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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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Jan. 22.
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Money warrant for 40l. to John Bagott for one year
on his pension. (Letters to the Receipt and
Customs dated Jan. 25 for payment of same, notwithstanding
any former restriction.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 17. Out Letters
(General) p. 23.
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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 300l. to Sir Thomas Windham
for half a year to Christmas last on the pension of
600l. per an. to Sir Francis Windham, deceased,
and his heirs.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 21.
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The like letters for 250l. to the Earl of Arlington for
half a quarter on his pension of 2,000l. per an.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to bring in immediately
200l., to be issued to Sir Robert Howard and his clerks.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay 75l. to Thomas Doyly for three
quarters of a year to Christmas last on his pension of
100l. per an.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to pay in with [due] respect, etc. (altered
on Feb. 5 to notwithstanding any former restriction),
and same to the Receipt to issue 50l. to Mr. Chiffinch,
et al, to pay off the order of the 9th inst. for one
year's royal bounty to the Pages of the Bedchamber.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to Mr. Seymour and Mr. Maydwell,
Receivers of the Law duty, to forthwith pay 500l. to
Sir Robt. Southwell on a tally in course.
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Out Letters (General) p. 22
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Same to same to pay 400l. on a tally for the Treasurer
of the Chamber.
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Ibid.
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Jan. 23.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Edward Seymour
and Samuell Maydwell, Receivers of the Law duty.
By the privy seal constituting you such Receivers
you are to follow such rules and directions as I shall
give from time to time for the management and
carrying on the said service. By the King's
command I have lately contracted with Sir William
Basset, Sir Richard Lloyd and John Hutchings
for the farm of said duty from Oct. 23 last, but
by reason that the patent thereof cannot [so] soon
pass the great seal as was intended, whereby some
inconvenience might arise unto them for want of
power to inspect the respective offices and settle
the management and receipts of said duty which
are already grown due and will be payable the
23rd inst., you are hereby to permit them, with
William Osgodby or any of them jointly or severally,
to sit with you and to examine, inspect and be
present at the accounts and receipts of any moneys
of said duty grown due since Oct. 23 last, and to
[permit them to] take notice [notes] in writing
out of the books containing the entry of such
accounts and receipts. Such moneys so received
grown due since Oct. 23 last are to be kept distinct
and apart, and not disposed of to any use whatsoever
without further warrant from me, so that
when said farm is perfected said moneys may be
in readiness to be delivered to said Farmers as I shall
direct.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. pp 28-9.
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[Charles Bertie] to the Customs Commissioners to
excuse Henry Colchester, a landwaiter in this
[London] port from going from his duty in this port
and to choose some other in his room to Bristol
or where else you intend to send him.
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Out Letters (Customs) III
p. 259.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in with
[due] regard to the weekly payments, and same to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue, 50l. to Sir Edwd.
Carterett for last Christmas quarter's salary as
Usher of the Black Rod.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 22.
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The like for 13l. 6s. 8d. to Mr. Sandford for half a year
to Lady day last on his fee of 40 marks per an. as
Lancaster Herald.
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Ibid.
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Jan. 23.
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The like for 63l. 17s. 6d. for Richard Change, John Hall,
William Low, John Robinson, Hobart Colby, Thomas
Witherden and Richard Elton, the seven Grooms
of the Queen's Chamber, being 9l. 2s. 6d. each for
a quarter on their allowance of 36l. 10s. 0d. each.
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Ibid, p 23.
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The like for 450l. to Mr. Hide upon any [unsatisfied]
order for the Robes.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in with
[due] regard to the weekly payments, and same to
the Auditor of the Receipt to issue, 148l. to pay
off Sir William Boreman's order of 1675-6, Mar. 18,
for that sum for charges expended in keeping the
Dwarf Orchard [at Greenwich] for one year ended
1670, Lady day.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 23.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies (and
same to the Receivers of Excise to pay said tallies)
for 100l. in part for one quarter of Sir William
Killegrew's pension of 500l. per an.
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Ibid.
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Same to the same to pay (and same to the Customs
Cashier to bring in, notwithstanding any former
restriction) 25l. 1s. 10d. to Roger Charnock for a
quarter as a serjeant at arms.
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Ibid, p. 22.
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Jan. 24.
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Privy seal for payment to Sir Robert Vyner, kt. and
bart., the King's Goldsmith, of all sums up to
10,000l. which shall be due to him for gold works,
gilt and white plate and other things which he shall
deliver into the Jewel House for the King's service
as by certificates to be given by the Master of
said Jewel House. (Royal warrant dated 1676,
Dec. 20, for said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Jan. 17 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book
pp. 293, 258. Docquet
Book, p. 108.
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Cave that no fines, etc., which come under the Greenwax
be granted away without notice given to the
bishop of London :
That no grant-pass of anything relating to Thomas
Widmere, of Wishingdon, alias Hegingdon, co.
Bucks, a lunatic, without Treasurer Danby's particular
direction "and being put in mind of his
Majesty's promise to his Lordship."
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Caveat Book, p. 24.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Francis, Lord
Hawley and the rest of the Trustees for Fee
Farms and to Auditor John Phelips to contract with
Sir William Haward for all the rents as in the
schedule supra, pp. 373-8, at 16 years' purchase, and
with the usual rebate of interest : said Auditor
being hereby to rate such contracts accordingly.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 29.
