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Nov. 1.
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Present : Earl of Monmouth, Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell,
Mr. Hampden.
Col. Birch to attend to-morrow afternoon about the proposal
from Sir Vere Vane et al.
The Chamberlain of the city [of London], Sir William Ashurst,
Sir Francis Child and Mr. Evance to attend on Tuesday morning
next.
Alderman Duncomb and Mr. Hoar to attend on Tuesday
afternoon about Mr. Neale.
Mr. Freckleton and Mr. Smithsby to attend on Tuesday afternoon
on Mr. Harbord's letter of Oct. 24 from Dundalk.
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 135.]
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Nov. 2.
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Present : the King, all my Lords, the Lord President, Lord
Privy Seal, Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl of Nottingham, Mr. Russell,
Earl of Torrington, Earl of Carbery, Sir Jo. Chichley, Sir Tho.
Lee, Sir John Lowther.
Ordered that the Victuallers do not fail to attend the King
to-morrow afternoon.
[Ibid, p. 136.]
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Nov. 3.
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Present : ut supra.
The Victuallers were called in and are asked what provisions
there are now in the King's stores. They answered they could
not particularly say what quantity there is. Being asked whether
or no they have enough for the present service lately ordered they
answered they had not and that pork was the species most wanted
and some beef, but that in 21 days they should have enough
and they were now slaughtering in order to it.
They were asked how they had employed the 5,000l. paid the
last week. They answered it lay in the Exchequer, but that
they had since contracted for three times the value of that sum
for provisions upon their own personal promise of payment.
Being asked when the West India fleet should [would] be
victualled, they answered they were not prepared [to say], but
to-morrow they should be able to make particular answer to it ;
and also to tell in what time the other services should be performed.
"Being asked how there came to be Gauls in the provisions
Sir Jo. Parsons answer'd that one William Parsons comeing from
Spain haveing taken in salt for ballast and lading several baggs
of Gauls, the ratts eat holes in the baggs and some Gauls falling
amongst the salt in the putting up the beef and pork the custom
is to every lare [layer] of victuals they throw in a shovell full of
salt ; that when the barrell is open'd the Gauls will swimm at
the topp : and this he conceives was the occasion of it, but that
those Gauls are not poyson."
Sir Jo. Parsons, Alderman Sturt and Mr. Fenn withdrew into
the next room and brought in a paper written by Sir John Parsons
in these words : "for what ships are in the River that wee have
a warrant for victualling for either the Channel, Mediterranean
or the West Indies [these] will be victualled within ten days, wee
meaning all the victualls sent from our Office : and by letter
from Mr. Adise at Plymouth of the 30th of October [he] advises
us that he is now victualling that fleet and will be despatch'd
as soon as wind and weather will permitt ; and by letter from
Sir Richard Haddock of the 30th of October [he informs] that
he hopes to victuall all the fleet now under victualling in Portsmouth
within 14 days if the beer can come to him that now lyes
in [the] Downs."
[Ibid, pp. 137-8.]
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Nov. 5.
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Present : the King, all my Lords, Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl of
Nottingham, Mr. Russell, Earl of Torrington, Earl of Carbery,
Sir Jo. Chichley, Sir Tho. Lee, Sir John Lowther.
Sir H. Johnson and partners called in and are required to
name the other two persons they will propose to be joined with
them in the managing the victualling of the fleet ; and to deliver
in their proposal to the King in Council on Thursday next.
Sir Jo. Parsons, Mr. Sturt and Mr. Fenn called in and ordered
to perfect their proposal sent in on Saturday last without any
names to it, but since owned by them ; and to name the persons
they propose to be joined with them ; and to deliver it to the
King in Council on Thursday next. And they were ordered to
give in a particular account of the debt of 97,000l. claimed by
them [viz.] to whom it is due and for what goods. This they
are to despatch with all the haste they can.
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 139.]
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Nov. 6.
Kensington
House.
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Present : the King and all my Lords.
Sir Christopher Wrenn to attend on Friday afternoon next
upon his memorial of the 5th inst.
Ordered by the King that all such persons as have any of
their Majesties' plate upon delivery from the Jewel House and
refuse to return the same be forthwith proceeded with : and
that such who pretend to keep any upon account do forthwith
return answer upon what account they pretend to keep same.
The Wine Licences Commissioners to attend on Friday afternoon
next and bring their patent with them.
[Ibid, p. 140.]
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Nov. 8.
Treasury
Chambers,
Whitehall.
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Present : all my Lords, Earl of Portland, Earl of Marlborough,
Visct. Lumley, Lord Sydney.
