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March 1683

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
Mar. 1. Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt. There are the following sums now in the Receipt, viz. 13,000l. of loans made by Sir Nath. Johnson et al. this week on the Hearthmoney, 1,050l. [paid in by] receivers general, 21l. 17s. 11d. of lands forfeited, 12l. 17s. 8d. of a moiety of compositions in the Exchequer, 48l. of King's Bench finer, 10l. of the rent of Bombay, 3s. 6d. of the fine of a lease, 91l. 13s. 9d. of [sheriffs'] proffers, 6s. 7¾d. of rent of lands, making a total of 14,234l. 19s. 5¾d. This total is to be issued as follows, viz.: Disposition Book II, pp. 209–10.
l. s. d.
to Mr. Griffin, Treasurer of the Chamber 8,228 5 10½
to the executors of Nicasius Leffebure 60 0 0
to Mr. Packer, Paymaster of the Works, for the ordinary 1,000 0 0
to ditto for half a year for the [Garden] plantations 101 7 2
to the officers of the Works, a year's salary 397 5 8
to Mr. Roberts for Windsor Works for Oct. and Nov. 1,000 0 0
to Andrew Lawrence, surveyor of highways 242 0 0
to the falconers 400 0 0
to three Pages of Honour 90 0 0
to Mris. Elliot, housekeeper at Newmarket 50 0 0
to Mr. Ford, ditto 18 5 0
to Mr. Brideall, Clerk of the Jewel House 26 13 4
to Sir Gilbert Talbot, Master of the Jewel House 50 0 0
to Mr. Darcy and Mr. Benion 300 0 0
to me [Guy] for secret service in part of 395l. 200 0 0
to ditto in part of 650l. 100 0 0
to four Maids of Honour 200 0 0
to the Grooms and Pages to the King and Queen 166 13 4
to Mris. Ursula Elliot 15 0 0
to Mr. Estall 37 10 0
to Mr. Swan 20 0 0
to me [Guy] for secret service 600 0 0
to John Walker, Usher of the Exchequer Court on his liberate 386 9 0
to Lodowick Bray 20 0 0
to Morris, the joiner 9 15 10
to Anthony Seagar 58 0 0
to Mr. Packer for Mr. Peacock, gardener 50 0 0
to ditto for Mr. Waite, gardener 93 1 6
to Eliz. Jenkins, a rocker 20 0 0
to Alice Baggot 20 0 0
to Mris. Lowe 18 5 0
to Widows Madge, Lely, Robart 60 0 0
to Widow Dorny 5 0 0
to the Master of the Great Wardrobe 162 13 4
£14,205 5 0½
The remainder is to be retained [for the Treasury Lords' direction.]
Feb. 28
[sic
erratum
for
Mar. 1].		 Henry Guy to Ralph Montagu, Master of the Great Wardrobe, to apply as follows the abovesaid 162l. 13s. 4d., viz. 122l. 13s. 4d. to Mr. Darcy and Mr. Benion's clerks, 20l. to Mris. Bococke, 20l. to Mris. Thornton. Disposition Book II, p. 211.
Mar. 1. Same to Edward Griffin, esq., Treasurer of the Chamber, to apply as follows the abovesaid 8,228l. 5s. 10½d., viz. 1,000l. to yourself to reimburse what you have advanced; 1,387l. 10s. 0d. to the Yeomen of the Guard, 200l. to 20 footmen for a quarter, 40l. to four ditto for same, 20l. to Widow Coote, 10l. to George Mills, 600l. to Mr. Chace, 50l. to the Queen's apothecary, 50l. to the apothecary of the Household, 52l. to Mr. Oglethorpe, 400l. to the Gentlemen of the Chapel, 30l. to the Serjeant of the Vestry, 36l. 3s. 4d. to the closet keeper, 52l. to Lady Sayers, 100l. to the housekeeper at Whitehall, 100l. to same at Windsor, 100l. to same at Hampton Court, [viz. Mr.] English; 50l. to the wardrobe keeper there, 25l. to the executors of John Boreman, late housekeeper at Greenwich, 25l. to the present housekeeper there, 54l. 15s. 0d. to Mr. Whynyard, keeper of the Parliament House; 75l. to the gallery keepers, 281l. 17s. 0d. to Sir Charles Cotterell, 170l. 13s. 4d. to Mr. Cotterell, 50l. to Monsieur Le Bas, 159l. 7s. 3d. to the officers of the Jewel House, 371l. to the officers of the Removing Wardrobe, 50l. to Jonathan Chace, a groom there; 274l. to the watermen for a quarter's wages, 99l. 10s. 6½d. to the huntsmen to complete a quarter, 6l. to Mr. Oldner of the Vestry, 50l. to Mr. Coleman, late deputy underhousekeeper at Hampton Court; 1,660l. 4s. 4½d. to the messengers on bills, 110l. to Mr. Gauntlett for necessaries for the Council Chamber, 15l. to John Webb, pondkeeper; 48l. to Mris. Oglethorpe, more; 11l. 12s. 8½d. to Tho. Farmer, musician; 23l. 5s. 5d. to John Twiss, ditto; 11l. 12s. 8½d. to Jeffery Alworth, ditto; 14l. 13s. 6½d. to John Crouch, ditto; 11l. 13s. 2d. to Richard Tomlinson, ditto; 11l. 12s. 8½d. to Theo. Fitz, ditto; 9l. 0s. 7½d. to Nath. French, ditto; 11l. 12s. 8½d. each to Joseph Fashion and Isaac Staggins, ditto; 27l. 16s. 8d. to Henry Brockwell, ditto; 11l. 12s. 8½d. each to Edmd. Flower and John Lenton, ditto; 50l. to Dr. Staggins, ditto; 20l. each to Widows Watson, Atkinson and Bradley; 24l. to Widow Vanbright for Keile Drums; 15l. to Widow Reeks, 20l. each to Widows Williamson and Wosencroft, 11l. 10s. 10d. more to Dr. Staggins, 11l. 10s. 10d. to Mr. Singleton, 25l. 5s. 0d. to Mr. Cooper in full of 45l. 5s. 0d.; 7l. 10s. 0d. to Dr. Blow for Widow Cutler; 12l. 10s. 0d. to Mr. Gregory, clerk of the cheque. Ibid, pp. 211–14.
