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| Dec. 1. |
Royal warrant, dated "at our Court at Whitehall,"
to the Attorney or Solicitor General " for a great
seal for a new commission of the Customs: the
new Commissioners to be Sir Dudley North, Sir
John Werden, Sir Robert Hamilton, Sir Samuel
Dashwood and William Culliford; as in place of
the existing Commissioners, Sir Nicholas Butler,
Henry Browne, Sir Dudley North, Sir John Werden
and William Culliford: the said new Commission
(like its predecessor) to have control of the new
impositions and the Four and a Half per cent Duty
as well as the Customs and subsidies of Tunnage
and Poundage: all with the like salaries and powers
as before as from Sept. 29 last: John Sanson, esq.,
to be secretary as before (and out of his salary
300l. per an. to be paid to Robert Bertie as before);
and Robert Hutchinson to be Agent and Solicitor
to said Commissioner with salary etc. as before. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, p. 147. |
| [? Dec. 1.] |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a discharge as follows
to John Bence of co. Suffolk, executor of John
Bence, who was the executor of Sir Alexander
Bence, from all liability under the Irish Revenue
undertaking as made by the Earl of Ranelagh and
partners; of whom said Sir Alexander Bence
was one: all exactly on the lines of the discharge
to the executors of George Dashwood, supra,
pp. 2036–8. The present discharge is in consideration of the sum of 4,500l. of English money paid
into the Receipt by said John Bence. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, pp. 148–56. |
| Dec. 3. |
Money order for 252l. 10s. 6d. to John Walker, Usher
of the Exchequer Court, for necessaries delivered
to the officers of said Court in Michaelmas term
last. |
Order Book II, p. 191. |
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Henry Guy to the officers of the Jewel House for a
certificate what quantities of white plate and gilt
plate were delivered to the Earl of Castlemaine
when he went as Ambassador Extraordinary to
Rome. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 459. |
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Money warrant for 500l. to Henry Killigrew as reward
for considerable services to the King, whereby
good improvement is likely to arise in the revenue
arising by the licensing of coaches to be driven
in the streets of London, Westminster and the
parishes comprehended within the weekly bills of mortality. (Money order dated 1688–9, Jan. 22 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, pp. 102–3. Order Book II, p. 194. |
| Dec. 4. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the branches of the revenue directed
to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book VII, pp. 32, 33, 34. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy on
account of [the Navy's] weekly
money "on 400,000l. per an.
from Lady day, 1686" |
1,700 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Capt. Gifford 100l.;
and Mris. Young 15l
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115 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the impost on wine and
vinegar. |
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to ditto on account of weekly
money as above |
3,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of loans on the Linen Duty
Act. |
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to ditto on the same account |
800 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Victualling |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
8,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to ditto for the Forces |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
722 |
16 |
5 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Paymaster of the Works for
the new buildings |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for [ditto at] Richmond |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the dial in the [Privy]
garden |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Cofferer of the Household for
lodgings for the Prince of Wales's
servants at Windsor "as shall be
certified by my Lord Godolphin" |
85 |
4 |
6 |
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for two weeks on the Ordnance
Office] ordinary |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Cofferer, for the [Royal]
Household |
800 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Prince of Wales |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,000 |
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 two Customs items [payable out of the
Exchequer], together with the following item
[payable direct out of the Customs Office], viz.
1,669l. 2s. 0d. to clear last Michaelmas quarter's
salary bill [London port].) |
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(Same, dated same, to the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like papers
of 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 seven Excise items [payable
out of the Exchequer], together with the following
item [payable direct out of the Excise Office], viz.:
2,212l. 10s. 0d. to clear [last] Michaelmas quarter
for the salaries of the Excise.) |
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(Same, dated Dec. 6, to the officers of the Works
to pay the abovesaid 150l. to William Mar for the
new lineating the dyal in the Privy Garden, "he
defraying all the charges thereof according to the
Surveyor General [of the Works'] report.") |
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| Dec. 4. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue tome [Guy] for secret service the 50l. 15s. 0d.
