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| Aug. 11. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Mathew Plowman for the office of
Receiver and Collector of [Customs in] New York
in America loco Mr. Santen, lately dismissed:
petitioner having been bred a merchant and knowing
the affairs of the Customs. |
Reference Book V, p. 132. |
| Aug. 12. |
Henry Guy to same to report on the enclosed
proposal [missing] of the Earl of Bath concerning the pre-emption of tin and the report
[missing] of the officers of the Mint thereupon,
together with the said Earl's reply [missing] thereto.
Send my Lords a particular certificate of the exportation of tin in the outports in the same manner as
you have certified in London port. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 163. |
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Same to Sir Christopher Wren to report on the enclosed
estimate [missing] of the charge of repairs to be
done in his Majesty's Palace at Berwick for the
[purpose of making it the] dwelling of his Majesty's
Governor there. |
Ibid, p. 164. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Tho. Jocelyn for a place as a King's
waiter or landsurveyor in the Customs, for which
he is capacitated. |
Reference Book V, p. 132. |
Aug. 13.
Treasury Chambers. |
Henry Guy to same to transmit to the Earl of Derby
from the Treasury Lords the enclosed letter
[missing]. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 163. |
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Same to same to deliver to David Raverick, Customs
free and unopened, for the use of his Majesty's
Chapel Royal, a box of beads which is arrived or
expected in the ship Mary and Susan. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to deliver to Charles Fox, on payment
of Custom, some tea and black cloth which he
brought with him from Holland and are seized
by Henry Sprat, an officer of the Customs at
Harwich. |
Ibid, pp. 163–4. |
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Same to Mr. Hewer to satisfy what is due to John
Tomlinson, cook, out of the arrears due to Lieut.
John Martin: as by said Hewer's report [missing]
on said Tomlinson's petition, ut supra, p. 1402. |
Ibid, p. 164. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners. The 200l. per
week appointed, ut supra, p. 1517, is to be applied
in the first place to satisfy the debt due to the
commission and warrant officers of ships paid off
and, after they are paid off, then to the payment
of bills of the second book of the Navy debt. (The
like letter to Mr. Stephens [Cashier to the Navy
Treasurer].) |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Board of Greencloth to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Isabella Reynolds,
widow of Jno. Reynolds, late Groom of his Majesty's
Larder, praying a pension to preserve herself and
child from starving, in consideration of her husband's
great losses and faithful services. |
Ibid, p. 165. |
| Aug. 13. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition to the King from the Merchant Adventurers of Virginia and Maryland; petitioners
shewing that the Government in the [said] Plantations and the petitioners do very much suffer by
the exporting of tobacco in bulk from the said
Plantations: therefore pray that a law may be
made in the Plantations to prohibit the exporting
of any bulk tobacco for the following reasons. |
Reference Book V, p. 132. |
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Appending: note only of said reasons why bulk
tobacco from Virginia and Maryland ought to be
prohibited being exported thence or imported into
England and that all tobacco ought to be shipped
only in cask to prevent the evils and mischiefs that
attend the bringing it in bulk. |
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15 Aug.
Windsor Castle. |
Royal warrant directing the payment of the establishment of the musicians of the Chapel Royal, ut supra,
pp. 1441–2, to be without deduction of any fees:
and the Cofferer of the Household is therefore
hereby to be allowed 20l. per an. on his accounts
"in lieu of such tallies." |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 252. |
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Same to the Treasury Lords, the Barons of the Exchequer, the Auditors of Imprests et al. for allowance
to be made in Charles Fox's account for the year
ended 1685, Dec. 31, of the sum of 4,203l. 17s. 0d.
as follows, provided the said Fox do first make a
good assignment to the King of all his interest in
the debt of 4,203l. 17s. 0d. owing from Thomas Price;
which debt the Treasury Lords etc. are hereby to
take care for the recovery thereof out of said Price's
extended estate and that no extents or seizures of
said estate take precedence of the said debt or of
the debt of 10,602l. 6s. 9d. payable to the King
out of the same: all by reason that on said Fox's
petition, ut supra, p. 1479, a report has been lately
made to the Treasury Lords by the referees ut ibid.
