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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
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Jan. 2 |
Reference to Sir C. Harbord of a petition from William Langford
and Humphrey his son for change of lives in a leasehold
tenement in the manor of Eastway, co. Cornwall. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 52. |
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Same to same of a petition from John Pearse for purchase of an
improved rent and for a change of lives in a leasehold tenement
called Higher and Lower Puckworthy in the manor of Bradford,
co. Devon. |
Ibid, p. 53. |
1672
[sic for 1671–2] Jan. 3 |
Letter of direction on an undated order for 2,000l. to the Earl
of Sandwich in compensation for the surrender of his grant of
676l. per an. out of the manor of Brampton. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 42. |
1671–2
Jan. 3 |
Treasury warrant to the Exchequer to pay 10,000l. to the
Treasurer of the Navy on orders registered on fee farm rents
and in part of 40,000l. appointed for the Navy. |
Ibid. |
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Money warrant for 40l. 10s. 6d. to Anthony Seger for disbursements for Xmas quarter last for the Treasury Chamber, and
10l. for same quarter's fee as chamber keeper. |
Ibid, p. 43. |
|
Letter of direction upon an undated order for 10,000l. to the
Privy Purse. |
Ibid, p. 44. |
|
Money warrant for 40l. to the Earl of Scarsdale for two years'
creation money. |
Ibid. |
|
Reference to Sir C. Harbord of the petition from Sir Jo. Corriton
for the purchase of an improved rent and for a fresh lease on
surrender of a leasehold in Kerry Bullock park, in the manor
of Stoke Climsland. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 52. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to permit the
landing. Custom free, of 120 barrels of copper plate from the
ship "Jaques" and the ship "Palace," of Wrangle; being
imported from Sweden for the making of farthings. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 132. |
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[?] |
Same to same for the salary of — Clerk, the Surveyor of the
warehouse in London port, to be raised from 120l. to 150l.
per an. |
Ibid. |
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Jan. 4 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Geo. Best as a coastwaiter, London port, loco
— Swallow. |
Ibid, p. 133. |
|
Money warrant for 1,800l.; same to be paid into the Chamber
of London to the Chamberlain of the city for interest of
60,000l.: the former interest hereon having been paid by
Sir Stephen Fox. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 43. |
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Jan. 5 |
Letter of direction upon an undated order for 5,000l. to
Sir T. Osborn and Sir T. Littleton for the Navy. |
Ibid, p. 44. |
|
Money warrant for 10,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox, Paymaster of
the Guards. |
Ibid
|
|
Same for 2,500l. and 1,400l. to the Duke of Richmond for
equipage and 3 months' ordinary as Ambassador to Denmark. |
Money Book (Excise), p. 6. |
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Jan. 8 |
Treasury allowance of last Xmas quarter's incidents' bill of the
Agents for Hearthmoney (total 33l. 2s. 10d.) |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 45. |
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Money warrant for 20,000l., to Sir T. Osborne, Treasurer of
the Navy. |
Ibid, pp. 44, 45. |
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And 10,000l. to the Victuallers of the Navy. |
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Jan. 9 |
Money warrant for 300l. to Edward Backwell in satisfaction of
service by him performed in keeping 33,333l. 6s. 8d. in readiness in his hands from August, 1666, to January following,
and 2,000l. to Sir Robert Vyner in satisfaction of the like
service by him performed in keeping 145,000l. in his hands by
his Majesty's order for above two months, paying the same
afterwards to the Treasurer of the Navy in Oct.. Nov. and
Dec., 1666. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 20. |
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Privy seal for 40s. a day ordinary to Thomas Henshaw, as
secretary to the Duke of Richmond, Ambassador Extraordinary
to Denmark. to commence from same date as said Duke's
ordinary. |
King's Warrant Book III
p. 76. |
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Money warrant for 150l. to Thomas Aram for reward for service
to his Majesty. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 45. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a
pardon to Thomas Blood, junr.; Robert Perrot, late of London, dyer; Ralph Alexander; Nicholas Locker; John Barnes
and John Hicks of all treasons, murders, felonies, assaults,
&c., by them committed since 1660, May 29: with a restitution of their lands and goods. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 136; British Museum
Additional MS. 28, 074,
p. 22. |
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Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. Sherwyn. Meet me to-day on a reference from my Lords on a matter of haste and concernment. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 53. |
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Reference to the Excise Commissioners of a petition of the late
Sub-Farmers of Excise of the city of Chester containing a
complaint against the mayor and magistrates of that city. |
Ibid, p. 54. |
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Treasury instructions to the Customs Commissioners.
