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| Aug. 6. |
Treasury reference to the Navy Commissioners of the
petition of Capt. Tho. Trafford, praying payment
of 114l. 7s. 6d. due to him as commander of his
Majesty's guard boats at Portsmouth. |
Reference Book V, p. 131. |
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Same to William Blathwayt [as Secretary to the
Forces] of the petition of Capt. Robt. Bradshaw
for some small pension for life or other provision;
he having been entrusted with many important
letters and messages and other eminent services
in the beginning of the great rebellion, by reason
of his approved loyalty. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Phi. Ralegh, shewing that on a previous reference
the said Commissioners reported him to the Treasury
Lords as fit for a collector's place in Cornwall,
which being so far distant he refused; but now
desires any employment in the Customs that may
offer within London port or within 100 miles thereof. |
Ibid. |
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The said Commissioners are hereby ordered to
present him for any employment within the said
distance of equal value to that which they offered
him in Cornwall. |
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Same to the auditor concerned, of the petition of
John Rogers for a lease of the King's duty upon
tin called Post Groats, which has been let for several
years at 10l. per an., but [which is] improveable
at pleasure; petitioner being willing to pay a fine
and such increase of rent for said lease as the Treasury
shall think fit. |
Ibid. |
Aug. 7.
Windsor Castle. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to re-assume
the treaty with the Earl of Derby to let the Customs
of the Isle of Man to the King. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 160. |
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You are also to send to the Treasury Lords an
account what the [duty on] sugars amounted to
the year before the new impost was laid upon same
and what they have amounted to for a year since. |
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Aug. 8.
Windsor Castle. |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the branches of the revenue directed
to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book VI, pp. 95–8. |
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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's] weekly money on
account of 400,000l. for the year
beginning 1686, Lady day |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto (towards payments due in
the Navy before 1686, Lady day) |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the King's Heralds and Pursuivants at Arms |
777 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the imposition on wine and
vinegar. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy to pay
off the Phœnix to Lady day, 1686 |
4,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto to pay Portsmouth Yard
for one quarter |
4,700 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for one week on the Ordnance
Office] ordinary |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to complete the Queen's quarter |
232 |
3 |
4¾ |
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for the Queen Dowager's quarter |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to [Secretary] the Earl of Middleton
for secret service |
750 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
750 |
0 |
0 |
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to Sir Benjamin Bathurst for interest |
325 |
2 |
10 |
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to Thomas Hall for interest |
420 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber for
the eight messengers appointed to
attend the King in the progress,
25l. each |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to Consul Baker in part of his arrear |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mris. Fairfax for her portion by
advance |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Lloyd, the Paymaster of the
Works, for the new building at
Whitehall |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the loans on the Linen Duty
Act. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to Visct. Preston for the Great
Wardrobe |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber, on
the ordinary [of the Office of the
Chamber] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Sir William Villiers for the
Stables |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the clerks of the [Privy] Council |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to Serjeant Ryley |
50 |
3 |
9 |
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Out of the Letter Office money. |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
1,100 |
0 |
0 |
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(Same, dated Windsor Castle, Aug. 10, to the
Customs Cashier, enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs cash for the present week;
said paper including only the above four Customs
items: total disposition, 8,977l.) |
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(Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper for the disposition
of the cash of those branches of the revenue; said
paper including for the Hearthmoney only the above
seven Hearthmoney items; total disposition,
5,750l. 3s. 9d.: and for the Excise the above eleven
Excise items [payable out of the Exchequer], save
that the item to complete the Queen Dowager's
quarter is here given as 1,552l.; together with the
following item [payable direct out of the Excise
Office on tallies], viz. 1,000l. to Sir Benjamin
Bathurst for the Princess's debt: total disposition,
12,029l. 6s. 2d.) |
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(Same, dated Windsor Castle, Aug. 9. to Mr.
Griffin, Treasurer of the Chamber, to pay the
abovesaid 1,000l. for the ordinary of the Office
of the Chamber and the said 200l. for the eight
messengers as above.) |
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(Same, dated Windsor Castle, Aug. 10, to Mr.
Lloyd, Paymaster of the Works, out of the abovesaid
500l. to pay 100l. to Seignior Verrio for painting
the chapel at Whitehall.) |
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Aug. 9.
