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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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April 16. |
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to take in loans
from any persons to a total of 370,000l. on the
credit of the Six Months' Assessment and to levy
tallies of loan and to draw orders of repayment
with 6 per cent. interest payable quarterly ; the
orders to be registered and paid in course : all in
accordance with the terms of the Act for said
Aid. |
Money Book X, p. 2. |
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William Jephson to Mr. Harbord for an account
what lands revert to the Crown on the death of
the late Duke of Albemarle. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 3. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Commissioners [for Assessing
the present Aid] in the town and county of Southampton
and Isle of Wight. We have your letter
dated Winchester, the 10th inst., being the day
fixed for your first general meeting. The printed
copy of the Act for this Aid was sent you on the
2nd inst. and was delivered in time by one of the
Coroners. But by some mistake you have not
appointed your Receiver General as you should
have done at that meeting according to the Act.
We desire you to do this with what speed you can ;
take his securities and send us his name and address.
We expect that the Exchequer messenger has
delivered you the requisite number of copies of the
Act for your use throughout the county. |
Ibid. |
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William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to
permit the export to Holland, Customs free, of the
clothing of Sir David Collier's Regiment. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 4. |
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Same to Mr. Harbord to attend the King to-morrow
at Hampton Court to give an account what is
necessary to be provided for the Forces under
your care. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe an order of the King in Council, dated
Hampton Court, April 15 inst., for a stop to be
made of all ships and vessels whatsoever now
within or which hereafter shall enter any of the
ports or roads of England, Wales and Berwick. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 1. |
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Treasury reference to Tho. Hall of the petition of
Bevis Lloyd, proposing a change of his securities
for his office [of Receiver of Crown revenues] in
South Wales ; viz. Walter Midleton of Slebech,
co. Pembroke, in place of Daniell Williams of
Penpont, co. Brecon, in 500l. |
Reference Book VI, p. 2. |
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Treasury order for the execution of a warrant dated
the 10th inst. by the Earl of Dorset, Lord Chamberlain,
to Sir Gilbert Talbot, Master of the Jewel
House, for the provision and delivery to each of
the eight Serjeants at Arms of a collar of S.S. "as
formerly were delivered to them ; the same to be
delivered against their Majesties' Coronation." |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 2. |
Treasury warrant to Deputy Auditor Robert Humfreys
for a particular of the offices of steward of Mevenydd
&c. as granted 1685, Dec. 19, to William Hooker
and Hector Phillips in trust for John Vaughan,
ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. VIII,
p. 460 ; which grant being during pleasure is
determined by the accession of their present Majesties :
all with a view to a fresh grant thereof to said
Hooker in trust for said Vaughan.
Prefixing : said Humfreys' report on said John
Vaughan's petition for same. The said offices were
formerly granted to petitioner's father, Edward
Vaughan, and grandfather, Sir John Vaughan, late
Chief Justice of Common Pleas. It is of very small
profit. |
Ibid, p. 3. |
| April 17. |
Royal warrant to the Receipt to issue by way of
advance as follows "till such time as letters of
privy seal or letters patents can be passed for the
regular issuing thereof," viz. 24,950l. 15s. 8d.
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces ; 15,000l.
to William Harbord for the Forces under his care ;
6,000l. to the Navy Treasurer for the Navy and
8,000l. for the Victualling ; 4,000l. to the Treasurer
of the Ordnance ; 500l. to Mr. Lloyd for the Works ;
500l. to the Earl of Portland for the Privy Purse ;
500l. to Hen. Killegrew ; 500l. to Mr. Jephson
for secret service. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, p. 36. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a grant
[of renewal] to Charles Bertie of the office of Treasurer
and Paymaster of the Office of Ordnance : with
the fee of 40l. per an. |
Ibid, p. 37. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal to instal the First Fruits of Thomas, Archbishop
of York : same to be payable by 362l. 4s. 9½d. in
1690, April 10 ; 362l. 4s. 9½d. in 1691 and 724l. 9s. 7d.
in 1692, or in all 1,448l. 19s. 2d. : on the Archbishop's
own bond and with the usual clause for
ceasing of liability on avoidance. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, pp. 37-38. |
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Same to same for a same to authorise the Treasury
Lords to compound fines in the Exchequer ; in
the usual form, ut supra, Calendar of Treasury
Books, Vol. VIII, pp. 188-9. |
Ibid, pp. 38-40. |
Royal letters patent appointing Sir John Holt (a
Serjeant at Law) to be Lord Chief Justice of the
King's Bench quam diu vos bene gesseritis.
Sir Robert Atkyns, Knight of the Bath (a Serjeant
at Law) as Chief Baron of the Exchequer. |
Ibid, pp. 73, 89-90. |
| April 18. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 140l. to the Lord Privy Seal. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 1. |
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Same to the Earl of Shrewsbury. The business of
the quorum of Customs Commissioners was yesterday
laid before the King and it is his express pleasure
that it be altered from three to four. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 4. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver, on
payment of Customs, a list of wines etc., detailed
(including one nightgown), come from Holland in
the John [? of] Bruges yacht, Richard Howlatson
(Honwlitson) master : being for the King's use. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to deliver, Customs free, a chest of
plate come from Holland for Marshal Schomberg. |
Ibid, p. 5. |
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Treasury reference to the Attorney and Solicitor
General of the petition of Aaron Smith for the
office of Solicitor of the Treasury loco Philip Burton. |
Reference Book VI, p. 2. |
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Royal letters patent appointing Sir William Gregory
(a Serjeant at Law) as a Justice of Common Pleas. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, p. 105. |
| April 19. |
Privy seal to authorise the Treasury Lords to cause
payments to be made of the several sums remaining
due on the respective orders made and signed by
Sidney, Lord Godolphin, Sir John Ernle and Sir
Stephen Fox pursuant to the privy seal of Mar. 11
last, supra, p. 5 : in pursuance of which privy
seal and of the royal sign manual of Mar. 12 last
they issued their warrants and orders for various
departmental payments on which issues have been
made in part, but the payment of the sums remaining
due thereon having been interrupted by the new
Treasury Commission ; whereby it is doubted
whether such remainders can be paid without fresh
authority under the great or privy seal as herein.
(Royal warrant, dated April 15, to the Clerk of the
Signet for said privy seal.) |
Ibid, pp. 31-2. |
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Royal warrant (privy seal) for 25,000l. to William
Jephson for secret service, without accompt.
