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| July 11. |
J. Taylour to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] from the United East India Company concerning the setting a rate upon tea and other unrated East India goods. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 390. |
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Treasury reference to Mr. Walpole [as Paymaster of the Land Forces] of the petition of the Officers of eight Invalid Companies, praying payment of 2,951l. 17s. 8¼d. due to them. Reference Book IX, p. 241. |
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Same to James, Earl of Carnarvon [late Paymaster of the Forces
Abroad], of the petition of Col. Edmd. Fielding shewing that his
Regiment of Foot was disbanded 7 Aug. 1712, but the subsistence due to the said Officers from 23 April preceding has not yet been issued to them, though they have out of their own pockets cleared the non-commissioned officers and private men what was wanting to complete their pay and Bounty Money to the day of disbandment:
that the said Regiment was quartered at Greenwich, where great debts were contracted on the credit of the said subsistence, which
[debts] cannot be paid until the same [subsistence] be issued: therefore praying that same may be issued to the day of breaking [of the
Regiment]. Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the Board of Works by way of endorsement on a Lord Chamberlain's warrant dated June 25 last for repair of the lodgings of the Master of the Horse at Hampton Court: to an estimate of 100l. |
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The like of a same dated June 17 last for a room to be built at St. James's for the young Princes’ [Princesses'] Wardrobe: to an estimate of 25l. |
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The like of an estimate from the said Board for making a moving scaffold for cutting the trees in Kensington Gardens: at a cost of
30l. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, p. 36. |
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Treasury order to the Warden, Master and Worker, and Comptroller of the Mint at the Tower to observe an order of the King in Council, prefixed, dated St. James's June 17 last for the Lords of the Privy
Council to meet on Tuesday the 2nd August next at nine o'clock in the morning at the house inhabited by the Usher of the Receipt in Westminster for the Trial of the Pix: and [further thereby] the
Lord Chancellor is directed to require the Wardens and Company of Goldsmiths of London to summon a jury of working goldsmiths to attend: and [further thereby] the Treasury Lords are to require the abovesaid Warden &c. of the Mint to attend. Ibid., p. 115. |
| July 12. |
Money warrant for 100l. to Richard Powys: without account:
in reward for his extraordinary service performed in his Majesty's
Treasury between Midsummer 1714 and Midsummer 1715. (Money order dated July 14 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 70. Order
Book IX, p. 99. |
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Same for 100l. to William Clayton for extraordinary service during same time in the Office of the Auditor of the Receipt. (Money order dated July 14 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 71. Order Book IX, p. 99. |
| July 12. |
Money warrant for 555l. to the clerks of the Treasury for services performed by them in the Treasury between Midsummer 1714 and
Midsummer 1715. (In the margin: clerks of the Treasury salaries):
viz. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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William Lowndes, for one year as above |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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Edward Webster, for one year as above |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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Mark Frecker, for one year as above |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Bowen, for one year as above |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Lowndes, for one year as above |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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Robert Burnbury, for one year as above |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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Samuel King, for one year as above |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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Charles Chevallier, for three quarters “to same time” |
37 |
10 |
0 |
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John Wyatt, for one quarter “to same time” |
12 |
10 |
0 |
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William Empson, for [one year to] the same time |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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£555 |
0 |
0 |
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(Money order dated July 14 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 71. Order Book IX, p. 100. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 195l. to Mark
Frecker (loco Christopher Tilson, who has been satisfied thereon to
Michaelmas 1714) for the service, care and pains of himself and several clerks employed in making up books containing the accounts of the income and issues of the Customs with other the public revenues and taxes between Michaelmas 1714 and Midsummer 1715. Money
Book XXIV, p. 72. |
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Money warrant for 40l. to William Jones for three quarters to
Lady day 1715 on his several fees of 40l. per an. and 13l. 6s. 8d. per an. as apothecary to his Majesty's Household. Ibid., p. 75. |
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Same for 150l. to Thomas Walker for same time on his fee or salary as his Majesty's Housekeeper at Newmarket. Ibid. |
