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| April 11. |
William Lowndes to the Excise Commissioners. The Treasury
Lords, having signed the Association entered into by the House of
Commons, do recommend it to you together with the rest of the officers
of Excise to sign the like Association and, when it is signed, to transmit
same to the Treasury Lords with all convenient speed. (The like letter
to respectively the Postmasters General, Customs Commissioners, Sir
Robert Howard [for the officers of the Receipt of the Exchequer],
Commissioners of Appeals [in Excise], officers of First Fruits, Agents
for Taxes, Commissioners for Sick and Wounded, Commissioners for
Hackney Coaches, Commissioners of Alienations, Commissioners for
Prizes, Auditors of Imprests and Auditors of the [Crown] Revenue.
Out Letters (General) XV, p. 82. |
| April 13. |
Treasury allowance of the incidents bill detailed of the Commissioners
for Hackney Coaches: for 1696 Lady day quarter: total 109l. 16s. 8d.
Money Book XIII, p. 122. |
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Money warrant for 30l. to Ann Golding, 20l. thereof to complete
1693 Xmas quarter on her pension of 120l. per an. and the remaining
10l. in part of the succeeding quarter. Money Book XIII, p. 119. |
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Treasury warrant to Thomas Neale, Master and Worker of the
Mint, to pay 100l. to Gerrard Banks, senr. and junr., of Wigan, County
Lancs., for the value of 2 presses and the charge of bringing them from
County Lancs. to the Mint at the Tower for the use of the coinage
"which presses the said persons have had for many years in their
possession for the stamping of pewter." Ibid., p. 120. |
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William Lowndes to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 120l. to
Lord Edward Russell on the unsatisfied order in his name as Treasurer
of the Chamber: to be issued out of loans to be made by said Russell
on credit of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise: to be paid over
to Thomas Herbert, his Majesty's watchmaker for furnishing and
providing of watches for the Pages of the Bedchamber, pursuant to
a warrant of the Lord Chamberlain. Disposition Book XIII, p. 124. |
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William Lowndes to the Excise Commissioners. My Lords are
informed that there are great sums due to the King in arrear on account
of Excise in the London Brewery [trade] which if not collected before
May 4, whilst the clipped money may [legally] be taken, will probably
be very difficult to be recovered. You are to take the best methods
you can for the speedy receiving, answering and payment thereof.
Out Letters (General) XV, p. 83. |
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Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed memorial
[missing] of the Duke of Schomberg and Lienster, concerning the
debt and cheques [respit] of his Regiment. Ibid. |
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Same to [the Lord Chamberlain] to swear Robert Gilliver in as a
messenger [of the Chamber] for levying his Majesty's land revenue.
Ibid., p. 84. |
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Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra. |
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Prefixing: (a) order of the King in Council dated, Whitehall, April
11, that all ships and vessels outward bound upon any foreign trade
and now in the river or in the Downs should be permitted to proceed
[as] far as Spithead notwithstanding the embargo. Out Letters
(Customs) XIII, p. 257. |
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Same to same to observe (a) infra. |
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Prefixing: (a) a like order of the King in Council, Kensington,
April 9, that such ships and vessels as are designed for the Island
Fishery be permitted to proceed, notwithstanding the embargo.
Ibid., p. 258. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ John
Cooper as boatman, Newhaven port loco William Goodier, deceased: |
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Robert Patterton as one of the Riding Officers on the coast of Kent
and Sussex loco Edward Anderson "whom you have found cause
to dismiss": |
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Capt. Jacob Taneway as a same ibid loco Walter Devereaux who
chooses rather to relinquish the employment than remove: |
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Cha. Forrester as waiter and searcher, Berwick port, loco Robert
Fenwick, deceased. Out Letters (Customs) XIII, p. 257. |
| April 13. |
Same to same, to pay Robert Farish, late collector of Carlisle,
121l. 15s. 3¼d. in reward for his services and sufferings in the cure of his
wounds and in reimbursement of expenses during the time he was collector of Carlisle, on condition of his first clearing the balance of 55l. 19s. 3¼d.
on his account: the assaulting and wounding of petitioner having been
very notorious and he having been at considerable expense in cure of
his wounds and prosecution of his assailants besides 65l. 16s. 0d.
charges to which he was put in remitting [to London] the money of
his collection. Ibid., p. 258. |
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Treasury reference to the Attorney. and Solicitor-General of the
petition of Edward Visct. Cornbury to the King praying a lease of
several parcels of lands in the parishes of Greenwich, Deptford and
Lewisham, which having lain concealed in private hands are discovered.
