Warrant Books: October 1715, 21-31

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October 1715, 21-31

Oct. 21. Treasury order for the execution of a money order of 1715 May 9 for 550,000l. to Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Forces, ut supra, p. 511. Order Book IX, p. 57.
Money orders for 1715 quarter for the Bedchamber as follows: viz.
250l. each to
Charles, Duke of Richmond, as a Gentleman of same.
Charles, Earl of Selkirk, as a Gentleman of same.
Henry, Earl of Lincoln, as a Gentleman of same.
John, Lord Carteret, as a Gentleman of same.
Charles, Duke of Grafton, as a Gentleman of same.
James, Earl of Berkeley, as a Gentleman of same.
Henry, Duke of Kent, as a Gentleman of same.
Charles, Earl of Manchester, as a Gentleman of same.
Lionel, Earl of Dorset, as a Gentleman of same.
James, Earl of Stair, as a Gentleman of same.
Charles, Earl of Orrery, as a Gentleman of same.
125l. each to
Geo. Fielding as a Groom of same.
Philip Honywood as a Groom of same.
Henry Cornwall as a Groom of the Bedchamber.
Charles Howard as a Groom of same.
James Dormer as a Groom of same.
William Carr as a Groom of same.
James Tyrrel as a Groom of same.
Sir Gustavus Hume, bart., as a Groom of same.
Order Book IX, p. 143.
Oct. 21. Letter of direction for 6,821l. 16s. 6d. to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Forces: out of so much remaining in the Exchequer of the moneys arisen by the sale of South Sea Stock: and is to be applied to such services of the Forces as shall be directed [by my Lord Treasurer]. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 103.
Same for 9,555l. 5s. 7d. to Robert Walpole, late Paymaster of the Forces, 30l. thereof out of loans on Malt anno 1715 [as by 1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 2] and 9,525l. 5s. 7d. out of Contributions for Annuities at 5 per cent. [1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 19 and c. 21]: and is to be applied to uses as follows, being such as fall within the muster to end the 24th inst., to which time the Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces are to be cleared by the said Mr. Walpole:
£ s. d.
in further part of 425,900l. 14s. 6d. voted for Guards and Garrisons anno 1715.
to complete to the 24 Oct. inst. the subsistence of the Additional Companies and men added to the several Regiments and Companies upon this Establishment 3,435 16 2
in further part of 5,458l. 10s. 0d. voted for pay and levy money of four Additional Companies to the Coldstream Guards.
to complete the subsistence of these four Companies from the 25th July 1715 to the 24 Oct. following 514 10 5
in further part of 265,754l. 7s. 6d. voted for additional Forces anno 1715.
to complete the subsistence of 13 Regiments of Dragoons and eight Regiments of Foot from the time of raising and for the additional Company and men to the said 24th Oct, 1715 and for the Additional Companies and men of the Regiments from Ireland 5,385 9 0
in further part of35,912l. 19s. 2d. voted for Forces in Flanders anno 1715.
to complete the subsistence of the additional men to the Regiments of Grove and Harrison to the 24th Oct. 1715 219 10 0
£9,555 5 7
Ibid., p. 104.
William Lowndes to the King's Printers to send to the Secretary at War 200 printed copies of the Acts of Parliament for Regulating the Forces &c. and 200 ditto of the Acts for the better preventing
Mutiny and Desertion and 500 [ditto of the] Articles of War. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 12.
Oct. 22. Royal warrant dated St. James's to William Clayton [Paymaster of the King's Private Pensions and Bounties] to pay the pension or annuity of 200l. per an. to Stephen Cailland as from June 24 last. King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 184.
Same to same to pay an annuity or yearly pension of 50l. to Visconte Cigala: as from same date. Ibid., p. 185.
