|
| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
|
May 2 |
Letter of direction on two money warrants of 1669, Dec. 6, and
1669–70, Jan. 14, for 746l. 13s. 4d. each to Sir Dennis Gawden. |
Warrants Early XXVII
p. 7. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Attorney General to send to the
Treasury the particulars of the several fee farms, Tenths, and
annual and other rents, which were sent to you by the several
auditors for you to draw out the trust deed for granting same
upon several trusts, to the late Duke of Albemarle, Lord
Arlington, Sir Thomas Clifford, Sir John Trevor, and Sir
John Duncombe. |
Ibid, XXXVII. p. 342. |
|
Sir G. Downing to Mr. Sherwyn and Mr. Webb. The King has
this afternoon passed the list of collectors for the Chimney
money, and I am to prepare a warrant accordingly for His
Majesty's signature. Desire your advice hereon to-morrow. |
Out Letters General II.
p. 271. |
|
Same to Mr. Payne and Mr. Hall to assist him in the same
business in the preparation of a warrant to the Treasury Lords,
to enable them to prepare commissions for the said collectors
of Hearth money. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Francis Cobb, to attend the Treasury to-morrow to give
his answer about the collecting of the Hearth money. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury order for 528l. 15s. 8d. to the Earl of Sandwich in full
of 3,028l. 15s. 8d., as by the order of Mar. 22 last, for
mourning for the Duke of Albemarle: to be registered in course
on the Wine Act. |
Order Book XXXVII.
p. 209. |
|
May 2 |
Treasury order for 5,000l., 5,000l., and 4,611l. 2s. 2d. to Sir
John Banks: in repayment of loan: to be registered on the
Wine Act. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 209. |
|
[? May 2] |
Entry of the demise by lease under the Exchequer Seal of two
closes of land, &c., in Blockley, co. Worcester, to Christopher
Dewey, being part of the estate of Nicholas Flecher and
Thomas Walgrave, outlaws. |
Warrants Early XXXVII.
p. 342. |
|
May 3 |
Treasury warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare
a grant of the office of Petty Customer inwards of London
port to Randall Willmer. |
Out Letters Customs I.
p. 196. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Farmers until further order
to forbear any more payments to the executors of Sir Nicholas
Crispe on the grant made to said Crispe by letters patent of
1662, Dec. 11, of the two-third part of the Customs of
imported spices until 20,000l. should be paid thereon: the
executors of said Crispe having neglected to bring the account
of the moneys received thereon. |
Ibid, p. 197. |
|
Sir G. Downing to Capt Wyngate. The King has signed the
warrant appointing you one of the Commissioners for the
Retrospect of the late Wine Act. My Lords desire your
assistance in appointing Commissioners for the out district,
as also for preparing instructions for yourselves and them.
Therefore desire you forthwith to be in town and attend
them. |
Out Letters General II.
p. 271. |
|
The like letter to Mr. Waring |
Ibid,
p. 272. |
|
Same to Sir Francis Cobb. My Lords called for you this
morning to know your mind about the business of collecting
the Hearth money, but you were gone. Please be here again
to-morrow morning at eight. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Thomas Bond. Pray speak with me to-morrow about
your letter and Lord Arlington's thereupon. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Auditors Beale and Wood to give Mr. Scarlett access to
some accompts of Mr. Prettyman's for some years back: of
which he desires a view. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the officers of the Ordnance to hasten their report
about the houses to be bought for storehouses for the King at
Woolwich. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Farmers. You have not yet paid in the
full of your rent for March last, and but little for April.
Pay it into the Exchequer forthwith to answer the orders that
are charged upon it. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Zouch. My Lords are informed that you hold
some lands from the Crown by the tenure and upon the
consideration of paying 100l. in gold to His Majesty every
year upon St. James's Day. My Lords desire to speak with
you hereon this day fortnight to be informed fully hereon,
and how long said payment has been discontinued. Bring
your patent with you. |
Ibid, p. 273. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Mayor, &c., and the Commissioners of Assessments for London. When you appeared
before the King in Council, Feb. 25, about the great arrears
standing out on the city of London of the two Aids and the
Eleven Months' tax, you undertook that the said arrears
should be forthwith reassessed and levied, and by order in
Council you were that day directed so to do. Sir W. Doyly
has often solicited you therein, but with no success. Therefore desire you to make good your engagement to the King
herein, otherwise process must issue out for the recovery of
the King's money. |
Warrants Early XXXIV.
p. 237. |
|
May 4 |
Money warrant for 45l. to Sir Edw. Griffin and Treasury warrant
to Griffin to assign same to John Woolly, keeper of the
Council records, for provision of Council books, pens, paper,
&c., for the Council Chamber for six months to 1668,
Dec. 31. |
Warrants Early XXVII.
p. 1. |
|
Sir G. Downing to Mr. Pepys. There is a small sum of 100l.
odd demanded by Sir Thomas Bond for charges in bringing
over some of the late Queen's goods, which he desires may be
paid into the Navy office [to be thence issued as for that
service] and my Lords have so ordered it. Let me see you as
to how to draw a warrant to fasten it regularly in that way. |
Out Letters General II.
p. 237. |
|
Same to Mr. Jay to forthwith pass his account. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Robt. Crooke to attend my Lords on Friday as to
what fees are taken in the office of the Clerk of the Pipe upon
the joining of tallies in the passing of accompts. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Lawrence to hasten the Auditors in making up
their books of all the fee farm rents above 40s. per an.
according to former directions to them given: and when those
are done to hasten the like books of the smaller rents. |
Ibid, p. 274. |
|
Same to Lord Hawley et al., trustees for the sale of fee farm
rents, recommending to them Charles Marlebury (Marbury)
for employment as a clerk under them. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir R. Long forwarding a copy of this letter concerning
Marbury. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Solicitor General enclosing the opinion of William
Jones and William Ellis, counsel for Cadwallader Jones, as to
said Jones's suspension. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to John Martin, searcher of Plymouth, to attend my Lords
concerning a misdemeanour by him committed in his office as
searcher of Plymouth port: as complained of by John
Kernon. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to said John Kernon to also attend as above |
Ibid. |
|
May 6 |
Money warrant for 2,006l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Robert Southwell,
representing the unpaid balance of the 3,133l. warranted to
him by the privy seal of Apr. 20 in full of his pretences in his
employment as late Envoy Extraordinary to Portugal: the
balance due to said Southwell hereon, amounting to 1,126l.
10s. 0d., being represented by two sums of 647l. and 479l.
10s. 0d., respectively, received by said Southwell in Portugal
out of the Queen's portion. (Order hereon dated May 11 for
2,006l. 10s. 0d. and further order for the due discharging of
the said sum of 1,126l. 10s. 0d. by levying tallies on the
moneys of the Queen's dowry in the hands of said Southwell
and Francis Parry). |
Out Letters Customs II.
pp. 112–3; Order Book
XXXVII. pp. 23, 98. |
|
May 6 |
Money warrant, dormant, for the annuity or pensions of 50l. to
Anthony Ellesdon, son of William Ellesdon. and 50l. to
Charles Ellesdon, another son of same, as granted by letters
patent of Apr. 15 last. (Letter of direction hereon.) |
Warrants Early XVIII.
p. 321; Out Letters
Customs II. p. 113. |
|
Money warrant for 300l. to Thomas Killegrew for nine months to
Lady Day last on his annuity of 400l. |
Warrants Early XVIII.
p. 322. |
|
Same for 766l. 10s. 0d. to the Earl of Bath, Governor of
Plymouth and St. Nicholas Isle, for 9 months to Lady Day
last on his fee of 56s. a day. |
Ibid, p. 323. |
|
Same for 2,625l. to the Earl of Bath, being a moiety of the
arrears of 5,250l., said total consisting of (1) a sum of 3 250l.
due to said Earl on certain former pensions to 1669, Lady Day,
as recited in the royal letters patent of June 1 last, (2) 500l.
for one quarter to Lady Day last, on his pension of 2,000l.
