Entry Book: June 1674

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June 1674

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
June 1 Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to permit the export, Custom free, of 52 parcels of goods in coffers or ballots belonging to the French comedians and which now remain in the Custom House among certain goods of the French Plenipotentiaries lately brought over from Cologne. Warrants Not Relating to Money IV. p. 312.
Same from same to same to deliver to Mr. Pepis, six hampers lately brought from Rouen and directed to him : the same containing 3 doz. of flower pots. Ibid, p. 314.
Constitution and appointment by same of Robert Cragg, of London, haberdasher, and Jeremy Catlin, of London, weaver, from date hereof till Sept. 29 inst., to make legal search for all such contraband and prohibited goods, &c., as they shall discover to have been imported into this kingdom, and for all other commodities for which the due Custom has not yet been paid, and to seize same and deliver same to the warehousekeeper of London port ; all mayors, sheriffs, &c., &c., to be assisting herein : there being several persons who daily presume to import contraband and prohibited commodities, to the impoverishment of the subject and contrary to the general interest of this nation, and others who clandestinely evade payment of Customs. Ibid, pp. 314-5.
Treasurer Latimer's subscription of a docquet, dated 1674, May, of a grant to Thomas Nudigate of the baronet fee of 1,095l. due from Sir Robert Parker. (Treasurer Latimer's warrant to the Receipt hereon, dated June 5.) British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 64 ; 28,076, p. 273.
Letter of direction upon two orders of 1671, May 9, No. 246. for 100l. to Martin Beckman, and No. 245 for 100l. to Withe Edwards, both as royal bounty for resisting the late attempt to steal the Crown. British Museum Additional MS. 28,076. p. 269.
Money warrant for 1,095l. to Edward Blount, of St. Giles in the Fields, to be by a tally upon Sir John Sherard, of Lopthorpe, co. Lincoln, son and heir to Richard Sherard, Esq., being the baronet fee due from said Sir John. Ibid, p. 270.
June 2 Letter of direction on an order for 50l. to Sam. Martin for half a year to 1673, Xmas, as Consul at Algiers. Money Book (Customs), p. 162.
June 3 Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the King's Remembrancer to deliver up the securities of Nath. Booth as Receiver of the Subsidy for co. Chester, he having passed and cleared his account thereof : and so likewise of three other accompts as Receiver of Hearthmoney for Chester for 3 years to 1672, Sept. 29. Warrants Not Relating to Money IV. p. 315.
Warrant under the royal sign manual to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare a grant to Sir Francis Winnington, of the manor and park of Bewdley, co. Worcester, with the meadow called Lady meadow (being comprised within the jointure of the Queen Consort) in reversion after the grant thereof made by the said Queen Consort and her trustees to Sir Richard Powle (the grant to said Powle being itself in reversion to one to Samuel Gardner) at the rent of 16l. 10s. 4d. per an. and 20s. per an. for the tolls of the fairs and markets of the town of Bewdley : and also a grant of certain wood ground, parcel or reputed parcel of the said manor, likewise in reversion after the grant thereof made to Sir Richard Powle (which grant to said Powle was itself a reversion to one made to Sir Henry Herbert, Kt.). King's Warrant Book IV. p. 29.
Same to Treasurer Latimer to direct the Attorney General to prepare a grant to Sir C. Harbord (from the death of the Queen Consort) of the manors of Wymondham and East Dereham, and Stockton Socon in co. Norfolk, and the manor of Stadbroke. co. Suffolk, now in jointure to the Queen Consort, and the reversion of the said manors with all rights, &c. as amply as now granted to the said Queen Consort. Ibid, p. 33.
