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| April 2. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Hewer for a certificate what sums
were received at Tangier from the agents of Sir
James Shaen and partners, on what days, and
whether you, said Hewer, or anybody else are
charged therewith in the accounts of the garrison
of Tangier. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 346. |
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Same to the Board of Greencloth to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Widow Stisted and
the order of Council thereon. |
Ibid, p. 347. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Jo[h]n Baptist Seth to the King,
petitioner shewing that being a native of Flanders
he followed the late King in all his troubles and
afterwards belonged to the Customs in Flanders,
where he observed a great many things against
his Majesty's interest and coming over to redress
the same he had a warrant for a searcher's and
waiter's place here; that his family being settled
in Flanders he desired leave of the Customs Commissioners to bring them over, which being granted
it took him four months in settling same; that on
arrival here the Commissioners desired to see his
warrant, which he gave to their secretary and could
never obtain back again: therefore prays relief. |
Reference Book V, p. 244. |
| April 22 [sic probably for April 2]. |
Treasury reference to Mr. Ryley of the petition of
William Cross, shewing that he contracted with Mr.
Agar for a parcel of roots in stacks in Braywood at 5s.
per stack, which came to 176l. 3s. 0d., of which he has
paid 120l. 8s. 0d.; that upon opening the said roots
they were so fraudulently stacked that he was
forced to sell them at 4s. per stack by means whereof
he is utterly ruined unless the remaining 55l. 15s. 0d.
be remitted. |
Reference Book V, p. 244. |
| April 2. |
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton of the petition
of Chris. Dodsworth, shewing that in 1683 the ship
Hawk was seized by privateers and having on board
24 mark of gold, ut supra, p. 1668, the owners sent
it ashore to preserve it, but it was afterwards seized
by one Mr. Greenhill, Agent to the African Company,
whom petitioners sued for same, but before the
issue was determined a privy seal was granted for
the King's moiety of said gold; that petitioner
and partners conceive that said gold pretended to be
forfeited to the King is wholly acquitted by the
King's pardon: therefore pray a restoration of
same. |
Ibid. |
| April 3. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay
84l. to Feild Dunn for 3¼ years to 1685, Sept. 29,
on his patent salary as late Customer of Berwick
port: he releasing to the King all title to arrears.
(Henry Guy to same, dated same, to so pay same.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 412. Disposition Book VI, p. 175. |
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Henry Guy to Serjt. Ryley to carry to the Customs
Commissioners Tho. Fleet, John Radford and
Young, now in your custody. (Same to said
Commissioners to examine said prisoners and report
to the Treasury Lords thereon.) |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 347. |
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Same to the Auditors of Imprests to despatch the
Healing medals' account of James Graham, Keeper
of the Privy Purse. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Neale [Master and Worker of the Mint]
to forthwith deliver to said Graham 3,000 Healing
medals. The Treasury Lords will take care for the
payment [of the cost] thereof. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of John Thimelby, esq. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt for a certificate
what annual payments are charged at the Exchequer
for wages, pensions or perpetuities (the bankers'
interest excepted) and what is due thereon at
Lady day last. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
permit the export, Customs free, of two cables of
10 inches for the use of his Majesty's ship Dunbarton
at Virginia, which the Navy Commissioners have
shipped on board the Lamb of Liverpool, John
Thomas master, which is now fallen down the
river in order to her voyage. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 134. |
| April 3. |
Treasury reference to William Hewer of the petition
of Jos. Mitchell and Ralph Done, shewing that in
1680 they went to Tangier in Capt. Coy's Troop,
"that some time after the Capt. would have them
serve him and he would make the pay better, that
they did the duty of troopers and the said Capt.
had four servants besides his pretensions to the
petitioners and refuses to pay them either as troopers
or servants"; therefore pray that the muster roll
be examined to prove whether they were mustered
as troopers or servants. |
Reference Book V, p. 245. |
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Same to Charles Toll et al. of the petition of the Yeomen
of the Guards who were in the service of Charles II
at the time of his decease; petitioners praying
payment of their arrears due before 1679,
which by mistake were left out of the state of
arrears [due to the late King's servants at his
death]. |
Ibid, p. 247. |
| April 4. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal to release and discharge the heirs etc. of Dudley
Reuse, late of Chalfont, co. Bucks, and long since
deceased, and his lands from all moneys owing to
the King on account of the Royal Aid, Additional
Supply, One Month's Assessment, Eleven Months'
Assessment and the Poll of which said Reuse was
Receiver in co. Oxford; for which receivership
the said Reuse did (with Thomas Weedon of Wigginton, co. Herts) give security bond, dated 1667,
April 25, in 18,000l., and (with Sir Philipp Palmer,
kt., of Dorney, co. Bucks, and Marmaduke Darell of
Fulmer, co. Bucks) a like bond, dated 1667–8,
Feb. 12, in 11,000l., but the said Reuse remains
considerably indebted to the King on account of
his said receiverships. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 436–9. |
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The present grant is by reason that some persons
have a claim by purchase etc. to the said Revise's
lands and particularly George, Lord Jefferys,
baron of Wemm, Lord Chancellor of England, in
respect of an estate in Chalfont St. Peters to him
formerly mortgaged; the King being disposed to
grant relief herein to said Lord Jefferys and others
as above, no benefit having for a considerable
time past accrued to the Crown from said Revise's
debt, although divers chargeable proceedings have
been had for the recovery thereof. The abovesaid
bonds are hereby therefore to be vacated and the
seizures of his estates are to be discharged. |
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Royal sign manual for 2,930l. to Henry Guy, for secret
service, without account: to be issued on the
20,000l. privy seal dormant of Mar. 22 ult. (Money
warrant dated April 4 hereon.) (Money order
dated April 5 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 439. Money Book VIII, p. 415. Order Book II, p. 139. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal dormant for 120l. per an. fee or salary to Peter
Percivall, esq., for his office of Head Searcher,
London port, which he holds for life by patent
dated 1679, Nov. 17: and for the payment of all
arrears due thereon. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 442–3. |
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Treasury allowance of the bill of 147l. 4s. 0d. due to
several persons [unnamed] for transcribing [the
collecting] books of the Hearthmoney [for the
half year of the said tax] due 1685, Mar. 25. |
Money Book VIII, p. 415. |
| April 4. |
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.175–7. |
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Out of the Customs. |
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 |
7,000 |
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to ditto to pay off [arrears due before 1686,
Lady day, to naval] warrant officers
et al. |
200 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
500 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
2,000 |
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to the Earl of Middleton for secret service |
1,000 |
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to Lady Portland |
250 |
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Out of the imposition on wine and
vinegar. |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance [for one
week on the Ordnance Office] ordinary |
1,000 |
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to ditto for stores and storehouses |
2,500 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces |
8,000 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
500 |
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to Mr. Lloyd, Paymaster of the Works, for
[the] new buildings [near or towards the]
water |
200 |
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Out of the Letter Office money. |
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towards the Queen's quarter |
2,000 |
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces |
3,000 |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,000 |
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to Mr. Hall for interest |
540 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
430 |
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to Mr. Dryden, a quarter |
75 |
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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 six Customs items [payable out of the
Exchequer], together with the following items
[payable direct out of the Customs Office], viz.
2,500l. [towards or] for the [last] quarter's [salary]
book of the Customs [London port]; 1,000l. to
pay off Customs tallies in the hands of—.) |
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(Same, dated same, to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper
of disposition of the cash of those branches of the
revenue; said paper including for the Hearthmoney
only the above six Hearthmoney items: and for
the Excise the above three Excise items [payable
out of the Exchequer], together with the following
items [payable direct out of the Excise Office], viz.
