Warrant Books: May 1709, 21-31

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May 1709, 21–31

May 21. Warrant dormant by Treasurer Godolphin [to the Customs Cashier] to pay the fee or salary of 15l. per an. to Henry Blaake as a Queen's waiter Bristol port. Money Book XX, p. 17.
William Lowndes to the Navy Commissioners. In your letter of the 18th inst. you desire leave to make use of so much of the weekly money ordered for recalls as may discharge the three ships you name which have been lost. The Lord Treasurer agrees thereto notwithstanding the overplus of the said weekly money not called for was at your desire directed by his Lordship to be applied to pay officers who had passed their accounts supra, p. 155.
I am also to acquaint you that out of the 31,898l. 10s. 0d. last ordered for the course of the Navy it was intended that the money due for principal and interest on the bills sold by Winter to Heath and others should be paid. Please therefore pay same according to the Order in Council. Disposition Book XIX, p. 297.
Letter of direction for the issue of 88,000l. as follows in Exchequer Bills to be made forth under the Bank Stock Act: viz.
£
to Sir Thomas Littleton, Treasurer of the Navy, to be applied to pay ships at Portsmouth and the Nore 50,000
to ditto more, to pay bills of exchange under the head of Wear and Tear 8,000
to Sir Patrick Johnston et al. in part of 28,452l. 19s. 7d. for salt debentures ut supra, p. 175 15,000
to ditto more in part of 23,299l. 15s. 0d. for such Salt Duties ut ibid. 15,000
£88,000
Ibid.
May 21. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to add 20l. per an. to the salary of the collector of Southampton port to make same 100l. per an. and further to establish 20l. per an. for the salary of a second clerk to be allowed him.
Prefixing: said Commissioners' report. Out Letters (Customs) XV, p. 106.
May 23. Money warrant for 1,000l. to John Ince [Cashier of the Bank of England] for the charge of executing the commission dated Feb. 16 last for taking subscriptions for enlarging the capital stock of the Bank of England.
Appending: memorial from said Commissioners (signed Cha. Peers, John Houblon, John Emilie, James Bateman. Theo. Janssen, John Gould, Jam. Dolliffe, Gerrard Conyers, William Bouverie, William Dawson, John Hanger, Peter Delme and John Shipman) praying the issue of said sum as reasonable for meeting the said expenses. We have received subscriptions amounting to 2,201,171l. 10s. 0d. and the first payments thereon and have returned duplicates into the Exchequer according to the direction of our said Commission. Money Book XX, pp. 17–18. Order Book VII, p. 247. Disposition Book XIX, p. 302.
Same for 253l. 8s. 6d. to James, Duke of Queensberry and Dover, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State: to wit for 50 days Feb. 3 last (the day he was made a Principal Secretary of State) to March 25 last on his salary of 1,850l. per an. (Money order dated June 10 hereon.) Money Book XX, p. 21. Order Book VII, p. 279. Disposition Book XIX, p. 302.
Same for 462l. 10s. 0d. each to Charles, Earl of Sunderland and Henry Boyle for 1709 Lady day quarter as Principal Secretaries of State. (Money order dated April 30 hereon for Sunderland and May 24 for Boyle.) (Letter of direction for Sunderland dated June 9 hereon. The letter of direction for Henry Boyle does not appear.) Money Book XX, p. 35. Order Book VII, pp. 254, 260. Disposition Book XIX, pp. 302, 307.
Letter of direction for 6,000l. to John Tailer: out of money in the Exchequer from loans on tin: and is further part of his order for building at Woodstock. Disposition Book XIX, p. 298.
J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to Mr. Popple to lay before the Commissioners for Trade the memorial as follows for them to advise my Lord Treasurer as to the disposal of the said poor Palatines, “to the end my Lord may lay the same before the Queen.”
Prefixing: said memorial unsigned and undated. “Mr. Coleby was just now at the Office to acquaint your Lordship that there are 1,100 more of the German Protestants come over and about 600 more lye at Rotterdam for passage: that they are very poor and sickly and he fears if they are not quickly disposed of will breed a sickness in the city, from whence they should at least be forthwith removed.” Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 73.
Fiat for royal letters patent to constitute Richard Gibson as customer of Carlisle port loco Richard Cartewright deceased. Out Letters (Customs) XV, p. 167.