A committee appointed by the King in Council for the regulation
of the Musters, of the [Regimental] Agents and of the clothing
and payments of the Army ; [viz.] by two Orders of Council
of Oct. 21 ult. and the 7th inst. respectively.
A penalty to be laid upon every person that shall be found
contributing to a false certificate of any soldier pretended to be
sick or absent.
A penalty to be laid upon the officers that make false musters
and upon such as sign the [false] muster rolls as also upon the
person that is falsely mustered : and a good reward to persons
discovering false musters for a person not being a soldier : the
reward to be paid by the sheriff of the [particular] county and
to be allowed upon said sheriff's accounts, and if a soldier [then
his reward] to be paid by the Commissary of the Musters.
The Mayor or other chief magistrate or officer of the town where
the soldiers are quartered is to be present at each muster ; with
a penalty for refusal to attend.
The next Justice of Peace to be empowered to commit to a
house of correction for — months' hard labour falsely
mustered persons upon the oath of a witness (if the person that is
falsely mustered be no soldier) or upon the certificate of the
officer commanding in chief at the muster or of the Commissary
of the Musters (if the falsely mustered person be a soldier).
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 141.]
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Nov. 9.
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Present : Lord Delamere, Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell,
Mr. Hampden.
Write the Customs Commissioners to send word by this night's
post to the collectors at Chester and Liverpool to pay (or give
credit) to Mr. Greenhill any sum up to 1,500l. On said Greenhill's
drawing bills on Mr. James Herriott, goldsmith at the Naked Boy
in Fleet Street, the latter shall (by my Lords) be enabled to
comply therewith. Of this sum 1,000l. is for seven days' provisions
more for the Danes in their transportation from Scotland to
Ireland. The other 500l. is to be paid to the masters of the
[transport] ships, upon account.
The Wine Licence Commissioners called in ; and it being
proposed that two persons more be added to the Commission the
Commissioners consented to it at the salary of 200l. per an.,
provided there be money sufficient to comply with the covenants
of their contract.
Write the Customs Commissioners for one or two of them to
attend the Committee for Irish Affairs this afternoon upon the
said Commissioners' presentment relating to a late order in
Council touching the transportation of several commodities to
Ireland.
[Ibid, p. 142.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 122.]
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Nov. 10.
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Present : as under Nov. 2, supra, p. 62.
The King ordered the Lords here present to meet here on
Thursday next at five o'clock to consider of five fit persons to be
presented to his Majesty as Commissioners for Victualling the Navy.
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 143.]
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Nov. 11.
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Present : Earl of Monmouth, Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell,
Mr. Hampden.
[Deputy] Auditor Humphreys to attend on Friday afternoon
next about the Earl of Macclesfield's memorial (struck through).
The Chamberlain of London desired to attend on Wednesday
morning next with some of the gentlemen of the Committee for
the city debt.
Mr. Humphreys called in about the Earl of Macclesfield's
memorial for payment of money to him as Lord President of
[the Marches of] Wales. My Lords ordered him to present in
writing a state of the case ; which he presently did and signed
the same. Thereupon my Lords resolved to represent the same
to the King for his directions therein.
Mr. Dockwray and partners to attend on Friday afternoon next.
The Customs Commissioners to attend on Friday afternoon next.
The Bishop of Chester to attend on Monday afternoon next.
[Deputy] Auditor Humphreys to attend on Friday afternoon
next upon a petition of the Welsh Judges.
[Ibid, p. 144.]
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Nov. 12.
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Present : all my Lords, Earl of Portland, Earl of Marlborough,
Visct. Lumley, Lord Sydney.
[? The Lords present being] "appointed a Committee for
regulating the affairs of the Army."
The Earl of Ranelagh, Mr. Blathwaite and Mr. Crawford called
in. They offer a proposal for regulating the agents, pay and
clothing of the Army.
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My Lords will propose to the King :—
(1) That the off-reckonings to the 1st of March last shall by
the Paymaster be applied to the discharging the [account for]
old clothing where any is due and from Mar. 1 to the new clothing.
(In the margin, Dec. 4 : His Majesty orders the Earl of Ranelagh
to give a particular account what Regiments will come within this rule.)
(2) That the rolls shall be closed upon the place of the muster ;
and the parchment rolls that used to be delivered to the officer
or agent shall by the next post after the muster is taken be sent
up to the Commissary General's Office and by him forthwith
transmitted to the Paymaster General of the Army. (In the
margin : His Majesty does agree to this.)
