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| Oct. 21. |
William Lowndes to the Auditor of the Receipt to certify the Treasury Lords forthwith the deficiencies of the Land Tax for the years 1715 and 1716 and also of the Malt tax for the year 1716. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 232.
Same to the King's Remembrancer forthwith to certify to the Treasury Lords the sums of money that have been or are to be discharged by the Barons of the Exchequer for the overplus or double taxes pursuant to clauses in the last or any former Act of Parliament for the Land Taxes, for which an abatement hath not yet been made out of the sums charged upon the respective counties or other places. Ibid.
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| Oct. 22. |
Royal warrant dormant dated Hampton Court to William Clayton to establish and pay an annual pension of 80l. from Michaelmas last to Benj[amin] Tyers: during pleasure “in like manner as other the annual pensions and bounties established by us and payable by you do and shall become due and payable”. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 470.
Same to the Treasury Lords to pay 100l. to Armand Dubourdieu, junr., as royal bounty: with account. (Money warrant dated Oct. 23 hereon.) (Money order dated Nov. 6 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Ibid., p. 472. Order Book X, p. 22. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 32.
Same dormant to William Clayton to pay 20l. per an. to Abigail Holland, widow: as an annual pension during pleasure “in like manner as other the annual pensions and bounties established by us and payable by you do and shall become due and payable” King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 474.
Money order for 59l. 2s. 6d. to Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General: being 53l. 15s. 0d. to himself for half a year to 1716 Xmas on the usual allowance of 100 guineas a year for his service and attendance on the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations: and the remaining 5l. 7s. 6d. to Capell Billingsley, his clerk, on his usual allowance of 10 guineas a year in respect of the said service. Order Book X, p. 6.
Letter of direction for 24,188l. 3s. 10d. to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, on the unsatisfied order in his name as Paymaster General of the Forces: out of loans remaining in the Receipt on credit of the Malt Duties anno 1717 [as by the Act 3 Geo. I., c. 4]: and is intended to be applied to the services following pursuant to the clause for appropriating the public supplies of the year 1717 [in the Act 3 Geo. I., c. 7, clause 41]: viz. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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to complete the pay of the Munster Troops taken into his Majesty's service at the time and upon occasion of the late Rebellion |
12,444 |
18 |
0 |
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for the pay of the Saxe-Gotha Troops taken into his Majesty's service at the same time and occasion |
11,743 |
5 |
10 |
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— |
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£24,188 |
3 |
10 |
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Disposition Book XXIV, p. 29. |
| Oct. 22. |
C. Stanhope to the Customs Commissioners enclosing an extract [missing] of a letter from Monsieur Hoffman to the Earl of Sunderland about the goods of Monsieur Benteritter [Baron Pendterrieder], Envoy from the Emperor of Germany, which are arrived in one of his Majesty's yachts. My Lords desire you to use all civility and despatch in passing the same. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 233.
Same to same enclosing the memorial [missing] of the Marquis of Monteleon concerning the goods arrived here of Don Guillermo Eon, sent from the King of Spain in quality of Director for the affairs of the Assiento: for the like civility and despatch ut supra. Ibid.
Henry Kelsall (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Duke of Norfolk enclosing the following papers [missing]:
copy of the Attorney General's report about the office of Garter King at Arms.
copy of the Earl of Suffolk's letter on the same subject.
copy of Sir John Vanbrugh's letter on the same subject. Ibid.
William Lowndes to the [Principal] Officers of the Mint to report on the enclosed letter [missing] received by my Lords from Mr. Buckley by order of my Lord Sunderland, [the writer] proposing to discover several [counterfeit] coiners. Ibid., p. 234.
Treasury reference to Hen. Harcourt, Comptroller of the Class Lottery 1711, of the petition of John Marke of London, goldsmith, for the innovation of three lost tickets Nos. 6696–8 in said Lottery which he took from Mr. Blunt, one of the Receivers of said Lottery. Reference Book IX, p. 351.