in which report they certify that said debt of
4,203l. 7s. 0d. is really due to Fox from Price and
that extents and seizures had been made of Price's
estates as asserted: whereupon the King orders
as herein, being well satisfied that said money was
placed in the hands of said Price for no other intent
but to be returned into the Western Counties for
the use of the Forces in accordance with the King's
orders that all the Forces should be punctually
paid their subsistence weekly, in accordance wherewith said Fox did often place money in the hands of
said Price to be returned to the several quarters of
the Forces in said counties. |
Ibid, pp. 252–60. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal to contain an indenture between the King of
the one part and Lewis, Earl of Feversham, of the
other part, by which the King grants to him all
and every such wrecks, jetsam, flotsam, lagan,
goods derelict, riches, bullion, plate, gold, merchandise and chattels whatsoever which at any
time before the date hereof have been wrecked
or which at any time before 1690, Aug. 15, shall
be wrecked on any of the rocks, shelves, shoals etc.
on the north side of the coast of the mainland of
America between Riode laHacha and Chagra [Chagres]
and which at any time before 1690, Aug. 15, shall be
taken up and recovered by him or his agents;
reserving always to the Crown one eighth part
thereof: with full authority to him or his agents
to sail to the said parts and to search for and recover
the premises: the said Earl on his part to covenant
to forthwith, or as soon as conveniently may be.
cause a voyage to the said parts to be proceeded
upon at his proper charge and to do his best
endeavours to perform same with success; to
keep a true account of all treasure so gained and
to import all such treasure to London hazard of
the seas etc. excepted, and to truly pay said eighth
part; retaining the other seven eighths to his own
use: and all governors, commanders, officers etc.
to assist him herein. |
Ibid, pp. 261–2. |
Aug 15.
Windsor Castle. |
Royal warrant to Sir Robt. Sawyer, kt., Attorney
General, and to Sir Tho. Powys, kt., Solicitor General,
to acknowledge satisfaction upon record of the fine
of 1,000 marks set some time since in the King's
Bench upon Edward Whitaker for a grand misdemeanour whereupon he was in Hilary term last
brought into said Court on a writ of habeas corpus
and charged with a capias ad satisfaciendum and
thereon committed to the Marshalsea, the King
being pleased of his royal bounty to pardon same
on said Whitaker's petition. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 262–3. |
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Same to Richard Graham and Philipp Burton to
forthwith deliver to Charles Duncomb, esq., the
four tallies struck for respectively 45l., 115l. 2s. 2d.,
13l. 10s. 0d. and 7l. 16s. 0d. or 181l. 8s. 2d. in all,
which are in your hands by [reason of the] direction
of the then Treasurer Rochester to Thomas Price,
goldsmith, to assign to said Graham and Burton
several yearly sums therein mentioned issuing out
of the Excise, which said Price accordingly by deed
dated Oct. 26 last as in trust for the King; the said
tallies being stricken for the arrears of the said
yearly sums or some of them. The present delivery
is to be to the end that Duncombe may receive the
money thereon to his own use without account
towards satisfaction of a debt of 239l. 15s. 10d.
