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| May 1. |
Royal warrant dormant to Edward Griffin, Treasurer
of the Chamber, to pay to Robert White 10l. per an.
as from 1685, Lady day, during pleasure as gamekeeper for Ham and Kingston and all thereabouts. |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 458. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to George, Lord Jeffreys, of the
two bonds, ut supra, p. 1844, entered into by Dudley
Reuse of Chalfont, co. Bucks, and all other bonds
given by said Reuse whether alone or with others
for his due accounting as Receiver General for
co. Oxford for the Royal and Additional Aids and
the One Month's and Eleven Months' Assessments:
and likewise to grant to same all the manors, lands
etc. seized as follows or to be hereafter seized by
virtue of said bonds and the mesne profits incurred
[thereon] and all the King's interest in the premises:
all to hold to the said grantee and his heirs for ever:
and with power to the Attorney General at the
request of said Lord Jeffreys to vacate and discharge
the said two bonds: all by reason that upon process
of diem clauait extremum out of the Exchequer for
seizing said Reuse's lands an inquisition was taken
1678, Aug. 15, upon the oaths of Thomas Deverell
et al., when it was found that after 1667, April 25
(to wit after 1672, May 7, when said Reuse first
became debtor to Charles II), to 1675, Oct. 1,
when he died at Chalfont, he was seized in his
demesne as of fee of and in the manor of Brudenells
with its appurtenances, in the parish of Chalfont
St. Peter, and in a capital messuage or mansion
house called Chalfont Place, with a dove house
thereto in Chalfont St. Peter, then in the tenure of
Roger Harding and in several closes of meadow in
Chalfont St. Peter and Iver and called Stony Meadow,
Great Park Mead, and Little Park Mead, containing
21 acres, then in the tenure of said Harding, and a
close of arable land called Longfield in the parish
of Chalfont St. Peter, containing 19 acres and in the
tenure of said Harding; and a like close of 42
acres called the Lawns ibid. and in the tenure of
said Harding; and two arable closes called Cockshutt and Little Cockshutt ibid, containing together
40 acres and in the tenure of said Harding; and
an arable close of 19 acres ibid, in the tenure of
Edward Penn, gent.; and an arable close of 7 acres
ibid.; and two arable closes of 9 acres ibid, called
Perry Croft and the Old Orchard; and an arable
close of 8 acres ibid, called Footbridge; and an
arable close of 3 acres ibid, called Knight's Moore;
and a pasture close of 4 acres ibid.; and a close
of woodland of 2 acres ibid, called the Osier Bedd,
the abovesaid last six items being all in the tenure
of said Harding; and an arable close of 60 acres
called the Mill Pastures in the parish of Iver in the
tenure of Edwd. Pen; and an arable close of 40
acres ibid, called Broad Springs in the tenure of
said Pen; and an arable close of 11 acres called
Coopers Hill ibid, in the tenure of said Pen; and a
meadow close of 3 acres called Cow Moore in Chalfont
St. Peter in the tenure of said Harding or said
Pen: which said premises were seized into the
King's hands and in Easter term, 1 James II, the said
Pen as terre tenant of the same pleaded in the
Exchequer in discharge of the said seizure and
thereupon entered into recognisance 1685, June 12,
in 100l. to abide by the order of said Court as to
the mesne profits and upon trial of said plea a
special verdict was given for the King and an
injunction directed by the Court for delivering
possession of the premises to the Crown: and the
said Lord Jeffreys has begged of the King all the
Crown's interest in the said bonds, debts, extents
and likewise in another bond of 107l. entered into
by said Edward Pen and Edmd. Waller, junr., of the
Inner Temple, 1679–80, Feb. 20, to the like effect:
and the King is graciously disposed to so grant
same as herein in consideration of said Lord Jeffreys'
great and acceptable service. |
Ibid, pp. 458–61. |
| May 1. |
Royal sign manual for 300l. to William Lacy, woodward of New Forest, co. Southampton: to be by
him distributed to the respective keepers of said
forest for one year's wages to Lady day last in
proportions to be prescribed by the (Duke of
Berwick) Lord Warden of said forest. (Money
warrant dated May 3 hereon.) (Money order
dated May 5 hereon. To be satisfied out of wood
sales.) (Henry Guy, dated same, to the Auditor
of the Receipt to pay same out of wood sales.) |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 462. Money Book VIII, p. 440. Order Book II, p. 144. Disposition Book VI, p. 186. |
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Treasury warrant to William Hewer to pay to the
executors of Robert Spotswood, chirurgeon to the
late garrison of Tangier, 57l. 19s. 6d. expended by
him in repairing the ruinated quarters which the
Earl of Inchiquin, late Governor of Tangier, assigned
to him and directed him to repair: all as by the
said Hewer's report of 1684, Nov. 6. |
Money Book VIII, p. 432. |
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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. 183, 185. |
|
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
Lady day, 1686" |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for warrant officers [for
arrears due before 1686, Lady day] |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Alderman Sturt in part of his
debt |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Visct. [Granville of] Lansdown on