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The like for a similar contract with John Chase for
rents as in the schedule supra, pp. 513-5, as by the
royal sign manual of the 17th inst.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to Sir Francis Leeke. By order of the
Customs Commissioners the deputed searchers at
Gravesend are to sign all clearing bills jointly with
the patent searcher. You are therefore not to admit
such clearing bills or notes to you unless you find
them so signed.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 261.
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Money warrant for 81l. 6s. 8d. to Sir William Jones
for one year to Sept. 29 last on his fee as Attorney
General. (The usual letters dated Jan. 26 to the
Customs aud the Receipt for payment thereof,
notwithstanding any former restriction.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 17. Out Letters
(General) p. 25.
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Same for 125l. each to the Duke of Newcastle and to
Robert, Earl of Lindsey, Lord Great Chamberlain of
England, for half a quarter on their pension as
Gentlemen of the Bedchamber.
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Money Book (General)
p. 17.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Rich. Reve, Esq.,
Receiver of the last Eighteen Months' Assessment
for London and Middlesex, to pay 100l. to William
Man, Sword Bearer to the City of London and
appointed by Treasurer Danby to attend the
Commissioners for London for the last Eighteen
Months' Assessment ; said Man's services herein
having been certified by Sir Robt. Vyner, late Lord
Mayor, and Sir John Howell, Recorder [of London]
and others viz., in summoning the Commissioners,
sending out warrants to the assessors of the several
wards and divisions, delivering the rolls to collectors
and continually quickening them to pay in, without
which his services it would have been hardly
possible to have got in near that proportion of
money.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction on an order, No. 36, dated 1670,
Dec. 3, for 2,000l. to Sir Robt. Vyner, with interest,
same having been (1670-1, Jan. 24), assigned to
Mris. Simona Carey now wife of Bevill Skelton,
Esq. : same is hereby to be satisfied by tallies
on the Hearthmoney Contractors' and Farmers'
rents payable 1678, Sept. 19, and 1678-9, Mar. 15 :
with interest at 6 per cent.
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Money Book (General)
p. 17.
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Same on an order dated Jan. 12 last for 1,300l. to
Lord Berkeley for three months' ordinary as
ambassador at Nimuegen : to be hereby satisfied
by tallies on Hearthmoney Contractors' payment
due in Sept. next.
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Ibid.
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Same on an order of Dec. 24 last for 1,300l. to Sir
Leoline Jenkins for same as same : to be hereby
satisfied ut supra.
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Ibid.
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Same on same of Dec. 18 last for 1,000l. to Phillip
Packer for repair of the Mews : to be paid by
tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment
due Mar. 15 next.
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Ibid, p. 18.
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Same on same dated the 17th inst. for 1,409l. 13s. 9d.
to Benjamin Polsted as royal bounty : to be by
tallies on the Customs.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt for
issues to be made on an order of loan, No. 391,
dated 1671, Nov. 21, for 150l. to Sir Charles Cottrell,
same having been lost as appears by Cottrell's
affidavit before Baron Spelman 1674, Dec. 22.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 43l. 10s. 0d., 200l. and 90l. to
Thomas Felton and William Chiffinch for last
Christmas quarter on their fees of 10s. a day,
800l. per an. and 30l. a month as Masters of the
Hawks. (Letters dated Jan. 26 hereon to the
Receipt and Customs respectively.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 18. Out Letters
(General) p. 25.
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Same for 40l. to Sir Edw. Bish for one year on his
fee as Clarencieux King at Arms. Charles Bertie
dated Feb. 1, to the Receipt to pay same "which
I understand the Customs Cashier has brought in."
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Money Book (General)
p. 18. Out Letters
(General) p. 27.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue
4,000l. for the Great Wardrobe on any unsatisfied
orders in the name of Ralph Montagu, Master of
the Great Wardrobe : to be by tallies on the
Customs. (Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier
dated Feb. 5, to pay same as soon as possible
with [due] respect to the current weekly payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 18. Out Letters
(General) p. 30.
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Money warrant for 500l. to the Earl of Northampton
for half a year to Christmas last on his pension :
and 100l. to same for one year to Christmas last
on his fee as Constable of the Tower. (Usual
letters dated Mar. 9 hereon to the [Customs and]
Exchequer respectively, the money to be brought
in with [due] respect to the weekly payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 18. Out Letters
(General) p. 43.
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Same for 20l. to Charles Clare for soliciting in the
several proceedings against Lord Cornwallis,
Mr. Radford and Mr. Freake, being employed therein
by the Attorney General. (Letters as above, dated
Mar. 5 : the money to be brought in notwithstanding
any direction to the contrary.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 19. Out Letters
(General) p. 44.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt for
tallies and discharge the baronet fee of 1,095l.
due from Sir John Clerk, deceased.
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Money Book (General)
p. 19.
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Money warrant for 50l. to Ward, a Clerk of the
Crown Office in the King's Bench for prosecuting
several informations in that court against divers
offenders as well such as have been ordered by his
Majesty as others : said sum having been formerly
allowed yearly to a clerk of that office for the like
service. (Letters as above, dated Mar. 26 hereon,
the money to be brought in with [due] respect to the
weekly payments.)