payable at the Receipt. (3) 1,500l. for half a year to Lady Day
last on his annuities of 2,000l. in lieu of plate out of the
Jewel House, and 1,000l. in lieu of livery out of the wardrobe,
payable likewise at the Receipt. |
Ibid, XXVII. pp. 1–2. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Sir Thomas Ingram, Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster, to direct the Auditors of the Duchy
to attend Sir R. Long, etc., about making out particulars
of His Majesty's rents as under the Act for sale of fee
farms. |
Ibid, XXXIII. p. 133. |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir John Norton woodward of New Forest,
for felling 120 tons of timber for repair of Lyndhurst stables. |
Ibid, XXXVII. p. 345. |
|
Same to the King's Remembrancer for a commission under the
Exchequer seal to 12 persons, detailed, for a discovery of
concealments, encroachments, and forfeiture in co. Yorks. |
Ibid, pp. 345–7. |
|
Prefixing:—(1) Petition from William Sanderson and his wife,
praying a grant of such concealments, &c, as above as they
shall discover. |
|
|
(2) Report thereon from the Surveyor General of Crown
lands. By a letter of Jan. 7 last from some persons of credit
inhabiting near Hatfield Chase, co. Yorks, it is certified that a
parcel of ground there called Incklemoor, comprising about
20,000 acres, was formerly a turf graft and was granted by
King John to the inhabitants of Thorne, Fishlake, Goole,
Sykehouse and Crowle, and as the turf or most of it is now
taken off the firm ground is become a common waste and of
little advantage to any person, and the right and title thereof
in the King, the present yearly value thereof not above 12d.
the acre: and if taken in and enclosed would be of great
advantage to the people; and there are so many other commons
near it that there is no need of this, and it may well be spared
to be taken in for the benefit of the Crown, of the towns adjacent
and of the undertakers, who would be at great charge in taking
in and improving same. They further certify that there are
800 acres in Batley parish of the King's waste taken out of Morley
Moors by consent of the freeholders without licence, and now
improved and converted to their own use and now valued at
about 2s. the acre, which they know is and always was the
King's. And in a further letter of Jan. 20 last they further
certify as to certain parcels of land lying in Ecclesall parish
in the West Riding, viz. Harthill grove, Roehill and Swother
moor, containing about 1,000 acres and a moor called the
Briots which they know to be Crown property: and that there
are other commissions [sic for commons] containing about
700 acres belonging to the manor of Ecclesall, viz. Bruntcliff Edge, Dobenhils, Little Common, Broad Oak, Greystones.
Casterknell and Little Sheffield moor and a parcel of ground
called Crooks moor which lies betwixt Ecclesall, Hallam,
Crooks and Sheffield, but none of these places claim any
right therein and that they are clearly the right of the Crown.
Auditor Aldworth certifies that he cannot find any grant of
Inclemoor or of anything of that name, but if it be parcel of
the manor and level of Hatfield then it is possible it may be
comprehended within the general words of Sir Cornelius
Vermuyden's grant. |
|
|
May 6 |
Sir G. Downing to Col. Birch. Please attend my Lords with
all speed as the commission, wherein you are to be one. for
the retrospect of the late Wine Act is now ready to be sealed. |
Out Letters General II.
p. 275. |
|
Same to the Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer to attend
my Lords on Tuesday next about your fees [charged] on
joining of tallies. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury order on the Exchequer in general for 20l. to William
Wardour for attendance in vacations. |
Order Book XXXVII
p. 98. |
|
Letter of direction for an order of 1669, Dec. 13 (for 844l.
3s. 2d. to the Earl of Sandwich) to be paid out of loans on
fee farms. |
Ibid, p. 161. |
|
The like direction on an order of 1670, May 4, for 500l. to Thomas
Ellyott, master of the Harriers. |
Ibid. |
|
Notification by Sir William Glascock of the recognizance of a
deed of surrender dated 1669–70, Jan. 7, by which Lord
Arlington, Lord Ashley, Sir Thos. Clifford, Sir John Trevor,
and Sir John Duncombe surrender back to the King the grant
made to them by the King, 1669, July 21, of a fee farm or annual
rent of 5l. out of the manor of Clerbury in Evenley, co.
Northampton, granted by James I, 1609, Oct. 7, to George
Salter and John Williams; and the annual rent or Tenth of
4l. 0s. 8d. out of the demesne lands of the late priory of
Canons Ashby, co. Northampton, granted by Henry VIII,
1538, Oct. 7, to Sir Thomas Bryan; and other fee farm rents,
&c., in the said grant specified. |
Warrants Early XXXVII.
pp. 343–4. |
|
Treasury warrant to Auditor Parsons to forbear to charge the 12
per cent. interest charge on the account of John Trethewey,
Receiver General of Assessments for Bristol and Somerset. |
Ibid, XXXIV. p. 237. |
|
Money warrant for the repayment of 14,000l. to Edward
Backwell (with interest at 6 per cent.): in orders to be
registered on the Wine Act. |
Ibid, XXVI. p. 2. |
|
[?] |
Same for 280l. 18s. 0d. to the Earl of Sandwich and warrant to
said Earl to assign same to the six pages of the Bedchamber
for their liveries from 1667, Nov. 30, to 1668, June 24:
to be by orders registered on the Wine Act (order hereon
dated May 18). |
Ibid, p. 3; Order Book
XXXVII. p. 211. |
|
[?] |
Same for 189l. to the Provost and Fellows of Eton
College on the perpetuity of 52l. per an. granted by Treasury
warrant of June 16 last, being four [sic] and a half years
arrears thereon to Xmas last: to be by orders registered on
the Wine Act. (Order hereon, dated May 26.) |
Warrants Early XXVI.
p. 4; Order Book
XXXVII. p. 213. |
|
May 7 |
Money warrant for 100l. to Thomas Ellyott. a Groom of the Bedchamber, in part of arrears [on his annuity of 100l.] as Page
of Honour to the late King. (Order hereon, dated May 21.) |
Warrants Early XXVII.
p. 2; Order Book
XXXVII. p. 169. |
|
Same for 352l. 11s. 0d. to the Earl of Sandwich for several
provisions forthwith to be made for the service of Madam.
Duchess of Orleans. (Treasury order, same day.) |
Warrants Early XVIII.
p. 321; Order Book
XXXVII. p. 98. |
|
May 9 |
Privy seal for 1,095l. to Sir Gilbert Talbot, Master of the Jewel
House, for secret service: to be paid out of money payable
for Sir Edward Mostyn's baronetoy fee. (Money warrant
hereon, dated May 18: order hereon, dated May 25.) |
Warrants Early XV.
p. 432: XVIII.
pp. 325–6; Order Book
XXXVII. p. 99 |
|
Same for 5,000l. to the Duchess of Orleans as royal bounty: to
be paid out of the moneys of the Queen Consort's portion in
the Exchequer. |
Warrants Early XV.
p. 445. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to change a tally of 1668,
Aug. 10, levied on Sir Samuel Barnardiston for 300l. by
cancelling same and the counterpart thereof, together with
the Tellers' bill, and cancelling, defacing, and making void
all records and entries thereof in the respective offices: and
in lieu thereof to levy a tally of the same date and amount
on Jeffry Robson for so much by him paid to His Majesty
de dono suo spontaneo. |
Ibid XVIII. p. 333. |
|
Money warrant for 50l. to the churchwardens of St. Margaret's,
Westminster, as royal bounty for the poor thereof. |
Ibid. p. 324 |
|
Same for 50l. to the Treasurer of King Charles's Hospital in
Westminster, as royal bounty to the poor of said hospital:
as by the privy seal of Feb. 12 last. (Order hereon, dated
May 26.) |
Ibid, p. 325; Order Book
XXXVII p. 99. |
|
Same for 100l. to the churchwardens of St. Martin's in the Fields,
as royal bounty for the poor there. |
Warrants Early XVIII.
p. 325. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Earl of St. Albans. The Receivers of
the revenue late in jointure to the late Queen Mother do
delay to pay in their receipts and to accompt for same. Use
all means to quicken them; and send us their names, that we
may take further course against them. |
Ibid, XXXIII. p. 133 |
|
Sir G. Downing to Mr. Ridley, Collector of Hearth money for
Salop and Stafford, to attend him to-morrow. |
Out Letters General II.
p. 275. |
|
Same to Sir Denys Gauden and Sir C. Harbord for the like |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Trustees for sale of fee farm rents. My Lords
recommend to you Robert Blaney and Richard Lightfoot for
your sale clerks. My Lords intend to provide otherwise
for Charles Marbury. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Sherwyn and Mr. Webb concerning the certificates
about the securities of several Collectors of Hearth money.
