Warrant Books: November 1708, 11-20

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November 1708, 11–20

Nov. 12. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to Spencer Compton, Paymaster of the Queen's Bounties, to pay 100l. to Capt. William Stewart as royal bounty, in pursuance of the Queen's pleasure signified to the Lord Treasurer. Money Book XIX, p. 381.
Same dormant by same to the Customs Cashier to pay the salary of 300l. per an to Thomas Gibson, Jonathan Green & John Allen for the office of Surveyor of the Petty Customs London port ut supra, p. 376. Ibid., p. 384.
Allowance by same of the incidents bill, not detailed, of the Post Office for 1708 Sept 29 quarter: total 542l. 17. 1. Ibid., p. 343.
Warrant by same to Spencer Compton, Paymaster of the Queen's Bounties & Charities, to pay 4s. a day for 4 months as from Aug 24 last to Melchor Gilles, one of the poor Lutherans that was to proceed with his family to New York; which the Queen is pleased to allow him for the support of himself, wife & 2 children whilst his wife lies under cure of a cancer in her breast; the surgeons being in hopes that she may be cured thereof & be in a condition to proceed to New York in 3 or 4 months' time; they having nothing to subsist on meanwhile.
Prefixing: William Popple dated Nov 3 to William Lowndes conveying the answer of the Commissioners of Trade on the petition of said Gilles. Money Book XIX, p. 385.
Nov. 12. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receipt to innovate two lost (burnt) annuity orders Nos. 5136 & 954 for 20l. each on the Tonnage [Duty], Coals, Excise &c standing in the name of Thomas Cooke. Order Book VII, p. 197.
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners enclosing a letter [missing] from Secretary the Earl of Sunderland informing the Lord Treasurer of letters from Holland which give an account that few or no ships arrive there from hence but bring with them more or less of old coin. What is fit to be done to prevent same? Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 15.
Treasury reference to the Principal Officers of the Works of Major Tatton's proposal for making several reparations in her Majesty's guardhouses & offices at Whitehall, Kensington & the Savoy. Reference Book VIII, p. 335.
Fresh reference of the petition of John Marks & Jeffrey Power ut supra, p. 337. Ibid., p. 302.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receiver of the Rights & Perquisites of Admiralty & the Comptroller thereof to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing: (a) Order by the Queen in Council dated Kensington 10 May last for the payment to Capt. Arthur Moxham & Capt. Hayman, owners of the ship Grand Canary, of the sum of 401l. for the full value of the St John Baptist prize & her lading of fish which she took, all in consideration of their good services in Newfoundland in the loan of said ship: the said Grand Canary having been a prize ship sold at Newfoundland & fitted out there by the petitioners on a cruise in pursuit of a French privateer on that coast & manned by Capt. Underdown, Commander in Chief at Newfoundland & Major Lloyd, Commander of her Majesty's garrison there upon the representation & at the request of the inhabitants & traders. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, pp. 280–1.
Nov. 13. Treasurer Godolphin to Sir James Stuart, Lord Advocate of Scotland. As to what concerns the charge of the Circuit Courts please transmit the account thereof as soon as it is ready. In the meantime I am glad to hear those circuits have been acceptable to the country & are like to produce the effects you mention.
I think it is reasonable the late Farmers of the Customs should be ordered to give an account of their intromissions as you advise, so that it may appear what extraordinary profit they have made & what advantage they have taken of the Union; & that according to the exorbitancy thereof they be proceeded against at law. The Exchequer Court should have sufficient authority for this, & to examine their books whether by any undue practices they encouraged the great importations that were made about the time of the Union or whether they have made any abatements of the Customs or otherways broken their contracts.
As to the matter relating to Lord Dalhousie I dont perceive by your letter that the Act mentioned is a public Act or concerns anything within my jurisdiction. The power I have from the Queen is only to appoint Receivers of Land Taxes granted for the service of the war and not of any other cess or land tax granted in Scotland before the Union for the benefit of any particular person. But I believe it may be collected & applied as it might have been if the Union had not been made. Please send me a copy of the Act so that I may see how far it is proper for me to obtain any warrant from her Majesty. Out Letters (North Britain) I, p. 445.
Nov. 15. William Lowndes to the Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] of the Duke of Northumberland & the report from the Officers of his Regiment of Horse concerning Mr. Wallis's demand of 984l. 11. 3 for clothing said Regiment when under the Earl of Oxford. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 15.
