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[Before
Sept. 17.] |
143. Estimate of the charge of 1,264 horse and 4,908 foot of the troops of the King of Sweden as Landgrave of Hesse Cassel from 1741, March 25, when said troops were taken into British pay to Dec. 25th following; also of the remaining moiety of levy money and of the proportion of the annual subsidy of 250,000 crowns (bank money of Amsterdam), from 1740, November 9, to which time same was last paid to 1741, March 25, from which time said forces were, as abovesaid, taken into British pay. 1 page.
[Treasury Board Papers CCCVI. No. 7.] |
| Sept. 24. |
144. Letter of attorney, executed by Princess Mary, empowering Augustus Schutz to receive for her use from Peter Leheup and Henry Fane, who together with said Schutz are appointed trustees to certain orders payable at the Exchequer for 40,000l. principal money at the rate of 3l. 10s. 0d. per an., for the benefit of her Highness, all such sums as shall hereafter grow due and payable thereon.
[Warrants not relating to Money XXVII. p. 8.] |
| Sept. 24. |
145. The Commissioners for Taxes to the Treasury, dated Office for Taxes. Mr. Douglas, agent to Mr. Whitefoord, Receiver General in Scotland, informs us that in spite of the Treasury order of Oct. last enforcing a former Treasury order of June, 1723 (directing the Colonels of the regiments quartered in North Britain to take their subsistence from the said Receiver General and not from private persons), Cols. Long and Mordaunt have no regard to the said order which has been signified to them in form by Mr. Monson, the Deputy Paymaster of the Forces there. They positively refuse obedience to the order and other colonels begin to follow their example. Represent the injury to the public which will result therefrom.
Minuted:—As under date 1741, Sept. 30, infra p. 497. “Letter writ to Paymar Gen.: 2 Oct.” 1 page.
[Treasury Board Papers CCCVI. No. 9.] |
Sept. 25.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
146. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon.
Mr. Pelham's memorial of the 22nd instant read, in his presence, for 48,599l. 12s. 8¾d. for the pay of the Hessian and Danish troops from 1741, Sept. 24 to Dec. 25. Ordered to be issued out of exchequer bills on land tax, 1741. Thereby the sum of 75,952l. 7s. 4¼d. appropriated for the Hessians and 69,841l. 5s. 4½d. appropriated for the Danes will be completed.
“My Lords, understanding by letters from Lord Harrington to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle of the engagement His Maty is under to the King of Denmark as to the establishment and pay of his forces now in His Maty's actual service upon the foot of the last war, which forces consist of nine hundred and odd men more than the 6,000 provided for by parliament, and being also apprized by the Paymaster of his Matys forces, now present, of the difficulties made with regard to the pay of the supernumeraries, no provision having been made for them by Parliamnt: my Lords, considering the great importance of this service, and the agreement made with the King of Denmark for paying the said forces in the manner insisted on, do agree to Mr. Pelham's paying with all possible expedition what is due and what ought to be advanced now to the said 6,000 original troops, and also the levy money and pay of the said additional men upon account, until the state of the Danish demands for the same (which Mr. Titley is adjusting) be transmitted here, and thereupon their Lordships will obtain a proper warrant to be signed by the King for allowing the said payments on Mr. Pelham's accounts”
Lord Harrington's letter to the Duke of Newcastle read, taking notice that Mr. Burroughs is made Commissary of the Forces abroad, and that thereby receipts of the provisions delivered to the regiments will be taken by him and certified to the Paymaster, instead of being taken and certified by General Ligoniere as before appointed. My Lords desire Mr. Pelham to order his deputy, Mr. Compton, to make the usual stoppages and payments upon the proper certificates being transmitted to him by Mr. Burroughs accordingly, and same shall be allowed upon his accompt.
Mr. Burrell's memorial, now read, for an advance of 25,000l. for the forces in the West Indies, to be transmitted to the Paymasters concerned, for them to lay before my Lords memorials, in form, of the sums fit to be now issued for the service of said forces.
The Duchess of Marlborough's memorial read, for an arrear of wages payable by the Surveyor of the Woods to the Keepers of the House Park at Windsor and for the repair of the lodges there. The arrear ordered and an estimate of the repairs to be made.
Thomas Egerton, one of the stampers, to succeed Ellis Owen (also a stamper) as Deputy Surveyor of the stampers at 10l. per an. additional to his salary of 50l. per an. as stamper.
At the recommendation of the Customs Commissioners, William Manley, the eldest clerk, to succeed Charles Carkesse, their late secretary, deceased. John Freemantle, second clerk, to succeed Manley as first clerk, and the rest of the clerks to be gradually preferred. A constitution for Mr. Manley as Secretary to be prepared accordingly.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. pp. 369–71; Letter Book XX. p. 14.] |
| Sept. 28. |
147. Memorial to the Treasury from the Duchess Dowager of Marlborough for repairs to the keepers' lodges in Windsor Little Park; also that the keepers' wages may be paid by the Surveyor of the Woods, they not having received any money since Xmas, 1733, “for that the keepers have been paid by herself since that time, and the deer in the said park must have starved if had she not supported them.”
Referred:—To the Surveyor General of Woods, with instructions to him to pay all arrears of wages to the keepers according to the warrants to him in that behalf directed, and to continue the due payment to them of the said wages in future.