(Money warrant dated April 24 hereon. Money
order dated April 24 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 41. Money Book
X, p. 2. Order Book
III, p. 4. |
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Treasury warrant to Visct. Falkland, late Treasurer
of the Navy, to pay to Edward Russell, now
appointed Treasurer of the Navy, the sum of 1,600l.
of the moneys imprested to you [Falkland] at the
Exchequer and elsewhere and which now remains in
your hands : said sum being to be received by said
Russell to answer assignments of the Navy Board
agreeable to the uses formerly intended and appropriated. |
Money Book IX, p. 125 ;
X, pp. 1-2. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
forthwith advance 10,000l. to the Earl of Ranelagh,
Paymaster of the Forces, in accordance with the
King's pleasure. (Same, undated [? April 19], to
said Earl. The [? abovesaid] 10,000l., part of the
money this week appointed to be advanced to you,
is intended for the Dutch Troops. Please pay it
to Monsieur Vanderech for them accordingly.) |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 1 ; VII, p. 51. |
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Same to the Lord Privy Seal. It is the King's
pleasure to have John Wilcocks the younger
in the Commisson of Excise and Hearthmoney
now passing. The privy seal for this commission
is therefore to pass notwithstanding any caveat
for Mr. Wilcocks the elder. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 5. |
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Same to the Customs Cummissioners to permit the
transport to Holland, Customs free, of 60 horses
for the use of the officers of Col. Fitz Patrick's and
Col. Hales's Regiments. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to pass, Customs free, for transport
to Holland some bundles of long Western cloths
with baize for lining now on board the Hopewell,
Nicholas Ashley master ; same being for Col.
O'Farrell's Regiment : he not having time enough
during his stay in England to make up said cloth
for his Regiment and intends to have them made
up in Holland. |
Ibid. |
Same to Mr. Neale, Master Worker of the Mint, to
provide 28 gold [Coronation] medals of double the
value of those which were distributed on Coronation
day ; and to deliver same to the Earl of Dorset,
to be by him distributed to the Foreign Ministers
residing here and other persons as by a list delivered
by Sir Cha. Cotterell, Master of the Ceremonies,
in accordance with the King's pleasure.
Appending : said list (the Ambassadors Extraordinary
from Spain ; United Netherlands (five in number) ;
Portugal ; Sweden (old and new) ; Denmark :
Resident from Venice ; from Florence : the Emperor's
Secretary ; Envoy Extraordinary from
Elector of Brandenburg ; from Landgrave of
Hesse-Cassel ; from Governor of Flanders : the
Agent of Spain : Consul of Genoa : Elector Palatine's
Resident : the Luneburg Envoy : twenty persons
in all : "probably some others may yet come
before the Coronation, for whom there ought to
be the same regard. There be also strangers of
quality here without public character, which are
left to consideration, viz. Marshal Schomberg ;
General Spaen and his son ; Heer Staremberg ;
Monsieur Blancard ; Count of Carlesson ; Monsieur
Bonnett ; Count de Schomberg). Memorandum :
last Coronation 27 pair gold medals." |
Ibid, p. 6. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to admit Henry
Maynard into office as a Teller ; he having given
security and taken the oath. |
Ibid, p. 7. |
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Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe an Order of the King in Council, dated
Hampton Court, April 18, declaring that the embargo
laid on ships by the Order in Council of the 15th
inst., supra, p. 83, shall not extend to any of
the ships and vessels of his Majesty's subjects
dealing in the coal trade at Newcastle and Sunderland
and all places between those ports and that
all ships and vessels may proceed from those ports
on that trade with the usual number of mariners,
provided the masters thereof give bond to sail
directly to some port in England and to be accountable
on their arrival there to the officers of the
Admiralty or Customs. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 1-2. |
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Treasury warrant to same to deliver, Customs free, the
French wines of which two cargoes were imported
by Henry Davys to Belfast in Ireland on which
he paid full duty there, but being despoiled by
the Popish army of a great personal estate and
nothing saved [thereof] but 30 hogsheads of claret,
which he consigned to his brother, Capt. Hercules
Davys, at Chester, ut supra, p. 80. |
Ibid, p. 3. |
| April 20. |
Royal letters patent appointing Sir John Powell (a
Serjeant at Law) as a Justice of the Common Pleas
quam diu se bene qesserit.
Sir William Dolben (a same) as a Justice of the
King's Bench. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, pp. 85, 103. |
Treasury order for the execution (either in toto or for
the portions remaining unpaid) of the money orders
as follows, viz. of Jan. 22 last for 500l. to Henry
Killegrew.
Of Mar. 13 last for 5,000l. to Thomas Neale for
the Mint.
Of Mar. 13 last for 10,000l. to Thomas Lloyd for
the Works.
Of Mar. 13 last for 400,000l. to the Earl of Ranelagh
for the Forces.
Of Mar. 13 last for 200,000l. to Viscount Falkland
for the Navy (the unpaid remainder hereof to be
issued to Edward Russell, successor to said Falkland
as Treasurer of the Navy).
Of Mar. 13 for 30,000l. to Charles Bertie for the
Ordnance.
Of Mar. 13 for 10,000l. to Ralph, Lord Montagu,
for the Great Wardrobe.
Of Mar. 13 for 4,000l. to Monsieur Overkirke for
the Stables.
Of Mar. 13 for 6,500l. to Monsieur William Bentinck
for the Privy Purse. |
Order Book III, pp. 1-4. |
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William Jephson to Symon Smith. You are to hire
Berkshire House at 200l. for half a year, as you
cannot find any [other] house in town affording so
much conveniency. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 7. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners. Before you
make any alterations in the officers of Bristol port
you are to advise with Mr. Colt, collector of that
port. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same, enclosing a list of the persons employed
by Mr. Trenchard in the Customs and Excise in
the West by virtue of a Commission from his present
Majesty, dated at Sherborne. You are to report
on their fitness for employment, as they have since
been displaced without any crime alleged against
them, viz. Henry Flory (made collector at Lyme
loco Brown, a Papist) ; George Pley (made collector
at Weymouth loco Hanford, a Papist) ; Edward
Roy (made surveyor ibid. loco Watson, who refused
to pay the money in his hands to the present King) ;
Giles Kent (made surveyor of imported Excise in
Bristol port loco Strong, who deserted) ; James
Thornton (restored as landwaiter ibid.) ; William
Barnard (made landwaiter ibid.) ; Thomas Smyth
(restored as a tidesman ibid. loco a Papist). |
Ibid, pp. 7-8. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the following petitons, viz. of Customs officers for
renewal of their patents [which being only during
pleasure expired with the accession of William III]
or of applicants for places in the Customs, viz. :
Nicholas Booker, searcher at Hull ; for renewal.
