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Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| Oct. 2 |
Same to the mayors, sheriffs, justices of the peace, constables, bailiffs, headboroughs and other officers whatsoever [in North and South Wales] to assist the Auditors of the King's revenues, who with the receivers of the said revenues, their clerks, &c., are shortly to travel into the counties of North and South Wales for the keeping and holding of the King's audits and receipts of his revenues within the same according to proclamation heretofore made, and several precepts sent and delivered for appearance at the same. Care to be taken that they may avoid places lately infected, and that they may be lodged in private houses and places clear of such infection. |
Ibid, p. 41. |
| Oct. 19 |
Warrant from same to Francis Stephens, Sergeant at Arms, to arrest Mathew Coppinger, one of the late Farmers of Excise for Bristol, for detaining in his hands sums received for His Majesty's use. |
Ibid, pp. 46–7. |
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Same from same to the Excise Commissioners for a commission to George Ralegh, of Farnborough, co. Warwick, John Raleigh, of the same, and Eleazer Hook, of Bristol, to collect the arrears of Excise in Bristol, accrued in the time of the last farmers, whose term ended Sept. 29 last. |
Ibid, p. 47. |
| Oct. 22 |
Money warrant for three months' advance from Sept. 1 last on Sir George Downing's ordinary of 5l. a day. |
Ibid, p. 59. |
| Oct. 26 |
Warrant from Treasurer Southampton and Lord Ashley to the Excise Commissioners to admit William Stone as door keeper and Gerrard Bourne as messenger in the Excise Office in consequence of the death of Stephen Thacker, late doorkeeper: to whose children 10l. is to be paid. |
Ibid, p. 70. |
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Treasurer Southampton and Lord Ashley to Alderman Holt to pay into the Treasury of the Excise the moneys in his hands on the account of the farm of the Excise of co. Kent. The like to Alderman Meynell on account of the farm of the Norfolk Excise. |
Ibid. |
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Note of a report made by Treasurer Southampton and Lord Ashley to the Lord Privy Seal relating to the possessions of Sir John Lowther and his family in the lands lying between low and high water mark, adjoining his manor of St. Bees, Cumberland. |
Ibid, p. 63. |
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Treasurer Southampton to Mr. Backwell, dated Oxford. "Hopeing now that in a short time wee shall see you at home to receive your master's and all our thanks for your care and vigilence in the affaire you were employed [in, in the Netherlands] as one of your last good works in those parts I am heartily (and hastily for I understood not the necessity ofthis letter till last night) to recommend unto you out of any [money] you have either of His Majesty's or your owne credit" to supply Mr. Temple, appointed Resident at Brussels, with 500l. "I assure you I will not faile you to make you due allowance and repayment thereof." |
Ibid, p. 50. |
| Oct. 28 |
Treasurer Southampton to Sir Stev. Fox and Col. Legg and Sir George Carteret [respectively for the Forces, Ordnance and Household] requesting them to confer with Mr. Scowen and inform him what loans they have effected on the credit of their tallies and to whom they have assigned the said tallies that so there may be no delay in the payment of such loans when the moneys due from several counties on the Royal Aid are received. |
Early Entry Book XIII. p. 51. |
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Treasurer Southampton and Lord Ashley to Sir George Carteret. The carriages to bring up the Royal Aid are ready to set forth. We have with some struggling found them 950l. They will want 550l. more, "which if you will furnish them ... you shall have a tally struck on this next year upon the counties in Wales." |
Ibid, p. 50. |
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Treasurer Southampton to Robert Scowen to employ the 950l. (returned from Mr. Vaugham. receiver of the Royal Aid for co. Pembroke) in immediately sending away the carriages employed in bringing up the moneys payable upon the Royal Aid. |
Ibid, p. 51. |
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Money warrant for 10,000l. to George Pike as imprest for the charges of providing carriages and horses and their maintenance and salaries and rewards to the officers and other persons employed in bringing up the moneys arising from the Royal Aid. |
Ibid, pp. 51–2. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Auditor of the Receipt to draw orders or strike tallies in the name of above said Pike and for said service on any counties of the Royal Aid on which there may happen to be an unappropriated remain. |
Ibid, p. 52. |
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Same from same to the [King's Remembrancer] to forbear process against the Duke of Albemarle's tenants of Finkley Park on an arrear of rent pretended to be due to His Majesty. |
Ibid, p. 53. |
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Money warrant for 1,250l. more to Sir Thomas Modiford, Governor of Jamaica, for another half year's pay of said island. |
Ibid. |
| Oct. 30 |
Same for 40,000l. to Sir George Carteret. Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and Treasurer of the Navy upon account: as by the Privy Seal of the 11th ult.: to be by tallies on the Royal Aid. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 80,000l. to same for the Navy for stores and wages; on the Privy Seal of 1664, Dec. 22, for 912,050l. to said Carteret for stores and wages: same to be by tallies on the loan from the city. |
Ibid, p. 54. |
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Treasurer Southampton to the Farmers of the Excise of London to have a care to supply the payments of the Guards and the Household, neither of which can be kept long wanting and particularly to raise 20,000l. for the Cofferer to carry on his payments. Reminds them that the King made the alteration of their farm in relation to their quiet and upon an assurance that they would evidence their gratitude and usefulness. |
Ibid, p. 91. |
| Oct. 31 |
Money warrant for 50l. to George Reason, Clerk of the Peace for co. Leicester, for his pains about the fire hearth money for 1662 and 1663 in making speedy returns and engrossing the duplicates thereof. |
Early Entry Book XIII. p. 124. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay to Lady Lingen (on her order for 500l.) the 200l. which Sir John Watts, Receiver of Crown revenues in co. Midd., is directed to pay into the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 55. |
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Money warrant for 1,574l. 1s. 4d. to Sir Stephen Fox for the arrears due to Landguard Fort on establishments, detailed. |
Ibid, pp. 55–6. |
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Same for 4,377l. 18s. 8d. to same for the pay of the garrison of Guernsey for 12 months and 16 days ending 1664, Nov. 4, and for 11 months and 12 days from that date on the present establishment. |
Ibid, pp. 56–7. |
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Same for 22,642l. 6s. 8d. to same for pay of the Guards, Aug. 5 last to Sept 30. |
Ibid, p. 57. |
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Dormant warrant from Treasurer Southampton to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies to be struck from time to time on the Customs to pay the annuity of 600l. to Elizabeth Viscountess Fanshaw, granted her by the royal letters patent of July 17 last. |
Ibid, p. 58. |
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The like for debentures from time to time to be passed for the like annuity to Lady Wentworth, relict of Thomas Lord Wentworth, as granted her by the royal letters patent of June 21 last. |
Ibid, pp. 58–9. |
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Money warrant for 2,000l. to Sir Richard Fanshaw for the 7th and 8th three months on his entertainment of 1,000l. a quarter as Ambassador to the Catholic King. |
Ibid, p. 61 |