[?] Royal sign manual for a privy seal as follows. Sir George Benyon, Kt., deceased, was indebted to the Crown 1,708l. 17s. 7d. on his account as Receiver of Crown Revenues for co Northampton and Rutland for 1661 and 1662. whereof he afterwards paid into the Exchequer 1,020l. He alleged in a petition to the late Treasurer Southampton that he paid 250l. to the late King at Oxford, for which he had a tally struck in 1646, leaving him indebted only 438l. 17s. 7d., and that the King was indebted to him in a far greater sum. Whereupon Treasurer Southampton did by warrant of 1673 [sic for 1663] Sep. 14, respite the payment of said 438l. 17s. 7d. It appears by Sir Philip Warwick's certificate of Feb. 18 last that said respite was made upon assurance given to Treasurer Southampton by the Earl of Clarendon and John Ashburnham personally that said Benyon in a time of necessity furnished the late King with that sum at Oxford, which he was not repaid, and that he [Warwick] believes that Benyon might have procured the King's discharge for the same in his life time if he had not neglected it. Since the death of said Benyon his accounts of the said revenues for 1668 and 1669 have been declared in the absence of his executors and without their knowledge, leaving him standing charged with 910l. 2s. 2d. on the account for 1669. and 152l. 8s. 10d. for 12 per cent. interest thereon. In the account of John Hart, Receiver of said Revenue for the year ending 1671. Sept. 29, there is set in super on the executors of said Benyon said 910l. 2s. 2d. and also 370l. 16s. 10d. for 12 per cent. interest. It appears from the auditor's state of Benyon's account that said Benyon is indebted to the Crown for 92l. 10s. 0d. for renewal fines of tenants of the Honor of Grafton. Further said Benyon, Sir Denny Ashburnham, Francis Finch and Edward Wingate (Commissioners of Excise), are indebted 998l. 0s. 3d. on their Excise account ended 1668, June 24, a quarter of which amounts to 249l. 10s. 1d. as said Benyon's share. The total of these various sums is 1,622l. 12s. 1d. The executors of said Benyon did on last, by order of Treasurer Clifford, pay to George, son and heir of said Sir G. Benyon, 300l. for which Clifford promised to give warrant for a tally to be struck to discharge said executors as if they had actually paid same into the Exchequer. In consideration of said Sir G. Benyon's services to the late King at Oxford (it appearing by a constat under the hand of the Clerk of the Pells that Benyon paid 250l. to the King at Oxford on account of the receipts of the Crown revenues of Northampton and Rutland and had tally struck thereof, but the said talley is so defected by being eaten by worms that the letters thereof cannot well be read) and being well satisfied that said Benyon did lend to the late King at Oxford more money than the said 438l. 17s. 7d. the King is willing that said Benyon's executors be discharged of the said several sums of 250l., 300l., 370l. 16s. 10d. and 259l. 15s. 3d., amounting in all to 1,180l. 12s. 1d., which being deducted out of the said 1,622l. 12s. 1d. leaves 442l. due to the King. On payment of said 442l. into the Exchequer said executors are hereby to be so discharged. (Treasurer Danby's subscription dated July 28 of docquet hereof.) Ibid, pp. 34-8 ; British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 79.
June 3 Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners for their Solicitor to attend the Attorney General for a noli prosequi to be entered to the Exchequer information against Cornelius van Alderwerelt for a false entry of some Orsoy silk, same being entered as raw silk. Warrants Not Relating to Money V. p. 6.
June 4 Money warrant for 614l. 7s. 10d. to Sir Charles Wheeler, being the remainder of 1,184l. 7s. 0d. ordered (together with 1,162l. 13s. 2d.) by the privy seal of April 21 last : the matters in difference between said Wheeler and Col. John Strode having been heard at a meeting of the Privy Council, when at the request of said Strode the said sum of 1,162l. 13s. 2d. and the sum of 569l. 19s. 2d., as part of said 1,184l. 7s. 0d., were respited while the said differences were depending : thus leaving the abovesaid 614l. 7s. 10d. to which said Strode has made no pretensions. British Museum Additional MS. 28,076, p. 270.
Money warrant, dormant, for the yearly fee or salary of 40l. to Vere Bertie, as one of His Majesty's Counsel at law. British Museum Additional MS. 28,076, p. 272 ; Warrants Not Relating to Money V. p. 5.
Treasurer Latimer's subscription of a docquet, dated 1674, June, of a creation of Sir Edward Henry Lee to be Baron of Spelsbury, Viscount Quarendon and Earl of Lichfield : with the fees of 13l. 6s. 8d. and 20l. per an. payable out of the Exchequer for the better support of the dignity of Viscount and Earl. British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 64.
Same of same, dated same, of a grant to Richard, Viscount Ranelagh, of the offices of Vice-Treasurer and Receiver General of His Majesty's Revenues, and also Treasurer at Wars in the realm of Ireland. This grant not any way to impeach the former grants of 1671, Sept. 23, or 1673, Nov. 21. Ibid, p. 65.
Same of same, dated same, of a warrant to the Exchequer to call to accompt Sir Richard Piggot and others, late Farmers of Hearthmoney, being indebted to the King upon account of their farm : and also several others indebted to the King as well on account of the last half-year's duty of that revenue due at Lady Day, 1666, as before. The money to be received hereon is to be paid to Philip Lloyd for His Majesty's secret service without accompt, provided same exceed not 10,000l. Ibid.
Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Barons of the Exchequer to swear Oliver Lyme and Thomas Lyme into their offices of Controller of Customs, Chester port. Warrants Not Relating to Money V. p. 1.