which by inquisition taken in London, Jan. 29 last,
was found to be due to said Duncombe from said
Price; on which inquisition divers things [including
said tallies] were seized into the King's hands in
aid of said Duncombe. |
Ibid, p. 263. |
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Same to the sheriff of Middlesex to pay to abovesaid
Duncomb 58l. 7s. 8d. out of the sale or the rents or
profits of a messuage in Isleworth, co. Midd., in
the possession of Mr. Collins, being part of the
estate of abovesaid Thomas Price and lately seized
into the King's hands as above: the present payment
to be to complete the abovesaid debt of 239l. 15s. 10d. |
Ibid, p. 264. |
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Same to Edward Griffin, Treasurer of the Chamber,
to continue Theodore Randue, gent., in offices as
follows until the King's order to the contrary; said
Randue being by patent dated 1673, Dec. 1, granted
the office of keeper of the upper houses in the Castle
of Windsor and the office of keeper of all the leads
within said castle and of the great butts there
with the usual fee of 6l. 1s. 8d. per an. for the first
office and of 2d. per day or 3l. 0s. 10d. per an. for
the keepership of the leads and the like fee of
3l. 0s. 10d. per an. for the keepership of the butts;
all which fees have been paid by the Receiver of
the Castle and Honor of Windsor up to 1685, Lady
day. The said letters patent being determined
by the late King's decease it is his Majesty's pleasure
that Randue be continued therein in consideration of
his good services; and further that the arrears of
24l. 6s. 8d. for two years to Lady day last on said
fees be hereby paid; with dormant clause for
payment of the like fees by quarterly payments in
future. |
Ibid, p. 265. |
Aug. 15.
Windsor Castle. |
Royal sign manual for 2,106l. 5s. 0d. to Charles Carteret,
esq.: being 2,000l. (which the King is pleased to
bestow upon him for the marriage portion of
Katherine Carteret, his wife, late Katherine Fairfax,
one of the Maids of Honour attending the Queen)
and 106l. 5s. 0d. for the office charges and Exchequer
fees thereon. (Money warrant dated Sept. 8 hereon.
Money order dated Sept. 27 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 266. Money Book VIII, p. 250. Order Book II, p. 84. |
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Money warrant for 100l. to Sutton Oglethorpe for
half a year to June 24 last on his salary as Master of
his Majesty's Studs. (Henry Guy, dated same,
to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay same.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 244. Disposition Book VI, p. 100. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay
1,433l. 6s. 8d. to the executors of Mr. Joseph Ash
for 18 years to Lady day last on his fee of 100l.
per an. as Surveyor of the Act of Navigation, after
retrenching 366l. 13s. 4d. for two thirds of said fee
for 5½ years, 1679, June 24, to 1684, Christmas.
(Henry Guy, dated same, to same to pay same
by four weekly instalments, beginning with the
present week.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 245. Disposition Book VI, p. 100. |
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Money warrant for 777l. to the Kings, Heralds and
Pursuivants at Arms for their services, fees, robes
and largesses as by the privy seal of Jan. 12 last,
supra, pp. 1145–6. (Money order dated Aug. 16
hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 245. Order Book II, p. 89. |
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Same for 1,500l. to the Queen Dowager of England
for last June 24 quarter on her annuity of 6,000l. |
Money Book VIII, p. 246. |
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Same for 125l. each to William Blathwayte, Sir Jno.
Nicholas, kt., William Bridgman and Phil. Musgrave
for half a year each on their salaries as Clerks of
the Privy Council. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 9l. 2s. 6d. to John Cary for one year to
Lady day last on his fee of 6d. a day as Ranger,
alias Riding Forester in New Forest, co. Southants. |
Ibid, p. 247. |
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Treasury warrant to Philip Frowd, Governor of the
Post Office, to give order to the Receiver of the
Post Office to pay to the Prince de la Tour and
Tassis, Hereditary Postmaster of their Imperial
and Catholic Majesties in the Empire and Spanish
Netherlands, all arrears on the 250l. per an. which
King James II has signified his pleasure to pay
said Prince for services as follow: with dormant
clause for payment of said sum in future till further
order: all by reason that an agreement was formerly
made with said Prince [by the then Duke of York
or his Postmaster General] whereby said Prince
was to convey all the letters from and to England,
Scotland and Ireland which should come to his
officers for and from Spain and divers other countries
therein named in consideration of 500l. per an. to
be payable quarterly, which sum was accordingly
paid for some time until the said Prince did fail
in performing part of the said agreement by not
sending the Spanish letters to and from Spain;
whereupon the King signified his pleasure as above
for payment of 250l. per an. to said Prince for
performing the residue of said agreement, "viz. the
conveyance of the letters from and for the Northern
Countries, Italy, Germany etc." |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 15. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to transmit
to the Governors of the islands of Jersey and Guernsey
the enclosed letters [missing] which you have desired
from the King to them. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 165. |
Aug. 15.
