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| Aug. 16. |
Same (in the absence of same) to same to issue to
Henry Guy by way of advance for secret service the
1,075l. which the Customs Cashier is directed, ut
supra, p. 2041, to pay into the Exchequer. The
warrants for the regular issuing of this sum shall be
sent to you as soon as they are passed. |
Ibid, p. 224. |
| Aug. 18. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton to peruse
the enclosed paper [missing] of the Trustees for
sale of the rebels' estates in the West; and to
report what may be a fit reward or gratuity for
the service now to be performed by them. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 428. |
| Aug. 19. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send a
Customs officer on Tuesday morning to the Countess
of Tyrconnell's lodgings in Whitehall, near to the
King's chapel in the Privy Garden, to visit and
seal her goods in order to their transport to Ireland,
Customs free. |
Ibid, p. 426. |
| Aug. 20. |
Royal letter, dated Windsor Castle, to the Governor
of Jamaica. The Customs Commissioners, England,
have appointed Patrick Mein, gent., the bearer
hereof, to be Surveyor General for inspecting
the actions of the collectors and other officers
within the colony of Jamaica and elsewhere [with
power] to give such orders and directions as he
shall find necessary, particularly for the better
collection of the [Plantation] duty under the Act
of 25 Car. II [c. 7]. You are to aid and assist the
said Mein herein, and to direct all officers, civil
and military, under you to do likewise. (The like
letter respectively to the Governor of Barbados
and the Governor of the Leeward Islands.) |
King's Warrant Book XIII, pp. 80, 81. |
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Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal to contain an indenture between
the King of the one part and John, Earl of Bath;
Anthony, Visct. Falkland, Sir James Hayes, John
Hill, Isaac Foxcroft and Francis Nicholson of the
other part, whereby the King grants to them the
ship Foresight as follows, with guns, ammunition
and furniture sufficient for one year, to [fish for
and] recover the gold, silver and other riches from
the wreck near Hispaniola or at any other place
within the parts specified in the indenture of
1685–6 [sic for 1686–7], Mar. 4, supra, p. 1426:
the King to run the hazard of the said ship
and they to have to their own use four-fifths of
the riches they shall recover in this voyage to
any value not exceeding 150,000l. and two-thirds of
the residue beyond that sum; they on their part
covenanting to do their best to succeed in the
said voyage, to take care of said ship and to give an
account of all that shall be recovered and to bring
the same to London and to deliver to the King's
use one-fifth thereof if under 150,000l. and onethird of the residue as above; they to be at the
expense of all [other] ships and vessels necessary
for said journey except the said ship Foresight, of
which latter the King is to defray the whole expense
of victual, wages, wear and tear till her arrival
within the parts aforesaid and for three months
longer if she shall so long stay there, beyond which
period the abovesaid patentees are to bear the
whole expense of said ship. But if the whole
riches recovered amount to more than 40,000l.
they are to defray the whole charge of said ship
as above during her whole voyage. At the end
of the voyage or, at the furthest, by the end of the
year [from her departure] they are to suffer said
ship to go to her station which the King has appointed
about the Leeward Islands or else to deliver her
in London port, whichever the Navy Commissioners
shall direct: all by reason that the King did by
patent dated 1685–6 [sic for 1686–7], Mar. 4, grant
to the Duke of Albemarle, ut supra, p. 1426; and
afterwards about Aug., 1687, the said Duke with
Anthony, Visct. Falkland, Sir James Hays, Sir
John Narborough (since deceased), Isaac Foxcroft
and Frances [Francis] Nicholson proposed, ut supra,
ibid. and the King thereupon made an indenture
of agreement with them and the voyage therein
agreed upon has been performed: and further John,
Earl of Bath (in behalf of the said Duke of Albemarle, who is now in the King's service at Jamaica),
together with Anthony, Visct. Falkland, Sir James
Hays, John Hill (on behalf of Dame Elizabeth
Narborrough, relict and executrix of Sir John
Narborough), Isaac Foxcroft and Francis Nicholson
have represented to the King that they are fully
satisfied that great quantities of gold, silver and
other treasure are still remaining at the place near
Hispaniola, where the treasure was lately taken
up, and that they designed another adventure for
the recovery of the same and in order thereto have
prayed a grant as herein of the said ship Foresight
with a complement of 200 men. |
Ibid, pp. 83–6. |
| Aug. 20. |
Money warrant for 2,500l. to the Queen Consort for
last June 24 quarter on her annuity of 10,000l. as
by the patent of 1686, Dec. 3. |
Money Book IX, p. 58. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Cashier to pay into the
Exchequer 1,882l. 3s. 6d. of Customs money. Insert
this sum in your next week's certificate [of the
Customs cash]. It is intended for the Marquis
D'Albyville. (Same to the Auditor of the Receipt
to issue same to said Marquis on his ordinary
and extraordinaries "according to such warrant
as you shall receive for that purpose.") |
Disposition Book VI, p. 225. |
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Same to same to pay 500l. of Customs money into
the Exchequer: to be issued to me [Guy] for secret
service. (Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue same to me [Guy] by way of advance: for
secret service.) |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows
out of the impost on wine and vinegar, viz. 1,000l.
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance [for one week
on the Ordnance Office] ordinary; 2,000l. to ditto
for [Ordnance] stores and storehouses. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Cashier to forthwith pay to
the agent of the Earl of Carlingford, Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor of Germany, 1,000l. out
of Customs money. The Treasury Lords will
account with him for this sum at his return. Insert
this sum in your next [weekly] certificate [of the
Customs cash]: my Lords will take care to see
it regularly discharged. |
Ibid, p. 226. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners to forthwith assign
payment (out of the Navy's weekly money) of the
enclosed ticket [missing] for 19l. 5s. 0d. to Mr.
