Minute Book: February 1671

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 3, 1669-1672. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1908.

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February 1671

Feb. 6. [Downing's or Charnock's memoranda.]
Warrant for a year for the Duke of Richmond [in part] of his arrears as of the Bedchamber: to be on the new farm of the Customs. (Done.)
Warrant for Mr. Bartue: on the loans on the new farm of the Customs. (Done.)
Warrant according to Mr. Agar's report for timber and money. (Done.)
The Earl of Suffolk: creation money: his warrant on the fee farms to be on the loans. (Done.)
Col. Legg.
Sir Edmond Pooley's account and bonds to be looked out.
[Treasury Minute Book DCXXV. pp. 155–6.]
Mr. Preston: warrant: Mr. Breams to pay the money into the Exchequer [to meet said warrant].
Capt. Titus: warrant on Sir R. Long's certificate.
[Ibid. DCXXIV. p. 111.]
Feb. 10. [Downing's or Charnock's memoranda.]
Warrant for the Prince of Orange for 20,000l. on his privy seal on the quarter of the Customs due at Xmas next or so much therof as that quarter will bear and the residue on the loans on the Customs. (Done.)
Prince Rupert's warrant for a quarter ending at Xmas last. (Done.)
[Ibid. DCXXV. p. 156.]
Feb. 13. [Downing's or Charnock's memoranda.]
Mr. Richardson's petition: warrant accordingly. (Done.)
Sir Henry De Vic: a warrant accordingly for 800l. on the new farm of the Customs. (Done.)
Sir Nicholas Crispe's warrant to be dispatched. (Done.)
A warrant for the bailiffship of Havering: on the Auditor's particular. (Done.)
A warrant for Mr. Arundell for Kenington: the fine to be paid to the Receiver. (Done.)
The Earl of Thanet: warrant for his creation money. (Done.)
A warrant for 10,000l. for the Ordnance: on the new farm of the Customs. (Done.)
A like warrant for 50,000l. for the Navy, on the same fund (done), and a month hence a warrant for 50,000l. more.
To know what is due to the Earl of Clare for his creation money.
Warrant for three months for Sir William Temple. (Done.)
Mr. Holder's warrant to be minded on Friday next. (Done.)
The Earl of Leicester's warrant: creation money. (Done.)
Mr. Catesby's report to be looked out. (Done.)
Sir Francis Leake: one about dotard trees in Sherwood Forest and a lease of the courte.
Auditors' warrant on Xmas quarter [for their fees for the] Customs [audit].
[Ibid. pp. 156–7.]
Memorandum: Mr. Palmer's petition to carry in. Query: Mr. Noy.
Serjeant Bull and Mr. Hill.
Nugent: Stubbing: Montague: Prynn: Whitley: Hampshire Excise: Coles.
Sir Ste. Fox warrant for the 20,000l.
Earl of Clare: Query: warrant for his creation money.
Excise Commissioners: warrant for a new commission for them as desired by Mr. Gaywood.
Mr. Goldesbrough: warrant on his commission: to speak with him first.
Mr. Vernon, Sir Hen. Vernon's brother, to be Receiver of Hearth money in the county of Derby, loco Jerv. Bennet.
Memorandum: Sir Edm. Windham's petition and reference.
[Treasury Minute Book DCXXIV. p. 111.]
Feb 20. [Downing's or Charnock's memoranda.]
Mr. Wood's petition, reference, and report to be remembered to-morrow.
Memorandum: Edward Miller, Receiver of Cambridgeshire Hearth money, hath a certificate of the Auditor, if any enquiry be.
Memorandum: Mr. Bull's warrant: to be certified what due.
Col. Titus: warrant to be new drawn for his salary.
La[dy] Delavall's warrant to be on the Wine Licences.
Mr. Legoose: warrant on the Lord Chamberlain's letter [of] 30 A. [April or Aug., 16] 70.
[Officers of the] Pipe: order to them to certify what money they have received on extents on the arrears of the assessments since the first accounts declared.
