cuisinier ;
coffres pour Monsieur D'Montesse and Monsieur
d'Cicouse ; manteau pour M. Petit). |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
pp. 43-4. |
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Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of John Hill, praying payment
of 222l. 8s. 4d. for trumpeters' coats furnished to
the Regiment late under Lord Cavendish and now
under Count Schonberg. |
Ibid, p. 45. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the Queen in Council, dated
Whitehall, Mar. 30 last, for leave to the brigantine
Amity, belonging to Jamaica, to proceed to Jamaica
with a protection for four men and the master :
she having been granted the like leave by Order of
Council of Nov. 20 last, with her then master,
John Holland, and four seamen, but on her voyage
thither was taken by the French and afterwards
re-taken and brought into Plymouth, where the
owners, merchants, redeemed her by paying the
salvage. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 303. |
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Treasury reference to same of the petition of Thomas
Pitt, praying to have [delivered to him], Customs
free, six gold heads for canes and six gold snuff
boxes weighing about 40 ounces. |
Reference Book VI, p. 311. |
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Same to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of John
Child, receiver of taxes for co. Wilts, shewing that
by mistake he has paid into the Exchequer a tally
for 400l. on the Second Poll instead of on the Review
of the Poll : therefore desiring a transfer of the credit. |
Ibid. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland. Mr. Francis Cornwall has petitioned us
concerning his grant of the office of packer, searcher
and gauger of the ports of Londonderry and Coleraine
notwithstanding which John Magridge obtained a
Treasury constitution for said office, pretending same
was vacant by the death of William Hemsworth. From
your report of Mar. 19 last it appears that Charles II
granted 1661-2, Feb. 10, to said Hemsworth the office
of packer etc. of Londonderry and again by patent of
1680-1, Feb. 8, granted to Francis Cornwall and
Lieut. John Leonard Mellins the office of packer etc.
of Londonderry and Coleraine ; but by another patent
under the great seal of England of 1662, April 10, the
said King granted to the Mayor etc. of the city of
Londonderry the office of packer and gauger within
that city : the said Cornwall was sworn into his office
1684-5, Mar. 10 : and the said Magridge has since
taken a new grant from the Corporation of Londonderry
of the gauger's and packer's place of that
port : so that on the whole you think Cornwall has
a right to the searcher's place of Londonderry and
Coleraine, and the rather that it is prejudicial to
the revenue to have a person who is made gauger
and packer for the Corporation, to be also searcher,
"who by law is the proper officer for shipping all
goods outwards : and you are also of opinion that
Mr. Magridge having taken confirmation of our
authority from the Corporation, he ought not to be
continued [even] if Mr. Cornwall had no right to
the office of searcher." We concur with your
opinion and desire you to remove said Magridge
from said office [of searcher] and to establish
Cornwall in it. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
pp. 57-8. |