1,000l. towards the Queen Dowager's quarter;
1,000l. towards the Princess [of Denmark's] quarter.) |
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(Same, dated same, to Mr. Griffin [Treasurer of
the Chamber] out of the abovesaid l,000l. to pay
150l. to Seignor Verrio, 100l. thereof for keeping
the garden and 50l. thereof for last Mar. 25 quarter
as master painter.) |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver
the diamonds and other things which were taken
about Father Ignatio Sta. Rosa, on his paying
Customs and satisfying the officer that seized
same. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 348. |
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Same to Mr. Bonwick, bailiff of Reigate, to attend
Auditor Aldworth in order to the making up your
accounts to 1685, Lady day, as bailiff of Reigate, and
Auditor Shales for the like accounts to Lady day last. |
Ibid. |
| April 4. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Hoare. It is the King's pleasure that
you attend him to-morrow before he sits down to
dinner in his Privy Lodgings. When you are there,
send somebody in to acquaint his Majesty that you
are attending. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 348. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing (a)
infra. You are to order the Customs officers at
Dartmouth to examine the ship when she comes
in there. |
Ibid, pp. 348–9. |
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Appending: (a) extract of a letter, dated 1688,
April 9 [n.s.] sent out of Holland to [Secretary] the
Earl of Middleton. Two days since Boniface Gifford,
master of the Friends Adventure of 120 tons, sailed
hence. He gave out that he goes to Boston in
New England, but by an information which one of
the English brokers gave me yesterday he [said
ship] goes to Sallee to unlade there all sorts of
ammunition of war. The said master intends to land
at Dartmouth. |
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| [?] |
Same to same to send the Duke of Grafton's goods
to his house to see them opened. |
Ibid, pp. 349–51. |
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Appending: schedule of goods brought from aboard
his Majesty's ship Ann for the use of said Duke
(including furniture, books, globes, Hungary water,
vermichelle, foul linen, liveries, a Malhugoe stool
in a case, flamboys, muskadell, Seragosa, Malaga,
flower [flour] out of England, Jarsuf Tent, Jarsuf
Lucena, Jarsuf olives, whole chests of Florence,
Palmasan cheese, butter out of England, box
belonging to Mr. Noades the said Duke's chirurgeon,
shoger, prunell, sweetmeats, plate, brandy). |
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| April 4. |
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer, the
Clerk of the Pipe etc. to discharge Sir Walter Young,
bart., from all process or molestation which might
be given him by reason of his receiving or distraining
the goods of Walter Teap of Axmouth, co. Devon,
yeoman, Tho. Franklyn and Gideon Dare, his
tenants, who were in arrear respectively 76l.,
183l. 15s. 0d. and 50l. to him at Lady day before
the rebellion in the West, and had forsaken their
homes to go in the said rebellion, whereon he distrained on them to the value respectively of
54l. 16s. 0d., 102l. 15s. 6d. and 14l. 15s. 0d. and
did pay into the Exchequer the 24l. 15s. 0d. excess
so distrained upon Dare; it appearing that on
their conviction of high treason they forfeited their
goods and estate [to the King] and process is ordered
against said Young to recover to the King the said
distrained goods. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 278–9. |
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Same to Serjeant Ryley to discharge out of his custody
on parole Thomas Price of Sterry and—Iverson
of Canterbury, co. Kent, arrested under the warrant
of Mar. 13 last, supra, p. 1841: the Customs Commissioners having duly examined them. |
Ibid, p. 285. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy of Ireland
to report on the petition of Capt. Thomas Mackwey,
which the said Lords have received from the King. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 101. |
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Appending: note of said petition, praying a grant
of eight acres of land and some mills and weirs
thereon in Kilmainham, co. Dublin, at the rent
of 23l. per an., same being in petitioner's possession
by a custodiam and in the King's disposal. |
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| April 5. |
Money warrant for 75l. to John Dryden, esq., his
Majesty's Poet Laureat and Historiographer Royal,
for last Lady day quarter on his several allowances
of 200l. and 100l. per an. |
Money Book VIII, p. 415. |
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Same for 250l. to Frances, Countess of Portland, for
same quarter on her pension. |
Ibid, p. 416. |
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Treasury allowance of Richard Kent's incidents bill
for the year ended 1687, Sept. 29, as Customs
Cashier (total, 870l. 4s. 5d., including 200l. for
losses [by bad money etc.] in paying into the Exchequer 1,221,871l. 14s. 10d. [being Customs money
so paid in by him during said year]). |
Ibid, pp. 416–7. |
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Prefixing: said Kent's affidavits to his said bill;
and certificate thereon by the Auditors of Imprests. |
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Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners,
Excise Auditor and Excise Comptroller to allow
16l. to Thomas Bird in his account as collector of
Excise in cos. Oxford and Bucks; he having usually
made his returns through Richard Davis and did
entrust 16l. to him 1686, June 3, to be paid to
Charles Duncombe at the Excise Office, but Davis
soon after failed and did not pay same and is run
away altogether insolvent: the said Bird having
been guilty of no neglect and having prosecuted
Davis. |
Ibid, p. 417. |
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Same to Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, Paymaster of
the Forces and Receiver and Treasurer for Chelsea
Hospital, to pay the respective artificers and others
as follows for work performed or materials furnished
for the building of said Hospital. |
Ibid, pp. 417–8. |
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Prefixing: (a) bill of charges in doing more works
towards the finishing of the whole building already
erected of Chelsea Royal Hospital except the
Lanthorne over the Octagon Porch; also for
making of two canals and part of the two 20 foot
walks, viz. for one year ending 1687, Dec. 31. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Thomas Hill, mason |
1,163 |
5 |
9½ |
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Mathew Banks, carpenter |
930 |
10 |
0¼ |
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Morrice Emmett, bricklayer |
309 |
16 |
7 |
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Charles Hopson, joiner |
863 |
19 |
3 |
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Richard Ryley, joiner |
308 |
10 |
0 |
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Roger Davis, joiner |
617 |
0 |
0 |
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Abraham Harborough, joiner |
277 |
0 |
0 |
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John Gibson, joiner |
313 |
14 |
8 |
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Mathew Williams, joiner |
333 |
8 |
1 |
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John Smalwell, joiner |
1,280 |
17 |
6 |
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William Cleere, joiner |
240 |
7 |
0 |
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Isaac Tompson, engine maker |
52 |
0 |
0 |
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William Newton, slater |
2 |
2 |
6 |
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Thomas Hone |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Humfrys, ironmonger |
358 |
4 |
0 |
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Robert Streeter, serjeant painter. |
479 |
11 |
0 |
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Robert Dobbins, plumber |
667 |
9 |
11½ |
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[ditto] more |
455 |
6 |
0½ |
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William Bushell |
757 |
1 |
3½ |
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John Grove, master plasterer |
465 |
13 |
9 |
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Henry Margetts, plasterer |
650 |
9 |
1 |
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William Emmett, carver |
212 |
4 |
4½ |
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William Morgan, carver |
175 |
3 |
7 |
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Paul Winckles, smith |
302 |
7 |
10¼ |
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William Bach, master locksmith |
2 |
8 |
0 |
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John Smith, brazier |
50 |
7 |
10 |
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John Vile, smith |
702 |
18 |
3½ |
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Samll. Forrest, grazier [sic for
glazier or brazier] |
143 |
10 |
7½ |
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Leonard Gammon, Clerk of the
Works |
25 |
0 |
0 |
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12,150 |
7 |
9 |
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(b) Certificate by Sir Christopher Wren, dated
Mar. 24 last, addressed to the Earl of Ranelagh,
that he has examined the accounts, compared the
prices with the contracts, abated the prices of the
overwork, and judges that the total may be reasonably allowed as it is cast up [above]. |
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| April 5. |
Treasury warrant to Philip Frowde, esq., Governor
of the Post Office, to give order to the Receiver
of the Post Office to pay the officers of his Majesty's
Post Office and of the Penny Post Office such
yearly increase of salary as you, said Frowde, shall
think fit, not exceeding in the whole 586l. per an.
and until further order: all by reason that said
Frowde has set forth in his presentment of Mar. 26
ult. that the number of letters in the Post Office
and consequently the business thereof is very
much of late increased and that there are divers
frauds lately discovered very prejudicial to the
revenue, and that there is 12d. per £ paid to some
of the officers thereof for the diamonds that are
sent to France, Flanders and Holland, and that
there is quarterage paid to the said officers by the
merchants that receive the gold here coming from
Holland, all which is by no means to be any longer
suffered, being of so great disadvantage to the
revenue; to prevent which the said Frowde has
been obliged for some time past to employ two
new officers in the Inland [Letter] Office and one
in the Foreign [Letter] Office, which [innovation]
turns to very good account, but the said officers
have no salary appointed: further that divers
officers in the Post Office are very good clerks, but
have only mean salaries, 10l., 20l., 25l., 30l. and
35l. per an., though their whole time is taken up,
so that they lie under very great temptations of
being prevailed upon to do things very prejudicial
to the revenue and though divers of them have
been turned out for same, yet it is no terror to
their successors, they not being able to live upon
their employments: therefore said Frowde proposed
that no officer's salary in the Foreign Office be
less than 50l. per an. and in the Inland Office not
less than 40l. per an., and that the poundage for
diamonds and the quarterage for gold be no longer
permitted to be taken: therefore he desired that
586l. per an. be added to the salaries as above. |
Money Book VIII, pp. 419–20. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt for a certificate what moneys were paid to the Robes in the
years 1681, 1682, 1683 and 1684 and what the
yearly establishment was for that Office in that
time. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 351. |
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Same to Mr. Graham to deliver to Lord Ossulston
his books relating to the Post Office which now
remain in the Exchequer Court: Mr. Frowde
having no objection thereto. |
Ibid, p. 352. |
| April 5. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to deliver,
Customs free, the following goods now in the Pearle,
William Button captain, now riding in the Downs,
which are a present to Lord Waldegrave from
Mr. Fitz James. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 352. |
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Appending: list of said goods (including Parmasan
cheese, Florence wine, Syracuse wine, anchovies,
sugar plums). |
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Same to Visct. Preston [Master of the Great Wardrobe]
to provide as follows except that part thereof
which relates to the bare hide and trunks. |
Ibid, pp. 352–3. |
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Appending: warrant, dated Mar. 10 last, from the
Earl of Mulgrave [Lord Chamberlain of the Household] to Visct. Preston to deliver to James Graham
(as Keeper of the Privy Purse) a bare hide and
two travelling trunks, and (as Master of the Buckhounds) a waggon cloth to cover the waggon that
carries the dogs. |
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Same to Mr. Corbyn at Hall End near Coleshill in
Warwickshire for an account what timber (not fit
for the Navy) you think may be felled this year
in Sherwood Forest. |
Ibid, p. 353. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver the
following goods to Madame La Gouverne on payment
of Customs. |
Ibid, p. 354. |
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Appending: list of said goods (fans (éventails de santeur,
éventails de rid), crape, ribbon, balls, etc.). |
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Treasury reference to the Hearthmoney Commissioners
of the petition of Jo[h]n Ady and Hen. Ballow,
Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer, for joining
tallies, petitioners praying the like allowance of
2s. per 1,000l. for joining Hearthmoney tallies
[for moneys paid into the Exchequer by the Receiver
General of Hearthmoney], viz. for the 2½ years
ending 1686, Sept. 29, as they receive for the Customs
and Excise tallies [for like payments in]. |
Reference Book V, p. 247. |
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Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease
to Joseph Ellis of a tenement in Linkinhorne, co.
