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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. |
| 1691-2.
Jan. 1. |
Royal warrant for the deduction of 12d. per £ from
the Irish Military Establishment, ut infra, pp.
1595-7. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI.
pp. 125-36, 174-81. |
| Jan. 2. |
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal empowering the Treasury Lords to direct the
Exchequer to take in loans to any sum from any
persons on credit of the Twelve Months Aid (3 Wm.
and Mary, c. 5, for 1,651,702l. 18s. 0d.) : at
7 per cent, interest : as by the empowering clauses
in the Act for said Aid : the orders of loan to be
registered in course in the order and method prescribed
therein. (Privy seal dated 1691-2, Jan. 4, hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, pp. 106-7. |
|
Same to same for a same to authorise Walter Laycock,
Surveyor General of Woods, Trent North, with the
assistance of the woodward of Sherwood Forest,
to fell dotard timber in Bilhay Wood there, sufficient
with the offal thereof to raise 500l. and to pay the
proceeds to Daniel Osborne, to be by him applied
to the rebuilding the many private houses, butchers'
shambles, part of the Town Hall and other public
buildings in the town of Hedon. co. Yorks, which
were destroyed by a great fire there lately. |
Ibid, p. 116. |
|
Money warrant for 4,000l. to the Treasury Lords
(Sidney, Lord Godolphin, Sir John Lowther of
Lowther. bart., Richard Hampden, esq., Sir Stephen
Fox, kt., and Thomas Pelham, esq.) for half a
year's salary to Christmas last. (Money order
dated Jan. 4 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 227.
Order Book III, p. 235. |
|
Treasury reference to the Solicitor General of the
petition of John Bruen for a grant of an old tower
or castle, called Bruen's Castle, alias Kellsbrough
Castle, adjoining to the Forest of Delamere, co.
Chester, with the common etc. thereto belonging
and a stone quarry there called Bruen's Quarry. |
Reference Book VI, p. 362. |
|
Same to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of
Thomas Fitzharris, eldest grandson to Sir Edward
Fitzharris, bart., praying a place as a clerk in the
Excise Office. My Lords recommend him. |
Ibid. |
| Jan. 4. |
Treasury warrant dormant to the Receiver General
of the Duchy of Cornwall to pay out of the revenues
of said Duchy the annuity or yearly pension of
2,000l. granted by privy seal of 1690, April 15, to
Henry, Earl of Warrington (then Lord Delamere),
together with all arrears thereon from 1690,
Michaelmas. |
Money Book XI, p. 227. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay John
Ford the salary of 10l. per an. as searcher of Chichester
port. |
Money Book XI, p. 228. |
|
Privy seal and Treasury warrant thereon to the
Receipt to take in loans on the Twelve Months'
Aid, as by the privy seal of this day's date, supra,
p. 1435 : with interest at 7 per cent. payable
quarterly. |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, p. 106. Money
Book XI, p. 228. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to strike
tallies [on the Excise] for last Christmas quarter
on the pension of 3,000l. per an. to the Duchess
Dowager of Grafton and Charles, Duke of Grafton,
her son. |
Disposition Book X, p. 43. |
|
Same to same to issue 460l. to Mr. Fox and Mr.
Coningsby for the Danish Forces : out of any
disposable, unappropriated and unreserved money
in the Exchequer. (Same to said Fox. This sum
is intended for the Danish officers.) |
Ibid, pp. 43, 44. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh, returning his Lordship's
report on the petition of ten poor gentlemen late
of the Second Troop of Guards. Please put the
sum due to them on your [next week's] memorial
for money. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 183. |
|
Same to Lord Lexinton. The paper which you
lately gave in to the Treasury concerning your
equipage into Spain is not to be found at present.
Send me a copy of it to-morrow. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Sotherm [Secretary to the Admiralty].
Please lay before the Admiralty Lords the enclosed
letter [missing] received by the Treasury Lords
from Mr. Christian. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Rowland Gwynn [Treasurer of the Chamber].
About six weeks since the King signed
Mr. Harley's patent for the stewardship in Wales,
"and I believe it may be passed the great seal by
this time." |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to take care to satisfy
63l. 7s. 7d. to the innholders of Preston, co. Lancs,
which is due to them from the officers of Visct.