(3) That there should be regular weekly payments made to the
Paymaster-General [out of the Exchequer] towards the monthly
payment of the Army. (In the margin : His Majesty will
consider of this.)
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 145.]
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Nov. 13.
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Present : Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell, Mr. Hampden.
The gentlemen of the City Committee were called in and 'twas
recommended to them to lend his Majesty a considerable sum
of money upon the credit of the next 2s. Subsidy according to a
vote of the House of Commons of the 9th inst. : and they returned
answer they would consult with their fellow citizens and give
my Lords an account of what should be agreed on.
They withdrew and returned and offered it as their opinion
and advice that a letter should be written to the Lord Mayor
to communicate this matter to the Common Council.
[Ibid, p. 146.]
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Nov. 14.
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Present : all my Lords ; the Lords of the Admiralty ; the
Lord President, Lord Privy Seal, Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl of
Nottingham, Mr. Russell.
The [Treasury] Board agreed that for the proposing five persons
to be presented to his Majesty to be Commissioners of the
Victualling each [person present] should in a paper set down the
names of such as they think fit for that service. This was done
and the votes were found as follows : Mr. Papillon, 13 voices ;
Mr. Mayne, 11 ; Mr. Howe, 11 ; Mr. Agar, 7 ; Mr. Ayles, 6 ;
Sir Robt. Rich, 2 ; Mr. Hornby, 2 ; Mr. Fenn, Mr. Hales, Mr.
Paschall, Mr. Hill, Mr. Wilmer, Mr. Abr. Hill, Capt. Hill and
Sir H. Johnson, 1 each : so the choice fell on the first-named five.
[Ibid, p. 147.]
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Nov. 15.
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Present : Lord Delamere, Lord Godolphin, Sir Henry Capell,
Mr. Hampden.
Mr. Twitty to attend my Lords this afternoon.
Ordered that William Johnson have 5l. in charity out of secret
service.
Afternoon : present : all my Lords.
Mr. Evance to attend to-morrow morning.
The King came in.
The Commissioners of the Victualling to attend to-morrow
morning.
Mr. Blathwaite to attend to-morrow morning.
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 148.]
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Nov. 16.
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Present : Earl of Monmouth, Lord Delamere, Lord Godolphin,
Sir H. Capell.
Sir Jo. Parsons and Mr. Fenn are called in and my Lords recommended
to them that the 8,000l. ordered them yesterday should
be applied to the present service [of the Victualling]. They
promised it should be applied accordingly and that they would
not pay any arrear to any person but such as should now furnish
as many provisions for this present service as the money paid
them should amount to.
Write Mr. Sanson [the Customs Secretary] to send directions
by this night's post to the [Customs] officers at Hull and the
adjacent places to pay to Thomas Fotherby, esq. (upon account
of the pay of the Danish Troops) any sum not exceeding 2,000l.
Upon said Fotherby's receipt the said officers may draw bills on
Mr. James Herriott, goldsmith at the Naked Boy in Fleet Street,
who shall [by my Lords] be enabled to [honour same or to] comply
therewith.
Write Mr. Noell [Secretary to the Excise] to the like effect
for the officers of Excise and Hearthmoney to pay said Fotherby
the like sum of 2,000l.
Write Mr. Sanson to send direction by this night's post to
Mr. Isaacson, collector of Newcastle port, to pay to the Commander
in Chief of such Danish Forces as shall arrive there (if there be
occasion for it), any sum not exceeding 500l. Upon the Commander's
receipt bills drawn as above shall be honoured as above.
[Ibid, p. 149.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 124.]
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Nov. 18.
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Present : Lord Delamere, Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell,
Mr. Hampden.
[No entry of any minute.]
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 150.]
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Nov. 19.
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Present : Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell, Mr. Hampden.
Write the Customs Commissioners to direct the officers of the
several ports of England to give notice to all masters of the several
ships in the ports, bound for Ireland, that the King's Army is
upon removal from Carlingford and Dundalk to Carrickfergus :
to the end the said masters may take their measures accordingly.
Sir Jo. Parsons and the other Victuallers to attend to-morrow
morning.
Afternoon : present : the Treasury Lords and the Lords for
Regulating the Affairs of the Army.
[The following rules and orders relating to the clothing the
Army are agreed to] :—
(1) They shall clothe once in two years and surtouts after
the first year.
(2) A standard of clothing shall be given which no officer
shall exceed.
