Treasury Warrants: October 1717, 11-20

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 31, 1717. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1960.

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'Treasury Warrants: October 1717, 11-20', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 31, 1717, ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1960), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol31/pp606-619 [accessed 8 November 2024].

October 1717, 11–20


		£	s.	d.

Oct. 11.	Letter of direction for 26,613l. 17s. 3d. to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster General of the Forces: out of loans remaining in the Exchequer on credit of the Malt Duties anno 1717: and is intended for three months' half pay June 25 last to Sept. 29 last for the Disbanded Officers of the Land Forces and Marines and is to be taken as part of the 85,000l. granted for Half Pay Officers anno 1717. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 28. Henry Kelsall (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Navy Commissioners. The Treasury Lords direct some of you to attend them here on Wednesday at 12 a clock about the pretensions of Benjamin Jowles. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 230.
Oct. 11.	Same to Mr. [Paul] Jodrell [Clerk of the House of Commons]. The Treasury Lords desire you to send hither for their perusal the two underwritten original Treaties which were laid before the House of Commons the last Session of Parliament: viz. the Treaty between Great Britain and the Duke of Saxe Gotha. the Treaty between Great Britain and the Bishop of Munster. Ibid. Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to send to the Treasury Lords forthwith a certificate of the principal remaining unsatisfied [of the loans] upon the Low Wine Act which expired on or about the 24th June 1714 and how much is due for interest [thereon] to the date of such certificate. And likewise a certificate of the principal and interest on the Candle Act which expired on or about the 1st May 1715. Ibid., p. 231. Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of the Earl of Grantham for a change of lives in the lease of the late Duke of Ormonde's house at Richmond which petitioner lately purchased. Reference Book IX, p. 349.
Oct. 12.	Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant to Prince Charles, brother to the King of Denmark, of an annuity or yearly sum of 4,000l. as from 10 April 1714: to be paid half yearly on the 10th Oct. and 10 April of each year “for and during the joint lives of us and the said Prince Charles”: the late Queen Anne having granted him the like annuity for the joint lives of her and the said Prince as her share towards compensating the loss and damage he sustained and should sustain in quitting (for the good of the common cause of her and her allies) all his pretensions to the Bishopric of Eutin; which grant became void by the death of the said Queen Anne. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 485. Henry Kelsall (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Earl of Suffolk. The Attorney General has reported on Mr. Anstis's petition for his salary payable at the Exchequer as Garter King of Arms. If you have any objections to the said report as enclosed [missing] my Lords desire you to signify same in writing by Wednesday next. (A like letter to Sir John Vanbrugh.) Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 231.
Oct. 14.	Money order for 14,000l. to Thomas Burdus, Paymaster of the 500,000l. Civil List Lottery anno 1713 [as by the Act 12 Anne, c. 11]: as imprest towards satisfying the persons who have advanced or contributed the said 500,000l. Order Book IX, p. 475. C. Stanhope to Mr. Carkesse. The Abbot Du Bois, Ambassador from France, is advised that several boxes of goods belonging to him are daily expected here. My Lords desire that they may be passed in like manner as those belonging to persons of his quality. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 231.
Oct. 14.	William Lowndes to the Salt Commissioners. The United East India Company have by their enclosed petition [missing] complained to my Lords of the deficiency of late years of the Duties on salt appropriated [by 9–10 Wm. III., c. 44] to the payment of interest for the money advanced by said Company to the Government. You are to report a state of this matter, with your opinion what is proper to be done to remedy same. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 235.