Certificate by same to the effect that in or near the month of Feb. last, Josiah Child and Thomas Papillon "petitioning me for leave to transport several quantities of victuals Customs free, I denyed them my warrant, first because they had quitted the King's service, after which I did not think myself obliged to grant to them any such warrant no more than to strangers ; secondly because at that time His Majesty's occasions requiring those victuals, and Sir Dennis Gauden with the rest of the present Victuallers [of the Navy] being desirous to purchase them at dearer rates than in all probability they could sell them for elsewhere they refused to sell them to the said Victuallers, although they might have done it both to their own greater profit and with a considerable advantage at that time to His Majesty's service." Ibid.
Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to Sir John Duncombe, a board case in the ship "Justice," from Rotterdam, Cornelius Vasner master, which contains a parcel of leather sent for into Holland by said Duncombe to hang a room in his own house. Ibid, p. 2.
Instructions from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners in reply to their representation of the 1st inst. As to foreign goods which paid custom at importation and were afterwards shipped to be transported in the ships "Lewis" frigate and "Industry," and were afterwards unhappily burned as they lay outward bound, the salved portion whereof required time to dry and could not therefore be exported within the 12 months limited by law for the drawback of the half-subsidy, in this case the merchants concerned are to be allowed the benefit of the said half-subsidy.
As to the business of corn at Berwick you are to order the Collectors of that part to admit corn to be brought out of Scotland Custom free, according to the quantity mentioned in their last petition (as by my reference of the 18th ult.). The officers of the port are to keep an account of the quantity so imported : till further order.
As to Mr. Geo. Pley, the elder, Collector of Weymouth, you are to take additional security of him besides William Farr for his future receipt from Xmas last.
Ibid, IV. p. 316.
Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to the Earl of St. Albans, Lord Chamberlain of the Household, a little box containing gloves and essences, and now in the Customs warehouse, London port. Warrants Not Relating to Money IV. p. 317.
June 5 Same from same to same to permit the export Customs free of the goods of Sir William Temple as necessary for his intended embassy to the States General. Ibid.
Treasurer Latimer to the Excise Commissioners to treat with Sir Eliab Harvey concerning his accepting a surrender from Sir William Bucknall and other his lessees of the Excise Office in in Broad Street, London, and to grant a lease for the remainder of the term now to come (under the rent now reserved and under the same covenants and conditions as in the said Bucknall's lease) to such persons as may be sufficient tenants to said Harvey. Ibid.
Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to Edward Seymour, Treasurer of the Navy. By warrant of May 30 last 2,346l. 19s. 3d. was ordered to be issued to you by tallies on the Customs Cashier, being intended for Edward Backwell for the interest of 18,700l. by him advanced for the service of the Navy in 1671. On receipt of said tallies you are forthwith to deliver them to Backwell. The Auditor of Imprests is hereby to give you credit for the same. Ibid, V. p. 3.
Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to James, Lord Norris a coach lately brought from France for him. Ibid.
Same to same to deliver to Samuell Maydwell a chariot lately brought from France. Ibid, p. 4.
[?] Unfinished and vacated entry relating to an order for 10,000l. to Major Francis Watson for the Stables. Ibid.
[?] Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to Sir William Godolphin, Kt., Auditor of the revenue of North and South Wales, to make an allowance of 6d. per (over and above the present allowance of 2s. 6d. per ) to Roger Mostyn, Receiver of Hearthmoney for Montgomery, Carnarvon, Merioneth and Anglesea, in view of his extraordinary pains and expenses : the allowance to apply to the last three counties, but not to Montgomery. Ibid.
June 5 Allowance by same of Edward Phips, Thomas Webb, John Peirce, William Jumper, Edward Jevan and Vicesimus Bradshaw as Sub-Commissioners of Excise for Wales : as requested by the Farmers of Excise of Wales for three years from the 24th inst. Ibid, p. 5.
Money warrant for 5,000l. to William Ashburnham, Cofferer of the Household, for the service of the Household : to be by tallies on the Excise. British Museum Additional MS. 28,076, p. 272.
Warrant from Treasurer Lalimer to the Receipt to issue 4,000l. to Francis Watson in further part of the order for 10,000l. for furnishing the stables : to be by tallies on the Excise. British Museum Additional MS. 28,076, p. 272.
Same from same to same to issue 3,145l. 5s. 9d. to Sir Stephen Fox in full of an order in his name for 14,000l. for secret service : to be issued out of the contingencies of the fifth quarter of the Eighteen Months' tax. Ibid, p. 273.
Money warrant for 2,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox for Lady Day quarter last on his 8,000l. per an. for secret service. Ibid.
Same for 50,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox as imprest for the land forces : to be satisfied by tallies on the Excise commencing June 24 next. Money Book (Excise) p. 62.
Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Excise Commissioners. The King has let to farm the Excise to George Dashwood et al. from the 24th inst. The said duties are to be collected and received by Sub-Commissioners to be appointed by the Chief Commissioners and Governors of Excise as the Acts direct. You are hereby authorized to issue forth commissions to such persons as the said Farmers shall desire to be such Sub-Commissioners for the several counties, cities and places in England, Wales and Berwick. Ibid.