(3) That when the time of clothing shall draw near the
Colonel shall call together the several Captains who are
to choose two or three of their own number that are to
find out cloth, lining and other necessaries for the clothing
according to such patterns as shall be given them by
the Colonels and to beat down the price as low as they
can and to make their report to the Colonel, who,
approving of the rates, is to make a contract with the
tradesmen and to sign it together with all the Captains.
(4) The off-reckonings shall be stopped in the hands of the
Paymaster [of the Forces] and not be issued but to the
persons to whom the same is due according to the aforesaid
contracts, till such time as the contract is satisfied.
(In the margin : 1689, Dec. 4. His Majesty agreed to the above
four articles.)
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The estimate of clothing is as follows :—
For the Light Horse.
First year : Coat, 1l. 15s. 0d. ; hat, 10s. ; taffaty cravat
and linen, 4s. ; gloves, 4s. ; cloak, 2l. 10s. 0d. ; howse
and [holster] caps, 1l. 5s. 0d. ; scarf, 8s. ; total, 6l. 16s. 0d.
Second year : Coat, 1l. 15s. 0d. ; hatt, 10s. ; taffaty cravat
and ribbon, 4s. ; gloves, 4s. ; total, 2l. 13s. 0d.
(In the margin : Dec. 4. His Majesty ordered that the carabine
belts for the Light Horse shall be of buff.)
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For the Foot.
First year : Shoes, one pair, 3s. 6d. ; hat, 5s. ; one shirt,
one cravat, 3s. 4d. ; stockins, one pair, 2s. 6d. ; coat
and breeches, 1l. 10s. 0d. ; gloves, one pair, 1s. 6d. ; scash,
1s. 2d. ; waste belt, 3s. 6d. ; sword, 5s. ; total, 2l. 15s. 6d.
Second year : Shoes, one pair, 3s. 6d. ; hat, 5s. ; one shirt,
one cravat, 3s. 4d. ; one pair of stockins, 2s. 6d. ; surtout,
15s. : total, 1l. 9s. 4d.
(In the margin : His Majesty ordered that one shirt and one
cravat more be added each year.)
[Treasury Minute Book VII, pp. 151-2.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 126.]
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Nov. 20.
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Present : Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capel, Mr. Hampden.
Afternoon : present : the King, all my Lords.
[No entry of any minute, either morning or afternoon.]
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 153.]
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Nov. 21.
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Present : Lord Delamere, Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell,
Mr. Hampden.
Write the Victualling Commissioners to take care to comply
with the contract made with Mr. Gore and other merchants for
pipe staves ; and that my Lords will take care to supply them
with money "according to the letter which they received from
you last night" : also to direct them to attend my Lords tomorrow
morning.
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 154.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 126.]
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Nov 20
[apparently
an erratum
for
Nov. 22].
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Present : Earl of Monmouth, Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell,
Mr. Hampden.
The Earl of Montagu [Master of the Great Wardrobe] was
called in and produced a letter from Mr. Vernon touching the
providing the presents for Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli ; which
he affirmed would amount to about 1,000l. And there has been
furnished for the Queen of Spain's yacht and ship furniture to
near 2,000l., which his Majesty commanded should be done with
all speed. My Lords assured the Earl that they would take care
to supply him with money for these services.
Some of the Commissioners of the Navy to attend this afternoon.
Mr. Ingram to attend to-morrow morning.
Afternoon : present : Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell, Mr.
Hampden.
The Bishop of Exeter called in touching his pretensions to the
silver etc. taken up by Ford and partners. He pretends to a
moiety as Vice-Admiral. My Lords proposed that he send an
extract of his patent, which (together with Mr. Ford's patent)
they propose to refer to the Attorney General for his opinion.
The Navy Commissioners called in and ordered to come on
Monday afternoon next to give my Lords an account in writing
of the method of taking a survey of the stores etc. to be delivered
over to the new Victuallers.
Mr. Papilion to attend on Monday afternoon next.
Sir Jo. Parsons, the like.
Alderman Herne to attend on Monday morning next about the
ship seized at Scilly.
Sir Saml. Dashwood to attend on Tuesday morning next.
[Treasury Minute Book VII, pp. 155-6.]
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Nov. 23.
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Present : all my Lords ; Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl of Nottingham.
Agreed upon a regulation for the extraordinaries of foreign
ministers.
Write the Customs Commissioners or Mr. Sanson, in their
absence, that in regard the collectors of Chester and Liverpool
had not [enough] in their hands to pay Mr. Greenhill the whole
1,500l. ordered the 9th inst. supra, p. 64, they are to pay him
forthwith only 500l. in part thereof, because my Lords have
ordered the remaining 1,000l. to be paid to him another way.
