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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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May 1.
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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 225l. to Col. Thomas Howard,
of Suffolk, for three quarters to Lady day last on his
pension of 300l. per an.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to issue (and same to the Customs
Cashier to bring in forthwith, notwithstanding any
restriction) 1,000l. for half a quarter of Treasurer
Danby's allowance.
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Ibid, p. 248.
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Same from same to issue 175l. to William Legge
upon account of his pension of 120l. per an. [paying
same] "either out of the money that was brought
into the Exchequer for my Lord Falkland (whereof
100l. remains in the Receipt) and for the [Queen's]
Dressers, etc. (whereof 75l. was intended for the
Lady Clinton who died before the quarter day) ; or
if these sums are disposed of Treasurer Danby
directs you to pay this 175l. out of the Customs
money that is not designed for particular uses."
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Ibid, p. 249.
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May 2.
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Money warrant for 20l. to Gilbert, Earl of Clare,
for one year's creation money. (Charles Bertie
dated May 3 to [? the Customs Cashier] to pay same
notwithstanding [any former restriction].)
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Money Book (General)
p. 250. Out Letters
(General) p. 248.
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Same for 150l. 11s. 3d. each to Edward Hatch, Esq.,
and William Bishop, Esq., for 1½ years on the fee
of 3s. a day and allowance of 2s. 6d. a day for boardwages
as Serjeants at Arms, said Bishop being
loco Humphry Greaves. (Charles Bertie dated
May 11 to the Customs Cashier to bring same in forthwith
and to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 250. Out Letters
(General) p. 252.
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Money warrant for 150l. to William Fryer, gent., for
half a year of his pension of 300l. per an. (The
like letters ut supra dated May 15 : the money to be
brought in notwithstanding any restriction.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 250. Out Letters
(General) p. 253.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] for
tallies on the Farmers of the Alum works for 100l.
to Gerard Fox for one year to Christmas last on his
pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 247.
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Same to same for tallies on the Tenths for 337l. 10s. 0d.
to Mris. Hamilton for a quarter on her pensions
of 500l. per an. for herself and 850l. per an. for her
children.
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Ibid.
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May 3.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a privy seal for a grant to John Somers, gent.,
his executors and assigns of the benefit of a recognisance
of 500l. entered into by Nicholas Hunt
(Christopher Wheeler and John Palfree) for said Hunt
to keep the peace and be of good behaviour, which is
forfeited (as we are informed) by reason that said
Hunt hath occasioned the barns full of corn, stables
and out houses of said Somers to be burnt to his great
damage : with a non obstante to all other grants
[thereof]. (Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
May 11 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 19. Docquet Book,
p. 201.
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Same to same for a grant to Francis Darcy Savage,
his executors and assigns of a fine of 200l. imposed
in the King's Bench Court in Michaelmas term 1676,
upon John Bill for an assault, etc. : notwithstanding
any former direction under our privy seal or otherwise
for applying such fines to the service of
rebuilding St. Paul's church in London and Windsor
Castle. (Treasurer Danby's subscription dated
Aug. 22 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 19. Docquet Book,
p. 224.
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Same to same for a great seal for a grant and demise to
Henry Guy, one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber, of
all that land lately derelict and left by the sea, being
an ancient channel whereby the sea ran up to the
town of Bridgwater, co. Somerset : to hold to him,
his executors, etc., for 80 years henceforth at the
rent of 13s. 4d. per an. : said grant to be in consideration
that said Guy has undertaken at his own
cost and charges to maintain the King's title to the
said lands and recover the same, which he is hereby
to be empowered to prosecute and recover in the
King's name or in his own. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated July 17 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 20. Docquet Book,
p. 217.
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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 75l. for one quarter on
Somerset Fox's pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 249.
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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) 30l. for half a year
to Lady day last on Mris. Ursula Elliott's pension,
ut supra, pp. 925, 979, under dates March 4 and
April 27.
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Ibid, p. 248.
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Same to same to bring in with respect to the weekly
payments (and same to same to issue) 75l. for last
Lady day quarter on Col. Giffard's pension.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in with
respect to the weekly payments (and same to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue) 30l. for same quarter
on Robert Killegrew's pension as a Page of Honour.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 248.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to employ Thomas Sherman as waiter
at Yarmouth, loco John Kempson, deceased.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 54.
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May 6.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet of a great
seal for a pardon to William Mease and Thomas
Witherley, gent., of the death and killing of Gilbert
Ward : with restitution of lands and goods.
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Docquet Book, p. 200.
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Money warrant for 10,000l. to Ralph Montagu, Master
of the Great Wardrobe, to complete the 40,000l.
imprest for the service of the Great Wardrobe as
by the privy seal of 1677, May 23.
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Money Book (General)
p. 250.
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Same for 246l. 10s. 0d. to Nicholas Staggins for one
year on his fee of 200l. per an. as Master of his
Majesty's band of violins and [on his fee of]
46l. 10s. 0d. per an. as one of his Majesty's wind
instruments. (Charles Bertie, dated May 7, to the
Customs Cashier to bring same in, notwithstanding
[any former restriction] and to the Auditor of the
Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid, p. 250. Out Letters
(General) p. 251.
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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) 38l. for
last Lady day quarter on Lord Frescheville's pension
of 152l. per an.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 249.