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Ibid, p. 19. Out Letters
(General), p. 55.
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Same for 50l. to Katherine Gunter, widow, for a quarter
on her annuity or yearly pension of 200l. (Letters
as above, dated Feb. 21 hereon.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 19. Out Letters
(General) p. 39.
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Letter of direction on the remainder of an order of
May 21 last of 4,556l. 14s. 0d. to Col. Stapleton for
two years' pay of the two foot companies in the
Leeward Islands : same to be hereby satisfied
by tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment
due in Sept. next.
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Money Book (General)
p. 21.
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Same on the remainder of an order of June 1 last
for 2,100l. to said Col. Stapleton for three years'
allowance to 1675, June 24, as Governor of
St. Christopher : to be hereby satisfied as
above.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
on the Excise (and same to the Treasurers of Excise
to pay said tallies) for last Christmas quarter on
Lady Charlotte Paston's pension of 500l. per an.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 22.
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Same to Mr. Stephens. I am directed by Treasurer
Danby to supply Col. Stapleton with 3,678l. 7s. 0d.,
viz., 2,278l. 7s. 0d. to complete his order of
4,556l. 14s. 0d. for the pay of the two foot companies
in the Leeward Islands to July 7, 1674, and 1,400l. to
complete an order for his own pay. You are to pay
these sums out of the money I received of
Mr. Chiffinch, the ship bound to St. Christopher
being ready to sail and stays for the same. Treasurer
Danby will direct it to be made good to me again
upon the said orders.
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Ibid, p. 24.
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Jan. 25.
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Same [to George Scott] to attend Treasurer
Danby forthwith upon the complaint of John
Jackson (Jacson), a merchant of London, that
you detain a parcel of gilt leather of his.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 259.
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Money warrant for 700l. to Col. William Stapleton,
Governor of St. Christopher, etc., for one year to
June 24 last on his allowance.
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Money Book (General)
p. 15.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
on the First Fruits and Tenths for 750l. for last
Christmas quarter of the Earl and Countess of
Bristol's pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 23.
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Same to same (vacated) for 25l. to Christopher Barker
for half a year's fee as one of the King's falconers :
to be out of the 406l. 7s. 8d. which the Customs
Cashier is to bring into the Exchequer for the
falconers.
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Ibid, p. 24.
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Jan. 26.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Barons of the
Exchequer to take the securities of Francis
Weaver, Esq., appointed by patent of the 17th inst.
(with John Weaver his son), Collector of the Great
and Petty Customs at Southampton, upon surrender
of William Andrews and William Brerewood :
said securities being said Weaver, Samuel Maydwell
of St. Martins in the Fields and William Paulin, of
Southampton, gent.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 29.
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Treasurer Danby to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
There has been a great complaint made to me
from time to time by the Customs Commissioners
[England], that ships which lade commodities
at the English Plantations, and ought to bring
them for England, and to give bond so to do, either
do not give such bond or notwithstanding such
bond [if] given, carry the goods to Ireland without
coming hither. In either of these cases the ship and
goods are liable to forfeiture by the Act of Navigation
and the Act for Regulating the Plantation Trade.
I have had the case more particularly stated and
referred to the Attorney General here, and I enclose
same with his opinion thereon, and earnestly recommend
this affair to you as one in which the Customs
and trade of this kingdom is very much concerned
If you consult the King's Council
[= Counsel] in Ireland, I doubt not they will concur
with the Attorney General's opinion, and advise
an effectual way for prosecuting offenders in Ireland.
Postscript. Upon the receipt of your letters of the
16 and 26 Dec. last, I have called before me William
Dashwood and some others of the old Irish
[Revenue] Farmers, and have pressed them to
clear the balance of their accounts and to pay
in the meantime 6,000l. or 7,000l. to the Forces.
But the Forths, who have failed, being principally
concerned, these gentlemen [the said old Farmers]
have desired a month's time to satisfy
themselves how this matter stands, and are
obtaining a commission to collect the arrears which
they say will more than satisfy the King's debt,
and [as to this debt they say they] hope twill
be but small when their defalcations are allowed,
which I will take care strictly to examine.
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Ibid, p. 30.
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Warrant from same to Francis, Lord Hawley, and
the rest of the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms, and
to John Phelips, Auditor of the rates for such
sales, to contract with John, Lord Frescheville
for rents as in the schedule, supra, pp. 405-6, and to
rate such contract of the said several rents therein
accordingly.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Danby's signature of the docquet of the
demise [by in custodiam lease under the Exchequer
seal] to John Morgan, Esq., at the nomination
of James Walker and William King, of divers
lands and tenements in co. Flint, of Sir John
Hanmer, outlaw.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 30.
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Instructions from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners in reply to their representation of the
23rd inst. (1). You are to dismiss Owen Lindsey
the present waiter at Totnes, and to suppress
that office from Lady day next as useless.
(2). I approve your proposal touching William
Christian, who is collector of Whitehaven and
patent customer of Carlisle (whereof Whitehaven
is a member) that he shall collect the customs of
Whitehaven for his patent salary with the allowance
only of 10l. per an. for a clerk from Lady day next.