Cornwall, at one time in the tenure of John Coll,
parcel of the manor of Carnedon Prior, and of the
Priory of Launceston and now annexed to the
Duchy of Cornwall: all as demised to Peter Roberts
1627, Nov. 24, for 99 years terminable on the lives
of Paschasia wife of said Peter and John and William
their sons; and as afterwards demised to Henry
Seymour 1664, April 24, for 99 years terminable
on the life of Henry Trelawney, son of Jonathan
Trelawney (late Sir John Trelawney, bart., deceased).
The present lease is to be for 99 years terminable
on three lives at the old rent of 6s. 4d. per an. and
fine of 9l. for buying off the increased rent of 3l.
per an. and 14l. for the present renewal. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 279–81. 323. |
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Prefixing and appending: (a) particular of the premises
and memorandum made out by Richard Meredith,
deputy auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall. The
premises are held by said Ellis by several assignments for the lives of William Roberts and Henry
Trelawney. (b) Ratal by John Fisher, Deputy
Surveyor General of Crown Lands, of said particular.
(c) Entry of the Treasury Lords' subscription, dated
1688, May 20, of the docquet of this lease: the
three new lives being given as John Ellis, Rebecca
Ellis and John Dingle, junr. |
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| April 5. |
Treasury warrant to John Gelson to receive from Mr.
Stanlake of the Inner Temple, London, gent., a bond
dated 1671, April 1, in 100l. entered into by Sarah
Perrot and John Fullerton for payment of 51l. 10s. 0d.
to Robert Perrot the Sept. 1 following; which bond
is forfeited to the King by the attainder of Robert
Perrot for high treason: all in order to put said
bond in suit. The money recovered thereon is to
be paid into the Exchequer. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 281. |
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Same to John Fisher, Deputy Surveyor General of
Crown Lands, for a particular or constat and a ratal
of the office in Scotland Yard [for the Robes and
Wardrobes] which the Earl of Arlington ordered
the officers of the Works to build etc. ut supra,
p. 1402: all with a view to an Exchequer lease
thereof to James Gibbon, Clerk of his Majesty's
Robes and Wardrobes. The lease is to be for
31 years at 6s. 8d. per an. rent, with a clause of
resumption to the king on payment of Gibbon's 300l. |
Ibid, p. 282. |
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Prefixing: note of said Gibbon's petition and of
Sir Christopher Wren's report [missing] thereon. |
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Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney to lay aside the two general riders of the
counties that lie nearest [London] as unnecessary,
and in their place to have two general riders to
look after the extreme parts of the kingdom, viz.
one for Wales, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset,
Gloucester and Salop and one for the four northern
counties, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Stafford, Cheshire,
Derby, Nottingham and Lincoln: and as for the
Home Circuits, to have them under your, the said
Commissioners', immediate care and inspection,
one of their number to visit them once in every
year, and further once every two years to go over
the north and west: and as to the general supervisors to keep them still up to put in execution
the orders which the said Commissioners shall leave
them in charge of in the respective circuits as
above: all by reason that at the beginning of their
management the said Commissioners did divide
the kingdom into four districts, with a general rider
for each at 300l. per an. salary and two general
supervisors [for each] at 120l. per an. salary, but
with the intention of laying aside some of the said
general riders as soon as the under officers were
fixed in a good method, and they do now think that
they have fixed the Excise and Hearth duty into
a method which is good and will be lasting. |
Ibid, pp. 282–3. |
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Same to John Fisher, the Deputy Surveyor General
of Crown Lands, for a particular and ratal of the
Hundreds of Dengie and Thurstable, co. Essex,
with the stewardship and bailiwick thereof: with
a view to a lease thereof to John Cooke, esq., for
31 years from 1688, Lady day, at the rents of
22s. 9d. and 7s. 3d. |
Ibid, pp. 283–4. |
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Prefixing: said Fisher's report, dated Mar. 6 last,
on said Cooke's petition for same under an order
of reference of 1687, May 27. John Sandford had
a lease of the premises for 31 years from 1666, Lady
day, which derives to petitioner by several mesne
assignments. This farm is a custody (as commonly
Hundreds are) and not of any great value in itself
(as appears by the smallness of the rent) but an
office of some jurisdiction and royalty and
conveniency to a gent. and of some advantage to
one bred in the practice of the law. |
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| [? April 5.] |
Entry of [the Treasury Lords' signature of] the docquet
of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal
to John Chilcott, alias Commins, of divers lands
and tenements in co. Devon of Charles Camworthy,
outlaw: at a rent of 5s. per an. and fine of 10s. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 284. |
| April 5. |
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease
to John North of a parcel of meadow and pasture
called Northcot Peece, containing 20 acres, situate
in Shippon, co. Berks, formerly in the tenure of
John Tyndall and parcel of the manor of Shippon
and Duchy of Cornwall: all as demised to John
Ward 1664, May 30. The present lease is to be
for 31 years from 1687, Sept. 29, at the old rent of
6s. per an. and fine of 12l. and 8l. for buying off
the increased rent of 40s. per an. |
Ibid, pp. 299–300, 323. |
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Prefixing and. appending: (a) particular of the premises
and memorandum by Richard Meredith, deputy
auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall. The abovesaid
Ward assigned to the abovesaid John North of
Shippon, yeoman, 1664, Nov. 23. (b) Ratal by
John Fisher, Deputy Surveyor General of Crown
Lands, of said particular. (c) Undated entry of the
[Treasury Lords' signature of the] docquet of this
lease. |
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Same to same for a fresh lease to Nicho. Kemp of a
tenement called Edon or Odon in the manor of
Trelugan, co. Cornwall, formerly parcel of the
lands of the Earl of Devon and now annexed to
the Duchy of Cornwall: all as demised to [said]
Nicho. Kemp 1673, June 13, for 99 years terminable
on the lives of said Nicholas and John his son.
The present lease is to be for 99 years, terminable on
three lives, at the old rent of 24s. 10d. and fine of
40l. |
Ibid, pp. 303–4. |
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Prefixing: (a) particular of the premises and memorandum by Richard Meredith and (b) ratal thereof
by John Fisher, ut supra. The said Nicholas and
his son John are both now alive. |
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Same to same for a lease to Martyn Folkes of Grays
Inn, co. Midd., and Edward Coleman of Furnivals
Inn, gent. (at the nomination of and in trust for
Edward King and Eliz. his wife, formerly wife of Nath.
Fienns) of the parcel of wood or woodland in Bromby,
co. Lincoln, commonly called Princess Wood, and
containing 23 acres, 14 perches, lying next the land
of the late Nath. Fienn, esq., and [being] parcel
of the manor and soke of Kirton in Lindsey; and
the coney warren (and the lodge thereon) in or near
Bromby and Redbourne, extending east on the
moors of Bromby, Frodingham, Eastmoor, Soumthorpe and Ashby, and late in the tenure of said
Fienns or of John Hely and Nicholas Horle [his]
sub-tenants: all as demised 1661, Nov. 25, to said
Nath. Fienns for 31 years: and likewise of the
fishing of Trent within the said soke of Kirton in
Lindsey as demised to Edward Cooper, gent.,
1628, June 17, for 99 years, terminable on the lives
of Francis Cooper, son of said Edward Cooper,
John Cate and Edward Cate. |
Ibid, pp. 305–9, 323. |
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The present lease is to be for 31 years at the
former rents of 20s. per an. for the wood ground;
3l. 7s. 4½d. per an. for the coney warren and 2s. 6d.
per an. for the small fishing in the Trent or in all
4l. 9s. 10½d. per an., payable to the Receiver General
of the Duchy of Cornwall or to the bailiff of the
manor and soke of Kirton; and fine of 150l. for
buying off the increased rent of 20l. 12s. 7½d.; and
150l. for the present renewal. |
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Prefixing and appending: (a) two particulars and
memoranda of the above two sets of premises made
out by Richard Meredith, ut supra. The premises
are now held by Edward King, who married the
widow of said Fiennes. (b) Two ratals by John
Fisher, ut supra, of said particulars. (c) Undated
entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of the docquet
of this lease. |
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| April 5. |
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for
a lease to Christopher Tooker, gent. (at the
nomination of the Earl of Radnor), of the
water or rivulet of Fowke or Fowey in co. Cornwall
from the park of Restormel on the north to the
bridge of Lostwithiel on the south and of the fishing
in said water below Restormel Castle extending
from the gate of St. Saviour, alias St. Savior, to
the bridge called Reprenne, alias Reprinne Bridge,
and from there as far as two yoked oxen can pass
together in the said water: all as demised to Henry
("Heneritto") Seymour, esq., 1661, Nov. 31.