Same to the Commissioners of Transports enclosing the report [missing] of the Postmaster General on Col. Stanwix's proposal supra 395 for transporting recruits between Falmouth & Lisbon by the packet boat. What will the charge be per head & what has been formerly charged to the Regiment's accounts for same? Ibid.
Same to the Agents for Taxes to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] of Capt. Morgan O'Bryan touching Col. Rice. Ibid., p. 16.
Treasurer Godolphin to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] from William, Visct. Charlemont praying (in consideration of the hardships he suffered in Spain & the loss of his Regiment) that he may be restored to his command or have an allowance of 20s. a day as Governor of Charlemont. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 38.
Nov. 16. Money order for 50l. to Walter Hamilton for one quarter to Nov 9 last on his allowance as Governor of St Christopher: to be paid out of the Four & a Half per cent Duty. Order Book VII, p. 198.
Letter of direction for 20000l. to the Navy Treasurer: out of the money remaining in the Exchequer from the payments made by the East India Company on account of their United Stock: & is intended to be applied towards paying wages to the men of the Litchfeild, Chester, Rupert & Pearl now at the Nore. Disposition Book XIX, p. 232.
William Lowndes to Mr. How, Paymaster of Guards & Garrisons, to apply as follows the sum of 24045l. 10. 4 which Sir Henry Furnese is willing to advance to you in ready money, accepting for his satisfaction the nearest in course of the tallies & orders in your hands on Malt anno 1708 “so as the interest on the said orders be made to commence from the 4th of Novr inst.”
£ s. d.
in part of 419608l. 18. 6 for Guards & Garrisons anno 1708
for 31 days' subsistence for the Troops & Regiments in Great Britain to Dec 22 next 20214 0 3
in part of 87125l. 10. 0 for 5000 men in sea service anno 1708
for the like subsistence for the Regiments of Mordaunt, Mark Kerr, Bowles & Macartney 3321 4 6
for the like for the Officers of Brig. Handasyde's Regiment in England 250 5 7
on account of subsistence for the Officers of Col. Jones's Regiment in England 260
£24045 10 4
The Lord Treasurer has agreed to the said arrangement & on your transmitting hither the said orders with your assignments thereon he will give warrant to the Exchequer for the interest from Nov 4 accordingly. Disposition Book XIX, p. 233.
Nov. 16. Letter of direction for 150l. to Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer of the Ordnance: out of money remaining in the Exchequer from the rent of Hackney Coaches: to be paid over to Mrs. Winifred Millbourne for a piece of ground lately conveyed by her to the Crown whereon Clifford's Fort in Northumberland was erected, ut supra, pp. 385–6. Ibid., p. 240.
William Lowndes to Mr. Brydges [Paymaster of the Forces Abroad] to report on the enclosed letter [missing] of Col. [Jean] Cavallier with an account or state [missing] of the pay of his Regiment since 1706 July 30. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 17.
Treasury reference to the Comptrollers of Army Accounts of the petition of Jam Smith, brother & administrator to Robert Smith deceased, setting forth his & his brother's many years' services to the Crown with the loss of his own arm besides several other wounds and that his brother died in the service in Newfoundland as a soldier in Lord Charlemont's Regiment & that 5s. was due to him at his death which Mr. King, Paymaster to the said Regiment, refuses to pay without the Lord Treasurer's order. Reference Book VIII, p. 335.
Treasurer Godolphin to the Earl of Seafield, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer Court in Scotland, & the rest of the Barons thereof. I conceive you have sufficient power to call to account & to inspect the books of the late Farmers of the Customs in Scotland in order to proceed against them for breaking their contracts by themselves trading or by encouraging unfair importations about the time of the Union & in several other ways. I have desired the Lord Advocate to attend you therein & I earnestly recommend it to you as a matter of great importance to the public service. Out Letters (North Britain) I, p. 451.
Nov. 16. Money orders for the following salaries of the Exchequer Court in Scotland: out of Civil List moneys:
£ s. d.
