Warrant Books: September 1709, 11-15 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1949.

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'Warrant Books: September 1709, 11-15', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709, ed. William A Shaw( London, 1949), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol23/pp357-362 [accessed 24 November 2024].

September 1709, 11–15



Sept. 12.	J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to [the Customs Commissioners]. The Lord Treasurer has laid before the Queen in Council your presentment of the 10th inst. concerning quarantine to be performed by vessels supposed to be infected with the plague, and also the Collector of Deal's letter concerning two ships from Stadt [Stade] then in the Downs and suspected of the distemper. Her Majesty does not think the Hope a proper place for performing quarantine because 'tis too near the city and where merchantmen and others bound out and home do usually lie in great numbers. You are to attend the Privy Council at the Cockpit next Wednesday about adjusting some more convenient place; and the two ships from Stadt are to be ordered to depart immediately and not to touch at any port. You are to take notice hereof as effectually as if you had received her Majesty's Order in Council hereon, “which nevertheless will be transmitted to you as early as possible, and in it will be contained her Majesty's directions concerning such goods enumerated in your presentment as you think (if infected) airing will not be sufficient to purify.” Out Letters (General) XIX, pp. 111–12.
Sept. 13.	Money warrant for 48l. 5s. 4d. to Michaell Studholme for half a year to June 24 last on his patent fee of 2s. 6d. a day and riding charges of 3s. 4d. a day as Keeper of her Majesty's Roads and Conductor or Guide of her royal Person in all her Progresses. (Money order dated Sept. 14 hereon for 33l. 14s. 0d. being his said riding charges as by a certificate of the Lord Chamberlain.) Money Book XX, p. 136. Disposition Book XX, p. 57. Order Book VII, p. 306.
	Same for 270l. to the officers, detailed, of Waltham Forest for one year to Lady day last on their several fees and allowances. Money Book XX, p. 137. Order Book VII, p. 337. Disposition Book XX, p. 57.
	Same for 182l. to Francis Manning (“whom her Majesty hath appointed to go in the quality of Secretary to the Republic of the Grisons”) for three months by way of advance as from July 15 last on his ordinary of 40s. a day. Money Book XX, p. 137. Order Book VII, p. 310. Disposition Book XX, p. 57.
	Same for 50l. to the heirs of Nicholas Yates for half a year to 1708 Sept. 29 on their pension. Care is to be taken that 10l. hereof be issued to Ann Tonks pursuant to a decree in Chancery dated 24 Oct. 1689. Money Book XX, p. 138. Disposition Book XX, p. 57.
	Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the incidents bill detailed of the Stamp Office for the quarter ended Aug. 1 last: total 2,150l. 8s. 10½d. Money Book XX, p. 141.
	J. Taylour to [the Customs Commissioners] to order their solicitor to bring a scire facias against Arnold Aram, customer of Gloucester port, touching his indirect practices. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 112.
	Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to permit the export (without unloading) to a foreign market of the 14,000 wet Bank fish and six hogsheads of train oil and 20 hogsheads of fish roes out of the French prize ship Robert taken by her Majesty's ship Monk, Solomon Morris commander, and brought into Plymouth port, the said lading having been bought by Philip Pentyre of Plymouth, merchant, after being condemned in the Admiralty Court as good prize: the said fish roes &c. being not vendable in England and must be exported to some foreign market “but if the same should be unloaded in order to be marked on the tail it would cause the fish to take air, grow moist and stink.”
	Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on said Pentyre's petition. Like liberty has been given in other cases of fish and oil taken prize from the French. Out Letters (Customs) XV, p. 192.
Sept. 13.	Same by same to the Queen's Remembrancer for a constat of the extended lands and woodlands of Robert Breton in Co. Kent in order to such lease thereof as her Majesty may direct: same having been seized on account of his debt to the Queen as late Collector of Dover port. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 450.
	Same to Robert Walpole, Secretary at War, to prepare a royal warrant for 400l. to Col. Francis Alexander of Col. Breton's Regiment, being [so much money] taken from him by the enemy at the battle of Almanza.
