Entry Book: June 1684, 10-14

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June 1684

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
June 10. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ William Newbery as a surveyor of the coastwaiters, London port loco Richard Boyce, lately made a deputed searcher ibid. Out Letters (Customs) VIII, p. 282.
Same to the Clerk of the Pipe or his deputy for a lease to James Hayes, gent., of the scite of the tenement called Nethercombe alias Eastcombe, newly built and of all the house called the old house and appurtenances thereto situated in East Greenwich, the close called the Grove, containing six acres, the close called Eastfield, containing 30 acres; the pasture called Eastfield and Blackheath, containing 87½ acres, and the land lying on Blackheath and the marsh adjoining, containing together 92 acres, all appurtaining to the said tenement formerly in the tenure of Thomas Whitsanders, and successively in that of James Key, John Cooke, and James Fortrey and demised to said Fortrey by grant dated 1662–3, Feb. 26. The said Fortree died 1674, Dec. 25. The present lease is to be for 9½ years from 1705, Christmas, being the expiry of Fortree's lease. The rent to be the old rent of 42l. 16s. 8d. per an. with 25 loads of hay and 50 quarters of oats to be delivered yearly to the King's barn at Greenwich for feeding the King's horses there. The fine to be only 5l. in view of the lessee's charges in maintaining the banks from breaches against the Thames, and in scouring the common sewers according to the custom of the level there. Warrants not Relating to Money IX, pp. 351–4.
Prefixing: (a) particular and memorandum of the premises by Auditor Shales. (b) Ratal thereof by John Fisher in the absence of the Surveyor General.
Entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal to John Thistlewaite of divers lands and tenements of George Marshall, junr., outlaw in co. Wilts: at a rent of 6s. 8d. per an. and fine of 13s. 4d. Ibid, p. 354.
The like of same to Robert North and William Janes (at the nomination of Francis, Lord Guilford, Keeper of the Great Seal) of divers lands, manors and tenements in co. Dorset of Humfry Webes, outlaw: at a rent of 33s. 4d. per an. and fine of 66s. 8d. Ibid.
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 100l. to Mris. Gunter out of Recusants' money now in the Exchequer. Disposition Book II, p. 359.
Same to Mr. Parry and Mr. Blathwaite to abbreviate and return the enclosed letter of Mr. Fanshaw with your opinion thereon. Out Letters (General) VII, p. 360.
Appending: note of (a) said letter dated Lisbon, May 12 last, new style, concerning the Queen's portion: (b) the state of the debt due to his Majesty from the King of Portugal: (c) duplicate of another letter dated from Lisbon, 1684–3, Jan. 3, new style.
June 10. Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners. Hasten your report on the petition of Mr. Kennett, collector of Faversham. Out Letters (General) VII, p. 361.
Same to the Hearthmoney Contractors, enclosing an authority from Mr. Anth. Rowe to you to pay into the Exchequer 4,537l. 0s. 3d. being the sum decreed against him at the King's suit in the Exchequer Court. You are to pay said sum into the Exchequer in Rowe's name and give him the tally for his discharge. If Mr. Rowe has more money in your hands than the abovesaid sum the Treasury Lords are willing you should pay it him. Ibid.
Appending: said Rowe's note (directed to Sir Nathll. Johnson, Sir Cornwall Bradshaw, Patrick Trant, William Bridges and John Hinde) for said payment "out of the moneys due to me as part of my stock in the Hearth Office."
Same to Mr. Trant, enclosing a letter [missing] sent to the Treasury Lords from Tho. Burke. Ibid.
Same to the Customs Commissioners. The Treasury Lords approve your proposal for three persons to attend such Customs Commissioners as shall visit the outports, viz., one experienced in the business above stairs, a ditto below stairs, and a clerk. Ibid, p. 362.
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Mayor of London. Yours of the 2nd inst. to hand in reply to ours of the 13th ult. We are not satisfied that you have hitherto called the Receiver General and the Collectors of the Seventeen and Eighteen Months' Assessments to any exact account and examined their receipts thereof and of the succeeding Six Months' Assessment "and whether the same has been paid into the Exchequer otherwise than according to your duplicates and the directions in the respective Acts of Parliament." When you have done this effectually you will know with certainty what the arrears on those respective Assessments are and how much is fit for you to re-assess on the city to clear the arrears on each account. We expect your speedy answer hereto. Ibid.
Henry Guy to Mr. Lawrence. Referring to mine of April 8 last to you, supra, p. 1089, the Treasury Lords did not intend that these directions should any way hinder Mris. Eliz. Hamilton from receiving the two annuities to her and her children charged on the Tenths of Oxford, Worcester, Hereford, St. Davids, Chester and Rochester. Give notice to the collectors of these dioceses to pay same from time to time, notwithstanding any former directions. Ibid, p. 363.
Treasury reference to the Wardens of the Mint of the petition of John Prescott, of Preston, co. Lancs., praying for the small forfeited estate of Edward Jackson, lately executed for clipping the coin, Jackson being indebted to petitioner in 950l. Reference Book II, p. 6.
Prefixing: copy of said petition and of the King's reference dated Windsor, May 30 last, thereof to the Treasury Lords. Followed by: a later reference dated 1684, July 22, to the Attorney General of a petition to the Treasury Lords from said Prescot.
June 10. Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of Tho. Wolstenholme's petition for an increase of salary, having been riding surveyor between Lyme and Weymouth at 120l. but removed six months afterwards to [be same between] Rye, Hastings, Pevensey and Newhaven, which district was in November last enlarged to Dover, which is 70 miles riding and no riding charges allowed. Reference Book II, p. 7.