Please express in each certificate that neither principal nor
surety are indebted to or are accomptants to the King or
security to those that are so. |
Ibid, p. 276. |
|
Same to the Warden of the Fleet, to inform my Lords
whether a Mr. Stockden is in his custody on the King's
accompt. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Alderman Backwell to attend my Lords to-morrow |
Ibid. |
|
May 10 |
Money warrant for 300l. to Lady Fanshaw for half a year on her
annuity or pension. |
Warrants Early XXVII.
p. 5. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 13l. 6s. 8d. to
William, Earl of Strafford, for one year's creation money as
Viscount Wentworth. |
Out Letters Customs II.
p. 113. |
|
Money warrant for 10l. to Sir William Armorer. His Majesty's
brigandier, on his fee of 10l. per an. and in part of 20l.
arrears due thereon. |
Warrants Early XVIII.
p. 324. |
|
Sir G. Downing to Mr. Ridley to attend him to-morrow |
Out Letters General II.
p. 276. |
|
Same to Mr. Newport, Col. Reymes. Auditor Beale and Mr.
Townsend, father and son, to attend my Lords on Friday
about the accounts of the Wardrobe. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir W. Doily to attend my Lords on Friday about Mr.
Strickland's petition. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same, to attend him to-morrow about the Receivers'
accompts. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Alderman Backwell. My Lords expected you this
morning. Please attend to-morrow without fail. |
Ibid. p. 277. |
|
Royal warrant to Mathew Johnson, late Clerk of the Patents,
and Sir Geoffrey Palmer, late Attorney General, to deliver to
the Treasury Lords the particulars of the several fee farm
rents, &c., which were sent to Sir G. Palmer by the several
Auditors of Crown revenues for his guidance in drawing the
trust grant thereof. |
Warrants Early XV.
p. 429. |
|
Followed by:—A deputation, dated May 11, by the Treasury
Lords to John Lawrence to receive same. |
|
|
May 11 |
Money warrant for 25,443l. to Sa. Pepys in part of 27,750l. due
to Tangier garrison for 6 months' pay: out of loans on certain
detailed months of the customs. |
Out Letters Customs II.
p. 114. |
|
Royal warrant for 13,200l. to the Duke of Monmouth as royal
bounty. (Money warrant hereon dated May 18: order hereon
dated May 20.) |
Warrants Early XV. p.
431; XVIII. p. 98;
Order Book XXXVII.
p. 256. |
|
Money warrant for 2,303l. 16s. 1d. to Sir Edw. Griffin, and
warrant to said Griffin to pay same to such of His Majesty's
servants as are payable by the Treasurer of the Chamber and
have not yet had any assignments for the half year ended at
Michaelmas last. (Order hereon, dated May 20.) |
Warrants Early XXVII
p. 2; Order Book
XXXVII. p. 162. |
|
Royal warrant for 100l. to Sir Peter Pett, His Majesty's advocate
in Ireland, as royal bounty for services done in order to the
condemnation of the ship "Abraham's Sacrifice," and the
lading thereof claimed by the Genoese and computed by them
at about 80,000l. (Money warrant hereon, dated May 13.) |
Warrants Early XVa. p.
20; XXVII. p. 11. |
|
Same for 200l. to Sir Edmund Bowyer as royal bounty. (Money
warrant hereon, dated May 18. Order hereon, dated May 24.
with a letter of direction, dated Oct. 24.) |
Warrants Early XV. 432;
XXVII. p. 13; Order
Book XXXVII. p. 163. |
|
Treasury warrant to Auditor John Phelips to act as Auditor of
the rates of particulars of all fee farms rents granted to trustees
for sale. |
Warrants Early XXXVII.
p. 348. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Sir Thomas Ingram, enclosing a copy of
the directions given to the Auditors as to the making out
particulars of the fee farms. You are to order the Auditors
of the Duchy to observe the same rules. |
Ibid, XXXIII. p. 134. |
|
May 11 |
Treasury warrant to Auditor Sir W. Godolphin to make a varying additional allowance. detailed (over and above the 20s.
per cent. formerly allowed them), to Bevis Lloyd, John
Vaughan, John Royd, and Richard Gwynn, late Receivers of
Aids, &c., for the several counties of South Wales. |
Warrants Early XXXIV.
p. 242. |
|
Same to the King's Remembrancer to prepare a patent
or commission in the form already agreed upon by my
Lords, to pass the Exchequer Seal, to constitute Charles
Duncombe His Majesty's officer for receiving the Hearth
money in co. Beds, Bucks, and Huntingdon: same not to be
given out till Duncombe have given security and taken his oath
according to the Act of Parliament in that behalf |
Ibid, XXXVI. p. 176. |
|
The like for the following Receivers of Hearth money for the
localities respectively detailed, viz.:— |
Ibid, pp. 146–7. |
|
Thomas Browne for Berks and Oxford. |
|
Edward Miller for Cambridge and the Isle of Ely. |
|
Nathaniel Booth for Chester county and city. |
|
George Clarke for Cornwall, Devon, and Exeter. |
|
George Williamson for Cumberland and Westmorland. |
|
Jervas Bennet for Derby. |
|
Edmond Lawrence for Dorset and Poole. |
|
William Christian for Durham, Northumberland, Newcastle, and Berwick. |
|
Francis Crawley for Essex and Hertford. |
|
Nathaniel Whetham for Gloucester county and city. |
|
Roger Vaughan for Hereford. |
|
Raphaell Hollingshead for Lancaster. |
|
Richard Orton for Leicester and Rutland. |
|
Henry Brounker for London, Middlesex, Westminster, and
Sussex. |
|
Nathaniel Smyth for Northampton. |
|
Edward Doyly for Notts. |
|
Augustine Briggs for Norfolk. |
|
—Rydley for Salop, Stafford, and Lichfield. |
|
Symon Smyth for Southampton town and county and Isle
of Wight. |
|
Hugh Holland for Suffolk. |
|
Sir William Doyly, Bart., for Surrey and Southwark. |
|
John Newsham for Warwick and Coventry. |
|
—Sandys for Worcester. |
|
William Levet for Wilts. |
|
Walter Strickland for West Riding of Yorks. |
|
Ellis Cooper (in place of Francis Cobb, erased) for East
and North Riding of Yorks, and a second warrant to
the like effect, dated 1670, June 20 (ibid, p. 177). |
|
Roger Mostyn for Merioneth, Montgomery, Carnarvon,
and Anglesey. |
|
Ralph Whitley for Denbigh and Flint. |
|
Bevis Lloyd for Monmouth, Brecon, and Radnor. |
|
Richard Gwynn for Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Pembroke,
and Cardigan. |
|
Sir G. Downing to Mr. Sherwyn. The warrants for the
Collectors of the Hearth money were signed to-day. Let
me have sufficient copies of the instructions to give out to
them. |
Out Letters Genera II.
p. 277. |
|
Same to Col. Birch to hasten up to town in order to attend your
commission for the retrospect of the Wine Act. |
Ibid. |
|
May 11 |
Sir G. Downing to the Warden of the Fleet to remand Mr.
Stockden back again into custody. |
Out Letters General II.
p. 277. |
|
Letter of direction fixing on the fee farms a Treasury order of
1669–70, Feb. 11. for 142l. 7s. 2d. to Sir Richard Pigott. |
Order Book XXXVII.
p. 167. |
|
Same on an order of 1669–70, Mar. 16 (for 229l. 12s. 1d. to John
Walker on his liberates). |
Ibid, p. 162. |
|
The like on an order of 1669, Dec., for 191l. 17s. 5d. for
same. |
Ibid. |
|
The like on an order of April 26 last for 500l. to the Duke of
Buckingham for horses for the King and Queen. |
Ibid, p. 210. |
|
Treasury order for 1,000l. to Edward Backwell in repayment of
loan: to be registered on the Wine Act. |
Ibid, p. 211. |
|
Treasury order for 1,400l. to Arthur Onslow in repayment of
loan: out of the loan on the Customs on July. 1671. |
Ibid, p. 24. |
|
Money warrant for 1,313l. 7s. 6d. to the Earl of Sandwich:
which will be necessary for the charge and further supply of
provisions for the reception of Madam, Duchess of Orleans.
