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Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference.
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| Oct. 21. |
William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners,
enclosing a letter [missing] from the Admiralty
and one [missing] from the Victualling Commissioners,
desiring that the merchant ships bound
to the West Indies with provisions for the Squadron
of the King's ships there may sail without giving
bond to go to a certain port and to return with the
convoy : seeing that they must deliver the provisions
to the Commander in Chief of the Squadron wherever
he shall be. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 380. |
Money orders for sums as follow to be issued out of
the [arrears of the Second] Disbandment Act
[31 Car. II, c. 1], being for various items furnished
to the Forces, raised after 1677, Sept. 29 [for a
war with the French King], according to certificates
dated 1679, May 31, from the Commissioners for
Disbanding said Forces : viz. :
William Wallis, 65l. 10s. 8d. for furniture.
Capt. Simon Fanshaw, 478l. 3s. 6d. for clothing
for Prince Rupert's late Regiment of Dragoons.
John Kirkwood, 540l. 11s. 0d. for clothing James,
Lord Douglas's late Regiment of Foot.
Major Richard Bynns, 93l. 10s. 0d. for boots and
hats for his Troop in Christopher, late Duke
of Albemarle's late Regiment of Horse.
John Kirkwood, 1,542l. 10s. 8d. for clothing the
Earl of Dunbarton's Regiment of Foot.
Daniell Neale, 21l. 17s. 10d. for boots.
Jane Hickford, 265l. 3s. 6d. for furniture furnished
by Lionell Hickford, her husband.
Thomas Templer, 50l. for belts furnished to
Christopher, late Duke of Marlborough.
Gilbert Hering, 105l. 9s. 0d. for hats.
John Martin, 89l. 16s. 0d. for clothing for Lieut.
Col. James Hassall's Company in Col. George
Legg's late Regiment of Foot.
William Hill, 68l. 3s. 0d. for clothing for the late
Regiment of Horse commanded by Charles,
Lord Gerard of Brandon.
Mary Forgie, 83l. 14s. 4d. for furniture.
John Wood, 47l. 9s. 7d. for ditto.
Ralph Lambe, 207l. 12s. 0d. as assignee of Capt.
Neatby for boots etc. for said Neatby's Troop
in the late Duke of Monmouth's Regiment of
Horse.
John Price, 138l. 10s. 5d. for clothing.
George French, 24l. 1s. 7d. for hats for Col.
George Legg's late Regiment of Foot.
John Webster, 218l. 17s. 2d. for clothing for
Christopher, late Duke of Albemarle's late
Regiment of Horse.
William Taylor, 21l. for clothing for Lord Brandon's
Regiment of Horse.
John Lloyd, who married the widow of Henry
Goss, 109l. 12s. 4d. for clothing for the Duke
of Monmouth's Regiment of Horse and Capt.
Stanhope's Troop of Horse.
Theophilus Hill, 12l. 10s. 0d. for furniture.
William Parkes, assignee of Nich. Brett, John
Browne, Christopher Lutter and William
Gondard, 29l. 10s. 2d. for the quarters of
soldiers under Capt. Sir Robert Layton, the
recruits to Sir Francis Leeke['s] and Sir Tho.
Woodcock's disbanded [Companies] : with
interest at 8 per cent.
ditto as assignee of John Segar, 34l. 3s. 4d. for the
quarters of soldiers in Sir Robert Layton's
Company of Foot in Sir Tho. Slingsby's Regiment :
with like interest.
ditto as assignee of Thomas Mills, Dorcas Keys,
John Price, Edward Lance and Edward Clayton,
32l. 13s. 9d. for the quarters of soldiers in
Sir Robert Layton's Company of Foot, the
recruits to Sir Francis Leek's and Sir Tho.
Woodcock's Companies : with like interest.
ditto as assignee of William Bennet, 11l. 7s. 10d.
for quarters of soldiers in Sir Robert Layton's
Company of Foot : with like interest.
William Dove as assignee of William Elmes,
59l. 7s. 10d. for quarters of soldiers in said
Layton's Company of Foot and the recruits
of said Leek's and Woodcock's Companies :
with like interest.
ditto as assignee of George French, 9l. 4s. 6d. for
quarters of soldiers in said Layton's Company :
with like interest.
Capt. Thomas Rowe, 160l. 10s. 0d. for all moneys
due on account of the late Troop of Grenadiers
added to the Duke of York's Troop of Horse
Guards : with like interest. |
Order Book III, pp. 125-6.
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| Oct. 22. |
Royal sign manual for 100l. to Col. Thomas Hill,
Lieut. Governor of the Leeward Islands, in part of
arrears due to him as Captain of one of the two
Foot Companies in said island. (Money warrant
dated Oct. 24 hereon.) (Money order dated Oct. 25
hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 187. Money Book
X, p. 502. Order Book
III, p. 122. |
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Same for 25,000l. to William Jephson for secret
service : without account. (Money warrant dated
Oct. 24 hereon.) (Money order dated Oct. 25
hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 187. Money Book
X, p. 504. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for 100,000l. to Charles Bertie, Treasurer of
the Ordnance ; as imprest for land and sea service
of the Ordnance. (Money warrant dated Nov. 14
hereon. This warrant quotes the privy seal as
dated Oct. 31.) (Money order dated Nov. 20
hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 188. Money Book
X, p. 514. Order Book
III, p. 128. |
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Same to Brook Bridges and Thomas Done, Auditors
of Imprests, to allow in account to the Earl of
Ranelagh, Paymaster of Forces, the Exchequer
fees on the several sums of 172,340l. (allowed by
the royal warrant of 1689, Oct. 16, supra, pp. 281-2) ;
282,000l. similarly allowed by royal warrant of
May 7 last, supra, p. 615 ; 10,000l. paid by him
to Joseph Watts for the use of the Forces in Scotland
pursuant to royal warrant of 1688-9, Mar. 14 ; the
said Exchequer fees amounting to 1,533l. 7s. 6d.
