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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry
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Reference
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April 16.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay 250l.
to Lord Gerard for half a quarter on his two pensions :
"to be regarded next after the weekly payments."
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Out Letters (General)
p. 72.
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Warrant under the royal sign manual to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. By our letters of 1675-6,
Jan. 15, you were required to issue all necessary
orders to the Vice Treasurer of Ireland to pay
to William Chiffinch (for the carrying on the building
at Windsor) the 20,000l. per an. reserved [out of the
Irish Revenue farm rent]. We have since granted
to the Earl of Ossory 2,666l. 13s. 4d. per an. and to
Lord Duras 4,000l. per an. payable out of said
20,000l. per an. There will therefore remain
indisposed only 13,333l. 6s. 8d. for the year ending
Dec. 25 next which is for each quarter 3,333l. 6s. 8d.
You are hereby to order the Vice Treasurer of
Ireland to pay said 13,333l. 6s. 8d. to Charles Bertie,
as it becomes due, by whom it shall hereafter
be issued to such uses as we shall direct. The
Commissioners for the said Vice Treasurer's accounts
are to allow him such sums as he shall produce
certificates under Treasurer Danby's hands of his
having paid here [in London]. Further we having
extraordinary occasion for the 3,333l. 6s. 8d. which
became due at Lady day last did direct the said
Vice Treasurer being here attending upon us to
raise the said sum by drawing bills on the Treasury
in Ireland, which he has accordingly done. You
are to order the Farmers of the revenue of Ireland
to pay in sufficient to answer said bills, [they to pay
same] into the Exchequer Ireland, and not by
assignments into the country. And the like orders
you are to give them for the succeeding quarters
for all the remaining years of their farm. Lastly
we think fit to acquaint you that we will by no means
suffer any incroachments to be made upon the
office of our said Vice Treasurer of Ireland, either
by the now Farmers [of the Revenue of Ireland]
or any others and you are to take a particular
care to prevent the same.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 347.
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Warrant under the royal sign manual to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. By indenture of 1676, April,
the present farmers of the revenue of Ireland covenanted
to advance 20,000l. before May 8 last as a security
additional to the 60,000l. they had advanced.
We, taking for granted that they would so pay
same did appoint 8,000l. per an. for interest of said
60,000l. and 20,000l. from 1675, Dec. 25, being
at the rate of 10 per cent. We find by your letter of
Feb. 13 last directed to Secretary Henry Coventry
that said Farmers have not nor can as yet without
great prejudice to their farm advance the said
20,000l. By reason of this and also that part of the
said 60,000l. was not actually paid in till some
months after the said 25 Dec., 1675, it results that
the 8,000l. per an. allowed for interest is more than
necessary for that purpose and what is so is consequently
within our dispose. Therefore finding
that our buildings at Windsor do much exceed the
provision made for them we do resolve to apply to them
the said saving after it has been computed what
is due to said Farmers for interest out of the 10,000l.
as appointed for 1 years 1675, Christmas to Lady
day last. Such saving is to be paid by the Vice
Treasurer of Ireland to secretary Bertie.
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King's Warrant Book V.
p. 348.
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Royal sign manual for 50l. to Dame Kath. Dallison
as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated April 18
hereon.)
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Ibid, pp. 341, 349.
Money Book (General)
p. 56.
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[?]
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Warrant (lacking the final clause and the direction)
under the royal sign manual [to the Attorney or
Solicitor General] for a great seal for granting
an annuity on the Excise to Edward Backwell as
one of the goldsmiths or bankers as follow.
Since the time of the restoration we have been
involved in great foreign wars for the safety of our
government and the vindication of the rights and
privileges of our subjects and in the prosecution
thereof have been contrained for some years past
contrary to our inclinations to postpone the payment
of the money due from us to several goldsmiths
upon tallies struck and orders registered on several
branches of the revenue : and although the present
posture of our affairs cannot reasonably spare
so great a sum as must be applied to the satisfaction
of those debts, yet considering the great difficulties
which very many of our loving subjects (who put their
money into the hands of those goldsmiths and others
from whom we received it) do at present lie under
almost to their utter ruin for want of the said
money, we have rather chose out of our princely
care and compassion towards our people to suffer
in our own affairs than that our loving subjects should
want so reasonable a relief. To do this we could not
find any more effectual and less prejudicial means
in the present posture of our revenue than by
granting to said goldsmiths and others to whom
we are indebted an annual sum on the Excise equal
to the interest of their respective debts at 6 per cent.
The consideration of said debts has been referred
to Treasurer Danby to cause them to be stated and
made up by Auditor Aldworth to 1676-7, Jan. 1,
which having been accordingly cast up and settled
it appears thereby that there is due to Edward
Backwell 295,994l. 16s. 6d. to whom we have
resolved to grant the sum of 17,759l. 13s. 8d. per an.
out of the [hereditary] Excise granted by 12 Car. II.