his ordinary |
910 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto for extraordinaries reduced
by the [King's] regulation for 3¼
years |
1,300 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Lady Marischal, a quarter |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the imposition on wine and
vinegar. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy for
the Chest at Chatham |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for two weeks on the Ordnance
Office] ordinary |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto for the fortifications at
Hull [sic,see p. 1878] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the Excise. |
|
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
12,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Earl and Countess of Lichfield |
300 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
|
|
to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Lord Thomas Howard for the
Robes |
625 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber to
complete the messengers' bills to
the beginning of last year |
1,295 |
14 |
0 |
|
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to Lady Fisher |
250 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Sir Tho. Windham |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Lady Windham's daughters |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mris. Lane |
125 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mris. Whitgrave |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. Reynolds |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Katherine Gunter's executors |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Nicho. Tettersell's executors |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Mansell's executors |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. Gifford |
75 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. Rogers and his wife |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. Estoll |
12 |
10 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. Swan |
20 |
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 above seven Customs items [payable out of
the Exchequer], together with the following item
[payable direct out of the Customs Office], viz.
1,000l. to—on tallies on the Customs.) (Same,
dated same, to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper of disposition
for those branches of the revenue; said paper
containing for the Hearthmoney only the above
sixteen Hearthmoney items (the last thirteen items
being lumped together as pensions for persons
instrumental in the late King's escape at Worcester):
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], viz. 500l. to complete the Queen Dowager's
quarter; 1,000l. for the Princess of Denmark's
quarter.) |
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| May 1. |
Henry Guy to the Navy Commissioners. The Treasury
Lords have this day assigned 5,000l. for the Chatham
Chest as above, p. 1877. Make out a bill for same
as is usual in such cases. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 361. |
|
Same to Lord Dartmouth [Master of the Ordnance]
to issue the 1,000l. (which is this day directed to be
paid as above to the Treasurer of' the Ordnance)
to Sir Thomas Fitch and John Fitch as in part of
their debenture of 1680–1, Feb. 23, for 4,998l. 14s. 7½d.
for works performed in 1680 in the fortifications at
Portsmouth and redoubts near Gosport. |
Ibid, p. 362. |
|
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 6,330l.
to the Treasurer of the Navy out of the imposition
on wine and vinegar. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 184. |
|
Same to the Navy Commissioners to assign the above
6,330l. as follows, viz. 2,110l. to Mr. Martyn for
one week to the 4th inst., and 4,220l. to Mr. Taylor
for two weeks to the 11th inst. on their contracts
of the 27th ult. for hemp, tar and pitch. Make
out bills of imprest accordingly. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh [as Paymaster of
the Forces] to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Andrew Nightingale, praying to be
put into Chelsea Hospital in consideration of his
great poverty and suffering for his loyalty. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 361. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton to report on
the enclosed petition [missing] of George Etkins. |
Ibid, p. 363. |
|
Same to Mr. Gilbert. The Treasury Lords have
deferred your hearing until Mr. Bertie's return to
town, as, before going out of town, he desired to
be present at it. |
Ibid. |
| May 1. |
Henry Guy to the Navy Commissioners. The Treasury
Lords approve the draft contract as follows with
Joseph Martyn of London, merchant, for the supply
of hemp (500 tons), pitch (220 lasts) and tar (20
lasts) for the Navy yards (Deptford, Woolwich,
Chatham and Portsmouth) by Oct. next to the
value of 11,738l. You are to make the like contract
with Mr. Taylor. |
Out Letters (General) XI, pp. 363–5. |
|
Appending: said contract, dated Mar. 27 last: the
prices being stated as 20l. 10s. 0d. per ton for hemp;
6l. 4s. 0d. per last for tar; and 6l. 4s. 0d. per ton
[sic for last] for pitch.: the hemp to be of last year's
growth; and each last of tar to contain 12 barrels of
not less than 32 gallons each. |
|
|
Same to same. The King has approved of Mr. Cooper's
delivering 150 lasts of tar into the Navy Stores at
Deptford, Woolwich or Chatham at 6l. per last.
