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| May 11. |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to
Treasurer Rochester (in further part of 16,000l.
granted to him out of the profits of Lord Grey's
estate) the 1,700l. which is paid into the Exchequer
by Mr. Grahme et al. out of said profits. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 29. |
|
Same to same to issue the 29l. now remaining in the
Exchequer of the moneys of the Four and a Half
per cent. Duty, to Edward Griffin, Treasurer of the
Chamber, for Mris. Mary Peacock, widow of Henry
Peacock, late pensionary trumpeter. |
Ibid. |
|
Also to issue to same 36l. 10s. 0d. out of the
354l. 15s. 0d. directed the 5th inst. to be reserved
ut supra, p. 167. |
|
|
(Same dated same to said Griffin to issue these two
sums respectively to said Peacock and to the underkeepers in Waltham Forest payable in the Office
of the Chamber, as for one year ended Lady day
last.) |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to send to
Mr. Defour, one of the Pages of the Backstairs
to the Queen, at St. James's House, the goods seized
some time since out of the Speedwell, Benjamin
Clarke master. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 72. |
|
Same ("your friend and servant") to Tho. Tealing,
innkeeper at Wingfield in Berks, to attend the
Lord Treasurer at the Treasury Chambers. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Rich. Coling. It is the King's pleasure that
the several quantities of plate as follows be delivered
to the respective persons therein named. You are
to acquaint the Lord Chamberlain therewith,
viz. |
Ibid. |
|
the Earl of Exeter as Lord Almoner at the Coronation desires the same quantity of plate as
Sir George Carteret had at the Coronation of
Charles II viz. 305 ounces of gilt plate. |
|
|
Lord Alington as Chief Cupbearer desires the
cup and cover as was presented to the King at
the Coronation, viz. of 32 ounces: as was at
the Coronation of Charles II. |
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The Lord Mayor of London desires to have
the gold cup and cover of the value of 20
ounces, as Chief Butler, which he had before
at the Coronation of Charles II. |
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The Mayor of Oxford desires a gilt cup and
cover as Under Butler, as he had before, of
the value of 110 ounces. |
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The Champion Dymmock desires a cup and
cover gilt, as formerly, of the value of 36
ounces. |
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| May 11. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Blathwaite to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Eliz. Calere. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 73. |
|
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Capt. Thomas Bourke. |
Ibid. |
|
There is one Jackson who receives half pay. The
King is informed that he is an ill[affected] man. On
whose certificate was he admitted to receive half
pay? You are to inquire as to his character. |
|
|
Same to Mr. Harbord, [Surveyor General of Crown
Lands] to attend Treasurer Rochester to-morrow
as you failed to do so to-day. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Hewer for a copy of Mr. Earlisman's
assignment whereby he made over to you his salary
of 380l. per an. as Consul at Algier. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Navy Commissioners for a list what bills
of exchange are drawn upon you and now due. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to appoint John Bowyer, or some other
purveyor of the Navy, to assist the Commissioners
appointed to fell timber in Whittlewood Forest
this season as by the warrant of the 2nd inst. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Attorney General. Mr. Stysted proceeds
to give disturbance to the Customs officers. You
are not to assist him unless he brings the authority
of the Lord Treasurer or of the Customs Commissioners. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Hamburgh Company. You have not
yet sent the Customs Commissioners an answer of
what they desired concerning white cloth. Hasten
it, as the King expects an account of that matter
by Wednesday next. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Navy Commissioners to make out a
new bill for 91l. 7s. 6d. to Alexander Curtis, late
purser of the King's ship Moncke, his original bill
dated 1676, Oct. 30 being lost or mislaid. |
Ibid, p. 74. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the
petition of Tho. Treglith and John Mitton, shewing
that William Tomlinson, a tidesman in Topsham
and Peregrine Perlabin, being on board the ship
Hamburgh did take 30s. of the shipsmaster for permitting several goods ashore without paying
Custom. |
Ibid. |
|
Royal sign manual for 300l. to Henry Guy for secret
service, without account: to be issued on the
10,000l. dormant privy seal of Feb. 27 last. (Money
warrant dated May 11 hereon. Money order dated
May 12 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 107. Money Book VI, p. 57. Order Book I, p. 23. |
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for the payment from time to time
to the Masters in Chancery (except the Master of the
Rolls, who is otherwise sufficiently provided for)
of 100l. per an. free of any deduction or charges and
over and above their present yearly allowances for
robes out of the Hanaper Office: the King taking
into consideration the meanness of the profits and
allowances belonging to the places of the said
Masters in respect of their trusts and employments
and that the said allowance of salary was therefore
made them by the late King. Said salary to be
payable quarterly as from Michaelmas last. The
two quarters due at Lady day last are to be hereby
paid forthwith. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 108. |
| May 11. |
Royal warrant to Treasurer Rochester to supersede
and stay till further order all process against loyal
Recusants as follows whose names are mentioned in
the schedules [missing] annexed to this warrant: the
late King having signified his intention to his
Attorney General for the pardoning of such of his
subjects who had been sufferers in the late rebellion
for their loyalty or whose parents or near relatives
had been then sufferers for their loyalty or who
have themselves testified their loyalty and affection
to the government and were prosecuted, indicted
or convicted for not taking, or refusing to take,
the oaths of allegiance and supremacy or one of
them, or had been prosecuted upon the Prerogative
Writ, called the Long Writ of the Exchequer, for
the penalty of 20l. per month or upon outlawries
or other process for the causes aforesaid or for not
coming to church: and the said persons whose
names are mentioned in the said schedules having
produced to the King certificates of such loyalty
and sufferings of themselves and their families and
others in probability will produce the like certificates.
