|
| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
|
Mar. 1 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
William Watts as surveyor of Yarmouth port loco Charles
Goodhand. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 218, 219, 220, 221,
224. |
|
Edmond Vacey as landwaiter in Falmouth loco Humphry
Southcote, deceased. |
|
|
William Mathewes as surveyor, waiter and searcher of
Appledore, Bideford and Barnstaple. |
|
|
Joseph Jordan as tidewaiter London port Also not to permit any collection of Customs to be continued at Helford or
any entries to be made there. |
|
|
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to discharge the baronet fee of
1,095l. due from Sir Samuel Barnardiston, of Brightwell
Hall, Suffolk. |
Ibid, p. 222 |
|
Same [to the King's officers of the Customs]. In consequence of abuses committed by deputies of patent officers
in the Customs entrusted with deputations for seizures
all such patent officers in the ports of England and Wales
are forthwith to revoke all such deputations (save deputies
of officers in any port or creek) and in future to give no
such deputations for seizure of any goods. The Customs
Commissioners are to empower whom they shall think fit for
such seizures. Similarly for all farmers of any of the petty
branches of the Customs to revoke all their deputations for
seizures, and for the Customs Commissioners to issue deputations for same in their place. |
Ibid, pp. 223, 224. |
|
Same to forbid ships coming from America unlading in Ireland.
On complaint of several masters of ships who, contrary to their
bond given in the Plantations often unlade in some part of
Ireland under false and borrowed names to avoid the penalty
of their bonds: it is ordered that all patent officers of the
Customs in Ireland shall forthwith seize any ship arriving in
any port of Ireland from any of the Plantations in America
and detain same till further direction from us. |
Ibid, p. 224 |
|
The Treasury Lords to the King's Remembrancer to suspend
process against Sir Walter Moyle, late Receiver of Assessments
for Cornwall. |
Ibid, p. 226. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for
a particular of lands ut supra, p. 1195: with a view to a lease
therof to Michaell Bebington, gent. |
Ibid, p. 227. |
|
Same to Auditor Sir Joseph Seymour for a particular of the office
of Warden of Farming Woods, co. Northampton, and of the
bailiwick of the manor of Brigstock and hundred of Orlingbury and of the receivership of the castleward rents of
Rockingham, co. Northampton: with a view to a grant thereof
to Sir Jo. Robinson. |
Ibid, p. 232. |
|
Sir Ro. Howard to the Excise Commissioners. My Lords refer
to you the matter concerning the allowance of interest to
Col. Edmd. Chamberlin: meanwhile forbear any allowance
of such interest under the late warrant from my Lords. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 93. |
|
Mar. 2 |
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a
warrant requiring Sir Thomas Trevor to assign to Richard
Sherwin. John Lawrence and Bartholomew Fillingham (as in
trust for His Majesty) all his interest in all the lands, &c.,
granted to his father. Sir Thomas Trevor, and others by King
James or Charles I., in trust for Charles I. when Prince of
Wales: also to require said Trevor to assign to the Trustees
for sale of Fee Farms all his interest in the several rents
reserved upon any assignment made by the lessees in trust of the
premises and now vested in him as executor to his said father. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28 074, p. 35. |
|
Mar. 2 |
Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. John Forth. Attend me concerning your
farm of Excise. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 91. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to deliver
to Richard Nicholls a seizure of wine and herring out of the
ship "John," of Leith, John Gillis master, in the Thames, "as
if they had been imported in an English bottom." |
Warrants Early XLIII
p. 222. |
|
Same to same. All brandies and vinegar imported from Jersey
and Guernsey and made of French wines, shall pay the duty.
Mr. Hebden, Collector at Colchester, is to keep a horse and
have 10l. a year allowed for it. The two tidesmen at
Sunderland are to be made boatmen with an allowance of
5l. each. |
Ibid, p. 223. |
|
Mar. 3 |
Royal warrant for a privy seal to allow to Lord Willoughby,
Capt. General and Chief Governor of Barbados, on his account
for the year ending 1668, April 30, the following items, viz.
302, 780lbs. of Muscovado sugars paid as salaries to the Customs
officers [of Barbados]; 2,500lbs. of same paid to Capt. William
Poole for a wherry bought of him for His Majesty's service;
216, 912lbs. of same paid to Sir Tobias Bridge and the regiment
there under his command; and 616,067lbs. of same paid to
Jeremy Eggington and William Bate for provisions and
disbursements in the time of the late Lord Willoughby, as
certified by John Gate, book-keeper to said Eggington, and by
Robert Murry and John Walton, servants and book-keepers
to said Bate: and to rectify a mistake of 12,000 gallons
of molasses brought to accompt instead of 1,200 gallons as
testified by Col. Lewis Morice, the planter who shipped the
said 1,200 gallons, whereby the charge will be lessened by
32,400lbs. of Muscovado sugar: the Auditor not being able to
pass said items as no receipts or musters to vouch them are
forthcoming though they were according to the establishments.
(Treasury subscription, dated Mar. 4, of a docquet hereof:
privy seal hereof. dated Mar. 5. Treasury warrant to Auditor
Beale hereon, dated April 1.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 79, 98–9; British
Museum Additional MS
28,074, p. 36;
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 317. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to employ
William Butts, John Burges and William Holland, three of
the landwaiters in Bristol port, as landcarriage men there;
they keeping their deputations as landwaiters: there being a
necessity of landcarriage men in said port and more than a
sufficiency of landwaiters. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 227. |
|
[?] |
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to allow in account
to Abraham Anselme and John Perry, late Farmers of Excise
of North and South Wales and Cornwall, 16l. 8s. 0½d. for
interest of a half quarter's advance of rent. |
Ibid, p. 228. |
|
Mar. 4 |
Treasury subscription of a docquet, dated 1671–2, of a grant of the
office of one of His Majesty's serjeant at arms in ordinary to
Humphry Graves on the surrender of John Collet. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 35. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to give
direction in the several ports for all ships whatsoever to be
freely permitted to trade to any part of France, notwithstanding the late order in Council for a general embargo:
this liberty having been directed by His Majesty, "and
accordingly His Royal Highness, the Lord High Admiral, will
give orders to his several vice-admirals and other officers of
the Admiralty not to interrupt the said trade." |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 226. |
|
March 4 |
The Treasury Lords to Robert Hancock and all others concerned.
The park of Gamlingay, co. Cambridge, is seized by the
sheriff for the King for arrears of Customs farm rent due from
Sir John Jacob, deceased, which debt is not yet satisfied. It
appears by affidavit of the 2nd inst. of Sir John Jacob that
said Hancock has entered upon said park and cut timber there
and proceeds daily herein, and this before any amoveas manus
has issued out of the Exchequer to remove the King from the
possession of said park. Said Hancock and his agents are
hereby to cease from same till the King's hand be by due
course of law amoved. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 231. |
|
Money warrant, dormant, for the pension of 1,000l. per an. to
Thomas, Earl of Ossory. one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 64 |
|
Treasury warrant to the Commissioners for Wine Licences to
continue to pay to Samuel Amy (their clerk of the bonds and
licences) the 30l. and to Edward Thomas, doorkeeper, 10l.
per an., granted to Michaelmas last as additional salary for
extraordinary pains. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 1,500l. to Sir William Godolphin, ambassador in Spain, for his equipage, and 910l. for three months'
ordinary of 10l. a day. |
Ibid, p. 65. |
|
Same for 250l. to each of the following as Grooms of the Bedchamber, being half a year each on their annuities: viz.,
Edward Proger, Silius Titus, James Hamilton, Tho. Felton.
