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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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Mar. 21.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
the 150l. (which the Customs Cashier is ordered to
bring into the Exchequer) to Visct. Falkland for
half a year on his pension to Sept. 29 last.
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Money Book (General)
p. 315.
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Same to same to issue the 100l. (which the Customs
Cashier is directed to bring into the Exchequer to
Thomas Windham for half a year of his pension.
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Ibid, p. 317.
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Same to same for tallies for 150l. for a quarter to Lady
Fanshaw's executors.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to issue the 2,300l. which the Customs
Cashier is directed to bring into the Exchequer) to
the Treasurer of the Navy on any late orders drawn
in his name.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for
tallies (and same to the Treasurers of Excise to
pay said tallies) for 375l. to Viscount Ranelagh
and 250l. to Lord Hatton for Xmas quarter last
on their pensions. (Vacated : see infra under date
Mar. 28.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 317. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
p. 41.
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Same [to same] to issue the 30l. (which the Customs
Cashier is directed to bring into the Exchequer)
to Robert Kelligrew for last Xmas quarter on his
pension as Page of Honour.
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Money Book (General)
p. 317.
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Same to same to issue the 50l. (which the Customs
Cashier is directed to bring into the Exchequer) to
Mris. Katharine Bointon (Boynton) for last Michaelmas
quarter on her pension.
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Ibid, p. 318.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver (on payment of Custom ad
valorem) 4 pair of bodies embroidered, 3 black and
4 coloured petticoats, 6 fans and a small parcel of
ribbon directed to Charles Cheny, Esq., for the use of
the Countess of Sunderland.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 97.
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Mar. 22.
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Letter of direction on an order of 4 Jan. [last] for 100l.
to Nathaniel Bradley for half a year to Lady Day,
1675, as Consul at Tripoli : same being hereby to
be paid by tallies on the Hearthmoney farm rent due
this present March.
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Money Book (General)
p. 318.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
the 705l. (which the Customs Cashier is directed to
bring into the Exchequer) : as follows viz. 600l. to
Mr. May for Healing medals ; 75l. to Madam Civett
and 30l. to Mr. Warner, Master of the King's barges.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to pay
(by tallies on the Excise the one moiety payable
1676, June 24, the other 1677, June 24) 170l. to Sir
John Lethulier, representing 6 per cent. interest
from 1672-3, Jan. 1, to 1675-6, Jan 1, on 1,500l.
assigned by the late John Colvile, banker, 1671,
Dec. 1, to said John (now Sir John) Lethulier as in
part of an order, No. 41, registered on the fee farms
for 5,000l. to John Ashburnham, Cofferer of the
Household : which said order for 5,000l. said
Ashburnham assigned to said Colvile : Dorothea
Colvile, the relict of said John Colvile having paid
the interest on said assignment to Lethulier up to
the date 1672-3, Jan. 1 : to which time the Cofferer
of the Household has likewise certified that he has
paid interest to said Mris. Colvile for same.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay
166l. 13s. 4d. to the Earl of Nottingham "for a
quarter of his 1,000 marks pension, for which he will
deliver you a tally."
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Ibid, p. 320.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt for
tallies of pro or assignment on the Excise for
2,250l. grown due at Xmas last upon the pensions of
3,000l. each to Charles, Earl of Southampton (now
Duke of Southampton) Henry, Earl of Euston (now
Duke of Grafton) and George, Earl of Northumberland
(to be received during their minority by Visct.
Grandison and Edward Villiers being near of kin to
the said minors on their mother's side) : all as by the
patent of grant thereof of 1674, Oct. 22 : and so
also for the future quarterly payments of the said
pensions as they shall grow due.
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Ibid, pp. 323-4.
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Entry of an order of the King in Council of this day's
date concerning passes or sea briefs as follows.
The Lords Commissioners for Trade did this day
report to the Privy Council that (in pursuance of
an order [of Council] of the 10th inst. upon complaint
of the Eastland merchants and those who trade
into Hamburg) they have perused the treaties
between the King and the Crown of Sweden and
Denmark and according to the methods prescribed
by the said treaties they have made the best provision
they could think of for ships that are outward
bound, proposing that they take their passes
in the method and by the rules following : all which
rules being to-day read and considered in the Privy
Council are [this day] approved by his Majesty
and accordingly ordered to be observed and put in
execution. (See supra p. 154 and infra p. 183.)
Rules for the granting of passes in pursuance of the
treaty with Sweden.