Please receive same accordingly. |
Ibid, p. 365. |
|
Same to same. Mr. Martyn has this day acquainted
the King that he has provided 500 pieces of Holland
Duck canvas of the first and second sort; some
of which is already landed and the remainder
arrived in the Thames and that he is ready to deliver
same to the stores at Deptford or Woolwich by
contract, or at a price or at 5 per cent. profit. The
King accepted the latter proposal and you are to
take same into store accordingly. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay
Thomas Robson, Clerk of Impost Bills, 96l. 12s. 0d.
for an impost bill due to Sir John Shorter, Lord
Mayor of London, the sheriffs and divers others
of the city of London: to be paid out of the 3,675l.
per an. for impost bills as by the indenture of
1679, Mar. 27. (Henry Guy, dated same, to same
to so pay same.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 439. Disposition Book VI, p. 187. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to permit
Sir Charles Murray, Quarter Master General of
the Forces in Ireland, to transport via Whitehaven
six horses and a coach etc. to Ireland, Customs
free. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 368. |
| May 2. |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to
me [Guy] for secret service the 789l. paid into the
Exchequer "by me, which was returned to me
out of Ireland." |
Disposition Book VI, p. 186. |
|
Same to Mr. Pepys, enclosing (a) infra. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 366. |
|
Appending: (a) note from William Bowtell to Mr.
Squibb, dated London, April 30 last, concerning the
ransom of an English [Navy] carpenter captive
in Algier, who made his escape from Algier. His
ransom may be valued at 300 pieces of eight and
the port charges and Custom thereon at 72 pieces
of eight: at 4s. 9d. per dollar the 372 pieces will
make 88l. 7s. 0d. sterling. "But I think the
articles of peace have made provision that [for]
no slave escaping aboard any of his Majesty's ships
any ransom shall be required for him: which if
not allowed by the government of Algier the price
then is what the captive was first sold for in their
market." |
|
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Report to the Treasury Lords from William Blathwayt
[as Auditor of the Plantations] on the petition of
the master and owners of the ship William, John
Williams commander, as presented to the Treasury
Lords on Mar. 24 last and thence referred to said
Blathwayte: the said petition praying for payment
of 1,060l. 18s. 6d. out of the Four and a Half per
cent. duty in Barbados and the Leeward Islands for
hire of the said ship in the late King's service pursuant
to the privy seal of 1672, April 11, and the Treasury
order of 1672, April 19 (see supra, Calendar of
Treasury Books, Vol. III, pp. 1216, 1226). Hereon
Blathwayt reports that in 1667 William, Lord
Willoughby of Parham, Governor in Chief of the
Caribbee Islands, hired several merchant ships to
be employed against the French in the Leeward
Islands: that the said privy seal of 1672, April 11,
ordered the payment of 9,541l. 10s. 6d. to the
several commanders and owners of said ships as
therein expressed, including 1,060l. 18s. 6d. certified
by said Lord Willoughby as due for the hire of the
William: and petitioners have produced a copy
of said Treasury order of 1672, April 19, for payment
of said sum in course out of the Four and a Half
per cent, duty after satisfaction of the arrears due
to Sir Tobias Bridge's Regiment as laid down by
the order of 1670, Dec. 24 (see supra, Calendar of
Treasury Books, Vol. III, p. 707). I do not find
that the said arrears are yet fully paid. But
notwithstanding said order 4,069l. 2s. 0d. has been
issued out of the Exchequer 1673, Dec. 12, for
payment of several ships mentioned in said privy
seal. Upon several claims made on the said Four
and a Half per cent, revenue the Committee for
Plantations did with the Treasury Lords report
to the King in Council 1682, July 31, that (besides
all private claims) the same was so overcharged
for arrears due to the two Foot Companies at
St. Christophers and the Governors of those islands
that for divers years to come there would be nothing
to spare beyond the yearly expense of the government there. The said arrears remain yet unsatisfied. |
Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, pp. 292–3. |
| [? May 2.] |
Establishment (under the royal sign manual and
countersigned by the Treasury Lords and by the
Earl of Sunderland, Secretary of State) for two
Companies of Foot in the Colony of New York
(each to consist of a captain at 8s. a day, a lieutenant at 4s. a day, an ensign at 3s. a day, two
serjeants at 18d. a day each, three corporals at
1s. a day each, one drummer at 1s. a day and 50
private soldiers at 8d. a day each; being 1,009l. 16s.8d.