The present lease is to be for 31 years from 1688,
Lady day, at 50s. per an. rent and without fine,
in view of the greatness of the rent which is near
the full value of the premises. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 309–11, 347. |
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Prefixing and appending: (a) particular of the premises
and memorandum by Richard Meredith, ut supra.
The premises are in the possession of said Tooker,
who alleges he has a title thereto (by assignment
from said Seymour) in trust for the Earl of Radnor,
to whose seat they are contiguous. (b) Ratal by
John Fisher, ut supra. (c) Entry, dated 1688,
Aug. 13, of the Treasury Lords' signature of the
docquet of this lease. |
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Henry Guy to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland.
The Treasury Lords have put the bond of Mr. Geneu
and Mr. Bridges (which you sent from Ireland) into
the hands of Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton with
instructions to prosecute same. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 101. |
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The Treasury Lords to same. By the indenture of
Aug. 5, last, ut supra, pp. 1423–5, provision is made
that in collecting the arrears due to the late Farmers
of the Revenue, Ireland, they will observe the
instructions of the King, the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland or the Treasury Lords, England. In
accordance herewith Sir John Temple, Solicitor
General of Ireland, has (on reference from us)
proposed the following regulations for this work.
We approve thereof. This is therefore to give
permission to two of you, together with one nominee
of the said Farmers, to levy said arrears under the
restrictions and methods so proposed; and at the
costs and charges of the said Farmers. (1) The
Farmers are first to give in to you a schedule of
the arrears of Crown rents and quit rents. (2) Two
of the said Commissioners and a nominee of the
Farmers are to be entrusted with the collection,
but the King is to receive no prejudice in his accruing
rents or in his arrears thereof. (3) Where the lands
or tythes liable are of so low value that they cannot
well satisfy said arrears, together with the King's
arrears and the growing rents, the Barons of the
Exchequer, Ireland, may instal the said Farmers'
arrears. (4) On the issue of process or orders for
levying, a note in writing shall be left with the chief
tenants as to said arrears and no distraint shall
take place till after three months ensuing, so that
the person liable may have time to apply for a
discharge (in case of error) or an instalment. (5)
Where the quit rents in question were afterwards
reduced by the late Earl of Essex the arrears shall
be demanded and paid only according to such
reducements, though they grew due before the
making thereof. |
Ibid, pp. 101–4. |
| April 5. |
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy of Ireland. On
reading to the King your letter of Mar. 23 last concerning the additional days' pay to the Army (in which you
opine that same cannot well be made till the revenue
be in a better condition, in regard of the present
scarcity of money and the great uncertainty whether
the revenue will be sufficient to answer said addition)
the King declared himself to be of the same opinion
and has resolved not to make the addition till he
has a better prospect to answer it from his revenue
in Ireland. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V. pp. 104–5. |
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The King also took notice of the difficulty you
mention in sending over Lord Forbes's Regiment
and the commanded men out of the Regiment of
Guards "in respect of paying them from Ireland
when they shall be here" [in England] and does
therefore think it more for his service that the said
men should not come. You are therefore to stop
the orders for their coming, if given. The King
intends to send Col. Mac-gully-cuddy and some of
his officers to Chester and Liverpool, from thence to
pass into Ireland to gather up the men that shall
be reduced out of the Companies there according
to the orders sent you by the Earl of Sunderland.
It is therefore the King's pleasure that the said
reducement be not made till the arrival of Col. Macgully cuddy or some of his officers on that account. |
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Same to same to report on the petition of Elizabeth,
Countess Dowager of James, Earl of Castlehaven.
What has been paid to her since the King's accession? |
Ibid, p. 105. |
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Appending: said petition, shewing that the late
King settled upon her said husband 500l. per an.
until 5,000l. should be paid him in one entire payment;
and the said Earl settled same upon her in lieu of
a jointure; but the Lord Deputy took same to be
only a pension and on the Earl's death left the same
out of the new establishment. |
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| April 6. |
Henry Guy to Lord Dartmouth to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of the late King's servants
belonging to the Stables, praying that the like
pensions may be settled on them as are granted
to the rest of their fellow servants. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 353. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners to report on the
enclosed petition [missing, see supra, pp. 1820–1] of
Sir Phineas Pett (with a report thereon by Mr.
Fisher) concerning a lease of some barren lands
lying eastward on the back of the dockyard, storehouses and ropehouses at Chatham. Have you any
objections to said lease ? |
Ibid. |
| April 6. |
Treasury reference to Bartholomew Fillingham,
Thomas Hall, William Lowndes and Philip Ryley of a
memorial of —, praying a grant of all such
debts and arrears as are still owing [to the Crown]
and excepted out of the Act of Oblivion of 12 Car. II.
and for power to prosecute the recovery of same
in the King's name. |
Reference Book V, p. 245. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of William Talman, a King's waiter, London port,
praying payment of 273l. due to him for 5¼ years'
arrear on his salary; all his fellow King's waiters
having duly received their arrears and growing
salary, but petitioner being out of town was not
included in their petition. |
Ibid, p. 246. |
| April 7. |
Same to Sir John Osborn of the petition of Capt.
Robt. Doughty, praying for some pension out of
the Lotteries, his father and family having for
their loyalty suffered in their estate above 8,000l. |
Ibid, p. 245. |
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Same to Bartholomew Fillingham et al. of the petition
of Tho. Whitley, esq., late Receiver General [of
Crown Revenues] for North Wales and Chester;
petitioner shewing that in his said receipt he succeeded Maurice Wynne, esq., a gentleman of great
estate and relations in North Wales, who answered
to the King in his yearly accounts several sums
which he had not received and that the auditor
obliged petitioner to answer all the revenue which
his predecessor had answered, though many rents
so answered as above were unlevied and desperate:
that petitioner's brother, who has a patent for life of
said office, was put out of the execution thereof
for 500l. not paid to the Duke of Beaufort, and
though this sum was soon after paid the office is
granted to Mr. Harcourt: that on petitioner's
and Mr. Samuel Hughson's accounts for 1685 and
1686 there is an ipsum remaining on petitioner
and Hughson of 1,819l. 18s. 10d. in Wales and
64l. 4s. 7½d. in Cheshire, whereof 520l. 0s. 2½d. for
Wales and 42l. 7s. 4d. for Cheshire is charged on
petitioner and 204l. 16s. 11½d. for Wales and
63l. 12s. 1¾d. for Cheshire is charged as remains
in the hands of several persons: that petitioner
is willing to pay the residue of said debts to the
King in some convenient time: therefore prays
that the lost rents as above may be remitted and
that Mr. Harcourt may be obliged to levy the
abovesaid separate arrears of 204l. 16s. 11½d. for
Wales and 63l. 12s. 1¾d. for Cheshire, seeing that
the desperate rents became so by petitioner's
predecessor answering them before he levied them:
further prays time as above for payment of the
remainder of said debt. |
Ibid, p. 250. |
| April 9. |
Money warrant for 50l. to Bazill Fitzherbert for
last Lady day quarter on his annuity or pension.