His present salary of 40l. per an. as collector of
Whitehaven to be retrenched. (3). You are to
add the title of surveyor to that of waiter and
searcher at Bridgwater ; [but] without any further
charge to the King. (4). As to the 100 yards of
raw cloth belonging to Mr. Calvin, who lives near
Berwick, which were carried from England to be
milled in Scotland, as is alleged, and the 80 yards
of milled cloth brought out of Scotland into England
to be dyed and the 30 yards more of milled cloth
brought out of Scotland to England to Mr. Lovell,
a dyer in Berwick, which several parcels were
stopped by the collector of Berwick, and by him
delivered to the owners upon bond to abide my
order, you are to direct the delivering up and
cancelling of said bonds, but I intend to give you
further directions when I receive the Attorney
General's opinion in the like cases which may
happen hereafter. (5). You are to allow 16l. 11s. 5d.
in the account of Mr. Rowet, collector of
Truro, being surcharged on him by the
collector of the outports for taking the one per cent.
duty on a parcel of tin shipped upon a ship [which
proved to be blameless as being] under the rule of the
law : but this favour [to officials making such
wrong seizures] is not to be drawn into precedent
for the future. (6). I approve your order of the
19th inst. to the patent searchers at Gravesend,
requiring them to frequent a public or common place
as was formerly used for the dispatch of such business
as is to be dispatched on shore, and to concur
with the deputed searchers. You are to pay
9l. per an. for the rent of such place, and 8l. per an.
towards the maintenance of a boat there. (7). You
are to pass as outs three pipes of Canary wine
landed out of the Prosperous, John Horwood,
master, from the Canaries, which are certified
as being most[ly] salt water, and not worth above
9l. the three pipes.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
pp. 259-61.
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Royal warrant to Treasurer Danby to give warrant
to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal
for a grant to Altham Vaughan, of Goulden Grove,
co. Carmarthen, Esq., for life, of the office of steward
and keeper of the courts of the manors of Mallaen,
Cayo, Mabelview, Mabedrudd, Maenordaelo,
Kethinock, forest of Glyn-Cothi and Pennant,
co. Carmarthen, and of the manors and possessions
of the late dissolved monastery of Talley, co. Carmarthen,
and of the royal manors of Mavon, alias
Mavonion, Gwynionedd Ucharden, alias Gwynionedd
Yuckkerden, Iscoed Isherwin, alias
Iscoed Isherwyn, Gleneurglyn, Blaen, Arrian,
Syllian and Tal-y-sarn Green, co. Cardigan ;
and of the offices of prepositor, bailiff, and beadle
in all and every the said manors and lands with the
fee of 30l. per an. as formerly paid to Leicester,
Visct. Hereford, deceased : all in as ample manner
as Robert, late Earl of Essex, Theophilus Howard,
late Lord Walden, Leicester, Visct. Hereford,
or any other formerly. (Treasurer Danby's
warrants dated Jan. 29 and Feb. hereon accordingly,
to the Attorney or Solicitor General the second
warrant revoking the grant of 1660-1, Jan. 25, to
Visct. Hereford and W. Devoreux.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 286. Warrants not
Relating to money VII.
pp. 31, 33.
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Money warrant for 250l. each to Anne and Elizabeth
Lawson, daughters of Sir John Lawson, deceased,
for one year on their pensions. (Charles Bertie
to the Receipt, dated Jan. 26, to issue same ; and
to the Customs Cashier, dated Feb. 7, to bring same
in without any restriction whatever.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 19. Out Letters
(General) pp. 24. 30.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier
to pay Richard Goodlad, John Evance and Charles
Beauvoir 18l. each for 1 years to Sept. 29 as undersearchers
London port. (Charles Bertie's letter
to the Customs Cashier of same date only authorises
12l. each for one year each.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 19. Out Letters
(General) p. 25.
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The like for 138l. 13s. 4d. to Philip Warwick for half
a year to Christmas last on his fee as Customer
outwards, London port. (Charles Bertie to same,
dated Jan. 31, to bring same in with [due] respect
to the weekly payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 20. Out Letters
(General) p. 27.
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Money warrant for 26,000l. to Lemuell Kingdon as
imprest for the Guards, Garrisons and incidents to
April 1 next exclusive : to be by tallies on the Excise.
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Money Book (General)
p. 20.
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Same for 60l. to Anthony Segar to be by him
distributed to Archibald Calender, John Walker,
James Foresyth and Robert Chambers, doorkeepers,
and Thomas Safe, firemaker, and a necessary
woman attending the Commissioners for the Union
of the two kingdoms of England and Scotland.
(Like letters as above, dated Feb. 28 hereon. In
these letters the date of the order is given as Jan. 19,
an erratum for probably Jan. 29.)
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Ibid, p. 20. Out Letter
(General) p. 42.
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Same for 100l. to Dame Anne Windham for last
Christmas quarter on her pension of 400l. per an.
100l. to Mris. Winifred Windham, wife of Thomas
Windham, Esq., for half a year on her pension :
and 50l. to Thomas Windham for a quarter on his
pension. (Like letters as above, dated Feb. 8.)