William Darcy, "though the same is not yet come
in course to be paid." |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 20. |
Treasury letters patent constituting Charles Segar
as a King's waiter, Bristol port [being the office
held by him at the King's accession], he having
by deed dated 1688, Aug. 8, surrendered his grant
dated 1685, June 20, of said office [and therewith all
his claim to arrears of salary unpaid thereon at
the death of Charles II]. He is hereby to hold
said office during the King's pleasure. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 174. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Francis Griffith as a landwaiter, London
port loco James Wingfeild, preferred to be a surveyor
of the landwaiters ibid. |
Ibid, pp. 176, 177. |
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Jo. Bayly as boatman in Lynn Regis port loco
Simon Smith, lately dismissed. |
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Nathaniel Mason as surveyor of Shields in Newcastle port loco John Clark, who has relinquished
said employment. |
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John Charlton as an additional tidesman in
Minehead port at the salary of 25l. per an. without
incidents to make up the number of three [tidesmen
there], whereof one is to be sent alternately to
Watchet. |
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Same to same to destroy the 232cwt. 2qrs. 22lb. of
tobacco stalks now remaining in the King's warehouse: it appearing from the Customs Commissioners' memorial of the 11th inst. that shortly after
the new imposition on tobacco, tobacco stalks
bore a considerable price, being worth upwards of
40s. per hundredweight; which occasioned a great
deal of industry in stealing them in from Holland
and other places and that as great care was therefore used to prevent same; by means whereof
stalks to the above amount have been seized:
that the cost of seizure was 189l.; and tobacco
stalks are not now worth above 8s. or 10s. per
hundred, which would make the said quantity
worth only 100l. "and that if they should be sold
at the price aforesaid they would be cut up with
tobacco and thereby supply the consumption of
so much tobacco which would otherwise pay the
King's duty amounting to about 460l." wherefore
it is to the King's service that same should be
destroyed. |
Ibid, p. 176. |
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Same to same to employ Patrick Mein as surveyor
as follows in Jamaica, Barbados and the Leeward
Islands: the Customs Commissioners in their
memorial of July 21 last having represented that
he is returned from the survey of Virginia, Maryland
and other his Majesty's Plantations in that part
of America, which [service] he has performed to
the said Commissioners' satisfaction: wherefore they
think it to the King's advantage that he should
also visit Jamaica, Barbados and the Leeward
Islands with instructions to inspect the management
not only of the Plantation duty of 25 Car. II, c. 7,
and the execution of the Acts of Trade and Navigation, but also the [management of the] Four and a
Half per cent Duty in Barbados and the Leeward
Islands. |
Ibid, p. 177. |
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He is hereby to be given particular instructions
to prevent ships coming from the Plantations
without giving good bonds. He is to have the like
allowance as in his said former survey. |
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| Aug. 20. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Mr. Everard to Lord [Godolphin],
putting him " in mind of my petition which was
yesterday at [the Privy] Council recommended by
his Majesty to your Lordship's and the rest of
the [Treasury] Lords' consideration." |
Reference Book V, p. 306. |
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Same to same of the petition of John Blake, praying
leave to enter two cases of beaver wool [cut fur or
hair] "sent for over before any knowledge of an
intention to prohibit the [import of] same from
Holland." |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant, dated Windsor Castle, to Serjt.
Ryley to discharge out of his custody Zachary
Bevan, merchant, arrested under the warrant of
July 12 last, supra, p. 1996, he having offered a
composition of 200l. for his offences in regard to
uncustomed goods: which the Customs Commissioners advise to be accepted. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 348. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Pipe, Comptroller of the
Pipe, the two Remembrancers and all other officers
of the Exchequer concerned, to supersede all process
on the King's behalf on the outlawry sued against
Sir Robt. Vyner, bart., by John Russell in a plea
of debt. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the King's Remembrancer for a commission
to Robert Humphreys of the Inner Temple, clerk
to Sir William Godolphin, kt., in his office of Auditor
of Crown Revenues of Wales, to hold the usual
audit of the accounts within the Principality of
Wales and the dominion of North and South Wales
for this turn and for any time up to Mar. 1 next;
viz. the accounts of all sheriffs, bailiffs, farmers,
ministers &c. of all the King's honors, demesnes,
castles, manors etc.: with a salvo of the rights
of said Godolphin in said office of auditor, to whom
said Humphreys is hereby to render a faithful
account hereof: all by reason that said Godolphin
was sent by Charles II as Envoy Extraordinary
to Spain and was detained there many years in
that affair and is still in foreign parts; and his
deputy in his said office of auditor, viz. Thomas
Tudor of the city of Oxford, gent., is by much
infirmity rendered incapable of exercising the
same. |
Ibid, pp. 349–50. |
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Royal warrant, dated Windsor Castle, to the Lord
Deputy of Ireland for the making of allowances
as follow and for the passing in the following form
the final account of Sir James Shaen, kt. and bart.,
and his partners as Farmers and Managers of the
Revenue of Ireland for seven years 1675, Christmas,
to 1682, Christmas, under the indenture dated
1676, April 8; the said account being for six years
and four months thereof, viz. 1675, Christmas, to
1682, April 30. By the said account the said
Farmers appear indebted to the Crown in
87,594l. 0s. 11d. They are further chargeable
with eight months' rent for the said revenues at
20,000l. per month from 1682, April 30, to 1682,
Dec. 31, when their farm was ended; and likewise
with several other rents or sums which by their
said contract or indenture they covenanted to
pay, viz. as follows: 20,000l. in 1682–3, Jan. 31,
20,000l. on Feb. 28 following and 20,000l, on Mar. 31
following. The total debt is therefore 307,594l.
0s. 11d. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, pp. 138–145. |
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It is hereby ordered that the said Farmers'
further account from 1682, May 1, be stated, made
up and passed in the Exchequer, Ireland, and that
therein they be charged with the said 307,594l. 0s. 11d.
and on behalf of the said Farmers two of their
number, viz. Edward Richbell and Lawrence
Stanyon, have prayed allowances as follows, viz.
in the front of their former account [as above]
(as appears by a brief thereof signed by Richard
Chappell, Deputy Auditor General of Ireland)
they were charged with 60,000l. agreed by them
to be advanced to Charles II and in the foot thereof
they were allowed the said sum "which appeared
to have been actually advanced and lent by them
according to their agreement." They now pray
that they may be repaid the said sum with 10 per
cent interest therein as agreed. The account of
said interest up to 1683, Mar. 31, is 42,459l. 8s. 11¾d.
