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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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| Mar. 1.
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Reference from Treasurer Danby to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Thomas Tuder to the
King praying for an office in the Custom House
in consideration of his service in quenching a fire
in Deptford Yard for which he was formerly referred
to the Treasury Lords and is now 1674, Nov. 18
referred by the King to Treasurer Danby whereupon
he petitions my Lord for a gauger's or watchman's
place. Treasurer Danby hereby refers same
to the Customs Commissioners to examine his merits,
pretensions and fitness.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 181.
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Warrant from same to same to permit Thomas Claxton,
of London, merchant, to transport three horses
to Bordeaux, Customs free, notwithstanding any
former order to the contrary.
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Ibid, p. 182.
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Same from same to the Receipt to issue 2,000l.
to Phillip Packer, Paymaster of the Works,
on any unsatisfied orders in his name for the service
of the Works : to be by tallies on Antho. Rowe,
et al on the 35,000l. which they are to pay June 24
next in full of 150,000l. advance on their Hearthmoney
contract. (Charles Bertie dated March 5
to said Rowe and partners. The Office of the Works
have present occasion for this money. You shall
be allowed 8 per cent. interest or gratuity for said
sum or so much thereof as you shall advance for
his Majesty's service, viz., from the time you advance
it till the tallies become due.)
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Money Book (General)
p. 384. Out Letters
(General) p. 378.
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Same from same to same to issue 1,000l. to Ralph
Montague, Esq., Master of the Great Wardrobe,
on any unsatisfied orders in his name for the service
of the Great Wardrobe : to be by tallies ut supra.
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Money Book (General)
p. 384.
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| Mar. 2.
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Warrant and Commission from same to Capt. Charles
Potts to search for and seize uncustomed and
prohibited goods for one month from date hereof
and no longer : it being found by experience that
prohibited goods are commonly imported and
exported and the King defrauded of his Customs.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 181.
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| Mar. 3.
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Warrant from same to the Customs Commissioners
to permit the household goods of the Duke of
Norfolk to be shipped, Customs free, on the
Portsmouth yacht and the Speedwell ketch to be
transported to Ostend.
Appending : schedule of said goods (inter alia, tapestry
hangings, pictures and drawings of my Lord's
[the Duke of Norfolk's] with some hangings, Turkey
carpets, a stone cabinet, little pictures, pictures
and wax candles, a roll of pictures, a leather screen,
Hemingham's wearing clothes. Lady Eliz[abeth's]
clothes, Mris. Jennison's linen, the Duchess's linen,
Albury wine, Lady Frances's clothes, the page's
clothes, Mris. Roper's clothes, Mris. More's clothes.
In all 10 cases of pictures are mentioned). (b)
Cha. Moroson dated March 3 to Charles Bertie
to obtain Treasurer Danby's warrant for transport
of the above.
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Ibid, pp. 182-3.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Clerk of the Pipe
to take order from time to time that payment be made
to the Duke of Norfolk of his 20l. per an. creation
money as Earl of Surrey which has anciently been
paid by the sheriffs of Surrey and Sussex and of
40l. per an. creation money as Duke of Norfolk
which has been usually paid by the sheriffs of
Norfolk and Suffolk. Same (and the arrears thereof)
are to be paid by the said respective sheriffs now
and for the time being.
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Money Book (General)
p. 384b.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring
81l. 6s. 8d. into the Exchequer for one year on the
Attorney General's salary.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 378.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt for a tally to be
struck on the Customs for 150l. for last Christmas
quarter on the pension to Lady Fanshawe's executors.
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Ibid.
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| Mar. 4.
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Money warrant for 500l. to Robert. Earl of Sunderland,
for his extraordinaries and 400l. for four weeks'
ordinary, Jan. 10 last to Feb. 7 inst. [sic for ult.]
and 42l. 17s. 1d. for the three days of his said
ordinary to Feb. 10 ult. as late Ambassador Extraordinary
to the French King, which embassy was
determined Feb. 10 last as appears by his Majesty's
revocatory letters to him directed.
Appending : (a) bill of said extraordinaries as
"allowed by me, Hen. Coventry," Feb. 22.
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Money Book (General)
p. 385.
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l.
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s.
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d.
