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| March 11. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of William Chamberlain, Collector of Exeter port, for increase of
salary, which for himself and clerks is only 110l. per an., of which
he pays 60l. per an. to clerks necessarily employed by him. Reference
Book IX, p. 219. |
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Treasury allowance of the incidents bill, detailed, of the Salt Office,
Scotland, for 1714 Michaelmas quarter (total 325l. 8s. 5d.) and Xmas
quarter (total 108l. 8s. 4d.). Out Letters (North Britain) III,
pp. 322–3. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners, Scotland, to
depute Customs officers as follows. |
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Prefixing in each case the said Commissioners’ presentation of the
officers to the Treasury Lords:
Patrick Comrie as landsurveyor in Kirkcaldy port loco George
Montgomery (Montgomerie), now proposed to be collector
of Wigtoun. |
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Robert Hume as waiter at the Gates of Edinburgh loco John
Gough, who never came to officiate. |
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Robert Fenwick as tidesurveyor at Inchmarnock loco James
Boyle, who never came to officiate. |
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George Montgomerie as collector of Wigtoun loco Robert
Foulertoun (Fowlerton), who by reason of age prays leave
to desist. |
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Lewis Graham as landsurveyor in the port of Prestonpans loco
John Brain, who never came to officiate. |
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Patrick Campbell as landwaiter and searcher of the port of
Fort William loco Alexander Stewart, who never came to
officiate. |
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John Man as tidewaiter at the port of Aberdeen loco Anthony
Murray, who never came to officiate. |
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Peter Crawford as a tidewaiter in the port of Montrose loco
Alexander Graham, deceased. |
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Thomas Chalmers as a tidewaiter at Inverness loco Daniel
McAuley, who never came to officiate. |
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William Cleland as a tidewaiter at the port of Wigtoun loco
John Campbell, who never came to officiate. |
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Gavan Muirhead as a same, Ibid., loco Thomas Woodroe, who
never came to officiate. |
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James Maxwell as a tidewaiter at the port of Ayr loco John
Johnston, who never came to officiate. |
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John Jack as weigher and porter at the port of Leith loco
William Cockburn, deceased. |
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Nenian Ballantine as a boatman at Greenock loco Robert
Boyle, deceased. |
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Neniam Graham as a tidewaiter at Port Glasgow loco Archibald
Campbell, deceased. |
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Francis Davidson as a tidewaiter at the port of Inverness
loco John Logan, who never came to officiate. |
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William M'Arthur as a waiter at the Gates of Edinburgh loco
James Farquar, who never came to officiate. |
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David Dunn as a tidewaiter at Stranraer loco Ninian Ballantine,
removed to Greenock. |
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William Ramsey as a tidewaiter in Aberdeen port loco William
Thomson, who never came to officiate. |
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Andrew Ogilvie as tidewaiter at Perth loco John Morrison,
who declined the service. |
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Cornelius Clark as weighing porter at the port of Leith loco
Thomas Youl, deceased. |
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John Gordon as a tidewaiter at the port of Stranraer loco
James Hunter, deceased. |
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Collin Campbell as a tidewaiter at the port of Preston Pans
loco Maurice Williams, deceased. |
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John McDougall as a tidewaiter at the port of Orkney loco
Alexander Turnbull, who never came. |
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John French as a tidewaiter at the port of Borrowstounness
loco James Kirkwood, dismissed. |
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Robert Bailie as a Register of North British ships and Inspector
of the Coast business, at a salary of 50l. per an., “ which
we think absolutely necessary although omitted in the late
Establishment.” |
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Matthew Clark as landwaiter and searcher at Port Glasgow
loco Robert Fenwick, removed to be tidesurveyor at Inchmarnock and Point of Ayr. |
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an additional salary of 15l. per an. to be put on the Establishment for John Halden as a landsurveyor of the port of
Inverness, “by reason of the many creeks and large extent
of that precinct.” |
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Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 323–32. |
| March 12. |
Money warrant for 75l. to Richard Topham, Supervisor of the
digesting of the Records in the Tower: for half a year to 1714 Xmas
on an allowance of 150l. per an. for three clerks employed therein
besides the chief clerk. (Money order dated March 14 hereon.) (Letter
of direction dated March 14 hereon.) |
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50l. to George Holmes for same time on his salary as chief clerk
for digesting said records. Money Book XXIII, p. 496. Order Book
IX, pp. 44, 45. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 58. |
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Treasury warrant dormant to the Customs Cashier to pay 52l.
per an. salary to Richard Ferrier as a King's waiter, London port.