You are to consult the king's counsel as to the course to be
taken with the ship "Rose" of Lyme for going away without
leave, she having come from Rotterdam bound for Morlaix
and having broken bulk and landed goods at Lyme, "and an
officer being put on board her she is gone away and has
taken the officer with her." You are to displace or change the
masters of the Customs smacks as you think fit: also to dispose of rooms in the Custom House as you see fit, having
respect always to fitting accommodation for patent officers or
any farmers who by covenant are to have place therein. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 136–7. |
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The Treasury Lords to same to employ Capt. Glover as commander of a Customs smack to be settled about Margets
[Margate] and Ramsgate: with an establishment of 306l. per
an. for himself, one mate, 6 men and a boy for said smack.
Also to employ Steven Walker as copying clerk and for
making bills of store outwards in London port and also to
keep the coast account of coals, loco Nicholas Throckmorton,
now in prison. Also to employ Ralphe Rabbit as collector
at Aldeburgh, loco Compton Felton, who has not appeared.
Also to employ Capt. Atwick as master and commander of
a customs boat to be employed at Queenborough: with an
allowance of 92l. for himself and two men. |
Ibid, pp. 137–9. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Anthony Delton as a landwaiter in Exeter port, loco
Benjamin Cary. |
Ibid, p. 135. |
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Jan. 11 |
Sir Ro. Howard to Sir Ro. Long and Mr. Sherwyn to attend my
Lords to-morrow about a matter of great concernment. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 55. |
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Same to the Attorney General. It is my Lords' desire that you
make no progress in preparing the warrant for the Great Seal
for the stop of payments in the Exchequer until you hear
further from my Lords, which shall be very suddenly. |
Ibid. |
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Jan. 12 |
Money warrant for 1,818l. 5s. 3d. to Sir Stephen Fox to pay the
interest due to the city of London on the 60,000l. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 46. |
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Jan. 13 |
Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the desires of the
States of the Isle of Jersey for [allowing] their trading to
America. You are to speak with some merchants who trade
with the Plantations in America, and to consider the order of
Council enclosed, and whether if permission be given them to
trade with America with two ships not exceeding 120 tons
each it may be any inconvenience to [English merchants] and if
more goods be imported in said two ships from America to
Jersey than what said island shall consume, then how to
restrain the surplus to be imported to England and not to any
other place. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 147; Out
Letters General III.
p. 59. |
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Jan. 15 |
Treasury warrant to Francis Parry, His Majesty's agent at
Madrid. By a commission of 1670, May 11, Edward Backwell
is appointed treasurer of the receipt of the remain of the
Queen's dowry, payable at Lisbon by the half custom of all
English goods [there] and 40,000 crusados yearly upon the
arrival of the Brazil fleet (as by the decree of the Prince of
Portugal, dated 1669. May 20): and said Backwell has
appointed Nicholas Polexfen his deputy for same, who has
received several sums of money by virtue thereof and refuses
to account to you for same. He is therefore hereby suspended
from any further receipt thereof, which you are to intimate to
him and to the officers of the revenue of the Crown of
Portugal: and you are to receive same yourself till a new
Receiver be appointed. And you are to demand from Polexfen
all moneys remaining in his hands. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 141–2. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to deliver on
payment of Customs a seizure of a barrel of hair for making
periwigs and some glass sconces, same having been brought
over by a stranger. |
Ibid, p. 142 |
|
Treasury warrant to same to permit the Swedish ship "Falcon,"
of Stockholm (bound from Cadiz to Sweden but driven into
the Thames by stress of weather and damage) to tranship her
cargo into some other vessel for export beyond sea
Customs free. |
Ibid, p. 143. |
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Treasury fiat for letters patent to constitute Adreain Worth, Esq.,
Collector of Bridgwater port loco Sir Hugh Windham,
deceased. |
Ibid, p. 144. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Receiver of Crown revenues for
Hampshire to send an account of what rents [in said county]
may be most fitly assigned and set apart for payment of the
garrison of Hurst Castle, the money (certified to be 264l. 12s. 6d.
per an.) formerly allowed to said garrison, having since the
disbandment thereof been ordered to be paid to Sir Robert
Holmes, Governor of the Isle of Wight, to be applied to the
repair of the Castle: and also for the payment of such further
sums (certified to be 106l. 5s. 0d.) as have formerly been
annually paid to said Holmes for the maintenance of the
garrisons in the Isle of Wight. |
Ibid, pp. 144–5. |
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[?] |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to increase
from 70l. to 100l. each the salary of Henry Carew as Surveyor
of Customs at the Pill in Bristol, and William Showell as
same at Bristol. |
Ibid, p. 145. |
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Jan. 15 |
Money warrant for 20,000l. to Treasurer of the Navy for the
service thereof. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 46. |
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Treasury warrant to Sir Heneage Finch or Sir Fra. North to
prepare a grant of the office of Head searcher in London port to
John Markham, Esq., and Robert Markham, his son, in
reversion after the grant in being to Thomas Elwayes. |
Ibid. XLIII. p. 143 |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a
warrant to the Treasury Lords to authorise the Receiver or
Cashier General of the Customs to pay to the Customs Commissioners, Secretary, Surveyor, Solicitor, and other Customs
officers their respective salaries, &c. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 23. |
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Jan. 16 |
Royal warrant to Sir Heneage Finch, Attorney General, for a
great seal for a commission to Sir Samuel Moreland, Sir John
Davies (Davys), Sir Robt. Southwell, Sir John James, Robt.