In their final account as above they are hereby to be
allowed said 60,000l. principal and 42,459l. 8s. 11¾d.
interest. And forasmuch as the said 60,000l. was
agreed to be advanced in Ireland but for the benefit
of Charles II and by his command was actually
paid in England they are hereby to be allowed
7,200l., being 12 per cent. for the exchange thereon
between Ireland and England. |
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Further, the said Farmers by the abovesaid
indenture agreed to advance to Charles II 20,000l.
before 1676, May 8, and they did actually advance
18,556l. 6s. 0¾d. in part thereof, to wit for or towards
the building a fort at Ringcurran. The charge of
this 20,000l. is to be balanced by a discharge of
20,000l. in the present final account and in order
that they may be repaid the said 18,556l. 6s. 3¼d.
they are hereby to have allowance of it, "they
producing the vouchers to manifest their actual
payment of the said sum." Further, they are
hereby to be allowed 6,431l. 19s. 2¼d. for 10 per cent
interest on said sum from the respective days of
their advancing it to 1683, Mar. 31. |
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Further, the said Farmers demand allowance of
4,020l. by them paid to Charles Bertie, Treasurer and
Paymaster of the Ordnance, viz. 1,700l. on 1681–2,
Feb. 25, 1,400l. on 1681–2, Mar. 4, and 1,020l. on
Mar. 8 following, which payments have been attested
by said Bertie. They are hereby to be allowed
said sum and also 482l. 8s. 0d. for 12 per cent exchange rate thereon. |
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They further claim allowance of 2,078l. 4s. 9¾d.
for money deducted by Mr. Taylor out of the pay of
the Army List and Civil List for the Farmers' use
and 510l. 18s. 5d. "for money paid by two
acquittances on the 10th of Feb., 1682–3, not
pelled," which sums were not allowed in their
former account for want of sufficient vouchers.
Enquiry is hereby to be made whether Taylor did
deduct the said 2,078l. 4s. 9¾d. for the use of said
Farmers and did afterwards apply it to the use of
Charles II and whether the said 510l. 18s. 5d. was
actually so paid and not allowed; and if the facts
prove so they are hereby to be allowed said sums,
or any parts thereof, notwithstanding the absence
of such regular vouchers according to the strict
rules of the Exchequer. |
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They further pray allowance of the following
particulars, viz. 29,557l. 9s. 11¾d. for money by
them paid into the Exchequer of Ireland and not
brought into their former account, but of which
they have produced acquittances as appears by
the Deputy Auditor General's certificate of 1686,
Nov. 21, as is mentioned and allowed in a state
of the said Farmers' further account made up by
the Earl of Clarendon, Lieutenant General of
Ireland, and by him sent to Treasurer Rochester. |
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149l. 18s. 6d. for so much paid to William Robinson
for the use of the new Hospital near Dublin as by
acquittances produced and allowed as above. |
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10,789l. 6s. 6¾d. for payments on several assignments for which no Exchequer acquittances have
been given by Receiver General and [therefore]
not placed to any former account but the said
assignments have been producedandallo wed as above. |
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1,823l. 4s. 1d. for moneys paid by assignments
for which no Exchequer acquittances were given
because Sir John Champante was removed from
his office of Vice Treasurer, but for which they
produce a certificate of the Deputy Auditor setting
forth every one of those assignments, which are
also allowed in the said account stated by the
Earl of Clarendon. |
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4,790l. 14s. 11/8d. for money paid into the Treasury
of Ireland when Sir John Champante was Deputy
Receiver General; to wit: 4,014l. 9s. 5 ¼1/8d. from
1682, Aug. 22, to 1683, Mar. 25, by terre-tenants
and 776l. 4s. 7½d. by sheriffs and others for the
casual revenue, [being] on account of the said
late Farmers; which payments were certified
1686, May 10, by Daniel Hartlibb, one of the officers
there, and, as above, are allowed in the account
stated by the Earl of Clarendon. |
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4,364l. 19s. 23/8d. for so much paid by terre-tenants
and for casualities (on account of said Farmers)
to John Price late Receiver General of Ireland,
to 1686, Dec. 15; as appears by said Price's certificate and as is allowed in the said account stated
by the Earl of Clarendon. |
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4,984l. 18s. 41/4d. for money paid by them, the
said late Farmers, for victualling at Kinsale the
ships bound for Tangier according to the account
thereof attested by John Stone and allowed in the
account stated by the Earl of Clarendon. |
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935l. 3s. 3d. for utensils in the several Custom
houses, boats etc. which belonged to the said
Farmers and at the end of their farm were delivered
to the Irish Revenue Commissioners; which allowance the Earl of Clarendon conceives to be just,
upon the certificate of Charles Leman. |
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681l. 16s. 0d. for [the exemption of] several
hearths in the castles, guardhouses and other
places of the King, whereof the said Farmers could
not or did not collect the duty during the seven
years of their farm; as by the certificate of Lawrence
Steele, one of their officers; and as allowed in the
account stated by the Earl of Clarendon. |
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822l. 11s. 4½d. for Customs allowed (by order
of the Exchequer Court, Ireland) to sundry merchants
for goods lost at sea: as by an account thereof
by Charles Leman; and allowed ut supra. |
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2,000l. for buildings and repairs of several offices
of the revenue; for which the Farmers were to
have an allowance by a particular clause in their
contract: which item was allowed ut supra. |
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1,609l. 3s. 6d. for profits of the archbishopric of
Armagh during the vacancy upon the death of
Primate Margetson in or about Aug., 1678, which
interim profits were by Charles II granted to the
succeeding prelate [Michl. Boyle]; as appears by the
certificate of Sir Jo. Coghill, receiver of the rents of
said archbishopric; this item being reported by Sir
John Temple, Solicitor General of Ireland, as fit
to be allowed. |
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707l. 15s. 11d. for part of the casual revenue
which belonged to the Farmers during their farm
and was applied by the Clerk of the Hanaper and
Clerk of the Pipe to satisfy an annuity to the Dean
of Christchurch, to allowances due to the auditor
and Clerk of the Hanaper, to bounties to poor
soldiers by order of the Chief Governor of Ireland,
to the Vicars Choral [of Christchurch], to rent
and repairs and necessaries for the Courts of Chancery
and Exchequer; all as by an account thereof
examined by order of the Treasury Lords, England. |
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All these above recited thirteen sums are hereby
to be allowed. |
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Further, the Farmers crave allowance of 1,500l.
alleged by them to have been received by the
Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, after 1682, Dec. 25,
when the Farmers' farm ended, being for Custom
and Excise of goods imported before that date;
whereupon Sir John Temple has reported the
justice of such allowance and the Treasury Lords
have directed the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland,
to report how much such Customs amounted to.
