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| June 21. |
Money warrant for 455l. to Sir Ignatius White of
England bart., and Marquis of Albyville in the
Roman Empire, for three months to May 5 last
on his ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the
States General. (Money order dated June 22
hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 479. Order Book II, p. 157. |
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Same for 273l. to Sir John Lytcot, kt., for one quarter,
Feb. 24 last to May 25 last, on his ordinary as his
Majesty's Agent at Rome. (Money order dated
June 21 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 1. Order Book II, p. 156. |
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Same for 455l. to Charles Scarborough, esq., for one
quarter, Dec. 12 last to Mar. 12 last, on his ordinary
as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Portugal.
(Money order dated June 21 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 1. Order Book II, p. 156. |
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Same for 455l. to Bevill Skelton for one quarter,
Jan. 14 last to April 14 last, on his ordinary as
Envoy Extraordinary to France. (Money order
dated June 22 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 1. Order Book II, p. 156. |
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Same for 455l. to Charles, Visct. [Granville of] Lansdown, for one quarter, Nov. 9 last to Feb. 8 last,
on his ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the
King of Spain. |
Money Book IX, p. 2. |
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Same for 455l. to Edmund Poley for one quarter,
Oct. 26 last to Jan. 26 last, on his ordinary as
Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Sweden.
(Money order dated June 24 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 2. Order Book II, p. 157. |
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Same for 273l. to Sir Geo. Etheridge, kt., for one
quarter, Nov. 26 last to Feb. 25 last, on his ordinary
as his Majesty's Agent in Germany. (Money
order dated June 25 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 2. Order Book II, p. 158. |
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Same for 273l. to Sir Peter Wyche for one quarter,
Jan. 8 last to April 8 last. on his ordinary as his
Majesty's Resident with the Hanse Towns. (Money
order dated June 22 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 2. Order Book II, p. 157. |
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Treasury warrant to Edward Ange to restore to
Jeremiah Ives 20l. now remaining in your [Ange's]
hands as part of the sum of 37l. 13s. 3d., which
at several times have been levied on said Ives for
his non-conformity: the said 20l. having been paid
to said Ange for the King's use, "the rest being
answered to his Majesty some other way." |
Money Book IX, p. 3. |
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Money warrant for 250l. to Sir Thomas Dereham, kt.,
for one quarter to Sept. 14 last on his allowance of
1,000l. per an. as Envoy to the Great Duke of
Tuscany. (Money order dated June 26 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 3. Order Book II, p. 159. |
| June 21. |
Money warrant for 450l. to Sir Gabriell Sylvius for one
quarter, Nov. 25 last to Feb. 24 last, on his ordinary
as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Denmark.
(Money order dated June 27 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 3. Order Book II, p. 159. |
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Same for 273l. to Sir Richard Bulstrode for one quarter,
Jan. 11 last to April 11 last, on his ordinary as
Envoy at Brussels (Envoy to the Governor of the
Spanish Low Countries). (Money order dated
June 23 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 4. Order Book II, p. 158. |
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Same for severally 1,000l. and 638l. 7s. 4d. to Philip
Burton for Crown law suit charges. (Two money
orders dated June 23 hereon.) (Henry Guy, dated
same, to Alderman Duncomb [Cashier of Excise]
to bring 1,000l. of Excise money into the Exchequer
to-morrow and to enter same in next week's certificate
of the Excise.) (Same, dated same, to the Auditor
of the Receipt to issue said 1,000l. of Excise money
to said Burton.) |
Money Book IX, p. 4. Order Book II, p. 158. Disposition Book VI, p. 201. |
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Treasury warrant to said Burton to pay 638l. 7s. 4d. to
Symon Harcourt, esq., for his bills of disbursements in the Crown Office from 1685–6, Trinity
term, to 1687–8, Hilary term, and for reward and
gratification for his pains in said time. |
Money Book IX, p. 5. |
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Likewise to pay 500l. to Richard Graham out
of the abovesaid 1,000l.. for Crown law suit charges. |
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Henry Guy to the officers of the Mint for an estimate
of the charge of making new Standard Pieces of
gold and silver which the Company of Goldsmiths
have moved the Treasury Lords for. |
Out Letters (General) XI p. 396. |
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Same to Mr. Duncombe and Mr. Hoare to report
on the enclosed petitions [missing] of the Moneyers
of the Mint and of Robert Colebourne, Engineer
of the Mint. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to
Bernard Howard his goods as follow, on payment
of Customs. |
Ibid. |
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Appending: letter of this day's date from said Howard,
praying delivery of a scarf, embroidered waistcoat
and four or five riding hats accidentally left behind
in Paris, "which I shall want for the camp," on
payment of reasonable Custom on "what I am
to wear in the King's service": and three books
"of which one is sent to his Majesty." |
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Same to the Attorney General, enclosing the petition
[missing] of Lawrence Parks and Elizabeth his
wife to the King and the report of Mr. Graham
and Mr. Burton thereon. The Treasury Lords
agree to the said report. When Parks brings his
plea in the Exchequer you are to confess the same. |
Ibid, p. 397. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to permit Mr.
Oxburgh, a Cornet of Dragoons in Ireland, to
transport one stone horse thither, Customs free. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Lilly [Receiver of the Post Office].
The Treasury Lords have appointed Monday afternoon next for declaring your account of the Post
Office for the year ended at Lady day, 1687. |
Ibid. |
| June 21. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton, enclosing
the papers relating to a patent granted by Charles II
to Richard Coote of forfeitures on wool bonds.