Colchester's Regiment of Horse : [detaining same]
out of the clearings of said Regiment when the
clearings are paid. |
Ibid, p. 184. |
|
Treasury letters patent appointing John Ford to be
searcher at Chichester loco Miles Edgar, gent.
to execute by himself or deputy : with the fee or
salary of 10l. per an. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 379. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Henry Mead et al. for liberty for
their vessels to return home to Virginia. |
Reference Book VI, p. 362. |
|
Same to same of the petition of Hen. Lyde and William
Bliffard to be forgiven for planting of tobacco. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Richard Hosier, Inspector of Fines
and Forfeitures, praying an allowance of 12d. per £
for the money compounded at Bristol. see supra,
p. 1394. |
Reference Book VI, p. 362. |
|
Same to Serjt. Ryley of the letter from the Queen
Dowager's Council, dated Dec. 15 last, desiring a
Treasury warrant to the officers of Whittlewood
Forest for setting out a sufficient number of trees
there for stake wood etc. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the
petition of Charles. Earl of Manchester, for renewal
of a grant of the two Hundreds of Toseland and
Leighton[stone], co. Huntingdon. |
Ibid, p. 363. |
| Jan. 5. |
Treasury warrant dormant to Mr. Knight, Customs
Cashier, to pay the salary of 12l. per an. to Robert
Levinz as searcher of Lynn Regis port. |
Money Book XI, p. 228. |
|
Treasury allowance of the salary bill, detailed, of the
Excise Office for the quarter ending 1691, Christmas. |
Ibid, pp. 228-31. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies of assignment
on the revenue of First Fruits for 500l. to
Aubrey. Earl of Oxford, for same quarter on his
pension. |
Ibid, p. 231. |
|
Same to the Customs Cashier to pay the same quarter's
salary bill of the Customs, London port : viz.
5,134l. 17s. 4d. for established salaries and 121l. 6s. 1d.
for additional salaries. or 5,256l. 3s. 5d. in all. |
Ibid, p. 233. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to direct the
respective collectors of the outports to pay the
same quarter's salaries of the officers of the outports :
viz. 5,379l. 12s. 0d. for established salaries
and 575l. 15s. 0d. for additional salaries, or
5,955l. 7s. 0d. in all. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Sir Robert Cotton, kt., and Tho. Frankland.
esq., Postmaster General, to pay 182l. to William
Aglionby for three months on his ordinary of 40s.
a day, being appointed Agent to the King of Spain
for the treating and concluding of certain matters
relating to the Post Office. |
Ibid. |
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Henry Guy to Sir Rowland Gwynn [Treasurer of the
Chamber], enclosing a copy [missing] of Mr. Harley's
petition for the stewardship of Radnor. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 183. |
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Same to Lord Griffin If you do not forthwith order
your imprest rolls to be taken out of the Pell Office
and your accompts to be prosecuted before the
Auditors, process will issue against you. |
Ibid, p. 184. |
|
Same to the Master of the Jewel House. Send my
Lords forthwith an account what plate of their
Majesties remains in the hands of Ministers of State
or Ambassadors. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the [Exchequer Court] Auditors of the
Revenue. Certify my Lords speedily what accounts
are depending before you, and your reasons why
same are not presented to the Treasury Lords for
declaration : as likewise of all other accounts
belonging to [audited in] any of your offices which
have not been delivered to you : so that orders may
be given therein. For your encouragement to proceed
effectually herein my Lords would have you lay
before them what sums are due to you upon your
several salaries or annuities and what are owing
from any Receiver, bailiff, fee farmer or tenant
[to you individually] within your respective districts,
out of which my Lords may satisfy such part of your
arrears as they think fit to assign [thereon]. (A like
letter, dated Jan. 7, to the Auditors of Imprests.) |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe two Orders in Council, dated Dec. 21 last,
granting permission to the ships James and John
and Bonadventure to go to Guinea : on the petition
of the Royal Africa Company. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 372. |
|
The like for the ships Beaver and Resolution to go to
New York : under the like Order in Council. |
Ibid. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Dec. 31 last, for the said Commissioners to examine
the complaint of the Royal Africa Company, who
this day presented to the Privy Council an account
of some ships among many that are this year gone
for Guinea, but [falsely] cleared out for other parts.