It is hereby ordered that such sum be allowed to
the Farmers as the said Commissioners shall so
certify. |
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Further, the Farmers demand allowance of
324l. 5s. 1d. which they allege to have been received
by the Vice Treasurer of Ireland (being their money)
from several tenants and for casualties more than
has been allowed or before craved; whereon Sir
John Temple has reported that the truth of this
demand has not been made out to him, but that
if the Auditor General in Ireland shall certify that
the payments into the Exchequer [for such rents]
or for casualties during the said farm have amounted
to more than has already been allowed [as above]
then such overplus ought to be allowed: it is
hereby ordered that the Vice Treasurer's accounts
be inspected and thereupon allowance be made of
any such overplus when certified. |
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Further, the Farmers crave allowance for their
loss by quit rents in charge on the 4th of Sept., 1675,
which have since been discharged or lost or could
not be levied because they plainly appeared to be
doubly charged; which, according to Richard
Thompson's certificate amount to 1,732l. per an.
In this case the Treasury Lords, England, have
ordered the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, to
enquire of such double charged rents and to certify
(to the Barons of the Exchequer, Ireland) same
and the loss thereby arising to the Farmers. The
sum, when so certified, is hereby to be allowed to
the Farmers in their account. |
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| Aug. 20. |
Royal warrant, dated Windsor Castle, to the Lord
Deputy of Ireland to put on the present establishment and on all future establishments of Ireland
the following allowances as from Jan. 1 last, viz.
to each Lieutenant-Colonel of Horse in Ireland
11l. 4s. 2d. per calendary month (or 134l. 10s. 0d.
per an.) as Lieut.-Col. over and above his pay as
Captain: and the pay of each Major of Horse to be
completed to 27l. 6s. 0d. per calendary month
(or 327l. 12s. 0d. per an.), they having no Troops:
these said allowances having been directed by the
royal letter of 1686, Aug. 24, but they having been
omitted in the present establishment of Ireland:
it being the King's intention that they should be
allowed as above: to be payable out of the Military
List of Ireland during pleasure. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 146. |
| Aug. 20. |
The Treasury Lords, dated Windsor Castle, to the
Lord Deputy of Ireland. In ours of July 12
last, supra, p. 1997, we informed you of the
King's unwillingness to pardon John Kirwan.
Since then, the King has received fresh complaints [concerning the transporting of wool].
It is his pleasure that you forthwith prosecute said
Kirwan. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 146. |
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Royal warrant, dated same [to same] for letters
patent under the great seal of Ireland to grant to
Sir Mathew Bridges, kt., the office of searcher,
gauger and packer in the port of Dublin and the
ports, creeks and bays thereof loco William Scott
and Richard Marvin, who were granted said office
during good behaviour by a great seal dated Dublin,
1643–4, Mar. 25, with the fee of 5l. per an. and
all other emoluments thereto: the said office being
void by the death of both said grantees or by
forfeiture or by other good cause. |
Ibid, p. 147. |
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The Treasury Lords "from the Treasury Chambers
at Windsor Castle" to Sir N[athaniel] Johnson
[Governor of the Leeward Isles]. The King has
received information that an interloper called the
Betty of Bristol, Capt. Burton commander, had
landed several negroes at Montserrat [in violation
of the charter of the Royal Africa Company], and
that about 60 thereof had been seized and condemned there. It is the King's pleasure that you
sell the King's share of the condemned negroes
and render an account thereof to us. He will
thereupon give order for the disposal of the proceeds
and for the encouragement of the persons who have
been instrumental in seizing and condemning same. |
Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, p. 304. Out Letters (General) XI, p. 433. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners. The
Treasury Lords have read your memorial on the
petition of Mr. Dickenson (a Revenue Commissioner,
Ireland) touching Mr. Pitts, clerk to the Comptroller
of Exeter port, who was sent to Ireland [as] a witness
in the great cause concerning the transportation of
wool. The Revenue Commissioners expect that
said Pitts's expenses be borne by the English
establishment. You are to advise my Lords what
is a fit allowance for such expenses. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 436. |
| Aug. 21. |
Money order for 1,227l. 10s. 0d. to Henry Guy for
secret service, without account: to be issued upon
the 20,000l. privy seal dormant of July 20 last:
as by the royal sign manual of the 20th inst. and
the money warrant of the like date thereon. [Neither
the sign manual nor the money warrant are entered
in extenso in the Treasury books.] |
Order Book II, p. 177. |
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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. 224–5. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy [on the
Navy's] weekly money "on account
of 400,000l. per an. from Lady day,
1686" |
7,000 |
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to ditto for warrant officers etc. [on their
arrears due before 1686, Lady day] |
200 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance [for one
week on the Ordnance Office] ordinary |
1,000 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
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to Lady Powys for the Prince of Wales |
1,000 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelgah for the Forces |
12,000 |
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Out of the Hearthmoney
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,000 |
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to the Master of the Great Wardrobe |
1,000 |
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to the Paymaster of the Works for the
buildings towards the water |
800 |
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to ditto for the buildings at Richmond |
200 |
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(Same, dated same, to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week; said paper including
only the above five Customs items.) (Same, dated
same, to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper of disposition of
the cash of those branches of the revenue; said
paper including for the Hearthmoney only the above
five Hearthmoney items: and for the Excise the
above single Excise item [payable out of the Exchequer], together with the following item [payable
directly out of the Excise Office], viz. 1,000l. to
Lord Waldegrave on tallies.) |
|
| Aug. 21. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to deliver
at Madam De Bouillon's lodgings at St. James's
the bed mentioned in the enclosed bill of lading
[missing]; on payment of Custom. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 425. |
|
Same to same to permit seven stone coach-horses and
two geldings, belonging to the Earl of Tyrconnell,
Lord Deputy of Ireland, to be transported to
Ireland, Customs free. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to Richard Graham and Philip
Burton of the petition of Sir Theophilus Oglethorp,
praying a lease of a certain manor or lands called
Staughton Magna, co. Hunts; petitioner being
informed that the lease thereof by the late King
to the late Visct. Mandeville has been lately voided
by the King and that same is now in the King's
hands. |
Reference Book V, p. 306. |
|
Henry Guy to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland.