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Same to same to bring in (and same to same to issue)
6l. 1s. 8d. to Richard Welbeck for half a year to
Lady day last on his fee of 12l. 3s. 4d. per an.
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Ibid.
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Same to same to bring in 360l. (and same to same to
issue it as follows), viz., 220l. for Mr. Packer in full of
two orders drawn in his name, one for 80l. due to the
executors of Mr. Rose, his Majesty's late gardener
of St. James's [Park] Garden, for keeping the said
garden for one quarter ended at Michaelmas last,
and the other for 140l. due to Mr. Girle the present
gardener thereof, viz., for one quarter to Christmas
last on his wages of 240l. per an. (being 60l.) and
upon his allowance of 320l. per an. for keeping the
said garden in good order (being 80l.) : and for
a further 140l. to said Girle for last Lady day quarter
on said wages and allowance.
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Ibid, p. 250.
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Same to same to bring in with respect to the weekly
payments (and same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue) 100l. for half a year to Lady day last on
Mr. Geo. Feilding's pension. (Same to same dated
May 17 to bring same in forthwith. See supra, p. 908,
under date Feb. 5.)
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Ibid.
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Same to same to bring in notwithstanding any former
restriction (and same to same to issue) 25l. 1s. 10d.
each to Serjt. Ramsey and Serjt. Harsnet for a
quarter on their salaries and boardwages.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners.
You formerly represented to me that
with a view especially for preventing the importation
of European goods into the Colonies of New England
contrary to law and for taking care that such
ships as there lade the enumerated commodities
brought from other of his Majesty's Plantations
(which are in great quantities carried from thence
to other parts of Europe, and not brought to
England) do there give bond for that purpose [i.e., to
bring them to England] it is necessary that an officer
be settled at Boston, the principal seat of trade in
those parts, with power to him to appoint such
deputies as he shall see necessary in other places.
And you have proposed a salary of 100l. per an. for
such an officer, besides 30l. to transport him thither.
You are hereby to depute Daniel Whitfield to be
Collector, Surveyor and Searcher in the said Colonies
of New England, his fitness being certified by the
officers whom you appointed to examine the same.
He is to have power to make deputies as above, and
to have the abovesaid salary and transport and such
instructions as you shall think necessary.
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Out Letters (Customs, IV.
p. 55.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to discharge a seizure of 155 small pictures
and 2 ebony bedsteads imported in the Surat
Merchant from India and now in the Customs Warehouse,
London port : Francis Johnson, captain of
said ship, having applied to Treasurer Danby for
delivery thereof, alleging that the pictures are valued
but at 7l. and the officer who made the seizure
having certified under his hand that he is resolved
not to prosecute the same.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 55.
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Same from same to the Clerk of the Pipe to prepare
a grant under the Exchequer seal for a grant
to William Scroggs, Esq., of the office of bailiff
of the hundreds of Hinckford and Barstable,
co. Essex, with all fees and profits thereof ; to hold
for 41 years if he shall so long live, at the yearly
rent of 6s. 8d., payable at the Exchequer or to the
sheriff of Essex.
Prefixing : (a) Particular made April 20 last by
the Clerk of the Pipe of said office of Bailiff as
demised by patent of 1625, May 23, to Richard
Pulley, junr., "which the Clerk of the Pipe by
way of memorandum certifies to be granted amongst
other things by patent dated 1629, Oct. 2, to Gilbert
North, Esq., his heirs and assigns for ever under
the same rent : but the said rent was constantly
paid to [sic for by] Richard Pulley, who died
about half a year since."
(b) The Surveyor General's ratal dated April 25 last
of said particular, said ratal being made under
Treasurer Danby's warrant of March 1 last. The
lessee to covenant within three years next ensuing
to make out and deliver to the Clerk of the Pipe
a schedule of the names of the towns, hamlets
and villages within the said several Hundreds owing
suit or service thereunto and the rents or certainties
payable out of the same to the said Hundreds
severally and distinctly and to do his best endeavour
at his own proper costs and charges to keep and
retain all the said suits and services and the said
rents or certainties thereunto incident or belonging
by course of justice, that the same may not be lost
or withholden from the Crown. "It appears
that the office of bailiff and the profits of the said
Hundreds were granted in fee to Gilbert North, Esq.,
his heirs and assigns in 5 Car. I. under which grant
the same are now claimed by Jasper Kingsman,
gent., the validity of which grant is left to the
judgment of law."
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 193.
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Report from Treasurer Danby to the King on the report
dated March 23 last from the Duke of Ormonde,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on the petition of Capt.
Richard Coote, son of Charles, Earl of Mountrath,
praying a pension in reversion when there shall
be a vacancy upon the establishment. Said petition
being referred to the Duke of Ormonde, Feb. 25
last, said Duke reports that he believes the
allegations thereof to be true, and that a pension
in reversion of any pensions or temporary payments
now in being may be granted said Coote in view of
the eminent services of petitioner's father and grandfather.
Said report being April 9 last referred to
Treasurer Danby, the latter hereby reports fully
agreeing with the same.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 194.
