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| June 1. |
Money warrant for 2,420l. 3s. 8d. to Samuell Smethyn, her Majesty's goldsmith, for plate delivered into the Jewel House between Michaelmas and Xmas 1708. |
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Appending: certificate by the Master of the Jewel House of the plate so delivered. (Money order dated May 31 hereon.) Money Book XX, p. 27. Order Book VII, p. 249. Disposition Book XIX, p. 302. |
| June 1. |
Same for 42l. to the Provost and Fellows of Eton College for one year to 1708 Xmas on their perpetuity. Money Book XX, p. 28. Disposition Book XIX, p. 302. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Excise Commissioners to pay 334l. 4s. 10d. to Henry Meriton, Cashier of Excise, for his charges and disbursements in carrying 1,468,505l. 5s. 4½d. of Excise money anno 1708 (from the week ended 1707 Dec. 29 to the week ended 1708 Dec. 20) to the Exchequer and striking tallies there for the payment thereof. |
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Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on said Meriton's petition for same. Money Book XX, p. 33. |
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Same dormant by same to the Customs Cashier to pay the salary of 30l. per an. to Richard Gibson as Customer of Carlisle port loco Richard Cartewright deceased. Ibid., p. 42. |
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Money order for 100,000l. to the Bank of England for one year to 1710 June 1 on the yearly sum appropriated to said Bank by the Act of Parliament for said Bank 5–6 Wm. and Mary, c. 20. Order Book VII, p. 250. |
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Letter of direction for 200l. to William Ryder: out of moneys of the forfeited estate of Edward, late Lord Griffin: to complete Ryder's money order for 500l. Disposition Book XIX, p. 301. |
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William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed proposal [missing] of David Penso and Company of London merchants proposing to give bond by way of deposit to answer the late Duty of two thirds Subsidy on currants for the quantity thereof imported from Zante in the Venetian ship called the Adria and Pace. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 76. |
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Same to Mr. Brydges to report on the enclosed papers [missing] touching the prize ship Jean D'Grace taken by her Majesty's ship Newcastle and the captors' share therein, being 2,000l. “for which a bill was drawn upon you by the Earl of Peterborough.” In your report of Nov. 17 last thereon you do not propose a method of paying this 2,000l. as you were desired by my letter of 1708 July 2. Please report how the said bill may be met, in order to the discharging the captors' shares. Ibid.
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C. Tilson (in the absence of William Lowndes) to Mr. Baker enclosing a letter [missing] about procuring corn from Tunis. Please enquire how the particulars may best be provided and the cost thereof. Ibid., p. 77. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to pay William Dowthwayte's salary as formerly collector of Stockton in Newcastle port; but same to be immediately paid back towards discharge of his debt to the Crown. Since by this means the dispute between the Customers of Newcastle and said Dowthwaite will be compromised you are hereby to remove the stop on the payment of said customers' salary imposed by my warrant of 1703–4 Jan. 29 supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XIX, p. 120. |
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Prefixing: said Commissioners' report on the petition of Sir Thomas Doleman and Richard Brathwayte, Customers of Newcastle port. Dowthwayte was collector of Stockton from 1690 Sept. 22 to 1701 at 20l. from the Crown (viz. 10l. for himself and 10l. for a clerk) and 20l. each from the said two Customers as their deputy: but the said Customers employed their own deputies distinct from him for the said time and since. The Attorney General has given his opinion that the patent officers have a right to appoint their own deputies and if they put in their own deputy they cannot in strictness be obliged to pay others whom they do not appoint. Therefore Dowthwayte's salary should be paid by the Crown and applied to extinguish his debt to the Crown. Out Letters (Customs) XV, pp. 171–2. |
| June 1. |
Treasury reference to the Salt Commissioners of the petition of John Yates shewing that he was unfortunately concerned in exporting fish to parts beyond the seas and hath remained a prisoner in the Fleet upwards of three years, being unable to satisfy any part of the judgment. Reference Book VIII, p. 360. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to William Gardiner of land (house) called the Fryars in Richmond ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXII, p. 334. |
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Prefixing: constat of the premises, memorandum and ratal by the Surveyor General of Crown Lands. |
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Followed by: undated entry of the Treasury signature of the docquet of this lease. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, pp. 364–6, 404. |
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Same by same to the Salt Commissioners for stay of process against Dr. Benjamin Woodroffe on account of a debt of 600l. for Salt Duties. Ibid., p. 367. |
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Same by same to Thomas Baker and William Gosselin, officers for the Arrears of Prizes, to pay 400l. to Robert Lawrey for his services and expense relating to the ship Worcester and [her] cargo, wherein he attended 16 months. |
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Prefixing: report by said Baker and Gosselin and by J. Warters and J. Dod on said Lawrey's petition. Ibid.