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Letter of direction for 20,000l. to John, Duke of Montagu, Master of the Great Wardrobe: out of Civil List moneys: and is intended to be applied to the services following: viz. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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for account of mourning for the late Queen |
10,579 |
8 |
8 |
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for account of salaries, liveries, vestures and rent |
4,491 |
12 |
2 |
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for account of his Majesty's Coronation |
4,928 |
19 |
2 |
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£20,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Disposition Book XXIII, p. 84. |
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William Lowndes to Sir Roger Mostyn enclosing a memorial
[missing] from the Customs Commissioners representing that they had agreed to accept from you 116l. 6s. 8d. by way of composition for two offences against the laws of the Customs committed by William
Lloyd and others in Wales, notwithstanding which they have not been able to obtain from you the said money. Please acquaint my
Lords why you have not paid the money. Out Letters (General)
XXI, p. 391. |
| July 12. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of John Linton on behalf of Robert Wise, late of London, tobacco merchant, representing “the impossibility of said Wise's finding other security than the payment of 500l. down and continuing the extents upon his (Wise's) estate by way of compounding his debt to the Crown": therefore praying that Wise may be relieved from that obligation of giving security. Reference Book IX, p. 242. |
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Same to the Salt Commissioners of the petition of James Hirdman, now a prisoner in Durham Gaol, shewing that he was unfortunately concerned in partnership in buying up and curing of cod and ling fish to be exported beyond sea, and was by the fraudulent practices of his partners prosecuted by the Crown, which he did not defend, and had judgment against him for 2,060l., of which he has satisfied a considerable sum, and proposes payment of 350l. more: therefore praying to be set at liberty in consideration of the miserable circumstances of himself and family. Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant dormant to Thomas Cornwallis, Christopher
Tilson, Nehemiah Arnold and Christopher Rhodes, Commissioners for sundry Lotteries, to make forth duplicates of tickets lost, burnt or otherwise destroyed before 1715 May 27 in any of the Lotteries under their jurisdiction: all in accordance with the clause in the
Act of the present Session [Geo. I., St. 2, c. 2] for granting the
Duties on Malt, Mum, Cider and Perry for the service of the year
1715: proper affidavits to be made of such loss, burning or destruction, &c. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, p. 116. |
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Same to the Salt Commissioners to place on the Establishment of the Salt Duties Office the salaries as follows. |
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Prefixing: memorial from said Commissioners dated Salt Office
May 31. On March 24 last we represented to your Lordships that there was a new brine pit sunk and a saltwork erected in Middlewich collection in Cheshire by Mr. Joseph Warrall, who made entry of it and began to work it on the 7th of that month. An officer and watchman were immediately wanted for the said work, but none are yet appointed for want of an answer to that representation. The
Collector there now writes to us that there is another work setting up there and that it will require another officer. |
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The trade of salt in Cheshire has greatly increased of late, so that there have been other new works erected and rockpits sunk there; for which officers have been wanting for some time. We therefore pray your Lordships’ warrant for appointing these officers and watchman in the Middlewich collection at the same salaries as the other officers there, to wit 40l. per an. to an officer and 7s. a week to a watchman:
further that an additional watchman may be established at South
Shields at 8s. a week salary (which is the usual salary there) as the
Collector and Supervisor there have proposed “and that our reports of officers wanting dated 24 March 1714–15 and 6 May 1715 be read and despatched, that the revenue may not suffer for want of officers."
Ibid., p. 117. |
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Same to the Stamps Commissioners to employ Peter Jenkinson as a stamper in the Stamp Office loco his father, Robert Jenkinson, now old and infirm, who prays that his son may succeed him. Ibid., p. 119. |
| July 12. |
Treasury warrant to the Stamps Commissioners to employ Walter
Brett, junr., as distributor of stamped vellum, parchment and paper for part of Co. Sussex loco John Michell. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, p. 122. |
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Same to Samuel Atkinson, Nicholas Roope and Thomas Colby, late Commissioners for the Transport Service, to pass the account of Gilbert Wardlaw, their late Agent for Transports in the Mediterranean, as stated by the said Commissioners and by Auditor Harley, and to pay the 603l. 18s. 11d. balance due thereon to the said Wardlaw:
all notwithstanding any want of vouchers arising by the misfortunes set forth in the said Commissioners’ report. |
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Appending: (1) said Commissioners’ report dated Transport Office
14 June 1711. Our memorial dated 1710–11 Feb. 15 to the late