Articles agreed upon between Treasurer Latimer and the Farmers of Excise (Geo. Dash wood, Peter Calverd, Sam. Vincent, E. Bostocke. [together with] Jno Parsons). (1) Said Farmers offer to give their own bonds to pay in the daily cash according to covenants. (3) They will enter into a bond to pay the King's part of all fines, &c., and that they will not deduct the single duty out of any fine but in such case only where the fines are imposed and the single duty is not paid or charged and to deduct moderate charges only. Mr. Parsons offers to join with the Farmers in these bonds. (4) They will submit to such control as the Lord Treasurer shall appoint. (5) They are contented that the covenant for forfeiture of interest shall be made in the same nature as is in the country leases for the best advantage of the King. (6) They likewise offer that whatever farms they let for the future they will not take above six months' advance, and where the payments are monthly not above three months'. (7) They will submit to any other covenants for confirmation thereof. (8) They offer to advance as further security 65,000l. more, viz. 20,000l. the last of July. 20,000l. the last of August, and 25,000l. the last of Sept. next, to be repaid with interest out of the two last quarters of the second yearly equal portions. (9) They offer to covenant with the King to surrender their lease in case they make failure of payment of the abovesaid 65,000l. They offer as further security the following persons : Humphrey Beane, Edmd. Warner, Felix Calverd, Samll. Newton. Sebastion Liford, Bernard Turner, Abra, Carter, John Parsons.
Memorandum : 20,000l. per an. increase of rent.
Ibid, pp. 65-6.
Warrant under the royal sign manual to Treasurer Latimer to issue his warrant to the woodward and officers of Whittlewood forest, co. Northampton, for the felling of trees to the quantity of 462 foot in timber for the repair of Wakefield Lodge ; as petitioned for by Sir Francis Compton. Kt. : and further to issue 47l. 14s. 2d. for the further cost of said repair and 20l. to some person to oversee the work. King's Warrant Book IV. pp. 78-9.
June 6 Letter of direction on an order of 1671, Nov. 8, for 111l. 7s. 0d. in part of 5,000l. for Ph. Packer, Esq., for extraordinaries of the Works : being for making Sir Robert Howard's new office at the Receipt of the Exchequer. British Museum Additional MS. 28,076, p. 273.
Money warrant for 50l. to John Hill, Keeper of Battles Walk in Windsor Forest, for one year on his allowance in part of 150l. for three years' arrears thereon to Xmas last : being for provision of hay and increase of keepers' wages. Ibid, pp. 274, 275.
June 7 Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners to permit some merchants of Guernsey to export Customs free from Southampton the like quantity of wool, leather and other commodities as they had formerly laden on four several vessels commanded by Thomas Bevis, Daniel Pallot, Michael Thomas and Moses Durell, all which vessels were lost upon their intended voyage, three being taken by Dutch capers and the fourth lost upon the coast of France : it being a practice grounded upon law that such allowance should be made where goods are lost after duty paid. Warrants Not Relating to Money V. p. 7.
Treasurer Latimer's fiat for royal letters patent to constitute Freeman Howse Comptroller of Customs of Chichester port, on the surrender of Thomas Roane, Esq. Ibid, pp. 7-8.
Royal sign manual to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare a great seal for a grant to Edmund Long and John Danvers (in reversion after Thomas Ayleway) of the office of chief searcher of Customs, London port, on the surrender of the grant of 1671-2, Feb. 23, to John Markham and Mathew Johnson of said office, in reversion likewise after Thomas Ayleway. King's Warrant Book IV. p. 39.
June 8 Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners to permit Francisco Frederigo Mole, an alien, to import four cask of spice brought over in the ship "St. Peter," from Ostend, on payment of single or natives' duty only, he not knowing that the King's declaration of 1672, May 10, was determined. Warrants Not Relating to Money V. p. 8.
Same from same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a new lease to Thomas Pauden (Paulden) of a parcel of waste between the mainland of Northumberland and Holy Island as leased to [said] Thomas Paulden in 1661, and a fourth part of what shall be recovered from the sea (which fourth part was by patent of 1662-3. Mar. 24, granted to Martin Lister). The lessee to to recover and embank the greater part thereof within seven years of the date of this lease.
Prefixing :Particular and ratal of the premises.
Ibid, pp. 9-11.
[? June 8] Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to the Countess of Sunderland a packet lately brought from France directed to Mr. Brown, but belonging to her. Ibid, p. 11.
June 8 Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Receipt to issue 15,000l. to George Wharton, Treasurer and Paymaster of the Ordnance, on any orders unsatisfied in his name, for the service of the Ordnance : to be paid partly out of the Customs and partly by by tally on the Excise commencing at Midsummer next. British Museum Additional MS. 28,076, p. 274.