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Same by same to the Salt Commissioners and the Queen's Remembrancer to release James Hirdman of Hartlepool from his imprisonment in the Fleet. |
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Prefixing: said Commissioners' report on his case [being] similar to that in the case of Snowdon supra, p. 155. Ibid., pp. 368–9. |
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Same by same to the Excise Commissioners to allow in account the sums of 38l. and 24l. 8s. 0d. (drawn by John Harrison the Chester carryer on Humphry Salisbury) to William Hunt, Collector of Excise for Wales North Collection, for loss by a bill in his returns and for his legal expenses arising by defending the claim made by one Foulks a collector of the Stamp Duties who likewise entrusted the said Harrison with returns of moneys. |
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Prefixing: report by the Excise Commissioners on said Hunt's petition. Ibid., pp. 448–9. |
| June 1. |
Report to the Queen by Treasurer Godolphin on the petition of John Du Burgh on behalf of himself and others merchants of Hamburg, concerning the outset of a ship called the St. Peter of Sleswyck in Holstein, Capt. Claes Ehillers commander; and praying permission to trade with the subjects of Scotland during the fishing season for fresh fish to be salted &c. on board their own vessels. I referred the same to the Customs Commissioners of Scotland and submit their report thereon as also the opinion of the Lord Advocate, Edinburgh. |
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Appending: (1) said report of the Customs Commissioners in Edinburgh dated May 24. To allow foreigners to lie on the coast with salt which has not paid the Duties, or to buy fresh fish from British subjects to be cured on board will give great offence to her Majesty's subjects in this country as tending to discourage their own fishery and navigation, especially at this time when the South and North British people are contriving how to improve this trade as a consequence of the happy Union. And several Acts of Parliament seem also to thwart the proposition of Mr. Du Burgh, as that of 31 Edw. III. c. 1 (that no herrings are to be bought or sold in the sea till the fishers be come into the haven with their herrings and the cable of the ship be drawn to land) and the Act of 1 Anne c. 22 (ships hovering on the coast with salt may be compelled to come into port and either enter or export the salt within 20 days or forfeit double): nor can herrings of English catching be put to salt in England till packed in lawful barrels (15 Car. II. c. 16): and by the 2nd Act of the third Session of Parliament made in Scotland [1705], still in force, no salmon, herrings or white fish are to be exported but such as are made by the subjects of Great Britain and marked with the seal of the maker. We have enquired into the general opinion of the merchants and find them averse to foreigners coming on the coast to catch or buy fish. In the Islands of Shetland they seem to be of another opinion as appears by a representation of the Justices of Peace from that place as below. |
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(2) Opinion of Sir James Stewart, Lord Advocate dated Edinburgh 20 May. The prayer of Du Burgh's petition is inconsistant with the liberty and privileges of all her Majesty's subjects to take, buy and cure fish in all seas and waters belonging to her Majesty and contrary to the express ordinance of the second Act in the third Session of her Majesty's first Parliament of Scotland passed Sept. 1705. It is also contrary to several other Acts of Parliament as James V. p. 7 c. 98 (that no white fish be sent out of the realm but that strangers may come and buy them); and James VI. p. 4 cap. 60 ratified by James VI. p. 6 c. 86 (that all fishery of herrings or white fish upon the coast or within the isles or firths bring the same to free port that the leiges may be first served and the rest bought, salted and transported by freemen under the pain of tinsel of the vessels and hail other moveables of the contraveners); and James VI. p. 8 c. 141 (that no fishers sell their herrings to strangers or unfreemen to be carried forth of this realm to any other countries, which is only allowed to be done by freemen). Besides, the prayer of this petition is prejudicial to the improvement both of fishery, exportation and navigation. |
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(3) Representation of the Justices of Peace in Zetland to the Customs Commissioners at Edinburgh, dated Lerwick 26 Oct. 1708 and signed by F. Stuart, Pa. Lesley, Tho. Gifford, William Henderson, J. Sinclair, William Dick, Law. Bruce, Andr. Bruce, William Dick. We, Justices of Peace for the country of Zetland, having met this day conform to the Act of Parliament and instructions given us, and after we had concluded what was then necessary we thought it most requisite to make known to your honors [how] the poor country wherein we live is circumstanced for the time (first) that by the common enemy [to wit the French] the Hollanders who were the only people who brought in money into the country were burnt and destroyed anno 1703; since which time there have few or none frequented it: and now since the Union was concluded the few Hamburgers and Bremens that used to come to the country and buy the product thereof such as fish, herrings, butter, oil &c. are now so discouraged by the great alteration of their Duty now payable (as they allege) both as to import and export that they have all given over their former trading so that her Majesty will not only totally lose her Custom and Excise that formerly used to be paid but the inhabitants ruined for want of merchants to buy their commodities. Therefore it is most earnestly desired that you as trustees for her Majesty and Government both as to Customs and Excise may fall on such methods (either with her Majesty or British Parliament) that the present condition of the country may be represented and the few Hamburgers and Bremens who traded here may be encouraged while [until] other merchants from Britain be settled. Out Letters (North Britain) II, pp. 47–9. |