Followed by list of the messengers included in the abovesaid item of 1,660l. 4s. 4½d. viz. William Gregory, clerk of the cheque, 12l. 10s. 0d.; Hen. Philips, clerk of the cheque, and his predecessor, 25l.; Tho. Atterbury, 12l. 9s. 4½d. wages and 91l. bills; Tho. Saywell, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 42l. bills; Tho. Smith, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 18l. 10s. 0d. bills; William Howell, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 18l. 10s. 0d. bills; Thomas Beake, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 121l. 10s. 0d. bills; Edward Goldegay, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 16l. bills; Ralph Carter, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 13l. 10s. 0d. bills; Henry Eales, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 26l. bills; Henry Legatt, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 77l. 10s. 0d. bills; Simon Winslow, 12l. 9s. 4½d. wages and 21l. bills; John Bradley, 12l. 9s. 4½d. wages and 25l. 10s. 0d. bills; Henry Evans and John Potts, his predecessor, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 18l. bills; William Richardson and his predecessor, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 73l. 10s. 0d. bills; Joseph White and his predecessor, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 75l. 10s. 0d. bills; Richard Pheasant and his predecessor, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 13l. 10s. 0d. bills; Francis Strut and his predecessor, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages and 71l. bills; 12l. 9s. 4½d. wages to William Smith, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages each to Philip Madox, George Pearse, John Blundell, Tho. Dixon, Edwd. Dechaire, Anthony Buins, Robt. Orler, Jno. Pidgeon, Edwd. White, Thomas Widowes, Nicholas Copley; Tho. Herne; Edwd. Stanny, Tho. Mason, Thomas Marlow, St. John Taylor, John Turnor, John Eales and John Wheeler, 12l. 9s. 4½d. wages to John Wynne, Charles Mansell and Tho. Lindores, 24l. 18s. 9d. wages to Benj. Crosley.
Mar. 1. Henry Guy to the Attorney General. The Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, have sent to the Treasury Lords a Certiorari signed by the Attorney General, Ireland, who advises that you should move for passing same in the Chancery, England, so that it may be sent to the Exchequer in Ireland, who will immediately send back the judgment, whereby the King may have satisfaction in England from those (ut supra, p. 691) who have no assets in Ireland. Report your opinion hereon to the Treasury Lords. Out Letters (General) VII, pp. 116–7.
Appending: (a) said writ of Certiorari as to the debts owing to the Crown from Sir William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Phillip Jennett [Jemmett], Jno. Breedon, Sir James Hayes, Dannet Forth, Geo. Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphry Taylor, Ralph Bucknall, Robert Huntington, Sir George Carteret. (b) Statement of opinion by Sir William Domvile [Attorney General of Ireland]. I find this is drawn according to the precedent of a Certiorari sent to Ireland in 18 Car. II.
Mar. 1. Henry Guy to Col. Birch, Auditor of Excise, and Mr. Ashmole, Comptroller of Excise. Hasten the Excise Farmers' accounts for the year ended 1682, June 24. Out Letters (General) VII, p. 117.
The Treasury Lords to the Earl of Gainsborough, Lord Warden of New Forest; Sir Tho. Badd, Sir Richd. Beach, Richard Norton, Tho. Billson, Tho. Agar, Francis Dickens, Edward Lee, Isaac Betts. The Surveyor of Works desires 500 load of timber out of New Forest for the King's new building at Winchester. Report to us hereon. Ibid.
Money warrant for 9l. 15s. 10d. to Henry Norris for half a year to 1682, Christmas, on his fee of 12d. a day and allowance of 26s. 8d. per an. as joiner of his Majesty's Privy Chamber. Money Book IV, p. 147.
Same for 93l. 1s. 6d. to Philip Packer, Paymaster of the Works, as imprest to be paid over to William Waite, keeper of his Majesty's Privy Garden at Whitehall for 1681, Lady day quarter, for keeping said garden and the Fountain Garden and cleaning the long stone Gallery in Whitehall Palace. (Money order dated Mar. 1 hereon.) Ibid, p. 148. Order Book XXXIX, p. 60.
Same for 20l. to the executors of Humphrey Madge for half a year to 1676, Lady day, as late one of the King's musicians. Money Book IV, p. 148.
Same for 18l. 5s. 0d. to Rebecca Low, relict of William Low, for half a year to 1676, June 24, on his allowance of 2s. a day as late a Groom of the Chamber to the Queen. (Money order dated Mar. 2 hereon.) Ibid, p. 148. Order Book XXXIX, p. 60.