May 23. Treasury reference to Mr. Howe of the petition of Nathaniell Carpenter in behalf of Col. Jones's Regiment in the West Indies shewing that by a clause in the late Mutiny Act [7 Anne, c. 4, clause 69] a power is given to pay any sum for clearing the said Regiment notwithstanding any want of muster rolls: therefore prays a state of the pay of said Regiment. Reference Book VIII, p. 358.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to Thomas Goodall and Barbara his wife to deliver over to Charles, Lord Halifax all writings which concern the Honor of Hampton Court (to wit terrars, court rolls, court books, rentals, surveys, boundaries, records, escripts and muniments) in any way concerning the offices held by William Young there which are now held by said Lord. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 362.
May 24. Royal warrant dated St. James's to Visct. FitzHardinge, Treasurer of the Chamber, to pay the customary allowance of 10s. a day for travelling charges to Elizabeth Abrahall, the Queen's Mistress Starcher, during her attendance in the Queen's several progresses and removes from the Queen's accession to date hereof and for the future during pleasure. Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, pp. 48–9.
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 3,000l. to Charles, Earl of Sunderland, Secretary of State: for secret service. (Same to same for a same for the like to Henry Boyle, the other Secretary of State.) (Privy seal dated May 31 hereon.) (Money warrants dated July 2 hereon.) (Money orders dated July 5 hereon, with a later marginal confirmation thereof dated 1710 Aug. 21.) Ibid., p. 50. Money Book XX, p. 54. Order Book VII, p. 262.
Money warrant for 21l. 4s. 8d. to the churchwardens of St. Magnus, London for one year to 1708 Xmas on the perpetuity for relief of the poor.
7l. 13s. 4d. to the churchwardens of St. John Baptist, Walbrook for same on same.
7l. to the churchwardens of St. Botolphs, London for same on same.
50l. to the heirs of Nicholas Yates for half a year to 1708 Lady day on their pension. Money Book XX, pp. 19–20. Disposition Book XIX, p. 302.
Dormant warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receipt for money orders from time to time to Samuel Edwin Esq., Usher of the Receipt, for necessaries for the respective Annuity Offices in the Receipt (for the 40,000l. annuities and the 80,000l. annuities under the two Annuity Acts of anno 1708 6 Anne c. 39 and 48): same to be paid according to bills of liberate to be allowed and approved by the Chancellor of the Exchequer: there being special clauses in each of the said two Acts for payment of salaries and incidents out of the overplus of the funds on which the said annuities are charged. Money Book XX, pp. 20–21.
Warrant by same to the Trustees for Circulating Exchequer Bills to pay 1,300l. for one year 1708 April 27 to 1709 April 27 for salaries for the management of the said Circulation to wit 300l. each to the three Trustees (Sir James Bateman, John Heathcote, Henry Fermor); and to their officers 400l. viz. 200l. to Lionel Herne, 150l. to Samuel Edwards, 40l. to William Parrot and 10l. to Mrs. Mary Parrot. Money Book XX, p. 22.
May 24. Money warrant for 2,955l. 6s. 6d. to the abovesaid three Trustees as imprest and upon account of the premiums and other charges in circulating Exchequer Bills under the late Act for Continuing several Impositions [7 Anne, c. 31]. Ibid., p. 23. Order Book VII, p. 248.
Letter of direction for the issue of 116,100l. in Exchequer Bills to be made forth under the Bank Stock Act [7 Anne, c. 30]: for services as follows: viz.
£
to the Navy Treasurer: to be applied to the course of the Navy under the head of Wear and Tear for the month of Oct. 1706 and interest thereon 59,326
to ditto more, for the Victualling: to be applied to pay bills in course for the month of Aug. 1706 and interest thereon 33,622
to ditto more, towards bills of exchange, necessary and extra necessary money, short allowance money and other contingencies 20,000
to Thomas Micklethwayte, Treasurer for the Transport Service: and is to be applied to the [Transport] course for the month of Oct. 1706 3,152
£116,100
Disposition Book XIX, p. 298.
William Lowndes to Mr. Chetwynd. The Lord Treasurer has received yours from Alexandria dated May 9 new style. He enters well into the consideration of all that has been done by you and your brother in relation to Sir Henry Furnese's correspondents and might have closed with you upon your proposal of putting the premises for the future upon another foot of management, but that from the forwardness of the negotiations towards a general peace his Lordship has good reason to hope the difficulties which attend those affairs at present may soon be removed. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 73.