| June 1. |
Report by the [Principal] Officers of the Mint in London (C. Peyton [Warden], Sir Isaac Newton [Master], Jn. Ellis [Comptroller] thereof) on the petition ut supra, p. 65, of Robert Millar, clerk of the Mint at Edinburgh. We are satisfied his service was done, to wit of overseeing the tale and weight of the old moneys delivered by the Bank of North Britain to be melted and signing declarations to the Bank of the same and his having charge of the silver till the assay was passed. We think he deserves 60l. reward for same. Ibid., pp. 1–2. |
| June 2. |
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Excise Commissioners to pay 682l. 9s. 0d. to John Smith, John Woodrow and Anthony Cooper, merchants at Yarmouth, in full of their debentures for malt exported; which debentures have been paid (by the procurement of Thomas Tresham an officer of the Excise) to a person to whom they did not belong. |
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Prefixing: said Commissioners' report on the petition of said merchants. The debentures for in all 982l. 9s. 0d. endorsed by said merchants were sent to Robert Atwood merchant in London “that receipts might be writ above their said names when the same should be paid.” Atwood's servant delivered same at the Excise Office to said Tresham, one of the clerks to the Secretary of Excise, to procure the Commissioners' orders for payment thereof. The said orders were signed at the Board by said Commissioners as usual upon the said debentures and the Secretary redelivered them to Tresham for redelivery to Atwood “but the said Tresham on the 1st Nov. last being on holiday when it is usuall for all the officers to be absent, procured one John Atmeare by the name of John Melling to personate the person that bought the said debentures and the [Excise] Cashiers' clerk accordingly paid the value of the said debentures to Atmeare in bank notes and money.” Atmeare has been imprisoned and alleges he delivered all the money to Tresham who immediately withdrew himself and went into Holland. We have also prosecuted one Samuell Hart whom we believe from several circumstances to have been another accomplice, who procured a pass for said Tresham and himself. We also despatched a messenger to Holland in pursuit of Tresham who very narrowly missed of taking him at Flushing in Zealand and who being there informed that Tresham was negotiating at Middleburgh a bill for 300l. which he had taken in London from a merchant to whom he delivered part of the said bank notes to that value, the messenger procured the bill from the drawer at Amsterdam (whither it had been sent for acceptance) and the bill has since been paid to us here in London by the merchant who drew it and we have paid said 300l. to Mr. Atwood in part of the moneys due on the debentures. We have sent a description of Tresham and letters to several persons for his apprehension if he shall be discovered in Holland or repair to the Army. Money Book XX, pp. 28–9. |
| June 2. |
Letter of direction for 43,367l. 11s. 7d. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of loans to be made by said Brydges on credit of the Reversionary Funds in the General Mortgage (for which loans the orders are to bear interest from the date of the tallies): and is intended to be applied to make good [so much of the] sums already paid by the said Brydges for the services following: viz. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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in further part of 301,748l. for extraordinary charges of the war. |
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for 100 horses and accoutrements to augment the Regiment of Dragoons of Lord Stair from eight Troops of 54 men each to nine Troops of 60 private men each, servants excluded |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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for the like to Lieut. Gen. Ross's Regiment of Dragoons |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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for the pay of the said additional men for one year ended 1708 Dec. 22 |
7,555 |
10 |
0 |
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for repairs, augmentation and other services relating to the fortifications of Gibraltar and Alicante and for extraordinary expenses and disbursements upon account of those Garrisons |
20,291 |
15 |
3¾ |
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for General and Staff Officers serving in the Expedition with General Erle from 1708 May 1 to Dec. 22 following for their pay |
6,651 |
5 |
4 |
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towards 12,335l. for levy money for 2,467 recruits which were wanting to complete the Imperial Infantry in Catalonia: at 20 Crowns per man pursuant to Treaty |
5,869 |
0 |
11¼ |
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£43,367 |
11 |
7 |
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Disposition Book XIX, p. 303. |
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William Lowndes to said Mr. Brydges. The Lord Treasurer has directed 43,367l. 11s. 7d. to you as above on the assurance which you have given him that the said tallies shall not be given out by you [in payment or as securities for loans] till they can be delivered without danger of bringing a discount upon that fund [the General Mortgage]. You are to apply same to such services of the Forces