You are to attend the King's Counsel for their
opinions what may be done thereon. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 397. |
|
Same to Mr. Brent. Return your answer to the
enclosed draft [missing] of a letter to the Duke
of Albemarle concerning wrecks. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh. The Treasury Lords
recommend Widow Greeting for a place as matron
or laundress in Chelsea Hospital. |
Ibid, p. 398. |
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Appending: petition of said widow for such place;
she having received 10l. of the King's bounty last
quarter, her husband being one of the late King's
music and had considerable arrears due to him
and was cast away in the Gloucester frigate. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing (a)
infra. |
Ibid. |
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Appending: (a) certificate of the surrender of Customs
officers' places since the King's accession, with the
dates of same [said surrenders being made with a
view to fresh patents thereof after surrender of
unpaid arrears of salary due before the accession
of James II], viz.: Samuel Langford, a King's
waiter, London port; Antho. [Segar] and Charles
Segar, collectors, Southampton port; Tho. Bridgman, collector, Ipswich port; Hen. Ball, collector,
Newcastle port; Sir Edmd. Turnor, surveyor of
the outports; Sackville Graves, searcher, Bristol
port; Sir Henry Brabant, collector, Newcastle
port; John Feild, a King's waiter, London port;
Robert Hall and Robert Tayer, collectors, Chichester
port; Fulke Emmes, a King's waiter, London
port; Timothy Thornbury, a collector ibid.;
Tho. Carpender, a King's waiter, ibid.; Sir Cornwall
Bradshaw, customer, Poole port; Richard Gwynn
and Richard Mathew, customers at Cardiff port;
Jo. Marshall, a King's waiter, London port; Nicholas
Parke, a same ibid.; Ellis Lloyd, a same ibid.;
Andrew Heynes, a same ibid.; Roger [Charnock]
and Tho. Charnock, same ibid.; John Moore, a
same, Bristol port; Robert Bernard, comptroller
at Poole; William Fall, comptroller at Plymouth
and Fowey; Edwd. Bertie, a collector, London
port; Martin Johnson, comptroller, Boston port;
Tho. Veel and Richard Bretton, customers of
Sandwich port; Jo. Tyndale, searcher at Bristol;
Tho. Apprice, a King's waiter, London port;
Cha. Orchard, customer of Exeter and Barnstaple;
Sir Cornwall Bradshaw, comptroller at Bristol;
Rowland [Tempest] and Jo. Tempest, collectors
at Kingston-upon-Hull port. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the Forces].
It is the King's pleasure that a chaplain for the
Lieutenant of the Tower be inserted in the establishment [of the Forces] with a salary of 60l. per an.
from Lady day last. You are to prepare a warrant
for same for the King's signature. |
Ibid, p. 400. |
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Same to the Earl of Sunderland. The four Corporals
of the Guard of the Body have petitioned the
King, setting forth that their waiting is equal to
[that of] the Gentlemen Ushers Daily Waiters, and
[that they] are at great expense in keeping horses and
paying for their lodgings when the Court is out of
town and that they are omitted in the warrant for
allowance of riding charges given to the rest of
the servants; and therefore praying to have the same
allowance as the Gentlemen Ushers Daily Waiters.
The King has condescended to their desire. Please
order a warrant for the King's signature for granting
them the same allowance of riding charges for
the future as is allowed to the Gentlemen Ushers
Daily Waiters, and further for paying them the
like allowance for the time the Court was out of
town last summer. Please also insert in the said
warrant the like allowance to John Delatree for
the last three summers; the King having granted
same on his petition. The above is to be paid by
the Treasurer of the Chamber "in the same manner
as the rest of the servants above stairs are paid by
the Lord Chamberlain's warrant now and for the
time being." |
Ibid. |
| June 21. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
sink the salary of 20l. per an. allowed for a waiter
and searcher at Poole port and the "10l. per an. to
his assistant by name of Thomas Cole" and in lieu
thereof to add 15l. per an. to the said Thomas Cole's
salary to make it 25l. per an.; and further to
establish an additional tidesman in Poole port
"whereby one of the tidesmen may be sent alternately from thence to assist at Swanage aforesaid." |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 160. |
|
Treasury reference to same of the petition of Mr.
Cony for the place of searcher of Southampton port,
void by the death of Capt. Lynn. |
Reference Book V, p. 277. |
|
Same to Mr. Ange of the petition of John Elliot,
William Man, Richard Stuthall, Robert Coleman
et al., praying restitution of moneys levied on them
for Nonconformity, which moneys remain in the
hands of some of the King's officers [not having
been answered into the Exchequer]. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Serjt. Ryley for payment of 38l. 9s. 4d. disbursed
in taking John Sheaf and John West of Canterbury
and keeping them in custody 60 days each, they
being unable to pay that charge and besides they
"are the evidence against all the Canterbury
clothiers" [on the charge of transporting wool]
and on that consideration are discharged by the
Treasury Lords. |
Ibid, p. 278. |
|
Same to same of the petition of Mr. Arundell, shewing
that the duty of prizage of wine has been in lease
to Sir William Waller; that [when in the hands
of the King] prizage wine should not be charged
with Customs; that Sir William and his assignees
have received the said prizage wines free from
Customs contrary to the intention of the Act when
in a private hand: that petitioner is willing at his
own charge to try the King's title and to recover
that duty: therefore prays a grant of said duty
for seven or fourteen years at 100l. per an. rent. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Tho. Oglethorp and Charles Adderley, esq.,
of the petition of Jo[h]n White, founder, and Cha.
Nevill, harness maker to the late King's stables;
petitioners shewing that the King granted
11,197l. 6s. 8d. for paying the debts of the late
King's stables, notwithstanding which petitioners
are much in arrear to their great loss: therefore
pray payment of their arrears. |
Ibid. |
| June 21. |
Treasury reference to Mr. Toll et al. of the petition of the
Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, shewing that the late
King allowed them riding charges for several years;
that there are several years' arrears thereon and
other [the late King's] servants have received
what was due to them at the death of Charles II:
therefore pray consideration thereof. |
Reference Book V, p. 278. |
|
Same to Sir Jno. Osborn, kt., of the petition of
Marma[duke] Holtby, praying a pension out of
the lotteries or otherwise; he having served the
King these 24 years by sea and land and had received a share out of the lotteries which is now
expired and petitioner is unprovided for. |
Ibid, p. 280. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton of the petition
of Col. Markham and Mr. Cavenaugh, praying for
the removal into the King's Bench of the former
inquisition [concerning Francis Bonny, see supra,
p. 1933] and for a melius inquirendum. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Jos. Harvey for the King's confirmation of 140l.
worth of iron wire formerly granted to Tho. Barrow
for payment of debts; petitioner being his son-inlaw and having been surety for him and at the
charge of his funeral: the merchant in whose
hands is the 140l. having refused to pay same
without another order from the King. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Warden of the Mint of the petition of
John Williams, prisoner in the Gatehouse for
being a confederate with clippers, "several whereof
upon the petitioner's evidence have been punished,
who has been three times down at the Assizes at
Wales, but in April last the prisoners at Brecon
could not be tried by [reason of] the absence of
the High Sheriff: therefore petitioner prays to be
discharged, having been a year under confinement,
or otherwise for some maintenance during his
imprisonment. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the "proposals
for mines in New England" offered to the Committee
of Trade and Plantations, for the granting of all
mines in New England. |
Ibid, p. 281. |
|
Same to the Attorney General of the petition of the
copyholders of the manor and soke of Kirton in
Lindsey (referred to the Treasury Lords by order
of the Privy Council), petitioners complaining
against the stewards of the said manor for increasing
the fines there contrary to the ancient customs. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Col. Kirk of the petition of William Dryer
of Taunton, gunsmith, shewing that he raised and
armed 15 men at his own charge for the King's
service upon Monmouth's arrival and did several
other acceptable services during the time of that
rebellion; for which he had his doors broke open
and arms taken away to the value of 130l. and
being afterwards taken by the rebels was condemned
to die, for which his Majesty was pleased to promise
to take care of him: therefore prays some allowance
or consideration. |
Ibid. |
| June 21. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of the Italian merchants (referred to the
Treasury by order of Council), petitioners praying
that the importation of brimstone from Holland
may be prohibited. |
Reference Book V, p. 283. |
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Treasury warrant to Serjt. Philip Ryley to employ
a workman (with the approbation of Sir Nicho.
