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| May 4. |
55. Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt, the Clerk of the Pells and all other officers and ministers of the Receipt concerned, to take in at the said Receipt 116,700l. in three per cent. loans on malt, payable after 633,300l. in Exchequer bills on same. [Money Book XXXIX. pp. 287–8.] |
| May 4. |
56. Same to the King's Remembrancer in the Exchequer for preparation of a commission to pass the Seal of the Exchequer Court for setting out the port of Yarmouth.
Prefixing:—A draft of said commission.
[Customs Book XIV. pp. 278–88.] |
57. Same to same for same for setting out the port of Lynn.
Prefixing:—As above. [Ibid. pp. 289–92.] |
| May 8. |
58. Warrant under the royal sign manual to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to make good to himself, out of His Majesty's revenues, Ireland, the deficiency of the Wool Licences there to meet the 4,000l. per an. charged thereupon, as part of the revenue belonging to the Lieutenant-General and General Governor there, for the year ended 1738, April 8.
Appending:—Certificate of the produce of the said Wool Licences monthly during the said period. (Total, 2,686l. 11s. 4d., leaving a deficiency of 1,313l. 8s. 8d.)
[Irish Book IX. pp. 130–1.] |
May 9.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
59. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Dodington, Lord Sundon, Mr. Winnington, Mr. Earle.
Order for the issue, out of public funds anno 1738, of 30,000l. to the Treasurer of the Ordnance towards land and sea services specified in his memorial of the 5th instant.
Same for same out of same of 500l. to the Treasurer of the Navy for bills of exchange for the Sick and Hurt Office on the head of wages, according to his memorial of the 8th.
Same for the following issues out of the Civil List Funds:— |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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To the Judges and others, payable with them for last Hilary term |
6,582 |
10 |
0 |
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To the Gentlemen and Groom of the Bedchamber for 1737, Christmas quarter |
— |
— |
— |
General Oglethorp's petition for a further supply of 400l. to complete the charge of raising his regiment for Georgia, referred to the Paymaster General of the Forces to state the case and his opinion thereon.
“My Lords on reading the Deputy Auditor's report on — Crump's petition to stay proceedings against Lord Lisburne and his estate for rents and arrears issuing thereout and belonging to the Crown, do order proceedings to be stayed till the end of next Michaelmas term, declaring at the same time that if Crump does not secure the said arrears and propose a method for the punctual payment of the said rents for the future by or before that time that all proceedings against his Lordship and the said estate shall be revived and carried into execution without further indulgence. [Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. p. 76.] |
| May 9. |
60. Representation to the King from General Oglethorpe, concerning the recruiting fund for his regiment for Georgia. Said regiment was to be formed out of the Independent Company at Georgia, the Earl of Rothes's regiment at Gibraltar and such others as could be raised to make it up to 600 men. The regiment was complete within a month after recruiting orders were issued, “by which expedition a considerable loss falls on the captains. … The fund for raising the said men was the not effective money of 500 men for four months from 25 August to 24 December, which it was thought might produce 6l. a man, but the men being so soon raised and entertained at least five weeks before the 24th December their subsistence has reduced the fund considerably for recruiting.” Petitioner's agent has received orders to pay over to the Paymaster General so much of the subsistence money as shall have been paid to the drummers and private men taken out of Lord Rothes' regiment, which from 1737, December 25, to 1737–8, February 23, for six drummers and 240 men amounts to near 400l., “and is a charge too heavy for the captains at present to bear, who have so many necessaries to provide for themselves.” Therefore prays that the said 400l. may be issued out of Army Contingencies by way of levy money.
Referred to the Paymaster General of the Forces.
[Reference Book X. p. 108.] |
| May 9. |
61. Memorial to the Treasury from Dudley Ryder, Attorney General, concerning the Treasury warrant, as below (b.), requiring him to file an information in the nature of a Quo Warranto in the King's Bench against the Master and Co. Brethren of the Hospital of St. John Baptist, in the town of Bedford, to the intent that the acts, usages and pretensions of the said Master, &c., might be examined into and His Majesty's title to the said House or Hospital settled. Has not complied with the above warrant, as it would be first necessary to verify the mere matter of fact. 1½ pages.