Same to the Bank of England. The nature of this year's funds being such that it will be impossible for my Lord Treasurer to answer the pressing demands of the Navy for money to pay seamen's wages otherwise than by ordering Exchequer Bills to be issued for that service and his Lordship apprehending that the said Bills without some proportion of money cannot be applied to wages but to the apparent hazard of the credit of them, which is by all means to be avoided, his Lordship (in a matter of so great importance) is pleased to recommend it to you to give the Treasurer of the Navy your best assistance towards making the pays in the said Bills practicable and preserving at the same time the credit of them. Ibid., p. 74.
Same to Mr. Waters to report on the enclosed representation [missing] of the Duke of Grafton as Vice Admiral of Suffolk relating to goods taken up on that coast [which are] properly a perquisite of Admiralty but improperly detained by persons having no title thereto. Ibid., p. 75.
May 24. Same to the Navy Commissioners to make out Navy bills for refunding to Josiah Burchett, Secretary of the Admiralty, and the clerks of his office, detailed, the [Land] Tax assessment on their salaries anno 1708: to a total of 324l. 17s. 0d. Ibid.
Treasury reference to the Victualling Commissioners of the petition of James Milner for interest for the time he was not paid the money on his bills for victualling the Navy. Reference Book VIII, p. 357.
Subscription by Treasurer Godolphin of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant dated 1708 Oct. 29 to the Master of the Jewel House for the delivery to Col. Masham of 80 ounces of gilt plate as a gift from the Queen at the christening of his child: to an estimate of 40l. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 355.
Warrant by same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a particular of premises in St. James's Park infra, p. 191, being the ground and buildings commonly called the Fryery near St. James's Palace, which is to be surrendered and a further piece of ground being some part of the Royal garden which has not heretofore been granted or leased (and which is herein desired in order to build thereon part of the mansion house which is intended to be erected: the design of erecting on this ground being only to complete the said mansion house and the accommodations thereto): all in order to a lease thereof to James Craggs, Samuell Edwards and Charles Hodges et al. ut ibid. in trust for the Duchess of Marlborough.
Prefixing: report by said Surveyor General on the petition of said Craggs &c. Ibid., pp. 359–60.
Subscription by same for the execution of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant dated May 14 to the Master of the Great Wardrobe for delivery to the Duke of Marlborough of a cloth of state of crimson damask and chapel necessaries, not detailed, for his chapel in Holland as Ambassador: to an estimate of 385l. Ibid., p. 372.
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to pay 100l. to Sir Richard Pyne, Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench in Ireland, being the sum which would have been paid to him under the Establishment of Ireland in case he had gone the Leinster circuit this spring which he was appointed to go but was hindered by a violent fit of sickness on the road to Chester when he was going to Ireland to perform said circuit. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 85.
Same dated same to Archibald Douglas of Cavers, Receiver General of [Crown] Lands, Rents &c. in Scotland to pay (out of moneys received or to be received from the executors of Daniell Stuart late Receiver General of the Bullion, representing arrears of that Duty incurred before the Union) 700l. to Robert Rutherford, Robert Bruce and Archibald Brown for attending the business to which they were appointed by the late Privy Council of Scotland to wit the receiving all the Scots and foreign coins and seeing same melted and delivered to the Master of the Mint to be coined. Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 38.
May 25. Letter of direction for 1,500l. to Francis, Visct. Rialton, Cofferer of the Household: out of Civil List moneys: and is to be applied as follows: viz.
£
for provisions for the entertainment of the Russian Lords 400
for a new store of table linen lately provided for her Majesty's service 400
for wine bought in Holland by her Majesty's direction 700
£1,500
Disposition Book XIX, p. 299.
Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of David Thomas gent. for a lease of a messuage in Killkenies in the Lordship of Denbigh, Commote of Uchdulas and County of Denbigh. Reference Book VIII, p. 358.
Subscription by Treasurer Godolphin of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant dated May 23 inst. to the Master of the Jewel House for the delivery to Visct. Townshend of 5,893 ounces of white plate and 1,066 ounces of gilt plate as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, being the allowance heretofore given on the like occasions: to an estimate of 2,500l. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 361.