James Pearse, landsurveyor [London] ; for
renewal.
Ralph Williamson, comptroller, Newcastle ; for
renewal.
Sutton Oglethorpe, searcher, Carlisle ; for renewal.
Freeman House, comptroller, Chichester ; for
renewal.
Humphry Fitzherbert for the place of customer
outwards, Bristol, in reversion of his father's
grant.
John How for same place.
William Christian, customer, Carlisle ; for renewal :
cancelled, see infra under date 1689,
June 11.
Henry Brabant, customer and collector, Newcastle ;
for renewal.
David Bennet for restoration as surveyor of
landcarriagemen [London port].
Charles Robertson and George Lloyd for restoration.
Charles Nourse for a landsurveyor's place, London.
John Aldridge for a noontender's place ibid.
Lewis Montgomery for a King's waiter's place
ibid.
William Pollard for a landwaiter's place ibid.
George Shuckburgh for one of the five patent
searcher's places ibid.
Robert Thorogood for the customer's place, Lynn
Regis.
Hugh Nash for a landwaiter's place, London.
Henry Shalcross for a landsurveyor's place
[ibid.].
John Lowther for a landwaiter's place ibid.
Humphry Levermore for the place of riding
surveyor of the Customs in the four Western
counties.
Edward Kirkby for a landwaiter's place, Stockton.
William Jacomb for a landwaiter's place, London.
John Barcroft for the place of inspector of all
French contraband goods [ibid.].
Andrew Corbett for the place of Register of
Seizures ibid.
John Earle, Register of Seizures, ibid. ; for
renewal.
Richard Hutchinson, solicitor of the Customs ;
for renewal. |
Reference Book VI, pp. 2-5. |
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Treasury reference to the Auditors of Imprests of the
accounts of Sir Thomas Player et al. as Commissioners
[about London] for disbanding the Forces [new raised
in 1677]. |
Reference Book VI, p. 5. |
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Treasury letters patent appointing Aaron Smith as
Solicitor for the Treasury ("Solicitor for negotiating
and looking after the affairs of their Majesties'
Treasury" to solicit and take care of the prosecution
and recovery of all debts due to their Majesties
except those for the Customs or other matters for
which other solicitors are or shall be specially
appointed) : loco Thomas Lloyd, gent. : with all
the powers of said Lloyd or of Philip Burton, gent.,
said Lloyd's late deputy : with the salary of 200l.
per an. |
Warrants not Relating
to Money XIII, p. 2. |
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a grant
to William Hooker in trust for John Vaughan of
the offices of steward of Mevenydd, ut supra, p. 83.
Prefixing : particular and memorandum of said
office made out by Deputy Auditor Robert Humfreys. |
Ibid, pp. 4-5. |
| April 21. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for 500,000l. to Richard, Earl of Ranelagh,
Paymaster of the Forces ; as imprest for the Guards,
Garrisons and Land Forces. (Money warrant dated
May 16 hereon. This warrant quotes the privy seal
as dated May 16.) (Money order dated May 16
hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, pp. 40-1. Money
Book X, p. 21. Order
Book III, p. 10. |
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to John Berkeley, esq., and
Christopher Waters [Walters], gent., of the office
of one of the two searchers at Gravesend ; to wit
the office lately enjoyed by said Berkeley and
William Shaw.
Memorandum : the 7th of June, 1689, the Earl of
Nottingham was writ to to have the bill altered by
correcting Waters to Walters. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, p. 44. |
| April 22. |
Royal sign manual (by virtue of the privy seal [see
supra, p. 84] of the 19th inst.) for any sums not
exceeding 400,000l. in the whole, to William Harbord,
esq., as imprest for the pay of the Forces designed
for Ireland. |
Ibid, p. 40. |
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Money warrant for 12,000l. to William Harbord in
part of the abovesaid imprest. (The omission of
the entry in the Order Book of the money order
on this warrant is probably accidental.) |
Money Book X, p. 1 ; IX,
p. 126. |
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Treasury reference to Owen Wynn, Mint Warden,
Thomas Neale, Mint Master Worker, and James
Hoare, Mint Comptroller, of the petition of John
and James Roteires for payment of 241l. 4s. 0d.
for graving and finishing the broad seal of England. |
Reference Book VI, p. 4. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the following
petitions concerning Customs places, viz. :
Col. William Parsons for a landsurveyor's place
[London port] in consideration of ten years'
service in a military employ.
Giles Lytcott for renewal of his place as Comptroller
General of the [accounts of the] Customs.
Phillip Savage for the place of Solicitor of the
Customs.
Charles Bignell for a landwaiter's place, London.
Fran. Southworth for a King's waiter's place,
London.
John Lloyd for restoration to his place as Solicitor
of the Customs.
Richard Evans for continuance in his place as
searcher of Milford port.
Benjamin Spenso (landwaiter at Hull) for a
landwaiter's place in London port where his
family lives.
David Bennett for restoration to his office as
surveyor of the landcarriagemen.
Thomas Penington for the place of Register of
Seizures, London port.
Lawrence Corbet for restoration to his place of
a King's waiter, London port.
John Kynvin for renewal of his grant of a same
ibid.
John Culliford for the office of Surveyor of the
Navigation Act.
Thomas Wolstenholme for renewal of his grant
as customer of Bridgwater and collector of
Minehead (cancelled, see infra, under date
July 5).
Lodowick Jackson for some Customs place [in
England] during the ill circumstances in
Ireland where he has been employed in several
capacities in the revenue. |
Ibid, pp. 5-6. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of James Frontin et al., praying
that 75 ton of wine imported by them in
uncertain cask may be gauged ; the Customs
officers demanding that they should be entered as
terces, hogsheads and puncheons, whereby petitioners
would lose 36 gallons in every ton. |
Reference Book VI, p 5. |
| April 23. |
Same to same of the following petitions concerning
Customs places, viz. :
Thomas Peirce for restoration to his place as
surveyor, Plymouth port.
William Gregory for a landsurveyor's place,
London.
George Rodney for a surveyor's place [London].