(Money order dated April 9 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 420. Order Book II, p. 139. |
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Same for 75l. to Dame Sophia Stuart for same on
her same. |
Money Book VIII, p. 420. |
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Same for 600l. to Sir Benj. Bathurst for interest, one
year to Mar. 25 last, on 10,000l., remainder of
15,000l. by him advanced on the Excise. (Cancelled
and replaced by the warrant of 1688, June 18,
infra.) |
Ibid, p. 421. |
| April 9. |
Money warrant for 2,500l. to the Queen for last Lady
day quarter on her annuity as by the patent of 1686,
Dec. 3. |
Money Book VIII, p. 422. |
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Henry Guy to the Lord President [of the Privy
Council] to give order for a [royal] warrant to
admit John Brydall into the place of Clerk, of the
Jewel House on the resignation of his father, Walter
Brydall, the Master of the Jewel House having
reported that said son is very fit for said place. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 354. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Bishop of Lincoln. About
a year ago several poor ministers in your diocese
petitioned about their arrears of Tenths, which
petition was referred to us 1686–7, Mar. 4, We
referred same to the Agents for Taxes ("Agents
who are authorised in the prosecution of arrears "),
who wrote to you 1687, June 11, for a certificate of
the value of the livings concerned and of the arrears
of Tenths thereon. On your certificate in reply
of Aug. 1 last the King ordered a release of said
arrears by the privy seal of Feb. 22 last, supra,
pp. 1773–5. In spite of this we have received
fresh complaints from Mr. Charles Bertie, who
has appeared in behalf of the clergy and others,
that a sudden and rigorous course is taken of levying
those very arrears, besides pretended fees. We have
had inquiry made as to how this should come to
pass and are informed that Mr. Prettyman, late
Remembrancer [of First Fruits and Tenths], although
he knew of the whole proceeding, made forth a
Commission without our knowledge and sent it
down into the country with a clause in it that if
any incumbents had any matter of discharge to
produce they should only be warned to bring the
same into the Exchequer for the Court to advise
upon. And Mr. Gilbert, your Lordship's secretary,
though not ignorant in the premises, has been so
busy herein that sequestrations are issued at a very
unusual time of the year and moneys extorted
from the incumbents. Such sequestrations are
not for the King's service, but may serve inferior
officers to gain their unjust fees, which we know
they have from time to time exacted. Out of
respect for you we have not sent for Mr. Gilbert
in custody, but we desire you to command him
to attend us. Also please send us a certificate of
the livings in your diocese that are capable of the
discharge of arrears intended by the privy seal
as above. |
Ibid, pp. 355–6. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Bridgman, enclosing (by Lord
Godolphin's order) a copy of the Treasury Lords'
letter of April 5 to the Lord Deputy of Ireland,
ut supra, p. 1853. |
Ibid, p. 357. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
repay to John Lovet 12l. 13s. 6d. which was paid
at Bristol on a parcel of Irish linen diaper imported
by him, ut supra, p. 1815, being the duty on diaper
as foreign over and above the Custom as Irish linen.
Further directions are hereby to be given to the
officers of Bristol port, and other ports where any
sort of Irish linen may be imported, to suffer the
same to pass upon payment of [only] such Custom
as has been usually paid for Irish linen cloth: all
by reason that said Lovet has petitioned the Lord
Deputy of Ireland, shewing that his father in his
lifetime and petitioner since his death have been
at great charge in improving the linen manufacture
of Ireland; that petitioner employed a manufacture
at Chapelizod and another in the north, whereby
many score of poor families are relieved, and being
desirous to advance the reputation and industry of
Ireland petitioner did resolve to export said linen cloth
etc. ut supra. Said Lovet's petition was forwarded
to the Privy Council, England, by the Lord Deputy,
with a supporting letter and a desire that all sorts
of linen manufactured in Ireland and transported
to England may pay only duty as Irish linen "to
the end that trade so very happily begun may not
thro' discouragement unfortunately fall"; and
upon consideration of the Treasury Lords' report
on said petition it is the King's pleasure that all
sorts of linen manufactured in Ireland may pass
upon such Custom only as Irish linen cloth. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, pp. 135–6. |
| April 9. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
deliver, on payment of duty, parcels of molasses
already landed as follows, to Giles Biggs, John
Gyles, Richard Cary, — Wrayford, Jno.
Gore, John de Grave, Gilbert Nelson,—
Levero and— Rigden and to suffer them to
enter the remainder of their parcels thereof that
are already shipped and shall be imported on or
before the 20th inst.: all by reason that said
Biggs has petitioned on behalf of himself and others
merchants of London, ut supra, p. 1841, shewing
that ever since the Navigation Act molasses have
been imported from France and Holland, being
accompted the manufacture of those places, but
now molasses from France is stopped on a doubt
that the same is not a manufacture and therefore
prohibited by said Act; petitioners praying not
to be surprised herein without due notice, "it
never having been the practice, where the King
tries a new point in law, to insist upon the forfeiture
either of ship or goods or to impose any burthen
or difficulty upon the merchant in that particular
case." On which petition the Customs officers
have reported that of late they noticed great
importation of that commodity and that more
was bought and coming from France and thought
fit to put a stop thereto, having heard several of
the sugar refiners and others in the case and taken
the opinion of the Attorney General therein and
other learned counsel, who all suppose such an
importation contrary to the Navigation Act. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, pp. 136–7. |
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Same to same to permit Joseph Heme of London,
merchant, to transport 66l. of crewel yarn desired
from him by a correspondent at Antwerp, ut supra,
p. 1755, for making a bed wherein (being a commodity prohibited [to be exported]) he could not
gratify his said correspondent without Treasury
permission, which permission he prays in regard
the yarn is already wrought up and dyed and so
manufactured here that it costs 5s. per lb. and
[this parcel] is not designed for sale or merchandise
[in Holland], but only for the said use, for a
particular curiosity. |
Ibid, p. 138. |
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Same to the King's Remembrancer to supersede
process against John Thimelby on the bond in
1,500l., dated 1685, July 8, given by Robert
Carr, Sir Adrian Scroope and said Thimelby to
William Prettyman, Remembrancer of First Fruits
and Tenths, which bond was found and seized upon
a writ of extent formerly issued against said Prettyman and thereupon scire facias was awarded against
said Thimelby, who exhibited a bill in the Exchequer
for relief from same, but same was abated by the
death of Prettyman, and Thimelby has since had
his body and goods taken in execution, but has
given bond to exhibit a bill of revivor and to prosecute
same. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 286. |
| April 9. |
Treasury warrant to Serjeant Ryley to discharge out
of his custody Joseph Edwards of Faversham, merchant, arrested ut supra, p. 1778: his discharge being
at the request dated Mar. 28 last from the Customs
Commissioners. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 286. |
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Same to same to similarly discharge William Renalls
and Henry Gover, arrested ut supra, pp. 1778, 1840:
on request as above. |
Ibid, p. 287. |
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Same to same to arrest Stephen Keyzer, James
Dourdaine, Peter Paint and Jasper L'Clarke of
Canterbury as principal transporters of wool and
employers of others in the transportation thereof. |
Ibid. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to report
on the enclosed letter [missing] sent by the Baron
de Courtiiy to the Treasury Lords. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 363. |
| April 10. |
Royal sign manual for 4,380l. 14s. 0d. to Henry Guy
for secret service: without account: to be issued
on the 20,000l. privy seal dormant of Mar. 22 last.
(Money warrant dated April 10 hereon.) (Money
order dated April 11 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 439. Money Book VIII, p. 424. Order Book II, p. 140. |
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Royal warrant to Brooke Bridges and Tho. Done,
Auditors of Imprests, to allow in the account of
Thomas Neale as Master and Worker of the Mint
748l. 3s. 1d. for the value of 3,000 medals delivered
as follows to James Grahme, Keeper of the Privy
Purse, for the King's use in healing, viz. 500 on
Sept. 3 last, 1,000 on Sept. 8, 500 on Sept. 13 and
1,000 on Nov. 8: in accordance with Henry Guy's
letter of Sept. 8 last. |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 443. |
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Same to same to similarly allow in account to said
Neale 1,373l. 16s. 8d. for the value of 5,500 like
medals delivered as follows (in accordance with
Henry Guy's letters of Dec. 15, Jan. 31, Feb. 27
and Mar. 8 last), viz.: 1,000 delivered on Dec. 15
and 27 last; 500 on Feb. 1 last; 500 on Feb. 3;
500 on Mar. 1; 350 on Mar. 9; 650 on Mar. 14;
1,000 on Mar. 20; 1,000 on Mar. 29. |
Ibid, p. 444. |
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Same to the Attorney General for a privy seal to
discharge the baronetcy fee of 1,095l. due from
Sir Wilfred Lawson of Isell, co. Cumberland.
(Treasury warrant dated May 3 hereon for tallies
of discharge accordingly.) |
Ibid, p. 444. Money Book VIII, p. 437. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to Joseph Offley of the Middle
Temple, esq., William Aldworth of St. Martin's in
the Fields, esq., and William Lowndes of St.