under your pay as the [equivalent] moneys you have paid for extraordinaries as above should have been applied to in case the said extraordinaries had not happened: to wit as follows: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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for four months' neat offreckonings from 1708 June 24 to Oct. 23 of her Majesty's subject Troops forming part of the 40,000 men in Flanders |
17,310 |
17 |
6 |
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for same to the Foot Regiments of Orrery, Erle, Hamilton and Farrington forming part of the 10,000 [additional] men |
2,593 |
7 |
8½ |
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for two months' neat offreckonings from 1708 April 25 to June 24 (when placed upon the Establishment and their muster rolls come in for that time) to the Foot Regiments of Wightman, Hill, Maccartney and Kerr |
1,325 |
6 |
6 |
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for two months' same 1708 April 23 to June 25 to the Foot Regiment of Blossett |
298 |
8 |
10 |
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for four months' neat offreckonings 1708 April 24 to Aug. 23 to Pepper's Regiment of Dragoons |
573 |
1 |
3½ |
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for two months' neat offreckonings 1708 June 25 to Aug. 24 to Townshend's Foot Regiment |
289 |
18 |
9 |
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for six months' neat offreckonings 1708 April 24 to Oct. 23 to the Foot Regiments of Barrymore, Paxton, Peirce, Newton, Sankey and Stanwix in Portugal, and of Watkins and Elliott at Gibraltar, and of Hotham and Sibourg at Alicante and the Regiments of George and Mountjoy |
11,298 |
5 |
3¾ |
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for four months' neat offreckonings 1708 June 25 to Oct. 23 to the Foot Regiments of Livesay, Dormer, Caulfeild, Johnson, Moore and Wynne |
3,809 |
4 |
9 |
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£37,498 |
10 |
7¾ |
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Disposition Book XIX, p. 304. |
| June 2. |
William Lowndes to the Commissioners for Sick and Wounded to report on Dr. Morley's application enclosed [missing] for enlarging the time for passing Mr. Gyde's account as Agent for Sick and Wounded at Jamaica. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 77. |
| June 3. |
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Postmasters General to pay to the administrators of Prince George of Denmark all moneys due at his death to clear his annuity payable out of the revenue of the Post Office “and for the quarter ended at Michaelmas last past 1708.” |
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(A similar letter to the Excise Commissioners for the Prince's annuity payable out of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise.) Money Book XX, p. 30. |
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Money warrant for 20l. to Richard Pearson for the charge of his passage to Barbados whither he is going schoolmaster. (Money order dated June 4 hereon.) Ibid., p. 30. Order Book VII, p. 252. Disposition Book XIX, p. 307. |
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Same for 92l. 12s. 0d. to Thomas Howard for his charges in removing 129 deer (11 bucks, 12 Poores, 17 sovrells, 14 prickets, 9 male fawnes, 61 does and teggs, 5 female fawnes) from Guilford Park in Surrey to her Majesty's park at Cranbourne in Windsor Forest: and 5l. for Exchequer fees thereon. |
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Appending: (a) bill of said charges (including the drawing five of her Majesty's deer waggons with foyls from the Tower to Guilford being two days' work each team; 800 poles to pitch the foils; two men for 14 nights watching the deer and foils &c.). |
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(b) Receipt by Benjamin Ironmonger of the said 129 deer from said Howard. Money Book XX, p. 31. Order Book VII, p. 252. Disposition Book XIX, p. 307. |
| June 3. |
Same for 17,443l. 15s. 7½d. to Nehemiah Arnold, Paymaster of the Malt Lottery Tickets, for the capital and interest due on the 101st payment of the said tickets, which is the next payment in course. |
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Appending: statement of the payment so due: |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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principal money after abating 51l. for five benefits above 20l. each |
9,950 |
0 |
0 |
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interest of 995 tickets from Lady day 1700 to 3 June 1709 being 3,357 days at a halfpenny a day each |
6,958 |
15 |
7½ |
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benefits |
535 |
0 |
0 |
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£17,443 |
15 |
7½ |
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Money Book XX, p. 32. Order Book VII, p. 250. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receipt to distribute and apply the sum of 102,487l. 12s. 6d. to Deficient Funds as follows; the said sum representing the income between May 6 and June 3 on branches of the revenue as follows viz. 2l. 9s. 11½d. from whale fins Duties before 11 July 1706 (being a surplus on the first General Mortgage or Deficiencies' Sinking Fund scheme); 560l. from ditto since that date; 37,579l. 6s. 8d. from New Customs; 4,343l. 13s. 3d. from Additional Impositions; 3,987l. 17s. 11d. from vellum; 43,617l. 0s. 2½d. from Continued Impositions; 31l. 0s. 10½d. from Salt before 1 Aug. 1706 (being a surplus as above); 2,883l. 1s. 3½d. from ditto since that date; 9,403l. 10s. 6d. from Windows; 74l. 11s. 10d. from Marriages (being a surplus as above): the said distribution and application to be hereby as follows: viz. |