Money Book XXIII, p. 497. |
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Money warrant for 1,150l. to Henry Baker for 5¾ years to 1713
Xmas on his allowance of 200l. per an. as Solicitor for negotiating
and looking after the affairs of the Treasury. (Money order dated
March 16 hereon.) Ibid., p. 498. Order Book IX, p. 47. |
| March 12. |
Letter of direction for 1,000l. to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the
Navy: out of money arisen by sale of South Sea Stock: and is
intended to be paid over by him to Mr. Richard Hall, Secretary to
Vice Admiral Baker, upon account for defraying the contingencies
of the Squadron going under his command to the Straits. Disposition
Book XXIII, p. 57. |
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J. Taylour to the Secretary at War to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Mrs. Wilson, widow of Dr. Wilson, late physician to the
English Hospitals in Flanders. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 356. |
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Same to Mr. Borrett. My Lords are informed that Peter Tiball,
one of the chief evidences for detecting the frauds in Chelsea Hospital,
is arrested and thrown into Whitechapel Prison on a sham action of
600l. to prevent the examination into those frauds. You are to
procure bail for him that he may be at liberty to proceed in his
discoveries. Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to stay process
against Richard Hosier, one of the securities of George Hosier, late
Receiver General of Taxes for Co. Salop. |
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Prefixing: report by the Taxes Commissioners, dated Office for
Hides 11 Feb. last, on the petition of said Richard Hosier, shewing
that he has reduced said Receiver's debt to 547l. 17s. 10½d.” and
hath reason to believe there are arrears standing out in the country
which for want of the Receiver's books he cannot ascertain and therefore prays that on depositing the said sum of 547l. 17s. 10½d. in his
agent's [? in the Taxes Agents'] hands he may have time till the last
day of Easter term to recover the books of the Receiver.” We
have no objection to this request. Warrants not Relating to Money
XXII, p. 454. |
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Same to same to stay process against John Cowper, late Receiver
General of Co. Northampton. |
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Prefixing: report, ut supra, dated 21 Feb. last. When Cowper
was removed from being Receiver General in 1710 his receipt of the
arrears then standing out for the first half year of the Duties on houses
was not stopped, but he had permission to collect those arrears and
stands charged therewith till such time as he shall pass his accompts
for the same. There are some arrears still standing out which he
hopes may be got in without process. The desired stay of process
would be an advantage by preventing in supers being set on his account.
Ibid., p. 455. |
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William Lowndes to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, to report
on the enclosed petition [missing] and case of Abraham Bodens, late
Collector of Drogheda, praying to be discharged his debt to the Crown
arising from his said collection in consideration of the distressed
condition of himself and family and other hardships therein particularly mentioned. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 612. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of Col. Thomas Pitt in behalf of himself and the
other Officers of Major General Pepper's late Regiment of Dragoons
[8th Hussars] touching the sum of 1,251l. 18s. 5d. charged on them for
the subsistence of two Troops of the said Regiment from 23 Dec. 1711 to
7 Jan. 1712–13 more than are allowed upon the Irish Establishment,
and praying to be relieved therein. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 612. |
| March 14. |
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to establish a salary
of 150l. per an. to John Ellis as Solicitor for Excise as authorised by
warrant of the late Lord Treasurer Godolphin dated 9 June 1710. |
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Prefixing: memorial to the Treasury from said Commissioners
for the continuance of said salary. Money Book XXIII, p. 498. |
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Same to the Auditor et al. of the Receipt to innovate a lost 14 per
cent. annuity order dated 10 Feb. 1693–4 in the name of Benjamin
Hilton, being No. 6074 on the life of Cha. Hilton. Order Book IX, p. 45. |
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Treasury reference to Mr. Blathwaite, Auditor General of the
Plantations, of the petition of Richard Perry in behalf of William Bird,
Esq., of Virginia, shewing that he entered into bond for said Bird's
faithful discharge of the office of Receiver General of Revenues in
that Colony and being recommended to be continued in that employment petitioner offers to be still his security “ and prays the said
Bird may be appointed accordingly.” Reference Book IX, p. 219. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Thomas
Coombs, who for 12 years past has been employed as a tidesman
extraordinary in London port and has made several discoveries for
the service of the revenue: therefore prays to be admitted as an
established tidesman loco George Francklin, deceased. Ibid., p. 220. |
| March 15. |
Treasury warrant to Charles, Earl of Halifax, chief steward of
his Majesty's honor and manor of Hampton Court, and to the Auditor
and Receiver of Land Revenues for Co. Middlesex to pay the patent
fees of the offices belonging to the said honor and manor out of the
rents, issues and profits of said honor and manor or, failing that,
then out of other revenues of the Crown: viz. as follows: |
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per an.
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£ |
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d. |
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the office of Keeper and the custody of the park
called Bushey Park, alias the South Park,
with the wages and fee of 4d. a day |
6 |
1 |
8 |
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the office of Paler of the said park, with the like
wages and fee |
6 |
1 |
8 |
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the office of Mower and mowing of the brakes. |
1 |
13 |
0 |
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besides the full whole and due allowance for
hay and corn for the sustentation of the
deer in the time of winter, all which
abovesaid offices were granted by Queen
Anne 3 June 1709 to Charles, then Lord,
now Earl of Halifax, George Montagu of
Horton, Co. Northants, and Charles
Montagu, son of Sir James Montagu. |
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the office of Housekeeper and custody of the
capital messuage or mansion house of the
honor of Hampton Court and the edifices &c.