Same to Sir Roger Mostyn of the petition of the late Commissioners for Disbanding Marines shewing that after the expiration of their commission they continued to [perform] the duty of that office and were employed almost 15 months at as great or more charge than while their commission subsisted, which charge amounted to 669l. 13s. 6d.: therefore praying to be paid same in regard their service was for the public good. Ibid., p. 352. |
| Oct. 22. |
Treasury letters patent appointing Richard Walker to be King's Clerk for the business of coyning Half pence and farthings authorised by the royal sign manual warrant of Sept. 13 last, supra, p. 575. He is to receive 20s. sterling by the ton of all the copper moneys that shall be coyned for so long time as he shall continue in said office. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, pp. 314–15.
Treasury warrant to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland to pay 40l. per an. to Alexander Ross from Whitsunday 1707 out of the Civil List of Scotland as Deputy Clerk to the Justice Court in Scotland. The arrears thereon from 1707 to 1 Aug. 1714 are to be paid out of the late Queen Anne's Civil revenue [in Scotland]. Out Letters (North Britain) IV, pp. 201–2. |
| Oct. 23. |
Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for a pension of 400l. per an. to Simon, Lord Lovat, as from Michaelmas last: out of Civil List moneys in the Exchequer: during pleasure: “for good causes and considerations us hereunto moving”. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 468–9.
Royal letters patent granting to Abraham Stanyan the office of one of the [four] Clerks of the [Privy] Council loco William Blathwayte, deceased: with the salary of 250l. per an.: during pleasure. Ibid. XXIX, p. 119.
Money warrant for 75l. to Cyril Wyche, Resident with the Hanse Towns in the Circle of Lower Saxony: for one bill of extraordinaries Feb. 14 last to May 14 last in that service: as allowed by Secretary Sunderland June 17 last: “I allow this bill.”
Appending: said bill: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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for postage of letters |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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for stationery ware |
9 |
1 |
0 |
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for written and printed intelligence |
10 |
9 |
0 |
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for private correspondence |
35 |
10 |
0 |
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— |
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£75 |
0 |
0 |
(Money order dated Oct. 22 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Nov. 13 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 15. Order Book X, p. 4. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 40.
Same for 150l. to Abraham Stanyan, Esq., his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Germany: for one bill of extraordinaries 1717 March 25 to June 24 in his said service: as allowed by Secretary Sunderland Aug. 7 last: “I allow this bill.”
Appending: said bill dated Vienna 28/17 July 1717: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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postage of letters paid in Holland |
47 |
0 |
0 |
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ditto paid here [Vienna] |
53 |
0 |
0 |
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Gazettes, printed papers and Intelligence |
28 |
0 |
0 |
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stationery ware |
22 |
0 |
0 |
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— |
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£150 |
0 |
0 |
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(Money order ut supra.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, pp. 15–16. Order Book X, pp. 4–5. Disposition Book XXIV, pp. 31, 40. |
| Oct. 23. |
Money warrant for 200l. to Hugh Cholmley for half a year to Sept. 29 last, being 100l. on his patent salary of 200l. per an as Surveyor General of Crown Lands and 100l. for the same time on his allowance for travelling charges and all other expenses. (Money order dated Oct. 24 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Oct. 25 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 18. Order Book IX, p. 476. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 32.
Treasury approval of a new Establishment, detailed, of officers' salaries for the Duties on hides: to date as from June 24 last.
Prefixing: report from the Commissioners for the said Duties proposing said new Establishment in view of the increase of the yield of said Duties, to wit by 19,135l. 2s. 7½d. in three years ended 24 June 1716 and by a further 9,859l. 13s. 3¼d., in the year ended June 24 last and in view further that the salaries of several of their officers are less in proportion than those in other Offices. Money Book XXVI, pp. 21–3.