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Money Book (General)
pp. 20, 25. Out
Letters (General)
p. 32.
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Same for 20l. to William, Earl of Devonshire, for one
year's creation money. (Like letters as above,
dated Jan. 26.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 20. Out Letters
(General) p. 25.
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Same for 50l. to Dame Katherine Sayers, for one
quarter on her pension of 200l. per an. (Like
letters as above, dated Feb. 6.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 20. Out Letters
(General) p. 29.
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Same for 75l. each to Madam Civett and Honora
Harding for one quarter on their pensions ; 100l. to
Mris. Grahme (Dorothy Howard, late Maid of
Honour, and now wife of James Grahme) for half
a year to Christmas last on same ;
75l. each for a quarter each to the Queen's eleven
Dressers, viz., Madam Deboard, Lady Frazer, Lady
Killegrew, Lady Wyche, Lady Joanna Thornhill,
Lady Clinton, Lady Tuke, Mris. Windham,
Mris. Crane, Mris. Orpe and Mris. Cranmer ;
50l. each for same to the Queen's six Maids of
Honour, viz., Frances Sheldon, Cary Frazier, Anne
Howard, Anne Walker, Cecilia Swan, Philippa Temple.
62l. 10s. 0d. each for a half quarter each to the
12 Grooms of the Bedchamber, viz., Henry Savile,
Thomas Elliot, Thomas Felton, Edward Progers,
Sydney Godolphin, Thomas Killegrew, David Walter,
Robert Phillips, Bernard Greenvile, Richard Lane,
Henry Guy and Henry Seymour. (Charles Bertie,
dated Feb. 15, to the Receipt to issue and to the Customs
Cashier ("immediately after the weekly payments,
and Sir William Temple and the Gentlemen
of the Bedchamber, payable out of the Customs,
are to be paid in the same course"), to bring in
3,050l. to cover the above warrants, together with
the following, five Gentlemen of the Bedchamber, viz.
375l. to the Earl of Bath, and 125l. each to the
Earls of Lindsey, Rochester, Suffolk and Duke of
Newcastle : and 50l. to Lady Sanderson for
a quarter on her pension.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 21. Out Letters
(General) p. 35. 38.
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Money warrant for 200l. to William Chiffinch for one
year to Christmas last on his pension as Closet Keeper.
(Like letters as above, dated Jan. 31. for same,
"immediately after the weekly payments" :
a second letter, dated Feb. 12, from C. Bertie to
the Customs Cashier to bring same in, notwithstanding
any former restriction.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 22. Out Letters
(General) p. 26.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
(and same to the Customs Cashier to bring in with
[due] respect to the weekly payments), 250l. each
to Sir Edward Walker, Sir John Nicholas, Sir Robt
Southwell, and Sir Phillip Lloyd for one year each
to Sept. 29 last as Clerks of the Privy Council.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 25.
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Jan. 29.
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Same to the Customs Commissioners transmitting
for examination, etc., Sir Robert Holmes's two
letters of complaint against the patent officers
of the Isle of Wight.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 262.
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Money warrant for 50l. to Barbara Strickland for
a quarter on her pension. (Charles Bertie, dated
Feb. 21 to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
same and to the Customs Cashier to bring same
in to the Exchequer with [due] respect to the
weekly payments. "Pray you let this be one of the
first after the weekly payments.")
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Money Book (General)
p. 22. Out Letters
(General) p. 39.
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Same dormant for the fee of 40l. per an. to Sir Thomas
Hanmer, appointed by patent of June 28 last
(being then Thomas Hanmer, Esq., and since
knighted), one of the King's counsel learned in the
law : and warrant for the sum due thereon at
Michaelmas last.
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Money Book (General)
p. 22.
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Same for 100l. each to Thomas Lisle and Raphael
Folyard for half a year to Christmas last as his
Majesty's barbers. (Letters as above dated
Feb. 5 hereon : to be paid in, notwithstanding any
former restriction.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 22. Out Letters
(General) p. 28.
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Money warrant for 100l. 7s. 6d. each to Richard Thorne.
John Topham and James Beck for one year's salary
and board wages as Serjeants at Arms. (Letters
as above, dated Mar. 12, for said sum to Serjt.
Topham, and Feb. 5 for only a quarter thereof,
viz., 25l. 1s. 10d. each to Thorne and Beck : to
be paid in with [due] respect to or next after the
weekly payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 22. Out Letters
(General) pp. 45, 47.
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Same for 500l. to Lady Fisher (Mrs. Jane Lane, now
wife of Sir Clement Fisher) for half a year on her
pension. (Letters as above, dated Feb. 24 hereon :
to be brought in notwithstanding any former
restriction.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 23. Out Letters
(General) p. 41.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
(and same to the Customs Cashier to bring in, notwithstanding
any former restriction), 12l. 10s. 0d.
to Mr. Bond for a quarter on his pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 25.
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Jan. 31.
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Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of James Barbett, master of the ship St. William,
of Honfleur, in France, who, being in his voyage
from Newfoundland to France, driven by storm
on the coast of Sussex, was forced to hire a shallop,
the St. John, of Dieppe, to carry away his fish
to France, for which the officers at Chichester
demand [the French duty of] 5s. per ton, and have
caused him to deposit 4l. for same.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 262.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to same to put in
execution the order in Council as follows.
