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| Mar. 16. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for 20,000l. to the Treasurer of the Chamber
as imprest for the expense and service of his Office. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 42. |
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Same to same for a same for 20,000l. to Philip Packer,
Paymaster of the Works, as imprest for the service
of the Works. |
Ibid, p. 43. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to Nicholas Fenn of the office of
housekeeper of the Excise Office: to hold by himself
or approved deputy: with the fee or salary of 400l.
per an. payable quarterly as from Christmas last:
he to keep a porter and yard keeper at the said
Office: he having held the said place under the late
King [only during pleasure whereby his said grant
did lapse at the death of Charles II]. |
Ibid. |
| Mar. 16. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to John Baker and
Michael Baker, gent. of the office of Marshal of
the Marshalsea of the Exchequer, during pleasure:
to be executed by themselves or sufficient deputies:
with all wages, profits etc. thereto belonging.
(Marginal note: the privy seal [for the great seal]
is dated Mar. 31.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 44. |
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Same to same for a privy seal to discharge Sir John
Child, President of the East India Company at
Surat in the East Indies, (upon whom Charles II
conferred the dignity of a baronet) from the
baronetcy fee of 1,095l. due thereon. (Treasurer
Rochester's warrant dated May 8 to the Receipt
accordingly for a tally of discharge.) |
Ibid, p. 44. Money Book VI, p. 62. |
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Money warrant for 955l. to Sir Gabriel Sylvius, kt.
being 500l. for equipage and 455l. for a quarter's
ordinary in advance as Envoy Extraordinary to
the King of Denmark. (Money order dated Mar. 18
hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 10. Order Book I, p. 4. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Receipt for
tallies of assignment to be levied upon the Collectors
of the Tenths of the dioceses of Oxford, Worcester,
Hereford and St. David's for 106l. 5s. 0d. for James
Hamilton for last Christmas quarter on the moiety
assigned to him by Elizabeth Hamilton his mother
(by indenture dated 1683, Oct. 25) of the annuity
of 850l. granted to her by patent of 1673, July 25,
for 99 years for her sons James, George and
William. |
Money Book VI, p. 11. |
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Same to same for tallies as above for 106l. 5s. 0d to
abovesaid Elizabeth Hamilton for same quarter on
the unassigned moiety of said annuity: and likewise
for 125l. to her by like tallies on the dioceses of
Chester and Rochester for same quarter on the
annuity of 500l. to herself granted 1673, July 20. |
Ibid, p. 12. |
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Same from same to Charles Duncomb, Treasurer and
Cashier for Hearthmoney, to pay 138l. 9s. 3d. to
Mr. Tulidah, clerk to the Comptroller of Hearthmoney, for his disbursements to several persons for
transcribing the books of collections [of Hearthmoney] which issued at Michaelmas last: same
being certified by the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney. |
Ibid, p. 11. |
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Same from same to the Barons of the Exchequer
to take the sureties of Anthony Segar and to swear
him into office as one of the Collectors of the
great Customs and Subsidies in Southampton port,
of which office he had a grant 1675, July 20,
in reversion after Adam de Cardonell, whose grant
being during pleasure has terminated by the death
of Charles II; whereby said Segar's patent by law
takes place. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 13. |
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Report from same to the King on the petition of John
Williamson and Thomas Williamson of Egremont,
co. Cumberland, ut supra, p. 33. The facts are as
there stated. They are fit objects of mercy. |
Ibid, p. 14. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt enclosing
the book of the annuities and fees payable out of
the Receipt of the Exchequer. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 27. |
| Mar. 16. |
Henry Guy to Richard Gibson and Mr. Cooper. You
are to attend the Auditors of Imprests concerning your
report on the accounts for Sick and Wounded in
the last Dutch war and the debts thereupon due to
the King from the deputies to the Commissioners
[of Sick and Wounded] appointed to take care of
such sick men in the several ports assigned for their
reception. (Same of same date to said Auditors
to examine said report and to ascertain in conjunction
with said Graham and Cooper the differences therein
mentioned.) |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 27. |
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Same to Sir Richard Lloyd [the King's Advocate
General] to take care to seize and prosecute the
ship Amity, Gersham Bowne master, which is coming
from New England and is supposed to be now in
the Downs, and is one of the ships wherein part of
the goods from the ship L'Trompeuze are said to
be loaden. (Same to Mr. Blathwayte to attend
Sir Richard Lloyd in order to this prosecution.) |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Attorney General to prepare an instrument
to be signed by Visct. Grandison and Sir Edward
Villiers, the Knight Marshal, and to be enrolled in
Chancery, declaring that the 4,700l. per an. granted
to them and their heirs out of the Post Office is in
trust for the Duchess of Cleveland for her life and
afterwards in trust for the Duke of Grafton and the
Duke of Northumberland, to be divided equally
between them. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwayte to sell the 30 beaver skins
paid [sent in kind as payment] from the Colony of
New Plymouth in New England: and to pay the
proceeds into the Exchequer. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer
to Mr. Skelton's lodgings in Leicester Fields to visit
his equipage there which is going for Holland. |
Ibid, p. 28. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners to present no new man in future in
any of the ports upon avoidance of any Customs
officer above the quality of a tidewaiter, but to
present one of the established number of the next
lower rank "which you shall choose according to
merit," special care being taken as to the capacities
and qualifications of new men to be selected to
fill the places of such advanced persons, and that
in the selection of such new men care be taken
that they be free from debt and incumbrances of the
world and under such habits and circumstances of
life that the salary or pay will be a competent and
congruous subsistence to them: this regulation
having been proposed by the Customs Commissioners as conducing to a faithful and industrious
management of the Customs by letting the officers
see that their honesty and diligence will be rewarded
with preferment and the contrary punished with
neglect and dismission and to prevent the discouragement to them by their seeing their own
experienced merits and abilities slighted and
superseded by new persons, not so well qualified,
stepping in before them. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 4–5. |
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Same from same to same to employ Thomas Knowler
as waiter and searcher at Whitstable in Faversham
port loco John Millard, lately deceased; with the
addition of 10l. per an. to make his salary up to
30l. per an. |
Ibid, p. 5. |
| Mar. 16. |
Roger Elletson to Mr. Blathwayt, dated from St.
Andrews, Jamaica. I writ you the 9th inst. and
therewith sent you a copy of Capt. Wilson's accompts
or indeed rather Sir Thomas Lynch's. I herewith
send you a faithful accompt [missing] of what was
done at [the Jamaica] Council the 11th inst. for
that I cannot get a copy of the minutes, having
twice demanded them. I write truth; therefore
[you are to] value not Sir Thomas Lynch's way of
writing home. I will advise you when I am ordered
to attend the Council on this business. I am advised
that the King's evidence has been since threatened. |
Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, pp. 140–1. |
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Followed by: copy of said preceding letter of Mar. 9
from same to same dated from St. Andrews, Jamaica.
The letters from the [Treasury] Lords and from
you were read at a Council [of this island] some few
days after their receipt and at the Lieutenant
Governor's order I appeared thereat, whereat he
shortly repeated the contents of the King's and the
Treasury Lords' letters and desired John White,
Reginald Wilson and myself to give that Board
what information we could of any embezzlements
of pirates' goods or goods piratically taken and
imported into Jamaica [and there] embezzled and
by whom. Mr. White said what he knew was in
the Admiralty [Court, Jamaica] and referred himself
to Reginald Wilson, who produced in writing an
accompt of which I herewith send a copy [missing].
I prayed some time an order from that Board to
command the appearance of witnesses; at which
the Lieutenant Governor seemed angry and told me
I might get the order served upon the witnesses
myself if I would. A gentleman of the Council then
told the Governor 'twas in his Majesty's service
that I acted and in obedience to the [Treasury]
Lords' commands and that he saw no reason why
I should at my charge send 200 miles for witnesses
but thought it more proper that his Majesty's
officers should do it: upon which it was agreed unto
and ten days proposed for the next Council. I
told them I could be ready in ten days if the witnesses
could be got hither by that time. Thereupon four
days more were given and that is the 11th inst. at
which time I hope to make appear a considerable
embezzlement; and without dispute much more
came to hand than ever came to light. I have
writ only you by this conveyance because I could
not write anything certain to the [Treasury] Lords
till after the 11th inst. from which time I will give
them my full knowledge. The knowledge of a
faithful discharge of my duty and loyalty to my
Sovereign is more grateful to me than all the rewards
upon earth. |
Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, pp. 140–1. |
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John White, Judge of the Admiralty at Jamaica, to
[said Blathwayt], dated from Port Royal in Jamaica.