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Deficiencies as computed by Act of Parliament. |
How they stood upon the Register the 3rd June 1709. |
The distribution and application hereby ordered. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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Exchequer Bills |
515165 |
4 |
7¼ |
180661 |
9 |
8 |
22576 |
10 |
0¾ |
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First 3s. Aid |
415099 |
0 |
0 |
283498 |
18 |
3½ |
18191 |
4 |
5 |
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Paper for Plate |
15400 |
0 |
0 |
10900 |
0 |
0 |
674 |
17 |
8¾ |
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Malt Tickets |
579060 |
0 |
0 |
229640 |
0 |
0 |
25376 |
12 |
3¾ |
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Leather Duties |
504438 |
0 |
0 |
251797 |
14 |
6 |
22106 |
7 |
11 |
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Third Quarterly Poll |
212770 |
17 |
0 |
140404 |
2 |
6 |
9324 |
8 |
7¼ |
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Third 3s. Aid |
25823 |
2 |
9 |
17271 |
6 |
3½ |
1131 |
13 |
4½ |
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New East India Co. |
65518 |
0 |
7¾ |
4766 |
2 |
3 |
2871 |
5 |
0 |
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General Society (East Indies) |
5354 |
10 |
5¾ |
389 |
10 |
3¼ |
234 |
13 |
1 |
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2338628 |
15 |
5¾ |
1119329 |
3 |
9¼ |
102487 |
12 |
6 |
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Money Book XX, pp. 33–4. |
| June 3. |
Money warrant for 30,000l. to John Visct. FitzHardinge, Treasurer of the Chamber, as in part of 50,000l. as by the privy seal of Nov. 13 last supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXII, p. 341, as imprest for the service of his office. Money Book XX, p. 35. Order Book VII, p. 251. |
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Dormant warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to Thomas Baker and William Goslyn (the persons appointed to receive Prize moneys) to pay 370l. per an. to the under officers, detailed, engaged in bringing in the arrears of prizes: to wit from 1709 Lady day and so long as but no longer than the said service requires any of their assistance. Money Book XX, pp. 40–1. |
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Letter of direction for issues as follows (to a total of 152,037l. 10s. 0d.) to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad, Sir Thomas Littleton, Treasurer of the Navy, and Thomas Micklethwayt, Treasurer of the Transport service: out of Exchequer Bills to be made forth under the Bank Stock Act [7 Anne, c. 30]: and is for the uses following: viz. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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to James Brydges in part of 1,081,083l. 0s. 4d. for the Forces in Spain and Portugal anno 1709. |
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for Col. Cavalier and the Regiment late under his command in full of all demands and pretensions whatsoever upon account of the said Regiment; for which a discharge is to be given accordingly: the same to be taken as part of 210,000l. for the King of Spain's Troops and other extraordinaries of the war |
5,258 |
17 |
4 |
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for two months' subsistence to Aug. 23 next for the commission Officers here [in England] of the Dragoon Regiment and four Regiments of Portuguese Foot newly raised: and is to enable them to proceed upon their voyage to Lisbon |
3,085 |
0 |
4 |
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£8,343 |
17 |
8 |
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to Sir Thomas Littleton, for the Yards for so much of the 59,444l. for 1708 Lady day quarter and is to be placed under the head of Ordinary |
21,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto, for Wear and Tear being for so much of the abovesaid 59,444l. as is to be placed under this head |
38,444 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Course of the Navy for the month of November 1706 and the interest thereupon |
36,531 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Victualling: for the Course for the month of Sept. 1706 and the interest thereupon |
31,381 |
13 |
3 |
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£127,356 |
13 |
3 |
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to Thomas Micklethwayt to be applied to the Course [of the Transport service] for the month of November 1706 and the interest thereon |
16,336 |
19 |
1 |
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Disposition Book XIX, p. 305. |
| June 3. |
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to take security from David Penso and Company of London merchants for the Two Thirds Subsidy on a great quantity of currants imported from Zanto in a Venetian ship the Adria and Peace, Francisco Rosso commander. |
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Prefixing: said Commissioners' report on the petition of said Penso. Petitioners claim that their currants are exempt from said Duties by a clause in 4 Anne, c. 3, for the Additional Subsidy which granted the like exemption to currants in Venetian ships as to currants in English ships from the Duty on currants viz. 17s. per hundred-weight but the officers are of opinion that the said clause being not mentioned in the Act of 6 Anne, c. 50 (which continues the said Two Thirds Subsidies from March 8 last) it must be paid: and in our report to your Lordship of April 2 last on the Bill then referred to us for enlarging the Stock of the Bank of England we expressed the opinion that there were not apt words in the said Bill nor yet in the [said] Act of 6 Anne to exempt currants imported in Venetian ships from the Two Thirds Subsidy. “But not knowing that it was the intention of the House to drop the clause in the said Act of 4 Anne” we are humbly of opinion that it may be reasonable to agree to the proposition of petitioners of giving bond for the Two Thirds Subsidy. |
