Entry Book: August 1675

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August 1675

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
Aug. 2 Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms (next and immediately after settling your accounts touching the fee farms and the satisfying of contracts already passed) to contract with Lancelot Thornton for any fee farm rents then remaining, not exceeding 70l. per an. Warrants Not Relating to Money VI. p. 153.
Aug. 4 Treasurer Danby to [] to send for the keeper of the common goal in co. Cornwall on the complaint against him of brewing beer and ale in said gaol and denying the gaugers entrance and to take such order with him as that he may give satisfaction to the Excise both for what is past and for the future. Ibid, p. 155.
Warrant from same to Serjeant Ramsey to arrest those sheriffs who have neglected to pass and finish their accounts as by the certificate of Sir Rob. Crook, Clerk of the Pipe, annexed [wanting], excepting only such sheriffs as have further time given them. Ibid, p. 156.
Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to discharge the seizure of the ship "Olive Branch," of London, George Johnson master, the only cause of seizure being that she wanted two of her complement of English mariners and had two Scots instead, who were shipped as English, being at that time inhabitants of Wapping. Ibid, p. 157.
Same from same to the King's Remembrancer, the Clerk of the Pipe and the Auditors of Imprests to allow to Sir George Carteret, as by the privy seal of June 29 last, 2,229l. 3s. 4d. and 401l. 5s. 0d., ut supra p. 749. Ibid, pp. 159-60.
Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet, dated 1675, Aug., of a grant to Charles Lennox and the heirs male of his body of the titles of baron of Settrington, Earl of March and Duke of Richmond : with all rights, &c., and the Castle of Richmond and all other things formerly granted to James, late Duke of Richmond : with 20l. per an. in respect of the dignity of Earl and 40l. per an. in respect of that of Duke. British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 212.
Aug. 5 Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to pay 82l. to Sir Thomas Grymes, bart., in part of an order for 15,000l. assigned (1670, Aug. 16), by Sir Edward Griffin to Jonathan Clarke, who (1670-1, Feb. 9) assigned 9,716l. 13s. 8d., being the remainder thereof to Francis Webb, who (1671, June 28) assigned 82l. thereof to said Grymes. Money Book (General), p. 192.
The like for the payment of an order, dated 1668, July 15, for 161l. 1s. 8d. to William Ashburnham, Cofferer, for Charles le Gard, a groom of the Queen's privy chamber, being for board wages for 2 years and 54 days to 1668, June 24. Ibid.
The like for same (with interest) of an order of 1670, Nov. 11, for 100l. 7s. 6d. to Henry Gregory gent., in repayment of loans on the Customs commencing at Mich., 1671. Ibid.
The like for same of an order of 1670-1, Feb. 14, for 1,400l. to Henry Baker, gent., in repayment of loan on the Customs, ut supra. Ibid.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt for payment of an order of 1671. Oct. 4, for 1,000l. to Sir Thomas Bond in repayment of loan on the Customs beginning 1672, Dec. 25. Money Book (General), p. 193.
The like for same of an order of 1670-1 Feb. 8. for 1,200l. to Henry Baker, gent., in repayment of loan on the Customs commencing 1671. Michaelmas. Ibid.
The like for same of an order of 1671, Oct. 4, for 1,400l. to Sir Thomas Bond in repayment of loan on the Customs beginning at Xmas, 1672. Ibid.
The like to the Customs Cashier to pay 40l. to Earl Rivers for two years' creation money. Ibid, p. 194.
Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] to pay the following out of the 12,000l. paid into the Exchequer by Mr. Mounteney, viz. : Wardrobe, 2,000l. ; Robes, 500l. ; Mr. Grenvile, 550l. ; Sir Thomas Chichely. for Sheerness, 2,000l. ; Privy Purse, 1,200l. ; Lord Privy Seal, 724l. ; Mr. Elliot, 325l. ; Mr. Savile, 125l. ; Mr. Lane, 125l. : Mr. Killegrew, 125l. ; Mr. Godolphin, 125l. ; Mr. Progers, 125l. ; Mr. Seymour, 125l. ; Mr. Walker, 125l. ; Mr. Grenvile. 125l. : Earl of Rochester, 150l. ; Viscount Grandison, 420l. ; Mr. Chiffinch, 20l. ; Henry Fanshaw, 80l. (paid already) ; Mr. Whittle, 190l. ; Mr. Pierce, 140l. ; Mr. Wroth, 30l. ; Sir Francis Leak, 93l. 17s. 6d. ; Mr. Gargrave, 640l. ; Mr. Pudsay, 100l. : Mr. Ross, 100l. ; Sir Cha. Windham, 30l. ; Lady Windham. 100l. ; Vicar of St. Peters. 23l. 6s. 8d. ; Christ's Hospital. 250l. ; Sir Edward Carteret. 100l. ; Serjeant Harsnet, 25l. 1s. 10d. ; Earl of Suffolk, 250l. ; Sir John Heath, 40l. ; Sir John Otway, 40l. ; Dr. Gibbon, 25l. ; and to 18 of the [King's] Music mentioned in the enclosed list [wanting] (each one quarter in part of their half year) 345l. 12s. 4d. (Total, 11,621l. 18s. 4d.) Ibid, p. 195.
Same to [same] to pay 2,500l. upon any late orders drawn in the name of Philip Packer for the Works out of the like sum to be brought in [to the Exchequer] by the Farmers of the Law duty : to be disposed of as follow : Ibid, p. 196.
For the extraordinary last year 200
For the ordinary last year 520
For St. James's Park wall in supply of Ruthin rents 300
On the extraordinary this year to supply 100l. disposed to Mr. Lightfoot on the extraordinary last year 100
On the ordinary this year 930
On the extraordinary this year 460
Aug. 7 [Same] to the Customs Cashier to pay 750l. into the Exchequer for the Earl of Bath. Ibid.
[Same] to same to pay 500l. for the said Earl's quarter's pension due at Midsummer. Ibid.
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay abovesaid the 750l. to the Earl of Bath for his quarter ended at Midsummer. Ibid, p. 197.
Same to Sir Stephen Fox to pay to Sir Thomas Kniveton 25l. for his Midsummer quarter's allowance. Ibid.
Charles Bertie to Mr. Kent [Receiver of Excise] to pay 1,300l. to Hen. Killegrew, which is 500l. for the Duke of Richmond's equipage and 500l. for said Duke's ordinary : "and this my Lord Treasurer will take care to be repaid" [to you]. Money Book (General), p. 197.
Same to the Farmers of the Law duty to immediately advance 300l. to Mr. John Chace, the King's apothecary, upon his tally for that sum. "This is understood to be paid next after the 2,500l. for the Works." Ibid.
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay the 300l. which Mr. Kent has or will bring into the Exchequer, to Sir Stephen Fox upon any of his orders for secret service. Ibid.
Aug. 14 Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners to employ Alexander Campbell (now waiter in Newcastle port) as landwaiter, ibid. loco Roger Ive, deceased. Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 9.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby (dated from Bath) to the Customs Commissioners to discharge the seizure of the hoy called the "Justice," of London, Anger Rivetts master, importing timber, he having left England manned with English mariners (he himself being also a denizen) but one deserted at Hamburg, whereby he was compelled to take in a stranger. Warrants Not Relating to Money VI. p. 160.
Treasurer Danby ("your very affectionate brother") to Mr. [Charles] Bertie. I have received your letter of the 10th. I approve of what was agreed that day at the Chancellor's [Duncombe, Chancellor of the Exchequer] of Mr. Kent's being added to the Excise Commission, with a salary of 600l. per an. The patent for his appointment is to contain a clause empowering me to appoint whom I think fit as Receiver and Cashier of Excise, and then by virtue of that power I may give Mr. Kent a commission to perform that duty. As for Mr. Ball I know that his commission was only from the Treasury Lords without their having any particular authority from the King for doing it but I find they did not think themselves secure without such authority and therefore by a succeeding privy seal got the King to declare his approbation of what they had done in constituting Mr. Ball, and with authority to them to appoint whom they thought fit ; upon which they commissioned the three gentlemen that were last in. Therefore I would have a clause to that purpose as I said above. As for a great seal to pay the tallies that are struck in course it can serve for nothing but to stengthen the credit for borrowing money and if they think it requisite I have nothing to say against it. Another thing in your letter is concerning the Commission for Alienations. The King has granted that my brother [in law] Peregrine Bertie shall be one of the Commissioners, and has directed that Mr. Alexander Halsall be left out of it, and so it may be passing as fast as it can. Ibid, p. 161.