If the said Commissioners find that the said ships
are gone or going to Guinea, contrary to the bonds
given by the masters or owners, they are to stop
till further order such as are in port and to put in
suit the bonds of the ships which are gone : and
to certify the Privy Council whether there be such
frauds practised for ships to go to other places than
those for which they gave bond. |
Ibid, p. 377. |
Treasury warrant to same to employ Thomas Goff
as a landwaiter, Bristol port, loco Roger Jacob,
dismissed for fraud.
John Edwards a same ibid. loco Robert Lastly,
who relinquished same.
Henry Baker as a tidesman in fee, London port,
loco Reginald Rogers, deceased. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir George Treby, Solicitor General, to enter
a noli prosequi upon the information against the
pearl ashes imported by Hugh Redman of London,
merchant, who in September last imported in the
Providence, Magnus Mason master, from Rotterdam,
10 casks of the said pearl ashes of the growth and
manufacture of Germany, but by mistake entered
same as potashes, and same are seized by Mr. Gawden
under the Act of Frauds [14 Car. II, c. 11] ; it
appearing that, although by the relative clause in
the said Act potashes of all sorts from Germany
or the Netherlands seem to be prohibited, yet the
said clause being explanatory of the Act of Navigation,
in the opinion of the Customs Commissioners
it cannot be supposed to intend to restrain
the importation of any commodities from the
places of their own growth, but that the intention
thereof was that the potashes of Russia and those
more remote countries should not be brought from
Holland : and further upon enquiry the said
Commissioners find that a sort of ashes called
pearl ashes has been entered "under that [potashes]
denomination" from Bremen and other parts of
Germany as ashes of the product of that country :
for which reasons the said Commissioners have no
objection to a noli prosequi. |
Ibid, p. 378. |
|
Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands and Mr. Ryley of the petition of Sir John
Shaw, bart., on behalf of himself and the parishioners
of Eltham. co. Kent, shewing that he is tenant to
the Queen Dowager of the manor of Eltham, that
Edward Roper has enclosed part of the common
way ; and therefore praying a stop to his proceedings. |
Reference Book VI, p. 363. |
|
Same to Sir Robert Cotton and Thomas Franckland,
Postmaster General, of the petition of Hyppolito
Luzancy. minister of Harwich, shewing that 4d.
per month is deducted out of the seamen's pay of
the pacquet boats, for [support of] a chaplain, and
they having no chaplain on board and petitioner
doing that duty on shore, therefore prays that the
said groats may be paid him. |
Ibid. |
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to
discharge the following distillers from the duty
of 12d. per gallon on low wines and from the old
duty of 2d. per gallon upon spirits on their payment
of the duty of 2d. per gallon for the low wines : it
appearing that they had in their respective wash
backs [vats] in their distilling houses on 1690,
Dec. 24. and 1690-1. Jan. 5 (being the time of
passing the Act for laying a duty on low wines),
several quantities of brewers' wash and tilts and
that the respective quantities of low wines as follows
were drawn by them from the said wash on the
said Dec. 24 and Jan. 5, and that the said low
wines were not in their intrinsic value worth near
the 12d. per gallon imposed by the said Act.
Appending : list of said distillers : certified by the
surveyors and gaugers, detailed, of the respective
divisions : |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 487. |
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Gallons. |
|
Richard Rook |
282 |
|
William Estwick |
101 |
|
Kath. Farrison |
302 |
|
Daniell Neale |
455 |
|
James Kequick |
184 |
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Alexander Walter |
87 |
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Hen. Taylor |
57 |
|
Phillip Complin |
52 |
|
Thomas Lyme |
24 |
|
William Ashton |
22 |
|
Jere[miah] Collins |
59 |
|
Jo[h]n Cole |
79 |
|
Walter Sleigh |
87 |
|
Roger Beale |
55 |
|
Ked. Hoskins |
109 |
|
1,952 |
|
Royal warrant to the Lords Justices of Ireland to
direct the Barons of the Exchequer and all others
concerned to forthwith cause to be dissolved all
custodiams that have been granted of forfeited
lands in the kingdom of Ireland. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 106. |
|
The Treasury Lords to same, enclosing the above
warrant. If there be any particular cases in which
you shall apprehend any prejudice or inconvenience
to their Majesties' service by so sudden and general
a direction "in those cases we suppose it is his
Majesty's intention you should represent to him
the inconveniences before such particular custodiams
be dissolved." |
Ibid. |
| Jan. 6. |
Royal sign manual for 233l. 10s. 0d. to Robert, Earl of
Lindsey, Warden of Waltham Forest : without
account : to be distributed by him as follows for
one year to 1691, Lady day. : |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, pp. 118-19. Money
Book XI, pp. 234-5.