Huntingdon, Richard Kingdon, as Excise Commissioners.
(Treasury subscription dated Jan. 19 of docquet hereof.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 59, 60; Warrants
Early XLIII. p. 145;
British Museum Additional MS. 28,074, p. 24. |
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Privy seal authorising the Treasury Lords to appoint persons to
receive the moneys arising by the Country Excise, with
authority to allow 6 per cent. on all sums advanced by the
farmers of said Excise: the Treasury Lords having by commission of May 31 last appointed John Ball Cashier General
of Excise with a salary of 800l. per an., but it having been
found inconvenient, as all the payments on the country
Excise Farms fell due on the same day, "such great sums do
happen to be tendered upon one day that the same cannot be
all received without considerable loss of time." (Royal warrant for the privy seal dated? Dec. 19.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 57, 60–1. |
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Sir Ro. Howard to Auditor Beale. My Lords have long expected
the perfecting the accounts of the late Farmers of the
Customs. You are to hasten same. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 56. |
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Jan. 17 |
Same to Mr. Sherwin et al. and to Col. Birch, Mr. Waring,
Mr. Wingate to attend my Lords on Friday with a particular
and final account of all the moneys of the late Wine Act,
which was committed to the management of said Birch,
Waring and Wingate. |
Ibid. p. 57. |
|
Jan. 18 |
Copy of a letter to the Treasury Lords from Capt. Jacob Baker,
dated from Portsmouth. This afternoon I received your
letter of the 12th inst. requiring me to detain the moneys of
the Queen's portion received from on board the "Diamond,"
and to keep same on board his Majesty's yacht under my
command. I delivered the said money to Alderman Backwell's servant on Tuesday morning last, who went from hence
the same day and I believe will be in London to-morrow night.
Your order came not to hand in time. The money [went]
from hence in a waggon with the rest of the merchants' money. |
Ibid. |
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Jan. 19 |
Sir Ro. Howard to [the Customs Commissioners]. My Lords
have nominated Mr. Crofts, Mr. Richard Meredith, Mr.
Anthony Markindale and Mr. Forster for the next vacancies
of landwaiters in London port. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 10,353l. 16s. 0d. to Sir T. Osborne, Treasurer
of the Navy, for two weeks to the 15th inst., for the service
of the Navy. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 46. |
|
Same for 2,134l. to Samuel Pepys for the garrison of Tangier
in part of 55,500l. for a year for the service thereof from the
1st inst. |
Ibid. p. 47. |
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Jan. 19 |
The Treasury Lords to the Custom Commissioners to employ
John Rotheram as boatman at Hull at 20l. per an.: and |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 146. |
|
Samuel Watson as [Customs] officer at Flint, at 10l. per
an., loco — Cooke, who has deserted his employment. |
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Humphray Rosecarret as a tidesman in ordinary, London
port, loco James Clarke who has never attended. |
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Rice Easman as searcher in Aldeburgh port. |
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Robert Griffin as tidesman at Yarmouth loco Maurice Lloyd,
dismissed. |
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John Kempson as landwaiter and searcher there. |
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Same to same to allow Col. Romsey a salary of 400l. per an. as
Collector of Bristol port. |
Ibid, p. 147. |
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Jan. 20 |
Letters patent for the stop of the Exchequer: directed to the
Treasury Lords. the Barons of the Exchequer, the officers of
the Exchequer Court and Receipt and all others concerned.
Several sums have been heretofore advanced to us by way of
loan, to be repaid with interest at 6 per cent. out of such
branches of the revenue as the said lenders did desire or select
for their security or repayment. In order to such repayment
tallies have been levied and orders have been made and
registered on such branches of the revenue. Also other sums of
money on other accounts have been likewise charged on various
branches of the revenue, some registered, some not, &c., &c.