Treasury Lords on the state of said Wardlaw's case remained unread until the dissolution of that [Treasury] Commission “through the multitude of business on their Lordships’ hands.” We have therefore withdrawn it to direct it anew. Wardlaw fell sick at Genoa in July 1708 just upon the Fleet's departure from Vado with reinforcements for Charles III. of Spain and thereupon the Queen constituted Peter Crispe in his place 29 Nov. 1708. On his recovery
Wardlaw set out for England by way of Germany and Holland and returned to this Office 4 August 1709. But the Levet transport (on board which ship he had his residence for the voyage and where were his books and account papers) proceeded with the Fleet, and on her return to England was unfortunately taken into France in January
1708–9 and those papers and books were lost. Wardlaw heard nothing of this till his arrival in England and was forced to send to Genoa for copies of some extracts that had been registered by a notary public there, to serve as vouchers in lieu of the original charterparties for
25 Genoese transports which were hired by him at Genoa, upon which receipts had been taken for the respective moneys paid as the freight of those ships. With these vouchers on 7 Oct. 1709 he laid his accounts before us. The articles not fully vouched are as follows: |
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18 May 1708: baulks, deals and nails bought at Barcelona by
Thomas Anthony, carpenter to the Admiral, for [horse]
stabling which he was building on board the transports, 126l. 19s. 0d. |
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2 July: ditto bought by same at Lisbon and Genoa: 22l. 13s. 0d. |
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14 July: freight paid to the masters of 25 Genoese transports hired at Genoa to transport horses from Italy to Catalonia:
paid at Genoa by the hands of Messrs. Scudamore and
Henshaw and repaid to them [Scudamore and Henshaw], in livres of Genoa, 115,335. (Hereon the Commissioners say: He has produced receipts of the masters having all of them received their demurrage before their sailing and the service being performed we cannot but conclude that this freight was accordingly paid.) |
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14 July: workmanship of several carpenters on board the transports: also for 1,000 horse slings, 995 large casks &c., in Genoese livres 85,891–10–0. (The tradesmen's, carpenters’ and other bills and acquittances for the whole sum do appear. But the account of the distribution of the timber &c. was taken into France.) |
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For disbursements in hire of hoys at Portsmouth, horse hire from Torbay to Plymouth, signal colours, cask and deals
bought at Lisbon, deals bought at Barcelona, cask bought at Genoa between 28 Dec. 1707 and 30 June 1708:
463l. 16s. 7d. |
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(2) Auditor Edward Harley's report on same, dealing with the question of vouchers for the items detailed. Since all possible means have been used for obtaining those books and papers by letters from the Commissioners for Exchange of Prisoners of War to their correspondents in France relating thereto, of which they could never yet hear anything but that they were scattered and destroyed on the enemy's boarding the ship Levet, as the French officer that wrote of this matter does allege (as by a copy of his letter which has been handed to the Transports Commissioners by the Commissioners for exchange of Prisoners of War), wherefore the Transports Commissioners were of opinion that upon these circumstances the said stores and utensils in the account might be allowed: the allowance thereof may be confirmed by privy seal. The balance standing on the foot of the account consists chiefly of Wardlaw's salary of 300l. a year commencing from 7 May 1707 and ending on 9 Oct. 1709, three months after which date he arrived in England after making the best of his way home “and it having been usual to allow three months in cases of the like nature to Agents for making up and adjusting their accounts on their coming home.” His sickness held him nine months, deprived him of his employment and was very expensive to him. |
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(3) The said account in detail dated Transport office 15 Feb. 1710–11: total charge 12,522l. 3s. 10d.: total discharge 13,126l. 2s. 9d.: |
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Charge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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17 May 1707, imprest for Contingencies |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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12 Aug. 1707, bill of exchange payable to
Samuel Arnold |
30 |
0 |
0 |
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15 Dec. 1707, ditto |
30 |
0 |
0 |
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15 Aug. 1707, bill No. 117 for a pinnace and
[its] furniture |
25 |
2 |
10 |
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24 April 1708, to John Hone for drawers and desk |
4 |
5 |
0 |
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23 March 1707–8, bill No. 1232 dated Portsmouth 2 March: as imprest |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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6 Aug. 1708, bill No. 1412 dated Barcelona
18 May |
160 |
0 |
0 |
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16 Aug. 1708, bill No. 1425 dated Genova
30 June |
1,270 |
16 |
8 |
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20 Aug. 1708, bill No. 1431 dated Genova
30 June. |
2,541 |
13 |
4 |
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20 Aug. 1708, bill No. 1432 dated Genova
7 July. |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
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24 Aug. 1708, bill No. 1434 dated Genova
7 July |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