Treasury warrant dormant to the Auditor of the Receipt, the Clerk of the Pells and the other Officers of the Receipt concerned, to pay the annuity of 10l. per an. to Charles Selby alias Amherst, surviving executor of Charles Amherst: being a banker's annuity standing in the name of the said Charles Amherst as assignee of Gilbert Whitehall as representing a principal debt of 333l. 6s. 8d.: the said annuity now appearing (by the entries of wills, deeds or other assurances duly produced) to be now vested in the said Charles Selby.
Prefixing: certificate dated Exchequer Sept. 20 last by the Earl of Halifax, Auditor of the Receipt, of the change of title. Ibid., p. 87.
Renewal by the Treasury Lords of the dormant warrant of 1691 Oct. 29, supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. IX, p. 1360, for payment of 274l. to the heir of Sir Anthony Cope for the ground rent of the Customs House. Ibid. XI, p. 191.
Renewal of a money order of 1714 Aug. 14 for 30,000l. to Lord Masham, Cofferer of the Household, for the arrears of Queen Anne's servants &c., ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXIX, p. 42, under date 1714 Aug. 4. Order Book VIII, p. 463.
Letter of direction for 631l. 4s. 7d. to Charles Bodvile, Earl of Radnor: on the unsatisfied order in his name as Treasurer of the Chamber: out of Civil List moneys: and is by way of imprest and upon account, being intended to be applied to the services following: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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for charges of lodgings and other expenses to the servants above stairs who attended his Majesty at Newmarket |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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to satisfy a warrant signed by the Lord Chamberlain for paying 308l. 2s. 7d. to the Earl of Oxford for glasses, brass locks and other necessaries remaining in the house at St. James's lately purchased of his Lordship for his Majesty's service and 23l. 2s. 0d. for [Exchequer] fees [on the issue thereof] |
331 |
4 |
7 |
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— |
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£631 |
4 |
7 |
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Disposition Book XXIV, p. 30. |
| Oct. 23. |
William Lowndes to the Hawkers and Pedlars Commissioners to report on the enclosed complaint [missing] of several lace sellers in Co. Bucks “and in the meantime you are to direct your solicitor to put a stop to all prosecutions at law commenced”. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 234.
C. Stanhope to the Board of Ordnance to report on the enclosed letter and papers [all missing] received by my Lords from Secretary Addison concerning the state of the 10,000 arms sent to Ireland from Holland in the time of the late Rebellion. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashiers to pay to Samuel Binks the arrear of his salary of 62l. 13s. 4d. per an. as late one of the Customers of Southampton port, to wit from the time he was last paid to the time of his removal. Out Letters (Customs) XVII, p. 38.
Treasury reference to the Board of Ordnance of the petition of Col. Vetch shewing that having some account to settle with said Board relating to the pay of a Company of Gunners and Matrosses raised by him in North America, for which pay the Board expect a particular receipt from every soldier which the said Col. cannot produce, he prays directions to the Board to receive affidavits as vouchers of payments. Reference Book IX, p. 351.
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt et at. Upon closing the Books of the late Subscriptions the sum of 471l. 4s. 0d. was found to be subscribed for ready money, whereof 291l. 4s. 0d. was for the principal to be paid in discharge of orders for annuities called Bankers' Annuities as follows: viz. |
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principal money |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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Order No. 960 subscribed by David Marshall |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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Order No. 1431 subscribed by William Harrison and Francis Osborne |
71 |
4 |
0 |
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Order No. 1849 subscribed by Geo. Bloodworth |
70 |
0 |
0 |
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— |
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£291 |
4 |
0 |
You are hereby authorised and required “to direct the principal so subscribed (in lieu and discharge of the said order[s]) out of the money which remained in the Exchequer the 29th of September last on the fond for paying the said annuities, as also the respective sums which at or at any time before the 27th day of September last were due on any the annuities by the said orders made payable”. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 315.