I received yours of 1684, Dec. 1, with copies of
the King's and the Treasury Lords' letters to the
Governor and Council [of this Island] injoining the
strictest enquiry possible into the embezzlements of
goods and money piratically taken or belonging to
pirates. The duty of my place obliges me to grant
process and to proceed judicially against such goods
on information given and since I received the above
letters I shall heartily obey. What information
has been made at home I know not, but I declare
now solemnly, as I have already sworn in [the
Jamaica] Council, I know not of anything of that
nature but what has been condemned in the
Admiralty Court here before me as Judge thereof
and is already accompted for. Capt. Wilson,
Register of the said Court, has been the only seizer
and informer of what has been before me in the
Admiralty and condemned. I have served the
King as one of his Council here and in other places
here for near these 15 years and should be infinitely
proud should my services merit the King's and
Treasury Lords' opinion. By these ships you will
receive the minutes of the Council in this matter. |
Ibid, pp. 141–3, 149–51. |
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Followed by: (a) undated, unsigned letter to Lord
Godolphin [as then a Treasury Lord probably from
William Blathwait]. There is at Jamaica one Roger
Elletson, who was formerly the King's Attorney
General in that island and is now a Counsellor at
law. He was removed from his place for opposing
Sir Thomas Lynch in some things he thought were
only for the Governor's advantage and not for the
King's service: your Lordship may be pleased to
send orders or a Commission to this Elletson to
examine and enquire of all moneys and goods
received by the late Governor, Sir Thomas Lynch,
during his government, taken from privateers
and convoy money received by the King's frigates
and all other sums of money received by said Lynch
that may in any way belong to the King: with
power to him to examine witnesses: and [you
may be pleased] to do all this without delay for if
this be not done before the arrival of the present
Governor he will endeavour to obstruct all such
proceedings as prejudicial to his own interests.
And besides the money that will be recovered it
will be of great service to his Majesty in obliging all
future Governors not to defraud his Majesty of his
right and to behave themselves more warily. There
are ships going next week for Jamaica. If you
shall send this order to Elletson and assure him he
shall not repent his pains he is best able to give
your Lordship a full relation of these discoveries
from time to time. The order to this man and a
letter from your Lordship to Mr. White will be most
convenient, White having been a creature and
dependent of Sir Thomas Lynch. |
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(b) Unsigned undated note or accompt to Lord
Godolphin of Spurr's goods. I [probably William
Blathwait] gave the first intimation of this seizure
to the Treasury Lords from Sir Thomas Lynch:
whereupon his Majesty by a letter of Feb. 16 last
countersigned by the Treasury Lords, ordered Sir
Thomas Lynch to remit the proceeds of the goods and
money to Mr. Guy "which his Majesty intends to
receive himself in guineas amounting by the annexed
accompt [missing] of Sir Thomas Lynch to 962l. 8s. 2d.,
charges being deducted from the original sum of
1,177l. 19s. 8d." |
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(c) Undated unsigned memorandum [probably by
William Blathwayt] to Lord Montagu upon Sir R.
White's paper. Upon this information it may be
necessary to send a commission or directions under
the King's signet and sign manual to the present
Governor and Council of Jamaica to enquire into
all such embezzlements [as above] and to remit
the proceeds to [England to] the Treasury Lords for
his Majesty's use: and that the person that informs
and others may have notice thereof and encouragement to give evidence of what is alleged. |
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(d) Letter dated Jamaica, Mar. 12 inst., from
Col. H[en]der Molesworth to the Committee
[for Trade and Plantations (sic ? an erratum for
the Treasury Lords)] about the [above matter of]
pirates' goods. In pursuance of the letters from
the King and from your Lordships of Nov. 29 and
30 last directed to myself and the Council here we
have twice met to examine and inquire into what
embezzlements and concealments of pirates' goods
could any way be made appear or any seizures of that
kind not hitherto accompted for to the King.
In prosecution thereof we have promised all
encouragement to such as shall come in and give
evidence and particularly unto John White, esq.
and Mr. Roger Elletson according to your Lordships'
direction: to whom we added Mr. Reginald Wilson,
Naval Officer and Register of the Admiralty, as a
person that hath been much conversant in these
affairs. Our first meeting was on Feb. 25 when,
as appears from the minute of Council herewith
sent [missing] it appeared by the Register's accompt
taken from the records of the Admiralty and
examined and confirmed by the Judge Admiral that
there had been seized and condemned of such
goods and moneys at several times 1,197l. 11s. 1d.
whereof your Lordships acknowledge to have
received 962l. 8s. 2d. by the hands of Mr. Guy.
The balance is less than a 20 per cent. allowance for
charges of factorage and exchange of money "whereof
your Lordships may be informed by merchants that
use this trade if such allowance be reasonable or no."
As for Mr. Elletson himself he could say nothing
of his own knowledge but depended upon the
information of others and therefore desired time
and power from the Board to summon evidence
which was granted and the 11th [March inst.] was
granted for a second hearing. When being met
accordingly, without bringing any new matter of
importance before us, the chief design of his
[Elletson's] evidence seemed to tend to have it
suggested that there had not been full credit given
in the accompt for the weight of the cochineal and
for the money seized, but upon what proof or
foundation your Lordships may see by the said
minutes of Council. He was also very careful to have
it made appear unto your Lordships that the said
goods and moneys had been taken to accompt by
Sir Thomas Lynch at the rates they were appraised
at and sent to his correspondent in London (being
the same that paid Mr. Guy the money), though he
cannot be ignorant that it was the practice here
upon all goods condemned in that [Jamaica
Admiralty] Court. It did also appear that a paper
of jewels which was seized by Capt. Davys as part of
Spurr's goods, and by order of Sir Thomas Lynch
put into the hands of the Judge Admiral, was
afterwards upon a particular occasion "remainded"
and opened by the said Sir Thomas without knowing
what after became of it: whereof some that had
seen the jewels had given their opinion that the
value did not exceed 10l. But Mr. Elletson tells
us he shall be able to prove that they were of very
considerable value and that he depended chiefly
upon the evidence of Capt. Davys, who by reason
of the great distance he lived at could not have
timely notice to attend. Wherefore the further
clearing of that matter is referred to the next meeting
of the Council after said Davis's coming. But I
have since been informed that the occasion of said
Sir Thomas's sending for and opening of the said
paper of jewels was upon the importunity of a
gentlewoman then going for England who very much
pressed him for a token to send by her to his daughter,
but finding therein nothing fit to make a present
of he put it up again. But whether he forgot to
send it back to the Judge Admiral again or how it
was nobody can say. But the same paper of
Spanish jewels, without any diminution, are now
in possession of Lady Lynch and will be produced
before your Lordships the first opportunity after
the hearing of what Capt. Davis or any other
evidence Mr. Elletson shall bring can say
herein. |
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It was likewise made appear to the Board that
Mris. Wilson (wife of the naval officer) had received
a ring which was brought from La Vera Cruz by a
Dutchman, upon pretence of buying it, and had
hitherto kept it in her possession, as may be seen
by the minutes as abovesaid, and [by] what her
husband, then present, could answer thereto. |
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Lastly it appeared that Sir T[homas] L[ynch]
had received a gratuity from some Frenchmen
(whose goods came not under the same circumstances
by our [Jamaica] Act as Englishmen's goods do)
of 20l. upon a pack of cochineal (for 15 packs) for
liberty of exportation, whereof nothing had been
accompted for to the King, but seems to be taken
by the said Sir Thomas as a perquisite of the
government. |
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Please take notice that this Elletson was a lawyer
for the Widow Spurr, for the defending the said
piratical goods against the King; wherein he used
such irregular methods that Sir Thomas committed
him for it and gave it for one of the reasons of his
being suspended from his practice (as soon after
he was and so continues) wherefore it seems strange
unto me that one so well acquainted in the affair
should make out no more of what he pretended to
discover especially for that he went very heartily
about it. |
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| Mar. 17. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners for a copy
of the instructions given to Mr. Horne, your officer
at Dublin. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 28. |
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Same to Mr. Peregrine [Bertie], Charles Bertie and
Charles Osborne. You have not yet attended the
Attorney General in order to the surrender of the
estate granted you in trust for the late Earl of
Plymouth. Go to him forthwith and make the
surrender. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on an
extract [missing, see infra, p. 61] of a letter from Sir
William Stapleton, Governor of the Leeward Islands,
"together with the bonds given there by Mr.