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Same from same on the report dated 1677, June 21,
made by Sir John Temple, Solicitor General in
Ireland, to the Lord Lieutenant (in obedience to
the Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant's order of
reference of 1677, May 14) on the petition of Edmond
Malone. In said report Sir John Temple states that
he finds that most of the lands in the schedule
annexed to the petition were by patents of 1619,
Dec. 9, granted to Edmond Malone, petitioner's
grandfather, and his heirs without reservation of any
rent to the King ; whereby [by which letters patent]
the said lands were created into a manor to be called
the manor of Kilgarvan and there was also granted
to him a fair to be held on the lands of Ories on
the 15th of August yearly. Petitioner exhibited
a claim for said lands before the late Commissioners
for executing the Acts of Settlement and Explanation,
and was by their decree dated 1663, July 28,
adjudged an Innocent Protestant and his father
and grandfather were adjudged Innocent Papists
and they being dead, he was by said decree restored
to all the lands in the schedule annexed to his
petition. All the lands contained in the said
schedule are returned by the civil survey to have
been in 1641 the property of Edmond Malone, the
petitioner's father. A suit depended for several
years in the Exchequer between the King and
petitioner, whether he being restored to his estate
as an Innocent Protestant was liable to pay quit
rent thereout, and it was decided after several
arguments on both sides that it was liable to quit
rent, which amounts to 43l. per an. Petitioner
desires a confirmation of said lands by new letters
patent and for same to be created into a manor to
be called by the name of Buollynehowen and for
said fair to be kept hereafter at Buollynehowen,
which is now the place of petitioner's residence ; in
consideration thereof petitioner offers to surrender
the letters patent of James I., and to continue
liable to the said quit rent of 43l. per an. or thereabout
now charged upon the said lands, and to
waive all advantages that he might have by bringing
a writ of error for reversal of the said judgment
in the Exchequer making him liable to said quit
rent. Hereupon Sir John Temple is of opinion it
would be advantageous to pass such new grant
in regard the case concerning the liability to pay
quit rent depended very long in the Exchequer
and seemed to be a very doubtful case. Said
Temple's report being referred March 18 last to
Treasurer Danby, the latter hereby reports fully
agreeing with the same. Memorandum ; "all
that came with this report of the Solicitor General
is Mr. Malone's petition without any reference
upon it or list annexed to it."
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Ibid, pp. 194-5.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's
Remembrancer for a commission to pass the seal
of the Exchequer Court in a form prefixed in
extenso in Latin, viz., to Charles Pertie, Sir Charles
Harbord, Surveyor General, Sir Edward Deering,
bart., Sir Robert Viner, Kt. and bart., Sir Nathan.
Herne, Sir William Smith, bart., Charles Osborne,
Charles Cheney, Thomas Neale, Edward Backwell,
John Buckeworth, Brooke Bridges, and Thomas
Done, Esqrs., to enquire of the numerous complaints
made daily of abuses and irregularities committed in
the Mint, exchange and coinage of moneys whereby
less gold is brought to the Mint, etc., ut supra,
p. 751. The Commissioners are to inspect the
accounts of the Mint and all bills and abuses, etc.,
from the Restoration, ut supra, ibid.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. pp. 195-7.
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May 7.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to pay off
within two months after date hereof Sir Robert
Vyner's tally on the Customs for 3,451l. 15s. 4d.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 250.
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Same to same to bring in notwithstanding, etc. (and
same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue) 50l.
to Sir William Dugdale for half a year on his fee
as Garter Principal King at Arms.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to deliver, Customs free, two pair of
silver andirons weighing about 490 oz. lately brought
from Rotterdam in a vessel whereof Capt. Ralph
Wimpell is master, and two greater andirons weighing
about 640 oz. imported in a vessel whereof Capt.
Willems is master, and two small deal cases
containing each five small pictures one p. [? pair]
of tables and three old frames for pictures brought
from Middleburg in the Mary dogger, John
Whiteing master, the whole being for his Excellency
the Marquis of Burgamane D'Este, the Spanish
ambassador residing here.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 54.
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May 8.
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Privy seal for 2,000l. to Secretary Williamson for secret
service without accompt. (Royal warrant dated
May 3 for said privy seal. Treasurer Danby's
signature dated May 8 of docquet hereof. Money
warrant dated May 11 hereon.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 20, 22. Docquet
Book, p. 199. Money
Book (General) p. 254.
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Same for 863l. 3s. 9d. to Sir Thomas Allen, Kt. and
bart., as 6 per cent, interest for several principal
sums amounting to 4,900l. due to him from the
King (as by an interest account stated by Auditor
Richard Aldworth and allowed by Treasurer Danby
1676-7, Jan. 11) of which principal sum 3,900l.
was repaid before 1676-7, Jan. 1, leaving unpaid
1,000l. principal and said 863l. 3s. 9d. interest,
or 1,863l. 3s. 9d. due from 1676-7, Jan. 1, "of
which sum from that time we think fit to allow"
6 per cent. interest till repayment. Therefore
the present privy seal is for payment of said
863l. 3s. 9d. and also for 6 per cent, on said
1,863l2. 3s. 9d. from said 1676-7, Jan. 1 : "taking
care nevertheless that a certain order for 300l.