Same for 20l. to the executors of John Lely for half a year to 1677, June 24, as late one of the King's musicians. Money Book IV, p. 149.
Same for 20l. to Lodowick Bray for half a year to 1682, Christmas, on his pension. Ibid.
Same for 20l. to the executors of Anthony Robarts for half a year to 1672, Christmas, as late one of the King's musicians. Ibid.
Same for 20l. to Alice Baggot, relict of Jno. Baggot, for half a year to 1671, Christmas, on his annuity. Ibid.
Same for 71l. 10s. 0d. to Phillip Packer as imprest, to be paid over to Henry Peacock for half a year to Christmas, 1680, as keeper of his Majesty's bowling green and balcony garden plots at Hampton Court: as by bills signed by Sir Christopher Wren, Surveyor General of Works, and William Yonge, deputy housekeeper of Hampton Court. (Money order dated Mar. 3 hereon.) Ibid, p. 150. Order Book XXXIX, p. 61.
Same for 5l. to the executors of Richard Dorney for 1677, June 24 quarter, as late one of the King's musicians. Money Book IV, p. 150.
Mar. 2. Royal sign manual for 486l. 10s. 0d. to Henry Guy for secret service, without account: to be issued on the 10,000l. dormant privy seal of Dec. 13 last. (Money warrant dated Mar. 5 hereon. Money order dated Mar. 5 hereon.) King's Warrant Book IX, p. 124. Money Book IV, p. 151. Order Book XXXIX, p. 61.
Mar. 3. Money warrant for 300l. to the executors of Barbarah Villiers for half a year to 1682, Christmas, on her annuity out of the Coinage. (Money order dated Mar. 5 hereon.) Money Book IV, p. 151. Order Book XXXIX, p. 62.
Same for 500l. to Robert Squibb, junr., as imprest for the redemption of English captives: to be paid out of the money arisen by the late collection for same. (Money order dated Mar. 5 hereon.) Money Book IV, p. 151. Order Book XXXIX, p. 62.
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of such Excise money as is directed to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: Disposition Book II, p. 214.
l.
to Mr. Fox for subsistence of the Forces 2,000
to ditto for off-reckonings 2,000
to the Cofferer of the Household 2,000
to me [Guy] for secret service on my 20,000l. per an. 200
to the Duke of Southampton 375
£6,575
Same to same to issue as follows out of Customs money to be similarly paid in, viz.: Ibid.
l.
to the Treasurer of the Navy [on the Navy's] weekly money, whereof 2,000l. is for the Victuallers 3,500
to ditto for Mr. Pearce the chirurgeon 500
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance for one week [on the Ordnance Office] money 500
£4,500
Same to same. Of the 162l. 13s. 4d. directed on the 1st inst. to be issued to the Master of the Great Wardrobe, the Treasury Lords desire that only 40l. thereof be so issued and that the remaining 122l. 13s. 4d. be reserved to be issued to me [Guy] for secret service on a warrant which you will receive for that purpose. Ibid, p. 215.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to open at the Countess of Sunderlands' house in Queen Street two cases arrived in the Charlotte yacht for her. Out Letters (General) VII, p. 118.
Same to Lord Dartmouth to take into the Ordnance stores 15,543 bags of saltpetre, brown, and 1,197 bags of saltpetre, white, from the East India Company, who are to be paid 38s. 6d. per cwt. out of the Customs of East India goods imported by them after Sept. 29 next with 6 per cent. interest. Ibid, p. 119.
Same to the Attorney General enclosing Mr. Montague's patents [as Master of the Great Wardrobe]. Draw a great or privy seal for suspending his salary of 2,200l. and reducing him again to the ancient fees of the Wardrobe. Ibid.
Mar. 3. Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners. Enquire as to one Everis, a Customs officer at Chichester, who is said to be a notorious factious person. Out Letters (General) VII, p. 119.
Same to the Excise Managers [Farmers] for an account of the charge for management of the Excise in London, Middlesex and Surrey. Ibid.
Same to Major Dickens. The Purveyor of the Navy must be present at the felling of the 600l. of timber in New Forest ut supra, p. 722. Ibid.
The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland. Yours of the 20th ult. to hand with all the accounts in it except the judgment given against the Earl of Ranelagh's partners for 76,000l. odd. We agree to the further instructions which you propose for collecting, accounting for and receiving the Revenue of Ireland and will send them by next post. As to the Receiver General's draft patent we do not understand why you propose to leave out as to Exchequer acquittances. Take the advice of the King's Counsel thereon. We approve of the clause you propose to add to this patent, but as it is too late to insert it, it must be applied by way of instruction and under the King's hand, "which by his Majesty's being this day gone out of town will be something the longer obtaining." Out Letters (Ireland) III, pp. 98–9.
Mar. 5. Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer for a particular of the lands and tenements of Edward Backwell in Tyringham, Lathbury and Emberton, co. Bucks, and of six messuages in Lombard Street, in the tenure of John Taswell, Peter Wade, John Snell, Joseph Hamlyn, Eliz. Barrow and Valentine Duncombe, being also parcel of said Backwell's estate, all which were seized into the King's hands for a debt of 61,871l. 6s. 0d. charged upon said Backwell in the account of Sir George Carteret, late Treasurer of the Navy. Warrants not Relating to Money IX, p. 183.