Royal sign manual for 500l. to George Paddon, Esq., who was empowered by the late Queen Anne to treat of peace with the Emperor of Fez, Morocco, Tafilet, Sus &c.: which sum together with 1,070l. 10s. 0d. already paid to him by the hands of Edward Nicholas, Esq., the King is pleased to allow him in full of all pretensions and demands for his disbursements, allowances or services by him performed in that negotiation in pursuance of the powers given him by the said late Queen: to be paid out of the said late Queen's Civil List moneys arrears. (Money order dated Nov. 3 hereon.) Ibid., p. 185. Order Book IX, p. 147.
Royal warrant to the Treasury Lords to pay 500l. to Don Juan Baptista Uzardi: without account: as in full recompense for his services and expenses in managing all the affairs of our subjects with regard to their present suits and dependencies at the Court of Madrid: to wit within one entire year commencing from 25 March 1715: it having been represented that it would be for our service and the advantage of our subjects of Great Britain that a person of good experience and knowledge and who can be relied upon be appointed to manage all such affairs at the said Court and the said Uzardi has been recommended thereto by Paul Methuen, Ambassador Extraordinary in Spain. (Money order dated Nov. 3 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 186. Order Book IX, p. 151.
Same to the Attorney General for a privy seal to discharge Sir Robert Chaplin of the Inner Temple, London, from the baronetcy fee of 1,095l. (Privy seal dated Nov. 11 hereon.) (Treasury warrant dated Nov. 15 to the Exchequer for tallies of discharge accordingly.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, pp. 186, 197. Money Book XXIV, p. 12.
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 50,000l. to William Clayton as imprest to pay such certain annual pensions, annuities or sums (out of the King's Civil List revenues) as the King has already established amounting to 31,976l. 3s. 6d. per an. or as shall be directed by royal warrant. (Money warrant dated Nov. 4 hereon. This warrant quotes the privy seal as dated Oct. 29.) (Money order dated Nov. 7 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 187. Money Book XXIV, p. 168. Order Book IX, p. 154.
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to apply 34,022l. 11s. 8d. as follows out of any public moneys in or coming into the Exchequer from 29 Sept. 1715 and which were intended to make good the fund for the Lottery Act 1714 [13 Anne, c. 18, for Duties on soap, paper, linens &c. for raising a Lottery of 1,400,000l. &c.]: all in pursuance of and as provided by the Act of 1 Geo. I., c. 2 [for remedying mistakes &c.] and by [clause 14 of the Act of] 1 Geo. I., Stat. 2, c. 12 [for enlarging the Fund of the Bank of England]: to wit to make good the deficiency of the fond for the said Lottery wanting in the year ended at Michaelmas 1715 to make up the fond of 116,573l. 12s. 0d. for the said Lottery as follows.
Prefixing: certificate by W. Clayton dated Exchequer 18 Oct. 1715 shewing the income into the Exchequer of the interest on the Lottery anno 1714 and the Deficiency:
£ s. d.
the Exchequer is Dr.
to the said yearly Fond for one year ended at Michaelmas 1715 as aforesaid 116,573 12 0
for rewards and incidents authorised to be paid out of the same Rates and Duties: viz. rewards to the Managers and Directors of the said Lottery 5,200 0 0
for incident expenses attending the execution of the Act 1,407 2 7½
for salary to the Paymaster of the Lottery and his clerks 500 0 0
ditto to the Comptroller thereof and his clerks 500 0 0
for incidents in making out the standing orders in lieu of the tickets 1,500 0 0
for rewards to the Commissioners appointed to make out the standing orders 800 0 0
£126,480 14 7½
By an Act of 1 Geo. I. [Stat. 1, c. 2, for rectifying mistakes in the names of the Commissioners of the Land Tax anno 1714 and for raising the deficiency of the 1,400,000l. intended to be raised by a Lottery] the deficiency if any at Michaelmas yearly of the above fond is to be made good out of any unappropriated public moneys or in default thereof out of the next Aid to be granted by Parliament. Further by the abovesaid Act 1 Geo. I., c. 12, nothing in the said Act is to hinder the making good such deficiency on the Lottery fund.
£ s. d.
Per Contra.