	Prefixing: said Walpole's report on said Alexander's memorial. Petitioner sets forth his being at his command at the said battle and the number of her Majesty's Troops that made their retreat to the mountain. He was that night ordered by Count D'Hona [Johan Friedrich, Count Dohna] and Major Gen. Shrimpton to go to the Duke of Berwick or the first General Officer he could meet to condition with them for those of her Majesty's Troops under their command, which he accordingly did and procured such honourable terms for her Majesty's Troops as were approved of by the General and all the Officers: that the said Col. Alexander having the Spanish and French language presumed he might have disengaged himself from the enemy had he not [been] commanded on the service aforesaid and by that means have saved his baggage, money and other things which were of a considerable value as also the expense he has been at by being a prisoner in France.
	I find that his above statements are true and that he made such terms as gave entire satisfaction to Count D'Hona and Major Gen. Shrimpton for the body of Forces which were returned to the mountain after the said battle under their command and by being so employed he was prevented from making his escape and from directing his servant who had in his possession 386l. 15s. 3d. (viz. 163 moidores at 30s. each being 244l. 10s. 0d.; and 97 Spanish pistols at 19s. each being 92l. 3s. 0d. and 211 dollars at 4s. 9d. each being 50l. 2s. 3d.) of which 346l. 15s. 3d. was money due to his Company for their pay; which he was afterwards obliged to take up [borrow] for payment of said Company and he now stands charged with the same. He further puts the loss of his equipage at 286l. “But the loss of equipage being a misfortune that most Officers made prisoners at the battle of Almanza suffered I am afraid any allowance upon that consideration would be a precedent that might bring a great charge upon the public.” He deserves 400l. for his said losses and for his services in treating for the prisoners which retired to the mountain after the battle. Ibid., pp. 450–2.
	Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Henry Nash of Ipswich praying to be appointed Receiver General of House Duties for Co. Suffolk loco Palatia Barnardiston who has lately resigned same.
	Followed by: (1) note of the Taxes Agents' report dated Sept. 15 thereon as to the sufficiency of his securities; (2) warrant dated Sept. 16 by Treasurer Godolphin to the Queen's Remembrancer to take said securities: (3) commission dated same day by same to said Nash accordingly. Affairs of Taxes I, p. 201.
Sept. 14.	Money order for 140,000l. to Sir John Humble who is constituted and appointed to be the particular officer in the Exchequer for paying the several annuities and benefits as by 5 and 6 Wm. and Mary [c. 1] for Salt Duties annuities [the million Adventure]: and is for imprest for paying and discharging such annuities.
	In the margin a later Treasury confirmation dated 1710 Sept. 11 as to the unsatisfied residue thereof. Order Book VII, p. 302.
	Letter of direction for 6,000l. to Mr. Tailer: out of loans in the Exchequer on [the Queen's] tin: and is for buildings &c. at Woodstock [for the Duke of Marlborough]. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
	Same for 1,500l. to Spencer Compton: out of Civil List moneys: for payment of her Majesty's charities and bounties, being intended to satisfy several bills of exchange drawn for the charge of transporting divers of the poor Palatines from Holland to England. Ibid., p. 55.
	Same for 11,062l. 12s. 6½d. to same: out of same: to be as imprest to satisfy the Queen's annual bounties and charities to Lady day 1709: to wit 5,848l. 10s. 5d. for her Majesty's former Establishment and 5,214l. 2s. 1½d. on a new Establishment of salaries and pensions lately allowed and [formerly] paid by the Prince of Denmark deceased: to be paid by 2,500l. a week as from date hereof. Ibid., p. 56.
	William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners concerning their report on the petition of William Window. It appears therefrom that one of the sureties of Mr. Sansom, late collector of Bristol port, did not renew his bonds at her Majesty's accession. If there are any other similar cases you are immediately to cause the collectors concerned to enter into new bonds. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 112.
	Same to the Agents for Taxes to report on the enclosed letter [missing] from the Land Tax Commissioners of the Hundred of Dinas Powis, Co. Glamorgan, which acquaints my Lord Treasurer that no Receiver has been to demand the money assessed to said tax in said Hundred. Ibid.