Same by same of a same for the delivery to said Townshend of a cloth of state of crimson damask with gold and silver fringe, a chair, two stools, two cushions, a footstool and a foot carpet; likewise furniture, detailed (Bibles, Common Prayer Book, altar cloth, towels, surplices), for his chapel: to an estimate of 365l. Ibid.
May 26. Money warrant for 2,000l. to Prince Charles of Denmark for half a year to 1709 April 10 on his annuity for renouncing his pretensions to the bishopric of Eutin (apparently replaced by the warrant of same date infra). Money Book XX, pp. 23–4.
Same for 650l. to Charles, Lord Halifax, Auditor of the Receipt, for one year from 1709 March 25 for the whole charge and expense of managing and performing in his Office of Auditor of the Receipt the business relating to the [circulating] the old Exchequer Bills and all other Exchequer Bills. Ibid., p. 24.
Warrant from Treasurer Godolphin to the Commissioners for Sick and Wounded to pay the auditors' fees for the accounts of the late Commissioners and Treasurer of Sick and Wounded, and for which no fees have been paid or allowed: and similarly to pay such fees for the future. Ibid., p. 36.
Money warrant for 2,000l. to Prince Charles of Denmark for half a year to 1709 April 10 on his annuity for renouncing the bishopric of Eutin:
and for 100l. 17s. 6d. for Exchequer fees on the receipt of same. (Money order for said 100l. 17s. 6d. dated July 4 hereon.) [This warrant apparently replaces the above warrant of this day's date.] Ibid., p. 54. Order Book VII, p. 264.
May 26. Letter of direction for 30,775l. to John How, Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons: out of Exchequer Bills to be made forth under the Bank Stock Act [7 Anne, c. 30]: and is to be applied as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
on account of Guards and Garrisons anno 1709.
for 33 days' subsistence from May 23 inst. to June 24 next for the Troops and Regiments in Great Britain 22,549 10 9
for 60 days' pay from Feb. 24 last to April 24 last for the several Garrisons in Great Britain 4,534 10 6¾
on account of the 5,000 men for sea service anno 1709.
towards 33 days' subsistence May 23 inst. to June 24 next for the several Marine Regiments 3,432 18 8¼
in further part of 301,748l. 7s. 11¼d. voted by the House of Commons to make good extra-ordinaries: and is intended towards making good to said How the 32,986l. 8s. 0d. ut supra, p. 168.
for levy money for 129 private men added to Lord Polwarth's Regiment; at 40l. each as by royal warrant of May 2 inst. 258 0 0
£30,775 0 0
Disposition Book XIX, p. 299.
William Lowndes to the Navy Treasurer. The Lord Treasurer understands by you that the Bank of England will advance 50,000l. on the Land Tax tallies anno 1709 which were issued to you Dec. 23 last; the interest thereon to commence from the date the Bank makes such loan. The Lord Treasurer consents to your receiving the said sum and to you assigning the tallies accordingly. You are to apply same to the payment of wages to ships at Portsmouth and the Nore. Ibid., p. 301.
Same to the Attorney and Solicitor General to report on the enclosed papers [missing] touching an invention proposed to be set up by Mr. Campbell and Mr. Inglis for improving British salt to the goodness of foreign salt. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 64.
J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland enclosing a series of papers as follows by order of Treasurer Godolphin: viz.
(1) A list of papers passed the Queen's hand and countersigned by the Earl of Mar but not yet passed the Court of Exchequer [Scotland]. As to these please give the Lord Treasurer your reasons in general why they have not hitherto been complied with and what objections you have against passing any of them in particular.
(2) A draft warrant for a grant to the Earl of Roseberry of the office of Chamberlain of Fyfe and Strathearn during her Majesty's life (which his lordship now holds during pleasure only) together with a pension or salary of 300l. per an. to be detained by him out of the rents of the lordship of Fyfe. The Queen is inclined to gratify the Earl in his request [for this grant] but the Lord Treasurer desires first your advice and opinion, “having formerly signified to you that he should never think it reasonable to procure any warrants for signatures or privy seals in Scotland which concerned the revenue till he had first received your advice and opinion.”
(3) A draft warrant for a grant to John Ogilvie of the bygone Equies due from David, Earl of Airlie or his deceased father as Chief Baillies of the Regality of Aberbrothock. Please report the amount of the said equies, as the Queen is disposed to this grant if they do not exceed 63l. 16s. 0d. as alleged.
