Treasury Warrants: September 1717, 1-15

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September 1717, 1–15

Sept. 2. Christopher Tilson (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to [the Auditor of the Receipt]. Towards the further reducement of the arrears of interest on the orders upon the four Lottery Acts which are now [in the process of] subscribing [and exchanging] for annuities, the Treasury Lords desire that out of the sum of 11,080l. 11s. 7½d. (which appears to be the income of the said several Lottery Fonds in the week ended Aug. 30 last) you will please to issue as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
to sir Andrew Chadwick on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster of the 10l. Lottery anno 1711 943 15 0
to John Dutton Colt on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster of the Classis Lottery anno 1711 3,677 10 0
to Thomas Jett, Esq., on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster of the 10l. Lottery anno 1712 2,968 15 0
to Ambrose Phillips upon the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster of the Classis Lottery anno 1712 3,490 0 0
—
£11,080 0 0
Disposition Book XXIV, p 16
Sept. 3. Money order for 50l. to Daniel Smith, Esq., Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Nevis: for a quarter due June 2 last on his allowance of 200l. for his support in that employment. Order Book IX, p. 474.
Sept. 4. Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant dated March 30 last from the Duke of Bolton [Lord Chamberlain of the Household], to the Master of the Great Wardrobe for the delivery to James Kent, late a Child of the Chapel Royal, of a suit of plain cloth, a hat and band, two Holland shirts, two cravats, two pairs of cuffs, two handherchiefs, two pairs of stockings, two pairs of shoes, two pairs of gloves: to an estimate of 9l. 10s. 0d. Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book I, p. 43.
Sept. 5. Royal sign manual for 100l. to Thomas Day, Esq.: as royal bounty: without account. (Money warrant dated Sept. 5 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 5 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 442. Order Book IX, p. 461. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 21.
Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Commissioners for Army Debts and to the Auditors of Imprests to allow sums as follow in account to Brigadier Lewis Petit, late Governor of Port Mahon in Minorca, to wit in his account of moneys received and paid for building of fortifications at the said Port and for pay and contingencies of the Garrison there and of the Garrison of Castle St. Philip and for provisions furnished by him for several Expeditions &c.,all from 23 Sept. 1708 when the said Castle was reduced under our subjection till 26 Jan. 1711–12, the day he was superseded: that is to say
Dollars Ryals Dobleros
for the charges of building the fortifications and other buildings for the use of the Garrison.
for erecting a battery of 32 guns to defend the entrance of the port as by a measurement of the work and the receipts of the workmen or testifications of the payments to them subscribed by persons who were witnesses thereto, the parties themselves not knowing to write		 3,165 4 3
digging the ditch of a detached Bastion containing 1,505 cubical canes one palm of rock at eight ryals 1/24 per cane 1,513 0 0
building a fort on the west side of the harbour, 4,077½ cubical canes of rock at 9 rials per cane; 571½ cubical canes of earth at 6 rials per cane for the ditches; and building 1,243½ cubical canes of lime wall, the mason's work at 12 rials per cane for raising and squaring; [and] 845 dozen of stones at 4 rials per dozen; hire of labourers to dig the stones and carry the materials to the works at 24 dobleros each a day 8,102 0 1
building four Lunettes, four Counter Guards, four Ravelins and their ditches and one Horn work and its ditch, for fortifying of Castle St. Philip, including digging 35,945 cubical canes of earth for the ditches and 381 cubical canes of rock for making the mines, and 27,914¼ cubical canes of rock for the ditches and 6,824 cubical canes of wall with lime mortar and 3,799 cubical canes of wall with earth mortar: as certified by Brigadier Durand and a plan settled by the Commander in Chief of the Forces 103,309 2 1
building several outworks and other parts of the fortifications of the said Castle over and above the work assigned to the undertakers: viz., raising stones for repairing the old Towers and for the Storehouse and other new buildings 3,400 6 5
building a mill, bakehouse and storehouse for the Garrison, repairing the Barracks, building seven houses for the Officers of the Garrison and newbuilding or repairing some houses of the inhabitants, pulled down to make way for the works 7,511 2 9
29,236 measures of lime at several rates from 39 to 21 dollars per measure and for wages of the workmen employed in the kilns to make lime, the chief workmen at four ryals, three ryals or two ryals 15 dobleros per diem and the labourers at 39 dobleros per diem 10,345 2 8
the cost of three sattees and the wages of the Marines [mariners] employed therein and for the hire of nine other sattees and several small boats and of the mariners belonging thereto, which were employed to carry the lime to the fort. 18,260 4 8
hire of asses and wages of drivers employed in carrying materials to the waterside to be shipped for the fort and from the landing place to the storehouses or the foot of the works and for bringing water to the works 11,781 5 3