Process is therefore hereby to cease as above
against the said persons and against all other
persons for whom certificates shall be hereafter
produced to the Lord Treasurer and against their
lands, goods and chattels and also against all lessees
of the two-thirds part of their estates. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 109. Warrants Early XXXIII, p. 11b. |
|
Same to the Attorney General to the like effect as
above. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 109–10. |
|
Same to Sir John Buckworth, Tho. Neale, Charles
Duncomb and James Hoare, Commissioners for
making farthings and half pence of tin, from time
to time to cause all such blank pieces of tin with a
stud of copper in the centre of them for making
farthings and halfpence to be marked on the edges
or rounds of the pieces with these words nummorum
famulus and the year of our Lord, with such other
marks as you shall think fit: and further to cause
them to be coined with the King's portraiture or
effiigies with these words Jacobus Secundus on the
one side and the figure of a woman sitting on a globe
with the word Britannia on the other side. |
Ibid, p. 110. |
|
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for
the sale by inch of candle for the King's use of a
small vessel called the Amity and her furniture and
lading of salt: and for the proceeds to be paid to
the Treasurer of the Navy for the service of the
Navy: the said vessel laden with salt being
retaken from the Algerines in the Mediterranean and brought into Portsmouth harbour
by order of the late Commissioners of the
Admiralty and her lading laid up in a storehouse
there whereby the vessel by her long lying is much
decayed and the salt considerably wasted for want
of timely orders for its disposal. |
Ibid, p. 115. Warrants Early XXXIII, p. 11. |
| May 11. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a
great seal for a grant to William Culliford of the office or
place of Register of Seizures (Register of all goods,
ships, wares and merchandises that shall be seized or
stayed in any of our ports or members thereof or
in any other place or places whatsoever within
England, Wales or Berwick by reason of any
importation or exportation contrary to law; as
also of all informations and suits in any Courts
touching same or for the non-payment of any duties
payable for goods imported or exported) with the
salaries of 106l. 13s. 4d. per an. and 93l. 6s. 8d. per
an. payable quarterly from Christmas last: [being
the office held by said Culliford at the death of
Charles II]. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 115–6. |
|
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Clerk of the
Pipe for a grant to William Wynne of Lincolns Inn,
gent., of the offices of steward and recorder of the
lordship and manor of Denbigh and Denbigh lands in
North Wales, with the fees of 40l. per an. for the
stewardship and 6s. 8d. for the recordership
payable by the receiver of the rents etc. of said
manor: the same having been granted 1676–7,
June 16, to John Wynne of Melay, co. Denbigh,
and said grant being void by the late King's death
said John has desired that said offices may be
granted to his son William. Said Wynne is to
deliver to the auditors [of North Wales] yearly
perfect rolls of the extracts of the profits of every
Court and Lett [Leat] holden within said lordship
and the manors thereto belonging whereby the
fines set therein may be duly put in charge and so
answered to the bailiffs and collectors. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 60–1. |
|
Fiats by same for royal letters patent to constitute
Edw. Furlong one of the King's waiters, Bristol
port: to wit, the office be held at the death of
Charles II. |
Ibid, pp. 61, 62. |
|
John Needler as controller of the great and little
customs of wool, leather, hides, skins, lead and tin
and of the subsidy of 3s. a butt and 12d. a pound in
London port: to wit, as above. |
|
|
Reference by same to the Surveyor General [of
Crown Lands] of the petition to the King
from Sir George Jeffreys, kt. and bart., Lord
Chief Justice of England, for a lease of Upp Park,
co. Sussex, forfeited to the late King by the late
Lord Grey for treason: the King having ordered
the deer to be taken from thence to the end it may
be let to farm. The house and building thereon
were left ruinous by the late Lord Grey and petitioner must be at great charge to repair same and
to divide the park into several closes or farms to
make profit thereof. |
Reference Book III, p. 87. |
|
Same by same to the Auditors of Imprests of a warrant
of the late Treasurer Clifford for 61l. 15s. 7d. to Sir
Edmd. Andros to be by him paid over to Mris.
Pryce (Eliz. Pryce, widow); together with the
privy seal authorising same and the acquittance of
Eliz. Pryce endorsed on the said warrant. |
Ibid, p. 89. |
|
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition to the King from Alexr. Hall of Munckridg,
[Monkridge] (in the margin the name is erroneously
given as Alexander Monckridg) co. Northumberland,
gent., for the office of Customer of Berwick port
now, or soon to be, vacant by the misdemeanour of
the present officer. |
Ibid, p. 95. |
| May 11. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Auditors of
Imprests of the petition of John Baynes concerning the
account of his late father, Commissary Baynes, for the
15,685l. 14s. 10d. alleged to have been paid to him
for the Barbados Regiment: petitioner shewing
that his said father was a Commissary of Musters
and had no obligation upon him to intermeddle
in the payment of the said Regiment, but as he was
desired to do it by the Earl of Danby, then Lord
Treasurer: that he delivered an account of
12,770l. 13s. 6d. thereof to Auditor Bridges with
vouchers to justify same which was the first money
imprested to him for two payments of the said
Regiments; and no exceptions have been at any
time made to the said account: that said Commissary further received the moiety of 2,915l. 0s. 2d.