Windsor Castle. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners. The
Treasury Lords have read your presentment of
frauds in Southampton port, with a letter from
Mr. de Cardonnell, collector thereof, and the information of [from] Daniell Slater, the officer at Christchurch, concerning the seizure and rescue of certain
goods in several waggons coming out of Nash farm
at Chewton Bunney. Get same sworn to and my
Lords will give warrant for arrest of the offenders. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 161. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Earl of Derby. The
Customs Commissioners are instructed to reassume
the treaty with you for letting the Customs of the
Isle of Man to the King. As it is of so great consequence to his Majesty's service we hope you will
comply with such reasonable proposals as they
shall offer you. |
Ibid. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Shales, enclosing a petition [missing]
of Sir Thomas Chambers et al. for allowance for
damage done them by the soldiers during the
encampment on Hounslow Heath in 1686 and this
present year. You are to certify whether such
damage was done and if so to what amount. |
Ibid, p. 167. |
| Aug. 9. |
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the
proposal of Sir William Creagh referred ut supra,
p. 1370. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 133. |
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The Customs Commissioners have thereon reported
as follows, and we concur with their said report. |
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Appending: (1) said report, dated Custom House,
London, 1687, July 8. The [petitioner's] printed
book on the subject is herewith returned. The
purport is to persuade the reasonableness of an
abatement of the duty on coals exported to foreign
parts to reduce it to some equality with the duty
on coals exported from Scotland. By a former
memorial of the said Sir William Creagh's in
Nov., 1684, we observe that the abatement then
proposed was a fourth part; which though a
considerable part of the duty, yet considering
the great inequality between the Customs in
England and Scotland upon that commodity, is not
sufficient to give balance to the coal trade as is
proposed. But the same must, as we conceive,
depend upon other circumstances, such as the
usefulness of the English coal beyond that of Scotland
or the difficulty of the Scotch navigation and the
distance that the Scotch coals are brought to the
place of lading. And although by the said former
proposition in Nov., 1684, we were told that unless
some speedy remedy were had the said trade and
the King's revenue [arising thereout] would be
greatly impaired, yet upon examining the accounts
since that time we do not find any considerable
alteration therein. We therefore cannot advise so
great an abatement of the duty without some more
certain prospect of advantage than yet appears.
(2) The abovesaid orders of reference from the
King in Council dated May 13 last and from the
Treasury Lords dated May 19 last, ut supra ibid. |
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| Aug. 9. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Hen. Titchborn for a King's waiter's
place, London port, loco Mr. James Pearse, who is
willing to surrender. |
Reference Book V, p. 132. |
|
Same to same of the petition of James Pearse, junr.,
for a landsurveyor's place, London port, loco Mr.
Ford, who is willing to lay down that employment. |
Ibid. |
Aug. 10.
Windsor Castle. |
Royal warrant [to the Clerk of the Signet] for a privy
seal for a grant to Godfrey Woodward of London,
gent., of all the bonds, debts, leases and other
goods, chattels and personal estate of William Tombs,
forfeited by the said Tombs becoming a felo de se:
with power to sue for recovery of same with Exchequer aid and to his [Woodward's] own use
for ever. |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 230. |
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Two royal sign manuals for respectively 5,000l. and
2,050l. for secret service, without account: to be
issued on the 20,000l. dormant privy seal of July 28
last. (Money warrant dated Aug. 10 hereon.
Money orders dated Aug. 12 and Aug. 16 hereon
respectively.) |
Ibid, pp. 230–1. Money Book VIII, pp. 242, 246. Order Book II, p. 82. |
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Royal warrant to Thomas Neale, Master and Worker
of the Mint, to pay out of the Coinage Duty money
(what remains thereof after the defraying of the
expenses of the Mint) 2,593l. 12s. 2d. to James
Hoare, Comptroller of the Mint, for Healing medals
as follows, certified by him to be delivered to the
Keeper of the Privy Purse [for the King's use in
healing], viz. |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 231. |
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|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
3 Feb., 1686–7, 1,000 medals |
249 |
9 |
6 |
|
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8 Mar., 2,000 medals |
498 |
18 |
10 |
|
|
21 Mar., 1,000 medals |
249 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
13 April, 1687, 2,000 medals |
498 |
12 |
8 |
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6 May, 400 medals |
99 |
14 |
8 |
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4,000 medals more, now prepared,
which will come to |
997 |
15 |
0 |
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£2,593 |
12 |
2 |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to Lewis, Earl of Feversham, of the
estate as follows of Alice Lisle of Ellingham, widow,
who was lately (1685, Aug. 25) attainted and
executed for high treason, committed 1685, July 28,
or belonging to any others in trust for her: to hold
to him and his heirs at such rents (if any) as were
payable thereout [to the Crown] at the time of the
said forfeiture: and likewise of all the personal
estate of the said Alice Lisle similarly forfeited:
and to grant likewise to said Earl all manors,
lands etc. which did anyway belong to John Lisle,
formerly attainted of high treason, and forfeited
for same by him, as granted by Charles II to the
then Duke of York, his present Majesty, or to
trustees for said Duke, or which did or ought to
descend from Charles II to the present King, and
which are now concealed or unjustly detained from
the King or from said trustees, to hold ut supra;
and likewise of the personal estate of said John Lisle
and now concealed or unjustly detained from the
Crown: with power to said trustees to convey
their interest herein to said Earl: but the present
grant, as far as the said John Lisle's estate is concerned, is not to extend to any part thereof already
sold or disposed of or recovered and now enjoyed
by the King or his said trustees, but only to such
part of the said estate as is or may be concealed as
above: the said Earl to have the aid of the Exchequer
in suing for same. |
Ibid, pp. 232–40. |
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Appending: constat of said Alice Lisle's estate as
certified June 29 last by T. Eden, Deputy King's
Remembrancer: being found by inquisition taken
at Winchester 1686, Sept. 25, before Laurence
Swanton, Aaron Pengry, Bernard Strode, esqrs.,
Francis Stevens, Lancelot Appleby, Christopher
Guise and Richard Hart, gent., Commissioners
therefor, by the oath of Thomas Cropp et al. jurors. |
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the messuage called Moyles Court, arable land
and closes called Chetley, Newland, Stoney
Breach, Gwenclose, Broome Close, Barley Feild,
Lovetts, Chappell Feild, Oldhouse, New Closes,
Bulsford, Broad Closes, 14 acres lying in a
common meadow called Ellingham and Blachford meadows; pasture called Pond Close and
a water mill: all lying in Ellingham, co.