The present great seal therefore accordingly grants
("for us, our heirs and successors") to him the
said sum to be paid quarterly at the four usual
feasts, Lady day, St. John Baptist, Michaelmas
and Christmas by even and equal portions "in
trust for such of the creditors of the said Edward
Backwell, Esq., as within one year next ensuing
the date hereof shall upon notice of these presents
deliver up their securities and accept of assignments
of proportionable parts of the said yearly sum of
17,759l. 13s. 8d. for satisfaction of their respective
debts according to the true intent and meaning
of the covenant hereinafter contained for so much
as their proportionable parts shall amount unto
and in the meantime shall not sue or prosecute
the said Edward Backwell his heirs, executors
or administrators for such their debts." The
residue and overplus of said 17,759l. 13s. 8d. [after
such provision made as above for creditors] is to
be for the proper use and benefit of said Backwell
without any trust or account whatsoever : "the
first payment of the said sum of 17,759l. 13s. 8d. to
commence from" Christmas, 1676. The Lord
Treasurer, etc., are hereby to do all acts necessary
for the constant and due payment of the said yearly
rent or sum, and of every such part and parts thereof
as said Backwell, his heirs or assigns shall grant
or assign to any person or persons from time to time
according to the trust and agreement in that behalf
herein contained : viz., by levying tallies of
pro or assignment or other tallies on the Commissioners,
etc., of Excise who are hereby to pay same
accordingly from time to time, so that the said
Backwell, his heirs and assigns respectively of all
or any part or parts thereof may certainly and
duely and on every of the said quarterly feast days
aforementioned for ever hereafter have and receive
the said yearly rent or sum of 17,759l. 13s. 8d. without
any further warrant to be had of us, our heirs
and successors in that behalf. And if it shall
happen hereafter that the rents and profits of
Excise be paid into the Exchequer, then we hereby
require (of our meer motion for us, our heirs and
successors) the Lord Treasurer, etc. (without any
further warrant) to well and truly pay to said
Backwell so much of the said yearly rent or sum
of 17,759l. 13s. 8d. as shall from time to time be
in arrear or unpaid after the feast days aforesaid.
Our further will and pleasure is that the said tallies
of pro on the Excise shall be preferable and preferred
before any other quarterly payment out of the
Excise by virtue of any warrant, order or direction
whatsoever of any after date excepting the yearly
sums amounting to 12,209l. 15s. 4d. payable to the
Queen Consort as part of her dowry, and the 24,000l.
per an., payable to the Duke of York : and our
further will and pleasure is, and the said Backwell
doth hereby for himself, his heirs, etc., covenant
and agree to and with us our heirs and successors
that he will at any time within one year next ensuing
the date hereof grant and assign proportionable
part and parts of the said yearly sum of
17,759l. 13s. 8d. to such of his creditors or others
by their appointment as aforesaid, and that if
any difference arise within a year and a half next
coming between him and any of the said creditors
touching the assigning or disposing of all or any
part or parts of said annuity or yearly sum, he
will submit himself therein to the comptrol of the
Lord Treasurer. All such assignments so to be
made as well before as after the said space of one
year are hereby within 30 days of the execution
thereof to be enrolled before the Auditor of the
Receipt or the Clerk of the Pells, so that it may
appear what assignments have been granted, and
payments may be thereupon made according
to the intent of these presents. Every assignment
not so enrolled to be of no effect. Provided that
whenever the King, his heirs or successors shall
at entire payments pay the sum of 295,994l. 16s. 6d.
(together with any arrears of the present annuity
thereon) to said Backwell or to his assignees in
proportion among them at the rate of 100l. principal
for every 6l. per an. they respectively have, then
the said yearly sum of 17,759l. 13s. 8d. to cease.
These presents to be expounded and taken most
favourably and beneficially for the advantage
of said Backwell, his heirs and assigns, and shall
be good and effectual in law to avail him and them
to receive said rent as aforesaid, notwithstanding
the not reciting or mentioning or not truly and
certainly reciting or mentioning of any Act or Acts
of Parliament whereby the said revenue [of
Hereditary Excise] was given to us, our heirs, etc.,
or any similar non recitals of any farms of or
charges on the Excise, or of any statement of the
yearly profits of such Excise, or of how the above
debts became due to said Backwell from us, and notwithstanding
the acts of 1 Henry IV, 18 Henry VI,
26 Henry VIII, or the act of 12 Car. II, granting
said Excise to us, our heirs and successors, and
notwithstanding any defect in this our grant or
any Act, statute, ordinance, proclamation, provision
or restraint whatsoever or any other act, matter
or thing whatsoever to the contrary hereof. [The
bill for this patent passed the Privy Seal on the
27th April, and the Great Seal on the 30th, the
patent is enrolled under the latter date.] (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated May 2 of separate
docquets of the above grant and of similar grants
to all the other bankers or goldsmiths as follow, viz. :
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 341-6. Docquet
Book, pp. 129-31.
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Principal debt.
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Annuity.
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s.
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d.
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s.
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d.