provender for 58 mules of her late Majesty's employed in the like service from 23 Sept. 1708 to 26 Jan. 1711–12 at 15 dobleros per diem each mule; farriers, saddles, wages of muletiers at 24 dobleros each per diem and the cost of six mules brought from Catalonia at 30 dollars each and provender for them before they arrived at Port Mahon 14,837 3 6
hire of workmen and labourers to load and unload the sattees that carried the lime; and to stack the same, the master workmen at two ryals per diem each, the men labourers from 21 to 24 dobleros each and several boys from 12 to 14 dobleros each per diem 4,987 7 16
for medicines for several poor workmen 293 7 12
for timber for scaffolds and bridges, palisadoes and building the houses 9,378 0 7
for plaister bought at Majorca for the ceilings of the houses and to rough cast part of the lime wall 2,501 1 16
for baskets for carrying lime and sand to the works at the Royal Battery and Detached Bastion 845 2 7
for red earth bought in Catalonia and used in the joint of the walls and floors of the houses and storehouses 363 4 9
wages of carpenters, smiths and other artificers in making scaffolds, bridges, hatcles, vaults and for necessaries 10,342 7 4
wages of 33 overseers to overlook the undertakers and the labourers employed in making and slacking the lime and loading and unloading the pinks: three of them at one dollar a day each, the remaining 30 of them at ½ a dollar a day 10,571 2 14
hire of a boat, a coxwaine and eight men to attend him [this accomptant] as Lieut. Governor of Castle St. Philip from 2 Oct. 1708 to 7 Feb. 1711–12 at 79 dollars 5 ryals 7 dobleros per month 3,438 4 12
for artificers and workmen brought from Catalonia to Minorca and the charges of their journey 6,010 7 8
—
total of charges of fortifications and buildings 230,960 6 6
Dollars Ryals Dobleros
pay of Officers of the Garrison according to a Regulation or Establishment signed by the Commander in Chief at 3l. 11s. 2d. sterling per diem from 3 Oct. 1708 to 23 or 24 Dec. 1710 12,149 2 1
pay of this accountant at 20s. a day as Lieut. Governor from 24 Dec. 1710 to 26 Jan. 1711–12 when he was superseded 1,680 0 0
pay of several Officers serving in the Garrison, viz., this accomptant as Engineer overseeing the Works; Brigadier Peter Durand as Engineer directing the Works at 20s. a day each; and three other Engineers, one at 10s., the other two at 5s. each a day; a master gunner and fire master; storekeeper; overseer; additional Captain and two Lieutenants to do duty with the Detachment of Marines 10,676 6 14
wood for firing for the Garrison 1,469 7 13
lamp oil for the Garrison and Light House 852 0 14
hire of people to look after the magazines and to turn, cleanse and take care of the provisions 1,383 7 15
medicines; washing of linen; hire of nurses and small necessaries for the Hospital of the Garrison 543 1 12
extraordinary charge of the bread furnished to the Regiments in garrison at Port Mahon, being the difference between the cost thereof as bought by the accomptant and the rate at which the same was delivered by him to the soldiers by order of the Commander in Chief 5,013 2 2
value of corn damaged and spoiled in the magazines, being part of the quantity received of William Chetwynd 445 5 12
charge of expresses, cleaning the castle, ringing the bell, flags and contingencies 3,481 6 13
disbursements for the Train of the Garrison, ammunition, iron, nails, coals for the forges, charges of extracting saltpetre from damaged powder; wheelwrights &c 4,347 6 0
—
total for pay and contingencies of the Garrison 42,043 7 11
Dollars Ryals Dobleros
disbursements on several extraordinary occasions for the public service by order of the Commander in Chief.
for provisions bought and sent for relief of Alicante and for other expeditions, corn, biscuit, oil, rice, beef; and small necessaries furnished to the men of Col. Harrison's Regiment in the time of their transportation at the rate of three farthings a man a day		 5,255 0 16
for the value of 228 quarters two barrels of the accomptant's own corn which was left by him in the stores at the time of his supersedure for which Col. John Fermor the succeeding Lieut. Governor of the Castle St. Philip is accomptable 816 0 0
fresh bread provided for the French prisoners in the Hospital 134 1 14
corn bought and given as a gratuity to several poor widows whose husbands had been hanged for inviting the Allies to Minorca 2,400 0 0
provisions and other necessaries for French prisoners 1,222 4 15
the value of provisions delivered to several [French] Officers and others made prisoners by the Emperor that were sent to Mahon as by an accompt thereof signed by the principal Officers of the Emperor as King of Spain 898 1 3
pay of a surgeon appointed to take care of sick seamen from 3 Oct. 1708 to 29 Dec. following at 5s. a day 92 5 0
money paid for Fascines and Fascine work erected for defence of the Castle upon information of the enemy's purpose to attack the Garrison and for digging earth and stores [stones] to fill up the Fascine work 5,059 2 10
—
total of extraordinaries 15,878 0 12
The total of the above is 304,024 dollars six ryals 16 dobleros and in sterling at 57 pence per dollar (pursuant to the warrant of Queen Anne [Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXI, p. 111] dated 8 Dec. 1706) comes to 72,205l. 18s. 1½d. sterling.