Robt. Phillips, Richard Lane, Hen. Coventry, Henry
Seymour, Tho. Killegrew, Sidney Godolphin, David Walter,
Tho. Elliott, Geo. Kirke. (Marginal note: Mr. Felton's
warrant was dated the 23rd of March, the date of the patent
being 22 March, 1671, but the pension to commence from
Michaelmas preceding.) |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer, &c., to forbear
process till the end of Easter term next on any supers set by
the Receivers General of the Aids and One month's and
Eleven months' tax upon several high collectors and subcollectors; the Treasury Lords having written to the Commissioners [of Aids] for the several counties concerned
requesting them to meet together and examine in whose hands
said moneys remain and to use their endeavours for getting
same in, either by collecting, levying, or reassessing same,
as the case may be. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 228 |
|
March 5 |
Letter as above from the Treasury to the Commissioners of the
Aids for the county and city of Chester concerning the supers
set in the account of Nathaniel Booth, Receiver of Aids, &c.,
for said county. on the mayor and commonalty of the city of
Chester for 628l. 0s. 9d. Request them to proceed as above
in order to get said money in and to pay it to Thomas Hale,
first secondary in the King's Remembrancer's office, for the
acquittance and registering whereof there will be only a
shilling charge, but if the whole sum be not so paid there will
be a necessity of passing a particular account in the Exchequer:
and if you fail hereof process will issue against you or against
said mayor and commonalty, as the case shall require. |
Ibid, pp 229–30. |
|
Like circular letter as above to the Commissioners of Aids for
the counties and arrears severally as below. to proceed as
above mentioned. |
Ibid, pp 236–9. |
|
|
Royal Aid and
Additional Aid. |
Eleven Months'
Tax. |
|
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
Co. Salop |
in supers
|
180 |
14 |
11 |
500 |
17 |
0 |
|
|
" Derby |
" |
15 |
4 |
9 |
|
|
|
" Cornwall |
" |
1,232 |
9 |
4¾ |
1,546 |
15 |
6 |
|
|
" Essex |
" |
183 |
13 |
3½ |
108 |
17 |
7 |
|
|
" Gloucester |
" |
248 |
5 |
7 |
|
|
|
" Hereford |
" |
733 |
14 |
0 |
47 |
18 |
8 |
|
|
" Midds. |
" |
2,163 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
|
" Norfolk |
" |
615 |
0 |
1 |
471 |
16 |
2 |
|
|
" Monmouth |
" |
566 |
5 |
6 |
1,353 |
8 |
10 |
|
|
" Surrey |
" |
67 |
16 |
0 |
72 |
9 |
11 |
|
|
" Worcester county |
" |
498 |
3 |
10 3/4 |
2,608 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
" Worcester city |
" |
|
225 |
4 |
6 |
|
|
" Anglesea |
" |
81 |
3 |
2 |
64 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
" Carnarvon |
" |
393 |
16 |
5¼ |
295 |
1 |
10 |
|
|
" Denbigh |
" |
180 |
8 |
4 |
116 |
15 |
9 |
|
|
" Flint |
" |
2 |
7 |
1 |
16 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
" Merioneth |
" |
|
174 |
17 |
5 |
|
|
" Glamorgan |
" |
|
85 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
" Pembroke |
" |
|
137 |
18 |
3 |
|
|
" Haverfordwest |
" |
|
51 |
2 |
10½ |
|
|
" Kent |
" |
|
1,288 |
17 |
0½ |
|
|
" Wilts |
" |
|
108 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
Appending:—Copy of an order of the Exchequer Court, dated
1670, Nov. 29. The Court being informed this day by
Mr. North, of Counsel with His Majesty, that several in
supers are set in several accounts of the Receivers of the Aids,
&c., upon High Collectors, amounting in the whole to above
9,000l., whereupon distringas have been awarded on which
nichils have been returned this term, it is therefore ordered
that distringas do issue against the Commissioners of Aids
for the counties concerned. |
|
|
March 5 |
Treasury warrant to the Marshal of the Marshalsea of the King's
Bench to discharge from custody William Boucher. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 250. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Col. Birch, Mr. Wingate and Mr. Waring
to stay proceedings for the present on the verdict in the
Exchequer Court against Jacob Croane concerning duty
on wines. |
Ibid. p. 232. |
|
Treasury warrant to same as Commissioners of the Retrospect of
the late Wine Act to deliver up to the following persons,
Vintners of London, their bonds for decayed wines on payment by them of moneys justly due for said wines: viz.
William Clifton, Francis Jefferies, John Wilson, Richard
Cloudsly. Thomas Cox, Geo. Twyne, John Cooper, Joseph
Walbanck. John Worrell, William Dodds, Stephen Lock.
Edward Batty. Thomas Sorrell, John Woodhouse and Walter
Wilson: same being due on said Commissioners' reports of
1670–1, Mar 15, and 1671. Dec. 2, on said Vintners' petition
and the further report of Sir R. Long and Sir R. Howard of
Jan. 10 last on the whole matter: the total of said bonds being
549l 18s. 6d.: the said fifteen Vintners having taken oath or
attested that said wines were decayed and that they were not
afterwards retailed or mingled. |
Ibid, pp. 234–5. |
|
Same to Sir C. Harbord for a particular and ratal of the scite and
demesne of the manor of Egham, co. Surrey, with a view to a
lease thereof to Sir Richard Stidolph in reversion after the
24 years still in being of a lease granted by James I. (on
which said lease there was reserved a rent of 12l. 7s. 8d., 12
loads of hay annually for the deer in Windsor Park and 20
loads of hay and 15 quarters of oats for the stables at Oatlands and 4l. for a herriot upon the death of any of the
three lives in possession: the said hay for Oatlands being
now carried to Hampton Court): also of a piece of ground
called Marsh Lands in the parish of St. Giles in the Fields,
with a view to a reversionary lease thereof to same. |
Ibid, p 233. |
|
March 5 |
Treasury warrant to Serjeant Francis Stevens to release on bail
William Broxholm, late Receiver of assessments for co.
Lincoln, so as to enable him to procure a tenant for his estate
seized into the King's hands. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 235–6. |
|
Order of reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of
a petition from Mr. Wyvill for remission of certain arrears
as receiver of Crown revenues for Durham, Northumberland
and the archdeaconry of Richmond. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 93. |
|
March 6 |
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a war
rant to the Exchequer for 587l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Richard Browne,
due and in arrear to him at Xmas last on several
letters patent: which patents said Browne is desirous to
surrender. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, pp. 37–8. |
|
[?] |
Same of same, dated 1671–2, Feb., of a grant of a baronetcy to
John Seyntabyn [Saint Aubin], jun., of Clowance, co. Cornwall. |
Ibid, p. 38. |
|
March 6 |
Privy seal for 5,000l. for the Duke of Monmouth for his present
equipage and entertainment: to be received without accompt.
(Undated Treasury subscription of docquet hereof. Money
warrant dated Mar. 11.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 89; Warrants Early
XIX. p. 67; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 38. |
|
Same for 300l. to Henry Sydney, Envoy to the French King,
towards his expenses in that employment: to be received
without accompt. (Treasury subscription of docquet hereof
dated Mar. 8. Money warrant dated Mar. 11.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 89; Warrants Early
XIX. p. 67; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 37. |
|
March 7 |
Same for allowing 2,971l. 12s. 0d. in account to Edward Smith.