Same to Sir James Butler, Attorney General to the Queen and Judge of the Marshalsea, of Robt. White's petition. Petitioner sets forth that about nine years since he was admitted Coroner of the Verge of the King's Household and has done his duty therein, but received no salary or reward, although there was formerly annexed to the said office a fee of 8d. a day payable out of the issues arising in the Court of the Verge. Prays payment of said fee in future and of the arrears thereof. Ibid.
Prefixing: (a) said petition. (b) Certificate dated 1682, Nov. 4, by John Lowe and Matt. Lister, Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer, reciting an extract from a patent of 23 Hy. VI, containing a grant of the abovesaid office to Fayreford and Thom de la Pille for life with wages as above.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 340l. 14s. 4d. to Henry Ayloffe, King's Remembrancer, for one year from Christmas last for parchment etc. for the blank books of the Customs, outports; and similarly 37l. 15s. 4d. for the like for London port. Money Book IV, pp. 410–11.
Prefixing: bills of said disbursements.
Same to same to pay the patent officers of the outports half a year each on their patent fees or salaries. Ibid, p. 411.
Money warrant for 89l. 12s. 6d. to John Robinson for his extraordinaries 1679, Aug. 1, to 1680, Sept. 1, he having been left in Sweden when Sir Edward Wood, the Envoy, was recalled and having been ordered to reside there till the new Envoy should arrive at Stockholm and six weeks longer. Ibid, p. 412. Order Book XXXIX, p. 155.
Appending: list of said extraordinaries as allowed by Sir L. Jenkins, 1680–1, Jan. 27.
l. s. d.
for my journey from Malmo to Stockholm 15 10 0
for passing a privy seal for my entertainment 20 17 6
for postage of letters and for printed intelligence from all places 26 0 0
for fees paid at the Treasury and at the Chancellor of the Exchequer's 12 5 0
for extraordinary expenses on his Majesty's birthday, on the day of the King of Sweden's return to Stockholm and on the King's wedding 15 0 0
£89 12 6
(Money order dated June 12 hereon.)
Same for 164l. to abovesaid Robinson for 164 days to 1680, Oct. 13, on his ordinary as above. Money Book IV, p. 413. Order Book XXXIX, p. 155.
Appending: certificate of [Sir] P. Warwick dated 1680, Sent. 1, and attested 1684, June 5, by Clara Wood, now wife of Sir Edw. Wood. "Mr. Robinson desiring me to certify the time of my arrival here, I do hereby attest that the last day of August the ship we came in cast anchor before the Bridge and the same day I signified my arrival to the Master of the Ceremonies." (Money order dated June 12 hereon.)
June 10. Treasury warrant to William Hewer, Treasurer for the affairs of Tangier, to pay a bill for 3,000l. drawn Oct. 30 last from Tangier by Henry Shere et al. payable to Sir John Mathews for the like sum supplied them [Shere et al.] at Tangier by John Gardner and Company in pieces of eight at 4s. 8d. each upon credit of a letter from the Treasury Board given to said Shere to take up such sum for discharging several workmen belonging to his Majesty's works at the mole and fortifications at Tangier. You are to charge same as an imprest on said Shere on account of said works. Money Book IV, p. 415.
June 11. Treasury reference to William Harbord, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, of Ann Evington's petition [for leave] to make a water course through a field called East Field in Northumberland, to improve a colliery for which she pays a rent to the King. Reference Book II, p. 8.
Same to Sir Robt. Howard, Auditor of the Receipt, of the petition of the Gentlemen Pensioners, setting forth that the Treasury letters to the several dioceses have hastened the receivers' payments of Tenths and that most of the Tenths will be in London by the end of this term; that same will be liable to dormant warrants and tallies of pro, and the remainder of this year's Tenths being very small, it will be impossible for petitioners to receive the money of their own orders thereon: therefore pray a new order for half a year [of their arrears]: "your petitioners do not press your Lordships for a more speedy pay than others, for though your Lordships grant them a present order for half a year it will be after Christmas before it be all paid; their arrears will be at Midsummer six quarters since your Lordships' time." Ibid.
Same to William Blathwayte of the following paper of extract of letters. In the margin: cancelled 1684–5, Feb. 8. Ibid, pp. 8–9.
Prefixing: (a) extract of letters from Bermuda, dated 1683, June 31, from Ruth Willes to [? Thomas Howard]. Here is one Arthur Jones that pretended a right to one share lying in Hambleton Tribe that belonged to Owing Row, which was sold by his brother Isaac Row, and recovered at law by Jones and it has lain now about five years before the Bermuda Company, but since the trial one Pinder has bought it and is to possess it in Oct. if there be nothing from the Bermuda Company or the King to forbid it. Isaac Rowe was never known as owner of any lands on this island till his brother Owin was found a traitor and the titular deed was offered to save that share. There are more lands in this island that belonged to those traitors. Capt. John Hubbert, the present sheriff of this island, can give you an account thereof. Mris. Norwerd told me she saw papers in Hubbert's hands. There were Commissioners appointed to enquire into the lands of Owin Row's or of any of the other traitors and they found their share to be one amongst others and gave account thereof to Sir George Waterman and he has received the rent this 22 years; yet this land is like to be taken out of his hands because it is not in Sir George's deed, but if not his it must needs belong to the King.
(b) Letter [? to the Lords of Trade] from T. Howard, dated June 2 inst. There is one share more which was in the possession of Ruth Willis, taken from her by Jones on a pretended title and sold by Jones to Timothy Pindar "which were in Hambleton Tribe and belonging to Owen Rowe and are the King's. This is all the account I can give you at present of the shares which are returned by the Company and are but two shares more than what are pretended to by Mr. Noden." Sir George Waterman when he died left the best part of his estate to his two daughters and made Sir William Russell, mercer in Paternoster Row, his executor; but there being received of the King's moneys for rent of several shares in the Bermuda Island about 600l., which he has no title to, he must be accountable thereof out of Waterman's estate. It is likely to be embezzled if course be not speedily taken to stop it and to prevent the King losing his right.