John Tyas as Clerk of the Pipe there with Colin Mackenzie 100
John Tarver as Queen's Remembrancer there with William Stewart 100
William Stewart as Queen's Remembrancer as above 50
Colin Mackenzie as Clerk of the Pipe as above 50
William Allanson as Treasurer's Remembrancer there 50
£350
(Letter of direction dated Nov 30 hereon.) Ibid., pp. 458, 462. Disposition Book XIX, p. 239.
Nov. 17. Royal sign manual for 1000l. (& 57l. 10. 0 for the fees thereon) to Brigadier General Sir Richard Temple as a present for his pains & expenses in bringing an express from the Duke of Marlborough of the surrender of Lille. (This warrant replaces the cancelled warrant of Oct 21 last supra, p. 417.) (Money order dated Nov 24 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIII, p. 454. Order Book VII, p. 200. Disposition Book XIX, p. 235.
Money order for 500l. to Mitford Crow for one quarter due Nov 9 inst on his allowance as Capt. Gen. & Governor in Chief of Barbados & several other islands & places in America. Order Book VII, p. 218.
William Lowndes to T. Baker to report on the enclosed letter [missing] of several merchants relating to the ship John Baptista of Marseilles taken as prize in the Straits & carried into Algiers. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 16.
Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of Sir William Robinson for a new lease of divers lands in Walton Leigh Co Surrey which he holds by lease from the late Queen Dowager. Reference Book VIII, p. 335.
Royal letters patent appointing William Bowles to be Solicitor for bringing in the debts owing to the Crown in Scotland except those under the conduct of the Solicitor of the Customs there & the Solicitor of Excise there; with a salary of 80l. per an: the Barons of the Exchequer Court there being of the opinion that there are many debtors to the Crown there who will never be brought to account unless some particular person be appointed to prosecute them. Out Letters (North Britain) I, p. 446.
Same appointing William Montgomerie to be Marshal of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland: with the like salary. Ibid., p. 447.
Royal warrant for a gift under the privy seal of Scotland to grant to Sir James Cuningham of Milncraig, advocate, his heirs &c the Feu Duties, Taxtward Relief & Taxtward Marriages due to the Queen forth of the lands (detailed) of said Cuningham as follows: viz: the lands & Baronies of Gaitgirth, Easter & Wester Londons and the Kirklands of London and the Baronies of Mastnahome, Ferrinzean and Eight Merkland of Minikeigan Kermine and the lands & Baronies of Dalmorton & Robertland and the lands of Fullshaw, Spittell and Cambuskeith lying within the shire of Ayr & bailary of Cuningham: and the lands & Baronies of Livingston and the Temple Lands of New Yardfeild and patronage of the Kirk of Livingston and the teinds, personage & vicarage thereof; and the lands of Little Blackburn, Meikle Blackburn, miln & miln lands of the same; and the lands of Podikshaw & Torbains in the sheriffdom of Linlithgow: being fallen into the Queen's hands by the death in Jan last of Sir David Cuningham, father to the said Sir James & by the latter being then a minor & unmarried.
Followed by: Treasurer Godolphin to the Barons of the Exchequer, Scotland, of same date. Out of her great goodness to Sir James Cuningham the Queen has been pleased to expedite the above warrant before a formal representation hath been made by you of the nature & value of the premises & the motives for inducing her Majesty to make the grant; “which [normal or usual procedure] seems reasonable & necessary & is intended to be always practised on like occasions for the future.” But the Queen directs that before the privy seal do pass you inform yourselves whether what is thereby granted or discharged doth not exceed the value on the enclosed account which has been laid before the Queen & to consider whether it interferes with the Act for settling the revenues for the use of her Majesty's Civil Government [the Civil List Act, 1 Anne, c. 1]. In either of these cases you are to stop the passing of the grant & are to represent the facts to me.
Followed by: an account of the Casualties due to her Majesty out of the lands, detailed, wherein Sir David Cuningham's son is infeoffed & is not in possession but the rents uplifted by Sir James Carmichael of Benington (total 45l.).
£ s. d.
Taxt Relief of the lands of Little Blackburn 3 17 9⅓
Taxt Marriage 7 12 92/3
Taxt Relief of the lands of Meickle Blackburn 11 4 6⅓
Taxt Marriage thereof 22 4 102/3
£45 0 0
The like account of Casualties due to her Majesty out of similar lands of which the rents are uplifted by a factor put in by “the Lords” (total 58l. 19. 6⅓).
£ s. d.