Margarets, Westminster, of the indentures of lease
(and assignments thereon made) dated 1682, Nov. 20,
between Andrew Hull of Frowlesworth, co. Leicester,
gent., of the first part, Roger Smith of Frowlesworth,
esq., of the second part and Robt. Snead, citizen
and carpenter of London, of the third part, whereby
the said Hull granted said Snead a piece of land
in Channell Row or Cannon Row in St. Margarets,
Westminster, 38 foot in front north to south and
44 foot in depth east to west, on which lately stood
an old tenement in the tenure of Widow Carter,
and an entry or passage under part of the same
and under part of the tenement of Sarah Hankes
leading from Channel Row into Dorset Court;
together with the use of the house of office and
the way leading to the same and to the water stairs
in common with the rest of the tenants there; to
hold for 51 years from Lady day then last past
at 14l. per an. rent: on which ground the said
Snead built two new messuages and did by indenture,
dated 1683–4, Mar. 23, assign same to Ellinor then
wife or reputed wife of William Bonnett, styled
therein Ellinor Bonnett of St. Martin's in the
Fields, widow. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 445–54. |
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And likewise the indenture of lease, dated 1683,
June 14, whereby Edward Buckley, senr., of Putney,
co. Surrey, Edward Noell of the Inner Temple,
gent., Robert Clough of London, gent., Jno. Arrowsmith of London, apothecary, William Cloudsley
of London, vintner, and John Vernon of London,
merchant, let to said Robt. Snead a parcel of ground
on the south side of Charles Street in St. Margaret's,
Westminster, being the corner piece of ground of the
street at the west end thereof and 30 feet in front
east to west and 29 feet in depth north to south
adjoining east a messuage late new built by Henry
Sparks; to hold for 61 years from Lady day then
last preceding at 12l. per an. rent. |
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And likewise the indenture, dated 1683, June 14,
whereby the said Buckley, Noell, Clough, Arrowsmith, Cloudsley and Vernon demised to said Snead
a piece of ground on the east side of Duke Street
in St. Margaret's, Westminster, "and intended for
the second house from Charles Street" containing
17 foot in front north to south towards Duke Street,
for the like term at 5l. 4s. 0d. per an. |
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And likewise the indenture, dated 1683, June 14,
whereby the said Buckley et al. as above, demised
to said Snead the piece of ground on the east side
of said Duke Street, intended for the third house
from Charles Street, containing 21 foot in front
north to south and 48 feet in depth east to west,
for the like term at 8l. 10s. 0d. |
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And likewise the indenture, dated 1683, June 14,
whereby the said Buckley et al. as above, demised
to said Snead another piece of ground on said east
side of Duke Street, intended for the fourth house
from Charles Street, being 22 feet in front and 48
feet in depth, for the like term at 8l. 16s. 0d.: all
which four last recited indentures were by indenture,
dated 1683, June 16, mortgaged to William Tallman
of Chelsea for 313l. 10s. 0d., which was foreclosed
and the said Tallman assigned same by endorsement
to Claudius Denise of St. Martin's in the Fields,
gent., whose name therein was used only in trust
for the said Ellinor Bonnett: which said Ellinor
was in 1 James II attainted of high treason and
(by inquisition taken at the Quest House in St.
Clements Danes 1686, Dec. 15, before Richard
Graham et al.) it was found said William Bonnett,
a cook then living, was an alien born in parts beyond
the seas, to wit in France, and did marry said
Ellinor after his coming into England and that she
was his wife at the time of said inquisition: and the
King is informed that by reason of said William
Bonnett being an alien or by reason of his wife's
attainder the abovesaid indentures and premises
accrue to the King, who therefore hereby grants
same as above, together with all other estate forfeited to the King by reason of the said William
Bonnett's being an alien or by the treason of his
wife and all arrears due thereon: all upon trust
to dispose and apply the proceeds of same as
they shall be directed by royal sign manual. |
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| April 10. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal
for allowing as follows the account of the 10,000l.
imprested in 1667 to William Avery, then Town
Clerk of London, for the Mayor etc. of London for
making several fortifications at Sheerness and
several places on the Thames: in the said account
for which as drawn by Auditor Thomas Done the
said accomptants crave allowance of 7,612l. 6s. 8d.
for moneys issued out of the Chamber of London
to several persons upon account of the fortifications
at Sheerness upon orders either from the Lord
Mayor and Court of Aldermen or from the Committee
of Aldermen, which were appointed by that Court
to inspect the said works (including 84l. 11s. 10d.
for [Exchequer] charges in receiving said 10,000l.);
and 1,801l. 5s. 0d. for like issues for the fortifications
at Gravesend; and 655l. 4s. 0d. for the fortifications
at Woolwich. The total allowances craved amount
to 10,069l. 5s. 8d., leaving the accomptants in
surplus 69l. 5s. 8d. "And whereas it is doubted
that the moneys issued as aforesaid out of the
Chamber of London cannot by the strict rules of
our Exchequer be allowed in such account because
the particular expenditure thereof in and about
the said works doth not appear," nevertheless the
King being well satisfied that the said Committee
of Aldermen did faithfully perform their trust
therein and took care that the workmen performed
their contract, although after so long a time the
more particular accounts of the said works cannot
be produced, therefore it is his pleasure that the
account be passed in form as above without requiring
any further vouchers for the same or any more
particular account of the expenditure thereof. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 454–5. |
|
Same to same for a same to discharge John, Lord
Ossulston, of 375l. 17s. 3d., part of the 12,375l. 17s. 3d.
which by the award of the late Treasurer Rochester,
ut supra, pp. 1139–40, he was to refund to the King
by reason that under colour of the privy seal of
1667, Oct. 5, he received certain sums between
1666, Michaelmas, and 1672, Michaelmas, for
postage of letters and packets for the late King's
service, during which time or some part thereof
said Ossulston as assignee of Henry, late Earl of
Arlington, was sub-farmer of the Post Office: upon
which matter Sir Robert Sawyer, late Attorney
General, exhibited an English bill in the Exchequer,
2 James II, against said Ossulston for recovery of
said moneys, who appeared thereto and did give
bond 1686, Nov. 3, in 20,000l. to abide by Treasurer
Rochester's award therein; who accordingly did
award ut supra; and thereupon the said Ossulston
has since paid to the King 12,000l. in part of said
12,375l. 17s. 3d.; with which payment the King is
well satisfied and is pleased to forgive the said
balance. His said 20,000l. bond is hereby to be
given up. |
Ibid, pp. 455–6. |
| April 10. |
Money order for 500l. to Henry, Earl of Clarendon,
for last Lady day quarter on his pension. (Money
order dated April 10 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 421. Order Book II, p, 140. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies on the
Tenths of the dioceses of Oxford etc. for 106l. 5s. 0d.
to James Hamilton on his assigned moiety of the
pension granted to Elizabeth Hamilton for her
sons. |
Money Book VIII, p. 421. |
|
Same to same for same on same Tenths for 106l. 5s. 0d.
to said Elizabeth Hamilton for same quarter on
the unassigned moiety of the abovesaid pension;
and on the Tenths of Chester etc. for 125l. for
same quarter on her own pension. |
Ibid, p. 422. |
|
Treasury allowance of the salary bill of the Hearthmoney Office for last Lady day quarter. |
Ibid, p. 423. |
|
Prefixing: said bill (Charles Duncombe, Treasurer;
Charles Dereing, Comptroller; William Mann,
Auditor General; Edward Noell; Edmund Slack,
correspondent; Edwd. Wigg, accountant [of the]
London [Excise]; Ben Read, Jno. Richardson,
Tho. Peckham and Hen. Shallcross, country [Excise]
accountants; Tho. Spann, Samll. Johnson, Jer.
Russell, Antho. Cousins and Peter Sterry, assistants
to the five Accomptants; Tho. Gill, doorkeeper;
William Barnes, messenger. Total. 567l. 10s. 0d.) |
|
|
The like of the Excise Office salary bill for same
quarter. (Total, 5,114l. 16s. 0d.) |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 600l. 2s. 0d. to Joseph Horneby
and Nathaniell Horneby for 6 per cent, interest to
Dec. 25 on several sums by them advanced for
the service of the late King:, as by an account
thereof stated by Auditor Aldworth and allowed
[by the Treasury Lords] Feb. 13 last. (Money
order dated April 11 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 424. Order Book II, p. 142. |
|
Same for 1,142l. 8s. 7¼d. to John Packer, Usher of
the Receipt, for the liberate [of the Receipt] made
up to the end of Trinity term last (for paper, parchment, books, bags, ink and other necessaries delivered for the officers of the Receipt and for the
diet and fees of the said Usher from 1686, Dec. 24,
being the time of the death of the late Usher, to
the last day of Trinity term, 1687): to be satisfied
by 1,046l. 7s. 6d. out of the money paid in by said
Packer as sub-collector of Tenths of the diocese
of Norwich and 96l. 1s. 1¼d. out of the Exchequer.
(Money order dated April 10 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 424. Order Book II, p. 139. |
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Treasury allowance of the salary bill of the Post
Office for last Lady day quarter. (Total, 852l. 1s. 8d.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 425. |
|
Money warrant for 100l. to William, Earl of Derby,
Thomas Cholmondeley and William Banks for
one year to Lady day last on the annuity for the
poor ministers of the Isle of Man. |
Ibid, p. 427. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
out of moneys of goods seized in the Exchequer
500l. to the Earl of Clarendon; 75l. to Lady Stuart
and 50l. to Mr. Fitzherbert. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 177. |
| April 10. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue (out
of the next money of Tenths that shall be paid
into the Exchequer) 50l. to Samuel Morland, esq.,
for last Lady day quarter on his pension. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 177. |
|
Same to same to issue as follows out of the branches
of the revenue directed to be this week paid into
the Exchequer, viz.: |
Ibid, pp. 177–8. |
|
Out of the Customs. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy [on
the Navy's] weekly money on
account of 400,000l. per an. from
1686, Lady day |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for warrant officers [for
arrears due before 1686, Lady
day] |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for the Deptford ketch's
men [for arrears similarly due]
before 1686, Lady day |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for the Victuallers |
800 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Privy Purse for healing
[medals] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the imposition on wine and
vinegar. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for one week on the Ordnance
Office] ordinary |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for stores and storehouses |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for Sir Tho. Fitch |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the Excise. |
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Hornby for interest |
600 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
to the Earl of Berkshire |
300 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the poor ministers of the Isle
of Man |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service |
2,228 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Paymaster of the Works for
the building in the Privy Garden |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for the buildings towards
the water |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Dunstan for half a year |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the loans on French linen. |
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of Hearthmoney. |
|
|
to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Chamber
on the ordinary [of the Chamber] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Visct. Preston, the Master of the
Great Wardrobe, for the Wardrobe |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Gentlemen and Grooms of
the Bedchamber |
2,300 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the Letter Office money. |
|
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
800 |
0 |
0 |
|
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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 abovesaid five Customs items [payable out of
the Exchequer], together with the following item
[payable direct out of the Customs Office], viz.