Butler) to set up the pails, posts and rails for 43
poles about the house of Sir Nicho. Butler within
the King's manor of Edmonton: and in order
thereto to fell sufficient pollard and decayed trees
in the place called the Gravel Pitt Bushes in Waltham
Forest as will defray the charge hereof. An account
hereof is to be rendered to the Auditor of the county
of Essex before the last day of Michaelmas term
next. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 323b–324. |
|
Same to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farms to convey
to Mr. Maurice Hunt and his heirs one or several
fee farm rents [unnamed] in co. Leicester as in
lieu of several rents in that county amounting to
110l. 2s. 8d. [per an.]: on the production to the
said Trustees of a tally purporting the payment
[by said Hunt] of 28l. into the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 324. |
|
Same to same for a like conveyance to Baptist May
and his heirs for ever of certain fee farm rents
[unnamed] in co. Bedford in lieu of other such
rents in co. Lincoln to the value of 6l. 12s. 2d.
per an. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same for the like conveyance to said May
of several like rents [unnamed] in cos. Kent, Lincoln
and Bedford in lieu of several like rents in co.
Norfolk to the value of 55l. per an. and in co. Lincoln
to the value of 6l. 13s. 4d. per an. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Serjt. Ryley to discharge out of his custody
Thomas Fleet of St. Stephen, co. Kent, arrested
ut supra, p. 1841: he having been examined by
the Customs Commissioners. |
Ibid, p. 325. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy of Ireland.
The Earl of Drogheda has petitioned the King
setting forth that a late Commission issued in
Ireland to enquire what reliefs are due to his Majesty
for several years past; and thereunder part of his
estate is returned as chargeable therewith, which
he petitions to be discharged. It is the King's
pleasure that no reliefs shall be collected which
were due before the Irish revenue was put into
commission. Please therefore give order for
forbearing any process or any collecting such
reliefs. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 123. |
| June 22. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton to attend
the Attorney General to draw ir Samuell Barnardiston's discharge as was agreed upon when you were
at the Treasury Chambers. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 397. |
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Treasury reference to the Attorney General of the
petition of John Hall to the King, petitioner setting
forth that the late King granted the manor and
bailiwick of Westminster to Henry Guy and Robt.
Coke in trust for petitioner; that the King being
afterwards willing to resume same petitioner surrendered same and procured a new grant of said
manor with the proviso that as to the buildings
called Denham's Buildings (in lease yet for 34 or
35 years to come before petitioner's grant takes
place) petitioner is to recover [sic for surrender]
same upon such valuable consideration as the King
or the Treasury should think fit; that petitioner
prayed the King to have [the said valuable consideration] ascertained or that the proviso should
be qualified in such way that the premises should
not be taken from him, but upon payment of that
sum; that thereupon the Surveyor General [of
Crown lands] reported 1,500l. as the said ascertained
sum and the proviso to be discharged if the Crown
did not reassume in 10 years; [that thereupon]
"a bill is ordered to be prepared for revoking the
covenant and pay the 1,500l.; that he [petitioner]
being a Roman Catholic was denied coming to Court
at that time and lost the benefit thereof": therefore
prays the King to reassume the grant and pay
the 1,500l. |
Reference Book V, p. 279. |
| June 25. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
(out of the 2,500l. of the King's dividend of the
East India Company now in the Exchequer) 1,500l.
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance, "which is intended
for making barracks for the soldiers at Portsmouth." |
Disposition Book VI, p. 203. |
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Same to Capt. Ely. The Treasury Lords have
seen the return of the Commission for perambulating
Bere Forest. You yourself or some other of the
Commissioners are to deliver it into the Chancery
or Exchequer, whichever of these Courts was directed
by the Commission. "I desire you will come and
receive the said perambulation from Mr. Lownds
for that purpose." |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 399. |
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Same to the Attorney General. The Treasury Lords
have laid before the King your report on the petition
of Isaac Marryot. The King ordered all proceedings
thereon to be stopped and the patent to be vacated.
You are to see this done. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Judge Lutwich to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of Sir John Corbett, praying
remission of a fine of 200l. set upon him at the
Assizes at Salop for misdemeanour. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Auditors of Imprests to send to the
Treasury a general certificate of such accomptants
as have not brought in their accounts according
to the rules made by the Earl of Rochester in that
behalf; which rules the Treasury Lords direct you
to observe for the future. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Commissioners of Hackney Coaches,
enclosing the petitions and other papers [all missing]
of the 200 excluded hackney coachmen, praying
to be admitted to have licences; which the Treasury
Lords think reasonable to be done unless you can
offer very material objections. |
Ibid, p. 400. |
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Treasury reference afresh to the Warden of the Mint
of the petition of Tho. East, engraver, ut supra,
p. 1840. The referee is to certify what is reasonable
to allow to petitioner on the whole matter. |
Reference Book V, p. 281. |
| June 25. |
Treasury reference to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to
the Forces] of the petition of Sarah Mawgridg, praying payment of 49l. due to her late husband for
furnishing the King's army with drums. |
Reference Book V, p. 281. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Abra. Fothergill for a King's waiter's or landwaiter's place; petitioner having detected some
Customs frauds. |
Ibid, p. 282. |
|
Same to Mr. Du Puy of the petition of Hen. Picot,
shewing that there is 300l. and upwards due to
him for his pains and care in making the Pall Mall,
as is certified by Mr. Du Puy: therefore prays a
reward for his pains. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton of the petition
of Sir Chr. Phillipson, shewing that he has for
years been tenant in common with Sir Robt. Peyton
of several lands in Yorkshire and that the said
Peyton being outlawed process is issued every
half year to levy his [Peyton's] moiety, which is
greatly to the disquiet of the tenants: therefore
prays a lease of the said moiety. |
Ibid. |
|
For the reference on the Indigent Officers' petition
see infra, p. 1973. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to Auditor Aldworth of Richard
Kent's interest account [from Mar. 25 last] to June 24
inst. for moneys by him lent for the King's service. |
Ibid, pp. 283, 284 |
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Prefixing: said account. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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interest on 35,000l. for said time |
523 |
11 |
1½ |
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Repayments of principal and deduction
of interest thereon. |
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on 1,000l., repaid April 5 last |
13 |
3 |
0 |
|
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on 1,000l., repaid May 2 last |
8 |
14 |
2 |
|
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on 1,000l., repaid May 9 last |
7 |
11 |
2 |
|
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on 1,000l., repaid May 23 last |
5 |
5 |
2 |
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on 1,000l., repaid May 30 last |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
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£38 |
15 |
8 |
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leaving a total balance of interest of 484l. 15s. 5½d.