June 11. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ John Dodson as a landwaiter, London port loco Thomas Blechinden, who is to be a landsurveyor ibid. Out Letters (Customs) IX, p. 2.
Thomas Blechinden (a landwaiter ibid.) as a landsurveyor ibid. loco John Cooke, lately deceased.
Henry Guy to Lord Dartmouth, or in his absence to the Principal Officers of the Ordnance, to receive into the stores of the Ordnance 185 tons 304 lbs. of white saltpetre from Mr. Robert Woolley, and to make out debentures for the sum as by the enclosed account. Out Letters (General) VII, pp. 363–4.
Appending Sir John Banks's account of the said saltpetre out of the ships Crowne and Susannah and delivered in Feb. last: (debit 9,123l. 3s. 3d.; credit 3,500l. paid to Mr. Raworth and Company, 1,500l. paid to Capt. Pitts and Company; balance due 4,123l. 3s. 3d.: said account being signed by R. Woolley).
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send a Customs officer named Burrough to the Treasury Lords to-morrow. Ibid, p. 364.
Same to the Excise Commissioners, enclosing a letter to be sent to Sir Robt. Holmes, signifying their pleasure for the sutler of Carisbrooke Castle to pay Excise on the beer he brews. The Excise officer in the Isle of Wight is to deliver said letter to said Holmes "his servants here (as they inform) not knowing how to direct a letter to him." Ibid, p. 365.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed paper of Mr. Whiston's [missing] for advance of the Customs and Excise on brandy. Ibid.
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to take in on loan the 8,000l. which Edward Noell has agreed to lend on the credit of the Hearthmoney due at Lady day next: and thereout to issue as follows, viz.: Disposition Book II, pp. 359–60, 362.
l.
to the Treasurer of the Navy on the Navy's weekly money 1,000
to ditto for the present Victuallers, whereof 500l. is for the old Victuallers 1,200
to ditto for stores on account of 12,000l. lately promised to be furnished for repairs of ships 2,500
to ditto on account of 30,000l. agreed to be furnished for stores last year 2,000
to ditto for sea officers of Sir John Narbrough's fleet 500
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance in part of 1,000l. 800
£8,000
Also to issue as follows out of such Customs money as is directed to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.:
l. s. d.
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance in full of 1,000l. 200 0 0
to Mr. Hewer, Treasurer of Tangier, being for Alderman Sturt 2,000 0 0
to ditto, being for Sir John Mathews in full of his bills of exchange 1,500 0 0
to Sir Gabriell Sylvius 1,145 0 0
to Mr. Robinson to make up his last order 71 12 6
to Philip Packer for the ordinary of the Works 1,000 0 0
to ditto as in part of 1,350l. remainder for his Majesty's new lodgings at Whitehall 350 0 0
to ditto for building the chirurgeons' room in the Mews 60 0 0
to ditto for the [King's gardens] plantation account for half a year to 1678, June 24 194 6 8
to ditto for a year's rent of the water to the Mews to 1684, Lady day 30 0 0
to ditto for building an office for Peter Moulong, armourer, in the Mews by the King's command 40 0 0
to the officers of the Works one year's salaries 396 1 8
to the Treasurer of the Chamber, being for Mr. Atterbury 500 0 0
to Mr. Roberts, Receiver of Windsor, for building a new wall in the Prince [Rupert's] late garden at Windsor 91 0 0
to the Duke of Newcastle 100 0 0
to Mr. Chudleigh 100 0 0
to me [Guy] for secret service in part of 500l. for Kent 40 0 0
£7,818 0 10
(Henry Guy to the Customs Cashier dated June 11, enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs cash for the present week: said paper comprising the abovesaid 17 items [payable out of Customs money in the Exchequer], together with the following items [payable directly out of the Customs Office on tallies] viz.: 2,400l. to Richard Kent and Charles Duncombe in part of their debt; 8,000l. to Mr. Tho. Ducke in part of his debt; 1,054l. 17s. 6d. to the patent officers of the outports; 378l. 9s. 8d. to Mr. Fanshaw on his allowance for port books. (Total 19,651l. 8s. 0d.)
June 11. Henry Guy to Sir Richd. Haddock et al. Victuallers of the Navy, to pay to the late Victuallers of the Navy 500l. out of the abovesaid 1,200l. Disposition Book II, p. 360.
Same to Edward Griffin, Treasrer of the Chamber, to pay abovesaid 500l. to Mr. Atterbury, one of the messengers, in part of 864l. 9s. 10d. due to him on bills. Ibid, p. 361.
Same 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.: Ibid, pp. 361, 363.
l.
to the Paymaster of the Forces 4,500
to the Cofferer 1,000
to Mr. Hornby for secret service 300
to ditto in part of his debt 500
to Sir Jno. James and partners in part of their debt 500
to Sir Robt. Vyner for plate lately furnished [to the Jewel Office] 500
£7,300
(Same to the Excise Commissioners dated June 11, enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Excise money for the present week; said paper containing the abovesaid six items [payable out of Excise money in the Exchequer], together with the following items [payable directly out of the Excise Office on tallies] viz. 1,000l. to Mr. Toll; 1,500l. to Mr. Dashwood; 1,000l. to the Queen.
[?] Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to reserve for the Treasury Lords' disposal the 170l. which will speedily be paid into the Exchequer, being recovered out of the estate of one Forbess, a bastard. Ibid, p. 361.
