Entry Book: September 1671

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September 1671

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
Sept. 1 Treasury warrant to Viscount Fanshawe, the King's Remembrancer, to take the security of Roger Oates, of Monmouth town, as a surety for Edward Williams, Receiver of Hearthmoney for Monmouth, Brecon and Radnor, said Oates being proposed in place of Henry Probart, formerly propounded by said Williams, and having being approved by Richard Sherwyn and William Webb in their report of the 26th ult. Ibid, XXXVI. p. 215.
Same to same to issue out process of scire facias against the following Receivers of Hearthmoney for not having yet passed their accompts nor paid their moneys, viz.: Ibid.
Bevis Lloyd, Receiver of Monmouth, Brecon and Radnor.
Richard Orton, Receiver of Leicester and Rutland.
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe to prepare a new grant for 99 years to Lord Holles of the Hundreds of George, Tollerford, Eggerton, Uggescombe and Godderthorne. co. Dorset, with the offices of steward and bailiff of the same, and also all and every the goods and chattels of felons and felo de se, fugitives, outlaws and persons put in exigent or otherwise condemned for felony, waifs, strays, &c., and to insert in the said grant the word deodands, the same having been omitted from the letters patent of grant of 1668–9, Feb. 24 [see Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. II., p. 617, under date 1668, Sept. 10]: on surrender of the said grant in being. Ibid, XXXVIII. p. 153.
The Treasury Lords to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. We are informed by the Officers of the Works that there is a privy seal for 1,000l. for the Works which is charged upon the revenue of the Duchy of Lancaster, which they desire speedy payment of. We therefore desire you to pay same speedily to remove the clamour of many poor people, as the buildings for which said money was designed have long since been furnished. "and the monie not being yet received the materialls for the same and the workmen employed therein are yet unpaid." Ibid, XXXIII p. 182.
Sept. 1 Money warrant for 1,120l. to Sir W. Temple for 112 days on his ordinary as late ambassador to the States General to the day of his return: it being certified by Sir John Trevor that said Temple did kiss His Majesty's hand on the 20th of August last on the conclusion of his embassy. (Treasury order for 1,020l. dated Sept. 8.) Warrants Early XXVIII. p. 137; Order Book XXXVII, p. 418.
Same for 100l. to Nathaniel Bradley for half a year's advance to Xmas next on his ordinary as His Majesty's consul at Tripoli: as by the privy seal of April 8 last. Warrants Early XXVIII. p. 138.
Treasury warrant to the auditor of the Receipt for tallies to be levied at the Receipt from time to time upon the Collectors of the Tenths of the Clergy for the two pensions of 1,000 per an. each as follows, viz.: the pension of 1,000l. per an. for seven years from Lady Day last, granted by letters patent of the 8th July [last] to William Viscount Brouncker in consideration of said Viscount's surrender of the office of Surveyor of the fines and issues of jurors and of the farm of said fines and issues formerly granted to him by letters patent of 1660–1, Jan. 21; provided that said Viscount pay 200l. a year thereof to his brother Henry Brouncker for the first five years of the said term but since by letters patent of the 8th inst. said pension of 1,000l. per an. is to continue to said Viscount for life; and [similarly for the second pension as follows, viz.] one other annuity or yearly pension of 1,000l. per an. for life is also granted by same said letters patent to said Henry Brouncker, Esq., from and after the expiration of the abovesaid term of seven years and from the death of said Viscount to be received by said Henry Brouncker for the heirs male of said William Viscount Brouncker, or if there be no such heirs male then to be received to his, the said Henry Brouncker's, own use. Ibid, XXII. p. 17.
Sept. 2 Same for 3,000l. to the Duke of Buckingham for repayment of loan. Order Book XXXVII. p. 265.
Sept. 3 Same to the King's Remembrancer to take the securities detailed of Edward Williams, of Oldfield, co. Hereford, as receiver of Hearthmoney for Monmouth, Brecon and Radnor. Warrants Early XXXVI. p. 216.
Sept. 4 Money warrant for 100l. to William Chiffinch for half a year as keeper of His Majesty's closet: to be paid out of any moneys arising by wine licences next after 239l. 10s. 0d. assigned to Edmund Waring, Esq. Ibid, XXII. p. 32.
Sept. 5 Two [? duplicate] Treasury orders for 10l. [each] to John Spicer, gent. [as reward] for loan. Order Book XXXVII. p. 114, 222.