and of principal of 30,000l. due on the foot of
this account. |
|
|
Same to same of the account of interest due to Mr.
Duncombe for same quarter on moneys lent for
the King's service, viz.: 28,000l. on the Excise
and 20,000l. on the Hearthmoney: (total interest,
718l. 0s. 5d.). |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same of the account of interest due to James
Nihill, esq., on tallies on the Excise. |
Ibid, p. 287. |
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Prefixing: said account. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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interest 1686–7, Feb. 19, on 5,564l. 6s.
8d. to 1687, April 16, when 564l.
6s. 8d. was repaid, and on the
remaining 5,000l. from 1687, April
16, to Aug. [sic ? July] 19 |
153 |
19 |
0 |
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ditto on 5,153l. 19s. 0d. [being the
abovesaid principal and interest],
1687, July 19, to 1687–8, Feb. 19 |
155 |
17 |
0 |
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£309 |
16 |
0 |
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| June 25. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Owen Connor, shewing that the two junior
landwaiters in London have, the one 40l. per an.,
the other 50l. per an., and petitioner being removed
from Bristol is subject to this, "altho' one Mr.
Boucher, who has been since removed from the
same place to the same station, is admitted to the
full salary": therefore prays payment of what
has been so detained from his salary from the
time of his removal. |
Reference Book V, p. 287. |
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Treasury order for the execution of a Treasury warrant
dormant, dated 1686, April 29, to the Customs
Cashier to pay 510l. per an. to the Auditors of
Imprests (Brooke Bridges and Thomas Done)
upon their bringing in and passing the account of
the Customs, the same having been annually allowed
for them and their clerks; viz. 210l. for the cash
account and 300l. for general account. |
Money Book IX, pp. 4–5. |
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Treasury warrant to Philip Ryley to carry out repairs
to a total of 442l. 16s. 4d. of the paling and lodges
of the House Park at Hampton Court (as desired
by the Duchess of Cleveland) and in Bushey Park
(as desired by the Duke of Grafton): viz.: 600
rods of pales in the House Park at a cost of 240l.;
a new pair of great gates opening towards Bushey
Park at a, cost of 30l.; repairs at the Great or
Headkeeper's Lodge at a cost of 64l. 10s. 4d. and
at the two underkeepers' lodges at a cost of
17l. 14s. 0d.; and in Bushey Park 60 rods of the
park wall to be new coped and various lengths of
paling towards Teddington and round the new
foddering pen for the deer etc. at a cost of 90l. 2s. 0d.
This expense is to be met by the sale of offal wood
in Bushey Park and out of the said Ryley's quarterly
receipts of money for wood sales in Dean Forest
under Mr. Foley's agreement. An account hereof
is to be entered before the auditor of co. Middlesex
before the last day of Michaelmas term next. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 327–8. |
|
Same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to William
Farrer of the Inner Temple (as the nominee of the
Earl of Peterborough) of the items of Edward
Backwell's estate as follows, the lease to continue
for the time of the seizure thereof by the Crown;
and to be at the rent of 6s. 8d. per an. . all by
reason that the great seal of Feb. 18 last granted
to said Earl the debt of 61,871l. 6s. 6d. owing from
Backwell to the Crown, ut supra, p. 1748, together
with the said Backwell's estate seized as security
therefor, with the direction that at said Earl's
request leases of all or any of said estate should
be made to him; and the said Earl has accordingly
so desired a lease of the following particulars. |
Ibid, pp. 329–334. |
|
Prefixing: said particular certified May 10 last by
T. Eden, Deputy King's Remembrancer; the said
estate being seized into the King's hands 11 July,
1682, by Thomas Pilkington and Simon Shute,
sheriffs of London. |
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In London. |
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a messuage in Exchange Alley in St. Mary
Wolnoth, in the tenure of Thomas Garraway,
of the annual value of 120l.; a messuage in the
tenure of John Whiteing, value 17l. per an.;
a ditto in that of William Pendlebury, value
6l. per an.; a ditto in that of James Parry,
value 5l. 10s. 0d. per an.; a ditto in that of
Abigail Kingsley, value 28l. per an.; a ditto
in that of Elizabeth Watson, value 28l. per an.;
a ditto in that of Arthur North, value 37l.
per an.; a ditto in that of Robert Jones,
value 5l. 10s. per an.; a ditto in that of Daniel
Cooke, value 6l. per an.; a ditto in that of
[Nathaniel Crew] the Bishop of Durham and
John Crow [Crew], value 6l. per an.; a ditto
in that of Mary Crosby, value 28l. per an.;
a ditto in that of Mary Sadler, value 8l. 10s. 0d.
per an.; a ditto in that of Henry Hodsden,
value 8l. 10s. per an.; a ditto in that of Anthony
Stevens, value 20l. per an.; a ditto in that of
Lady Bromfeild, value 21l. per an.; a ditto
in that of Daniel Fox, value 5l. 10s. 0d. per an.;
a ditto in that of Mary Browne, value 3l. 10s. 0d.
per an.; a ditto in that of Thomas Netheway,
value 5l. 10s. 0d. per an.; a ditto in that of
John Hill, value 5l. 10s. 0d. per an; a ditto
in that of Mary Elringe, value 5l. 10s. 0d.
per an.; a ditto in that of Abraham Stanyon,
value 1l. per an.; a ditto in that of Thomas
Fox, value 6l. per an.; a ditto in that of
Francis Merrett, value 5l. 10s. 0d. per an.;
a ditto in that of Samuel Hyde, value 24l.