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For several expresses sent from Paris
to London and back again ; for postage
of letters, intelligence, journeys
and other extraordinary expenses
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500
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0
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0
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(b) Royal sign manual to said Earl of Sunderland
dated 1678-9, Feb. 10, "Whereas upon your desire
we were lately pleased to grant you leave to repair
for some time into this our kingdom from the
embassy in which we employed you in the Court
of France, to look after certain your private affairs
here : and whereas we have now thought fit upon
further considerations to make choice of you to be
one of our Principal Secretaries of State, we are
thereupon pleased and do hereby determine your
being our Embassador Extraordinary in the said
Court of France, to the end you may apply yourself
to the discharge of your place and function of one of
our said Principal Secretaries of State."
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| Mar. 5.
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Charles Bertie to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
47l. 4s. 2d. to Sir Robert Croke for one year to Sept. 29
last [as Clerk of the Pipe], paying same out of the
following [small branches of revenue] moneys
in the Exchequer, viz. :
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Out Letters (General)
p. 378.
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l.
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s.
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d.
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[Sheriffs'] proffers
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32
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12
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6
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[Fines and] compositions in the
Exchequer
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2
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12
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6
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Tenths
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11
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19
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2
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£47
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4
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2
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(Cancelled. See infra, under date March 6.)
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Charles Bertie to [the Auditor of the Receipt for tallies
on the Excise and to the Receivers of Excise to
pay said tallies] for 375l. to the Earl of Ranelagh
and 250l. to Lord Hatton for a quarter on their
respective pensions.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 378.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to bring 40l. into the
Exchequer (and same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue same) for Sir James Butler for one year to
Christmas last on his fee as one of his Majesty's
counsel learned in the law.
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Ibid, p. 379.
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| Mar. 6.
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay 47l. 4s. 2d.
to Sir Robert Croke, ut supra ; paying same
out of First Fruits, Tenths, rent of lighthouses
and [sheriffs'] proffers now in the Exchequer.
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Ibid, p. 381.
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Reference from Treasurer Danby to the Customs
Commissioners of John Webb's petition for a tidesman's
place at Bristol.
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Out Letters (Customs) IV.
p. 184.
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The like reference of the petition of Sir Benjamin Ayloff,
et al., for the discharge of the ship Swan of London
[seized] for being navigated by strangers.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to supply the
Treasurer of the Ordnance with 10,000l. "on a tally
struck on you pursuant to your agreement" with
Treasurer Danby.
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Out Letters (General)
p. 379.
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Same to same to bring 22l. 10s. 0d. into the Exchequer
for Mris. Bird, who was instrumental in the King's
escape [after Worcester fight].
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Ibid.
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Same to the Commissioners of the Navy to make out
bills to Sir Thomas Clutterbuck for his year's
[Mediterranean victualling] declaration from time
to time according to his contract.
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Ibid, p. 380.
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Same to the Customs Cashier to pay off a tally lately
stricken on you for 672l. 0s. 0d. to Mr. Felton and
Mr. Chiffinch for half a year to Christmas last on their
several allowances as Masters of the Hawks.
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Ibid, p. 381.
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Same to same to pay in its course a tally struck on
you for 470l. for Mr. Skelton's extraordinaries ;
and if you advance the same or any part thereof
Treasurer Danby will allow you 8 per cent. interest
and gratuity from the time of the advance until your
repayment [by the said tally coming in course to
be paid].
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Ibid, p. 380.
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The like letter concerning the tallies for 2,600l. for
Ambassador Hyde's allowance to Nov. 28 last.
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Ibid.
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The like concerning the tallies for 2,500l. for abovesaid
Hyde for half a year to 1678, Lady day, for the
[Office of] Robes.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Treasurer of the Navy. Treasurer
Danby has directed that orders for 30,000l. on the
present [Eighteen Months'] tax shall be immediately
paid into your hands as a found [fund] for answering
some uses of the navy. He desires you to use your
interest to raise the money upon the said orders as
soon as possibly you can, for which you may assure
[give security to] the lenders ten per cent. interest
together with the principal on the said orders (by
computation until a just accompt can be made of the
same). The uses for this money are principally the
payment of one quarter to the yards for repairs, &c.,
and supplying Sir Thos. Clutterbuck with money
for the Mediterranean victualling which will be
assigned particularly on this fund. And these
occasions pressing very much his Lordship is obliged
to desire your doing all you can to [get lenders to]
furnish the money speedily for supply of these
[items].