(Order hereon, dated May 12.) |
Warrants Early XXVI.
p. 4; Order Book
XXXVII. p. 210. |
|
[?] |
Same for 890l. to Sir William Temple for three months' ordinary
to the 1st inst. as Ambassador to the States General. (Order
hereon, dated May 17.) |
Warrants Early XXVII.
p. 5; Order Book
XXXVII. p. 211. |
|
May 12 |
Privy seal for 3,000l. to Richard, Lord Arundell of Trerice,
Governor of Pendennis Castle. |
Warrants Early XV.
p. 438. |
|
Treasury order for 4,341l. 7s. 8½d. to Sir Edward Griffin for the
messengers and yeomen of the Guard: out of the loans on
the Wine Act. |
Order Book XXXVII.
p. 210. |
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May 13 |
Royal warrant for 100l. to Capt. Peter Watson, one of the
Gentleman Ushers Quarter Waiters in ordinary, in part of
arrears due to him. |
Warrants Early XV.
p. 446. |
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Money warrant for 17l. 3s. 9d. to Robert Maugridge. one of His
Majesty's drumplayers in ordinary loco Jeremy Crewes,
deceased, for half a year on his fee of 12d. a day and
16l. 2s. 6d. per an. for livery and in part of 154l. 13s. 9d.
arrears thereon. (Treasury order for 17l. 3s. 9d. hereon.
dated May 18.) |
Ibid, XXVII. p. 5; Order
Book XXXVII. p. 103. |
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Treasury warrant to the Receipt to observe a warrant of the
late Lord Treasurer Southampton of date 1665, Nov. 15,
" and being informed that several holy days are observed by
you in the Receipt of the Exchequer which are not observed
in the Court of Exchequer nor in any other Court in
Westminster Hall, which proves of great inconvenience
for that such as many times comes to Westminster to pay
money into the Receipt are thereby disappointed and forced to
carry the same back again, we think fit further to direct and
require that noe other holidays be observed by you in the
Receipt of the Exchequer during the term time than such as are
observed by the Court of Exchequer and other Courts in Westminster Hall. And considering of how great consequence it is
to His Majesty's service and for the honour of the Exchequer
that all possible expedition be used and satisfaction given to such
as are willing to lend any money to His Majesty and pay the
same into the Receipt of the Exchequer, wee think fit further
to direct and require that when any persons shall bring any
money thither to be lent to His Majesty that a bill be
presently thrown down by the respective Tellers into whose
office it shall be brought, and his [the said lender's] tally
forthwith despatched and delivered out to him. and where it
is known upon what found [fund] the same is to be repaid
that his [the said lender's] order of repayment with interest
after the rate of 6l. per cent. per an. be also that afternoon
drawn and sent to the Treasury to be signed at our next
meeting: and upon return back thereof to you that the
Auditor of the Receipt do take care that an entry or registry
be forthwith made thereof in his office, so as that the party
concerned may without delay have the same from him. And
we further direct that the Auditor of the Receipt do take
care that all interest and over interest upon such order be
punctually from time to time paid, and that the order be by
him accordingly directed and be immediately recorded by the
Clerk of the Pells. And for preventing of the delay in the
payment of the over interest occasioned by the drawing and
sending of orders to us [i.c. to the Treasury from the
Exchequer] for each sum we are contented from time to time
to lodge and intrust a certain number of blank orders of that
kind in the hands of the Auditor. of the Receipt, he leaving
with us from time to time notes under his hand of the receipt
of them, and in his weekly certificates giving us an accompt
how they are made use of: which notes shall be re-delivered
to him when the entire number delivered to him at any one
time shall thereby appear to have been made use of. And we
doe further authorize and direct the making use of the moneys
which shall come in upon each branch of His Majesty's
revenue for the payment of the interest and over interest of
such loans as are ordered to be repaid out of such branches
respectively: and when the monie of such branch shall by any
means fall short or not come in in time for the doing thereof
we direct that the Auditor of the Receipt from time to time
apply to us for a provision of other moneys for the doing
thereof. And for the further ease and encouragement of all
lenders we direct that no fee be taken neither for throwing
down the bill or striking the tally of loan, or drawing,
entering or registering the orders of repayment, nor for
repayment of the principal, interest, or reward money. And
yet thinking it very meet and reasonable that you should not
want your due encouragement we direct that the Auditor of
the Receipt do after the expiration of every quarter day in
each year draw an order upon the old general letters patent
dormant in the name of some one person to be agreed upon by
you for the satisfying and paying to each of your offices so
much money as your accustomed fees would have amounted
unto for the services abovementioned for the preceding
quarter." |
Warrants Early XVIII.
pp. 327–8. |
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May 13 |
Money warrant for 55,000l. to the Cofferer of the Household,
which sum said Cofferer has represented will be due for the
expenses of the Household for six months to the end of Sept.
next, 1670: to be in orders registered in course on the sale
of fee farms. (Eleven Treasury orders hereon for in all the
said sum of 55,000l., dated May 17.) |
Warrants Early XXVII.
p. 3; Order Book XXXVII.
p. 163. |
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Same for 300l. to Lady Cornwallis: for half a year on her
pension: to be in orders ut supra. |
Warrants Early XXVII.
p. 4. |
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May 13 |
Money warrant for 100l. to Mrs. Frances Windebanck, for half
a year on her pension to be on the loans on the fee farms. |
Warrants Early XXVII.
p. 4. |
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Same for 200l. to the Countess of Brentford, for half a year on
her annuity or pension. |
Ibid, p. 7. |
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Same for 60l. to Ann Golding, widow, for half a year on her
pension. (Order hereon, dated May 18.) |
Ibid, p. 8; Order Book
XXXVII. p. 163. |
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Instructions from the King to Edward Backwell, alderman of
London. appointed Treasurer for His Majesty for the receipt
of the residue of the [wedding] portion of the Queen Consort:— |
Warrants Early XLII. pp. 1–5, 7–8 (reverse). |
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(2) By the decree of the Prince of Portugal of 1669, May
20 (stilo novo) and by a declaration of accompts dated 1668–9.
Mar. 12, there was acknowledged due to us 669,000 cruzados:
for the payment of which we are by the said decree to receive
the half customs of all goods belonging to Englishmen coming
from England to the Custom House of Lisbon, and there to be
paid by the Treasurer of that Kingdom to some person to be
appointed by us; and further there is by the said decree to
be yearly paid to us 40,000 cruzados coming yearly to Lisbon
on the fleet from Brazil. |
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(3) You are to receive instructions from the Treasury for
the remitting this money into the Receipt. |
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(5) By privy seal of April 20 last, we acknowledge that
3,129 mill. 237 reys, were received by Sir Robert Southwell,
late Envoy Extraordinary in Portugal, and by Francis Parry,
our agent now residing there. If any further sums have since
been received by said Parry you are to take the same into your
hands. |
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(6). By our letters of 1667–8. Feb. 15. we directed payment
of 10,850 cruzados to Bishop Russell, of the abovesaid
residue of the portion: and Sir Robert Southwell having on
our behalf made an agreement with him [Russell] of date
1669, June 4, that the said 10,850 cruzados should be paid
in two years by 6,000 at the return of the first Brazil fleet
which may now be about July next, and the residue at the
return of the following Brazil fleet, which may be about the
July in the year ensuing, you are to pay the said moneys
accordingly. |
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(7) You are to keep Francis Parry informed of all moneys
or custom house bills for money received on accompt of this
debt, and to pay nothing without his knowledge and to consult
him as to the rates of exchange in making remittances home. |
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Followed by:—The like instructions from the King to Francis
Parry, His Majesty's agent to the Prince of Portugal:— |
Ibid pp 3–4 (reverse). |
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(1) Because you were there on the place while that whole affair
was negotiated by Sir Robert Southwell you are the better enabled to remove any difficulties that may arise in the progress
of the payments. If any such arise, and more especially if any
attempt be made to divert the payments established. you are
to repair to the Prince or his Ministers, and by discourse or
writing obviate the same by all fairways and the best endeavours
you can; yet letting them know (in this latter case) that we
had not accepted so unequal a payment to the importance of
the debt but in expectation of larger assignations as soon as
they [the Portuguese] had partaked a little more the benefits
of the peace and that we shall never suffer to have the orders
and decrees of the said Prince broken to our disadvantage
while we see the Dutch daily partake the benefit of their
agreement with that [the Portuguese] Crown and receive the
payment of what they have demanded, though on a very
different accompt. |
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(2) You are to keep entries of all payments, and enquire
diligently as to rates of exchange for remittances in order
to Backwell's assistance. "If our Receiver [Backwell] shall
at any time desire to transport some of the said monie here
for England in specie and insist upon a public warrant for
the [unmolested shipping of] same you are to demand such
warrant from the Prince; which we suppose he will not
refuse inasmuch as by the Treaty of mariage that Crown
was obliged to pay in the whole portion here in London." |
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(3) Any moneys which you have received over and above
the 1,331 mill 917 reys (which you have applied to the use
of Sir Robert Southwell, and for which you have a privy seal
of discharge of April 20 last), you are to pay to Backwell. |
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(4) You are to accompt to the Treasury for your proceedings herein. |
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Followed by:—Royal letters patent of May 16 inst. of appointment of said Francis Parry to assist said Backwell. Receiver,
as above. |
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And same of May 11 inst. of appointment of said
Backwell as Receiver of said portion as above. |
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May 13 |
Money warrant for 500l. to James Darcy. Master of His
Majesty's studs, for one year to Lady Day last on the 500l.
per an. agreed on in lieu of fees and service in that employment, settled by the late contract with His Majesty in that
behalf: to be by orders registered on the Wine Act. (Order
hereon, dated May 26.) |
Warrants Early XXVI pp. 6–7: Order Book XXXVII. p. 212. |
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Treasury warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare
a grant to Sir Thomas Strickland of the customs of imported
salt, foreign and Scotch, at the rent of 1,000l. per an.: on
surrender of his former grant made to him in 1665, July 7. |
Out Letters Customs I. pp. 197–8. |
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Sir G. Downing to Mr. Swinborn. Receiver of the Eleven
Months' tax for Durham and Northumberland, concerning the
arrear of 5,610l. 17s. 9½d. remaining either in his hands or in
the Collector's hands or yet uncollected according to Sir W.
