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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| Jan. 11. |
Money order for 10l. to John Lowe, gent., Senior
Deputy Chamberlain of the Receipt, for last
Christmas quarter on his allowance for locking
up and delivering out his Majesty's treasure in
the Receipt. |
Order Book III, p. 52. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue, out of any unappropriated moneys,
3,418l. 18s. 0d. to the Earl of Ranelagh for a week's
subsistence to the Forces. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 75. |
|
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe an order, prefixed, of the King in Council,
dated Whitehall, Jan. 9 inst., for a stop to be made
until further order on all ships and vessels whatsoever
now within or which hereafter shall come into any
of the ports or roads from St. Ives in Cornwall to
Carlisle in Cumberland, excepting such ships as
are now laden with provisions for Ireland and such
as shall be employed in his Majesty's service. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 96. |
|
Treasury fiat for royal letters patent to constitute
Robert Levintz, esq., as searcher of Lynn Regis
port, being the post already held by him. |
Ibid, p. 97. |
| Jan. 12. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe
an order, prefixed, of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall this day, requiring a return of the names
of the ships in the several outports, with the
complements of men in each, "whose number is
contained in the list [missing] hereunto annexed." |
Ibid. |
| Jan. 13. |
William Jephson to Mr. Mountague to lay before
the King in Council two lists from the Customs
Commissioners : (1) of merchant ships outward
bound from the outports, with the men either
already on board or wanting to complete the ship's
complement : (2) an extract of the returns from
the outports of similar details of ships and crews
outward bound. Likewise a report from same
Commissioners concerning the stop put upon all
ships in the several ports between St. Ives and
Carlisle. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 161. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Mayor of York et al.
The Danish Forces which are quartered in the
city of York and other places in co. Yorks are
ordered to march towards Ireland. We have put
money into the hands of Ralph Williamson to
discharge the quarters of the Forces [in your said
district]. But in regard he is now here and cannot
possibly get the money down before the Forces
must march we desire you or the chief magistrate
of the various places to adjust the debentures for
the said quarters in all places of the county until
the Forces march out of the county, joining therein
with Col. Thomas Fairfax or the Commissaries who
attend the said Forces. On his coming down
Mr. Williamson is to pay the debentures so adjusted.
Communicate this to all persons concerned. Send
us duplicates of the accounts so found due for said
quarters. |
Ibid, p. 162. |
William Jephson to the Attorney General. The
Treasury Lords have read the enclosed petition
of William Thompson, esq., and have ordered a
commission of enquiry as to lands in co. Yorks
left derelict in the Humber in the parishes etc. of
South Cave, Elleck [Ellerker], Broomfleet and the
Provost. Please give warrant to the Clerk of the
Petty Bag for such a Commission to Sir James
Bradshaw, kt., Matthew Alured and Edward
Barnard, esqrs., Wilfred Trueman, John Baker,
Benjamin Daulton, Benjamin Haywood and Samuel
Milner, gent.
Appending : said petition, informing of divers parcels,
unnamed, of said derelict lands and praying a
lease thereof. |
Ibid, pp. 162-3. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Charles Bishopp as coastwaiter, London
port, loco Henry Stumbles, lately dismissed.
William Pebby [as same, ibid.] loco Robert Oulton,
dismissed.
John Noble as a coastwaiter, London port, the
place he lately enjoyed.
Duke Giffard as waiter and searcher at Chester
loco Powell Williams, deceased.
Richard Lee as collector of Customs at Potomack
river in Virginia loco Nicholas Spencer, deceased.
Henry King as boatman, Plymouth port, loco
Jasper Smith, deceased.
Henry Oake as boatman, Faversham port, loco
Richard Philpot, deceased.
Nathan Penny (one of the 70 extraordinary
tidesmen, London port) as a tidesman in fee ibid.
loco John Steward, deceased.
John Beverton as waiter and searcher at Whitstable
in Faversham port loco John Anthony,
dismissed.
Charles Anderton (who officiated as Deputy
Customer and Comptroller in Liverpool port) as a
landwaiter ibid. loco Peter [sic] Stringer, who is
preferred to be waiter, searcher and warehousekeeper
in Chester port.