Oct. 15.	Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces, to pay 5,630l. 11s. 10¾d. to Thomas Missing for Victualling Gibraltar as follows: he being the contractor for the said Victualling:
	to answer one moiety of the value of each parcel of provisions imported for the service of said garrison and certified by the Lieutenant Governor to have been delivered into the store houses there: viz., for a moiety of 2,796l. 18s. 5½d. for provisions imported 9 March last	1,398	9	2¾
	for a moiety of 1,886l. 4s. 4¾d. for provisions imported 29 March last	943	2	2¾
	for a moiety of 1,354l. 2s. 8d. for provisions imported May 24 last	677	1	4
	to answer the moiety of the charge of Victualling the numbers of persons of the said Garrison according to the monthly lists thereof signed by the Lieutenant Governor at the rate of 3s. 1¼d. each man per week: to wit for a moiety of 1,048l. 4s. 2½d. for Victualling 1,689 persons for 28 days from 28 Jan. last to Feb. 24 last	524	2	1¼
	for a moiety of 1,050l. 12s. 1¼d. for Victualling 1,693 persons for 28 days from 25 Feb. last to 24 March last	525	6	0¼
	for a moiety of 1,048l. 11s. 9d. for victualling 1,690 persons for 28 days from 25 March last to 21 April last	524	5	10½
	for a moiety of 1,039l. 11s. 8½d. for victualling 1,685l. persons 28 days from 22 April last to May 19 last	519	15	10¼
	for a moiety of 1,036l. 18s. 6d. for victualling 1,675 persons 28 days from 20 May last to June 16 last	518	9	3
		—
		£5,630	11	10¾
	King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 464. Same to Alexander Spotswood, Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominions of Virginia in America, to give warrant to the Receiver of the Quit Rents of Virginia to pay 250l. to Francis Kenedy “which we are graciously pleased to allow him in full recompense and satisfaction not only of his service and trouble in his expedition [as follows] but also of all charges, expenses and demands whatsoever on account thereof”: the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations having examined his case and pretensions with respect to his service and charge in going from Virginia to Carolina upon occasion of the Insurrection of the Indians in that Province; and have thereupon certified him as a person deserving to be recompensed for same and that he may be paid out of the Quit Rents of Virginia. Ibid., p. 465.
Oct. 15.	Treasury reference to the Board of Works of the petition of Mr. Tatton and Mr. Robinson for repairs at the Guard Houses at St. James's, Kensington, Whitehall and the Tilt Yard. Reference Book IX, p. 350.
Oct. 16.	Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Treasury Lords to pay 2,600l. to Francis Negus, Esq.: as imprest and upon account towards defraying the extraordinary expense of the Stables: out of Civil List moneys. (Money warrant dated Oct. 23 hereon.) (Money order dated Oct. 25 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 470. Order Book X, p. 7. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 32. Same to same to pay 500l. to Samuel Muller of London, merchant: without account: to answer the value payable to him on a bill of exchange drawn by Francis Louis de Pesme, Siegneur de St. Saphorin, “whose services have been acceptable to us”: and the further sum of 31l. 4s. 0d. to defray the [Exchequer] fees and charges in receiving the same. (Money warrant dated Oct. 23 hereon.) (Money order dated Nov. 7 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 471. Order Book X, p. 8. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 32. Money warrant for 272l. 17s. 6d. to Charles Wilkinson, Esq., for the surplusage on his account as sheriff for Co. Yorks for the year ended Michaelmas 1716. 83l. 1s. 2d. to Sir William Dixwell for the surplusage on his account as sheriff of Co. Warwick for the same year. 48l. 18s. 0¼d. to William Cole for the surplusage on his account as sheriff of Co. Essex for the same year. 86l. 17s. 8½d. to Charles Crispe for the surplusage on his account as sheriff of Co. Oxford for the same year. 11l. 4s. 4d. to Walter Godfrey, Esq., for the surplusage on his account as sheriff of Co. Southampton for the same year. 22l. 5s. 7½d. to Sir Cecill Wray for the surplusage on his account as sheriff of Co. Lincoln for the same year. 21l. 5s. 4¾d. to John Duncombe for the surplusage on his account as sheriff of Co. Herts for the same year. 38l. 1s. 1d. to Thomas Mayo for the surplusage on his account as sheriff of Co. Hereford for the same year. (Money orders dated Oct. 31 for said Wilkinson, Dixwell, Wray, Godfrey, Mayo, Crispe and Duncombe and Nov. 19 for said Cole.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXV, p. 314. Order Book IX, p. 415, 479, 480. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 285l. 2s. 6d. to William [Talbot], bishop of Sarum, Chancellor of the Garter, for half a year to Sept. 29 last on the annuity or yearly pension for the support of the Order of the Garter. (Money order dated Oct. 19 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXV, p. 449. Order Book X, p. 6. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 32.