Doily's certificate. You are to attend my Lords hereon on
the 16th inst. |
Out Letters General II. p. 278. |
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The like letter to the following Receivers, respectively, for the
counties and arrears, respectively, detailed:— |
Ibid. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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Walter Strickland for Yorks |
3,404 |
0 |
2¼ |
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Hen. Brabant for Durham and Northumberland |
550 |
0 |
7⅓ |
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John Randall for Dorset |
665 |
19 |
1¼ |
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Charles Trevanyon for Cornwall |
269 |
5 |
7 |
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Sir Walter Moyle for Cornwall |
5,759 |
14 |
2¾ |
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Jer. Bennet for Derby |
150 |
7 |
2¾ |
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Mrs. Argall for Essex |
1,203 |
11 |
3¼ |
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Rich. Gwyn for Pembroke |
2,293 |
17 |
2½ |
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Roger Whitley for North Wales |
1,972 |
5 |
1¼ |
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George Gipps for Suffolk |
8,019 |
4 |
5 |
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John Trethewy for Somerset |
1,044 |
18 |
11 |
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Dudley Reuse for Oxford |
18,889 |
9 |
8¾ |
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Bevis Lloyd for Monmouth |
3,586 |
12 |
11¼ |
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Col. Rich. Kirkby for Lancaster |
4,197 |
18 |
5½ |
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John Lloyd for Brecon and Radnor |
912 |
17 |
10¾ |
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William Andrewes for Hertford |
2,873 |
18 |
7½ |
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Nicholas Veele for Gloucester |
5,366 |
11 |
3 |
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Laurence Bathurst for Gloucester |
6,505 |
19 |
7½ |
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Thomas Weedon for Bucks |
2,644 |
4 |
2 |
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Lewys Harding for Beds |
1,822 |
11 |
9¼ |
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May 13 |
Sir G. Downing to Mr. Wingate, Mr. Waring, Sir C. Harbord,
Mr. Sherwyn and the Excise Commissioners to attend my
Lords on Monday about appointing Commissioners for the
retrospect of the Wine Act for the out districts. |
Out Letters General II. p. 279. |
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Same to the Attorney General to attend my Lords on Monday
about the grant of the 4½ per cent. duty in Barbados. |
Ibid. |
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May 13 and 12 |
The Treasury Lords to the Trustees for the Queen Consort's
revenues and to the Attorney General respectively to pursue
a royal warrant, prefixed in detail, of the 10th inst. for the
said Trustees to grant a new lease to John lord Frescheville of
the manor of Eckington, co. Derby, and for the Attorney
General to prepare a great seal to confirm the grant and to
insert therein the grant of the patronage of the church of
Eckington and Killamarsh. |
Warrants Early XXXVII. pp. 348–50. 372. |
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Same to Robert Napier, Receiver General of the Duchy of
Cornwall, and Eustace Bridgell, deputy steward of the honour
of Bradninch, concerning four saddle horses which in June,
1665, were sent to Sir George Chudleigh's farm at Ashton, six
miles from Exeter, which horses were the property of his
brother Thomas Chudleigh, who died indebted to the King in
714l. 15s. 3d. as well as the rent of the house in which he dwelt
in the castle close of Exeter. You are to seize the said horses
and sell them, making reasonable allowance to Sir G Chudleigh
for keeping them. |
Ibid, XXXIII. p. 134. |
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Treasury order for 234l. 12s. 0d. to the Master of the Great
Wardrobe for surplices for His Majesty's chapel: to be
registered on the Wine Act (with a later clause of direction
dated July 8). |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 211. |
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Letter of direction as to the balance of 358l. 17s. 0¾d., being
part of the Treasury order of Nov. 22 last for 1,954l. 17s. 0¼d.
to Sir Edw. Griffin for Mrs. Chiffinch, &c. |
Ibid, p. 23. |
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Treasury order for 5,000l. to John Harvey for the Queen: out of
the arrears of the Customs. |
Ibid, p. 24. |
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May 13 |
Treasury warrant to Auditor Humphry Morice for particulars of
the office of bailiff of the several manors of Spalding, Moulton
Bewroles, Holbeck, Whaplode, and Grantham, co. Lincoln.
part of the late Queen Mother's jointure: said office being
determined by the said Queen Mothers's decease. |
Warrants Early XXXVII. p. 366. |
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Royal warrant to Harbottle Grimston, Master of the Rolls, to give
order to Mathew Pinder to deliver the sign manual containing
a grant of the fee farms in trust for sale (ut supra. p. 560), "to
which bill you put your recepi on the 29th of July last." |
Ibid, XV. p. 428. |
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May 16 |
Money warrant for 100l. to Lady Sayers (Katherine Sayer) for
half a year on her pension: to be by an order registered on
the fee farms. (Order hereon, dated May 19.) |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 6; Order Book XXXVII. p. 163. |
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Same for 50l. to Mrs. Slaughter |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 6. |
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Same for half a year each to Dr. Peter Masonett on his pension
of 222l. 13s. 4d. per an.; to Sir Alexander Hume on his
pension of 500l. per an.; to Lady Wentworth on her pension
of 600l. per an.; to Lady Byron on her pension of 200l. per
an.; to Robert Lesley on his pension of 200l. per an. (Order
hereon for Massonet dated May 20.) |
Ibid, p. 3; Order Book XXXVII. p. 164. |
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May 16 |
Money warrant for 85l. 16s. 0d. to the Earl of Sandwich for the
summer liveries of 12 children of the Chapel: to be paid out
of the sale of fee farm rents. |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 10; Order Book XXXVII. p. 162. |
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Together with:—Two letters of direction, 1670, Aug. 8
and 1671, Sept. 26, transferring the assignation successively
to the Wine Act and the Wine Licences. (Order hereon, dated
1670, May 21.) |
|
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 30l. to the
Earl of Salisbury in part of his arrears of creation money. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 115. |
|
Same to same to advance into the Exchequer 1,741l. as a loan on
the Customs farm rent of July. 1671. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to pay Thomas, Earl of Rivers 20l. for one year's
creation money. |
Ibid, p. 116. |
|
Same fixing the fees, detailed, to be taken in the office of the
King's Remembrancer on the taking of bonds and securities
from the officers of the Hearth money and their sureties. |
Warrants Early XXXVI. p. 182. |
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Same to the King's Remembrancer to stay process against
Thomas Morice, Receiver General of Hearth money for co.
Herts, on the 399l. 4s. 0d. arrears certified by John Jeffery,
deputy to Auditor Phelipps, as due from him. |
Ibid, pp. 158–9. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt, &c., for the splitting of a
tally for 8,800l. struck upon George Gipps. Receiver of Royal
Aids for Suffolk, whereon he has paid into the office of Sir
Thomas Player, Chamberlain of London, 7,399l. 11s. 5d.,
all in regard the said Gipps cannot properly be discharged in
the Exchequer for the said 7,399l. 11s. 5d. without a single
[or separate] tally for the same. |
Ibid XXXIV. p. 238. |
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Sir G. Downing to Mr. Sherwyn and Mr. Webb. Please send the
instructions for the Collectors of the Hearth money, for
they call upon me for them very much. |
Out Letters General II. p. 280. |
|
Same to Mr Brewer. Bring me to-morrow the warrant and
the two patents for allowing interest to the Customs Farmers
for their loan to the King. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Rich. Otley and Col. Scriven to dispatch
their accounts with the Auditor, and to the Auditor concerned
to call for same. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Capt. Wingate and Mr. Waring. Tell Mr. Randall that
he cannot be a Commissioner for the Retrospect of the Wine
duty till he clear his accompt as Receiver of Assessments
for Dorset. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Lord St. John to attend my Lords this day fortnight
about the money due from Mr. Swynborne. |
Ibid, p. 281. |
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Same to Mr. Griffin and Mr. Clerke. Attend me to-morrow
about some business "concerning Mr. Samborne as he is
Marshal of the ceremonie." |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Crispe to attend my Lords to-morrow |
Ibid. |
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The like to Alderman Backwell |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Alderman Backwell, Tho. Row and Mr. Hornby. My
Lords have this day received a complaint from the officers of
the Mint that by virtue of the Coinage Act you do demand that
His Majesty's Mint should be at the charge of the refining
of eager gold and silver. Please attend my Lords hereon on
Wednesday. |
Ibid. |
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May 16 |
Sir G. Downing to the Warden of the Fleet to produce Mr.