thereto (the keeping of the orchard and gardens
there excepted), with the wages and fee of |
6 |
13 |
4 |
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the office of Chief Steward of said honor and
manor, with the wages and fee of |
6 |
13 |
4 |
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the office of Feodary of the same, with the wages
and fee of |
3 |
6 |
8 |
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the office of Lieutenant and Keeper of the Chase
of Hampton Court, with the wages and fee of |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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the office and keeping of the game in and about
the honor of Hampton Court and Hounslow
Heath, that is to say from Staines Bridge to
Brentford Bridge, with the wages and fee of
2s. a day and 31s. 8d. yearly for a livery |
37 |
16 |
8 |
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all which places are granted to said Earl of
Halifax for the lives of him and said
Charles Montague. |
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the office of Keeper and custody of the park
called the Middle Park, alias the North Park,
at Hampton Court, with the wages and fee of
4d. a day |
6 |
1 |
8 |
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the office of Paler of the same park, with the like
wages and fee |
6 |
1 |
8 |
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the office of Mower of the brakes, with the wages
and fee of |
1 |
10 |
0 |
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besides the full allowance yearly for hay and
corn for the sustentation of the deer in
time of winter. |
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the office of Keeper and custody of the warren
called the Hare Warren at Hampton Court
and the office of Keeper of all kinds of game
within the said warren, with the wages and fee
of 2s. a day |
36 |
10 |
0 |
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all which last named places were granted to
said Earl of Halifax in reversion of Edward
Progers and for the life of said Earl and
of the said Charles Montague. |
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Further the bailiff of said honor and manor is empowered to detain
his accusomed fee or wages of 40s. and a further 40s. at the discretion
of the Deputy Steward if the said bailiff do exhibit yearly to him
a rent roll of said honor and manor: also the Deputy Steward may
similarly detain 20l. per an. to defray all charges whatsoever on
his Majesty's account not only for Court dinners or other entertainments usually had at the keeping of Court in every year but also
for all casualties, cravings and demands (except deductions for public
taxes on rents of said honor). Money Book XXIII, pp. 508–11. |
| March 15. |
Treasury confirmation of a dormant warrant dated 1704 March 31
from Treasurer Godolphin to Edward Willcox for payment of the
salaries of the officers and keepers, detailed, of Windsor Forest. Money
Book XVII, p. 114. |
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William Lowndes to the Secretary at War. The late Queen signed
the Establishment for Guards and Garrisons anno 1710, which happened not to be countersigned before her demise. I herewith send
it by command of my Lords with an endorsement thereon for the
King to sign, to supply that defect. Please lay the same before his
Majesty to be signed accordingly. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 357. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Samuel Wethered, a Blackwell Hall factor, shewing that he became
bound for William Ellins and Edmund Farringdon in 9,000l. for
tobacco Duties, that they became insolvent and petitioner has taken
care to discharge the principal sum [due on said bonds]: therefore
prays, in regard of the charge he has been at in securing the Crown's
debt, that the interest due on said bonds may be remitted. Reference
Book IX, p. 220. |
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Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for
a particular of a dwelling house with a garden on the south side of
Pall Mall within the parish of St. James's in order to a further lease
thereof to John Taylour. |
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Prefixing: report by Hugh Cholmley, said Surveyor General, on
said Taylour's petition. The term in being granted to the late Earl
of St. Albans will expire at Michaelmas 1740. The house contains
33 feet in front next Pall Mall and 42 feet depth and the garden
(extending from the said house to the wall of that part of the Royal
Garden which is in the possession of Lord Carleton) is 100 feet long.
The house is so much out of repair as to require rebuilding. I advise
a ground rent of 2s. 6d. in the pound on the reserved rent of 95l.,
making 11l. 17s. 6d. per an.: and a fine of 47l. 10s. 0d. Warrants not
Relating to Money XXII, pp. 457–8. |
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Same to Edward [sic] Tucker, gent., Keeper of his Majesty's Piers,
Cranes and Wharves in the Island of Portland, to permit Capt.
Townesend, Commissioner of the Navy at Portsmouth, to take 1,200
tons of stone from his Majesty's quarries under your care and to
carry same away to Portsmouth for the repairing his Majesty's stone
docks in Portsmouth Yard the next summer season. |
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Prefixing: letter dated Navy Office 3 March inst. from the Navy
Commissioners to [? the Secretaries to the Treasury] signed by Cha.
Sergison, D. Lyddell and J. Fawler. We desired Capt. Townsend
to publish a day and to contract for the carrying of said 1,200 tons
of stone. He acquainted us it would be necessary to have Sir
Christopher Wren's leave. We wrote to him for leave, whereunto
he answered this day that the Treasury Lords have appointed one
Richard [sic] Tucker of Weymouth to have the direction of the Portland quarries. Please move their Lordships for order to Tucker
accordingly. Ibid., p. 459. |
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Same to Hugh Cholmley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, to
interest and concern himself on his Majesty's behalf in the whole
affair of the lands purchased for the better fortifying of Portsmouth,
Chatham and Harwich under the Act of 8 Anne [c. 23]; it very much
importing his Majesty's service that the said lands may not be ruined
or unoccupied, but be set to tenants on the best terms till the respective fortifications shall be erected and the profits of such lettings
to be applied to such building. You are to obtain particulars of
the said lands and the surveys and to report a state thereof and the
best method of so letting. Ibid., p. 463. |
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Same to the Auditors of Imprests to allow to William Borrett in
his account [of moneys imprested to him for Crown Law cases] the
sum of 100l. paid by him on Nov. 12 last to Ed. Millward for so much
paid by said Millward to several persons that were bruised, wounded &c.