Prefixing : Order in Council, dated Whitehall,
Jan. 26. The Royal Africa Company of England
by petition this day read at the Board have represented
that having formerly complained to the King
of same ships going out to the coast of Guinea
contrary to petitioners' charter (which grants
petitioners the sole liberty of trading on the coast
of Africa from Sallee to the Cape Bon Esperance)
the King did order the stop of such ships till the
master gave security not to proceed to any of the said
limits. Since this those loose traders have been
more cautious by entering at the Custom House
for some other places the goods they intend for
that trade, having at the same time other ships fitting
out to take in the said goods at sea or at some
convenient ports, and then proceed for the coast of
Africa, as petitioners have very good ground
for believing that sundry ships have lately done,
and are now informed that one John Case. master of
the Antego Merchant, is laden with goods proper
for Guinea, though entered at the Custom House
for Antigua. Therefore petitioners pray remedy
against said ship and all others such. It is therefore
hereby ordered that Treasurer Danby direct
the Customs Commissioners not to permit said ship
to depart till security be given that she shall not
trade within the said limits : and if the master
refuse to give such security, the Lord Treasurer is
to report it to the Council Board.
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Ibid, pp. 262-3.
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Same from same to same to employ Samuell Hunter
as waiter and searcher at Queenborough, loco
Richard Solomon. Hunter to be under engagement
to reside at Queenborough : and out of his salary
there 5l. per an. is to be allowed to each of the
three boatmen under him.
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Ibid, p. 264.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to discharge the seizure of the
ship James, of New York, Jacob Mauritts (of his
Majesty's colony of New York) master, seized
by the Navigation Act surveyor as improperly
manned, the master and three mariners being
strangers and four being English : to which said
Mauritts alleged that he was a denizen of this
kingdom, and has produced letters of denization
under the great seal by which he is obliged to reside
with his family in England : and he has further
made proof that in Feb. last he sailed with his ship
from England to New York with nine men, seven
thereof English, and from New York made a voyage
to Barbados with the same company, but there
two English left him, and compelled him to pay their
wages, and after his return to New York another of
the English was drowned, and when he came from
New York more Englishmen were not to be had,
so he came away with seven men, whereof four
English, two Dutch and a Dutch boy, one of the said
Dutch being a denizen and inhabitant of New
York : further, said master has sworn that his
wife, which is all his family, is an inhabitant of New
York, and that himself has been a denizen of that
place eight years.
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Out Letters (Customs) III
p. 264.
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Same from same to same to employ Gerard Anderson
as boatman at Shields, loco Thomas Headly,
deceased.
Henry Shargall as an extraordinary tidesman,
London port, loco Robert Lowis, dismissed, being
detected by Shargall of fraud.
Robert Baxter as a noontender, ibid, loco Isaac
Joyce, dismissed.
Andrew Carre as a tidesman, Newcastle, loco John
Collinson, who declines same.
John Morrice as waiter at Cardigan, loco Thomas
Lewis, deceased.
William Allexander as doorkeeper of the Custom
House, London port, and a watchman, ibid, loco
John Tickle, deceased.
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Ibid, p. 265.
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Royal warrant to Treasurer Danby to give warrant
to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal
"or that otherwise you direct a bill to be drawn
by the Clerk of the Pipe for your own hand to
pass our said seal or the seal of our Court of
Exchequer" for a grant to Sir Alexander Frazier,
the King's chief physician, of all that plot of ground
lying in the Greencloth Yard in, and part of,
Whitehall Palace containing 50 foot east to west
and 28 foot 2 inches north to south, and lying
contiguous to the yard or backside belonging to
a new erected building in the same yard built by
Thomas Windham, Esq. : all for 31 years from
date of such grant at the rent of 6s. 8d. per an.,
and to be in consideration that said Frazier shall
within seven years erect a substantial brick building
thereon, with the approval of Treasurer Danby
and of the Surveyor General of Works : with a clause
for re-assumption by the Crown on payment of
moneys expended on such building. (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Mar. 26 of a docquet
dated Mar. hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V,
p. 278. Docquet Book.
p. 122.
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Privy seal for payment to Lemuell Kingdon of
2,831l. 1s. 11d. remaining unpaid of 4,831l. 1s. 11d.
ordered to Sir Stephen Fox by a privy seal of
1675, April 14, for the wages, etc., of the officers and
soldiers of Arcliffe Bulwark, Moates Bulwark, and
Dover, Sandown, Deal, Sandgate and Walmer
Castles as being grown due to them 1674, Dec. 31 :
(the 2,000l. paid to Fox being to be charged on said
Fox's account, and the present 2,831l. 1s. 11d. to
be on said Kingdon's account : care being taken
by memoranda in the margin of the entry and
enrolment of said privy seal of 1675, April 14,
that no further payment thereon [to said Fox]
be made) : further the present privy seal orders
the payment to said Kingdon of 1,222l. 15s. 0d.