on so much (viz. 245,340l.) of the abovesaid sums
as he paid before 1689, June 24, being 6l. 5s. 0d.
per 1,000l. ; and 917l. 19s. 6d. for the remaining
219,000l. paid since that date, being 4l. 3s. 10d.
per 1,000l. |
King's Warrant Book XV,
pp. 188-9. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue to Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby the
1,300l. which Mark Wildbore will lend on credit
of the 2s. Aid : same to be by them paid to said
Wildbore to satisfy divers sums disbursed by him
by order of the Commissioners for Transporting
the Forces to Ireland ; being for hay, oats, bread,
cheese, beer and advance money for shipping and
in compensation for his services for the time he
has been employed by the Navy Commissioners,
or said Transport Commissioners or by any others
for the two last summers' embarcation. (Same
to Mr. Blathwayt to procure a royal warrant for
allowing this sum in the accounts of said Fox and
Coningsby. The money is to be paid to Wildbore
clear of all deductions.) |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 31. Out Letters
(General) XII, p. 380. |
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William Jephson to the Attorney General, enclosing the
petition, supra, p. 793, on behalf of the town of
Dunwich, together with Auditor Aldworth's report
thereon. You are to advise my Lords how they
may give said town relief therein. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 380. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the Forces]
to report on the enclosed letter [missing] from
Mr. Israell Feilding concerning his accounts. |
Ibid. |
Same to the Customs Cashier and Customs Comptroller
to report on (a) infra.
Appending : (a) undated, unsigned memorial, proposing
that the Customs Commissioners be ordered
to take the money now due on bonds [for Customs],
allowing the usual interest and 1 or 2 per cent more
rather than want the money, for it will bring in
so much money presently to the King, besides
paying the [? Customs] officers, of which there is
an absolute necessity. |
Ibid, p. 381. |
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Treasury reference to the officers of the Mint of Phillip
Ford's account of silver taken up and recovered in
the sea at the Lizard in Cornwall in July, 1689,
amounting to 276lb. 2oz. 13dwt., one fifth whereof
appertains to the King. |
Reference Book VI, p. 243. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of
Richard Browne for the place of collector of Rye
port loco Goodwin Aubery, deceased. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Auditors of Imprests of the memorial of
Mr. Russell, Treasurer of the Navy, shewing that
according to the usual method of accounting in
the Exchequer he is chargeable with all uncleared
money paid on imprest to former Treasurers of the
Navy : that he is ready to pass his accounts from
1689, April 4, the time of his admission to said
office, to April 1 last, but is obstructed because
preceding Treasurers have not passed their accounts
further than 1680, Dec. 31 : therefore praying to
be charged in his accounts with only such bills of
imprest paid by former Treasurers [of the Navy]
as have been cleared and discharged by petitioner
[during the period of his said present account] and
whereof he has allowance given him by the Navy
Board : being the like favour as was granted by
Lord Treasurer the Earl of Danby to Sir Edward
Seymour. |
Ibid, p. 244. |
| Oct. 23. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of any disposable, unappropriated
money in the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
pp. 31-2. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
growing week's subsistence [of
the Forces in England and
Holland], not including the six
Regiments of [Col.] Churchill,
[Col. Charles] Trelawney, the
Fusiliers, [Sir John] Hales, [Sir
David] Collier and [Col.] Fitz
Patrick |
6,783 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto to pay a bill of exchange
drawn by Mr. Schulinberg for
the use of the Wolfenbuttel
Troops, now due |
3,600 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for
Count Solms for his pay as
General of the Foot for July,
Aug. and Sept., being 92 days |
552 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for one aide de camp to
attend him from Jan. 1 to
Sept. 1, he having received
but 20l. |
101 |
10 |
0 |
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to ditto for Count Schonberg for
his pay as General of the Horse ;
for Sept. and Oct. |
366 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for two aides de camp to
attend him from April 9 to
Sept. 1 |
134 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for a week's subsistence
for 46 Gentlemen of the Guards |
46 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for a fortnight's subsistence
for the sick men of Col.