Carpenter and Mr. Nagle and the oath by them
taken before the said Governor." Also to report on
an order [see infra, p. 60] made by Sir Richard
Dutton, Governor of Barbados, for the collection
of the Four and a Half per cent. duty upon the
expiration of the farm thereof "because your
directions were not then come thither." |
Ibid, p. 29. |
| Mar. 17. |
Henry Guy to the Navy Commissioners. Treasurer
Rochester has laid before the King your contract
with Mr. Taylor for materials to be by him supplied
for the service of the Navy for the present year.
The King approves thereof. You are to perfect
the contract with all speed. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 29. |
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Same to the Auditors of Imprests to proceed in Mr.
Griffin's accounts as Treasurer of the Chamber in
accordance with the directions of the late Treasury
Lords. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Pepys to send the estimate of what is
due to all the yachts as requested supra, p. 41. |
Ibid. |
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Reference from Treasurer Rochester to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands of the petition of the Mayor
and burgesses of Newcastle on Tyne for a grant of
the Castle Garth in reversion after the grant thereof
for three lives to the Earl of Macclesfield: said
petition having been referred from the King to the
late Treasury Lords Jan. 31 last. |
Reference Book III, p. 33. |
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Warrant from same to the King's Remembrancer to supersede process against John Basire,
late Receiver of the last Seventeen Months'
Tax, Poll, Eighteen Months' Tax and Six Months'
Tax in cos. Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham
and Northumberland: he having paid into the
Receipt all the moneys due from him thereon
except 89l. 9s. 3¼d. remaining due from co.
Northumberland, Newcastle and Berwick: as is
certified by Thomas Parsons and Robert Hewett,
deputy auditors. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 14. |
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Fiat by same for letters patent to constitute Francis
Godfrey, esq. Customer or Collector of Lyme Regis
port: to hold during pleasure: he having held
said office at the death of Charles II. |
Ibid, p. 15. |
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Warrant from same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a new
grant under the Exchequer seal to Charles Holloway,
of the Inner Temple, junr. of the offices of steward
of the manors of Shippon, co. Berks, parcel of the
Duchy of Cornwall, and of East Hendred, Berks,
parcel of the possessions of the late Priory of Sheen,
co. Surrey, with the respective fees of 1l. 6s. 8d.
and 20s. per an.: said office having been granted during pleasure 1660–1, Feb. 7, to said Holloway and to
his father, Charles Holloway, esq. sergeant at law,
who is long since dead. |
Ibid. |
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Same from same to same for a similar new grant to
Col. Thomas Strangwaies of the office and offices
of steward of the manors of Fordington and Ryme,
co. Dorset, parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall, with
the respective fees of 20s. and 20s.: he having
had a grant thereof during pleasure dated 1676,
June 21. |
Ibid, p. 16. |
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Same from same to same for a similar new grant to
William Peisley, esq. of the office of steward and
keeper of the Courts, Court Leet, liberties, views
of francpledge of the manor of Kennington, co.
Surrey, and the appurtenances thereof, parcel of
the Duchy of Cornwall: with the yearly fee of
26s. 8d.: he having had a grant thereof during
pleasure dated 1681, June 18. |
Ibid. |
| Mar. 17. |
Warrant from Treasurer Rochester to the Clerk
of the Pipe for a similar new grant to
Sir Willoughby Hickman, bart. of the office and
offices of steward and keeper of the Courts Leet,
liberties and views of francpledge of the manor and
soke of Kirton in Lindsey, parcel of the Duchy of
Cornwall: of which office he had a grant during
pleasure 1681–2, Mar. 6. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 17. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of such Customs money and Hearthmoney as is directed to be this week paid into the
Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book IV, pp. 11, 12. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for
the yards at Deptford and Woolwich for 1683, Christmas quarter |
3,960 |
15 |
0 |
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to ditto for [the Navy's] weekly
money |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto towards fitting out several
ships to sea according to a list
from the Navy Board |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for buying New England
masts |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Mr. Taylor in part of
his new contract for furnishing
his Majesty's yards with pitch,
hemp and tar this present year |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Victuallers [on
their] weekly money |
600 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for one week of the Ordnance
Office's] weekly money |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Philip Packer by way of advance
towards Sir Christopher Wren's
late estimate for preparing for
the Coronation |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to Visct. Preston in full of
2,836l. 14s. by way of advance,
971l. 12s. 6d. thereof out of
Customs and 1,865l. 1s. 6d. out
of Hearthmoney |
2,836 |
14 |
0 |
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£12,297 |
9 |
0 |
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(Same of same date to the Customs Cashier enclosing
the paper of the disposition of the Customs cash
for the present week: said paper including the
first eight of the abovesaid items and the 971l. 12s. 6d.
portion of the 9th item [being all payable out of
Customs money in the Exchequer], together with
the following items [payable directly out of the
Customs Office on tallies], viz. 234l. 15s. 0d. to
complete the [London port Customs salary] quarterly
bill; 2,000l. to Richard Kent and Charles Duncombe
in repayment of part of the debt owing to them.
Total disposition, 14,781l. 2s. 6d.) |
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Same to same to issue as follows out of such Excise
money as is directed to be this week paid into the
Exchequer, viz. |
Ibid, p. 12. |
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l. |
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to Charles Fox, Paymaster of the Forces |
5,000 |
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to [the Cofferer of] the Household, viz.
Visct. Brouncker, by way of advance |
1,500 |
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£6,500 |
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(Same dated same to the Commissioners of Excise
and Hearthmoney enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Excise and Hearthmoney cash for
the present week: said paper including (a) (for
the Excise) the abovesaid two items [payable out
of Excise money in the Exchequer] together
with the following items, viz. 2,000l. to the King
in part of the arrears [on his annuity on the Excise]
as Duke of York; 104l. 17s. 7d. to the Queen
Dowager; 1,000l. to Mr. Toll in part of his debt;
500l. to Mr. Hornby in part of his debt; 1,500l.
to Mr. Freind and Mr. Calverd in part of their debt;
1,500l. for interest to the bankers: total for the
Excise 13,104l. 17s. 7d.: (b) for the Hearthmoney:
the item of 1,865l. 1s. 6d. to Visct. Preston ut supra,
together with 1,500l. to Mr. Fryer in part of 3,000l.
lent by him on the half year's rent [of the Hearthmoney farm] due at Michaelmas last. Total for the
Hearthmoney, 3,365l. 1s. 6d.) |
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| Mar. 17. |
Henry Guy to William Blathwayt enclosing (a) infra.