Oct. 16.	Money warrant for 2,310l. 9s. 7d. to Samuel Smithin, his Majesty's Goldsmith, for plate, workmanship and necessaries delivered into the Jewel Office for his Majesty's service between Lady day 1717 and Midsummer following. Appending: certificate by Ja. Brudenell [Master of the Jewel Office], of the gilt and white plate delivered in by Smithin as above: viz., 131 ounces of new gilt plate finely wrought, value 80l. 4s. 9d.; 4,372 ounces 17 pennyweight of new white plate, great part finely wrought and enchast at several prices, value 1,982l. 12s. 10d.; gilding 372 ounces of store plate 56l. 5s. 0d.; boiling, burnishing and repairing 3,099 ounces of white store plate 43l. 12s. 6d.; paid to the engraver, case maker, cutter &c. 140l. 4s. 6d. and paid to the officers [of the Jewel Office] for one quarter's allowance 7l. 10s. 0d. (Money order dated Oct. 19 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 11. Order Book X, p. 6. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 32. Same for 1,300l. to William, Lord Cadogan, for 13 weeks from March 23 last to June 22 last on his ordinary of 100l. a week as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General of the United Provinces. (Money order dated Oct. 22 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 12. Order Book X, p. 1. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 1,028l. to George Bubb, Esq., whereof 728l. is for one quarter 1717 March 25 to June 24 on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary and 3l. a day as Plenipotentiary to the Catholic King and the remaining 300l. is in satisfaction of two bills of extraordinaries for 1716 Dec. 7 to 1717 June 7 in that service: as allowed by Secretary Addison. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 12. Order Book X, p. 1. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 828l. to Alexander, Lord Polwarth, whereof 728l. is for one quarter as above on his like ordinaries as Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kings of Denmark and Prussia; and the remaining 100l. is for one bill of extraordinaries for March 29 last to June 24 last in that service; as allowed by Secretary the Earl of Sunderland. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 12. Order Book X, p. 1. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 878l. to Abraham Stanyan; whereof 728l. is for same quarter on his like ordinaries as Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Germany: and the remaining 150l. is for one bill of extraordinaries 1716 Dec. 25 to 1717 March 25 in that service: as allowed ut supra. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 12. Order Book X, p. 1. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 728l. to Charles Whitworth, Esq., for same quarter on his like ordinaries as Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 13. Order Book X, p. 1. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31.
Oct. 16.	Same for 455l. to Henry Worsley, Esq., for same quarter on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Portugal. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 13. Order Book X, p. 2. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 555l. to Henry Davenant, Esq., whereof 455l. is for same quarter on his like ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the Great Duke of Tuscany, the Republic of Genoa and the Dukes of Modena and Parma; and the remaining 100l. is for one bill of extraordinaries 1717 March 27 to June 27 in that service: as allowed by Secretary Joseph Addison. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 13. Order Book X, p. 2. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 856l. 2s. 0d. to Sir Richard Vernon, bart., whereof 455l. is for 1717 June 24 quarter on the like ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Poland: and the remaining 401l. 2s. 0d. is for two bills of extraordinaries 1716 Aug. 16 to 1717 May 16 in that service: as allowed by Secretary Sunderland. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 13. Order Book X, p. 2. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 273l. to Francis Manning for same quarter's ordinary on his ordinary of 3l. a day as his Majesty's Resident with the Cantons of Switzerland. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 13. Order Book X, p. 2. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 32. Same for 348l. to James Dayrolle whereof 273l. is for same quarter on his like ordinary as his Majesty's Resident with the Republic of Geneva; and the remaining 75l. is for one bill of extraordinaries 1716–17 March 16 to 1717 June 16 in his said service: as allowed by Secretary Joseph Addison. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 13. Order Book X, p. 2. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 273l. to Robert Jackson, Esq., for 1717 June 24 quarter on his like ordinary as his Majesty's Resident with the King of Sweden. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 14. Order Book X, p. 2. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 273l. to Cyril Wyche, Esq., for same quarter on his like ordinary as his Majesty's Resident with the Hanse Towns. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 14. Order Book X, p. 2. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 348l. to William Leathes, Esq., whereof 273l. is for same quarter on his like ordinary as his Majesty's Resident in the Austrian Low Countries; and the remaining 75l. is to complete one bill of extraordinaries 1716 Xmas to 1717 June 24 in his said service (whereon he has already received 75l.) as allowed by Secretary Sunderland. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 14. Order Book X, p. 3. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31.