per Company per an.), together with one master
gunner at 2s. a day, four matrosses at 1s. a day
each, a chirurgeon at 2s. 6d. a day, a chaplain at
6s. 8d. a day, a storekeeper at 2s. a day: total
establishment 2,332l. 19s. 2d. per an.: the establishment to commence from 1688, Aug. 1, and to
be paid out of his Majesty's revenue arising within
the territory and dominion of New England. |
Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, p. 294. |
| May 3. |
Money warrant for 125l. to Tho. Lane, esq., for last
Lady day on his pension. |
Money Book VIII, p. 433. |
|
Same for 25l. to Jno. Rogers and Ann his wife for
same on same. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 50l. to George Gunter, executor to Katherine
Gunter, for same on her same. |
Ibid. |
| May 3. |
Money warrant for 12l. 10s. 0d. to Nicho. Estoll for
last Lady day on his pension. (Money order dated
May 5 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 434. Order Book II, p. 143. |
|
Same for 20l. to Robert Swan, gent., for same on
his same. (Money order dated May 5 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 434. Order Book II, p. 143. |
|
Same for 50l. to the executors of Francis Mansell for
same on his same. |
Money Book VIII, p. 434. |
|
Same for 250l. to Mris. Jane Lane (now Lady Fisher)
for same on her same. |
Ibid, p. 435. |
|
Same for 100l. to Rachell [Windham] and Frances
Windham, daughters of Dame Anne Windham, for
same on their same. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 150l. to Sir Thomas Windham, kt., for same
on his same. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 75l. to Charles Gifford, esq., for same on
his same. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 50l. to Thomas Whitgrave, esq., for same
on his same. |
Ibid, p. 436. |
|
Same for 50l. to Francis Reynolds, esq., for same on
his same. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 1,300l. to his Eminency, Prince Reginald,
Cardinal D'Este, for one quarter, Dec. 12 last to
Mar. 12 last, on his allowance of 100l. per week,
the King having appointed him Protector of his
affairs in the Court of Rome. (Money order dated
May 9 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 436. Order Book II, p. 144. |
|
Treasury warrant to Edwd. Jones, gent., Clerk of
the Peace for the county of Carnarvon, to repay to
Hugh Griffith, attorney for the petitioners as
follows, all moneys levied on them and paid to
you: all by reason that William Rowland, William
Griffith and Hugh Evans, inhabitants of the said
county, have petitioned the Treasury Lords setting
forth that 68l. was levied on them in 1676 for being
at meetings: and it appears by the certificate of
Edwd. Ange, Receiver General of Recusants'
Forfeittires, that one third part of the said money was
paid to you, the said Jones, and remains now in your
hands, as appears by the affidavit of Richard Edwards. |
Money Book VIII, p. 437. |
|
Money warrant for 150l. to the Countess Dowager
Marischal for last Lady day quarter on her pension. |
Ibid, p. 438. |
|
Same for 300l. to Henry Edward, Earl of Lichfield,
for same quarter on the reduced annuity to him
and his wife as by the privy seal of 1678, Sept. 12. |
Ibid, pp. 438–9. |
|
Same for 25l. to the executors of Nicholas Tettersell
for same quarter on his pension. |
Ibid, p. 439. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Griffin, Treasurer of the Chamber,
to issue the 1,295l. 14s. 0d., directed ut supra, p. 1877,
to the messengers of the Chamber to pay off the
bills due to them at or before Christmas, 1686. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 186. |
|
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue (out of
money forfeited for treason) 1,000l. to Philip Burton
for Crown Law costs. |
Ibid. |
| May 3. |
Henry Guy to Sir Pat[rick] Trant and partners to
send to Mr. Blathwayte their accounts of the Four
and a Half per cent. Duty for Barbados and the
Leeward Islands during the time they were concerned in that farm. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 366. |
|
Same to the Customs Cashier for a certificate what
moneys arisen by the Four and a Half per cent.