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In their petition the said merchants put forward that the reasons that occasioned the favour granted by the said clause in 4 Anne, c. 3, still remain viz. it being returns [similar or reciprocal relaxations of Duty on] English woollen manufacture, the Venetian State permitting English goods to pay as small Duties as ever. Out Letters (Customs) XV, pp. 172–4. |
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Treasury reference to the [Principal] Officers of the Mint of the petition of Jo[h]n Brant, Provost of the Moneyers and Engineer of the Mint in the Tower; shewing that three of his brethren have attended the recoinage at Edinburgh of the money of North Britain and have had the addition of one fellow moneyer more [therefor] than the Queen's warrant directs: that up to Novr. 1708 they have coined and delivered to the officers of the Mint there 103,346 pounds [weight of silver] which at 9 pence per pound weight amounts to 3,875l. 11s. 6d.: and that their charge of going to Edinburgh and returning thence came to 254l. 2s. 0d.: that they have only received 700l. from the officers of the Mint there and are answered by the said officers that they have no more money to pay them: therefore praying the balance of their account to the termination of the said recoinage which is now over. Reference Book VIII, p. 344. |
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Same to Mr. Brydges and Mr. Walpole of the petition of Timothy Daly, a Captain of Horse in the Portugal service, shewing that he was made a prisoner at the battle of Almanza and has continued so ever since, but since the said battle he has by General Shrimpton's order been paid as a Capt. of Foot on the English Establishment to May 24 last: therefore prays a continuance of the said pay. Ibid., p. 360. |
| June 3. |
Order by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra. |
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Prefixing: (a) order of the Queen in Council dated St. James's May 19 for a reward of one moiety to any person that shall seize gold and silver coins of this kingdom exported beyond seas or put on board any ship or vessel in order to be exported, being the like reward which is by law given to all seizers of bullion exported contrary to law: the advantage of the forfeiture in the case of coins being hitherto by law given to the Crown and no part thereof to the discoverer [whereby] many evil disposed persons make unreasonable and unlawful gains to themselves by illegally exporting great sums of gold and silver coins, which practice if not timely prevented may occasion a great diminution of the wealth of Great Britain. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 370. |
| June 4. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's to Spencer Compton to pay 24l. a day to John Tribbeko and George Andrew Ruperti for the sustenance of about 1,200 more poor Protestants lately arrived from the Palatinate in Germany in a starving condition (being additional to the 10l. per day allowed by the royal warrant of May 10 last supra, p. 172, for the sustenance of 852 such poor Palatines then lately arrived). Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, pp. 62–3. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to Sir James Montague, Attorney General, for a noli prosequi to the information against John Anger et al. sailors belonging to the pacquet boats at Falmouth concerning several parcels of the woollen manufacture of this kingdom put on board the said pacquet boats for Portugal and seized by one Roberts a Customs officer: the goods being exportable free of Duty but the pacquet boats having no licence or authority to export or import goods or merchandises. The said sailors had no intention to defraud and this warrant is in compassion to them. Out Letters (Customs) XV, p. 175. |
| June 6. |
William Lowndes to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed report [missing] from the Agents for Taxes touching the sale of some part of the estate of Samuell Pacy, late Receiver General of Taxes for Co. Suffolk who died very much indebted to the Queen. Please draft a royal warrant to answer the ends proposed. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 77. |
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Treasury reference to the Attorney and Solicitor General of the petition of Dame Eliz. Clarges (widow on behalf of her son Robert Clarges an infant) and Frances Howe administratrix of Thomas Neale Esq.: shewing that the said Thomas Neale, late Master of the Mint, became indebted to the Crown in 5,000l. and in order to have the same satisfied great diligence has been used to discover the said Neale's estate and [petitioners] having found some lands [as part of said estate] they pray a Bill may be brought into Parliament to vest same in trustees for realisation that so in the first place the yearly rent of 100l. may be paid to said Robert Clarges and to those in remainder under Sir Thomas Clarges' will and the rest towards discharging said debt. Reference Book VIII, p. 360. |
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Same to the Surveyor General [of Crown Lands] of the petition of the Duke of Newcastle proposing the making of a park in Sherwood Forest for the better improvement of said forest &c. ut supra, p. 176. Ibid.