per an. from said 1674, Dec. 31, onwards as imprest
for the daily pay of said castles and bulwarks in
the same method as the same has heretofore been
done and practised when they were paid by the
Receivers of our revenue in our counties of Kent,
Surrey and Sussex before the sale of our fee farm
rents, that is to say upon indented muster rolls
signed by the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
or by his lieutenant according to the ancient
establishment following, viz., for Dover Castle,
a gentleman porter 8d. a day, nine gunners 8d. a day
each, seven gunners more 6d. a day each, and for
one [gunner] at Moates Bulwark, 6d. a day ; in all,
10s. 8d. a day : for Deal Castle, the captain
20d. a day, four captain's soldiers 6d. a day each,
the lieutenant 8d. a day, one lieutenant's soldier
6d. a day, the upper porter 8d. a day, the under
porter 6d. a day, 12 gunners 6d. a day each, in
all 12s. a day : for Sandown Castle, captain
20d. a day, four captain's soldiers 6d. a day each,
lieutenant 8d. a day, one lieutenant's soldier
6d. a day, the upper porter 8d. a day, the under
porter 6d. a day, ten gunners 6d. a day each, in
all 11s. a day : for Sandgate Castle, captain
20d. a day, four captain's soldiers 6d. a day each,
lieutenant 8d. a day, one lieutenant's soldier
6d. a day, porter 8d. a day, 11 gunners at 6d. a day
each, in all 11s. a day : for Walmer Castle, captain
20d. a day, four captain's soldiers 6d. a day each.
lieutenant 8d. a day, one lieutenant's soldier
6d. a day, upper porter 8d. a day, under
porter 6d. a day, ten gunners 6d. a day each,
in all 11s. a day : for Moates Bulwark, captain
20d. a day, two captain's soldiers 6d. a day each,
lieutenant 8d. a day, one lieutenant's soldier
6d. a day, one master gunner 12d. a day, seven
other gunners 6d. a day each, in all 8s, 4d. [a day] :
for Arcliffe Bulwark, six gunners 6d. a day each,
in all 3s. a day, all which sums, according to the
ancient establishment of all the said castles and
bulwarks come to 3l. 7s. 0d. per diem, or
1,222l. 15s. 0d. per an. (Royal warrant dated
1676, Dec. 20, for said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Jan. 26 of docquet hereof. For
money warrant hereon see Mar. 13 infra.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 315-8, 282. Docquet
Book, p. 100.
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Same for a grant to John Hardstaffe, gent., as
royal bounty, of the sum of 780l. 11s. 5d. which
is to be paid into the Exchequer by Sir Hugh Bethel
by contract with the Fee Farm Trustees for the
purchase of the reversion of several fee farms in co.
Yorks, and also of such other sums not exceeding
800l. as shall be payable by said Bethell upon said
contract or any other like contract. (Royal warrant
dated Jan. 17 for said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Jan. 26 of docquet hereof.
Money warrant dated Feb. 8 hereon for
780l. 11s. 5d. to said Hardstaffe.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 282, 295. Docquet
Book, p. 110. Money
Book (General) p. 28.
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Privy seal for the annual sum or allowance of 10l. each
Thomas Franklyn. Henry Baldwyn and Robert
Emms as three of the Groom littermen in place of
John Young, George Ward, and Richard Gwynne,
deceased or removed from said employment since
the privy seal of 1664, July 7, which directed the like
yearly sum each to the nine Groom Littermen
at that time, viz., Alexander Sympson, John
Eldridg, John Young, George Ward, Robt. Pound,
John Hosey, John Redwood, John Williams
and Richard Gwinne.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 318.
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Same for 100l. per an. to Sir Timothy Tyrrell to be
paid half yearly (the first payment thereof at Lady
day next) until the 3,000l. be paid to him which
the King has appointed to be paid to him out of
quit rents in Ireland as follows, viz., the King having
formerly granted a temporary payment of 5,000l.
per an. to the Duke of Ormonde out of our particular
quit rents in Ireland, and having further
appointed that after such temporary annuity
shall cease, there shall be paid 6,000l. to the
daughters of Col. John Lane, deceased, 8,888l. to
Lawrence Hyde and 3,000l. to said Tyrrell and
moneys due to others, to be satisfied successively
out of the said quit rents. The Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland is to certify the Lord Treasurer in
England of the payment of the said 3,000l. or
any part thereof : also detainer or defalcation
is to be made out of the said 3,000l. of "so much
as may reimburse us in our Exchequer of England
all such sums of money as before that time shall
have been paid of said 100l. per an. to said Sir
Timothy Tyrrell." such defalcation to be paid into
the Receipt in England by the Vice Treasurer and
officers of the Exchequer in Ireland. Memorials
hereof to be made in the Exchequer, Ireland, for
due compliance herewith : the present grant being
made at the humble prayer of said Tvrrell. (Royal
warrant dated Jan. 17 for said privy seal. Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Jan. 26 of docquet
hereof.)
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Ibid, pp. 334-5, 282.
Docquet Book, p. 109.
