Warrant Books: September 1715, 16-20 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1957.

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'Warrant Books: September 1715, 16-20', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715, ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1957), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol29/pp742-748 [accessed 24 November 2024].

September 1715, 16-20



Sept. 16.	Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to continue as formerly (and from the last dates of payment) the allowances of 60l. per an. to the Auditor of Excise for a clerk to be employed in the Malt Duties and the allowance of 20l. per an. to the Deputy Auditor of Excise heretofore paid to him for his service and pains in making up the accounts of the Malt Duties: all in regard that the services for which the said allowances were at first made do still subsist.
	Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on the representation of Sir Basil Dixwell, Auditor of Excise, shewing that said 60l. per an. determined Dec.23 last upon the removal of Mr. Davers and the said 20l. per an. determined 1713 June 27 by the death of George Bruere, late Deputy Auditor. Money Book XXIV, p. 125.
	Jo. Taylour to Robert Walpole, Paymaster General of the Forces.
	The Treasury Lords direct that out of the 40,000l. lately issued to you at the Exchequer you apply 25,544l. 10s. 0d. to the services following: viz.
		£	s.	d.
	in further part of 265,754l. 7s. 6d. for the pay and levy money of Additional Forces anno 1715.
	for subsistence upon account to the 13 Regiments of Dragoons and eight Regiments of Foot new raised at 1,000l. each Regiment	21,000	0	0
	upon account for other additional Forces	1,656	18	0
	in further part of 425,900l. 14s. 6d. voted for Guards and Garrisons in Great Britain and Forces in the Plantations anno 1715.
	for one month's subsistence 25 Sept. 1715 to 24 Oct. following to the Regiments of
	Dragoons commanded by Lieut. Gen. [George] Carpenter [3rd Hussars] and Col. [William] Kerr [7th Hussars] ordered forthwith to march for North Britain	1,365	0	0
	upon account for the uses mentioned in your memorial of this day's date	1,522	12	0
		£25,544	10	0
	Disposition Book XXIII, p. 101.
Sept. 16.	Letter of direction for 10,161l. to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, out of money in the Receipt arising from Contributions for Annuities anno 1715: and is intended to be applied to the pay of Woolwich Yards for 1714 June 24 and Sept. 29 quarters. Ibid., p. 96.
	Same for 1,000l. to same: out of same: and is intended to be applied to the payment of Short Allowance money under the head of Victualling. Ibid.
	Same for 1,000l. to Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer and Paymaster of the Ordnance: out of the like Contributions: and is intended to be applied to land services of the Ordnance. Ibid.
	William Lowndes to Robert Walpole to apply to the following services (in accordance with your memorial of this day's date) the sum of 64,446l. 15s. 3d.; whereof 14,455l. 10s. 0d. is the residue of 40,000l. lately issued at the Exchequer to you for such uses of the Forces as should be directed; and 45,000l. is the sum which you are authorised to borrow of the Bank of England on a deposit of Malt Duty tallies anno 1715; and the remaining 4,991l. 5s. 3d. is so much more [consisting] in the tallies and orders of loan on Malt Duty anno 1715 [1 Geo. I., c. 2], to wit of principal and interest accrued thereon to the time you actually assign away the same: viz. to apply said total to the heads of expense as follows:
		£	s.	d.
	in further part of 425,900l. 14s. 6d. voted for Guards and Garrisons in Great Britain and Forces in the Plantations anno 1715	42,209	3	8
	in further part of 57,759l. 14s. 7d. voted for Forces and Garrisons in Minorca anno 1715	1,500	0	0
	in further part of 37,192l. 14s. 9½d. voted for Forces and Garrisons at Gibraltar anno 1715	900	0	0
	in further part of 35,912l. 19s. 2d. voted for pay of three Regiments in Flanders 1715	900	0	0
	in further part of 33,525l. 1s. 8d. voted for seven Battalions in Flanders anno 1715	6,700	0	0
	in further part of 20,000l. voted for Chelsea Hospital and outpensioners anno 1715	12,237	11	7
		£64,446	15	3
	Ibid., p. 105.
Sept. 16.	William Lowndes to Mr. Popple to lay before the Commissioners for Trade (for their report thereon) the enclosed petition [missing] of John Rayner, Attorney General of New York, praying to be enabled by a privy seal to receive as well what is already incurred and in arrear since he was last paid on the salary of 150l. a year allowed him by the late Queen Anne in respect of his said office and also what shall grow due thereon in future. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 110.