Same for 4l. to Thomas Hawley, gent., as reward for loan Ibid, p. 229.
Sept. 6 Same for 190l. 18s. 10d. to Edward Backwell as reward for loan. Ibid p. 30.
Same for 900l. to Robert Clayton for Ann Neale in consideration of a surrender of the letters patent of the bailiwick [of Burley in New Forest] granted to her husband Mr. Neale. Ibid, p. 114.
Same for 9l. 8s. 0d. to Mathew Churchill as reward for loan:— Ibid, p. 222.
For 5l. 4s. 0d. to Thomas Petty as same.
For 6l. to Edw. Woodroffe as same.
Sept. 6 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay to the subcollector for the late granted subsidy any assessments which may be assessed on the Custom House by virtue of said Act, "allowance thereof .... shall be made to you upon your [farm] account." Out Letters Customs II p. 178.
[?] Letter of direction upon an order of July 12 last for 1,200l. to Philip Packer for the Works. Ibid, pp. 177, 178.
Together with:—Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay same forthwith, it being for the finishing the building of the Custom House, and said service requiring that same be forthwith paid.
Sept. 7 Money warrant for 12,830l. 1s. 1d. to William Ashburnham, made up of sums as follows, viz.: 6,290l. 1s. 1d. in full of interest and reward as in the privy seal of Aug. 28 last; and also 3,040l. due to him to balance his accompt for the year ended 1670, Michaelmas; and also 3,500l. due to him for the entertainment of the Prince of Orange and for their Majesties journey to Audley End and Newmarket in Oct. and March last: for which latter extraordinaries a privy seal issued, dated 1670, Nov. 10. (Eighteen Treasury orders, dated Sept. 8, for, in all, 12,830l. 1s. 1d.) Warrants Early XXIV. p. 112; Order Book XXXVII. pp. 265–6.
The Treasury Lords to John Clay, Receiver of [the Wine Act] for the district of Ipswich. It appears from Auditor Aldworth, Richard Kingdone and Thomas Greene, to whom the stating of Mr. Wadlow's account of the late Wine Act was committed, that they cannot proceed to finish the same until they have an accompt from you of all moneys, &c., received by you in your district by virtue of that Act and the Retrospect Act You are forthwith to make out such account, viz. of all moneys, &c., by you received upon the same, and to whom you paid the same, particularly expressing the day of every payment. Warrants Early XL. p. 43.
The like letter to Sir Francis Weaver, kt., Receiver of same for the district of —, and to Mr. Ellis Cooper, Receiver of same for the district of York. Ibid
Treasury leave of absence to John Robinson, searcher in the port of Gravesend. Out Letters Customs I. pp. 242–3.
Treasury subscription of a royal sign manual prefixed in extenso, dated Aug. 31, and directed to Sir R. Long. Treasurer and Receiver General of the rents and revenues of the lands late in jointure to the late Queen Mother, to receive from the Earl of St. Albans the sum of 3,200l., and to give him acquittance for same, the said Earl having not long before the decease of the said late Queen Mother received from Sir Henry Wood, then her Treasurer and Receiver General, several sums of money to her use, and having made some payments by her orders but her death happening soon afterwards he could neither pay the whole nor account for the remainder, but since the stating of his accompt he finds himself indebted to the estate of the said Queen Mother 3,200l.: "and whereas wee have graunted unto our right trusty and right entirely beloved cousin Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland as of our free gift the said summe of 3,200l." said Long is to issue it to her as royal bounty, taking her acquittance for the receipt of same. Warrants Early XLII. pp. 29–30.
Treasury order for 100l. to John Watts, gent., in reward for loan. Order Book XXXVII. p. 229.
For 15l. 1s. 10d. to Joseph Horneby, goldsmith for same.
Sept. 8 Additional instructions [from the Treasury Lords] to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms. Where any person or persons who have any orders charged to be paid out of the money arising out of the sale of the fee farm rents shall desire to contract for any rents where the [preference] time given to the immediate tenant is elapsed you may proceed to contract with them: so as the said contract be not at less than 18 years' purchase; the principal as also the interest due upon their orders (where interest is payable upon them) to be accompted as one half of the purchase money and the other half to be paid in money into His Majesty's Exchequer. Warrants Early XXXVIII. pp. 155–6.
Where a contract is made with half money and half orders as aforesaid the first moiety shall be paid half in money and half in orders and the second moiety in like manner: and in case the whole purchase money be paid down interest to be allowed for the second part of the money at the same rate that is now allowed for the second moieties, but no interest for the second part of the orders.