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to Mr. Whitty at Whitehall for the Duchess of Portsmouth some wine etc. on board Capt. Clements' yacht at Greenwich. Out Letters (General) VII, p. 120.
Same to Mr. Froude to report to the Treasury Lords on a clause in a letter from the Irish Revenue Commissioners proposing to have an officer in Ireland approved by the Postmaster General of England to see to the opening of the mail so that no fine goods be conveyed privately by that means, "a mischief that has been practised too much of late," and further proposing that when the farm of the Post Office [Ireland] determines the late Farmers be not admitted to have it or any others that may interrupt the revenue. Ibid.
Money warrant for 20l. to the executors of Anne Jenkins in part of one year to 1671, June 24, on her annuity of 30l. per an. Money Book IV, p. 152.
Mar. 6. Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue (out of the loans on the Hearthmoney made by Sir Nath. Johnson et al.) 30l. to Mr. Poulteney, Page of Honour, additional to the 30l. directed to him in the last list. Disposition Book II, p. 215.
Mar. 6. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to permit Thomas Westerne, gunfounder, and all the King's subjects, to export rough iron ordnance for the space of one year from date hereof on payment of a duty of 5s. per ton: it appearing by the said Commissioners' report on said Westerne's petition (which petition was referred to the Treasury Lords by the King in Council July 13 last) that the making of iron guns is a manufacture that ought to be encouraged and that the easing of the duty from 2s. a cwt. to 5s. a ton, though it seem to be a diminution is [will prove] in reality an advance [in the yield] of the Customs for that the said duty payable by the Book of Rates is so high that it amounts to a restraint of the exportation, which appears by experience, for that there has been but one [rough] iron gun entered outwards since the order of the King in Council of 1681–2, Mar. 3, gave permission for the export of turned or nealed guns and of any others of the same manufacture for a twelvemonth, thus suspending the proclamation of 1681, Nov. 9, which prohibited the export thereof for a year. Out Letters (Customs) VIII, p. 194.
The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland. In yours of Dec. 9 last concerning the Duke of Ormonde's Prizage you represent that the late [Irish Revenue] Farmers gave the Duke 2,000l. per an. for same and that the collection of said duty had better be in the hands of the King's officers, and that others for the present year have offered the Duke as much for the same. You are to treat for same for 2,000l. for one year from Dec. 25 last. Keep a distinct account of said duty for the King's better information for the future of the value thereof. We shall reply in our next to yours of the 24th and 26th ult. Out Letters (Ireland) III, p. 99.
Henry Guy to Auditor Phelips to hasten the accounts of Jno. Smith, receiver of fee farm and other rents in cos. Essex, Herts, Middlesex and London. Out Letters (General) VII, p. 320.
Same to the Attorney General. Report on the enclosed copies of Lady Robina Lockhart's privy seal and the draft privy seal for explaining same ut infra, under date Mar. 25. Ibid.
Same to the Hearthmoney Farmers. Send the Treasury Lords your reply to (a) infra which has been sent to my Lords by very worthy, honest Justices of the Peace. Ibid, p. 121.
Appending: (a) letter to the Treasury Lords from said Justices: G. Talbot, J. Talbot, Math. Eyre, Jno. Hitzthrbort, William Brewere. In our part of co. Wilts George Brett, the collector of Hearthmoney is universally complained of for his illegal proceeding. (1) He takes no notice of houses exempted by certificate according to the Act and levies thereon for arrears as well as for the present year. (2) He levies on persons whose chimneys are stopped up without enquiry whether they have been stopped since the first [Hearthmoney] Act, and where proof has been made that they were stopped up long before 1662, Mar. 25. (3) He distrains on persons for double duty under pretence of concealments if they have not told him the full number of hearths at first demand though there hath been no denial of his free surveying of the house. These things are illegal and we suppose he
does not account for the considerable sums he raises thereby.
Mar. 8. Henry Guy to the Lord Chamberlain to swear William Lingen as a messenger in extraordinary to levy fee farm and other rents in co. Yorks, he being recommended by the receiver for co. Yorks. Out Letters (General) VII. p. 121.
Same to the Customs Commissioners. Send the Treasury Lords an answer to a clause in a letter of the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, in which they desire that the Customs officers, England, should send them very full accounts of ships bound to Ireland and with such expedition that same may arrive before the ships "for if they come after the ship is discharged they are of no use to us." Ibid, p. 122.
Same to Lord Arundel of Trerice. Send me the patent for your pension of 1,000l. per an. [for the Attorney General] to draft a surrender thereof. Ibid.
Same to the Excise Managers [Farmers]. Report to the Treasury Lords on the enclosed letter [missing] sent to them from the country. Ibid.
Royal warrant to the Treasury Lords to issue their warrant to Edward, Earl of Gainsborough, warden of New Forest, Sir Tho. Badd, kt. and bart., Sir Richd. Beach, kt., Richard Norton, Tho. Bilson, Tho. Agar, Francis Dickins, woodward of New Forest; Edward Lee, Isaac Betts, the King's builder in the yard at Portsmouth, and to the assistant builder there, to fell 200 of the best and largest oaks for the Navy and 50 holly trees to be delivered to the purveyor of the Navy by indenture: the offal to be sold and all to be accounted for before the auditor for co. Southampton before Hilary term next. (Treasury warrant hereon accordingly, dated April 2, for felling 100 oaks and 50 hollies. This warrant to be first entered in the Court Book at Lyndhurst.) King's Warrant Book IX, pp. 124–5. Warrants not Relating to Money IX, pp. 192–3.