John Mackley for a landwaiter's place, London.
Robert Hall and Robert Tayer concerning their
claim to the office of customer of Chichester
port as against Mr. Smith.
Walter Sergeant for a King's waiter's place,
London.
John Overing for a same [ibid.].
William Hulme for the place of customer of
Chester loco [James] Vernon, deceased.
John Ward for renewal of his patent as a King's
waiter, London.
Samuell Wilson for the place of customer and
collector of Berwick-on-Tweed loco James
Waring.
Benjamin Skinner for renewal of his grant as a
patent waiter, London.
Ralph Sindry for a king's waiter's place ibid.
Thomas Tannat for a place as surveyor of the
landsurveyors ibid.
Samuell Harris for a surveyor's or jerquer's place
ibid.
Henry Lawrence for a landwaiter's place ibid.
James Marshall for the place of customer at
Lynn Regis.
Richard Poulter for a jerquer's place, London.
John Fairclough for a landwaiter's place, London.
John Ellard for the place of surveyor, Exeter port.
John Greenway for the place of collector, Lyme
Regis port.
Robert Pawling for some Customs place [London].
William Kirkby for a Surveyor General's place
[ibid.].
Rose Peterman for a new patent as a King's
waiter, London port.
George Tuthill for the place of collector of Exeter
port.
James Hooper for the place of Register of Seizures
or a searcher's place, London.
William Arnold for a jerquer's place ibid.
Edward Strode for the place of Solicitor of
Customs.
Richard Sydenham for a place as customer or
searcher, London.
Samuel Somarster for a landwaiter's place,
Plymouth port, in which he has served twelve
months.
John Nutt for a jerquer's place, London.
Samuell Broughton for a landwaiter's place [ibid.].
Thomas Curtis for a same at Bideford.
Edward Williams for a same at London.
Bedford Whiting for a surveyor's or jerquer's
place [ibid.].
Henry Baker for a landwaiter's place [ibid.] loco
Bennet Richards, a Papist.
John Topham for a King's waiter's place ibid.
loco Mr. Skinner.
Peter Stepkins for the place of customer of
Berwick port loco Mr. Wareing.
Josua Wright for a landwaiter's place. London.
John Pickering for the place of Solicitor of the
Customs.
Thomas Langley for a King's searcher's place
at Ipswich.
Phillip Barker for the office of surveyor of the
landwaiters, London.
George Blackburne for a jerquer's place [ibid.].
Edward Mores (Moses) for restoration to his
place as collector of Bideford, from which he
was removed to Padstow.
Richard Phillips for a King's waiter's place,
London.
Isaac Manley for the place of inspector of seizures
in the Customs House, London.
James Smith for renewal of his grant as customer
of Chichester.
Cornelius Swan for a searcher's place [London]
loco Mr. Duke, deceased.
Peter Griffith for a landwaiter's place, London.
Humphry Steare for restoration to his place as
Comptroller at Bridgwater.
Samuel Danvers for same to his place as a King's
waiter, London.
Thomas Leigh for a landsurveyor's place ibid.
John Partridge for a King's waiter's place ibid.
Daniell Gwyn for a place as collector or surveyor
at Penryn or Falmouth ; he having collected
the Customs under Mr. Roe for his present
Majesty.
Edward Rowe for a landwaiter's place, London.
James Howard for the customer's place, Berwick
loco Mr. Wareing.
Samuell Gibbs for a landsurveyor's place, London.
Thomas Mitton for continuance in his place as
Comptroller, Hull port.
John Copley for the place of surveyor of [Customs
in] the Isle of Man.
Francis Godfrey for renewal of his grant as
customer of Lynn Regis.
Thomas Edwards for restoration to his place as
a deputy searcher, London.
Roger Clutterbuck for renewal of his grant as
searcher of Southampton.
Robert Culliford for same as Comptroller, Southampton
port.
Francis Spendlove for same as Comptroller,
Yarmouth port.
Thomas Raymond for same as a King's waiter,
London.
Christopher Barret for same as searcher, Yarmouth.
John Bennet for the office of solicitor of Customs,
or Register of Seizures, or to be a Commissioner
of Appeals in Excise.
Thomas Jeffereys for a King's waiter's place,
London.
Nathaniell Loddington for a landwaiter's place,
London.
John Barroby for a surveyor general's place
[London port].
Thomas Lindon for revival of the useful place
of examiner of [Customs officers'] securities and
for a grant thereof ; together with the prosecution
of forfeited bonds.
Paul Calton for a surveyor's place [London].
Isaac Beaulieu for a landwaiter's place ibid.
Christopher Hurt for a same ibid.
John Barksdale for the place of surveyor of
Customs [ibid.] or of a Commissioner for Prizes.
Oliver Geery for a surveyor's or landwaiter's
place [ibid.]
Humphry Willet for the place of surveyor of
the Customs.
Michaell Oatway for a surveyor's or landwaiter's
place, London.
Tho. Randoll for a landsurveyor's place, being
recommended by the Earl of Shrewsbury.
Charles Stanion for a clerk's place in the Custom
House [London].
Thomas Axe for a landwaiter's place [ibid.].
Thomas Currey for a King's waiter's place [ibid.].
Daniell Williams for the place of Comptroller,
Bristol port.
William Smith for a landwaiter's place, Dover port.
Lieut. Edw. Harrington for a King's waiter's place,
Hull port : being recommended by Marshal
Schomberg. |
Ibid, pp. 6-12, 15, 28. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of John Upton, junr., for leave to
import 75 pieces of baizes (bayes) from Ireland
and to export them to Spain, Customs free. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 8. |
|
Same to same of the petition of Peter and Piere
Henriquez, shewing that there is a stop upon all
English vessels trading to France and therefore
praying permission to import malasses from
France in Hamburghers' [vessels] on payment of
duty and for permission to transport them into
places beyond sea. |
Ibid, p. 14. |
| April 24. |
Royal warrant to Thomas Neale, Master and Worker
of the Mint, to give order to John Roettiers, chief
Engraver [to the Mint], to prepare all the master
puncheons, letters and charges for the gold and
silver coins, detailed ut supra, p. 15, and to make
dies therefrom "according to such directions as
he shall from time to time receive from you." |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, p. 42. |
|
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to William Talman of
the office of Comptroller of the Works ; as amply
as Hugh May or any other predecessor therein. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, p. 42. |
|
Same to same for a same for a grant to William,
bishop of St. Asaph, the King's High Almoner,
of all personal estates of all felo de se, and of all
deodands already forfeited or which hereafter shall
be forfeited to the Crown within England and
Wales and with the usual powers to himself or his
deputies for the disposal thereof : all during
pleasure. |
Ibid, p. 43. |
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh, Paymaster of the
Forces, to imprest 400l. to John Shales for the
provision of hay and oats to be put on board for
the use of the second Troop of Horse Guards and
the King's Royal Regiment of Horse in order to
their transportation to Holland.