Robt. Carr and Abraham Wilkinson, sureties of the late
Farmers of Hearth-money for Suffolk, for three years from
1666, Lady Day: the said duty having been farmed by Robert
Carr and Thomas King and said Smith, Carr and Wilkinson
became bound with said King for payment of the rent, but finding that King failed in the payment of his collection they
ordered the sub-collectors not to pay any more moneys to him,
but King afterwards obtained a letter from Sir Geo. Downing,
then Secretary to the Treasury, to pay their collections to him,
and thereupon said King is alleged to have received about
3,000l. although said King was absolutely discharged of his said
farm by said farmers in June, 1667, and said letter was not
obtained from Sir Geo. Downing until Aug. 30 following:
whereupon said Smith has deposed on oath before the
Barons of the Exchequer that he and his said partners have
been thereby damnified 2,971l. 12s. 0d. (Undated royal warrant for said privy seal. Treasury warrant hereon to Sir
Robert Viner, Sir Richard Pigot and the rest of the persons
concerned in the late farm of the Hearthmoney to make
said allowance accordingly to said Smith, Carre and
Wilkinson.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 86, 102–3; Warrants
Early XLIII. pp. 317–
18. |
|
March 8 |
Treasury allowance of John Lyford and John Element, as subcommissioners to collect the arrears of Excise due to Samuel
Vincent and Peter Calverd, late Farmers of Excise of Cumberland, Westmorland, Northumberland and Durham for
three years to June 24 last. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 240. |
|
Same of Hugh Parry, James Pitts, and Thomas Broughton
as sub-commissioners of Excise for co. Gloucester,
and of Robert Winter, Nath. Blower, and Richard Clapton,
as same for Suffolk, as prayed by Alderman John Forth,
Farmer thereof. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir C. Harbord for a particular and ratal of
a mill, of which Walter Kendall, of Lostwithiel, has petitioned
for an extension of lease, with the same words as in the
grant thereof, temp. Q. Eliz., he being at expense in
recovering the Crown's right to have the inhabitants of
Lostwithiel pay suit to said mill. |
Ibid, p. 248. |
|
Declaration of account of Nathaniel Smith of his receipt of
Hearthmoney for co. Northampton for 1½ years ended
1670, Sept. 29. |
Ibid. |
|
The like of Richard Churchill of same of Somerset and Bristol
for same time. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir C. Harbord for a particular and ratal of
the lands of Miles Temple with a view to a new lease thereof
to Robert Spencer; the benefit of the extent thereof being
already granted to petitioner by His Majesty and to Sir Ch.
Berkley and Sir William Berkley. |
Ibid, p. 255. |
|
Declaration of accompt of Ellis Cooper for 1½ years from 1669,
Mar. 25, for the Hearthmoney of Yorks, North and East
Ridings and Kingston on Hull. |
Ibid, p. 283. |
|
[?] |
Instructions for William Cole, gent., for his office of Clerk
Comptroller of the Customs in Bristol port and members. |
Ibid, pp. 284–6. |
|
March 8 |
Money warrant for 30 000l. to William Ashburnham, Cofferer
of the Household. |
Ibid, XIX p. 66. |
|
Same for 30,000l. to George Wharton, Treasurer and Paymaster
of the Ordnance, as imprest for the Ordnance. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 100,000l. to Sir T. Osborne, Treasurer of the Navy, as
imprest for the Navy and Victualling. |
Ibid. |
|
March 9 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to deliver 17
parcels of gloves sent from Ambassador Mountagu from France
to several persons of quality as presents, and seized on board
His Majesty's yacht the "Henrietta." |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 240. |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir C. Harbord for a constat and ratal of
four messuages extending from [St.] James Street to the Garden
wall of Berkshire House westward, and in the occupation of
Jane Beard, Sir Jo. Duncomb. Charles Pickar and Edmund
Waller with a view to a lease thereof to said Duncombe. |
Ibid, p 242 |
|
Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. Darnell and Mr. Hunt. My Lords are
informed that great waste has been made by you in felling
timber in the manor of Shaw and in digging earth for bricks
contrary to the covenants in the lease. You are to attend my
Lords on Wednesday next and meanwhile forbear any further
waste and digging. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 95. |
|
March 9 |
The Treasury Lords to the Navy Commissioners to imprest 1,000l.
to Anthony Deane for building a third-rate ship at Harwich,
being for Jan. and Feb. last, and henceforth to imprest whatever necessary for same up to 500l. a month. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 261. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ Jerom Browne
as a noon tender in the Customs. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to be the sole
persons to allow beer exported as merchandise brought from
Croydon in Surrey and other places in Middlesex and Surrey and
other places within the limits of the farm of the London Excise. |
Ibid, p. 262. |
|
Same, dormant, to the Customs Cashier to pay the annuity of
2,000l. to Prince Rupert. |
Money Book (Customs)
p. 50. |
|
March 11 |
Royal warrant to the Treasury for 1,000l., in part of 5,000l., to
Lord St. John et al. partners in the late intended farm of the
Customs: same having been granted by virtue of the privy
seal of Nov. 30 last, but nothing paid thereon by reason of
the stop of the Exchequer. (Money warrant hereon, dated
May 28.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 90; Money Book
(Excise) p. 9. |
|
[?] |
Undated royal warrant for a privy seal for levying upon head
collectors, sub-collectors, &c., the arrears of several taxes. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 90. |
|
March 11 |
Money warrant for 30,000l. to Sir Edwd. Griffin, Treasurer of
the Chamber, for payment of bills and wages to His Majesty's
servants. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 67. |
|
Same for 1,842l. 7s. 6d. to Lord Arlington, Postmaster General,
for packets and despatches carried post without payment from
June 1 last to Jan. 1 last. |
Ibid, p. 68. |
|
Same for 250l. to the Earl of Anglesey, as the assignee of
Rowland Langhorne, as half a year of said Langhorne's pension. |
Ibid. p. 69. |
|
Same, dormant, for the pension of 1,000l. per an. to John, Earl
of Lauderdale, as one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid. |
|
Same, dormant, for the annuity of 200l. per an. to William.
Earl of Marlborough. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to Justina Stepney for half a year of
her pension. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 28,000l. to Baptista May, Keeper of the
Privy Purse. |
Ibid, p. 70 |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to deliver
two hampers of French wines, seized on board the "Henrietta"
yacht and consigned to Monsieur Blanckfort. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 243. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Sir
Herbert Price, Kt., James Read, Esq., and John Renny (as of
the King's grace to Jasper Calthoff and Martha Calthoff,
lately deceased, and their children) of the capital messuage or
manor house called Fauxhall, in or near the manor of Kennington: they paying to Jacob Jacobson, as guardian to
Gertrude Jacobson, an infant grandchild of said Martha
Calthoff, 10l. per an.: and to hold said lease in trust [for
Claudius Dennis, an alien who married another daughter of
said Martha Calthoff, and for all the other said persons concerned
herein]: and with a covenant for said lessees in trust
to grant to Adrian Vanderpoest, refiner of sugar, all that part
of the house now occupied by him, with his part of the garden,
foreyard, stable, coal house and easements. |
Ibid, pp. 244–5. |
|
Prefizing: particular and ratal of the premises. |
|
|
March 11 |
Treasury warrant to the Auditor and Receiver of Crown revenues,
cos. Stafford, Hereford, Salop, Worcester, Warwick and
Leicester, to make out particular schedules of such rents and
Tenths as may be fit to be set apart and reserved from sale for
payment of the several pensions of 100l. a year to Richard
Pendrell and Mary his wife; 100l. per an. to William Pendrell;
100 marks each per an. to John Pendrell, Humphrey Pendrell
and George Pendrell, and 50l. per an. to Eliz. Yates: said
pensions being charged on the Crown revenues of said
counties. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 246. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners. On the question presented
in your paper of the 4th inst. concerning ships going to Jersey
and Guernsey, we direct that all such ships should be looked
on as coast traders. William Butcher is to be prosecuted for
counterfeiting a coast cocquet. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to same to employ John Eyre as waiter and
searcher at Lympston port at 20l. per an. |
Ibid, p. 250. |
|
Treasury warrant to Philip Packer, Paymaster of the Works.
