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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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Jan. 16
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Money warrant, dormant, for the allowance of 10s. a day to
Prince Rupert for his office of Governor or Captain of Windsor
Castle, as by the royal letters patent of 1668, Oct. 19 : and
warrant for payment of all arrears thereon to date.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 256.
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Treasurer Clifford's dormant warrant to the Receipt for tallies of
assignment to be levied from time to time on the Wine
Licences for any moneys received of the rents and arrears
thereof due before Sept. 29 last, and of all rents and arrears
therefor due before Lady Day next : all as granted to Visct.
Grandison and Edward Villiers, Esq., in trust for Barbara,
Duchess of Cleveland, as by the privy seal of the 7th inst.
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Ibid, p. 257.
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Money warrant for 150l. to Dawson, gent., as royal bounty
without account, and for 7l. 10s. 0d. for charges in receiving
said 150l. : to be paid out of such moneys as shall be paid into
the Receipt by Francis Woodward, brother and executor of
Richard Woodward, one of the sureties of Isaac Morgan,
late collector of the duties on wines and vinegars in Bristol port.
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Ibid, p. 259.
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Letter of direction on an order of 1668, Sept. 18, for 3,000l. to
Sir Edmund Pooley, Kt., transferring same from the Hearthmoney
to the duty on coals to be paid by 1,000l. per an. by
half yearly payments.
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Ibid, p. 261.
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Same on an order of 1670, Aug. 8, for 120l. 12s. 2d. to Richard
Pigg, assigned by him to Sir Edmund Windham : same being
hereby transferred to the Exchequer in General.
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Ibid, p. 262.
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Same on an order for 351l. 4s. 3d. to John Walthew, whereof
39l. 5s. 0d. was by him assigned to Edward Wingfeild, and by
Wingfeild assigned to abovesaid Sir Edmund Windham : being
likewise transferred.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Clifford's dormant warrant to the Receipt for tallies of
assignment from time to time on the London Excise for the
300l. per an. to Thomas Howard Esq., for his life, and for
200l. per an. to Lady Henrietta Maria Howard for 19 years.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Farmers of the Post Fines to pay the annuity of
140l. from time to time to Thomas Aram, as by the letters
patent of Dec. 30 last, and similarly the annuity of 100l. to
Edward Bull.
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Ibid, p. 265.
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Warrant from Treasurer Clifford to the Farmers of the Excise of
London, Middlesex and Surrey. Two tallies dated the 10th
inst. are struck on you, one for 2,000l. the other for 1,953l.
19s. 4d. You are to pay the first out of the rent of your farm
for the present month and the second out of your February
farm rent, "notwithstanding any former tallies of anticipation
struck upon you."
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Money Book (Excise),
p. 26.
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Treasurer Clifford to the Customs Commissioners to permit
Francis Townley and Edward Nelthorp, merchants, to land
certain wine and brandy (on which the Custom will be considerable)
now on the ship "Deborah," Garret Gerson, master
bound for Stockholm from France and driven into the port of
London by storm ; and to suffer the said master to carry the
tobacco to Stockholm, being only 60 rolls.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 256.
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Confirmation by Treasurer Clifford and by Sir J. Duncombe of
certain orders as follow given to the Customs Commissioners
by the late Treasury Commissioners, viz. concerning the
returning of port books and port bonds and sending out
process upon them and discharging the same. "As also
such other orders or instructions as have been given you
by the said Lords Commissioners of the Treasury," viz. as
follows :
(1) Port bonds have used to be returned into the Exchequer
once a year. It is found by reference that frauds have thereby
been committed without prosecution. They are therefore
hereafter to be returned quarterly.
(2) One of the sworn clerks or attorneys in the King's
Remembrancer's office shall view all the bonds so returned and
compare them with the certificates and with the Customers'
books of the particular port. If the condition of the bond be
performed same is not to be put in suit.
(3) In case of variation between the bond and the certificate,
the Court to be informed.
(4) Bonds to be put in suit shall be shown to the Court the
next day after the end of every term. The Customs Farmers
or Commissioners to have liberty to peruse the list and offer
any matter to the Court for stay of process.
(5) All process sent out on any port bonds shall be
signed by the King's Remembrancer and one of the attorneys
or sworn clerks of the [King's Remembrancer's] office, who
is to take care of the process and not suffer any judgment of
discharge to be entered till the Court be made acquainted
therewith.
(6) When bonds are put in suit they shall be entered in a
public book which shall be open in the office for any
to view.
(7) When bonds are put in suit and pleas are pleaded the
Attorney General is to be attended therewith to the end he
may either join issue or confess. If he confess any plea the
Court is to be acquainted therewith before any judgment be
entered on such confession.
(8) The Customers of the various ports are to duly return
their port books according to former order. No fee is to be
paid for same in the King's Remembrancer's office.
(9) If they omit such due return process is to go out
against them, to be signed as above by the King's Remembrancer
and one of the attorneys or sworn clerks of the King's
Remembrancer's Office ; who is from time to time to give
account to the Court concerning same.
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Ibid, pp. 245-5b.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Auditor Aldworth. You are assigned to take
the accompts of Sir Ro. Atkins, senr., as Receiver of the law
duty. You are to prepare a state of the accompt for the Lord
Treasurer's directions before perfecting same.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 215.
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Jan. 17
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Copy of an order of the King in Council for the encouragement
of such able seamen as shall voluntarily come in to serve His
Majesty. In any ships of war of the first and second rate
every such seaman respectively shall receive an advance, by
way of bounty, of six weeks pay. In any third rate ship every
such seaman shall receive respectively one month's pay in
advance by way of bounty, to be paid to every one of them by
the Clerk of the Cheque of His Majesty's Yards of Deptford,
Woolwich, Chatham and Portsmouth, by direction of the
Duke of York, Lord Admiral of England, and at all other
ports by an officer by him to be appointed for listing the said
seamen ; who upon sight of every able seaman and an account
taken before the magistrate of the place of his abode and his
promise to repair to the ship by a certain day appointed him
by the said officer shall pay the same. Further it is ordered
that the pay of every seaman that shall so voluntarily come in
to list themselves to serve in any ships of the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
rate shall commence the day that every of them received the
said money by way of advance, and that every of them shall at
the end of the ship's voyage wherein they served be exempted
from being turned over into any other ship in His Majesty's
service. In order that His Majesty's bounty may be made
known and public the Lord Treasurer is to direct and require
the Customs Commissioners to notify the same to all maritime
towns and ports.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 212.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Receipt for tallies for 2,000l.
to be levied on Richard Mountney, Receiver General of the
Customs, and for issues to be made of said 2,000l. on such
orders as do remain undischarged in the hands of Sir Thomas
Osborne, bart. Treasurer of the Navy, "which [2,000l.]
moneys are appointed for the victualling of the said navy."
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 264.
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Same to the Cashier of the Customs to pay the Earl of Bath
255l. 10s. 0d. for one quarter to Xmas last on his fee of 56s.
a day as Governor of Plymouth, as by the letters patent of
1661, May 13 ; said fee having been hitherto paid out of the
Crown revenues of Co. Devon, which now [in consequence of
the sale of fee farms] fall short of answering said fee, the
above payment and all future payments of said fee are to be
made out of the Customs revenue of Plymouth port.