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Out Letters (General)
p. 382.
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| Mar. 7.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for
a great seal for a grant to Sir Thomas Wolstenholme
and his heirs for ever of a yearly rent or sum of
561l. 6s. 8d. payable out of the Hereditary Excise
quarterly in like manner as the bankers' annuities
are : same being 6 per cent. annuity on a principal
debt as below : same to commence from June 24
last : with a clause for determination of same upon
the payment by the Crown of the principal sum of
9,355l. 10s. 4½d. (with any arrears) : it appearing by
an accompt made up and stated by Thos. Raban, a
deputy auditor, and allowed by Treasurer Danby
Aug. 3. last that there is due to said Sir Thomas son
and executor of Sir John Wolstenholme (partner
with Sir John Shaw et al late Farmers of Customs)
said sum of 9,355l. 10s. 4¼d. as his share of the sum
of 40,622l. 7s. 6d. due to said Farmers upon their
accompt for the year ended 1671, Sept. 29. (Treasurer
Danby's subscription dated Mar. 12 of docquet
hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
pp. 187-8. Docquet
Book, p. 32.
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A like warrant for a great seal for an annuity of
561l. 6s. 8d. similarly to Sir John Shaw as in lieu and
satisfaction of 9,355l. 10s. 4¼d. due to him
upon an order in Exchequer ; and of an
annuity of 77l. 2s. 6d. to Francis Millington, Esq.,
in satisfaction of 1,285l. 7l. 2½d. due to him upon a
like order : the said yearly sums to commence from
1678, June 24, and to be payable quarterly out of
the Hereditary Excise, with a clause of resumption
as in the goldsmiths' patent. (Treasurer Danby's
subscription dated Mar. 18 of docquet hereof.)
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 195. Docquet Book,
p. 35.
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Mr. Henry Fanshaw desires that he may have notice
before anything be done in case the new Contractors
for the Hearthmoney apply to the Lord Treasurer
for a warrant to have the Hearth[money rolls and]
records delivered over to them, or if the present
[Hearthmoney] Contractors come for any allowance
for writing those records.
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Caveat Book, p. 38.
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[Treasurer Danby's allowance of] John Langwith's
bill as one of the Messengers of the Chamber, viz.,
30l. 13s. 4d. for attendance upon the Lord Treasurer
about such business and service as he has been
mployed in for his Majesty's special affairs for
half a year to Christmas last, at 3s. 4d. a day.
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Money Book (General)
p. 386.
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Letter of direction on an order dated the 6th inst. for
900l. to Robert, Earl of Sunderland, being 400l. for
4 weeks' ordinary and 500l. for extraordinaries :
same to be hereby satisfied by tallies on the Customs.
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Money Book (General)
p. 386.
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Same on 3,000l. on further part of an order dated
Dec. 7 last for 20,000l. to Charles Bertie for secret
service, whereon there has been already paid
9,495l. 8s. 8d. (viz. 1000l., 875l., 3,000l., 3,000l., and
1,620l. 8s. 8d.) : said 3,000l. to be hereby satisfied
by tallies on Anthony Rowe and partners on their
half year's Hearthmoney rent due Sept. 29 next,
and payable at the utmost days of grace Mar. 15
following.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to the Treasurer of the Navy to pay
over to the uses following the 5,000l. which you will
this week receive from the Customs Cashier, viz.,
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Out Letters (General)
p. 381.
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l.
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for discharged men in the Yards
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600
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for imprest to Sir John Kempthorne and
Sir Richard Beach for forwarding the
ships in the Yards
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1,000
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for Mr. Peirce on a bill of imprest
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600
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for [seamen's] tickets
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800
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for the Victuallers on their bills
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2,000
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£5,000
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| [?]
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Same (signed "Your affectionate kinsman") to same.
There are bills passed the Navy Board to Sir Thomas
Clutterbuck for 5,046l. 13s. 8d., assigned for payment
out of such moneys as shall come to your hands for
that purpose. Treasurer Danby desires you to
forthwith pay same out of such money as you shall
raise on the orders for 30,000l. which are put into
your hands for this and other uses.
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Ibid, p. 382.
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| Mar. 7.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the King's Remembrancer
to stay process against John Hebdon, Collector
of Customs at Chichester port, who appears to
be indebted to the King on his collection in
986l. 16s. 5¾d. but who claims to have pretensions to
a greater sum due [to him] from the King upon
another accompt.