The 500l. will be made good here [in London to said collectors]
upon [Greenhill's] drawing bills on Mr. James Herriott, ut supra,
ibid.
Write Mr. Noel (in the absence of the Commissioners of Excise
and Hearthmoney) to write by this post to the collectors and
receivers of Excise and Hearthmoney at Chester and Liverpool
and the places adjacent to pay or give credit to said Henry Greenhill
for any sum not exceeding 1,000l. On Greenhill's drawing
bills on said Herriott, goldsmith, at the Naked Boy in Fleet Street,
my Lords will enable him to comply therewith.
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 157.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 127.]
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Nov. 25.
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Present : all my Lords.
[No entry of any minute.]
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 158.]
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Nov. 27.
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Present : Sir H. Capell, Mr. Hampden.
Write Sir Richard Haddock, Sir Jo. Parsons and partners, late
Commissioners of the Victualling, that they are to make up
their (Victualling) accounts with all speed. Meanwhile they are
to deliver in a list of the debts due from the [Navy Victualling]
Office to merchants and others, and my Lords will take care
that money shall be provided to discharge the same. A copy of
this order is to be sent to Mr. Papillion et al. the present Victuallers
(who, as they see occasion, are to acquaint the respective creditors
of the Victualling therewith).
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At
Kensington.
Afternoon : present : the King ; all my Lords.
The King appointed Mr. Germain and Mr. Machell to be Commissioners
of Wine Licences and ordered that the present
Commissioners be sent for and discoursed with about admitting
Mr. Chair to be another. If they agree to it the King will have
Mr. Chair to be added.
[Ibid, p. 159.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 130.]
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Nov. 28.
Treasury
Chambers,
Whitehall.
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Present : Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell, Mr. Hampden.
Write Mr. Williamson, the Receiver for co. Yorks of the 12d.
Aid, to forthwith pay or give credit to Thomas Fotherby, esq.,
of any sum not exceeding 4,000l. on account of the pay of the
Danish Troops. On said Williamson's drawing bills for same
on James Herriott, goldsmith, and on production of Mr. Fotherby's
receipt for the money, my Lords will take care that he be enabled
to comply therewith.
The like letter to be sent to Mr. Isaacson, Receiver for Newcastle
[of the said Aid], to similarly pay 500l. to the Baron de Ivell.
Ordered that Capt. Studholme have 400l. upon account for the
ways made by him in Hyde Park and St. James's.
Write Mr. Treageare, Receiver for Cornwall of the 12d. Aid,
to pay any sum not exceeding 3,441l. 5s. 8d. to Col. Trelawney.
On Tregeare's drawing bills on the Earl of Ranelagh (and on
production of Trelawney's receipt for the money) my Lords
will enable said Earl to comply therewith. Mr. Tregeare to pay
this money without delay because it much imports his Majesty's
service.
Write the Customs Commissioners to instruct the Customs
Collectors of Plymouth, Exeter and ports adjacent to pay
any sum not exceeding 1,750l. to said Trelawney. The said
collectors to draw bills for same on said Ranelagh and to pay
the money without delay as above.
The like letter to the Excise Commissioners (or to Mr. Noell in
their absence) to give like orders to the officers of Excise and
Hearthmoney in Plymouth, Exeter and adjacent places to
similarly pay the like sum of 1,750l. [to said Trelawney].
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 160.]
[Out Letters (General) XII, p. 132.]
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Nov. 29.
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Present : Earl of Monmouth, Lord Delamere, Sir H. Capell,
Mr. Hampden.
The Excise Commissioners and Sir Vere Fane and partners
to attend on Tuesday afternoon next.
The Wine Licences Commissioners called in and with Mr. St.
Germain and Mr. Matchell are heard upon the latters' memorial.
Mr. St. Germain and Mr. Matchell submit to the minute of Nov. 9,
supra, p. 64 : and the Commissioners agree to admit Mr. Albion
Chaire to be one of the Commissioners upon condition that his
salary be not paid out of the 1,800l. a year allowed to them by
their contract.
Ordered that a scire facias be issued against Lady Moning's
patent for the [water] bailiwick of the river of Severn.
[Treasury Minute Book VII, p. 161.]
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Nov. 30.
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Present : Lord Godolphin, Sir H. Capell, Mr. Hampden.
Sir Jo. Parsons and Mr. Papillion to attend on Monday morning.
Mr. Strong and Mr. Culliford, the like notice to attend.
[Ibid, p. 162.]
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