The Exchequer is Cr.
by the income of the Rates and Duties appropriated by the Act for said Lottery, to wit within the said year ended at Michaelmas 1715:
on the additional Duties on soap, paper, linens, silks, calicoes, stuffs and starch [as by the said Act of 13 Anne, c. 18] in 1714 Xmas quarter 12,083l. 17s. 0½d.; in 1715 Lady day quarter 13,029l. 2s. 11d.; in 1715 Midsummer quarter 17,978l. 17s. 10d.; in 1715 Michaelmas quarter 24,585l. 16s. 8½d. 67,677 14 6
on additional Stamp Duties on vellom, parchment and paper [as by the said Act of 13 Anne, c. 18] in 1714 Xmas
quarter 7,041l. 2s. 9d.; in 1715 Lady day quarter 4,342l. 2s. 2½d.; in 1715 Midsummer quarter 4,442l. 6s. 2d.; in 1715 Michaelmas quarter 6,171l. 14s. 4d. 21,997 5 5½
on the Duties on exported coals in 1714 Xmas quarter 294l. 1s. 7½d.; in 1715 Lady day quarter 538l. 13s. 10d.; in 1715 Midsummer quarter 866l. 17s. 10d. in 1715 Michaelmas quarter 1,083l. 9s. 8½d. [the said Coal Duties being granted and appropriated by 13 Anne, c. 18, as additional to 9 Anne, c. 6] 2,873 3 0
£92,458 2 11½
balance: being the deficiency of the fond, which is to be made good out of public unappropriated moneys as above 34,022 11 8
£126,480 14 7½
Money Book XXIV, pp. 160–2.
Oct. 22. Treasury order for the execution of a money order of 1715 May 27 for 75l. to the Earl of Crawford, ut supra, p. 530. Order Book IX, p. 73.
William Lowndes to the Commissioners for the Tin Affair to send to the Treasury Lords with all speed an account of the several quantities of tin now remaining unsold, the places where it remains and the value thereof. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 12.
Same to the Commissioners for Taxes enclosing a letter [missing] relating to abuses committed by collectors of taxes for the town of Portsmouth. Report your opinion to my Lords what is fit to be done. Ibid.
Oct. 22
[? erratum for Nov. 22].		 Same to the Commissioners for Accounts enclosing for their consideration the petitions and case [missing] of Col. Vetch and Mr. Borland, which relate to the debts and demands on account of the Garrison of Annapolis Royal. Ibid., p. 22.
Oct. 22. Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing: (a) [Secretary] James Stanhope to the Treasury Lords dated Oct. 21. It is the King's pleasure that the Customs officers put strictly in execution the orders they formerly received for searching all vessels and passengers coming from France and for securing all persons who are not provided with a pass from the Earl of Stair: which they are to do without any exception or distinction whatsoever. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 276.
Treasury warrant to the Stamps Commissioners to employ Peter Judkin as an Inspector of Gaming Houses and of Vendors of Cards and Dice and of Pamphlets &c. loco George Hurt, deceased. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, p. 275.
Oct. 22. Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to take the security, detailed, of John Shermen of Carswell, Co. Berks, gent., as Receiver General of the Duties on Houses for Co. Berks.
Prefixing: report by the Commissioners for Taxes on the sufficiency of said securities. Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, p. 183.
Royal warrant to Charles, Duke of Grafton, and Henry, Earl of Galway, Lords Justices of Ireland, to pay to John Walker, for the use of the family of Dr. Walker, the sum of 2,000l. at one entire payment, to be disposed to them or any of them as the Lords Justices shall think fit pursuant to the resolution of the House of Commons of Ireland which (considering the eminent services of the said Dr. George Walker when Governor of Londonderry in defending that city when it was besieged by a great army of French and Papists) did resolve in 1697 (on the application of his son John) that 2,000l. should be raised for the use of his family and in 1705 (the said sum not having been paid) Queen Anne ordered a pension of 150l. per an. out of the revenues of Ireland till said sum should be paid and in 1709 did augment same to 200l. per an.: and the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has reported (in relation to a further augmentation of the said pension) that it may be more for the King's service and better for the said Walker's family that said 2,000l. should now be paid off than to augment the said pension. The said pension is hereby to be paid to the time said 2,000l. is paid and no further. Out Letters (Ireland) X, pp. 9–10.