Where a contract is made half with orders and half with money for a rent that is now in jointure to the Queen's Majesty then the purchaser shall buy in reversion for nine years' purchase.
Where several persons that offer to contract with half orders and half money shall desire to purchase one and the same rent, in that case you shall contract with the highest bidder so as none offers below the foregoing rules.
Uppon all contracts hereafter to be made the respective contractors shall forthwith pay one full year's value of the rents they purchase into the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer, the same to be accompted as part of the purchase money and to be as a security for the performance of their contract, and to be forfeited if the contract is not complied with: of the payment of which said year's value you are to certify us before we sign and allow the contract.
And whereas we did direct you that where any persons should contract and not pay in their purchase money before the first of August last they should not have the allowance of the half year's rent due at Michaelmas next: now uppon further consideration wee having received His Majesties pleasure herein doe hereby order that all such as shall make any contract for any fee farm rent and pay in one moity of their money before the 29th of September shall have allowance of the said rent notwithstanding our former directions to the contrary."
Treasury warrant to Auditor Sir Edmund Sawyer to forth with make up a state of the account of Thomas Herlackenden, late receiver general of the Royal aid for Kent, and therein to forbear charging him with the 12 per cent. interest charge; Sir William Doyley having reported that it is fit to allow him 335l. for his charges in conducting the money of his receipt up to London: and further to allow him 300l., concerning which there is a dispute between said accomptant and Edward Backewell, Esq., for which sum said Herlackenden and Thomas Muns are to give bond to pay at Lady Day next. Ibid XXXV. p 32
The Treasury Lords to the Cofferer of the Household to pay Sackville Whittle 156l., His Majesty's chirurgeon for the Household, in full of what is grown due to him for his lodging out of Court for three years ended Lady Day last, at the rate of 52l. per an., "and wee shall take care the same be allowed unto you upon your account of extraordinaries." Ibid, XXXIII. p. 184.
[? Sept. 8] Entry [for a purpose or in a connexion not stated] of the following papers as "exhibited into Sir George Downing's office at the Treasury Chambers in Whitehall." Warrants Early XXXIII pp. 185–6.
(1) Petition, dated 1660, Oct. 2, to the King from Sir Anthony St. Leger, one of the Wardens of the Mint, praying (in consideration of his constant loyalty and of his 18 years' sequestration from his said office) a grant of the making and disposal of the scales and weights for the King's coin, being a usual appendage to petitioner's office.
(2) Report hereon from Sir Geffery Palmer, Attorney General, dated 1660, Nov. 7. "It appeareth that the abuse and mischiefe by false and different gould weights and graines is very great and that the best [method] to redresse the same is to commit the oversight and making of all such weights and graines to one or more skilfull and trusty person, and not to suffer any sets of gould weights to be made for the future but such only as should be agreeable to the full weights of the standards and all others to be abolished." And I find that by a proclamation made in the 29th year of Queene Elizabeth against false and counterfeited peeces of gold it was commanded the Warden of the Mint within the Tower of London to prepare a sufficient number of upright balances and true weights of every piece of current gold to be ready to be delivered to all Her Majesty's subjects at reasonable rates, to be sett by the then Lord Treasurer of England, and the same were commanded to be used throughout England and Wales and all other forbidden. And in the same proclamation it is declared to be the office of the Warden of the Mint to make all such ballances and weights. And it also appeareth by the certificate . . . under the hand of the wardens of the mystery of the Goldsmiths of London that the making, sizing and setting of gold weights for His Majesties coynes doth properly belong to the Warden of His Majesty's Mint.
(3) Royal warrant, dated 1660. Nov. 12, to Sir Geffery Palmer, Attorney General. For prevention of divers inconveniences we have thought fit that no sets or scales and weights for our coin be made and used for the future but only such as shalbe agreeable to the full weights of the standard. And whereas the making and disposing of such scales and weights is a usual appendage to the office of the Wardens of the Mint, therefore you are to prepare a grant to Sir Anthony St. Leger, one of the Wardens of the Mint, for the making and disposall of the said scales and weights with such clauses of prohibition and penalties as in former grants of the same to others.
Sept. 8. Treasury order for 9l. 9s. 10d. to Richard Partington, gent., as reward for loan. Order Book XXXVII. p. 229.
For 101l. 4s. 0d. to Sir Robert Vynor for same.