John [sic] Stringer (landwaiter, Liverpool port)
as waiter etc. at Chester, ut supra, loco Peter Baker,
deceased. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 97, 98. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
deliver, Customs free, to Richard Bamber, late
of Dublin, merchant, who fled thence with
his wife and family in distress to Liverpool,
the goods (books, thrown Ardas silk, dried Ardas
silk hose, gloves, linen) which he brought with
him, being all that he saved of a considerable estate,
he being reduced to a mean condition and his wife
big with child. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 99. |
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Treasury reference to Mr. Humfreys, the pro-auditor
of Wales, of the petition of the four Barons of the
Exchequer for the allowances usually paid to
them [annually] out of the revenue of Wales, viz.
95l. 6s. 8d. to the Chief Baron : 90l. 3s. 4d. to the
Second Baron ; 76l. to the Third Baron ; 66l. 10s. 0d.
to the Fourth Baron. |
Reference Book VI, p. 115. |
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Same to Mr. Aaron Smith of the petition of the
Countess of Newburgh, shewing that on her petition
for a defalcation of 500l. [out of her rent] payable
to the Hanaper at Christmas, 1688, for [her grant
of] the Sixpenny Writ Office in Chancery, my
Lords ordered the payment of 106l. 13s. 4d., part
thereof, and deferred the further consideration thereof :
therefore praying to be discharged of the remainder. |
Ibid. |
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease
to Henry, Lord Grey of Ruthyn, of several pieces
of land, as follows, in St. James's Park for 31 years
at 6s. 8d. per an. : with proviso not to build thereon,
without licence obtained from the King, any edifices
from which any person may look into the said park
and with a clause of re-assumption as below.
Prefixing : constat and ratal of the premises by
William Harbord, Surveyor General of Crown
Lands. The premises are in or near the parish of
St. Martin's in the Fields and contain in length
east to west 135 feet and north to south 114 feet
and abut north on the garden appertaining to the
tenement late in the tenure of Sir Theophilus
Oglethorpe and Helen his wife and now in the
tenure of said Lord Grey of Ruthyn ; and south on
the highway called Pall Mall ; and east on another
way leading out of the said park to the King's and
Queen's Stables called St. James's Stables and west
on another part of the said park. The lessee is to
enclose the ground from the residue of said park
by a good brick wall and at his own charge to
remove the leaden pipe etc., ut supra, p. 269. There
should be a clause of re-assumption to the Crown
on payment of all expences. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, pp. 124-5. |
Money warrant for 415l. to Robert Lord Lexington for
83 days' ordinary as late Envoy Extraordinary
to the Elector of Brandenburg, viz. to Nov. 10 last,
being the day of his return into his Majesty's presence
as certified by Secretary the Earl of Nottingham :
the first three months of his ordinary to Aug. 19
last having been paid him in advance. (Money
order dated Feb. 13 hereon.)
Appending : certificates by the Earl of Nottingham
that Lord Lexington kissed hands in order to his
departure on said embassy May 20 last and returned
into the presence Nov. 10 last. |
Money Book X, pp. 172,
180. Order Book III,
p. 56. |
Money warrant for 493l. 3s. 0d. to said Lord Lexington
for a bill of extraordinaries in said embassy. (Money
order dated Feb. 13 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed Dec. 17 last by
Secretary the Earl of Nottingham after laying
same before the King. |
Money Book X, p. 179.
Order Book III, p. 56. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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paid fees at the Treasury and Exchequer
[and on] passing at the
Privy Seal [Office] and Signet [my
privy seal] for 500l. for equipage
and ordinary |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid fees at the Custom House for
goods and horses at London |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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for mourning for myself and servants
for the death of the Electress
Dowager |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
for extraordinary expences in following
the Elector all [the time of]
the camp |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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£493 |
3 |
0 |
| Jan. 14. |
William Jephson to Mr. Bowles. In reply to the
Admiralty Lords' memorial of yesterday, my
Lords will lay same before the King (as they have
done all other memorials of that kind from the
Admiralty Lords) for his Majesty's directions for
such supplies of money for the Navy as can be
spared. As to the credit which the Admiralty
desire may be given to Mr. Addis upon the Excise
at Plymouth, my Lords have already given the
Victualling Commissioners a credit for what money
their agent shall need there. The desired credit
may therefore interfere with the credit already
given to the Victuallers. But as soon as the money
which is appropriated by the late Act of Parliament
[1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2. c. 1] to the Victualling
shall come in course to be paid my Lords will be
at liberty to take off the said credit to the Victuallers
and to give it to the uses desired in the abovesaid
memorial. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 163. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ William Jackson as tidesman, Lynn Regis
port, loco Richard Beaumont, who has relinquished
same.