Mr. Frowde has earnestly pressed the Treasury
Lords for an order to permit your letters and pacquets
to go by the post at half post. My Lords have
deliberated same maturely and have decided that
it will be prejudicial to the revenue to alter the
present method. Your letters and pacquets are
therefore to pay as hitherto. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 147. |
| Aug. 22. |
Same to the officers of the Mint to deliver to
the High Court of Admiralty the bond given
to you by Capt. Bee for his answering any claim
the King shall have to silver or other the said
Captain's lading lately brought from Bermudas:
all in order to a trial to be had in the Admiralty
Court concerning same. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 426. |
| Aug. 22. |
Henry Guy to the officers of the Mint for an account
what silver or other treasure has been brought
from the wrecks [at Hispaniola] into the Mint
since Sir William Phipps came home. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 426. |
|
Treasury letters patent constituting Christopher
Bacon as one of the customers of Kingston-uponHull port loco Thomas Lysons, who has surrendered
his patent of 1685, July 1, of said office: Bacon to
exercise said office, by himself or sufficient deputy,
during pleasure. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 175. |
| Aug. 23. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
immediately ("in regard to his Majesty's extraordinary service") 1,882l. 3s. 6d. to the Marquis
D'Albyville or his agent; by way of advance;
"taking three receipts for the same, as Mr. Squibb,
one of my clerks, shall adjust the same with you,
which now cannot be done by reason 'tis late and
the [royal and money] warrants are not now by
me."As soon as the warrants are passed they
shall be sent you for the regular discharge of this
payment. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 226. |
| Aug. 25. |
Same to Mr. Hewer, enclosing a copy [missing]
of Capt. Poree's petition for some allowance of
smart money in consideration of his wounds received
in the King's service at Tangier. You are to
certify the Treasury Lords whether he was a Captain
at the time he was wounded. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 426. |
| Aug. 27. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a pardon to Richard Phillips
and John Phillipps, gent., their heirs etc., of all
misdemeanours etc. by them committed before
1688, Aug. 17, in the non-payment or defrauding
of Charles II or James II of the Customs of goods
imported into or exported out of England, Wales
or Berwick against the several Acts, detailed, of
the Customs; and of all offences in bribing and
corrupting the officers of the Customs. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, pp. 81–2. |
|
Same to same for a privy seal for a grant and restitution
to Rowland Walter, esq., of all his personal estate
forfeited by him by the killing of Sir Charles Pym,
bart., of which he was lately found guilty on a
trial at the Old Bailey. |
Ibid, p. 87. |
|
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a same for a grant
of annuities or pensions as follows to the [Royalist]
Indigent Officers as follows in consideration of the
services and sufferings of them and their relations
in the service of Charles I and II: all to be during
pleasure: viz. 90l. per an. each to Col. William
Stuart and Col. Charles Finch; 20l. per an. each
to Dame Martha Cary, relict of Sir Henry Cary,
deceased; Petronella Cary, relict of Sir Horatio
Cary, deceased; Capt. James Vosper, Capt, Griffith
Standen, Capt. William Kirle, Magdalene Smith,
Mary Gwynn, Anne Acton, Amy Goldsborough,
Elizabeth Hall, Jane Bell, Margaret Pritty and
Victoria Slingsby; and 12l. per an. to Mallet
Slingsby: all to be payable quarterly from June 24
last out of the profits arising to the Crown from
the Royal Oak Lottery or any other lotteries whatsoever exercised or to be exercised in England, Wales
or Berwick. The farmers of said lotteries and the
receiver of the rents or profits thereof are hereby
authorised to pay these annuities. In case they
cannot be so paid (by reason of the profits of the
lotteries being paid wholly into the Exchequer or
for any other reason) then the arrears thereon are
hereby to be satisfied out of any moneys of the
said lotteries remaining in the Exchequer. |
Ibid, pp. 91–2. |
| Aug. 27. |
Royal sign manual for 481l. 4s. 0d. to Sir Ignatius
White, bart. of England and Marquis D'Albyville
in the Roman Empire, Envoy Extraordinary to
the States General of the United Provinces; being
for the value of 5,236 gilders remaining due to
him on an account of 3,000l. by him received from
Capt. Davies for the King's use. To be issued out
of the 20,000l. privy seal dormant of July 20 last.
(Money warrant, dated Aug. 27, hereon. Money
order, dated Sept. 4, hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XIII, p. 96. Money Book IX, p. 58. Order Book II, p. 178. |
|
Money warrant for 455l. to the abovesaid White for
three months to Aug. 4 inst. on his ordinary as Envoy
Extraordinary as above. (Money order dated
Sept. 4 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, p. 58. Order Book II, p. 178. |
|
Same for 945l. 19s. 0d. to the abovesaid White for
four bills of extraordinaries in his said embassy;
in which bills the Earl of Middleton, Secretary of
State, has submitted several articles to the Treasury
Lords, which in pursuance of the King's pleasure
they have allowed. (Money order dated Sept. 4
hereon.) |
Money Book IX, pp. 59–62. Order Book II, p. 178. |
|
Appending: said bills. |
|
|
(1) From 1687, Nov. 1, to 1688–7, Jan. 31. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
the King's allowance [for extraordinaries] quarterly: " here annexed is an account how that is
expended" |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
the mourning amounted to 365l.,
whereof I received 279l., leaving
86l. yet due. "I have sent an
account of all particulars" |
86 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for New Year's gifts, which are always
given and whereof I sent a specification |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for fees in the Treasury, Secretary's
Office and Exchequer on my last
six months' extraordinaries of
847l. 10s. 0d. to Oct., 1687, and on
six months' ordinary to 1687,
Nov. 4 |
49 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
for the yacht that brought me over,
and the [Admiralty pass or] warrant |
23 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
remaining due for post of letters
received for and sent to Sir Geo.