Southants and being of the clear value of 100l.,
of which said Alice Lisle was seized as in her
domain and of fee, and of which the profits,
since her attainder, have been received by her
son John Lisle. |
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the manor of Moyles Court, with its appurtenances
in the parishes of Fordingbridge, Ellingham and
Harbridge, co. Southampton, of which said
Alice Lisle was seized together with Sir Thomas
Tippin, kt., and Elizabeth [Tippin], his wife,
in right of the said Elizabeth, with the several
tenements of the said manor as follows demisable
by copy of court roll time out of mind, viz. |
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a messuage and 12 acres in Ellingham in the
tenure of James Bower for the life of Elizabeth
Bower, his wife: at 8s. per an. rent. |
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a messuage and 30 acres ibid. in the tenure of
Peter Beamister for the life of Anne his wife
and William Bower: at 16s. per an. rent. |
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a messuage and 30 acres ibid. in the tenure of
John Tarvor: at 16s. per an. rent. |
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a messuage and 12 acres in Rockford in the
parish of Ellingham in the tenure of Humphrey
Coles for the life of him and Thomas Coles,
his son: at 16s. per an. rent. |
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a messuage and 30 acres ibid. in the tenure of
Anne Colbourne, widow, for her widowhood:
at 20s. per an. rent. |
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a messuage and 10 acres in Fordingbridge in the
tenure of John Ransome for the lives of Anne
his wife and John and Anne his children: at
6s. 8d. per an. rent. |
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a messuage and 10 acres ibid. in the tenure of
Edward Bowne for the life of him and Elizabeth
Bowne, his daughter: at 6s. 8d. per an. rent. |
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a cottage and garden and half acre ibid. in the
tenure of William Rooke for the lives of him
and two others unknown to the jury: at the
rent of 3s. 4d. per an. |
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a messuage and two acres ibid. in the tenure of
Thomas Simes for the lives of him and his
son John: at the rent of 4s. per an. |
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a messuage and divers lands in the parish of
Harbridge, co. Hants, in the tenure of Barnaby
Andrews for his own life: the rent thereof the
jury know not. |
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the herriot of a customary tenant in said
manor. |
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a messuage and 30 acres in the parish of Ibsley
of the clear annual value of 13l., in which
Richard Stormes was seized in his domain
as a free tenant for the life of Elizabeth Stormes,
his wife, with reversion to the said Alice [Lisle]
and Elizabeth Tippin: at the rent of 14s.
(18s.) per an. |
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a messuage and six acres in Rockford in the
parish of Ellingham in the tenure of William
Ivemay for 99 years, terminable on the lives
of him and Elizabeth Ivemay, with reversion
as above: at the rent of 10s. per an. |
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a messuage and eight acres ibid. similarly possessed
by Thomas Barnes for 99 years, terminable on
the lives of him and John and Thomas his sons,
and with reversion as above: at the rent of
12s. per an. |
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a messuage and one acre ibid. of which William
Warne was similarly possessed for 99 years,
terminable on the lives of him and Avis his
wife and Thomas Avis his son, with reversion
as above: at 13s. 4d. per an. rent. |
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|
a messuage and eight acres ibid. of which William
Osgood was similarly possessed for 99 years,
terminable on the lives of him, Sarah his wife
and William his son: with reversion as above:
at 41s. per an. rent. |
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3½ acres in a field called Rockford Common Field
and half an acre in a meadow called Blashford
Mead in Blashford, of which the abovesaid
William Osgood was similarly possessed for the
lives of him and Sarah his wife: with reversion
as above: at the rent of 2s. 6d. per an. |
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nine acres in the said Rockford Common Field
and three acres in the said Blashford Mead,
of which Richard Philpott was similarly
possessed for 99 years, terminable on the life
of Anna Fisher: with reversion as above: at
the rent of 23s. per an. |
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a messuage and four acres in Rockford of which
John Harris was similarly possessed for 99
years, terminable on his own life: with reversion
as above: at the rent of 6s. 8d. per an. |
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a messuage and 20 acres in Fordingbridge, of which
Thomas Bembridge was similarly possessed for
99 years, terminable on his own life: with
reversion as above: at the rent of 10s.
per an. |
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a messuage and divers lands usually leased
therewith in Fordingbridge and similarly
possessed by Mathew Fulford for 99 years,
terminable on the lives of persons unknown
to the jury: with reversion as above: at a
rent unknown to the jury. |
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a messuage and divers lands and tenements
thereto in the parish of Harbridge possessed
by John Plumley for 99 years terminable on
his own life: with reversion as above: at the
rent of 10s. per an. |
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the goods and personal estate of the said Alice
Lisle in the hands of William Tippin and
Samuel Eyres. |
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the messuage in Rockford with 10 acres of land
in the common field of Rockford: of the clear
annual value of 3l. |
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the moiety of the manor of Pennington in co.
Southants and the sixth part of the manor of
Braddle in the Isle of Purbeck, co. Dorset,
of which said Alice Lisle was seized in her
domain and as of fee at the time of the said
treason: of what value the jury are ignorant:
the profits thereof since the said treason have
been received by the said Samuel Eyres. |
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some horses and a waggon belonging to said
Alice Lisle and now in the hands of William
Turner of New Sarum: of the value of 16l. |
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divers parcels of grain to the value of 38l. belonging
to the said Alice and now in the hands of
Richard Good, undersheriff of co. Southampton. |
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total of annual value of lands etc., 113l.; ditto
of rents, 12l. 3s. 2d.; ditto of goods and
chattels, 54l. |
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Aug. 10.