Duty is in your hands. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton to report on
(a) infra. |
Ibid. |
|
Appending: (a) extract of a letter from John Price
to the Treasury Lords, dated April 10 last. Thanks
for allowing me so much time to go decently out
of my employment [of Receiver of the Revenue,
Ireland]. I beg your speedy orders for raising the
10,600l. by the sale of Newport ground etc. by the
decree in the Exchequer upon the extent for his
Majesty "or that your Lordships would interpose with
his Majesty to accept of the extent and the decree for
that sum that it may be allowed me upon my account
here." |
|
|
Same to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The
Treasury Lords desire you to peruse and report on
the accounts of Mris. Mary Agar, relict of Thomas
Agar, late Surveyor General of Woods Trent South.
Mr. Aldworth will attend you with them. |
Ibid, p. 367. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton
of Mr. Harcourt's bill of charges in several prosecutions for his Majesty's service in the Crown Office;
amounting to 638l. 7s. 4d. |
Reference Book V, p. 254. |
|
Same to Mr. Aldworth of the petition of Benj. Bonwick
[the King's] Receiver [for the manor of] Reigate;
petitioner shewing that for several years past he
has received the rents of said manor for a small
salary of 17l. per an. and is now to account in the
Exchequer for his future receipts, the charge of
which will come yearly to more than his salary and
allowances: therefore prays an increase of salary. |
Ibid. |
| May 4. |
William Blathwayte, dated from Whitehall, to Sir
Edm. Andros [Governor of New York]. The
Treasury Lords have received a further character of
Mr. Plowman, which is not much to his advantage.
They believe he will not be able to give sufficient
security for his office. They desire you to propose
some responsible person within your government. |
Out Letters (Plantations General) I, p. 295. |
| May 5. |
Henry Guy to Admiral Herbert to return the Treasury
Lords an answer to the enclosed petition [missing]
of Capt. Tho. Roome Coyle. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 367. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Thomas Langley for payment of
22l. for 2¾ years' salary as late searcher of Ipswich
port. |
Reference Book V, p. 254. |
|
Same to same of John Browne's petition for employment in the Customs, he having been bred a
tradesman, but trading being dead and he having
left it off. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Christopher Wren of the petition of
Gilbert Eagle, one of the King's Equerries, praying
payment of 170l. 15s. 0d. expended by him in
repairing a house (formerly inhabited by one of
the [King's] coachmen and in a very ruinous state)
which was ordered to petitioner (he having no
house in the Mews as the rest of the Equerries
had). |
Ibid. |
| May 7. |
Treasury warrant dormant to Sir William Godolphin,
kt., auditor of Wales, and to the Receiver of Crown
Revenues in South Wales to pay the salary of 50l.
per an. to Sir John Tate, kt., as Judge in cos. Pembroke, Carmarthen and Cardigan, Haverfordwest
and Carmarthen borough and 30l. per an. for riding
charges, out of the Crown revenues of South
Wales: same having been usually so paid, as is
certified by Robert Humphreys, gent., who acts
for [as deputy to] said Godolphin. |
Money Book VIII, p. 440. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Griffin [Treasurer of the Chamber].