Order Book III, pp.
236-7. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to John, Lord Maynard, on his fee of
6d. a day as Chief Ranger of said
forest |
9 |
2 |
6 |
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to Sir Eliab Harvey, Lieutenant of
same, to be paid to ten underkeepers
and five under-rangers and
other persons employed by him
there as royal bounty for their
encouragement to preserve the deer
and game |
132 |
17 |
11 |
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to John Jones, woodward thereof, on
his fee of 20l. per an. |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
to John Nodes, underkeeper of Walthamstow
Walk, on his fee of 8d.
a day |
12 |
3 |
4 |
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to Thomas Jones, underkeeper of
Leighton Walk, on his fee of 4d. a
day |
6 |
1 |
8 |
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to ditto as underkeeper of Walwood
and Homefrith Woods on his fee of
3d. a day |
4 |
11 |
3 |
|
to Edward Hyde, underkeeper of
Woodford Walk, on his fee of 8d.
a day |
12 |
3 |
4 |
|
to John Betts and Thomas Betts,
underkeepers of Loughton and
Lamburne Walks, on their like fee |
12 |
3 |
4 |
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to Henry Lowing, underkeeper of
New Lodge Walk, on his like fee |
12 |
3 |
4 |
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to Francis Dackins (Duckins), as underkeeper
of Chingford Walk, on his
like fee |
12 |
3 |
4 |
|
£233 |
10 |
0 |
|
(Money warrant dated Jan. 12 hereon.) (Money
order dated Jan. 18 hereon.) |
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Same for the following payments : without account
[as royal bounty etc.], viz. : |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, pp. 119-20. Money
Book XI, pp. 235-6.
Order Book III, pp.
238-9. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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John Ward, esq., one of the Justices
of the Peace for co. Middlesex, in
consideration of his charges in
defending an action brought against
him by Thomas Griffith for seizing
his horses and arms as being a
reputed Papist |
67 |
12 |
0 |
|
Philip Madoxe for himself and John
Gauntlett and Edward Lloyd, two
under clerks of the Privy Council,
for their pains and expenses in
attending the Committee for the
Affairs of Ireland for the year 1690 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
Francis Gorman as royal bounty |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
Job Attkins as same |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eliz. Simpson as same |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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Barbarah Roach, widow, as same |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
Susanna Wosencroft. widow, as same |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mary Leech, widow, as same |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Col. Maurice Kingwell as same |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dame Sarah Newcomen for half a
year to Dec. 8 last |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Alice King, widow, "for the like"
[for royal bounty] |
75 |
0 |
0 |
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Ursula Churen. widow, for the like |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ann Moody, widow, for the like |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
William Loup for the like |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Ann. Countess of Newburgh, for the
rent of Bagshot Park for last
Michaelmas quarter |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mary Witton, widow, in full of 150l.
due to her late husband for making
and delivering 100 swords for the
use of the Yeomen of the Guard |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Andrew Skeene and Andrew Monro,
20l. each as royal bounty towards
the charges of their passage to the
Leeward Islands, whither they are
going chaplains |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
£657 |
12 |
0 |
|
(Money warrant dated Jan. 12 hereon.) (Two
money orders dated Jan. 18 and 19 hereon. The
order of Jan. 19 incorrectly states the payment to
Widow Wesencroft and Widow Leech as 100l.
each.) |
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Money order for 10l. to William Parks, Porter at
the Gate of the Receipt of the Exchequer, for half
a year to Christmas last for his attendance. |
Order Book III, p. 236. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows out of the 13,349l. 1s. 1d. of disposable
money now remaining in the Exchequer, together
with 2,331l. 11s. 9d. out of loans on the present
Aid [3 Wm. and Mary. c. 5] : this latter sum to be
issued to the Earl of Ranelagh in part of sums as
follows : |
Disposition Book X, pp.