Letter of direction concerning the order for 1,905l. to Sir Ber. Gascon, late Envoy Extr. to the Emperor ; for his ordinary entertainment. Ibid, p. 275.
Money warrant for 100l. to Andrew Lawrence, Surveyor of the Ways, as imprest to be employed for repair of the King's private ways, &c., leading to His Majesty's houses of access and other places. British Museum Additional MS. 28,076, p. 276.
Treasurer Latimer's subscription of a docquet, dated 1674, June, of a grant to Abraham Anselme, John Perry and Edward Buckley of the annual payments of 2s. and all other revenues and payments arising by the several Acts of Parliament for Hearthmoney (except the penalties, fines and forfeitures which they are only to collect upon accompt and to pay into the Exchequer) for five years from March 26 last at the yearly rent of 151,000l. payable at Michaelmas and Lady Day in equal portions : with provisoes for defalcations in case of plague, fire or Parliamentary diminution of said revenue : all in consideration of 100,000l. advanced and to be advanced by said Farmers in manner following, viz. : 10,000l. on or before April 30 last, 20,000l. before May 30 last, 40,000l. before the last of June instant, and 30,000l. before the last of July prox, and also in consideration of 25,000l. more to be advanced on Nov. 20 next if His Majesty require the same. Ibid, 28,075, pp. 66-8.
Royal sign manual to the Attorney General to prepare a great seal giving authority to Treasurer Latimer and Sir John Duncombe, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and their successors to pay 140,000l. to the goldsmiths as follows according to to their several proportions or so much thereof as shall appear to be already due to them for interest "and the overplus if any be for further interest as it shall grow due ; to be secured and paid to them out of that part of our revenue of Excise granted to us, our heirs and executors for ever" as the same shall come into the Exchequer or by levying tallies of anticipation on the same as said goldsmiths shall desire : [the abovesaid 140,000l. to be paid] in eight even and equal payments, viz. 17,500l. at or before 15 March next, 17,500l. more at or upon 24 (14) June, 1675, 17,500l. at or upon 19 Sept. following, 17,500l. at or upon 15 Dec. following, 17,500l. more at or upon 15 March following, 17,500l. at or upon 24 (14) June, 1676 : 17,500l. the 19th Sept. following and 17,500l. at or upon the 15 Dec. following : the said bankers being enumerated as follows, Sir. Robert Vyner, kt. and bart., Edward Backwell, Dorothea Colvile, administratrix of John Colvile, Isaac Meynell and Jeremiah Snow, Esqrs., John Portman, Robert Welstead, George Snell, Bernerd Turner, Thomas Row, Joseph Hornby, Gilbert Whitehall, John Grymes, Thomas Price, Richard Stratford, Henry Lewes, Robert Ryves, Thomas Temple, Thomas Pardo and Isaac Collier, gent., goldsmiths, of London, who "have very great sums of money due to them from us, payable at the Receipt of our Exchequer, the payment of which the necessity of our affairs when we were engaged in an expensive war with the States General of the United Netherlands did constrain us to cause to be respited and suspended, and although the present condition of our revenue is not so well recovered as yet to enable us to pay any part of the principal money due to the said goldsmiths yet we being generously disposed to comply with their necessities and just pretensions as far as the state of our affairs will by any ways admit of, are pleased that interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per an. should be paid to the said goldsmiths for two years past for all their principal debts, which said two years' interest is estimated to amount to 140,000l." as above. King's Warrant Book IV. pp. 40-1.
Royal sign manual to the Clerk of the Signet attending for a privy seal to Treasurer Latimer to direct the Customs Commissioners to permit John Ogilby, the King's Cosmographer, to import 10,000 reams of royal paper within one year next ensuing, he being "by reason of the errors and falseness which he has found in such books, maps and charts as he had occasion to peruse and examine in relation to his late work entitled 'Britannia', now necessitated to model anew the whole design thereof by extending the same into six volumes, which will require greater pains and charge than he could formerly foresee." (Treasurer Latimer's subscription, dated June 22, of docquet hereof.) King's Warrant Book IV. p. 42 ; British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 70.
June 9 Money warrant for 2,200l. to the Earl of Sunderland, late Ambassador to France, being for his [extraordinary] disbursements in that embassy : to be paid by tallies on the Excise. British Museum Additional MS. 28,076, p. 275.
Same for 2,690l. 7s. 0d. to Sir Stephen Fox for interest of moneys advanced for the service of the forces to 1673-4, Jan. 1, being in full of the 10,073l. 3s. 6d. allowed by Treasurer Latimer April 30 last, as due thereon, whereof 7,382l. 16s. 6d. was directed to be paid by warrant of Sept. 30 last, leaving the the abovesaid sum due : to be paid by tallies on the Excise. Ibid, p. 276 ; Money Book (Excise), p. 64.