Treasurer Rochester would know from you the
opinion of the Lords of the Committee [of Trade
and Plantations] concerning Sir John Witham's
fine therein referred to. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 29. Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, pp. 157–8, 166–7. |
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Appending: (a) letter dated Barbados, 1684, Dec. 26,
from Sir Richard Dutton to the (then) Treasury
Lords. Having lately made a discovery of a
correspondency that James Holloway (some time
since executed for treason in England) had in this
island, only by way of trade with some merchants,
I have surprised their books. I found they had
but little moneys in their hands, but above 400l. of
outstanding debts in the country due to Holloway
and mostly from solvent men. I secured this
money as soon as I could by reason of the several
accidents that happen in the Plantations by the
breaking or going away of many persons, by which
means that which was esteemed a good debt to-day
to-morrow is nothing. I shall lose no time in
getting in what I can of it. What discharges am
I to give to the factors and correspondents of said
Holloway to secure them against Holloway's creditors,
there being some here that make pretensions to it? |
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There are several sums payable to the King to
be levied on the estate of Sir John Wytham on
the fines set upon him this last week at the grand
Sessions of this island for high crimes and
misdemeanours he had committed during the time
of his being my deputy. In the first indictment
he was fined 3,000l. and imprisonment until he paid
it. In the second, the same sentence. Upon the
third, which was for bribery, he was sentenced to
continue in prison during the King's pleasure and
fined 5,000l., which I intend this week to estreat
into the Exchequer here and will use all lawful
means for levying it with speed. This is the first
precedent which has happened in this kind in this
island, therefore pray send me some methods how
to proceed by, he having principally but a personal
estate. But I am certainly informed he has considerable sums of money in England in the hands
of his correspondents, Mr. Alderman Lucy, Mr.
Robert Chaplain, merchant, and Mr. Thomas Duck,
merchant. I hope the judgment against him here
will reach what he has in England. I have sent
Mr. Blathwayt an exemplification of the estreatment
in the Exchequer here. |
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As to my salary please take care that it be forthwith paid me, there being a great deal due to me.
I am forced to live here upon credit to feed myself
and family, everything being very dear and nothing
to be had but with ready money. I hope by this
time his Majesty has [seen he] had just cause to
restore to me that part of my salary which he was
pleased to give to my late deputy who instead of
being only fined for his most notorious crimes
deserved a halter for his reward. I have sent to
the Lords of the Committee for Trade the whole
proceedings against him with the indictments,
verdicts and judgments and I doubt not but his
Majesty will think I have well done my duty in
the prosecution of so notorious a criminal. |
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(b) (The following appears to be a postscript to the
above letter.) My Lords: the farm of the Four
and a Half per cent. duty expiring Christmas day
and [1] having no directions from your Lordships
how it should be managed for the future I thought
it my duty to take the best course I could to preserve
his Majesty's said revenue and therefore caused the
enclosed order [missing] to be published in all the
churches on Christmas day that every person might
take notice to whom the duty was at present to
be paid. I hope you will not think I have done
amiss till I receive your further commands. |
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(c) (To the above entry is appended an incomplete
entry as follows.) "Mr. Blathwayt having hereupon
attended my Lord Treasurer on the 21st of March
acquainted his Lordship that the Committee of
Plantations had agreed to report unto his Majesty
that they considered the prosecution." See
infra, p. 62. |
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(d) Copy of the several fines and forfeitures at the
Grand Sessions at Barbados, at a General Sessions
of the Peace Court of Oyer and Terminer and
General Gaol Delivery held for the body of that
island 1684, Dec. 16, to 1684–5, Jan. 16, by the Honble.
Henry Walrond, senr., esq. Chief Judge, and other
his Majesty's Counsel with the rest of the Judges
and Justices of the said Island: |
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Sir John Witham, bart. indicted for several
crimes and high misdemeanours: found guilty
and fined 3,000l. sterling to the King. |
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The same indicted for the like and fined as above. |
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The same indicted for bribery, found guilty and
fined 5,000l. |
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Henry Burch indicted for a libel, found guilty
and fined 100l. |
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Ralph Lane indicted for seditious words against
the government confessed the indictment,
fined 50l. |
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John Gouldingham for the like, and fined 50l. |
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John Johnson indicted for seditious words against
his Majesty, found guilty and fined 5l. |
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Benjamin Dowden indicted for playing with false
dice, confessed, fined 3l. |
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Joseph Dowden indicted for an assault, found
guilty, fined 5l. |
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Joan Johnson indicted for receiving stolen goods,
found guilty of larceny, fined 5l. |
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Matthew Chapman indicted for keeping his
people at work on Christmas day, found guilty,
fined 10l. |
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John Glover and George Gray indicted for opening
their shops on Christmas day last, confessed
and fined 5l. each. |
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John Brett, Joseph Harbin, Henry Wherley,
Mary Mitchell, John Hutton, Edward Hunt,
Henry Burch, Robert Hewet, Thomas Smith,
Thomas Pilgrim, Joseph Borden, John Beeke
and John Plumley indicted for keeping their
shops open on Christmas day, found guilty;
Burch, Pilgrim and Harbin fined 20l. each and
all the rest 10l. each. |
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Forfeited recognizances. |
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Robert Graves and Matthew Jennings bound in
10l. each to give evidence against John Turner
and Dorothy his wife concerning the death of
Mary Clansey: forfeited. |
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Edward Fagan, bound in 10l. to prosecute Joseph
Rand for felony: forfeited. |
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| Mar. 17. |
Henry Guy to William Blathwayt enclosing (a) infra,
with a list of the soldiers lost with Capt. Carlisle.
Please report your opinion hereon to Treasurer
Rochester. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 29. Out Letters (Plantations Auditor), pp. 159–61. |
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Appending: (a) extract of a letter dated Nevis,
1684–5, Jan. 26, from Sir William Stapleton to
[the late Treasury Lords]. I have received your
Lordships' directions concerning the arrears and
pay of the two [Foot] Companies; to which I
thus answer. When first the 30 recruits arrived I
went down to St. Christopher island and made
room for them by ejecting so many married men
[as were] superannuated and were turned planters:
since which time I have put on board the Francis,
Capt. Carlisle commander, two English files, nine
men whereof are unquestionably lost with him to
the sorrow of all that knew him. Three of the 12
stayed behind, viz. two sent on shore as sick and
one returning without leave I ordered in irons and
returned him to the garrison. Six were out of my
particular Company and three out of Col. Hill's.
Their names are annexed. The nine men are
supposed to be lost on the 7th Oct., 1683, the day
the storm began. We could not reasonably blot
their names or entertain others sooner than in
July last, their loss being then controverted. I
then ordered [nine] others to be entertained with
two [more] instead of two that died in Dec. last.
If your Lordships have any thoughts of defalcation
upon their score I have advanced money to buy
them necessaries. I have always caused the officers
to pay what was received for any [soldier] that
had been dead from muster to muster, to the wife
or child if any or to the creditors, which last the
soldiers seldom want that have neither pay nor
subsistence else must beg, steal or starve. |
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I beseech your Lordships to consider the merit
of the petition referred to you and to be persuaded
that four frontiers and a main guard in the fort
cannot be maintained and relieved once in six
days without effective men, there being more
necessity of supernumeraries than of a toleration
or winking at the absence of one or the mortality
of any to be unsupplied. If you please to retrospect
into the first six years' pay and musters since I am
chiefly concerned it will appear that I have mustered
57 men less than the first establishment and so the
pay was lessened from 2,778l. 10s. 8d. to 2,278l. 7s. 0d.