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Sir Robert Viner
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416,724
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13
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1
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25,003
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9
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4
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Edward Backwell
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295,994
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16
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6
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17,759
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13
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8
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Gilbert Whitehall
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248,866
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3
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5
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14,931
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19
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4
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Joseph Horneby
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22,548
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5
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6
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1,352
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17
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10
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Isaac Collier
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1,784
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6
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4
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107
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1
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1
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John Lindsey, due
to Dorothea his
wife as administratrix
of John
Colvile her former
husband
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85,832
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17
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2
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5,149
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17
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4
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George Snell
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10,894
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14
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5
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653
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13
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6
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Bernard Turnor
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16,275
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9
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8
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976
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10
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6
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John Portman
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76,760
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18
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2
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4,605
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13
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0
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Thomas Rowe
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17,615
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17
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8
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1,056
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19
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0
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Robert Welsted
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11,307
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12
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1
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678
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9
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0
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Jeremiah Snow
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59,780
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18
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8
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3,586
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17
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0
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April 16.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Sir John Bendish, bart.,
James Roffey and John Canham, Esqrs., of the
farm of the Law duties from Oct. 22 last to 1680,
May 1, on terms and covenants generally ut supra,
p. 566, and see also infra under date 1677, Sept. 21.
Appending : Subscription by the Attorney General
"I have perused this warrant and see nothing
to object to it." [Sir] W. Jones. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated April 24 of docquet hereof.
The docquet contains a clause for the King's determining
of the farm if any of the rent be unpaid
three calendar months after the respective days of
payment.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 349-50. Docquet
Book, pp. 126-8.
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April 17.
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Charles Bertie to [the Receivers of Excise] to
immediately advance 924l. 2s. 7d. to the Cofferer
upon any tallies struck on you ; [same] being
for the extraordinary service of the Household
over and above the monthly payment which you
make to him.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 73.
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Treasurer Danby, dated at Wallingford House, to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in reply to said Lord
Lieutenant's letter of the 29th ult. sent by
Capt. Burgesse, together with the several papers
relating to the new commission desired by the late
Farmers [of the Revenue] of Ireland. I immediately
referred the state of the case herein with the
queries adjoined to the Attorney General and
enclose his report. I have acquainted the King
with the whole matter, and it is his pleasure that
the Commission desired by the said late Farmers
be immediately issued, and all lawful favour and
encouragement shewn them in the execution of it.
Appending : Report dated April 9 from Attorney
General Sir William Jones. (1). As to the first
of the queries subjoined to the statement of this
case under the hands of the Attorney and Solicitor
General of Ireland : the King's letter of Feb. 19
last for stopping the payment of all arrears due
to the late Farmers makes such a commission
useless in case the said letter had been fully complied
with ; but seeing the Lord Lieutenant for the
reasons set forth in his letter, has thought fit not
to stop the collection, but only the issuing of the
said arrears, therefore new commissioners may as
well collect said arrears as the old might ; and
when the King has received satisfaction so that the
stop may be wholly taken off, the new Commissioners
may as well make issue as collect, and
meantime they may be enjoined not to issue any
moneys by them collected : and this may be
done by the Lord Lieutenant's order. (2). As to
the second : as the covenant is penned, the King
is not obliged to grant a new commission to any
person not named by all the patentees now concerned
in said arrears. But Mr. Muschamp (who
is the only person that appears to oppose the granting
of such a new commission) has by a deed produced to
me released and transferred all his interest in the
said farm to others of the said Farmers, and the
like has been done by Humphrey Taylor, another
of the first patentees, and Sir William Bucknall and
John Forth are dead. Of the rest five, i.e., Geo.
Dashwood, William Dashwood, Dannet Forth, Phillip
Jemmett and John Breedon have subscribed to a
petition to Treasurer Danby for a new commission
to John Stone, Thomas Breedon and Danll. Burges,
so that there remain only two of the first patentees
viz., Sir James Hayes and Ralph Bucknall whose
concurrence can be pretended as requisite : and it is
alleged that Sir James Hayes being present before the
Lord Lieutenant and being by him asked whether
he did oppose the granting of the said new Commission,
did say that he did not oppose it. If these two
signify their consent the matter will be without
question : if they do not, I do not apprehend that
these two can allege a breach of covenant if such
new commission be granted or can claim defalcations
by reason thereof, because firstly none less than all
can question the breach of covenant made to all
not severally but jointly, and if it were in the case
of a common person all must sue, and anyone
might release the whole covenant ; secondly in
equity the consent of the major part ought to
govern the rest ; thirdly the money received by the
new commissioners will be liable to make a satisfaction
to those who did not concur as well as to those
who did.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. pp. 50-1.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to permit the landing (on payment
of custom) of a suit of clothes made up with point,
two point handkerchers, an embroidered toilet,
six embroidered purses, eight pocket sachets,
two lb. of Cyprus powder, 20 ells of gold and silver
ribbon, a pair of embroidered holster caps with
furniture for a horse expected from France in the
Katherine yacht : being for Sir Thomas Maulever's
own use.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 278.