Hasting's Regiment left at Portsmouth
and now removing to
other quarters |
22 |
19 |
0 |
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to ditto for Sir George St. George
on account of his half pay as
late Capt. of Horse in Ireland
at 7s. a day to Sept. 1 last |
32 |
4 |
0 |
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to ditto for 27 horses left in
Ireland by Count Solms with
Bartholomew Van homrigh, esq.,
Commissary General of the Provisions,
for the use of the train
of provisions : at 8l. per horse |
216 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Count Solmes as
General of all his Majesty's
Forces in Ireland from July 24
last |
272 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Jephson] for secret service |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Sir William Killegrew |
250 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Hill |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Earl of Portland for the
King's gardens |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Lady Windham's daughters |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber
for the Lord Almoner |
221 |
12 |
10 |
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£16,897 |
5 |
10 |
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William Jephson to Mr. Blathwayt to procure a royal
warrant to allow in the [Irish Forces'] accounts of
Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby the 10,000l. which they
were directed to pay to Sir Joseph Herne to be by him
returned to Mr. Hiob de Witt, Secretary of the
Admiralty in Holland, for the transport ships. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 381. |
| Oct. 24. |
Money warrant for 250l. to Sir William Killegrew for
half a year to Sept. 29 last on his pension. |
Money Book X, p. 501. |
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Treasury warrant to the Receipt to issue 600l. to
William Jephson on any orders in his name for
secret service : to be by tallies on the First Fruits
and Tenths arising before 1692, Christmas. |
Ibid, p. 502. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. each to Rachell and Frances
Windham, daughters of Dame Anne Windham,
for half a year to 1689, Lady day, on their
pensions. |
Money Book X, p. 502. |
|
Same for 112l. 10s. 0d. to John Branch for 2¼ years
to June 24 last on his allowance as Circuitor or
Bailiff of Battles Walk or Baylywick in Windsor
Forest. (Money order dated Oct. 27 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 503. Order Book
III, p. 123. |
|
Treasury warrant dormant to William Roberts,
Receiver General of the rents etc. of Windsor
Castle and Honor, to pay said Branch his ancient
fee or salary of 3½d. per day for his abovesaid office :
with the arrears thereon from 1688, Sept. 29. |
Money Book X, p. 503. |
|
Money warrant for 120l. to John, Earl of Bath, Chief
Ranger and Keeper of St. James's Park, for two
years to June 24 last on the allowance for the
wages of two underkeepers in said park. (Money
order dated Oct. 27 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 504. Order Book
III, p. 123. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 5l. to Mr. Blackwell and 40l. to Mr. Pottenger
out of the small branches of the revenue that
are reserved for officers and ministers of the
Exchequer. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 32. |
Same to same to issue to Charles Fox and Tho.
Coningsby the 25,000l. lent or to be lent by Sir
Stephen Evance upon credit of the Exchequer in
general ; same being intended to be sent forthwith
into Ireland.
And 400l. to me [Jephson] for secret service :
out of any disposeable money in the Exchequer. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Attorney General. The Rt. Honble.
Thomas Wharton has petitioned for a grant of the
Lieutenancy of Woodstock upon the forfeiture of
the Earl of Lichfield. It is the King's pleasure to
gratify petitioner. You are to report the most
proper method for doing same. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 381. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send an
officer to Count [Ludovicus Henricus] de Solmes's
lodgings at St. James's to seal his luggage for
transport to Holland, with a coach and 36
horses.
Appending : Count Solmes' note of said effects. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of Capt. Rowland Danvers for
payment of 87l. 17s. 6d. due on a Contingent bill
for Col. Fitz Patrick's Regiment of Foot. |
Ibid, p. 382. |
|
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Sir James Leslie, kt., Colonel of a
Regiment of Foot. |
Ibid. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Samuel Somaster as a landwaiter, Liverpool
port, loco John Nott, deceased.
Richard Fisher (tidesurveyor at Deal) as tidesurveyor,
Yarmouth, loco James Whitwood, who
declines the service.
Nath[aniel] Francklin as tidesurveyor at Deal
loco said Fisher. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 206, 211. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Oct. 23 inst., to permit the ship America,
Hugh Sampson master, 170 tons, 15 men and a
boy, to proceed with the fleet [of merchant vessels]
now designed to the Barbados [said ship being]
to bring home sugar, the product of the plantation
of Sir Robert Davers : all on the petition of said
Davers and on giving bond as by rules of the
Order in Council of Sept. 25 last, supra, p. 834. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 207. |
|
The like on an Order of the King in Council of the
25th inst., similarly prefixed, for the Royal Africa
Company to be permitted to send out 10 ships
with 350 men, half whereof they promise shall be
foreigners and landmen : on the petition of said
Company, being for a renewal of a former licence. |
Ibid, p. 208. |
|
The like on an Order of the King in Council of the
23rd inst., similarly prefixed, for the Salisbury
ketch, 30 tons, five men, to be added to the list
of ships permitted to sail for Newfoundland under
the convoy. |
Ibid. |
|
The like on the like, similarly prefixed, for the ship
Samuel, Capt. Athey master, 160 tons, 12 men, and
the Francis and Mary, Tho. Putts master, 80 tons,
six men, to be added to the list of ships permitted
to sail to Virginia and Maryland under the convoy :
being to replace the ship Adventure, James Till
master, 300 tons, 18 men, which is lost : all on the
petition of Thomas and John Taylor. |
Ibid, pp. 209. |
|
The like on the like, similarly prefixed, for the ship
Madera Merchant brigantine, Tho. Prince master,
belonging to Mr. Scawen, with five men, to be added
to the list of ships bound to Jamaica under the
convoy : her complement of men being deducted
out of the complements of the Gilbert and Anne
and the Unity, both bound to Jamaica, and the
Carolina, bound to Barbados. |
Ibid, pp. 209-10. |
|
The like on the like, similarly prefixed, for the ships
Bonaventure sloop of Jamaica, Mr. Taylor late master,
John Want present master, 30 tons, four men, and
the Abraham and James of Maryland, Abraham
Fifield master, four men, now at Bristol, to be permitted
to return home without giving bond in regard
they were employed in the public service "of
those islands" in bringing over from the Governors
letters to the King or Secretaries of State. |
Ibid, p. 210. |
|
Treasury reference to Charles Fox of the petition of
Paul Boyer, praying tallies on the Hereditary
Excise for 630l. 16s. 0d. for clothing Col. Caillemot's
Regiment and 91l. 18s. 0d. for clothing the Duke of
Schonberg's Regiment. |
Reference Book VI, p. 232. |
| Oct. 25. |
William Jephson to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland, enclosing papers [missing] relating to
several parcels of tobacco sent by Mr. Squire et al.