in 1679, etc. according to order and the account
and vouchers for same petitioner is ready to
produce: "but forasmuch as your petitioner's said
father was employed six years or thereabouts in
the said service without any salary or gratification
for his pains and attendance therein and to the great
impoverishing and weakening of his estate, being
obliged by his constant [employment] on it wholly
to neglect his private concerns of his fortune; and
that your petitioner cannot by the course of the
Exchequer obtain a quietus out of that Court
upon the passing of his said father's account without
an expence and charge for the same," therefore
prays a grant of a competent recompense for his
father's pains in said service to enable him [petitioner] thereout the better to provide for his brothers
and sisters whose fortunes and his own were much
weakened by occasion thereof. |
Reference Book III, p. 100. |
|
Order by same for the execution of a money
order dated 1683–4, Jan. 21, for 1,000l. to
Sir Henry Robinson in repayment of so much by him
that day lent into the Exchequer. |
Order Book I, p. 23. |
|
Appending: recordatur of the payment 1684–5,
Jan. 27, by Teller Sir Tho. Vernon, of 41l. 8s. 4d.
for interest due on said order from date thereof to
1684, Sept. 29. |
|
|
Same by same for the execution of a money order
dated 1684, Nov. 11, for 5,000l. to Edward Sheldon
in repayment of the like sum by him lent that day
into the Exchequer. |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 1,000l. to Robert Squibb, junr., as
imprest, to be by him paid over for the redemption
of English captives [in Barbary] as by the privy
seal of April 30 last: to be satisfied out of moneys
in the Exchequer arising by the collection for the
said use. (Money order dated May 12 hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 56. Order Book I, p. 24. |
|
Order by Treasurer Rochester for the exeeution of a
money warrant of Jan. 7 last for 25l. 1s. 10½d. to
George Smith for 1676, Michaelmas quarter, as a
Serjeant at Arms. |
Money Book VI, p. 56. |
|
Money warrant for 700l. to Philip Burton as imprest
for Crown law charges. (Money order dated May 12
hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 56. Order Book I, p. 24. |
| May 11. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to abovesaid Philip
Burton to pay [the abovesaid] 700l. to Charles
Hanses for disbursements made or to be made by
him for his Majesty's service. |
Money Book VI, p. 56. |
1675
[sic erratum for 1685]. May 12. |
Order by same for the execution of a royal warrant dated 1685, May 11 for the payment (out of the
10,000l. dormant privy seal of the 6th inst.) of
500l. remaining due to Sir John James and partners
on an order dated 1683–4, Feb. 20, for 1,599l. 15s. 2d.
to them as in full of 29,099l. 15s. 2d. due to them
from the King ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books,
Vol. VII, pp. 1054, 1475–6: it appearing that said
500l. cannot be paid upon the said order by reason
of the death of Charles II. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 111. |
|
Prefixing: copy of said order with recordaturs thereto
attached of payments made thereupon by the
Tellers of the Exchequer, viz. 99l. 15s. 2d. paid
1684–5, Jan. 28, by Teller Loving, 500l. paid same
date by Teller Sir George Downing and 500l. paid
same date by Mr. Chudleigh, deputy to Teller
Clifford. |
|
| 1685. May 12. |
Warrant by same to the Commissioners of Excise
and Hearthmoney to allow 50l. per an. each to the
six able and expert officers commissionated by
them to make a particular survey [of hearths and
chimneys] in the several counties of North and
South Wales; no particular survey having yet
been made thereof. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 61. |
|
Same by same to same to make an allowance, to the
officer concerned, not exceeding a moiety of the
growing duty in cases where a firehearth omitted
to be charged shall be discovered in any house
formerly charged or where the firehearth in the
house of a pauper that hath not hitherto paid shall
be reduced, and also a moiety of the arrears which
shall be received thereon: and further that where
any sub-collector shall surcharge any of the preceding officers with any money by them received
due since 1684, Lady day, the officer making out
such surcharge may have an allowance not exceeding
a moiety thereof. |
Ibid, pp. 61–2. |
|
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal to constitute William Upcott, George Treweeke,
Nathl. Luggar and George Collins, gent., to be the
supervisors of tin blowing houses in Cornwall and
Devon in the respective districts ut supra, pp. 132–3. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 112–3. |
|
Royal sign manual for 687l. 4s. 7d. to Henry Guy
for secret service, without account: to be issued
on the 10,000l. privy seal dormant of May 6 inst.
(Money warrant dated May 18 hereon. Money order
dated May 20 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 113. Money Book VI, p. 58. Order Book I, p. 24. |
|
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a bill to pass the great seal [of England] and the
seal of the Duchy of Lancashire containing a grant
and licence to Lawrence Carter of the borough of
Leicester, gent., his heirs and assigns to erect cisterns,
waterhouses and conduits upon some convenient part
of the waste ground within said borough and within
the Bishop's Fee, Newark and Castle of Leicester
and to dig the streets for laying pipes and placing
engines for taking up and conveying water from
the river Soar for the use of the inhabitants of said
borough etc. at reasonable rates and prices: at a
yearly reserve rent of 6s. 8d. to the Crown. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 113. Warrants Early XXXIII, p. 11. |
| May 12. |
Money warrant for 750l. to Henry, Duke of Grafton,
for last Lady day quarter on his annuity or pension
out of the Excise. |
Money Book VI, p. 57. |
|
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to William Hewer,
[Treasurer for Tangier] to pay 100l. to Henry
Hordeznell, Recorder of his Majesty's late city of
Tangier, ut supra, p. 67, as in full of half a year's
salary which the King is pleased to allow and
continue to him from the time he was last paid to
1683–4, Mar. 22. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to same to pay to the Earl of Peterborough 500l. for half a year to 1683, Lady day, on
his pension of 1,000l. per an. settled on the Tangier
establishment on which you have paid him 3,750l.