by which you may judge my integrity and aversion
to false musters. Upon this diminution or waste
then of the two Companies, though I begged they
might be disbanded or provided for, the Lords
Committee [for Trade and Plantations] advised
the King to send recruits and so to put them on
the first establishment of 80 in each Company, as
ever since and now they are and the places filled in
lieu of those [nine] others who were in the Francis
perished. Though I have his Majesty's commission
in my own name for both the Companies, [the]
first when Sir Charles Wheeler had one of them and
the other when his commission was revoked when
the King sent me a commission for that of said
Wheeler, yet have I ever since given the pay of one
of the Companies to Col. Abell Mathew until he
died, since which time I received no pay and did
muster Col. Cotter, then Deputy Governor of
Montserrat, for a little while and after him the
present Deputy-Governor of St. Christopher, as may
appear by the muster rolls, though it is my own
right. I have commissionated muster masters from
time to time who are cheques on the officers and
the officers on them. This I hope will give you
satisfaction [in proof that] half a year's pay is little
or no relief to them, "being so much indebted and
do commonly catch the calf in the cow's belly and
will be four years in arrear July next." I do most
humbly reiterate to your serious consideration their
desperate condition. |
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Followed by: (b) names of the soldiers supposed lost
with Capt. Carlisle, belonging to the two Companies
in St. Christopher, viz.: James Corneu, Nath. Friend,
Tho. Grasier, Jos. Jones, Rich. Marpool, William
Symerell, Hen. Thomas, John Doggerell, Edward
Antlif. |
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Followed by: (c) the following notes [which appear
to be the continuation of the unfinished note supra,
p. 60, of Blathwait's attendance on Treasurer
Rochester on 1684–5, Mar. 21]. |
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Mr. Blathwayt represented to his Lordship that
by Sir William Stapleton's letter the Companies
appeared to be full and had been so since the recruits
[landed there] and that there was four years' pay
due to them in July next. |
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It was further represented that as the estate of
James Holloway, executed for high treason, did
by Sir Richard Dutton's letter amount to about
400l. it was probable Sir Richard Dutton would
soon receive it and that he had also in his hands
200l. proceeding from the fine set upon Samuel
Hanson. |
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Whereupon his Lordship directs that a letter
be prepared [to be sent] to Sir Richard Dutton
permitting him to detain those two sums in his
hands in part of the salary due to him; but with
this further caution that he do not hereafter for
any reason whatsoever receive any part of his
Majesty's revenue but that he leave the same to
his Majesty's receiver, who is to give an accompt
from time to time of such receipts and payments
made by him. |
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[Mr. Blathwayt further represented to the Lord
Treasurer] that there is a judgment in the Exchequer
of Barbados for 2,000l. against Capt. Young, master
of a ship, upon the forfeiture of a bond for bringing
away Samuel Hanson, the King's prisoner, without
leave. |
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Whereupon his Lordship orders a letter to be
prepared directing the receiver or any other person
whom it may concern to remit that sum to the
Exchequer here [in London] deducting only such
necessary charges of the prosecution as there shall
be good vouchers for and the exchange upon bills. |
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| Mar. 17. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands of the petition of John
Wynne of Melay, co. Denbigh, for a fresh patent
to himself and his son William Wynne of Lincoln's
Inn, gent. of the offices of steward and Recorder of
the King's Courts in the lordship of Denbigh and
Denbigh lands, petitioner's grant being void by the
death of Charles II. |
Reference Book III, p. 48. |
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The order of reference states that it is intended
that said office be granted to William Wynne
during pleasure. |
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| Mar. 18. |
Privy seal for the payment to Thomas Chudleigh of
his ordinary and extraordinaries as Envoy Extraordinary to the States General, what is now in arrear
and what shall become due thereon at his return
into the royal presence: his former privy seal
having become void by the death of Charles II. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 50. |
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Same for 3l. a day as ordinary to Sir George Etheridge
whom the King has thought fit to employ in his
service in Germany: to be payable quarterly, the
first quarter in advance: together with the usual
clause for the allowance of his extraordinaries. |
Ibid, pp. 50–1. |
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Same for the payment to Bevill Skelton, esq. of the
several sums due to him as Envoy Extraordinary
to the Princes and Hanse Towns of the Empire, viz.
2,825l. in arrear on his ordinary of 5l. a day and
1,587l. 16s. 0d. for his extraordinaries therein [the
present privy seal being rendered necessary by the
death of Charles II]. |
Ibid, p. 74. |
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Money order for 76l. 19s. 2d. to Amey Laurence,
widow of John Laurence, esq. for fitting and
accommodating the rooms belonging to the late
Star Chamber for the trial of the moneys in the Pyx
and the charges of the entertainment of the officers
of the Mint and the jury of goldsmiths attending
that service on Nov. 7 last: as hath been heretofore
accustomed. |
Order Book I, p. 4. |
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Treasurer Rochester to Geo. Robinson (who manages
that part of the duty upon exported sea coals which
was demised to Horatio, Lord Townsend), William
Jackson and Mr. Broderick (who manage the duty
on smalts, potashes and barilia imported and
exported, which was demised to the Earl of Kinnoul),
Joseph Dawson, William Waterson, Hen. Loades
(who manage the duty upon imported salt which
was leased to Sir Roger Strickland and also the
duties on imported unwrought wood, glass, stone,
earthenware etc. which were demised to the late
Visct. Yarmouth), and Richd. Griffin (who manages
the duty upon exported lampernes which was demised to Mr. Woodyeare and Mr. Chandler) and
to Mr. Waterson (who manages the duty upon
coach horses under a lease granted to or for the late
King's coachmen). It is the King's express will
and pleasure that every one of you forbear to pay
any of the moneys in your hands which you have
collected for any the said duties since the death of
Charles II, or any of the moneys which you shall
hereafter so collect to any of the said patentees or
farmers or to any other person or persons claiming
under them: but that you keep in your hands all
such moneys until you receive the King's directions
for the payment thereof. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, p. 6. |
| Mar. 19. |
Warrant from Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Cashier to appoint George Fitz Rowland as waiter
and searcher with 20l. per an. salary: the said
Commissioners having in their memorial of the
16th inst. proposed to establish such an officer. |
Out Letters (Customs) X. pp. 6, 7, 8, 9. |
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Thomas Davis as a noontender, London port
loco Samuell Woodbridge, lately deceased. |
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Benjamin Webster as waiter and searcher at
Studland Bay in Poole port loco Robert Corbin,
lately dismissed. |
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Henry Martin as assistant to said Webster loco
John Tombes, lately dismissed. |
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John Wallen as an additional noontender in
London port under the Treasury order of Oct. 16 last. |
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Francis Draycott as surveyor of the port and
harbour of Poole and to have command of the
waterguard thereof at 150l. per an. for which he is
to guard that port and to keep proper vessels
constantly manned and in motion in the King's
service. |
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Walter Clarke as a tidesman at Cowes loco John
Baxter, removed to Southampton. |
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Edward Bromfeild to be settled at Beckley as
the officer on that [Sussex] coast: and 5l. per an.
to be added to the present salary of the waiter and
searcher at [East] Bourne. |
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Edward Hitchcock as waiter and searcher at
Padstow with a salary of 30l. per an. which is to be
taken from the 50l. per an. salary of John Downe,
late riding surveyor there: as is proposed by
Gilbert Marshall, collector of Padstow port. |
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10l. per an. out of the abovesaid 50l. per an. to be
added to the salary of said Gilbert Marshall as
collector to enable him to keep a horse and to visit
the coast from Bude eastward to St. Ives westward. |
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John Anderson and — Hutton as two boatmen in
Sandwich port at 15l. per an. each: the Customs
Commissioners having proposed the 16th inst. that
the salary of one of the waiters in said port be
applied to two boatmen and that Charles Scattergood,
one of the said waiters, be removed on a suitable
vacancy. |
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Three persons to be presented as tidesmen to
be added to the port of Dover at 20l. per an. each.