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Money Book (Customs).
p. 89.
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Sir Ro. Howard (from Wallingford House, the house of
Treasurer Clifford) to Sir Robert Long to pay 82l. 9s. 0d. to
Edward Progers, with what conveniency may be, for provisions
for hay, &c., for Middle Park at Hampton Court.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 216.
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Same to the Lord Chief Baron, returning a paper [see p. 38]
delivered for the Lord Treasurer's approbation, concerning port
bonds. The Lord Treasurer thinks it very fit to be made an
order of Court.
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Ibid, p. 220.
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Entry of the reference to the Earl of Bath, as High Steward of
the Duchy of Cornwall and Lord Warden of the Stannaries, of
the petition of Nicholas Courtney of the Inner Temple praying
to be attorney of said Duchy : the King having, on the 13th
inst., referred it to the Lord Treasurer to consider how His
Majesty may conveniently re-establish an officer of that nature
for the good of his own service.
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Ibid
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Jan. 18
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Money warrant for 250l. each to Sir Robert Southwell, Sir
Edward Walker, Sir Joseph Williamson, and Sir John
Nicholas for one year on their salaries of 50l., and increase of
salary of 200l. as Clerks of the Privy Council.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 260.
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Same for 124l. 14s. 0d. to Ralphe Mountague, Master of the
Wardrobe, to be by him paid over to Tobias Rustat, yeoman
of His Majesty's robes for his liveries at the Feast of All Saints
1671 (being 80l.) and for his customary allowance for airing
and keeping His Majesty's coronation and parliament robes for
the half year ended 1672, Lady Day.
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Ibid, p. 261.
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Same for 227l. 10s. 0d. to John Doddington for three months
(Oct. 9 last to Jan. 7 inst.) on his ordinary of 50s. a day as
Resident at Venice.
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Ibid.
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Same for 686l. 5s. 0d. to Sir Allen Apsley for half a year on his
several fees and allowance (viz. 10s. a day, 30l. a month and
800l. per an.) as Master of His Majesty's Hawks.
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Ibid, p. 263.
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Treasurer Clifford to the Customs Commissioners to release from
seizure the ship "Hope," of Jersey, which was by Benjamin
Du Maresq and others, owners thereof (not understanding the
King's pleasure against trading in America) freighted with
manufacture for Jamaica, reladed there but forced by stress of
weather into the Isle of Wight and there seized : the petition
in this matter being referred to Treasurer Clifford by order of
the King in Council of the 8th inst. Petitioners are to unlade
in England and pay all customs.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 249.
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Declaration of accompt of Hugh May, as administrator of Adrian
May, of money by them or one of them received for the charges
of bringing the New River to Hampton Court, and the plantations
there and at Greenwich and St. James's Park, and other
services as by the privy seals of 1663, Oct. 23, 1665, July 22,
and 1671, June 29. (Charge 6,911l. 3s. 11d. : discharge
6,911l. 3s. 11d.)
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Ibid.
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Jan. 18
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Sir Ro. Howard to the Earl of Arlington to wholly supersede with
what speed possible the letter of the 14th inst. relating to a
decree against Sir Daniel Bellingham for 14,369l. 16s. 9d. due
to the King from Sir D. Bellingham, late deputy to the Vice-Treasurer
and Treasurer at War in Ireland : the Earl of
Anglesey having this day been with the Lord Treasurer
concerning same.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 216.
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Entry of the order of reference to Auditors Beale and Philipps of
Sir Geo. Carteret's account of interest and gratuity money.
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Ibid, p. 222.
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Jan. 19
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Royal sign manual directed to Sir Robert Long, as Receiver
General of the rents, &c., of the jointure of the late Queen
Mother, to pay 500l. to Sir Thomas Bond for the use of
Genevieve de Bardou, as royal bounty and in consideration
of her services to and attendance upon the late Queen
Mother.
Followed by :Treasurer Clifford's warrant, dated 1672-3, Feb.
17, for the execution hereof.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 281.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to James Hoare, senr., Comptroller
of the Mint, to pay (out of imprests therefor) for certain
parcels of copper blanks lately imported.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 252.
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Jan. 20
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Royal sign manual to the Attorney General to prepare a bill for
the Great Seal for a grant to Roger Earl of Orrery his heirs,
executors or assigns of the yearly pension or annuity of 838l.
14s. 0d. to be paid out of the Receipt of the Exchequer,
Ireland, by half yearly payments at Lady Day and Michaelmas :
to commence from Lady Day last and to continue till the sum
of 8,000l. sterling shall be at one entire payment satisfied and
paid to said Earl, his heirs or assigns, without defalcation to
be thereof made upon account of said pension. Upon receipt
of said sum said pension is to cease all in consideration of the
surrender by said Earl of the several patents of the respective
offices and places relating to the Presidency of the Province of
Munster, in Ireland, and in regard of his services and sufferings
and for the better support and provision for himself and
family. (Treasurer Clifford's subscription dated Feb. 18 and
Feb. 22 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 213 ; British Museum
Additional MS. 28,074,
pp. 137, 142.
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to discharge the
executrix of Thomas Chiffinch, William Rumbull, Elias
Ashmore and others concerning their execution of a commission
for discovery of moneys and goods belonging to His Majesty.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 214.
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Jan. 20
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Treasurer Clifford's subscription of a docquet, dated 1672, Nov,
of a restitution of temporalities of the bishopric of Gloucester
to Dr. John Pritchett now bishop thereof : to date from the
death of the last bishop there.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 131.
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Money warrant for 1,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox for so much grown
due to him on the privy seal of Nov. 24 last for 2,000l. per an.
to him from Midsummer last for His Majesty's secret service
without accompt.
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Money Book (Excise),
p. 27.
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Letter of direction by Treasurer Clifford on an order of 1671,
Nov. 30, for 5,000l. for Sir Stephen Fox registered on the
Country Excise. "Let this order be paid by striking a tally
for the same upon the Farmers of His Majesty's revenue of
Excise of London."
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Ibid, p. 26.
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The like direction on an order for 5,000l. for the Cofferer of the
Household.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Clifford to Mr Parry. The King has by privy seal
directed payment of 2,000l. to Silius Titus out of the
remainder of the Queen's portion. Two bills are drawn on you
for this total. You are to take care that just compliance be
given to the same and that you allow such usual rebate as may
make any Custom House bills in your hands present money.
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Warrants Early XIX
p. 263.
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Sir Rob. Howard to Sir John Shaw to meet him as to the best
way to complete the discharge from the King to said Shaw and
partners, late Farmers of the Customs, on account of the last
two years of their said farm.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 217.
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Same to the Clerk of the Pipe and the seven auditors of the
revenue to certify the Lord Treasurer what the certain stipends
and other perpetual allowances are in each county and what
rents are set apart for payment of them, that it may appear
whether the rents be sufficient to bear them, and whether any
of those rents be contained in any of the contracts and
conveyances now to be passed ; that they may be reprised out of
them ; and if the rents so set apart be insufficient, what other
rents are remaining in charge not granted to the Trustees as
those nomine decimae and that may be applied to meet said
stipends and allowances.