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| June 7. |
Royal warrant dated St. James's to Treasurer Godolphin to pay 1,000l. to the Corporation of Lyme Regis for repair of the Cobb Pier as royal bounty towards enabling them to repair the damage by the violent storms which happened there in Decr. and Jan. last which so damaged and beat down the same that the harbour is almost useless and cannot be repaired [at] under an expense of 3,000l. (Money order dated June 30 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated June 9 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, p. 65. Order Book VII, p. 263. Disposition Book XIX, p. 307. |
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Same for 300l. to Samuell Semple, minister of the Gospel, he being employed by the Assembly of the Church in North Britain to write and publish an Ecclesiastical History of the Christian Religion from the first Plantation thereof in Scotland which undertaking is a work of great labour and expense whereon he has already laid out a good deal of his own money and the said Assembly did some time since “by our Commissioner most humbly pray us to contribute 300l. towards enabling him to perfect the said work.” (Money order dated June 10 hereon. for 300l. plus 22l. for Exchequer fees thereon.) (Letter of direction dated June 9 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, p. 66. Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 64. Order Book VII, p. 254. Disposition Book XIX, p. 307. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to discharge the executors of Lewis late Earl of Feversham from the 1,000 ounces 15 pennyweight of white plate delivered to said Earl out of the Jewel Office 1681 Oct. 12, no part whereof has been returned into the said Office. Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, pp. 66–7. |
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Same to John How, Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons, to pay 900l. 4s. 9d. to the Bank of England for interest of sundry sums advanced to him by said Bank for supplying the pressing occasions of the Forces under his care of pay. |
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Appending: account of said interest, certified by Thomas Mercer, bookkeeper to the Bank of England. Ibid., pp. 67–8. |
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Same to same to pay 471l. 4s. 6d. (in the presence of the Governor or Deputy Governor of Chelsea Hospital) to the following outpensioners of said Hospital to clear them on their respective pensions or allowances from 1707 Dec. 25 to 1708 Dec. 24: to be paid out of the fund appointed for the service of said Hospital “and because we are minded that the said outpensioners shall receive their respective pensions or allowances quarterly for the future our further pleasure is that out of the like fund or revenue” you pay so many of the persons in the following list quarterly as the Commissary shall certify to be living, viz. the sums as follows during pleasure. |
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Appending: a list of the outpensioners at respectively 12d. 9d. or 4d. a day with respective sums due to each from 27 Dec. 1707 to 24 Dec. 1708 being 366 days: |
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s. |
d. |
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Francis Brabant, Hercules Brown, Dennis Brennan, John Cave, John Cock and Joseph Clark (query “because no such person in the last list”) 18l. 6s. 0d. each |
109 |
16 |
0 |
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Richard Chandler 244 days [admitted to the] Royal Hospital Aug. 25 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
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Peter Fox |
18 |
6 |
0 |
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Lucas Feltham 244 days [admitted to the] Royal Hospital Aug. 25 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
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John Frechville, John Fannen, Phillip Garrett, Thomas Gibbons, Edward Howell, Nicholas Hunt, Thomas Lowther, William Nicholson, George Potts, John Pratt, Paul Pilligreen, Thomas Pritchard, Arthur Reignolds, John Sefton, John Serjeant each 18l. 6s. 0d.
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292 |
16 |
0 |
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Serj. Constantine Phillips at 9d. a day |
13 |
14 |
6 |
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Martin Bryer and William Farrell at 4d. a day being 6l. 2s. 0d. each |
12 |
4 |
0 |
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£471 |
4 |
6 |
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Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, pp. 68–9. |
| June 7 |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to grant to Sir Jonathan Andrews and six others detailed all the debts as in the indenture of March 21 last owing to the old East India Company which the said Company by said indenture did assign to the Crown and which are hereby re-granted to said Andrews et al. as in trust for said Company to be divided amongst the members thereof interested in their joint stock at the time of the surrendering or extinguishing their Corporation capacity in accordance with the arbitration award of Treasurer Godolphin by his deed poll of 1708 Sept. 29. Ibid., pp. 72–76. |
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Privy seal for 300l. as equipage and 40s. a day as ordinary to Horatio Walpole as Secretary to the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for the Treaty of a General Peace: his said ordinary to commence as from May 2 last and the first quarter thereon to be advanced to him. Ibid., p. 91. |
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William Lowndes to the Navy Commissioners to make forth a Navy bill for 1,200l. to be paid to Josiah Burchett in reward for his extraordinary service in the affairs of the Admiralty and Navy, particularly after the decease of the late Prince, Lord High Admiral: in accordance with the Queen's pleasure expressed to the Lord Treasurer. Disposition Book XIX, p. 306. |