44-5. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
growing week's subsistence [of
the Forces, England] and half
pay [to the officers] |
8,755 |
9 |
10 |
|
to ditto for the wives of several
of the Earl of Portland's Regiment |
60 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for the gunners in the
several garrisons in further part
of their arrear |
107 |
18 |
4 |
|
to ditto for eight Companies of the
First Regiment of Guards for a
fortnight's subsistence and half
pay |
346 |
3 |
8 |
|
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby to
answer bills drawn from Chester,
Bristol etc. for 14 days' subsistence
to the Forces as they land
[from Ireland] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for a week's subsistence to
Col. Langston's and Col. Byerley's
Regiments of Horse |
480 |
16 |
4 |
|
to ditto for a week's subsistence
to five Troops of Sir John
Laniere's Regiment |
234 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for a week's subsistence
for eight Regiments of Foot |
1,640 |
4 |
8 |
|
to ditto for a week's subsistence for
the Company of Miners |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for Monsieur Vander Esch
for two weeks' subsistence to
Col. Bancour's Regiment |
400 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for ditto for a week's subsistence
to the Marquis of Monpovillan's
and Col. Newenhay's
Regiments : each 200l. a week |
400 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for the Regiments of Foot
of Lord Cutts, Col. Lloyd, Prince
of Hesse and Prince of Brandenburg |
1,040 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for Monsieur Sgravenmore |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Earl of Portland for the
Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
£15,680 |
12 |
10 |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows out of the loans on the Twelve Months'
Aid, commencing from Christmas last [3 Wm. and
Mary, c 5], viz. : |
Disposition Book X, p.
45. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Commissioners of the Transports
in part of 1,065l., being the computed
charge of carrying a third
Regiment of Foot from Leith to
Holland |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto more for the said Commissioners
in part of 1,014l. 15s. 8d.
remaining unpaid of the charge
of carrying hence to Moredyck
[Mardyck] three Regiments of
Horse and one of Dragoons |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for
Mr. Henley on account of buying
wheat for the service of the Army
in Ireland |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
Same to Sir Christopher Wren. In pursuance
of a contract between the Treasury Lords and
Jonathan Leigh, Robert Gower, Edward Harle
and James Anderson, apothecaries, for providing
medicines and drugs for the service of the armies,
you are forthwith to view the three rooms in the
Savoy adjacent to the Thames, two of which are
in the possession of Mr. Allen, the messenger, and
the third, lying next to them, is now used for keeping
the Irish prisoners ; and you are to cause same to
be fitted up at the King's charge for the abovesaid
[Army drug] service with all speed. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 185. |
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Treasury reference to the Navy Commissioners of
the petition of William, son of Sir Richard Lydal,
setting forth his great service and that he wants
two years to qualify him to be a superannuated
commission officer. |
Reference Book VI, p. 362. |
|
Royal warrant to the Lords Justices, Ireland, granting
to Simon, Bishop of Limerick, the arrears grown
due since 1690, Dec. 4 (or which shall grow due
up to the time of translation as below), on the
revenues of the bishopric of Elphin in Connaught
and the 80l. which will be due to the Crown as
First Fruits for the said bishopric of Elphin : which
bishopric the King promised by a royal sign manual
of 1690, Dec. 4. to give to said Simon when the Province
of Connaught should be reduced to obedience,
he being granted time till the reduction of Limerick
to determine his choice : and he having accepted
the said translation and now praying this grant in
consideration of the lowness of his present circumstances
by his great losses through the calamity of
the times in Ireland. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
pp. 110-113. |
| Jan. 7. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing
an Order of Council with the draft [both missing]
of a commission prepared by the Solicitor General
for enquiring concerning a trade driven by the
inhabitants of Jersey with the French. You are
to prepare instructions to be annexed to the commission
and send same to the Treasury Lords. (See
supra, pp. 1404, 1411.) |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 185 |
|
Same to the Excise Commissioners. My Lords direct
that you and all officers of Excise that have 100l.
per an. salary and upwards do pay into the Receipt
the money that has been deducted on account of
taxes assessed upon you or them. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Commissioners for Farthings. Send my
Lords an account what the neat produce of the
farthings hath been since your time of being Commissioners
and what the same may in all probability
produce for one year. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Attorney General. Hasten your answer
to the Lord Chief Baron's letter concerning Sir
Edward Herbert's chambers in Serjeants Inn in
Fleet Street, which was sent to you some time since.