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30 Aug. 1708, bill No. 1437 dated Genova
14 July. |
1,821 |
14 |
0 |
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5 May 1708, to Messrs. Stepney and Goddard, 130 milreis at 5s. 3½d. |
35 |
9 |
7 |
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26 May 1708, ditto, 381 milreis at same rate |
103 |
19 |
7 |
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24 Sept. 1707, bill No. 242 for salary |
39 |
9 |
0 |
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11 Feb. 1707, bill No. 253 for ditto |
75 |
0 |
0 |
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11 Feb. 1707, bill No. 275 for ditto |
75 |
0 |
0 |
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27 Nov. 1708, bill No. 309 for ditto |
75 |
0 |
0 |
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3 Sept. 1709, bill No. 2208 for imprest on account |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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overcharge of ¼d. per dollar on 23,703¾ [dollars]
in two bills of exchange of 3,000l. sterling each drawn from Genova 7 July 1708 |
24 |
13 |
10 |
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£12,522 |
3 |
10 |
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Discharge. |
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27 Dec. 1707, contingent disbursements at
Portsmouth 28 April to 27 Dec. 1707 |
39 |
14 |
6 |
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18 May 1708, balks, deals and nails bought at Barcelona by Thomas Anthony, the
Admiral, carpenter and repaid him |
126 |
19 |
6 |
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2 July 1708, deals, nails and candles bought by ditto at Vado and Lisbon and repaid him |
22 |
13 |
0 |
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14 July 1708, freight of 25 Genoese transport ships hired by this accomptant at Genova to carry horses to Spain for the service of
Charles III., 115,335 Genoa livres |
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15 July 1708, demurrage for the said ships being detained longer than the time allowed for their departure from Vado, 14,285 Genoa livres; commission and other contingencies on the account of the above freight and demurrage paid [to] Messrs. Scudamore and
Co., 8,200.5 Genoa livres; tradesmen's bills for baulks, deals, nails, cask and horse slings and for workmanship, candles &c., 85,891.10.0 Genoa livres; contingencies thereon, 5,153.10.0 Genoa livres; total 228,865.50
livres at five livres per dollar is 45,773 2/25
dollars at 61 pence per dollar is sterling
11,633l. 19s. 7d., plus 2l. for postage of letters |
11,635 |
19 |
7 |
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hire of hoys, baulks, deals, nails, cask &c. between 28 Dec. 1707 and 30 June 1708 |
463 |
16 |
7 |
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[paid] Capt. Trevanion of the York man of war
(the pinnace as per contra, for which the Paymaster for Transports has been satisfied) |
25 |
2 |
10 |
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taken into France in the Levett transport, the desk and drawers as per contra
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4 |
5 |
0 |
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salary to George Hammond as this accomptant's clerk 1708 April 2 to Oct. 18 at 50l. per an. |
27 |
4 |
5 |
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charges of his [this accomptant's] journey from Genova to London |
52 |
1 |
0 |
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charge of an affidavit |
0 |
2 |
6 |
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this accomptant's salary from 7 May 1707
(the date of his commission) to 9 Oct. 1709 |
728 |
4 |
4 |
|
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£13,126 |
2 |
9 |
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balance remaining due to this accomptant 9 Oct. 1709 |
£603 |
18 |
11 |
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Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, pp. 123–8. |
| July 12. |
Treasury approval of James Taylor to be assistant and chief clerk to Thomas Strickland, his Majesty's Commissioner or Chief Officer of the Transfer Office of the 1,500,000l. Lottery as by 9 Anne, c. 6, for the Duties on Coals &c.: said Strickland being thereto appointed by patent dated 1714–15 Feb. 5. |
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Prefixing: said Strickland's presentment of said Taylor. Ibid., p. 129. |
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Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant by the Duke of Bolton, Lord Chamberlain, dated July 9 to Lord Guernsey, Master of the Jewel Office, for the delivery “to whom I shall appoint [to wit, for myself, the said Duke of Bolton] of 1,000 ounces of white plate as has been formerly allowed to the Chamberlain of the Household to be made into such vessels and after such fashion as I shall direct.":
to an estimate of 400l. Ibid., p. 148. |
| July 13. |
Royal sign manual dated St. James's for 200l. to William Grymes as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated July 14 hereon.) (Money order dated July 14 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 61. Order Book IX, p. 101. |
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Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt, the Clerk of the
Pells et al. to take in loans on coals as by the Act of 9 Anne, c. 17, up to 11,000l. [which sum is to be paid over to the Commissioners for building 50 new churches in and about London and Westminster]. |
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Prefixing: certificate or precept from said Commissioners desiring the further sum of 11,000l. to be raised by loan [for the said purpose]. Money Book XXIV. pp. 72–3. |
