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December 1,
afternoon. |
Present:—All the four Lords. |
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My Lords order Mr. James Mainwaring to be [appointed] in the
place of Alderman Street deceased, for the Mint at Chester. |
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[My Lords order] 2,000l. to be issued to Mr. Neal to be distributed
(struck through) Mr. Hall to pay the recompense of 6d. per ounce [due]
in the Country Mints: [to be issued out of the new money expected
from the Mint [arising] from the clipt money lent at 5s. 8d. an ounce]. |
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[My Lords order] a privy [seal for a sum] not exceeding 30,000l. to
Mr. Hall for that [aforesaid] use. |
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[My Lords direct] 2,000l. to be issued to the Earl of Ranelagh for
Mr. Eyles: to be issued out of the aforesaid new money. |
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[Send] to Mr. Hoare to be here on Friday afternoon. Ibid. |
| December 4, |
Present:—All the four Lords. |
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[Send word] to the Excise Commissioners and the Attorney General
to be here on Tuesday afternoon. |
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[Request] the French [Protestant] Ministers to be here at the same
time about the estate of La Bretoniere. |
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[My Lords order] 250l. of the tallies on the Excise to be issued to Mr.
Henry Baker for executing a commission for the estate late of Sir
John Freind and for other charges for his Majesty's service. |
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Mr. Hoar comes in with the [Principal] Officers of the Mint. My Lords
require Mr. Hoar to deliver up the books and papers relating to the Mint
which were in the custody of his grandfather Mr. Hoar late Comptroller
of the Mint. He answers that he does not know of any such. Ibid.,
p. 42. |
December 5,
afternoon. |
Present:—Sir Stephen Fox, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Thomas
Littleton. |
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Mr. Eyles is called in and Monsieur Schulenberg's letter for money
due to him in bills is read. [My Lords order that] on Monday morning
Mr. L[owndes] is to direct to [draw a letter of direction for the issue to]
the Earl of Ranelagh for Mr. Eyles of all the money proceeding from
the clipt money which was lent on the Exchequer in General after
the moiety to be first repaid to the lenders is taken out. |
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My Lords [decide that they] cannot interpose in the business of the
timber cut down on my Lord Kilmare's [Visc. Kenmare's] estate in
Ireland and which is distrained by the Earl of Bellomont. Ibid., p. 43. |
| December 8. |
Present:—All the four Lords. |
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The Excise Commissioners are called in. They [promise my Lords
that they] will be here on Friday morning with the Attorney and
Solicitor General about a dispute concerning party guiles. |
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[Send word] to Mr. Standlake to attend my Lords on Friday
morning. |
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My Lords order that publication [advertisement] shall be affixed at the
Excise Office that all persons owing money to that Office upon bills of
exchange shall pay them as they become due or else they shall be forthwith put in suit and Mr. Parry the [Excise] solicitor shall prosecute them. |
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[Send word] to Mr. Duncomb to be here on Friday morning. |
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[My Lords direct that] the Bank Bills lent into the Exchequer be
issued to the Earl of Ranelagh. Ibid., p. 44. |
| December 11. |
Present:—Sir Stephen Fox. |
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The Commissioners of Excise and the Commissioners of Appeals in
Excise are to be here on Monday afternoon with the Attorney General.