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal authorising the Treasury Lords to give rewards to discoverers of clippers and coiners out of the estates of such convicted persons: all by reason that the privy seal of 1682, Aug. 9, supra, p. 572, and the Treasury warrant of Dec. 4 last, supra, p. 654 (both which are hereby confirmed) did not make sufficient provision to defray rewards and charges of prosecution. King's Warrant Book IX, pp. 125, 126–7.
Mar. 10. The Treasury Lords to the Earl of Arran [Lord Deputy of Ireland]. We have received yours of the 1st inst. containing the drafts of letters for the Receivers General, Accountant General and Revenue Commissioners. They are being prepared and when signed by the King shall be sent to you. You have received from the Revenue Commissioners a state of the late [Irish Revenue] Farmers' debt upon which you have written to all the collectors to apply what money they receive of the Farmers' arrears to satisfy those assignments that are upon them to the civil and military lists and to no other use whatsoever. We approve hereof. As soon as you receive an account of this affair send it us, and consider what further steps are necessary to get in that great arrear from the Farmers and to prevent so great a loss. The King has signed the [Irish] establishment in Council. It will be transmitted to you as soon as entered in the [Privy] Council books. Out Letters (Ireland) III, p. 100.
Mar. 10. The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland. From yours of the 1st we note that you and the Solicitor General [Ireland] are now agreed as to the draft of the instructions to you and of the commissions to the Receiver General and Accountant General. As to the Receiver General's patent we think it unreasonable that fees should be paid for salaries or charges of management and [we] will supply this [defect] by an instruction to the Receiver General; as likewise instructions to him to obey your directions and to grant victualling bills to the masters of ships. Your proposal concerning abating 5l. per ton on the customs of brandy is too important to be determined on the sudden. Lay it before the Lord Deputy and Council in Ireland and send us their opinion. It may be necessary to have the opinion of the [Privy] Council here before we venture to direct you therein. As to the salaries of the Accountant General's clerks we leave it to him. We have written the Lord Deputy ut supra as to the late Farmers' debt. We enclose a copy of the [English] Customs Commissioners' answer to us as to your request for port accounts of ladings of ships bound to Ireland. We have also sent them that [in your letter] which relates to the Isle of Man. We have not of late granted any letters for custodiums [in Ireland] nor shall we without first hearing your report on them. "You cannot expect that you can goe thorow so ungratefull a worke as the calling old officers to account without being exposed to great clamour, but we desire you to goe on in the performance of your duty without any discouragement." As to the 16,000l. you have directed to be paid to the Receiver General, we suppose you intend same shall be applied in the first place to the payment of the three months to the army; and so for other moneys as they come in. Out Letters (Ireland) III, pp. 101–3.
Appending: letter from the Customs Commissioners, England, to the Treasury Lords, dated Mar. 9. In reply to Mr. Guy's letter of the 8th, we formerly Dec. 9 last at the desire of Lord Longford et al. gave directions to the officers of Liverpool, Whitehaven, Bridgewater, Barnstaple, Beaumaris, Minehead, Bristol, Bideford and Chester, to give the Irish Revenue Commissioners an account from time to time of goods shipped for Ireland. We will quicken them therein and give the like direction to Exeter port. We desire a reciprocal correspondence from Ireland to us here as an advantage to his Majesty's service.
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer for stay of process against Francis Perkins of Ufton, co. Berks, on the arrears of the 20l. a month Recusancy fine; he and Catherine his wife having been severally convicted of Recusancy, viz. he 1678, Oct. 30, and his wife in January following, whereon summons of Pipe for in all 300l. has been issued on the 20l. a month whereon only 20l. has been levied, but said Francis's lands have been seized into the King's hands, 1680, Oct. 22, and two-thirds thereof have been ever since duly answered to the King, said Perkins being willing to waive his liberty of recovering said lands on the plea of their being cumbered. Warrants not Relating to Money IX, pp. 186–7.
Mar. 10. Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to the Earl of Conway of that piece of ground or garden enclosed by a wall and containing 145 feet in length and 90 feet in width in the parish of All Saints in Newmarket, co. Cambridge, extending from the place called the Old Tennis Court on the East, abutting south on the road from Newmarket to Wood Ditton and west on the land of William Clayton: and also of that parcel of land containing 80 feet each way adjacent to the first-named plot and abutting west on the land of Thomas Gray: said two plots being part of the circuit of the ancient palace or mansion house of the King and demised by patent of 1676, Aug. 21, to Thomas Elliot, Groom of the Bedchamber, for 99 years. The present term is to be for 93 years from Aug. 21 last, being the remainder of the existing term which is hereby to be surrendered: rent to be 3s. 4d. per an.: proviso of re-assumption on the King's repaying to said Earl 900l. for the present existing buildings and such further sum as said Earl shall expend thereon by assent of the Surveyor General. Warrants not Relating to Money IX, pp. 187–9, 195.
Prefixing: particular of the premises made out by Auditor J. Phelips Feb. 14 last, and ratal thereof by William Harbord, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, Feb. 27 last. (The Treasury Lords' signature dated April 24 of docquet of this lease.)