June 11. Money warrant for 1,145l. to Sir Gabriel Sylvyus, kt., late Envoy Extraordinary to the Dukes of Luneburg and Brunswick, for 229 days 1680–1, Mar. 6, to 1681, Oct. 21, on his ordinary. Money Book IV, pp. 413–14. Order Book XXXIX, p. 155.
Appending: certificate by Secretary Conway that said Sylvius's employment as above terminated 1681, Oct. 21, the day of his return into the King's presence. (Money order dated June 12 hereon.)
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 45l. 12s. 0d. to Henry Ayloffe, the King's Remembrancer, for the fees to himself and his clerks heretofore usually paid him by the Customers of the [out] ports; viz. for passing their accounts [for the year] ended Christmas last. Money Book IV, p. 414.
Same to William Hewer, Treasurer for the affairs of Tangier, to pay the total sums to discharged Tangier soldiers as follows, being due to them as well from their respective Captains on account of the seven months' pay lately made at Tangier as from the King for their pay from 1682, April 1 (the termination of said seven months' pay) to 1683, Nov. 23, the time of their landing in England, at the rate of 3d. a day and thence to 1684, May 31, at the rate of 6d. a day during which [latter] time they maintained themselves at their own charge: all as by certificates from the Captains of Col. Kirke's and Col. Trelawney's Regiments as also from Capt. Langstone for one trooper. Care is to be taken that no part hereof be hereafter allowed to their captains, but that the several rolls whereon these men are borne be reckoned so many men short so as to prevent double payment when the rest of the soldiers come to be paid their arrears. Ibid, pp. 415–415b.
Appending: list of said soldiers: said list being arranged in six columns here reproduced by the letters a, b, c, d, e, f, the said columns being headed respectively: (a) soldiers' names.
(b) their captains.
(c) owing to them by their captains on account of their last seven months' pay.
(d) due to them for 602 days at 3d. a day from 1682, April 1, to 1683, Nov. 23.
(e) more for 190 days from 1683, Nov. 23, to 1684, May 31, at 6d. a day.
(f) total due to each man.
(a) Nicholas Verundell: (b) Col. Trelawney: (c) nil: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 12l. 5s. 6d.
(a) Thomas Garrat: (b) Major Tiffin: (c) 2l. 7s. 8d. (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (e) 14l. 13s. 2d.
(a) George Falke: (b) Capt. Hastings: (c) 2l. 7s. 8d.: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 14l. 13s. 2d.
(a) Edward Beane: (b) Capt. Hastings: (c) 2l. 7s. 8d.: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 14l. 13s. 2d.
(a) Charles Mackne: (b) Sir James Leslie: (c) 2l. 7s. 8d.: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 14l. 13s. 2d.
(a) John Wilson as Gentleman at Arms: (b) Sir James Leslie: (c) 4l. 18s. 0d.: (d) 15l. 1s. 0d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 24l. 14s. 0d.
(a) Richard Lyddall: (b) Sir James Leslie: (c) 2l. 7s. 8d.: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 14l. 13s. 2d.
(a) John Meade: (b) Capt. St. John: (c) nil: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 2l. 7s. 6d.: (f) 9l. 18s. 0d.
(a) Robt. Redway: (b) Capt. Brent Eley: (c) 2l. 7s. 8d.: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 14l. 13s. 2d.
(a) Teige Morgan: (b) Capt. Brent Eley: (c) 2l. 7s. 8d.: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 14l. 13s. 2d.
(a) John Lother: (b) Capt. Barbour: (c) 1l. 2s. 9d.: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 13l. 8s. 3d.
(a) Garrald Grace, a serjeant: (b) Capt. Rowe: (c) nil: (d) 30l. 2s. 0d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 34l. 17s. 0d.
(a) Thomas Davenporte: (b) Capt. Guy: (c) 2l. 7s. 8d.: (d) 7l. 10s. 6d.: (e) 4l. 15s. 0d.: (f) 14l. 13s. 2d.
(a) Robt. Cutbertson: (b) Capt. Guy: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) Cornelius Ryley: (b) Capt. Burgess: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) Samuel Davies: (b) Capt. Burgess: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) Nicho. Mackne: (b) Capt. Burgess: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) Will. colson: (b) Capt. Talbot: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) John Norton: (b) Capt. Talbot: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) Tim Turner: (b) Capt. Chantrell: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) John Ketch: (b) Capt. Chantrell: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) George Robbins: (b) Capt. Chantrell: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) Jam. Thorpe: (b) Capt. Tate: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) Thomas Herne: (b) Col. Churchill: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) Edward Tye: (b) Capt. Fox: (c) (d) (e) (f) ut supra.
(a) George Newbey, a trooper to Capt. Langston for 730 days from 1682, April 1, to 1684, April 1, at 2s. a day, as a mounted trooper, 73l. (Full total, 461l. 6s. 1d.)
June 11. Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the draft of a great seal for discharging the new quit rents and all arrears on Sir Richard Belling's lands in Ireland. We are certified by the Attorney General that it was your Majesty's intention by the former grant to discharge the whole quit rent imposed by the Act [of Settlement] on said Belling's lands and that the abovesaid new draft grant will cure the defects of the former "and is pursuant to your Majesty's intentions by discharging the new quit rents and all arrears and in preserving the ancient quit rent payable to your Majesty out of the petitioner's lands." We have no objection to the said draft. Out Letters (Ireland) IV, pp. 38–49.