Windsor Castle. |
Treasury warrant to same to employ James Pearse,
junr., as landsurveyor, London port (who for some
years has behaved well as a patent waiter ibid.) loco
Mr. Ford, who is willing to surrender. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 67. |
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Same to same to accept from Roger Mowett, commander of the Charles of London, only natives'
duties on the goods lately imported [by him] from
Scanderoon; it appearing from the report of the
Solicitor General and from the report of the 12th
inst. from you, the Customs Commissioners, on
said Mowett's petition, ut supra, p. 1501, that said
Mowett was born in Scotland, but has been an
inhabitant and housekeeper in Wapping divers
years and has been master of the said ship for divers
voyages "and that Mr. Solicitor [General] is of
opinion that he may now be styled a subject of
England and that it seems to you the petitioner
ought to be relieved against the payment of aliens'
duties." The surplus duty deposited by him is
hereby to be restored. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 15. |
Treasury reference to Bartholomew Fillingham,
Thomas Hall, William Lowndes and Phillip Ryley
of the petition of Sir Tho. Fitch and John Fitch;
petitioners shewing that there is 6,458l. 6s. 7½d.
due to them for work done in 1680 at the fortifications
at Portsmouth; that by the covenants [made with
them] by the officers of the Ordnance it was proposed
that same should be secured out of the Disbanding
Act "which they fearing might fall short, as it did,"
Lord Dartmouth became bound for the same for
petitioners' encouragement; that petitioners' creditors are very pressing and begin to take law against
them, but they cannot pay without the King's aid
or without suing said Dartmouth's bond. |
Reference Book V, p. 133. |
Aug. 15.
Windsor Castle. |
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy of Ireland
to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of
Robert Mercer to the King, petitioner praying a
lease of a mine royal, which he alleges he can discover
within 20 miles of Dublin. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 48. |
| Aug. 15. |
Entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of the docquet
of a lease to Anne Byerly, widow, and Ann Byerly,
spinster, her daughter of the tithes of Hooton
Pagnell etc., ut supra, pp. 1411–12, 1456. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 130. |
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Same of same of a lease to Frances and Althamia
Vaughan, spinsters, daughters of the late Earl of
Carbery, of certain lands called Keven y Mare
[Mace] in the manor of Iscoed Gwynionedd, co.
Cardigan, and of a collection rent, all ut supra,
pp. 1380–1, 1476. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to John Fisher, Deputy Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, for a particular of a strip
of ground as follows lying behind St. James's Park
wall, with a view to a lease thereof to Sir Edward
Hales for 31 years at 10l. per an. rent. |
Ibid, pp. 131–2. |
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Prefixing: report, dated June 21, by said J. Fisher
on said Hales's petition for same. The ground in
question is part of the strip of land that has been of
late years used with the house Mr. Webb lives in
and anciently belonged to St. James's Park, though
it lay outside the East side of the wall, and the
benefit thereof was formerly taken by the keepers
of the park and was in the possession of one Mr.
Edward Jolley by licence from Philip, Earl of
Pembroke, keeper of the park in the reign of Charles I
and when the Duke of Albemarle had that keepership
Mr. Jolley compounded with his Grace for his
continuance therein, and having bestowed cost on
the house and been an old servant to Charles I,
the late Treasurer Southampton thought fit to
buy that permissive or equitable interest of Mr.