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Ibid.
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Sir Ro. Howard to the Trustees for sale of Crown Lands to direct
their clerks to prepare an account in a parchment book of all
the rents that have been sold distinguishing the several
counties, and also what are Duchy of Lancaster rents and
what Exchequer rents. Till this be done said clerks are
to receive no more salary. You are also to attend the Lord
Treasurer on Thursday next about the abovesaid rents set
apart for perpetuities.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 218.
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Same to Auditor Aldworth to speed the account of the [farm of
the] 4 per cent. of Barbados.
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Ibid, p. 219.
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to draw up what moneys
are fit to be given to such persons as are settled at present by
Mr. Kirby in Ireland, in relation to the preventing frauds in
the Customs [in Ireland].
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Ibid.
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Entry of the reference to the Custom Commissioners of the
petition of Tho. Saunders, merchant, and his partners about
the ship "Dilligence" of Bideford, seized at Milford, for
which they pray liberty to make a post entry of so much
tobacco as is pretended to be embezzled, they paying customs.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Clifford to the Salt Farmers to permit Edward
Callendar, owner of the "James" of Pittenweem, James Cook,
master, to reship for Sweden without payment of the d. per
gallon, or 4d. per weigh (as demanded by said farmers under
colour of the Act of Parliament for preventing frauds, the
halfpenny per gallon being more than the usual custom, and
demanded as if the said salt had been made in Scotland and
imported thence as merchandise) certain Spanish prize salt
laden at Leith, in Scotland, for Stockholm in Sweden, but
taken in August last by a Dutch privateer and rebought by
the said master who brought her to Dover, and there unladed
by Callendar in regard of privateers and the approach of winter,
he intending to reship the same in a Sandwich vessel.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. pp. 253-4.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Sir C. Harbord. Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, for a particular and ratal of a
tenement in the manor of Boyton, Cornwall, of which Samuel
Lang prays a new lease on surrender of the lease made to
Henry Randall for 99 years, or for the lives of Margaret,
Grace and Wilmot, his three daughters, of whom Wilmot is
dead, and the said lease assigned to George Anderton, whose
daughter petitioner married, and to whom said Anderton
has given power to renew.
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Ibid, p. 254.
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Jan. 21
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Money warrant for 50l. to John Clerke, Dr. of Civil Law. for 1
years on his salary of 40l. per an. as Professor of Civil Law
at Cambridge.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 268.
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Same, dormant, for the yearly fee of 100l. to Izaac Le Gouche,
as His Majesty's Jeweller.
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Ibid, p. 262.
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Same for 250l. to Lady Trevor, relict of Sir John Trevor, for
half a year to Xmas last on her annuity as granted by letters
patent of July 24 last.
(Followed by:A letter of direction hereon by Treasurer Clifford,
dated Jan. 28).
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Ibid, p. 266.
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Entry of the reference to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of the Earl
of St. Albans for the King's legal right in some improved grounds
within the manor or soake of Somersham, co. Huntingdon.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 218.
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[?Jan. 21]
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Sir Ro. Howard to [Mr. , officer for bills in the Custom
House] to give bills of exchange to the value of 2,906l. upon
Col. Rumsey, Collector of Customs of Bristol port, payable to
Sir Thomas Littleton et al. Victuallers of the Navy.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 221.
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Jan. 22
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Treasurer Clifford's subscription of a docquet dated 1672-3,
Jan., of His Majesty's pleasure for erecting an office to be
called the office of Housekeeper of the Excise office, and to
annex thereto the yearly fee or salary of 400l., payable
quarterly out of the Excise : and to grant same to William
Chiffinch, to be executed by himself or deputy, and who is to
find a man to be porter and another or more to be keeper of
the woodyard and other yards belonging to the Excise Office.
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British Museum Additional
MS. 28,074, p. 132.
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Money warrant for 300l. to Sir Edward Knight. His Majesty's
envoy to the King of France, for and in consideration of his
expenses in that journey : to be received without account.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 265.
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Treasurer Clifford to [? the Farmers of the Excise of London,
Middlesex and Surrey] to pay a tally struck on them for 500l.
for Sir Orlando Bridgman for Xmas quarter last, on his
pension : which tally ought to have been paid at Xmas last, "it
being intended that the said pension should be duly paid
and as exactly as the charge of the Excise Office quarterly."
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Money Book (Excise)
p. 27.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Sir Ro. Long to pay the Agents of the
Hearthmoney what is due to them for Xmas quarter last.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 221.
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Jan 23
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Privy seal for granting to James Porter, Esq., a debt of
1,116l. 0s. 5d. due to the King from Gilbert Havers, deceased,
late Receiver General of Crown Revenues for Norfolk and
Huntingdon : all out of consideration of the faithful services
of said Porter, who has petitioned for said debt. (Royal sign
manual, dated Jan. 10, for said privy seal. Treasurer
Clifford's subscription dated Feb. 12 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book III.
pp. 202. 226 ; British
Museum Additional MS.
28,074, p. 132.
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Treasury allowance of the amounts of interest due to Sept. 29
last to the respective Farmers of Country Excise as follows,
viz. on advance payments of their farm rents paid in before
the times limited by the covenants of their lease.
To the Farmers of Excise of co. Beds., 1l. 13s. 6d. ; Berks.,
5s 7d. ; Bristol, 4l. 14s. 11d. ; Cambridge, 21l. 1s. 6d. ;
Cheshire, 13s. 10d. ; Cornwall, 2s. 4d. ; Cumberland,
1s. 9d. ; Derby, 7s. 4d. ; Devon, 8s. 7d. ; Durham, 4s. 1d. ;
Essex, Kent, &c., 23l. 18s. 1d. ; Hants, 4l. 16s. 0d. ; Hereford,
1s. 4d. ; Herts, 9s. 6d. ; Huntingdon, 1l. 2s. 11d. ;
Lancs., 4s. 2d. ; Leicester, 1l. 12s. 0d. ; Lincoln, 7s. 11d. ;
Northampton, 1l. 19s. 2d. ; Nottingham, 14s. 4d. ; Oxford.
3s. 7d. ; Salop, 1l. 16s. 0d. ; Somerset, 1l. 0s. 1d. ;
Stafford, 1l. 3s. 4d. ; Warwick, 11s. 1d. ; Worcester,
1l. 11s. 4d. ; Yorks. and Sussex, 2l. 5s. 7d. ; North Wales,
1s. 7d. ; South Wales, 3s. 3d. (Total, 73l. 15s. 3d.).
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Money Book (Excise)
p. 29
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Money warrant for 150l. to George Porter as royal bounty for
service performed to His Majesty by him as Surveyor of
Customs from 1671, Michaelmas, to Lady Day following : to
be paid by tallies on the Customs.
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Money Book (Customs)
p. 90.
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Same for 100l. to John Turnbull for one year of his pension
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 267.
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Same for 37l. 10s. 0d. to Elizabeth Hudson, widow, for three
quarters to Xmas last on her annuity.