No. 99 and registered on the Wine Act which (as
appears by certificate of one James Littleton) was
left in the hands of said Sir Thomas Allen in part of
the said interest due to him be delivered up and
vacated or otherwise disposed as you [Treasurer
Danby] shall think fit." (Royal warrant dated
May 3 of docquet hereof. Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated May 8 of docquet hereof. Money
warrant dated May 11 hereon. Said Auditor
Aldworth's account of the above to be hereby entered
in the Office of the Auditor of the Receipt. See
May 14 infra p. 992.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 20, 21. Docquet
Book, p. 199. Money
Book {General) p. 254.
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Treasurer Danby's subscrption of a docquet of a privy
seal to discharge Sir Henry Oxenden of Deane,
co. Kent, of the baronet fee of 1,095l. (Privy
seal dated May 15. Treasurer Danby's warrant
dated June 1 to the Receipt accordingly.)
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Docquet Book, p. 199.
King's Warrant Book
VI. pp. 31-2. Money
Book (General) p. 261.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
to examine the allegations as in the
petition following and if true, and if the prohibitions
in the late Poll Act will permit, then to forthwith
suffer the vessel as follows and her lading
to proceed on her intended voyage, notwithstanding
the present embargo.
Prefixing : Order of the King in Council dated Whitehall
April 26 last. The petition of John Mayne
and divers other woollen merchants in and about
Exeter was this day read, setting forth that fearing
a sudden breach with France they did in Feb. last
dispatch a small vessel called the Merchants' Adventure,
burden 26 tons, John Fourse master, manned
with five men and a boy, to bring off from thence
in linen the effects [proceeds] of their woollen manufactures
to the value of 6,000l. then lying there.
But by contrary winds said vessel returned not to
Exeter till March 23 last, after which, and not
before, they were informed of a law [the Poll Act]
prohibiting the importation of French commodities
[from and after] the 20th of the said month. Whereupon
being put to great straits they at length
concluded to send the said vessel with her lading
entire without declaring or entering the said goods
or breaking bulk to some foreign market, but were
prevented by the embargo, and therefore begged
the Privy Council to commiserate their sad
condition and the many hundred of poor workmen
in the said manufacture that depend upon them
and to permit said vessel to sail to some foreign
market. On reading said petition it is referred to
Treasurer Danby to examine the allegation of not
breaking bulk, and if true, to permit the vessel to
depart, notwithstanding the embargo.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 56.
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Same from same to pay 29l. 10s. 10d. to John Sanson,
gent., and to discharge him of 50l. more lately
imprested to him by delivering up his note
for the same ; the total of 79l. 10s. 10d. being
hereby to be allowed him for his charges and
attendance in executing a commission of inquiry at
Poole.
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Money Book (General)
p. 251.
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Treasurer Danby's allowance of Richard Mounteney's
bill of disbursements as late Receiver General of the
Customs in order to his quietus est for [his accounts
for] 1¾ years ended 1677, Midsummer : (total
696l. 10s. 2d. including items for the portage of
money and for pains in receiving bills of exchange
about 24,500l. and paying the same since Midsummer
last).
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 5,000l. to Baptist May, Keeper of the
Privy Purse : to be paid out of such money as shall
from time to time be brought into the Exchequer
upon seizures, finos and forfeitures as by the privy
seal of 1665, Sept. 5, directing the seizures, fines
and forfeitures of uncustomed and prohibited goods
to be appropriated to the Privy Purse.
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Money Book (General)
p. 252.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier. Mr. Segar
will herewith bring you a tally struck on the Customs
April 29 last for 3,724l. 13s. 5d. in part of an order
drawn in my [Bertie's] name for secret service
whereof there is present occasion for 2,000l. which
sum Treasurer Danby desires you to advance forthwith
and you shall be allowed interest as formerly.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 251.
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May 9.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Richard Anguish
and Edmund Anguish, junr., of the office of
Customer of the port of Great Yarmouth in reversion
after Edmund Anguish their father ; to hold for life
or the life of the long liver of them, and with power
to execute the same by deputy. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated May 23 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 21. Docquet Book,
p. 203.
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May 10.
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Royal sign manual for 640l. 17s. 2d. to Edward, Viscount
Latimer as royal bounty without account : to be
by tallies on the Receiver of the moneys "arising
by a Poll [Act] and otherwise [on our servants and
officers] in our Household" as by the Act of
18 Car. II. (Money warrant dated May 11 hereon
accordingly.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 22. Money Book
(General) p. 254.
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt] for
a tally to be struck on the [Receiver of Tenths of]
the diocese of Sarum for 100l. for half a year to
Lady day last on Mr. Whitgrave's pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 251.
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Same to same for same on the Receiver of Tenths of the
dioceses of York, Exeter, Winchester, Lincoln
and Sarum for 25l. for last Lady day quarter on
the pension of 100l. per an. to John Rogers and
Anne his wife.
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Ibid.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay the tally for
627l. 10s. 0d. for Mr. Skelton as soon as the receipt
of the Customs in your hands will conveniently bear
the same.
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Ibid.
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Same to same. Treasurer Danby is acquainted
by Lord Frescheville that you are willing to advance
1,000l. upon the credit of his pay as Governor of
York, to be repaid to you in a year from this time
by equal two-monthly payments. Treasurer
Danby is well pleased that you make such advance,
and has the King's leave and direction to assure
you your punctual repayment at the times abovesaid
[even] though my Lord Frescheville should not
live till the year were completed.