Oct. 16.	Money warrant for 373l. to Alexander Cuningham: whereof 273l. is for 1717 June 24 quarter on his ordinary of 3l. a day as his Majesty's Resident with the Republic of Venice: and the remaining 100l. is for one bill of extraordinaries for same quarter in said service. (Money order dated Oct. 22; letter of direction dated Oct. 25.) Money Book XXVI, p. 14. Order Book X, p. 4. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 273l. to James Haldane, Esq., for same quarter on his like ordinary as his Majesty's Resident with the Czar of Muscovy. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 14. Order Book X, p. 2. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 95l. to Benjamin Lodington, Esq., for same quarter on his allowance or salary of 380l. per an. as his Majesty's Consul General at Tripoli. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 14. Order Book X, p. 4. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 182l. to Thomas Crawford, Esq., for same quarter on his ordinary of 2l. a day as Secretary to the Embassy to the most Christian King. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 14. Order Book X, p. 4. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 150l. to Samuel Thompson, Esq., for same quarter on his allowance or salary of 600l. per an. as his Majesty's Consul General at Algiers. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 14. Order Book X, p. 4. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 125l. to Don Juan Baptista Uzardi for same quarter on his allowance or salary of 500l. per an. as employed in soliciting his Majesty's affairs at the Court of Madrid. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 15. Order Book X, p. 4. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 70,000l. to Samuel Edward, George Jerman and John Stockwell, “Paymasters duly authorised in this behalf” [Paymasters of interest on Exchequer Bills]: as imprest and upon account to satisfy to the Tellers of the Receipt so much as they shall [pay or] allow for interest at the rate of 2 pence per cent. [per 100l.] per diem “to the payers or lenders at the Receipt of [on] the said Exchequer Bills at the respective times of their paying or lending the same”: as also to satisfy to any persons six months' interest due on any the said Bills in their custody although the said Bills shall not have circulated through his Majesty's revenues or taxes. (Money order dated Oct. 28 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 17. Order Book IX, p. 477. Same for 37l. 10s. 0d. to Richard Topham for 1717 Sept. 29 quarter as supervisor of the digesting &c. the Records in Cæsar's Chapel in the Tower: to wit for three clerks employed therein. (Money order dated Oct. 22 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 17. Order Book IX, p. 478. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 25l. to George Holmes for same quarter's salary as Chief Clerk in the above business of digesting the Records in Cæsar's Chapel in the White Tower. (Money order and letter of direction ut supra.) Money Book XXVI, p. 18. Order Book IX, p. 478. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31.
Oct. 16.	Treasury warrant to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, to pay 1,190l. 17s. 6½d. to the South Sea Company to answer the Deficiency of their Fond in and for the quarter ended Sept. 29 last, being so much wanting to complete their 152,000l. then payable as one fourth of their increased yearly fund of 600,000l. per an. and 8,000l. per an. Prefixing: certificate by William Clayton (in the absence of the Earl of Halifax, Auditor of the Receipt) of the income of said Fond during said quarter. In pursuance of the Act 1 Geo. I, Sess. 2, c. 21, there has been paid [to the said Company] in part of the said quarter the sum of 150,809l. 2s. 5½d. out of the Duties paid into the Exchequer towards making good the said annual sums: viz. [for the description of the following Duties see supra, p. 240].
		£	s.	d.
	out of Additional Impositions	10,784	0	0
	out of Salt [Duty in force] since 31 July 1706	14,713	17	5
	out of Apprentice [Duty in force] since 1 May 1715	1,366	15	10½
	out of Candles [Duties in force] since ditto	7,267	14	7½
	out of wines	36,900	0	0
	out of tobacco	40,450	14	6½
	out of East India goods	38,150	0	0
	out of whale fins	1,176	0	0
		—
		£150,809	2	5½
	wanting to complete the quarter at 29 Sept. last	1,190	17	6½
		—
		£152,000	0	0
	Money Book XXVI, p. 20. Letter of direction for 501l. 16s. 3d. to Samuel Edwyn, Esq., upon any unsatisfied order in his name as Usher of the Receipt: out of Civil List moneys: and is intended to be by him paid over to Lady Diana Feilding, ut supra, p. 601. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 28. William Lowndes to the Auditor of the Receipt [sic, a clerical slip for the Navy Treasurer]. The Treasury Lords direct that the particular services following amounting to 85,025l. 17s. 6½d. be supplied and paid by you in manner following: viz.