Also hasten your report on the petition of the
Earl of Westmorland and Mr. Munns. |
Ibid. |
|
Order of the King in Council, dated Whitehall, for
Peter Paggen, merchant, trading to Maryland, to
deliver to the Customs Cashier the bills for, in all,
248l. 2s. 6d, which he has received, being made
payable to him by order of the Convention of Maryland
and drawn by several masters of ships in
those parts as in discharge of a moiety of the duty
of 2s. per hogshead and of the port duties payable
in Maryland. The bills are to be endorsed by
Paggen as for their Majesties' service relating to
the Government of Maryland in order to be presented
to the several merchants [acceptors] concerned
and are to be disposed of by the Treasury
Lords according to the Acts of Maryland in that
behalf. |
Out Letters (Plantations
Auditor) I, p. 368. |
| Jan. 8. |
Commission under the King's sign manual to George
Plater to be Collector and Receiver of revenues at
Patuxent ("Receiver of our Revenues raised or to
be raised for the support of our Province of Maryland
[to wit] within the precincts of the river of
Patuxent"), except of such duties and revenues
as by Order in Council of 1690-1, Feb. 26. were
declared to belong to Charles, Lord Baltimore, as
Proprietor of the said Province : with the fee of
100l. payable out of the said revenues : to hold
during pleasure.
Appending : instructions to the said Plater : not to
trade as a merchant or factor or agent : render
accounts to the Governor and to William Blathwayt
as Surveyor and Auditor General of the King's
revenues in America so often as shall be demanded :
pay all sums to persons to whom same shall be
ordered by warrant of the Governor or Commander
in Chief with the advice and consent of the Council :
transmit to Blathwayt half-yearly accounts of receipts,
issues and remains for presentation of same by
him to the Treasury Lords for their approbation or
disallowance : keep books of the particular branches
of the revenue and send Blathwayt a particular
catalogue or ledger of all persons answerable for
any payment whatsoever from time to time and
copies of all Laws and public Acts concerning the
said revenues and a half-yearly catalogue of entries
of all goods imported or exported, with the names
of the ships, masters, burden, men, guns : follow
rules and directions from Blathwayt provided
same be not contrary to the orders of the King or
Treasury Lords : not to intermeddle with Lord
Baltimore's moiety of the 2s. per hogshead and
14d. per ton, but to leave same to be collected by
the said Lord or his agents. |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, pp. 124-6. Out
Letters (Plantations Auditor)
I, p. 372. |
|
The like commission and instructions to Nehemiah
Blakiston as Collector and Receiver of the revenues
within the precinct of Potomac River in the Province
of Maryland. |
King's Warrant Book XVI,
p. 126. Out Letters
(Plantations Auditor) I,
pp. 368-9, 370-2. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay
50l. to the Mayor etc. of Lyme Regis for half a year
to Christmas last on the annuity granted 1684,
Dec. 22, for 21 years, for the conservation of the
Cobb pier there. |
Money Book XI, p. 232. |
|
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to draw money
orders for 5,000l. to Thomas Hall and 10,000l. to
Sir Stephen Evance in repayment of loans by them
made into the Exchequer Nov. 17 and Dec. 19 last
respectively on credit of the Exchequer in general (see
supra, p. 1446). The bulk of the total of these two
sums and of the following three other similar loans, for
which money warrants have been already ordered,
viz. for 5,000l. lent by Sir John Bancks Nov. 18
last, 15,000l. lent by John Johnson, gent., Nov. 23
last, and 2,500l. lent by John Stock Dec. 12 last
(making in all 37,500l.), is to be transferred from
the credit fund of the Exchequer in General to
that of the second Twelve Months' Aid [3 Wm.
and Mary, c. 5], viz. 35,500l. out of the total of
37,500l. is to be so transferred ; and the remaining
2,000l. principal money, with all the interest due
on the whole 37,500l., is [to remain on the Exchequer
in general and so] to be satisfied out of any disposable
money in the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 234. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. [Charles] Fox [as a Paymaster of
the Forces, Ireland] to pay Mrs. Rogers 50l. on
account of her husband's pay, who was killed at
the battle of Aughrim ; and 100l. to Mr. Carpenter
on account of his pay. |
Disposition Book X, p. 45. |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows
out of any disposable, unappropriated, unreserved
money in the Exchequer :
100l. to Lord Morley and Mount Eagle [Monteagle].