Same for 15l 4s. 0d. to John Casbert in reward for loan Ibid, p. 228.
[?] Same for 500l. to James Darcy, master of His Majesty's studs. Ibid.
For 10l. to Robt. [Bowles] and Francis Bowles, Yeomen of the Tents.
For 9l. 2s. 6d. to Sir William Bowles, Groom of the Tents.
Sept. 8. Letters of direction for the 1,000l. remaining unpaid upon a Treasury order of 1671, June 7, for 3,000l. to the Wardrobe. Warrants Early XXVII. (reverse) p. 102.
Same on two Treasury orders of June 13 last for 1,000l. and 4,000l. for the Wardrobe. Ibid.
Sept. 9 Money warrant for 36l. 10s. 0d. to John Batcheller for one year on his fee as keeper of His Majesty's setting dogs. Warrants Early XXVII. (reverse) p. 102.
Treasury warrant suspending William Speight from his office of collector of the rents belonging to divers late monasteries, priories and chantries in the county of Lincoln, he being now in custody of the Treasury Lords' messenger for not accompting for the issues of his office for the year ended 1670, Sept. 29, being about 213l. Ibid, XXXVIII. p. 157.
Sept. 11 Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer for a particular of all the lands of Richard Blackwall, deceased, lately seized into His Majesty's hands according to the inquisition thereof returned into the office of the King's Remembrancer: all in order to the passing a lease thereof. Ibid.
Warrant under the royal sign manual to the Clerk of the Signet to prepare a privy seal to empower the Trustees for sale of fee farms to accept the purchase money for same partly in ready money and partly in paper orders registered on the fee farms: the said fee farms not having "been sold so fast as wee might have reasonably expected by reason whereof the payment of such orders as have been registered thereupon hath been much hindred and retarded to the great prejudice of the persons concerned in the same and a great charge of interest hath also been continued upon us; and whereas wee are informed that several persons who are interested in those orders wilbe willing to buy and take off some of those rents provided their orders may be accepted in their respective purchases in part of payment but are hindred therein by our letters of privy seal bearing date 1669, Aug. 16, by which we did direct that all monies which should be paid into the Receipt of the Exchequer arising by sale of our said fee farms and other rents should be issued thence for the payment of the orders in course as they stand entered upon the register . . . by reason whereof no order can be accepted in parte of payment for any purchase but such as is then in course to be paid." For the removing of this difficulty you may permit all holders of registered orders to purchase fee farms and to pay for the same such proportion in registered orders as you think fit. For the future all such moneys as shall be paid into the Receipt arising by such sales are to be issued in the first place for the discharge of all orders for real loans whether the moneys were originally lent into the Exchequer or borrowed upon assignments by direction of the Treasury Lords. After the discharge of such orders of loan the remainder of such moneys shall be issued for the discharge of other orders for the use of the Navy, Ordnance, Guards and Garrisons. Tangier, the Royal Household, Wardrobe and Treasurer of the Chamber in such course as the Treasury Lords shall think fit, and thereafter the remainder of such moneys shall be issued to pay off all other orders whatsoever in the course they now stand upon the register. This method of repayment also (viz., (1) genuine loans, (2) public services, (3) registered orders) is to be observed with the fund constituted of orders transferred by Sir Ste. Fox and the Cofferer (see supra p 883) and our further will and pleasure likewise is that no interest be paid upon orders for fictitious loans which shall grow due after the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle next ensuing the date hereof: and for prevention of all mistakes [as to] what loans are to be accompted reall and what fictitious, our will and pleasure is that you cause a list to be made of both, which being approved and signed by you [the Treasury Lords] shall remain in the office of the Auditor of the Receipt of our Exchequer as a rule how to proceed in this matter." Ibid, XVa. pp. 215–6.
Sept. 12 Treasury order for 350l. to Sir Charles Wheeler, Governor of the island of St. Christopher. Order Book XXXVII. p. 115.
Sept. 13 The Treasury Lords to the Customs Farmers. There is a clause in your present grant of the farm of the Customs whereby it is covenanted that you or some one of you shall within six months before the end of the four years' term of your said grant deliver to the Barons of the Exchequer at Westminster a note of the total sums of money and profit which you and every of you shall in the first three years of said term receive and have by virtue of said grant, and also a like true particular note of all defalcations by you in the said first three years to be had and taken out of the rent of said grant: and shall likewise within [a further] six months after deliver a like account of said profits and value and defalcations for the fourth and last year of the farm, if His Majesty shall require same. We have received His Majesty's pleasure herein that such an accompt be returned by you, and therefore desire you to return it accordingly. Out Letters Customs I. p. 243.