Windsor Castle. |
Royal warrant to Sir Robert Sawyer, Attorney General,
and Sir Tho. Powys, Solicitor General, to enter
satisfaction upon record of the judgment against
Elias Best, late of London, who was convicted in
the King's Bench of a high misdemeanour in speaking
seditious words against the justice of the nation
and the Government and was afterwards, in Michaelmas term, 1684, sentenced to a fine of 1,000l. and
to stand in the pillory: of which fine he has paid
200l. on the 4th inst., having stood in the pillory
long since: the king being pleased, on said Best's
petition, to pardon [the remainder of] said fine
out of royal bounty and clemency and to discharge
his security of good behaviour. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 240–1. |
|
Same to same to similarly discharge the judgment
of 100,000l. for damages and 13l. 6s. 8d. for costs
recovered in Trinity term, 1684, by James, then
Duke of York, now King, against Nicholas Covert,
gent., one of the Attorneys of the Common Pleas,
in an action upon the statute de scandalis magnatum:
on which judgment the Attorney General to James II
afterwards brought an action of debt in the King's
Bench in Hilary term, 1685–6, and thereon recovered
judgment for said 100,013l. 6s. 8d. debt and 7l.
costs: said Covert having paid 200l. into the Exchequer the 3rd inst., whereupon the King of his
bounty and clemency, and on said Covert's petition,
orders his pardon and release as herein. |
Ibid, p. 241. |
|
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for
the payment to Bartholomew Fillingham of
104l. 7s. 9d. (part of the arrears which became due
to Sir Phillip Lloyd and were seized into the hands of
Charles II as follows), to be by said Fillingham
forthwith paid back into the Exchequer in part of
the debt owing to Charles II from Sir William
Doyly: all by reason as follows, viz.: a writ of
extent issued lately out of the Exchequer against
Richard Kent, Receiver General of Customs, for
money which he owed to Charles II and by inquisition
thereupon taken at the Guildhall 1682–3, Mar. 30,
it was found that Sir William Roberts, bart., and
Sir Phillip Lloyd, kt., were bound to said Kent
in 600l. by a bond dated 1680, Nov. 27, conditioned
to pay 309l. at a day since past; which obligation
the sheriff did then seize into the King's hands;
and on a writ of diem clausit extremum of Feb. 12
last it was found by inquisition at the Guildhall
April 8 last that said Sir Phillip Lloyd died in
the Tower 1686, Sept. 29, and that at the time of
his death there was 428l. 2s. 6d. due from the King
to him on his fee of 250l. per an. as a clerk of the
Privy Council, viz. 240l. 12s. 6d. for the arrears of
said fee to 1684, Christmas, "according to our order
of Council with retrenchment" and 187l. 10s. 0d.
for three quarters thereon to 1686, Sept. 29: which
said sum [or debt] of 428l. 2s. 6d. the sheriff seized
into the King's hands: and further the said
Bartholomew Fillingham and Thomas Hall and
William Lowndes, Agents for bringing in Arrears
of Taxes, certified the Treasury Lords July 20 last
that they have seen the said bond to Kent for
payment of 309l. and another bond dated 1685–6,
Mar. 1, in which said Lloyd became bound in 1,300l.
to Kent for payment of 650l. with interest on the
1st Sept., 1686, and further that William King
and Mary his wife, the executrix of William Wingfeild, upholsterer, deceased, have lately (towards
satisfaction of the debt which Sir William Doyly
owed to Charles II, the said Wingfeild being a
surety of said Doyly) assigned and transferred to
his present Majesty amongst other things a debt
of 104l. 7s. 9d., which said Lloyd owed to said
Wingfeild for goods sold and delivered, upon which
assignment the said Agents for Taxes think it
reasonable that his Majesty should in the first
place have the said 104l. 7s. 9d. out of the said
Lloyd's arrears as Clerk of the Council towards
satisfaction of so much of said Doyly's debt and
that this may be effected by issuing said sum to
some person fit to be entrusted to immediately
repay same into the Exchequer for the King's use in
such part of said Doyly's debt: "and the said
Agents have further reported that in their opinions
it may be equitable for the said Kent to have an
assignment under our privy seal if we should so
think fit of the sum of 323l. 14s. 9d., being the
remainder of the said arrears [of salary due to said
Lloyd] seized as aforesaid towards satisfaction of
the debt which is due to him the said Richard Kent
from the estate of the said Sir Phillip Lloyd":
which latter proposal the King does hereby grant
and does hereby order the said sum of 323l. 14s. 9d.
be issued to the said Kent without account,
136l.4s.9d.thereof out of the new imposition on tobacco
and sugar and 187l. 10s. 0d. remainder thereof out
of any unappropriated money in the Exchequer. |
Ibid, pp. 242–4 |
Aug. 10.