Appending:—(a.) Petition to the King from George Williams concerning the said Hospital, as coming within the scope of the Acts for the dissolution of colleges, chantries and other religious houses. 1 page. (b.) Report on (a.) supra to the Treasury from said Dudley Ryder of date 1738, March 28. Together with Treasury warrant to said Ryder of date 1738, April 16, for the filing of a Quo Warranto in the King's Bench, as above. 3 pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCXCVIII. No. 3.] |
May 16.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
62.Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Dodington. Lord Sundon, Mr. Winnington.
Order for the issue of 3,000l. to the Privy Purse.
Alexs. Clayton to attend on Thursday next concerning the Earl of Arran's Prizage and Butlerage duties in Ireland.
Order for Mr. Lowther to pay out of the King's money in his hands the Exchequer fees on the 1,050l. issued for the Judges that came from Scotland on the Porteous affair.
[Treasury Minnie Book XXVIII. p. 77; Letter Book XIX. p. 471.] |
| May 18. |
63. Treasury warrant to William Benson and William Aislabie, Auditors of Imprests, to discharge the officers of the Board of Works, in proportions detailed, of an imprest of 4,000l., granted in 1725 and 1726 upon the carrying on the new buildings at Kensington Palace, said works not having been finished so as to be brought to accompt sooner than in September quarter 1726, from which accompt the said 4,000l., is deducted, and there being money issued to pay no further of his late Majesty's debts than to the end of June 1726, and the Auditors of Imprests being therefore unable to discharge the said insupers without a Treasury warrant.
Prefixing:—Report to the Treasury from Edward Bangham, deputy to Auditor William Benson on the memorial of said Officers of Works concerning the above.
[Warrants not relating to Money XXVI. pp. 66–8.] |
| May 18. |
64. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Dodington, Mr. Winnington, Mr. Earle.
Order for the issue, out of the public funds anno 1738, of 117, 250l. to the Paymaster of the Forces for the subsistence of the Forces to August 24 and other services as in his memorial of this day.
Mr. Paxton's reports, dated the 11th instant, read on the following petitions:—
From Samuel Winegate, for his service in discovering Robert Nixon. Agreed to pay him 50l.
From Dr. Gaylard, for the like service. Agreed to be paid the proclamation reward of 200l.
From John Woodhurst and Samuel Killingbeck, witnesses against said Nixon. Agreed to pay them 75l. each.
Ordered on Mr. Paxton's report of same date that Richard Roberts be discharged a certain forfeited recognizance.
The petition of Mary Veal, administratrix to Joseph Veal, late Receiver General of Taxes for Devon, and petition of — Hooper, late Receiver of Taxes for Southampton, both for extraordinary charges in their receipts, referred to the Taxes Commissioners. [Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. p. 78.] |
| May 18. |
65. The Duke of Devonshire to the Treasury, dated from Piccadilly, transmitting the report of the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, on the memorial of the Earl of Arran for a renewal of the lease from him to the Crown of the Prizage and Butlerage of Wines in Ireland.
Endorsed:—Received May 30. 1 page.
Appending:—(a.) Said petition of the Earl of Arran to the Treasury, as above, praying 5,000l. a year for said duty, clear of all deduction. 1 page.
(b.) Said report of the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, as above, dated Custom House, Dublin, 1736, December 14. The last lease was for three years from 1732, Michaelmas, at 4,000l. per an. For four years last past 1732, Michaelmas, to 1736, Michaelmas, the Prizage of Wines produced annually 4,038l. 11s. 3d. For the seven preceding years the average was 4,986l. 7s. 8d. If Prizage Wines in the hands of a private individual were liable to Excise this would be reduced by 1,426l. 2s. 9d. per an. Propose rather to abate, than to raise the rent. 3 pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCXCVIII. No. 4.] |
| May 29. |
66. The Board of Works to the Treasury. At the request of Mr. Lawton, Keeper of the Records in the Chapter House, have caused the roof of the said Chapter House to be examined, and find from the decay of the buttresses and from the want of one, many years ago taken away for the convenience of passage into the Abbey, the roof, which is an arch of stone, is in great and imminent danger of falling in. “Mr. Lawton further desires another gallery to be made and presses all round on the sides for the reception of other records. The expense of taking off the stone roof and making a timber one, leading the same, repairing the parrapit and other walls decay'd, and making another gallery with presses in the inside” may amount to about 776l. Recommend this as a repair immediately necessary to be proceeded on least any accident should happen. 1 page. [Ibid. No. 7.] |