which clears the said pension up to 1682, Michaelmas. |
Ibid, pp. 57–8. |
|
Appending: certificate by said Hewer of his said
payments on said pension. |
|
|
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to report
on the enclosed petition [missing] of Thomas Bettesworth. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 73. |
|
Same to same to report on the two enclosed petitions
[missing] of Anthony Meeke and Richard Cowley. |
Ibid, p. 74. |
|
Same to same to deliver to bearer (on payment of
Customs) five dozen gloves and a silver soleil lately
brought from Gravesend. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Auditor Parsons. Send me the account of
wood sales made in Dean Forest by Tho. Agar 10
or 12 years ago. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Gainsborough to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Francis Dickins for
a renewal of the grant of his place as woodward of
New Forest [void by the late King's death]. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Gilbert Talbot to hasten the bringing
in of the King's plate ut supra, p. 165. Give the
Lord Treasurer an account of your proceeding
herein. |
Ibid, p. 75. |
|
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue (out
of Post Office money now remaining in the
Exchequer) 500l. to William Hewer to be by him
paid over to the Earl of Peterborough upon account
of said Earl's arrears [of pension] as above on the
establishment of the late garrison of Tangier. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 30. |
| May 13. |
Same to same to issue as follows out of such moneys
of the Customs, Excise, Hearthmoney and Post
Office as are directed to be this week paid into the
Exchequer, viz.: |
Ibid, pp. 29–30. |
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
Out of the Customs. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy [on
the Navy's] weekly money |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto towards paying off sea
officers and bills in course |
400 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for the Victuallers |
600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for Mr. Josiah Woodland
and partners |
623 |
9 |
4 |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[on the Ordnance Office's] weekly
money |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Edward Sheldon, in repayment
of loan |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Philip Packer on the estimate of
repairs for Somerset House |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Lord Colepeper in full of
1,086l. 13s. 4d. |
86 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
to John Knight in part of 1,500l.
for hangings delivered [by William
Hewer] to the Great Wardrobe. |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£13,410 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
Out of the Excise. |
|
|
|
|
|
to Charles Fox, Paymaster of the
Forces |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Visct. Brouncker for the Household |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Duke of Grafton |
750 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£6,750 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of Hearthmoney. |
|
|
|
|
|
to Mr. Knight for the Coronation
etc. |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Rosse, the Jeweller |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Earl of Chesterfield, one
year's fee |
166 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
|
£2,166 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
Out of the Post Office money. |
|
|
|
|
|
to John Robinson, Agent in Sweden |
361 |
9 |
11 |
|
|
to Sir Henry Gooderick, on his
extraordinaries |
747 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service by
[way of] advance |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
(Total direction) |
£23,935 |
5 |
11 |
|
|
(Same dated same to the Customs Cashier enclosing
the paper of the disposition of the Customs cash
for the present week, said paper including the
abovesaid Customs items [payable out of Customs
money in the Exchequer] together with the following
items [payable direct out of the Customs Office on
tallies] viz.: 1,000l. to Sir Benjamin Bathurst in
repayment of loan; 424l. 1s. 8d. to the King's
Remembrancer for the port books; 100l. to Sir
William Dugdale on his warrant; 1,000l. to Mr.
Hewer in part of what is due to him on tallies;
2,000l. to Richard Kent and Charles Duncombe in
part of their debt. Total disposition, 17,934l. 4s. 4d.) |
|
|
(Same dated same to the Commissioners of Excise
and Hearthmoney enclosing the paper of the
disposition of the Excise and Hearthmoney
for the present week: said paper including
the abovesaid Excise and Hearthmoney items
[payable out of the Exchequer] together
with the following items [payable direct out
of the Excise Office on tallies] viz.: out of the Excise,
1,000l. to Mr. Toll in part of his debt; 500l. to Mr.
Hornby in part of his debt; 3,000l. to the Queen
Dowager for the quarter due at Lady day last;
2,000l. to Sir Benj. Bathurst to be advanced on the
account of the Princess; 2,000l. to Mr. Nihill in
repayment of loan for Mr. Le Gouch; 1,500l. to Mr.
Freind and Mr. Calvert; total disposition of the
Excise, 16,750l. out of the Hearthmoney: 1,000l.
to Mr. Price in repayment of loan; 1,000l. to Mr.