Reference Book VII, p. 144. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Mathew
Pinkerton of Manchester, County Lancs., shewing that, having
exported a parcel of silks at Carlisle in the name of John Mordoch,
merchant in Glasgow, in the kingdom of Scotland, the same silks being
afterwards returned and imported again at Carlisle to the petitioner in
his own name are seized "by the officers at the same port": therefore
praying relief. Ibid., p. 145. |
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Same to same, of the petition of Henry Westerman, shewing that
he imported 1½ tons of herch "a commodity like Borin [Rosin]" being
all for his Majesty's use, but the Customs Officers have seized same:
therefore praying a non pros to the seizure. Ibid. |
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Same to S. Travers, Surveyor-General of Crown lands, of the petition
of Ann Hopper for a [fresh] lease of a tenement formerly part of
Richmond House [Palace], whereon she has been at great expense
in repairs. Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant [to the Clerk of the Pipe] for a lease to Ralph
Sherwood, junior, of premises ut supra, Treasury Calendar, Vol. X,
pp. 854–5 (being a messuage in Shipton, County Berks.) for 99 years,
terminable on the death of Ralph, son of the said Ralph, at the old
rent of 3l. 3s. 4d. per an. with the same heriot with notice penee
[poenae] as in the present lease, and fine of 44l. Warrants not Relating
to Money XV, p. 101. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to report on
the enclosed petition [missing] of Sir John Dillson, praying a custodiam
of some forfeited lands in Ireland as in a schedule thereto: said petition
having been received by the Treasury Lords from the King. Out
Letters (Ireland) VII, p. 83. |
| April 14. |
Money warrant for 60l. to Robert Stephens, messenger appointed
to look after the printing press; 50l. thereof in reward of his service
in that employ for one year ended 1696 Lady day and 10l. for his
charges and expenses in carrying on the business of his said office
within said time. (Money order dated April 27 hereon.) Money Book
XIII, p. 120. Order Book IV, p. 286. |
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Treasury warrant dormant to John Knight, Customs Cashier, to pay
William Powell his salary of 52l. per an. as a King's waiter, London
port. Money Book, XIII, p. 121. |
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Same to same to pay the salary of 600l. per an. to Robert Cole,
His Majesty's Agent and Consul General at Algiers as by the privy
seal of the 9th inst., ut supra Treasury Calendar X, p. 1358. Ibid., p.
122. |
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William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to permit the
import (on payment of Customs) of some 25 tuns of wines lately
come from St. Sebastian in Spain in the ship St. Philip and consigned to the Ambassador from Spain. Out Letters (General) XV,
p. 83. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh. The Treasury Lords desire you to
pay the subsistence of Col. Holt's Regiment from time to time to
Bastiæn Bayer, Joseph Martyn and Richard Cary, Esqs., Commissioners
of [Agents for Barbados and] the Leeward Islands: until further
order. Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Baker. The Treasury Lords some time since directed
Mr. Aaron Smith to prosecute the recovery of the personal estate of
Monsieur La Parystone and Mr. La Bretonnier who by their last
wills have left same or most thereof to alien enemies. Smith has made
some progress therein. Least His Majesty's service in this particular
should suffer by reason of the circumstances Mr. Smith now lies
under you are to go on with the said prosecutions with all diligence,
receiving information herein from the said Smith and from Mr. La
Plaine, "the gentleman who brings you the letter." Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the Surveyor-General of Crown Lands for a
particular of 3 closes of pasture called Bentley Park at Richmond,
containing about 20 acres and other premises as below, in order to
a lease thereof to Sir Charles Hedges for 31 years from Lady day last
on the full annual rents amounting to 26l. per an. |
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Prefixing: said Surveyor-General's report on the petition of Sir
Charles Hedges, John Stephens and William Beamont for same.