Same to Edward Harley and Thomas Foley, Auditors of Imprests, to allow 256l. 15s. 2d. to John Morley, Esq., late Paymaster of the Classis Lottery anno 1712, as for his charges therein from 2 June 1713 to 4 March 1714–15 being the whole time he acted in that office; the said charges being fees for warrants and orders; salaries to messenger and office keeper; clerical cost of perfecting his accompt and his own salary from 25 January 1714–15 (the time Mr. Philips, the succeeding Paymaster, was appointed) to the 4th March following, being the day the said Philips entered on the execution of his office; and likewise the salary of Mr. Turner, the late Comptroller of said Lottery, to wit from 9 Jan. 1714–15 (the time he was superseded) to the 28th of the same month when Mr. Gee, the present Comptroller, entered on the execution of his office.
Prefixing: report by said Auditors on the particulars of said charges. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 329. |
| Oct 23. |
The Treasury Lords to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland. By a privy seal of 1715 Oct. 4 the King granted to William Mure an annuity of 200l. out of the revenues of the Earldom of Ross from 1712 Whitsunday. Please issue orders for payment thereof and of the arrears thereof in the readiest manner that may be. Out Letters (North Britain) IV, p. 199.
C. Stanhope to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland to present James McIntosh, bailiff of Inverness, to be Collector of that port loco John Cuthbert.
Hugh Baillie, junr., to be landsurveyor ibid loco Frederick Frazer.
— Aikenhead to be Comptroller there loco Alexander Brodie. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to same to pay 100l. per an. each to Lionel Norman, William Boyle, Thomas Fullerton, Sir James Campbell and William Cleland for their pains and service in managing the Duty on Salt in Scotland from the 1st May 1714, the commencement of the Duty on Salt, to the day on which their commission in that behalf was superseded, all the other Commissioners of Customs in Scotland since the 1 May 1714 having received the said allowance except the said five persons.
Appending report from J. Scrope, Baron of the Exchequer in Scotland, dated 14 Oct. 1717 on the petition of said Norman et al. Ibid., pp. 200–1. |
| Oct. 24. |
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed letter [missing] from one John Harrison dated at Carlisle Oct. 17 inst. complaining of the irregular proceedings of William Tate, late searcher there. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 235.
Treasury reference to the Board of Works of the petition of William Hatton shewing that he had five acres of meadow at Kingston, Co. Surrey; that the Commissioners of Works pursuing an old drain leading to two of his Majesty's conduits entered the close and deprived petitioner of several large springs and altered an old drain by raising it 14 inches and built new works and continued in the close with a cross trench of 30 foot wide; therefore praying satisfaction for damage. Reference Book IX, p. 350.
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of William Tate, Searcher of Carlisle port, shewing that he became security for John Ribton and John Sheppherd of Whitehaven, merchants, for the Customs of tobacco, that they failed and petitioner's effects were seized on an extent which reduced him to a very poor condition; that since his Majesty's accession he was constituted Searcher of Carlisle port, but at the instigation of one Rooke, an attorney, he is again taken up on an extent and now in custody: therefore praying the liberty of his person and that the extent be superseded. Ibid., p. 351. |
| Oct. 25. |
Money warrant for 100l. to Edward Willes for half a year to Sept. 29 last on his annuity or yearly salary for his pains and service in the art of Decyphering. (Money order dated Oct. 26 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Nov. 13 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 21. Order Book IX, p. 478. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 40.
Letter of direction for 100l. to William Clayton on the unsatisfied order in his name [as Paymaster of the King's private pensions and bounties]: out of Civil List moneys: and is to be paid over by him to Sir William Gostwick, bart., for last Sept. 29 quarter on his pension of 400l. per an. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 30.
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners. It is represented to my Lords that John Price who acts as tidesman at Southampton is placed on the Establishment for Poole [port] and that Thomas Hamond who does duty at Poole is on the Establishment for Southampton [port]. It is desired that the Establishment may be altered by placing each of them where they now serve, in regard Studland Bay requires an able seaman, “for their business is to board all ships that go up to Poole and very often they try to run the tideman and his boat under water,” Hamond being a good tidesman and has been in the port 12 years. My Lords direct you to report to them if you have any objection to what is above desired. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 233.