by the fall of the scaffold on the day of his Majesty's Coronation. |
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Prefixing: said Millward's acknowledgment of the receipt of said
sum. Ibid., p. 469. |
| March 15. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland to depute
George Towry to be Register of Seizures in North Britain loco
Alexander Bennerman: at 40l. per an. Out Letters (North Britain)
III, p. 332. |
| March 16. |
Same dormant to the Customs Cashier to pay the salary of
1,000l. per an. to William Burnet as Comptroller General of the
Accounts of the Customs. Money Book XXIII, p. 499. |
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William Lowndes to Mr. Burton. Send my Lords a rental of the
houses and lands belonging to the late Hospital of the Savoy, those
in lease with the rents &c. and those out of lease with the yearly
values thereof, the names of the persons in possession and those which
lie empty, and those which are out of repair with an estimate for the
repairs. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 357. |
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Same to Mr. Popple enclosing a letter [missing] from Mr. Blathwaite,
Auditor General of the Plantations in America (upon the case of
Mr. Lowther, the present Governor of Barbados), wherein Blathwaite
desires to be informed if there be any rule or instruction settled for
disposing of the half salary of the Governors of his Majesty's Plantations during their absence from their respective Governments; and
in relation to the allowance made to them for the charge of transporting them and their family to their said governments. Please
lay same before the Commissioners of Trade for them to inform my
Lords thereon. Ibid. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Francis Snell for the place of one of the landwaiters who is willing to
surrender to him upon allowing him a maintenance out of the same.
Reference Book IX, p. 221. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report
on the petition [missing] of Catherine Power, alias O'Hara, praying
a pension on the Establishment of Ireland for the support of herself
and five children. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 616. |
| March 17. |
Treasury allowance of the Wine Licence Office incidents bill,
detailed, for one year to Xmas 1712: total 450l. 18s. 0d. |
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ditto for one year to Xmas 1713, detailed: total 543l. 9s. 1d. |
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ditto of the salary bill, detailed, of said Office for one year to
1712 Xmas: total 1,486l. 5s. 0d. |
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ditto of same for the succeeding year, detailed: total 1,550l. |
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ditto of same for the quarter ended 1714 Lady day, detailed:
total 387l. 10s. 0d. |
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Money Book XXIII, pp. 503–6. |
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Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to pay 195l. 10s. 0d.
to Edward Pauncefort, late Cashier of Excise, for his charge in carrying
to the Receipt between 1714 June 24 and Dec. 15 the sum of
791,493l. 7s. 0½d. of Excise moneys. Hereof 109l. 19s. 3¾d. is to be
placed to the account of Excise; 2l. 10s. 1½d. to the account of Sweets
[Sweet Wines]; 42l. 5s. 9¾d. to the account of Malt; 11l. 12s. 11¼d.
to the account of candles; 2l. 0s. 0½d. to the account of hops;
17l. 18s. 2½d. to the account of soap, paper and calicoes; 4l. 15s. 7¼d.
to the account of wire and starch; 3l. 7s. 6d. to the account of
Additional Duties on soap, paper, calicoes and starch; 1l. 11s. 4d.
to the account of Excise Commissioners of North Britain. Money
Book XXIII, p. 507. |
| March 17. |
Jo. Taylour to the Secretary at War to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of seven Irish Officers praying payment of certain
sums which Mr. Gwyn, the late Secretary at War, proposed to be paid to
them, by a report which he made to the late Treasurer Oxford. My
Lords understand that many Officers making the like pretences were
examined before the [Privy] Council in the late Queen's time and
that some of them did not make out their pretensions or allegations.
Does anything appear against any of the petitioners in the said
examination? Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 358. |
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Treasury reference to Henry Baker, Surveyor General of the riding
officers on the coast of Kent and Sussex, of the petition of William
Wimble shewing that in May 1714 John Willard and John Writtle,
two riding officers on the coast of Sussex, combining toegther how
to frighten and enforce moneys from him caused an information to
be filed against him in the Exchequer Court for being concerned in
transporting wool to France, to his great surprise, he having never
been guilty thereof, yet upon trial the Jury found him guilty thereof
and the recovery on the penalty amounted to 219l. 12s. 0d.: therefore
prays that same may be enquired into and a noli prosequi may be
entered. Reference Book IX, p. 220. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Barbary
Whittle, widow, shewing that having been lately at Holland about
particular business, on her return the Customs officers seized her
wearing clothes and a little muslin: therefore praying that same
may be returned to her. Ibid. |
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Same to Hugh Cholmley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, of
the petition of Sir William Gostwick, shewing that Teesdale was
church lands and belonged to the church of Durham; at the dissolution of abbeys it came to the Crown; James I. granted a lease to
the Earl of Elgin of the manor, forest and chase of Teesdale, which
expired in 1673; the said Earl assigned same to Sir William Huddleston,
but before the expiry of the said lease Lord Barnard claimed Teesdale
in right of a grant made by James I. to Sir Henry Vane of Raby
Castle, but immediately after his claim Lord Carlisle was made Ranger.
Lord Barnard drops his claim and obtains a lease of [from] Lord
Carlisle for 31 years, which expired seven years since. In the late
Queen's time Mr. Auditor Harley was ordered to make his report
hereon, but the late Lord Treasurer took care to keep it back in respect
to the service of Lord Barnard. Ibid., p. 220b. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Hatchadure
Serkis and Zachary Gregory, factors for Messrs. Derveaux, Meysart
and Joseph, their correspondents at Smyrna, shewing that six
bales of grogram yarn with other goods were shipped on the Crown
galley and consigned to them at London, but that petitioners had
no advice from their said correspondents or any other persons
of the particulars of the said bales or goods before the arrival of
the said ship and were ignorant of the contents of the bales and
goods other than as grogram yarn, and same were accordingly entered
as such; but upon inspection it appeared the said bales contained
several other species of goods and they were seized and condemned:
therefore praying leave to enter said goods and that process may be
stayed against them. Ibid., p. 231. |
| March 17. |
Treasury subscription for the execution of a Lord Chamberlain's
warrant to Lord Guernsey, Master of the Jewel Office, for the delivery
to Lady Theodosia Blith of 110 ounces of guilt plate as a gift from his
Majesty at the christening of her child; to be made into such vessels
and after such fashion as she shall direct: to an estimate of 55l.
Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, p. 247. |
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Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take new securities,
detailed, of Sir John Humble on his being continued in the office of
Paymaster of the Annuities on the 1,500,000l. Lottery anno 1710. |
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Prefixing: report by J. Harding, [Deputy] King's Remembrancer,
on the sufficiency of said securities. Ibid., p. 460. |
| March 18. |
Same to William Thomas, Paymaster of the 1,500,000l. Lottery
anno 1711, to pay to Bernard Hutchins, late Paymaster of the said
Lottery, the surplusage of 150l. resting on the foot of his account
thereof, as certified by Thomas Foley, an Auditor of Imprests. Ibid.,
p. 500. |
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Same dormant to the Customs Cashier to pay the salary of 52l.
per an. to Nicholas Mann as a King's waiter, London port. |
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The salary of 10l. per an. to William Gilpin as Comptroller of Customs
in Carlisle port. Money Book XXIII, pp. 497, 503. |
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Same to Spencer Compton [late Paymaster of Queen Anne's private
pensions and bounties] to pay the sum of 1,260l. 5s. 9¼d. (being the
balance of money remaining in his hands on that account) to Edward
Nicholas, his successor in the said office. Ibid., p. 499. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to pay to Simon, Visct.
Fanshaw, the King's Remembrancer, 54l. 2s. 4d. and 435l. 15s. 4d.
for parchment &c. for the blank books of the Customs, to wit respectively for the Surveyor General of Customs in London port and for
the Customers, Comptrollers and Searchers of the outports. |
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Prefixing: schedule of said parchment &c. so supplied. Ibid.,
p. 502. |
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Jo. Taylour to the Surveyor General [of Crown Lands] to advise
a fine and rental on the enclosed petition [missing] of George Clarke
for a fresh lease of three houses in Pall Mall of which he is possessed.
Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 338. |
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William Lowndes to Lord Masham. On the 5th Oct. 1711 the
sum of 20,000l. was issued to you in tallies and orders in your name
on the Register for [loans on] Tin, with intent that the said sum
when in course of payment should be applied by you towards making
good the deficiency of the taxes on [the salaries of the royal servants
in] the palaces of Whitehall and St. James's in the years 1705 to
1710 inclusive or some of them. The said sum is now in course of
payment at the Exchequer. My Lords desire you will cause it to
be received in said tallies and orders and thereupon immediately
to pay it back into the Exchequer in part of said arrear as follows
(of which James Taylor was Receiver General), to wit 10,350l. 18s. 3d.
on the eighth 4s. Aid anno 1705 and 9,649l. 1s. 9d. on the ninth 4s.
Aid anno 1706. |
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Appending: state as certified by Auditor Thomas Jett of said
James Taylor's account for said two years as Collector or Receiver
of [Land] Taxes for the said Palaces: to wit (a) for the Eighth 4s.
Aid anno 1705: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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Palaces of Whitehall and St. James's.
Charge. |
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assessments thereon anno 1705 as by
Act of Parliament 3–4 Anne, c. 1 |
30,754 |
6 |
3 |
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Discharge.
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paid to Collectors at 3d. per pound (as
allowed by the Act) on 19,403l. 8s. 0d. |
242 |
10 |
9 |
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paid to the Commissioners’ clerks at
1½d. per pound for same sum |
121 |
5 |
4½ |
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paid to the Receiver General at 2d. per
pound on said sum as allowed by said
Act |
158 |
13 |
2 |
|
paid into the Exchequer |
19,880 |
18 |
8½ |
|
remains in Accomptant's hands |
10,350 |
18 |
3 |
|
|
£30,754 |
6 |
3 |
|
Memorandum: |
|
The Accomptant hath no allowance of
poundage made him for the balance
of this accompt nor for 1,000l. paid in
before by Lord Masham. |
|
(b) The like account for 1706 for the said
Palaces for the ninth 4s. Aid [as by the Act
4–5 Anne, c. 1]. |
|
Charge: |
|
ut supra
|
£30,754 |
6 |
3 |
|
Discharge: |
|
arrears which are deficient |
1,701 |
16 |
6 |
|
paid to the several Collectors at 3d. per
pound on 19,403l. 8s. 0d. |
242 |
10 |
9 |
|
paid to the Commissioners’ clerks at 1½d. |
|
per pound on the said sum |
141 |
5 |
4½ |
|
paid to the Receiver General at 2d. per
pound on 19,039l. 11s. 10½d. |
158 |
13 |
2 |
|
paid into the Exchequer |
18,880 |
18 |
8½ |
|
remains in Accomptant's hands |
9,649 |
1 |
9 |
|
|
£30,754 |
6 |
3 |
|
Out Letters (General) XXI, pp. 359–60. |
| March 18. |
William Lowndes to Mr. Walpole [Paymaster of the Forces] and Mr.