		£	s.	d.
	by money received [by you] at the Exchequer from loans on the Malt Act anno 1717	20,000	0	0
	by money received from Henry, Earl of Lincoln, upon your transferring to him the like sum in 4 per cent. annuities	65,025	17	6½
		—
		£85,025	17	6½
	the Services. to make good the Deficiency of the South Sea Company's Fond for the quarter ended at Michaelmas 1717 (see supra, p. 613)	1,190	17	6½
	to the head of [Navy] Ordinary. for one quarter's salary due at Michaelmas last 1717 to the Lords of the Admiralty and the Officers of the Navy [Office]	7,500	0	0
	to the head of Wages. for paying off and laying up his Majesty's ship Assistance	10,600	0	0
	for paying off and laying up several of his Majesty's ships arrived from the Baltic	65,735	0	0
		—
		(fn. 1) £85,025	17	6½
	Disposition Book XXIV, p. 28.
Oct. 16.	C. Stanhope to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer tomorrow morning to the house of Count Volkra [Otto Christoph Count Volckra], Envoy Extraordinary from the Emperor of Germany, to examine his goods; he being on his departure in order to his return to Vienna. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 231. William Lowndes to his Majesty's printers to send to the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations copies of the Acts of Parliament mentioned in the enclosed list [missing]. Ibid. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to lay down the Dartmouth smack [the Customs smack at Dartmouth] and to discharge the Commander, mate and mariners from that service: and instead thereof to appoint several boats and an addition of officers on that coast as follows for the better guarding the same. Appending memorial to the Treasury from said Commissioners dated Oct. 8 inst. In our presentment of Aug. 8 last we proposed laying down the smacks then in the service of the Customs at Poole, Fowey, Penzance and Padstow and the establishing an additional number of officers for the more effectual preventing illegal and clandestine trade in those parts. Your Lordships have since approved thereof. We had under consideration the other smacks in the service of the revenue with a view to further representation. Being informed of the frequent running of great quantities of prohibited and uncustomed goods on the coast of Devonshire notwithstanding the care and diligence of Capt. William Griffith, Commander of the Dartmouth smack whose district is from Plymouth to Portland, we directed him to lay before us a proposal for the better guarding that coast and referred same to the principal officers of Plymouth, Dartmouth, Exeter and Lyme. They reported that the said smack since her establishment in 1713 has made few seizures by reason her cruize is for the most part out at sea and she cannot stand near enough to the shore to prevent the running of goods, so that she has not answered her intent and in two years to 1716 Michaelmas the charge of her was upwards of 1,100l. Wherefore they proposed as above which we approve. We propose she be disposed of to the best advantage and in place thereof to establish boats and officers as follows, with able sailors, seeing that landmen or persons unskilled in any of the boats as follow would obstruct the service and endanger the lives of others. Plymouth: a boat with a sitter and four boatmen at Arm River in Plymouth port. John Joplin, sitter at 35l. per an.; Richard James, Davenport Pasmore, Francis Lee, Richard Datten as boatmen to provide and maintain their boat at 30l. per an. each. Dartmouth: a boat with a sitter and four boatmen to be established at Tar Cross or Stokenham in Dartmouth port. Richard Goodwin (at present waiter and searcher at Paignton in Dartmouth port at 40l. per an. for himself and horse) to be sitter at 35l. per an. and his present office and salary to be sunk; Vincent Pattee (at present waiter and searcher at Torcross at 20l. per an. which office is to be sunk), Ralph Rachbill, Jesse Sarten, John Gardner as boatmen to maintain their boat at 30l. per an. each. a boat with a sitter and five boatmen to be established at Babbicombe in Dartmouth port. John Hale (at present mate of the Dartmouth smack and well behaved himself) to be sitter at 35l. per an.; John Heath, Rice Perring, William Love, Joseph Salvido, Robert Read as boatmen to provide and maintain their boat at 30l. per an. each. Exeter port: a boat with a sitter and five boatmen to be established at or near Sidmouth in Exeter port. Samuel Dobson (who was a master of a ship and has done considerable service by giving several informations to the Board and has a good character and is well acquainted with the coast) to be sitter at 35l. per an.; John Brock, William Snell, John Dadd, John James, Samuel Walley as boatmen, to provide and maintain their boat at 30l. per an. each. We propose William Griffith (who has well behaved himself as commander of the Dartmouth smack) to be appointed Riding Surveyor between Dartmouth and Exeter to superintend the [abovesaid] officers and boats in that district at 60l. per an. to the more effectual obliging them to a strict execution of their duty. and that John Eathorne (at present Riding Surveyor for inspecting the coast between Exeter and Plymouth at 60l. per an.) be appointed Riding Surveyor from Plymouth to Dartmouth only, to superintend the officers and boats in that district “but in regard his present district is not above half what his former was we propose that he be allowed but 50l. per an.” Out Letters (Customs) XVII, pp. 9–12.