We find it necessary for the carrying on of the Works for this
year that the 8,000l. due to the Works on the privy seal of
1668, Sept. 18, should be only issued upon your books dated
from Jan. 1 last to Dec. 31 next. You are therefore to pay
out of said sum only such accounts as shall be dated from
Jan. 1 last, notwithstanding the orders of your office for
paying in course and the usual way of passing your accounts
according to the imprests of the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 254. |
|
Same to the King's Remembrancer to prepare a commission to
pass the Exchequer seal to Sir Robt. Dillington, bart., Sir
Robt. Worsley, bart., Sir Francis Rolls, kt., Henry Whitehead,
Tho. Jervois, Henry Tulse, John Hildesley, William Pawlen,
Geo. Stanley, Tho. Agar, Tho. Corderoy, William Uvedale, of
Horton, co. Dorset; Edward Hooper, of Hurn, co. Southampton; Francis Tylney, Roger Gallop and Richard Aliffe
concerning wastes and spoils committed in New Forest,
co. Southampton. |
Ibid, pp. 258–9, 263–5 |
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Prefixing:—Articles of said enquiry. (Article 17—whether since
1660, June 24, the regarders who live furthest away have been
called to make sale of timber, &c., according to the instruction
given by the Lord Chief Justice in Eyre and the Lord Warden
of said forest at the last Justice seal and other former Justice
seals, or whether such sales have been made by three of the
regarders only, and them constantly, and what is the reason
that the accompt of Barnard Knapton, under woodward of
said forest, herewith sent, are only signed by James Barrow,
Thomas Lovell and — Edwards and no others. |
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March 12 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Collectors of Dartmouth,
Plymouth and Portsmouth to immediately discharge any
ships of Hamburg that are or shall hereafter come into your
hands. |
Ibid, p. 247. |
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[?] |
Same to — House, Esq., deputy aulnager for co. Berks and
Bucks, to discharge James Smith and John Smith from their
misdemeanour in replevying divers pieces of cloth seized by the
deputy aulnager as forfeited goods: and that thereupon you
prosecute a licence out of the Exchequer Court for compounding
with them for the said cloth. |
Ibid. |
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March 12 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners. We leave
it to your discretion to prosecute or not for seizures of wine
or tobacco. Similarly as to your taking deposits or bonds for
landing any quantities of tobacco, "provided that when you
take bonds and grant bills at sight the sights be limited to a
proportion of the ship's lading not exceeding a fourth part of
the whole and that the goods shall be carried into the King's
warehouse." The whole of said ship's lading to be cleared
within a certain time to be expressed in the bond. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 249. |
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Same to Sergeant Stevens to discharge from custody Joseph and
Matthew Fripps. |
Ibid, p. 250. |
|
Sir Ro. Howard to Robt. Forth, Charles Corsellis and John
Parsons to attend my Lords to-morrow concerning an allowance of beer exported as merchandise. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 97. |
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Treasury warrant, dormant, to the Customs Cashier to pay the
Earl of Dorset's creation money as same shall grow due. |
Money Book (Customs)
p. 50. |
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March 13 or 14 |
Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. Searle and Mr. Dixon to attend my
Lords on Tuesday next to show cause why either of you
molest by arrests and suits one Robert Corner, a Hearthmoney officer. |
Out Letters General III.
pp. 98,100. |
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March 13 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners. We
approve the form presented by you for discompting of bonds
where merchants that had given security for the additional
duty or new impost should after[wards] propose the paying of
the money before the same bond became due. You can allow
10 per cent. discount. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 277. |
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Appending:—Form of said certificate of discount. |
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Money warrant for 5,000l. to Ralph Montague; Master of the
Great Wardrobe, for the service of the Wardrobe. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 70. |
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Same for 300l. to John Lawrence for necessary charges in prosecuting the Vintners. |
Ibid, p. 71. |
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March 15 |
Treasury warrant to Giles Litcot, Comptroller General of the
Accounts of the Customs, to give credit to the respective
Receivers [of Customs] of London and the outports for what
sum they shall allow, at the rate of 10 per cent., to merchants
in paying before it is due any money upon their bonds for
the additional duty on silks, linen, wine, tobacco and vinegar. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 256. |
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Same to same to credit same receivers with any sums by them
repaid to merchants upon due certificate of export of foreign
goods transported from England within the time limited by
the Act: "which certificates are commonly called debentures." |
Ibid, p. 257. |
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The Treasury Lords to Christopher Banister, Receiver of the
subsidy for Co. Lancaster. From an accompt from the Agents
for bringing in the Subsidy it appears that there was paid on
the first June 24 quarter only 750l. and on the second quarter
480l. and nothing for any quarter since. The extract for
Amounderness is not yet returned, but by those that are it
appears that no quarter can come to so little as 750l., and we
cannot suppose that the payment of the residue from the
county can be so slack. We therefore presume you have
received it and do detain it. You are therefore to receive no
more of it and are to come up and account. |
Ibid, p. 260. |
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March 15 |
The Treasury Lords to the Commissioners of Subsidy for
co. Lancs., to see that the above order be carried out and to
examine the head collectors and sub-collectors as to said
receipts. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 260–1. |
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March 16 |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to give order for the
immediate release of any Hamburg ships brought into any of
His Majesty's ports. |
Ibid, p. 268. |
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Same to same to give order for the stopping of all ships and
vessels belonging to the States of the United Provinces and
their subjects, except the man-of-war now in the Thames
which brought the Ambassador from the said States. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to [the Navy Commissioners] to order the Navy Treasurer
to imprest 3,000l. to Henry Osborne for the Sick and Wounded. |
Ibid. |
|
Sir Ro. Howard to [? the London Excise Farmers] to attend my
Lords on Monday concerning the repayment of the 18,000l. of
the arrears of Excise set apart to be paid to the seamen of
Sir Edward Sprag's fleet. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 100. |
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Treasury allowance of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant to the
Master of the Jewel House for 10,409 oz. of white plate to be
fashioned into articles, detailed, for plate for the Duke of
Richmond as Ambassador Extraordinary to Denmark. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 282. |
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Royal warrant for 100l. to Mary Pendrell, relict of Richard
Pendrell, towards the funeral charges of her husband, "out of
the sense which we retain of her said husband's loyalty and
fidelity to us in being instrumentall in our escape after the
battle at Worcester." (Money warrant, dated Mar. 16.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 91; Warrants Early
XIX. p. 71. |
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Treasury warrant to the Commissioners for Wine Licences to
cause payment to be made of the tally or tallies for 1,500l.
for Robert Delavall or Lady Elizabeth his wife, same having
been stopped by Treasury direction, but having been
warranted by a Treasury letter of Dec. 19 last, but being
now scrupled to be paid by said Commissioners by reason of
the stop of the Exchequer, but the King being pleased that
they should be paid in regard that the Exchequer was discharged
of said money by those tallies before His Majesty directed the
stop of the Exchequer. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 72. |
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Money warrant for 100l. to Mrs. Winifred Wells for half a year's
pension. |
Ibid, p 74. |
|
Same for 500l. to Humphry Weld for half a year on his 1,000l.
per an. for secret service. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 200l. to Baptist May for Healing medals of Crown gold |
Ibid, p. 75. |
|
Same for 100l. to Thomas Windham for half a year's annuity |
Ibid. |
|
Same, dormant, for the pension of 1,000l. per an. to the Earl of
Ogle as one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber. |
Ibid, p. 75. |
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[?] |
Letter of direction on an order of 1671, July 5, for 8,267l. to
Sir Edward Griffin, Treasurer of the Chamber. |
Ibid. |
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March 18 |
The Treasury Lords to Geo. Dashwood to deliver up to
Sir John Bennet tallies to the value of 8,000l. (said Bennet
having deposited 800l. in the hands of one of the Tellers of
the Exchequer as a security for said Dashwood's claims in case
of a suit at law between them): all to the end that said
Bennet may proceed forthwith to complete his purchase of
30,000l. value of fee farms. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 266. |
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March 18 |
Treasury warrant to Sir Heneage Finch to prepare a lease to
pass the Great Seal to Michaell Bebington of the newly recovered marsh called Prior's Marsh in Moulton, co. Lincoln,
demised by the late Queen Mother to Richard Lane, one of
the Grooms of the King's Bedchamber, who had a grant thereof
in reversion after John Fletcher; also of that marsh called
Rydeings, alias Pipewell Marsh, co. Linc., granted by the
late Queen Mother to Valentine Clark, in reversion after John
Hobson: both being parcel of the manor of Spalding. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 294–6. |
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Prefixing:—Particulars and ratal of the premises. |
|
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Sir Ro. Howard to Auditor Parsons to make return of such fee
farm rents and other rents as now lie before you. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 100. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to Alice Biron and Lucy Biron,
daughters of the late Lady Byron, deceased, for half a year of
their several pensions of 100l. [each], dating from June 24 last. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 70. |
|
Same for 500l. to the Earl of Rochester for one year of his
annuity in part of 3,375l. arrears thereon for 6¾ years to
Xmas last. |
Ibid. |
|
Same, dormant, for 60l. per an. to Jervas Price, first and chief
underkeeper of St. James's Park, as by the privy seal of 1670,
Aug. 30, ordering same to be paid from 1669, Michaelmas, for
himself and such others as he should employ under him in
that service. |
Ibid, p. 85. |
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March 19 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to order the
Customs officers to deliver over to the sub-commissioners for
Prizes all prize ships in their hands, but to take care of the
Customs where bulk shall be broken and the goods landed.