Money warrant for 1,500l. to Isaac Le Gonce for a ring of that value given to Monsieur Colbert. (Treasury order dated Sept. 14.) Warrants Early XXIV. p. 65; Order Book XXXVII. p. 265.
Same for 600l. to Edward, Earl of Sandwich upon account as Master of the Great Wardrobe. Warrants Early XXIV. p. 65.
Sept. 15 Treasury order for 1,000l. to Lawrence Hyde for the Robes Order Book XXXVII. p. 387.
Sept. 18 Same for 27l. 13s. 10d. to Sir William Turner as reward for loan. Ibid, p. 30.
Same for 50l. to John Hill, keeper of Battles Walk in Windsor Forest:— Ibid, p. 115.
For 45l. 10s. 0d. and 45l. 10s. 0d. to Thomas Lisle, His Majesty's barber.
For 70l. 10s. 0d. and 70l. 10s. 0d. to Mr. Foliard as same.
Same for 6l. 16s. 0d. to William Fox, gent., as reward for loan. Ibid, p. 222.
Same for 12l. to William Bellingar as reward for loans Ibid, p. 228.
[?] Same for 12l. 3s. 4d. to John Lloyd, Clerk Comptroller of the Tents. Ibid.
For 24l. 6s. 8d. to Mr. Kirke, housekeeper of Whitehall.
For 13l. 17s. 4d. to John Greene, Clerk of the Tents and Toils.
Sept. 19 Same for 100l. to Sir Robt. Vynor in reward for loan Ibid, p. 266.
[?] Unfinished and undated privy seal for accepting an arrangement proposed by Barbara Strickland, relict of Walter Strickland, late Receiver General of Aids, co. York, whereby the debt of 2,510l. 5s. 0½d. owing to the king from said Strickland as collector may be liquidated as follows: viz., 1,800l. to be allowed as unpaid arrears of a pension of 200l. granted to said Strickland by letters patent 1661–2, Nov. 14, as from 1660, June 24; 200l. to be allowed as by certificate of Sir William Doyly of Jan. 18 last as for the charges of carriage of 60,000l. of the money of the taxes from York to London; 300l. by said Strickland returned by one Mangy, a goldsmith of York, who was arrested and prosecuted by Strickland, but discharged upon a protection, and 210l. 5s. 0½d., which said Barbara Strickland offers forthwith to pay into the Receipt. Warrants Early XVa pp. 220–1.
Sept. 19. Money warrant for 2,100l. [2,300l.] to the abovesaid Barbara Strickland, relict of Walter Strickland, late Receiver of Assessments for co. York, in full of all arrears of abovesaid pension of 200l. per an. granted by His Majesty to said Walter Strickland, and in full satisfaction also of 300l. of His Majesty's money returned by abovesaid Maungy, a goldsmith, protected from the said Receiver's prosecution. Warrants Early XXVII. (reverse) p. 106.
Same for 250l. each to the following for half a year each as Grooms of the Bedchamber, viz.
Thomas Killegrew, Esq.
Mr. James Hamilton.
Richard Lame, Esq. [sic for Lane].
Robert Phelipps. Esq.
Edward Progers, Esq.
Henry Seymour. Esq.
Silius Titus, Esq.
Henry Coventry, Esq.
Sidney Godolphin, Esq.
David Walter, Esq.
Thomas Felton, Esq.
Thomas Ellyott, Esq.
George Kerke, Esq. (added in a different hand).
Ibid, XXIV. p. 66.
Same for 23,090l. to Sir T. Osborne and Sir T. Littleton. Treasurer of the Navy, for the charges of building, rigging and fitting forth to sea two galleys lately built at Genoa and Leghorn for His Majesty's service. Ibid, XXVIII. p. 138.
Sept. 20 Same for 772l. to Sir Edw. Griffin to be by him assigned and paid over as follows, viz. 360l. each to Thomas Lisle and Raphael Foylard (Foliard), His Majesty's barbers, for one year on their allowance for charges and disbursements, and 52l. to said Foliard for one year's allowance for lodging out of Court. Ibid. XXVII. (reverse) pp. 103, 105.
Together with:—Treasury warrant of the following day to said Griffin to pay over said sums.