With regard to the said works the Auditor has represented that no Instructions or orders of the late Queen Anne have been produced for the same nor any warrant for allowing the accomptant the charge thereof. But the Commissioners for Army Debts have reported that same may be justly allowed but that 213l. 6s. 2¼d., part thereof which was paid for provisions furnished to several [French] Officers made prisoners by the Emperor's Forces, is a debt of the Emperor's and ought to be reimbursed by his Imperial Majesty; and further that as all the above services and disbursements were performed by order of the Commander in Chief of the Forces it will be necessary to confirm same by royal warrant as herein. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 443–50.
Sept. 10. Christopher Tilson (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows towards the further reducement of the arrears of interest upon the four Lottery Acts which are now subscribing [in the process of being subscribed or exchanged] for annuities: viz., out of the sum of 9,456l. 10s. 8d. which appears to be the income in the week ended the 6th inst. of the said several Lottery Funds: viz.
£ s. d.
to Sir Andrew Chadwick on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster of the 10l. Lottery anno 1711 3,315 10 0
to John Dutton Colt, Esq., on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster of the Classis Lottery anno 1711 2,227 15 0
to Thomas Jett, Esq., on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster of the 10l. Lottery anno 1712 1,798 10 0
to Ambrose Philips, Esq., upon the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster of the Classis Lottery anno 1712 2,114 5 0
—
£9,456 0 0
Disposition Book XXIV, p. 17.
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Elizabeth Nabes praying that a trunk and some goods seized by a Custom House officer at Gravesend which her husband was carrying to Holland may be delivered to her on payment of Duty. Reference Book IX, p. 345.
Sept. 11. Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Treasury Lords to pay 300l. to Sir Clement Cotterell, Kt., Master of the Ceremonies: to be paid to Monsieur Bottinger as a present from the King on his departure home, he having resided here as Envoy Extraordinary from the Duke of Wolfenbuttel: and a further 22l. for [Exchequer] fees thereon. (Money warrant dated Sept. 12 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 12 hereon for said money to be paid to said Cotterell or John Inglish, Esq.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 25.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 451. Order Book IX, p. 462. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 21.
Same to same to pay 200l. to Russell Robartes, Esq., as royal bounty: and 16l. 18s. 6d. for [Exchequer] fees thereon. (Money warrant dated Sept. 12 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 12 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 452. Order Book IX, p. 428. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 21.
Same to same to pay 500l. to Thomas Lowther, gent.: being intended to be by him applied and paid to such uses as his Majesty shall direct. (Money warrant dated Sept. 12 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 12 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 452. Order Book IX, p. 464. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 21.
Same to same to pay 215l. to Ignace de Koch: without account: “as an acknowledgment from us in consideration of his service in coming express from the Prince of Savoy with the news of the victory which he lately obtained in the plains before Belgrade over the Turks” (Money warrant dated 25 Sept. hereon.) (Money order dated 27 Sept. hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 453. Order Book IX, p. 467. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 21.
Money warrant for 99l. 19s. 7¼d. to Sir John Wolrich, Bart., for the surplusage on his account as sheriff for Co. Salop for the year ended 1716 Sept. 29. (Money order dated Sept. 27 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXV, p. 314. Order Book IX, p. 380. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 21.
William Lowndes to the Auditor of the Receipt to hasten the account of the net produce of the several branches of the Civil List as desired by my letter of Aug. 6 last, supra, p. 490. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 227.
Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of Robert Vincent shewing that he hath served the said Commissioners as stationer &c. for 18 years last past, that Major William Churchill hath obtained a royal patent in the name of his brother in law, Mr. Edw. Castle, for serving the said Office as bookseller, bookbinder and stationer for 40 years; that the business of printer to the said Office has been a long time performed by the petitioner and is not granted by the patent: therefore praying to be continued in that employment “and be otherwise relieved in the premises as shall seem meet”. Reference Book IX, p. 345.