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April 18.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
April of a grant to William Dugdale, Esq.,
Norroy King of Arms, of the office of Garter
Principal King of Arms now void by the death
of Sir Edward Walker : during pleasure, and
with the yearly fee of 100l. per an.
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Docquet Book, p. 126.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of the docquet of a
grant to Henry St. George, Richmond Herald of
Arms, of the office of Norroy King of Arms, loco
Dugdale as above : during good behaviour, and
with the fee of 40l. per an.
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Docquet Book, p. 126.
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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 pension. (The usual letters
dated April 26 to the Customs and the Receipt
hereon : to be brought in with respect to the
weekly payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 55. Out Letters
(General) p. 74.
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Treasurer Danby's allowance of the incidents bill of the
Excise Office for one year to Lady day last. (Total,
1,326l. 0s. 8d.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 55.
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Money warrant for 50l. to Rebecca, daughter to
William, late Lord Chandos, for last Lady day
quarter on her pension.
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Ibid.
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Same for 1,300l. to John Lord Berkeley for a quarter's
ordinary to April 7 inst. as one of the ambassadors
extraordinary and plenipotentiaries for the treaty
of peace at Nimuegen.
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Ibid, p. 56.
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Same for 30l. to John Warner for one year on his fee
as Master of his Majesty's Barges : in part of
five years' arrears due thereon to Christmas last.
(Charles Bertie dated April 24 to the Customs
Cashier to bring same in with respect, etc., and to
the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid. Out Letters (General)
p. 74.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to order the Customs officers of
Yarmouth port to pay to Sir George England the
allowance as by the Act of Assessment, for several
quantities of barley shipped in Oct. and Nov. last at
Yarmouth in the Providence, of that port, for Camphere
[Kampveer], where same was landed, as appears
by certificate : a difficulty being made in the case by
reason that the Act prescribes shipment in English
shipping with two thirds English sailors, whereas
said vessel was navigated by only four men (besides
the master) whereof only two were English : whereas
it is alleged that one of the two strangers was not
a mariner but a supercargo to take care of the
goods, and further that said stranger had a letter
of safe conduct signed by the King and countersigned
by the Earl of Arlington dated 1673-4,
Jan. 2 in accordance with the King's declaration
of 1672, June 12, inviting subjects of the Low
Countries to England with offer of naturalization,
although it does not appear that said stranger was
naturalized or made denizen and his family is now
returned to Camphere : all which matter has been
laid before the King by Treasurer Danby and the
King has in favour to said Sir George England
ordered the allowance to be made to him as herein.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
pp. 284-5.
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Same from same to same to permit 220 dozen of pewter
buttons to be shipped back for Hamburg with
the first convenience without paying duty inwards
or outwards : it appearing from the petition
of Gerrard Longerman that same were shipped
from Hamburg to England by his correspondent
in ignorance of their prohibition : it further
appearing by the affidavit of James Mott that said
goods had not been seized, but that petitioner
made discovery [information] thereof in order to the
payment of duty or to the shipping of them back.
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Ibid, p. 285.
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Treasurer Danby to the Justices of Haverford West. The
Farmers of Excise of Wales have complained to me
against Edward Lord, a common brewer in your town,
and touching an order lately made at your sessions
for reversing a judgment against him. On reference
from me the Grand Commissioners of Excise have
reported hereon. I send you this report and the
affidavits herein and intreat you to consider the
same and thereupon to do right to the King's
revenue, giving that encouragement to his officers
which the laws of Excise afford.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 51.
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The like letter to the Justices of Glamorgan upon
a complaint of an order lately made for repayment
of 3l. 15s. 0d., which was paid by one Daniel Morgan
upon an allegation it was for beer brewed for the
sheriff's use at the assizes.
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Ibid.
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April 20.
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Money warrant for 5,883l. 3s. 6d. to Sir Robt. Vyner
in full for two years' interest (to 1674, July 1,
at 6 per cent., making the interest principal at
the end of every six months) of the principal sum
of 46,875l. 2s. 7d. as by the letter patent of 1675 [1674],
July 23, for granting two years' interest to the
goldsmiths : it appearing by an accompt stated
by Auditor Aldworth and allowed by the Lord
Treasurer the 5th inst. that said principal is owing
to said Vyner.
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Money Book (General)
p. 57.
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Same for 64l. 5s. 0d. to Alderman Backwell being the
sum arising by making into principal at the end of
every six months the interest money as follows, viz.,
it appearing from a certificate of the Auditor of the
Receipt of March 22 last that the total interest
due to said Backwell on the principal sum of
11,663l. 4s. 9d. not comprehended in his former
account of interest on loans made up 1674, Nov. 25,
amounts to 1,469l. 8s. 3d., two years of which said
sum of 11,663l. 4s. 9d. (making the interest principal
every six months) amounts to 1,463l. 16s. 6d.,
whereof 64l. 5s. 0d. arises by making the interest
into principal. The whole sum of 1,463l. 16s. 6d.
is hereby to be satisfied by tallies on the Excise.