Oct. 24. Letter of direction for 1,200l. to the Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber; and is intended to be paid over to the Messengers of the Chamber by way of advance as the Secretaries of State shall direct to enable the said Messengers the better to proceed on the services they are sent upon, “care being taken that the sums which shall be so advanced be accounted [as] in part of payment upon their bills when they shall be made out.” Disposition Book XXIII, p. 105.
H. Walpole to Secretary Stanhope enclosing copy [missing] of a letter from Mr. Missing, the contractor for victualling Gibraltar, in answer to a complaint made against him by the Governor and Commissary of Stores there for non-performance of his contract: likewise an account of all the provisions sent by Mr. Missing to Gibraltar since the commencement of his contract. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 12.
Treasury reference to William Lechmere, Comptroller of the 1712 Lottery, and to Thomas Jett, Paymaster [thereof], of the petition of James Blew shewing that he purchased an order in the said Lottery for 50l. payable to William Woodland, cheesemonger in Southwark, which was assigned to petitioner on the 7th Nov. 1713, but petitioner lost same and made advertisement thereof in the Courant, but can hear nothing of the same: therefore praying a new order. Reference Book IX, p. 256.
Oct. 25. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to constitute John Croker to the office of First Graver of the Mint: with the salary of 200l. per an.
and Samuel Bull to the office of Assistant to the said First Graver: with the salary of 80l. per an.: being the offices they at present hold by patent of 4 Anne. King's Warrant Book XXVII, pp. 188–9.
Oct. 25. Money warrant for 462l. 10s. 0d. to Charles, Visct. Townshend, for 1715 Sept. 25 quarter on his salary as a Secretary of State.
462l. 10s. 0d. to James Stanhope for same as a same. (Money orders dated Oct. 24 [sic] hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 157. Order Book IX, p. 145.
Letter of direction for 750l. each to Secretary Visct. Townshend and Secretary Stanhope: for secret service: out of Civil List moneys. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 107.
William Lowndes to the Commissioners for Army Debts enclosing for their consideration the petition [missing] of Sir Solomon de Medina, who was contractor for bread and bread waggons for the Forces in British pay anno 1711, touching a great debt due to him for that undertaking upon an account thereof stated by Auditor Harley. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 12.
Treasury reference to the Taxes Commissioners of the petition of Andrew Bowdler, Surveyor of the Duties on Houses for Co. Salop, praying increase of his salary from 50l. to 70l. per an. Reference Book IX, p. 256.
Royal warrant to Charles, Duke of Grafton, and Henry, Earl of Galway, Lords Justices of Ireland, for a pension or allowance of 100l. per an. to Major Archibald Patten as from Lady day last, he having served the Crown faithfully above 40 years and being now reduced to a very low condition. Out Letters (Ireland) X, p. 12.
Oct. 26. William Lowndes to the Navy Treasurer. The Treasury Lords direct that out of the money to be raised on tallies and orders remaining in your hands on the Land Tax anno 1715 you apply 7,000l. to the payment of one quarter's salaries to the officers of the Admiralty [Office] and Navy [Office] to Michaelmas 1715: [and is to be charged] on the head of Ordinary of the Navy. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 111.
Same to the Navy Commissioners. The Treasury Lords agree to your re-paying to yourselves, and the assistants, clerks and officers in the Navy [Office] the Land Tax assessments [made upon them severally] for the years 1713, 1714 and 1715. Make out bills for same according to the method of your Office to authorise the Navy Treasurer to repay same. Ibid., p. 107.
Same to the Taxes Commissioners. The Treasury Lords direct you to write to the respective Receivers of Taxes to hasten in the money of their receipts with all imaginable expedition, particularly with respect to the Land Taxes of this year and last year. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 13.