Jolley for 260l. and then Webb came into the house
and had the benefit of this strip of ground, which
was then computed at about 570 foot long and
30 foot broad and bounded on the east by an old
drain or sewer, which has been since filled up, and
encroached upon by the late builders of the new
street next adjoining now called Duke Street, and
[it is] not left now above 25 foot in depth and has
been often petitioned for since the Restoration,
particularly in 1681 by Mr. Henry Vaughan, and
since by Mris. Mary Gounter, on which latter
petition I reported 1685, Nov. 14, to the late Treasurer
Rochester. Since the building of this new street
several parts of this ground have been gotten and
used with those houses that are against and contiguous to it, for which it lies exceeding convenient. |
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The house which the present petitioner has
purchased and lives in is one of the four built there
by one Mr. Banks of London, timber merchant,
whereof the most southerly is now inhabited by
the Countess of Plymouth and is of equal dimension
with this, 40 foot wide a piece; the third on the
north side of this is but 30 foot wide and uninhabited;
the last most northerly is in the possession of the
Earl of Scarsdale and of the like dimension with
the two first. I am informed that the Countess of
Plymouth's part of this ground (which is separated
from the rest by a brick wall) is valued and [has]
been let at 10l. per an.; that part against this
[present petitioner's] house is likewise severed [by
a wall] and some sheds and necessary houses built
upon the north end of it and may be of equal value
with the Lady Plymouth's "and [a further part]
which lies against the next house more northerly,
desired likewise by this petitioner, containing in
length 30 foot, is not taken into that house, but
lies open with that part that lies against the Earl of
Scarsdale's house and may be divided from it by
a wall and this 30 foot in length by the same proportion will be worth 7l. 10s. 0d. per an., which I
conceive are great rates, being 5s. a foot [for] but
25 foot deep; yet considering their conveniences
of letting them into the park whereinto this petitioner
has obtained a door from his Majesty and to prevent
others from building thereon which would blind
their houses and hinder their prospect into the
park, it may not be thought unreasonable; and
accordingly this 70 foot desired by this petitioner,
being thus valued at 17l. 10s. 0d. per an., the chief
part whereof he informs me he intends for a little
garden and passage into the park and upon the rest
to erect some low buildings against the park wall
for a kitchen and other out offices." |
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| Aug. 15. |
Treasury fiat for royal letters patent to constitute
Henry Titchburne, gent., as a king's waiter, London
port loco James Pearse, surrendered. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XII, p. 134. |
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Treasury warrant to John Fisher, Deputy Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, for a particular of two
small tenements in Austell Prior, parcel of the
Duchy of Cornwall, with a view to a fresh lease
thereof to Joseph Saule for 31 years at 46s. 8d.
per an. for the tenement and mill and 9s. per an.
for the other small tenement and fine of 25l.: all
on surrender of his present interest. |
Ibid, pp. 134–5. |
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Prefixing: said Fisher's report, dated July 14, on
said Saule's petition for said fresh lease. The
tenement and mill were leased to Mr. Seymour from
1661 and petitioner, being the ancient tenant, was
forced to purchase from him at a dear rate in June,
1662. The second is a small tenement in decay and 1½
acres of land which Mr. Seymour thought not worth
his taking, being formerly in 2 Car. I granted in the
same lease with the first tenement: petitioner has
been a tenant at will therein ever since 1657, when
the lease granted in 2 Car. I expired. |
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Same to Coningesby Williams, Henry Wynn,
Thomas Roberts, Cadwalader Lloyd, gent., and
all other the freeholders as follow. It is the
King's pleasure that the said Coningesby Williams
have full power and licence of the King by and
with the consent of the freeholders and inhabitants
who have right of feeding upon the common or
waste called Porthaetwy Common near the banks
of the river Menaij to build on any part of said
common a house near the ferry there convenient for
the habitation of the men who ply and attend the
said ferry; reserving a rent of 12d. to the Crown,
payable yearly to the Receiver of North Wales:
all by reason that the said Williams, who is his
Majesty's tenant of the said ferry upon the river
Menai between the counties of Carnarvon and
Anglesea, has represented to the King that said
ferry is the principal passage between the said two
counties and therefore much frequented by passengers and inhabitants thereabouts, but in regard
there are no houses for the habitation of the ferrymen
the passage is much incommoded and many times
by their [the ferrymen's] absence passengers are
retarded; wherefore he prayed a licence to build
such a house as above with consent as above: on
which petition the Deputy Surveyor General of
Crown Lands has certified that the soil of the said
common called Porthaetwy is acknowledged to be
in the Crown, but the feed and grazing thereupon
belongs to the freeholders and inhabitants of the
parish of Llandesilio, co. Anglesea, and others the
commoners there, wherein that common lies; and
that it is a convenient place for the erection of
such a house. |
Ibid, pp. 135–6. |
Aug. 16.