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Ibid. p. 266.
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Same for 56l. 2s. 6d. to Sir Edward Griffin, to be by him paid
over to Paul Bridges, one of His Majesty's private music, for
one year of his wages and livery, payable at the office of the
Treasury [of the] Chamber.
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Ibid
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Entry of reference to Mr. Sherwyn, Mr. Fillingham and Mr.
Webb of the petition of Thomas Veel, late Receiver of Hearthmoney,
co. Gloucester, concerning sums paid by him to Mr.
Killegrew with those of Mr. Nicholas Veele. by order of
Treasurer Southampton, of which he could not get allowance,
being unable to attend Sir Robert Howard on the reference
from the late Treasury Lords by reason of petitioner's close
imprisonment.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 246.
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Same of same to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of Sir William
Carre and Sir William Charter (Chaiter) for a grant of the estate
of John Payne, late of Guildford, Surrey, forfeited for felony.
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Ibid, p. 237.
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Same of same to same of the petition of Lord Wootton for the
inheritance of some lands called Great St. John's wood, co.
Midd. : as referred to the Lord Treasurer from the King.
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Ibid, p. 222.
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Jan. 24
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Privy seal, dormant, for a yearly pension of 100l. to Col. Hugh
Piper to commence from Xmas last as now Deputy Governor
of Plymouth under the Earl of Bath. Governor thereof (the
late Deputy Governor, Sir John Skelton, being dead), "our
gracious intention being that the said pension shall be settled
unto the said Colonel Hugh Piper by an estabishment as is
already done for the other charges of our garrisons," the like
pension having been formerly allowed to said Sir John Skelton
by a royal sign manual of 1671, Nov. 10 : this is therefore to
continue until the said establishment be passed and commence
accordingly.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 235.
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Royal sign manual for 200l. to Mrs. Margaret Kilvert as royal
bounty. (Money warrant, dated Jan. 27.)
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Ibid, p. 221 ; Warrants
Early XIX. p. 270.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant [to the Farmers of the London
Excise] to pay the 250l. which ought to have been paid at
Xmas to Lord Crofts for last Xmas quarter on his pension.
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Money Book (Excise),
p. 27.
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Same to the Cashier of the Customs to pay 277l. 6s. 8d. to
Philip Warwick, Esq., for one year to Sept. 29 last on his
fee as Collector of Customs outwards London port. [Marginal
memorandum. Mr. Mounteney certifies this year ended at
Midsummer last.]
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Money Book (Customs),
p. 90.
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Money warrant for 120l. to Charles Arundel, one of Her Majesty's
Pages of Honour, for one year of his pension as granted by the
privy seal of 1664, Sept. 12.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 268.
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Same for 30l. to Henry Thomas for three quarters on his pension.
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Ibid, p. 269.
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Same for 40l. to Sir Thomas Allen, Kt., for one year on his fee
as Governor of Sandgate Castle.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant (in duplicate) to the Receipt to pay
1,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox for secret service without account
in part of the 10,000l. as by the privy seal of Nov. 24 last, for
which 10,000l. there is an order drawn and now remaining
with the Auditor of the Receipt, said 1,000l. to be paid into
the Exchequer by Capt. Francis Woodward, brother and
executor of Richard Woodward, one of the sureties of Isaac
Morgan, late Collector of the duty on wines and vinegar in
Bristol port.
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Ibid, pp. 267, 269.
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Same to same for a tally to be levied at the Receipt for 3,000l.
as so much received of Peter Calvert, Samuel Vincent and
partners in part of their advance money on account of the
farm of the Law duty : and for issues of said 3,000l. to be
made upon such orders as remain unsatisfied in the hands of
Sir T. Osborne, Treasurer of the Navy : which moneys are for
the Victualling of the Navy.
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Ibid, p. 270.
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Money warrant for 60l. to John Shillingford alias Izard, for 1
years on his fee as yeoman pricker to His Majesty's privy
harriers.
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Warrants Early XIX
p. 270.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Receipt for tallies to be levied
on Richard Mountney, Receiver General of the Customs, for
2,906l., viz. one tally for 2,000l. on the Customs, and one for
906l. on the wines and vinegar duty : issues hereof to be made
to Sir Thomas Osborne, Treasurer of the Navy, on such orders
as remain in his hands unsatisfied : same to be employed for
the Victualling of the Navy.
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Ibid, p. 272.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Sir R. Long. There remains 300l. in a
late list for the Duke of Richmond. Please pay it to Sir Ro.
Clayton as soon as you can.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 223.
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Same to the Excise Commissioners to pay the Duke of York
without delay his pension of 24,000l. per an., and that of
3,000l. for his children. As for the payment of pensions in
general you shall have further order from the Lord Treasurer.
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Ibid.
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Jan. 24
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Entry of the reference to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of
William Taylour, of the Middle Temple, for renewal of lease of
the agistment of pasture of two parcels of ground called Withy
Brook and Cookham Marsh, in the manor of Cookham, Berks.
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Ibid, p. 224.
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Same of same to same of the petition of William Burnet, praying
(in consideration of his pains in abstracting all the lands and
rents of considerable value which passed out of the Crown in
fee by 9,000 and some odd hundreds of several patents which
have been granted from the time of King Richard I. until the
year 1637. the whole work being almost digested into method)
a lease for 7 years of several small arrearages of fee farms
which were let to farm in the time of Charles I., which rents
the farmers covenanted to put in charge, who not knowing how
to do it forfeited their lease.
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Ibid, p. 225.
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Same of same to same of the petition of Sir John Hinton,
physician in ordinary to the King, to be admitted purchaser of
the fee of two leases in his possession, and of the fee farm
rents of 29l. and 46l. per an.
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Ibid.
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Same of same to Auditor Stapleton and Mr. Arden of the petition
of John How and Humphrey Wharton for a new lease of the
Lot oar [ore] of their own lead mine in Stanhope and Wolsingham,
in Durham, at the old rent of 60l. as first held by them
of the Bishop of Durham, but since by the Act of Parliament
charged with an increase rent of 150l. per an.
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Ibid.
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Same of same to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of Jasper Stampe
for renewal of lease of a farm in Widcombe, and to purchase
the increase rent of a copyhold in Tarrington granted to one
John Mogge.
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Ibid p. 226.
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Same of same to same of the petition of John Combe and Robert
Day to add one life in their several tenements in Midsomer
Norton and Farrington.
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Ibid.
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Entry of the reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Joseph Huit for a watchman's place in London
port.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 226.
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Same of same to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of Mr. Lisle for
a lease of Shaw Farm, co. Berks, in reversion after Mr.
Bagnall's lease.
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Ibid, pp.228-9.
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Jan. 25
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Royal sign manual to the Lord Treasurer to grant to Daniel Mac
Adam the next vacant King's waiter's place in London port,
next and immediately after Henry Brounker, Esq. and Bernard
Howard, Esq. respectively, shall have received each the benefit
of a reversion of one such place.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 220.