Treasurer Latimer's allowance of the sums as follow, being interest due to the Farmers of Excise of the Counties detailed upon advance payment of farm rent for the quarter ended Xmas last, viz. to the Farmer of Excise of Beds, 1s. 8d. ; Berks, 2s. 9d. ; Bristol, 15s. 7d. ; Cambridge, 19l. 1s. 9d. ; Cheshire, 3l. 13s. 7d. ; Cornwall, 2s. 3d. ; Cumberland, 1s. 9d. ; Derby, 8s. 1d. ; Devon, 19s. 6d. ; Durham, 4s. 1d. ; Essex, Kent, &c., 1l. 19s. 1d. ; Hants, 4l. 6s. 5d. ; Hereford, 1s. 4d. ; Herts, 4s. 8d. ; Huntingdon, 1s. 0d. ; Leicester, 12s. 11d. ; Lincoln, 5s. 11d. ; Northampton, 2l. 0s. 5d. ; Nottingham, 2s. 6d. ; Oxford, 4s. 0d. ; Shropshire, 12s. 3d. ; Somerset, 4s. 6d. ; Stafford, 9s. 7d. ; Warwick, 2s. 8d ; Worcester, 13s. 11d. ; York and Sussex, 6s. 10d. ; North Wales, 1l. 1s. 10d. ; South Wales, 3s. 3d. Money Book (Excise), p. 63.
Same of the incidents bill [of the Excise Office, London] upon account of the Country Excise for the 1673, Xmas quarter. (Total, 69l. 0s. 11d.) Ibid.
Same of the salary bill [for same] for Lady day quarter last. (Total, 331l. 10s. 11d.) Ibid, p. 64.
June 11 Privy seal to discharge Edmund Andros of the 10,000l. (ut supra p. 513) for the Barbados regiment (as he is now going beyond seas in the service of the Duke of York) and to charge same on John Baynes (one of the Commissioners of the Musters) as imprest for said regiment : and further to pay to said Baynes out of the 4 per cent. duty all further sums due to said regiment. (Royal warrant, dated June 11, for said privy seal. Treasurer Latimer's subscription, dated June 5, of docquet hereof : warrant to the Receipt accordingly dated June 22.) King's Warrant Book IV. pp. 43, 25-6 ; British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 66 ; 28,076, p. 279.
[?] Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare a grant to pass the Great Seal to Thomas, Viscount Latimer and his heirs for ever of the fee farms in the schedule below, to a total of 723l. 16s. 5d. per an., lying within the principality of Wales, in consideration of his faithful services and "as a mark of our good acceptance thereof which may remayne in his family," viz. : King's Warrant Book IV. pp. 26-7 ; British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 69.
s. d.
per an.
Co. Montgomery :
The fee farm rent of the lordship of Montgomery, Kerry and Kedewen 144 16 8
Same of the lordship and manor of Arustly and Keviliock 143 0 1
Same of the town of Haverford West 18 0 0
Co. Pembroke :
Same of the Castle and lordship of Haverford West 20 2 11
Same of the manor of Steynton 20 2 11
Same of the Grange of Lloyneer ball 11 15 0
Co. Carmarthen :
Same of the rectories of Llanelly, Llandefeilog and Pembrey 104 0 0
Same of the rectory of Abernant 31 6 8
Co. Cardigan :
Same of the lordship of Llanbadarnfawr 36 16 8
Co. Brecon :
Same of the town of Brecon 20 0 0
Same of the manor of Mara and Mota 3 0 0
Same of the manor of Alexanderston 5 0 0
Co. Radnor :
Same of the town of New Radnor 37 8 1
Co. Glamorgan :
Same of the rectories of Llandewy and Penrice 33 0 0
Same of the priory of Llanthony 70 4 8
Same of the rectory of Bassaleck 23 6 8
723 16 5
(Treasurer Latimer's subscription, dated June 22, of docquet hereof.)
[? June 11] Same to same to prepare a bill for settling upon the Queen Consort 1,236l. 16s. 1d. per an., to be paid out of the hereditary Excise quarterly : as representing the value of fee farm rents in the schedule below, being part of said Queen's jointure, but the reversion of which, after her life, has been purchased by Visct. Latimer from the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms : but the possession of which is at the King's desire to be vested and granted by said Queen to Vere Bertie and Arthur Fleetwood for the use of said Visct. Latimer as a gratification from the King to him, viz. : the fee farms of the places, &c., as follow : King's Warrant Book IV. pp. 27-8 ; British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 95.
Co. York :
s. d.