[?] Entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal to Thomas Lloyde of divers lands and rents of Lawrence Smyth, outlaw in co. Hereford. Ibid, p. 190.
Mar. 10. Treasury warrant to William Lingen, gent., one of the messengers of the Chamber, from time to time to levy arrears of rent due from fee farmers and tenants in co. Yorks, according to schedules of such arrears under the hand of the Auditor for co. Yorks: Lingen to be allowed 6l. 13s. 4d. per an. during this service: all by reason that Richard Sowray, deputy receiver of fee farms and other rents set apart in co. Yorks for payment of pensions and salaries to poor ministers, vicars, schoolmasters and others has informed the Treasury Lords that said fee farmers and tenants have neglected after due summons to appear and answer the said rents, by which means the Receiver has not been able to pay all the said pensions due at Michaelmas last. Ibid.
Same to William Harbord, Surveyor General of Crown lands, to have trees felled in Whittlewood Forest (to which forest said Harbord is "a neighbour") to replace the 100 defective trees in the 300 which were felled there lately by virtue of the royal sign manual of Jan. 12 last supra p. 681; Mr. Bowyer, the purveyor of the Navy, having certified that such proportion proved defective by reason of their having been formerly often browsed. Ibid, p. 194.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ Thomas James and Phillip Orpheur as tidesmen at Berwick: to be established at 10l. per an. each. Out Letters (Customs) VIII, pp. 194, 195.
John altered to George Patrickson as a landwaiter at Hull loco John Tolhurst, lately deceased.
Edward Llewellin as waiter at Southbury in Swansea port loco—Davies, lately dismissed.
Henry Browne as commander of the smack for the coast of Sussex loco Dudley Hopper, lately dismissed. In the margin: cancelled 2 Sept. 1683.
William Wicker to have an extraordinary commission to seize uncustomed and prohibited goods.
Mar. 10. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners. Report to the Treasury Lords your opinion on the clause in a letter from the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, advising that in order to prevent the evil of the practices of the merchants in the Isle of Man "the King should farm the Customs of that island and manage them by his own officers." Further enclosing a petition of Francis Monke et al, drapers, to the King praying for a Commission to put the laws in execution against the exportation of wool etc. and Mr. Blathwayt's letter of the 8th inst. transmitting said petition to the Treasury Lords from the Committee of Trade, for the Customs Commissioners to attend said Committee thereon on Monday next. Out Letters (General) VII, p. 122.
Same to the Attorney General to prepare a warrant for a lease of the manor of Tyringham to John Backwell. Ibid, p. 123.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the case of Richard Clerke, a coastwaiter, dismissed, as he says, by false suggestions. Ibid.
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of such Excise money as is directed to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: Disposition Book II, p. 215.
l
to the Paymaster of the Forces for subsistence 2,000
to ditto for off-reckonings 2,000
to me [Guy] for secret service in part of my 20,000l. per an. 200
to the Duke of Monmouth 1,000
to Sir Stephen Fox for the Earl of Lichfield 800
£6,000
Same to same to issue as follows out of Customs money to be similarly paid in, viz. Ibid, p. 216.
l. s. d.
to the Treasurer of the Navy [one week's] weekly money, whereof 2,000l. is for the Victuallers 3,500 0 0
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance one week's money 500 0 0
to me [Guy] for secret service 486 10 0
to the Earl of Conway 25 0 0
£4,511 10 0
Same to same to pay the following list out of the surplus of the Hearthmoney which is directed to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz. 150l. each to Lady Newburgh and Lady Wentworth, 125l. to Mr. Griffin, 50l. to Edward Progers, 250l. to Sir John Lawson's daughters, 100l. to Lord Chandos' daughter, 100l. to George Feilding, 125l. each to Dame Joane Howard and Lady Trevor, 250l. to the Countess of Portland, 60l. to Mris. Anne Goulding, 50l. to Mris. Martin, 100l. to Mris. Isabella Bointon, 75l. to Mris. Sophia Stuart, 125l. to Lord Lucas, 50l. to Dr. Gibbon, 20l. to Robt. Bertie for Mris. Cock, 75l. to Mr. Dryden, 500l. to George Dunstan, 50l. to Mris. Mary Nevill and Sophia Nevill, 100l. each to Lady Stepney, Lady Price, Mris. Jane Berkeley; 250l. to me [Guy] for secret service in part of 372l. 13s. 4d.; 100l. to Mris. Clara Bolton, 100l. to Mr. Oglethorpe, 80l. to Mr. Milward, 500l. to Lord Alington, 100l. to me [Guy] for secret service on an order dated 1682, Sept. 20. The remainder is to be reserved for the Treasury Lords' direction. Ibid, pp. 216–7.
Mar. 10. Money warrant for 500l. to William, Lord Alington, for half a year to 1682, Lady day, on his fee or allowance as Constable of the Tower of London. Money Book IV, p. 152.
Same for 50l. to Eliz. Martin, widow, for half a year to 1682, Sept. 29, on her annuity or pension. (Money order dated Mar. 12 hereon.) Ibid, p. 152. Order Book XXXIX, p. 62.
Same for 100l. to Sutton Oglethorpe for half a year to 1681, Lady day, on his annuity or fee as Master of the Studs. Money Book IV, p. 152.
Same for 80l. to Thomas Millward for one year to 1679, June 24, on his same as provider of her Majesty's robes. Ibid.