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Warrants not relating to
Money VII. p. 287.
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Report to the King from same on the report
from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the
petition of Col. Lane's daughters to the King as
follows. Said petition from Grace Lane, Lettice
Lane, Frances Offley, Eliza Jervis, Jane Lane and
Dorothy Lane, daughters of Col. John Lane, sets
forth that about 8 years since the King by patent
granted them 6,000l. out of the revenue of Ireland,
and it was inserted in the establishment of Ireland
that they should receive interest for the same at
8 per cent. till the principal should be paid
them. Such interest the petitioners have ever
since received except for the last half year of
Viscount Ranelagh's [Irish revenue] undertaking
which half year is still due to them. On the 23rd
March, 1675-6, the King in Council resolved that
the said 6,000l. should be next of all satisfied to
the said petitioners out of the particular quit rents
assigned for satisfaction of the 5,000l. per annum
to the Duke of Ormonde, and royal letters were
granted directing the Lord Lieutenant that said
petitioners should be so satisfied next after the said
Duke's being satisfied and without the interfering of
any other payment whatsoever upon that fund :
but in the said letter a clause was omitted authorising
and requiring the Lord Lieutenant or other chief
Governor to pass letters patent to said petitioners for
securing said 6,000l. to them out of said fund and
for entering them on the establishment of Ireland
for receiving it after the Duke of Ormonde should
be satisfied as above. Petitioners therefore pray
that the Lord Lieutenant may be so authorised to
cause such letters patent to be passed. Said petition
being referred to the Lord Lieutenant by order in
Council dated Whitehall, 1678-9, Jan. 16, the latter
reported thereon Feb. 8 last that he believes the
contents of said petition to be fully true in all particulars
and that said 6,000l. was a part of the Earl
of Ranelagh's undertaking with the King "and that
on a representation made by said Earl that he had
overpaid what he was liable, by his contract, to
answer to the King (which neither doth nor can
appear till the accounts be fully taken" [? lacuna]).
Petitioners may be satisfied as they desire and till such
satisfaction the 8 per cent. interest on their 6,000l.
is placed upon the present establishment of Ireland.
Said report being referred to Treasurer Danby by
order in Council dated Feb. 19 last, the Lord
Treasurer hereby reports fully agreeing with the
Lord Lieutenant therein.
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Ibid, pp. 288-9.
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| [? Mar. 7.]
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A note or list as follows, lacking the enacting warrant
or order [? for their protection] to which it is apparently
intended to be appended and for which a
blank space is left in the entry book, viz.,
a list of the names of several persons called
Quakers that are prosecuted as Popish
Recusants but in reality [are] true Protestants.
Co. Bucks. Robert Kingham and his wife of
Sanderton, William Grinsdale of Chalfont and
— his wife.
Co. Cambridge. Jno. Smith of Over parish,
Nicho. Walker of the parish of Swavesey,
Richd. Webb of West Wickham, Edward
Smith of Linton, tailor, Jno. Harvy of the
same place, John Prince of Wilbraham Parva,
Geo. Nash of the parish of Over, William
Phipers of the parish called All Saints of
Long Stanton, Nathll. Phipers his son of the
same place.
Co. Cornwall. Ambrose Grosse of the parish of
Luxulion, William Penrose of Falmouth.
Co. Cumberland. Eliza Bond of the parish of
Weedrall [Wetheral], widow, Isaac Bond of the
same place, Jno. Bond of the same place, Tho.
Dobinson of the same place, Anne Dobinson of
the same place, Tho. Dobinson, junr., of the
same place, John Richardson of the same place,
Christopher Slatier of the same place.
Co. Gloucester. William Lawrence of Bromsberrow,
Edw. Archer of Coln, Richard Mansell
of Haythorpe.
Co. Hants. Robert Reeves of Swanmore.
Co. Herts. Eliza Edridge of Buntington, widow,
and Tho. Edridge her son of the same place.
Co. Hereford. William Fisher, James Merrick,
John Cater, Thomas Merrick, William Sparrow,
Henry Powell, Richard Dolphin, all of Ross,
Roger Pritchard of Amberley, William Collier
of the same place, John Haines of Bodenham,
Peter Young of Luston, James Ecclee of
Mansell Lacy.