Stockden to-morrow. |
Out Letters General II. p. 281. |
|
Same to the Commissioners of the Wine Act to afford Col.
Birch. Mr. Wingate and Mr. Waring (who are appointed
Commissioners for the Retrospect of the late Wine Act) a sight
of their books of receipts of the several districts especially of the
four last quarters. |
Ibid, p. 282. |
|
Treasury order on the Exchequer in General for 50l. to the
overseers of the poor of St. Margaret's, Westminster: and for
100l. to the poor of the parish of St. Martin's. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 98. |
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May 17 |
Money warrant for 2,335l to Sir Dennis Gauden for fourmonthly
payments on his victualling ordinary of 467l. per mensem, viz.
1669–70. Feb., to 1670, May. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 118. |
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Same for 50l. each to Isabel Boynton, junr., and Katherine
Boynton for half a year's annuity or pension and [for 60l.] to
Mary Boynton for the like on her pension of 120l. per an. and
[100l.] to Isabell Boynton, widow, for same on her pension of
200l. per an. (Order hereon for Isabella Boynton, dated
May 18.) |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 2; Order Book XXXVII. p. 162. |
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Same for 1,589l. 14s. 6d. to the Earl of Sandwich for such provisions [for the Wardrobe] as by His Majesty's special
command are now to be made for his service. (Order hereon.
dated May 19. with a letter of direction, dated July 8.) |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 8; Order Book XXXVII. p. 163. |
|
Same for 150l. to Mrs. Honora Harding for half a year on her
pension. |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 10. |
|
Same for 20l. to William Clayton for half a year on his allowance
or wages as one of the King's musicians in ordinary for the
lute and voice: so appointed Jan. 25 last in place of Edward
Coleman, deceased. |
Ibid, p. 17. |
|
Same for 30,000l. to Sir Edw. Griffin in full of the ordinary
allowance to His Majesty's servants payable by the Treasurer
of the Chamber for the year commencing Lady Day last: half
out of the proceeds of the sale of fee farms and half in orders
to be registered on the Wine Act. (Treasury orders hereon
for 5,000l. and 10,000l. and 15,000l., dated May 20.) |
Ibid, XXVII. p. 6: XXVI. p. 10; Order Book XXXVII. pp. 162, 212. |
|
Sir G. Downing to Sir W. Doily and Sir Henry Wood to send
this afternoon the warrant about ranging the Queen's lands
and legacies. |
Out Letters General II. p. 282. |
|
Same to Mr. Lawrence to take care that the particulars upon
which the 10,000l. passed upon the late mortgage or the paper
book which was drawn for the same may be speedily delivered
to Auditor Phelips. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Sherwyn and Mr. Webb to attend my Lords
to-morrow. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Commissioners of the late Wine Act to permit
the Commissioners of the Retrospect to see their books, "and
that by Mr. Ady of your office you send unto them the
particulars of your quarterly accompts of your several districts
and the copies of such commissions, bonds, and other instruments before you as they shall from time to time desire." |
Ibid, p. 283. |
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May 17 |
Sir G. Downing to the Earl of Norwich to attend my Lords
to-morrow about the business between him and Mrs. Tyndall. |
Out Letters General II.p. 283. |
|
Same to the Marshal of the King's Bench to bring Mr. Stockden
before my Lords to-morrow. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 300l. to Sir Ralph Knight for half a year on
his pension. |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 6. |
|
Same for 4,055l. 11s. 1d. for the month of May, in further part
of 14,611l. 2s. 2d. due to Sir Denis Gauden on his monthly
allowance of sea victuals for 5,000 men: to be on the loans
on the Wine Act. (Order hereon, dated May 19.) |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 116; Order Book XXXVII. p. 211. |
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The Treasury Lords to the King's Remembrancer to stay process
against Sir Richard Otley and Col. Richard Scriven as
Receivers of Hearth money for Salop. |
Warrants Early XXXVI. p. 158. |
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Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take the
securities, detailed, of John Newsham, of Chadshunt, co.
Warwick, as Receiver of Hearth money for co. Warwick. |
Ibid, p. 179. |
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The like for Raphaell Hollingshead. of Halsall, co. Lancs., as
same for co. Lancs., and for Richard Rydley, of Astley
Abbots, co. Salop, as same for Salop and Stafford. |
Ibid, pp. 180, 184. |
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[?] |
The like for William Christian, of Southwaite, Cumberland, as
same for Durham. Northumberland, Newcastle, and Berwick,
and for Charles Duncomb, of Flitwick. Beds, as same for
co. Beds. |
Ibid, pp. 159, 178. |
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May 17 |
The Treasury Lords to Sir Tho. Ingram to order the Auditor of
the King's revenue in the Duchy of Lancaster to forward to
Auditor Phelips schedules of particulars of fee farms in said
Duchy. |
Ibid, XXXIII. p. 135. |
|
Treasury order on the Exchequer in General for 26l. 16s. 6d.
to Edmo. Warcupp as gratuity for loan: to be paid out of a
debt due to the King from Thomas Pritchard et al. on bond. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 98. |
|
May 18 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to permit 600 chaldron
of coals to be laden in Swansea and 150 chaldron in the port
of Newcastle for the use of the island and garrison of Jersey. |
Out Letters Customs II. p. 117. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare a grant to
German Hough, of the office of one of the King's waiters in
London port, on the surrender of William Orton. |
Ibid, I. p. 199. |
|
Same (signed only by Lord Ashley) to Thomas Wade, of
Chester city, to search for and seize prohibited goods in the
port of Chester: several of the principal members of the
Company for the plantation of the Sommer Islands alias
Bermudas having recommended him by their certificate of
the 17th inst. |
Ibid, pp. 199–200. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to Francis Mansell for half a year on
his pension. |
Warrants Early XXVII. pp. 2–3. |
|
Same (cancelled) for 4,000l. to the Cofferer, "the same being
represented under his hand the 16th of May instant to be the
total of the extraordinary expenses for the reception of
Madam at Dover and not to come within the ordinary yearly
allowance for the expense of His Majesty's Household. |
Ibid, XXIV. p. 97. |
|
Money warrant for 13,608l. 15s. 7¾d. to same to balance the
accompt of the Royal Household to 1668, Michaelmas: as by
the privy seal of the 13th ult. |
Ibid. |
|
May 18 |
Money warrant for 250l. to Sir Algernon May for half a year's
fee to Lady Day last as clerk or keeper of the Rolls and
Records in the Tower. (Order hereon, dated May 20.) |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 9; Order Book XXXVII. p. 162. |
|
Same for 100l. to Clara Bolton for half a year on her pension:
in orders registered on the sale of fee farms. (Orders hereon,
of same date) |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 9; Order Book XXXVII p. 162. |
|
Same for 100l. to Mr. Carlisle for same on his pension |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 9. |
|
Same for 229l. 7s. 10d. to Francis Hollingshed, Receiver of
Assessments for co Stafford, for the surplusage on his late
accompt of the aids of that county. |
Ibid, p. 11. |
|
Together with:—A letter of direction hereon dated Dec. 9. |
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Treasury warrant to the Auditor and other officers of the Receipt
to keep one distinct book of Registry for such payments as are
or shall be directed on the 10,000l. per an. or thereabouts of
fee farm rents or other rents which have been vested in the
hands of trustees for the purpose of sale "and that in like
manner you keep as many distinct books of registry for orders
charged on the said fee farm rents as there shalbe deeds of
settlement thereof on the said Trustees, which deed of
settlement shalbe particularly notifyed to you that you may
be thereby the better enabled to observe our directions
herein: taking care that where any order is grounded on any
tally of loan the said order shall bear date and be registered
in course according to the date of the said tally: and where
any order is drawn on any warrant from us, that the said order
bear date and be placed in the registry according to the time
of the bringing such warrant to your office: and we further
direct that all such orders as are already drawne and signed
by us for payment of loans on the said revenue or which are
drawn by virtue of any warrant from us before the date hereof,
to be paid out of the money arising by the sale of the said
rents, [that these] be registered in your booke of Registry upon
the said 10,000l. per an." |
Ibid, p. 12. |
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Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take the
securities, detailed, of the following Receivers of Hearth
money, viz.:— |
Ibid, XXXVI. pp. 180–1, 183. |
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George Clarke, of Tiverton, Devon, for Cornwall and Devon. |
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Richard Orton, of Great Peatling, co. Leicester, for co.