And likewise to imprest to James Pearse 330l.
to be by him distributed to the respective chirurgeons
of the Regiments ordered to be sent into Holland ;
being for internal and external medicines for the
non-commissioned officers and soldiers thereof. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury allowance of the 1689, Lady day quarter's
salary bill of the Customs, London port, being
4,128l. 1s. 6d. for established salaries and 156l. 5s. 0d.
for additional salaries. (Henry Guy to Thomas
Fox, Customs Cashier, to pay 2,000l. towards the
said quarter's bill.) |
Money Book X, p. 3.
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 1. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue the items ut supra, p. 28, under date April 24
(the 2,000l. to Jephson and 140l. to the Speaker
being here lumped together as 2,140l. to Jephson
for secret service). |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 2. |
|
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe a warrant of the Admiralty Lords, dated
April 19 inst., for permitting the ship commanded
by Michael Packstow to sail to Berwick with a
protection for 12 mariners ; notwithstanding the
present embargo ; she having on board arms
which are to be carried thither for the use of Col.
Hastings' Regiment. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 2. |
|
Treasury warrant to same to employ Roger Jacob
(waiter and searcher at Bideford) as a landwaiter
in Bristol port loco John Lamplugh, who has quitted
the employment. |
Ibid. |
Treasury reference to same of the following petitions,
viz. of :—
Philip Mayon for a King's waiter's place, London.
William Jessop for a same loco Mr. Morley or
Mr. Skinner.
John Pye for the place of Solicitor of Coast Bonds.
Thomas Lloyd for a landwaiter's place [London].
John Briscoe for the office of Surveyor of the
Navigation Act, London, which was executed
by one Marshall, a Papist.
Phillip Laxton for a King's waiter's place, London.
Charles Powell for a place as searcher, Bristol
port.
Thomas Nicholls for a landsurveyor's place
[London].
John Stewart for a same [ibid.].
James Twisden for a same [ibid.].
Damaris Dering, widow, for a same ibid. for her
son, her [late] husband having been turned
out of said place.
Christopher Franklin for continuance in his
place as comptroller of Berwick port.
Capt. Baron for a King's waiter's place, London.
Henry Turner for a place as landsurveyor [London]
or surveyor of the wood farm.
John Higgons for a jerquer's place [ibid.].
John Bateman for the place of Solicitor of the
Customs.
Andrew Huddleston for the place of collector,
Whitehaven port.
Samuell Hayne for the office of Customer of
the Petty Customs, London, and surveyor
thereof in the outports.
Thomas Porter for a place as surveyor of the
landwaiters or landcarriagemen [London port].
Seaborne Buckeridge for a searcher's place
ibid.
Chris. Adams for the place of collector, Exeter
port.
Edward Young for a landwaiter's place, London.
John Ford for a King's waiter's place [London]
or the customer's place of Sussex. |
Reference Book VI, pp.
11, 12, 13, 14, 18. |
|
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to
take Walter Middleton's bond in 500l. as a surety
(in lieu of Daniel Williams) for Bevis Lloyd and
William Jones for their office of Receiver of Crown
revenues in South Wales. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 5. |
Same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a grant to Nicholas
Saunderson, eldest son of Visct. Castleton, of the
offices of steward and keeper of Courts Leet, liberties
and view of frankpledge in the manor and soke of
Kirton in Lindsey, co. Lincoln, parcel of the Duchy
of Cornwall, and of all lands and tenements in the
said soke : all with the like clauses and exceptions
as in the former grant thereof to Sir Willoughby
Hickman, bart.
Prefixing : particular of said office by William Harbord,
Surveyor General of Crown Lands. |
Ibid, p. 6. |
| April 25. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the following petitions, viz. of :—
Ralph Price for a landwaiter's place, Bristol
port.
Robert Tubman for the place of collector, Whitehaven
port.
John Lyford for the office of surveyor of the
landwaiters [London port].
John Sone for a landwaiter's place ibid.
John Custis for a landsurveyor's place ibid.
John Holland for the place of surveyor, Topsham
port, "the next vacancy."
Henry Serjeant for the place of surveyor of the
landwaiters, London port.
Fairfax Overton for a jerquer's place [ibid.] loco
Mr. West, whose patent was during pleasure
and who is disabled by age and infirmities.
Alexander Johnson for the place of Solicitor of
the Customs.
Hen. Starkey for a landsurveyor's place, London.
Edward Tules for a tidewaiter's place ibid.
Sir John Turner for the place of Comptroller of
King's Lynn.
Joseph Leonard for a landwaiter's place, London.
Evan Vaughan for a King's waiter's place ibid.
William Lillingston for a landwaiter's place
ibid.
Hugh Bantock for renewal of his patent as a
King's waiter, ibid.
Samuell Birch for the patent searcher's place,
Bristol port.
Bernard Strode for the collector's place, Chester
port, void by Mr. Molineux being a Papist.
John Hawke for a King's waiter's place, London.
John Browne for a landwaiter's place ibid.
Edmund Allen for a King's waiter's place ibid.
Westerne Browne for the place of solicitor of the
Customs.
John Watson for a landsurveyor's place [London]
loco Mr. Wharton, a Papist.
Cuthbert Best for a landwaiter's place, London
port.
Edward Rounsevell for a landwaiter's place at
Totnes.
Nicholas Spear for a same at Padstow.
Thomas Harley for a searcher's place at Bristol.
Clement Wakelin for a King's waiter's place,
London port.
William Hammond for a same ibid. |
Reference Book VI, pp.
12, 13, 14, 15, 17. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Sir John Magill, bart., and
James Hamilton, esq., on behalf of themselves
and others ; shewing that being forced to fly out
of Ireland with such part of their goods as they
could get the Customs officers at Whitehaven have
seized same and demand Customs thereon. |
Reference Book VI, p. 18. |
| April 26. |
Money warrant for 100,000l. to William Harbord
in further part of 400,000l. as imprest for the Forces
designed for the service of Ireland : as by the
privy seal of the 19th inst., supra, p. 84. (Money
order dated April 27 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 5.