(1) No pass to be granted in pursuance of this
treaty in London port but by the Customs
Commissioners, nor in any of the outports but
by the chief magistrates of such places as are
authorised to grant passes by virtue of the
treaties with Spain and the United Netherlands
and with consent of the chief officers of the Customs
in such place and under the like regulation
as to the place where she is to receive her pass
as in the rules for granting of passes pursuant to
the treaties with Spain and the United Provinces.
(2) Nor until it shall appear to the person granting
same that such ship has had a pass in some port
of England in pursuance of the treaties with
Spain or the United Provinces.
(3) Nor until affirmation made before the person
from whom such pass is demanded concerning
the propriety [ownership] of such ship.
(4) Nor without expressing therein the lading of
such ship.
(5) Nor until the Master of the ship enter bond in
form &c. detailed for the return and re-delivery
of such pass within one year save in case of
capture or loss.
(6) Form of the pass [wanting] in pursuance of
this treaty.
(7) A register to be kept of every such pass in
London and the outports, the latter transmitting
same to London monthly, and the
Customs Commissioners transmitting same to
the Admiralty quarterly. No new pass to be
given to the same ship till the old one be delivered
up.
The like directions are given for Scotland, Ireland
and the rest of His Majesty's dominions.
Rules for the granting of passes in pursuance of the
treaty with Denmark.
(1) No pass to be granted in pursuance of this
treaty but what is signed by the King and
countersigned by a principal secretary of state.
(2) Nor until a schedule of her lading be produced
signed by the Customs officers of the port of
lading.
(3) Nor until production of a certificate from the
chief magistrate in the form prescribed by this
treaty.
(4) Nor until it appear by certificate to the
principal Secretary of State that said ship has
had a pass according to the form prescribed by
the treaties with Spain and the United Netherlands.
(5) Nor until the ship master give bond for the
return and re-delivery of such pass within
one year.
(6) Form of such pass and certificate.
(7) Register to be kept by the Secretary of
State of such passes countersigned by him in
pursuance of this treaty.
The like directions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
about passes for Scotch ships. And if the
passes for Ireland are to be procured by one of the
Principal Secretaries of State in England, yet they
are to keep a distinct register for Ireland as well
as a distinct register for England, Jersey, Guernsey,
Alderney, Sark, and Scilly Islands and Isle of Man.
Followed by : order of Treasurer Danby dated 1676,
April 7, directing the Customs Commissioners to
see said rules observed accordingly.
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Out Letters (Customs) III
pp. 113-6.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer
(by way of endorsement upon a draft
Commission for setting out wharves and keys in
the port of Plymouth and members [thereof]) for the
issue of such a commission accordingly out of the
Exchequer Court.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 265.
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Royal warrant for a privy seal to direct the
1,482l. 7s. 7d. due to Ralph Montagu (ut supra Cal.
Treasury Books IV. p. 815. under date 1675, Sept.
15) which he expended for the funeral of the Earl
of Sandwich, to be paid out of the 6,520l. imprested
[to him for the extraordinaries of the Great Wardrobe]
for two years (one year) ended at Michaelmas
1672, in place of paying same upon the privy seal
for said sum (ut supra ibid) which privy seal is hereby
vacated ; and further for allowing in said Montagu's
accounts for two years ended 1674, March, as Master
of the Great Wardrobe, the 1,016l. 13s. 9d.
(10l. 16s. 0d.) which he has paid for servants'
liveries and similarly in the like account for the
year ended 1674, March, to allow the 2,014l. 1s. 4d.
which he has paid to necessitous tradesmen (both)
which sum(s) grew due in the Earl of Sandwich's
time (as Master of the Great Wardrobe). (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Mar. 29 of docquet
hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 103. Docquet Book,
pp. 52-3.
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Same to Treasurer Danby. By the privy seal of
1674, Sept. 9, you were commanded to give directions
to Sir William Holcroft (and the rest of the
Commissioners for distributing the sum of 35,000l.
paid by the city of Hamburg for such English merchants
and other English subjects who did sustain
damage in the river Elbe for want of protection
from the said city) not to sign any warrant to the
Chamberlain of the city of London to pay any sums
to Sir William Warren or Edward Deering of the
respective proportions allotted to them of the said
35,000l. towards reparation of losses by them sustained
until it should be known what they stand
indebted to the King upon account of several sums
imprested to them by the Navy Commissioners upon
contracts by them made for bringing several naval
stores from Hamburg for the King's service (upon
contracts for provision of naval stores for his
Majesty's service) at the time of the loss by them
sustained as aforesaid. From the accounts since
submitted it appears that said Deering is indebted
to the King in a very considerable sum which he
has not cleared himself of, having been several times
heard before the Lord Treasurer concerning same.