Bertie in repayment of loan; 567l. 10s. 0d. for the
[office] quarterly bill for last Lady day; 1,252l. 6s. 8d.
to Mr. Duncombe in repayment of 22,000l. due [to
be repaid] on the [Hearthmoney] rent of last Lady
day: total disposition of Excise and Hearthmoney
combined, 22,736l. 10s. 0d.) |
|
| May 13. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
to John Knight for Mr. Hewer the 1,000l.
directed Nov. 13 last to Lord Montague for said
Hewer out of Alderman Duncombe's 50,000l. loan
on the Hearthmoney: said 1,000l. to be as in part
of 1,500l. [which is completed by the above 500l. and
will be] in full of 3,000l. to said Hewer for tapestry
hangings by him delivered into the Great Wardrobe. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 31. |
|
(Same of same date to Mr. Darcy et al. apprising
them of the payment of the abovesaid [500l. and
1,000l. or in all] 1,500l. to said Knight for said
Hewer. You are to give the necessary directions
to said Knight to so pay same to Hewer.) |
|
|
Same to same to issue 480l. 14s. 6d. to me [Guy] for
secret service: out of Hearthmoney remaining in
the Exchequer. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 75. |
May 30
[sic erratum for May 13]. |
Privy seal for an annuity or yearly pension of 1,000l.
to Hugh Tint, esq., during pleasure: to be paid
quarterly as from Christmas last, without account.
(Royal warrant dated April 30 for said privy seal.
The money warrant of May 18 for the first payment
on this pension [infra, p. 185] corrects the date
of this privy seal to May 13.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 89. |
| May 13. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to Sir Peter Apsley
of the petition of John Lindsay, goldsmith, shewing
that about 11 years since he paid 5,000l. to the Earl
of Peterborough for the service of the then Duke
of York and now King James II and did some
months after receive the same out of the Exchequer,
but had to pay 84l. for officers' fees thereon [at the
Receipt] which with interest then due amounts to
117l. 10s. 0d. Prays payment thereof. |
Reference Book III, p. 92. |
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Royal warrant authorising and appointing Sir John
Coell, kt., to continue to hold and execute the office
of steward of the King's manor of Richmond alias
West Sheene which he has held ever since the
Restoration. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 116. |
| May 14. |
Henry Guy to Lord Baltimore, enclosing an extract
[missing] of a letter from Capt. Allin, commander of
the Quaker ketch, concerning the death of Mr.
Rousby, "and that no officer of the Customs in
Maryland can live without a good guard." |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 75. |
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Same to Mr. Pepys enclosing the Customs Commissioners' answer [missing] concerning ships trading
in the Plantations. You [or the Admiralty] are to
turn same into instructions for the command of the
vessel that goes to relieve the Quaker ketch at
Virginia: and you are to obtain the King's signature
thereto. |
Ibid. |
| May 18. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to Sir Christopher
Wren of the petition of Francis Gwyn shewing that
he has a lease of the ground on which some small
sheds stood adjoining the innermost Scotland Yard;
that he has prevailed with Sir Paul Neale who has
an old ruined building in which no person has lodged
this five or six years, to part with his interest to
petitioner: therefore prays a new lease to include
[both this and] the former plot. |
Reference Book III, p. 91. |
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Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Jacob Hugboat as by a reference thereof
from the King of the 13th inst.: petitioner shewing
that he is master of the ship called the Katherine in
the Boat alias Hugboat, a merchantman of Amsterdam of 90 tons burden, now lying at St. Katherines,
coming there five weeks since with oats and piece
goods, but two casks of Westphalia hams were
found in her, being there without petitioner's
knowledge, and were seized by Robert Lucas, a
Customs officer, since which the churchwardens or
overseers of St. Katherine's have seized the ship as
forfeited by having said hams on board, being prohibited goods: prays a release of his ship, he being
altogether a stranger here. |
Ibid, p. 92. |
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Charles Godolphin,
esq., of the office of Assaymaster of tin, commonly
called Assaymaster of the Stannaries at all coinages
of tin within the counties of Cornwall and Devon:
during pleasure and with the wages or fee of 200l.
per an. payable by the Receiver General of the
Duchy of Cornwall out of the issues of said coinage
or other profits of tin: being the office which he held
by grant from Charles II during pleasure. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 118. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners. As the
Treasury Office is to remove forthwith to that which
was the King's side when he was Duke [of York] the
Lord Treasurer cannot receive you till this day
week. Meanwhile hasten your report concerning
white woollen cloths. You are to carefully enquire
after the arms shipped at the Vlie in Holland as
pretended for London as by the enclosed note
[missing, see p. 189 infra]. Certify the Lord
Treasurer whether any such be arrived here or no. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 75. |
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Capt. Saintloe being to go to the West Indies
proposes to have the enclosed instructions [missing,
see pp. 182, 198] for his Majesty's service. Report
thereon to the Lord Treasurer so that he may
present them for the King's signature. |
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Same to Mr. Cowley. Treasurer Rochester has read
your petition and agrees not to suspend you, provided you go to trial this term. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Sir Stephen Fox, enclosing (a) infra. You are
to consider same and speak with the Lord Treasurer
thereon the first time you see him. |
Ibid, p. 76. |
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Appending: (a) warrant dated May 14 by the Earl of
Arlington, Lord Chamberlain of the Household, to
Sir Gilbert Talbot, Master and Treasurer of the
Jewel House, to prepare and supply silver plate as
follows which is certified by the officers of the Green
Cloth to be absolutely necessary for the Queen's
service in the privy kitchen, viz. one pot and cover
to hold five gallons of broth, one small pot and
cover to hold six quarts, one skellet and cover of
two quarts, one ladle and skimmer, one spoon and
one little skimmer, four sauce pans, two of them
with covers, one little egg cup and cover to hold
half pint, one little pot and cover to hold a pint. |
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| May 18. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Darcy et al. [of the Great Wardrobe]
to forthwith provide a looking glass with a black
frame or Jamaica wood for the Queen's privy
chamber, and curtains of white taffeta for the
Queen's closet beyond the little bedchamber, and
to hang the stool room and the bathing room with
such stuff as the Queen shall choose. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 76. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Receipt to
levy tallies on the Excise for all the perpetual
interest due at Michaelmas, 1682, to each [banker
or] goldsmith and other person concerned "except
those for the heirs of Edward Backwell, deceased.