Ibid., p. 45. |
December 14,
afternoon. |
Present:—Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Smith, Sir Thomas Littleton. |
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Mr. Corbet is called in. He demands 12,000l. for foreign convoys
and 25,000l. to pay 5 ships. |
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[Send word] to Mr. Papillon that he may depend to have 10,000l. for
the Victualling this day week and 10,000l. more by the end of next
week out of the moneys that are [in process of] sending to the [Mint
in the] Tower to be recoyned: and my Lords desire him to take such
care that the service may not suffer in the mean time for want of
this money. |
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The Attorney and Solicitor General come in with the Excise Commissioners about party guiles. The Attorney General's opinion is
read and debated. My Lords are of opinion that delivery to the
drayman is not sufficient but it must be delivered to the customer
and the proof thereof lies upon the brewer [in order to] discharge him
of the high duty. |
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Mr. Shallet and others come in about the bills of exchange for Excise
[moneys remitted to London] which they would pay at the rate of
5s. 8d. per ounce [of silver]. Upon hearing the matter on both sides
my Lords are of opinion they must pay their bills in good money. |
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The Commissioners of Appeals [in Excise] come in about a rule
which is said to be given in the King's Bench to stop proceedings
before [them] the said Commissioners of Appeals in the cause of
Breedon. If there be no such rule my Lords think they may proceed
but [they are] to consider whether in point of discretion they should
not tarry till next term. |
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Mr. Duncomb is [heard and is] directed to pay back to Mr. Warner
the sum of 800l. which he [Warner] paid here [in London on condition]
to receive [it] at Newcastle, because Mr. Warner is disappointed of
it there; and the Commissioners of Excise must inform themselves
why Mr. Cowley the [Excise] officer at Newcastle did not pay the
money to the said Warner. My Lords recommended it to the Excise
Commissioners to press Mr. Shallet for the payment of the money he
owes. |
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[Send] a letter to the [Excise] Commissioners to dismiss Mr. John
Cowley Mr. Dashwood and Mr. Taylor (struck through) late [Excise]
collector of Durham now removed into Shropshire. |
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[My Lords decide that] for guineas and new money to be lent at the
Exchequer in part of 600,000l. the lenders are to have a discount of
10 per cent. out of the principal and that the said discount is to be
allowed on the accounts of the Earl of Ranelagh or other Paymasters.
Treasury Minute Book IX., p. 46. |
December 18,
afternoon. |
Present:—All the four Lords. |
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My Lords order 100l. to Mr. George Smith on the letters patent
dormant: [to be as repayment] for so much expended by him in
prosecuting clippers and coiners. |
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[My Lords order] the Bank Bills in the Exchequer to be issued to
the Earl of Ranelagh who is to raise money thereupon and to pay the
same to Mr. Eyles in discharge of Monsieur Schuylenberg's bill for subsistence in Flanders: (in the margin 4363l. 4s. 2d.). |
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[My Lords order that] 1,100l. be issued to the Earl of Ranelagh upon
account of subsistence for the Troops in England, being to pay for
the charge of the marching of several Troops upon the late remove of
their quarters: to be issued out of the new money in the Exchequer
lent upon the Vote [of the House of Commons] for 600,000l. |
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[My Lords order that] the rest of the new money lent on the aforesaid
Vote be issued to the Navy for the Victuallers (in the margin Victualling
13,000l.). |
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[Write] to the Chamberlain of the City of London to be here on
Monday evening at 6 o'clock. Ibid., p. 47. |
| December 21. |
Present:—All the four Lords. |
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[My Lords order] old Mr. Nevill to have 20l. in part of his debt on
the Stables. |
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[Send word] to the Customs Commissioners and the Attorney General
to be here to-morrow afternoon about allowing a discount upon bonds
at the Customs House [in cases] where the money [on such bonds] is paid
sooner than the utmost days at [the equivalence of] 5s. 8d. an ounce
[of silver]. |
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[My Lords direct] 10,000l. for the Victuallers out of the new money
come from the Mint this day. |
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[My Lords order] so much to be imprested to Lord Berkeley's
Regiment out of the tallies on the Coal Duties Act as will make that
Regiment [to be paid up] equal with the other Marine Regiment. |
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[My Lords order] next Lady day quarter's [payment] to be completed
to Dr. Otes [on his pension]. Ibid., p. 48. |
December 22,
afternoon. |
Present:—All the four Lords. |
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The Customs Commissioners [attend] about discount [to be allowed]
for time where merchants pay down their hammered money [before the
ultimate days fixed for payment of their Duties]. The Commissioners
are of opinion that as to the bonds for Additional Duties on tobacco
where part of the time is expired there [should] be no [allowance of]
discount for the rest of the time because the merchant had it in his
choice at first either to pay down the whole by discount or to give the
bonds. My Lords agree thereunto. |
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Counsel appear [on both sides] on the informations transmitted by
Sir Richard Nudigate against Mr. Newsham, Receiver for Warwickshire.