2,490l. 13s. 11d. to complete the [Customs Office,
London] quarterly [salary] book.) |
|
|
(Same, dated same, to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper
of disposition of the cash of those branches of the
revenue; said paper including for the Excise the
above eight Excise items [payable out of the Exchequer], together with the following item [payable
direct out of the Excise Office], viz. 1,902l. 6s. 0d.
to the inferior officers of the Excise [on the last
quarter's salary bill]: and for the Hearthmoney
the above four Hearthmoney items [payable out of
the Exchequer], together with the following item
[payable direct out of the Hearthmoney Office],
viz. 567l. 10s. 0d. for [last quarter's salary bill of
the head office] officers of the Hearthmoney.) |
|
| April 10. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue out
of the following branches of the revenue, viz.: |
Disposition Book VI, p. 178. |
|
Prefixing: said bill |
i. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
incidents, January |
136 |
17 |
11 |
|
|
" Feb |
42 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
" Mar |
113 |
14 |
2 |
|
|
weekly wages paid to letter carriers,
being 25l. 10s. 0d. per week |
331 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
for returned letters, Jan. 30 |
20 |
15 |
11 |
|
|
" " " Feb. 27 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
|
|
" " " Mar. 26 |
19 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
money paid to postmasters, Jan. 9 |
50 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
" " " " Jan. 30. |
213 |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
£947 |
2 |
3 |
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| April 10. |
Treasury warrant to Sergt. Ryley to detain in custody
Thomas Rowe of Dover until he has answered the
accusation of being a transporter and conveyor
of wool. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 289. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to George
Moore of London, merchant, of a piece of land of
165 acres, commonly called Simonds Hill, Grange
Hill or Rengybanke, alias Rinjabancke, parcel or
reputed parcel of the King's forest called Delamere
Forest, co. Chester, and now or late encroached
by John Davyes of Manley, co. Chester, in the
south part of said forest and in or near the parish
of Frodsham. The present lease to be for 31 years
from Lady day last at 5l. per an. rent, payable
from the time the lessee recovers quiet possession
of the premises, which he is to covenant to do within
three years. |
Ibid, pp. 290–1. |
|
Prefixing: constat and ratal of the premises by John
Fisher, Deputy Surveyor General of Crown Lands.
This constat is grounded upon a survey and map
taken by Thomas Dawson, [a] surveyor of lands,
in Oct., 1686, and the oaths of several witnesses
taken before Peter Shackerley, Governor of Chester. |
|
|
Treasury approval of instructions as follow for the
collectors of Hearthmoney. The Hearthmoney
Commissioners are hereby to print same and give
them in charge to the respective officers. |
Ibid, pp. 293–5. |
|
Prefixing. said instructions. |
|
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For the Collectors of Hearthmoney. |
|
|
(1) Wherever the collector finds a false name in
the book he is to make as cratch through it and write
in the name of the present occupier. For every
failure herein he is to forfeit 6d. to the discoverer. |
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(2) Where the growing charge and arrear are
not both received a full and clear answer is to be
given in the book to satisfy the Commissioners of
the reason of it. If no answer be given or a short
or stale answer the collector to forfeit as above. |
|
|
(3) Where any house is returned certified the
name of the landlord is to be certified with it. If
there be no landlord it is to be returned as a parish
house, but a bare certificate without further declaration will be judged a short answer and punished
as such. |
|
|
(4) In his answers the collector is to carefully
distinguish which are "non such's" what "demolishments" and what "overcharges." |
|
|
(5) No house to be returned "non such" but
such where the collector is fully satisfied upon
diligent enquiry in the neighbourhood that there
never was in their remembrance such person nor
any house that such person could be presumed
to have lived in. |
|
|
(6) When any house or hearth is returned as
"demolished' the time of the demolishment is
to be set down; and if it be an entire house demolished, who was the last occupier. |
|
|
(7) Nothing is to be returned as an overcharge but
[in cases] where more hearths go out in charge in
any house than are in such house. |
|
|
(8) That in houses with not more than two
chimneys where the inhabitants are or may pretend
to be exempt by poverty or by certificate the
collector is to enquire diligently whether the
inhabitant be the owner (and if so not to receive
the duty) or the tenant, and if the latter then to
enquire the name and abode of the landlord or
landlady and the date of the tenancy and if it be
let since 1663 they are to recover the duty from
the landlord. |
|
|
(9) They are likewise to return the name and
abode of the landlord of any house divided into
several dwellings where the tenants do or may
claim exemption by reason of poverty as above;
and likewise the name of the tenant and the date
of the tenancy. |
|
|
(10) Where any house stands empty the collector
is to return the name and abode of the owner and
the name and abode of the last occupier and the
date of leaving. |
|
|
(11) The collector is to enquire what is the rent
of all pauper houses that are or ought to be paid
for by the landlords, setting down the rent to each
man's name in his book of collection with the
name of the landlord and where he is well satisfied
that no rent is paid he is to declare it in his book. |
|
|
(12) All houses or chimneys that are building
are to be taken notice of by the collectors and
entered in the blank place of the folio: but where
a hearth has continued unlaid for more than one half
year and is charged [as] for a hearth the collector
is to give answer in the blank place of the folio. |
|
|
(13) No collector is to distrain upon a person
receiving alms by reason of his poverty though
living in a house of his own worth above 20s. per an.,
provided that such house contain not more than
two chimneys. |
|
|
(14) If any collector distrain a pauper tenant
for duty which ought to have been paid by the
landlord he shall lose his allowance and return the
money received for such distress. |
|
|
(15) If any collector receive more than four
half years' duty or receive money for penalties
without judgment of the justices or restores not
the overplus upon a distress, he shall repay the
money unjustly received or detained and be discharged from his employment. |
|
|
(16) If any collector takes money and gives no
acquittance or not in full for what he receives he
shall be discharged. |
|
|
(17) The collector in every acquittance is to
refer to the page and line of his book on pain to
forfeit (to the discoverer) 6d. for each neglect. |
|
|
(18) No collector is to collect by other books or
papers than the books sent out of the [Hearthmoney]
Office for the half year's collection, on pain of
forfeiture of employment. All books or papers
in the hands of any officer, constable or other
person by which any money has been or may be
collected are to be sent up to the office. |
|
|
(19) No collector is to employ a constable to
collect for him or is to collect by a deputy on pain
of forfeiture of his employment. |
|
|
(20) Every collector is to inspect the precedent
collector's receipts and if the arrears charged
appear to be [have been] received by such predecessor, then he is to surcharge him therewith,
entering the date of that acquittance against the
arrear in the blank place in the folio. |
|
|
(21) Every collector is to carefully survey all
the greater houses in their collection for the 1688, Lady
day, duty and if it be found by any future discovery
that any collector has neglected to survey any
such house, whereby the King has lost one or more
half year's duty the negligent collector shall make
good the loss to the King and pay a shilling to
the discoverer. |
|
| April 10. |
The like Treasury approval of instructions as follows for
the General Receivers of Hearthmoney; which are in
consequence of the discovery (from examining the
books of the two last half years) of great neglects of
former instructions. The instructions which relate
to the under officers [viz. collectors as above] are
drawn up by themselves [i.e. separately as above].
You are to take care they be punctually observed.
Those which concern yourselves are as follows: |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 295–6. |
|
(1) That the Receivers General take the totals
of the pages, names, number of hearths, arrears
and surcharges of the [collectors'] books and keep
such totals in a book for that purpose. |
|
|
(2) That they take receipts from the collectors
for all the books they deliver them and without
favour shown to or reward taken from any collector. |
|
|
(3) That no new half year's book be delivered
to any collector till he has cleared his books, paid
in his whole money and adjusted his receipts for
the former half year. |
|
|
(4) That he note upon the books the date of the
delivery out and return back thereof. |
|
|
(5) That with the respective collectors the
Receiver General sign and date upon and in every
respective book (and not in the abstract paper)
the receipt of the money and the date thereof. |
|
|
(6) We understand that it is usual with the
collectors when they find any considerable surcharge
to keep same in a paper apart from the book in order
so to agree with the officer so surcharged as to share
with him in the money received and then by making
it a reducement to receive the moiety for reducing.
The Receivers General are hereby to inspect the
officers' books even in the time of their collection,
as often as possible, to see that he clears and finishes
them as he goes along, "for if where there goes out
an arrear you find a growing duty received and no
answer to the arrear you may reasonably suspect
that he reserves his answer till he has an opportunity to frame it with the former collector."