Pulteney [Secretary at War] to report on the enclosed report [missing]
from Mr. How [late Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons] in which he proposes the finishing of regular musters from lists (owned to be defective
in form) that have been returned by General Nicholson, of the Garrison
of Annapolis Royal, so as the said Garrison may have their pay and
[the said musters] be a good voucher for his account. Ibid., p. 361. |
|
Same to the Secretary at War to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] from Sir John Lambert, Samuel Shepheard and other
merchants of London praying satisfaction for their provisions lost
at Alicante; together with two reports [missing] made by Mr. Walpole
[when Secretary at War] relating thereto. Ibid. |
|
J. Taylour to Mr. Danvers. My Lords grant you six weeks’ leave
of absence from the Salt Commission to drink the waters at Bath,
in accordance with your letter of the 17th inst. Ibid., p. 363. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners henceforth to
issue only to Henry Baker any sums for prosecuting unlawful exportations of wool or other goods out of the counties of Kent or Sussex
or for the illegal importation of French goods in the said two counties:
it having been [formerly] thought fit to commit the entire care of
such prosecutions to one person and the Treasury Lords now thinking
it fit to entrust it to said Baker, “who formerly had the trust thereof
and discharged his duty therein to the general satisfaction of this
[Treasury] Board.” Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 211. |
|
Same to same to pay 35l. 10s. 1d. to Thomas Flambard, late Surveyor General of the riding officers in Kent and Sussex, who officiated
therein from the date of the warrant restoring Mr. Baker to succeed
him until the said Baker was sworn in, viz. Dec. 6–29, when Flambard's
deputation was called in. |
|
Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on said Flambard's petition.
Ibid., pp. 214–15. |
|
Treasury reference to same of the petition of Sir John Lambert
shewing that he had two barrels of cochineal consigned to him
from France, which was seized at the Customs as not allowed to
be imported from any other country except the dominions of Spain,
of which both the petitioner and his agent were ignorant: therefore
praying to be relieved therein on their satisfying the officer. Reference
Book IX, p. 220. |
|
Same to Robert Walpole and the rest of the Referees of the
Army Debts of the petition of the Colonels of the Regiments of
Dragoons serving in Great Britain, shewing that they received from
the Secretary at War an order dated 19 April 1714 to reduce six
men per Troop out of the following three Regiments and one man
per Troop from the Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons by
the 24th of the said month; which was executed accordingly and
the Troops from that time mustered only 90 private Dragoons; that
the Establishment of the service for that year was not made out until
the latter end thereof and then it allowed but 30 private Dragoons
in each Troop and commenced the same from 25 Dec. 1713, which
is four months preceding the [abovesaid] order of reducement. Thereby
the clearings of the said Regiments are charged with the following
sums: |
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
the King's Own Royal Regiment of Dragoons
[the First, Royal, Dragoons], consisting of eight
Troops, [the reduction] is 48 men from
25 Dec. 1713 to 24 April 1714, being 12 days
at 3l. 12s. 0d. per diem |
435 |
12 |
0 |
|
the Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons
[the Second Dragoons, Scots Greys], consisting
of nine Troops, [the reduction] is nine men for
the same time at 13s. 6d. a day |
81 |
13 |
6 |
|
the King's Own Regiment of Dragoons [the
Third Hussars, King's Own], consisting of six
Troops, [the reduction] is 36 men for the same
time at 2l. 14s. 0d. a day |
326 |
14 |
0 |
|
Lieut. Gen. Echlin, the Sixth (Inniskilling)
Dragoons, the same time |
326 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
£1,170 |
13 |
6 |
|
The said Regiments for the said time had actually these men and
being mustered did subsist them accordingly. They therefore pray
a warrant for the pay of the said men. Reference Book IX, p. 220b. |
| March 18. |
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take the securities,
detailed, of William Glanville as Receiver General of First Fruits.
Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, p. 458. |
|
Same to the Stamps Commissioners to insert on the Establishment
of the Stamp Office 100l. per an. additional for William Bridges, Esq.,
their secretary, as from Xmas last. |
|
Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on said Bridges’ petition.