Sept. 21 Letters of direction on Treasury orders as follow, all payable to Sir Edward Griffin, viz. of June 13 last for 5,000l., of June 3 for 3,000l., of June 15 for 2,000l., and of June 7 for 3,000l.: all to be transferred from various quarters of the Subsidy, and to be registered in course on the Country Excise. Ibid, XXIV. p. 67.
Sept. 22 Money warrant for 88,460l. to William Ashburnham, Cofferer of the Household: it being represented that there will be due for the ordinary expense of the Household for the year to end at Michaelmas, 1672. the sum of 81,000l., and for the extraordinary expense thereof to the same time 7,460l. (Struck through, in the margin is written "vacated. A warrant afterwards signed 27 Oct., 1671, for 24.460l."). Ibid, p. 113.
Warrant for [a privy seal for] 560l. per an. to the officers and keepers of New Forest in lieu of browswood. Ibid, XVa. p. 218.
Sept. 22 Warrant for a privy seal for the Customs Commissioners to pay old tallies. Warrants Early XVa. p. 218.
Warrant under the royal sign manual to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 4,000l. to Sir Edward Turnor as royal bounty without accompt. (Money warrant dated Nov. 7.) Ibid, p. 217; XIX. p. 5.
Sept. 23. Privy seal for 10,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox for Secret Service Ibid, XVa. p. 221.
Sept. 24. Royal warrant for a Great Seal to appoint to Sir George Downing, kt. and bart.. Sir William Thomson, kt., Sir William Lowther, kt., William Garraway, Francis Millington, and John Upton, esquires., to be Customs Commissioners (Commissioners for collecting the duty of His Majesty's Customs) with the salary of 2,000l per an. each, and with Richard Sherwyn as their secretary, with 400l. per an. salary, and Richard Prowse, as solicitor, with 300l. per an. salary. Ibid, p. 219.
Same for a same for appointing Richard Mountney as Receiver General of Customs, with the salary of 1,000l. per an. Ibid.
Sept. 25. The Treasury Lords [to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] transmitting to him the counterpart of the grant to the Farmers of several branches of His Majesty's revenue in Ireland, "which we desire your Lordship will be pleased to see signed and noted by those of the said Farmers who are now in Ireland and have not yet done the same, being Sir Alexander Bence. Joseph Deane and John Stepney," and thereupon to return same. Out Letters Ireland I. p. 91.
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer. As Samuel Pepys, Treasurer for Tangier, has undertaken to deliver in his accompts of his moneys for that service by Nov. 30 next. you are to stay process against him, "and if any writs of distringas have already issued out against him for the same let a respectuatur be made upon the same writs so that the sheriffe shall not be compelled to return issues upon them, and if any issues are already estreated against him for his not accompting as aforesaid let a respectuatur be marked upon the summons of the Greenwax so that the Sheriff of London be not chargeable for the issue so estreated." Warrants Early XXXIII pp. 182–3.
Two same to same firstly to prepare a commission under the Great Seal to, and secondly to take the securities detailed of, Hugh Holland, of Lathom, co. Lanes., as Receiver of Hearthmoney for all the new built houses and erections upon the ruins and devastations occasioned by the late dreadful fire within the city of London. the liberty thereof and the franchises, &c., within the circuit thereof. Ibid, XXXVI. pp. 217–8. 218.
Same to same to prepare a commission to Richard Browne as Receiver of Hearthmoney, co. Norfolk. Ibid, p. 219.
Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands to peruse a particular, prefixed in brief, of the lands of Richard Blackwell, late of Hackney, co. Midd., deceased: as seized into the possession of the King by Dannett Forth and Patience Ward, sheriffs of Middlesex: and to advise thereupon with a view to passing a lease thereof. Ibid, XXXVIII. p. 158.
Sept. 26 Same to the King's Remembrancer to prepare a commission to pass the Exchequer Seal to Samuell Lamb, as Receiver of Hearthmoney for Kent and the city and county of the city of Canterbury and the Cinque Ports loco William Oakes. Ibid, XXXVI. p. 217.
Sept. 26 Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take the securities, detailed, of Richard Browne, as Receiver of Hearthmoney for co. Norfolk. Warrants Early XXXVI. p. 219.
Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a particular of His Majesty's house called Foxhall, with a view to a lease thereof to Martha Calthoff, widow: as by said Surveyor's report on the petition of said Calthoff and her children. Ibid, XXXVIII pp. 164–5.