per an.; a ditto in that of Mark Mortimer,
value 37l. per an.; a ditto in Savage Buildings
in or near the said parish (in a street called
Savage Buildings near Tower Hill in or near
the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street) and
adjoining the abovesaid messuage and in the
tenure of Mary Crosby, value 28l. per an.; a
ditto in same buildings and in the tenure of
John Bray, value 15l. per an. |
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In co. Bucks. |
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a messuage called the Swan Inn in Newport
Pagnell and four small messuages and a water
mill there in the tenures respectively of John
Backwell, senr., Richard Mountney, senr.,
Richard Mountney, junr., and the said Edward
Backwell; of the total yearly value of 80l.:
the said premises being found by inquisition
taken at Ailesbury, 1682, July 22, before
Nicholls Hackett, esq., sheriff of said county,
by the oaths of John Mortimer et al.: total annual
value of the above premises, 561l.; yearly
payments thereout, 70l., leaving a net annual
value of 497l. |
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| June 26. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Sidney, Lord Godolphin,
of the custody and offices of Keeper of the two
Walks in Cranborne Chase in Windsor Forest and
of keeper of the lodge there and of the woods in
the said Chase and of the offices of Steward and
Bailiff of the manor and lands in Clewer, Clewer
Brocas, Binfield, Dedworth, Mansel and Buntingbury
Brocas, co. Berks, late the lands of Lord Sandys;
all as granted by Charles II to the late Sir George
Carteret: to hold for 31 years from date hereof. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, p. 12. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to
discharge Reginald Pindar of the borough of
Leicester, gent., and Edward Lee of Norwell, co.
Notts, esq., their heirs and estate from the debt or
super of 450l. resting upon the account of John
Arderne and John Ramsey, both late of Westminster,
esqrs., as Farmers of the Excise of Leicester and
Rutland, which farm ended at Midsummer, 1674,
and from the bonds and obligations as follows
relating thereto: the said Arderne and Ramsey,
Sir John Poyntz, late of Iron Acton, co. Gloucester
(all now dead), with said Lee and Pindar having
been sureties 1671, May 22, in 1,200l., 250l., and
1,200l. and 250l. in respect of the said farm. The
present discharge is in consideration of 100l. paid
into the Exchequer June 26 inst. by the said Pindar
and also in consideration that said Pindar did
formerly pay a considerable sum of money for the
said Arderne and Ramsey out of his own estate
in part of their debt formerly owing on said farm. |
Ibid, pp. 13–14. |
| June 26. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Francis Plomley, alias
Plumley, son of William Plomley, alias Plumbley, late
attainted of high treason, and to John Vyner of
Marshfield, co. Gloucester, and Edward Hancock
of Horfield, co. Gloucester, their heirs and assigns
of all the manor, lands etc., advowsons etc. as
follow, which lately belonged to the said William
Plumley, and of the title and interest therein by
virtue of said treason: to hold to them and their
heirs for ever to their own use so far as the fee
simple portions of the said estate are concerned
and for the respective terms therein in the case of
the fee tail portions and the determinable interest
portions thereof. The premises to continue subject
to all services [if any] due thereout to the Crown etc.
Further to grant to the said grantees all arrears
of rent etc. of the premises and all the chattels etc.
of the said William Plomley. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, pp. 19–31. |
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Appending: particular of the said estate certified
the 25th inst. by T. Eden, Deputy King's Remembrancer; as found by inquisition taken at Axbridge,
co. Somerset, 1686, Aug. 2, before Aaron Pengry,
Lancelot Appleby, Christopher Guise and Richard
Hart by the oaths of Robert Pope et al. |
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Co. Somerset. |
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the manor of Locking and the rectory and advowson of the parish church of Locking; the
capital messuage thereof; lands there called
Broadmead of 11 acres in the tenure of William
Baqnall [Bagnall]; a close there called Le
Two Hills of 21 and 28 acres; closes there
called Newmeads of 21 acres; Le Bean of 12
acres; Le Ox Leaze of 8 acres; Le Scotch
Hamm and 20 acres in the West Feild; Le
Eighteen Acres; Norman's Eight Acres;
Barrowes Closes of 7 and 5 acres; Stubby
Leaze of 12 acres; Le Four Acres; Mris.
Cooke's Six Acres; Carborough of 17 acres;
Moor Leaze of 9 acres; Stivers Eight of 8 acres;
Normans Bade of 5 acres; Baskes Swine of
1 acre; Mris. Cooke's Four Acre; Barke of
2½ acres; Walls Paddock of 1½ acres; Mris.
Cooke's East Moor Close of 4 acres; 2 acres
in the common field called Broad East Moor:
2 acres in the East Field; 9 acres in the West
Field; Harpa of 1 acre; 1 acre in the East
Field; 1 acre called Zea Croft near the parish
church of Locking; 1 acre in the field called
Le Pulpit: all in the tenure of said Plumley
1685, June 20, at the time of the committal
of said high treason; a copyhold messuage
and 30 acres in Locking in the tenure of William
Bagnall: a ditto and 27 acres in that of
John Manship, with reversion to Mary his sister:
a copyhold cottage in that of Ann Kitchen,
with reversion to Ann, John and Benjamin,
her children: a copyhold tenement and 20
acres in that of John Hellier and his wife Ann:
a ditto and 36 acres in that of James Webb
for the life of him and John his brother: a
copyhold messuage in that of Richard Norman:
a copyhold tenement and 16 acres in that of
Richard Keeble for the life of him and Mary
Simons: a ditto and 16 acres in that of Thomas
Jennings and Frances Baiese his sister: a
ditto and 20 acres in that of John Jefferys and
Frances his wife: a ditto and 26 acres in that
of William Sheppard for the life of him and
his son William: a messuage or tenement
and 47 acres thereto in Locking in that of
John Plumley, junr., for the life of him, his
wife Mary and daughter Frances and John
Plumley, senr.: a ditto in the tenure of Whitchurch Phipping [Felton]; a ditto with 24 acres
in that of John Symonds terminable on the life
of him, Hester his wife and John Tripp: a
cottage and orchard and ½ acre in Locking
in that of Thomas Robyns for the life of him
and Charity his wife: a messuage or tenement
and 15 acres there in that of James Webb for
the lives of his wife Mary and daughters Sarah
and Mary: a ditto and 7 acres there in that
of Samuel Willan for the lives of Francis
his daughters and two others unknown: a
ditto with 4½ acres there in that of John Tripp
for the lives of him, Anne his wife and John
his son: a tenement and 43 acres there in
that of Elizabeth Davy: the said William
Plumley being seized in fee of the reversions
of the abovesaid terms: a cottage and 1 acre
in that of Henry Gerie: 24 acres in Locking
in that of Richard Lewis for the life of his
brother, Samuel Lewis: 32 acres there in that
of Eleanor Robins: 11 acres t. ere in that of
John Coomer [? Cowmer]: 10 acres there in
that of Samuell Arnell for the lives of him
and William Arnell, his brother: 1 acre there
in that of Richard Lewis: 14 acres there in
that of John Plumley, junr., for the lives of
Joseph Phymley [Plumley] and Mary Symonds:
of all of which last named terms the reversion
appertains to said William Plumley. Total,
130l. 19s. 0d. [per an.]. |
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Memorandum by Geo. Watts: divers of the
aforesaid premises have been pleaded to by
divers persons who have discharges by judgment
thereof. |
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| June 26. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
pay 130l. to the Wardens of the Mystery of Goldsmiths in London for 20 ounces of Crown gold
and 70 ounces of standard silver and for the charges
of making and completing the standard trial pieces
of Crown gold and silver: the said Wardens having
represented that the present indented standard
pieces of gold and silver, heretofore made for the
trial of the coin and plate of this kingdom are so
wrought out that there is a necessity for new pieces;
whereon the Mint officials have reported that in
Oct., 1660, the gold trial piece contained 19oz. 7dwt.