Taxt Relief of the Barony of Robertland 11 2 3⅓
Taxt marriages thereof 44 9 1⅓
Double of the Fews of the lands of Fulshaw 0 0 8
Taxt Relief of the lands of Spittle 1 3 02/3
Taxt marriages thereof 2 4 52/3
£58 19 6⅓
The like account of Casualties due to the Queen out of lands of which the said son is infeft & in possession (total 49l. 2. 62/3).
£ s. d.
Taxt Relief of the Barony of Livingston 7 4 52/3
Taxt Marriage thereof 22 4 62/3
Double of the Few of the land of Newarfeild and patronage of the Kirk of Livingston & teinds thereof 0 4 0
Double of the Blench Duty of the Barony of Gadgirth 0 0 0⅓
Taxt Relief of the lands of Minihagan 1 15 62/3
Double of the Blench Duty of the islands of Martinham 0 0 0⅓
Taxt Marriage thereof 3 11 102/3
Taxt Relief of the Barony of Dalmorton 4 3 22/3
Taxt marriage thereof 8 8 10
Double of the Few of the lands of Cambuskeith 1 15 62/3
£49 2 62/3
Out Letters (North Britain) I, pp. 448–9, 452, 457.
Nov. 17. Royal sign manual for 650l. to Sir Hugh Dalrymple, Lord President of the Session in North Britain: 500l. thereof for his allowance as such to Lady day last & 150l. to make up what has been already directed to him after the rate of 1000l. per an for the half year from Lady day last to Sept 29 last. (Money warrant dated Nov 22 hereon.) (Money order dated Nov 23 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Nov 25 hereon.) Ibid., pp. 449, 460. Disposition Book XIX, p. 235.
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for paying to James Stephens gent the several allowances of 130l. per an & 70l. per an as from 1707 May I: the Queen having in Nov 1703 granted to him & William his son the office of Keeper of the Council Chamber, Treasury & Exchequer in Scotland for life with the salary of 130l. per an for the exercise thereof & for the finding of paper, pens, ink, coals, candles & other necessaries for the said Treasury & Exchequer; & further the said James Stephens having been constituted in 1695 by John, Lord Ballendine (Heritable Usher of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland) to be deputy usher of the said Court for life, to which office there pertained several perquisites which are ceased since the Union of the two kingdoms, for the loss of which perquisites the Barons of the Exchequer Court in Scotland have prayed that the said Stephens may be allowed 70l. per an. The said 130l. per an is hereby confirmed to the said James & William & the longer liver of them & the said 70l. per an is hereby granted to said James: and so much on the said two sums as is due to Sept 29 last from the date of the Union is to be paid forthwith.
Followed by: entry of Treasurer Godolphin's signature dated Nov 29 of the docquet of a warrant to the Exchequer for payment of said yearly sums. Out Letters (North Britain) I, pp. 450–1, 461.
Nov. 18. William Lowndes to Auditor Harley to prepare a state of the accounts of Paul Methuen as executor to John Methuen [as late ambassador in Portugal, see supra, pp. 387–8]. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 16.
Nov. 18. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receiver General of the Duties on Houses for Co Yorks to pay 50l. per an salary to William Chamberlain as Surveyor of said Duties [in said County]. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 181.
Royal warrant dated St James's to the Lord Lieut. of Ireland to put on the Irish Establishment a pension of 500l. per an to Katherine, Countess Dowager of Donegal as from Sept 29 last towards the support & maintenance of her & her 6 children & in consideration of the zeal & forwardness of the late Earl of Donegal in the first Expedition into Spain & his pressing desire to carry his Regiment again into Spain in 1704 where he performed good service in the defence of Gibraltar & distinguishably in bringing a seasonable relief from his Government of Gironne into Barcelona which contributed very much to the preserving the person of the present king of Spain & that important place but was unfortunately killed in the defence of Fort Montjuich which he had held out for a considerable time against the attacks of the French Army. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, pp. 38–39.
Same to same for a pension of 200l. per an as from Sept 29 last to the Archbishop of Dublin & Tuam for the maintenance & education of Francis Bermingham, a minor son & heir of Lord Athenry eldest baron of Ireland; he being very desirous to qualify himself for our service by an education in Oxford but that his father's circumstances are very low & by an Act of the last Session in Ireland in favour of Lord Bellew he has been defeated of his expectations of a considerable estate from his aunt the Lady Clonmehere. Ibid., pp. 39–40.