Windsor Castle. |
Henry Guy 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, p. 99. |
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l. |
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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's naval service beginning
1686, Lady day |
5,000 |
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to ditto for pay of the warrant officers etc.
before 1686, Lady day |
200 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance [on the
Ordnance Office's] ordinary |
1,000 |
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to ditto for stores and storehouses |
500 |
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to the Clerks of the Plantation Office |
500 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces |
9,000 |
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to Sir Stephen Fox on his privy seal |
800 |
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Out of Hearthmoney. |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
1,500 |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,000 |
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to Sir Robert Vyner for plate |
500 |
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(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 above five Customs items [payable out of the
Exchequer] together with the following item [payable
direct out of the Customs Office], viz.: 1,050l. to the
Duke of Albemarle for 3½ years' interest for Moore
[Mote] Park. Total disposition of the Customs, 8,250l.) |
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(Same, dated same, to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper
of disposition of those branches of the revenue;
said paper including for the Excise the above two
Excise items [payable out of the Exchequer],
together with the following items [payable direct
out of the Excise Office], viz. 500l. towards payment
of tallies struck for the bankers' interest; 500l.
to[wards] the Princess [of Denmark's] quarter;
1,102l. for the [Excise Office] bill of incidents to
June 24 last; total disposition of the Excise,
11,902l.: and for the Hearthmoney the above
three Hearthmoney items [payable out of the
Exchequer], together with the following items
[payable direct out of the Hearthmoney Office],
viz. 567l. 10s. 0d. for the last June 24 quarter's
[Hearthmoney Office salary] bill; 547l. 18s. 5d.
for same quarter's bill for the [said Office's] incidents.) |
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Aug. 16.
Windsor Castle. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the moneys of Tenths and "goods
seized," viz.: |
Disposition Book VI, p. 98. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to Mr. Lowe |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Fairfax, by way of advance |
106 |
5 |
0 |
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to Mr. Roberts for the works at
Windsor |
43 |
19 |
9 |
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to John Cary, riding forester in New
Forest |
9 |
2 |
6 |
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(Same, dated same, to said Mr. Roberts to pay
the abovesaid 43l. 19s. 9d. to John Taylor in satisfaction of one year on his salary of 40l. per an.