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Ibid, pp. 251-2.
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Same to same to bring in with respect to the weekly
payments (and same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue) 18l. 5s. 0d. each to Mr. Robinson, Mr. Low,
Mr. Witherden, Mr. Elton, Mr. Change, Mr. Colby
and Mr. Hall, seven of tho Grooms of the Great
Chamber to the Queen. (Same to same dated
June 11 to bring same in notwithstanding any
former restriction.)
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Ibid, p. 253.
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Money warrant for 13,442l. 3s. 2d. to William
Ashburnham, Cofferer of the Household, as imprest
for the service of the Household as by the privy seal
of Feb. 6 last.
Followed by : letter of direction hereon. "Mr.
Cofferer's order dated May 10 drawn in pursuance
of the above warrant [is] thus underwritten," viz.,
to be satisfied by tallies on the Excise.
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Money Book (General)
p. 252.
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Letter of direction on 6,858l. 5s. 11d. in part of the
order of Jan. 28 last for 13,858l. 5s. 11d. to Samuel
Pepys for the garrison of Tangier for last Christmas
quarter : the said 6,858l. 5s. 11d. to be hereby
satisfied by tallies on the Hearthmoney Contractors'
payment due Sept. 19 next.
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Ibid.
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Same on an order dated Jan. 28 last for 3,050l. 14s. 10s.
to said Pepys in part of an arrear to said garrison :
same to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the Customs.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Cashier to pay 100l. to the Mayor, etc., of Berwick
for one year on the allowance for keeping the bridge
there in repair.
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Ibid, p. 253.
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Money warrant for 105l. to Henry, Marquess of
Worcester, Constable of Dean Forest ; 50l. thereof
for half a year's salary to Lady day last to the
Supervisor or Conservator of the said forest, and
the remaining 55l. for same time for the six keepers'
salaries and for repair of the fences and enclosures
there. (Charles Bertie dated June 13 to the Customs
Cashier to bring same in forthwith and to the Auditor
of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Ibid, p. 253. Out Letters
(General) p. 266.
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Same for 220l. to the Earl of Bath for 2¾ years
on his fee of 80l. per an. as Housekeeper at
St. James's. (Money warrant dated May 14 for
60l. to same for three years' creation money. Charles
Bertie dated June 11 to the Customs Cashier to bring
in notwithstanding any former restriction, and
to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue, 280l. for
the above.)
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Money Book (General)
pp. 253, 255. Out
Letters (General) p. 265.
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Same for 125l. to Edward Wingate, Esq., for half
a year's salary as [late] a Commissioner of Excise :
as by the privy seal of 1668, July 28 : to be
satisfied by tallies on the Excise. (Charles Bertie
dated July 25 to the Receivers of Excise to pay
said tally.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 253. Out Letters
(General) p. 289.
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Same for 100l. to Francis Reynolds for half a year
to Lady day last on his pension of 200l. per an.
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Money Book (General)
p. 253.
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Same for 250l. to Thomes Lane for half a year to
Lady day last on his pension.
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
(notwithstanding any former order
or restraint to the contrary) to require obedience
to the laws and the King's commands contained
in the royal proclamation of the 3rd inst. grounded
upon the statutes of 3 Ed. IV., 1 Ric. III., 29 Eliz.,
14 Car. II., and other statutes of this kingdom,
prohibiting the importation into England and Wales
of any foreign wire or wool cards or any other
manufactures made of foreign iron, contrary to the
said statutes ; the King having in said proclamation
further commanded that under the like penalties
no iron wire taken out of old wool cards shall be
put into new leather or new boards, and put to
sale ; and requiring the Customs officers to seize all
such foreign wire and commodities aforesaid imported
or sold contrary to said statutes and said proclamation,
in whose hands soever the same shall be found.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 57.
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Treasurer Danby's allowance of 35l. to Richard
Slater, Esq., late sheriff of Notts for the year ending
1677, Sept. 29, in part of his cravings of 50l. 16s. 8s.
for his disbursements in his shrievalty : said 35l.
being allowed by Judge Windham.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 198.
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Warrant from same to the King's Remembrancer to
forbear making out any writ of venditioni exponas
upon any seizure of the goods or estate of Thomas
Chapman, of Liverpool, merchant, indebted 500l. to
the King on a wine bond, who is unable to suddenly
get in his debts and has sustained great losses at
sea, and in the Dutch war, and is likely to be undone
if his goods should be sold under the extent which has
been made of his estate and that of his sureties, he
praying a respite only till the end of next term, his
goods remaining under extent for the King's
security.
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Ibid, p. 199.
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Same from same to Sir Robert Croke, Clerk of the Pipe,
for a lease to Elizabeth, Viscountess Mordaunt,
of a park or land called Curry Mallet, with the
appurtenances co. Somerset, part of the Duchy of
Cornwall : all for 99 years from the death of
Francis Paulett, Esq., terminable on any two lives
she shall nominate : at the rental of 6l. 13s. 4d.,
and without fine as of the King's especial grace
and favour to said Lady upon consideration of the
estate in the premises and of the services mentioned
in the below-recited lease of 1660, Sept. 7.