	Same to the Customs Commissioners. The Customs Commissioners in Scotland have by the enclosed letter [missing] desired directions from my Lords whether they are to insist upon the Duty for [Army] Officers’ horses imported from Ireland, the Collector of Port Patrick having made the Officers of Lord Shannon's Regiment deposit the Duty for their horses. You are to inform the said Commissioners by what method you proceed in like cases. Ibid., p. 411.
	Same to same. My Lords have read your report of April 8 last on the petition of the owlers who are prisoners in the Fleet. My Lords direct you to prepare and send to them a draft of such a Bill as you think proper for the purposes mentioned in your said report in order to be offered to the House of Commons in the next Session of Parliament. Ibid.
	Same to same. My Lords have read your memorial of the 27th June last relating to the information exhibited by Joseph Beverton, a riding officer for the wool business at Canterbury, for conniving (as pretended) at the running of three pieces of lustrings and alamodes by one Joseph Fulk. You are to do therein as you judge best. Ibid.
	Treasury warrant to same to appoint officers of the Customs as follows.
	Prefixing: memorial by said Commissioners made on the report from the principal officers of Berwick port and on the petition of the tidesmen thereof and proposing that Ralph Ord, William Park, William Fyres, Robert Ingram and William Davison and Thomas James, the said tidesmen, should be established tidesmen and boatmen to be alternately [alternatively] made use of in any of those services which will be to the advantage of the port, “ it often appearing that they are all at once wanted to go out to sea with the great boat which can't be managed with less than four hands."
	And that the said Ingram, Davison and James (hitherto paid 15l. per an. by incidents and 18d. a day when employed) and the said Park and Fyres (hitherto paid 10l. per an. each by incidents) and the said Ord (hitherto paid 10l. per an. on the establishment and 18d. a day when employed) may be inserted on the Establishment for 15l. per an. each and 18d. a day when employed. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 263.
	Treasury reference to same of the petition of Richard Nelthorpe praying to be discharged from the item of interest on bonds due from Brook and Hellier, wine merchants, petitioner having paid the principal on said bonds; and that the securities of the estate of the said Brook and Hellier, now in the hands of Mr. Ferne [the Customs Cashier], may be applied towards reimbursing the petitioner. Reference Book IX, p. 252.
Sept. 16.	Treasury warrant to same to stay proceedings against John Heather, one of the sureties of Mr. Fox, late tobacco merchant.
	Prefixing: said Commissioners’ report on said Heather's petition. We reported on Fox's debt April 16 last. There is no prospect of obtaining anything from petitioner. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 299–300.
	Same to same for a further 12 months’ liberty of his person to Sir Robert Dunkly, ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXVIII, p. 231, under date 1714 April 24. Ibid., p. 125.
	Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a particular of premises as follows in order to a lease thereof to Nicholas Smith, gent., on a fine of 210l. and a rent of 2s. 6d. in the pound on the additional term, “which amounts to 8l. 15s. 0d. per an."
	Prefixing: report by said Surveyor General on said Nicholas Smith's petition for same. By indenture of 11 Aug. 1668. Charles II. granted to Sir William Pulteney several closes, lands and tenements, parcel or reputed parcel of the Bailiwick or Manor of St. James's, Co. Middlesex, for 34 years from 1688–9 Feb. 14 and Feb. 29 under the yearly rents of 7l. 16s. 10d. and 5l. The best part of said premises was granted by Wm. III. to trustees for the family of the Pulteneys for 99 years in reversion, and some part in fee; and reversionary grants have been made to others of the said Pulteney's term. But the piece of ground of which petitioner desires a further term does not appear to be included in any reversionary grant.
	The lands of the bailiwick being parcelled out to builders and their names altered it is difficult to distinguish them by what they were formerly called so that I cannot with any certainty inform your Lordships whether that which this petitioner now desires be in that part of Sir William Pulteney's grant which commenced 14 Feb. 1688–9 or [that which commenced] 29 Feb. 1688–9, this petitioner's deeds of conveyance reciting both these terms and mentioning his to be part thereof: but the difference is small; there being eight years to come in both in Feb. last.