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Money warrant for 465l. 10s. 4d. each to the late Commissioners for Trade (Francis, Lord Guilford; Sir John Hind Cotton; Sir Phillip
Meadows; Robert Monckton; Arthur Moore; John Sharp; Samuell
Pitts and Thomas Vernon) for one quarter and 75 days 1714 June 24
to Dec. 13 (when their commission was superseded) on their salaries of 1,000l. per an. each. (Money order dated July 18 hereon.) Ibid., p. 74. Order Book IX, p. 102. |
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Same for 60l. to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster for one year to Xmas 1715 on an annuity for the French Ministers in the
Savoy. Money Book XXIV, p. 74. |
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Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of Sir John Lambert et al. shewing that they imported several quantities of brandy and rum and entered them all as single upon landing, but unknown to them some happened to be above proof:
therefore praying leave to make post entries in order to the reduction of same to just proof. Reference Book IX, p. 241. |
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Same to the Commissioners for Taxes of the petition of William
Lynch and Hen. Nash proposing their securities, detailed, on their nomination as Receivers General of the Duties on Houses for Co. Suffolk. (Treasury warrant dated July 27 to the King's Remembrancer to take the said securities in 6,000l.) (Treasury commission dated July 26 to them accordingly.) Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, pp. 142, 143, 144. |
| July 14. |
Treasury warrant to the Woodward of New Forest and to the
Auditor of Crown Land Revenues for Co. Southampton to pay
231l. 14s. 4d. to Elizabeth Swanton and Mary Swanton, executors of Edward Pyle, for the surplusage on his declared account as late
Chief Woodward of New Forest [to wit, his account] for three years ended at Michaelmas 1710: to be satisfied out of any moneys arisen by wood sales [in said forest] remaining in the hands of any Woodward successor to said Pyle. |
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Prefixing: certificate by Auditor Thomas Jett of said surplusage. Money Book XXIV, p. 77. |
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J. Taylour to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed draft [missing] of a Bill for relief of merchants, importers of wines and tobacco, who are concerned in bonds given for part of the Duties on the same. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 391. |
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Same to the Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army. Mr. Walpole has proposed contracting for new clothes and accoutrements for the
12 Companies of Invalids, “their former having been wore two years."
Please inspect the patterns and report as to the reasonableness of the rates for same. Ibid. |
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Same to Secretary Townshend returning the draft warrant for a grant to Windsor Sandys, Esq., of liberty to fish for wrecks within the latitude of 12 and 27 degrees north latitude in the West Indies. My Lords think it reasonable that the blanks should be filled up with the words “one tenth part” as is contained in the former grant to
Mr. Randyll. The draft of the warrant is entered in the King's
Warrant Book No. 20, p. 58.” See supra, p. 570, under date June 30. Ibid., p. 392. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Capt. Geo. Lytton and Thomas Barker, owners of the ship Mercury and Joseph from East India, praying to have a quantity of tea delivered to them (which they imported and sold at the public sale) upon paying the Customs as usual and giving security (by a deposit of money)
for the rest of the Duties when the dispute about unrated East India goods shall be determined. Reference Book IX, p. 242. |
| July 15. |
Money warrant for 15l. to Roger Burgoyne, Clerk of the Estreats in the Common Pleas, for three quarters to 1715 Lady day on his fee or salary of 20l. per an. Money Book XXIV, p. 75. |
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Same for 75l. to John Keill for same time on his annuity or yearly sum for his pains and service in the art of deciphering. (Money order dated July 21 hereon.) |
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37l. 10s. 0d. to John Roose for same time on his fee or salary as chief engraver of his Majesty's signets, seals, stamps and arms. Ibid., p. 76. Order Book IX, p. 106. |
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Treasury warrant dormant to the Customs Cashier to pay the salary of 52l. per an. to Vaughan Philips as a King's waiter, London port. Money Book XXIV, p. 76. |
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Same to Thomas Micklethwaite, late Paymaster for the Transport
Service, to pay into the Exchequer forthwith 10,000l. of the
13,763l. 12s. 10¼d. remaining in your hands of the moneys imprested to you at the Receipt for the service of the Transports, “the rest being necessary, as you have informed us, to remain in your hands to answer several bills made out and assigned upon you by the late
Commissioners for the Transport Service.” Ibid., p. 77. |
| July 15. |
Money warrant for 250l. to Peter Flournois for 1715 June 24 quarter on an annuity granted to him for the maintenance of the late Countess of Clancarty's children and for their education in the Protestant religion. Ibid., p. 78. |
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Same for 1,500l. to Thomas Barnard (thereto nominated by Thomas
Cornwallis, Christopher Tilson, Nehemiah Arnold and Christopher
Rhodes, the Commissioners for the 1714 Lottery for 1,400,000l.)
for the incidents of said Lottery: without account save such as he is to render to the said Commissioners: to be payable out of any the fond of the said Lottery. (Money order dated July 19 hereon.)