Aug. 15 Royal warrant to the Attorney General for a great seal for a grant to Richard, Earl of Dorset, and (after him to) Charles, Earl of Middlesex, in fee farm for ever under the rent of 40s. per an. of the King's chase or park called the Broyle, co. Sussex, with all walks, lodges and enclosed grounds therein, with power to dispark same : all as demised and to farm let 1661, Oct. 5, to George, Earl of Bristol, at the yearly rent of 100l., which rent the said Earl has not paid nor any part thereof nor improved the premises. (Treasurer Danby's subscription, dated Oct. 13, of docquet hereof.) King's Warrant Book IV. p. 466 ; British Museum Additional MS. 28,075, p. 234.
Aug. 16 Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs officers of Bristol port to discharge the seizure of the goods of James Logan brought from Ireland and designed for Virginia, being shoes, gloves and knives, they being not intended for sale in England and he being ignorant of the law. Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 15.
Aug. 17 Treasurer Danby to the Commissioners of the Eighteen Months' Assessment for Middlesex and Westminster. You have assessed the officers of the Commissioners of Appeals in Excise. By the words of the Act no judicial office is to be assessed. It is in your power to assess on the county what is wrongly so assessed as above. I recommend you to do so unless you can give me very good reason to the contrary. Warrants Not Relating to Money VI. p. 163.
Warrant from same to the King's Remembrancer to supersede process against Thomas Bland on his accounts as Receiver of Crown Revenues for co. Yorks. By reason of the sale of fee farms in 1672 little or nothing will be coming to His Majesty on his account. Ibid.
Money warrant for 50l. 3s. 9d. to Robert Gyde for half a year on his salary as a Serjeant at Arms. Money Book (General), p. 198.
Same for 110l. to Sir Herbert Price for a quarter on his several pensions of 400l. per an. and 40l. per an. Ibid.
Same (struck through : see infra under date 1675, Dec. 10) for 30l. 2s. 6d. to Benjamin Cooling for 241 days to Mar. 25 last on his 2s. 6d. a day as keeper of the Council Chamber. Ibid.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier to pay 20l. to the Earl of Exeter for one year's creation money. Ibid.
Same from same to [the Receipt] to satisfy (with interest) the order dated 1672. Aug. 17 (based on the privy seal of 1671-2, Mar. 11) for 2,264l. to Sir Edward Hungerford for the purchase of several parcels of ground, &c. for the enlargement of the fort and citadel of Plymouth. Ibid, pp. 198, 226a.
Same from same to the Customs Cashier to pay 65l. to the executors of John Uthwat for 1 year's fee to 1674, June 24. as a tidewaiter in London port : it appearing by certificate of Richard Holden, vicar of Deptford, that said Uthwat died in said parish 28 Aug., 1674. and was buried there 31 Aug. Ibid, p. 200.
Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to admit to entry some trunks, cases, &c., lately imported from France in one of the King's yachts and belonging to the Countess of Shrewsbury. Out Letters (Customs) III p. 9.
Same from same to same to dispense with an importation of 30 hogsheads of tobacco lately imported into Jersey by John Nicholls and James Pipon, merchants of that island ; which tobacco should [according to the Plantation bond] have been unladen at Southampton, but being wholly for the expense of that island and they having offered to pay the entire subsidy for it, which is a halfpenny per lb. more than if the same were imported [to Southampton] and again exported [to Jersey] by debentures. The said merchants' bonds to be delivered up. Ibid, p. 10.