But you are not to levy tallies for any subsequent
quarter without further order." |
Money Book VI, p. 58. |
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Same by same to same for tallies of assignment on the
Tenths of any diocese for 250l. to Henry, Visct.
Brouncker, for last Lady day quarter on his pension:
with dormant clause for the like tallies from time to
time for the future quarterly. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to same to take in the tally struck
1680, Oct. 4, for 25,000l. on the Customs, which is
in the hands of Charles Duncombe, and in lieu
thereof to strike two or more tallies to that total
and to deliver same to said Duncombe. The new
tallies are to be of the same date with the said tally
and to be stricken in like manner on the Customs. |
Ibid, p. 59. |
|
Money warrant for 224l. to John Robinson, who is
employed in his Majesty's service in Sweden (as
agent in the Court of the King of Sweden) viz. for
224 days on his ordinary 1684, Sept. 30, to 1685,
May 11. (Money order dated May 20 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 59. Order Book I, p. 24. |
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Same for 137l. 9s. 11d. to same for his extraordinaries
1682–3, Jan. 26 (when Mr. Warwick left Stockholm)
to 1683–4, Jan. 1, in his late Majesty's service in
Sweden. |
Money Book VI, p. 59. Order Book I, p. 25. |
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Appending: bill of said extraordinaries as allowed
by Secretary Sunderland. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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for passing my privy seal for my
ordinary |
22 |
11 |
0 |
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for postage of letters |
37 |
4 |
2 |
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paid interest and advanced for 200l.
to support my present occasions |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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extraordinary entertainments on the
9th of Sept. being the thanksgiving
day and on his Majesty's birthday
etc. |
38 |
15 |
8 |
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for intelligence |
19 |
7 |
10 |
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for stationary ware |
3 |
11 |
3 |
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£137 |
9 |
11 |
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(Money order dated May 20 hereon.) |
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Same for 747l. to Sir Henry Goodrick, kt. and bart.,
for his extraordinaries 1680, Dec. 10, to 1682,
June 10, in his employment as Envoy Extraordinary
to Spain; as allowed by Secretary Sir L. Jenkins
1683, June 14. |
Money Book VI, p. 60. Order Book I, p. 25. |
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Appending: bill of said extraordinaries. |
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l. |
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for aguinaldas and new year's gifts 1680,
Christmas |
100 |
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for ditto 1681, Christmas |
100 |
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mourning for Lady Izabella |
83 |
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Mr. Wes[t]comb's bill for letters |
45 |
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to my agent de negocios |
90 |
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for intelligence and private gratuities |
93 |
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to the officers of the Curreos |
32 |
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bull feasts and luminaries |
27 |
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Mr. Wescomb's second bill for letters |
47 |
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for postage of letters other ways |
130 |
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£747 |
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(Money order dated May 20 hereon.) |
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| May 18. |
Money warrant for 250l. to Sir Hugh Tint for last Lady
day quarter on his pension as by the privy seal of
the 13th inst. granting 1,000l. per an. pension to
Hugh (now Sir Hugh) Tint. |
Money Book VI, p. 60. Order Book I, p. 61. |
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Same for 6l. 1s. 8d. to Richard Welbeck for half a
year to 1684, Christmas, on his fee as stable keeper
at Reading. |
Money Book VI, p. 61. |
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Same for 96l. 13s. 4d. to Timothy Whitfeild, clerk of
Foreign Estreats, being 20l. for one year to 1684,
Lady day, on his allowance for safe keeping the
records containing the forfeitures of Recusants
estreated into the Exchequer Court and for carrying
said records from time to time to the Office of the
Pipe for the debts therein to be speedily drawn
into the Great Roll; and 76l. 13s. 4d. for same
year on his several fees and allowances of 10l.,
33l. 6s. 8d., 26l. 13s. 4d. and 6l. 13s. 4d. for the
pains of him and his clerks in extracting all fines
and amerciaments. (Money warrant dated May 20
hereon for 53l. 6s. 8d., being the 20l. 26l. 13s. 4d.
and 6l. 13s. 4d. of the abovesaid items.) |
Ibid, p. 61. Order Book I, p. 61. |
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Same dormant for payment of the fee of 100l. per an.
each to Robert, Earl of Sunderland, and Charles,
Earl of Middleton, as Secretaries of State. |
Money Book VI, p. 61. |
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Same for 166l. 13s. 4d. to Philip, Earl of
Chesterfield, for one year to 1683, Sept. 29, on his
fees of 100l. and 100 marks per an. as Chief Justice
in Eyre of all the King's forests Trent South. |
Ibid, p. 62. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Receiver
General of the Duchy of Cornwall to pay Thomazine
Fincher, 40l. for half a year to Lady day last on
her annuity ut supra, p. 139: and dormant warrant
clause for same hereafter half yearly. |
Ibid, p. 63. |
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Same by same to Thomas Agar, Surveyor General
of Woods Trent South, and William Chiffinch,
woodward [of Windsor Forest] to deliver 30
load of the timber lately illegally cut by
some persons in Braywood in Windsor Forest to
Robert Frith, the bridge keeper of Windsor, who
by petition has represented that there is 29l. 4s. 8d.