See supra, p. 566.
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Ibid.
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April 23.
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Same for 513l. 6s. 8d. to John Knight, Esq., for two
years on his fees of 30l. and 40 marks per an. and
annuity of 150l. as one of his Majesty's Chirurgeons.
(Charles Bertie dated April 26 to the Customs
Cashier to bring same in with respect, etc., and to
the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid, p. 56. Out Letters
(General) p. 75.
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April 24.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in
notwithstanding any former restriction, and same
to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 50l. 3s. 9d.
each to Serjt. Ramsey and Serjt. Harnsnet for
half a year's respective fees.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 73.
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The like for 10l. to the vicar of the Tower for 1 years
to Christmas last on his perpetuity of 6l. 13s. 4d.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to bring in immediately after the weekly
payments and same to same to issue 50l. 3s. 9d. to
Serjt. Thorne for half a year's salary and board-wages.
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Ibid.
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Letter of direction upon the remainder of an order
dated 1675, April 23, for 1,865l. to Mr. Pepys
for the service of the Earl of Inchiquin, whereof
1,000l. is already paid : same to be hereby by
tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment
due Sept. 19 next.
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Money Book (General)
p. 58.
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Money warrant for 375l. to John, Earl of Bath, for
half a quarter on his pensions of 1,000l. and 2,000l.
in lieu of plate and liveries as Groom of the Stole, etc.
(Charles Bertie dated May 7 to the Auditor of the
Receipt to pay same out of the like sum to be brought
in by the Customs Cashier.)
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Ibid, p. 58. Out Letters
(General) p. 81.
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Same for 125l. each to the Duke of Newcastle,
Robert, Earl of Lindsey, the Earl of Suffolk
and Earl of Rochester for half a quarter as a
Gentleman of the Bedchamber. (Charles Bertie
dated May 7 to the Customs Cashier to
pay, with [due] respect to the weekly payments,
250l. to the Earl of Bath for half a quarter on his
pension out of the Customs as Groom of the Stole
and First Gentleman of the Bedchamber and to
bring into the Exchequer 875l., being 375l. as
above for the Earl of Bath and 500l. for the abovesaid
four Gentlemen of the Bedchamber : and
same of same date to the Auditor of the Receipt to
pay said four Gentlemen. Also same of same
date to the Customs Cashier to pay 125l. each to the
Duke of Albemarle, Earls of Middlesex, Ossory,
Sunderland and Manchester for the like as Gentlemen
of the Bedchamber, paying same with [due] respect
to the weekly payments.)
Memorandum : Lord Gerard is already paid, and
the Earl of Mulgrave is paid half yearly by tally
on the alum farm.
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Money Book (General)
p. 58. Out Letters
(General) p. 81.
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Same for 62l. 10s. 0d. each to the following for half
a quarter as Grooms of the Bedchamber, viz.,
David Walter, Bernard Greenvill, Sidney Godolphin,
Henry Savile, Richard Lane, Henry Seymour,
Thomas Elliott, Henry Guy, Thomas Killegrew,
Edward Progers, Thomas Felton, and Robert
Phillips. (Charles Bertie dated May 7 to the
Customs Cashier to bring in 750l. for the above and
to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 58 Out Letters
(General) p. 81.
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Same for 50l. to William Chiffinch for last Lady
quarter on his pension out of the Exchequer as
Keeper of the King's Closet. (Charles Bertie dated
May 7 to the Customs Cashier to bring same in
notwithstanding any former restriction, and same
to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 58. Out Letters
(General) p. 80.
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Same for 50l. each to Mris. Cecilia Swan, Mris. Phillippa
Temple, Mris. Anne Walker, Mris. Anne Howard,
Mris. Cary Frazier and Mris. Frances Sheldon for
one quarter on their pensions of 200l. per an. as
Maids of Honour to the Queen ;
and 75l. each to Lady Frazier, Lady Killegrew, Lady
Wych, Lady Johanna Thornhill, Lady Clinton,
Lady Tuke, Madam De Bord, Mris. Windham,
Mris. Cranmer, Mris. Orpe and Mris. Crane for same
as Dressers to the Queen ;
and 75l. to Madam Civett for same on her pension
out of the Exchequer ;
and 75l. to Mris. Honora Harding for same on
same ;
and 50l. to Mris. Mary Carter for same on same as
late nurse to her Highness the Princess Henrietta.
and 50l. to Mris. Grahme (formerly Dorothy
Howard) for same on same as a late Maid of Honour
to the Queen.
(Charles Bertie dated May 7 to the Customs Cashier to
bring in immediately after the weekly payments and
same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 825l., 300l.,
75l., 75l., 50l., 50l., and 50l. to answer the above
warrants.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 59. Out Letters
(General) p. 82.
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Letter of direction on an order dated the 6th inst.
for 455l. to Bevil Skelton. Same to be hereby
by tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors' payment
due Sept. 19 next.