Same from same to the Customer, Collector and Comptroller, &c., of London port, or to the Surveyor General [of Customs], to swear Charles Beauvoir into the office of undersearcher in said port loco William Docwra. Ibid, p. 13.
Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier to make allowance to the East India Company of 6 per cent. discount on 7,300l. due from them by bonds entered in the Custom House, which money, though not yet due, they are willing to pay in "and to make them the like allowance in future upon the next bonds entered into at the Custom House until the abovesaid [supra p. 798] sum be made up [to] 25,000l." Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 13.
Same from same to the King's Remembrancer to issue a supersedeas to the Marshal of the King's Bench to discharge Booke Bookey, of London, gent., of his imprisonment, he being imprisoned by Exchequer process in the name of Thomas Crosse and Symon Tomlyns : all by reason that the Customs Commissioners have a prospect of making use of Bookey for the discovery of Customs frauds. Warrants Not Relating to Money VI. p. 166.
Aug. 18 Same from same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a particular and ratal of coal mines within the manor of Stratton super Fosse with a view to a lease thereof to George Long.
Prefixing :(a) Report by the Surveyor General of Crown Lands, dated 1674, Nov. 9, on the petition of said Geo. Long. On a former reference from Sir John Duncombe, in March, 1672, I reported that I found no previous lease of said coal mines, but the auditor certified that a rent of 20s. was charged within said manor in 20 James I. for a coal mine and was answered yearly by the bailiff there up to 1641, Michaelmas, and then put in super, which coal mine the auditor believes was formerly granted by copy of court roll of that manor. And therefore I thought fit that a warrant might be issued to the steward of the manor to grant an estate for three lives, as Mr. Tooker, the then petitioner, should nominate, of the coal mines in certain closes called Plummers and Porthill and other parts of the common of said manor not formerly granted to Capt. Kingston and John Weekes, deceased, and under the rent of 20s. thereby to bring the said rent again into charge. If that estate were granted to Mr. Tooker and be warranted by the custom of the manor Mr. Long ought not to have any lease to the disturbance thereof. But I think it may be very hard measure for the reviving of a rent of 20s. per an. to enable any man to dig and open the soil and spoil the ground of any tenant of said manor (as it seems is done to this petitioner) without reasonable recompense for the damage beforehand, especially he being willing to revive the rent and give a reasonable satisfaction for the charge incurred by Mr. Tooker or those that claim under him ; and it is great reason to restrain them by warrant from doing any damage to petitioner before he be compounded with unless they insist on a right of custom warranted by law which cannot be taken from them.
(b) The Attorney General's report to Treasurer Danby. I believe the copy granted to Mr. Tooker was void in law because the coal mines have been formerly granted by a lease for years, and so cannot be granted by copy. "However, it is at least a question whether it can be granted by copy or not." Petitioner holds the soil by copy and Tooker's grant is of profit within petitioner's land, whereby he may be damnified.
Ibid. pp. 164-5.
Letter of direction (struck through) concerning 3,000l. in part of an order of the 12th inst. for 5,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox for secret service as by the privy seal of July 27 last. Money Book (General), p. 197.
Aug. 19 Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners to observe a royal warrant directing that certain Swedish ships now in the Thames be permitted to unlade their cargo of salt on some English vessels bound for Sweden without paying Custom or other imposition than should have been demanded in case they had continued their voyage without unlading. Said salt is to be effectively transported and not disposed of here. Further the Swedish Ambassador Baron Sparr is to be permitted to unlade his own goods and baggage out of a Swedish galliot hoy upon English shipping to be carried to Stockholm. Out Letter (Customs) III. p. 16.