for repairing the [waterworks] engine here [at
Windsor Castle] and 3l. 19s. 9d. for materials used
in the said service.) |
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Same to the Earl of Bath, Lord Warden of the
Stannaries [enclosing copy of the following minute
or resolution]. The King has considered the
petition of the tinners of Cornwall and Devon
presented by the said Earl, and also the said Earl's
proposals for improving his Majesty's pre-emption
and Coinage Duty of tin by managing the same by
Commissioners on the King's own account. His
Majesty is pleased to declare that out of his good
intentions to the said tinners both to gratify and
encourage them with a reasonable price for their
tin as well as to improve the said revenue, he is
willing to advance a half of all such sums as shall
be necessary from time to time to carry on the
said management provided the said Earl does
procure other responsible persons sufficient for
advancing the remainder; which said persons the
King is contented shall be sole Commissioners for
managing the same and [shall be] also equal partners
and sharers with his Majesty in profit and loss
upon such terms and conditions as shall be approved
by the Treasury Lords. The said Earl is therefore
fully empowered by the King to make proposals in
the King's name to such persons as he shall think
proper for that purpose and to offer same to the
King for approval. |
Out Letters (General) XI, pp. 165–6. |
| Aug. 17. |
Henry Guy to the Navy Commissioners to assign
(out of the 200l. per week for officers and debts of
the second book) 64l. 5s. 1d. to Capt. Antho. Young,
formerly master and commander of his Majesty's
hired ship James Marchant, being due upon the
balance of his victualling accounts for said ship
whilst in the King's service on a bill dated 1687,
Aug. 25. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 100. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver,
on payment of Customs, four cases shipped Aug. 19–9
inst. on the —, James Cuthberther (Cutberd)
master, then riding in the river of Bridges [Bruges];
same being directed to Capt. John Wood. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 166. |
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Same to the Commissioners for sale of rebels' estates
in the West to desist from making any sale of the
real or personal estate of Mr. Watts, late husband
of Mary Watts, widow and executed in the West
for a rebel, the King having declared he would
make good his intended grant to said Mary of the said
both real and personal estate. |
Ibid. |
Aug. 17.
Whitehall, Treasury Chambers. |
Treasury reference to the Navy Commissioners of the
petition of Robert Foley, praying payment of a
debt of 683l. 18s. 1½d. owing to him, he having
amongst other merchants furnished goods and
stores to the Navy a long while since for which they
were to be paid ready money; but the present
Commissioners of the Navy being unable to pay
for same as said stores etc. were delivered before
1686, Lady day. |
Reference Book V, p. 134. |
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The said referees are to report whether petitioner
was abated by his contract so as to have ready
money and if there be any other bills so contracted
and agreed for by them as this is and what is best
to be done. |
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Aug. 18.
Treasury Chambers. |
Henry Guy to the Earl of Ranelagh [Paymaster of the
Forces] to pay 150l. to Sir Tho. Chambers in full of
damages he sustained by reason of the Camp being
upon Hounslow Heath. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 100. Out Letters (General) XI, p. 168. |
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Same to Mr. Fisher [Deputy Surveyor General of
Crown Lands] to send to some trusty person at
York to view and estimate what has been laid out
by Sir John Reresby on the manor house there
and the value of the old materials which he disposed
of there. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 167. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners to receive from
Mr. Shales [Commissary for Victualling the Army]
a quantity of meat remaining in his custody out of
the provision made for the [present] summer's
encampment [of the Forces on Hounslow Heath];
if it be good and fit for sea victualling. |
Ibid. |
Aug. 18.
Treasury Chambers. |
Henry Guy to said Shales. The hay and straw remaining in your custody [as above] is to be kept carefully
in the King's barns till next year and the oats are
to be frugally sold to the King's best advantage. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 168. |
| Aug. 18. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Geo. St. Lo; petitioner shewing that
he was commander of the ship Dartmo[uth] and
that being about the Leeward Caribbee Islands he
was informed that several ships did trade among
the said islands to the great damage of the Customs;
and petitioner not being willing to hazard the
King's ship Dartmouth among the rocks and shoals
did at his own charge purchase and fit a sloop
"whereby he regulated the abuses before committed,
to the great benefit of the Customs": therefore
encloses a particular account [missing] of his charges
therein and prays payment of same and some
recompence. (The like reference also to the Navy
Commissioners of that part of this petition which
relates to the purchase of said sloop.) |
Reference Book V, p. 133. |
| Aug. 19. |
Henry Guy to Visct. Preston [Master of the Great
Wardrobe]. The Treasury Lords have directed
500l. a week "for the three succeeding weeks" to
be issued to you towards the charges of the present
mourning for the Duchess of Modena. Please give
order for the application of the same accordingly. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 101. |
| Aug. 20. |
Same to Lord Montagu to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of Sir William Gostlyn, praying
payment of 1,205l. 3s. 3d. due to him for goods
delivered into the Great Wardrobe from 1678 to
1684, Michaelmas. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 168. |
Aug. 22.