Petitioner pays 20l. per an. for the said 3 closes of which he is in
possession; the said Stevens is in possession of a small tenement or
bakehouse which he lately held by assignment from Edward Villeir,
Esq. (lessee of the late Queen Mother) for a term of years which ended
at Lady day, 1696, at 4l. per an.; and the said Beamont lately held
by lease or assignment from the said Mr. Villeirs an orchard or garden
containing an acre at 40s. a year, part of which premises is now laid
into Sir Charles Hedges' kitchen garden, who has built a greenhouse
thereon for the convenience of his mansion house and gardens. The
premises are part of the manor of Richmond, Lord Capell's petition
for which manor is before you for report. Warrants not Relating to
Money XV, pp. 100–1. |
| April 14. |
Royal warrant, dated Kensington, to the Lord Deputy, Ireland, for
an allowance (on the Military Establishment of Ireland) of 10s. a
day to Sir James Jefferies, Lieut.-Commander of Duncannon Fort,
over and above the 10s. allowed him in lieu of his Company: to be
payable from April 1 instant until some further provision be made
for the said Jefferies over and above his said 10s. a day in lieu of his
Company. Out Letters (Ireland) VII, p. 126. |
| April 15. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 3,000l.
to the Duke of Shrewsbury for secret service: without account.
(Money warrant dated April 24 hereon. This warrant quotes the
privy seal as dated April 23.) (Money order dated April 27
hereon.) King's Warrant Book XVIII, p. 387. Money Book XIII,
p. 124. Order Book IV, p. 287. |
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Same to the Attorney-General for a great seat for a grant to William,
Earl of Rochford, of all and singular the manor of Hendon and premises
as follows being the forfeited estate of William, late Marquess of
Powis as found by inquisition taken at St. Clements Danes, 1690,
Sept. 22, before John Radnor, Esq., and others: together with all the
arrears and mesne profits thereof not answered to the Crown but
excepting the capital messuage or tenement called Powys House now
in the possession of Sir John Somers, Kt., Keeper of the Great Seal:
all to be holden to him the said Earl of Rochford, his heirs, etc., for
ever as of the manor of East Greenwich in free and common socage
under the rent of 13s. 4d. per an. |
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And whereas a grant was lately directed to the said Earl of the said
late Marquess's estates in Counties Northampton and Montgomery, a
clause is to be added to the present great seal to grant to the said
Earl all arrears and mesne profits of the said last mentioned estates. |
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Appending: particulars and memorandum of the first mentioned estate
hereby granted with exceptions as above and found by inquisition
taken as above. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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the messuage called Powys House situate in Great
Lincolns Inn Fields in the parish of St. Giles
in the Fields: of the clear annual value of |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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the reversion of 8 messuages adjoining to the said
mansion house after the termination of a
31 years' term therein |
32 |
0 |
0 |
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the manor of Hendon with its appurtenances and
with divers messuages and lands in Hendon,
severally in the possessions of John Nicholl,
Esq., Abell Browne, Thomas Roberts, Edward
Mills, John Mills, Richard Twiford, John Nicholl
of Burrowes, Thomas Marsh, John Marsh of
Kilburn, Richard Page, Thomas Page, Robert
Etheridge, Richard Marsh of Page Street,
Richard Marsh of Gladwin Street and Gregory
Higgins: of the clear annual value of |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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the Rectory of the parish of Hendon and the tithes
of wheat, oats and hay in the said parish and
manor: of the clear annual value of |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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the advowson of the vicarage of the parish of
Hendon: of the clear annual value of |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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l1,332 |
1 |
0 |
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King's Warrant Book XVIII, pp. 380–3. |
| April 15. |
Royal sign manual for 100l. to Sir Thomas Lawrence, Kt., as royal
bounty: without account. (Money warrant dated April 24 hereon.)