The King has given orders for removing his staghounds into Waltham Forest. You are therefore
to pay the huntsmen the quarter due to them at
Lady day last. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 186. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to permit
the transport to Ireland, Customs free, of the
following for the use of the Royal Regiment of
Guards in Ireland commanded by the Earl of
Ossory. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 367. |
|
Appending: schedule of said goods, to be shipped
in the Elizabeth pink of Dublin (viz. 1,106 felt hats,
540 swords, 12 Foot colours, 2,000 India cravats,
36 thread nett sacks, 12 colour staves). |
|
| May 8. |
Money warrant for 1,300l. to his Eminency Prince
Reginald Cardinal D'Este for one quarter, Mar. 12
last to June 11 next, by way of advance on his
ordinary of 100l. a week as Protector of his Majesty's
affairs in the Court of Rome. (Money order dated
May 9 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 441. Order Book II, p. 144. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditors 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. 187–8. |
|
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
Lady day, 1686 " |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for warrant officers [on
their arrears due before 1686,
Lady day] |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for Mr. Taylor as by his
contract |
2,110 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for Mr. Martin as by his
contract |
2,110 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Cardinal D'Este for half a year |
2,600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the impost on wines and
vinegar. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy for
Chatham and Sheerness Yards
for 1685, Christmas quarter |
8,010 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for one week on the Ordnance
Office ordinary] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the Excise. |
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
10,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Paymaster of the Works for
the new buildings by the water |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for repairs at Hampton
Court |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the loans on French
linens. |
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
2,000 |
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 Office of the
Chamber] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Kent and Mr. Duncombe
for interest to Lady day last |
1,241 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the Letter Office money. |
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service by
way of advance |
900 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
(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.
1,000l. [to —] on Customs tallies.) |
|
|
(Same, dated same, to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper
of disposition for those branches of the revenue;
said paper including for the Hearthmoney only the
above three 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 on
tallies], viz. 2,500l. to complete the Princess [of
Denmark's] quarter; 500l. to complete the bankers'
tallies.) |
|
| May 8. |
Henry Guy to the Auditors of the Receipt to issue
out of Four and a Half per cent. Duty money in the
Exchequer 2.000l. to me [Guy] by way of advance
for secret service "upon such warrants as you
shall receive." |
Disposition Book VI, p. 187. |
|
Same to Mr. Kent [Customs Cashier] to pay
into the Exchequer all moneys in your hands of
the Four and a Half per cent. Duty. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 367. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners for an account
of the yearly value of the Customs [on unwrought
wood, glass etc.] which are granted in farm to the
Earl of Yarmouth. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Fillingham et al. of the
petition of Richard Gibson and Robt. Cooper;
petitioners praying some compensation for their
pains in adjusting the accounts of Sick and Wounded
in the last Dutch war and that they may be satisfied
out of the moneys in Dr. Pearse's hands which
were issued to him for such Sick and Wounded. |
Reference Book V, p. 255. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy of Ireland
to report on (a) infra. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, pp. 106–7. |
|
Appending: (a) undated petition to the King from
Sir John Temple, shewing that the late King being
resolved to settle a linen manufacture at Chapel
Izod, near Dublin, laid out several sums of money
in making a bleaching yard there and in buying
necessary utensils and a stock of yarn for the use
of the said manufacture: that by indenture of
1677, July 17, under the great seal of Ireland the
said King devised to Alderman Christ. Lovet the
said bleaching yard, containing about five acres
of land, for 21 years from 1676, Dec. 25, free of
rent, and did thereby also grant him all the looms,
utensils, stock of yarn and linen cloth then remaining
in the said work, together with the freedom of
grazing five horses, five cows and twenty sheep
yearly in the Phoenix Park during the said 21 years'
term, which freedom was held necessary for carrying
on the said work: that the said Alderman Lovet
did by the said indenture covenant to keep up the
said manufacture and at the end of the term to
deliver to the Chief Governor of Ireland the said
bleaching yard and buildings thereto, the looms
and utensils in as good condition as at first and
also to repay or return (either in ready money or
in stock proper for the said manufacture)
1,202l. 16s. 7d., being the value of the stock then
put into his hands: that the said Lovet has ever
since enjoyed said grant and kept up the said
manufacture, there being 10 years of his term
unexpired: that the inheritance of all the houses
and lands in Chapel Izod, made use of about the
said manufacture, does belong to the petitioner
herein except the bleaching yard: that without the
use of said yard, looms, utensils and stock the said
manufacture cannot well be carried on there by
petitioner and his tenants after the end of Lovet's
term and thereby the said manufacture may then
fail: therefore petitioner prays a reversionary
grant of said yard, liberty of grazing, utensils and
stock; he having served faithfully for 27 years as
Solicitor General, Ireland, and the late King having
by patent, dated 1674–5, Mar. 8, directed a grant
to him of forfeited undisposed lands in Ireland to
the value of 500l. per an., which grant did not take
effect by reason of petitioner's unwillingness to
thereby disappoint other persons of the provision
made for them by the Acts of Settlement. |
|
May 8
corrected to May 9. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Giles Gibbs and Company; petitioners shewing that they had a Treasury warrant
for the importation of molasses on payment of
duty on condition that "they should enter such
as were then shipped and should be imported
on the 20th of April last, by which time it was
supposed that the ships loaden therewith would
arrive from France"; but by contrary winds three
of their ships were detained so that they cannot
have the benefit of the said warrant save by grant
of some longer time: therefore pray that the
molasses in said ships may be entered on proof
that they were laden before the date of said order. |
Reference Book V, p. 255. |
| May 9. |
Same to same of the petition of the sugar refiners
and merchants trading in sugar and molasses;
petitioners shewing that by a new method of importing French molasses here the ancient trade
of refining sugars is like to be ruined and the
[Customs] revenue impaired to [the extent of]
about 50,000l. per an. "as by the annexed paper
[missing] appears"; that some ships loaden with
French molasses now stand seized in the Thames:
therefore pray that the seizure may continue until
the [present petitioning] merchants may be heard. |
Ibid. |
| May 10. |
Money warrant for 7,118l. 0s. 5d. [sic, erratum for
718l. 0s. 5d.] to Charles Duncombe for 6 per cent.