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Same granting to George Dashwood. Thomas
Rowney, Samuel Dashwood, Felix Calverd. John
Friend and William Strong assurance as follows for
repayment of their advance money pending the
completion of the grant to them of the management
[farm] of the Excise of beer and ale and other liquors
in England, Wales and Berwick on Tweed for
three years from June 24 next : for which management
the said persons have lately contracted
agreeing thereby to advance 250,000l. in manner
following, viz., 60,000l. thereof before the 12th inst.
or within ten days after, 40,000l. before Feb. 12 next
or within ten days after, and similarly 40,000l.
each for the months of March, April and May, and
30,000l. for the month of June next : and relying on
our royal word and bounty for the performance of our
part of said agreement they have paid to the
Commissioners of Excise the said first sum of
60,000l. on or before the 12th inst. : wherefore the
present privy seal provides that the acquittance
therefor given, and similar acquittances to be
given in future by the Excise Commissioners to
said Dashwood and partners, shall be good and
effectual, and that tallies shall be thereon levied
at the Receipt on the Excise : and further this
privy seal provides that over and above the interest
of 6 per cent. and the reward or salary of 10,000l.
which shall be mentioned in the letters patent
to said Dashwood, they shall [as gratuity or extra
or over interest] retain out of their first quarter's
payment of farm rent two-thirds the interest at
6 per cent. on whatever of the said 250,000l. they
shall have advanced between Dec. 17 last and
June 24 next, and similarly one-third such interest
onward from June 24 next until the full repayment
thereof [i. e., of the advance of 250,000l.] : and
if need be, tallies are to be levied in the Exchequer
for such interest moneys. By the agreement the
Crown is to be at liberty during the first 2 years
of the said term to re-assume the management of the
Excise, or to let same to farm on six months' notice
and on the king's paying and securing the said
advance money and interest, which might prove
not only prejudicial to the said Dashwood and
partners in disposing of so great a sum of money as
may then be due from the King to them, but otherwise
also greatly disappoint them, therefore the King
hereby declares that in case of such re-assumption
said partners shall first receive not only all advance
moneys then due to them and interest (after
satisfaction of their rent), but also all other sums
then due to them of the respective gratuities of
two-thirds and one-third as above, and such further
gratuity or reward as the King shall think fit. All
officers concerned [in the Exchequer, etc.] are
hereby empowered to carry out the above.
Appending : (a). Charles Bertie, Jan. 24, to the
Attorney General referring the draft of the above
for any amendment with all possible expedition :
(b), Sir William Jones's opinion, dated Jan. 25.
I have perused this draft and see no cause to except
to the same. (Royal warrant dated Jan. 26. for
said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated Jan. 26 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 286-92. Docquet
Book, p. 110.
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Money warrant for 12l. 3s. 4d. to William Bedborough
for one year on his fee as stable keeper at Hampton
Court. (Charles Bertie, dated Jan. 31, to the
Receipt to pay, and to the Customs Cashier to
bring same in with [due] respect to the weekly
payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 22. Out Letters
(General) p. 27.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay 20l. and 30l. to John Rogers, searcher
of Yarmouth, for his reward and charges in several
journeys in making several seizures of uncustomed
wines, which he subsequently admitted to entry
whereby the King received 200l. duty, he [thereby]
resigning his moiety of said seizure.
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Money Book (General)
p. 23.
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Money warrant for 227l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Richard
Bulstrode for 91 days' ordinary to Jan. 17 inst. as
his Majesty's Resident with the Governor of the
Spanish Netherlands. (Charles Bertie to the
Customs Cashier dated Mar. 15 to bring same in,
notwithstanding any previous restriction.)
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Ibid, p. 24. Out Letters
(General) p. 49.
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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 375l. for half a quarter of the
Lord Privy Seal's pension of 3,000l. per an. Same
to same and to the Customs Cashier for 182l. to
same for half a quarter of his diet allowance. Same
to the Customs Cashier to pay 94l. to same for last
Christmas quarter's fee of 20s. a day.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 26.
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Same to same and to the Customs Cashier for 50l.
for one year's payment to King Charles's Hospital at
Westminster : (to be brought in immediately
after the weekly payments).
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Ibid.
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The like letters for 50l. for one year's royal bounty
to the poor of St. Margaret's, to pay off their order of
the 2nd inst.
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Ibid.
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The like for 70l. to the Solicitor General for one year
on his fee : (to be brought in, notwithstanding any
former restriction).
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Ibid, p. 27.
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The like for 100l. to Mr. Agar or Mr. Strode for the
charges of executing a Commission in New Forest.
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Ibid.
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The like for 256l. 13s. 4d. to Mr. Knight for two half
years of his fees and annuities as one of his Majesty's
Serjeant Surgeons.
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Ibid, p. 29.
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The like for 64l. 3s. 4d. for Mr. Pile, 47l. 10s. 0d. for
Mr. Whittle, and 35l. for Mr. Peirce for one quarter's
fees and pensions as three of his Majesty's
Chirurgeons : (to be brought in with [due] respect
to the weekly payments).
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Ibid.
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Jan. .
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
Jan., of a grant to Gerard Weymans, merchant,
of all the issues which are or shall be returned
upon any writ of distringas against the heirs or
tenants of the lands of John Richaut, deceased,
by reason of their not appearing to original writs
filed against the heirs of said John Richaut in the
Common Pleas for two debts of 1,000l. each due
on bonds to said Weymans entered into by said
Richaut.
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Docquet Book, p. 109.
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