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July 2,
forenoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. Cartwright's memorial is read. Ordered that the sum of
10,161l. 16s. 8d. [sic for 10,153l. 9s. 1d.] be issued out of Contributions
for annuities anno 1706 to Mr. Brydges [Paymaster of the Forces
Abroad] on the order in his name for extraordinaries of the War not
particularly provided for in the last Session of Parliament ; as in
satisfaction for foreign money provided by Sir Henry Furnese to be
sent with Earl Rivers for the service of the Forces under his command
in the intended Expedition : to wit
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£
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s.
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d.
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for the value of 4500 Pistols at 17s. 6d. each
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3937
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10
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0
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for ditto of 4000 ounces of French Crowns at
5s. 7d. per ounce
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1125
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0
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0
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[sic for 1116 13 4]
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for ditto of 18,000 ounces of pieces of Eight
at 5s. 7¼d. per ounce
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5043
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15
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0
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to Sir Henry Furnese for his own commission
at 11s. per cent.
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55
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11
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8
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£10161
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16
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8
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[sic for £10153
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9 |
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[My Lord directs] 10,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy for Wages.
Ibid., p. 252.
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July 3.
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Present : Lord Treasurer.
Sir Christopher Wren is called in. My Lord desires him to view
the Paper Office and report what the necessary alterations there may
amount to.
Speak with Mr. Travers [the Surveyor General of Crown Lands]
about some addition to the Lord Treasurer's stables &c.
[The Gentlemen of the] Bank of England are called in. My Lord
recommends to them to fill up the loan on the Malt anno 1706 [to the
total of 650,000l. authorised by the Act 4-5 Anne, c. 17] and the
more to enforce them to it acquaints them that there is now in his
power to apply 18,822l. 14s. 9d. which he can do either to discharge
unsatisfied loans on coals granted in the reign of King William which
carry 8 per cent. interest or [can apply] to the tallies which they
have on the Land Tax anno 3 of the Queen's reign at 5 per cent. :
but if they fill up the credit on the present Malt Duty his Lordship
will then apply this overplus to their deficiency and give them [the
security of] a [formal Treasury] minute in case the Malt [Duty Fund
anno 1706] proves deficient [namely a minute to guarantee] to satisfy
them out of other money.
The Duke of Ormonde will be here to-morrow.
Send to Mr. St. John [Secretary at War] to be here to-morrow about
eleven of the clock.
My Lord directs 4200l. to Mr. Savory for Sick and Wounded.
Ibid., p. 253.
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July 4,
forenoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
[My Lord directs] 500l. to Mr. Roberts in further part of the charges
of building a bridge [over the Thames] at Datchet.
[Send a] letter to Mr. St. John [Secretary at War] that my Lord
Treasurer has received the Queen's pleasure that the pay of the
Earl Rivers as Captain General of the Land Forces going upon the
present Expedition, or so much as his said pay shall amount unto,
shall be continued and paid to him or those claiming under him
from the date of his commission [as Captain General] to Dec. 25 next
although he should die sooner.
[Write the] Excise Commissioners and Mr. Newman to attend
[here] to-morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Mr. Tyndale to be recommended to the Revenue Commissioners
of Ireland for such employment as they shall find him qualified for.
Capt. Cartwright's memorial is read and thereupon [my Lord
Treasurer directed] 13,055l. to be issued to Mr. Brydges on the order
in his name [as Paymaster General of the Forces Abroad] for extraordinary
services of the War not provided for in the last Session of
Parliament : and is to be applied and paid over as follows :
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£
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s.
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d.
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for 84 days' pay by way of advance to the
General and other Officers appointed to
serve in the present Expedition pursuant to
the Queen's warrant
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2424
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2
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0
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for medicines provided for the present
Expedition
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100
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0
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0
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for 91 days' subsistence upon account for the
Regiment of Dragoons and the 6 French
Regiments of Foot according to their present
numbers
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8879
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6
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6
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for subsistence to Lord Mark Kerr's Regiment
of Foot from 24th June 1706 to Aug. 23
next
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1651
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11
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6
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£13055
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0
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0
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The Duke of Ormonde [Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] comes in.
A memorial relating to the Detachments sent to Catalonia is read
[and thereupon my Lord Treasurer] ordered that 3672l. be issued
to Mr. Brydges on the order in his name for the 5000 men in Catalonia
anno 1706 : and is to be paid over to Lord Coningsby, to wit 2700l.
for levy money for 900 men detached for Catalonia out of the
Regiments of Wynn, Lillingston and Lepell and 972l. for 324 men
to fill up the Regiments of Mohun, Dungannon and Caulfeild to the
English Establishment at 3l. a man.
