Minute Book: April 1666 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 1, 1660-1667. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904.

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'Minute Book: April 1666 ', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 1, 1660-1667, ed. William A Shaw( London, 1904), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol1/pp703-704 [accessed 8 November 2024].

April 1666



April 5.	The report of the 23rd ult. from the Commissioners for the Arrears of Excise, read and entered, concerning the arrear of 282l. 0s. 2d. standing out at 1653, Sept. 29, on Edward March, late a Sub-Commissioner for Excise for the town and port of Southampton: and proposing to accept 100l. by way of composition for same. Ordered: allowed of. [Ibid. XII. pp. 187–8.]
April 9.	John Warren's petition, read and entered, together with the report of the Customs Farmers thereon concerning pieces of double bayes short entered on shipment. Ordered: the seizure to be taken off. [Ibid. X. p. 329.]
April 11.	Petition from John Barcroft, one of His Majesty's Sergeants at Arms, read and entered; on reference from the King of the 31st ult. Sets forth that he was lately employed in Jersey and Guernsey by the Duke of Albemarle and Lord Arlington, and discharged his trust to the satisfaction of both Governors and people, who have demonstrated their satisfaction by electing him their receiver, and to solicit all their affairs here [in London]. The support of these islands consists in their knitting and making of woollen stockings with English wool. Leather and lead are also exceedingly wanted there, and cannot be easily obtained there in this time of war. Having to go often to those islands with the soldiers' moneys and all manner of ammunition and provision for their supply, prays licence to carry out 1,000 tod of wool half combed, half uncombed, 50 tons of lead and 30 dicker of leather. With Treasurer Southampton's minute. In this conjuncture of time, the petitioner giving security to transport it nowhere else, I have no objection thereunto. [Early Entry Book X. p. 330.]
April 17.	Petition from Henry Dighton, brewer, read and entered, concerning the exaction of an excessive composition by Mathew Copinger and his partner, Farmers of Excise for Bristol city, and the consequent proceedings against petitioner before the Justices of Peace of said city. Referred: to the Excise Commissioners. [Ibid. XII. p. 190.]