Substantially as calendared in S P. Dom., under date 1671–2,
Jan. 17: the following heads of expenditure being excepted
out of this restraint or stop "all such respective orders as
have been drawn by warrant from you the Commissioners of
our Treasury for payment to be made to the Treasury of our
Navy, Victuallers thereof, our Guards and Garrisons. Tangier,
Office of our Ordnance, Cofferer of our House. our Great
Wardrobe, Treasurer of our Chamber, our Privy Purse, Paymaster of our Works, Master of our Robes, and Master of our
Horse, our dearest Consort the Queen, our most dear brother
the Duke of York and his children, our cousin Prince Rupert,
and other orders for payment to be made which relate to our
publique service or the ministers thereof or such as concern
our meniall servants and attendants upon our person, the said
orders haveing not been assigned to other persons, togeather
with such other orders as wee by warrant under our Privy
Signet or Royal Sign Manual shall particularly and expressly
command to be paid and also all payments to be made by virtue
and in pursuance of the Acts of Parliament following," &c., as
calendared ubi supra. All which are to be proceeded upon as
if this restraint had never been and also all payments to be
made out of the moneys arising by sale of Fee Farm rents and
other rents which are to be made according to the privy seal
of Sept. 19 last, &c., ut supra. And to the end the persons
hereby postponed shall receive as little prejudice as possible
the Treasury Lords are to cause all the said debts for which
interest is or shall be due to be forthwith audited. ascertained
and stated, and the same being so ascertained to give effectual
order from time to time for the due payment of the growing
6 per cent. interest thereof from Jan. 1 last. Finally the
Treasury Lords are to cause payment to be made for the
services as above excepted from the stop, viz. the preparing,
setting forth and payment of the fleet, &c., as calendared
ubi supra, save that King's Council should be King's Counsel
(meaning thereby the Attorney General, Solicitor General,
and all K.C's.). (Treasury subscription, dated Jan. 19, of the
docquet hereof.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 63–4; British Museum
Additional MS 28, 074,
p. 24. |
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Jan. 20 |
Sir Ro. Howard to Col. Lockhart. My Lords have to-day considered the business of the debt due to the King from your late
brother, Mr. Allen Lockhart, deceased. Attend me hereon
about staying process against you. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 60. |
|
Same to the late Farmers of the Customs. You are to forthwith
send to Auditor Beale the vouchers for the accounts for the
four years of your farm. |
Ibid. |
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Money warrant for 3,000l. to the Master and Worker of the
Mint: for the use of the Mint. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 47. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to make
forth bills of store for discharge and exemption from duty of
the following articles intended to be sent by the East India
Company as a present to the King of Bantam, viz.:
4 demi-cannon of copper or brass, 12 feet long, weighing
307 c. 3 qrs. 24 lbs.: also 4 sakers of copper or brass, 8 feet
long, weighing 63 c. 2qrs. 18 lbs., all of English manufacture:
also 2 forfeited brass pieces of ordnance, 12 feet long, weighing about 40 c., which His Majesty has ordered the Master of
the Ordnance to be cast and delivered to the said Company,
together with 80 shot of equal diameter to the said pieces being
intended as His Majesty's present to the said King of Bantam. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 151. |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir C. Harbord to rate the particular of
Foxhall House, in order to the granting a lease thereof to
Claudius Dennis, husband of one of the daughters of widow
Martha Calthoff, at the yearly rent of 5l. to the King and 10l.
to Jacob Jacobson, guardian to Gertrude Jacobson, an infant
daughter to the eldest daughter of said widow Calthoff: and
with obligation to let to Adrian Vanderpoest, a sugar baker,
that part of the house now occupied by him at a rent of 50l.
per an. |
Ibid, p. 161. |
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Jan. 21 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Henry Hopkins as waiter and searcher at Newhaven loco
Robert Holmes, imprisoned for felony. |
Ibid, p. 164. |
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Jan. 22 |
Money warrant for 5,176l. 18s. 0d. to Sir Thomas Osborne for
the Navy, being so much designed for the Navy for one week
last past. |
Ibid, p. 148. |
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Same for 10,000l. to same for the Navy |
Ibid, p. 149. |
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Treasury instructions to the Customs Commissioners [being in
the nature of Treasury resolutions on queries, &c., submitted
by said Commissioners]. Ten per cent. discount to be allowed
on prepayments of bonded duties on wines and vinegar. Act
as you think fit as to defective wines brought up in lighters,
which the merchants will not enter or take up. A boat to
be built for Yarmouth port for a master and four men. A
small boat to be bought for Ipswich port. The salary of
— Bennet as land boatman at Harwich to be increased [by]
5l. per an. A waiter and searcher to be settled at Bardsey