and the silver trial piece contained 66oz. 17dwt. 12gr.,
each of which pieces was indented and divided
into six several pieces: which quantities at the
present price of gold and silver would cost 95l. 11s. 6d.;
and that the charges of the trials in 1660 were
33l. 17s. 6d. and the said wardens did then claim
2l. 18s. 6d. as the remain due thereon. |
Money Book, IX, p. 6. |
| June 26. |
Treasury allowance of the present June 24 quarter's
salary bill of the Customs, London port (being
4,917l. 10s. 7d. for established salaries and 158l. 5s. 5d.
for additional salaries, or 5,075l. 16s. 0d. in all). |
Money Book IX, p. 6. |
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The like of the same quarter's salary bill of the outports (being 5,070l. 7s. 0d. for established salaries
and 580l. 10s. 0d. for additional salaries, or in all
5,650l. 17s. 0d.). |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to pay
23l. 15s. 0d. to Sir Cornwall Bradshaw for three
quarters to 1684, Christmas, on his salary of
31l. 13s. 4d. per an. as Comptroller of Customs,
Bristol port: he to give a release to the King of
all arrears in respect of said salary. |
Ibid, p. 7. |
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Same to the Receipt for tallies of assignment on the
First Fruits for 500l. to Aubrey, Earl of Oxford,
for the present June 24 quarter on his pension. |
Ibid. |
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Money warrant for 100l. to Mris. Katherine Ellyott
for half a year to June 24 inst. on her pension. |
Ibid, p. 10. |
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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. 204–5. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy [on
the Navy's] weekly money "on
account of 400,000l. from Lady
day, 1686" |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for warrant officers [on
their arrears due before 1686, Lady
day] |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the creditors of the
Navy [on their arrears due] before
1686, Lady day |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for two weeks on the Ordnance
Officel ordinary |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
2,830 |
10 |
10 |
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to the Lord Chancellor, one quarter |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the President of the Privy Council,
one quarter |
375 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Lord Privy Seal, one quarter |
364 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse
[for the Privy Purse] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Rose [Ross] for jewels |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
6,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to ditto for the Forces |
6,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Earl of Bath, half a year |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Duke of Grafton, one quarter |
750 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Duke of Northumberland,
half a year |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Queen Dowager, one quarter |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Letter Office money. |
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to the Queen, towards her quarter |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Paymaster of the Works for
buildings on the water |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for repairs at Richmond |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to Edwd. Griffin, esq., on his pension |
125 |
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 11 Customs items [payable out of the
Exchequer], together with the following item
[payable direct out of the Customs Office], viz.
1,000l. for tallies on the Customs.) |
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(Same, dated same, to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper
of disposition for the cash of those branches of the
revenue; said paper including for the Hearthmoney
only the above five Hearthmoney items: and for
the Excise the above five Excise items [payable
out of the Exchequer], together with the following
items [payable direct out of the Excise Office],
viz. 1,000l. for tallies on the Excise; 2,000l. for
the Princess [of Denmark's] quarter.) |
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| June 26. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Griffin [Treasurer of the Chamber] to
pay 150l. to Seignor Verrio, 100l. thereof for "last
[the present] Midsummer" quarter as garden
keeper at St. James's and the remaining 50l. for
same quarter as "his Majesty's Painter." The
Treasury Lords will take care to reimburse you
this money. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 203. |
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Same to Mr. Hall for a certificate how much of the
money ordered for the Treasurer of the Chamber's
Office for last Lady day quarter has been applied
to extraordinaries of that office and how much to
the ordinary thereof. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver
to the Duchess of Monmouth on payment of Customs
ad valorem a long box of pictures, as by a, bill of
lading thereof [missing, but marked "contents
unknown"], signed by Tho. Atkins [shipmaster]. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 400. |
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Same to the Farmers of the pre-emption of tin. Please
return to the Treasury Lords your answer to the
enclosed petition [missing, see supra, p. 1945] of
the pewterers of London and the officers of the
Mint's report thereon. |
Ibid, p. 401. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the Forces].
Mris. Ann Richards, purveyor to the King's Guards
of Horse, has petitioned for an additional allowance
of 4s. a day for fire and candle extraordinary for
the three Troops of Grenadiers from the time of
their establishment, viz. from 1683, July 1. Thereon
the Earl of Ranelagh has reported April 3 last
that she has been at the expense of three fires
a day extraordinary besides a proportionable
increase of lamps, oil, candle and other necessaries,
which at 4s. a day from 1683, July 1, to Mar. 31
last, amounts to 347l. 4s. 0d. The Treasury Lords
have represented this to the King, who is pleased
to allow her 173l. 12s. 0d. for the said extraordinary
fires and that in future there shall be allowed only
five fires in all, viz. one additional to the former
four, whereof three are to be for the Horse and
two for the Grenadiers. You are to prepare a
[royal] warrant for payment of this 173l. 12s. 0d.
and for an allowance in future of 18d. a day for
the said additional fifth fire. |
Ibid. |
| June 26. |
Treasury reference to Mr. Hewer of the petition of
Ann Draper, praying the Treasury Lords to take
off the stop on her money in Mr. Hewer's hands. |
Reference Book V, p. 283. |
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Same to Mr. Toll et al. of the petition of Tho. Eyres,
esq., one of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, praying payment of the 350l. due to him for his arrears
of wages in the said Band. |
Ibid, p. 288. |
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Treasury warrant to the Wardens of the Mystery of
Goldsmiths of London to forthwith prepare two
several indented Trial Pieces of gold and silver,
the gold of the standard of 22 carats of fine gold
and two carats of allay per lb. weight Troy "of
all such moneys so to be made called Crown gold";
and the silver to be of the standard of 11 oz. 2dwt.