Also to order the officers at Gravesend not to stop the two
Swedish ships but to allow them to proceed on their voyage.
The like rule to be followed with all Swedish ships. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 274. |
|
Money warrant for 712l. 10s. 0d. to Sir William Temple, late
Ambassador to the States General, for his extraordinaries,
being the remainder of 1,272l. 10s. 0d. after deducting 72l. for
presents, 378l. for interest of money, and 110l. by him lately
paid to Sir G. Downing for the rent of his house. |
Ibid, XIX. p. 72. |
|
Same for 6,000l. to Philip Packer, Paymaster of the Works, as
imprest for the Works. |
Ibid, p. 78. |
|
March 20 |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 60l. to the Duke
of Monmouth for 1½ years' creation money. |
Money Book (Customs)
p. 50. |
|
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Jan., of a
grant to Nathaniel Barnard of the goods, chattels, &c., seized
on two outlawries obtained by said Barnard against George
Rythe at the suit of said Barnard and Jane, his wife, late
executrix of Richard Thompson, deceased, in two pleas of
debt for 200l. and 520l. |
British Museum Additional
M.S. 28,074. p. 39. |
|
Same of same, dated 1671–2, Mar., of a grant to Jacob Preston
of the office of one of the King's waiters in London port on
the surrender of his brother, Thomas Preston, gent.: with a
proviso that no salary be paid him during such times as the
Customs are in farm. |
Ibid. |
|
March 20 |
Treasury subscription of a docquet dated 1671–2, Feb., of a grant
to Sir Thomas Pierce, bart., and Edwd. Masters, Dr. of Laws,
of a messuage or farm and lands near Rochester, given by
Maximilian Dalison, Esq., for her life, to Mary, his sister,
wife of Henry Smith, of high treason attainted: and also an
annuity of 20l. given her by her said brother during the
minority of his son Charles: the said Henry Smith being seized
thereof in right of his wife and same being forfeited to
His Majesty by his attainder. |
British Museum Additiona
MS. 28,074, p. 40. |
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Same of same, dated 1671–2, Mar., of a warrant to the Exchequer
for an annuity or pension of 500l. to Thomas Felton, one of
the Grooms of His Majesty's Bedchamber: to commence from
1671, Sept. 29. |
Ibid, p. 41. |
|
Same of same, dated 1671, Dec., of a pardon to John Crabb, late
captain of the ship called the "Eagle," of the sum of
926l. 8s. 0d., and to William Peach, late captain of the ship
called the "True Love," of the sum of 109l. 13s. 6d., and to
George Watson, late captain of the ship called the "Mermaid,"
of the sum of 113l. 10s. 0d., and to Thomas Le Gate, late
capt. of the ship called the "Fountaine," of the sum of
113l. 3s. 3d., and to John King, late captain of the ship called
the "Diamond," of the sum of 66l.: [being] chargeable for
or by reason of prizes or prize goods. |
Ibid
|
|
Same of same, dated 1671–2, Mar., of a warrant to the Exchequer
for 10,000l. to Henry Lord Arlington for His Majesty's
secret service. |
Ibid, p. 42. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Attorney General to pass a lease under
the Great Seal to Sir John Duncombe of four messuages in
St. James's Street ut supra, p. 1193. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 274–5. |
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Prefixing:—Constat and ratal of the premises. |
|
|
Same to the Earl of St. Albans and the rest of the Trustees of
the late Queen Mother to pass a grant or surrender of the abovesaid premises to said Duncombe. |
Ibid, p. 276. |
|
Same to the Receipt to levy tallies for the 1,010l. 6s. 8d. payable
for the purchase of 66l. 9s. 6d. in fee farms contracted for by
Sir John Smith as part of the city's security for the loan of
60,000l. and to discharge the Exchequer thereof by making
issues to that amount upon the orders drawn in the name of
Sir Stephen Fox and assigned by him to Sir Thomas Player
for the city and now to that amount vested in said Smith by
assignment from said Player. |
Ibid, pp. 280–1. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Sir John James, Robt. Huntingdon and
Richard Kingdon, Commissioners of Excise, to receive from
Sir John Bennet 1,050l. as deposit until settlement of the
dispute between Bennet and George Dashwood; it being agreed
before us for said Dashwood to deliver the 8,000l. tallies
which he detains of said Bennet's, on said deposit being
made. |
Ibid, p. 269. |
|
Same to the officers of the Receipt to pursue the directions of
the Treasury warrant of Nov. 13 last (made on the privy seal
of Oct. 16 last) as to Sir John Bennet's purchase of the balance
of the 30,000l. worth of fee farms (after the 22,000l. worth
thereof covered by the Treasury warrant of Feb. 8 last) the
dispute between him and Dashwood as to the 8,000l. tallies
being now settled. |
Ibid, pp. 270–1. |
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March 20 |
The Treasury Lords to the officers of the Receipt (by virtue of
the privy seal of Feb. 22 last) to levy tallies from time to
time for the moneys payable upon such contracts for any part
of the [fee farm rents to the total of] 1,549l. 6s. 8½d. per an.
as shall be produced by Edward Noell (to whom Sir Thomas
Player has assigned 20,000l. of Sir Stephen Fox's orders,
which were assigned as security for the city's debt of 60,000l.,
and said Noell's assignments upon such orders are registered
in the Receipt): viz., to the value of 20,000l. [principal
money], with interest at 6 per cent., computed from the day
of last payment of interest on said city loan of 60,000l.: and
to discharge the Exchequer thereof by making issues upon the
respective orders so drawn in the name of Sir Stephen Fox. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
pp. 271–3. |
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Same to Mr. Whitley, Receiver of Hearthmoney for co. Denbigh
and Flint. We notice the slackness of your passing your
accounts or paying in your receipts of the Hearthmoney. At
your peril you are to forbear to collect any of said revenue
which will be due at Lady Day next, and none of your
deputies are to intermeddle therein till further order. |
Ibid, p. 273 |
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The like letter respectively to:— |
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Mr. Duncklin, Receiver of same for Middlesex and London. |
|
Mart. Sandys " " Worcester. |
|
Rich. Browne " " Norfolk. |
|
Rich. Gwyn " " Glamorgan, &c. |
|
Edmo. Doyly " " Notts. |
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Mr. Orton " " Leicester. |
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Mr. Strayne " " Lincoln. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to continue George Strelly
as collector of Plymouth port: this to rescind the order of
Feb. 23 last for superseding him by John Winder: the
report of said Strelly's being incapacitated by age being
contradicted. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 92. |
|
March 21 |
Sir Ro. Howard to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms for an
account what you have done in making out schedules of such
rents as are to be reserved from sale and to be kept for payment of perpetuities and other certain payments [charged
hitherto on the receivers of Crown revenues, &c., in the
several counties]. My Lords particularly expect a schedule
of such rents in Kent, Sussex and Surrey so to be reserved for
payment of the castles and forts in the Cinque Ports. |
Out Letters General III
p. 101. |
|
March 22 |
Treasury warrant to the Receipt. Upon Sir John Bennet's
delivering up two tallies for 1,020l. 17s. 4d. you are, in
accordance with the Treasury warrant of Nov. 13 last, to
deliver to him orders to the value of 1,000l., and thereupon
tallies to that amount upon such contracts with the Trustees
for Fee Farms as he shall bring to you: the said Bennet
having, in accordance with the privy seal of Oct. 16 last,
delivered up tallies of loan for 29,000l. in part of his 30,000l.