Order Book III, p. 5. |
|
Same for 1,500l. to George, Duke of Northumberland,
for half a year to Christmas last on his annuity or
pension out of the Excise. |
Money Book X, p. 5. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt. There
remains in the hands of Mr. Fox, Customs Cashier,
the sum of 4,913l. 0s. 3d. in Dutch coin, which he
received from the collector at Exeter, who made
affidavit that same was collected within the time
limited by his Majesty's proclamation concerning
Dutch coins. This sum is to be received by the
Tellers at the rates specified in the said proclamation. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 2. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver
to Mris. Eliz. Gigou 27 dozen of winter gloves
on board the vessel of Mr. Haslewood and
52 dozen and 64 dozen and 30 dozen of Jessamin
gloves on board the Bachellier [Bachelor] of London,
Thomas Bancks master, the ship Fortune of London,
— Francis, master, from Bordeaux, and the
Charity of Margate, Humphry Pudner master, from
Bordeaux ; same having been seized respectively
by Mr. Rafford, Owen George, Mr. Conner and
Tho. White, Customs officers. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 8. |
|
William Jephson to Mr. [Auditor] Aldworth to bring
to the Treasury Lords forthwith Mr. Hornby's
interest account. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 9. |
|
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe an Order of the King in Council dated
Whitehall, April 25 inst., requiring the Customs
officers to seize and secure in all the ports of this
realm all ships and vessels appertaining to the
subjects of the French King or having goods or
effects belonging to them on board, together with
all such goods on board or in any of his Majesty's
warehouses and all mariners whatsoever that shall
be found being subjects of the said [French] King :
and to return an account of their proceedings
herein to the Privy Council. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 3-4. |
|
Treasury warrant to same to deliver, Customs free,
to Mr. Beecher and Mr. Roper respectively (who
have lately fled from Ireland in distress) the Canary
wine and the broadcloth which they brought with
them respectively to Bristol and Whitehaven port. |
Ibid, p. 5. |
Treasury reference to same of the following petitions,
viz. of :—
John Needler for the place of Comptroller of the
Great and Petty Customs, London port.
Edward Gross for a landwaiter's place [London
port].
Stephen Furly for the office of surveyor of Colchester
port.
Thomas Samson for the office of surveyor of
Boston port.
Richard Kinnersley for a landwaiter's place
[London].
Joseph Hide for a same ibid.
Daniel Lawrence for a King's waiter's place
ibid. ; he having been bred in business.
Francis Spring for a landsurveyor's place ibid.
John Whiting for a searcher's place ibid.
Daniel Storer for a landwaiter's place ibid.
Richard Windebanke for a landsurveyor's place
ibid.
John Ridges for a surveyor's place ibid.
Tho. Westrowe for a head searcher's place ibid.
Robert Castle for a King's waiter's place ibid.
Joseph Billop for a same ibid.
Edward Clarkson for a same ibid.
Edward Ladkin for a same ibid.
Richard Nitingale for a landwaiter's place ibid.
Nicholas Roope for the place of customer of
Exeter.
William Hemster for a King's waiter's place,
London.
Tho. Sayer for the next vacancy of a landwaiter's
place ibid.
John Rowett for a landsurveyor's place [ibid.].
Tho. Baynard for a landwaiter's place [ibid.].
Tho. Wallis for a same [ibid.].
Thomas Pascall for a searcher's place, Ipswich
port.
Richard Knightley for a surveyor's or King's
waiter's place [London].
Joseph Webster for a landwaiter's place [London].
John Whetcombe for a King's waiter's place
[ibid.].
Isaac Jackson for the place of collector, Bideford
port.
William Parsons for a landwaiter's place, London.
William Vaughan for the place of collector,
Exeter port.
Thomas Briggs for the office of Comptroller, Lynn
Regis port.
Francis Termy for the place of Comptroller,
Yarmouth port.
Edmd. Hampden for a King's waiter's place,
London.
Giles Child for a surveyor's place ibid.
William Lambard for a King's waiter's place
[ibid.].
Rob. Murray for a King's waiter's place ibid.
George Pearce for a landwaiter's place ibid.
John Wheeley for a surveyor's place, Harwich
port.
Thomas Pitts for a same [London].
Alexander Dilman for a landwaiter's place ibid.
George Lyman for a same ibid.
Edward Scarbrough for a King's waiter's place
[ibid.].
Nicholas Stephens for the place of customer or
searcher, Plymouth port.
George Duke for the place of Register of Seizures,
London port, or comptroller of Plymouth
port.
Roger Mallock for the place of surveyor, Topsham
port.
Tho. Cook for restoration to his place of collector
of Faversham port.
Tho. Morgan for a King's waiter's place, London
port.
Joseph Poole for some small employment in
the Customs.
Robert Baxter for a King's waiter's place, London.
John Kellaway for a landwaiter's place [ibid.].
Jonathan Wills for a landsurveyor's place ibid.
William Selby for the office of Comptroller of
Berwick.
John Webb for a landwaiter's place [London
port]. |
Reference Book VI, pp.
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22,
23, 28. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of John Key for delivery of a parcel
of wire seized at the Custom House as prohibited
which has for some years been permitted to entry
as steel wire. |
Reference Book VI, p. 16. |
| April 27. |
William Jephson to same to send an officer to the
Venetian Resident's house to seal his goods in
order to their transport to Venice.
|
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 9.
|
|
Same to same for an account what places are vacant
or likely to fall vacant in London port. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to deliver to the Duke of St. Albans'
servant some goods arrived in London from Dover
for him. |
Ibid. |
Treasury warrant to same to observe an Order of
the King in Council, dated Whitehall, April 26 inst.
Prefixing : said order, concerning the present embargo :
(1) that the embargo be taken off from all vessels
using the coal trade as well empty ones as others
and [such vessels] may be permitted to follow
the said trade between any ports in England or
Wales : and if the masters of those vessels desire
protection for their seamen they may be given to
understand same will be granted to them at the
Council Board for any number of seamen not
exceeding four men for every 100 tons. (2) That
the embargo be taken off from all coasting vessels
which go from port to port. (3) That it be taken
off from all foreign ships except French ships,
provided they have not on board any of his Majesty's
subjects. (4) That it be taken off from all fishing
smacks and other small craft which ply in the
rivers, bays and creeks of this kingdom. (5) That
it be taken off from all ships returning from Virginia
or other parts of the West Indies or from other
foreign ports bound for England if they put into
any outport by chance or necessity, [on their]
giving security to the officers of the Customs that
they shall bring their men directly to the port of
London or some other port of England. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 4-5. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the following petitions, viz. of :—
Nathaniel Pinney for the place of usher of the
Custom House [London].