(4) A memorial of Sir Thomas Kennedy and partners [Farmers] of the Annexed Excise from Nov. 1691 to 1696 praying allowance of the balance of their tack duty and for reparation for their losses occasioned by laws made for the support of the Government.
(5) Three papers relating to a grant made by the late King to Mr. Johnston of 4,000l. out of the fines and compositions of leases of teinds formerly belonging to the bishops in Scotland. Please cause all the accounts of the said arrears of compositions to be made up and adjusted and what has been received in part of the said 4,000l. “and how much still remains due to Mr. Johnston if his grant is valid”: further what rules are fit to be settled for making the said compositions and also what sum may be reasonably allowed to him for discharging the said grant if her Majesty shall think fit to pay it down at once and to apply the said compositions to other uses.
(6) An account of the money rents and corn rents of several late bishoprics in Scotland in the year 1705. The Lord Treasurer notices that this account does not contain all the late bishoprics and on the credit side there are articles for wrong rentalings, cess, deficiencies and expenses in collecting, which [in all] amount to near 500l. per an. Though something must be allowed for cess, that cannot be considerable, and the deficiencies ought to be nothing in regard the rents being of the nature of quit rents are enforceable by process; nor ought anything to be allowed for expenses because the collectors have salaries. As for wrong rentallings the Lord Treasurer says they must be discussed before you because 'tis to be supposed the Exchequer rentals are good till the tenants prove to the contrary. My Lord Treasurer further observes that in the year 1705 the price of corn was lower than has been for many years so that the amount of the said bishoprics should be considerably more in other years. Further there are several articles stated on the credit side of the said account as burdens affecting the said rents which are not constant yearly charges. On the whole the Lord Treasurer desires you to cause the accounts of all the Receivers or Collectors of the revenues of the late bishoprics to be made up with all despatch and that a rent roll or state of the whole yearly produce thereof and the grants and encumbrances thereon be sent to him with your observations or remarks thereupon. He also desires you to oblige the Chamberlains, Sheriffs and all manner of accomptants to make up their accounts in arrear and for the future [to do same] yearly and to pay the balances thereon as they ought to do; and that you constantly send him an account of what is so paid from time to time by any of the said accomptants to Archibald Douglas, Receiver General of her Majesty's land rents or other revenues and casualties [in Scotland].
Further, in the intended Establishment for payments of the Judges and officers of the Courts of Sessions and Justiciary and Exchequer in Scotland and other officers and persons therein mentioned, a sum of 2,000l. per an. is inserted for her Majesty's charities and bounties to such indigent and necessitous persons as shall be approved by the Exchequer Court [of Scotland] from time to time. The Lord Treasurer desires you to send him a list of such distribution as you think proper to be made at present of the said sum, with your reasons for the same and the merits or qualifications of the persons to whom you intend the said bounties, so that his Lordship may lay it before the Queen for her approbation.
Appending: list of the said papers.
signature of lands in favour of Gavin Hamilton, Underclerk of Session.
tack of teinds of the lands of Dalgarnock in the Duke of Queensberry's favour.
signature of the aforesaid lands in said Duke's favour.
ditto of the lands of Horsehill in favour of Francis Scott.
ditto of lands in favour of the Earl of Leven.
ditto of the lands and estate of Luss in favour of Anne Colquhan and Mr. James Grant, her husband.
ditto of the lands of Gorgey in favour of the Lord Grange.
gift of usury in favour of William Sutherland of Mislowie.
signature of the lands and barony of Glenagys in favour of John and Mungo Haldens.
gift of the Respond Duties of the shire of Forfar for the Earl of Northesk's use.
gift of the single and life rent escheat of Robert, Lord Colvil.
signature of the lands of Auden et al. in favour of William Seton of Auchmedden.
ditto of the single and life rent escheat of James Dewar of Redhouse in favour of Thomas Boys.
ditto of ultimus heres of the deceased John Innes in favour of David Erskine.
gift of the single and life rent escheat of David Ogilvie of Cluney.
ditto of ditto of the late Lord Duffus in favour of the present Lord Duffus.
warrant for a gift of the office of Chamberlainary of Fyfe to the Earl of Roseberry.
signature in favour of John Ogilvie.
memorial to her Majesty for Sir Thomas Kennedy et al.
the state of Mr. Johnston's concern: with a memorial about Mr. Johnston's concern to show that the fund is sufficient for a considerable balance to the Crown and that the money may be quickly got: also a memorial concerning the merits and value of Mr. Johnston's pretensions.
account of the bishoprics of St. Andrews &c. for the crop 1705.