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare a bill to
pass the Great Seal for a grant to Sir Robert Cleyton, of
London, Kt., and John Morris, of London, Esq., of the yearly
rent of 2,000l. out of the yearly rent or sum of 2,700l. reserved
to the King out of the farm of unwrought wood, glass, &c.,
as by the demise thereof to Sir Robert Paston, Kt. and Bart.,
of date 1666, April 5, for 21 years and out of the 3,800l. per
an. rent, "which the said Sir Robert Paston by his indenture
of the 4th of February in the 20th year of our reign hath
covenanted to pay to us, our heirs and successors as an increase
of rent for the premises" : the said 2,000l. per an. to be
payable to said Cleyton and Morris quarterly for their own
uses clear of all deductions for the residue of the abovesaid
term of 21 years. Further a clause to be inserted for said
Cleyton and Morris to receive 1,000l. of said Paston out of
the rent aforesaid now remaining unpaid. (Treasurer Clifford's
subscription dated? Feb. 12 of docquet hereof.)
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Ibid, p. 222 ; British
Museum Additional MS
28,074, p. 134.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant, dormant, to the Farmers of the
Excise of London, Middlesex and Surrey, to pay from time to
time to the Treasurer or Receiver General of the Queen Consort
the sum of 10,972l. 19s. 3 1/24 d. per an. from Michaelmas last,
without any abatement or defalcation whatsoever and before
any other persons whatsoever with the same exactness and
punctuality that the constant charge of the Excise Office is
quarterly paid : all as by the royal letters patent under the
Great Seal of Dec. 20 last granting same to the said Queen to
complete her jointure of 40,000l. per an.
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Money Book (Excise),
p. 28.
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Payments directed [by Treasurer Clifford] to be made by
the Cashier of the Customs for the following week from
Jan. 25.
To the Earl of Dorset for 1 year's creation money 20l.
To the Earl of Middlesex for 2 years' creation money 40l.
To the Earl of Denbigh for 1 years' creation money 50l.
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Money Book (Customs),
p. 90.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant, dormant, to [the Cashier of the
Customs] to pay from time to time the pension of 1,000l.
per an. to Lord Gerrard as one of the Gentleman of the
Bedchamber.
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Ibid, p. 91.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Col. Birch, Mr. Waring and Mr. Wingate to
deliver to Auditor Aldworth an accompt of moneys received by
you on the late Wine Acts since your last account in 1671-2,
Feb. : and of bonds taken by you on the Retrospect : and of
what other entries or gauges yet remain unsatisfied : distinguishing
what bonds or securities are good, hopeful or
desperate, what have been put in suit and what recoveries
had on them, and what are depending in suit.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 227.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to [the King's Remembrancer] to
enter satisfaction on record of the bond of 2,000l., dated 1670,
June 24, entered into by Isaac Morgan, of Bristol, gent., John
Bowen and Richard Woodward, deceased, as sureties of said
Isaac Morgan as Collector (to the then Customs Farmers) of
the duty on wines and vinegar between 1670 and 1678. in the
port of Bristol : said bond being forfeit by Morgan's defeasance,
but Francis Woodward, brother and executor of said Richard
Woodward having paid in the said 2,000l.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 257.
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Same to the Auditor et al. of the Receipt to suspend Sir William
Doyly, Knt., from his office of Teller of the Receipt, he having
been found guilty of buying orders registered to be paid in the
Exchequer "at a great under valuation, even at 45 in the
hundred loss, to the great diminution of His Majesty's credit,
with which His Majesty having been made acquainted hath
been pleased to declare his high displeasure against a practice
so unfit to be used by any person and much more by any officer
of his Exchequer [and] hath been pleased to command me
forthwith to suspend the said Sir William Doyly."
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Ibid, p. 258.
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Jan. 25
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Same to the Auditor and to the Receiver of Crown revenues of
South Wales to pay and allow to John May (appointed to attend
the preservation of the standing woods and young woods in
such nurseries for ship timber as are or shall be enclosed in
Dean Forest) 100l. per an. and 20l. per an. each to two deputies
for the charge and oversight of the woods, underwoods and
timber on any part of the wastes of the forest or late forest of
Dean : to commence from Michaelmas last.
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Ibid.
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Same to [the Customs Commissioners] to cause to be repaid to
Theodore Jacobson the 40l. taken from him by the Customs
officers of Newcastle port for aliens' duty of 80 chalder of coal
contrary to the King's declaration of May 10 last.
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Ibid, p. 259.
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The like warrant for the return of 33l. 5s. 0d. to William Willis
and George Turfrey, of London, merchants, being similarly
taken on 66 chalder of coals.
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Ibid.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Auditor Aldworth to forthwith audit the
interest account of the several sums of money to the value of
94,000l. or thereabouts due from the King to the Farmers of
the London Excise upon several orders of the late Treasury
Commissioners, until such time as the same should have come
in course to have been paid.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 223.
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Jan. 27
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Treasury warrant for executing the warrant of 1672, July 4. for
2,830l. 16s. 0d. to William Batailhe for impost wines.
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Money Book (Customs),
p. 61.
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Letter of direction from Treasurer Clifford on an order,
No. 624, registered on the Conntry Excise for 5,000l. for the
Cofferer. "Let a tally be levied upon His Majesty's revenue
of Additional Excise of London for the sum of 5,000l. and
let issues be made of the same upon this order."
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Money Book (Excise),
p. 27.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Receipt for tallies to be
levied for 20,000l. on the Additional Excise of London, and
20,000l. on the Country Excise : to be issued upon such orders
as are remaining signed for payment of money to Sir Stephen
Fox for the pay of the Forces.
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Ibid. p. 28.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Receipt for tallies to be
levied for 500l. on the Country Excise : to be issued upon such
orders as are remaining signed for payment of moneys to Sir
Edward Griffin, Treasurer of the Chamber for the service of
the Chamber.
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Money Book (Excise),
p. 28.
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Money warrant for 187l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Joseph Williamson for
three quarters to Michaelmas last on his fee of 50l. per an. and
increase of 200l. per an. as one of the Clerks of the Privy
Council.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 270.
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Same for 10l. to Anthony Segar for last Xmas quarter's allowance
of salary as Chamber Keeper to the Treasury, and also for
67l. 18s. 0d. in full of his disbursements, 1672, Sept. 29, to
the 21st inst., for the necessary use of the Treasury Chamber
and Office.
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Ibid, p. 271.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. Mountney to pay the Earl of Bath such
money as shall from time to time grow due to him on his
patents.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 227.
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Same to Auditor Phillips, forwarding Sir Rob. Crooke's certificate
of certain stipends and other perpetual allowances in each
county appearing within his office : as also of such rents in
charge there as are to be set apart for payment thereof. You
are to use this certificate in completing the work [compilation
of schedules] lately given you in charge by the Lord Treasurer.
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Ibid, p. 228.
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Same to Sir R. Long to pay 600l. to Mr. Harvy, the Queen's
Treasurer. "which is the remainder of the money due upon an
order in Mr. Harvy's name."
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Ibid, p. 231.
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Entry of the reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Edward Bullfell (Bulfell) for a tidesman's place in
London port.
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Ibid. p. 244.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to [John Norman as below].