Oct. 16.	Treasury reference to Auditor Harley of the petition of William Chetwynd for allowing several sums amounting to 697l. 13s. 6d. in his account [as Envoy to the Republic of Genoa]. Reference Book IX, p. 349.
[? Oct. 16.]	[Same to the Taxes Commissioners] of the petition of Thomas Austin, late Receiver General of Taxes for Co. Southampton, praying 900l. for his extraordinary charges in remitting his moneys to the Exchequer from 1701 to 1710. Ibid.
Oct. 16.	Treasury approval of the form of Debentures for Army Debts as laid before the Treasury Lords by Mr. Moore for the Earl of Carnarvon. Entry struck through and replaced by a later approval dated Dec. 7 infra, pp. 708–9. Prefixing: said form: “By Certificate from the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty in pursuance of an Act of Parliament [1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 24] in that behalf to examine, state and determine the Debts due to the Army, dated the — day of —, there appears to be due to — or his assigns the sum of — together with interest for the same at the rate of 4 per cent. per an. from the 24th day of June 1717.” Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 305. Treasury warrant to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland to pay the 1717 Sept. 29 quarter of the Civil List of Scotland (the list of salaries and pensions) prefixed in detail: total 7,070l. 17s. 1¼d. As compared with the previous quarter's list this list shows the following variations in personel. Items not in this Michaelmas list which occurred in the preceding June 24 list: James Hamilton, Auditor of the Revenue. the payments to the four messengers of the Receipt for circulating Proclamations through Scotland. the payments for judges' circuits. Items not in the June 24 list which now appear in the Michaelmas list: John Philp and Robert Arbuthnot 37l. 10s. 0d. each as Auditors. Andrew Majoribants, 12l. 10s. 0d. as Writer of Hornings. Andrew Kennedy as Conservator of the Privileges of Scotland in the Netherlands 59l. 8s. 10½d. from 20 Feb. 1717 (the date of his commission) to Sept. 29 following. Out Letters (North Britain) IV, pp. 191–3.
Oct. 17.	Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Treasury Lords to pay 1,057l. to Sir Clement Cotterell, Master of the Ceremonies; whereof 1,000l. is to be by him paid over as a present from his Majesty to Count Volckra, Envoy Extraordinary from his Imperial Majesty, who is upon his departure hence: and the remaining 57l. to satisfy the [Exchequer and Treasury] fees and charges on receiving the said sum. (Money warrant dated Oct. 23 hereon.) (Money order dated Oct. 25 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 471. Order Book IX, p. 477. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 32. Money warrant for 2,000l. to the Commissioners for Trade (Henry, Earl of Suffolk, Sir Jacob Astley, John Cockburn, John Chetwynd, Sir Charles Cook, Paul Docminique, Joseph Addison and John Molesworth) for 1717 June 24 quarter's salaries. (Money order dated Oct. 22 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 19. Order Book X, p. 3. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 31. Same for 1,500l. to William Smythe, Receiver and Paymaster of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners: for same quarter for the wages of said Band. (Money order dated Oct. 22 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 19. Order Book X, p. 3. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 32.
Oct. 17.	Treasury reference to the Commissioners for Taxes of the petition of Jonathan Smart to be appointed Receiver General for Co. Herts and proposing his sureties, detailed. (Commission dated Oct. 23.) Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, pp. 206, 208.
[? Oct. 17.]	Same to the same of the petition of John Conway, Esq., proposing his securities, detailed, for the office of Receiver General of the Taxes on Houses for Cos. Merioneth, Anglesea and Carnarvon. Ibid., p. 206.