due to him for ferrying over the Foot and Horse
Guards and stone carriages in May, June and July,
1677, when the bridge at Windsor was down and
has prayed "that for the same there may be 30
load of timber delivered to him for repairing the
said bridge, out of Windsor Forest." |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 63. |
| May 18. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester to the Clerk
of the Pipe for a fresh lease to Nicho. Aris
of three tenements or cottages in West
Ham and Stratford Langton in Essex, late
in the occupation of John Hodges alias Hedges,
deceased, and afterwards of Emma wife of said
Hodges and demised to said Aris by patent dated
1662, April 5. The new lease to be at the old rent
of 3l. per an. and without fine. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, pp. 66–67, 95. |
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Prefixing: (a) particular of the premises made out by
Auditor J. Philips. (b) Ratal, dated May 14 by the
Surveyor General of Crown Lands of said particular.
(c) Undated entry of [Treasurer Rochester's signature
of] the docquet of this demise. |
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Same by same to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Robert Greggs as an additional tidesman
in Whitehaven port. |
Out Letters (Customs) X, pp. 24, 25, 26, 27. |
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William Browne as a watchman, London port
loco John Wakefield, dismissed. |
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Robt. Bankes as a boatman at Harwich in
Ipswich port loco William Oliver, who was presented above six months since and has not appeared. |
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Edw. Mores (riding surveyor for the North of
Devon, in Bideford port) as collector of Barnstaple
port loco Cha. Orchard, esq., who has undertaken
the collection of Exeter port. The [said] place of
riding surveyor of Bideford is to be sunk whereby
50l. per an. will be saved to the King. |
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Richard Massey as a tidesman, Chester port loco
Ralph Jones, who has relinquished same. |
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Joseph Barton, junr., (tidesman extraordinary
in Cowes port) as a tidesman in fee ibid loco William
Hely, removed to be Register of Certificates in the
island of Jersey. |
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William Bastard as a waiter and searcher at
Lostwithiel in Fowey port loco William Clayton,
lately dismissed. |
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Thomas Langdon (one of the extraordinary
tidesmen, Exeter port) as a tidesman at Starcross
in said port loco John Morgan, who has relinquished
same. |
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Devereux Beale as a tidesman at Weymouth loco
Fra. Hill, lately dismissed. |
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Tho. Thompson as a waiter and searcher at
Alnmouth in Berwick port loco John Lewin, lately
dismissed. |
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John Maske to be established as a tidesman in
Penzance port at 10l. per an. salary and 2s. a day
when employed. |
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Philip Dewitte as collector of the Four and a Half
per cent. duty in the Island of St. Christopher loco
— Barry, lately deceased. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Blathwayte. It is the King's
pleasure that 15s. a day be allowed for six weeks
as follow to George Clarke, Judge Advocate of the
Forces, out of the contingent charges of the Forces.
Prepare a royal warrant for this. |
Out Letters (General) IX, pp. 77–8. |
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Appending: (a) said Clarke's petition showing that
he was ordered by the King to go to Plymouth to
hold a Court Martial there for the trial of Ensign
James Hilton for wounding Capt. Henry Row of
the Queen's Regiment: therefore praying an
allowance for the expense of his journey and stay
at Plymouth, which took up near six weeks' time.
(b) Reference dated Whitehall, 1684, Sept. 30, from
the late King to the then Treasury Lords, of said
petition. (c) Reference dated 1684, Nov. 10,
thereof by the Treasury Lords to Charles Fox,
Paymaster of the Forces, and William Blathwayte,
Secretary of the Forces. (d) Report dated 1684,
Nov. 20, by the said Fox and Blathwayte thereon.
There is no precedent in the case. It is reasonable
to allow 10s. a day for the six weeks. |
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| May 20. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the moneys of the Customs, Excise,
Hearthmoney and Letter [or Post] Office paid or
directed to be paid into the Exchequer this week,
viz.: |
Disposition Book IV, pp. 31, 32. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Out of the Customs. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy [on the
Navy Office's] weekly money |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto towards paying off the sea
officers and bills in course |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Victuallers |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Sheldon for interest of 5,000l. |
150 |
8 |
2 |
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£3,250 |
8 |
2 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to Charles Fox, Paymaster of the
Forces |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Visct. Brouncker for the Household |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Signior Verrio |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
375 |
0 |
0 |
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to [ditto for ditto] more |
700 |
0 |
0 |
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to [ditto for ditto] more |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Rosse, the [King's] Jeweller |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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£9,275 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of Hearthmoney. |
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to Mr. Knight for the Coronation
of his Majesty etc. |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Letter Office. |
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to Sir Richard Bulstrode |
1,600 |
0 |
0 |
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(Same dated same to the Excise Commissioners
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Excise
cash and Hearthmoney cash for the present week;
said paper including the above seven items [payable
out of the Exchequer] together with the following
items [payable direct out of the Excise Office on
tallies] viz. 2,000l. for the bankers' interest; 375l.
for Lady Mary Tudor; 1,000l. to Mr. Bertie in
repayment of loan; 829l. 16s. 6d. to Mr. Duncombe
in part of his debt of 22,000l. Total disposition of
the Excise and Hearthmoney, 14,104l. 16s. 6d.) |
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(Same dated same to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the similar paper of the disposition of
the customs for said week; said paper including
the above four items [payable out of the Exchequer]
together with the following items [payable direct out
of the Customs Office on tallies] viz.: 1,000l. to Sir
Benj. Bathurst in repayment of loan; 1,000l. to
Mr. Hewer in repayment of loan; 2,000l. to Richard
Kent and Charles Duncombe in repayment of loan.