Oct. 27. Money warrant for 730l. to Sir Joseph Jekyll for one year ended the last day of Trinity term 1715 on his several salaries and allowances of 200l. per an., 500l. per an. and 30l. per an. as Justice of Chester and Flint and of Denbigh and Montgomery: with a dormant clause for payment of same in future. Money Book XXIV, p. 159.
Oct. 27. Money warrant for 400l. to Edward Jeffreyes due the last day of Trinity term 1715 on his allowances of 200l. per an. and 200l. per an. as Second Justice of Chester, and of Flint, Denbigh and Montgomery: with a dormant clause for payment of same in future. Money Book XXIV, p. 159.
Treasury warrant to Matthew Barton, Esq., Register and Comptroller of payments on the standing orders in lieu of tickets in the 1714 Lottery for 1,400,000l. [13 Anne, c. 18] and to George Murray, Esq., Paymaster of the said orders, to apply the sum of 86,476l. 18s. 0d. (out of the sum of 116,573l. 12s. 0d. as follows) to satisfy and pay 12 months' interest at Michaelmas 1715 on all the standing orders made forth for the said Lottery, being 1,873,100l. in principal money: and further to issue and apply the sum of 30,096l. 14s. 0d., being the residue of the said yearly fund of 116,573l. 12s. 0d., and also the carry forward of 5l. 4s. 0½d. remaining unapplied from the income of the said fund before Michaelmas 1714, making together 30,100l. to pay off and discharge so much of the principal on the said standing orders: it appearing that the tickets fortunate and unfortunate in the said Lottery are reduced to 1,873,100l. principal money and the interest on 1,155,290l. part thereof (residue of 1,157,360l.) at 5 per cent. amounts to 57,764l. 10s. 0d. for the year ended at Michaelmas last and upon 717,810l. other part thereof (residue of 719,040l.) at 4 per cent, amounts to 28,712l. 8s. 0d., making together 86,476l. 18s. 0d. And the yearly sum appropriated by Parliament to pay the said principal and interest amounts to 116,573l. 12s. 0d., arising as well out of the said year's income of the fond appropriated for said Lottery as out of unappropriated moneys directed by Treasury warrant of Oct. 22 last, supra, pp. 803–5, to be set apart and applied to make good the deficiency of said income.
In the margin: statement of the amortisation of the said principal money:
Blanks at 5 per cent. Benefits at 4 per cent. Totals.
£ £ £
Principal on the Lottery orders anno 1714 1,157,360 719,040 1,876,400
discharged by [Treasury] warrant 7 May 1715, supra, p. 511 2,070 1,230 3,300
remains £1,155,290 £717,810 £1,873,100
to be discharged by this warrant 30,100
then remains £1,843,000
Ibid, pp. 162–3.
Money warrant for 103l. 5s. 9d. to Charles, Visct. Townshend, for 17 Sept. 1714 (when he was appointed Secretary of State) to 1715 Sept. 29 on his patent fee or salary of 100l. per an. as a Secretary of State.
101l. 18s. 4¼d. to James Stanhope for 22 Sept. 1714 (when he was appointed as a same) to 29 Sept. 1715 on his like salary for the like office. Ibid. p. 164.
Letter of direction for 13,000l. to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces: out of loans to be made
by said Earl on credit of the Malt Duties anno 1715, for which loans the interest at 4 per cent. is to commence from date of the tallies: and is to be in part of 1,024,907l. 5s. 2½d. for the Forces anno 1715 and to be applied to such of the particular heads of that expense as the Treasury Lords shall direct. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 108.
Oct. 28. Royal sign manual dated St. James's for 500l. to Thomas Lowther: without account: the same being by him to be paid to such uses as the King has directed. (Money warrant dated Oct. 29 hereon.) (Money order dated Nov. 1 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 189. Order Book IX, p. 146.
Same for 500l. to Major Laughlin Maclean as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated Oct. 29 hereon.) (Money order dated Nov. 1 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 190. Order Book IX, p. 146.