(Money order dated April 27 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XVIII,
p. 383. Money Book XIII, p. 124. Order Book IV, p. 287. |
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Royal warrant to the Treasury Lords to give warrant to the auditor
for County Gloucester to allow Mr. Philip Ryley, in his account for
the sale of cinders in the Forest of Dean, the sum of 1,110l. being
equal to a moiety of the fines imposed upon clippers as follows; all
as a reward for his diligence and expenses: he having applied himself
to the detecting that great mischief of exchanging broad money
practised by divers wicked persons for profit in order to the clipping,
melting down or otherwise defacing the same, and he having conducted
that affair, to the discovery against—Gore, — Howard, — Waker,
William Ladds (who was fined 133l. 6s. 8d.), William Hartley (fined
66l. 13s. 4d.), Thomas Tothall (fined 1,000l.), — Bythell fined 1,000l.:
making total fines of 2,200l.) and others and having attended the
prosecution of those so fined: which fines have been paid to the
sheriffs of London who pretend to have received the same in right of
their office, whereby Ryley received so recompense thereout: and it
appearing that (until under said Ryley's care) the sale of cinders in
Dean Forest never raised one farthing but has now in 3 years past
amounted to 145l. or thereabouts. King's Warrant Book XVIII,
p. 384. |
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Royal sign manual for payments to persons as follows for their
respective proportions of the rewards promised by the Proclamations
of Feb. 23 and March 22 and 31 last for apprehending several conspirators and as apportioned by the Privy Council the 9th inst. after hearing
the claims of the persons who discovered and seized said conspirators:
being 3,000l. for apprehending George Porter, Thomas Prenderfast
and Thomas Keyes. |
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to Sir Francis Vincent, baronet, William Reeves,
junior, Joseph Phelp and William Cock,
606l. 5s. 0d. each |
2,425 |
0 |
0 |
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to William Nutshall |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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to John Hatton and William Uphill, 200l. each |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to Thomas Freeland |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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to Thomas Agar, gentleman |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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to George Palmer, William Shortridge's man, and
Andrew Holt, 10l. each |
30 |
0 |
0 |
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to the miller's man, Thomas Edser and Henry
Sheires, 5l. each |
15 |
0 |
0 |
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l.3,000 |
0 |
0 |
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and the reward of 1,000l. for apprehending—Meldrum: |
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to Robert Greenway, John Frisby and William
Shellitore according to their agreement |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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and the reward of 1,000l. for apprehending—Cramburne: |
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to John Butching |
700 |
0 |
0 |
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to Thomas Lenham, Ensign Gage and William
Daval, 100l. each |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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l.1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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and the reward of 1,000l. for apprehending—Chambers: |
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to Richard Pointer and William Atton to be
divided among them |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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(Money warrants dated April 24 hereon.) (Money orders dated
April 28 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XVIII, p. 386. Money Book
XIII, p. 125. Order Book IV, pp. 288–9. |
| April 15. |
William Lowndes to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 20,000l.
to Francis, Earl of Bradford, on the unsatisfied order in his name
as Cofferer of the Household,: to be issued out of loans to be made
by Mr. Lancelot Burton on credit of the Hereditary and Temporary
Excise: and to be for the use and service of the Household. Disolution Book XIII, p. 123. |
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Same to same to issue 1,500l. to the Duke of Shrewsbury on the
unsatisfied order in his name for secret service: to be issued out of
loans to be made by said Earl or by any others at his nomination
on credit of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise. Ibid., p. 124. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners to view and inspect the accounts
of Sir Edward Seymour as late Treasurer of the Navy and to make
states thereof with their observations thereon and to present them to
the Treasury Lords on Friday next. Out Letters (General) XV, p. 84. |
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Same to the Attorney-General. It is the King's pleasure that you