Ferry with the salary of 10l. and the like at Aldeburgh. As
the patent searchers at Bristol keep their office too far away
from the Custom House there, the remainder of said Custom
House and the cellars thereof are to be hired as an office for
them. All seizures of below 50l. value to be prosecuted at
the King's charge, and the seizer, notwithstanding, to have
his moiety. The Alum Farmers are to have freedom to
export alum on their own account Custom free, according to
the King's covenant with them. |
Ibid, pp. 150–1. |
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Jan. 22 |
The Treasury Lords to the Judges. Doubts and questions have
been lately made by certain officers of the Courts of law in the
country concerning the Law Impositions Act who are forbearing
to collect said duty till they receive resolution therein. They
are herein very backward and remiss. Consider their doubts
and give them directions herein with speed. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 152–3. |
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Appending:—Said doubts. (1) Whether for every appearance in
Hundred and County Courts holding plea only where the
damage is under 40s. the duty of 6d. is to be paid to
the King. |
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(2) Whether non-suits and confessions of action by the
defendant before the Judges of Nisi Prius and returned upon
the plea shall pay 12d. upon every plea. |
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(3) Whether writs of covenant for levying of fines and
writs of entry for suffering recoveries in Wales shall pay the
new duty as well as such writs sent out at Westminster: the
several paragraphs that concern these being as 'tis apprehended
by some of the Judges of the Welsh circuits limited and
restrained to the Alienation Office, which they say is nowhere
but in London. |
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(4) Very few appearances are entered in the Courts at
Westminster and thereby the King loses much of his duty of
6d. for every appearance entered. There wants some effectual
order from the several courts to cause appearances to be
entered. |
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(5) A very slender account is given of the King's duty for
fileing of bail, bails being taken de bene esse only and very few
bails filed. |
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(6) Where an officer of a court appointed by the Act to
collect said duty dies before accounting the King is in danger
to lose the money for want of security. The Judges of the
respective Courts are required to take such security. One of
the protonotaries of Common Pleas is lately dead beyond seas
and no account given of his receipt. |
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Same to the Earl of Craven to send order to the commander of
the nearest troops for an officer and six horsemen to be at
Lewes, Sussex, on the 30th inst., to convoy thence to the
Exchequer some of the moneys of the collection of Charles
Goodwyn, Esq., Receiver General of subsidy for co. Sussex. |
Ibid, p. 154. |
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Treasury order concerning the payment of and accompting for
the moneys of the Law Imposition: it being found by
experience that the said duties arising out of the several
courts and out of divers proceedings in the several counties
and not reserved to the Receiver General's own immediate
collection are but very small and inconsiderable and arise
from a multitude of courts and places at great distances one
from another and are not likely to countervaile the great
charges of a collection and accounting for at three several
times in one year. It is therefore ordered that the said duties
be accompted for and paid by the said respective officers to the
Receiver General or his deputy twice a year only and no
oftener, viz. at Michaelmas and Easter sessions in any place
holding sessions of peace. |
Ibid. pp. 154–5. |
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Treasury warrant to Richard Gregory, one of the messengers in
ordinary attending the Treasury, to arrest Henry Wilkinson,
deputy to Walter Strickland, deceased, late Receiver of Hearth
money, York city and West Riding, for not having perfected
his accounts thereof to 1670, Sept. 29, and for detaining over
1,000l. thereof. |
Ibid, p. 158. |
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Jan. 22 |
Money warrant for 12,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox for payment of
Guards and Garrisons. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 47. |
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Sir Ro. Howard to Sir Ro. Long concerning the case of Mr.
Allington concerning an order for 1,845l. directed by said
Long to be paid by Mr. Squibb out of the Customs. Why
was same not paid? |
Out Letters General III.
p. 61. |
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Reference to Mr. Beale to state the general account of interest
and allowances craved by Alderman Backwell, amounting to
894l. 14s. 11d. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to prepare a list of all the real loans on the Fee
Farms and of such orders relating to Fee Farms as are given
up or transferred to His Majesty's use. |
Ibid. |
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Jan. 23 |
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a
re-grant upon surrender of and to Sir Richard Browne, Kt.