from Liverpool to Londonderry, with the Customs
Commissioners' report [missing] thereon. If you
think fit you are to do as said report proposes. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 36. |
| Oct. 27. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 2,500l. to the Earl of Ranelagh out of the
produce of the tin farthings : to be by him applied
to the pay of the Duke of Bolton's Regiment in
the West Indies. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 32. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on
the enclosed memorial [missing] from Monsieur
Hop. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 382. |
|
Same to the Attorney General to report on the queries
in the enclosed memorial [missing] from the Warden
of the Mint concerning the prosecution of clippers
and coiners. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Commissioners of Transports. In reply
to yours of the 22nd [inst.] you are to make up
the accounts with the masters of the transport
ships according to the respective agreements with
them and give them certificates for one half of
what appears due to them thereon. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to John Smith. I have read to my Lords your
memorial on the present state of the land revenue
within Sir Edward Dereing's receipt in cos. Suffolk
and Cambridge. My Lords desire you to make
your observations on his accounts and to give them
a state of the charge of his whole receipt. |
Ibid, p. 383. |
|
Same to the Commissioners for Tin Farthings to
meet Mr. Toll at the Office of Sir Robert Howard
[Auditor of the Receipt] on Wednesday next in
order to paying into the Receipt the 2,500l. produce
of the tin farthings ; which sum is to be sent to
the West Indies. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Sir Gabriell Roberts et al., loaders
and owners of the John and Ann, 200 tons, Sam.
Skinner master, from Gallipoli with oils ; shewing
that they sent her hence four years since with 16
guns and 32 men, but by reason of the long voyage
and the war, some of her seamen dying and some
run away, she could not return manned as required
by the Navigation Act. |
Reference Book VI, p. 232. |
|
Same to the Agents [for Taxes] of the petition of
Tho. Love, Receiver of the First 12d. Aid [1 Wm.
and Mary, c. 20] and for the Review of the Poll
and the Additional Poll [1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2,
c. 7] for co. Suffolk, praying payment of 134l. 19s. 4d.
for his extraordinary charges therein. |
Ibid, p. 245. |
William Jephson to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland, to report on (a) infra.
Appending : (a) petition of John Cary of Bristol,
merchant, shewing that in December last he shipped
on the Freinds' Adventure of Rotterdam, John
Maddox commander, 30 tons of old bushell iron
loose, for Bristol, but Maddox ran away with the
ship and goods to Waterford, pretending it to be
his own, and placed the iron in the hands of Edward
Browne, merchant, for sale, from whom it has been
seized by the [Revenue] Commissioners as the goods
of Maddox : therefore praying restoration of same. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 36.
|
| Oct. 28. |
Treasury warrant to Sir William Waller, Farmer of
the Prizage and Butlerage of Wines, England, and
to James Paul, sub-farmer [thereof], to pay to the
Duke of Northumberland the 500l. per an., with
all arrears thereof ; [being the rent reserved on said
farm as granted by James I to Sir Thomas Waller],
which annual sum was granted by Charles II to
George, Visct. Grandison, and Edward (now Sir
Edward) Villiers in trust for Lord George Fitz Roy,
now said Duke of Northumberland, who has attained
the full age of 21 years. |
Money Book X, p. 505. |
|
Money warrant for 20,000l. to Richard, Earl of Bellomont,
Treasurer to the Queen : in further part of
50,000l. as by the privy seal of May 22 last, supra,
p. 629. (Money order dated Oct. 29 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 505. Order Book
III, p. 124. |
|
Same for 750l. to Charles, Earl of Monmouth, for
three quarters to Sept. 29 last on his annuity or
pension as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. (Money
order dated Oct. 29 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 506.
Order Book III, p. 123. |
|
Same for 750l. to Aubrey, Earl of Oxford, for same
on his same as a same. (Money order dated Oct. 30
hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 507.
Order Book III, p. 126. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue, out of any disposable money, 200l. to Charles
Fox and Tho. Coningsby ; to be paid to the Commissioners
of Sick and Wounded for the relief of
some sick land soldiers set on shore at Milford
Haven. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 33. |
Same to Mr. Fox, enclosing eight accounts, dated
Oct. 17 inst., relating to the above sick men, shewing
the number of men living, the regiments to which
they respectively belong and the ships on board
which they were mustered. Take care that the
King have allowance of the above sum on passing
the accounts of the said regiments.
Appending : said accounts or lists : (1) Lord Lisbon's
[Visct. Lisburne's] Regiment ; 21 men, 2 chirurgeons,
2 nurses and 5 dead ; mustered on the Jo[h]n of
Bristol 17 Oct., 1690 : (2) Count Solms's Regiment ;
20 men ; mustered on the Andrew of Dublin
17 Oct., 1690 : (3) General Douglas's Regiment of
Foot ; 40 men, 2 chirurgeons, 5 nurses, 7 dead ;
mustered on the Factor of Milford Haven 17 Oct.,
1690 : (4) Earl of Meath's Regiment ; 39 men,
8 nurses and women, 2 dead ; mustered on the
Waterford of Barnstaple : (5) Earl of Drogheda's
Regiment ; 21 men and 2 nurses ; Sir Hen. Bellasis'
Regiment, 10 men and 5 dead ; all mustered on
the Endeavour of Appledore : (6) Col. Cutts' Regiment
of Foot ; 59 men, 4 nurses, 27 dead ; mustered
on the Providence of Stockton : (7) Blue Regiment
of Guards ; 78 men, 1 chirurgeon, 9 dead ; mustered
on the Pellican of Bideford : (8) Col. Stewart's
Regiment ; 25 men, 2 nurses, 2 dead ; and Col.