interest to Mar. 25 last on several sums by him
lent for the service of the late and present King:
as by an account thereof made up by Auditor
Aldworth and allowed by the Treasury Lords
April 24 last. (Money order dated May 10 hereon
for 718l. 0s. 5d.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 441. Order Book II, p. 144. |
|
Same for 523l. 11s. 1d. to Richard Kent for like interest
on 35,000l. by him lent for the King's service on
the credit of the Customs; as by an account similarly stated and allowed. (Money order dated
May 10 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 441. Order Book II, p. 144. |
|
Same for 910l. to Charles, Visct. [Granville of] Lansdown, for half a year, Nov. 9 last to May 9 inst.,
on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary
to the King of Spain. (Money order dated May 12
hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 442. Order Book II, p. 145. |
|
Same for 1,300l. to said Visct. Lansdown, "Earl of
the Sacred Roman Empire," in [full] satisfaction
of three bills of extraordinaries as Envoy as above.
(Money order dated May 12 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, pp. 443–4. Order Book II, p. 145. |
|
Appending: said bills. |
|
|
(1) From Nov., 1684, "when he was named [as
such Envoy] by the late King," to Nov., 1685:
as allowed by Secretary the Earl of Sunderland
1686, April 9. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
for passing two privy seals, Office
and Exchequer fees |
84 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
paid at the Custom House and for
sending my goods, servants and
coaches on board |
18 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
paid to the ship and for other charges
in the transport of my family and
goods from London to Lisbon |
115 |
12 |
6 |
|
|
for disembarking and carrying ashore
at Lisbon my servants, coaches
and goods with the Custom House
charges |
46 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
for gratuities to the King and Infanta
of Portugal's servants after my
first audience and other extraordinary expenses during my abode
at Lisbon |
137 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for transporting my servants and
goods and Custom House fees and
other extraordinary expenses by
the way from Lisbon to Madrid |
457 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£858 |
8 |
6 |
|
|
(2) From 1685, Nov. 1, to 1686, May 1, as similarly allowed 1686–7, Jan. 24. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
for a passport from the King of
Spain and to several officers of the
Custom House "at my arrival
here" |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Conductor of Ambassadors |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Deputy Conductor |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the King['s] and Queen's servants |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the [Spanish] Queen Mother's
servants |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the clerks of the Cavechola and to
the other two Secretaries' office |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the officers of the Posthouses |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for a dinner; it being usual to treat
several officers of the Court after
the first audience |
42 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
for the [English] King's Arms and
setting them up over my gate |
17 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
given in aguinaldas and new year's
gifts at Christmas |
67 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for pens, ink, paper, sealing wax,
newspapers, gazettes etc. |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for postage of letters from all parts |
49 |
17 |
0 |
|
|
to my Agent [de] Negocios |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for mourning |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for luminaries [illuminations] upon
several occasions |
46 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
given in private gratuities for secret
intelligences |
58 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
|
£599 |
17 |
6 |
|
|
(3) From 1686, May 1, to 1687–8, Feb 1, new
style. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
for pens, ink, paper, wax, newspapers,
gazettes and copying of memorials
and letters |
56 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to my Agente de Negocios |
75 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for mourning at the death of the
Empress Dowager and two other
lesser mourning which happened
in this Court before |
130 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for luminaries for the taking of Buda,
the birth of the Duke of Berry and
several other occasions |
87 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
given in aguinaldas at Christmas
among the servants of the King,
Queen and Queen Mother, to the
clerks of the Secretaries of State
and Cavechola and to the officers
of the Posthouses |
110 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for postage of letters from all parts |
98 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
given in gratuities for intelligence
and other things requisite for his
Majesty's service |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£656 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
Followed by: Secretary Sunderland's allowance, dated
1687, June 4, of the third bill as above. "Most of
these extraordinary expenses having been made
before his Majesty's late regulation [of ambassadorial extraordinaries] I allow the same except
the second and last articles, which are left to the
consideration of" the Treasury Lords. |
|
| May 10. |
Money warrant for 50l. to Dame Margery Fairborne for
last Lady day quarter on her pension of 500l. per an.