Out Letters (North Britain) II, pp. 43–6.
May 26. Treasury reference to Mr. Vanburgh of the petition of James Chase, apothecary to the late King's person, praying payment of 612l. 5s. 0d. due to him in the Treasurer of the Chamber's Office and 159l. 13s. 9d. due in the Cofferer's Office. Reference Book VIII, p. 359.
May 26. Treasury reference to the Salt Commissioners of the petition of Ursula Burrich, widow of Edward Burrich late collector of Salt, praying remission of his arrear of 200l.; she being left with three small children in very low circumstances. Reference Book VIII, p. 359.
Order by Treasurer Godolphin to Thomas Baker and William Gosselyn (officers for the Arrears of Prizes) to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing: (a) order of the Queen in Council dated St. James's May 19 applying to other like cases the direction given above supra, p. 179, in the case of the ship Enterprize (the company of which ship has money due for several prizes taken in the Mediterranean in 1707 but she was unfortunately lost with all her company) with regard to dispensing with that part of the Queen's Declaration (concerning the distribution of the captors' shares of prizes) which relates to the certification [of said captors' names] from muster books the present order being for relief of the widows who now claim under the said captors that unfortunately perished. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 373.
Treasurer Godolphin to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. I have received yours of April 30 last about levy money for the Regiment to be raised by Sir John Wittewrong; and yours of the 19th inst. relating to Mr. Benjamin Parry; and yours of the same day in favour of the officers and servants attending the House of Lords; and yours of the same date about the brewers of Dublin; and yours of the 21st inst. with observations touching the demands of the officers and servants attending, the House of Lords.
I am concerned to tell you I am not yet fully prepared to answer all the said letters. But as to Sir John Wittewrong's affair the proceeding therein depends so much upon the present [peace] negociations abroad that you will agree [that] the orders for levy money are proper to be deferred till we are further informed of the success of the negociations, which I expect to hear by next post. Out Letters (Ireland), p. 86.
May 27. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to Thomas Baker and William Goselyn, the persons appointed to receive the moneys due upon prizes and all arrears thereof, to issue their warrant to John Henley, late Receiver General for Prizes, to apply the prizes money in his hands to pay captors [their respective shares] and to [pay to] such other uses as the same should have been applied [to] by warrant from the late Commissioners of Prizes had not the commission to such Commissioners been determined and made void; excepting all payments for contingencies or incidents. Money Book XX, p. 24.
Letter of direction for 116,312l. 10s. 0d. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of Exchequer Bills to be made forth under the Bank Stock Act [7 Anne, c. 30]: and is to be applied as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
in part of 901,827l. 13s. 6d. for the 40,000 men anno 1709.
for one month's subsistence from June 24 next to July 23 next of the subject Troops forming part of that body 38,672 16 1
for same month's full pay to the foreign Troops forming part of said body 38,881 15 5½
for same month's full pay to the General Officers of the said body 1,982 1 8¾
for same month's Contingencies for said body 833 6 8
for forage money and waggon money for the subject Troops of said body 9,814 17 6
for forage money, waggon money and recruit money for the foreign Troops of said body 11,665 8 9¾
in part of 34,251l. 13s. 4d. for the 3,000 Palatine [Troops] anno 1709.
for two thirds (being her Majesty's share) of the pay of said Palatines employed in the service of her Majesty and the Allies anno 1709 to wit for two months May 24 inst. to July 23 next 5,708 12 3
in part of 43,251l. 12s. 6d. for the 4,639 Saxons anno 1709.
for her Majesty's proportion being a moiety of same two months' pay for the said Saxons employed in the service of her Majesty and the States General 7,208 12 1
in part of 9,269l. 16s. 6d. for Bothmar's Regiment of Dragoons anno 1709.
for her Majesty's share of the same two months' pay of this Regiment in the service of her Majesty and the States General 1,544 19 5
£116,312 10 0
Disposition Book XIX, p. 300.
May 27. Treasury reference to Arthur Manwareing [an Auditor of Imprests] of the incidents bill for one year to April 27 last of the Trustees for Exchequer Bills: total 126l. 19s. 9½d. Reference Book VIII, p. 359.