Ordered : that the demand of 1350l. for the sea clothing of the
said 900 men at 30s. a man be repaid by the Regiments who received
the men ; and a warrant is to be prepared by Mr. St. John [Secretary
at War] accordingly ; and in the meantime a warrant [is to be prepared]
to the Duke of Ormonde to cause the same to be placed to
the head of Military Contingencies or Concordatums [Ireland].
[My Lord Treasurer orders] "also a warrant to allow the
450l. 14s. 3d. lost by the clothing of such of the 400 men intended
for Newfoundland : out of the revenue of Ireland at large."
[My Lord directs the] issue to Mr. Brydges of 841l. 10s. 7½d. on
his order for the 5000 men in Catalonia ; which sum is intended to
be on account of subsistence to the Regiments following and to
discharge debts by them contracted in Ireland according to a list
presented by the Duke of Ormonde viz. :
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£
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d.
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Lord Dungannon's Regiment
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334
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3½
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Col. Caulfield's Regiment
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385
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3
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0½
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Lord Mohun's Regiment
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122
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7
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3½
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£841
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10
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7½
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[On the said Duke's representation my Lord Treasurer orders a
royal] warrant for increasing La Melloniere's pension of 270l. a year
to 300l. Treasury Minute Book XV, pp. 254-5
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July 5,
forenoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
[The Gentlemen of the] Bank of England are called in. They
acquaint my Lord Treasurer that they have agreed to fill up the
loans on the Malt anno 1706 [to the Parliament's total of 650,000l.
authorised by the Act 4-5 Anne c. 17].
His Lordship agrees that if the said fund shall prove deficient of
repaying to them what they shall so lend or any part thereof then
the same together with the interest thereof shall be satisfied out of
some other fund.
The overplus of the 9d. per barrel for 99 years from 25 Jan.
1692-3 [by 4 Wm. and Mary c. 3] is to be applied to satisfy the loans
on the Register of the Land Tax anno 1703.
Send to the Agents for Taxes to send my Lord an account of what
they have done relating to the complaint against Mr. Weston.
Ibid., p. 256.
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July 12,
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
[My Lord Treasurer directed] 1000l. to be advanced to Major Gen.
Earle "who goes on this Expedition."
[Likewise] 15,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy for Wages and
7000l. more for Wages [sic for for the Chest under the head of Wages]
being intended to be paid over to the Chest at Chatham to enable
them to pay a year to the cripples.
[Likewise] 1000l. [to William Lowndes] for secret service : on
Mr. Lowndes's unsatisfied order.
[Likewise] 12,785l. 7s. 0d. to J. Brydges [Paymaster of the Forces
Abroad] : on the proper [relative] orders in his name : to be issued out
of annuity Contribution money in the Exchequer and to be for uses
as follows viz. :
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£
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s.
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d.
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for 3 months' subsidy to the King of Prussia
for his Troops in the service of the Duke of
Savoy, to wit from July 4 inst. to Oct. 4
next being 50,000 Crowns with agio and
exchange included
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12500
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0
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0
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for Charles Bouchier Esq. on a warrant signed
by the Queen in this behalf being to complete
150l. to him for pains and service in
buying horses in Ireland and seeing them
shipped for Portugal and for the charges of
passing his accounts of money imprested
for buying the said horses
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139
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on a warrant signed by the Queen for books
for the service of the Forces in Flanders and
Portugal called the "Soldiers Monitor"
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104
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1
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for Lieut. Col. Durand for 84 days' pay as
Engineer for the present Expedition "if
the Queen has signed a warrant for his
appointment"
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42
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0
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0
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£12785
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7
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0
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Treasury Minute Book XV, p. 257.
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July 16,
forenoon.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
[My Lord Treasurer directs] 15,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy
for the head of Victualling.
[Send word to the Principal] Commissioners of Prizes to be here
this afternoon.
Upon reading a memorial of Mr. Whitfeild my Lord orders that
there be issued to the Treasurer of the Navy 3334l. 16s. 0d. to be
paid over to the said Whitfeild ; and is for 2 months' subsistence for
1278 private men of the Marines from the 24th June last who are
ordered on the present Expedition and for the Commission and Non
Commission Officers who are to go along with them. Ibid., p. 257.
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Eodem die,
afternoon.
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Present : ut supra.
The Excise Commissioners and Mr. Newman are called in and his
paper representing his services and want of reward is read.