Prefixing and appending: (a) report from the Duke of Ormonde to the King dated St. James's Square, 1682–3, Feb. 21, made in obedience to the order of reference of 1682, Dec. 7. Your Majesty's intentions were to exonerate petitioner's lands from quit rents and [to] accept of such old Crown rents as the lands paid in 1640. But by reason of a mistake in the number of acres the Exchequer Court [Ireland] adjudged the patent of exoneration to be void (in Michaelmas term, 1680, affirmed in the Exchequer Court, England, on a writ of error for payment of 20l. 13s. 6d. for the arrears of quit rents charged on 1070 acres 2 rood 10 perches of land in Great Park Town and for payment of 53s. 10d. for the arrears of quit rents on 108 acres 15 perches in the other Park Town). If the lands be acquitted of those [new quit] rents and the arrears thereof during the late [Irish Revenue] Farmers' time the said Farmers will demand defalcations from your Majesty for all said arrears till Christmas last. (b) Statement of opinion by Sir R. Sawyer, Attorney General, dated May 30 last to the above effect that the draft new grant will carry out the King's intentions by discharging the new quit rents and arrears and preserving the ancient quit rents. (c) Said draft. By petition of 1665–6, Feb. 2, to the Court of Claims, said Sir Richard Bellings prayed the benefit of the Act of Explanation for restitution of his lands and was thereupon adjudged entitled to the following lands viz., Tyrrelstown containing 229 acres 1 rood 32 perches of profitable land; Buzzardstown containing 124 acres 2 roods 20 perches of profitable land; the Bay containing 55 acres 3 roods 20 perches of profitable land; the moiety of Paslock's Town with a mill etc. there and containing 45 acres 3 roods 6 perches of profitable land all in the barony of Castleknock, co. Dublin; New Town, near Rathcoole and two acres of meadow in Johnstown containing 257 acres 1 rood 20 perches profitable land; Ballybought containing 765 acres of profitable land; White Leese (Lease), Killerk, Bannogroe (Bonnogree), Agarvan being little parcels near Ballybought and 18 acres in Ballymore Eustace, being all in the barony of Upper Cross, co. Dublin; Killusky (Killashee) containing 246 acres 3 roods 12 perches of profitable land; Sword Walls Town [Swordlestown] containing 571 acres 3 roods 32 perches of profitable land, being all in the barony of Naas, co. Kildare; Cryhelpe, Corballis, Walls (Walsh) Town and Ballyloman parcels of Cryhelpe and containing 829 acres of profitable land and lying in the barony of Talbotstown, co. Wicklow; Park Lewroglogh (Parkslewroglogh) alias Great Park, containing 1,020 acres of profitable land and 223 acres of unprofitable land; Parkdonogh alias Middle Park, containing 102 acres of unprofitable [sic for profitable] land and 130 acres of unprofitable land; Parkroe alias Parktowne, containing 136 acres of profitable land and 208 acres of unprofitable land, all in barony of Newcastle, co. Wicklow; Ballewtombeighs (Ballentombeigh) alias Birch Town, containing 500 acres; two parts of Cuppagh (Coppagh) containing 140 acres of profitable land; a burgess's proportion in the Corporation of Moyereddine; 500 acres of rock and red moor in the top of Glanmulara, all in the barony of Ballynecor (Ballinacor), co. Wicklow; a moiety of Macetown, containing 57 acres 3 roods of profitable land and lying in the barony of Castleknock, co. Dublin, all under the yearly quit rent of 79l. 2s. 0d. sterling. The patent of 1666, Aug. 14, under the great seal of Ireland granted him the said premises accordingly at said rent. The further patent of 1666, Nov. 3, released to said Bellings and his heirs all quit rents payable by him out of said lands and all arrears thereon whether of ancient rents incurred since 1640, or of charges imposed during the late times of usurpation. Doubts have since arisen as to the said patent of 1666, Aug. 14, because the acreage of these lands therein recited as above is less than in the Downe survey. Further there is doubt as to the patent of exoneration of 1666, Nov. 3, by reason of mis-recital and some mistake therein. It was and is the King's intention that Sir Richard Bellings should have all the lands of his grandfather. Sir Henry Bellings, or Richard Bellings, his father, as on the 22nd Oct., 1641, free from all fee farm rents, quit rents or other rents save only such [ancient Crown] rents as were reserved thereon before the said 22nd Oct., 1641. The present draft therefore hereby prescribes accordingly that said lands shall be so free of all such [post-1641] rents and arrears thereof and of the annual rent of 79l. 2s. 0d. and the arrears thereof and shall be liable only to such ancient [pre-1641] rents as above. The recital of lands herein is as follows, viz. all the lands as in the patent of 1666, Aug. 14, and also the town etc. called Parkslewroglogh, alias Great Park, containing according to the Downe survey 1,190 acres 2 roods 10 perches; the town etc. called Park Donnogh, alias Middle Park, Parkeroe, alias Park Town, containing according to the Downe survey 366 acres 1 rood 5 perches, all in the barony of Newcastle, co. Wicklow; the towns and lands etc. called Terrells Town, Buzards Town etc. [the names of the lands being given as above but without the acreage].
June 11. Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of Marcus Browne (referred to the Treasury Lords Jan. 11 last) and on the petition of the Duke of Norfolk (similarly referred April 1 last). Said Browne prays that a debt of upwards of 2,000l. which he lent to the Duke of Ormonde for the King's service may be satisfied out of the King's moiety of a seizure of foreign iron wire. The Duke of Norfolk prays for 20 tons of such seized iron wire to be delivered to him, Customs free, for transport to a foreign market, in return for which the Duke offers to build a kitchen at the keep at Windsor Castle. Warrants not Relating to Money IX, pp. 355–60.