Same to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of William Malet, surety for his father B. Malet late Receiver General of Taxes for Co. Somerset, praying to compound his father's debt pursuant to Act of Parliament [private Act 7 Anne, No. 19]. Ibid.
Same to same of the petition of Sir Richard Allen, Thomas Barker et al., sureties of Samuel Pacey late Receiver General for Co. Suffolk, praying the like composition as above, [private Act 7 Anne, No. 18]. Ibid.
May 28. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a commission to Sir Richard Onslow, Speaker of the House of Commons, and 85 others detailed to treat and agree for the purchase of lands for the better fortifying of Portsmouth, Chatham and Harwich in accordance with the Act for that purpose lately passed [7 Anne, c. 26]. Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, pp. 59–60.
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 200l. per an. to William Blencowe, grandson to Dr. Wallis, as from 1709 Lady day for deciphering letters for her Majesty's service, wherein the Earl of Sunderland certifies that he has been very diligent and industrious: no further payment is to be made to him under the privy seal which granted 100l. per an. to him and his said late grandfather for said work, after payment of 75l. thereon for three quarters from 1708 June 24 to 1709 Lady day. (Money warrant for said 75l. dated July 26 hereon.) (Money order dated July 27 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Aug. 26 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, pp. 60–2. Money Book XX, p. 81. Order Book VII, p. 284. Disposition Book XX, p. 40.
May 28. Money warrant for 100l. to the executors of Francis Mansell decd. for half a year to 1691 Sept. 29 on an annuity granted by Charles II. 1677 July 18 to Barbara, wife of Francis Mansell and to Charles Mansell and Francis Mansell their sons, for 99 years terminable on the lives of the said three grantees, the said Francis junr. having died 1698 July 20, at New Meagon [Nijmuegen] in Holland as the sole remaining grantee and the said annuity having been paid only to 1691 Lady day: and his sister Ann Rawson, wife of Maurice Rawson, as administratrix assigned 1703 Dec. 9 all the arrears of the said pension to Samuell Wragg in trust for Edward Bromwich of the Inner Temple in consideration of the true payment of 300l.
Appending: certificate by the Auditor of the Receipt of the above facts as to said annuity. Money Book XX, p. 25.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to employ James How (at present waiter and searcher at Whitby) as surveyor there loco John Moor who relinquishes.
Joseph Ryland as waiter and searcher there loco said How.
Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on the memorials of Joseph Ryland and William Caldecot for the place of surveyor of Whitby. The abovesaid How has informed us of several ill practices and irregularities in said port fit to be redressed. For his encouragement we advise his preferment to be surveyor and to keep a horse and that Ryland succeed him, having been formerly presented by us for a tidesurveyorship at Liverpool and a riding officership in Kent which requires less skill and experience than a surveyor of a port who ought first to serve as a landwaiter. For the same reason we cannot present Caldecot for the said place of surveyor till he has served in the next inferior station of landwaiter. As to James Benn's petition for that surveyorship, he served several years as a deputy Queen's waiter London port and with fidelity and but for the preferment of How to that post we should very readily present him for same. Out Letters (Customs) XV, pp. 168–9.
Same by same to same to appoint George Muschamp (Receiver of Potomac in Maryland) as Receiver of Patuxent River in Maryland where he is at present collector.
Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on said Muschamp's petition. He served for divers years as collector of the Duties under the Act of 25 Car. II. c. 7 at Patuxent River and well behaved himself therein. We have no objection to his being appointed Receiver of Duties in that River, which are appropriated to the payment of the Governor's salary and purchasing arms and ammunition for the use of that province. Ibid., p. 170.
May 28. Treasurer Godolphin to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in reply to his Excellency's various letters ut supra, p. 188. The compromise to be made with the brewers of Dublin will tend to the advantage of the revenue.
As to the case of Mr. Benj. Parry the Queen is most inclined to give a favourable answer. But there are three Acts already passed for setting up Registers in England, and more may be, and one in Scotland and all without any charge to the Crown. So the proposal to pay Registers of this kind may be a bad precedent. And since there is an Explanatory Bill depending for amending the Act for the Register in Ireland sufficient provision may be made therein to defray the charge of a Register.
The affair of the officers and clerks attending the House of Lords in Ireland is grown too big and clamorous a business to be withstood. Therefore I readily agree with you as to the allowance of 500l. a Session and as to the distribution thereof and should be glad at the same time if a Regulation might be made for the clerks and officers of the House of Commons there and that thereby the practices of making such allowances the subject of a clause in a Money Bill may be wholly avoided for the future—a practice which I perceive you disapprove as much as I do. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, pp. 86–7.