and Bart. (one of the clerks of the Privy Council), of certain
closes called Broomefields et al. in the parish of Deptford, Kent. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 25. |
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Same of same, dated 1671–2, Jan., of a grant to George Porter,
Esq., and Sir John Staply, Kt. and Bart., of the office of
Surveyors of the small Customs in the port of London upon
surrender thereof by Thomas Freeston and Henry Prescott, gent. |
Ibid, p. 26. |
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Money warrant for 34l. to Baptista May, keeper of the Privy
Purse. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 159. |
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Same for 5,100l. to the Victuallers of the Navy for the victualling
thereof. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 48. |
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Treasury directions to the Customs Commissioners made on
sundry matters submitted by said Commissioners. (1) The
practice of the merchants of bringing wines from ships in
lighters under pretence of defective wines and not entering
same [and then] return back from the quays with the wines
in them is not fit to be allowed in regard of the opportunity
of frauds. All lighters going off from any quay with such
goods are to be seized. Also no view is to be made of
defective wines before entry made and custom paid. But
after that is done you have power upon a view to make fit
allowance. And if wines laden on board lighters are not landed and
in a conven ent time you are to cause them to be landed and
carried into the King's warehouse. But as to this your
solicitor is to take the opinion of Counsel at law. And as for
the freight of such wines so landed we conceive His Majesty
is not liable. |
Ibid, XLIII. pp. 156–7. |
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(2) We approve the clause you offer for insertion in the
Commission for settling wharves and quays. viz., that no
lighter coming to a quay laden with goods shall go from
thence till fully discharged, or else the wharf to be shut up, &c. |
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(3) As to the ships seized at Newcastle for importing spices
the offenders are to be punished, but not to extremity. |
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(4) We approve your proposal for taking certificates of
goods sent by land or water to Bristol or Salisbury from any
parts on the Western coast as it is practised in the North. |
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(5) As to the ship "Antego [Antigua] Merchant" from
the Plantations unlading in Ireland, you are to advise what
remedy the King may have against the merchant or against
the Customs Farmers, Ireland. To stop these practices in
future an officer is to be appointed in Ireland to give an account
of things of this nature that are done contrary to law. |
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(6) For the accommodation of the merchants at Dartmouth
and Totnes the merchants may choose a quay most convenient
to them, provided it be one certain place. Therefore all their
goods are to be landed at the little new quay at Dartmouth,
with the liberty nevertheless to compute on board and unlade
into boats fish, salt, oil, pitch, tar and corn. |
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(7) Field and Tyler (who under a deputation from
Sir Robert Paston seized some hair, which you ordered to be
re-delivered) are summoned to appear before us to prevent
their prosecuting the warehouse keeper. |
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Jan. 23 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to present
some fit person as Customs officer for Totnes. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 159. |
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Treasury warrant to Sir John James, Robert Huntington and
Richard Kingdon. By the powers granted us by the privy seal
of the 16th inst. we appoint you to receive the rent of the
Country Excise and to pay say into the Receipt with authority
to allow 6 per cent. interest on all advances of such rent paid
by the Farmers. This constitution revokes the warrant of
May 31 last constituting John Ball Cashier General of
said revenue. |
Ibid, p. 160. |
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Same to the Earl of St Albans et al., Trustees of the late Queen
Mother's jointure, to pass a reversionary lease to John
Singleton, gent., of a messuage, &c., at Le Hi the, in the parish
of Egham, co. Surrey, late in the occupation of John Tanner,
John Lane, Hugh Catchet, demised in reversion to William
Loveing, of Westminster, Esq., in reversion after John Eldred
and William Whitmore. |
Ibid, pp. 251–2. |
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Prefixing:—Particular and Surveyor General's ratal of the
premises. |
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Jan. 24 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
Isaac Joyce as landcarriage waiter, London port. |
Ibid, p. 163. |
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To permit Thomas Cox, a watchman in fee, London port,
and Charles Lewis, a tidesman extraordinary, to
exchange places. |
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To employ William Westphaling as waiter and searcher at
Sandwich loco Henry Finch, who is otherwise employed
in said port. |
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Jan. 25 |
Same to John Orpin to provide six waggons and horses with two
drivers to each waggon to bring the King's money from Rye,
in Sussex, to the Tower of London: to set out on the 26th inst.,
to be at Rye on Sunday the 28th and there to attend orders to
be given by Sir Thomas Bond. |
Ibid, p. 162. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to settle a Customs
Collector at Falmouth, who is to depute a sufficient Collector
at Penryn (which is an ancient Corporation and town of trade,
where many merchants trade and inhabit) and another deputy
at Truro: this to be in settlement of the case lately depending
before the Treasury between said towns concerning the Customs
establishment. |
Ibid. |
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Jan. 26 |
Privy seal for a salary of 250l. per an. to Bartholomew Fillingham
as from June 24 last as one of the Agents for bringing in and
quickening the payment of Hearthmoney and the late subsidy.
(Undated Royal warrant for said privy seal. Treasury
subscription dated Jan. 31 of docquet for same.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 62, 72; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 28. |
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Jan. 27 |
Treasury subscription of a list of payments directed by His
Majesty's command to be paid for the following week. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 49. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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To the Navy |
5,176 |
18 |
0 |
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For Tangier |
1,067 |
0 |
0 |
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To the Navy |
10,000 |
0 |
0 |
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To Mr. Aram (imprest) |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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Anthony Segar's bills and salary |
40l. and 10 |
0 |
0 |
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Jan. 29 |
Warrant under the Royal sign manual to the Treasury Lords.