Same for 250l. to the Countess of Portland for 1680, June 24 quarter, on her annuity or pension. Ibid.
Same for 50l. to Edward Progers for 1679, Christmas quarter, on his same. Ibid, p. 153.
Same for 25l. each to Mary Nevill and Sophia Nevill for half a year to 1682, Christmas, on their same. (Money order dated Mar. 12 hereon.) Ibid, p. 153. Order Book XXXIX, p. 62.
Same for 50l. to Dr. Nicholas Gibbon for half a year to 1680, Sept, 29, on his same. Money Book IV, p. 153.
Same for 60l. to Mris. Anne Goulding for half a year to 1682, June 24, on her same. Ibid.
Same for 100l. to Mris. Clara Bolton for half a year to 1675, Sept. 29, on her same Ibid.
Same for 125l. to Dame Ruth Trevor for 1677, Christmas quarter, on her pension. Ibid.
Same for 125l. to Charles, Lord Lucas for 1680, June 24 quarter, on his annuity or pension. Ibid.
Same for 100l. to Isabella Bointon, widow, for half a year to 1679, Christmas, on her same. Ibid, p. 154.
Same for 125l. to Edward Griffin, for 1679, Sept. 29 quarter, on his same. (Money order dated Mar. 12 hereon.) Ibid, p. 154. Order Book XXXIX, p. 62.
Same for 500l. to George Dunstan for half a year to 1681 Sept. 29, on his same. Money Book IV, p. 154.
Mar. 10. Money warrant for 125l. each to Eliz. and Anne, daughters of Sir John Lawson, for half a year to 1676, Sept. 29, on their annuity or pension. Money Book IV, p. 154.
Same for 100l. to Rebecca, daughter of William late Lord Chandos, 25l. thereof in full for 1681, June 24 quarter, and 75l. in part of the half year ended 1681, Christmas, on her same. Ibid.
Same for 150l. to Lady Philadelphia Wentworth for 1677, Christmas quarter, on her same. Ibid.
Same for 125l. to Dame Joane Howard for 1680, Christmas quarter, on her same. Ibid, p. 155.
Same for 100l. to Mris. Justina Vandike, now Lady Stepney, for half a year to 1676, Christmas, on her same. Ibid.
Same for 100l. to Dame Goditha Price for 1679, June 24 quarter, on the same to Sir Herbert Price (since deceased) and her. Ibid.
Same for 100l. to Dame Jane Berkeley for half a year to 1676, Sept. 29, on her same. Ibid.
Same for 75l. to Dame Sophia Stuart for 1672, Sept. 29 quarter, on her pension. Ibid.
Same for 20l. to Robert Bertie for half a year to 1682, Lady day, on the annuity or pension to him for the life of Mris. Mary Cocke. Ibid.
Same for 100l. to George Feilding for half a year to 1682, June 24, on his annuity. (Money order dated Mar. 14 hereon.) Ibid, p. 156. Order Book XXXIX, p. 63.
Same for 50l. to John Dryden for 1679, Christmas quarter, on his annuity or pension as Poet Laureat; and 25l. for 1679, Sept. 29 quarter, on his [additional] annuity or pension. (Money order dated Mar. 14 for said 25l.) Money Book IV, p. 156. Order Rook XXXIX, p. 64.
Same for 1,000l. to James, Duke of Monmouth, in full of 1681, Christmas quarter, on his annuity or pension of 6,000l. per an. Money Book IV, p. 156.
Same for 750l. to Charles, Duke of Southampton for 1681, June 24 quarter, on his annuity or pension. Ibid.
Same for 1,500l. to George, Earl of Northumberland for half a year to 1681, Christmas, on his same. Ibid.
Same for 1,000l. to Sir Stephen Fox for half a year to 1682, Lady day, on the payment to him for secret service as by the privy seal of 1674, July 27 (for the Earl of Lichfield). (Money order dated Mar. 17 hereon.) Ibid, p. 157. Order Book XXXIX, p. 77.
Mar. 12. Same for 475l. 2s. 9d. to Phillip Burton as imprest for Crown law charges. (Money order dated Mar. 14 hereon.) Money Book IV, p. 157. Order Book XXXIX, p. 64.
Treasury warrant to abovesaid Burton to pay 340l. 11s. 10d. to Richard Graham for his charges in prosecuting several suits against Popish Recusants, priests and Jesuits. Money Book IV, p. 157.
Mar. 12. The Treasury Lords to the Earl of Craven to appoint a convoy to attend such as Charles Duncomb shall send to bring from Bristol a considerable sum of [Customs] money which must be brought to London in specie for want of returns [by bills] at present. Out Letters (General) VII, p. 123.
Henry Guy to Mr. Blathwaite. The Treasury Lords will hear the business of the quit rents of Jamaica on Saturday week the 24th inst. Give notice to the parties concerned. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ Christopher Sykes as boatman at Hull loco Christopher Shoare, lately deceased. Out Letters (Customs) VIII, pp. 195, 196.
William Hincks as boatman at Sunderland loco Michaell Potts, lately deceased.
Thomas Burrell as weighing porter at Newcastle loco Robert Spencely, lately deceased.
Henry Wickham as boatman at Hull loco William Dickinson, deceased.
John West as Comptroller and Surveyor General of the Plantation duties in Caesaria and Pennsylvania with the accustomed allowances of salary.