Prefixing : particular of the premises as made out
1677, Dec. 3, by William Harbord, Auditor of the
Duchy of Cornwall (in obedience to Treasurer Danby's
warrant of Aug. 18 last), and ratal by Sir C. Harbord,
Surveyor General, dated 1677, Dec. 19, of said
particular. Said premises were demised among other
things 1660, Sept. 7, to John, Visct. Mordaunt,
and Elizabeth his wife for 31 years in reversion after
the interest of John, Lord Paulett and Francis
Paulett therein, who have a grant therein for life,
and are both at present alive. A covenant to be
inserted for the planting of ten or more young
trees or saplings of oak or elm upon some part of the
premises fit for that purpose in every year of the
lease and to fence and defend same [trees] from spoil,
and to deliver a perfect terrier every seven years.
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Ibid, p. 205.
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May 11.
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Money warrant for 335l. to Thomas Felton and William
Chiffinch, Masters of his Majesty's Hawks, (being
45l. for last Lady day quarter on their fee of 10s.
a day, 200l. for same on their 800l. per an. and
90l. for same on their 30l. per month). (Charles
Bertie dated? June 15 to the Customs Cashier to
bring in same as soon as conveniently you can
and to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 254. Out Letters
(General) p. 267.
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Same for 48l. 19s. 2d. to Sir Robert Howard, Auditor of
the Receipt, for 2½ years on his fee of 12d. a day
and allowance of 26s. 8d. per an. for a livery as
gamekeeper at Oatlands.
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Money Book (General)
p. 254.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in
notwithstanding any restriction (and same to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue) 166l. 6s. 8d. to
Phillip Packer upon any unsatisfied orders in his
name for the service of the Works : same to be
applied to the repairing of the lodgings of the Ma[ste]r
of the King's Household in Whitehall. (In the
margin : For Capt. Buckley.)
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Out Letters (General)
p. 252.
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The like letters for 50l. for the Pages of the King's
Bedchamber for one year on their allowance due
at Christmas last.
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Ibid.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet of a great
seal for a grant to William Mease, Esq., of the office
of a Serjeant at Arms with the fee of 3s. a day
and [allowance of] 2s. 0d. a day for board wages,
payable quarterly out of the Exchequer from
Christmas last : with direction for the payment
of the arrears of the like fees due to Henry Deerham
for the half year ended Christmas last, he having
during that time executed said office, and hath
lately surrendered same.
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Docquet Book, p. 201.
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Same of same of a great seal for a grant to Lestrange
Symes, Esq., of the office of Clerk Controller of his
Majesty's Tents, Pavilions, Hales, Plays, Masks
and Revels upon surrender made thereof by Thomas
Francis, Esq. : to be for life "and is done by
warrant of the Lord Chamberlain."
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Ibid.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the officers of New
Park near Richmond to permit Samuel Dashwood
to dig 100 loads of gravel in any convenient place
in said park and to carry away same to his own use :
as by the royal sign manual of the 10th inst.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 198.
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Same from same to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Mathew Browne as Surveyor of Boston port,
loco Jeremiah Hunt, deceased.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 57.
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May 12.
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Reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of James Gorley and Richard Knowler and
an order of Council in favour of Henry Legatt
dated March 18 last touching 16 packs of wool
seized in Kent. The Commissioners are to call
all persons before them and examine the whole
transaction and the merit of each person therein.
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Ibid.
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May 13.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring in forthwith
3,450l., and same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue same by 3,000l. to the Judges of England,
175l. to the Judges of Wales and 275l. to the Masters
in Chancery, for their fees and salaries for this
present Easter term.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 253.
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Reference to the Customs Commissioners from
Treasurer Danby of the matter in the order of Council
as follows.
Prefixing : said order of the King in Council dated
March 10 last made upon complaint that the Customs
officers at Chester and Liverpool refuse to permit
vessels laden with coals in co. Flint and other places
in Wales to sail to Ireland, all to the great prejudice
of masters of coalworks and owners of ships there.
Treasurer Danby is hereby to direct the Customs
Commissioners to consider this business of carrying
coals into Ireland, and to report whether any
difficulty occurs to them why the same rule lately
granted to the coal ships of Cumberland (viz., of
giving bond to return back in a limited time with
their full number of the seamen they carry forth)
may not also be extended to the complainants in this
case.
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Out Letters (General) IV.
p. 58
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Reference to the Customs Commissioners from
Treasurer Danby of the order in Council of the 3rd
inst. referring to Treasurer Danby the petition of
Richard Bison, master of the barque Mary Jane
of Jersey.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 58.
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May 14.
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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. to
Dr. Gibbons for half a year to Lady day last on his
pension.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 253.
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Money warrant for 60,000l. to Lemuel Kingdon as
imprest and upon account for the use and service
of a war against the French King : to be paid
out of the loans made or to be made on the late
Poll Act.
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Money Book (General)
p. 255.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt for tallies
on the Wine Licence Commissioners for the sums
of 1,000l. and 863l. 3s. 9d. to Sir Thomas Allen,
ut supra, p. 986, under date May 8, and further
for such interest as is due for both these sums
from 1676-7, Jan. 1.
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Ibid.
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Money warrant for 20l. to Edward Teare for his
extraordinary pains and charges in delivering letters
and other things relating to his Majesty's service
wherein Treasurer Danby has employed him.