Michelborn's Regiment ; 11 men, 1 dead ; all
mustered on the Fellowship of Bideford. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 385. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Oct. 23 inst., for the Customs officers
in the several ports to permit all ships belonging
to Ireland to return thither, on giving bond to go
directly thither and to return directly to England
or Wales, or on giving bond in Ireland to go to no
other place than Flanders or other more northern
parts of Europe or to such ports of Spain and
Portugal not southwards from Cadiz, from which
they shall oblige themselves to return to England
or Ireland with their complement of seamen before
the end of February next : no ships to sail from
Ireland without giving such bond. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 211. Out Letters
(Ireland) VI, p. 37. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : like Order in Council of like date for the
ketch Crowne of Boston, New England, to be added
to the list of ships licensed to go with the convoy
to New England with five men : on the petition of
Piam Blowers, master of said ketch, shewing that
she was laden and cleared at Liverpool before the
last embargo ; the masters of ships bound for New
England having agreed to allow him one man each
out of their complement, for his sailing, which they
will supply to themselves by taking five landmen
in their places ; whereby the number of mariners
allotted to [go to] New England is not increased. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 212-3. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : like Order in Council of like date, permitting
the ship Virginia Factor, Samuel Isaac
master, with 10 mariners, to be added to the list
of ships to sail with the convoy this season for
Virginia. |
Ibid, p. 213. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) like Order of the King in Council,
dated Kensington, Oct. 27 inst., that instead of
the ship John, John Abington master, 260 tons,
19 men, in the list of ships allowed for the trade of
Virginia and Maryland this season, there be inserted
two other ships, viz. the John, 10 men, and the
Thomas and Susan, Tho. Everard master, 80 tons,
nine men ; thus not increasing the number of men
assigned to said Abington's share. |
Ibid, pp. 213-4. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : like Order in Council of like date, that
instead of the ship Samuell, John Harrison master,
200 tons, 16 men, assigned to the share of Arther
North, merchant, in the list of ships allowed for the
trade of Virginia and Maryland there be inserted
the ship Resolution, William Barnes master, 120
tons, 16 men, thus not increasing the number of
men assigned to said North's share. |
Ibid, p. 214. |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir Geo. Treby, Attorney General,
to enter a noli prosequi to the information against
the ship Armes of Riga, Hans Garetts master, laden
with masts and lately seized under the Navigation
Act : on the officer who seized receiving satisfaction
for his share of said ship and goods. |
Ibid, p. 212. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Henry Sampson as boatman at Burnham in Maldon
port loco John Herold, lately deceased.
Alexander Cleeve (one of the 70 tidesmen in
extraordinary, London port) as a tidesman in fee
ibid. loco Charles Kipling, lately deceased.
Thomas Rogers as a waiter, Berwick port, loco
George Taite, lately deceased. |
Ibid, p. 215. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Dr. Daniel Cox et al. merchants trading to
[? New England], praying licence for the following ships
to sail, notwithstanding the embargo, the inhabitants
there being in great want of clothing, utensils etc. ;
the said ships being the only vessels bound thither
this year, so that the stay of them would be a stop
to the whole trade of those countries : viz. : the
Pensilvania Merchant, 100 tons, eight men, Samuell
Harrison master ; the Delaware Merchant, 150 tons,
12 men, Geo. Thorp master ; the Two Sisters, 140
tons, 10 men, Roch master. |
Reference Book VI, p. 245. |
|
Same to same of the petition of John Watts for a
tidesurveyor's place, London port, loco Phillip
Hawthorne, deceased ; petitioner having been
removed from a tidesurveyor's place by Sir Nich.
Butler. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same of the petition of John Payne, commander
of the Benjamin, shewing that in Nov. 1685,
he sailed from England to Venice duly manned
and continued trading to several ports in the Levant
ever since, during which time many of his men
died or deserted, so that on its return his ship is
seized as not properly manned. |
Ibid. |
Treasury warrant to the Officers of the Ordnance to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Oct. 23 inst., that said officers make out
and deliver debentures to the masters of such ships as
they have taken up for transporting ordnance and
stores during this war, upon condition that said
masters submit to an admeasurement of their ships
by Mr. Bowles according to the rules and powers
as in the patent lately granted him ; "to the end
that if the said shipps shall be found not to answer
the proportion of tonnage for which they were
hired, that the value thereof may be deducted out
of their second payment." |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 355. |
| Oct. 29. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for 3,000l. to Daniel, Earl of Nottingham,
Principal Secretary of State : for secret service,
without account. (Money warrant dated Nov. 21
hereon. This warrant quotes the privy seal as
dated Nov. 13.) (Money order dated Nov. 22
hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XV,
pp. 189-90. Money
Book X, p. 516. Order
Book III, p. 129. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to James Alexander Bosier, gent.,
of the seven messuages in Kennastons Alley and
Bedford Berry in the parish of St. Martins in the
Fields, co. Midd., which were the inheritance of
Ann Burlace, late of said parish, deceased, and
by her bequeathed to unlawful and superstitious
uses and therefore seized into the hands of the
Crown by inquisition taken July 11 last before
William Bridgeman, esq. : to be holden by the
present grant at 6s. 8d. per an. rent and by fealty
only as of the manor of East Greenwich. |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 190. |
|
Money warrant for 2,000l. to the Treasury Lords
(Sir John Lowther of Lowther, bart., Richard
Hampden, esq., Sir Stephen Fox and Thomas
Pelham, esq.) for last Michaelmas quarter's salary.