He well deserves the addition in regard of the great increase of business
in his Office. Ibid., p. 459. |
|
Treasury commission to John Winniat re-appointing him to be
Surveyor of the Duties on Houses [for Co. Chester]. |
|
The like to John Parkes [for Co. Stafford]. |
|
The like to William White [for Co. Lincoln]. |
|
The like to Richard Warden [for Co. Berks]. (Treasury warrants
dormant dated March 18 to the Receivers General respectively for
the Counties of Chester, Stafford, Lincoln and Berks to pay the above
officers’ salaries of 50l. per an. each.) Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes)
II, pp. 166, 168. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report
on the enclosed petition [missing] of Margaret and Mary Molloy
praying a pension of 75l. per an. on the Establishment of Ireland as
from 1711 June 24 as was intended [for them] in the late Queen's
reign upon reports from the late Lord Lieutenant, the House of
Commons of Ireland and the Attorney General of Ireland. Out
Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 616. |
|
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of John
Hawkshaw, Dr. of Laws and Judge of the High Court of Admiralty
in Ireland, praying such an annual salary as may enable him to support
the dignity of that office. Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Barons of the Exchequer, Scotland, to
distribute 1,000l. as follows as his Majesty's bounty and charity for
half a year ended at Xmas 1714. |
|
Appending: certificate by said Barons of such persons as we
apprehend are fit objects of his Majesty's charity, wherein are contained all the Bishops that are living, such persons as are entitled to
charitable pensions, such persons as were on the Charity Roll before
the Union and were presented to us as fit to be continued and such
other persons as have been recommended to us as very great objects
of charity. |
|
As this list contains numerous changes from the preceding lists
(see supra, under date 1713–14 Jan. 9 and April 7 1714, supra, Calendar
of Treasury Books, Vol. XXVIII, pp. 85, 209–10) it is necessary to
give it in full: |
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Such Bishops as are living. |
|
the Bishop of Edinburgh |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
the Bishop of Aberdeen |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
the Bishop of Dunblane |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Such persons as are entitled to charitable pensions by privy seals or letters from his
Majesty. |
|
the children of Sir Andrew Dick |
33 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margaret Bruin [sic for Bruce], Capt. John
Strachan, each 25l. |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Margery Kimnaries (Kinnaries), Sarah Haliburton, each 10l. |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sarah Johnston |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
Mary Simpson |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Helen Windram |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
John Dundass |
12 |
10 |
0 |
|
Margarett Campbell |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Isabell Grant |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
Dame Isabell Hamilton |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Mary Douglas |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Hannah Livingston |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Ann M'Clean |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
John Lammy |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mr. Payne (Bayne) |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Such persons as were on the Charity Roll before
the Union and are thought fit to be continued. |
|
Janet McDougall |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Martha Kirkwood |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Robert Monteith |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Hamilton |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Agness Muffatt (Moffatt) |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Anna Rutherford |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Watt (Watts, incorrectly as Walf in
preceding list) and Alison Haliburton, 2l. 10s. 0d.
each. |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margaret Lindsey |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Sarah White |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eupham Alexander |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
James Melvill |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Adamson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Janett Edward |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Douglass. Helen Douglass, 3l. each |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mary Wauchop, Mary Jollie, Agness Callum,
2l. 10s. 0d. each |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
Frances Browne |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Margarett Brisbane |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Agnes Lyddell |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Agnes Waddell |
3 |
10 |
0 |
|
Betty Wishert, Katherine Wallace, Elizabeth
Johnston, each 3l. |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sarah Courtie |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Margan Robertson and Jane Henderson,
1l. 15s. 0d. each |
3 |
10 |
0 |
|
Sir John Kirkaldie of Grange's children |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Anna Pannell |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Anna Gladstaines |
2 |
15 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Donn |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Isabell Moncreife |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margaret Young |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Margarett Moncurr |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Ellice |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Christian Nasmith |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jane Blair |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Rebecca Turner |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Jane Mason |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jane Donaldson |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Jane Elliott |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Mary Garrioch and Isabell Lamb, Lieut. Col.
Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Herriott,
each 5l. |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Ramsey |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
James Donaldson and Jane Belviard, each
1l. 15s. 0d. |
3 |
10 |
0 |
|
Isabell Burnett |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Nicholas Weams |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Bessy Stephens |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Marion M'Conacher |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Margaret Scougall, Archibald Stewart, Margarett
Whitehall, Agnes Bennise [Renpie in the
preceding list of 1714 Lady day], 5l. each |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
William Watt and Alexander Kirkaldie and his
spouse, 3l. each |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Janett Murray |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Hellen Cuningham, Anna Tyrie and Barbara
Finley, 2l. 10s. 0d. each |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
Jennett Bruice |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Lumsden |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Young |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Bessie Faries and Hellen Walker, 3l. each |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hellen Crawford |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Sophia Pringle |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barbara Porterfield, Anna White and Margaret
Fraser, 3l. each |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Henretta Burnitt |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margarett Forbes |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robert Forbes |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Christian Halliwell |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Marian Williamson |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margaret Bannantine |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Bessie Anderson |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Barbara Hodge |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Archibald Campbell |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eliz[abeth] Blair |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Eliz[abeth] Kerr |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eliz[abeth] Hagie |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Lindsey |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Anna Anderson |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Mr. John Kermont |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hugh Montgomery |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jean Black |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Jean Lasslie |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rebacca Lockart |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Such persons as have been recommended to the
Barons as great objects of charity. |
|
Mrs. Jane Mercer |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Isabell Calderwood |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grizell Mireton, Hellen Wishart, Isabell Kerr,
Elizabeth Wauch, Mrs. Isabell Anderson, Elizabeth Kerr and Janett Dalrimple, each 2l. 10s. 0d. |
17 |
10 |
0 |
|
Lady Pitsligoe and Janett Hay, each |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margarett Farquhar, Janett Graham, Marion
Straitton, Margaret McKewen and Mary Porterfield, 2l. 10s. 0d. each |
12 |
10 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Bickerstaff |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jane (Jean) Forrester, James Smith, Jennet
Allen and Mary Forster, 2l. 10s. 0d. each |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Agnes Erskine, Janet Frazer, Agnes Gray, Janet
Kilpatrick, 1l. each |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jane Browne |
1 |
10 |
0 |
|
Agnes Gibson, Anna Douglas, Margaret Cosvill
(Colvill) and Margaret Frazer, 2l. 10s. 0d. each |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grisell Durham |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Bembo |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Katherine Dunbarr |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Margaret Douglass, Mrs. Jane Ramsey, 5l.