Royal warrant to [the Clerk of the Signet] for a privy seal for the issue to Robert Walpole [late Paymaster General of the Forces], as imprest, of so much as shall be necessary to discharge what is or will be owing to the Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces from the time he became Paymaster thereof to the 24th Oct. inst.: the King having (by patent dated the 17th Oct. inst.) granted the said office to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, and having thought proper (in order to avoid confusion between his accounts and those of the said Walpole) that what shall be necessary to clear and discharge the said Forces to 24 Oct. inst. should be issued to said Walpole “ except only where any payments or allowances by the Establishments or warrants settling the same are to be made quarterly, in which cases we think it reasonable that the same should be paid by the said Robert Walpole until the 29th day of September 1715 and no further.” And from and after the said respective dates all moneys for payments to the Forces are to be issued to the said Earl of Lincoln. (Privy seal dated 31 Oct. 1715 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, pp. 190–1.
Royal sign manual for 500l. to James Craggs, junr., who was employed by the late Queen Anne as her Resident and Envoy at Barcelona and by her command attended the King Charles III. of Spain during the campaign in 1710: “ which sum we think reasonable to be allowed him as well for the charge he was at in making a camp equipage as all other his extraordinary equipages during the said campaign.” (Money warrant dated Nov. 1 hereon.) (Money order dated Nov. 3 hereon.) Ibid., p. 191. Order Book IX, p. 151.
Same for 20,000l. to Spencer Compton, Treasurer or Receiver General to George Augustus, Prince of Wales: to be disposed as he shall direct and to be accounted for before his own officers and ministers. (Two separate money warrants dated Nov. 1 and Nov. 9 for 10,000l. each hereon.) (Two separate money orders dated Nov. 3 and Nov. 10 for 10,000l. each hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 192. Money Book XXIV, pp. 164, 170. Order Book IX, pp. 147, 152.
Same for 807l. 0s. 9d. to Benjamin Bedford, upholsterer, whereof 699l. 10s. 9d. is to satisfy three warrants signed by Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, late Lord Chamberlain of the Household, for 1½ years' rent at the rate of 400l. per an. due 30 April 1715 for the house hired
of the said Bedford for the Czar of Muscovy's Minister and for the fees on receiving thereof and for the necessary repairs of the said house within the said time: and the remaining 107l. 10s. 0d. for another quarter's rent of the said house due 30 July 1715 and the fees on receiving same: according to a warrant signed by Charles, Duke of Bolton, present Lord Chamberlain of the Household. King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 27.
Oct. 28. Money warrant for 955l. to George Bubb, Envoy Extraordinary to the Catholic King; 500l. thereof as equipage and 455l. for three months’ ordinary from 1715 May 27 (the commencement of his said ordinary) to Aug. 26. (Money order dated Nov. 3 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 163. Order Book IX, p. 38.
Same for 246l. 16s. 6d. to Thomas Wibergh, Serjeant at Arms attending the House of Commons: for his bill of disbursements for coals, candles, mops, brooms and other necessaries for the service of said House and as reward for messengers for serving of orders according to the direction of said House: viz.
£ s. d.
for the Session begun 1 Aug. 1714 and ended 5 Sept. following 29 14 0
in the present Session of Parliament, to wit from the 17th March 1714–15 to Sept. 21 following, being the day of adjournment 217 2 6
Followed by: bill of said disbursements by the Serjeant at Arms in the said two Sessions:
£ s. d.
(1) for the old coal and sea coal 5 18 0
for tallow candles 8 17 0
for wax candles 11 1 6
for serving summons and orders 3 17 6
£29 14 0
(2) 15 Feb. for old coal and sea coal 35 17 6
for tallow candles 18 18 0
for wax candles 28 0 0
10 April for old coal and sea coal 39 10 0
for tallow candles 23 15 6
for mops and brooms &c. 1 0 0
for wax candles 38 16 0
for four orders on the Constables of Westminster 0 10 0
for 58 orders on the Clerk of the Crown 7 5 0
for carrying 48 Addresses to the Secretary's Office 6 0 0
for 36 orders about the Even[ing] Post 4 10 0
for an order on the Sheriff of Leicester 4 5 0
for 44 orders at the Custom House 5 10 0
for 26 orders at the Carolina Committee 3 5 0
£217 2 6
(Money order dated Nov. 3 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 157. Order Book IX, p. 58.