(Money order dated Oct. 29 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 506.
Order Book III, p. 124. |
|
William Jephson to Mr. Fox [Customs Cashier].
You have bills for 2,000l. drawn on Mr. Fitch.
You are to send to Fitch for the money, for it is
the Treasury Lords' pleasure that he pay it forthwith.
You are also to write to the Customs officers
at Hull not to draw any more bills on Fitch for the
King's money without first having your allowance
for so doing. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 383. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to
the Earl of Portland some seeds and plants which
are coming from Barbados for their Majesties.
Appending : said Earl's letter, dated Kensington,
Oct. 23, requesting said delivery to Mr. London.
The said seeds and plants and trees were collected
by James Reed, who had an order for the collection
of them for their Majesties' gardens. |
Ibid, p. 384. |
|
Same to same, enclosing a letter [missing] written to
Mr. Boscawen concerning a private trade which is
carrying on by several persons here with France.
You are to enquire and report thereon and to take
care that same be prevented for the future. |
Ibid. |
Same to same to report on the enclosed letter, dated
Whitehall, Oct. 27 inst., from Secretary the Earl of
Nottingham concerning some Dutch window glass
sent into England by Baron D'Erlincamp [Erlenkamp],
the Elector of Mainz's Minister at Hamburg,
who has set up this manufactory upon some lands
he enjoys near the Baltic Sea, and which is seized in
England by Mr. Pollard, an officer of the Customs,
after the duties were paid.
Appending : said letter. |
Ibid. |
| Oct. 30. |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows
out of any disposable, unappropriated moneys in
the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book IX, p. 33. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
growing week's subsist[ence of
the Forces, England] not including
the six Regiments of Churchill,
Trelawney, the Fuziliers,
Hales, Collier and Fitzpatrick |
6,783 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for clearing the garrisons
of Hull, Cinque Ports, Plymouth
and Berwick to Jan. 1 last |
2,119 |
13 |
11½ |
|
to ditto for a month's pay for the
Dutch Blue Foot Guards : to
be paid over to Mr. Vander
Esch |
4,475 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby
for Mr. Montarge, aide-de-camp
to the late Duke Schonberg for
the months of April, May and
June |
45 |
10 |
0 |
|
to ditto for M. de Turin, aide-de-camp
to Count Schonberg : [for
the period] from 19 April to
Sept. 1 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for Mr. Van Milditze,
aide-de-camp to Count Solms,
for the month of September, he
being to go for Holland |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for a week's subsistence
to 46 Gentlemen of the Guards |
46 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for 21 weeks' subsistence
for the wives of the First Troop
of Guards ; so much being
stopped out of their subsistence
in Ireland |
265 |
13 |
0 |
|
to ditto to answer the Exchequer
fees on 25,000l. sent to Ireland
the 29th inst. |
156 |
5 |
0 |
|
to me [Jephson] for secret service |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
[to ditto for same] more |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Earl of Portland for the
Gardens ; on account |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Mr. Stanhope, Envoy in Spain |
455 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy for
Sick and Wounded |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Treasurer of the Chamber
for Major-General Kirk as Housekeeper
at Whitehall |
275 |
0 |
0 |
|
£24,203 |
1 |
11½ |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to
the Earl of Bellomont for the Queen's use the 1,000l.
a week of the moneys of the Hereditary Excise
which the Treasury Lords have ordered the Excise
Commissioners to pay into the Exchequer for 20 weeks
from Nov. 1 next. (Same dated same to the Excise
Commissioners to so pay the same into the Exchequer
weekly from Nov. 1 next till Mar. 23 next.) |
Disposition Book IX, p. 34. |
|
Same to same to issue to Charles Fox and Tho.
Coningsby the 3,500l., part of 4,022l. 19s. 2d. which
will be lent into the Exchequer by John Shales
and Charles Frith or either of them on credit of
the 2s. per £ Aid : same to be issued next after
the 1,300l. for Mr. Wildbore ; and is intended to
be paid over by said Fox and Coningsby to said
Shales and to be by him immediately applied to the
satisfaction of the 3,500l. due to the inhabitants
of Chester, Liverpool, Whitchurch and Shrewsbury
etc. upon the balance of Mr. Frith's account of
provisions by him made for the service of the Army
in Ireland ; said Frith being Shales's agent in that
behalf. (Same to Mr. Blathwayte to procure a
royal warrant for such payment of said 3,500l.
same to be free of all except Exchequer fees.) |
Ibid, p. 34. Out Letters
(General) XII, p. 388. |
|
Same to Mr. Israel Feilding, Comptroller General of
the Provisions for the Army in Ireland at present
at Dublin. I have read to my Lords yours of the
7th inst., from Kilkenny, concerning the stating
the account of the disbursements relating to the
Danes or Dutch in their transportation from Scotland
or the northern parts of England and desiring to
know what to charge for the provisions on shipboard
for a horse and man and what for a footman. In
reply thereto I enclose as follows. As to your
letter of the 14th inst. to Sir John Lowther, desiring
to know whether you are to continue in your employment,
the King has taken notice of your good
behaviour in his service and will give an answer
thereto next Wednesday. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
pp. 386-7. |
|
Appending : (a) Order, dated Whitehall, 1689-90,
Jan. 14, by the Committee for the Affairs of Ireland,
delivered to Mr. Robinson and Mr. Van Homrigh.