Same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease under the Exchequer Seal to Sir Edmund Wyndham, knight marshal, of an ancient little lane [viculi] called Hogg Land [Lane] leading from a little hill called Little Tower Hill on the West to a placecalled Gunfield, on the East, containing in length from the [said] Little [Tower] hill to the Common Shore at the Eastern extremity 84 perches; and leading to some fields called Goodman's Fields on the North of the Common Shore [said lane being] eight feet in width and having been formerly used in the time of Elizabeth as a common road to conduct her great "bom[b]ardas" [cannon] from the said Little Tower Hill to the place called Gun fields there to try them and thence to return. Ibid, 162–4
And also:—Of the greater part of said lane on the south fronting the lane now called Rosemary Lane [and] now in the occupation of Thomas Swallow, Richard Abell and William Bond, and other persons or their sub-tenants, containing in front seven perches.
And also:—Of a certain place called Mill Hill now in the occupation of William Floyder or his sub-tenants.
And also:—Of a garden in the occupation of John Boddicott, containing, in all, in length 20½ perches and 7½ perches in width, lying on the north of and near to said lane: all the above being a concealment from the King.
And further:—Of the following, being escheated lands, v'z.: six tenements or messuages now in the occupation of Peter Branesford, tinker; Thomas Jones, glover; Christopher Birkhead, goldsmith; Anthony Parsley, spurrier [calligarii] and others in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, London, containing in front towards Holborn from the sign of the White Horse Inn in Holborn (now in the occupation of Ann Lynley) in the east to the end of the lane commonly called Fetter Lane in the west, 78 feet.
And also:—Of three tenements or messuages fronting Fetter Lane on the south in the said parish, and now or late in the possession of Anne Adamson (widow of John Dawson, painter) and Edward Tew [fibiferrarii].
And also:—Of another tenement or messuage situate in the said parish of St. Andrew Holborn, containing in the whole from north to south 84 feet.
Prefixing:—Two particulars of said premises and Surveyor General's ratal of same, dated April 29.
Sept. 26 Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of John Ogelby (Ogilby), in which he prays the King to grant him with a competent salary to be the King's cosmographer and geographic printer, and to erect a printing house to print the aforesaid [sic unnamed] volumes and whatever else of his own composure, translation or purchase: the King having by his order of reference of said petition left it to the consideration of the Treasury Lords what salary should be allowed. We advise an allowance of 20 marks per an. as a convenient salary. Ibid, XXXIII. p. 183.
Sept. 26 Treasury order for 1,401l. and 9,733l. 6s. 8d. to Sir Dennis Gawden. Order Book XXXVII. p. 418.
Money warrant for 100l. each to Francis Lord Hawley, Sir C. Harbord, Sir W. Howard, Sir Robt. Steward, Sir John Talbot and William Harbord as Trustees for fee farms, 62l. 10s. 0d. to Sir G. Downing, 100l. to Robt. Blany and Rich. Lightfoot, 75l. to two ordinary clerks, and 10l. each to a messenger and doorkeeper: in all 857l. 10s. 0d. for one quarter to Sept. 29 last. Warrants Early XXVII. (reverse) p. 105.
Treasury warrant to the Auditor [and other officers] of the Receipt. In accordance with the privy seal of the 19th inst. these are to require you (notwithstanding the former privy seal of 1669, Aug. 26, for registering on the fee farms) for the future to cause all the moneys in the Exchequer arising from the sale of fee farms to be applied in the first place for the discharge of all orders for real loans (whether the moneys are originally lent into the Exchequer or borrowed upon any assignments by direction of the Treasury Lords, and when all such orders of loan are paid them to issue the remainder from time to time for the discharge of orders registered thereon for the Navy, Ordnance, Guards and Garrisons. Tangier, His Majesty's Household, the Wardrobe and the Treasurer of the Chamber respectively in such manner as shall be hereafter directed by the Treasury Lords: when the abovesaid moneys are paid off, then all orders whatsoever which remain undischarged shall be paid off in course. The present order is not to alter the directions which will be given hereafter for payment of the salaries of the Trustees and other officers for sale of Fee Farms, which said salaries are to be paid by virtue of a privy seal of date—. Further no interest is to be paid upon any orders for fictitious loans that shall grow due after the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle next, "and for preventing of all mistakes of what are to be accompted real and what fictitious loans, that you send the same to us to be considered [by us], which when we have approved we shall remit back to you to remain as the rule for your proceedings in this matter." And whereas by the said privy seal of the 19th inst. leave is given to persons holding orders registered on the fee farms to purchase any of those rents paying such proportion of their purchase money in [paper] orders as the Treasury Lords shall think fit, we have given our instructions accordingly to the Trustees for sale of the Fee Farms, viz. that such purchasers shall pay 18 years' purchase, half in money and half in [paper] orders. You are therefore to a low hereof when the Auditor of the rates [ratals] shall return you such debts [purchases], and you are to take care that such orders be discharged in the Exchequer and receipts taken on them. Ibid, pp. 114–6
Money warrant for 200l. to Talbott Edwards, 100l. to Martin Beckman and 100l. to Withe Edwards as royal bounty for resisting the late villanous attempt made to steal the Crown. Ibid, p. 107.