Sept. 11. Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Robert Wise, tobacco merchant, shewing that he has obtained an Act of Parliament [private Act, 12 Anne, St. 2, c. 26] to compound his debt to the Crown by payment of 3,000l. by 500l. a year; that he has paid the first three payments and proposes to pay off the remainder by the assistance of a friend if he may be allowed a legal discount and himself and his lands fully discharged from the debt and from the extent. Ibid.
Same to the Auditors of Imprests of the petition of William Glanville, late Comptroller of the 1,500,000l. Lottery anno 1711, praying repayment of 83l. 7s. 6d. disbursed by him in preparing and putting his Office into a proper method and afterwards in managing the same. Ibid., p. 346.
Treasury warrant to Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint, to deliver out of the Mint to Henry Hines, who contracted for the importing a certain quantity of copper there for the coining of farthings and half pence, one instrument or tool called a cutter, “you having informed us that the true sizing of the bars of copper that is to be imported by him requires the use of the said instrument or tool and that the same may be safely delivered to him for that purpose, he giving a note to you under his hand for the return thereof at any time when demanded or as soon as the service for which it is delivered to him shall be performed ”. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 287.
Sept. 12. Letter of direction for 21,260l. to the Cofferer of the Household on the unsatisfied order in his name for the service thereof: and is intended to be applied to defray the expense in his Majesty's Household, Chambers, Chapels and Stables for the months of April, May and June 1717 according to a statement made thereof by his Majesty's Board of Greencloth the 6th of Aug. last. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 17.
Same to the Treasurer of the Navy. The Treasury Lords direct that the sum of 5,232l. 17s. 4½d. which appears to be remaining in your hands on the several funds as follows be paid over and applied towards answering Short Allowance money to the Company of such of his Majesty's ships as are lately arrived from the Baltic: that is to say
£ s. d.
money raised by sale of reversionary annuities 3,508 0 0
money received in course on the Land Tax anno 1715 1,000 0 0
more on the Land Tax tallies anno 1716 724 17 4½
—
£5,232 17 4½
Ibid., p. 18.
Same for 11,561l. 18s. 10d. to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of the Forces: out of [money of] loans remaining in the Exchequer on credit of the Land Tax anno 1717: and is intended to be applied to the services following: viz.
£ s. d.
in further part of 57,029l. 14s. 7d. granted for the Forces and Garrison in Minorca anno 1717:
for subsistence for two months from Aug. 25 last to Oct. 24 next to the four Regiments provided for in this sum		 6,318 1 6
for Contingencies for the same time 353 16 0
in further part of 37,192l. 14s. 9½d. granted for Forces and Garrison at Gibraltar anno 1717:
for the same two months' subsistence to the three Regiments provided for in this sum		 4,154 2 0
for Contingencies for the same time 167 2 3
in further part of 959,943l. 1s. 10½d. for Guards and Garrisons anno 1717.
to answer his Majesty's warrants dated 20 Aug. last directing the payment of several sums as follows for the subsistence and other services relating to the Rebel prisoners taken at Preston from 1 May to 29 July 1717, the day they were discharged, viz.,
for subsistence of the Rebel prisoners at Chester		 295 17 4
for contingent expenses relating to the said prisoners 139 9 9
for pay of the several Officers appointed to take care of the said prisoners: all three items to be placed to the head of [Army] Contingencies 133 10 0
—
£11,561 18 10
Disposition Book XXIV p. 18.
Sept. 12. Letter of direction for 9,965l. 19s. 8d. to Charles Bodvile, Earl of Radnor, on the unsatisfied order in his name as Treasurer of the Chamber: as imprest and upon account and to be by him paid over and applied to satisfy all sums payable in that [his] Office at Midsummer last: that is to say
£ s. d.