The King having ordered Mr. Robt. Henley to
despatch a provision of wheat, oats, brandy and
spirits to Londonderry and Coleraine for the use
of the Danish Horse and Foot to be quartered
there, you are hereby to appoint agents at both
the said places to receive and deliver out said
provisions : the said agents are to take a certificate
or receipt from the commanding officer concerned,
for such deliveries, and said receipts are to be
returned to William Harbord, Paymaster General of
the Forces, so that he may make deductions for
same : the said agents are to cause the wheat meal
to be baked into bread and so to be delivered to
the Danish Forces, keeping an account of the
charge thereof. |
|
(b) The like order, dated Kensington, 1690,
April 8 (the King being present), directing that
the Commissaries General of the Provisions in
Ireland charge the bread, delivered to the Army
in Ireland, at the same rate the King has agreed
to pay Mr. Pereira for it : certifying Harbord as
above. |
|
(c) The like order of same date that for provisions
delivered to the Forces in their transportation
to Ireland a deduction be made by the Commissioners
for the Transportation of the Forces of 4d.
[per day] for every private soldier and 12d. for
every trooper and his horse : certifying Harbord,
as above, the number of men and horses transported. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to give
notice to the Tellers and other officers of the Receipt
to attend their offices both forenoon and afternoon
on Saturday next. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 387. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on
the enclosed proposal [missing] of John Elling for
sinking the office of tidesurveyor, London port,
vacant by the death of Philip Hawthorne. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of the officers and soldiers of the
Regiment, late Lieut.-Gen. Werden's, praying
payment for their musters for the months of 1688,
Nov. and Dec., and 1688-9, Jan. |
Ibid, p. 388. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ George Shugburgh as collector of Rye loco
Godwin Aubrey, deceased. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 215. |
Treasury order to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council dated
Whitehall, Oct. 16 inst., that the Virginia Merchant,
John Wallis master, with 25 men, and the Freindship,
George Webb master with 14 men, both belonging
to the trade of Bristol port, but now loading in
the Thames for Virginia and Maryland, be added
to the list of ships permitted to sail thither ; their
complement being abated out of the quota assigned
to Bristol port. |
Ibid, p. 216. |
|
Treasury letters patent appointing Henry Brabant
a King's waiter, London port, loco Edmund Hampden,
deceased : with the salary of 52l. per an. |
Ibid, pp. 216-7. |
|
Treasury reference to Auditor Bridges of the petition
of John Adye and Henry Ballow, Deputy Chamberlains
for joining Tallies in the Receipt of the Exchequer,
praying payment of 48l. 8s. 11d., being
their usual fee of 2s. per 1,000l. on 488,495l. 10s. 1d.
of Customs moneys paid into the Exchequer for
the half year ended Michaelmas, 1689. |
Reference Book VI, p. 246. |
|
Treasury reference to the Agents for bringing in of Taxes
of the petition of Samuell Foden, Receiver General of
the First Six Months' Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 13],
the first Poll [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 13] for co.
[Stafford] ; praying an allowance for his extraordinary
charges therein ; he having brought the
greatest part of his moneys into the Exchequer by
four journeys of 130 miles each under strong guards,
and the remainder to Chester in two journeys under
strong guards ; and likewise praying for an overpayment
on the said Poll and Aid to be transferred
to his account, now passing, of the last Poll [1 Wm.
and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 7]. |
Reference Book VI, p. 246. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of William Gore, merchant, concerning the indico,
supra, p. 813. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland (in reply to their letter of the 16th inst.),
to allow to John Jephson, customer and collector
of Dublin port, the like salary his predecessors
enjoyed. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 37. |
William Jephson to same concerning Mr. Frontin's
memorial. You have demanded Customs for the
wine, brandy and provisions on board the Welcome
of London, Henry Custos master, which were for
his Majesty's use and notwithstanding the King's
warrant of Sept. 2 last directing same to be imported
duty free. You are to permit same to be imported
duty free as per following schedule.
Appending : schedule by Monsieur G. Isaac of said
provisions etc. |
Ibid, p. 38. |
|
Same to same. In reply to yours of the 18th inst.
my Lords approve your appointing Thomas Hyde
to be collector of Kinsale and finding another fit
appointment for Mr. Rice. |
Ibid, p. 39. |
|
For W. Jephson's letter of this date concerning the
832l. 9s. 5d. for the clothiers of Lord Lovelace's
Regiment, see supra, p. 842. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 388. |
| Oct. 31. |
Money warrant for 63l. 17s. 6d. to Andrew Lawrence
for 1¾ years to 1690, Michaelmas, on his fee of
2s. a day ; the King having suspended him from
his office of Surveyor General of his Majesty's Ways,
Gates and Bridges, but at the same time declared
his pleasure to continue to said Lawrence his said
fee of 2s. a day and all other fees payable under
his patent, except the two fees of 3s. 4d. [each] a
day for riding charges. |
Money Book X, p. 507. |
|
Same for 455l. to Alexander Stanhope for three months,
May 22 last to Aug. 21 last, on his ordinary as
Envoy Extraordinary to Spain. (Money order
dated Nov. 3 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 508. Order Book
III, p. 124. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to issue 4,010l. 6s. 8¼d.