C. Stanhope to same enclosing a letter [missing] from Monsieur Hoffman together with the account [missing] of some goods belonging to Monsieur Penterriter [Christoph Pendterrieder von Adelhofen], the Emperor's Envoy, which are stopped at the Custom House. My Lords desire the said Envoy to be treated with as much favour and civility as the nature “hereof” [his status as Envoy] will admit. Ibid., p. 234.
William Lowndes to the Taxes Commissioners. By a clause [No. 4] in an Act of last Session [3 Geo. I., c. 4] the Treasury Lords are empowered to pay (out of arrears of Land Tax) such sums as they think fit to Receivers General for their extraordinary charges in bringing up [to the Exchequer] their money of the Land Tax and House Duties: to wit such Receivers as had cleared their accounts. My Lords find that in some of the reports [from you on the respective cases] allowances are comprehended and proposed for bringing up moneys of the Subsidies (called the Capitation), Poll money and other taxes which are not comprehended within the provision of the said clause. They direct you to review the said reports and to confine the said allowances to extraordinary charges in bringing up the money of the Land Taxes, Duties on Houses and Marriages. Ibid., p. 235. |
| Oct. 25. |
Treasury reference to the Attorney General of the petition of Robert King shewing that Sir Bibye Lake having undertaken to satisfy the debt due to the Crown from Mr. Peters and made a deposit for that purpose equal to the debt, therefore praying stop of prosecutions against him [petitioner] as surety for said Peters and that the Treasury Lords will not part with the deposit till he be heard by counsel, he having an interest therein. Reference Book IX, p. 351.
Same to Mr. Cracherode [Treasury Solicitor], of the petition of Samuel Elisha shewing that an order was some time since granted out of the Treasury to Samuel Baylie of Dudley, Co. Worcester, for the prosecution (at the Government's charge) of the persons who committed the late tumultuous riots in Cos. Stafford, Warwick, Worcester and Salop; and Baylie employed petitioner to take care of the said prosecutions wherein he has been at 17l. 16s. 0d. expense beyond what Baylie paid him: therefore praying payment. Ibid., p. 352.
Treasury warrant to Thomas Foley, one of the Auditors of Imprests, to make allowances as follows to the total of 746l. 8s. 6d. in the final account of the Honourable Thomas Micklethwait as late Treasurer for the Transport service from Michaelmas 1714 to 8 July 1715, the day Mr. Hill was appointed to succeed him: viz.
36l. 16s. 0d. for Exchequer fees and fees on transfers, new year's gifts &c.
109l. 12s. 6d. for customary fees on passing his accounts.
321l. 5s. 0d. disbursed for furniture and necessaries of his office.
278l. 15s. 0d. for his salary, being six months and 21 days at 500l. per an.
Prefixing: said Foley's report on said account. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 316.
Same to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland to employ James Haldane as an officer of the Salt Duty in the Borrowstounness collection loco John Morrison, dismissed.
Daniel Mitchelsone as tidewaiter at Montrose loco John McNaughton, dismissed.
Patrick Firgusone as same at Campbeltown loco Peter Crawford, removed to Port Glasgow.
John Robertsone as a landcarriage waiter at Glasgow loco Robert Wood, who demitted the service.
Edward Townson as landwaiter and searcher at Inverness loco John Middleton, who declines.
Thomas Udall as surveyor of the landcarriage at the Gates of Edinburgh loco Robert Bannatyne, dismissed.
James Ballantyne as tidesurveyor at Combraes loco Thomas Nicholsone who demitted the service. Out Letters (North Britain) IV, pp. 199, 202.
Treasury allowance of the 1717 Sept. 29 quarter's salary bill, detailed, of the Excise in Scotland: total 1,446l. 5s. 0d. Ibid., pp. 203–4.
The like of the incidents bill, detailed, of the Excise for same quarter: total 290l. 4s. 10½d. Ibid., pp. 204–5. |