Mr. Dick: petition considered: [decided] that that debt was a Parlt. debt and placed on the old arrears of Excise as many others: that my Lords cannot advise His Majesty to take the debt otherwise on himself.
Mr. Jones, Cr. [Customer of Sandwich]: order to pay in the profits of his place into the Exchequer.
Sir William Franklin to be Chimney Receiver instead of Mr. Strickland.
Mr. Loope: his warrant to be dispatched.
Mr. Goldesbrough: Memorandum; a privy seal for engrossing and cop[ying] bills: also a warrant for his 100l. fee.
[Ibid. pp. 111–2.]
Feb. 22.
Treasury Chambers, Whitehall.
Present: The King: Lord Ashley, Treasurer of the Household, Sir John Duncombe.
Sir John Bankes being called on and a proposition being made to him of furnishing the Victualler of the Navy with money, he offers to lend the sum of 25,000l. upon condition that the orders to the value of 25,000l. which he hath registered upon the Act for raising 310,000l. on wines, may be so placed as to be paid in a year and a half from Midsummer next. Upon which His Majesty was pleased to let him know that he accepts his proposition, and that one half of his said debt upon the Wine Act shall be paid in twelve months from Midsummer next, and the remainder in six months after, and that his security for the same shall be perfected before Midsummer next. And for the 25,000l. which he is to lend he shall have tallies of loan, and for repayment be placed upon the first part of the second quarter of the subsidy.
[Warrants Early XXXIII. p. 158.]
Feb. 23. [Downing's or Charnock's memoranda.]
Lord Douglas: warrant for 1,000l. on the rent of the Customs. (Done.)
Sir John Bankes: his 25,000l. [advance on the Victualling is ordered to] be distributed [as follows, viz.] 10,000l. to the Treasurers of the Navy: 5,000l. to the Duke of York: and 10,000l. to the Victualler, half this week and half next. Warrant accordingly. (Done.)
[Ordered] that in Sir Dennis Gauden's privy seal he have interest allowed at 6 per cent. for the 17l. [sic] and odd pounds on the foot of his accompt and for the 10,000l. remain of his interest money. (Done.)
Mr. Killegrew's 300l.: to be on the loans [on the Customs]. (Done.)
Sir G. Charnok's petition read: warrant as desired. (Done.)
Privy seal for 200,000l. for the Navy. (Done.)
Lord Hawley moved for to be Receiver of the new tax on lands for Somerset and Gloucester.
[Treasury Minute Book DCXXV. pp. 157–8.]
Feb. 27. [Downing's or Charnock's memoranda.]
Edward Eckleston's petition considered: a warrant for his surrender accordingly. (Done.)
A draft of a privy seal for 200l. per an. to Lord Chandos brought in by Lord Ashley: [ordered] that it be prepared for the King's hand. (Done.)
A warrant on Lord Hawley's petition on Sir Charles Harbord's report. (Done.)
[Ibid. p. 158.]
Feb. 28. [Downing's or Charnock's memoranda.]
Warrant to the Farmers of the Customs to pay in their rent according to Sir Robert Long's certificate. (Done.)
Letter from the Duke [of York] for 600 tons of timber in New Forest for the Navy; privy seal [ordered] accordingly. (Done.)
Mr. Finch: a warrant as searcher of Kent. (Done.)
Sir Charles Harbord's report on Viscount Brounker's petition is considered. A warrant [ordered] accordingly to make up 31 years, remitting the fine. (Done.)
Sir Thomas Lynch: a warrant on the new farm of the Customs.
Warrant for so many trees for Mr. Seymour's lodge in New Forest as in the certificate brought in last week by Lord Ashley: and the former warrant not to be executed; this [new warrant] comprehending the whole. (Done.)
Treasurers of the Navy: [warrant for] 36,000l, (Done.)
Order to pay in the profits of Mr. Jones's place into the Exchequer. (Done.)
William Hall to be warehousekeeper [of the Custom House], London. (Done.)
[Ibid. pp. 158–9.]