to Edward Russell on any unsatisfied orders in his
name [as Treasurer of the Navy] : to be by tallies
on the Excise and to be applied to discharge the
like sum due to the Excise on bills, 350l. thereof
from the Navy Commissioners and the remaining
3,660l. 6s. 8¼d. thereof from the Victualling Commissioners. |
Money Book X, p. 508. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies of pro
for repayment of the several sums of 10,000l.,
10,000l. and 10,000l., or 30,000l. in all, lent
respectively on Aug. 23, Sept. 25 and Oct. 7
last by Sir John Evance, Wm. Young, Nicholas
Fenn, Peter Percivall and Thomas Lake, esqrs.,
Wine Licence Commissioners, being their advance
pursuant to their contract. |
Money Book X, p. 509. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
order the Tellers to receive from Philip Ford
175l. 8s. 4d. as the fifth part of 55lb. 2oz. 19dwt. 22gr.
of silver recovered out of the sea at the Lizard in
Cornwall. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 35. |
|
Same to the Principal Commissioners of Prizes. My
Lords have laid before the King your presentment
of the 27th inst., proposing that the Prohibition
Act may be restrained as to that part only which
affects prizes taken by men-of-war, or that you
may be enabled by Act of Parliament to dispose
of the French commodities so taken to such persons
as shall be obliged to transport them to the Plantations
or to Ireland. His Majesty thinks this would
tend to defeat the prohibition of French commodities
which he is desirous to have strictly observed. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 389. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to pass, duty
free, stores as follow for the squadron of ships
employed in the West Indies, as desired by the
Navy Commissioners the 28th inst.
Appending : schedules of said stores, put on board
the Cadiz Merchant, James Mann master, from
Deptford, now ready to sail. |
Ibid, pp. 389-94. |
|
Same to the Attorney General for a warrant to the
Clerk of the Petty Bag for a commission to Robert
Sheppard of Rollright, Tho. Woodhall of Monnington,
John Wheeler of Minster, Rich. Chamberlain
of Wardington, Lenthall Trotman and Nicholas
Busby of Over Norton to enquire of the office of
Ranger of Woodstock Park, co. Oxford, whether
same be now void or not ; and if void to seize same
into the King's hands : all by reason that said
office was granted by Charles II to Sir Walter
St. John, Sir Ralph Verney, Sir Richard How and
John Cony [sic for Carey] for the lives of the Earl
and Countess of Lichfield in reversion of the estate
of the Earl of Rochester therein : and also likewise
to enquire of the office of Steward and Lieutenant
of the manor of Woodstock and Keeper of the
Great Park of Woodstock, similarly granted in
reversion of John, Lord Lovelace's estate therein :
all by reason that the said trustees or the said Earl
and Countess have not taken the oaths according
to the statute of 1 Wm. and Mary [c. 8]. |
Ibid, p. 395. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
discharge the seizure of the ship Imployment of
London, James Bayly master, seized by Mr. Radford,
one of the tidesurveyors : said ship having sailed
out three years since with 32 English, whereof
three died at Alexandria, 16 ran away at several
times during the voyage and two more were pressed
in the Downs ; so that petitioner was obliged to
employ seven foreigners and three foreigners,
passengers, and so arrived with 11 English and
10 foreigners and is seized under the Navigation
Act (her lading being olive oil). |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 217-8. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe
(a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council dated
Whitehall, 1690, Oct. 30, permitting the King
William ketch (yacht), Thomas James master, of
90 tons, with crew of seven English, and owned by
William Scawen of London, merchant, to go to
Jamaica without staying for the convoy ; she
having been fully laden with provisions etc. before
the embargo and being one of the ships in the list
allowed to go from London to Jamaica this season. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 218. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : the like order of like date, allowing the
ship Constant Love, Thomas Opre master, 140 tons,
with crew of eight English, to proceed to Virginia,
she being laden with perishable commodities before
any notice of the embargo : this being an addition
to the list of ships assigned for the Virginia trade
this season. |
Ibid, p. 220. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : the like order of like date, allowing the
provision ships for the fleet to the West Indies
to go to the Caribbee Islands, "where they will
find their Majesties' fleet to whom the said provisions
are consigned," and return directly to
London according to the rules of the late Order
in Council of Sept. 25 last : they giving bond so
to do. |
Ibid, p. 219. |
|
Treasury warrant to same to employ Thomas Ford
as waterman at the Pill in Bristol port loco William
Porter, disabled by the hardship of the service. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the King's Remembrancer to forbear process
against Jno. Thimelby on account of the sum of
1,087l. 15s. 0d. decreed by the Exchequer Court,
in a trial between him and Sir Chas. Porter as
administrator to William Prettyman, deceased,
Remembrancer of First Fruits, as towards satisfaction
of said Prettyman's debt to the Crown. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 356. |
Same to the Commissioners for Prizes to employ
Samuel Lavor as warehousekeeper for prizes at
Plymouth loco William Wakeham, who has quitted
same in order to return to Ireland : the said Lavor
being also to supply the place of surveyor in the
said port loco William Carter.
William Hely as agent for prizes in the island of
Jersey loco Mr. Dumaris, deceased. |
Ibid, pp. 356-7. |