loan, but by a mistake one tally of loan for 1,000l. having
been already delivered into the Receipt and cancelled in the
Tally Court, whilst "two other tallies by virtue of another
privy seal, bearing date the 21st of Oct. last, for settling the
repayment of others moneys advanced by other persons in order
to the taking of the [late intended] farm of the Customs are
levied at the Receipt of the Exchequer the [one dated
the] 31st of Oct. last for the sum of 889l. 10s. 0d.,
the other the 21st day of the same month of Oct. for
132l. 7s. 4d., the whole amounting to 1,021l. 17s. 4d. and
struck upon Richard Mountney, Receiver General of the
Customs, for John Bence, Esq., in part of payment of the
said moneys so advanced, and the said John Bence having
delivered the said tallies to the said Sir John Bennet who is
ready to deliver them up to be vacated as [equivalent] to the
sum of 1,000l. for which they were so levyed by mistake." |
Warrants Early XLIII
pp. 278–9. |
|
March 23 |
Sir Ro. Howard to the Alum Farmers, forwarding a copy of a
letter from John Taylor, officer in the Customs at Bristol, on
which the Treasury Lords desire your thoughts. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 102. |
|
Privy seal for 500l. to Lord Hawley out of the money to be
raised from sale of Fee Farms: to be as royal bounty. (Treasury
signature, dated Mar. 29, of docquet hereof.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 107; British Museum
Additional MS. 28,074,
p. 45. |
|
Royal warrant for transferring the 3,000l. for Prince Rupert
(ordered by the privy seal of June 30 last) from the register
of the Customs and for same to be paid out of the moneys
arising by sale of fee farms. (Letter of direction accordingly
on the order of 1671, July 12 last for that amount.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 93–4; Money Book
(Customs) p. 51. |
|
Treasury letter of direction on an undated order for 1,903l. to
Sir John Robinson, being lent by him on the land revenue.
"This being a loan and the course of it already past we pray
and require you to cause the same to be paid out of the moneys
arising by the sale of His Majesty's fee farm rents as a
real loan." |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 76. |
|
Same on an order of 1670, June 2, for 4,000l. to Robert Child
and William Bowles, Esq., Master of the Tents, Toils, Hales
and Pavilions. |
Ibid. |
1672.
March 25 |
Privy seal for 1,095l. to Thomas Howard, of Escrick, being the
baronet fee conferred upon him due from Sir John St. Aubin,
of Clowance, co. Cornwall. (Treasury subscription, dated
Mar. 29, of docquet hereof, "and also a discharge to the said
John Seyntaubon of the said sum of 1,095l. usually paid into
the Exchequer in respect of said dignity.") |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 108; British Museum
Additional MS. 28,074,
p. 42. |
|
[? after March 25] |
Treasury allowance of the Lady Day quarterly salary bill,
detailed, of the Excise office. (Total 2,014l. 10s. 1d.) |
Money Book (Excise), p. 9. |
|
March 26 |
Money warrant for 2,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox for one quarter to
Lady Day last on his 8,000l. per an. for secret service. |
Warrants Early XIX
p. 77. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to carry to
Lord Arundel of Wardour's house, to be there opened, a box
on board the "Charity," of London, Joseph Barker, master,
same being addressed to the Queen. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 283. |
|
Treasury allowance of John Brock, Joseph Street, Fra. Hewitt
as [Sub-]Commissioners to collect the arrears of Excise,
co. Chester; being appointed at the request of Thomas Needham, late Farmer of Excise of said county. |
Ibid, p. 287 |
|
Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a
particular and ratal of a farm in Eton, called Saddock's Farm,
containing three messuages and 150 acres, with a view to a
grant thereof to Sir William Reeves, kt., from Sept. 29 last,
the time of expiry of a lease thereof to John Tunbridge. |
Ibid. |
|
Prefixing:—Royal sign manual, dated Feb. 23. for same. |
|
|
March 26 |
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to proceed to
make payment of the 575l. 17s. 10d. due on an order to John
Alexander as in part of 1,153l. 16s. 0d., payable out of the
moiety of seizures of leather. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 292. |
|
Treasury allowance of the Lady Day quarter's incidents bill of
the Agents for the Hearthmoney. (Total 51l. 3s. 6d.). |
Ibid, XIX. p. 76. |
|
March 28 |
Money warrant for 1,300l. to the Earl of Sunderland for three
more months' ordinary in advance from Feb. 13 last as
Ambassador Extraordinary to Spain: said Earl having departed
from His Majesty's presence Nov. 21 last. |
Ibid, p. 78. |
|
Same for 120l. to John Berkly, one of the Pages of Honour, for
one year of his pension. |
Ibid, p. 79. |
|
Same for 910l. to Sir William Godolphin, Kt., as Ambassador
in ordinary in Spain, being for Dec. 30 last to the 30th
inst. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 920l. to Henry Coventry, Ambassador Extraordinary
to Sweden, for three months' ordinary in advance from the
27th inst. to June 27 next, being 92 days. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Sheriffs of Norfolk to find out all the
estates of the sureties of Thomas Gawdy and John Kendall,
sureties for Christopher Jay, late Receiver of Hearthmoney
for co. Norfolk, there being more lands to be found of theirs
than are as yet seized into the King's hands. |
Ibid, XLIII. p. 323. |
|
Same to the Justices of the Peace for co. Cambridge. Robert
Hill, late Receiver of Hearthmoney for co. Cambridge, has
fallen under some disrepute of not having well behaved himself in his employment, whereupon you have withdrawn that
charitable allowance you have heretofore made him. We
verily believe he has not wilfully done anything contrary to
his trust but that he had the misfortune to employ Nicholas
Coates for his deputy, to said Receiver's utter ruin. Hope
you will not withhold your charitable purpose from him. |
Ibid, p. 286. |
|
Treasury warrant to Lord Hawley et al., Trustees for sale of Fee
Farms, forwarding an abstract, prefixed, of fee farms in various
counties, detailed, which are to be exempted from sale and set
apart for the payment of the several pensions granted to
Richard Pendrell and Mary, his wife; William, John,
Humphrey and George Pendrell and Elizabeth Yates. |
Ibid, p. 290. |
|
Same to — — Napper, Receiver of the Duchy of Cornwall, to
forbear receiving any moneys due on compositions for estates
in the Duchy of Cornwall and for discharges of increased
rents, but to leave same to be received by Viscount Grandison
and Edward Villers, as by the privy seal of June 21 last
ordering said persons to receive it and to pay it as they shall
be directed by warrant under the royal sign manual. Any
moneys received by Napper on this account already are to be
paid on demand to said persons. |
Ibid, p. 300. |
|
March 29 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners to pay Lady
Day quarter's return of the Customs officers of the out-ports
and London. |
Money Book (Customs)
pp. 51–2. |
|
Prefixing:—Abstract of said bills for London. |
|
|
March 29 |
Money warrant for 500l. to Lady Frances, Countess Dowager of
Portland, for half a year of her pension. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 77. |
|
Same for 100l. each to Francis Lord Hawley, Sir C. Harbord,
Sir W. Haward, Sir Robert Steward, Sir John Talbot, and
William Harbord, Trustees for sale of Fee Farms; and
62l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Rob. Howard; and 100l. to Robert
Blaney and Rich. Lightfoot, principal clerks; and 75l. for two
ordinary clerks; and 20l. to a messenger and a doorkeeper. |
Ibid, pp. 80–1. |
|
Privy seal for 12,779l. 12s. 10d. to Sir Robt. Vyner, the King's
goldsmith, for several chains and medals of gold and other gold
works, divers great parcels of white and gilt plate delivered
into the Jewel House and several other things and disbursements from 1671, Mar. 25, to 1671–2, Mar. 13. (Royal
warrant, dated Mar. 21, for said privy seal; Treasury
subscription, dated Mar. 29, of docquet hereof; Money warrant,
dated Mar. 30.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 93, 94; Warrants
Early XIX. p 79;
British Museum Additional MS. 28,074,
p. 43. |
|
Same for 5l. a day as ordinary and 500l. as equipage to Sidney
Godolphin, appointed to follow the French Court this next
campaign as Envoy Extraordinary. (Treasury subscription,
dated same day, of docquet hereof.) |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 95; British Museum
Additional MS. 28,074,
p. 43. |
|
Declaration of accompt of Richard Marryot, Receiver of the
rents and revenues of the Honor of Windsor, of his imprests
for the repairs of Windsor Castle and the houses and buildings