on the certain Established Allowance [ for the Chamber for the quarter at June 24] 5,341 16 2
for stationery bills for the office of the Secretaries of State: for same quarter 370 6 10
to the Gentleman Usher Black Rod for his attendance on the House of Peers from 20 Feb. 1716–17 to the 15th July 1717 on his allowance of 6s. 8d. a day 44 6 8
to the Housekeeper at Westminster on his allowances for said quarter 30 6 8
to ditto more for looking after the Court erected in Westminster Hall, for the same time 22 15 0
to the Master of the Musick for writing compositions for his Majesty's birthday anno 1717 11 0 0
to Timothy Goodwyn for printing lists of Lent preachers and for stationery ware for the Lord Chamberlain's Office to 21 March 1716–17 29 19 4
to the Barge builder and other artificers for building his Majesty's eight-oared barge and for gilding the shallop and the 12 [oared] and six-oared Barges 579 11 6
to Thomas Robinson, locksmith, for work done and locks provided in all his Majesty's Houses and the House of Peers between 31 Dec. 1716 and 24 March 1716–17 228 12 4
to Gray Maynard, Esq., for washing of sheets for his Majesty's service from Midsummer 1716 to Lady day 1717 13 10 10
to Reuben Borer, gardener of Somerset House, in full of his bill for removing rubbish out of the said garden 12 0 0
to William Jackson for several bottom chells and arms for the crystal branches in the Ball Room at St. James's and for mending and repairing them from 25 Dec. 1714 to 1 March 1716–17 173 7 6
to Benj[amin] Bedford, upholsterer, for the rent of the house hired for the Czar of Muscovy's Minister from 30 April 1716 to 30 July 1716 107 10 0
to the Gentlemen of the Chapel to complete the usual allowance for venison anno 1717 15 0 0
to the 40 Messengers of the Great Chamber to clear their bills of service to Midsummer 1717 2,985 16 10
—
£9,965 19 8
Ibid., p. 19.
Sept. 12. R. Powys (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to Mr. Carkesse, Secretary [to the Customs], enclosing a memorial concerning the goods of some servants of the Abbot Dubois who is soon expected here. The said servants are come into England and are now at Southwark. The Treasury Lords would have all civility used in the passing the said goods. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 224.
Same to the Customs Commissioners. [Theodor Pavlovich Veselovsky] the Minister of the Czar of Muscovy has bought several things to be sent to the Czar. The Treasury Lords desire you to send an officer to seal them in order to their transportation. Ibid.
C. Stanhope to Secretary Addison. My Lords, by a letter as in the enclosed copy [as below], have desired Mr. Beranger to supply Vice Admiral [Charles] Cornwall [Cornewall] with the credit at Gibraltar for the purposes signified in your letter of the 6th inst. to them. My Lords desire you to signify to the Vice Admiral by the first opportunity the means of his being furnished with the said credit. Ibid.
Same to Mr. Beranger. The King has been pleased to direct Vice Admiral Cornwall, his Plenipotentiary for treating and concluding a Peace between his Majesty and the Emperor of Morocco, to pay 13,000 dollars and the further sum of 500l. in such manner as he is or shall be instructed in order to facilitate the success of that negotiation and the release of his Majesty's subjects there under captivity. The Treasury Lords desire you to furnish the said Vice Admiral with credit there so that he may not fail of being supplied with the said respective sums or any part thereof at demand. My Lords will take effectual care of your reimbursement as they shall from time to time be informed by you of the sums which he shall have received, not exceeding 13,000 dollars and 500l., by his bills of exchange which he may draw on my Lords payable to you or order “which you will not fail to signify to the said Vice Admiral as soon as possible may be”. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 224.
Sept. 12. William Lowndes to the Postmaster General to hasten the account of the revenue of the Post Office for the three years ended Aug. 1 last as desired by my letter of the 6th August last, supra, pp. 490–1. Ibid., p. 227.
Same to the Excise Commissioners to hasten the account of the several branches of the Civil List revenues under your management as desired ut supra ibid. Ibid.
Treasury reference to James Craggs, Secretary at War, of the petition of John Mead, Esq., and Don Joseph Cartizes, shewing that they furnished the Portuguese Troops with bread and forage in the year 1706 upon the faith and promises of the English General and Minister, for which they received bills [of exchange] upon the Treasury of Portugal, which though accepted there were not paid; and in the year 1713 [they] laid their case before the Lord High Treasurer who directed a warrant to be prepared by the Secretary at War for the sum of 27,392l. 6s. 0d. in part [payment] payable to John Mead and chargeable to the Portuguese [King's] subsidies: but [they] received only 11,500l. in part thereof: but as this sum was far short of their demands they received assurances from the [Lord] Treasurer that in case the Crown of Portugal did not forthwith pay them they should be paid out of the subsidy due to that Crown: and [therefore the petitioners] humbly hope that your Lordships will order your memorialist[s] their satisfaction, being about 80,000l., out of any the Fonds applicable to those heads of service, or otherwise as your Lordships shall think fit; the Portuguese Minister here being ready to concur in all the necessary acts for discharging such sum upon the subsidies due to that Crown. Reference Book IX, p. 346.
Same to Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint, of the petition of William Wood praying a warrant for furnishing at 17½ pence per pound what copper there shall be wanting for the coining of half pence and farthings over and above the 30 tons agreed for at 18 pence per pound, [so] that he may be at a certainty and make such provision of fine metal as [that] there may be no stop of the coinage. Ibid., p. 347.