[of silver and] 18 dwt. [of allay] per lb. weight Troy:
all in accordance with the [Mint] indenture dated
1686, July 23 (ut supra, p. 822), between the King
and Thomas Neale [Master and Worker of the
Mint]. The said Trial Pieces are to be "of such
quantities as you shall think fit so that each of
the said Trial Pieces may be divided into six parts
and each part to be marked and stamped as in
and by the said indenture is expressed and then
presented to us to be disposed of into the several
custodies and keeping of the parties concerned
as by the said indenture is also directed." |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 325. |
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Same to same to return the names of such a number
of persons as have been heretofore usual for a jury
for [the trial of] the making of the [Trial Pieces or]
indented standard pieces of gold and silver as
above for the trial of the coin and plate of the
kingdom; to appear before the Treasury Lords
July 5 next. |
Ibid, p. 326. |
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Same to the Commissioners of Hearthmoney and to
the Auditor and Comptroller of Hearthmoney to
allow in account to Robert Blythe the remainder
of his debt as follows; he having been employed
in collecting Hearthmoney in co. Surrey and became
indebted therein in 144l. 3s. 0d., towards which
60l. has been levied in execution on his goods and
20l. on the goods of William Wise, his surety, they
being both unable to pay more and said Blythe
being a great object of pity, ut supra, p. 1755.
Blythe is hereby to be discharged from further
imprisonment and his surety bonds are to be delivered up. |
Ibid, pp. 326–7. |
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Royal warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to
pay to the Earl of Holderness 300l. for the half year
to 1687, June 24, on the pension of 600l. per an.
granted to Marmaduke Darcy, being due at the
time of said Darcy's death, to whom the said Earl
is administrator. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 124. |
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Treasury allowance of the 1688, June 24 quarter's
salary bill, detailed, of the Post Office. |
Money Book IX, pp. 18–19. |
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Prefixing: said bill (Phillip Frowd Governor,
375l.; Jno. Parsons, Accomptant, 50l.; Stephen
Lilly, Receiver, 37l. 10s. 0d.; Tho. Gardiner,
Comptroller of the Inland Office, 50l.; the clerks
to the six roads, viz. James Hickes of Chester Road,
25l.; Ralph Bednall, second clerk of ditto, 10l.;
Benjamin Lambe of the West Road, 15l.; Jno.
Middleton of the North Road, 15l.; Richard
Minores of the Bristol Road, 15l.; Edmund Sautell
of the Yarmouth road, 15l.; Francis Garrard, of
the Kent Road, 12l. 10s. 0d.; William Leile, second
clerk of the Kent Road, 10l.; 12l. 10s. 0d. to Underhill Breese as window and alphabet man; 10l.
each to James Comber and Tho. Harris as window
men; 10l. each to the sorters, viz. Robert Lowe,
Lumley Williams, William Charlton, Robert Herne,
Cha. Jackson, Francis Delaett, Richard Bouhereau
and 12l. 10s. 0d. to William Stackhouse as a same;
10l. to James Dolton, clerk of the Kent Road, on
by nights; 10l. to the Governor's clerk; 10l. to
Mr. Jno. Parsons, junr., the Accomptant's clerk;
10l. to the Receiver's clerk; 37l. 10s. 0d. to Mr.
Frederick Frowd, Comptroller of the Foreign
Office; 25l. to Jo. Leasson, keeper of the Alphabet;
12l. 10s. 0d. each to the clerks [? of the Foreign
Letter Office], viz. Jno. Saladine, William Sweeting,
Francis Clewitt, Ferrand Spence, Ashbornham
Frowd, William Aglbe; 4l. to Richard Sare, a
letter receiver; 6l. 15s. 0d. to William Osborne,
a ditto; 5l. to Geo. Line, a ditto; 1l. 10s. 0d. to
Henry Trent, a ditto; 1l. 10s. 0d. to James Blackwell, a ditto; 2l. 10s. 0d. to William Nott, a ditto;
3l. 6s. 8d. to Richard Bentley, a ditto: 3l. to Jno.
Lloyd, a ditto; 10l. to Richard Egerton, riding
surveyor; 20l. to Samuell Baker, the maile maker;
5l. to Mris. Ann Lamb, housekeeper [of the Post
Office]: 1l. to the two women who bring letters
at nights: total bill for the quarter, 986l. 1s. 8d.) |
Money Book IX, pp. 18–19. |
| June 27. |
Money order for 2,830l. 10s. 10d. to Henry Guy for
secret service: without account: to be issued
on the privy seal dormant of May 25 inst. (The
royal sign manual, dated June 26, and the money
warrant, dated June 26, which should authorise
this money order are not entered in the Treasury
records.) |
Order Book II, p. 159. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Graham. Send by bearer, for
Lord Godolphin, the Attorney General's report
proposing a way for the discharge of Sir Samuel
Barnardiston. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 401. |
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Treasury reference to Mr. Hewer of the petition of
John Flute for payment of 17l. due to him for
his service at Tangier for four years as a lieutenant
in Col. Coy's Troop. |
Reference Book V, p. 284. |
|
Same to Mr. Blathwayt [as Auditor of the Plantations]
of the petition of Sir Nath. Johnson, Governor of
the Leeward Islands, praying payment of 1,050l.
due to him for 1½ years' salary in his said government. |
Ibid, p. 286. |
| June 28. |
Money warrant for 125l. to Edward Griffin, esq., for
1688, June 24 quarter, on his pension. (Money
order dated June 30 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 7. Order Book II, p. 160. |
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Same for 500l. to the Earl of Bath for half a year
to June 24 inst. on the pension out of the Excise
to him and Lord Hawley [for the late Duchess of
Richmond]. |
Money Book IX, p. 7. |
| June 28. |
Money warrant for 1,500l. to the Queen Dowager,
for 1688, June 24 quarter, on her annuity. |
Money Book IX, p. 8. |
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Same for 1,000l. to George, Lord Jefferys, Lord
Chancellor of England, for same on his same.