My Lords order that affidavits be left here [at the Treasury] for
Newsham to have copies: and if he produce any affidavits the copies
thereof are to be delivered to Sir Richard or his order a week before the
day of hearing. The counsel for Sir Richard (struck through) Receiver's
son will produce John Evetts and William Knight, Mr. Grascomb
and Mitchener the Receiver's man. The hearing [before my Lords is]
to be on Friday the 22nd of January next: no affidavit is to be used
at the hearing that is not delivered into this [the Treasury] Office ten
days before [that date], to the end that copies may be taken as above. |
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[Write] to the Chamberlain [of the City of London] to pay forthwith
into the Exchequer all the new money or guineas by him received for
the House [Duty] money and to carry all the hammered money by him
received for the same [Duty] at [the equivalence of] 5s. 8d. an ounce
into the Exchequer to be coined. Ibid., p. 49. |
December 23,
Kensington. |
Present:—The King, all the four Lords. |
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[The King orders] Mr. Killigrew to have 20l. and Mr. Grenville 20l.
on account of his rent [of Mote Park]. |
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[The King orders] 2,308. 13. 4 to be issued to the Earl of Ranelagh
to complete a bill of 16,441l. of Monsieur Schuylenberg for subsistence
in Flanders. |
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The King directs that better care be taken to prosecute the estates of
persons convicted or outlawed for treason. Ibid., p. 50. |
December 24,
morning. Treasury Chambers, Whitehall. |
Present:—All the four Lords. |
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[My Lords order] 400l. to be issued to the Earl of Ranelagh on account
of subsistence in Flanders to answer the discount of [the abovesaid]
2,308. 13. 4 ordered yesterday to complete the subscription of Monsieur
Schuylenberg's bills and also the interest due on them from the days
they fell due etc.: to be issued out of loans on the Vote [of the House
of Commons supra p. 68]. Ibid., p. 51. |
December 29,
afternoon. |
Present:—ut supra. |
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[My Lords order that] 4 dozen of wine found in Westfield's hoy at
Battle Bridge and now in the King's warehouse belonging to the Earl
of Dorset and the Earl of Romney be delivered [to the said Earls] upon
paying his Majesty's Duties and giving reasonable satisfaction to the
officer. Ibid., p. 52. |
December 30,
afternoon. Kensington. |
Present:—The King; all the four Lords. |
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The Admiralty Commissioners and the Victuallers are called in.
The state of the Victualling as presented by the Victuallers is read as
also another paper demanding 20,000l. per week presently till the
Parliamentary funds are settled and then a good sum in Exchequer Bills
or [Bank of England] notes; and 20,000l. credit in the outports [to be
furnished] by the Commissioners of Excise. |
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The Chancellor [of the Exchequer in reply] said that as to the weekly
payment there is no prospect and the Excise Commissioners will not
give the credit; but tallies may be struck for the Victuallers on the
600,000l. credit given by the Parliament. |
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The King recommends it to the Commissioners of the Victualling to
do their utmost and the Treasury Lords will supply them with as much
money as they can. |
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The King orders the ship ordered for the West Indies to be first
provided for. |
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[The King orders the issue of] 3,000l. in Bank Bills to Mr. Medina:
and that the rest of those Bills and the new money from the Mint do go
toward satisfaction of Mr. Hill's bills for subsistence in Flanders,
amounting to 26,421. 9. 1¼. |
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The gentlemen of the Bank come in. They desire allowance of their
loss arising by remittances [of exchange for subsistence of the Forces in
Flanders and that same for paid out of or] by tallies on the Salt
Act. |
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The King [replies that he] will consider [and the gentlemen of the
Bank go out]. |
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The gentlemen are called in again and are told that the papers [concerning this matter] shall be brought [up for consideration again] next
Treasury day and his Majesty will [then] come to a determination of the
matter. Treasury Minute Book IX, p. 53. |