The sum of 875l. 11s. 9d. now remains in the hands
of Sir Thomas Plaier of the said 35,000l. being the
remaining part of the proportion [thereof] allotted
to said Deering. You are hereby to direct said
Holcroft et al, Commissioners as above, to give warrant
to said Player to pay said 875l. 11s. 9d. to
Edmund Chafin, gent., for the King's use in part
of said greater sum due from said Deering to the
King. (Treasurer Danby's warrant dated Mar. 27
hereon accordingly to the said Sir William Holcroft
et al.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 103-4. Warrants
not Relating to Money
VI. p. 267.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to permit the shipment, customs free, of
800 red coats wrapped up in bayes, 800 pair of shoes,
800 pair of woollen stockings on board the Quaker
ketch, Capt. Atkins commander, now going for
Tangier.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 97.
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Royal warrant for a privy seal to discharge Peregrine
Bertie and the heirs and executors of Sir
Peregrine Bertie (and Sir Philip Landen) from all
arrears due before Xmas last of the rent of 100l. per
an. payable for Gedney Marsh and other marsh lands
in cos. Lincoln and Cambridge as granted by patent
of 12 Car. II. to said Sir Peregrine Bertie and Sir
Phillip Llanden (Landen) deceased : of which
yearly rent no part was ever paid by reason of differences
about the title : Peregrine Bertie the
grandson and heir of said Sir Peregrine being [now]
willing to be at the charge of embanking the premises,
the banks whereof were formerly thrown down in
a tumultuous manner. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated April 19 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 101. Docquet Book,
p. 55.
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Mar. 22.
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Royal sign manual for 20l. to Hugh Browne, late
Provost of Strabane in Ireland : as royal bounty.
(Money warrant hereon dated Mar. 23.)
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King's Warrant Book, V.
p. 101. Money Book
(General) p. 319.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for
a great seal for a grant to William Manne of the
office of one of the King's serjeants at arms in the
city of London from Sept. 29 last during pleasure
with the yearly fee of 100l. 7s. 6d. payable out of
the Crown revenues of London and Middlesex : the
said Manne having a grant of said place by a patent
dated 1672, Dec. 19, to hold from the then preceding
Aug. 21 with the fee of 12d. a day, but he having
prayed for a further and suitable encouragement
for the execution of his said place and for the
despatch of the King's service in said city like as
the ancient fees of other our serjeants at arms have
been formerly augmented by us. (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Mar. 29 of docquet
hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 102. Docquet Book,
p. 52.
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Royal warrant [to the Clerk of the Signet] for a privy
seal for 2,475l. to Thomas Townsend, junr., Clerk of
the Groat Wardrobe, for 8 years' (1667, Mich, to
1675, Xmas) salary at 300l. per an. in lieu of the
6d. per formerly received by said clerk ; and for
paying him 300l. per an. for the future until the
King shall order him another settlement in lieu of
said poundage. (Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Mar. 29 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V
p. 103. Docquet Book.
p. 52.
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Treasurer Danby's approval of the report dated the
20th inst. from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on
the petition of the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Commons
and citizens of Dublin, as by the order of reference
thereof of the 21st inst. [sic] : said petition being
to the effect that several of the King's predecessors
have for the pontage, murage and paveage of the
said city granted to the petitioners divers charters
for the receiving and taking the inland customs
commonly called the customs of the gates for such
things as are brought into the said city there to be
sold or carried out of the same ; of the validity of
which charters some doubts have lately been
raised and therefore praying (as petitioners are at
great charge and expence in the pontage, murage
and paveage of the said city and suburbs) for a grant
and confirmation by new charter for ever of the
having and receiving the customs aforesaid : on
which petition the Lord Lieutenant reports that
it is highly necessary for such grant to be made
under the great seal of Ireland in as ample manner
as formerly granted : "and it may be also for
your Majesty's service (if your Majesty shall soe
think fit) that a proviso be inserted in the said
letters patents that the profits of the said customs
for the term of 7 years be disposed to such publique
uses for the benefit of the said Corporation as the
Lieutenant or other Chief Governor and Governors
and Council there for the time being shall think fit
to direct."