And William Jenkin, the present waiter and searcher
at Folkestone, to be dismissed and one of the
tidesmen at Dover to be sent alternately by months
to take care of that (Folkestone) port and the salary
of 20l. per an. [hitherto paid to said tidesman so
hereby dismissed] to be allowed to Capt. Deverux
who commands at Sandgate Castle, to take care of
that coast: all as proposed ut supra. |
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Tho. Hammon as tidesman at Southampton
loco George Tilley, deceased. |
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5l. per an. to be added to the salary of the officer
at Broadstairs in Sandwich port. |
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10l. per an. to be added to the salary of the waiter
and searcher at Milton to make it up to 40l. per an.:
and 10l. per an. to be allowed for a boatman, there
being at present no boatman there. |
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An able boatman to be presented for the better
guarding of the coast between Shoreham and Bridgton [Brighton], with a boat and to reside at the
mouth of Shoreham harbour. |
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George Layfield as Comptroller and Surveyor
General of the Plantation duties in Maryland loco
Nehemiah Blackinston, who is to be collector there. |
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A fit person to be presented as waiter and searcher
to be added to Romney port at 20l. per an. and to
reside at Lydd on that [Kent] coast. |
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Nehemiah Blackinston (present Comptroller and
Surveyor General of the Plantation duties in Maryland) as collector of said duties there loco Christopher
Rousby, esq. lately deceased. |
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A fit person to be presented as an additional
boatman in Faversham port at 20l. per an. salary. |
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10l. per an. to be added to the salary of each of
the landwaiters in the port of Southampton to
make their salaries 40l. per an. each (and so equal
to the salaries of the landwaiters in Poole port). |
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| Mar. 19. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Surveyor
General of Crown Lands of the report made by
Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton upon the petition of
Sir Jno. Knightley, which was referred from the
late King Dec. 15 last to the Treasury Lords and
by them to said Burton and Graham: petitioner
praying a grant of the King's interest in that part
of the manor of Preston in co. Northants which
is seized into the King's hands for Mr. Hampden's
fine. The Surveyor General is to report a reasonable
rent if petitioner become the King's tenant for the
lands. |
Reference Book III, p. 33. |
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Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Mr. Orchard shewing that he is Customer
of the ports of Exeter and Barnstaple and the
members thereof: that not long since said offices
were divided, the Customer of Exeter was John
Roop and of Barnstaple Henry Prideaux, both
during pleasure. On Prideaux's death the King
gave his place to petitioner and that he should
succeed Roop also. The grant to said Roop is
determined by the death of Charles II. Therefore
prays to succeed Roop in Exeter port. |
Ibid. |
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Same by same to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands of the petition of Ducibella Ford, widow,
praying payment of the purchase money for a
house and garden in Winchester which Charles II
purchased for 800l. for the conveniency of his
palace, the King's workmen having pulled down
the walls and fences whereby same is uninhabitable:
also shewing that she had eight acres of land in the
park which she let Mr. Herbert [Harbord] at the
same rate as he gives for land of the same holding
but has not received any rent for same. Her
husband left her in debt and she has 12 children to
maintain. |
Ibid. |
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Same by same to Marmaduke Darcy, George Benyon
and Robt. Phillips of the petition of Robert Simpson
praying that the 20l. owing to him by Francis
Pointz as appears by bill entered in the [Great]
Wardrobe may be paid out of the 1,000l. which is
ordered to be paid to said Poyntz: petitioner
being a poor man and much in debt. |
Ibid, p. 35. |
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Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Daniel McKwen (McKnewn) for a
noontender's place, London port; he having served
the late King at Worcester, Dunbar, in the late
wars and been a great sufferer, as is certified by
the Earl of Middleton. |
Ibid. |
| Mar. 19. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners of the petition of John Farewell,
a tidesman extraordinary, London port: praying
to be made a tidesman in fee. |
Reference Book III, p. 35. |
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Same by same to same of the petition of Alexander
Cleeve, a deputy King's waiter, London port;
praying for a tidewaiter's place ibid., until a landwaiter's place be void. |
Ibid, p. 36. |
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Same by same to same of the petition of Edward
Carne for renewal of his patent of searcher of
Bridgwater port [which patent is determined by
the death of Charles II]. |
Ibid. |
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Same by same to Marmaduke Darcy, Benyon and Phillips
of the petition of Tho. Townshend shewing that there
is due to him out of the office of the Great Wardrobe
as executor to his uncle, George Townshend,
1,434l. 0s. 4d. for mourning cloth for the Queen
Mother of Portugal, 300l. for service, 500l. and
interest on a tally of loan on the fee farm rents,
100l. on an order on the Law [duty] bill [Act],
9,000l. for goods taken up by himself and his father
for the late King's service (for 1,500l. of which he
pays interest) and 761l. 9s. 6d. due to him for salary
as clerk. Prays payment of said moneys, petitioner
being run into debt for want of it. |
Ibid. |
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Same by same to the Earl of Ranelagh of the petition
of Mr. Roberts shewing that in the late King's time
he received divers moneys of the said Earl by verbal
order for works at Windsor with which the Auditor
will not charge him upon his account: therefore
praying that said Earl may certify what he so
received and that the Auditor be directed to charge
him therewith. |
Ibid. |
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Same by same to Anthony Stephens of the petition of
Luke Noone, late one of the slopsellers of the Navy,
shewing that there remains 748l. 6s. 0d. due to
him for slops besides 200l. lately imprested, which
has been defalced from the seamen and allowed on
the paybooks, but which he cannot obtain on
pretence that Sir Thomas Beckford and others
had slops on board several of those ships: further
the length of voyage of most of the ships petitioner
was concerned in was three or four years, which has
forced him to quit his trade for want of stock and
his losses were beyond his profits by reason of
defective clothes returned from ships: whereby
he is reduced to lowest indigence and is now cast
into Newgate for a debt of 200l. Prays an order
to the Treasurer of the Navy for his debt. |
Ibid, p. 37. |
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Warrant by same to Edward Ange, Solicitor for
the King in the matters relating to Recusants.
I am informed that several of the writs
against Recusants are sent to the sheriffs of
the several counties. You are hereby to write to
them to forbear executing any of the said writs
till after Palm Sunday next. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 17. |
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Same by same to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney to take care that in the transcribing
of the present books of Collection of the Hearthmoney the arrears due at Michaelmas last and the
growing duty only be inserted: and that the arrears
due before Michaelmas last be collected by officers
to be nominated by the late [Farmers or] Managers
but by commissions from you and with direction
to them to communicate to you from time to time
their proceedings. The said officers are to take
care to collect the same with as little clamour of
the people and [as little] obstruction to the growing
duty as may be. All by reason that upon the paper
presented to the Lord Treasurer by Patrick Trant
and William Bridges "I [Treasurer Rochester]
received from you a report signed only by Mr.
Parry" dated the 17th inst. to the effect that it
will be inconvenient to the present collectors of
the Hearthmoney to insert the arrears due before
Michaelmas last into the present books of Collection,
which are to be sent out at the coming Lady day;
but rather that Mr. Trant and Mr. Bridges may
collect their arrears by such collectors as they think
fit, thereby to avoid perplexing the two accounts
and the growing duty may be collected by the
[King's] officers with more ease and less clamour. |
Ibid, p. 18. |
| Mar. 19. |
Report by Treasurer Rochester to the King on the petition
of Henry Hordsnell, as by the order of reference of
Feb. 17 last. It is certified to me by William Hewer
that petitioner was Recorder of Tangier with a salary of
300l. per an. payable out of the revenue arising
there and that if his salary be continued to the time
of the arrival of Lord Dartmouth (as was done by
the late Treasury Lords to others in the like cases)
there will be an arrear of 150l. due to him; that
his present condition is particularly low, Mr. Hewer
having lent him several sums since his arrival in
England to relieve himself and family and that he
is one of the three that are (in the reports made by
the Commissioners for Proprietyes to Lord Dartmouth) particularly recommended for compensation
for extraordinary charges in building the house
he lived in over and above the sum settled by the
[said] Commissioners for said house: that it will
be a matter of justice to pay him said salary and
to recommend him for some employment suitable
to his profession: further Hewer reported the
11th inst. that 50l. has been paid him since Jan. 22
last on account of salary, thus leaving 100l. I
think it will be an act of compassion to pay him said
100l., his family being in a very distressed condition. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 18–19. |
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Warrant by same to Tho. Agar, Surveyor [of Woods,
Trent South], to fell so many old coarse trees in
such parts of Wychwood Forest, co. Oxford, as
will raise 100l., 40l. thereof to reimburse the expense
of John Legg, Ranger of said Forest, in the repair
of the main lodge and stables there and 60l. for
further repairs of the house, stables and garden
wall; all as by the report from said Agar on said
Legg's petition referred Oct. 28 last. |
Ibid, p. 20. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to send an
officer to Monsieur de Overkirke's lodgings at the
Golden Head in Leicester Fields to visit his goods
that are going to Holland. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 24. |
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Same to the Mint Commissioners. There are only
medals left for one healing more. You are to
provide with all speed some more medals for his
Majesty's [use in] healing. Take care that the
King's name be engraven thereon. |
Ibid, p. 30. |
| Mar. 19. |
Henry Guy to the Attorney General to report on the
enclosed papers [missing] relating to the ship Castle of
Purmerent. Has the master's selling part of the
cargo altered the case from what it was when you
were writ to before concerning it? |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 30. |
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Same to Mr. Foulke to send to the Attorney General
the deeds in your custody concerning the estate
granted to Peregrine Bertie, Charles Bertie and
Mr. Osborne in trust for the Earl of Plymouth. |
Ibid, p. 31. |
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Same to Sir Tho. Player. In reply to yours of the
13th inst. you are with all speed to make up your
accounts [of moneys imprested to you for disbanding
the New Raised Forces]. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Kingdon to send to the Lord Treasurer
Mr. Davis, the collector of Carrickfergus. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Col. Werden, Sir Nich. Butler and Mr. Graham
for an account what lands the King had when Duke
[of York], what in his own name and what in the
names of trustees and who are the trustees. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to rectify the
sixth article in your memorial of the 16th inst.