Richard Culliford for a King's waiter's place,
ibid.
Henry Tichborne for a same, ibid.
Henry Lunn for a landwaiter's place, ibid.
John Pranke (Prank) for a place as waiter to
the landcarriagemen [ibid.].
Nathan Heckford for a landwaiter's place,
London.
John Atherton for a same [ibid.].
John Colledge for a landsurveyor's place, ibid.
Hen. Sclater for the office of Surveyor General
of the Customs, void by the death of Mr.
Dunstar. |
Reference Book VI, pp.
17, 18, 19. |
| April 29. |
William Jephson to the Attorney General to give
warrant to the Clerk of the Petty Bag for a Commission
to Bartholomew Fillingham, Tho. Hall,
Edmd. Woodroff, Phi. Ryley, Aaron Pengry and
Robert Squibb, junr., to enquire whether the
offices of the four messengers of the Receipt of
Exchequer formerly granted to Nathaniell Wright,
Ezekiell Wright, Benj. King and Geo. Vincent be
not forfeited or otherwise become void. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 9. |
|
Same to Mr. [Deputy Auditor] Humphreys for a
certificate of what the fees of Courts of Mallaen,
Cayo etc. do amount to, as referred to in said
Humphreys' report on the Earl of Carbery's petition
for several stewardships in Wales, "his lordship
having agreed to decline the stewardship of Brecknock." |
Ibid, p. 10. |
|
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
appoint such of their officers as they think fit for
executing an Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, April 26 (made upon a representation
from the Admiralty Lords) requiring that persons
be appointed to take charge of such ships and
prizes as shall be seized and taken by his Majesty's
subjects and frigates at sea and brought in ; to
prevent all embezzlements and abuses. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 5. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the following petitions, viz. of :—
Hum. Randall for a landsurveyor's place, London
port.
Tho. Dixon for a tidewaiter's place [ibid.].
Richard Williams for a riding surveyor general's
place.
Joseph Durden for a patent searcher's place,
London.
Tho. Tickell for the office of customer of Carlisle
port.
Richard Butler for continuance in his place of
surveyor of Plymouth "and that the patent
for the office of customer of Boston port, in
which he is joined with his father Jo[h]n
Butler, may be renewed in his father's name
and the petitioner joined with him, as the
present patent is."
Tho. Canon for a King's waiter's place [London].
John Stedman for the place of customer of
Bridgwater port.
John Annesley for a King's waiter's place
[London].
William Holmes and William Cloake for some
employment in the Customs at Folkestone,
Hythe or Romney.
George Pearce for a waiter's place in Helford
port, co. Cornwall.
William Dewstoe for a landwaiter's place, Falmouth.
John Tucker for the collector's place, Barnstaple
port.
John Boyen for a King's waiter's place, London.
John Vile for a landwaiter's place, ibid.
John Hobart for a same ibid. |
Reference Book VI, pp.
18, 19, 21, 25, 46. |
| April 30. |
Privy seal for 500l. for equipage and 5l. per day as
ordinary to William Duncombe, esq., as Envoy
Extraordinary to the King of Sweden : said ordinary
to be payable quarterly and one quarter thereof in
advance : with the usual clause for allowance of
his extraordinaries. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, p. 59. |
|
Same for 1,500l. as equipage and 100l. per week as
ordinary to Thomas, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery,
as Ambassador Extraordinary to the States
General : to be payable etc. ut supra. |
Ibid, p. 61. |
| [?] |
[Treasury allowance of] Richard Kent's bill of charges
in passing his accounts as Customs Cashier, viz.
for the half year ended 1689, Lady day (total,
870l. 4s. 5d. as sworn to by said Kent April 27 inst.
and reported upon by the Auditors of Imprests). |
Money Book X, pp. 5-6. |
| April 30. |
Same of the salary bill, detailed, of the Hearthmoney
Office for 1689, Lady day quarter (total, 570l.). |
Ibid, p. 7. |
|
Same of the same quarter's salary bill, detailed, of
the Excise Office (total, 5,079l. 16s. 0d.). |
Ibid, pp. 8-9. |
Treasury order for the execution of a dormant money
warrant of 1689 [sic for 1686], May 19, for the
several annuities, making in all 30,000l. per an.,
to the Prince and Princess of Denmark, ut supra,
Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. VIII, p. 749.
Subscribed in the margin with later similar confirmatory
subscriptions of date 1689, Dec. 20, and 1690,
April 7. |
Ibid, p. 10. |
|
William Jephson to the Farmers of the Royal Oak
Lottery to pay into the Exchequer their farm rent
now due, reserving thereout so much as is due
to the respective pensioners [charged upon said farm
rent] until the King's pleasure in this behalf be
signified to you. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 3. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the [Assessment] Commissioners
for co. Dorset. From your letter of the 27th inst.
from your general meeting at Blandford we note
that you have not appointed your Receiver General.
This is one of the principal things you ought to
have done, according to the Act [1 William and
Mary, c. 3, for the Six Months' Assessment]. As
to the smallness of the salary allowed for him we
are not authorised by the Act to allow more than
2d. in the £. If further power be given us herein
we shall be ready to do it. We therefore desire
you to proceed cheerfully in your commission.
The full number of copies of the Act has been
delivered to Mr. Edwd. Lock, one of the coroners
of your county. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 10. |
|
William Jephson to Mr. Parry, enclosing a vote [of the
House of Commons of this day, Com. Jour., X, p. 112]
for an additional Excise for three years for raising
700,000l. for the Navy. Send me (to my lodgings in
Whitehall) your opinion how far such proposal will by
a reasonable estimate increase the Excise revenue. |
Ibid, p. 11. |
|
Same to Mr. Duncombe [as Cashier of Excise] to
stop, till further order, the last quarterly payment
to Mr. Graham, now prisoner in the Tower. |
Ibid. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the following petitions, viz. of :—
John Frederick for a landwaiter's place [London].
William Cheshire for the place of patent searcher,
Exeter.