The town of Pontefract 49 13 4
Leeds mills 17 17 4
Leeds Park 8 0 0
The manor of Aldmondbury 20 11 0
Bilton Park 40 0 0
A water-mill in Bilton 2 6 8
Haverah Park 23 6 8
A water-mill in Tickbill 12 10 0
The manor of Laughton 23 8 2
Phipping Park 33 3 4
The manor of Barnoldswick 80 16 2
The manor of Wakefield 303 0 11
The New Park there 19 8 8
The Old Park of Wakefield 20 0 0
The demesnes of Sandal called Hallaither 4 16 0
Wakefield mills 50 0 0
Co. Lincoln :
The manor of Sutton 263 10 0
Sutton marsh 100 0 0
The manor of Thoresby 86 2 3
and one lb. of pepper.
Co. Notts :
The manor of Wheatley 76 2 11
(Treasurer Latimer's subscription, dated Oct. 3. of docquet hereof.)
June 13 Privy seal for a grant to the Earl of Carbery of the King's part of certain forfeitures due to the Crown upon the Acts against Conventicles and levied before 1670-1, Mar. 15 : said forfeitures being discovered by said Earl as having been long since levied and still remaining in the hands of several constables, Justices of the Peace, sheriffs, undersheriffs. &c. : and being now granted to said Earl in consideration of his sufferings for his loyalty to the Crown "and as part of that compensation which we have promised him for the office of President of our principality of Wales, from which he was by our command removed." With a proviso that no action shall be commenced against any person whatsoever touching the premises without the approbation of the Lord High Treasurer and also that it shall be lawful for the Lord High Treasurer to release or discharge any person that shall be sued or molested touching the premises. (Royal warrant, dated June 3, for said privy seal.) King's Warrant Book IV. pp. 75-7, 30-1.
June 15 Treasurer Latimer's subscription of a docquet, dated 1674, June, of a warrant to the Commissioners of Prizes to pay to Capt. John Wetwang, commander of the "Newcastle" frigate, 500l. for his services in taking a Dutch ship called the "Armes of Rotterdam." British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 68.
Same of same of a warrant to the Admiralty Commissioners to order the Navy Commissioners to deliver to Sir Jeremy Smith, as royal bounty, the "Arms of Trever alias Campture," a prize ship taken by the Dutch. Ibid, p. 69.
Entry of the reference from Treasurer Latimer to the Commissioners of the Retrospect Act of the petition of John Byllingsley and John Sayer, vintners, for stay of the proceedings against them till the Commissioners of the Wine Acts are rightly informed in their case. Warrants Not Relating to Money V. p. 11.
June 16 Same from same to Sir C. Harbord of the petition of William Scawen for a lease of several small rents dispersed in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon, amounting to about 21l. per an. : and also praying power to take care of some other profits which sometimes happen in the said Duchy for some remuneration therefor. Ibid, p. 12.
June 17 Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to Thomas Agar and Charles Strode, Surveyors of Woods this side Trent, out of the 500l. received by them from Mr. Foly for the iron works in Dean Forest to repair substantially the mounds, gates and stiles of the enclosures in said forest : taking none but already cut timber for the work : to be done with the advice of Sir Baynham Throckmorton, Supervisor of said forest. Ibid.
Treasurer Latimer to the Earl of Bath. I have perused the reasons for the [Tin] Convocation's adjournment and likewise a petition presented to them by two tinners. George Trewick and John Bligh, for relief against proceedings had against them in the Exchequer Court for defrauding the King of coinage duty by embezzling tin. By this I see that the Convocation and the tinners are very careful of themselves, and the purpose of the petition is to have the law in their own hands. I think I have prevented them therein, for I have made them a proposal that if they secure His Majesty the payment of 12,000l. per an. for his pre-emption and coinage duty they may do what they please among themselves, but if that proposition be not embraced it will concern you and me to see things so disposed both in the Convocation and the Government of the tinners that His Majesty may no longer be kept under an impossibility of restoring his tin farm to its former condition. This business lies in a little room. It is that a moderate price be set upon the tin by the Convocation and that an effectual course be taken that all the tin be brought to His Majesty's coinage houses. See things so ordered that the Convocation and the people of Cornwall may esteem it their interest, as really it is, to comply with the King in these just demands : for if disputes arise the King must (although much against his nature) bring them to be decided by law, in which case you may let the Convocation and petitioners know that their charter only respects suits between party and party and not at all the King, whose proper court for governing his revenue is the Exchequer. Although from the 5th May to the 23rd June be a very long adjournment and will put me to great straits to manage this business, so much of the summer being then spent, yet I will not find fault with the Convocation, hoping that they intend by a serious consideration and debate to make a lasting and kind settlement between the King and the tinners at this [next] meeting, and not by a further delay increase the damage which the King has already sustained. Warrants Not Relating to Money V. p. 15.