In view of the King's determination to grant to the Queen all
the lands, &c., which were part of the jointure of the late
Queen Mother you are to order a schedule and rate of same to
be made by the Surveyor General and certificates and particulars by the respective auditors (wherever necessary to the
perfecting said schedule and ratal) and thereupon to direct
Sir Peter Ball, late Attorney General to the late Queen
Mother, to prepare grants or assignments of same to be made
by the Trustees to said late Queen Mother to some nominee of
the Queen Consort for her during life as a further part of her
ointure: and also to order the Attorney General to prepare a
great seal to confirm said conveyance. |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 67–8. |
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Same to Sir Thomas Ingram. Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster, to order the Surveyor General [of said Duchy]
to prepare a schedule and rate of all rents, &c., within
the survey of said Duchy: and to the Auditor of said
Duchy to make out any necessary certificate and par
ticulars thereof: [all with a view to abovesaid grant to the
Queen]. |
Ibid, p. 71; Warrants
Early XLIII. p. 188. |
Jan. 29
[sic, but undoubtedly an erratum for Jan.27]. |
Same to the Treasury Lords to give order from time to time for
payment of interest from the 1st inst., quarterly, to persons
whose repayment of loan tallies or orders has been stopped by
the great seal of the 20th inst. which ordered the stop of the
Exchequer ut supra, p. 1172: interest to be payable out of
the same branches on which the said tallies, &c., are charged.
Further (in accordance with the general terms of the said
great seal of the 20th inst.) to provide payments for the
services as follows: for the Navy and victualling, 800,000l.;
Ordnance, 120,000l.; Tangier, 55,500l.; Cofferer, 100,000l.;
Guards and Garrisons, 259,000l.; ambassadors, public
ministers abroad and presents to foreign ambassadors to
England, 30,000l.; Great Wardrobe and Stables, 24,000l.;
Treasurer of the Chamber, 30,000l.; Queen Consort, 12,000l.;
Duke of York, 24,000l.; Privy Purse and New Year's gifts,
38,000l.; Master of the Robes, 5,000l.; Office of Works,
8,000l.; Secretaries of State and for intelligence, 77,000l.;
Band of Pensioners, 6,000l.; Master of the Horse for horses
and studs, 2,500l.; Master of the Jewel House, 2,000l.;
healing medals, 1,200l.; which three last mentioned sums
are to be comprehended within the 40,000l. to be issued out
of the Customs for payment of Prince Rupert, the Judges,
Masters of Chancery, several of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber, impost bills, creation money to several of the
nobility, and other necessary payments payable out of the
Customs; the Council of Foreign Plantations, 6,500l.;
several pensions charged on the Tenths, 6,350l.; the Duke of
of York's children, the Duke of Monmouth and the charge of
managing the Excise and other payments charged thereon to
be computed at 20,000l.; the charge of management of the
Customs and Wine Licences to be computed at 55,000l.; the
Agents for Hearthmoney and other charges of that revenue,
1,000l.; the officers of the revenue and servants payable in
the Exchequer, King's Counsel, creation money, liberates,
expenses of the Tower, and other services usually paid in the
Exchequer, 54,000l.; and all further sums and salaries to be
from time to time directed for the Trustees and officers employed in the sale of Fee Farms, all other officers and
ministers employed in the management or collection of any
other branch of the revenue, and for secret service. |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 69–71. |
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Jan. 29 |
Reference to the Excise Commissioners of the petition from
Peter' Calverd and Sam Vincent, late Farmers of Excise for
Durham and Northumberland, praying allowance of interest. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 67. |
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Same to same of the petition from said Calverd and Vincent, as
Farmers of Excise for Hants, complaining of Joseph and
Mathew Fripp. of the Isle of Wight, for beating and abusing
their officers. Also of another petition from same, as Farmers
of Excise for co. Wilts, complaining of Edw. Bamfeild for
imprisoning and abusing their officers. |
Ibid. |
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The Treasury Lords to Sir Thomas Mainwaring and Sir Peter
Pindar, barts., Sir Philip Egerton and Sir John Arderne,knights,
transmitting to them for examination certain affidavits concernthe maladministration of the Excise laws and procedings by the
mayor, recorder and justices of the city of Chester. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 165. |
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Same to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farm rents. We have
received a list of the Fee Farm rents belonging to the Honor of
Hampton Court, wherein it is represented that the said rents
are reserved for payment of several fees to under officers in
regard whereof it is prayed that no more of said rents be sold
but that they be reserved for said use. and that a provision be
made out of other Fee Farms for the officers and expenses of
said Honor. You are therefore to sell no more of said rents.