Etheridge of [at] Ratisbon, "which
comes no more by my way" |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£342 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Followed by: Secretary the Earl of Middleton's
allowance, date 1688, April 24. "I allow of
the first head of this bill which is suitable to his
Majesty's late regulation, and do certify that the
second head was directed by his Majesty's command."
The other articles I submit to the Treasury
Lords. |
|
|
(1a) An account of the 150l. allowed quarterly
by his Majesty for extraordinaries from 1687,
Oct. 31, to 1688–7, Jan. 31. |
|
|
|
Guilders. |
|
|
|
|
for post letters |
553 |
|
|
|
|
to the stationer for paper, wax, ink, wafers,
some pamphlets and Dutch Gazette |
164 |
|
|
|
|
for expresses sent to the Brill with my
letters |
144 |
|
|
|
|
to Griffiers [greffiers] of the States General
and of Holland for resolution[s] of all
sorts |
100 |
|
|
|
|
for French Gazettes and lardons of all sorts
sent to the English Secretaries of State
"and their secretaries, to all his Majesty's
ministers abroad" |
108 |
|
|
|
|
for relieving poor seamen, soldiers and other
his Majesty's subjects |
80 |
|
|
|
|
for intelligences of what passes in the States
General and of those in Holland; got of
late with great difficulty because of the
dangers those that give them expose themselves to, several having lost their
places for giving them and severely
punished |
446 |
|
|
|
|
to messengers of the States to Amsterdam
and Rotterdam several times with orders
concerning the Consuls |
68 |
|
|
|
|
to the poor of the country |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,683 |
|
|
|
|
which in English money is 153l. |
|
|
(1b) The accounts of the Marquis D'Albyville
for his [late Majesty Charles II's] mourning
and his family's and equipage's. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
for two coaches which would have
cost at the Hague 1,000 guilders
apiece |
123 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for their transportation |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for a set of travelling harness for 16
horses |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for two pair of harnesses for the
Court [? coach] |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for two pairs of horse cloths |
6 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
for mourning for my wife, daughter,
a gentlewoman and for myself with
all necessaries |
53 |
17 |
0 |
|
|
for ditto for my secretary, steward,
butler and chamberman |
41 |
19 |
6 |
|
|
for [ditto for] two coachmen, a
postillion and porter with two
cloaks and a porter's coat |
28 |
18 |
6 |
|
|
for ditto for two pages |
18 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
for ditto for six footmen and two
chambermaids |
48 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
£365 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
whereof I have received |
279 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
remains due |
86 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
(2) New Year's gifts. |
Ducatoons. |
Guilders. |
Stivers. |
|
|
to the Prince of Orange's footmen |
6 |
18 |
18 |
|
|
to the Princess's footmen |
6 |
18 |
18 |
|
|
to the Princess's porter |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to the halbertiers |
10 |
31 |
10 |
|
|
to the coachmen and grooms of
the Prince and Princess |
4 |
12 |
12 |
|
|
to the thirteen Trumpeters of the
Guard |
6 |
18 |
18 |
|
|
to the four Trumpeters of the
States |
3 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
to one Trumpeter of the Tower |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to 27 messengers of the Prince |
5 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
to 22 messengers of the States |
5 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
to 12 "Dienars" of the Court |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to four dieners of the States |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to two Posts of the Prince |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to 52 drummers of the Guards |
6 |
18 |
18 |
|
|
to the dieners of the Shutery |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
to the Hautboys of the Guards |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
to the men who fill the lamps |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
to the clapperman |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
to the Princess's huntsmen |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
to the man which brings the English letters |
4 |
12 |
12 |
|
|
to his maid |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to the Crankindren |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to the French post |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to the Hamburg post |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to 12 dieners of the Fiscal |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
to the Princess's two pages of the
Backstairs |
20 |
63 |
0 |
|
|
to the doorkeeper of the lodgings. |
5 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
to the boys which bring the
Gazetts |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
to other porters of letters |
— |
2 |
10 |
|
|
to four Trumpeters of the Guard
du Corps |
4 |
12 |
12 |
|
|
to the town music |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
109 |
2 |
10 |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
"is Guilders in all 345 [guilders] 17
[stivers] 0 [deniers]" or sterling |
31 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
"The Marquis D'Albyville, his Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary to the States of the United
Provinces humbly desireth allowances for the
43l. employed for the Captains and seamen of
the yachts which brought me [to England]
this month of August, 1688, and back again
into Holland; it being for his Majesty's special
service." "I allow this accompt [Earl of]
Middleton, Whitehall, 24 Aug., 1688." |
|
|
(3) From 1688–7, Jan. 31, to 1688, April 30. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
the King's [ambassadorial regulation]
allowance |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for six hogsheads of wine for the
burghers and an a[u]lm of Rhemish
wine for the officers, which all
foreign ministers usually give the
first day of May |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
£190 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Followed by: allowance thereof by Secretary
the Earl of Middleton. "I allow of this bill
of extraordinaries, though the particulars of
the first article be not specified, which I submit
(as I do the second article, being an anniversary
expense exceeding his Majesty's allowance) to
the . . . Treasury Lords." |
|
|
(4) From 1688, April 30, to July 31. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
for the King's ordinary allowance;
an account of the expenditure of
which has been sent to — and
to the Treasury Lords |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
for the usual feasts on the days of the
King's coming to the Crown, on
his Coronation and on the Princess
of Orange's birthday |
210 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
for the post[age] of the Earl of Carlingford's letters from England and
hence to Vienna and his letters
from Vienna to England |
9 |
18 |
6 |
|
|
|
£370 |
14 |
6 |
|
|
Followed by: allowance ut supra. |
|
| Aug. 27. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows (out of 1,600l. of Customs money directed
to be paid into the Exchequer this week), viz.: |
Disposition Book VI, p 227. |
|
|
l. |
|
|
|
|
to the Paymaster of the Works for the
new buildings towards the Thames |
200 |
|
|
|
|
to the Paymaster of the Works at Windsor |
500 |
|
|
|
|
to the Marquis D'Albyville by way of
advance on his extraordinaries which are
ascertained to [fixed at] 800l. per an.