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. pp. 294-5.
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Mar. 23.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Sir Phillip Lloyd,
Receiver General of the revenue late in jointure to
the Queen Mother, to pay the following allowances
for 1 years to Xmas last : viz. 60l. per an. to
Henry Bodvell as cashier to Sir Robert Long,
deceased ; 72l. per an. to John Singleton as Clerk ;
72l. per an. to William Wenslay (Wenslagh) messenger ;
20l. per an. to Francis Ecclesfield, solicitor ;
(the said latter three being employed in the affairs of
her said late Majesty as by the privy seal of 1673,
Aug. 7) : and 7l. 10s. 0d. per an. to said John
Singleton for pens, ink and paper and 10l. per an. for
port of letters and other extraordinaries ; and
77l. 4s. 8d. to said Wenslagh disbursed by him in the
affair of her said Majesty for his Majesty's service ;
and 116l. 8s. 7d. disbursed by said Ecclesfield in proceedings
at law about recovery of the moneys due
to his Majesty ; and 7l. 1l. 0d. disbursed by said
Bodvell : all said sums being certified by Sir Peter
Ball, her said late Majesty's Attorney General, as
fit to be allowed.
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Money Book (General)
p. 333.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Sir Phillip Lloyd,
Receiver General of the revenue late in jointure
to the Queen Mother, to pay 78l. to abovesaid
William Wenslay, being the unpaid balance of 100l.
for half a year's salary due to Sir John Wintour as
by warrant from the late Queen Mother's board,
dated 1672, Nov. 11. said 78l. having been assigned
by said Wintour to said Wensley in consideration
of a greater sum advanced by said Wenslay to said
Wintour : said Philip Lloyd having in his report
on Treasurer Danby's order of reference of May
22 on Wenslagh's case certified that it is equitable
to pay Wenslay said arrear of 78l. in regard there
was no other way for his satisfaction by reason of the
low and mean estate of the said Sir John Wintour.
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Money Book (General)
p. 334.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] for
tallies on the Excise (and same to the Receivers
of Excise to pay said tallies) for 125l. to Col. Thomas
Howard of Suffolk for the present Lady Day quarter
on his pension in consideration of his surrender of
his commission of Lieut. Col.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the late Queen
Mother's Trustees to allow in account 40l. to John
Bennett of Shaftesbury, co. Dorset, who, being
his Majesty's [Crown revenues'] Receiver in said
county in the stead of John Hatton, deceased, was
authorised to receive the late Queen Mother's rent ;
in said county in 1670 : on which account he owes
101l. 18s. 11d. which he is now ready to pay in : the
present allowance being for his pains and expense
in said collection.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to same to accept of 200l. from
Christopher Jay (Receiver of the late Queen Mother's
revenue in Norfolk and Huntingdon) as in settlement
(besides 139l. 16s. 11d. part of the original debt by
him paid to Mr. Hatton, former Receivor) and discharge
of the arrear of 530l. 16s. 3d. due from him
for the 1 years to 1671, Lady day : said Jay being
but in a low condition, and the Trustees having
been able to recover no part of said debt from him.
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Ibid.
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Same from same to same to accept 100l. from William
Speight, deputy Receiver of the late Queen Mother's
rents within cos. Lincoln, Notts and Derby, as it
settlement and discharge of the debt of 261l. 14s. 0d.
charged on him in his accompt of said receipt for
the years 1669 and 1670 : he being in a low condition,
occasioned by one Robert Mellish, late his
Majesty's Receiver, who is run away a considerable
sum in said Speight's debt.
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Ibid, p. 335.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
March of a grant to Edward Noel of the office of
Warden and Keeper of New Forest and of the manor
and park of Hindhurst [Lyndhurst], the hundred of
Radbergh alias Redbergh [Redbridge] and other
profits and advantages : and of the King's determination
of the grants thereof formerly made by
Charles II. during pleasure to the Marquess of
Winchester (then Lord St. John).
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Docquet Book, p. 42.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
the 60l. (which the Customs Cashier is directed to
bring into the Receipt) to Henry Wroth for half a
year to Sept. 29 last on his pension.
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Money Book (General)
p. 318.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
75l. to (and same to the Customs Cashier to bring
said sum into the Exchequer for) Sir Francis
Winnington for one year on his fees as Solicitor
General.
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Money Book (General)
p. 319.
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Money warrant for 50l. 3s. 9d. to Serj. Topham for
half a year's salary and board wages.