each |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Sincleir, Mrs. Francis [Mr. Francis in previous list] Rosse, 2l. 10s. 0d. each |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hellen Douglas |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Margaret Seaton |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Anna Maxwell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Mc Ete [Ele in previous list] |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Janet Thompson, Katherine Law, Mrs. Blare,
2l. each |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Barbara Spence |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Barbara Campbell, Dr. James Gairden, Mrs. |
|
Margaret Rosse, 5l. each |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
the relict of the late Bishop of the Isles |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Browne, Mrs. Elphinston, Mrs. McKewen,
2l. each |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Mary Dickson |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Margaret Jack |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Anna Sympson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sarah Grierson, Mr. Shaw, 1l. each |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Irvine |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Katherine Graham, Mrs. M'Kenzie, 1l. each |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margaret Wauchop |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margaret Morton |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Blackie |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Jennett Forrester, Margery Campbell, Mary
Stewart, each 2l. |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margaret Sterling, Rosina Campbell, 2l. 10s. 0d each |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lieut. Allen Robertoun |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Jane Todderick [Fodderick in previous
list] |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Jennett Mordock and Mrs. Lockert, 5l.
each |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Christian Maine and Eupham Burne,
2l. 10s. 0d. each |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Beatrix Vernon |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Jane Cameron |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Margaret Graham |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Capt. William Cuningham, Mrs. Margaret Simple
[Semple in previous list] and Katherine Young,
2l. 10s. 0d. each |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
Jane Lindsey |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Katherine Foreseith and Eupham Farmer,
2l. 10s. 0d. each |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kath. Murray |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Francis Rait, Isabell Edwards, Anna Concordia
Strachan [relict of William Sanders, late Professor of Mathematics in St. Andrew's College],
Mrs. Margaret Frewing [Irving in previous list]
and Mrs. Dicks's daughter, 2l. 10s. 0d. each |
12 |
10 |
0 |
|
Christian, Jane and Hellen Frevines [Irvine in
previous list] |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Mary Murray and Mrs. Anne Kinnaieds,
5l. each |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Strachan and Mrs. Mill, 2l. 10s. 0d. each |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margaret Robertston |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jennet and Margaret Stevens |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Malcolm Henderson, Margaret Blaire and Hellen
Cameron, 2l. 10s. 0d. each |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
the relict of Lieut. Patrick Hume |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mrs. Barbara Strachan |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Elizabeth Houston |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Janett Hunter |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Margaret Gallaway |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mary Wedderburn |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Margaret Lawder and Katherine Browne, 2l.
each |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Margaret Douglas, relict of Andrew Karr |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
£1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 333–9. |
| March 19. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney and Solicitor
General for a great seal for a grant to Thomas, Earl of Pembroke
and Montgomery, of an annual rent or pension of 2,000l. as from
Xmas 1714: in consideration of good and faithful services: during
pleasure. King's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 424. |
|
Money warrant for 1,150l. to William Popple, Secretary to the
Commissioners for Trade, for one year to Xmas 1714 for himself and
clerks &c. of his Office: 690l. thereof to be satisfied out of the Civil
List moneys of the late Queen and 460l. out of Civil List moneys
grown due since Aug. 1 last. (Money order dated March 23 hereon.)
Money Book XXIII, p. 501. Order Book IX, p. 45. |
|
Same for 334l. 6s. 2d. to same for incidents of his said Office 1713
Xmas to 1714 Michaelmas: whereof 223l. 1s. 7d. is to be satisfied
out of the late Queen's Civil List arrears as above and the remainder
out of the present King's Civil List moneys as above. |
|
Appending: bill of said incidents. (Money order dated March 23
hereon.) Money Book XXIII, p. 501. Order Book IX, p. 46. |
|
William Lowndes to the Receiver [of Crown Lands] for North
Wales. Send my Lords an account what money remains in your
hands arisen by the [Crown Land] revenues of North Wales, which
incurred before the death of the late Queen Anne. (The like letter
to the Receiver for South Wales.) (The like letter to the Receiver
of the Duchy of Cornwall.) Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 358. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for
a particular of the manor of Cliffe Regis, alias Kings Cliffe, Co.
Northants, with all chief rents, services &c., in order to a lease thereof
under the Exchequer seal to the Earl of Exeter. |
|
Prefixing: report by Alexander Pendarves, [late] Surveyor General
of Crown Lands, dated 13 Dec. 1714 on said Earl's memorial for
said lease. The late Queen Dowager and her trustees did in April
1698 demise to Richard Marriot, gent., the said manor for 13 years
from 30 Sept. 1715 at 40l. per an. rent. By another indenture of
the same date the said Queen and her trustees demised to said Marriot
all the corn mills and mill holmes with the appurtenances in Cliffe
Regis with several lands and tenements as therein for 19 years from
1709 Michaelmas at 22l. per an. rent. |
|
Both these terms were assigned by Marriot to the Earl of Exeter.
In the Entry Book anno 1710 I find one Boughton petitioned for a
reversion of Marriot's lease, alleging that his ancestors had been
ancient tenants of the premises; and Mr. Travers. then Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, advised a fine of 40l. for such reversion.
But Mr. Boughton did not proceed therein. The premises lie convenient to the Earl of Exeter's other estates. I advise a fine of 60l.
at the old rents. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, pp. 5–6. |