prepare a Proclamation and bring it to the Privy Council on Friday
morning next requiring all collectors of taxes and revenues to receive
such clipped moneys as the late Act of Parliament requires them to
accept till May 4 next and particularly to receive at once two, three
or four quarters upon the Land Tax [the fourth 4s. Aid] according to
a clause in the Act for the same: and to require the Receivers-General
of the Taxes to receive clipped moneys from the collectors according
to the Act, taking care that when they or the head collectors receive
any clipped moneys from the particular collectors they seal it up and
keep it so distinctly that they may be able to swear when they bring
the money to the Exchequer that it is the very money by them received
from the collectors: and that the [Assessment] Commissioners,
Receivers General and Collectors be respectively enjoined to use
speed and diligence in the raising, collecting and bringing up to the
Exchequer the said clipped moneys. Ibid. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of
Thomas Blackmore praying a non pros to an information brought
against him upon the seizure of a parcel of Alamodes, etc. (which he
bought of the Lustring Company) for not being sealed, as a clause
in the Act for the Duty on Coals directs, though they were bought
long before the said Act passed. Reference Book VII, p. 145. |
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Royal warrant to Henry, Lord Capel, Lord Deputy of Ireland, for
payment of 500l. to Ann Hartwell out of the revenue, Ireland, in
consideration of the loss sustained by her late husband, Samuell
Hartwell, who in his lifetime petitioned for a recompense for the loss
of his castle called Castle Connell, near Limerick, which was demolished
by the King's order after the surrender of Limerick: all in accordance
with several reports thereon from the Earl of Romney late head
Lieutenant of Ireland and by the present and late Solicitor-General
there. Out Letters (Ireland) VII, p. 84. |
| April 15. |
Same to same to give directions to the officers concerned, to deliver
up and cancel the bonds as follows entered into by Robert Mackarel,
merchant: he having petitioned shewing that he had suffered great
hardships in France by reason of his being a Protestant and that
endeavouring with what effects he could to escape from France into
Ireland "to settle under our government," he had several of his
ships seized and condemned as well in England as Ireland, some
whereof were sold in Ireland and the money paid into the Exchequer
to the value of 2,295l. 16s. 1d.; and that several other of his ships
were seized there to the value of 1,491l. 8s. 1d. and delivered to petitioner
on bail for his due answering the ships and goods so seized, as to all
which he prayed for the cancellation of said bonds and for the said
2,295l. 16s. 1d. to be allowed him out of the Customs payable out of
his trade: which said petition being referred to the Lord Deputy by
the Treasury Lords in Jan., 1694–5, and by the Lord Deputy to the
Attorney-General, Ireland, the said Attorney-General reported,
1695, Dec. 20, certifying that the fact of petitioner's losses as above is
supported by affidavits and that several of his ships were used in
the transport service for which there is a considerable sum due to him,
that some of his ships and cargoes to the value of 2,295l. 16s. 1d. as
above were seized and sold and others to the value of 1,421l. 8s. 1d.
were seized and valued and judgement given against them for the King
upon warrant of attorney given by petitioner, he having wholly
submitted to the King's mercy and that upon his application to the
late Lords Justices the last named ships and cargoes were delivered
to him on bond as above: and further that petitioner and his family
are settled in Dublin and shows no mark of ill affection to the Government but rather the contrary and that his whole substance is in the
King's hands and power and he very unfortunate and deplorable and
his case one of commiseration. Ibid., pp. 85–6. |
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Same to same for a patent under the great seal of Ireland for a
grant to Richard, Earl of Bellomont, of all the estates, manors, lands,
mortgages, etc., of Sir Valentine Browne, commonly called the Lord
Kenmare and Sir Nicholas Browne his son, forfeited by the late
Rebellion, except all lead mines in the island of Rose [Ross], County
Kerry: all for 1,000 years from 1695, May 1, at a peppercorn rent:
he to forthwith demise the same in trust for 999 years at a rental of
1,000l. per an. to the said Earl or his nominees with the overplus
rental to the Crown; the said Trustees to observe (in their demises,
etc.) the directions of the Lieutenant Deputy or other Chief Governor,
Ireland. Ibid., 89–90. |
| April 17. |
Money warrant for 4,445l. 16s. 0d. to John Knight and Bartholomew
Burton in reward and satisfaction for their trouble and charges in
procuring several sums of money as follow to be lent at the Exchequer
between 1695, May 8, and 1695–6, Feb. 10, to wit:
and also in receiving [from the Exchequer] and paying back the same
to the respective lenders: being after the rate of 10s. per cent: to be
satisfied out of loans to be made by said Knight and Burton on credit