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Ibid, p. 320.
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Same for 1,300l. to Sir Leoline Jenkins for three months'
advance of ordinary to June 13 next, as one of the
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries
for the treaty of peace which was intended to be held
at Nimuegen, he having taken leave of the King
Dec. 13 last.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Capt. William Fordred as
warehousekeeper at Bristol loco John Garway, resigned.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 97.
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Same from same to same (in accordance with their
report of the 17th inst.) to permit Francis Waters to
ship a cask of padlocks on payment of duty, same
having by mistake been put on board a ship bound
from Amsterdam to London, but really designed to
be shipped for Calais : which is confirmed by the
affidavit of the merchant and letter of advice from
his correspondent.
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Ibid, p. 98.
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Same from same to same to deliver to Charles Twisden,
Esq., on payment of custom, several books of prints
of Jerusalem and other places, three pound of tuchwood,
one Naples wastcoate, 12 pair of gloves, 13
pictures and some ancient medals : all lately
brought from Leghorn on board the Rebecca, John
Evans, master, and consigned to Francis Bartholomew,
merchant, but intended for said Twysden's
own private use.
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Ibid.
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Instructions from same to same in answer to their
representation of the 20th inst. (1) The merchants
who have imported a sort of cask which hold more
than tierces (though some of them through inadverteney
have passed as such) are to petition me
so that a reference and report may be had thereon.
(2) The ship Golden Phnix. Richard Pidgeon,
master, having landed tobacco in Ireland which is
prohibited by the Act 22 and 23 Car. II. for regulating
the Plantation Trade, is with her lading
seized on the prosecution of Patrick Trant by warrant
out of the Admiralty Court where the cause is now
depending. I conceive the matter is regularly
within the cognisance of that Court and fit to be left
there. (3) You are informed that several New
England ships are gone to Holland and France to
lade European commodities for New England from
whence they are also dispersed into the rest of his
Majesty's Plantations. You are to prepare a draft
of a commission to appoint commissioners for administering
the oaths to the Governors of the respective
Plantations according to the Act of Trade ;
and are to advise me what is fit to be further done
for prevention of those practices. (4) Mr. Johnson
the officer at Hythe, having seized a boat for
transporting wool, you are hereby directed to order
the [Customs] solicitor to prosecute the said seizure
at the King's charge that after condemnation it may
be burned as a public discouragement to offenders.
(5) It sometimes happens that there is not sufficient
money in some ports to pay debentures for foreign
imported goods exported by certificate. I have
formerly received the Attorney General's opinion
that the head port and all the members make but
one port in law. One member of a port therefore is
to make up any such deficiency as above to any
other member or part of the same port, "as I lately
directed in the case of corn for the allowances due
on exportation thereof." (6) The allowance of
50l. per an. ordered Jan. 27 last to Col. Guy Molesworth
as a reward for his service in the New Plantation
duty, is to be inserted in the general establishment
of the customs London port. (7) The
merchants of London have usually exported great
quantity of gold and silver thread to Portugal and
those parts, which they have heretofore entered and
paid duty [upon] as gold and silver lace which is rated
in the book of rates, there being no rate for gold
and silver thread. Some customs officers noticed
that the duty of such thread would be greater advalorem
than according to the rate of lace, and therefore
did put a stop on a parcel of thread so entered.
You are to take the duty as formerly, counting such
thread as lace. (8) You are to wholly dismiss
Theophilus Franklyn, tidesman London port, dismissed
for misdemeanours and then on promise of
amendment employed without fee, he being again
accused of another fraud committed before his
suspension but not before charged upon him. (9)
The like in the case of Edward Redding, he having
again been found drunk on a wine ship. (10) You are
to make allowance for over duty and admit a post
entry in the case of the 3 fatts of thread sent from
Ostend to John Jackson and Michael Watts, the one
having over-entered and the other under-entered
19 doz. of Bridges [Bruges] thread. (11) You are
to suspend Mr. Hebdon, collector at Colchester, he
being much more in debt than the value of his
security : and you are to employ John Vicars, the
surveyor of said part, in his stead. (12) Mr.
Horton, the collector at Cowes, still delays sending
his abstracts and quarterly accounts, so that you
cannot come to the certain knowledge of his cash
so that he may become indebted much more than
his security, which is but 400l. As Lady day is almost
at hand, and he has not yet returned his Xmas
accounts, you are to take a further security of 400l.
from him, to be given in 3 weeks. (13) Report
to me as to the Customs Secretary's desire for an
additional allowance for his clerk and two writers.