Same for 150l. to Sir William Saunderson (Anderson) and Bridget his wife, mother of the maids of honour to the Queen Consort, in full of what is grown due on the pension of 200l. per an. to them jointly. Ibid, pp. 112–3.
Together with:—A marginal note of a later letter of direction hereupon, dated 1671, Nov. 21.
Sept. 26 Money warrant for 2,000l. to Edward Rogers, gent., for His Majesty's secret service. Warrants Early XXVII. (reverse) p. 113.
Two (? duplicate) money warrants for 200l. (each) to Thomas Killegrew for half a year on his annuity. Ibid, XIX. p. 20; XXVII. p. 71.
Together with:—A later letter of direction hereupon, dated, 1671, Nov. 6.
Letter of direction on an order of 1670, May 12, for 85l. 16s. 0d. to the Earl of Sandwich for liveries for the children of the chapel. "Let this order be transferred from the register upon the Wine Act and paid out of the moneys of His Majesty's revenue arising by Wine Licences preferable to all other payments next after 100l. to Sir Robt. Dallison." Ibid, XXII. p. 33.
The like direction upon an order of 1670 Aug. 3. for 214l. 4s. 0d. to the Master of the Wardrobe for liveries for the children of the chapel. Ibid.
Money warrant for 820l. to Sir Edw. Griffin for the office of the Treasurer of the Chamber. Ibid, XXIV. p. 67.
Sept. 28 Treasury warrant appointing Sam. Finnis to be Receiver General of [Crown Revenues for] the counties of Worcester, Hereford, Salop and Stafford: said office having been granted to Thomas Williams, who has not hitherto given security, as appears by the certificate of Thomas Raban, deputy to Auditor Sir Joseph Seymour, "and therefore the last year the Auditor being authorized to take course for collecting, receiving and answering the said revenues did appoint Sam. Finnis, gent., to be Receiver thereof, whose account hath been stated before us and all the money due thereupon paid into the Exchequer." Ibid, XXXVIII. pp. 165, 166.
Money warrant, dormant, for the pension of 200l. per an. to Peter Lely, gent., on which there is grown due 150l. for three quarters to Sept. 29 last. Ibid, XXII. p. 18.
Sept. 30 Money warrant for the issue to John Ball, Surveyor of the King's house at Windsor, of such moneys remaining in the Exchequer of the Queen Consort's dowry as are not already charged and appointed to any other use: same to be received by him as an imprest for the repair of His Majesty's castle and house at Windsor. Ibid, XIX. p. 1.
Letter of direction upon an order of 1670, Jan. 23, for 24,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox for the Guards and Garrisons:—Viz., 14,000l. thereof to be transferred to the Country Excise from the advance on the Customs Farm. Ibid, XXIV. p. 68.
Same on an order of May 27 last for 250l. to William Ashburn ham, Cofferer of the Household. The like also on 8,750l. more for him in part of 22,000l. Ibid.
1667.
May 31 The Treasury Lords to Sir William Temple for an account of the state of the tin at Ostend, how much came safe thither, how much has been recovered of that which was cast away, what hopes of recovering any more, what dispositions have been made thereof and what quantity now remains in Mr. Glanvill's hands. Out Letters Customs I. (reverse) p. 3.
Same to Mr. Glanville to the like effect as above, "and wee doe hereby direct you that for so much as you have you deliver it to Alderman Backwell or by his order, reserving only so much as you may have had order (before the receipt of this letter) from Sir William Temple to dispose otherwise, and so much for the Sweedish ambassador late here as will amount in value to 2,000l. sterling, accounting the same after the rate of 5l. the hundred English weight." Ibid.