John Hext. alias Hickes. on behalf of himself and divers other
persons convioted for having been at conventicles, has petitioned
the King that the 166l. 15s. 8d., being the King's third
part of the moneys levied on them for their said offence in the
time that Sir John Davy was sheriff in Devon, and which now
remains in the hands of John Norman, late undersheriff to
said Davy, may be restored to them in proportions as levied
upon them and that all further process against them may be
stayed. I have received His Majesty's command for the discharge
and restoring of the King's part of said forfeitures.
You are therefore to pay back the same accordingly. The Lord
Treasurer's Remembrancer is to discharge said Sir John Davy
of said sum on his account and to take care that no further
process issue against the said parties concerning His Majesty's
part of said forfeitures.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. p. 260.
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Same to John May, appointing him to take care of the woods in
the waste of the forest of Dem (and in particular in the 11,000
acres as below when same shall be enclosed) ; requiring him to
keep off all uncommonable cattle and to forbid all colliers and
miners to cut any beech, birch, ash, hasel or other wood upon the
wastes of the said forest or late forest of Dean other than as to
what right is saved to them by the Act of 20 Car. II. for the preservation
of said forest ; and to take special care that no fires be
made in any part of the forest, and to watch against any spoil,
to appreh end any person found cutting underwood or timber and
bring them before the Lieutenant of the Forest or any Justice
of the Peace or others who are enabled to inflict punishment
thereon : His Majesty having, by advice of the House of
Commons and of the Navy Commissioners, resolved that
nurseries for timber shall be taken out of the wastes of the
several forests, and in particular 11,000 acres in the forest of Dean.
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Ibid, pp. 261-2.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Sir Ro. Long for an account what money has
been paid into the Exchequer on account of the Coinage [duty
from the port of Londom and the outports] from 1671,
Sept. 29, to 1672, Sept. 29.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 224.
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Jan 28
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Privy seal for 250l. to Richard Lockhart and 250l. to Edward
Roberts and 100l. to William Smithers. as royal bounty out
of the revenues late in jointure to the Queen Mother.
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 240.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Sir Edmund Sawyer to allow 80l.
in account to Simon Smith, as Receiver and Solicitor of the
subsidy for co. Surrey.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 283.
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Same to Auditor Sir Joseph Seymour to allow 20l. in account to
Peter Woodcock, Receiver and Solicitor of the subsidy co.
Rutland, for his extraordinary pains and charge in that
service.
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Ibid, p. 271.
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Same to Auditor Phelips to similarly allow in account 72l. to
William Andrews, Receiver General of the subsidy in co. Herts,
for his pains and charge in acting also as Solicitor thereof.
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Ibid, p. 272.
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Entry of an order made by Treasurer Clifford upon reading the
several petitions of Colonel Holles, Lady Holles, relict of
Sir Fretchville Holles, Kt., deceased, and the creditors of said
Sir F. Holles. Ordered that Sir William Turner, Kt., solicitor
appointed by the Lord Treasurer for managing suits in law and
equity wherein His Majesty is concerned, do immediately sue
forth letters of administration in his own name in trust for His
Majesty as principal creditor of said Sir Fretchville Holles, he
owing the King the sum of 1,500l., which was imprested into his
hands by the officers of the Navy for bringing and furnishing the
[Navy] stores with Irish oak but the same was not in any part
performed. Turner to advise with the Attorney General and to
inform Mr. Offley, of Counsel with petitioners, of his proceedings
herein.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 239.
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Entry of the reference to Mr. Sherwyn, Mr. Fillingham and
Mr. Webb of the petition of Nicholas Sexton, late Receiver of
Hearthmoney, co. Southampton (except the Isle of Wight),
praying an allowance for extraordinary pains.
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Ibid.
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Entry of the Lord Treasurer's decision on the petition of
Devereux Pember concerning the Excise farm of beer and ale in
South Wales which will determine in June, 1674, granted [to]
Sir Philip Howard and partners and now to be surrendered and
a new lease made to petitioner ; on which petitioner is to
advance 1,550l. more than was paid by the present Farmers.
Ordered that on advancing a quarter's rent more as is promised
petitioner be granted repayment out of the last years' rent as
desired by him.
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Ibid, p. 241.
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Entry of the reference to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of
Hen. Webb, Tho. Dipford, and Leticia Biggs (Bigs) for
recompense for lands and houses near Plymouth fort taken in
for enlarging said fort.
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Ibid.
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Entry of the reference to Col. Birch, Mr. Wingate, Mr. Wareing,
Capt. Kingdon, Auditor Aldworth and Mr. Green of the petition
of Thomas Becon on behalf of William Read, late of
London, merchant, concerning his bond for 120l. for wine
duty ; said Read being poor and fled and some friends being
willing to compound, in compassion for his wife and children.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 247.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Sir Ro. Long, again desiring him, with all
possible speed, to pay 255l. to Lady Wood, being the remainder
of Sir Edward Wood's last order.
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Ibid, p. 227.
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1672.
June 28
[sic for
1672-3.
Jan.]
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Entry of the reference to Auditor Beale of the petition of James
Haviland, Commissioner for the inhabitants of Guernsey
(about moneys by them lent to their several governors, having
petitioned His Majesty for the same, and His Majesty having
referred it to the late Treasury Lords, who referred same to
Auditor Beale to examine the accounts of the late Governors),
praying that the report of Auditor Beale and all parties may
be heard.
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Ibid, p. 228.
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1672-3.
Jan. 28
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Same of same to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of Laurence Hyde
for a warrant to the late Queen Mother's Trustees to grant
him the remainder of their term in the manor of Killingworth,
co. Warwick ; the King having in the Queen's lifetime granted
him a patent of same after her death.
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Ibid, p. 229.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Mr. Sherwyn, Mr. Fillingham and Mr. Webb
to report on the sureties of Thomas Addison as Receiver of
Hearthmoney for Cumberland and Westmoreland loco George
Williamson, deceased.
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Ibid.
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Entry of the reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Moses Perkins, watchman in London port, aged
and infirm, praying that Anthony Smith, who will allow him
a competency out of that employment, may be appointed in his
stead.
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Ibid, p. 230.
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Report from Treasurer Clifford to the King on the petition of
the four daughters of Col. Henry Washington (for a grant of
certain lands, part of the Queen's jointure), said petition
having been referred to Treasurer Clifford in accordance with
the order of reference of the 4th inst. The first rent of
200l. per an. petitioned for is issuable out of Lancaster Great
Park or Ashdown Forest, co. Sussex, which is a chace belonging
to the Duchy of Lancaster, computed to contain about
7,000 acres of waste ground in common to the tenants and
inhabitants of several adjoining manors and parishes, which
are very many, without whose consent (which will be very
difficult, if possible, to be obtained) an improvement can hardly
be made of any part thereof sufficient to bear out the rent of
200l. per an. reserved on the lease of said waste to the Earl
of Bristol, dated 1661, April 1. But this being parcel of the
Duchy of Lancaster, before any grant can be made of same the
King's pleasure must be signified to the Chancellor of the said
Duchy.