Ibid., p. 78. Order Book IX, p. 104. |
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Same for 22l. 15s. 6d. to Richard Topham for his incident charges and disbursements, detailed, in and about the sorting and digesting the records in the Tower from Xmas 1711 to Xmas 1714. (Money order dated July 20 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 80. Order
Book IX, p. 108. |
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J. Taylour to Lord Townshend enclosing a presentment [missing]
from the Salt Commissioners praying the King to grant his pardon to William Archbould, one of their officers, who was found guilty of manslaughter at the last Assizes for Co. Northumberland. “The
Treasury Lords desire you to move the King to grant his royal pardon to the said Archbould to prevent his suffering the judgment of being burnt in the hand.” Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 392. |
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Same to the Board of Works. By the enclosed memorial [missing]
Sir Christopher Wren has laid before my Lords three more affidavits accusing Mr. Thomas Rowland (lately appointed Clerk of the Works at Windsor) of great frauds and abuses. You are to make a strict enquiry and report. Ibid. |
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Same to Secretary Stanhope. My Lords have received yours of the 7th inst. enclosing a petition of the Commissioners for the demolition of Dunkirk for my Lords to report to the King thereon as to a fit allowance to the petitioners for their pains and service therein. |
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“My Lords command me to acquaint you that there being no footsteps of the said Commission in the Treasury they neither know the names of the Commissioners, how many they are, the nature of the service or how long they have been employed therein; and cannot judge what may be reasonable to be allowed them in consideration thereof. Nevertheless they are of opinion that whatsoever his Majesty shall be graciously pleased to order for the said Commissioners for a reward or gratification for their said service should be charged upon the Contingencies of the Army and not brought as a burthen on the revenues applicable to the uses of the Civil Government."
Ibid., p. 393. |
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Treasury warrant to Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General, to enter a noli prosequi to the information against Peter Pendar and
divers others traders and dealers in woollen manufactures in the several counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and elsewhere who were concerned in sending, at several times, parcels of woollen goods on board the packet boats at Falmouth, which have been seized by Mr. Doyly, officer at Dartmouth, and Mr. Cock, late officer at Falmouth. |
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Prefixing: report by the Customs Commissioners on the petition of
Mr. Coffin, Mr. Bere, Mr. Legh and Mr. Trefusis, members of Parliament
[Richard Coffin, Member for Camelford; Thomas Bere, Member for
Tiverton; John Legh, Member for Bodmin; Samuel Trefusis, Member for Penryn], on behalf of the said Pendar et al. The goods were seized as being prohibited to be exported in the packet boats by the
Act of 14 Car. II., c. 11, clause 22, “without our licence and for not being entered which they ought to have been if the proprietors had obtained a licence from us to export the same.” The goods are not liable to Duty and no fraud was intended. We do not object to a noli prosequi if the officers be satisfied for their charges and trouble. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 252–3. |
| July 15. |
Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of Eliza[beth] Clark and Grace Shaw, widows, shewing that they enjoy by leases from Katherine, late Queen Dowager, and her Trustees the manor of West Walton, Co. Norfolk, at a rent of
11l. 6s. 8d., in which leases there be 21 years to come: therefore praying extension of term therein. Reference Book IX, p. 242. |
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Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Richard
Yoward of messuages, lands and tenements in the Lordship of Hooton and parish of Gisbourne, alias Gisbrough, Co. Yorks. |
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Prefixing: Particular and memorandum of said premises made out by Auditor Thomas Jett and ratal thereof by the Surveyor General of Crown Lands. The premises being lands called Kelmhill &c. in the tenure of William Snawdon: the four Beast Gates in a pasture of land there called the Bill End and all common of pasture and turf graft to be had and taken on the moor there: lands, detailed, in the tenure of William Witherell; Robert Witherell; Anne Witherell;
Christopher Flunders; John Johnson; Francis Clarke; Thomas
Swainston; John Johnson; Henry Smailes; Thomas Dalkin; Robert
Langhorne; John Wetherell; Thomas Mudd, senr.; John Talboys. |
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Appending: undated entry of the Treasury Lords’ signature of the docquet of this lease. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, pp. 130–35. |