(14) The landwaiter's place in London port now
void is, for the saving of charge to the king, to be
filled up by one of the patent waiters without any
new charge ; and for the same reason as any more
vacancies of landwaiters shall happen they are to
be filled up out of the patent waiters : and the
patent waiters so employed are to act in their own
persons or by approved deputies. And in like
manner as any of the deputed landwaiters in Bristol
port or any of the collectors of any of the outports
where there is a customer shall die or be removed,
such vacancy of a landwaiter in Bristol port shall be
supplied out of the patent waiters of said port and
such vacancy of collectors by the customers : for
saving unnecessary charge to the King. (15) Geo.
Pley, senr., collector of Weymouth, and Geo. Pley,
junr., collector of Lyme, are to be suspended, they
(especially the latter) being far indebted to the King,
and notwithstanding frequent admonitions, having
neglected to give any good account. Robert
Jones is to be customer at Lyme and Mr. Clement
(assistant to the riding surveyor) is to be entrusted
with the receipt at Weymouth till further order ;
and the Pleys are to be brought to account. (16)
Strangers' duty is not to be exacted in the case of
the raisins imported by Mr. Houblon, a merchant
in London port, in English shipping, but sent (part
thereof) to France for want of a market and returned
thence for the like reason but in an unfree ship.
(17) By the Act for the Eastland and Greenland
trade, the duty of 18l. per ton is charged on whale
fins of foreign fishing. Some merchants having
heretofore imported a parcel of scruff whale fins
which are the trash or cuttings of the tops and sides
of whale fins, it was agreed to collect the duty
for the same according to the value in proportion
to the duty on good whale fins. It now happens
that a merchant has imported a parcel of whale
fins which though but small, are entire fins and
would pay for the same according to the former
regulation as trash or scruff, pretending a usage
of the Greenland Company that all under 6 feet
long are not accompted complete whale fins.
You do not find that whale fins, though small, have
at any time passed as trash. You are to have a
trial at law by consent whereby it may appear
what duty is payable in this case. [18] You are
to exhibit an information in the Exchequer against
the prizage master at Bristol, who uses new practices
in making designedly a considerable quantity of
outs to fill up his prizage tuns, to his Majesty's
great prejudice.
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Ibid, pp. 99-103.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Sir Richard Langley
to allow in the account of the late bishop of Lincoln
for Tenths for the 3 years ended 1669, Xmas, the
sum of 3,547l. 19s. 10d. and also from time to time
at the request of Oliver Hale to similarly allow any
further sum appearing due to the King from said
bishop : all as by the privy seal of Feb. 29 last ut
supra pp. 116, 142.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. p. 262.
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Same from same to Umphrey Morice to smilarly allow,
at the request of said Oliver Hale, the sum of
1,466l. 12s. 5d. due to the King from Robert
Mellish &c. ut supra ibid, and similarly any further
sum which may appear due from him &c. as above.
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Ibid, pp. 262-3.
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Mar. 24.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
March of a release and discharge to John, Lord
Belasyse of the 1,098l. 13s. 0d. which he is indebted
to the King on the close of his account as Governor
of Tangier, the said Lord having accepted said
1,098l. 13s. 0d. as in settlement of the 2,092l. 16s. 0d.
owing to him for pay to the time his commission
ended, from which debt of salary the King is likewise
hereby to be discharged.
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Docquet Book, p. 46.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows the 987l. 12s. 8d. which the Customs
Cashier is directed to bring into the Exchequer :
viz. 49l. 6s. 0d. to Serj. Bishop ; 150l. to Sir William
Turnor ; 40l. to Robert Swan (for half a year of
his pension) ; 25l. to King Charles's Hospital
(for same) ; 100l. to the poor of St. Martin's (for
one year's pension) ; 500l. and 50l. to the Earl of
Northampton (for respectively half a year's pension
to Xmas last and half a year's fee to same date as
Constable of the Tower) ; 33l. 6s. 8d. to the University
of Cambridge (for one year of their perpetuity) ;
and 40l. to Dr. Bord (for one year's
pension as Law Professor at Cambridge).
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Money Book (General)
p. 320. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
pp. 45-7.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay the
1,000l. (which the Customs Cashier is directed to
bring into the Exchequer tomorrow morning early)
to Charles Bertie upon any order [unsatisfied, in
his name] for secret service.