C. Stanhope to the Board of Works to estimate for the charge of works at Hampton Court as follows as commanded to be done by his Majesty.
Prefixing and appending: (1) The Duke of Newcastle [Lord Chamberlain of the Household] to the Treasury Lords dated Aug. 27 last. It is the King's pleasure that you give order to the Board of Works to build and provide the several particulars as follows which are wanted for the service of his Majesty and of their Royal Highnesses at Hampton Court [and St. James's].
(2) Schedule signed by J. Coke dated Hampton Court 24 July of several necessary works required to be done for his Majesty's immediate service.
an additional or side kitchen to be built.
fitting up his Majesty's wine cellar.
a scullery for the King.
such another place for herbs.
cases for beds, a Guard table, forms &c. in the Prince's Guard Chamber.
dreigne in the Pastry and repairing the pavement there.
rails, cloak pins and shelves for his Majesty and Prince of Wales.
making a doorway into the Gardens through a window at the Duchess of Munster's.
a necessary house for the young Princesses' servants.
presses for his Majesty's use.
dresser, shelves &c. for Madam Kilmansach [Kilmansegg].
parting off the old Presence [Chamber] for dining rooms for the Women of the Bedchamber and Pages of the Back-Stairs to the Prince.
laying of pipes, repairing the pavement, dressers, shelves, chimney ceilings and wainscot for the Prince's laundress and parting off a slip of ground and making a necessary house there.
presses, drawers, partition &c. for the young Princesses.
presses for the Prince of Wales.
leaden cestern and some repairs at the King's Bakehouse.
a necessary house for persons of fashion, water stool and marble side board with a cestern and water laid to it for the Duchess of Munster in the Lower Lodgings at St. James's.
parting off the charcoal house and making a doorway for the Prince's service: making a table for the Prince to dine on: pulling down a useless oven in the Prince's kitchen and making some necessary conveniences there.
making a shed in his Majesty's confectionary and a dresser under it and a store press for sweetmeats.
Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book I, p. 40.
Sept. 13. Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Treasury Lords to pay 800l. to Sir Alexander Cairnes as royal bounty: without account. (Money warrant dated Sept. 25 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 27 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 453. Order Book IX, p. 467. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 21.
Same to Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint, to receive into the Mint from time to time fine British copper in bars or fillets which when heated red hot will spread under the hammer without cracking and which shall be of a due size or thickness to be prescribed by you and out of the same to coin half pence and farthings of such a bigness that 46 half pence or 92 farthings may make a pound weight avoirdupois excepting such small errors as may happen in and by the unequal sizing of the bars, which errors you shall endeavour that they be not in excess or defect above the fortieth part of the whole weight and this not by design but by accident: and you shall pay the importer for such copper imported after such rates as the Commissioners of our Treasury shall allow, not exceeding 18 pence by the pound weight, the one half thereof in money upon receiving the said copper and the other half in money and scissel together upon returning back the scissel; the said scissel being reckoned at the same price by the pound weight with the copper imported:
And if the said copper doth not bear the assay in size and fineness you shall not receive the same but return it back to be manufactured anew:
and you shall coin such quantities of such moneys and at such times as the Commissioners of our Treasury shall allow:
and you shall cause our effigies with the inscription “Georgius Rex” to be stamped on one side of each piece and the effigies of a Britannia sitting on a globe with a spear in her left hand and a mirtle in her right and the inscription “Britannia” to be stamped on the other side as in the late copper money and, under her, the date:
And when any quantity of such moneys shall be coined the same shall be well mixed in a heap and assayed by counting out 23 pence from several parts of the heap and weighing every parcel so counted out; and you shall take a medium of all the weights for the weight of 23 pence and thereby estimate the value of the whole heap and of every part thereof according to its weight:
And you shall cause the same to be also assayed in fineness by taking some pieces of the money, heating them red hot and battering them to see if they will spread thin under the hammer:
And then you shall receive the said new moneys from the Moneyers by weight and deliver the same in smaller parcels to such of our people as shall come for the same at the price settled and stated by the assay as above, abating one penny in every seven pounds weight in recompense for any small defect which may sometimes happen in the tale by the unequal sizing of the bars of copper:
And the Moneyers shall not vend, pay or distribute any of the said new coined moneys before the same be duly assayed and delivered to you, the Master and Worker, as above:
And we do further appoint and order that all receipts and deliveries of copper in bars or scissels with the weight or price and all deliveries of new moneys from the Moneyers to you, the Master and Worker, with the assays in weight and the price stated and settled by the assays shall be entered in the Books [of the Mint] by a clerk who shall be appointed by us or our Treasury Lords and be called the King's Clerk and that the said Clerk shall see all the assays performed and the copper and moneys and scissel weighed and one or more pieces taken out of every parcel of moneys assayed, to be kept in a box under his key and the key of you, the Master and Worker, to be tried annually in weight and fineness before [a jury] whom the Treasury Lords shall appoint:
And the said Clerk shall yearly make a roll upon oath of the weight and price of every parcel of new moneys coined and delivered from time to time by the Moneyers to you, the Master and Worker:
And you, the said Master and Worker of our Mint, shall account annually before the [Auditors of Imprests as the] Auditor of our Mint for all the said copper moneys coined and be answerable to us for all the profits thereof above the charges:
And our said Auditor in auditing the said accounts shall have all the same power as in auditing the accounts for the coinage of gold and silver:
And the said Clerk shall examine and sign all bills of charges for repairs of building and for providing things requisite for setting up this coinage:
And you, the said Master and Worker, shall be allowed in your accounts all sums of money paid by you for repairs of the buildings used in this coinage and for repairing or providing coining tools and all other things necessary for setting on foot this coinage; and all sums of money paid for copper imported; and the sum of three pence half penny by the pound weight for coining the said copper moneys and for bearing and sustaining all manner of wastes, provisions, necessaries and charges, coming, arising or growing in and about the coining, assaying, weighing and delivering the said copper and copper moneys:
And you, the said Master and Worker, shall pay unto the said Clerk 20 shillings sterling by the ton of all moneys coined, for his attendance in this service and [you shall] be allowed the same in your accounts:
And the said Clerk shall examine all bills of charges which you, the said Master and Worker, shall want as vouchers to his accounts and testify his examination thereof under his handwriting.
And we hereby charge all the officers of the Tower that all persons bringing copper in bars to the said Mint or coming thither for money or scissel of copper shall have free ingress, egress and issue by the gates and through the same Tower and Franchises thereof inward and outward at all times without any arresting, disturbance, letting or gainsaying of the Chief Governor, Constable or Lieutenant [of the Tower] or the porter or any other officer or person for any manner of debt, matter or cause whatsoever:
And we further command the graver, Moneyers, smith and all others attending on this service to do their duty with diligence and to observe the tasks and directions given them by you, the said Master and Worker, for coining our said moneys well and with despatch. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 466–7.
Sept. 13. Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to Charles Bodvile, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, to pay the sum of 954l. to the executors or administrators of John Hutton, Doctor of Physic, in full of his salary and travelling charges as follows, being due to him at the decease of William III as First and Principal Physician to the said King (being over and above a demand of 63l. 5s. 0d. for travelling charges for which no warrants were signed).
Appending: (a) certificate dated 1708 Nov. 10 by J. Holbech, Deputy [in the Treasurer of the Chamber's Office], of the arrear so due to said Hutton.
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for one year and 73 days on his salary of 400l. per an. due the 8th of March 1701–2 480 0 0
for his travelling charges and other expenses in attending on his Majesty in Holland and Flanders &c. [allowed] by virtue of several warrants signed by the then Lord Chamberlain of the Household 474 0 0
for the like travelling charges and other expenses in his like attendance on his said Majesty in all his Progresses, journeys and removes elsewhere, to the death of his said late Majesty: which service has been usually allowed as 'tis certified by Sir John Stanley, bart., Secretary to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household: and for which no warrant[s] have yet been signed 631 0 0
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(b) a further certificate dated 1717 April 13 that no part of the above sum of 1,585l. 5s. 0d. has hitherto been satisfied out of any money issued to the Treasurer of the Chamber. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 473–4.
Sept. 13. C. Stanhope to the Auditors of Imprests. On reading your representation about the state of accounts [lying before you for audit] the Treasury Lords have writ to Sir Roger Mostyn to pursue the passing before you of his accounts as late Paymaster of the Marines. In reply they have received from him the enclosed memorial and account [both missing] which I am to transmit to you for consideration. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 225.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed letter [missing] from the Mayor of Deal complaining of David Boughton, the Surveyor [of Customs] there, for being disaffected to his Majesty. Ibid.
Same to the Duchess of Marlborough. Your representation concerning the ruinous condition of the pales, lodges &c. in Windsor Great Park has been read to my Lords. They desire you to cause an estimate to be made of the charge of putting the park in all particulars in the condition it ought to be and to send the same to my Lords who will receive the King's pleasure thereon. My Lord Stanhope will take the first opportunity of laying before the King your other memorial about the allowance for keeping the deer in the said park and for wages to keepers. Ibid.