Windsor Castle. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a
privy seal to grant, assign and set over from
the King, of his special grace and mere motion,
to Richard Kent of London the obligation dated
1685, Nov. 9, by which Arnold Browne of the
parish of Stepney, alias Stebonheath, co. Midd.,
became bound in 12,220l. to the King on condition
to pay 6,110l. to Laurence, Earl of Rochester, on
the then ensuing Dec. 9: the said Kent to hold and
have same to his own use for ever, without account,
and with power to sue etc. for same with the aid
of the Exchequer and with power to give discharges
for same. |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 245. |
|
Same to same for a same to authorise the engrossing for
declaration as follows of the account of Stephen Lilly
as Receiver General of the King's revenue and
profits arising in the General Letter Office and
Penny Post Office, viz. for one year ended 1686,
Lady day, as delivered by said Lilly to Auditor
William Aldworth [and as thereupon stated by
said auditor], viz. as follows: the present warrant
being necessitated by the fact that although the
present account is attested by Phillip Frowde,
John Parsons and the respective Comptrollers and
others concerned in the manner accustomed before
the King's accession as James II, yet the same
cannot be regularly tendered to the Treasury Lords
for declaration by reason the said persons have
therein acted only by "their private commissions and
authorities which they received from us when
Duke of York." |
Ibid, pp. 246–51. |
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Charge. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
arrears due from both said Offices
on or before 1685, Mar. 25 |
58,225 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
growing profits thereof for the year
ended 1686, Lady day, being
85,152l. 8s. 5d. from the General
Office [including thereunder the
Foreign Office, the Inland Office
and the Irish Office] and
2,602l. 7s. 11d. out of the Penny
Post Office |
87,754 |
16 |
4 |
|
|
|
£145,980 |
0 |
8 |
|
|
Discharge. |
|
|
disbursements by direction of the
Earl of Rochester, "our Postmaster General," or of Phillip
Frowde, esq., Governor of the
said Offices, "pursuant to our
orders in that behalf": arrear
standing out at Lady day, 1685,
due to several postmasters et al.
for balance of their accounts to
that time |
139 |
6 |
7 |
|
|
for exchange of money remitted
from Scotland and Ireland to
London |
226 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
for returned letters |
32 |
2 |
7 |
|
|
for letters overtaxed |
13 |
18 |
0 |
|
|
for Irish port of ship letters |
6 |
10 |
4 |
|
|
to Monsieur [John] Richards of
Paris, being the balance of his
account for [foreign] postage of
letters to that time |
488 |
8 |
9 |
|
|
due to the Prince de la Tour and
Tassis for transportation of foreign
letters |
125 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1685, Lady day quarter's, salary,
to Sir Thomas Deerham, kt.,
Court Post |
45 |
12 |
6 |
|
|
due "then" to James, Duke of
York, from Charles II for postage
of letters, carrying expresses
and for the passage and
victualling of several poor soldiers
and seamen from Holland, Newport and Calais to Harwich and
Dover: being charged in the
abovesaid arrear of 58,225l. 4s. 4d. |
37,264 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
to sundry masters of pacquett
boats for victualling and passage
of poor soldiers and seamen
brought into England "by our
command" and to postmasters
for carrying expresses from 1681,
Dec. 31, to 1685, Lady day |
1,280 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
for wares furnished for the use of
said Office and for parish duties
before that day |
14 |
17 |
4 |
|
|
paid into the Receipt by Stephen
Lylly |
12,286 |
13 |
7 |
|
|
|
£51,923 |
13 |
1 |
|
|
further payments by said Lylly
out of the growing revenue of
the year 1686 for Phillip Frowde's
salary at 1,500l. per an. and his
clerk at 30l. per an. for three
quarters to Christmas, 1685 |
1,147 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir Thomas Deerham for same
time on 182l. 10s. 0d. per an. |
136 |
17 |
6 |
|
|
to [Stephen Lylly] the accomptant
himself for half a year to 1685,
Sept. 29, on 100l. per an. and
the following quarter on 150l.
per an. |
87 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
to John Parsons, Accomptant to
the General Letter Office, for
three quarters to 1685, Christmas, on 200l. per an. and for
one quarter to his clerk on 10l.
per an. |
152 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
to Capt. Frederick Froude, Comptroller of the Foreign Office, for
same time on 100l. per an. |
75 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to four clerks there for same time
on 182l. per an. amongst
them |
135 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Francis Clewit, sorter, for
half a year to 1685, Sept. 29,
on 30l. per an. and for the succeeding quarter on 40l. per an. |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to five letter carriers, one at 13s. 4d.
a week, the others at 11s. per
week each, for 52 weeks ended
1686, Lady day |
149 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
to Mr. Vanderpoole of the Brill
for same year on his 20l. per an.
for looking after the pacquet
boats and giving an account of
the passengers transported from
thence |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Thomas Gardner, esq., Comptroller of the Inland Office, for
three quarters to 1685, Christmas, on 200l. per an. |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to eight clerks of the roads for same
time on 454l. per an. |
340 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
to three windowmen for same time |
87 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
to seven sorters for same time |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to seven letter receivers for same
time |
82 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
to two letter bringers for same time
on 40s. per an. each |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mris. Alice Lambe for same
time on 20l. per an. as housekeeper |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Samuell Baker, mailemaker,
for same time on 80l. per an. |
60 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to two porters employed about
carriers for 52 weeks to 1686,
Lady day, on 11s. a week each |
57 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
to twenty-four letter carriers at 11s.,
12s. or 13s. 6d. per week each
for said year |
1,205 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
to the several postmasters of
England for their respective
salaries for same time |
5,655 |
12 |
10 |
|
|
to four porters for same time |
100 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
to divers tradesmen and artificers
for wares delivered and work
done at the General Post Office
in said year |
369 |
16 |
8 |
|
|
to the Duchess of Cleveland for
half a year to 1685, Sept. 29, on
her pension of 4,700l. per an. |
2,350 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Lady Francis [Frances] Green for
same on her 500l. per an. pension |
250 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the late Earl of Arlington for
1685, Midsummer quarter, on
his pension of 1,000l. per an. |
250 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to two additional letter carriers |
1 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir Robert Vyner for rent of the
house where the General Letter
Office is kept, for three quarters
to 1685, Christmas, on 350l.