(Charles Bertie dated May 24 to the Auditor of the
Receipt to issue same which the Customs Cashier is to
bring in.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 255. Out Letters
(General) p. 256.
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Same for 22l. to the executors of Sir Phillip Musgrave
for 44 days of his fee of 10s. a day as Governor of
Carlisle garrison, viz., to Feb. 7 last, on which day
he died. (Charles Bertie dated May 28 to the
Customs Cashier to pay same in forthwith and to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 255. Out Letters
(General) p. 258.
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Same for 750l. to the Earl of Bath for one quarter
on his pensions of 1,000l. and 2,000l. per an. in lieu
of liveries and plate, etc., as Groom of the Stole.
250l. each to Henry, Duke of Newcastle, and
Robert, Earl of Lindsey for same time as Gentlemen
of the Bedchamber.
Warrants to the Customs Cashier to pay 500l.
to the Earl of Bath for same time on his 2,000l.
annuity on the Customs as Groom of the Stole :
250l. each to Christopher, Duke of Albemarle ;
Robert, Earl of Sunderland ; Thomas, Earl of
Ossory ; Robert, Earl of Manchester and Charles,
Earl of Dorset and Middlesex for same time as
Gentlemen of the Bedchamber.
(Charles Bertie dated May 31 to the Customs Cashier
to pay the above 500l. to the Earl of Bath and 250l.
each to the last named five Lords of the Bedchamber ;
and further to bring in notwithstanding any former
restriction, and same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue, said 750l. to the Earl of Bath and said
250l. to the Duke of Newcastle and also 250l. each
to the Earl of Suffolk, Earl of Rochester, and Earl of
Lindsey as Gentlemen of the Bedchamber.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 256. Out Letters
(General) p. 260.
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Money warrant for 125l. each to the following for one
quarter each as Grooms of the Bedchamber, viz.,
Richard Lane, Edward Progers, Robert Phillips,
Henry Seymour, Thomas Felton, David Walter, Bernard
Grenevile, Henry Guy, Henry Savile, Thomas
Killigrew, George Porter and Sidney Godolphin.
(Charles Bertie dated May 31 to tho Customs
Cashier to bring in, and to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue same.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 256. Out Letters
(General) p. 260.
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Same for 200l. to Thomas Killegrew as imprest for
making suitable provisions for his office of Master
of his Majesty's Revels as by the privy seal of 1673,
Dec. 31.
Same dated May 17 for 100l. to same for last Lady
day quarter on his pension of 400l. per an. (Charles
Bertie dated June 10 to the Customs Cashier to bring
in forthwith and to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue said 200l. and 100l.)
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Money Book (General)
pp. 256, 257. Out
Letters p. 264.
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Same for 512l. 16s. 8½d. to Andrew Lawrence, Surveyor
of his Majesty's highways, as imprest for what
he has expended and shall expend towards the
repairing of his Majesty's private ways, gates and
bridges leading to his Majesty's houses of access
and other places. (Letter of direction dated
May 28 on an order dated May 18 drawn hereon :
same to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the Wine
Licence Commissioners. Charles Bertie dated
June 6 to said Commissioners : Treasurer Danby
desires you to advance said sum to said Lawrence
on said tally, and will allow you 8 per cent, interest
on the same from the time of the advance till such
time as you shall have money in your hands
applicable to the payment of said tally.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 256. Out Letters
(General) p. 262.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a revocation of the privy
seal of 1676, June 14, which disposed and settled
the revenue of Greenwax to be to and for the
rebuilding the cathedral church of St. Pauls and
the repair of Windsor Castle and the carrying
on of the works at Windsor ; and [in lieu thereof]
for a grant to Henry, Earl of Peterborough, Robert,
Viscount Yarmouth, Henry, Lord O'Brien, Sir Francis
Compton, Kt., Bernard Greenvile and Henry
Fanshaw, Esqrs., and Percivall Brunskell, gent., their
executors, etc., of all fines, penalties, etc., upon
judgments quod capiatur and capias pro fine, and also
of one full moiety of the revenue that shall arise by
or upon the Greenwax of the Exchequer at Westminster
or commonly called or known as part or
parcel of the Greenwax, together with all arrears of
the same ; excepting all fines, penalties and forfeitures
that shall arise upon any penal statute or
conviction of popish Recusants, Conventiclers and
other Recusants as well Greenwax as others ; and also
excepting all penalties and forfeitures upon any
other penal statutes whatsoever, which shall or
may be recovered upon informations or actions
popular, qui tam, etc., and except all Post Fines
of Alienation : to hold the above (with the above
exceptions) for 31 years from date of this grant
as herein at the yearly rental of 250l. A clause to
be inserted in the grant that if at any time during
the said term it should happen that any of the
sheriffs should not have in their hands at the time of
making their accompts any revenue, over and besides
what is hereby intended to be granted, sufficient
to defray the ordinary charges allowable to
sheriffs, in such case the sheriffs may deduct out
of the profits hereby intended to be granted such
sum as shall be due upon their accompts. Further,
care is to be taken that the duties and forfeitures
hereby intended to be granted be collected and
accompted for by such officers and in such manner
and form as the law and Custom of the Exchequer
do appoint and allow, and after such collecting
and accompting, the sheriffs or other officers that
shall have the said moneys in their hands shall pay
over the same to the above grantees. Further,
a clause is to be inserted reserving a power to the
judges of the respective courts to spare issues
and to mitigate fines and recognizances, and to allow
to prosecutors and for charges incident for their
service in the same manner as they now use, whether
by privy seal or by course of law ; and that the
King, his heirs and successors may by great seal
or privy seal give the like power to any of the King's
Justices in such manner as he or they shall think
fit : and likewise reserving to the said Judges
power to order the payment of 40l. per an. out of the
capias pro fine for the reparations of the Court of
Common Pleas, together with such other sums of
money to be allowed out of the premises for the
purpose last mentioned as by the Lord Treasurer for
the time being shall be appointed. Further, a clause
is to be inserted that if at any time during the said
term of 31 years it shall be made appear to the
King, his heirs or successors and the Privy Council
that this intended grant is prejudicial or inconvenient
to the King's service, that then it shall
be lawful for the King by advice of the Privy Council,
upon full proof thereof, to determine the same by
great seal or privy seal.