Co. Huntingdon. Robert Chamberlane of Offord
Cluny, husbandman, Tobias Hardmeat of St.
Ives, chandler, John Offley, senr., of Fenny
Stanton, husbandman, Samuell Nottingham of
Ramsey, Thomas Goulding of the same place,
tailor, John Ellis of the same place, husbandman,
Richard Prowde of the same place, labourer,
Nathl. Nurse of Ripton Regis, husbandman,
Nathll. Pattison of the same place, blacksmith.
Co. Lancs. Henry Houlden of Thornton, Jno.
Brickerstaffe of the same place, John Townsend
of Radcliffe, Robert Butler of the same place,
James Smith of Poulton, James Brickerstaffe
of Thornton, William Foote of the same place,
William Baines of Wyreside, Tho. Hinde of
Littledale, John Kirby of Kirkby, William
Whaley, Jno. Sagar, Roger Hartley of Marsden,
Jno. Hartley of Gilford Clough, Peter Shackleton
of forest of Trawden, Mary Hartley of the same
place, widow, Richard Hargrave of Fowbridge,
Richard Cubban, Godffrey Atherton, Anne
Atherton, widow, Edward Lyons, Danll, Bisbaine,
William Smith of Bickerstaffe, Richard
Johnson of Ormskirk, Roger Harsnop of
Aughton, William Whaly of Marsden, Jno.
Sagar of the same place, Roger Hartley of
Chamber, William Baines of Netherwyresdale.
Co. Monmouth. Richard Hanbury of Powtonwell,
Rose Taylor of Ponteg, widow, Katherine
Cadogan of Llanvrechva, widow, John Rosser of
Trevethin, Jno. Walkin of the same place.
Sussex. Richard Scrase, gent., of Hurstpierrepont,
Walter Scrase of Blatchington, Richard Haiter,
yeoman, Jno. Martin, tailor, William Parker, yeoman
all of Steyning, John Carter, husbandman,
Edward Blackeston, maltster, Jacob Knowles,
joiner of Wiston, Thomas Snashall of Burlock,
blacksmith, Robert Thorndon, shoemaker, James
Lexford, husbandman, of Cowfold, William Penne
of Warminghurst, Esq., Nicho. Beard, senr., of
Hamer. yeoman, Humfrey Killingworth of
Bolney, Thomas Parson of Storfam [Stopham],
Robert Alder, husbandman, William Eason,
smith, Thomas Parson, yeoman, of Cowfold.
(At the bottom of the page is written 'verte' and
the succeeding page is left blank as if for the
remaining counties but no further names are
entered.)
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Warrants not relating to
Money VII. pp. 290-2.
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| Mar. 8.
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Money warrant for 560l. to Robert, earl of Sunderland,
one of the Principal Secretaries of State, in part of
the 2,000l. for secret service without accompt ; as
by the privy seal of Feb. 28 last : same to be paid
out of the Exchequer.
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Money Book (General)
p. 386.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt (upon
the production of acquittances from the Commissioners
and Treasurer of Excise testifying the payment
of advance money from the New Farmers of
Excise as by the privy seal of Feb. 28 supra p. 1250)
to levy and strike tallies upon the said Commissioners
and Receivers of Excise for [repayment of] such
sums as are paid or shall be paid from time to time
upon account of the 270,000l. advance money agreed
to be paid to the King by Geo. Dashwood and
partners ut ibid, upon their contract made with the
King (and agreed to be confirmed by letters patent)
for managing the Excise for 3 years from 1680,
June 24 : for the securing of the repayment of
which moneys said privy seal directs tallies to be
struck as herein. Said tallies are to be delivered to
said Dashwood and partners or their assigns to be
made use of by them for their repayment.
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Money Book (General)
p. 387.
|
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Money warrant for 2,000l. to Baptist May, Keeper
of the Privy Purse as imprest for providing Healing
medals for his Majesty's use in healing as by the
privy seal of 1667-8, Mar. 20.
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Ibid, p. 388.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Auditor Richard
Aldworth to make allowance in account to Richard
Downes, one of the late Commissioners for managing
the wine licence revenue, of 100l. as reward and
124l. 13s. 0d. for fees by him expended and to be
expended in passing his accompts and 8l. 9s. 0d. for
so much by him disbursed for wateridge (for his
charges of going by water several times about the
same business, viz., from Fox Hall to Ivy Bridge and
returning from 1676, July 18, to Feb. 23 following) :
the said Downes having petitioned Treasurer Danby
setting forth that when he was in July, 1676, dismissed
from the said employment, 6 years' accompts
of the Wine Licence revenue were then unstated
[the stating and making up of] which he has solicited
at his own charge and on that service has spent
above 6 months and therefore praying a continuance
to 1676 of his salary of 200l. per annum as a Wine
Licence Commissioner.