	I have surveyed the piece of ground mentioned in the petition, parcel of Windmill Field. It is 99 foot in front south next Marrowbone Street, 7 foot 6 to the west, 88 foot to the north next Brewer Street, 88 foot to the east next Tranches Street. There are eight small mean tenements standing thereon in the several tenures of Thomas Redding, Nathan Tilson, — Jackson, Thomas Jones, Peter Burningham, Bartholomew Rogers, — Gustrey and Henry Green. They will all require new building before expiry of the present term and are worth at a rack rent 70l. per an. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, pp. 226–8.
Sept. 17.	Letter of direction for 40,000l. to Robert Walpole, Paymaster General of the Forces: out of the money remaining in the Receipt of the Contributions for Annuities anno 1715: and is intended to be applied to such uses of the Forces under his pay as shall be directed [by the Treasury Lords]. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 97.
	William Lowndes to the Attorney and Solicitor General to report on the enclosed two reports [missing] from the Auditors of Imprests relating to sundry sums amounting to 309,646l. 8s. 10½d. paid by the Earl of Carnarvon [as late Paymaster of the Forces Abroad] to sundry Regiments, Troops and Companies for subsistence: as also the draft [missing] of a warrant for making allowances thereof in the said Earl's accounts. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 112.
Sept. 17.	William Lowndes to the Navy Commissioners to report on the enclosed letter [missing] from Secretary Stanhope signifying the King's pleasure as to appointing Mr. John Bridger to be Surveyor General of the Woods on the Continent of America; as also the report [missing] from the Board of Trade concerning the said office. My Lords have thereupon prepared a draft commission for said Bridger as enclosed [missing]. Please report thereon. Ibid.
	The Treasury Lords to the Lords Justices of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Capt. Joseph Embree of the late Lord Dungannon's Regiment of Foot in Ireland praying a pension of 100l. per an. on the Establishment of Ireland in consideration of the wrongs he has suffered from his said Colonel and of his long services to the Crown. Out Letters (Ireland) X, p. 7.
	William Lowndes to the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Scotland, to report on the enclosed petitions [all missing]: viz.
	(a) a petition in behalf of the creditors of Lieut. Gen. Ramsay and his daughter.
	(b) a petition relating to the exemptions claimed for the Sugaries [sugar refineries] in Glasgow.
	(c) a petition of the magistrates of Kinghorn.
	(d) a petition of the four ministers of Navan, Cromdale, Murkart and Dunkeld.
	(e) a petition of Sir David Dalrymple in behalf of James Cathcart.
	Out Letters (North Britain) III, p. 418.
	Same to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland to report on the enclosed petitions [all missing]: viz.
	(a) a memorial of the Justices of Ayr complaining of meal imported from Ireland.
	(b) likewise a petition from the Shire of Galloway complaining of the like abuse.
	(c) a memorial of Mrs. Cowan in relation to some goods seized by an officer of the Customs in 1709.
	Ibid.
Sept. 19	Money warrant for 100l. to Sir Clement Cottrell, Master of the Ceremonies, for one year to 1715 June 24 on his annuity or yearly sum in lieu of all allowances to the Master of the Ceremonies by bills out of the Office of Treasurer of the Chamber. (Money order dated Sept. 22 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 129. Order Book IX, p. 157.
	Letter of direction for 6,551l. to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, out of any money in the Receipt of Contributions for Annuities anno 1715: and is intended to be applied to the pay of Plymouth Yards for 1714 June 24 and Sept. 29 quarters. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 97.
	Same for 2,632l. 2s. 0d. to the Honble. Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer and Paymaster of the Office of Ordnance: out of Contributions, ut supra: and is intended to be applied (pursuant to his Majesty's pleasure signified by Secretary Stanhope) to defray the expenses of sundry stores appointed to be sent to South Carolina: and is to be taken as part of the sum voted for land services [of the Office of Ordnance]. Ibid.
Sept. 19.	J. Taylour to the East India United Company enclosing the Customs Commissioners’ report [missing] on your memorial concerning your unrated goods. My Lords will appoint a day to hear you and the said Commissioners thereon. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 412.
	Same to Mr. Missing to give my Lords an answer to the enclosed letter [missing] from Col. Congreve, Governor of Gibraltar. Ibid.