The other parcel called Poynton's Cow pastures or Gosdales,
in the county of Lincoln, was in 1660 granted to Sir Henry
Heron for 21 years at 45l. per an. rent. Both parcels were
part of the Queen's jointure and as proving defective were
surrendered to the King by the Queen's Trustees. As to the
stewardship of the manor of Peverell, co. Notts., whereunto
the jurisdiction of the Court of Pleas doth belong extending
over many parishes and villages in the county which was
granted to the Earl of Norwich at the rental of 50l. per an.,
the Surveyor General of Crown Lands reports that he sees no
inconveniency in granting to the trustees for the petitioners a
lease thereof and of the other parcel of 45l. per an. and of the
lands and other things whereof the said rents do arise.
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Warrant Not Relating to
Money III. pp. 269-70
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Jan. 29
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Royal sign warrant for 100l. to Capt. Daniel Johnson [as royal
bounty] in reward of service done to His Majesty (money
warrant dated Feb. 18).
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King's Warrant Book III.
p. 225 ; Warrants Early
XIX. p. 282.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Mr. Mountney to pay 500l. to
George Nicholas for one year of his salary as Surveyor General
of Customs, London port.
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Money Book (Customs),
p. 91.
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Money warrant for 100l. to Mris Joyce Fowke, executrix of
Richard March, Esq., late keeper of His Majesty's stores in
the Tower of London, in part of the arrear of 272l. 14s. 0d.
owing to said March for four years and 358 days to 1671-2,
March 17, on his fee of 3s. a day payable at the Exchequer.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 292b.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to the Cashier of the Customs to
pay 20l. to the Earl of Peterborough on his creation money,
the last payment thereon having been made 1671, June 2, for
the year ended at 1671, Lady Day.
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Money Book (Customs).
p. 91.
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Money warrant, dormant, for 100l. 7s. 6d. per an. to Francis
Stephens for salary and board wages as one of His Majesty's
sergeants at arms.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 271.
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Same for 141l. to Raphaell Foliard and 91l. to Thomas Lisle for
one year's allowance to June 24 last for barbing linen and lace
as the King's barbers.
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Ibid, p. 276.
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Entry of the reference to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of Henry
Seymour, one of the Grooms of the Chamber, for renewal of
an estate in several tenements in the Duchy of Cornwall.
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Out Letters General III
p. 248.
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Sir Ro. Howard to Sir Ro. Long to pay 100l. to the King's littermen
out of the moneys paid in by Mr. Dobell.
100l. to the Under-Marshals.
500l. to Mr. Packer, Paymaster of the Works, on the
ordinary for the Works, and 200l. on the extraordinaries
of the Works.
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Ibid, p. 230.
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Same to Mr. Mountney. At any time when the Gentlemen of
the Bedchamber payable by you bring their warrants to you
you are to pay their pensions as they are due. This is the
Lord Treasurer's direction in general and particularly I am to
recommend the payment of the Earl of Manchester.
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Ibid.
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Jan. 29
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Same to Mr. Lawrence to attend the Lord Treasurer at
Wallingford House on Monday afternoon about the office of
[Remembrancer of] First Fruits and the moneys due to the
King from Mr. Prettyman.
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Ibid, p. 231.
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Entry of the reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Nicholas Park, one of the King's waiters of London
port, concerning the 10l. moiety of appraisment paid by him
and the 40l. damage against him on the verdict obtained by
Clipsham, a merchant, whose wines he seized and prosecuted.
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Ibid.
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Entry of the reference to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of Sir
Anthony Cope for recompense for damage done him by the
new building of the Custom House. Said Harbord is to
examine what the King's right of building upon the old and
new Wool Quay is and how far both the legality and equity of
it does extend and to take a strict survey of the buildings and
measures of ground, joining Dr. Wren with him herein.
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Out Letters General III.
pp. 232-3
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Same of same to the Customs Commissioners of a letter and
paper from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland concerning the
decay of trade there.
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Ibid. p. 237.
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Treasurer Clifford and Sir J. Duncombe to the Trustees for sale
of Fee Farms. There appears to me to have been great disorder
in the management of the sale of fee farm rents for want
of a proper method therein. For prevention hereof all the
officers concerned are for the future to observe the following
rules :
(1) The Trustees are, with the Auditors, to compare first
what is the charge registered on the fee farms and how much
is yet unpaid.
Then (2) to examine what conveyances are passed and of
what value ; the Auditor of the rates [ratals] is to take an
account hereof and then the Auditor is to make up [an
account of] rents remaining unconveyed and uncontracted for.
(3) In order hereto all rents that lie before the Pipe or
Auditors are to be brought before said Trustees.
(4) Then to compute pensions, perpetuities and other constant
payments (as allowances to governors of castles, compensation
to auditors. &c) and to compute rents not yet empowered
to be sold as nomine decimae rents and to propose by what
way the King may empower the pensions to be fixed on the
nomine decimae rents which are not saleable, whereby there
may be as many rents free to be conveyed to satisfy the city
debt as may be.
(5) You are to send to Auditor Phelips to examine what
rents have been sold which should have been reserved and also
to the other auditors to bring in to you their several rolls.
Any rents that should be reserved, though contracted for, are
not to pass. The auditors also are to bring all manner of
other incident charges that must be satisfied some other way
if fee farm rents be sold.
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Warrants Not Relating to
Money III. pp. 262, 265.
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Treasurer Clifford to the Customs Commissioners to employ
William Nall as a tidesman in fee in London port, loco
Humphry Roscarrot, deceased.
Richard Anderson as boatman at Sunderland, loco David
Robinson, lately dismissed for fraud.
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Ibid, pp. 263, 265.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant to Auditor Seymour to allow 52l.
in account to Capt. Martyn Sandys, as Receiver General and
solicitor for the subsidy for co. Worcester, for his extraordinary
pains therein.
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Ibid, pp. 263-4.
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Same to Auditor Aldworth to similarly allow 160l. to Sir
Christopher Musgrave as same for the three Ridings of Yorks.
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Ibid, p. 264.
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Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a constat and
ratal of a parcel of land containing 80 acres, lying in Surrey,
valued at 20l. per an., in order to a lease thereof to Nicholas
Kidwell, yeoman usher in the Chamber to His Majesty, at 10s.
per an. rent. "To encourage petitioner to try His Majesty's
title to the premises" the rent thereof is to be payable from
the time of recovery of said land.
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Ibid, pp. 270-1.
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Jan. 31
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Letter of direction by Treasurer Clifford on an order of the
2nd inst. for 750l. for the Duke of York.
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Money Book (Excise),
p. 29.
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Treasurer Clifford's warrant, dormant, to the Receipt to pay
quarterly from time to time the 2,000l. per an. to the Duke of
Monmouth : levying tallies on the Country Excise for the
satisfaction of same.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Cashier of the Customs to pay from time to time
the pension of 1,000l. to Charles Lord Buckhurst as a
Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
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Money Book (Customs),
p. 92.
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Money warrant for 40l. to Baptist May, Keeper of the Privy
Purse : to be without account ; for the Privy Purse : to be paid
by striking a tally on the Cashier of the Customs.
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Ibid, p. 91.