(Money order dated June 30 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 8. Order Book II, p. 160. |
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Same for 375l. to Robert, Earl of Sunderland, Lord
President of the Privy Council, for 1688, June 24
quarter, on his allowance of 1,000l. per an. in lieu
of diet and on his allowance of 500l. per an. as
royal bounty. (Money order dated June 30 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 8. Order Book II, p. 160. |
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Same for 364l. to Henry, Lord Arundell of Wardour,
Keeper of the Privy Seal, for 1688, June 24 quarter,
on his allowance of 4l. a day. (Money order dated
June 30 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 8. Order Book II, p. 159. |
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Same for 9,232l. 3s. 4¾d. to Lawrence, Earl of Rochester,
Henry, Earl of Peterborough, Sidney, Lord Godolphin, Robert Werden, esq., and Sir Edward Herbert,
kt., Trustees for the Queen; being for 1688, June 24
quarter, on the several sums granted by the King
for her better support and dignity. |
Money Book IX, p. 9. |
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Same for 750l. to Henry, Duke of Grafton, for 1688,
June 24 quarter, oh his pension. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for 1,500l. to George, Duke of Northumberland,
for half a year to June 24 inst. on his pension. |
Ibid. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to
me [Guy] by way of advance [for secret service]
600l. out of the Letter Office money now in the
Exchequer. The Treasury Lords "will take care
that the warrants for the regular issuing thereof
shall be sent you with all convenient speed." |
Disposition Book VI, p. 205. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to
Mr. Talbot, an officer of the Customs, a box for the
Countess of Sunderland, Customs free and unopened. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 402. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed
papers [missing] concerning the inhabitants about
the Forest of Windsor, Cranbourn Chase and other
parts of the forest there who have usurped a privilege
of putting sheep into the said forest to the great
disturbance and impoverishment of the King's
deer there. In the margin: sent enclosed in a
letter to Col. Grayham. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Backwell. Send the Treasury Lords
an answer to the enclosed petition [missing] of
Mris. Jane Boys. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Attorney General and the Solicitor General.
The Treasury Lords desire that in the docquets
which you make of the bills that you prepare for
the royal sign manual (in matters in which the
revenue is any ways concerned) you always mention
the officer that countersigned the King's warrant
which authorises you to prepare such bill. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to report on the enclosed paper [missing]
of reasons for his Majesty to cause new valuations
to be made of the First Fruits and Tenths and to
levy and receive the same according to their present
real values. |
Ibid. |
| June 28. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to deliver,
Customs free, at the Countess of Drogheda's house
her goods as follow which she has brought over
from Ireland. |
Out Letters (General) XI, pp. 403–5. |
|
Appending: schedule of said goods put on board
June 8 inst. (beds, carpets, furniture, three pieces
of tapestry hangings belonging to the drawing room
and one piece out of the parlor, five pieces of ditto
out of my lady's chamber, seven pieces of ditto out
of the dining room, a case with eight pictures, a
large ditto with five big pictures, one small picture
and three prints, a Prince wood table, a bedstead
out of Mr. More's chamber, Mris. Gath's trunk,
Mris. Ann Mathews' trunk, Mris. Rose's trunk,
beds out of Mr. Barye's room etc.). |
|
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton
of the petition of Tho. Pleas of Edington, serge
maker, returning the King thanks for pardoning
his life and praying a remission of his forfeiture,
"his estate being most taken from him in the time
of the late [Monmouth's] rebellion, and what is
left being surveyed at 20 marks by the King's
Commissioners in order to seizure, which will be
the ruin of the petitioner." |
Reference Book V, p. 282. |
|
Same to Sir Jno. Osborne, kt., of the petition to the
King from the Loyal Indigent Officers; petitioners
shewing that they were late patentees for the
Lotteries, which patent being expired the King
has disposed the Lotteries other ways; therefore
praying the King to grant them pensions during
pleasure. Hereon the referee is to report a list
of the surviving patentees in the two late grants
of the Lotteries to the Indigent Officers with a
certificate what share or proportion of the profits
thereof was allotted in each grant to the respective
officers and whether or no their particular proportions were paid to them to the expiration of said
grants; and likewise what employments, pensions
or salaries they or any of them now have. (This
reference supersedes a similar reference of June 25
inst.) |
Ibid, pp. 282, 284–5. |
|
Same to Sir Hen. Deering of the petition of Sir Robt.
Wright, praying a grant of several fee farm rents
to the value of 500l. per an. in divers small parcels
and in several counties "which were never accompted
for to his Majesty" [and which as his own discovery
petitioner proposes to recover to the Crown at his
own cost]. |
Ibid, p. 285. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton of the petition
of Mary Hallet, widow; petitioner shewing that
her husband was in the rebellion in the West and
was condemned at Dorchester assizes and died in
prison and that a small living of his of 8l. per an.
was seized into the King's hands, which is in arrear
for two years past, besides a fine of 44l. set upon
her goods: therefore praying the King to remit
the forfeiture of the said living, the arrears and
the fines, in order to the preservation of her and
five children. |
Ibid, p. 286. |
| June 29. |
Royal warrant to Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, Paymaster General of the Guards, Garrisons and Land
Forces, for the establishment of a chaplain for the
Lieutenant of the Tower of London: at the rate
of 60l. per an. as from Mar. 25 last. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, p. 36. |
| June 29. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Daniel Devine, Jasper Clarke, James
Monavere, John Bount, James Durdine, John
Thorpe, Hen. Tomlyn, Peter le Poynt, Stephen
Kissaire, Peter Lernoult, Samuell Fromoult and
E. Amarou; petitioners shewing that they have
for some time absconded themselves from their
families and abodes by reason of being guilty in
the exportation of wrought wool, but have assured
the King as they are men, Christians and subjects
never to offend again: therefore pray the discharge
of the several informations depending against them
in the Exchequer. |
Reference Book V, p. 285. |
| June 30. |
Same to the same of the petition of David Auber,
praying delivery of 104 pieces of bone lace seized
by the Customs officers to his utter ruin. |
Ibid, p. 286. |
|
Same to Sir Richard Haddock and partners, late
Commissioners of the Navy, of Capt. Roomecoyle's
letter to Henry Guy, praying a, hearing before the
King concerning his dividend of the slaves taken
in the Turks [ship] Tyger of Algiers: together with
a former petition [of his] and an answer of Admiral
Herbert's thereto. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Fillingham and partners [Agents for the
Arrears of Taxes] of the petition of Emanuell Smith,
praying a commission of enquiry for finding out the
King's title to lands discovered by him. |
Ibid, p. 288. |