proposing 55l. for two boatmen. You are to employ
James Croston as a quayman, London port. |
Ibid. |
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[Same] to the officers of the Jewel House. By order of
Council the following items are to be provided by
you against the Coronation. You are to keep in
readiness such of the particulars as you have already
by you and to take care to provide the remainder. |
Ibid, pp. 30–1. |
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Appending: list of provisions for the Coronation of
King James II and Queen Mary at Westminster
23 April, 1685. |
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The Master of the Jewel House is to provide
For the King. |
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Two Imperiall Crownes set with precious stones,
the one to be called St. Edward's Crown,
wherewith the King is to be crowned, and the
other to put on after his Coronation before his
return to Westminster Hall. |
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Also an orbe of gold with a cross, set with precious
stones. |
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a sceptre with a cross with precious stones, called
St. Edward's. |
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a sceptre with a dove set with precious stones. |
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a long sceptre or staff of gold with a cross upon
the top and a pike at the foot, of steel, called
St. Edward's staff. |
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a ring with a ruby. |
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a pair of gold spurs. |
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a chalice and patten of gold, if there be a communion. |
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an ampull for the oyl and a spoon. |
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two ingots of gold, the one a pound, the other
a mark, for the King's two offerings. |
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For the Queen. |
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a circle or coronet of gold adorned with precious
stones, which the Queen is to wear from Westminster Hall to the Abbey Church and till the
time of her annointing. |
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a rich Crown wherewith her Majesty is to be
crowned. |
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a lesser Crown which her Majesty is to wear in
her return from the abbey. |
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a sceptre of gold with a cross. |
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an ivory rod with a dove. |
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a rich ring. |
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| Mar. 19. |
Henry Guy to Lady Peterborough. By order of Council
you are to provide the following items for the Queen
against the Coronation: |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 32. |
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a surcoate or kirtle of purple velvet, the sleeves
turned up, furred and powdered with ermines. |
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a robe or mantle of purple velvet with a long
train, the cape and lining powdered with ermine:
to be worne over the surcoate. |
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Same to Mr. Herbert, Master of the Robes. You
are ut supra to provide the following against the
Coronation: |
Ibid. |
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For the King. |
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a kirtle of crimson velvet. |
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a large mantle and hood furred with ermines and
bordered with rich gold lace. The mantle is
also of crimson velvet. |
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a cap of state turned up with ermine: also of
crimson velvet. |
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These are called Parliament Robes and are to be
put on in the Prince's lodgings the day of his
Majesty's Coronation before he comes down
into the [Westminster] Hall. |
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Also the Robes of Estate of purple velvet of the
same fashion as the former [the Parliament
Robes and] which with the Imperial Crowne
are the day before the Coronation to be delivered
to the Lord High Chamberlain and layd upon
St. Edward's altar at the foot of his shrine. |
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Also two caps of purple velvet for the two Crowns
[the said caps to be] turned up with ermines. |
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Same to Mr. Darcy, Mr. Benyon and Col. Philipps
[of the Great Wardrobe]. You are ut supra to
provide the following against the Coronation.
Such of these items as you have already by you you
are to keep in readiness: the rest you are to
provide. |
Ibid. |
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The Master of the Great Wardrobe is to provide
the Ornaments called St. Edward's wherein
the King is to be crowned, together with the
other particulars following, viz.: |
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the Colobium Sindonis of fine linen or sarcenet;
in fashion of a surplice without sleeves. |
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the Supertunica; a close coat of cloth of gold
reaching to the heels lined with crimson taffeta
and girt with a broad girdle of cloth of gold
to be put over the Colobium. |
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the Armilla; in fashion of a stole made of cloth
of gold, to be put about the King's neck and
fastened above and beneath the elbows with
silk ribbons. |
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a Pall of cloth of gold in fashion of a cape. |
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a pair of hose or buskins of cloth of gold. |
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a pair of sandals of cloth of gold. |
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all these [above] to be laid ready upon the altar
in the Quire. |
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also a shirt of fine linen to be opened in the
places for the annoynting. |
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another shirt of red sarcenet over it. |
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over that a surcoat of crimson satin made with
a collar for a band: both opened for the
annointing and closed with ribbons. |
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a pair of under Trowses and Breeches over them
with Stockins fastened to the Trowses: all of
crimson silk. |
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a pair of linen gloves. |
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a linen coife. |
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a silk towell to be held before the King at the
Communion by two bishops. |
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three swords, viz. Curtana and two others with
scabbards of cloth of gold. |
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a sword of state with a rich embroidered scabbard.
two mantles of crimson velvet, furred with
ermines. |
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two capps with cloth of gold lined with ermine
for two persons representing the Dukes of
Normandy and Acquitaine. |
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a Canopy of cloth of gold to be borne over the
King by eight of the sixteen Barons of the
Cinque Ports, two to a staff; with a silver
bell gilt at each corner of the said canopy, viz.
four in all. |
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a Pall of cloth of gold for the King to offer. |
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another pall to be held over the King, during
his annoynting, by four Knights of the Garter. |
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cloth of gold to cover the Throne. |
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a rich Chair with cushions, and footstool set
thereon, upon the Throne. |
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another [rich Chair] below on the east side of the
Throne opposite to the altar in which the
King first sits. |
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a rich Chair and Traverse for the King with
footstool and cushions whereon the King sits
on the south side below the altar during the
sermon. |
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another Chaire placed for the King before the
altar when he is annointed and then clothed. |
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St. Edward's Chair richly furnished, placed in the
midst against the altar towards the Throne,
wherein he is crowned. |
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a Chair of purple velvet for the Archbishop to sit
in on the north side the altar opposite the
King. |
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a Chair and Traverse for the King within St.
Edward's Chapel. |
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red Say to cover all the Throne in Westminster
Hall and in the church. |
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blue cloth spread in the way from the steps in
the Hall to the Quire in the church. |
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fine cloth or cotton wool, to dry the places
annointed, for both their Majesties. |
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For the Queen. |
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a rich Pall of cloth of bodkin to offer at the
altar. |
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a Canopy of cloth of gold like that of the King's;
to be borne over the Queen by eight Barons
of the Cinque Ports with four silver bells gilt
hanging at the corners. |
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a Coif to be put on after the annointing. |
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a silk Towel to be held before the Queen at the
Communion. |
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cloth of gold to cover the Queen's Throne. |
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a Chair of State to be set towards the east side
of the stage or theatre just below her Majesty's
Throne. |
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a Chair and feild stool on the north side the
altar. |
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a Chair and Traverse on the south side the altar
on the left hand [of] the King's. |
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a rich Chair with cushions and footstool on the
Queen's Throne. |
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a Chair and Traverse in St. Edward's Chapel. |
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| Mar. 19. |
Henry Guy to the Navy Commissioners to assign
payment out of the [Navy's] weekly money of
437l. 12s. 3d. to Sir John Wyburne on his bills of
disbursements and for wages. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 13. |
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Money warrant for 2,255l. to Thomas Chudleigh for
one year and 86 days to the 9th inst. on his ordinary
as Envoy Extraordinary to the States General.
(Money order dated Mar. 23 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 13. Order Book I, p. 5. |
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Same for 10,000l. to Edward Griffin, esq., Treasurer of
the Chamber, as imprest for the service of his Office.
