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| SCHEME OF RETRENCHMENT, 1668. |
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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
1668.
July. |
The King's present revenue. |
Egerton MS. 2543, fo. 209. |
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l. |
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Customs |
400,000 |
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Excise |
340,000 |
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Chimney money |
170,000 |
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The smaller branches of the revenue |
120,000 |
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£1,030,000 |
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Proposals for retrenchment of the expenses within the revenue. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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The Navy ordinary |
200,000 |
0 |
0 | |
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The Army and Garrisons |
182,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The City of Tangier |
55,500 |
0 |
0 |
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His Majesty's Household |
90,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Buildings and repairs |
8,000 |
0 |
0 |
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His Majesty's Privy Purse |
12,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Intelligence |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The Treasury of the Chamber |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The Great Wardrobe |
16,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The [Band of Gentlemen] Pensioners |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The Robes |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The Jewel House |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The Office of the Ordnance ordinary and extraordinary |
30,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The Queen Consort |
23,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The Queen Mother |
40,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Ambassadors, agents etc. |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Foreign ambassadors |
10,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The 12 Judges |
12,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The Courts of Ludlow and Masters of Chancery and Requests |
2,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Angel gold for Healing |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
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The Master of the Horse for [purchase of] horses |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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The Master of the Stud horses |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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Creation money to the nobility |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Lord Privy Seal's diet |
1,400 |
0 |
0 |
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Liberates of the Exchequer |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Dormant privy seals |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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Chief officers of the Falconry (besides an
allowance of keeping two cast of hawks) |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Harriers |
700 |
0 |
0 |
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Tents |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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The Tower expenses |
768 |
0 |
0 |
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Gamekeepers and keepers of forests |
107 |
15 |
10 |
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746,475 |
15 |
10 |
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Interest paid yearly |
150,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Deductions upon farms [of various branches of the revenue] and for other accidents and contingencies |
100,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
?996,475 |
15 |
10 |
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Remains, 33,524l. 4s. 2d. |
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The said remains of 33,524l. 4s. 2d. to be employed after [payment of] all the ordinary charge before mentioned with [the abovesaid] interest and deductions in manner and order following, as his Majesty shall direct, for paying of pensions. |
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(1) to those who had a hand in the King's escape from Worcester etc. |
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(2) to the Coldstreamers. |
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(3) to those who have pensions or salaries for present service. |
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(4) to those who have grants for valuable consideration. |
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(5) for past service. |
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(6) grants on mere grace. |
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Rules for regulating the Revenue and easing of charge. |
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All pensions and payments hereafter shall be removed from other founds [funds] or branches of the revenue and made payable only in the Exchequer [so] that the King may have the view of his whole expense in one place. |
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A new establishment to be made of the expense of the Household in one book. |
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The impost [wines] of ambassadors from Mich., 1668, to be as in the time of his late Majesty Charles I. |
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The papers to be looked out and new orders to be settled for the establishing and clothing the Yeomen of the Guard. |
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All that by office or otherwise have houses or lodgings of the King's out of the Court or his houses of residence [are] to be obliged to keep them at their own charge in repair; and the Surveyor [of the Works] is to look to it. |
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The chief officers of the falconry only are to be continued, amounting to 1,000l. The rest are to have their wages due paid off. |
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