Leicester. |
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Roger Vaughan, of Bredwardine, co. Hereford, for
Hereford. |
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Francis Crawley, of Someris, in the parish of Luton, Beds,
for co. Essex and Herts. |
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George Williamson, of Bridekirk, Cumberland, for
Cumberland and Westmorland. |
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Nathaniell Booth for co. Chester. |
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Edward Miller, of Cambridge, for co. Cambridge and Ely. |
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Same to Sir William Godolphin. Auditor of Wales, to respite
the 833l. 16s. 8d. in the account of Bevis Lloyd as Receiver of
Assessments for co. Monmouth, having been robbed from his
deputy William Morgan: on said Lloyd's bond to pay same
in twelve months. |
Ibid, XXXIV p. 239. |
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The Treasury Lords to the King's Remembrancer to stay process
against said Lloyd for abovesaid sum. |
Ibid, p. 241. |
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Same to the Auditor concerned to remit the 12 per cent. interest
charge in the account of Francis Hollingshead, late Receiver of
Assessments for Stafford, and to allow him 120l. in his account. |
Ibid, pp. 240–1. |
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May 18 |
Money warrant for 229l. 7s. 10d. to Francis Hollingshed,
Receiver of Assessments for co. Stafford, being a surplusage
of Poll money for said county. |
Warrants Early XXXIV. p. 240; XXVII. p. 53. |
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Treasury order for 890l. to Viscount Fauconberg on his ordinary:
out of loans on the Wine Act. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 214. |
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Same for 400l. to Edward Backwell for repayment of loan: out
of the sales of fee farms. |
Ibid, p. 163. |
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Same on the Exchequer in General for 30l. to Stephen Welsted
for salary as Solicitor of Assessments for co. Southampton. |
Ibid, p. 99. |
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Sir G. Downing to Sir R. Long. My Lords have received your
certificate of what is due to Sir Bernard Gascoyne, but they
desire a second certificate of what moneys have been paid him
since the present Treasury commission sat. |
Out Letters General II. p. 283. |
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Same to Alderman Backwell, Mr. Row and Mr. Hornby.
Owing to Backwell's absence this morning the business of the
eager gold and silver is put off till Friday next. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Auditor Beale and Sir William Bowles to bring said
Bowles's last declared account on Wednesday. |
Ibid, p. 284. |
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Same to Henry Brounker to take care for the issuing out the
commission for the Hearth money and to send the names of
the sureties to Mr. Sherwin and Mr. Webb to be dispatched
by them that so no time may be lost in bringing in His
Majesty's money. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Auditor Phillipps. My Lords desire that in making up
the particulars [of the fee farms to be conveyed to trustees
for sale thereof], which you are to rate, you digest them into
several classes: those of the Auditors of the Exohequer by
themselves; those of the Clerk of the Pipe by themselves;
and those of the Duchy of Lancaster by themselves, and
that you distinguish the nature of the rent, whether it be a
fee farm or any other, and setting down the reprise (if any
be) issuing out of it, that so as well my Lords as the Trustees
may, by the perusal of their respective schedules (which my
Lords desire you to see fairly transcribed in several books for
their use), be informed of what shall be desired to be
purchased without turning over the patent which would be
extremely tedious. The first patent will be only of the
10,000l. per an., which you are to reduce into a schedule in
the first place, and you may for that end have the paper book
thereof from the late Attorney General's clerk if you desire
it: out of which it may be easier drawn than out of the
patent, wherein the mistake of a line may do harm. My
Lords will consider your pains, and the Surveyor General will
render all assistance. |
Ibid, p. 285. |
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Same to Sir Edmond Sawyer and the rest of the Auditors of the
Exchequer Court. My Lords desire that as soon as you have
perfected the particular of the fee farm rents for any one
county you send the same to Auditor Phillips, whom they have
appointed to be Auditor of the rates [ratals of particulars
thereof]: to the end he may thereby make the rates and transmit same to the Attorney General for the preparation of the
draft of the grant to the Trustees. |
Ibid, p. 286. |
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May 20 |
Treasury order for 73l. to Sir Edw. Griffin for Dr. Jones, Dean
of His Majesty's Chapel: out of the loans on the Wine Act. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 213. |
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May 20 |
Treasury order for 685l. and 1,650l. to Sir Dennis Gawden and
his partners for victualling the Navy in ordinary at 467l. per
mensem: being for periods detailed, and out of the loans on
the Customs for June and July, 1671. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 24. |
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Same for 350l. to Sir John Finch, Resident in Florence: out of
the Customs rent of July, 1671. |
Ibid. |
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Same on the fee farms for 6,861l. 3s. 8½d. to Sir Edward
Griffin for wages and expenses of the Household. |
Ibid, p. 189. |
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May 21 |
Same for 1,988l. 15s. 6d. to the Earl of Sandwich for His
Majesty's last summer progress: to be registered on the
Wine Act. |
Ibid, p. 213. |
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May 22 |
Same for 730l. to Sir Edward Wise as royal bounty: out of
moneys payable by Samuel Gardner for buying of improved
rents. |
Ibid, p. 323. |
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May 24 |
Money warrant for 41,317l. 7s. 6d. to Sir Ste. Fox for the Guards
and marching Forces for five months' pay from May 7 inst. to
Sept. 24 next: and for 31,144l. 18s. 11d. for the garrisons:
to be registered on the sale of fee farms. (Orders hereon,
detailed, dated May 27.) |
Warrants Early XXVII.p. 4 and p. 15 reverse; Order Book XXXVII, pp. 165–6. |
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Treasury order for 194l. to Sir W. Swan, Envoy at Hamburg: out
of the new farm of the Customs. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 70. |
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Same on the Exchequer in General for 5,000l. to Humfry Weld
for secret service: by tally on the Receiver of Southampton,
Wilts and Gloucester. |
Ibid. p. 99. |
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May 25 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 103l. 6s. 8d.
to the Duke of Buckingham for one year's creation money to
the dignity of Duke, Marquess, Earl and Viscount. |
Out Letters Customs II p. 117. |
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Money warrant for 120l. to Dame Katherine Lloyd, relict of Sir
Godfrey Lloyd, for half a year on her late husband's 240l.
per an.: to be registered on the sale of fee farms. (Order
hereon, dated May 27.) |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 13; Order Book XXXVII. p. 164. |
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Same for 100l. each to Sir William Doily, junr., and John
Loving for services as Commissioners for Exchanges: to be
registered ut supra. (Orders hereon, dated May 28.) |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 14; Order Book XXXVII. p. 165. |
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Same for 352l. 11s. 0d. to Sir Ste. Fox in repayment of loan
with 6 per cent. interest, as by a tally of loan of the 7th inst.,
to be registered ut supra. |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 14. |
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Same for 100l. to Thomas Windham for half a year on his
annuity: to be registered ut supra. |
Ibid, pp. 15–16. |
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Same for 50l. to Andrew Lawrence. Guide of the Ways, in part
of 300l. as by the privy seal of June 15 last: to be registered
ut supra. (Order hereon, dated May 30.) |
Ibid, p 16; Order Book XXXVII. p. 165. |
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Same for 1,000l. to the Earl of Suffolk for one year
as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber: to be registered
ut supra. |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 16. |
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Same for 50l. to Izabell Haughton for half a year on her annuity
or pension. |
Ibid. p 17. |
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Same for 250l. to Mary Blagg for half a year on her pension |
Ibid, p. 18. |
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May 25 |
Money warrant for 31l. 5s. 10d. to Sir Francis Leake for half a
year's fees or wages to Lady Day last as Capt. of West Tilbury
blockhouse (with the fee of 2s. a day) and Capt. of the
blockhouse near Gravesend (with the fee of 20l. per an. and
4d. a day). |
Warrants Early XXVII p. 18. |
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Same for 5l. to Henry Thomas as royal bounty. (Order hereon,
dated May 27.) |
Ibid, p. 3, Order Book XXXVII. p. 163. |
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Same for 200l. to Ann Windham for half a year on her
annuity. |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 5. |
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Same for 150l. each to Andrew Newport and Col. Reymes.