of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise. (Money order dated April
18 hereon.) Money Book XIII, p. 121. Order Book IV, p. 284. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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on credit of the Hereditary Excise |
66,000 |
0 |
0 |
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on credit of the Duties on Marriages, Births
and Burials |
40,000 |
0 |
0 |
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on credit of the Post Office |
18,000 |
0 |
0 |
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on credit of the Exchequer in General |
765,160 |
2 |
6 |
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l.889,160 |
2 |
6 |
| April 17. |
William Lowndes to the Earl of Ranelagh to apply as follows the
2,136l. 11s. 10½d. residue of 300,000l. charged on the Continuing Act
and lately put into your hands ut supra p. 77 for the service of the
Forces as also the further sum of 808l. 13s. 1¾d. appointed by the
letter of direction of this day's date to be issued to you as below,
making in all 2,945l. 5s. 0d., viz.: |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to Mr. Lamb for 2 months' advance to the officers
of the Hospitals in Flanders to enable them to
repair to their duty |
1,715 |
5 |
6 |
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to ditto more in full satisfaction for the stores and
provisions which he laid on for the use of the
Hospitals at Dixmuyd, the last campaign, and
which were seized by the French upon their
entering into that place |
472 |
9 |
6 |
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to Stephen Roujat appointed to attend His
Majesty's royal person for the ensuing campaign as chirurgeon |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to Lewis Petit an engineer in his Majesty's service
in Piedmont for his pay for one year ended
Dec. 31 last |
182 |
10 |
0 |
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to the executors of Fran. Cadole, late an engineer
there for his pay from the 1st of January,
1694–5 to Dec. 16 following, inclusive [being]
the day of his death |
175 |
0 |
0 |
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to Ensign Devereux as the King's bounty towards
the charge of cutting of[f] his leg and cure of
his wounds received at Namur |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
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l.2,945 |
5 |
0 |
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Disposition Book XIII, p. 123. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 808l. 13s. 1¾d. as above
to the Earl of Ranelagh on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster of the Forces: to be issued out of loans to be made by said
Earl on credit of the Continuing Act: and to be applied to such
uses [as above] as the Treasury Lords shall direct. |
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Likewise 123l. 9s. 9d. to Charles Fox and Lord Coningsby on the
unsatisfied order in their name as Paymasters of the Forces, Ireland:
to be issued out of loans to be made by said Fox on credit of the
Continuing Act: and to be applied to the clearing of the arrears of
pay due to the late Major Rapin on the Establishment of Ireland.
Ibid., p. 124. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Thomas Waddon executor of Capt. John Waddon praying
payment of 107l. 2s. 6d. due to said John [for pay] from 1693, April 1,
to 1695, Aug. 28, as a Captain in Sir Bevill Granvill's Regiment. Out
Letters (General) XV, p. 84. |
| April 17. |
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Col.
Nathaniell Blakiston, late Lieutenant Governor of the Island of
Montserrat, praying payment of the arrears due to him as a Captain
in the Regiment now Commanded by Col. Holt: said petition being
referred to the Treasury by order in Council dated April 2 inst. Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwaite enclosing an Address from the General
Assembly of Maryland to the King touching the advancement [of
the tariff] of foreign coins in that Province. Ibid., p. 85. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed petition
and memorial thereto annexed [both missing] of Sir George Saint
George relating to some matters in difference between him and Sir
Mathew Bridges upon account of the Regiment late the said Saint
George's and now under the said Bridges. Ibid., p. 86. |
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Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra. |
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Prefixing: (a) Order of the King in Council dated Kensington,
April 9 inst. (made upon the petition of several masters of ships bound
to Ostend and other places in Flanders praying liberty to proceed)
that the embargo be taken off from all ships and vessels trading to
Holland and Flanders. |
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In the margin: "the like signed 24 April, 1696." Out Letters
(Customs) XIII, p. 259. |
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Treasury reference to the Commissioners of Transports of the petition
of Arthur Shallet praying directions to the said Commissioners to
pay him interest for the money due for 6 ships' service in 1693 "the
interest being as justly due as the principal," the Treasury Lords