Oct. 28. Royal warrant dated St. James's to Charles, Duke of Grafton, and Henry, Earl of Galway, Lords Justices of Ireland, for an annuity or yearly pension of 200l. to Isaac Manly as from Lady day 1715, in consideration of good services. Out Letters (Ireland) X, p. 11.
Same [to same] to place on the Military List of the Establishment of Ireland an allowance of Half Pay of 7s. a day for Boyle Smith as from Feb. 10 last: he having been formerly on the Half Pay List in Ireland as Major and Capt. in Lord Windsor's Regiment of Horse and was afterwards struck off by being made Major to General Kellum's Regiment of Horse, but upon the late renewal of commissions was superseded with a promise to be replaced on the Military Establishment of Ireland in the same manner as before; but by mistake was left out of the new Establishment lately signed by us: all as represented Aug. 12 by Charles, Earl of Sunderland, then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Ibid., p. 17.
The Treasury Lords to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland. The public service at this time requires that all the moneys remaining in the hands of any the Commissioners, Receivers or Collectors of the revenues or taxes in Scotland should be applied to the subsistence of the Forces there, to be replaced to the proper heads or branches by remittances from here [London]. We therefore desire you to send us forthwith an account of all the money now remaining in the hands of any of the said Commissioners, Receivers or Collectors and the heads or branches on which the same ought to remain, whether public money or money reserved for the Civil Government expense of the present King or late Queen, to the end we may hasten to you proper orders for applying the same towards carrying on the subsistence of the Forces to 24 Dec. next and that [we] may take care at the same time that the Paymaster of the Forces here [London] may be provided with money to answer the bills of exchange which shall be drawn on him for moneys so applied to the subsistence of the Forces [in Scotland] so that the same may be replaced to the several heads or branches of the revenue or taxes to which they belong. In the margin: 29 Oct. delivered to Mr. Pringle. Out Letters (North Britain) III, p. 454.
Oct. 29. Letter of direction for 10,514l. 18s. 10d. to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces: out of money remaining in the Exchequer of Contributions for Annuities anno 1715: and is intended to be applied to such uses of the Forces under his pay as shall be directed and to be taken as part of 1,024,907l. 5s. 2½d. appropriated by Parliament for the service of the Forces anno 1715. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 107.
William Lowndes to the said Earl of Lincoln. The sum of 89,336l. 15s. 4d. is to be supplied to you as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
by the Bank of England on a deposit of 55,000l. in tallies on Malt anno 1715 to secure the repayment of 50,000l. and interest in two months 50,000 0 0
by money to be paid over to you by John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, upon [your] assigning to him the like sum of 22,000l. in Malt tallies anno 1715 for the use of the Navy: the said sum having been raised by Mr. Aislabie on tallies on the Land Tax anno 1715 which had been issued to him for the same use [of the Navy] 22,000 0 0
by money to be issued to you at the Exchequer by directions of this day as above 10,514 18 10
by money directed to be issued to you by letter of the 21st inst., being so much remaining in the Exchequer of the money arisen by sale of South Sea Stock 6,821 16 6
£89,336 15 4
The Treasury Lords desire you to apply the said sum to the following uses: viz.
£ s. d.
in further part of 425,900l. 14s. 6d. voted for Guards, Garrisons &c. anno 1715.
for one month's subsistence Oct. 25 to Nov. 24 to the Regiments, Troops and Companies upon this Establishment 27,952 15 10
for subsistence, upon account, to additional men 1,500 0 0
for Contingencies, upon account 500 0 0
in further part of 265,754l. 7s. 6d. voted for Additional Forces anno 1715.