My Lord says that he remembers that Mr. Newman some time ago
said when he had a reward for his past services he would lay before
his lordship a scheme for improving the revenues of Excise at least
70,000l. a year : that his Lordship observes that the Excise Commissioners
are doubtful whether the Duties on Low Wines will be
advanced by the Act passed in the last Session of Parliament [4-5
Anne c. 23], nor do they know whether Mr. Newman was the projector
thereof : and therefore his Lordship is resolved not to give him any
reward till he lay before him the said proposal. Ibid.
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July 17,
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
The Principal Commissioners of Prizes and Mr. Brewer and the
Attorney General are to attend next Tuesday morning. Ibid., p. 258.
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July 23,
forenoon.
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Present : ut supra.
Upon reading the Earl of Ranelagh's answer to the Earl of Essex's
memorial for 345l. 13s. 0d. due to him for respits on the Regiment
under his command according to the Queen's warrant in that behalf
my Lord Treasurer will order the same to be satisfied out of unappropriated
money in the Exchequer.
Send to the Auditors of Imprests to distinguish how much of their
demand of 682l. 15s. 5d. for passing the Earl of Ranelagh's accounts
for the years 1699, 1700 and 1701 is for the allowance of half pay
to the Officers of the disbanded Regiments.
The Principal Commissioners of Prizes and Mr. Bruer are called in,
the Attorney General being present. My Lord Treasurer orders a
letter from the Victuallers to be read wherein they desire that 30,000l.
may be ordered forthwith for paying bills of exchange, there being
already due upwards of 23,000l. of which 14,800l. is due to the
Commissioners of Prizes, the said Commissioners having acquainted
them [the Victuallers] that the captors concerned in the prizes to
which those bills relate are so clamorous [for their share of the prizes]
that they cannot satisfy them.
My Lord says he observes there is a considerable sum remaining
in the hands of the Treasurer for Prizes, and therefore in regard such
a sum as is demanded by the Victuallers cannot conveniently at this
time be supplied to them Mr. Bruer [the said Treasurer for Prizes]
should give all the ease he can in this matter ; and that when any
money is really wanted to carry on the pays of the captors, upon a
signification thereof from the Commissioners of Prizes, my Lord will
take care to pay the bills due from the Victuallers. His Lordship
says money has no earmark and they ought to accommodate the
public service as much as they can.
My Lord Treasurer goes away.
Sir Henry Fumese comes in and tells the Chancellor of the
Exchequer that my Lord Treasurer spoke to him as he was going out
[and desired him] to give his bills for 2 months' subsistence to the
Troops in Portugal and 2 months' subsidy to the King of Portugal :
which he [Fumese promises he] will do by this night's post in
the cheapest and best manner he can but will come to-morrow
and adjust the price [the exchange rate] with my Lord.
Treasury Minute Book XV, pp. 258-9.
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July 23,
forenoon.
[sic? for
afternoon.]
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Sir Henry Fumese is called in. My Lord says there is occasion to
make some remittances to Portugal, as well for the King of Portugal's
subsidy as for subsistence to the Forces there on the English
Establishment ; and [desired him] that he would give his bills so as
to be sent away by this night's mail.
He says he will go to Mr. Brydges's Office and give them [the
requisite bills] in the cheapest manner he can for the public service
and leave an account thereof at the Treasury.
[Which account he afterwards so delivered in and is as follows] :
Sir H. Furnese's account of bills of exchange for Portugal
delivered this day, London July 23
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Delivered this day to Capt. Cartwright 3 bills on
Lisbon viz.
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for the King of Portugal's subsidy [one bill] for
83,333 milreis 333 reis at 30 days' sight at 6s.
per milrei
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25000l.
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for the subsistence of her Majesty's Forces [2 bills
viz.]
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for 43,6363/8 pieces of Eight at 10 days' sight
and for 61,0907/8 pieces of Eight at 20 days' sight
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24000l.
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Sir Henry Furnese also agreed this day [the exchange rates as
follows] for the several foreign coins undermentioned to be sent with
my Lord Rivers in the present Expedition viz. :
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£
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s.
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d.
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20,000 ounces [of silver in] pieces of Eight at
at 5s. 7¼d. per ounce
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5604
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3
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4
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2500 French and Spanish Pistols at 17s. 6d.
each
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2187
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10
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0
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provision [as commission to Sir H. Furnese]
at 11s. per 100l.
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42
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17
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0
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£7834
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10
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4
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Ibid., p. 260.
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