per an. |
262 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
to the abovesaid Thomas Gardner
for beer for all the officers of the
Post Office for one year |
60 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to [Stephen Lylly] the [present]
Accomptant for a feast for the
officers at Midsummer, 1685, and
for coach hire, money bags,
striking tallies etc. for one year
to 1686, March |
42 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Nicholas Bowman for a like
feast at 1685, Christmas |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for three protections for three
pacquet boats and to a public
notary |
4 |
18 |
6 |
|
|
for parish duties |
47 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
for new year's gifts, box money
and other necessary expenses |
251 |
17 |
3 |
|
|
to divers masters of ships for 60,447
letters by them brought from
foreign parts this [said] year at
1d. each according to usage |
251 |
17 |
3 |
|
|
to Mr. Godbolt Muilman of Amsterdam for a moiety of franck letters
conveyed to and from all parts
of the dominions of the United
Netherlands by contract: within
said year |
525 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
to Mr. Symon Sandford of Harwich
for the hire of his boats for same
time |
912 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for exchange of money and for
charges of management of the
Irish Office in Dublin for three
quarters to 1685, Christmas |
2,870 |
15 |
2 |
|
|
to Mr. Robert Meine of Edinburgh
for exchange of money remitted
to London |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to several postmasters for expresses
by them sent in half a year to
1685, Sept. 29 |
336 |
19 |
6 |
|
|
to several persons for extraordinary
attendance, for an express boat
and for victualling poor soldiers
and seamen |
62 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Francis Bastinck for losses
sustained in the pacquet boats
at Dover between June, 1684,
and Sept., 1685 |
177 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
paid into the Receipt by said
Stephen Lilly |
50,044 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
£69,400 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
this sum being out of the produce of the General
Post Office for the said year ending at 1686,
Lady day. |
|
|
Further, out of the produce of the growing
revenue of the Penny Post Office for the same
year the said Lilly doth crave allowance of his
payments as follows:— |
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
to Nathaniell Castleton, Comptroller of said Penny Post Office,
for said year's salary |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Thomas Law, accomptant there,
for same |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Francis Golling, collector, for
same |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to six sorters at 2s. 6d. a day each
except Sundays, for same period. |
234 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
to eight sub-sorters for same at
20d. a day each except Sundays,
for same |
208 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
to fifty-three messengers at 16d. a
day each except Sundays, for
same |
1,105 |
18 |
8 |
|
|
to four country messengers at 5d.
a day each except Sundays, for
same |
26 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
to several tradesmen and artificers
for wares delivered and work
done about the Penny Post
Office in said year |
107 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
for parish duties and other minute
expenses |
13 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
for rent of seven several rooms
wherein said Penny Post Office
is kept |
67 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
£2,013 |
18 |
4 |
|
|
full total |
123,338 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
and so remains |
22,642 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
to which is to be added:— |
|
|
for overpays due to the King from
several Postmasters for the
balance of their respective accompts at 1686, Lady day |
227 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
total debit on accomptant |
22,869 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
which said sum is depending in arrear upon several
Postmasters, letter receivers, letter carriers
et al. set in super in this present account. |
|
|
It is further ordered by the present warrant that
to the end the above accompt may be eased of a
multitude of desperate debts the nature of the said
supers be carefully examined and such of them
are to be discharged out of the next account as
the Treasury Lords shall see fit. |
|
|
Further, the accounts of the Post Office revenue,
when examined and attested as above, are hereb
to be similarly allowed from year to year in
manner as above; until further order to the contrary. |
|
Aug. 10.
Windsor Castle. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay
2,125l. to the executors of Joseph Ashe (Ash) as
the last patentee in the office of Surveyor of the
Act of Navigation granted by patent of 1660–1,
Feb. 20, to Sir John Shaw, bart., and said Ash:
same being due for 4¼ years to Lady day last on
the allowance of 500l. per an. for said office: as
by the privy seal of June 23 last, supra, p. 1404.