Aug. 20 and 10 Report (in two forms, one with blanks) to the King from Treasurer Danby on the petition of Sir John Lane. Petitioner was by patent of 26 Sept., 1665, granted the office of Secretary of State in Ireland in reversion after Sir Paul Davis. By another patent of same date petitioner was granted the office of Secretary of War in Ireland, with the fee of 20s. a day and 5s. a day for a clerk. The salary for the Secretary of State was by the several Irish establishments up to 1672. 200l. per an. for himself and 100l. per an. for intelligence, but these have been left out of the establishments of 1672 and 1674. The salary to the Secretary at War was in the establishments made in 1666 and 1669 inserted among the temporary payments, which was to cease after the death or other determination of said Lane. Said Sir Paul Davis died in Dec., 1672, and since his death Sir Geo. Lane by his deputy has had the custody of the Signet in Ireland as Secretary of State, but ever since Lord Robartes's first going into Ireland as Lord Lieutenant there the said office of Secretary of War has not been executed by said Lane but by the several Lord Lieutenants' secretaries there, to whom the execution of the said office most properly belongs. By your letters of date 1 June and 10 July, 1674, your Majesty directed said Lane's several salaries as above to be inserted in the present establishment of Ireland, and that the arrears should be paid him. His name was accordingly so inserted on the establishment but no part of the said allowances has been paid him by Visct. Ranelagh and partners in regard said Visct. and his partners are by their contract obliged to pay only the establishment for Ireland, so as the same do not exceed 171,843l. 5s. 6d., to which sum said establishment did amount before said Lane's allowances were inserted therein. Advise fresh consideration of his case when a new establishment for Ireland be made, to commence from Xmas next when Visct. Ranelagh's undertaking will determine. Warrants Not Relating to Money VI. pp. 167-9, 170-1.
Aug. 21 Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs officers of Bristol port to permit Silvester Cross, of Kinsale, merchant, to unlade into smaller vessels at Hungroad, near Bristol, the tobacco and sugar in the "Bonaventure," lately arrived from the Caribbee Islands as the said ship cannot be brought to the quay of Bristol till the Spring tides : said cargo being designed for Ireland but Cross having stayed said ship from proceeding to Ireland until the King shall have received the duty on the cargo : and when the duty is so paid then to re-lade back into said ship in order to her dispatch for Ireland. Out Letters (Customs) III. p. 14.
Aug. 22 Same from same to the Navy Commissioners to make defalcations out of the accounts of the late Victuallers of the Navy of the credits amounting to about 7,000l. due to Richard Gibson, George Miners, Christopher Corney, William Markham, David Willis, Tho. Petty, John Steventon. James French, Oliver Hardiman, Daniell Batwell, William Rivers, Price Freeman, Richard Green, Denis Safrey. Danll, Sindry and John Jelly, pursers of several of His Majesty's ships, being due to them for supplying the ships to which they belonged with victuals during the time of their being at sea, for which the late Victuallers undertook to pay them, and to take credit for same on their account : instead whereof said Victuallers have put them to chargeable suits at law for recovery of said money, which [lawsuits] they are not able to prosecute and have therefore prayed that their credits may be taken on the King's accounts and defalcked out of said Victuallers accounts. Warrants Not Relating to Money VI. p. 169.
Aug. 23 Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer to take the security of Francis Hollingshead, son of Francis Hollingshead, late Receiver of the Eighteen Months' tax [for co. Stafford and Chester] for his clearing his father's account : and to stay process against him. Warrants Not Relating to Money VI. p. 162.
Aug. 25 Constitution by Treasurer Danby of Robert Cragg, of London, haberdasher, and Jeremiah Catling, of London, weaver, to search for contraband and prohibited goods from date hereof till Feb. 25 next : all by reason of the daily importation of such goods. Out Letters (Customs) III. pp. 11-12.
Aug. 27 Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Col. John Rumsey, Collector of Bristol port, to repay or to allow on an entry of other commodities the deposit made by Edward Feilding, Richard Streamer, James Whitewood and Richard Pope, merchants of Bristol, who, between Jan. and May last, imported into Bristol 4,529 bushels of wheat, for which they were obliged to deposit 12d. a bushel because the price of corn at that time in the market did not exceed 10s. a bushel : it being affirmed that the said importation gave great relief to said city and parts adjacent and was the only cause of the low price of the market, which would else have exceeded 10s. the bushel. You are to charge only such duty hereon as ought to be taken for wheat or meal imported when the price exceeds 10s. the bushel, as I have received an account from some of the members of Parliament of those parts of the necessity of importing corn at that time for the relief of the country. Ibid, p. 15