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Money Book (General)
p. 321.
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Same to same to issue the 100l. (which the Customs
Cashier is directed to bring into the Exchequer) to
John Dryden for half a year of his fee as Poet
Laureate and Historiographer to his Majesty.
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Ibid. Money Book (Fees
and Pensions) p. 48.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of docquet dated 1675-6,
Mar., of a demise from the King to Sir James Shaen,
William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis
Soane, William Muschamp, Edward Richbell,
Stanhop Mills, Laurance Stanyan, John Gourney
and Thomas Sheridan of the revenues of Ireland
arising by wine licences, customs, imported Excise,
beer and ale licences, hearthmoney, quit rents and
all other revenue and profits in Ireland, great and
small, ordinary and extraordinary, certain and
casual (excepting new, additional or increase of
revenues, subsidies and aids by Act of Parliament
hereafter to be passed) : for the period and on
terms and with covenants for defalcations ut supra
Cal. Tr. Books IV. pp. 853-5, save that the extra
20,000l. advance is herein prescribed to be made by
the said Farmers on the 8th of May next ; and
further that the King covenants to make a security
(see p. 18, infra) for all the advance money with
interest and exchange current from London to
Dublin at the times of repayment. His Majesty
may pardon offenders, criminal or capital, or pardon
or suspend forfeited recognizances or any thing
within the survey of the Greenwax, and issue out
commissions to make reducements and compositions
as formerly, so as they extend not to any part of the
great branches of the revenue, nor penalties or
forfeitures relating thereto. His Majesty may give,
grant or confirm to any person or persons any lands,
or make leases for such terms or estates as he shall
think fit, reserving rent equivalent to the new quit
rents at least. The Farmers, for the recovery of
quit rents are not to dispossess any person in possession
without the licence of his Majesty or the
Chief Governor of Ireland. The Farmers are not
to deprive any of the benefit of the Acts of Settlement
and Explanation, nor obstruct the further
execution of them. The casual revenue is to be
levied and brought into the Exchequer by his
Majesty's own officers, and what is paid in there
is to be allowed as part of the rents ; but the
Farmers may inspect and supervise that revenue and
see that it be duly answered. His Majesty may
pardon or mitigate any debts or arrears of the revenue
due before Xmas [last]. The Farmers are to admit of
any number of commissioners to be appointed by
his Majesty (not exceeding five) to sit with them or
the Chief Commissioners of the Revenue to inform
his Majesty of the product of the revenue, what is
due to the Farmers, what they are in arrear and
what effects they have to answer it. The Farmers
are to have the use of his Majesty's public offices,
beams, scales, &c. used for management of his
Majesty's revenue, with power if they are not sufficient,
with the consent of the Lord Lieutenant, to
lay out in new buildings and repairs any sum not
exceeding 4,000l. to be retained [by the Farmers] by
1,000l. a month out of the four last monthly payments
of their rent or proportionably for a lesser sum.
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Docquet Book, pp. 43-5.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer
for process of extent against Nich. Warren
on two bonds in 1800l. of the date 1674. Dec. 18,
entered into by Nicholas Warren, Richard Westcombe
of London, merchant, and John Islely of
London, cooper, conditioned to pay 874l. 8s. 1d. :
the said Warren having absented himself and the said
debt being in danger to be lost. (The like warrants
dated Mar. 25 against said Westcombe and Isley for
the said debt, and the like warrant dated Mar. 25
[against all the above persons] on the like bond
dated 1674, Nov. 6, for 630l. conditioned to pay
310l. 18s. 0d. whereof 93l. 12s. 8d. is unpaid and has
been due a long time).
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Warrants not Relating
to Money VI. pp. 265,
266.
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1676.
Mar. 25.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
the 186l. (which the Customs Cashier is directed to
bring into the Exchequer) to the following for one
year of their respective fees as officers of the
Ordnance, viz. 36l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Jonas Moor ;
36l. 10s. 0d. to Edward Sherburne : 40l. to George
Wharton ; 54l. 15s. 0d. to Edward Coniers ;
18l. 5s. 0d. to Samuel Fortrey (Fortree).
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Money Book (General)
p. 321. Money Book
(Fees and Pensions)
p. 48.