And because through negligence or knavery divers
false surcharges are returned in the books, you
are hereby, where you find considerable surcharges,
to enquire into the nature of them and to keep
such an account of them as to be able to guide
the accountants in drawing them up. In order
hereto you are to extract an account of the surcharges
out of each book as you examine it and send up
the same immediately to us [the Hearthmoney
Commissioners]: and for each false surcharge the
officer making it shall pay one shilling; whereof a
moiety shall go to you, the Receiver General.
And because many surcharges have arisen from
employing constables or deputies in collecting,
you are to take care that every officer entirely
collects himself. |
|
|
(7) As we have directed that all "non suches,"
"demolishments" and "overcharges" that have
stood from [before] Michaelmas, 1684, be left out
of the books (whereby 'tis possible that some houses
and hearths still in being may be left out) you are
to order every officer to be careful in his survey
and for his encouragement if he discover any house
that has paid before he shall surcharge the preceding
officer even back to Michaelmas, 1684, setting
down under what names the occupiers have paid,
so that it may be seen whether such names were
in the books; and where he finds any house or
hearth that has never paid he shall receive four
half years' [duty] and no more and it shall be
allowed him as a discovery. |
|
|
(8) Immediately upon making up the accounts
of your collectors a list of their surcharges shall
be sent to you and you are to show same to the
person surcharged, allowing him convenient time
to discharge himself, after which you are to recover
of him and immediately return to the [London
head] Office the whole of what is due to the King "and
you shall return half as much more of the person surcharged and pay it to him that surcharged him,
taking his receipt for the same." |
|
|
(9) And because 'tis very apparent that many
false surcharges and false answers in the books
and much of the exactions and omissions of the
collectors may be prevented by the Receivers
General examining the books as they are delivered
in collected, you are to carefully examine every
book with the collector as it is delivered unto you
and make thence your observations on the above
particulars; and you are to set your examinatur
to every book as a proof of your compliance with
these instructions. |
|
|
(10) We observe that the greatest improvements
[of this revenue] have been in the houses of four
chimneys and under, the greatest houses appearing
not to have been so well surveyed. We have
therefore given particular instruction to the
collectors to survey all the greater houses this
present half year. You are to see this instruction
diligently obeyed. |
|
| April 10. |
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer for a
commission to Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe, kt.,
William Stuart, Henry Waldron, Henry Payne,
Dalby Thomas, esqrs., and John Thrale, gent., to
enquire concerning the treasure taken up by the
ship Elizabeth of London of 80 tons burden, Thomas
Baker master: which said ship was fitted by
Philipp Ford, John Turner, John Barkesdale,
James Blackman, Francis Smartfoot and Richard
Latwood in July last from Gravesend for fishing
for treasure in the sea within the West Indies and
was afterwards employed in recovering silver sunk
not far from the coast of Hispaniola, of which it
gained a considerable quantity; and (though a
moiety thereof belonged to the King by the laws
and constitutions of the Admiralty) the King did
by a sign manual of Nov. 29 last accept of a fifth
part, but now information is given that though a
very great treasure is supposed to have been taken
up by her, yet only small parcels are sent home
and a combination to defraud the King is or will
be made unless care be speedily taken therein. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 297–8. |
|
Appending: articles of instruction for said Commission
for inquiries to be made in the premises as to any
such bringing in of treasure in cos. Essex, Sussex,
Kent, Dorset, Devon and Middlesex. |
|
|
Same to Serjeant Ryley to arrest Thomas Gere of
Hangleton, co. Sussex, who is informed of by
Edward Cotes to be a transporter and conveyer of
wool. |
Ibid, p. 303. |
| April 10. |
Royal warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to
order the Receiver General of the Revenue, Ireland,
to pay 300l. for the extraordinary expense of the
last encampment on the Surragh [Curragh] of
Kildare: in accordance with your letter to the
Treasury Lords desiring royal direction therein. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 105. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Blathwayte [as Secretary to the
Forces] to prepare a [royal] warrant to authorise
the Paymaster of the Forces to pay 61l. 16s. 0d.
to each of the clerks of the four Troops of Grenadier
Guards (making 247l. 4s. 0d. in all) for liveries of
the hautboys and drummers. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 357. |
|
Appending: bill of charges for said liveries (in each
case 15 yards of cloth at 20s. per yard; 120 badges
for six coats at 2s. 6d. per badge; 30 dozen of loups
at 6s. per dozen; nine yards of blue cloth at 12s.
per yard for faces and breeches; 24 yards of serge
for lining at 2s. 6d. per yard; 24 dozen buttons
at 6d. per dozen; for making six suits each with
lining and pockets for the breeches, silk etc. at
16s. per suit; six belts each, laced with silver lace,
at 15s. per belt; six hats each and lace for them
at 15s. per hat). |
|
| April 11. |
Same to the Customs Cashier to take off the stop
on the salary of Ellis Lloyd, a King's waiter,
London port, which was put upon it for the Poll
money due from him; the Agents for Arrears of
Taxes having reported thereon [that said Poll
money is now paid]. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to the Auditor of the Receipt of
the petition of Sir Richard Beach, shewing that
he has an interest in some old rooms near Westminster Hall belonging to the late Court of Wards,
which rooms are very ruinous, and in them are
some records of the King's Bench; further that
there is a room belonging to the Star Chamber of
which no use is made and which is very convenient
to hold the said records: therefore praying that
said records may be removed to said room. |
Reference Book V, p. 248. |
|
Same to William Blathwayte [as Auditor General of
the Plantations] of the memorial of Col. Powell,
Lieut. Governor of Antigua; shewing that there
was due to him a considerable sum for his service
in that employ, which the King promised to reimburse if petitioner could find anything that
would answer the end: therefore praying a grant
for seven years of the impositions (raised by an Act
of Assembly) upon the importation of foreign liquors
"established for the constitution [of a] public
treasury there [Antigua], but not applied to that
use." "The papers annexed was a former petition
with a report of Mr. Blathwayte made thereupon." |
Ibid, p. 249. Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, p. 291. |
|
Same to Bartholomew Fillingham et al. of the petition
of Sir John Collins, shewing that in pursuance of
the Treasury order of 1684, May 4, he paid 250l.
into the Exchequer as surety for Sir William Doyly,
on which it was ordered that he should have the
King's aid against said Doyly and the rest of his
trustees: therefore prays a grant of said aid. |
Reference Book V, p. 251. |
| April 12. |
Henry Guy to the Navy Commissioners to attend
the King at the Treasury Chambers next Monday
afternoon with an account of the present rates and
prices, amongst the merchants, of hemp, pitch
and tar. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 358. |
| April 12. |
Treasury reference to Richard Graham, Philipp
Burton and William Lownds of the memorial of
Lady North and Grey, proposing the following
for the Commission for derelict lands in Kent and
Essex, being all men of good estates and repute and
most of them learned in the law, viz.: Marke
Ryder, esq., of the Inner Temple, counsellor at
law; Marmaduke Gibbs of Greys Inn, esq., counsellor at law; Edwd. Burdett of Greys Inn, esq.,
counsellor at law; John Nash, esq; Joseph
Radcliff, esq.; William Jobson, esq.: the first four
have been already proposed to and approved by
the Treasury Lords on the former petition of Mr.
Grey and Mr. Andrews, which is since lost. |
Reference Book V, pp. 248–9. |
|
Treasury warrant to James Hoare, Comptroller of
the Mint, to repair to the ship Richard and Sarah,
Thomas Stubbs master, which is arrived from
Jamaica, and to receive from it the King's fifth
part of the silver or Spanish moneys, broken or
whole, which is said to amount to 1,939 ounces,
being part of the treasure taken up at the wreck
near Hispaniola by the ship Elizabeth, Thomas Baker
commander. If it shall hereafter appear that a tenth
part of said silver has already been taken in Jamaica
for the King the King will order re-delivery thereof
to the owners. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 292. |
| April 14. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of William Reynolds, shewing that
he has surrendered to the said Commissioners and
make a full discovery concerning the transportation
of wool from England and of the importing wine
and brandy into England: therefore praying that
his boats may be discharged or he will be utterly
ruined. |
Reference Book V, p. 249. |
|
Same to the Attorney General of the petition of
William Whitmore, shewing that he lately contracted
with the trustees of John Cook for the purchase
of an estate in Hereford heretofore purchased from
Robert Wallop, one of the persons attainted for
the murder of Charles I; and that not finding the
deed of said purchase enrolled according to a clause
in the Act of Attainder petitioner does not think
himself safe in such purchase without the King's
confirmation: therefore prays a confirmation of
said estate under the great seal. |
Ibid. |
April 14
[sic ? erratum for May 14]. |
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton of the petition
of Tho. Wightwick, showing that for some time
he has petitioned for a grant of five houses of Sir
Robert Peyton's in Lincoln's Inn Fields, petitioner
having been at great charge in prosecuting the
traitorous practices of said Peyton "and by the
designs of that inveterate party is thrown out of
his business to his utter ruin": therefore prays a
lease of the premises. |
Ibid, pp. 259–60. |