Royal warrant dated St. James's to same to continue on the Establishment of Ireland for two years from 1708 Xmas the pension of 200l. per an. to Dr. Elias Bouchereau, Keeper of the Public Library near St. Sepulchre's Dublin erected by Narcissus, archbishop of Armagh: he having brought with him from France only his family and his books valued at 500l. which he gave to the foundation of the said library. Ibid., p. 87.
May 30. Same dated same to the Attorney and Solicitor General for a great seal to accept a surrender from James Craggs, Samuel Edwards and Charles Hodges of all that house, yards, garden and curtilages in St. James's Park Co. Midd. heretofore built and used for keeping of pheasants, guinea hens, partridges and other fowl and the parcel of ground granted to them by a great seal of 1708 Oct. 25 as in trust for Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough; and in lieu thereof to grant to them Craggs, Edwards and Hodges as in the like trust the following premises [being the same premises more fully and particularly set out] to wit all the houses, edifices, buildings and other things which were formerly in lease to Francis Roper Esq., Sir John Arundell Kt. and David Meade Esq. being granted to the said Roper et al. as in trust for the late Queen Dowager Katherine and containing 1 acre 1 rood and 30 perches from the south end of the wall dividing the Fryery Garden from the Royal Garden there, abutting south on St. James's Park 117 feet east and west including the brick wall and then turning northwards and bounded west by the way leading from St. James's Park to St. James's Palace and by the main building of a chapel used as a French and Dutch chapel and by a passage leading from the said church to the said palace and by other parts of the said palace and bounded east by the building now or late in the possession of Mr. Lock and the gateway leading to High Street called the Pall Mall and in the remaining part the backsides of divers houses fronting the Pall Mall Street and the tenement in possession of Mr. Fletcher: all being anciently part of St. James's Park and of the old highway leading from Charing Cross to St. James's Palace and part thereof used for keeping pheasants &c. and granted to said Roper et al. 1671 Sept. 20 at the request of Queen Katherine, in trust for her and for such other person as she should appoint to be paid 2,000l. (which sum she so appointed 1671 Dec. 19 to be paid to Sir Richard Bellings), and the said Arundel as survivor of the said three trustees left Dame Frances his daughter and then wife to said Bellings and the said Dame Frances and her husband Sir Richard Bellings resigned 1708 Aug. 21 their interest to the said Craggs, Edward and Hodges in consideration of 2,000l. by them paid to the said Bellings whereon was passed the said great seal of 1708 Oct. 25.
The above portion of the present grant is in consideration of the abovesaid 2,000l. paid by said Craggs et al. and likewise of a covenant for the expending of 8,000l. at least in new building the premises.
Likewise this grant is to contain also a piece of ground (parcel of the Royal Garden) in the custody of Henry Boyle and formerly taken out of St. James's Park containing 2 acres 2 roods and 39 perches and situate in the parishes of St. Martin in the Fields and St. James's and bounded west by the ground and buildings of the late Fryery there, abutting north on the backsides of several houses fronting the High Street called the Pall Mall, and is separated or intended to be separated towards the east from other part of the said Royal Garden by a new brick wall or other boundary, and bounded south by St. James's Park.
This portion of the grant is in consideration of a covenant to spend the further sum of 4,000l. thereon at least within three years in building thereon.
Appending: two constats of the two sets of premises with memoranda and ratal thereof by the Surveyor General of Crown Lands. Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, pp. 51–8.
May 30. William Lowndes to the Attorney and Solicitor General. Mrs. Turner is in custody of a messenger. Advise the Lord Treasurer what is proper to be done with her. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 64.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] from [Ezechiel von Spauheim] the King of Prussia's Minister touching wines which are about to be imported of the growth of Neufchatel in Switzerland. Ibid., p. 76.
Treasury reference to same of the petition of David Penso and Company of London merchants concerning currants imported from Zante in a Venetian ship ut infra, p. 201. Reference Book VIII, p. 359.
Subscription by Treasurer Godolphin of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant dated May 14 inst. to the Master of the Jewel House for delivery to Col. Feilding of 80 ounces of gilt plate as a present from the Queen at the christening of his child: to an estimate of 40l. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 369.
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