Treasury commission to John Edwards to be Surveyor of the Duties on Houses loco Richard Ellis, dismissed. (Treasury warrant dormant dated Oct. 3 to the Receiver General of said Duties for Co. Lincoln to pay him 50l. per an. salary from the date of the commission.) Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, pp. 215, 219.
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] of William, Viscount Mountjoy, praying a further lease of the castle and lands of Mountjoy, Co. Tyrone, which he holds by lease from the Crown. Out Letters (Ireland) X, p. 145.
Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a bill to pass the great seal of England to revoke the Commission of the Equivalent (which appointed William Dalrymple, Esq., Sir John Swinton, Sir James Smollett, Sir Patrick Johnstoun, bart., William Seaton, Alexander Abercrombie, Esqrs., and Sir William Kerr of Greenhead to be Commissioners thereof) and in lieu thereof to appoint William Dalrymple, Sir John Swinton, Sir James Smollett, Sir Patrick Johnstoun, Alexander Abercrombie, Patrick Campbel of Monzie and Robert Johnstoun of Hilton or any four of them to be Commissioners of the Equivalent (for disposing so much of the sum of 398,085l. 10s. 0d. as remains yet unapplied and such further sums as shall arise or be any wise payable to Scotland by way of Equivalent). Out Letters (North Britain) IV, p. 188.
Sept. 14. Money warrant for 50l. to James Merest, one of the under clerks attending the House of Peers; in reward for making several copies and other services for the publique. (Money order dated Sept. 25 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXV, p. 430. Order Book IX, p. 465. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 21.
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt, the Clerk of the Pells et al., to draw a [dormant money] order for paying to Sir Cæsar Child et al. as assignees in a commission of bankrupt a Bankers' annuity of 6l. 8s. 1d. standing in the name of John Hoyle as an assignee of Sir Robert Viner: all in conformity with the certificate as follows “taking care such proper memorandums be made on the former certificate and in all your Books and entries of the said annuities as may effectually secure his Majesty from any double payment on the said annuity.”
Prefixing: certificate by Lord Halifax, Auditor of the Receipt, dated 22 May 1717 of the assignment as above. By a certificate made to the late Lord Treasurer Godolphin, John Hoyle is certified to be the proprietor of an annuity of 6l. 8s. 1d. as in lieu of the principal sum of 213l. 9s. 9d. as in the certificate of the assignees of Sir Robert Viner or his executors or those claiming under him. By the entries of deeds and other assurances since produced, the said annuity does now appear to be vested in Sir Cæsar Child, Elihu Yale, Thomas Gibson and Roger Braddyll, assignees in a commission of bankrupt awarded against Sir Stephen Evance, deceased, and William Hales of London, goldsmith, as assignees of Whitfield Hayter, who was assignee of Samuel Brockenborough, who was assignee of the said Hoyle. Money Book XXV, p. 431.
Same to the King's Remembrancer to take the securities of Francis Hawes as [joint] Receiver General and Cashier of Customs jointly with Anthony Lechmere.
Prefixing: (1) said Hawes's petition proposing his securities, detailed, in 50,000l.
(2) Treasury reference dated Aug. 14 of said petition to the King's Remembrancer. (3) Report by Matthew Hutton, one of the sworn clerks of the King's Remembrancer's Office (in the absence of the Deputy Remembrancer) on the sufficiency of said security. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 295.
Same to same to deliver up the securities of Luke King as Agent to the Regiments of Col. Richard Ingoldsby and Col. Frederick Hamilton: all in order to the cancellation of the bonds entered into by him and his securities.
Prefixing and appending: (1) report by Auditor J. Foley dated 17 May 1717 on the petition of said Luke King. His Colonels as above acknowledge that the said King had received no money on account of the pay of their Regiments, though appointed by them to be their Agent in England, the subsistence to the said Regiments having been paid in Flanders and nothing in England during the time he continued Agent. The security bonds may therefore be given up.
(2) separate certificates by Col. Ingoldsby and Lieut. Gen. Hamilton that they appointed said King as Agent to their respective Regiments by letter of attorney dated 28 March 1696 and that they now think fit to nominate and appoint another Agent in his stead and that as the said Luke King never received any money or other effects relating to the pay of the said Regiment they therefore severally release him from all demands whatsoever relating thereto. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 300.
[? Sept. 14] Entry of the Treasury Lords' subscription of a lease to Henry Coltman, Esq., of lands and tenements in Hogsthorpe, Co. Lincoln, lately in the jointure of Catherine, Queen Dowager of England: to wit for 31 years at a rent of 47l. 15s. 0d. and fine of 200l. Ibid., p. 301.
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