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Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to pay as a reward to the officers and servants attending the House of Peers in Ireland 500l. for each Session of Parliament in future, in proportions detailed for the respective officers detailed: and further to pay for the like services since 1703 Nov. 25 up to the last Session so much as will make what has been already paid thereon up into the sum of 1,230l desired by the said House of Peers for the said officers and likewise to satisfy and pay the said 500l. per Session from the said date. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, pp. 88–9. |
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Same to same to give an allowance in future to the brewers of the city of Dublin of two barrels in 22 for ale and 2½ barrels in 23 for beer and every tenth gallon for wash and waste, being an allowance for waste equal to the allowance given to the brewers of London: and that the gaugers leave a note with the brewers at the time of their taking the said gauges. Ibid., pp. 90–1. |
| June 8. |
Same dated St. James's to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to discharge the executors of Robert, late Earl of Sunderland, Chamberlain of the Household to Wm. III, of the 1,247 ounces 10 pennyweight of white plate delivered to him 1697 Aug. 10 out of the Jewel Office. Queen's Warrant Book XXIV, p. 64. |
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Royal sign manual for 300l. to Sir Charles Cotterell, Master of the Ceremonies, to be paid over by him as a present from the Queen to Count Bergamij [Giovanni Francesco, Conte Bergomi], Envoy Extraordinary from the Duke of Modena: together with 22l. for fees thereon. (Money warrant dated July 26 hereon.) (Money order dated July 29 hereon.) Ibid., p. 109. Order Book VII, p. 285. Disposition Book XX, p. 39. |
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William Lowndes to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad. Sir Henry Furnese has agreed to accept loan orders on the Land Tax anno 1709 in payment of the 56,864l. 11s. 8d. due to him (whereof 55,208l. 6s. 8d. is for 250,000 Crowns put on board Sir John Jennings' squadron at Lisbon by order of said Furnese to be carried to Barcelona for the use of her Majesty's Forces at 53 pence sterling per crown; and 1,656l. 5s. 0d. is for 3 per cent. commission, freight and charges thereon). You are to assign to said Furnese so much out of the said loan orders, with interest to commence from April 8 last as agreed by the Lord Treasurer; and to place said item to account of the 1,081,083l. 0s. 4d. granted by Parliament for the Forces in Spain and Portugal anno 1709. Send the orders of loan hither [to the Treasury Office] with your assignments thereon, so that the Lord Treasurer can give warrant to the Exchequer for interest accordingly. Disposition Book XX, p. 1. |
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Treasury reference to Mr. Wilcox of the memorial of Mr. Travers proposing to fell timber in Whittlewood Forest towards the buildings at Woodstock. Reference Book VIII, p. 361. |
| June 9. |
Letter of direction for 9,924l. 5s. 0d. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of loans anno 1709 on the Reversionary Funds in the General Mortgage: same to be as in part of 1,081,083l. 0s. 4d. for the Forces in Spain and Portugal anno 1709: and is for one month's subsistence to June 23 inst. to Harvey's Regiment of Horse, the Dragoon Regiments of Raby, Nassau and Pepper and the Foot Regiments of Wade, Harrison, Mordaunt and Hotham and Sybourg in Catalonia. Disposition Book XIX, p. 306. |
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Christopher Tilson (in the absence of William Lowndes) to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands. At the time of his decease the Prince of Denmark had an estate or interest in her Majesty's house and park at Greenwich for a term unexpired. What was the said term and the value thereof? |
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Before you sign your report about the affair which concerns the poor Palatines here the Lord Treasurer desires you to show it to Mr. Lowndes. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 77. |
| June 9. |
Treasury reference to the Postmaster General of the petition of Francis Jones, late Agent for the packet boat at Falmouth, setting forth his services in taking care of the mails and the frequent returns to and from Lisbon and also that pursuant to the Postmaster's directions he was to have received on board six chests of arms which he discovered to be wrought plate and remanded them on shore and being sued by the proprietor was obliged to defend the same (although he had a verdict for the Queen) which hath cost him more than 1,000l.: notwithstanding which he is dismissed from his agency and prosecuted in four actions of 1,000l. each when [whereas] there is 713l. 5s. 10d. not passed to his account of credit: therefore praying stay of prosecution and consideration for his services. Reference Book VIII, p. 361. |
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Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of Henry Boyle shewing that his allowance for keeping the Royal Garden at St. James's with the Wilderness thereto belonging was by pleasure of Wm. III. to terminate at Xmas 1700; that by a sign manual the said gardens together with the buildings then in the possession of George London, were granted to petitioner on his proposing at his own cost to maintain same; that in maintaining said garden and making some additional buildings he had expended above 2,853l.: therefore prays a new lease of such part of the premises as he now enjoys, resumable to the Crown on payment of said 2,853l. (Entry struck through and marked “cancelled” see June 16 infra, p. 210.) Ibid.
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| June 10. |
William Lowndes to the Navy Commissioners to refund the Land Tax (4s. Aid) assessments on themselves and the clerks and officers of the Navy Office for the years, 1706, 1707 and 1708. Disposition Book XIX, p. 306. |
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Letter of direction for 1,000l. to Spencer Compton: out of Civil List moneys: to be paid over to John Tribbeko and George Andrew Ruperti for the subsistence of the poor Palatines. Ibid., p. 308. |