from Aug. 24 inst. |
400 |
|
|
|
|
to me [Guy] for secret service |
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
£1,600 |
|
|
|
|
(Same, dated same, to the Customs Cashier to
bring said 1,600l. into the Exchequer. Insert this
sum into your next week's certificate [of the Customs
cash].) |
|
|
Same to the Chancellor of the Duchy [of Lancaster],
enclosing (a) infra. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 432. |
|
Appending: (a) the petitions of Capt. Thomas Orme,
shewing that his father and family suffered to the
value of 6,000l. for their loyalty and never received
any consideration: therefore prays a grant of
100 decayed trees in Needwood Forest for repair
of a little paddock which he has built there. |
|
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Richard Rickards, Canary merchant,
shewing that he is indebted in 1,690l. to the King
for additional duty on Canary wines; that he has
paid 600l. thereon and will pay 300l. more at
Michaelmas, as he expects returns this vintage
from responsible merchants in the Canaries to
near 1,500l.: therefore prays that his bonds be
not put in suit and that he may have time to get
in his effects. |
Reference Book V, p. 306. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Graham, Mr. Burton and Mr. Ange,
enclosing the petition [missing] of the Commissioners
for enquiring into the losses etc. of the Dissenters
in cos. Gloucester, Worcester and Monmouth. You
are to certify what sum is leviable "and the best
means to secure and levy it." |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 433. |
| Aug. 28. |
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. 226–7. |
|
Out of the Customs. |
l. |
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
to ditto for warrant officers etc. [on
arrears due before 1686, Lady day] |
200 |
|
|
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance [for one
week on the Ordnance Office] ordinary. |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
to the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
Out of the Excise. |
|
|
to the Paymaster of the Forces |
12,000 |
|
|
|
|
Out of Hearthmoney. |
|
|
to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
to Mr. Rose for jewels |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
to the Paymaster of the Works for the
new buildings at Whitehall |
200 |
|
|
|
|
(Same, dated same, to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week; said paper including
only the above four Customs items.) (Same,
dated same, to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper of the
disposition of the cash of those branches of the
revenue; said paper including for the Hearthmoney
only the above four Hearthmoney items: and
for the Excise the above single Excise item [payable
out of the Exchequer], together with the following
item [payable direct out of the Excise Office], viz.
1,000l. for Lord Waldegrave's tallies.) |
|
|
Same to same to issue (out of Hearthmoney)
1,587l. 9s. 0d. to Major General Werden for the
extraordinaries of the Queen's stables. (Same to
Mr. Duncome [Hearthmoney Cashier] to bring said
1,587l. 9s. 0d. into the Exchequer forthwith. Insert
this item in your next week's [Hearthmoney cash]
certificate.) |
Ibid, p 228. |
|
Same to same to issue 200l. to me [Guy] by way of
advance, for secret service. The warrants for the
regular issue thereof shall be sent you as soon as
possible. (Same, dated same, to the Customs
Cashier to bring into the Exchequer forthwith
200l. of Customs money to meet this item.) |
Ibid. |
|
Same, dated Windsor Castle, to Tho. Duckaloone
(Duckatoone), mate of the ship Revenge, to attend
the King at the Treasury Chambers at Windsor
Castle next Monday, Sept. 3, at 10 in the morning.
(The like notice to Robert Tyrrell, a waterman in
Greenwich.) |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 426. |
|
Same to the officers of the Mint. It is the King's
pleasure to constitute Charles Godolphin as Comptroller of the tin farm. Send the Treasury Lords
an account what will be the pains and trouble to
him and his deputies and what salary is fit to allow.
Send me answer hereto by Friday night so that
I can carry it to Windsor on Saturday morning. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 28. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Blathwayte, enclosing the petition
of the Proprietors of the Province of East New
Jersey "at present in and about London" and
the Customs' Commissioners' report thereon as
follows. Please lay same before the Committee
for [Trade and] Plantations. |
Out Letters (General) XI, pp. 427–8. |
|
Appending: (a) said petition, undated, ut supra,
p. 1995, petitioners desiring a fresh grant of the
soil of said Province with such privileges and
franchises as are requisite for the preserving of
their adventures there and for the future improvement of the Province. |
|
|
Appending: (a) (1) a note from the schedule of their
requests. "It is necessary that the freedom of
their ports, especially that of Perth-Amboy, be
declared to be the same (in as full and ample manner)
as Boston, New York or any other ports or places
in the Government now united there." |
|
|
(a) (2) Undated report [by the Attorney General]
hereon. I have perused said petition and schedule
and have compared the particular requests with
Sir Edmund Andros' petition. As to the request
relating to the ports, I find it not consistent with
a power granted to Sir Edmund Andros, who by
his commission is empowered at his discretion to
declare what places shall be free ports and to limit
the number thereof. But as petitioners are only to
have the said town of Perth-Amboy so declared it
will be no great repugnancy. |
|
|
(a) (3) Order of reference, dated Council Chamber,
Whitehall, July 6 last, to the Treasury Lords of
(a) and (a) (2) above. |
|
|
(a) (4) Report, dated July 17 last, from the
Customs Commissioners to the Treasury Lords on
this matter of Perth-Amboy. We have nothing
to object to making Perth-Amboy a lawful port or
place for the landing and shipping of goods provided
it be under the same regulation and liable to all
manner of duties now or hereafter payable in New
York: and if there be in the grant a clause of
revocation in case the King so think fit. |
|
|
Same to the officers of the Mint, enclosing an account
of [the Hispaniola] wreck money received by Mr.