Same to same to insert on the Establishment of Ireland an allowance of 20s. a day to William, Visct Charlemont as Governor of Charlemont there: as from June 24 last until otherwise provided for. Ibid., p. 40.
Same to same for a pension of 100l. per an to Dame — Mowat as from Sept 29 last, her father Col. Francis Willoughby having been granted by Charles II a pension of 300l. in Ireland for the life of him & Elizabeth his wife in consideration of a debt of 6000l.; which pension was unpaid during the late troubles in Ireland & William III granted in lieu thereof a pension of 200l. per an to said Elizabeth the said Lady Mowat's mother who was obliged to contract debts which now fall on said Lady Mowat. Ibid., p. 41.
Same to same for a great seal for a grant to Charles Deering Esq & Charles Deering his son of the office of Auditor General of Ireland, on a surrender by the said Charles the father of said office of which he is now in possession by a patent of 1678 granting same to him in reversion of James Ware & Sir Edward Deering, father to said Charles senr: which office the said Charles senr, has attended & executed in person for these 16 years past, during which time he has caused all officers to accompt regularly & annually in the Exchequer, which had been neglected for many years before & he is instructing his said son Charles in the business of said office. Ibid., pp. 41–43.
Same to same to continue the pension of 12d. a day to Capt. James La Fort, he having (with other pensioned Officers) gone to Spain with the Earl of Rivers where he served in Col. Blosset's Regiment & distinguished himself on all occasions but being old & infirm he obtained his discharge & had a pass to return to Ireland where he lately arrived destitute of all means of subsistence. He was formerly on the Civil List of the Establishment of Ireland at an allowance of 1s. a day until 24 Sept 1706 when he was provided for in our service. The said allowance is hereby to commence from Feb 12 last. Ibid., p. 43.
Nov. 18. Same to same for a pension of 200l. to James King, son of Baron Kingston, for his support and education suitable to his quality, in view of the services of his family & the mean circumstances he is reduced to: to commence as from Sept 29 last. Ibid., p. 44.
Same to same to pay to the officers & servants of the House of Lords [in Ireland not detailed] 750l. for all their services as well in the last as in all preceding sessions of Parliament there. Ibid.
Same dated same to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland for completing the gift of 4000l. to James Johnstoun granted to him by Wm. III by his letters of 1697 March 30, 1697 April 21 & 1699 May 30 out of the first compositions to be made [thereunder] by the [then] Treasury Commissioners of Scotland for tacks of teinds accruing to the Crown by the Act of 1689: on which grant he has received divers sums as in part but the same is not complete & the power of the said Treasury Commissioners in Scotland is now determined. The said Barons of the Exchequer Court are hereby to proceed to compound signatures for entering of vassals & to grant tacks upon compositions to be paid to said Johnstoun so as to render the said grant effectual. Out Letters (North Britain) I, pp. 455–6.
Nov. 19. Same dated same to Treasurer Godolphin for 571l. 17. 6 to John Anstis, whereof 500l. is for Thomas Rymer, Historiographer Royal, & Awnsham Churchill, bookseller, to be paid according to the agreement made the 18th inst with them by the said Anstis for the publication of the 8th volume of the `Foedera' viz for transcribing same & printing 250 copies thereof: & 50l. for binding thereof & 21l. 17. 6 for Exchequer fees on this issue. (Money order dated Nov. 21 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIII, p. 456. Order Book VII, p. 201. Disposition Book XIX, p. 235.
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners. I have read to the Lord Treasurer your report of the 16th inst touching the exportation of English coins. You are to send to your officers the circular letters which you propose. As to the petition of John Goddard, one of the securities of John Sansom, late Collector of Bristol, and Mr. Breton's petition concerning the money due from him, you are to proceed in the prosecution in both cases. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 16.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the petition [missing] of William Snelling & Mordecai Green, of London merchants, concerning some hardships put on them at the Custom House in relation to goods imported from Holland; with a memorial from Monsieur Vrybergue. Ibid.
Nov. 19. Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the Excise Office & Malt Office incidents bills, detailed, for the quarter ended Sept 29 last: totals respectively 898l. 15. 4½ & 487l. 6. 2. Money Book XIX, p. 385.