	Same to the Salt Duty Commissioners to lay before the Commissioners for Trade the following accounts: viz. (1) a state of the Duties on salt both foreign and domestic for five years past to Lady day or Midsummer last; (2) an account of the drawback allowed upon fish for the same time; (3) an account of the gross produce of the Duty on salt for any three years before any drawback was allowed. Ibid., p. 413.
	Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to enter a noli prosequi to the information against the ship Lyne galley of Plymouth, John Saunders master, for importing pitch from Hamburg, the said ship having arrived from Hamburg with iron, pipe staves, tin plates, blacking, and pitch and tar, the said master having taken in the said pitch and tar not knowing of their being prohibited [to be imported] from Germany or the Netherlands by the Act of Frauds of 14 Car. II, c. 11: it appearing further from the petition of John Lyne, William Phelips et al., merchants and owners of said ship, that they never gave directions for bringing said pitch and tar.
	Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on the case. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 264–5.
	William Lowndes to the Excise Commissioners, Scotland. My Lords have read your letter of April 2 representing how serviceable the magistrates of Edinburgh have been in hearing and determining causes to the service of the King and the benefit of the revenue. My Lords direct you in their names to thank the Magistrates for the zeal they have expressed for the service of his Majesty and [my Lords] will upon all occasions represent it [to his Majesty] in the best manner they can. Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 419.
Sept. 20.	Money warrant for 573l. to Alexander Cuningham, Esq., his Majesty's Resident with the Republic of Venice: whereof 300l. is for his equipage and 273l. is for three months’ advance on his ordinary of 3l. a day. (Money order dated Sept. 22 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, pp. 129, 128.
	Jo. Taylour to the Board of Works to endorse an estimate on the enclosed letter [missing] from the Lord Chamberlain [intimating the King's pleasure] that in the inner room of the Standing Wardrobe at St. James's (which is appointed for the Princess of Wales's service there) there may be provided and put up one large press for linen with six shelves. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 413.
Sept. 20.	William Lowndes to the Attorney and Solicitor General to report their opinion on the following clause and queries relating to leases of land revenues to be granted by the Crown.
	Appending
	(1) extract from clause V. of the Act 1 Anne, c. 1, providing that leases of Crown lands shall not exceed 31 years or three lives or in case of building leases shall not exceed 50 years or three lives.
	(2) two queries thereupon: (a) A house in Pall Mall wherein the tenant has 24 years already is lately new built by him and at present wants not to be rebuilt or repaired, but he desires extension of his term to 50 years: Query whether the said clause as above extends to all houses whether they do or do not at present want rebuilding or any considerable repair.
	(b) If this proviso doth not extend to all houses, then query whether it is not confined only to such houses as are in decay, to encourage the rebuilding or a considerable charge in repairing the same.
	Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 414.
	Same to the Excise Commissioners. I have read to my Lords your report of May 11 last on the petitions of Lady Dashwood and George Dashwood, executors of Sir Samuel Dashwood, of Thomas Gibson, executor of Sir Thomas Foche, and of Ursula, wife of Thomas Brown, administratrix of Sir Charles Duncombe; all praying to be discharged of in supers set on the respective testators in the Excise accounts. My Lords cannot think it reasonable to remit the said supers and therefore direct you to use all diligence in recovering the same to the Crown. Ibid.
	Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra.
	Prefixing: (a) letter from Secretary Stanhope dated Whitehall 19 Sept. to the Treasury Lords intimating the King's pleasure for instructions to the Customs officers to make diligent search of all vessels and passengers coming from France and for securing all persons who are not provided with a pass from the Earl of Stair: and in particular that this be put in execution with diligence at Rye and on the coasts of Sussex and Kent: “and the Customs officers are to apply to the next magistrates when they shall have occasion for their assistance in the performance of this service: who are directed to give it.” It is his Majesty's pleasure that one of the Commissioners of Customs go in person and visit those ports and take care that the aforesaid orders be duly executed. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 266.
	Confirmation by the Treasury Lords of a warrant of Treasurer Oxford dated 1712 July 22 for tallies for the Post Farm rent of 2,276l. anno 1711 answered to the Crown direct by the Sheriffs: ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXVI, p. 374. Money Book XXII, p. 9.
	Same of the warrant of 1714 June 15, supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXVIII, p. 308, for striking tallies for the rent of the farm of Post Fines anno 1712. Ibid. XXIII, p. 146.