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Money Book (General)
p. 59.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier
to pay the Duke of Buckingham 103l. 6s. 8d. for
one year's creation money as Duke, Marquess, Earl
and Visct. (Charles Bertie dated April 2 [sic
erratum for 26] to the Customs Cashier to pay
same with [due] respect to the weekly payments.)
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Ibid. Out Letters (General)
p. 75.
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Same from same to the Customs Cashier to pay 210l.
to Henry, Marquess of Dorchester for six years
annuity [creation money] to Sept. 29 last on his
20l. per an. as Earl of Kingston and 15l. per an.
as Visct. Newark : and money warrant for
213l. 6s. 8d. for eight years same of 26l. 13s. 4d. per an.
as Marquess. (Charles Bertie dated April 27 and
again on April 5 [sic erratum for May 5] to the
Customs Cashier to pay 210l., and to bring in
said 213l. 6s. 8d. into the Exchequer (in the first
letter) with respect, (in the second letter) notwithstanding
[any former restriction], and same to the
Auditor of the Receipt to pay same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 60. Out Letters
(General) pp. 76, 79.
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Same from same to same to pay 40l. to the Earl of
Berkshire for three years' creation money as
Visct. Andover : and money warrant for 60l.
to same for three years' same as Earl. (Charles
Bertie dated April 24 to the Customs Cashier to pay
said 40l. and to bring in said 60l. with [due] respect
to the weekly payments and same to the Auditor
of the Receipt to pay said 60l.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 60. Out Letters
(General) p. 76.
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Money warrant for 200l. to Sir Edward Griffin to be
by him paid over to Nicholas Staggins, Master
of the King's Music, for certain uses by the King
directed : to be for one year to Christmas last.
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Money Book (General)
p. 60.
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Same for 100l. to Dame Anne Windham for last Lady
day quarter on her annuity or pension. (Charles
Bertie dated April 27 to the Customs Cashier to
bring in same with [due] respect to the weekly
payments and same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue same.)
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Ibid. Out Letters (General)
p. 77.
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Same for 37l. 10s. 0d. to Charles Gifford for last Lady
day quarter on his pension. (Letters ut supra
dated April 27.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 60. Out Letters
(General) p. 77.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue
35,000l. to Edward Seymour on any unsatisfied
orders in his name for the service of the Navy :
to be by tallies on the Excise. (For the warrant
for a like 35,000l. on the Customs see infra under
date July 24.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 64.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Cashier to
pay 40l. to Edward. Visct. Conway for three years'
creation money. (Charles Bertie dated April 27
to pay same with [due] respect to the weekly
payments.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 61. Out Letters
(General) p. 77.
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Money warrant for 38l. 6s. 8d. to Timothy Whitfield
for half a year to Lady day last on his fees as Clerk
of Foreign Estreats in the Exchequer. (Charles
Bertie dated May 11 to the Auditor of the Receipt
to pay same, which the Customs Cashier will
bring in.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 61. Out Letters
(General) p. 83.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Anthony Parsons,
Auditor for co. Devon, to allow in account to John
Northcote, late Receiver of the subsidy for Devon
and Exeter, 664l. 3s. 8d. charged upon him for
12 per cent. interest on 1,867l. 3s. 5d. from 1672,
April 13 (at or before which day the said principal
sum ought to have been paid by him) to 1675,
March 31, being the date of the privy seal granting
said debt to William Young : the present
remission being in pursuance of the King's pleasure
signified to Treasurer Danby.
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Money Book (General)
p. 61.
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Money warrant for 57l. 10s. 0d. to John Chase for
half a year to Christmas last on his yearly fee or
salary as Apothecary in ordinary to the King.
(Charles Bertie dated April 26 to the Customs
Cashier to bring same in with respect, etc., and to
the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid, Out Letters (General)
p. 75.
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Treasurer Danby to the Commissioners of the Navy.
In order to the speedy enterprising the repairs
of the King's ships and for building the new ships
for which the Parliament have lately given a sum
of money, I recommend to you the following particulars,
and desire your report thereon as soon as
possible : (1) That of the 33 ships which the
[Navy] Surveyor is of opinion may be fully repaired in
three months, you consider which of them may be
first repaired and where, and so successively until
they shall all be completely repaired ; and what
quantities and kind of materials are wanting for
that purpose, the value of them, and number
of artificers needful.
(2) That you inform yourselves how many new
ships of the third rate and of the burden limited
by the Act of Parliament may be set up forthwith
in the King's own yards or hired places to be built
by the King's own builders and not by contract
over and above the aforesaid repairs, and how
many artificers will be needful for the said number
and what materials will be wanting, with the value
thereof.
(3) That you consider whether it will be most convenient
to provide the guns and anchors for all
the 30 ships as soon as can conveniently be done
or whether they may as well be provided as the
ships are built, and what sort of guns are most
fitting for the said ships.
(4) That you consider what sum it will cost for
stores for rigging and equipping the said 30 ships,
and of the quality and quantity of each species,
that upon your representing the same to me, speedy
care may be taken to make provision of the
same.