thereto belonging, 1669, Dec. 1, to 1670, Dec. 31. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 324. |
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Treasury subscription of a docquet, dated 1671–2, Feb., of a warrant
to the Exchequer to allow to the Farmers of the Excise of London
5,060l. 6s. 7d. out of their arrears of 23,060l. 6s. 7d.: to be in
full of all losses and damages sustained by them therein. |
British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 42. |
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March 29 |
Treasury subscription of a warrant to the Customs Commissioners
from Sir Tho. Chicheley, Master of the Ordnance, to permit
Edward Thornbury to export 60 barrels of gunpowder, 11 ton
of great shot, 1 ton of small shot, 10,000 cut flints, one bale of
cartridge paper, a parcel of moulds to cast small shot, and a
parcel of wire and gimlets to clear great guns, all which he
intends to transport to the West Indies for the use and defence
of some of His Majesty's Plantations there, viz. the Island of
Barbados. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 288. |
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Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to prepare a
commission for the following to enquire of the timber cut
down in the forest or late forest of Finckley, co. Southampton,
since 1660, June 24: viz. to Sir John Trott, Richard Aleffe,
of Whitchurch; — Collins, of Chute; Daniel Kingsmill,
of Inham; John Kingsmill, of Andover; Richard Whitehead,
Sir Francis Rolls. |
Ibid, p. 289. |
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Same to Mr. Dawson, late Collector of Customs, Newcastle port,
to pay the moneys in his hands to — Izaacson, Collector of
said port. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Richard Kendall,
gent., son of Walter Kendall, of a watermill in the manor of
Lostwithiel, co. Cornwall, part of the possessions of the Duchy
of Cornwall, granted in 19 Eliz. to William Stoneing, with
40 acres, "et tot' ill' cust' aque et multur' tenentium nrm ibm
et in Penkneth in com' nro Cornub'." |
Ibid, pp. 291–2. |
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Prefixing:—Particular and ratal of premises. |
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March 29 |
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take the
sureties, detailed, of Thomas Goddard, of Bury St. Edmunds,
as Receiver of Hearthmoney for co. Suffolk: viz., said Goddard, Mary Goddard of St. Martins in the Fields, widow, and
Sir John Clayton, of Parson's Green, Fulham. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 293. |
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Same to same for a patent to constitute said Goddard collector
as above loco Hugh Holland, removed to be Receiver of said
duty for the city of London. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Earl of St. Albans and the rest of the Trustees of
the late Queen Mother to make an assignment to Michaell
Babington of marsh lands ut supra p. 1207. |
Ibid, p. 298. |
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The Treasury Lords to Tho. Blake and all concerned. We are
informed by John Golding and others that great waste and
spoil is made by you in the forest of Finckley and Ridges.
In conversation with us Sir Thomas Clarges acknowledges
that in the grant to the late Duke of Albemarle an exception
is made of all timber and that you have no power from said
Duke save with such exception. You are to forbear cutting
any further timber pending inquiry by Commissioners. |
Ibid, p. 302. |
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Sir Ro. Howard to the Commissioners [of Assessments] for co.
Monmouth. My Lords have yours of the 14th inst. giving
account of an arrear of 140l. of the assessments in the
Hundred in Abergavenny, co. Monmouth, remaining in the
hands of Edward Lewis, late high collector there. You are
to proceed against Lewis's estate, and to take similar care to
recover the 2l. yet unpaid by William Jones and 2l. 10s. 11d.
unpaid by Charles Morgan and Tho. Powell, in said
hundred. |
Out Letters General III.
p. 102. |
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Same to the Agents for Hearthmoney. My Lords have appointed
Hugh Holland to be Receiver of Hearthmoney in London and
Westminster. You are to take his sureties. |
Ibid, p. 103. |
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March 30 |
The Treasury Lords to the Auditor of the Receipt to register
the assignment of orders to the value of 6,500l. from Sir T.
Osborne and Sir T. Littleton to the Victuallers of the Navy,
"notwithstanding our late order to you not to admit of any
assignments which are not already registered, without order
from us." |
Warrants Early XLIII
p. 292. |
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Treasury warrant to the Receiver General of Crown Lands for
a particular of a tenement in the manor of Eastway, in the
Duchy of Cornwall, with a view to a lease thereof to William
Langford, about 61 years of age, and Humphry, his son,
present tenants thereof: to hold during the lives of said
Humphry and Elizabeth his daughter: no further proceedings
having been taken upon two former reports on a petition from
Samuell Harding for a lease of said premises. |
Ibid, p. 296. |
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Same to the Excise Commissioners to deliver up to Henry Guy,
farmer of the Excise of co. York, the indentures of the grant
thereof, dated 1662, Sept. 20, and 1665, Aug. 3, if his rents have
been duly answered and upon his giving bond to answer any
moneys to be adjudged due from him to any other farmers of
Excise during the term of his lease for beer exported out of
co. York during that time [into the county or limits of any
other farm]. |
Ibid, p. 297. |
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March 30 |
The Treasury Lords to the Customs Commissioners. It is
represented to us that there are many vessels at Newcastle
and other ports outward bound, stopped by the embargo and
other accidents, which [vessels] have paid the duty of their ladings. The said goods are to be permitted to be shipped out on
any other ships as have freedom to go out, or the value
of said duty is to be allowed on the shipping out of other
goods. |
Warrants Early XLIII.
p. 299. |
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We approve your draft letter to the officers of the outports
for securing the Customs of Prizes, with the addition that the
Collectors keep separate accounts of the Customs of Prize
goods. "Considering the present state of affaires wee doe
think it very fit for the encouragement and security of the
English merchants that they have liberty to take cocquetts in
the name of strangers and accordingly wee desire you to permit
the same." |
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We cannot allow the Collectors in the outports to return
their moneys in bills at two months. You are to keep the
parcel of silks seized till Custom be paid. |
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Same to [the King's Remembrancer] to deliver up the bonds of
Thomas Harlackenden, Receiver of Aids for Kent, and his
sureties: the 2,173l. 7s. 0d. due upon the foot of his account
having been paid in. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ John Bromley as
waiter and searcher at Gosport. over against Portsmouth, at
25l. per an. |
Ibid, p. 300. |
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Treasury warrant to the [Clerk of the Pipe] for a lease to
Sir Thomas Bond of divers lands part of the manor of Moulton,
co. Lincoln, once part of the possessions of Henry, late Duke
of Suffolk, and formerly demised by the late Queen Mother to
William Smither in reversion after a term therein granted by
Queen Elizabeth to Robert Taylor, and before him to Robert
Taylor, Abraham Johnson and William Rumley. |
Ibid, pp. 301–2. |
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Prefixing:—Particular and ratal of the premises. |
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The Treasury Lords to the principal officers and Commissioners
of the Navy. By our letter of the 17th Feb. last we did not
intend to restrain you from applying the moneys for this year's
action to such uses as should be necessary for the service
besides wages to seamen, the yards and victualler, as by yours
of the 9th inst. you imply. The chief end of our said letter
was to inform you of His Majesty's commands that none of
this year's money should be paid upon naval bills dated or
relating to service done before Dec. 18 last. According to that
rule we do not find that any of the particulars contained in
yours of the 9th are of that nature, but many of them are
matters that are within the charge of the present year and
others which do not wholly require present supplies of money.