Followed by. Statement of opinion by Sir Francis
Winnington, Solicitor General, dated May 13.
"I humbly conceive this warrant contains nothing
but what is agreeable to law." (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated May 22 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 22-3. Docquet
Book, pp. 202-3.
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Royal warrant to Treasurer Danby to direct a warrant
to be given by the Surveyor General of Crown Lands
to the stewards of the manors as follows for renewing
to Arthur Spry the several estates as follow therein
at the old rents only without fine : said Spry
having desired to buy off the several increased
rents, and to renew the estates in six tenements in
the Duchy of Cornwall, whereupon the Surveyor
General has set the following ratals, viz. : 80l. for
buying off an increased rent of 16l. per an. for
a tenement called Haye in the manor of West
Anthony for two lives in reversion after the life of
Ferdinando Reape in being ; 50l. for exchanging
the said two reversionary lives, viz., of Mary
Kemp and Elizabeth Porter, two of the said
Arthur Spry's daughters, for two other lives ;
20l. for buying off an increased rent of 4l. per an.
in a tenement called Colsent in the King's manor of
Tinten for the lives of Arthur and William Spry,
sons of said Arthur Spry in reversion after the life
of Priscilla Kempthorne ; 15l. for buying off an
increased rent of 3l. per an. in a tenement called
Penhale in said manor for the said two sons' lives
after the widow of John Cock ; 10l. for buying
off an increased rent of 2l. per an. reserved for
a tenement called Pentire in said manor for the
said two sons' lives after the life of Peter Tom ;
45l. for buying off an increased rent of 5l. per an.
reserved for a tenement called Bodrigan in said
manor for the said two sons' lives in possession
with widows' estates incident ; and 70l. for a third
life to be granted to George Spry, junr., in a tenement
called Trenarlet (formerly three tenements), under
the old rent in reversion after Honor Spry, and
George Spry the elder : which said several fines
amount to 290l. in the whole : the King being
pleased to remit the said fines (pursuant to the power
reserved to the King in the privy seal of 1676, June 21,
granted to Visct. Grandison and Col. Edw. Villiers)
as well in consideration that said Spry has been at
great charges in law to defend the King's title
to some part of the premises as also in consideration
of said Spry's faithful services and sufferings.
(Treasurer Danby's warrant dated May 17 accordingly
to his Majesty's steward of the manor of
Tinten to re-grant the above last named five
estates, all without fine as above : and likewise to
the steward of the manor of West Anthony, co.
Cornwall, to grant the tenement called Haye for two
reversionary lives to be nominated by said Arthur
Spry in lieu and upon surrender of the estates therein
granted for the lives of said Mary Kempe and
Elizabeth Porter in reversion after the life of Ferdinando
Reape : under the old rent of 24s. per an.
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 76-8. Warrants not
Relating to Money VII.
p. 202.
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May 15.
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Privy seal for 20,000l. to Charles Bertie for secret
service without account. (Royal warrant dated
May 3 of docquet hereof. Treasurer Danby's subscription
dated May 9 of docquet hereof. Money
warrant dated May 28 hereon ; "and let 1,472l. 7s. 10d.
thereof be paid out of money lately paid into the
Exchequer by the Farmers of his Majesty's revenue
arising by the Alum works ; and let the residue
of said 20,000l. be satisfied" out of the Exchequer.
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 20, 28. Docquet
Book, p. 201. Money
Book {General) p. 260.
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Treasurer Danby's allowance of 55l. to John
Norton, Esq., late sheriff of Southampton, for
the year ending 1677, Sept. 29, in part of his cravings
for 67l. 18s. 7d. ; said 55l. being allowed by Judge
Windham.
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Warrants not Relating to
Money VII. p. 198.
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Warrant from same to the King's Remembrancer
for a supersedeas to the process against Roger
Mostyn, late Receiver of Hearthmoney for co.
Montgomery, or against Robert Gethin his security :
and to forbear further process against same : "this
being done at the instance of Sir Jno. Tippets
and Thomas Hayter, Esqrs., to whose use the
arrear of the said late Receiver is assigned."
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Ibid, p. 199.
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