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Same to same to issue the 198l. 15s. 0d. (which the
Customs Cashier is to bring into the Exchequer) to
the following as King's musicians for one quarter
on each of their salaries to bring them even with
the rest : viz. Charles Evans, Simon Hopper, John
Rogers, Anthony Robart, Phillip Becket (Beckett),
John Harding, John Jenkins, Henry Hawes,
Matthew Lock, Robert Strong, Robert Blagrave,
John Banastre, Henry Gregory and John Singleton.
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Ibid, p. 321. Ibid, p. 49.
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Same to same to issue the 500l. (which the Customs
Cashier is to bring into the Exchequer) to the
Earl of Northampton upon his two warrants.
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Money Book (General)
p. 321.
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Treasurer Danby to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
On the 19th inst. I communicated to the King
yours of the 14th in the presence of the Duke of
York, yourself and the Earl of Ranelagh, and you
did then receive his Majesty's pleasure as to all
the matters contained in it, saving that part of it
which relates to the 90,000l. for which the Earl of
Ranelagh desires his discharge, and I hope you will
receive your orders in that also before your departure,
it being by no means proper for me to
determine till you have received satisfaction of the
equity of that demand. I told you then that I
differed in some things your letter charged my
memory with. For avoiding future mistakes it
may be convenient to acquaint you that I remember
no greater sum intended out of the [Irish
Revenue Farmers'] advance money for arms
[Ordnance] than 10,000l. and I very well remember
that the 20,000l. for the repair of Windsor was never
intended out of the advance money, but out of the
20,000l. yearly reserved during the whole farm to his
Majesty's private dispose and for that reason it was
that neither the Earl of Ossory's nor Lord Duras'
grants were to take place upon it the first year.
I told you then also that I remembered nothing of
your desire to have the first 30,000l. [sent] in
specie into Ireland till a good while after the privy
seal of the old Farmers [of the revenue of Ireland]
was passed for it, but that (as it was long before
agreed that they should have their 20,000l. defalcations
and 10,000l. for the King's use paid out
of the first [money] of the advance money) you
agreed [to] the same and it was my motion that
for the quickening their payments to the army in
Ireland the money might remain deposited in the
hands of the Treasurer of the Navy though it
could be applied to no other use than the privy
seal directs ; so that although both the old Farmers
[of the Revenue, Ireland] and the Earl of Ranelagh
insisted upon having the King's engagement made
good of being paid that sum out of the first of the [new
Farmers'] advance, yet there was nothing done in it
but [with] your consent and approbation. [As] for the
Sept. and Xmas pay of the army [in Ireland] I know
what posture you have said it to be in and you have
shewed me letters to the same effect out of Ireland ;
and finding 15,000l. of the Michaelmas pay [still]
unpaid about a month or six weeks ago I remember
you would then fain have remitted that sum into
Ireland out of the [Irish Revenue Farmers' advance
money or] deposited money here, and I would have
been as glad of it if it could have been done, but
as that was not practicable so you and the Earl of
Ranelagh have always differed in the quantum of
what was in arrear for the Michaelmas pay as well
as for the several pays due to the army before that
time and the Earl of Ranelagh did then undertake
before his Majesty to give him a particular accompt
in a short time and what he agreed to be a
true state of the present debt to each troop and
company. "As your Excellency has been very
prudent in laying before his Majesty the condition
and state of Ireland, soe (since you were pleased to
do it through my hands) I hope you will pardon
my endeavour to rectify any mistake which might
remain concerning myself in that representation."
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VI. pp. 263-4.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Sir Thomas
Chichely to direct George Wharton, Paymaster of
the Ordnance, to deliver tallies for 3,363l. 5s. 3d.
to Sir William Pritehard for houses and lands at
Woolwich to be converted to his Majesty's service
in the Office of Ordnance as by a contract made
with said Pritchard : said tallies to be taken by
Wharton from the 4,294l. in tallies directed by the
warrant of Feb. 16 last to be paid to him for the
Ordnance.
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Warrants not Relating
to Money VI. p. 266.
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Entry of Treasurer Danby's approval of the report
from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland [on the petition
of Mr. Charles Fanshaw] said report being to the
effect that the King granted to said Fanshaw to
be one of the Commissioners for the Revenue of
Ireland, which commission is determined with the
late farm ; if the King please he may be given a
pension on the establishment of Ireland of 250l.
per an. which was the value of that employment.
"I agree with the Lord Lieutenant's report and
... humbly presume to remind your Majesty of
your gracious promise to the petitioner for continuing
the aforesaid allowance of 250l. per an. during the
present farm of your revenue in Ireland." Danby.
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Ibid, p. 267.
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