Total disposition of the Customs, 7,500l. 8s. 2d.) |
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| May 20. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Packer. There is in your hands 500l.
for the repair of the Stables at Hampton Court.
You are to pay same to William Bankes who is to be
accomptable for same to Lord Dartmouth. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 31. |
|
Same to Mr. Duncombe to forthwith pay into the
Exchequer the remainder of the Excise money
which was not disposed of this week. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Hewer to pay 5l. to Dorothy Kiff, widow,
as royal bounty. You are to prepare a warrant
for the Lord Treasurer to reimburse you this sum. |
Ibid, p. 32. |
|
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Ralph Williamson of
the office of Comptroller of Newcastle port; to wit,
the office he held at the death of Charles II. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 118. |
|
Same to same for a same for a grant to Thomas Doyly,
gent., of the annuity or pension of 100l. from Lady
day last during pleasure payable out of the Customs:
all on his surrender of the grant dated 1673, Dec. 11,
of the like annuity for life. |
Ibid, p. 119. |
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Two royal sign manuals for respectively 1,000l. and
700l. to Henry Guy, for secret service, without
accompt: to be issued on the 10,000l. dormant
privy seal of May 6 inst. (Money warrants dated
May 21 hereon. Money orders dated May 23 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 119. Money Book VI, p. 65. Order Book I, p. 26. |
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Royal warrant to Treasurer Rochester to pay to
Edmund Poley, lately employed in the King's
service at Ratisbon, such sums for his allowance
and extraordinaries in that service as are now in
arrear: to be paid without accompt. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 120. |
|
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for the
payment to the Bishop of Chester of the 400l. for two
years' arrears to 1680, Lady day (for which an order
has been already drawn and remains unpaid) and
200l. for one other year to 1684, Sept. 29, on the
pension of 200l. per an. granted to said bishop by the
privy seal of 1675, Dec. 15, for the four King's
Preachers in Lancashire as established by Queen
Elizabeth: it being the King's pleasure to continue
said pension and to pay the arrears thereon. The
same is hereby to be continued from Michaelmas
last and to be paid half yearly. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same for a same to authorise the Lord
Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Exchequer Court (on petition to them and certification
thereon by the King's Remembrancer) to mitigate,
compound or discharge forfeitures of recognizances,
penalties, fines, issues, amerciaments which ought to
be so mitigated etc. in good conscience and equity:
some scruple having been heretofore made that
[whether] such mitigation etc. could be made
without a privy seal [in each particular case] which
would prove tedious and chargeable to many of the
King's subjects: the King being minded not to
exact the rigour of the law but that such penalties
and forfeitures as shall be incurred or shall be
estreated into the Exchequer from other Courts or
Commissioners shall be estreated according to the
truth and equity of the respective cases. |
Ibid, pp. 121–2. Warrants Early XXXIII, pp. 11b–12. |
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Provided that this privy seal do not take away or
abridge the authority of the Barons of the Exchequer
to estall debts on reasonable consideration or to
discharge fines or amerciaments before they be
drawn down and charged in the Great Roll. |
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| May 20. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to William Roberts of the
office of Receiver and bailiff of the lordships, manors,
lands etc. belonging to the Honor and Castle of
Windsor, co. Berks: as amply etc. as Thomas
Trevor or William Taylieur [his predecessor therein]:
being the office he held at the death of Charles II
by grant dated 1674, May 12. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 122–3. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing
a particular of the estate of Holloway the traitor
which is coming to England. You are to seize said
estate and goods on the ship's arrival. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 76. |
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As to the 40 tons of redwood which was condemned at Barbados Mr. Stede has shipped it in the
ships Coaster, William Bramble commander; Mary,
John Carter commander; and Concord, John Strutt
commander. |
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You are also to give the Lord Treasurer an account
of the arms mentioned in (a) infra. |
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Appending: (a) note of said arms (viz. seven cases
with sword blades to be embarked from Rotterdam
in the ship —, Richard Tye master, shipped
by Adolph Boeckholt and consigned to Samuel Bell,
John Hanns, John Cosens and Adam Gronden). |
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|
Privy seal for a pension of 200l. per an. to Thomas,
Lord Willoughby of Parham, as from Michaelmas
last: the half year to Lady day last to be hereby
paid [in one sum] and hereafter the said pension
to be payable quarterly. (Royal warrant dated
May 5 for said privy seal.) |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 106. |
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Order by Treasurer Rochester for the execution of a
warrant dated 1684, Aug. 26, ut supra, Calendar of
Treasury Books, Vol. VII, p. 1312, from the Treasury
Lords to the Customs Cashier for payment of
9,139l. 3s. 3d. to Robert Woolley for saltpetre with
6 per cent. interest from dates stated therein. The
said interest is hereby to be computed and satisfied
only to May 12 inst. and no further. |
Money Book VI, pp. 62–3. |
|
Followed by: a later similar order dated 1685, July 21,
for the abovesaid interest to be computed and
satisfied from May 12 last to the 1st July inst. |
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