John Stubbs for a jerquer's place, London port.
John Dagg for the collector's place at Padstow.
Stephen Ballew for a surveyor's place, London
port.
Thomas Belfeild for a coastwaiter's place, ibid.,
or elsewhere.
John Jurin for some place in the Custom House.
Robert Hughes for renewal of his patent as a
King's waiter, London port.
Joseph White for a King's waiter's place, ibid.
Thomas Workman for restoration to a noontender's
place [ibid.].
John Blunt for a tidesman's place [ibid.].
John Harrison and John Norton for a tidesman's
and a watchman's place [ibid.].
Bryan Thompson for the place of riding surveyor
for Devon and Cornwall.
John Silver for the place of searcher at Bridgwater.
James Roode for the place of landwaiter ibid.
John Wallen for restoration to his place as noontender,
London port.
Samuel Heyrick for a King's waiter's place,
ibid.
John Osbourne for a riding surveyor's place,
Cornwall.
Gilbert Hutchinson for a landwaiter's place
[London].
William East for renewal of his grant as searcher
of Ipswich.
Richard James for a coastwaiter's place, London.
John Maurice for a landsurveyor's place, ibid.
William Stapehill for a landwaiter's place, Dartmouth. |
Reference Book VI, pp.
19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of James Barston, William
Knight and Thomas Harper on behalf of
themselves and others, manufacturers of painted
earthenwares in this kingdom ; petitioners shewing
that by 3 Edward IV the importation of all earthenwares
is prohibited and also by several orders
and proclamations : that petitioners are arrived
to such perfection in the art of making those wares
as to be fit for service, but some few persons
endeavouring to monopolise that trade contrived
with Sir Nicholas Butler and procured liberty to
import them : therefore pray for the law to be
enforced. |
Reference Book VI, p 21. |
|
Same to same of the petition of Bartholomew Vanhomrigh,
shewing that being a merchant in Dublin
he was forced to fly into England by reason of
the dangers approaching that kingdom and brought
with him 236 salt hides which he had intended to
transport to Holland and did pay Custom thereon
at Liverpool : therefore prays leave to transport
same to Holland. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Mint Master Worker and Mint Comptroller
of the petition to the King from Thomas
Wharton, esq., Comptroller of the Household,
praying for the sole making of copper or tin farthings
and half pence of such values and according to such
rates as formerly for the term of five or seven years. |
Ibid. |
Same to the Navy Commissioners of the petition of
Capt. Robt. Drummond, shewing that Lord Dartmouth
seized petitioner's ship Richard and John
of Glasgow and made her a fireship ; therefore
prays the value of the ship ; said petition having
been referred by the King to Mr. Pepys, who reported
that it would be to the King's service to buy said
ship, being valued at 643l. 14s. 0d., "whereupon
the Earl of Shrewsbury signified his Majesty's
pleasure to pay for the said ship."
Hereon the Navy Commissioners are to report
the value of the ship and "their opinion what
they think fit to be done upon the petitioner's
request." |
Ibid, p. 22. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Thomas Beech, master of the ship Shadwell,
shewing that he made a voyage to Dublin and
thence to Rotterdam and Bruges and returning
to Dublin was driven into Weymouth with a lading
of copper and hops belonging partly to English
and partly to Irish merchants : that the English
merchants desire he may break bulk here, but
the Irish merchant, who is a Papist and Mayor of
Dublin, opposes it : therefore praying that the
English goods may be delivered and the rest secured
in the King's warehouse. |
Ibid, p. 23. |
|
William Jephson to the Earl of Ranelagh to report
on the enclosed petition of Capt. John Grosvenor,
setting forth that he had a Troop in the Marquis
de Mermont's [Miremont's] Regiment of Horse and his
Majesty ordered the arrears of said Regiment to
be paid, but the money still remains in the Earl of
Ranelagh's office and petitioner is 400l. out of purse
in equipping the said Troop. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 13. |
Treasury warrant to William Harbord, Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, for a particular of the
mansion house of Theobalds with the park and all
the tenements thereupon built : with a view to a
grant thereof to the Earl of Portland and his heirs.
Prefixing. said Harbord's report on the Treasury
Lords' request for an account of what lands revert
to the Crown by the death of the late Duke of
Albemarle for want of issue male. The abovesaid
premises are so fallen to the Crown. In the grant
in 1661 to the Duke of Albemarle the said premises
were rated at 1,749l. 10s. 0d. per an., but I now
find that the several rents reserved by the late
Duke amount only to 1,767l. per an. in all, but on
the improvements made by those tenants the same
may be raised to 1,916l. 10s. 0d. per an., "which
is the highest value the premises can be valued at." |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 7. |
| [?] |
Treasury order for the execution of a warrant dated
April 30 inst., of the Earl of Dorset, Lord Chamberlain,
to the Master of the Jewel House to provide
and deliver to the Earl of Nottingham, Principal
Secretary of State, 1,000 ounces of white plate
"as hath been accustomed for a Secretary of
State." |
Ibid, p. 8. |
| April 30. |
Report to the King from the Treasury Lords on the
petition of Giles Biggs of London, merchant. Petitioner
sets forth that he has fitted out two small
vessels called the Prosperous, Richard Mocher
master, of 70 tons with eight men and a boy, and
the Desire, Caleb Barnes master, of 50 tons with
six men and a boy, with provisions for the relief of
his Majesty's subjects in Newfoundland whereof
they are in great want : and therefore praying a
pass and protection for said ships. On said petition
the Customs Commissioners have reported that
the said inhabitants are in want of provisions and
this is a seasonable time for sending them : and
that petitioner should give bond to carry same
only to Newfoundland. |
Ibid, pp. 8-9. |
|
Same to same from same on the petition of Joseph
Hall, commander of an English built ship called
the Thomas and Peter of London, belonging wholly
to English subjects. Petitioner sets forth that at
Havre de Grace he laded for the Straits, but was
driven by contrary winds into St. Helens Road,
where Carell Vandeputt, Vice-Admiral of Zealand
(on information that petitioner was bound for
Tholone [Tolen in Zeeland]) seized the ship and carried
her into Portsmouth, where she is still detained by
the Admiralty officers : therefore praying a discharge
and satisfaction for any embezzlements of tackle
and lading. Hereon the Customs Commissioners do
report that said ship was bound to Tholone with
her lading on accompt of the French King. |
Ibid, pp. 9-10. |