Oct. 17.	The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Susanna White, widow of Andrew White, late one of the tide waiters in Dublin port, who was drowned in the execution of his duty, praying a pension of 20l. per an. on the Irish Establishment for the support of her and her three children. Out Letters (Ireland) X, p. 151. Same to same to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Philip Janssen de Tudebeuf to the King for restoration of a pension of 5s. a day which has been omitted from the present [Irish] Establishment. Ibid., p. 153. William Lowndes to the Commissioners of the Revenue in Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Catharine, Countess Dowager of Barrymore, praying that her husband, Francis Gash, Esq., may be discharged from his bond of 300l. as security for his brother, John Cash [sic] as late Collector of Mogallow [Mogeely], Co. Cork. Ibid. Royal warrant dated Hampton Court for a letter to pass under the privy seal of Scotland to constitute Archibald Murray to be Collector of the Revenue of the late Bishops in Scotland. [This warrant apparently supersedes the warrant of 21 June 1717 supra, p. 381.] Out Letters (North Britain) IV, pp. 194–6. Same for a same to constitute William, Lord Strathnaver, to be Chamberlain of the Earldom of Ross, Lordship of Ardmannoch and Baronies of Delny and Meddale: during pleasure: with the yearly fee or salary of 83l. 6s. 8d. sterling. Ibid., pp. 197–8.
Oct. 18.	Letter of direction for 1,715l. 6s. 5¼d. to Henry, Earl of Lincoln: on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster General of the Forces: out of loans remaining in the Exchequer on credit of the Land Tax anno 1717: and is intended to be paid over to Thomas Missing, contractor for victualling the Garrison of Gibraltar, as follows:
		£	s.	d.
	in further part of 13,551l. 9s. 5d. voted for provisions for the Garrison of Gibraltar anno 1717. for a moiety of 1,039l. 11s. 8½d. for victualling 1,685 persons in Gibraltar for 28 days from April 22 last to May 19 last	519	15	10¼
	for a moiety of 1,036l. 18s. 6d. for victualling 1,675 persons for 28 days from 20 May 1717 to 16 June following	518	9	3
	for a moiety of 1,354l. 2s. 8d. for the value of provisions imported at Gibraltar 24 May 1717	677	1	4
		—
		£1,715	6	5¼
	Disposition Book XXIV, p. 29.
Oct. 18.	William Lowndes to Mr. Anstis. “By order of the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury I send you the enclosed copies” [missing]. N.B. “One of them is a copy of a letter from the Earl of Suffolk about the office of Garter King at Arms and the other a letter from Sir John Vanbrugh on the same subject.” Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 232. Same to the Attorney General. The Treasury Lords have received the following query relating to the registering assignments on orders which have not been subscribed for annuities [under the Act 3 Geo. I., c. 7]. They desire your opinion on the case so stated. Appending. [said query]. “There being several orders in the Lotteries of the years 1711 and 1712 which have not been subscribed for annuities at Michaelmas 1717 and there being assignments on many of the said orders not yet registered, Query whether the said assignments may be registered in the respective Offices as usual.” Ibid. Henry Kelsall to Mr. Carkess. In answer to yours of the 16th inst. (desiring to know the publique character of the Abbot Du Bois) I am commanded by Mr. Stanhope [one of the Treasury Secretaries] to acquaint you that he bears the title of Ambassador and hath credentials for the same though he hath not taken the same upon him. I am also to desire you to call here tomorrow at 11 a clock. Ibid. C. Stanhope to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland. The Treasury have considered your representation relating to insults committed upon several officers of the Customs under you. They referred to the Attorney General your proposal to increase the number of boatmen and boats and to allow them to use fire arms for their defence. I enclose a copy of his report [missing] thereon. As to the increase of boatmen and boats my Lords desire to know if you can retrench any of the land officers towards supporting that additional charge if agreed to. They further desire you to prepare the Bill you propose for the more effectual preventing the variety of frauds committed to the prejudice of the Customs revenue under you, in order to its being laid before Parliament. Out Letters (North Britain) IV, p. 194.
Oct. 19.	William Lowndes to the Excise Commissioners. I have received your account of the gross and net produce of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the three years ended 1 August 1717. My Lords desire you will speedily send me an account how much of the said nett produce (amounting to 736,469l. 19s. 0d. by your account) hath been paid into the Exchequer before 1 August last and how much since that date or is now remaining in the hands of your cashier or others, over and above the sperate and desperate arrears of about 2,180l. mentioned in your account. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 233.
Oct. 19.	Treasury reference to Mr. Cholmley, the Surveyor General of Crown Lands, of the petition of William Wallis for a new lease of certain lands [to wit the forest or chase of Arkengarth Dale] in Co. Yorks, detained from the Crown and formerly [18 Feb. 10 Wm. III.] granted to [John] Hill and [Ralph] Hardwick, the Treasury Lords having agreed to move the King for him on the condition of his giving satisfaction to said Hill and his wife (who was executrix of Col. Douglass): which he has done. Reference Book IX, p. 350.