William Constable in the West Indies. When
he gives you the particulars you are to give the
Treasury Lords an account of the value in sterling
of the whole that he has received. |
Ibid, pp. 428–9. |
|
Appending: said account. |
|
|
In Jamaica. |
lbs. |
oz. |
|
|
|
from Capt. Knapman |
19,907 |
0 |
|
|
|
from Capt. Magdowell and Capt.
Harris |
71 |
0 |
|
|
|
from Capt. Jennings |
88 |
0 |
|
|
|
from Capt. Jermin and Capt. Shelley |
333 |
0 |
|
|
|
from Capt. Goffe |
128 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
20,527 |
0 |
|
|
|
all the above received in part payment, and
acquittances given accordingly; the rest being
embezzled by Attorney General Musgrave's
neglect. |
|
|
Received upon the wreck. |
lbs. |
oz. |
|
|
|
from Francis Wattleton of Bermudas |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
from Thomas Burrowes of Bermudas |
15 |
0 |
|
|
|
from Thomas Foster of Bermudas |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
from Edwin Carter of Barbados |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
from Capt. Whitehead of Barbados |
128 |
0 |
|
|
|
from Capt. Ingleby of New England |
64 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
223 |
10 |
|
|
|
Received in smaller parcels. |
Pieces of lb. Eight. |
|
|
|
from Thomas Burrowes of Bermudas
over and above the above |
15 |
20 |
|
|
|
from Thatnam of Bermudas |
— |
25 |
|
|
|
from Capt. Hunt of Bermudas |
— |
25 |
|
|
|
out of the above 20lb. [of silver] was taken for
payment of freight. |
|
| Aug. 28. |
Henry Guy to the Attorney General, enclosing a paper
relating to a lease to the Countess of Peterborough
et al. in trust for the Countess of Anglesea of all
houses derelict, lands, tenements and waste grounds
in cos. Middlesex, Kent, Southampton, Norfolk
and Suffolk. You are to report whether or not
this patent is forfeited. |
Out Letters (General) XI, pp. 430–1. |
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Appending: said paper, being a state of the said
case. The said lease was granted 1661, Aug. 21,
to Elizabeth, Countess of Peterborough, John,
Visct. Mordaunt, George Howard and Thomas
Manby in trust for the Countess of Anglesea. In
1664, June 22, another lease was granted to the
same persons (save that Sir James Altham replaced
T. Manby) of premises as above in trust as above for
31 years: in the first patent a reserve rent of 5l.
per an., in the second the rent is 10l. per an.: a
covenant to enrol within six months; to account
for all compositions and to return an annual
account into the Exchequer; all rents above
8,000l. per an. to be returned into the Exchequer
without fraud. This lease has lain dormant the
last 24 years and is quite given over by the grantees
and has never been assigned by them. No rent
has ever been paid; no enrolment; no account
ever returned, though their compositions were
many. "It is certain [that] had the lessees pursued
that grant given them by his late Majesty it had
not only paid them the 8,000l. per an. but would
have brought into the Treasury or Exchequer
about 100,000l. per an. more." |
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The King has granted a commission [of inquiry]
to Lady North and Grey for all the derelict
lands in Kent and Essex and a true certificate of
the return thereof has been delivered into the
Treasury. [Hereupon] Lady Elizabeth Hatcher
and Mr. Blunt do trump up the above old dormant
lease in bar of Lady North and Lady Grey. The
King will thereby be defrauded as the Crown has
been these 24 years. To show that this dormant
lease is void, no less than five grants have passed
for part of the premises therein: viz. that to the
Earl of St. Albans (now in the possession of Lord
Dover); that to the Earl of Leicester; that to
Mr. Chiffins; that to the Earl of Clarendon; that
to Mr. Marriott: to all which no resistance or
caveat was ever entered save against the Earl of
Clarendon's and that was withdrawn. |
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Treasury reference to the Wine Licences Commissioners of the petition of Joseph Goulding et al.,
vintners at Hull; petitioners shewing that by the
Act of Parliament [12 Car. II, c. 25, § 8] corporations
and cities are empowered [if already so lawfully
they are used] to grant wine licences in their precincts; and petitioners had licences accordingly;
but that lately the Wine Licence Commissioners
have served process against them and judgment
passed this last term against Golding for 150l.
penalty for drawing wine; therefore praying that
said fine may be remitted and the other petitioners
not further prosecuted; "the petitioners being
ready and willing to take licences from the Commissioners." |
Reference Book V, p. 308. |
| Aug. 29. |
Two money orders for 500l. each to Henry Guy [for
secret service, without account], to be issued on
the 20,000l. privy seal dormant of July 20 last;
as by two separate royal sign manuals dated the
27th inst. and two money warrants of same date
thereon. [Neither the said royal sign manuals
nor the money warrants thereon are entered in
extenso in the Treasury records.] |
Order Book II, p. 177. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to deliver
to the Duke of Grafton a box of scarlet cloth striped
with black, come over in the ship Loyal Joseph,
Charles Lovesealer master, which is now at St.
Catherine's [Wharf]. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 431. |
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Same to same. In your report of the 22nd inst. to
the Treasury Lords on the petition of Samuel Eyre
and John Bowles you certify that all earthenwares
were formerly imported without any interruption
and that you are credibly informed that Delft red
wares or counterfeit China wares, mentioned in
their petition, are not made by any of the manufacturers of this kingdom and therefore can be no
prejudice to the manufactures of this kingdom;
and that gaily tiles are made to very little perfection
in England and are and may be (notwithstanding
the strictest construction of the law) imported for
private use, which does in great measure supply
the consumption; and that you see no cause why
there may not be a general liberty of importing
these commodities on payment of Custom. You
are hereby to permit petitioners to import, on
payment of Custom, such of the said wares as they
have now to bring in. And if any other person
or persons desire the like liberty to import such
commodities you are hereby to permit them. |
Ibid, pp. 431–2. |
| Aug. 30. |
Same to same to permit the transport to Jamaica,
Customs free, in the ship Mary, Thomas Colbeach
master, of naval stores for the King's ships
Assistance and Drake at Jamaica. |
Ibid, p. 431. |
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Appending: note only of the schedule of said stores,
being boatswain's and carpenter's stores. |
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