which is or forthwith will be paid into the Exchequer
by William Jeanes and Mary Huffam of Lambeth
(by the hands of Ralph Baldwin) as the estate of
Richard Rumbald heretofore attainted of high
treason. |
Disposition Book VII, p. 32. |
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Same to Lord Dover. The King has commanded
the Treasury Lords to let you know that there is
now 1,200l. sent to you to be laid out in buying
such provisions as you have received directions
for from his Majesty and for contingencies. |
Ibid. |
| Dec. 5. |
Same to the Victualling Commissioners. You owe
the Excise revenue 4,624l. 3s. 0d. for money
you or your agents have received in several ports
for victualling the Navy. You are forthwith to
pay said sum to the Treasurer of Excise. |
Ibid, p. 34. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners
or Excise Commissioners of the petition of Mathew
Smith for some employment in the Customs or
Excise. He is to be presented for the first vacancy
for which he is qualified. |
Reference Book V, p. 323. |
| Dec. 6. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to send
an officer to the Duchess of Richmond's lodgings
in Whitehall to view her goods in order to their
transportation to France. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 459. |
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Treasury reference to same of the petition of Rose
Peterman, praying a grant to him of the office of
a King's waiter, London port, on the surrender of
John and Francis Radcliff,who are patentees thereof
by the surrender of Ellis Lloyd and are themselves
willing to surrender to petitioner. |
Reference Book V, p. 323. |
| Dec. 10. |
Henry Guy to same to send an officer to Lady
Sophia Bulkly's lodgings in Whitehall to view her
goods in order to their transport to France. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 459. |
| Dec. 17. |
Treasury allowance of Richard Kent's bill of incidents
for the year ended Sept. 29 last; as Cashier of
the Customs: being for loss of money and portage
of money received upon bills of exchange in said
year: total bill, 724l. 4s. 8d. |
Money Book IX, pp. 92–3. |
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Prefixing: said bill; Kent's affidavit as to same;
and report thereon by the Auditor of Imprests. |
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William Lowndes (in the absence of Henry Guy) to
the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 1,500l. to the
Cofferer of the Household; upon any unsatisfied
order in his name for the Household. |
Disposition Book VII, p. 34. |
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Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to
direct Charles Duncombe, Cashier of Excise, to
immediately pay into the Exchequer all the Excise
moneys remaining in his hands; for his Majesty's
use. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 377. |
| Dec. 18. |
Royal warrant, "given at our Court at Whitehall,"
to the Lord Deputy of Ireland. The sum of 21,000l.
was granted to Robert, Earl of Sunderland, out of
certain quit rents in Ireland. The said Earl, for
valuable consideration, assigned same to Richard
Kent in trust for Sir Stephen Fox, to whom part
of said sum still remains due. You are hereby to
give order to the Receiver General of Revenues,
Ireland, to cause said remainder to be satisfied
out of said quit rents to said Kent for said Fox. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, pp. 156–7. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal to void the grant to John Nash of the office
of Receiver General of Crown Revenues in cos.
Pembroke, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Brecon, Radnor,
Glamorgan and Monmouth and Haverford West;
and to restore and confirm Bevis Lloyd and William
Jones in said office for life, in confirmation of the
patent of 1662, July 10, of grant thereof to them. |
Ibid, p. 157. |
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Treasury warrant to Robert Humfreys to give notice
to all the sheriffs, receivers and bailiffs of Crown
revenues in South Wales that the Treasury Lords
have taken off the suspension of the abovesaid Bevis
Lloyd from his office of Receiver of said revenue
there; the said suspension having been ordered 1687,
May 17, but the said Lloyd having since answered
a considerable part of the moneys he then owed
and the Treasury Lords being " satisfied that he is
endeavouring to raise the residue, having for that
purpose made known his estate and made the same
liable thereunto." |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 377. |
| Dec. 24. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
(out of Tho. Hall's loan now in the Exchequer on
the credit of the Hearthmoney) 15,000l. to the
Earl of Ranelagh for the subsistence of the Forces. |
Disposition Book VII, p. 34. |
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Same to Mr. Kent, the Customs Cashier, to pay into
the Exchequer without fail next Wednesday morning
(altho' it be a holy day) all the Customs money
in your hands. Send your [usual weekly cash]
certificate to me on that morning and attend the
Treasury Lords here in the afternoon of same
day. (The like letter to Mr. Hall for the Hearthmoney and to Mr. Duncomb for the Excise.) |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Frowd to direct Mr. Lilly, Receiver
General of the Post Office, to pay in the Post Office
moneys as above and to bring as above all the
[weekly] certificates of the Post Office receipts
which are behind and not yet brought in. |
Ibid, p. 35. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to direct all officers
of the Exchequer to attend at their respective
offices every day this week (except to-morrow),
notwithstanding the Holy days. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 459. |
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Same to Mr. Dering to send on Wednesday next,
as above, a certificate of the Hearthmoney. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners for an account
what is now due to the Fleet; and for a particular
account as near as you can "what sum of money
will be sufficient to be paid to the said Fleet, so
that they may be laid up and put out of pay." |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Excise Commissioners. The Treasury
Lords are informed that you are paying tallies
struck on the Excise. You are to send me an
account by this bearer how that matter stands
and do nothing further therein till you attend
my Lords here on Wednesday afternoon next. |
Ibid. |
| Dec. 26. |
Same to Mr. Duncombe. You have not sent me
your Excise [weekly cash] certificate, ut supra.