(Money order dated Mar. 20 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 13. Order Book I, p. 5. |
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Warrant from Treasurer Rochester to William Rooke,
esq., sheriff of Kent, to pay to Thomas, Bishop of
Rochester, the fine of 500 marks set at the assizes at
Maidstone July 21 last upon William Burman of
Wilmington for seditious words, which fine the
bishop claims as belonging to him in right of his
church of Rochester, as the said Burman then
lived within a liberty where the said bishop has
the right to all such fines by virtue of the King's
grant (by Henry VIII, confirmed by Queen Elizabeth)
anciently and now allowed in the Exchequer: which
claim the Attorney General has reported on as true
and sound and that the fines have been set over
to former Bishops [of Rochester]. |
Money Book VI, pp. 13–14. |
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Money warrant for 273l. to Sir George Etheridge, kt.
for a quarter's advance of ordinary, he being
employed in the King's service in Germany. (Money
order dated Mar. 23 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 14. Order Book I, p. 5. |
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Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Auditors of
Imprests of the petition of Sir Josiah Child, Dennis
Gauden, Benj. Gauden and partners, contractors for
Victualling the Navy in 1672 and 1673. |
Reference Book III, pp. 43–4. |
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Prefixing: (a) said petition shewing that their accounts
cannot be closed until direction be given for the
allowance and settlement of several orders on fee
farm rents, Customs bonds and Navy bills which
remain in their hands ready to be delivered up so
soon as the Auditors shall be ordered to give allowance for them in account. Further that they some
time since laid before Charles II several demands
for interest of money, charge of agents in the fleet,
disbursements for purchase of ground, buildings
and reparations of the King's storehouses etc. and
obtained a reference thereon to the Treasury Lords,
who referred same to the Navy Board. Therefore
pray a final determination thereof. |
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(b) note of the papers [missing] annexed to said
petition, viz. their accounts of interest for 1672
and for 1673, and two reports dated 1680–1, Feb. 7,
and 1681, Sept. 12, made by the Navy Commissioners
about this business. |
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| Mar. 20. |
Dormant warrant by same to the Receipt
for tallies to be levied from time to time
on the Tenths of the dioceses of York, Exeter,
Winchester, Lincoln and Sarum for the two several
annuities of 1,000l. per an. to Ann, Countess Dowager
of Bristol, for ten years from 1677, Lady day (granted
by patent of 1670, May 31), and 1,000l. (granted by
patent of 1670, Sept. 9) to William, Earl of Bedford,
and John Russell, esq. for the life of said Countess:
both which annuities are paid up to Christmas
last. |
Money Book VI, p. 15. |
| Mar. 20. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a new Commission of Appeals
in Excise, the new Commissioners to be Robert
Spencer, esq., Charles Fanshaw, esq., Sir Paul
Neale, kt., George Dodington, esq. and Edward
Seymour, esq.: with salaries of 200l. per an. each,
payable quarterly as from Christmas last. [The
effect hereof is to renew the commission existing at
the time of the death of Charles II.] |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 52. |
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Same to same for a privy seal to discharge James
Tazwell, son of James Tazwell of Limington, co.
Somerset, from the recognisance of 500l. forfeited
by his father ut supra, p. 31. |
Ibid, p. 53. |
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Same to same for a great seal for a fresh Commission
of the Customs to contain Sir Dudley North, the
new Commissioners to be Lord Cheyne, Sir Dudley
North, kt., Sir John Werden, Sir Nich. Butler, Sir
John Buckworth, William Dickinson and Thomas
Chudleigh: they to be also Commissioners for the
Four and a Half per cent. duty in Barbados and
the Leeward Islands: with salary of 1,200l. per an.
each payable quarterly as from Christmas last: John
Sansom to be their secretary and John Lloyd to be
Agent and Solicitor in like manner as in the present
Commission, but with proviso for payment to
Robert Bertie of 300l. per an. out of the salary of
said Sansom. |
Ibid, p. 54. |
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Royal sign manual for 500l. to Henry Guy, for secret
service, without account: to be issued on the
10,000l. privy seal dormant of Feb. 27 last. (Money
warrant dated Mar. 23 hereon. Money order dated
Mar. 24 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 55. Money Book VI, p. 17. Order Book I, p. 5. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal to constitute Henry Coventry (Chief Ranger
of the Chace of Enfield, co. Midd.) to be receiver
of all fines and forfeitures to the King for killing
or stealing any of his deer or for carrying of guns
there contrary to law: he to dispose of such moneys
in such manner as he think best for the preservation
of the deer and game there. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 55. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a same
for a grant to Benercot Cornwallis and Slingsby
Bethel in trust for Thomas Beverley, junr. and
Mary his wife of the goods and chattels of Thomas
Beverley, now or late of Gaynes Park, co. Huntingdon, who was outlawed on Monday before the feast
of St. Mark the Evangelist (April 25), 1684, in
London at the suit of said Cornwallis and Bethel
in a plea of debt whereupon by a writ of special
capias utlagum of May 12 following and an inquisition
thereupon taken at Buntingford, co. Herts, May 21,
goods of his to the value of 79l. were found which
the sheriff then seized; and likewise on like writ
dated May 12 and an inquisition at St. Ives,
Huntingdon, May 20th, cattle and goods to the
value of 487l. were seized; and on another like
writ of date June 18 following and on an inquisition
taken at Hitchin Aug. 6 [goods and chattels to the
value of — were found and] seized by the sheriff. |
Ibid, pp. 56–7. |
| Mar. 20. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners of the order of reference from the
King in Council dated Whitehall the 6th inst. of
the petition of the East India Company praying
liberty to ship out by a free cocquet 1,000 cwt. of
brass guns and 500 cwt. of iron guns of various
sizes, great and small, not only for fortifying their
garrison of Fort St. George and the Island of Bombay,
but likewise for the small vessels, boats and sloops
which they constantly employ to and from several
places in India. |
Reference Book III, p. 34. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for interest to Mr. Noell and Mr. Nihill as
follows. An order dated Jan. 21 last (ut supra,
Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. VII, p. 1508) was
drawn in the Exchequer and signed by the late
Treasury Lords for 1,803l. 18s. 2d. to said Noell
for interest of 79,000l. lent the late King. Likewise
another order of same date ut ibid., p. 1417,
for 1,116l. 17s. 10d. By reason of the death of
Charles II the said orders being still unsatisfied
cannot now be executed without further direction
from his present Majesty. The said orders are
hereby to be paid either by making issues upon
them or by new orders to be drawn, signed and
satisfied for the same. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 63–4. |
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Further it is directed, or intended to be directed by
another privy seal that payment of 6 per cent. interest
be made to Charles Toll from Oct. 20 last for 36,000l.
part of the abovesaid 79,000l., lent by Noell, in
regard said Noell has by writing declared that his
name as to said 36,000l. was used in trust for said
Toll, who has the tallies for the same. It is therefore
hereby ordered that payment be made to said
Noell of 6 per cent. interest on the balance of 43,000l.
from said date of Oct. 20 last until the respective
dates of the actual repayment and satisfaction of
the principal. |
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Similarly James Nihill, esq. lent to the late King
10,000l. paid into the Exchequer 1683, Sept. 22,
[and did likewise lend] 10,000l. more, which was
payable to him by patent dated 1683, Oct. 11, as
the assignee of Isaac Legouch for jewels and other
things and tallies of pro were accordingly struck on
the Excise for 20,000l. [as security for said loans]
and interest has been paid to said Nihill thereon
viz. to 1683–4, Mar. 23, on the one 10,000l. and to
1684, Mar. 30, on the other 10,000l. But of the
said [20,000l.] tallies on the Excise Charles Toll is
entitled to 4,000l. the interest for which from 1684,
Mar. 30, the King is providing for by another privy
seal. It is therefore hereby directed that for the
balance of 16,000l. due to said Nihill interest [as
above] be paid him, viz. for 10,000l. from 1683–4,
Mar. 23, and for 6,000l. from 1684, Mar. 30, until
repayment of the principal. |
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