(Henry Guy, dated same, to same to pay same by
four weekly instalments beginning with the present
week.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 241. Disposition Book VI, p. 98. |
|
Same to same to pay 130l. to Samuel Danvers for
2½ years to Lady day last as a King's waiter, London
port: he having by deed dated Aug. 5 inst. released
to the King all claim to any arrears of salary [accrued
and unpaid before the present King's accession]. |
Money Book VIII, p. 243. |
|
Money warrant for 300l. to Sir Walter St. John, bart.,
Sir Ralph Verney, kt. and bart., Sir Richard How,
kt. and bart., and John Carey, gent., as trustees
for the Earl and Countess of Lichfield, for last
June 24 quarter on their 1,200l. per an. annuity
in place of their 1,400l. per an. reduced from 2,000l.
per an. (as by the patent of 1678, Sept. 12) after
the payment of 6,000l. out of the 20,000l. principal
value of said annuity; "his Majesty having been
pleased to declare his pleasure that only 1,200l.
per an. shall be paid on the reduced sum of 1,400l.
per an. |
Ibid, pp. 243–4. |
|
Same for 15l. to Thomas Meeres, master of Southwell
School, co. Notts, for 1½ years to Lady day last on
the perpetuity of 10l. per an. [granted to the schoolmaster thereof]. (Henry Guy, dated Treasury
Chambers, Aug. 11, to the Auditor of the Receipt
to pay same out of Tenths.) |
Ibid, p. 244. Disposition Book VI, p. 96. Out Letters (General) XI, p. 160. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Stephens [Cashier to the Navy
Treasurer]. The Treasury Lords intend to allow
200l. per week towards the payments due in the
Navy Office before 1686, Lady day. Send them a
note forthwith how the same should be applied;
so as to save them trouble. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 161. |
|
Same to Mr. Hewer to pay (when the arrears of Tangier
garrison come to be paid) John Boyle the arrears
of pay due to John Chuter, a soldier under Col.
Edwd. Sackville at Tangier, for moneys lent, ut supra,
p. 1479: in accordance with your [Hewer's] report
in the case: all provided the said Chuter be not
indebted to his officers. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the
following papers concerning the shallop James of
Calais, Lewis Fountaine master, and her lading. |
Ibid, p. 162. |
|
Appending: note only of said papers, viz.: a certificate
of Richard Cooke, mayor of Dover, and Tho. Teddeman and Ed. Roberts; a letter in French, dated
1687, Aug. 8, signed Hays Quilibert Pigault;
another paper in French containing a particular of
goods. |
|
Aug. 10.
Windsor Castle. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the
Forces]. Mr. Richard Whittle, Apothecary General of
the Forces, has petitioned the Treasury for payment of
several moneys due to him for medicines and service
by him provided and done for the Forces in the
West during the late rebellion and for medicaments
and necessaries furnished to such of the Forces as
were sick in Hounslow Hospital in 1686. Thereon
the Earl of Ranelagh and yourself have reported
that 479l. 13s. 4d. is the total of what Whittle claims
for the said services and for allowances for himself
and mates for their attendance and for his charges
at Bridgwater in furnishing divers soldiers who
were wounded at Weston with meat, drink and
other necessaries and for other his extraordinary
trouble and charges. Of this sum he has already
received from Charles Fox, late Paymaster of the
Forces, 100l. upon the [account of the] Western
expedition and 61l. 10s. 0d. from same upon the
royal warrant of 1686–7, Feb. 28, for his own
attendance (at 10s. a day) and his two mates (at
2s. 6d. a day each) during the service in the West.
This leaves 318l. 3s. 4d. still due. The Treasury
Lords have received the King's pleasure that this be
paid. You are to draw a warrant to authorise the
Paymaster of the Forces to pay it. |
Out Letters (General) XI, pp. 162–3. |
| Aug. 10. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Edward Sharpe (a tidesman in fee, London
port) as a landcarriageman ibid. loco John Collins,
lately dismissed. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, pp. 65, 66. |
|
Lancelot Ord as tidesman at Shields, in Newcastle
port loco Arthur Pen, lately dismissed. |
|
|
Arthur Crispin as a noontender, London port
loco Richard Steed, lately deceased. |
|
|
The boatman at Sidlesham and the boatman at
Cockbush in Chichester port are to be established
at 25l. per an. each in place of their present payment
of 12l. 10s. 0d. each salary and 7l. 10s. 0d. each by
incidents. |
|
|
A person to be presented as an additional boatman
at 25l. per an. for the better guard of Chichester
harbour and the adjacent creeks. |
|
|
John Clarke as waiter and searcher at Chichester
loco Thomas Dicken, who has deserted the service,
and was formerly detected of notorious frauds. |
|
Aug. 10.
Windsor Castle. |
Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney to leave out of the books of collection
of the Hearthmoney, which are to be sent out for
the collection of the duty [due] at Michaelmas next,
the names and arrears which have for four or more
half years been returned as [there are] "none
such" or [as] "demolished"; on condition that
the last collector make oath of the truth of his
return; all by reason that the said Commissioners
have in their memorial of the 4th inst. represented
that on entering upon the management of the
Hearthmoney duty they found the books of collection
swelled with arrears for many years unpaid which
appeared to be continued by the late Farmers [of
the Hearthmoney] after the officers had returned
that there were no such persons or houses as were
charged: and that conceiving upon a new and
strict survey some of those houses and arrears
might be discovered they were continued in charge
"whereby the present books are swelled with
arrears and no person found in three years' time
to answer them." wherefore they now think the
omission, as above, of such arrears will be no prejudice to the revenue. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 127. |
Aug. 10.