Money warrant for 300l. to the 4 Clerks of the Privy Council for 3 quarters to Lady day last on their allowance for dispatch of business of the Commissioners of Trade. Ibid., p. 387. Order Book VII, p. 199. Disposition Book XIX, p. 234.
Same for 13322l. 4. 8½ to Nehemiah Arnold, Paymaster of the Malt Lottery Tickets, for the principal & interest due on the 95th payment of the said tickets due on this day:
Appending: certificate of the money so due.
£ s. d.
principal money, being 793 tickets 7930
interest on 793 tickets from Lady day 1700 to 1708 Nov 19 being 3161 days at a halfpenny a day each 5222 4 8½
benefits 170
£13322 4 8½
Money Book XIX, p. 387. Order Book VII, p. 198.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to William Borrett, [Treasury Solicitor] to pay 256l. 2. 2 to Henry Axford in full of his demands for prosecuting and convicting several persons by direction of Secretary the Earl of Sunderland for notorious riots in the borough of Devizes.
Prefixing: said Borrett's report on said Axford's bill. Money Book XIX, p. 388.
Money warrant for last Sept 29 quarter's salaries to the Bedchamber as follows viz
500l. to the Duchess of Marlborough as Groom of the Stole.
250l. each to 9 Ladies of the Bedchamber ut supra, p. 301.
125l. each to 5 Women of the Bedchamber ut ibid.
75l. each to 6 Maids of Honour Jane Kingdon, Elizabeth Collier, Mary Forrester, Anne Smith, Anne Wyvill & Eliz Hales. Ibid., p. 389. Order Book XIX, p. 199. Disposition Book XIX, p. 234.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receipt to distribute & apply to Deficient Funds as follows the sum of 64068l. 13. 7, being the income between Oct 22 last & Nov 19 inst from branches of the revenue as follows viz: 150l. 6. 3 from Whale fins, being a surplus from the first General Mortgage [or Deficiencies Sinking Fund Scheme]; 13759l. 6. 11½ from New Customs; 3879l. 15. 5½ from Additional Impositions; 3129l. 3. 0 from Vellum; 30000l. 1. 9 from Continued Impositions; 4s. 5½d. from Salt before 1 August 1706, being a surplus as above; 3737l. 8. 8 from ditto since that date; 8960l. 1. 6 from Windows; 452l. 5s. 6½ from Marriages: the said distribution & application to be hereby as follows: viz;
Deficiencies as computed by Act of Parliament How they stood on the Register 19 Nov 1708 The distribution & application hereby ordered
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Exchequer Bills 515165 4 7¼ 246562 9 8 14113 7 7
First 3s. Aid 415099 340598 18 3½ 11371 19 8
Paper [Duties] for Plate 15400 12700 421 17 11
Malt Tickets 579061 289230 15863 16 7¼
Leather 504438 326793 2 0 13819 9 11½
Third Quarterly Poll 212770 17 0 167704 2 6 5829 0 8¼
Third 3s. Aid 25823 2 9 20771 6 3½ 707 8 11¼
New East India Co. 65518 0 7¾ 16071 4 0 1794 18 4¾
General Society [East Indies] 5354 15 5¾ 1313 8 7 146 13 10
£2338628 15 5¾ £2421744 11 4 £64068 13 7
Money Book XIX, pp. 400–1.
Nov. 19. Fresh reference of the petition of Ezechiel Barbauld, a French minister, concerning the intestate estate of Judith Nezereau, a French refugee, ut supra, Treasury Calendar, Vol. XXI, p. 341. Reference Book VIII, p. 274.
Subscription by Treasurer Godolphin for the execution of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant dated Oct 29 last to the Master of the Jewel Office to deliver to Capt. John Phillips 70 ounces of gilt plate as a gift from the Queen at the christening of his child: to an estimate of 35l. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 281.
Warrant by same to the Queen's Remembrancer for a Commission to pass under the Exchequer seal for setting out the port of Chester & appointing further places for landing goods there. Ibid., pp. 283–4.
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of Scotland, to employ Walter Scott as riding officer at Jedburgh loco John Green who declines the same. Out Letters (North Britain) I, p. 452.
William Lowndes to same enclosing the opinion of the Customs Commissioners of England on your letter of Oct 23 last touching the taking affidavits on the back of transires.