Appending : bill of abovesaid particulars, the items
of fees being as follows :
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Ibid, pp. 388-9.
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l.
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s.
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d.
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for the oaths before the Baron and
declaring the said accounts and for
divers other petty charges
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15
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13
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0
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to the clerks at the Treasury Chambers
for each of the said six years' accompts
at 1l. 10s. 0d. [each]
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9
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0
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0
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for 5 warrants at the Treasury Office
for the quarterly allowance of the
Wine Office [incidents and salary bill
or] charges, 1l. 10s. 0d. each
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7
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10
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0
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to Mr. Hall [first Secondary to] the
King's Remembrancer for his fee of
3l. for each of the 6 years' accompts
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18
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0
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0
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to Mr. Wilkinson [in the Office of]
the Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer
[on his fee of] 1l. 10s. 0d. for each of
the six years' accompts
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9
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0
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0
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to Mr. Cole [Chamberlain of the Exchequer]
for joining the 6 years'
tallies, and [? for the charge] at the
Pipe of 2s. each tally, viz., 20 tallies
for 1671, 18 tallies for 1672, 6 tallies
for 1673, 6 tallies for 1674, 9 tallies
for 1675. 6 tallies for 1676, in all 65
tallies at 2s. a piece
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6
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10
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0
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to the clerks of the Pipe for 10l. for
each of the said 6 years' accounts
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60
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0
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0
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£124
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13
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0
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Charles Bertie to the Customs Cashier to bring into the
Exchequer 50l. for the poor of St. Margarets, Westminster,
and 50l. for King Charles I's Hospital
"which being for charitable uses I hope you will
readily comply with."
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Out Letters (General)
p. 383.
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|
Report to the King from Treasurer Danby on the
petition to the King from Sir Jno. Coryton, Sir Nicho.
Slanninge and others on behalf of themselves and
the county of Cornwall said petition setting forth
that it may be a good service to the King in the
convenient victualling of Tangier Garrison to make
provisions for that place in the county of Cornwall
(beside the great obligation to the said county) in
having same come fresh, sweet and good to the
garrison, being that ships may always go out freely
from those open ports upon the first occasion of a
fair wind which will lock up others in the river of
Thames as hath bin often experienced, that from
the west country ships have made a voyage to the
Straits mouth and come back before some from
London could get out of the Downs, besides the
hazard from London to the west country is accounted
more than from the west country to Tangier : also
that in the western ports if occasion should be for
convoy it is so in the way that it will not occasion
any loss of time to the King's frigates. They
therefore pray that the victualling of said garrison
may be settled to them and promise their indefatigable
zeal therein. Said petition being referred
by order in council dated Whitehall, Feb. 6 last,
to Treasurer Danby the latter hereby reports. The
reasons offered for settling the victualling of Tangier
in the county of Cornwall will be of great advantage
for the convenient, better and speedy victualling
thereof besides the benefit to the county "whose
loyalty your Majesty hath always been generously
pleased to resent." As to the articles and agreements
to be made with petitioners they will be most
fit to be made by the Lords Commissioners for the
affairs of Tangier.
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Warrants not relating to
Money VII. p. 293.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to Jno. Barnard of
the Middle Temple, gent., to prosecute to execution
the decree lately made in the Exchequer whereby
Jno. Wadlowe, William Hargrave and John Henderson,
undertakers upon the late 310,000l. Wine
Act of Parliament with other their partners
are indebted to the King 47,000l. and upwards, which
said decree has been obtained on several causes
heretofore depending in said court which were
managed by said Barnard's solicitation. SaidWadlow,
Hargrave and Henderson are since dead and the
King's debt is yet altogether unpaid. You are to
proceed against their executors and administrators
and gave me an account of your proceedings therein.
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Ibid. VII. p. 294.