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Money warrant for 45l. 12s. 6d. to Thomas Ravenscroft for one
year on his fee or salary as one of the Chamber Keepers to the
Privy Council.
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Warrants Early XIX.
p. 277.
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Same for 300l. to the Earl of Arlington for three years to Xmas
last on his annuity of 100l. [as one of His Majesty's principal
Secretary of State].
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Ibid, p. 279.
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Jan.
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Royal sign manual to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare
a bill to pass the Great Seal as follows. By the great seal of
1672. July 19, the total as follows of two several orders drawn at
the Receipt, dated 1670. Aug. 22, in the name of James Bridgman.
for 9,000l. and 1,000l. with 6 per cent. interest thereon, (which
orders were by assignment vested in Baptist May, Keeper
of the Privy Purse) and another order drawn at the Receipt,
dated 1670, July 12, in the name of said Baptista May for
10,000l. (all which several sums were designed for the use of
the Privy Purse, and were to be paid out of the moneys arising
by the sale of fee farm rents : of which last order however
there remained due to said May only 9,242l. 10s. 0d. by
reason that the sum of 752l. 10s. 0d., payable to said Baptist
May by the said last order, had been by him assigned over to
several persons, thus leaving a total of 19,242l. 10s. 0d.) all
the said total was ordered to be satisfied by setting aside fee
farms to be purchased by said May and his heirs. Afterwards
on the 13th Sept., 1672, an indenture was made between the
surviving Trustees for Sale of Fee Farm rents and said May,
and was enrolled in Chancery for selling to said May certain
fee farms, therein detailed, to said May and his heirs for ever.
Notwithstanding all said proceedings it may still be conceived
that the conveyance so made to May and the estate thereby
bargained may remain charged with a trust or equity to the
King and his heirs in regard that the consideration therefor
was money due and payable to the Privy Purse and was not
really paid to the King by said May though all the forms of a
real payment into the Exchequer were therein observed, and
although the said deed of bargain acknowledging the receipt of
the said sum of 19,250l. 12s. 6d. and thereof acquitting said
May is in law a full and final discharge thereof by virtue of
the Act of Parliament for sale of fee farms. For the
extinguishing of all doubt and question in the future, and as a
mark of special grace to said May a bill is hereby to be prepared
to pass the Great Seal containing the King's grant, release and
confirmation to said May and his heirs and assigns of said fee
farms and of all the royal title, trust, equity or claim thereto,
"as of our free grace and bounty without any account."
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King's Warrant Book III
pp. 216-8.
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Jan. 31
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Entry of the reference to the Agents for bringing in arrears of
Taxes of the petition of Thomas Brown paying allowance for
extraordinary pains, &c., as Receiver and Solicitor of the
subsidy for co. Oxford.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 232.
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Sir Ro. Howard to [the Customs Commissioners] transmitting
from Treasurer Clifford the petition of George Ramsden, of
York, merchant, praying, in accordance with the Act of Tunnage
and Poundage, allowance of 15l. 4s. 0d. paid by him for
the Custom of goods at Hull, which were afterwards lost at
sea.
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Ibid, p. 233.
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Same, dated from Wallingford House, to the Commissioners of
[Assessments in] the Western division of Cornwall. Yours of
May 7 last received and thereupon the late Treasury Lords
despatched one to Sir Walter Moyle, charging him with the
witholding of the several head collectors' salaries. Moyle's
letter in reply, dated Nov. 3 last, lay in town undelivered to the
Treasury Lords, and is since come to the hands of Treasurer
Clifford. He states that it is the said officers' fault that he
allowed them not upon their accompts, they having given him
no receipt for same as the law directs, and as soon as they shall
do so he will pay the full salaries due to them for so much
money as he received of or upon their respective accompts.
By Treasurer Clifford's order I have written to Mr. Hoblin
and Mr. Beauford to accompt and receive satisfaction for their
salaries from Moyle, and forthwith to pay the supers set on
them to Mr. Hall as formerly directed. The Lord Treasurer
will send for them in custody to answer [any] their neglect
thereof. But as to the accompt of Mr. Coode certified by the
Commissioners [of Assessments] for the Hundred of Kerrier,
Sir W. Moyle objects that the said Commissioners having
notice that Mr. Coode was summoned by you, the General
Commissioners, to render an account of the supers on him, did
nevertheless take the said account ex parte and when Moyle
was not present to make his exceptions thereto, by which means
he is twice charged in that account with a sum of 297l. paid
to Mr. Bryan Rogers upon said Moyle's bill now in his hands,
with Rogers' receipt on the back thereof ; for which together
with a bill for 100l. more paid [to] Mr. Worth (with [sic for
which] two bills Mr. Coode sent to said Moyle to Truro by
Mr. Grills), said Moyle gave a receipt to Grills for 397l. as
paid by Mr. Cood. Further [yet notwithstanding] said Coode
charges said Moyle with the sum of 297l. by virtue of Mr.
Bryan Rogers' certificate, which certificate together with Moyle's
account of the particular sums received of Mr. Cood is here
enclosed. As to the 50l. alleged to be paid to Sir William
Godolphin, Sir Walter is ready to satisfy it on the return of his
bill with acquittance, as also the salaries whenever Coode will
account with him and give him discharge according to the Acts.
You are to summon both parties before you and examine the
whole account and report thereon to Treasurer Clifford.
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Ibid, pp. 233-4.
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Same to Mr. Beauford, Head Collector of Pyder Hundred, co.
Cornwall, concerning the 229l. 12s. 0d. super set upon him by
Sir Walter Moyle, and remaining unpaid by reason of the
dispute concerning salary as above. In reply to your complaint
Moyle wrote to the Commissioners of Assessments in the
Western Division of Cornwall that it was your own fault since
you never in any quarter cleared the sum in charge upon the
said Hundred, and therefore never did demand salaries.
He says further that he has in his hands the salary for
7,056l. paid him by you which amounts to 88l. 4s. 0d.,
which he is ready to satisfy you or pay upon your accompt,
you first giving him a discharge according to the Act. Treasurer
Clifford is very much displeased at your with-holding the
King's money when you can have your salaries upon demand.
Unless you pay the 229l. 12s. 0d. to Thomas Hall before the
1st of March you will be arrested.
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Ibid, p. 235.
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The like letter to Mr. Hoblin, another of the head-collectors of
Cornwall, concerning the 705l. 4s. 6d. super remaining upon
you of which you deposited 425l. in the hands of Sir Walter
Moyle but which said Moyle repaid to you upon your assurance
that you had paid the full super to Mr. Hall as directed.
Treasurer Clifford finds the said super still unpaid. You will
be arrested if you do not pay it by March 1.
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Out Letters General III.
p. 235.
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Same to Sir Walter Moyle. Treasurer Clifford is much displeased
that you should deliver back the 425l. deposited as above.
You are to see the above letter delivered and return a full
accompt of the whole matter as your own credit is very much
concerned. The moneys due from you to the Head Collectors
are to be deposited in Mr. Hall's hands upon the account of
said collectors. There is also money due upon your own
accompt for clearing the great ipsum upon you. Let this be
speedily done.
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Ibid, p. 236.
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