for one month's subsistence ending the 24th Nov. 1715 to Col. [Thomas] Pitt's Regiment of Horse [8th Hussars] and six Regiments of Foot from Ireland and 16 new Companies of Invalids 7,488 1 0
for the same month's subsistence to 13 Regiments of Dragoons and eight Regiments of Foot 16,505 19 0
for subsistence upon account to additional men 1,500 0 0
for one month's subsistence upon account to [William] Evans's Regiment of Dragoons [4th Hussars] and the Regiment of Foot of Wightman, Morrison, Clayton and Edgerton [James Wightman, 17th Foot; Henry Morrison, 8th Foot; Jasper Clayton, 14th Foot; William Egerton, 36th Foot] arrived from Ireland: to be computed from the day to which they are paid in that kingdom 3,070 10 0
for levy money for the additional men and horses to four Regiments of Horse and 19 Regiments of Dragoons, viz. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, 90 [men] at 20l. each 1,800 0 0
General Henry Lumley's [Regiment, First Dragoon Guards], 90 [men] at 20l. each 1,800 0 0
Lord Windsor's [Third Dragoon Guards], 60 [men] at 20l. each 1,200 0 0
Col. Pitt's [Eighth Hussars], 60 [men] at 20l. each 1,200 0 0
Royal Regiment of Dragoons, 60 [men] at 15l. each 900 0 0
18 Regiments of Dragoons, 1,080 [men] at 15l. each 16,200 0 0
(total additional men, 1,440.)
in further part of 35,912l. 19s. 2d. voted for Forces in Flanders anno 1715.
for one month's subsistence from Oct. 25 inst. to Nov. 24 next. for the Regiments of Grove and Harrison, now in Britain 1,763 18 0
for two months’ subsistence from Oct. 25 inst. to Dec. 24 next for Brigadier [Richard] Stearn's Regiment [Eighteenth Foot] in Flanders 1,470 2 0
in further part of 37,192l. 14s. 9½d. voted for Gibraltar anno 1715.
for the same two months’ subsistence to the three Regiments in Garrison at Gibraltar 4,154 2 0
for Contingencies, being to be paid over to Mr. John Thompson for value of 66 chaldron and 10 bushel of coals delivered by Capt. John Barker for the use of the Garrison, at the rate of 5l. per chaldron, as appears by the Lieutenant Governor's certificate dated 9 Dec. 1714, old style 331 7 6
£89,336 15 4
Disposition Book XXIII, pp. 108–9.
Oct. 29. William Lowndes to William Pulteney, Esq., Secretary at War. It being for his Majesty's service that a Commissary of Stores and Provisions in Great Britain should be appointed with power to contract with persons for furnishing the same to the best advantage, the Treasury Lords desire you to prepare a commission to be signed by the King for appointing William Burroughs, Esq., to that service. Please propose to my Lords what is a proper allowance for him, his clerks and instruments therein; also such a body of Instructions as may be necessary for the better carrying on that service and the accounts thereof. In those Instructions he is to be enjoined to transmit to the Treasury from time to time copies of all contracts he shall make and of the accounts of stores and provisions furnished and the rates thereof. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 13.
Same to the Attorney and Solicitor General to hasten their report concerning the forfeited estate of the late Duke of Ormonde as by my letter of the 14th inst., supra, p. 788. Ibid.
Same to Lord Cornwallis. I am directed to draw a surrender of the Aulnage Duty in Ireland to the King and a warrant for 2,000l. to you. Please send me your patent of that grant and the indenture of mortgage of 21 Aug. 1711 and all papers relating thereto. Ibid., p. 14.
Oct. 29. William Lowndes to Secretary Stanhope enclosing a copy [missing] of a letter received by the Treasury Lords from Mr. Congreve, Lieut. Governor of Gibraltar, giving an account of the arrival of some provisions there for the use of that Garrison. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 14.
[? Oct. 29.] Same to the Earl of Lincoln [Paymaster of the Forces] enclosing a monthly list [missing] signed by the Deputy Governor of Gibraltar containing an exact account of the number of persons victualled in that Garrison from 18 July to 14 Aug. last. Please lay a demand before my Lords for the money due to be paid to the contractor according to his contract not only for victualling the said persons but also upon any other account since the commencement of this contract. Ibid.
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