Windsor Castle. |
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to
John Arundel, esq., son of Richard, Lord Arundell
of Trerice, of the licence or royalty of hunting and
fishing etc. in the manors of Tywarnhaile and
Moresk, ut supra, p. 1474: for 31 years at 6s. 8d.
rent for the manor of Tywarnhaile and 3s. 4d. in
that of Moresk. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 128–30, 164. |
|
Prefixing: (a) particulars of the premises as made
out by Richard Meredith, Deputy Auditor of the
Duchy of Cornwall; the premises having been
formerly granted to Henry Vincent, esq., during
pleasure by the Commissioners for Charles II at
the assession held at Truro 1683, Oct. 25. (b) Ratal
by John Fisher, Deputy Surveyor General of Crown
Lands, of said particulars. (c) Undated entry
[1687, Nov. 24] of the Treasury Lords' signature
of the docquet of this demise. |
|
|
Royal warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to
to pass a patent under the great seal of Ireland
to grant to Rowland White of the Middle Temple,
London, and John Bagott of Dublin, their heirs
and assigns for ever [in trust as follows], 944 acres of
land as follow, commonly called the Thirteenth Quarter
of land in the Barony of Dunluce "that is to say in the
Quarter of Cross, Glenstall, Dromneagh, Ballynecrebegg, Drumnehesky, Bonderog, Cabragh, Lower and
Upper Enagh, Drumskea and Unshinagh, Ballynovy
and Claghy, 944 acres profitable land, plantation
measure according to the Down survey, lying and being
in the barony of Dunluce and county of Antrim,"
by what[ever] names, quantities of acres, bounds and
divisions "as is or shall be thought proper and fit":
[this grant to be] to Capt. Randall Macdonnell as
follows: with all rights, fishings etc. etc.: and of
the reversion thereof and all the Crown's title
thereto: to hold for the following purposes, viz.
to the use of Capt. Randall Macdonel and of Hannah
his wife for their lives without impeachment of
waste and after them to the use of their first son
and the heirs male of such son, in default whereof
then to the second son and his heirs male and
similiter for the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and every
other such son successively; and in default thereof
then to the daughters of said Randall and Hannah
and the heirs of their body: and in default thereof
then to the use of the right heirs of said Randall
for ever: to be holden of the Crown as of the castle
of Dublin in free and common socage under the
rent of 5l. sterling per an.: and with a clause to
discharge the said Randall and Hannah and their
successors herein as above of the 900l. arrears of
rent heretofore incurred and due to the Crown:
and likewise with a clause to empower any of the
persons, entitled as above, to make leases of any
part of the premises not exceeding 21 years "so as
that there shall be reserved and payable thereupon
the best and most improved yearly rents that can
be had or gotten for the rents so leased," but no
fine to be taken for such leases and no tenant to be
dispunishable for waste. Further the recognizance
entered into by said Randall and his surety for
payment of said 900l. is hereby to be discharged
and cancelled. But nothing herein is to discharge
the mesne profits of the said lands that were received
by Visct. Massareene or his tenants up to the time
that said lands were seized into the King's hands:
but the said Randall is hereby to be empowered to
sue for and receive or compound same to his own
proper use. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, pp. 42–6. |
|
The present grant is by reason that said Randall
lately petitioned the King, setting forth that his
father, Sir James Macdonell, in 1641 had a plentiful
estate in co. Antrim, which was seized in the late
Usurper's time and set out except about 900 acres
in the barony of Dunluce, which petitioner now
holds of the Crown at 60l. per an. rent by virtue of
a lease from the Crown to the Marquess of Antrim
and by said Marquess assigned to petitioner: that
said Marquess during his lifetime was constantly in
suit for said 900 acres and was kept out of possession
of them for 20 years by John, Lord Massareene, and
expended near 2,000l. in defending the Crown's right
to said lands: that since said Marquess's death
petitioner has recovered possession of said lands
from said lord: therefore prays a grant of the
[Crown's right of] reversion thereof and that the
arrears of the outrent accrued since the said [Marquess
of Antrim's] lease may be remitted. The said
petition being referred by the Treasury Lords,
England, May 19 last, to the Lord Deputy of Ireland
and by him to the Attorney and Solicitor General,
Ireland. Whereupon the said Attorney General
reported June 6 last that the abovesaid 944 acres
were sequestered; that the Duke of York, now
King, claiming same under the Acts of Settlement
and Explanation, as belonging to one Andrews, a
regicide, made a lease as above to said Marquess,
who sued for same against said Lord Massareene,
who pretended a right thereto as a purchaser under
said Andrews: that said lands were seized into the
King's hands for the said arrear of 900l. accrued
up to 1685, May, and a custodiam thereof granted
to John Ellis in trust for the Crown: that said Ellis
leased to petitioner at 60l. 5s. 0d. per an. rent and
the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, put him in
possession under the said custodee Ellis, and petitioner gave security to discharge the arrears and
has since paid the accruing rent. The Lord Deputy
agreeing with the said report of the Attorney
General, the King hereby orders the grant as above
in consideration of the loyalty and great sufferings
of petitioner and his father. |
|
Aug. 10.
Windsor Castle. |
Royal warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland
for a patent to pass the great seal of
Ireland to further as follows empower Thomas
Sheridan, William Dickinson, William Strong,
William Culliford and Herbert Aubrey, esq., the
present Commissioners of the Revenue, Ireland,
viz. to give them such power and authority as is
necessary for payment of the salaries of the collectors
and other officers employed by them and such
incidents as shall be found necessary for the management of the revenue: for all which payments the
said Commissioners shall not be accomptable to the
King. This authorisation to be retrospective and
to cover all such payments made since the King's
accession, although no authority to warrant same
has been given in their commission or in late Commissions of the Revenue, Ireland: the King being well
satisfied that such payments have been necessary. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, pp. 46–8. |