So that, admitting all those services to be provided for as
occasion shall require, we are of opinion that of the money
which is to be supplied to the Navy for this year considerable
sums will remain at the end of the year for replenishing the
stores and repairing the Navy for next year. |
Ibid, p. 305. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ George Massey
as waiter and searcher at Liverpool loco Moorcroft, during his
being suspended for a supposed misdemeanour. |
Ibid, p. 308. |
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March 30 |
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords concerning the
manors of Petersham and Ham, co. Surrey. The quit rents of
the copyhold tenants amount to 9l. 8s. 7d. per an.: the fines
whereof are arbitrable and with other casual profits are valued
in the Parliamentary survey at 65l. per an.: but the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands takes this to be much more than ever
they did or are like to produce. The steward's fee is
3l. 13s. 4d. per an. Part of the demesne has been granted to
Sir Lyonell Talmach and his heirs in fee at 25s. 0½d. and the
residue to Sir Robert Murray for 61 years from 1666 at
16l. 9s. 0d. per an. The said manors were in the time of
King James demised to Sir Thomas Gorges, William Murray
(afterwards Earl of Dysart) and John Latch by three leases
successively at the rent of 16l. 9s. 0d., the last of which leases
expired in 1666. According to the present state of the manor
and demesnes the rents now payable to the King are
27l. 2s. 7½d., being 10l. 13s. 7½d. more than was reserved by
the aforesaid leases. The Earl of Lauderdale, a person of
great merit and place about your Majesty, has married one of
the heirs of the said Earl of Dysart (to whom the interest of
the rest is come) and has pretensions to a grant of said manors
in fee farm under the aforesaid rents of 16l. 9s. 0d. per an.
upon the following grounds, viz., that in 1641 her father
petitioned the late King, showing that His Majesty had enclosed within his new park near Richmond the greatest part
of the commons, lands and woods of said manor, then in
lease to said petitioner, whereby they were much impaired in
value, and that the Queen and her Trustees had surrendered
same as part of her jointure for other lands in recompense
thereof. Thereupon the King, by Sir Henry Vane, one of
his principal secretaries, ordered the Treasury Lords to compound with petitioner and grant him a new lease. Since the
Restoration the co-heirs of said petitioner have petitioned for
the grant intended to their father, further showing that the
exchange in the Queen's jointure was at their father's charge,
and that further, he lost the tithes of the lands, woods and
commons taken in by the abovesaid enclosure. By report of
May, 1662, the Surveyor General of Crown Lands certified
that said surrender was procured and passed at said Murray's
own charge and that he was a principal assistant in making
said park and a great sufferer thereby, being then lessee of
said manors and owner of the rectory impropriate of Kingston, both which were impaired thereby, and for which he
never received any satisfaction, as others in like condition did,
"and doth remember that the said Murry was willing his
said late Majesty should enclose within the said park some of
the gleab land of the said rectory and some of the coppice
woods, parcel of the said manors, and within the said lease,
and about 745 acres, parcel of the commons or waste
ground of the said manor and divers other parcels of
land tythable to the said rectory, which could not
legally have been done without his consent and
assistance therein: and thinks that His Majesty did
give a stipend of 12l. per an. to the vicar of Kingston
in recompense of the abatement of his tithes by
enclosing of lands of that parish within the said
park." |
Warrants Early XLIII
pp. 320–2. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 16l. 13s. 4d.
to Earl of Dover for half a year's creation money. |
Money Book (Customs),
p. 52. |
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March 30 |
Money warrant for 280l. to Isaac Le Gouch for a jewel of that
value bought of him, which was given to the Envoy of the
King of Denmark, as by the certificate of the 2nd inst. from
the Earl of St. Albans, Lord Chamberlain. |
Warrants Early XIX.
p. 80. |
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Same for 500l. for equipage and 455l. for three months' ordinary
in advance to Sidney Godolphin as Envoy Extraordinary to
follow the French Court this next campaign. |
Ibid. |
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Warrant under the royal sign manual to the Attorney or Solicitor
General to prepare a bill for the great seal for a grant of the
annuity of 600l. per an. to William Earl of Kinnoul and his
heirs for five years from Sept. 29 last, and at the expiry of
said term for 1,000l. per an. to him and his heirs for ever, to
be paid out of the 4½ per cent. duty in the Barbados and
Leeward Islands or out of the Exchequer, if said 4½ per cent.
duty prove insufficient: the said Earl first executing a
surrender of the letters patent entitling him to, or under which
he claims, the propriety of Barbados and the Caribbee Islands
or any of them, and of all other his claims and pretences whatsoever thereunto: the said Earl having agreed to surrender
his letters patent, and thereupon an order of Council having
been made, dated 1663, June 13, for 500l. a year to him for
the seven ensuing years and at the end of said term 1,000l.
per an. for ever; notwithstanding which no part of the said payments have hitherto been made good to him by reason of the
great debts which have been contracted for our service in the
West Indies upon the said revenue of 4½ per cent., and the
necessary disposition of same to public uses: we not thinking
fit in the present state of our revenue to direct payment of any
part of said arrears direct as above, intending "to give some
further directions not only for the paying (in some convenient
time) the arrears of the said yearly sum of 500l. for seven
years, but also for satisfaction of what hath since grown due
to him of the 1,000l. per an., as also of the 400l. per an., part
of the said 1,000l. per an. which shall be detained from him
for the [above] said five years." |
King's Warrant Book III
pp. 96–7. |
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Same to the Treasury Lords for orders to the Receipt, notwithstanding the stop of the Exchequer, to issue and pay all money
due from time to time upon such orders as are registered on
the 310,000l. Wine Act and still remain unsatisfied: same to
be paid out of the revenue of said Act: the receipts therefrom not having hitherto answered the orders thereon but it
being expected that considerable sums will be received from
persons who have collected same. |
Ibid, p. 101. |
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Warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to discharge
the Duke of Richmond of 400l. due from him on his subscription
to the [late Free and Voluntary] Benevolence, and 120l. due
on the four subsidies, and 350l. due on the Poll Act. |
Ibid p 103 |
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March 30 |
Same to same for same approving a Treasury order for surrender
of a lease by Sir Philip Howard and Geo. Dashwood of the
Excise of South Wales, and for granting a new lease thereof
to Devereux Pember for the remainder of the term. |
Ibid
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Same to same for same for payment of several merchants, masters
and owners of ships several sums of money for arrears at
Barbados: amounting in the whole to 9,541l. 10s. 6d., as below,
p. 1226, being for freight, ammunition, wages and services
done in the West Indies as by the Order of Council of 1699
Oct. 29. (Treasury subscription dated April 12 of docquet
hereof.) |
Ibid, p. 104; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 46. |
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March 30 |
Warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for
1193l. 18s. 1d. to the owners and others belonging to the ship
"Batchellor" for service in the West Indies: to be paid out
of the 4½ per cent. |
King's Warrant Book III.
p. 104. |
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Same to same for same for 5,000l. to Sir Robt. Viner and
Alderman Backwell [in part] for so much furnished by them
to the Duchess of Orleans. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same for same to constitute Sir Robt. Atkins, junr.,
Receiver General of the Law duties loco his father, Sir Robert,
now one of the Justices of Common Pleas |
Ibid, p. 108. |
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March — |
Warrant under the Royal sign manual to the Governor of
Barbados. By letters patent of 1670, Sep. 9, the duty of
4½ per cent. of all the dead commodities of the growth and
product of said island was demised to Robert Spencer, Sir
Charles Wheeler, John Strode and George Marsh [as farmers
thereof]. Notice hereof has been given, nevertheless the
officers, civil and military, of said island have shown so great
neglect in aiding said farmers that many have been encouraged
to defraud them, so that sundry commodities have been
shipped from said island without cocquets given or entries made,
and several ships have been allowed to depart without clearing, and when complaint has been made hereof no redress has
been given. For redress hereof you are strictly commanded
to assist said Farmers and to enquire into such abuses, and
henceforth no sugars are to be permitted to be water borne
till they be first brought to a Custom House where the King's
beams and weights are, unless they take a licence from said
Farmers to carry same by water before entry made. All ships
coming to said island before they are allowed to trade are to
give bond to make due entry in a Custom House there of their
lading from said island. and no ship is to have her despatch till
she be cleared and the Customs paid. Further the said
Farmers are to be forthwith made Justices and Justices of
the Peace in said island and you are to proceed with caution
in all complaints against the Farmers' servants and, in all
cases not prejudicial to the persons concerned, to transmit the
matter and complaint fully examined into England to the
Treasury Lords to be examined and determined; for said
Farmers have given bond to answer in England any miscarriages of their officers. |
Ibid, pp. 87–8. |