(5) That you prepare a scheme of the whole charge
of the said 30 ships distinguished under three
heads
(a), of the thille, masts and yards ;
(b), for the stores for rigging, etc. ;
(c), of the guns and gunners' stores ;
having regard therein to the tonnage directed by the
Act of Parliament.
(6) That you inform yourselves what quantity of
English timber and plank fit for the King's service
may be had and at what rates, and that you represent
your thoughts of the manner and circumstance
of proceeding in the buying up of the said provisions
[so] that the merchants and owners may not exact
upon his Majesty.
(7) That you consider of a method for keeping the
accounts of wages and stores for repairs and new
building separate and distinct with such certainty as
may at all times shew how much money is expended
upon each of the said services,
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 52.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners to pass outwards for Flanders,
Customs free, 80 coffers, chests and bales, and
coach harness, baggage, beds and kitchen furniture
and two coaches and eight horses, being the
equipage of Don Bernardo de Salinas.
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 286.
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Same from same to same and to Sir John Shaw,
Surveyor of the Act of Navigation, to enter and
register as free ships the following, certificate
having been furnished to Treasurer Danby that the
warrants for making them free are entered in the
book of entries in the office of Henry Coventry, viz. :
(1) The ship Hollandia, 300 tons burden, to be made
free by the name of the England, of London. (Royal
warrant dated 1675-6, Jan. 23.)
(2) The ship Lady Margaret (a Scotch prize as the
Hollandia was, and belonging to the same owner,
viz., James Hutton, of London, merchant) of
295 tons burden, to be made free by the name of the
Advice, of London. (Royal warrant ut supra.)
(3) The ship Hope, of 80 tons burthen, belonging to
George Crouell, of Hull and John Stroder of
Newcastle. (Royal warrant dated Windsor, 1674,
Aug. 8.)
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Ibid.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to
deliver, upon payment of custom, eight chests and
baskets of earthenware, which as appears from
the petition of William Marsingale (and the Customs
Commissioners' report dated March 21 last thereon)
were laded in Holland in November last, and that
the ships were frozen two months in Holland and
arrived in Hull about the end of Jan. last, and that
the collector of Hull port had notice of the King's
proclamation, prohibiting the importation of all
painted ware, but few days before said ship's arrival.
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Ibid, p. 287.
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Same from same to same to employ Robert Bathurst
as a land carriageman, London port, loco Robert
his father, surrendered.
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Ibid.
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Reference from sam to same of the petition of Thomas
Hide, of Weymouth, merchant, who by his agent
bought nine pieces of bayes in Ireland to be shipped
for Malaga which by reason the vessel went not
that voyage as was expected were put on board
a ship consigned to Bristol, where they lie by reason
of the great custom imposed on them, and desiring
that same may be shipped for Malaga upon payment
of English duty or for Ireland custom free.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver, customs free, to John Brett a portmanteau
lately brought from France in the packet
boat and containing goods detailed (essences, gloves,
two little parcels of pictures, scarves, slippers, fans,
one little bundle of prints and the 12 Apostles, 1 doz. of
parchment pictures, perfumed wash balls and scissors.)
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Out Letters (Customs) III.
p. 288.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
April, of a grant to John Tarry, gent., of the office
of Keeper of the Gaol of Maidstone, Kent, for
life with the fee of 3l. 16s. 0d. per an.
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Docquet Book, p. 129.
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April 25.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in
with respect, etc., and same to the Auditor of the
Receipt to issue 500l. for a quarter on the Earl
of Strafford's pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 74.
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Treasurer Danby's allowance of Richard Gregory's
bill as one of the Messengers of the Chamber for
his attendance upon the Lord Treasurer for his
Majesty's special affairs for last Lady day quarter.
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Money Book (General)
p. 59.
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Privy seal for granting to Henry Bulkeley
(Bulkely), Esq., the fine of 300l. set in the King's
Bench in Trinity Term last on Edward Helder
upon three several indictments for riot and assault :
all [as royal bounty] in consideration of the many
good and acceptable services performed by said
Bulkely to the King : payment to be made by
warrant to or by tallies of pro or assignment or
other tallies upon the King's Coroner or Attorney
in the King's Bench or on any other person having
the said fine in their custody. (Royal warrant
dated April 6 for said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated April 18 of docquet hereof.
Treasurer Danby's warrant dated May 9 to the
Receipt for tallies accordingly on Sir Thomas
Fanshaw, Kt., his Majesty's Coroner and Attorney
in the King's Bench.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 351, 337. Docquet
Book, p. 125. Money
Book (General) p. 63.
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April 26.
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Charles Bertie to the Treasurers of Excise to pay
500l. to Mr. Segar in further part of my [Bertie's
secret service] tally for 5,000l. due at Christmas last.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 74.
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Same to Mr. Maddocks to pay Capt. Hambleton's
ticket for 228l. 2s. 10d. out of any money in your
hands for wages.