	Fiat by Treasurer Godolphin for royal letters patent to constitute Charles Hodges as Comptroller of Bristol port loco William Taylour surrendered. Out Letters (Customs) XV, pp. 193, 206.
	Order by same to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra.
	Prefixing. (a) Order of the Queen in Council dated Whitehall Sept. 14. It having been proposed this day that all ships coming into the river [of Thames] from the Baltic Sea be appointed to make their quarantine at Blackstakes, it is hereby ordered that the Customs Commissioners and the Navy Commissioners consider of a proper place for said ships to make their quarantine and to report on Friday next. Ibid., p. 194.
Sept. 14.	Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Benjamin Spelman, a surety of Samuel Pacey, late Receiver General for Suffolk, praying that his composition of 100l. towards said Pacey's debt may be taken in four quarterly instalments. Reference Book VIII, p. 370.
	Same to same of the like petition of Joseph Pake, surgeon, relative to his 600l. composition towards said debt. Ibid.
	Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of Emanuell Scroop How, Lieut. General of her Majesty's Forces and Warden of the Forest of Wolmer and Alice Holt in Co. Southampton, shewing that in said forest there is a large tract of ground of 150 acres called Binswood, well planted with young timber, heretofore constantly enjoyed by the Crown but now claimed by Simeon Stuart, lord of the manor of Wordleham [Worldham]; and that of the said forest another part of near 200 acres is pretended to by one Vicary in which he includes one of the Queen's lodges called Bourne Lodge alias Knights Lodge, whereon he has erected several cottages and demands quit rents for same: which encroachments petitioner represents as dangerous to the Crown's title. Ibid.
Sept. 15.	Letter of direction for 750l. to Secretary the Earl of Sunderland: out of Civil List moneys: for secret service. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
	J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to Mr. Blathwaite to report on the enclosed accounts [missing] transmitted to the Treasury relating to her Majesty's revenues in Jamaica. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 113.
	Same to — Dayrolle Esq. Amongst the poor Palatines lately arrived from Germany, supposed to have been all Protestants, there have been found to the number of 2,274 Roman Catholics particularly named in the enclosed list [missing]. The Queen has thought fit, upon notice thereof, to direct the sending of them back again and they are now actually on board the several ships named in the said list, bound for Rotterdam. It is her Majesty's pleasure that on the arrival of the ships you appoint someone to go on board and by the list to call the first named of each family and each single person not having a family and to pay to them as they go out of the ships five guilders per head, keeping an exact account of the numbers so as to be able to give to the respective shipmasters [proper] certificates of the number they brought over. And if it be alleged that any died in the passage you are to take care that the five guilders be deducted for so many. You are to draw bills on Spencer Compton for the sums so paid. Ibid.
	Same to Mr. Coupland. My Lord Treasurer is informed that the accounts of the late Lord Falkland as Treasurer of the Navy are not yet passed. You undertook before his Lordship to prosecute the same “which you said would be [finished] long before this time.” Why are they not finished? Ibid., p. 114.
Sept. 15.	Order by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra.
	Prefixing: (a) Order of the Queen in Council dated Whitehall Sept. 14 that no ship or vessel from the Baltic come into the Thames higher than the Nore or such other place as shall be appointed for 40 days' quarantine, after which time the Customs officers are to examine the health of the persons and goods and, if free from infection, then to permit them to proceed. Her Majesty's ships of war are not to suffer such ships to land goods, seamen or passengers until they be put under the direction of the Customs officers. Out Letters (Customs) XV p. 195.
	Subscription by Treasurer Godolphin for the execution of a Lord Chamberlain's warrant dated April 18 last to John Charlton, Master of the Jewel Office, for the delivery to Thomas Littleton Esq. 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. 465.
	The like for a like warrant dated June 21 last to same for a like gift to Brigadier Britton on the christening of his child: to a like estimate. Ibid.
	The like for a like warrant dated April 30 last for a like gift to Charles Fane on the christening of his child: to the like estimate. Ibid.
	Treasurer Godolphin to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of several Officers of the late Regiment of French Dragoons and others praying to have pensions settled on them in Ireland. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 114.