Appending: said opinion. By the Act of Frauds 14 Car. II c. 11 cocquets, bonds & certificates are required for coast shipments. “But because the insisting on cocquets with security for bringing returns [certificates of discharge] have been found burdensome to trade in cases of lesser moment it has for the ease & accomodation of merchants been allowed in practice to ship foreign goods coastways in a limited quantity not exceeding a tun for wine &c by transire only, which being a despatch not requiring Bond or Return has not attending it the charge of the fees & further trouble belonging to both the other [the cocquet & the bond]: and for preventing frauds in the importation of foreign goods without payment of Duty under colour of such despatches from port to port it has been further directed that every such transire for foreign goods shall contain a reference to the entry inwards when the goods are shipped coastwise by the merchant importer or if shipped by a retailer who cannot resort to any entry [in the Custom House books] he usually makes oath that the goods were bought in the way of his trade from some merchant importer & that he has no reason to believe but that all the Duties were paid for the same on the importation. Such transires are in practice when the goods are carried by land carriage if from one port to another as well as by water: and the oath [is] in both cases voluntarily taken by all fair traders to secure their goods from seizure which they would otherwise be liable to by the Act of 3 Hy VII [c. 7 for the due ordering and recovering of Customs] which requires a certificate for goods entered in one port & carried to another. But for transires from Leith to Edinburgh we see no more reason than there would be to oblige the merchants here (having their goods duly discharged at the Custom House) to take out transires for carrying them afterwards to Highgate or Hampstead if they had occasion to do so.” Out Letters (North Britain) I, pp. 453–5.
Nov. 20. Letter of direction for 21869l. 6. 10 to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of money remaining in the Exchequer from the payments made by the East India Company on account of their United Stock: & is intended to be paid over to Sir Henry Furnese for the [equivalent] value in his bills for the services following:
£ s. d.
in part of 894272l. 3. 6 for the 40000 men anno 1708
upon account of subsistence & pay for this body to Dec 22 next 18735 10 6½
in part of 34251l. 13. 4 for the 3000 Palatines anno 1708
for two thirds (being her Majesty's share) of the pay of the said Palatines for one month to Dec 22 next 3133 16 3½
£21869 6 10
Disposition XIX, p. 234.
William Lowndes to the Navy Commissioners. The Prizes Commissioners have represented to my Lord Treasurer that they cannot make a distribution in favour of 3 prizes taken in the Mediterranean in May 1707 by her Majesty's ships Milford and Enterprize for want of your certifying to them lists of said ships' companies. It appears that the difficulty in certifying same arises from the loss of the said ship Enterprize & all her company. What method can be taken to supply the want of the duly certified list? Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 17.
J. Taylour to Baron Scrope [a Baron of the Exchequer Court in Scotland]. In the letter from you & the rest of the Barons there you say the Treasury Clerks [here] demand large fees of you which are not paid by the English Judges. The explanation thereof which I have given to the Lord Treasurer Godophin is as follows viz that the fees complained of are not at the Treasury but at the Exchequer, for the Treasury fees are but 12s. 6d. an order whereas at the Exchequer the poundage to the Auditor of the Receipt (as well as I remember) is 1l. 5. 0 for every 100l., to the Clerk of the Pells 12s. 6d. & in the Teller's Office 3l. which comes to near 5l. for every 100l. paid for fees amp; salaries: that though these officers have for many years past and do still forbear to take their fees from the Judges here they certainly have a right to them by tables of fees as old as Queen Elizabeth which have been confirmed by order of Council and, I believe, allowed of several times in Parliament when they required them to be laid before 'em & had the reasonableness thereof reported by the Barons. And the Lord Treasurer has it not in his power to take away, alter or lessen the same. I know of no other way in this case but to apply to the Auditor of the Receipt, the Clerk of the Pells & the Tellers to show the like favour in your payments as they do to the Judges of England. Out Letters (North Britain) I, p. 459.
Nov. 20. Same to the Lord Advocate in Scotland. The Lord Treasurer has your favour of the 9th inst & Sir David Nairn has delivered to him the account which you sent of the charge & expense of the Circuit Courts. The Lord Treasurer will in a few days send warrant to the Excise Commissioners to pay you the balance thereof, being very well satisfied with the great care you have taken & with what you have proposed by Sir David in relation to this matter. Ibid.
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