Same to Mr. Spry. I writt to you before the selling of the [Tin] Convocation at Lostwithiel, May 5 [last], but not finding your name among the members then present doubt whether my letter came timely to your hands. I sent it by the hands of Mr. Bull, the Earl of Bath's secretary. I perceive the chief reasons of the Convocation's adjournment to be that some of their number were absent and that the records which were delivered to you by Mr. Kendall are not restored. I hope at the next meeting you will be present with the records and by your prudence remove all obstructions to a settlement. What you do therein the King will consider as very good service. Ibid, p. 16.
June 18 Entry of the reference from Treasurer Latimer to Sir C. Harbord (on a reference from the Privy Council of the 14th inst.) of the Duke of Monmouth's petition to the King for the manors of East and West Deeping, Crowland, Hogsthorpe, Grantham, Boston-upon-Humber and Barrow, in co. Lincoln : the manor and foresty of Ennerdale, the honor of Penrith and forest of Inglewood, the manor of Holme Cues[cultram], the manor and of Carlisle, in Cumberland, and the fourth part of the manor of Kendal rents, in Westmorland [viz. for all these to to be] added to a former grant of Spalding, Holbech, Whaplode, Moulton, Weston and Pinchbeck. Ibid, p. 13.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier to pay 100l. to the Mayor, &c., of Berwick, for one year for the keeping of the bridge there in repair. Money Book (Customs), p. 165.
Treasurer Latimer's subscription of a docquet, dated 1674, June, of a grant to John, Duke of Lauderdale and his heirs male of the title of Baron Petersham and Earl of Guildford : with 20l. per an. out of the Exchequer for the better support thereof. British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 69.
June 20 Royal warrant to the Customs Commissioners and to Sir John Shaw, Collector of Customs [of London port]. At a Council he d in Whitehall the 17th inst. the Earl of Anglesey. Keeper of the Privy Seal, represented to the Board that the ships or vessels hereafter named were sold to several persons by the Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy for the King's use and with condition that they should be made free, and it was thereupon ordered that a warrant should be prepared for making them free accordingly. In accordance herewith the following ships are to be adjudged and taken as free and are to be so entered and registered, viz. : the "Dartmouth," "Old Francis Hope," "Fortune" fly boat, "Buckfrog," "Geo," "Hare," "Lilly," "Peterman," "St. Jacob," "Julip," "William," "White Fox" and "Morning Star." King's Warrant Book IV pp. 87-8.
Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Commissioners to permit the Portuguese ship "St. Joseph" to unlade on payment of English Custom only, as by the petition of William Bird and other Portugal merchants : same having been freighted before any notice or publication of the peace with Holland. Warrants Not Relating to Money V. p. 13.
June 22 Same from same to same to deliver to Sir Joseph Williamson on payment of natives' duty only, 26 fonder of Rhenish wines imported from Cologne in the ship "Prophet Samuel," Jacob Reynolds master. Ibid, p. 14.
Same from same to the Attorney General to prepare a bill for the King's signature for a grant of lands ut supra, p. 534, to Sir C. Harbord. Ibid.
Treasurer Latimer's subscription of a docquet, dated 1674, June, of a grant to Capt. Richard Griffith of the office of water bailiff of the river of Severn for 31 years, under the yearly rent of 10l. : with power to name a steward for keeping the courts of the said bailiwick and to receive all fines, penalties, forfeitures, amerciaments and other profits thereof. British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 70.
Warrant from Treasurer Latimer to the Customs Cashier to pay to Philip Lloyd, Esq., for Treasurer Latimer what is grown due to him on the fee of 20s. per diem anciently allowed out of the Customs to the Lord High Treasurer. Ibid. 28,076, p. 278 ; Money Book (Customs), p. 162.
Letter of direction on an order of the 10th inst., for 1,300l. to Sir Joseph Williamson. Money Book (Customs), p. 162.
Money warrant for 94l. 3s. 11d. to William Wilson, of Carlisle, as royal bounty, "to be satisfied and paid [out of what shall be paid] into His Majesty's Receipt of Exchequer in discharge of a debt due to His Majesty from Lancelet Walker, late bailiff and collector of the rents of His Majesty's manor of Holme Cultram and set in super upon said Walker in the account of James Lancashire, Receiver General of His Majesty's revenues in the said counties." British Museum Additional MS. 28,076, p. 278.
June 29 Warrant under the royal sign manual to Philip Lloyd, Treasurer and Receiver General of the revenue late in jointure to the Queen Mother, to pay out of said revenues 150l. to John Singleton, gent., in satisfaction of his interest in a reversionary lease of two coppices called Knowle Green and Fann Grove within the manor of Egham and Chertsey : the King thinking fit to take the premises into his own hands for the conveniency of the deer. King's Warrant Book IV. pp. 80-1.