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for
a great seal for a grant of an annuity or pension of
500l. to Dame Anne Charlotte now wife of John, Lord
Frescheville, and to Dame Frances daughter of said
Lord Frescheville and now wife of Thomas Culpeper,
Esq., and to the survivor of them for their natural
lives : to take effect immediately from and after the
death of said Lord Frescheville : to be payable
quarterly.
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King's Warrant Book VI.
p. 190.
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Treasurer Danby's subscription of a docquet dated
March of a demise of [the farm of] the Excise to
George Dashwood and partners for 3 years from
1680, June 24, they having agreed to advance 270,000l.
thereon to be repaid with interest at certain times
agreed on. The King agrees that if the Additional duty
be continued they shall enjoy the same for the like
term under the yearly rent [for the whole Excise
including the Additional Excise] of 560,000l. but if the
said Additional Excise be not continued the farm rent
is to be 446,000l. per an. payable monthly and
quarterly as the present rents are paid. The King
allows a defalcation in respect of brandy and strong
waters after the rate of 40,000l. per an. so long as
they shall be prohibited to be reported : also
56,000l. per an. for officers' charges, and 5,000l. for
bad debts and accidents, and 10,000l. for rewards to
the [said Farmers or] Managers if the revenue will
extend so far above the rents covenanted for as
above. The [said Farmers or] Managers covenant
to make yearly accounts of the said revenues and to
perfect them within 6 months after, and to pay to
the King's use what overplus shall appear to be made
thereof above the rent and the abovesaid allowances
of [? 40,000l.], 56,000l., 5,000l. and 10,000l., they
[the Farmers] deducting 12d. in the £ [for themselves
out of such surplus]. The King hath power to
resume the farm on giving 12 months' notice and on
paying [back] so much of the advance money as shall
be unpaid [to them], allowing them [further] a
gratuity for their pains. It is agreed that the Excise
revenue in North and South Wales and in Northumberland,
Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham
shall be subfarmed to Bernard Turner and Sebastien
Lyford, Esq., but no other part of the [Excise]
revenue [is to be so sub-farmed] without the Lord
Treasurer's licence. With other provisoes and
agreements (as in the present farm lease) for seizing
the farm in case of non-payment of rent, and other
matters and things relating to the management
thereof.
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Docquet Book, p. 31.
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Warrant from Treasurer Danby to the Receipt to issue
4,679l. 7s. 0d. on any unsatisfied orders in the name
of Sir Edward Griffin, Kt., Treasurer of the Chamber,
for the service of his Office : same to be satisfied by
tallies on John Chase, Esq., for the like sum payable
by him to the King upon a contract for the purchase
of a certain parcel of fee farm rents.
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Money Book (General)
p. 389.
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Same from same to same to issue 15,000l. upon any
unsatisfied late orders in the name of Edward
Seymour, Treasurer of the Navy, for the service of
the Navy : same to be by tallies on the Customs.
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Ibid. p. 390.
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Same from same to same to issue 15,000l. to Lemuel
Kingdon upon any late orders in his name [resting
unsatisfied, being drawn] for the service of the Forces
which were raised for support of his Majesty's
alliances : to be by tallies ut supra.
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Ibid.
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Allowance by Treasurer Danby of 56l. 2s. 6d. to
William Jennens, Esq., in full of his cravings of
56l. 2s. 6d. on his account as sheriff of Cornwall for
the year ended 1678, Sept. 29 : his bill of same
having been sworn before and allowed by Lord Chief
Justice North.
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Money Book (General)
p. 390.
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Warrant from same to Geo. Dashwood and
partners. You have contracted to pay your
advance money for the new farm of Excise in manner,
ut supra, p. 1250 : and in pursuance of your contract
you have already paid 33,000l. to the Commissioners
and Receivers of Excise for which they have given
you an acquittance in a form approved of by me.
You are hereby to pay the remaining 37,000l. of the
first 70,000l. of your advance money and likewise
the 4 remaining instalments of 50,000l. each to the
said Commissioners and Receivers at or before the
times limited in your contract taking their acquittances
for the same in the said form so approved of ;
upon which you are to have tallies levied in the
Exchequer for your repayment.
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Ibid.
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Charles Bertie to Lemuell Kingdon, Esq., to forthwith
advance 200l. to Sir Jonathan Trelawney upon
any money due to him in your office for clothes for
soldiers or any other account whatsoever. Treasurer
Danby will take care to make you a provision for it.
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Out Letter (General)
p. 383.
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