Comptrollers of the Great Wardrobe, for half a year's
salary. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 300l. to Sir John Clobery for half a year of his
annuity or pension. |
Ibid, p. 6. |
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Same for 40l. to Sir Edw. Bish, Kt., Clarenceux King-at-Arms,
in part of 340l. arrears on his fee of 40l. per an. payable at
the Receipt. |
Ibid, XXI. p. 34. |
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Same for 2,033l. 6s. 8d. to Robert Earl of Leicester, being the
unpaid remainder of the 3,033l. 6s. 8d., ordered to be paid to
him by letters patent of 1660, Nov. 9, for so much remaining
due to him from the late King. |
Ibid, p. 36. |
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Sir G. Downing to Col. Strowd. My Lords have had several
affidavits presented to them to-day by Sir Samuel Starling,
late Sub-Farmer of Hearth money for Kent, and Samuel
Lambe, another Sub-Farmer of same, to the effect that you
have received by the aid of soldiers moneys, detailed, of the said
revenue in Hythe, West Hythe, New and Old Romney, and
Tenterden town and hundred for the half year ended 1666,
Sept. 29, and two other affidavits, detailed, as to later receipts
from same. You are to return my Lords an answer hereto
by this day fortnight. |
Out Letters General II. pp. 284–5. |
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Same to Tymothy Wade, of London, silkman, to make the like
answer concerning a like affidavit of John Lloyd as to 55l. of
Hearth money for co. Norfolk remaining in his hands. |
Ibid, p. 285. |
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Same to Sir C. Harbord for his opinion as to how to punish
offenders for the many abuses in Salcey Forest and Whittlewood Forest. |
Ibid, p. 286. |
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Same to the Customs Farmers to send to the Treasury a list
of each port in England and Wales with its creeks and
members. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Attorney General to attend my Lords next
Wednesday at the hearing of the business about bringing in
the arrears of Hearth money, when Bevis Lloyd and other
Sub-Farmers are to attend. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to Sir Edm. Sawyer, Auditor for Crown
revenues for co. Kent, to allow in the account of William
Polhill, Receiver General of the One and the Eleven Months'
assessments for Kent, 120l. for charges, and to abate the
12 per cent. interest. |
Warrants Early XXXIV. p. 243. |
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The Treasury Lords to Toby Humfrys (Humfry), one of the
Sub-Farmers of Hearth money for co Yorks. We are
informed that the ledger books, rolls, accompts, and late
views of the Hearth money in co. Yorks are in the custody of
Richard Titchmarsh in the late office for the Hearth money
held at Pontefract, and that transcripts of the said views have
not been made forth according to our order to the sub-farmers
thereof and according to the said sub-farmers' covenants.
Therefore order you to cause said views to be forthwith
transcribed in such manner as shall be prescribed by Mr.
Sherwyn and Mr. Webb. |
Ibid, XXXVI. p. 185. |
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May 26 |
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to deliver to John
Newsham his commission as Receiver of Hearth money for
Warwick, notwithstanding that he is indebted to the King
93l. 13s. 10d. on his account of the Aids. |
Warrants Early XXXVI. pp. 183–4. |
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Same to same to take the securities, detailed, of Martin Sandys,
of Elmley Lovett, co. Worcester, as Receiver of Hearth money
for co. Worcester. |
Ibid, p 184. |
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Sir G. Downing to Mr. Hinton to attend him to-morrow about
some business concerning him. |
Out Letters General II. p. 287. |
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Same to the Farmers of London Excise. Sir Ste. Fox has
to-day complained to my Lords that you are behind in your
rent. Take care that it be forthwith paid in. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the Receipt to discharge Paul Adams, gent.,
late Receiver of Hearth money in Sussex, of the 1,100l. 10s. 6d.
wherein he stood indebted to the King on the foot of his
accompts and of the 185l. 1s. 6d. charged on him for interest
or damage thereon according to Act of Parliament. |
Warrants Early XXI. p. 35. |
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Same to the King's Remembrancer to deliver up said Adams's bonds. |
Ibid. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Earl of St. Albans and the rest of the
Trustees and Commissioners of the revenue of the late Queen
Mother for an account of their proceedings on the Treasury
letter of the 9th inst. |
Ibid, XLII. p. 9. |
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Treasury order, on the fee farms, for 1,500l., 500l. and 600l. to
the Earl of Bath as Groom of the Stole [? in part of the money
warrant of May 6, supra p. 563]. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 164. |
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Money warrant for 80l. to Sir Edw. Bish on his fee of 40l. per
an. as Clarenceux King-at-Arms. |
Warrants Early XXVII. p. 19; Order Book XXXVII. p. 167. |
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Treasury warrant to [John Rive, Henry Guy, Griffith
Bodurda and John Man], Commissioners of the late [or last]
Wine Act, authorising John Birch, Edward Wyngate and
Edmond Wareing (Wairing) to sit with said Commissioners in
their office and to have recourse to and inspection of their
books and papers and to acquaint themselves with all the
officers in said commission till said commission shall be
suspended: the said Birch, Wingate and Wareing having been
appointed by His Majesty to be Commissioners for executing
the powers of the first Wine Act as also for such clauses of
the second [or late] Wine Act as relate to the raising money
for securing lenders on the first Wine Act. |
Warrants Early XL. p. 35. |
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Same to same to prepare an accompt or abstract of the
entries of wines and brandy within their district from the
commencement of the Act for raising 310,000l., on wines, &c.,
to the last day of the present May, what moneys have been
received thereon and the arrears standing thereon to said date,
and likewise the same accompt for the out districts: and also
what orders of loan have been paid and discharged or ought
to have been paid and discharged by the Receipt to same date,
specifying the numbers and course of the orders, the principal,
and interest. |
Ibid, p. 36. |
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May 27 |
Treasury order for 1,650l. and 685l. to Symon Bennet in repayment of loan: out of the Customs of June, 1671. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 24. |
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Same for 4,055l. 11s. 5½d. to Sir John Bankes in repayment of
loan: to be registered on the Wine Act. |
Ibid, p. 212. |
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Same for 51l. to Henry Thomas as royal bounty on the proceeds
of the sale of fee farms. |
Ibid, p. 163. |
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Nine same for in all 41,669l. 18s. 6d. to Sir Ste. Fox in
repayment of loan. |
Ibid, p. 164. |
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[? May 27] |
Letter of direction (erased) for 190l. 11s. 0d. in part of 200l.
remaining unpaid of a Treasury order of 1661, May 21 (for
500l. to Sir William St. Ravy and John Cary for His Majesty's
secret service), to be paid out of money to be paid into the
Exchequer by Sir John Robinson et al. |
Ibid, p. 166. |
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May 28 |
Sir G. Downing to the Commissioners for the Wine Act enclosing
a copy of an order signed by Lord Ashley and which will be
signed by the remaining requisite number of Treasury Lords
so soon as they come to town. Meanwhile on the strength
hereof set your clerks to work that no time may be lost. |
Out Letters General II. p. 288. |
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May 30 |
Treasury warrant for payment of 260l. to Ambrose Norton for
the repair of the stables in the Mews, in part of 960l. directed
by the privy seal of 1664, Dec. 12, on which a Treasury money
warrant was grounded 1668, Aug. 13, but the said warrant
having been mislaid and no money paid thereon. |
Warrants Early XVIII. p. 330. |
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Money warrant for 54l. 15s. 0d. to Col. Edward Villers, Keeper
of His Majesty's house and Park of Richmond, for one year
of his fee, in part of 369l. 11s. 3d. arrears thereon. |
Ibid. pp. 326–7. |
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Same for 100l. to Margaret Price for half a year on her annuity
or pension. |
Ibid, XXVII. p. 7. |
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Treasury warrant to John Goddard and Francis Godfry to
search for and seize prohibited goods in London port. |
Out Letters Customs I. pp. 200–1. |
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May 31 |
Treasury order for 890l. to Edward Backwell in repayment of
loan: to be registered on the Wine Act. |
Order Book XXXVII. p. 213. |
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May — |
Royal warrant for a privy seal for a grant to Lord Widdrington
and Mr. Rycaut "of such debts and sums of money concealed
from His Majesty and due to him from Michaelmas, 1640,
to Michaelmas, 1659." |
Warrants Early XV. p. 431. |