In accordance with the order in Council of 1679, June 9, ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. VI, p. 89, we issued a Treasury warrant of 1679, June 11, ut ibid, for striking tallies for the King's moiety of such iron wire seized and destroyed so as to discharge the seizer in accordance with the terms of said order in Council. Afterwards Mr. Foley petitioned for said wire to be reduced into bars. The petition was referred to us by your Majesty 1680, Nov. 19, and on the 16th of Dec. following the Customs Commissioners advised rather to export such seized wire and sell it in a foreign market and to employ part of the proceeds charitably. On Mr. Foley [as representing the English wire industry] agreeing to this we issued a Treasury warrant 1680–1, Jan. 17, ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. VII, p. 9, for such transport and sale. Our later order of 1681–2, Feb. 21. ut supra, p. 406, prescribed the delivery of a parcel of such wire for transport and the order of 1682–3, Feb. 8, ut ibid, p. 705, prescribed likewise for the liquidation of a debt to Thomas Barrow with the additional clause that the remainder of the seized iron wire in the King's warehouse should be destroyed.
As to Browne's petition the Customs Commissioners have reported Feb. 23 last that there are 10 tons of seized iron wire in the warehouse and that same is the King's property and disposeable towards the payment of petitioner Browne's debt. In a further report of Mar. 20 last they inform us that a moiety [only] of the wire belongs to your Majesty and the other moiety to the seizer and that the destruction of the wire by cutting or burning has been found hitherto very difficult if not impracticable "and that upon an experiment it hath eaten up very near if not the whole value of the commodity. They therefore advise that your Majesty should enjoy the value of your moiety and the seizer his, which must discourage the importation of foreign wire. Besides the pretensions of Mr. Foley, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Brown and the Duke of Norfolk as above, the Earl of Dunbarton likewise desires 600l. out of the forfeitures of iron wire for payment of the debt to his brother which your Majesty promised him should be paid that way. Further the Privy Purse has applied to us for the forfeitures of such wire to be restored to the Privy Purse in accordance with the privy seal of 1665, Sept. 5, which vested in the Privy Purse the forfeitures of all uncustomed and prohibited goods. It appears by certificate of the Auditor of the Receipt that since the said privy seal all your Majesty's moieties of such forfeitures of wire have been issued to the Privy Purse and the tallies for any destruction of such moieties have been levied in the name of Baptist May, Keeper of the Privy Purse. We advise that your Majesty's moiety of all wire now or in future seized should be transported and vended abroad rather than in England, as this will be more for the advantage of the English manufacture in accordance with the proclamations and orders in Council for promotion thereof. As to how far the petitioners should be satisfied thereout is submitted to your Majesty.
Appending: (a) Thomas Foley's reasons submitted to the Customs Commissioners why Mr. Brown should not have the King's part of iron wire. The English manufacture of iron wire was carried on at Mr. Foley's sole charge and was in danger of being totally lost by the illegal importation of great quantities of foreign iron wire. In order to support and encourage said manufacture the King granted his moiety to Foley to be destroyed and the Treasury Lords have forbidden any other way of proceeding therein than that of destruction. If this method be broken into the manufacture will certainly be lost for the wire which is so begged of the King will be sold here and will hinder the sale of the English manufacture. (b) Marcus Browne's answer to Foley's reasons. Never greater quantities imported than of late. Foley's monopolising the manufacture is the reason why merchants venture to import so much now. Others would manage the manufacture as well as Mr. Foley if they had the sole benefit thereof. What people Mr. Foley employs are either his servants or adherents and it can be made out that a great many more would be employed if wire were not so dear. Nor can the manufacture be lost by the sale of the King's moiety "for all the King's subjects that deals in that manufacture when not monopolized as now have an advantage and the nation will take off both. If not why cannot Mr. Foley make it as cheap as it is made in other countries, that we might transport it as well as others, which would advance the King's customs."
June 12. Money warrant for 500l. to Phillip Burton as imprest for Crown law charges. (Money order dated June 12 hereon.) Money Book IV, p. 414. Order Book XXXIX, p. 155.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 108l. to John Ady and John Cole, Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer, for the fee of 2s. per 1,000l. on the sum of 1,080,269l. 4s. 2d. [of Customs money] paid into the Exchequer for the years ended at Michaelmas, 1681, and Michaelmas, 1682; said fee having been usually paid to said Deputy Chamberlains for joining and entering Customs tallies. Money Book IV, p. 416.
Money warrant for 200l. to Eliz. Elliott, widow, for one year to 1683, Lady day, on her fee or salary as housekeeper of the King's house at Newmarket. Ibid.
June 12. Money warrant for 60l. to Edward Griffin, Treasurer of the Chamber, without account, to be by him paid over to Edward Glynne for one year to 1683, Christmas, on his allowance as by the privy seal of 1676, Sept. 30. (Money order dated June 17 hereon.) Money Book IV, p. 416, Order Book XXXIX, p. 157.
Same for 3,131l. 18s. 3d. to Sir Robert Vyner, without account, for (chains, medals and other) goldworks, gilt and white plate and other things delivered into the Jewel House as by two certificates signed by Sir Gilbert Talbot, Master of the Jewels and Plate, 1681, Dec. 24, and 1683, June 9, the amounts so certified being 1,970l. 4s. 9d. for the period 1679–80, Mar. 10, to 1681, Dec. 19, and 1,161l. 13s. 6d. for the period 1681, Dec. 19, to 1683, June 7. Money Book IV, pp. 417–19. Order Book XXXIX, p. 156.
Appending: said certificates in detail (the only names mentioned being John Gilbert, Philip Bridall and Thomas Vyner, officers of the Jewel House). (Money order dated June 13 hereon.)