Windsor Castle. [Sic erratum for Aug. 2.] |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay
Richard Evans, searcher of Milford port, 25l. for
2½ years to 1685, Lady day, on his salary, ut supra,
p. 1494: he having by writing dated the 16th inst.
released to the King all his title to arrears before
1685, Lady day, in respect of said office. (Henry
Guy, dated Aug. 19, to the Customs Cashier to
pay said salary of 10l. per an. what is now due
thereon and what shall hereafter grow due "according to their Lordships' dormant warrant of the
2nd inst.") |
Money Book VIII, p. 231. Disposition Book VI, p. 101. |
| Aug. 22. |
Money order for 5l. to William Parkes, porter at the
gate of the Receipt, for last June 24 quarter's
attendance at the Receipt and on the officers there. |
Order Book II, p. 84. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to send an
officer to the Dutch Ambassador's house in Deans
Yard, Westminster, to visit the goods of Monsieur
Zeulistein (Zeulistin), Envoy from the Prince of
Orange, in order to their being transported to
Holland. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 167. |
| Aug. 23. |
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. 101–2. |
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Out of the Customs. |
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l
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to the Treasurer of the Navy on the Navy's
weekly money on account of 400,000l.
for the year's naval service beginning
1686, Lady day |
5,000 |
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to ditto towards paying off warrant officers
etc. due before 1686, Lady day |
200 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance [for one
week on the Ordnance Office's] ordinary |
1,000 |
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to ditto for stores and storehouses |
500 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces |
9,000 |
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to Sir Stephen Fox on his privy seal |
800 |
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
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to me [Guy] for secret service, in full
of 5,000l. |
500 |
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to ditto [for same] by way of advance |
1,000 |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,000 |
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to the Master of the Great Wardrobe, for
mourning |
500 |
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to Sir Robert Vyner for plate |
500 |
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(Same, dated same, 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.) |
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(Same, dated same, to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the similar
paper of disposition of the cash of those branches
of the revenue; said paper including for the Hearthmoney only the above five Hearthmoney items:
and for the Excise the above two Excise items [payable
out of the Exchequer], together with the following
items [payable direct out of the Excise Office on
tallies], viz. 500l. towards payment of tallies struck
for the bankers' interest; 500l. for the Princesses
[Princess of Denmark's] quarter.) |
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| Aug. 30. |
Henry Guy 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. 102–3. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy [for one week
on the Navy's] weekly money on account
of 400,000l. for the year's naval service
beginning 1686, Lady day |
5,000 |
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to ditto towards paying off warrant
officers etc. due before 1686, Lady day |
200 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance [for
one week on the Ordnance Office's]
ordinary |
1,000 |
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to ditto for stores and storehouses |
500 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces |
9,000 |
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to Sir Stephen Fox on his privy seal |
800 |
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Out of Hearthmoney. |
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to me [Guy] for secret service in full
of 5,000l. |
1,500 |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,000 |
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to the Great Wardrobe for the mourning |
500 |
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to Sir Robt. Vyner for plate |
500 |
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(Same, dated same, 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.) |
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(Same, dated 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 four Hearthmoney items:
and for the Excise the above two Excise items
[payable out of the Exchequer], together with
the following items [payable direct out of the Excise
Office on tallies], viz. 500l. towards payment of
tallies struck for the bankers' interest; 500l. for
the Princesses [Princess of Denmark's] quarter.) |
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| Aug. 31. |
For Sir Edmond Andros' letter of this date from Boston
to the Treasury Lords see infra, pp. 1583–4, under
date 1687, Nov. 7. |
Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, p. 250. |