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Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a particular of the custody of the Hundred of Loveden, Co. Lincoln, in order to a new lease thereof to George, Earl of Cardigan. |
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Prefixing: report by said Surveyor General on said Earl's petition for same. Charles II. granted 1662 June 2 to Thomas, Earl of Cardigan, his son Robert, Lord Brudnell, and grandson, Francis Brudnell, the custody of said Hundred and the execution of all writs and process therein and all fines and amerciaments due therein except such as should become forfeited in any of his Majesty's Courts of Record. The profits are inconsiderable, but it is a jurisdiction and command where petitioner has an estate. Ibid., pp. 136–7. |
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Same to same for a same of premises as follows in Cos. Lincoln and Leicester in order to a new lease thereof to John [Welby] and
William Welby. |
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Prefixing: report, ut supra. By indenture dated 30 Dec. 1697
the Master and Chaplains of the late dissolved Hospital of the Savoy demised to William Welby seven oxgangs of land in Denton, Co. Lincoln; three cottages and a free rent of 2s. 6d. per an. in Gonerby;
a free rent of 13s. 4d. and 1s. per an. out of a close in Gonerby; a sixth part of a rood of land in Whiston, Co. Leicester; a free rent of 5½d. per an. called Castleward rent going out of certain lands in
Allington, Co. Lincoln; the Lordship of Angey Fee in the parish of
Spalding, Co. Lincoln; two messuages in Southerie in the parish of
Bardney, Co. Lincoln; 59 acres of arable and 75 of meadow, part of the late monastery of Bollington: for the lives of Edward Price, Thomas Parker and John Lynn at 8l. 9s. 6d. per an. The said Edward
Price is now living as appears by certificate of the minister of
Kanddeniolen [Llanddeiniolen], Co. Carnarvon. |
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I have no surveys of the premises. From a rental given in by their collector they appear worth 30l. 1s. 5½d. per an. I rate the renewal at a fine of 64l. 16s. 0d. at the old rent of 8l. 9s. 6d. per an. Ibid., pp. 137–8. |
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Same to same for a same of premises as follow in order to a lease thereof to Robert Watson. |
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Prefixing: report, ut supra. The petitioner hath for several years been Bailiff of the royal manor of East Greenwich. The sheds or buildings erected by him on the waste on the north side of the park wall of Greenwich is 100 feet by 16 at the east end and 14 at the west end, adjointing at the west end to the Gate into the Park: also a small slip of waste ground 3 foot by 27 at the east end of the said building adjoining a conduit or water course on the south: also another piece of waste ground 20 foot by 12 on the west side of the said Gate adjoining the Park wall. The petitioner was very serviceable to the Commissioners appointed in 1695 to discover the boundaries, rights &c. of the said manor, without any reward or gratuity for his trouble. He proposes to improve the said parcels of waste for the future benefit of the Crown. I advise a lease at 13s. 4d. per an. Petitioner's encroachment within the Park (being also part of what he desires a lease of) is 144 foot long by 33 at the east end and 50
at the west end. For some years past he has been encouraged by the several high stewards of the said royal manor, under whom he served, to make and improve it as it now is, in regard it lay between two enclosures on the east and west thereof and was of no prejudice to the Park. I have no objection to a lease thereof to him. I advise a lease of this encroachment at 1l. 6s. 8d. per an. with a clause of re-assumption. Ibid., pp. 139–40. |
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Same to same for a same of premises as follows in order to a lease thereof to John Chamberlaine. |
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Prefixing: report, ut supra, on said Chamberlaine's petition. Petitioner is entitled to the several parcels of the Bailiwick of St. James's as follows for the remainder of the term granted therein to the late Earl of St. Albans’ trustees:
(1) a parcel situate in the Round Rundles and Swallowfield, 107 foot on the north front next Marybone Street, with six tenements thereon fronting that street, letting at a rack rent at 126l. per an.; and 227 foot towards Vine Street, on which are six very mean houses, a yard with some sheds on it, a narrow alley with three sorry hovels, all which let
at the highest rack rent for 94l. per an.: for this I rate a fine of 120l. at the rent of 17l. 10s. 0d. per an.
(2) a parcel on the west side of Vine Street and fronting that street 107 feet and Glasshouse Street on the north 84 feet:
with a brewhouse, yard and dwelling house thereon and other small buildings in the yard and four small tenements fronting Glasshouse Street: all of the rack value of 74l. per an. I rate a fine of 50l. at the rent of 6l. 17s. 6d. per an.