100l. to Lord Willoughby of Parham.
100l. to me [Guy] for secret service.
The first two of these payments are to have the
benefit of the order of June [July] 8 last, supra,
pp. 1221-2. relating to fees. |
Ibid
|
|
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to send to Sir
William Trumball's house in Leicester Fields his
goods arrived from Holland in the Henrietta yacht. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 186. |
|
Same to [Charles] Fox. enclosing a letter [missing]
from the Lords Justices of Ireland. Please send
for Mr. Robinson to explain the contents of it to
you and then attend my Lords next Monday. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to report on the enclosed memorial
[missing] for the Duke of Leinster's Regiment of
Horse. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh [Paymaster of the
Forces] repeating the injunction, ut supra, p. 1435,
to forthwith pay the innholders of Preston, co.
Lancs, 63l. 7s. 7d. upon account of the clearings for
Visct. Colchester's Regiment. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to [Secretary] the Earl of Nottingham. Mr.
Neale has obtained a royal warrant for a grant of
wrecks on the coast of Leinster in the name of
Henry Wallop, esq., who is lately dead. Neale
desires that the name of his brother, John Wallop,
may be inserted in the indenture in place of Henry
Wallop. Please cause the bill to be altered
accordingly in his Majesty's presence. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox. I have read to my Lords
your report on the petition of Capt. Joseph Bennet
of Col. Purcell's Regiment of Foot in Ireland.
They desire you to insert in your next [weekly cash
demands] memorial the 50l. which he petitions for,
on account of his pay. |
Ibid, p. 187. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Digby of the petition of
Robert Thompson, shewing that Charles II assigned
him payment of 1,046l. 14s. 0d. on the fee farm
rents, and that same is still owing, except 246l. 14s. 0d.
which he sold : therefore praying payment thereof
by assigning him fee farm rents yet unsold. |
Reference Book VI, p. 363. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to
direct the Excise officers in co. Durham to satisfy
the judgment of 77l. against Thomas Johnson, Gilbert
Scott and Henry Benson, ut supra, pp. 1392-3,
for proceeding on the warrant of 1682, Oct. 13, of
John Morland, Miles Stapylton and John Duck,
three of the Justices of the Peace for co. Durham,
for distraining John Hall's goods : on which proceedings,
ut supra, have been taken and the said
Johnson et al. have been for above two years past
imprisoned for 77l.. and it appearing that the
verdict and judgment against them, notwithstanding
the efforts that have been used, cannot now be
set aside or reversed, so that they are destitute of
all relief from any Court of Law or equity and
thereupon my Lords think it necessary to relieve
them as herein in order that constables and other
officers may not be discouraged from executing
the like warrants [of distraint] for the future. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, pp. 488-9. |
|
Treasury warrant to Auditor Thomas Done to allow in
the account of the present Bishop of Salisbury the
sum of 168l. 5s. 0¼d. which stands in surplusage on
the account of the late Bishop thereof for the year
ended 1687, Christmas, representing money paid
in in excess on that account by Sir Thomas Duppa,
sub-collector of the Tenths of the said diocese. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 489. |
|
Same to Mr. Knight, Customs Cashier, to pay
45l. 12s. 0d. to Henry Ayloff, esq., King's
Remembrancer of the Exchequer Court, for the
fees to him and his clerks heretofore usually paid
by the customers of the [out]ports : and is for
passing their accounts for the year ended Christmas
last. |
Money Book XI, p. 246. |
| Jan. 9. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Richard Payne, senr., for his son
Richard to be admitted a landwaiter at the Custom
House [London port]. |
Reference Book VI, p. 363. |
|
Treasury dormant warrant to John Knight, Customs
Cashier, to pay John Weaver his salary of 62l. 13s. 4d.
per an. as one of the customers of Southampton
port. |
Money Book XI, p. 216. |