Treasury reference to Admiral Herbert of the petition of Capt. John Nevell (Nevill) late consul at Algiers. Reference Book II, p. 10.
Prefixing: (a) said petition shewing that petitioner was commanded by Admiral Herbert to go ashore at Algiers to treat a peace with that government which being concluded the said government desired the Admiral to leave some person upon the place as consul. The Admiral ordered petitioner to remain there until the King should send some one to relieve him which the Admiral thought would be in two months, but it so fell out that it was 1½ years before Mr. Rycott came to relieve petitioner. Petitioner has been at great charge and expense, with the loss of his house and all that he had by a bomb from the French. Therefore prays an allowance of salary for said time at the rate of the present salary of the consul at Algiers and for his expenses as follows. Reference Book II, p. 10.
(b) Bill of his said expenses.
Pieces of Eight.
paid for a briganteen I despatched for Tangier with the confirmation of the articles of peace upon the change of government 225
fees to the secretaries of the King's house, the Bashaw's servants and translating the articles into Turkish 160
paid for a boat and cask that was lost in watering his Majesty's ships 184
paid for a slave that made his escape on board one of the King's ships 425
fees due to the officers of the King's house at two Pasques 120
paid for despatching of letters from and to Sir Leoline Jenkins 60
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(c) Reference dated Windsor, May 26 last from the King to the Treasury Lords of said petition and bill.
Same to the Wardens of the Mint of the petition of Jane Osborne [corrected to Oborne] as follows. Ibid, p. 11.
Prefixing: (a) said petition to the King shewing that about 10 years since her husband happened into the company of some clippers who are lately discovered and one of them has informed of him as a confederate, whereupon he fled the seas. Prays a pardon for him, her said husband having been in Sir George Booth's rising. (b) Certificate by Visct. Weymouth and seven others in her husband's favour. (c) Reference dated Windsor, May 5 last, from the King to the Attorney General of said petition. (d) Report by Sir Robert Sawyer, Attorney General, dated May 9 hereon. Petitioner is a fit object of grace. (e) Reference dated Windsor, May 12, from the King to the Treasury Lords of said petition and report.
June 12. Treasury reference to Richd. Graham and Phillip Burton of the petition of Major Beckman. Reference Book II, p. 12.
Prefixing: (a) said petition shewing that one Weston of Townsend, near West Wickham (Wycombe), co. Bucks, having some years since debauched three soldiers of the Company, whereof petitioner was Captain in Prince Rupert's Regiment of Dragoons and with their assistance robbed his neighbour, Mr. Samuel Randall, petitioner has prosecuted him, said Weston, to an outlawry. Prays a grant of Weston's forfeited estate to Mris. Anne Edwards, petitioner's sister-in-law, in trust for petitioner. (b) Reference dated Windsor, June 6 inst., from the King to the Treasury Lords of said petition, "his Majesty retaining a gracious sense of the many good services performed by this petitioner."
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the draft of a royal letter to be sent to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for building a tower for a magazine at the new Hospital near Dublin; said Tower to be in place of one of the flankers of said Hospital and to be used for keeping the King's stores of war and to be according to a model approved by the King and to cost 800l. Out Letters (Ireland) IV, p. 50.
Hereon the Treasury Lords desire that the issue may be only of 600l. out of the revenue of Ireland, "we having seen an estimate that if the old stones on the place with the other materials be allowed towards the new work the charge will not be above the said sum of 600l."
The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland. A petition has been presented to the King on behalf of Arthur Rawdon, nephew and heir at law of the late Earl of Conway, setting forth that being gone to Ireland in order to avoid the title set up by Mr. Seymour to said Earl's estate he finds that said Seymour's proceedings are publicly espoused by some of you and that thereby the sheriffs, jurors and other officers under you are manifestly influenced. It is his Majesty's constant resolution that justice be impartially administered to all his subjects. You are in no wise hereafter to intermeddle in any suit between petitioner and said Seymour. Ibid, p. 51.
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of Cha., Duke of Richmond and Lennox. We agree with the report of the Solicitor General of Ireland thereon as below with the further proviso that the quit rents be granted to said Duke and his heirs male to the end they may not be alienated from the honor [title or dignity of Duke of Richmond conferred upon him by your Majesty] and in case of failure of heirs male then to revert to the Crown. Ibid, pp. 52–5.
Prefixing: (a) said petition, shewing that there are several chief rents and rent charges which were payable in Oct., 1641, by several persons which have never been seized or sequestered and by others who have been declared Innocent, all which chief rents are vested in the King and have hitherto been concealed from the Crown so that neither the King nor the Farmers of the Irish revenue have received any benefit therefrom: therefore prays a grant of "all such chief rents and rent charges which by virtue of the Acts of Settlement and Explanation are vested in your Majesty as aforesaid at and under the annual rent of 18d. out of every 20s. of such chief rent or rent charge which shall be so granted to your petitioner, which is the quit rents imposed thereon by the said Acts." (b) Reference dated Whitehall, 1683, June 28, from the King to the Duke of Ormonde of said petition, the King being inclined to gratify petitioner's request. (c) Report dated St. James's Square, 1683, Oct. 20, from said Duke of Ormonde thereon. The said chief rents may be granted under such reserved rents as may be thought fit, care being taken that no chief rents or rent charges be granted out of any lands confirmed to adventurers or soldiers or restored Innocent persons. But it ought to be referred to King's Counsel to give a true state of such chief rents and rent charges as are so vested in the Crown by said Acts. (c) Reference dated Whitehall, 1683, Oct. 26, from the King to the Earl of Arran, Lord Deputy of Ireland, of the whole matter. (d) Reference dated Dublin Castle, 1683, Nov. 16, from said Earl of Arran to the Attorney and Solicitor General [Ireland] thereof. (e) Report dated 1683–4, Feb. 25, from Sir Jo. Temple, Solicitor General, Ireland. What the particular rents are which petitioner desires does not appear to me nor out of what lands same are issuing nor what title the King has thereto. There may be some inconvenience in making such a general grant of all forfeited and concealed chief rents and rent charges throughout the whole kingdom without expressing the particular rents thereby intended to be granted and before the King's title thereto be made to appear. But in case petitioner's agents shall legally bring any such forfeited concealed rents in charge in the Exchequer Court the King may from time to time grant same to petitioner when adjudged by the Exchequer Court to be due to the King, provided that in such grants the particular rents thereby intended to be granted and the lands whereout same are issuing be expressed and provided that 18d. per £ of such rents be reserved to the King. (f) Report dated 1683–4, Feb. 26, to the King from the Earl of Arran, enclosing said report of the Solicitor General, Ireland. (g) Reference dated Whitehall, 1684, May 10, from the King to the Treasury Lords of said petition and reports.