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Ibid.
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Same to [the Auditor of the Receipt] for a tally on the
alum farmers for the 500l. due to the Earl of
Mulgrave at Christmas last.
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Ibid, p. 75.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to bring in notwithstanding
any former restriction, and same to the Auditor of
the Receipt to issue, 15l. for last Lady day quarter
to Mr. Gregory as the Lord Treasurer's messenger.
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Ibid, p. 76.
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Money warrant for 40l. to Sir Edward Bish for one
year on his fee as Clarencieux King at Arms.
(Charles Bertie dated April 26 to the Auditor of the
Receipt to pay same, which sum will be brought
into the Exchequer by the Customs Cashier.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 60. Out Letters
(General) p. 75.
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April 27.
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Cave that no warrants pass for new deputations to any
officers of the Customs in the Western ports who
have already forfeited their places by not taking
the oaths of allegiance and supremacy and the
sacrament as the law of 25 Car. II. directs, till
Mr. Charles Osborne, Surveyor General of the
Customs be heard.
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Caveat Book, p. 27.
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April 28.
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Money warrant for 15l. each to George Sayers, John
Cary and Tho. Sandys for half a quarter on their
salary or pension as Pages of Honour to the Queen.
(Charles Bertie dated May 1 to the Customs Cashier
to bring same in with respect, etc., and to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 61. Out Letters
(General) p. 77.
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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 187l. 10s. 0d. for half a quarter
of Visct. Ranelagh's pension and 125l. for same
of Lord Hatton's pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 77.
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April 30.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies on the
Excise (and same to the Receivers of Excise to pay
said tallies) for 100l. for one year to Lady day
last to the ministers of the Isle of Man.
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Ibid, p. 78.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer to supersede process against
Sir Lionel Walden, Kt., considerably indebted
to the King as late Receiver of the One and the
Eleven Months' tax, co. Huntingdon : he having
promised speedily to pass his accounts and satisfy
his said debt.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VIII. p. 51.
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Privy seal to constitute Charles Bertie, Sir Charles
Harbord, Sir Richard Mason (one of the clerks
of the Greencloth) and William Chiffinch to be
Commissioners for bringing in the Queen Mother's
arrears, and William Chiffinch to be Receiver
thereof, loco Sir Phillip Lloyd, etc., as follows.
By the privy seal of 1673, Aug. 7, said Lloyd was
constituted Receiver of the revenues late in jointure
to the late Queen Mother, he to pay same to William
Chiffinch ; Sir Peter Ball to advise and assist said
Lloyd herein, and Sir C. Harbord, to assist said Ball
herein ; and John Singleton, gent., late Receiver or
clerk to the said Queen Mother's Trustees, and
William Wenslay, late employed by them, were to be
continued in the said employment. Said privy seal
is hereby revoked, together with all the powers
of the Trustees of the late Queen Mother, either
by privy seals or by commission under the great
seal. There are still arrears of the said revenues
due from 1642 to 1672, Sept. 29, from tenants,
fee farmers, receivers, collectors, bailiffs and
others in the several counties of England. To the
end same may be recovered, and that John
Jenkins, Esq., and others who have collected and
received such arrears may be called to account, it is
hereby appointed that said Bertie, Harbord, Mason
and Chiffinch be Commissioners for the future
management of this service, to call said Jenkins
et al to account and to give discharges ; and that
said Chiffinch be the King's immediate Receiver
thereof ; and John Singleton or some other as
clerk or register ; and William Winslay as
messenger. Said Lloyd is forthwith to give a just and
perfect account of his receipts, which is to be
audited, etc., he paying any balance of his moneys
to said Chiffinch : the Lord Treasurer to have
power to compound arrears by advice of the Commissioners
herein : the said Jenkins and all others
accomptable herein are to deliver to said Commissioners
all bonds, writings, books and securities
concerning any the moneys of said revenues.
Similarly the Trustees of said Queen Mother and
Sir William Doyly and Sir G. Downing, Administrators
of the goods of the said Queen Mother, are to
deliver to the King's Remembrancer all such bonds,
specialties, contracts and assurances relating to
said revenues : the respective Auditors of Crown
revenues are to make forth schedules of such arrears
for the use of said Commissioners : said Chiffinch
to be truly charged with the receipt by said clerk
or register or by constat from the respective
auditors and to keep a perfect accompt thereof
to be declared in the usual way. (Royal warrant
dated April 16 for said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated May 2 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book V.
pp. 390-3, 349. Docquet
Book, p. 132.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
April, of a grant to Henry Ball, gent., now Blanche
Rose Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary, of the
office of Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, void
by the promotion of Henry Dethick, gent., to the
place of Richmond Herald : to be during good
behaviour and with the fee of 20l. per an.
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Docquet Book, p. 132.
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The like of a grant to the abovesaid Henry Dethick,
now Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, of the office
of Richmond Herald, loco Henry St. George,
promoted to be Norroy : to be during good
behaviour and with the fee of 40 marks per an.
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Ibid.
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