[Reference Book X. p. 192.] |
Sept. 30.
Whitehal
Treasury
Chambers. |
148. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Clutterbuck.
Order for the following issues out of the Civil List funds: |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
To clear the debt of the Great Wardrobe, 1740, Xmas quarter |
2,846 |
6 |
0 |
|
To Master [of the Wardrobe] half year to 1741, Michaelmas |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
To late Cofferer of the Household to clear 1740, Xmas quarter |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
To Master of the Robes, same quarter |
762 |
11 |
5½ |
|
To Mr. Walker, Usher of the Exchequer [Court], 1740, Hilary term |
224 |
19 |
2 |
|
To the gardeners, 1741, Michaelmas quarter |
1,383 |
4 |
7½ |
|
To Edward Lloyd |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
To Mr. Stuart for pensions, 1740, Xmas quarter |
7,913 |
3 |
0 |
|
To same for half a year to same time for French Protestants |
4,295 |
10 |
0 |
|
To same for paying several pensions (contained in a letter of this day's date) for 1741, Michaelmas quarter |
242 |
12 |
6 |
|
To clear the Treasurer of the Chamber's establishment, 1740, Xmas quarter |
5,193 |
4 |
11 |
|
To same, more to clear the debt in that office, same quarter |
6,939 |
13 |
11 |
|
To clear fees and salaries at the Exchequer, same quarter |
9,509 |
12 |
2½ |
|
To clear foreign ministers, same quarter |
11,120 |
0 |
0 |
|
To the Lords of the Treasury et al., 1741, Michaelmas quarter |
12,426 |
0 |
1¼ |
Order for the issue out of supplies 1741, of 115,085l. 2s. 0d. to the Treasurer of the Navy for services as in his memorials of the 3rd, 21 st, and 25th instant, and of this day.
Same for same out of same of 50,000l. to the Treasurer of the Ordnance, in part of his memorial of the 21st for 80,000l., and to be issued as follows:— |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
For sea services in full of 104,400l.
|
24,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
For land services in further part of 115,225l. 3s. 7d.
|
26,000 |
0 |
0 |
Richard Eynon, at the recommendation of Mr. Campbell, to have the first vacancy of a tidesman at Pembroke. The person recommended by Lord Vere Bertie to have the office to which his Lordship recommended him on notice of the vacancy.
The report of the Auditor of the Receipt read, on the memorial of the Earl of Macclesfield for repairs to his house as one of the Tellers of the Exchequer. Said repairs to be done by the Exchequer workmen at the estimated 147l. 15s. 6d. Same for the house of Thomas Townshead, as another of the said Tellers, at the estimated 915l. 13s. 7½d., “in which house the offices of the Commissioners for Taxes, of the Paymaster of Exchequer Bills, and that of the officers of the lottery, 1710, are kept.” The Usher of the Exchequer is to take care to apportion the said expense according to the work to be done in the said respective offices, that the several revenues may bear their just proportions and no more.
A report read from the Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army on Mr. Gilman's petition for victualling 1,000 men at Minorca on the 2 late augmentations of 1739, June 25 and August 25. My Lords direct said Comptrollers to inform themselves from the proper offices of the times of arrival of said augmentation troops, and to examine the certificates of the numbers actually victualled; reporting accordingly.
A representation of Mr. Bromfield and Mr. Kelsall, two of the Taxes Commissioners, read, setting forth that they are informed by Mr. Douglas, agent to the Receiver General in Scotland, that, notwithstanding the Treasury order of Octr. last, directing colonels of regiments in Scotland to take their subsistence money from said Receiver General and not from private persons, Col. Long and Col. Mordaunt positively refuse obedience thereto, and that other colonels begin to follow their example; which disappoints the said Receiver's remitting the public money to London, and will occasion a large balance to remain in his hands and be an injury to the public. A copy of the said representation to be transmitted to the Paymaster General of the Forces, “who is to acquaint my Lords whether he has any objection to the giving an order for the paying the troops in Scotland by bills of exchange drawn on the said Receiver General there.”
A report of said Commissioners read on the petition of Samuel Artis concerning his bond for William Pacey, late Receiver General for part of Norfolk. Petitioner to certify the particular sums recovered by him and paid into the Exchequer towards satisfying Pacey's debt, and further to put to sale the reversion of the estate in Ireland. Artis's bill of demand for 1,589l. 11s. 6d. for allowances as expenses to be examined by said Commissioners and reported on.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. pp. 372–5; Letter Book XX. pp. 15, 16.] |
| Sept. 30. |
149. Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a constat or particular of the tolls of markets and fairs in the town of Romford, Essex, with a view to passing a lease thereof for 18¼ years from 1753, Xmas, to Mark Frost, gent., at a fine of 200l. and the old rent of 40s.
Prefixing:—Report to the Treasury from said Surveyor General on said Frost's petition for same. Premises were valued by the Parliamentary surveyors at 100l. per an., but in 1694 and 1706 were held on lease at 70l. per an., and were granted to petitioner, 12 Geo. I, Sept. 20, for 15¾ years from 1738, Lady Day, for a fine of 184l. 14s. 0d., and 40s. per an. rent.
[Crown Lease Book VI. pp. 40–1.] |