June 12. Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the petition of Henry Slingsby for a grant of divers strands, marsh lands etc. in Ireland. We concur in the report from the Attorney General, Ireland, as below. But because we cannot at this time be informed of the value of this grant we propose that it may be restrained to same certain value and that a covenant be inserted to oblige petitioner and all claiming under him to declare on oath when required how much shall be made by the said grant and that when he or they have made 5,000l. over their charges it shall be in your Majesty's power to resume, and that all profits beyond said 5,000l. be accounted for to your Majesty. Out Letters (Ireland) IV, pp. 55–7.
Prefixing: (a) Reference dated Dublin Castle, 1684, April 16, from the Earl of Arran to the Attorney or Solicitor General, Ireland, of said petition. (b) Report dated April 28 from Sir William Domvile [Attorney General, Ireland] to the Earl of Arran thereon. Petitioner prays a grant in fee to him and his heirs of the several strands and parcels of sand grounds, marshes etc. covered with water from high water mark and of all other lands and grounds which may be recovered from the sea and overflowing of the tides and which are situate in the several counties of Cork, Waterford etc., and are at present unprofitable and so will continue unless great sums of money be laid out in recovering and defending same. The premises are in the King's disposal and a grant thereof may be made. The Treasury Lords, England, by their letter of Jan. 21 last desired a return of the nature and value of the grant. As to its nature it seems to be an undertaking for making such lands profitable in time at the charge of petitioner or his assigns. As to the value it cannot at present be made out: (1) because the extent of such lands in the several counties and places of Ireland is not certainly known and could not be made out without considerable time and trouble. (2) If the extent were known the cost of gaining it and defending it from the sea will be very difficult to resolve. (3) What rents may be reserved for a grant accompanied with so many difficulties and uncertainties is submitted to his Majesty's wisdom, "who knows best how to dispense his grace and favours towards the encouragement of such as design the accomplishment of so great and difficult an undertaking for his Majesty's service and the good of this kingdom." (c) The Earl of Arran to the Treasury Lords dated Dublin, April 30, enclosing the abovesaid report from the Attorney General, Ireland.
June 12. Henry Guy to Major Dickens. Can sufficient dotard timber be felled in New Forest to pay the keepers' wages ? Out Letters (General) VII, p. 365.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver a small parcel of Dutch point [lace] belonging to one of the Queen's servants and seized by Mr. Burrough, one of the officers of the Customs. Ibid.
The Treasury Lords to Sir Thomas Lynch [Governor of Jamaica]. Yours of Feb. 25 last to hand. The first part thereof is in answer to ours of 1683, May 5, touching the better collecting the quit rents, wherein we advised an allowance of 5 per cent. to the collector. You assure us that no one will undertake the collection at 5 per cent. and that you cannot get a rent roll any other way than what you formerly proposed. We desire you to allow 7½ per cent. for the collection (to be taken out of the 10 per cent. allowed by the King to the Receiver General) and [as to rest] we desire you to re-peruse our aforesaid letter. As to Sir Henry Morgan's debt tot he King for the pirate money and the ship Viner and his pretence to salary beyond what the King thought fit to allow, you are to cause his accounts to be finally stated and process is to go out against him if he refuse to satisfy his debt with the deduction only of such charges as you think reasonable. Ibid, p. 366.
June 12. Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of John Haughton, late commander of the customs smack at Yarmouth, shewing that he was dismissed on the false information of John Constable, since hanged, and at the contrivance of Mr. Anguish, customer there, and of Mr. Fisher, a tidesurveyor. Prays a reference to the Customs Commissioners. Reference Book II, p. 14.
Same to Sir Robert Howard, Auditor of the Receipt, of Sir John Cotton's petition for 37l. 6s. 8d. due to him for seven years to Lady day last on a perpetuity of 5l. 6s. 8d. [to him and his heirs]. The referee is to certify the consideration of the grant. Ibid, p. 17.
June 14. Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of William Burgess for a quayman's place, London port, he having for several years served Mr. Wardour, Clerk of the Pells, and being about to settle himself in the world. Ibid, p. 12.
Same to Richard Graham and Philip Burton of the petition of Carolina Windham, daughter of Sir Edmund Windham, late Knight Marshal, and of Mary Elliott, daughter of Thomas Ellyott, late one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber (as by a favourable reference dated Windsor, June 12, from the King to the Treasury thereof). Petitioners set forth that Edward Norton, being accused as concerned in the late conspiracy is fled and outlawed and his estate is forfeit. Pray a grant of said estate as their own fortunes are small and the King has promised to bestow some favour upon them. Ibid, p. 13.
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