granted 1681, April 29, whereof she has released
to the King 300l. per an. |
Money Book VIII, p. 442. |
|
Same for 10l. to Lodowick Bray for last Lady day
quarter on his pension. (Henry Guy to the Auditor
of the Receipt to issue same out of the moneys of
goods seized.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 445. Disposition Book VI, p. 188. |
|
Same for 112l. 10s. 0d. to John, Philip and Joseph
Roteirs for same quarter on their, salary as his
Majesty's engravers at the Tower. |
Money Book VIII, p. 445. |
| May 10. |
Dormant warrant to Edward Nicholas, esq., Receiver
General of the Alienation Office, to pay the following
fees to the several officers of said Office, what is
now due thereon and as same shall from time to
time grow due, viz. 40l. each per term to Sir Edmund
Turner, kt., Edward Courthop and Thomas Vaughan
as Deputies and Commissioners [to the Treasury
Lords]; 40l. per term to said Nicholas himself as
Receiver General; 20l. per term to George Morley,
esq., as Master of Chancery [in said Office]; 5l.
each per term to Henry Clarke and Saml. Rhodes,
clerks in said Office; and likewise to pay such
incidents as shall be certified by two of said Commissioners. |
Money Book VIII, p. 446. |
|
Henry Guy to William Harbord. In your letter of
the 20th ult. you submit to the Treasury Lords
your choice of a deputy [in the office of Surveyor
General of Crown Lands]. They desire you to
send a blank deputation form with the like allowance
therein as you made to Mr. Fisher. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 368. |
|
Same to Sir Cha. Porter to bring to the Treasury
Lords in writing "that which they heretofore spoke
to you to bring them." |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Duke of Beaufort. The Treasury Lords
desire to speak with you when in town concerning
the state and condition of Dean Forest. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to Thomas, Bishop of Lincoln,
at his palace at Buckden in Huntingdonshire. We
have made inquiry concerning your complaints as
to levying Tenths in your diocese. We are not
yet arrived to the perfect understanding of the
frauds and injustice which have been practised
by the inferior officers. But so much as this appears
to us, viz. that sequestrations are laid upon livings
for Tenths [which have been] before justly satisfied
and for which acquittances have been produced
here [at the Treasury Chambers to us] and that
moneys have been levied which were expressly
pardoned by the privy seal [see supra, pp. 1774–5].
We think that all sequestrations now issued should
be superseded and none others executed for some
reasonable time till it can be certainly distinguished
what Tenths, returned to the Exchequer as unpaid,
have been formerly paid, and what arrears are in
the scope of the abovesaid privy seal and what
arrears remain collectable. We have directed the
Agents for Taxes to report on these points to us;
and we therefore desire you to permit no more
sequestrations till you hear again from us. Send
us as soon as you can a, schedule of the livings in
your diocese which do not exceed 30l. per an.
improved value and which have arrears of Tenths
on them and are so dischargeable under the abovesaid privy seal. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to Bartholomew Fillingham et al.
of the petition of Bevis Lloyd, Esq., praying to be
allowed 2,090l. due to him from the Crown on the
balance of his account [as Receiver of Crown
Revenues, South Wales] and to be readmitted to his
office in consideration of the services and sufferings
of his family. |
Reference Book V, p. 256. |