Send to-morrow without fail such of the said certificates as are behind. |
Ibid, p. 460. |
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Same to the Treasurer of the Chamber to send, with
what speed you can, an account of what will be
due to the King's servants [payable] in your Office
on Jan. 1 next. (The like letter to Visct. Preston
[for the Great Wardrobe]; the Cofferer of the
Household; Sir Gilbert Talbot [for the Jewel
Office]; Mr. Bertie, Treasurer of the Ordnance,
and Mr. Lloyd, Paymaster of the Works.) |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to Richard Kent [as Customs
Cashier] and to Brook Bridges and Thomas Done,
Auditors of Imprests, authorising the allowance
of the sum of 43l. 10s. 0d. in said Kent's account
of the Customs, being money paid by said Kent
to the Mayor of Faversham for his Majesty's particular use and service by order of Sir Stephen Fox,
one of the Treasury Lords. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 378. |
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The like allowance of the sum of 42l. paid by said
Kent, viz. 20l. to William Lisle and William Berkenhead for bringing expresses from Dover; 10l. to
Edward Mable for the like from Lyme; and 12l.
to Joseph Smith for the like from Exeter: said
payments being made in pursuance of Treasuryletters of Nov. 6, 14 [sic for 13] and 19 last. |
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| [?Dec. 26.] |
Entry of [the Treasury Lords' signature of] the docquet
of an in custodiam lease to William Hawes of divers
lands and tenements in Llanelwedd and Colva,
co. Radnor, being parcel of the lands of Rowland
Gwynn, outlaw: at the rent of 18s. per an. and
fine of 36s. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 378. |
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Same of a same to George Bryan, gent., of messuages,
lands and tenements in co. Radnor of Thomas
Turner, merchant, outlawed on a plea of debt by
said Bryan: at the rent of 4s. 10d. per an. and
fine of 9s. 8d. |
Ibid. |
| Dec. 28. |
Money warrant for 1,000l. in part of 1,365l. to Nicholas,
Earl of Carlingford, for nine months, Mar. 20 last
to the 18th inst., on his ordinary of 5l. per day as
Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor of Germany;
the first three months of his ordinary to Mar. 21 (20)
last having been satisfied him by way of advance.
The present warrant is to be satisfied by tallies
on the Customs. (Money order dated 1688–9,
Jan. 7 hereon.) |
Money Book IX, pp. 93–4. Order Book II, p. 191. |
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Appending: certificate, dated 1687, Dec. 21, by
Secretary the Earl of Middleton that the Earl of
Carlingford kissed hands and took leave of his
Majesty Wednesday, 1687, Dec. 21, in order to his
departure [on the said embassy]. |
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| Dec. 29. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt. On Aug. 29
last Richard Kent, Customs Cashier, by order
paid 1,000l. of Customs money to Thomas Robson,
agent of the Earl of Carlingford, Envoy to Germany.
It is necessary that said sum be discharged in the
Exchequer out of said Earl's ordinary of 5l. a day.
The Treasury Lords have signed a money warrant
for this amount to be satisfied by levying a tally
on the Customs [as above]. They desire that said
warrant be executed. Further, on the 5th inst.
the said Kent, by order, paid 250l. of Customs
money to Mr. John Fitch for the fortifications at
Hull: and on the 17th inst. he did by order pay
5,000l. to the Earl of Ranelagh for the use of the
Forces. In order that Kent may have sufficient
discharges for these sums and that they may be
regularly charged to account by proper imprest
certificates the Treasury Lords desire that issues
be made of these items, viz. of 250l. out of the
Customs on any unsatisfied order in the name of
Charles Bertie as for the Office of Ordnance and
of 5,000l. out of the new imposition on wine and
vinegar on any unsatisfied order in the name of
the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces: and the
said Bertie and Ranelagh are to give their acquittance
to the Tellers for those sums: and Kent is to have
tallies for the said sums to discharge him in his
account as Receiver General and Cashier of Customs. |
Disposition Book VII, p. 35. |
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Same to Charles Godolphin. The Treasury Lords
have read your memorial of the 27th inst. concerning the Farmers of the Pre-emption and
Coinage Duty of tin. You are to certify my Lords
what the said Farmers have received upon the
three [quarterly] coinages and how much of it they
have paid. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 460. |
| Dec. 31. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Duncombe [Cashier of Excise].
Do not fail to send me to-morrow morning your
certificates [of the Excise weekly cash]. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 460. |
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The like letter to respectively Mr. Kent for the
Customs; Mr. Hall for the Hearthmoney; Mr.
Lilly for the Post Office. |
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Same to Mr. Frowde. The Treasury Lords have
this day declared the account of the General
Letter Office and the Penny Post Office for the
year ended 1688, Mar. 25. They desire you to
order the Receiver of the Post Office to pay 300l.
to Auditor Aldworth for his pains in auditing said
account and the [like] accounts for the two preceding
years; according to the Treasury warrant of
Nov. 12 last: "as likewise from Lady day [1688]
aforesaid [to pay him] his full allowance according
to that warrant." |
Disposition Book VII, p. 37. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt. The Treasury
Lords desire you, out of any unappropriated money
in the Exchequer, to issue 20,000l. to the Earl of
Ranelagh for the Forces. Countersigned by W. H.
Prince of Orange: "Let this be paid." |
Ibid, p. 36. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to pay over the abovesaid 20,000l. to Monsieur Vanderech for payment
of the Dutch Forces. Countersigned: ut supra. |
Ibid. |