John Clarke as Comptroller and Surveyor General of the Plantation duties in New York loco John Sharpe, lately deceased.
Same to John Ramsey, serjeant at arms, to discharge from custody Christopher Banaster, Receiver of the Seventeen Months tax, co. Lancs. and surety of James Starkey, Receiver of the Eighteen Months' tax ibid.: the said Banaster and Edward Tyldesley having given bond in 3,000l. to pay 1,400l. into the Receipt before May 18 next in part of the debt due upon the said assessments. Warrants not Relating to Money IX, p. 191.
The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland. It has been usual in Ireland to grant victualling bills to masters of ships for their provisions. As there is no special direction in this behalf in your commission we hereby authorise you to grant such victualling bills as accustomed, taking care they be entered in books apart by themselves according the 22nd article of the rule annexed to the Book of Rates. Out Letters (Ireland) III, p. 105.
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of Sir John Eustace. We agree with the draft royal letter as below with the alterations we have made therein. Ibid, pp. 105–7.
Prefixing: (a) petition to the King from said Eustace shewing that owing to absence from the kingdom and to the negligence of his agent he has reaped no benefit of the King's intentions as to his uncle the late Lord Chancellor [Sir Maurice] Eustace's allowance, which has been constantly granted to the Speaker of the House of Peers in Ireland towards defraying the charge of that place; and that now the general rule or order of Council [Ireland] against commissions for discoveries of lands threatens to prevent petitioner getting any relief. (b) Reference dated Whitehall, 1681, Dec. 14, from the King to the Lord Lieutenant of said petition. (c) Report undated from the Duke of Ormonde to the King thereon. The lands mentioned in the draft ut infra were convicted from said Chancellor's heirs and it will be no inconvenience to make a grant in accordance with the terms of said draft. (d) Reference dated Windsor, 1682, Aug. 3, from the King to the Treasury Lords of said report and of the draft following. (e) Said draft of proposed grant. The patent of 14 Car. II. granted to Sir Maurice Eustace the towns and lands (being then in his quiet possession) of Stillorgan, Little Newtown, Leopardstown, Kilmacud and Prompstown, co. Dublin, and the towns and lands of Newtown, Hoarstown, Sigginstown, Newland, Newtown near Newland, Blackrath, Blackhall and Newtown near Blackhall, co. Kildare, which said lands have been since evicted from said Chancellor and his assigns. A grant is to be hereby made to said Sir John Eustace and his heirs of such forfeited castles, houses, lands, tenements and hereditaments as he shall find out by inquisition (to the like annual value as the above lands) and which are in the King undisposed of or which the said Eustace shall first agree for with the persons in possession, and on his first placing thereon so many satisfyable deficiencies of soldiers and adventurers entitled to reprise as are required by the rules of the Acts of Settlement and Explanation: all to be held of the King as of the Castle of Dublin in free and common socage under the accustomed quit rents.
Mar. 12. Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of Christopher, Baron of Slane, a minor, per his guardian Alice, Countess Dowager of Drogheda. We have no objection to the draft royal letter ut infra if the words be inserted "nevertheless under the same rents, restrictions, limitations and provisoes and according to the same estate as in and by the said decree." Out Letters (Ireland) III, pp. 107–12.
Prefixing: (a) said petition shewing that petitioner's father Randal, Lord Slane, was declared an innocent by the Court of Claims and restored to all his lands etc. as held before 1641, Oct. 23, and died seized thereof about 1677, whereupon same descended to petitioner. Prays a confirmatory grant of said estate. (b) Reference dated Whitehall, 1682, Aug. 23, from the King to the Duke of Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant, or the Earl of Arran, Lord Deputy of Ireland, of said petition. (c) Reference dated Dublin Castle, Sept. 18, from the Earl of Arran to the Attorney and Solicitor General, Ireland, of said petition. (d) Report dated Sept. 30 from Sir John Temple, Solicitor General, Ireland. The said decree of the Court of Claims is dated 1664, April 30, and the said restored estate was such as was claimed under the settlement made by William, late Lord Slane, dated 1638, Dec. 22. Randall, Lord Slane, died in 1675 [sic ? for 1677]. The grant will be no prejudice to the Crown. (e) Draft royal letter for such grant. (f) Report to the King from the Earl of Arran dated Oct. 10. (g) Reference dated Whitehall, 1682–3, Jan. 18, from the King to the Treasury Lords of the abovesaid report and draft.
[?] Royal sign manual regulating the payments upon the new establishment of Ireland as settled by the King. Said establishment is contained in five lists prefixed [for these lists see infra in the Appendix at the end of this table for 1683] viz. (1) for the civil affairs, (2) for all military affairs there, (3) for Tangier Garrison, (4) for a number of ships principally to attend the service of Ireland, (5) for pensions. It is hereby directed that the payments on the first four of the said lists shall be from time to time satisfied in the first place before any of the payments provided for in the list of pensions, and that in case in any one year the Revenue of Ireland shall not be sufficient to satisfy more than the said first four lists then such deficiency shall fall upon the list of pensions, "and also an equal abatement is to be made thereout according to such proportions as our said revenue shall fall short of satisfying all the above pensions after the sums due to the four firstmentioned lists shall be discharged. And it is our further express will and pleasure that no pension be added to this our list except a vacancy first happen to answer the same." Ibid, pp. 113–29
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