(3) The tenement on the south side of Pall Mall stands on that part of the Bailiwick wherein the Earl of St. Albans'
term will not expire till 1740 and contains 28 feet from next that [Pall Mall] Street and 98 foot deep and being not long built is let for 200l. a year. I take that to be a high rate and can't think it will continue worth 150l. per an. during the 30 years in being. I rate a fine of 120l. on a ground rent of 18l. 15s. 0d. per an. |
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Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, pp. 142–4. |
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Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to William Heath of the manor of Aclome, parcel of the possessions of the late dissolved
Hospital of the Savoy and sometime parcel of the possessions of the late monastery of Bridlington, Co. Yorks, and the scite and capital messuage of the said manor for 31 years at rents of 108s. 8d., 49l. per an. and a fine of 370l. |
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Prefixing: particular of the premises and memorandum by Auditor
Thomas Jett and ratal thereof by the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands. The premises include two closes of land, the Land Close containing the scite of the manor and the Wood Close; 16 oxgangs of arable land and all other hereditaments thereto heretofore in the tenure of Walter Warlowe; the tenement and six oxgangs heretofore in the tenure of John Charder, Alice his wife and Robert their son;
the messuage, toft and croft, eight acres of arable and two closes called the Bunne Garth and Cripson Garth, heretofore in the tenure of Thomas Garbotte, Joan his wife and Robert their son; four oxgangs of arable, one cottage and two parcels of waste heretofore in the tenure of Henry Rushall, Agnes his wife and Robert their son;
"all which said premises before mentioned now are or late were in the tenure of James Blackbeard” and by indenture dated 1698 April 5
were demised by the Master and Perpetual Chaplains of the late dissolved Hospital of the Savoy to William Heath of Bloomsbury in the parish of St. Giles in the Field, Co. Midd. |
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Followed by. undated entry of the Treasury Lords’ subscription of the docquet of this lease. Ibid., pp. 144–8, 184. |
| July 15. |
Same to the Salt Commissioners to establish salaries as follows for salt officers proposed as follows and hereby approved. |
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Prefixing: memorial from said Commissioners to the Treasury
Lords. The collector of Lemington [Lymington] hath represented to us that the officer of Hamble and the officer of Warsash in his collection had been watching in the night time and had taken the proprietor of Hamble attempting to carry off from his work eight bags of salt containing 15 bushells without payment of Duty in a boat provided for the purpose; and has taken this occasion to acquaint us that it is almost impossible for the officers wholly to prevent the running of salt from those works, for they stood so near the sea side that if the officer be ever absent (as he must be to eat and sleep) theproprietors may in that time carry off what quantity of salt they please. Nothing less than having some person constantly on the spot can hinder it. In the end that would not be a charge to the revenue, for the persons that employ these small works are generally very poor and if they did not run great part of their salt they could not subsist, but must discontinue their works, “and then the charge of officers would cease of course.” He hath acquainted us there is a large salt work set up at Fawley which will employ four boiling pans and the proprietor expects to make salt there in a week's time. The officer employed there at present is by no means able to attend both the works as they require. It will be necessary to have a watchman to assist him and to weigh salt upon occasion. |
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Mr. Owen Lloyd, riding surveyor on the coast of Wales West, has acquainted us that there is an officer wanting at Gest [Borth-gest], a place which lies between Pwllhely and Barmouth and is about 10 miles distant from each of them. It is a place, he says, where vessels may and do get in in the night or foggy weather without being seen by any officer, and of late years they have drove a considerable trade there of carrying timber for Ireland, there being three ships there from Ireland when he passed there last and two new ships building. “He thinks 5l. per an. given an officer there would be well bestowed and an advantage to the revenue.” We therefore pray warrant for appointing a watchman for the works at Hamble and Warsash and another for the new work at Fawley at the usual salary of 7s. a week each; and a preventing officer for Gest at a salary of 5l. per an. Ibid., pp. 148–9. |
| July 15. |
Same to the Victualling Commissioners and to the late Commissioners for Transport Service to dispose of old stores as follows: it being represented by Samuel Atkinson, Nicholas Roop and Thomas
Colby, Esqrs., the late Commissioners for Transport Service, that there are lying at the Red House, Deptford, great quantity of stores returned by the transport ships and have proposed to deliver to the
Victualling Commissioners such part thereof as may be used in the service in the Victualling and to sell the remainder by public sale. The said stores are hereby to be viewed and the useful part scheduled and delivered to the Victualling Commissioners, who are to make forth a bill for the value thereof to the paymaster of the Transport
Debt: and the remainder to be scheduled and sold and the proceeds paid to the said Paymaster. Ibid., p. 150. |
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Same to the Receiver General of the Duties on Houses for Co. Monmouth to pay John Winniat 50l. per an. as Surveyor of said
Duties loco John Edwards: as from date hereof. |
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The like to the Receiver for Co. Chester to pay the like salary to
John Edwards as Surveyor of said Duties loco John Winniat: as from same date. Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, p. 165. |
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Treasury commission to Thomas Bond to be Surveyor of the Duties on Houses loco John Veek. (Treasury warrant to the Receiver General of said Duties for Co. Surrey to pay him 50l. per an. salary from date hereof.) Ibid., pp. 161, 165. |