but reserve them for said use. As the Lord Keeper has
purchased part of said rents of said Honor to the value of
33l 19s. 6½d. [per an.], you are to permit William Young,
present Keeper of the House and Park of Hampton Court, to
choose fee farms to that amount, and other fee farms also
to the value of 26l. per an., so that same may be conveyed to
the above uses. |
Ibid, p. 166. |
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Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a
discharge to Sir William Armorer, kt., of 50l. subscribed by him
upon the Act for a free and voluntary present to His Majesty. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 26. |
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[?] |
Same of same, dated 1671–2. Jan.. of a warrant to the Exchequer
for 600,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy for the service of
the Navy and the victualling thereof. (Undated royal warrant
for same.) |
Ibid, p. 27; King's
Warrant Book III. p. 62. |
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Jan. 29 |
Same of same, dated 1663, April, of a discharge to Samuel
Barnardiston, of Brightwell Hall, Suffolk, of the baronet
fee of 1,095l. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 27. |
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Money warrant for 5,176l. 18s. 0d. to the Treasurer of the Navy
for one week now last ended for the Navy and by His Majesty
directed to be paid on the 27th inst. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 48. |
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Same for 12,000l. to same for the Navy |
Ibid. |
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Same for the following sums to be paid out of the 30,000l.
which the King by a royal sign manual of the 27th inst. (made
upon a proposition offered to His Majesty by Sir John Shaw
et al., late Farmers of the Customs Farm ended 1667,
Sept. 29, viz. to pay 30,000l. in satisfaction of the arrears of
their farm rent) accepted as in satisfaction there of and ordered
to be applied as follows, viz.: |
Ibid, p. 49. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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To the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
6,000 |
0 |
0 |
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" "Paymaster of the Works |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
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" " Treasurer of the Chamber for the
Yeomen of the Guard |
4,600 |
12 |
6 |
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" " Earl of Chesterfield |
9,000 |
0 |
0 |
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" " Master of the Robes |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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" " Isaac Le Gouch. the King's Jeweller.
in part of an order for 6,000l
|
5,199 |
7 |
6 |
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" "Earl of Bath |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Jan. 31 |
Treasury subscription of a docquet, dated 1671, Dec., of a warrant
to the Exchequer for 10,000l. to Ralph Montague, Esq.,
Master of the Great Wardrobe, for extraordinaries in the
Wardrobe from time to time to be requisite for His Majesty's in the
service. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 30. |
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Privy seal for 50l. per an. to the Churchwardens of St. Margaret's,
Westminster, and 100l. per an. to the Churchwardens of St.
Martins in the Fields: for the relief of the poor of said
parishes, "as of our accustomed bounty and free gift." (Royal
warrant, dated 1671, Dec. 20, for said privy seal.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 52. 82. |
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Money warrant for 125l. to Bartholomew Fillingham for half a
year's allowance to Xmas last as an agent for Hearth money.
and dormant warrant for same in future. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 50. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to settle a
Collector of Customs at Appledore with 60l. per an. salary,
who is to depute two sufficient persons for collecting and
managing the Customs of Barnstaple and Bideford, with 50l.
per an. each: all [as a settlement of the dispute between the
said three towns and] in accordance with said Commissioners'
report on the petition of mayor and merchants of Barnstaple,
in which report "you certify that Bideford exceeds Barnstaple
in the number of shipping and that Appledore, a town between
them, exceeds both in shipping, but that Barnstaple has more
merchants than both the other and is an eminent town of
trade, having a great manufacture of their own with which
they trade to foreign parts, but by reason of some lands in the
river short of the town the great ships cannot come up to the
town but are forced to lade and unlade at Appledore. and that
if a key were built at Appledore that would be the most
convenient place for a Custom House, and in regard of its
situation would equally accomodate both Barnstaple and
Bideford": the said two deputies to be settled as above
"forasmuch as Barnstaple and Bideford are ancient towns
and it being our desire that the trades thereof be still preserved
and encouraged as much as may be." |
Ibid, XLIII. pp. 169–70 |
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Same to the Trustees for sale of fee farms to admit Sir John
Bennet to proceed in his purchase of so many fee farm rents
as amount to 22,000l. [in capital value] and to suspend the
purchase of the remaining 8,000l. (remaining of the 30,000l.
ordered to be secured and repaid to him by the privy seal of
Oct. 16 last as his share of the advance on the late intended
farm of the Customs) till determination of some differences
touching certain tallies to that amount depending before the
Treasury Lords, which cannot suddenly be determined. |
Ibid. pp. 189–90. |
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Jan. 31 |
Sir Ro. Howard [to Sir Ro. Long] to send my Lords an exact
account of what moneys have been paid into the Receipt up to
Dec. 18 last on the late Act for an imposition on Law proceedings, and of what orders have been satisfied and paid off
out of such moneys. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 67. |
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Jan. — |
The Treasury Lords to Lord Arlington concerning the order of
Council of 1669–70, Jan. 14. made upon the petition of the
Farmers of the Revenue in Ireland in relation to the allowance upon their account of 3,750l. for three quarters of a
year's rent of the wine licences to the preceding Sept. 29,
which was within the time of their lease, but enjoyed by the
Earl of Carlingford, who is accomptable for said rent. We
have considered same and think said allowance should be
made. The very words of the order in Council should be
inserted in the sign manual. |
Warrants Early XLIII
p. 164. |