having ordered the principal money Oct. 3 last for discharge of the
said ships. Reference Book VII, p. 146. |
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Treasury warrant to the Surveyor-General of Crown Lands for a
particular of premises as follows, viz., the Honor of Eye, etc., County
Suffolk in order to a lease thereof to Charles, Lord Cornwallis for 99
years to commence from the Queen Dowager's decease for such part
thereof as is in her jointure, and from date hereof as to the residue
but concurrent as to the demesnes with the term in being to Edward
Honyng: the consideration of this lease to be the good and faithful
services of the said Lord and the reserve rent of £— per an. |
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Prefixing: said Surveyor-General's report on said Cornwallis's
petition for such lease. The said Honor was made part of the Queen
Dowager's jointure and rated to her by Sir Charles Harbord, then
Surveyor-General of Crown Lands, as follows, viz., 53l. 15s. 10d. in
quit rents or rents of assize; 10l. 17s. 7½d. for Castle Guard rents;
14l. 7s. 8d. for profits of Courts by a medium; or 79l. 1s. 1½d. in all out
of which was reprized 18l. 6s. 8d. for auditor, steward and bailiffs leaving
60l. 14s. 5½d. clear. By indenture dated 1690, July 26, the Queen
Dowager and her Trustees demised the said Honor, except Goswald
Wood and the demesne and farm lands and woods, etc., to petitioner
for 31 years at 79l. 1s. 1½d. per an. rent with the reprise of the said
18l. 6s. 8d. Goswald Wood was anciently let by copy of Court Roll
and is in lease from 1692, June 16, to Peter Rudge, gent., for 3 lives
at the old rent of 1l. 13s. 4d. (included in the above quit rents). There
are also a small part of the ruins of the Castle, a void piece of ground
called the Castle Hill and an old dungeon at Eye belonging to the
Honor but of very inconsiderable value. |
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The scite and demesnes of the late Priory of St. Peters in Eye was
granted 1597, June 26, inter alia to Edward Honyng, Ursula his wife
and Wingfeild Honyng their son. In 1598, June 29, the same with the
manor of Eye Hall (then in lease to Charles Cutler for 21 years from
1575 Lady day) were granted to said Edward Honyng, the scite and
demesnes for a further 40 years and the manor for 40 years in reversion
at the rents of 20l. 2s. 9½d. per an. for the scite and demesnes and of
15l. 13s. 9d. per an. for the manor. It is certified by Edward Littleton,
clerk of St. Buttolph's Without Aldersgate that Wingfeild Honyng was
buried there 1658, Nov. 30, so that there are still 3 years to come in the
scite and demesnes, whilst the grant to Cutler expired 1596 Lady day
so that the reversionary term therein ended in 1636 from which time
the same hath been or ought to have been in [the Crown's] hand but
the Auditor certifies that only the rent of 15l. 13s. 9d. has been answered
to the Crown by George Webb, Esq. I am informed that the scite
and demesnes of Eye Priory have of late been claimed by the Queen
Dowager under colour of some general words in her settlement as
having been part of the late Queen Mother's jointure but I am assured
the same was not mentioned in the Surveyor-General's ratal nor has
she ever received the reserve rent which has always continued in charge
before the auditor of the county and answered to the Crown. I rate
the Honor at 660l. (on 60l. 14s. 5d. per an.), the manor at 650l. (on
35l. 16s. 6¼d. per an.), the scite and demesnes at 1,000l. and Goswald
Wood at 60l. or 2,370l. in all [for a fine]. The scite and demesnes were
surveyed in 1650 at 291 acres and valued at 165l. per an. but in 1684 a
strict enquiry was made and it appeared that the houses were run to
decay, the woods destroyed and the lands much driven and not worth
a noble an acre being in divers persons' hands on remainder terms
which none of them desired to renew. Warrants not Relating to Money
XV, pp. 102–3. |
| April 17. |
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy, Ireland, to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Capt. Henry Rice praying several
lands in Ireland which were forfeited by Walter Coppinger in the last
Rebellion and are now held by petitioner in custodiam until discharge
of a mortgage of 484l. upon them, or for a custodiam lease for 99
years; said petition having been referred to the Treasury by the Privy
Council. |
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In the margin: the foregoing letter was renewed to the Lords
Justices 1696, July 31, upon the death of the Lord Deputy. Out
Letters (Ireland) VII, p. 83. |
| April 18. |
William Lowndes to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 600l. to the
Earl of Ranelagh on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster
of the Forces: to be issued out of loans be made by said Earl on the
credit of the Continuing Act: and to be by him paid over to Lord
Fairfax for one year to 1695, Xmas, due to him as heir to Lord Colepeper
[on the said Lord's annuity] for the quit rent of Virginia. Disposition
Book XIII, p. 125. |
| April 20. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ John
Natt as warehousekeeper in Plymouth port loco Peter Conte deceased.
Out Letters (Customs) XIII, p. 261. |