Richard Eaton as tidesman at Yarmouth loco
John Guy, deceased.
Benj. Warren as waiter at Bridport in Lyme
Regis port loco William Way, who is imprisoned
for debt and neglected to qualify himself according
to law. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 99. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Harbord [as Surveyor
General of Crown Lands] of the petition of Thomas
Neale for a lease of a parcel of land called Marsh
Lands in St. Giles in the Fields, co. Midd., in lease
at 60s. per an., for which he offers 97l. per an., with
liberty to build. |
Reference Book VI, p. 116. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Harbord [as Surveyor
General of Crown Lands] of the petition of Emanuell
Wilkinson for liberty to build a cottage at Meedle
[Middle], co. Salop, on a piece of waste ground there in
order to follow his trade, being a pipe-maker and a
poor man, and having the consent of the inhabitants :
the Earl of Shrewsbury certifying that the King
is disposed to gratify petitioner. |
Reference Book VI, p. 116. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to
direct the respective collectors of Excise to pay
to the supervisors and gaugers the rates (12d. per £
of their salaries) assessed upon them [for the Poll] :
the said Commissioners having prayed such allowance
in view of the expences of said supervisors
and gaugers in keeping horses and of the great
poverty most of them are in. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 126. |
| Jan. 15. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal to authorise the Treasury Lords to reward
the discoverers and prosecutors of clippers and
coiners out of the produce of the clippings, tools
and other goods or estate of the said clippers and
coiners : all on the lines of the similar privy seals
by Charles II and James II and for an encouragement
of the said discoverers. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, pp. 312-3. |
|
Same to same for a same for 10,000l. to William,
Earl of Portland, superintendent of all the gardens
belonging to the King's palaces and houses of
access in England, as imprest for the use and service
of said gardens. (Money warrant dated Jan. [sic
for Feb.] 17 hereon. This warrant quotes the privy
seal as dated Jan. 30. Money order dated Feb. 17
hereon : together with : a later marginal order
dated 1689-90, Mar. 19, by the new Treasury Lords
for the execution of [the unsatisfied remainder] of
this order.) |
Ibid, p. 314. Money Book
X, p. 182. Order Book
III, p. 57. |
William Jephson to Mr. Blathwaite to prepare a royal
warrant for a salary of 300l. per an. to be established
for Edward Harris as Lieutenant Governor of
Jersey : to commence from Nov. 25 last.
Prefixing : order of the King in Council, dated Kensington,
Jan. 4, for settling said salary. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 164. |
| Jan. 16. |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of any unappropriated moneys in the
Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book VIII,
pp. 75, 76. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to William Harbord for Mr. Row
in part of his contract for hay
for Ireland |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Mr. Wharton in part
for the carriage horses |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for Monsieur Auverquerque
for horses for Ireland |
2,200 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Dutch Troops |
10,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for subsistence [of the
Forces] |
3,418 |
18 |
0 |
|
to ditto for Lord Leven's Regiment |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for recruits for Lord
Berkeley's Dragoons |
900 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for recruits for Col. Talmach |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for the] ordinary [of the Ordnance
Office] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Privy Purse |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
to me, Jephson, for secret service :
to be respited |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
(Same, dated Jan. 17, to said Harbord to pay
abovesaid 2,000l. to the Rt. Honble. Thomas
Wharton, Comptroller of the Household, to be by
him laid out in buying carriage horses for Ireland.)
(Same to same, dated Jan. 18, to pay the abovesaid
500l. to Antho. Rowe, esq., in part of his contract
for hay for Ireland.) |
|
William Jephson to the Commissioners for Prizes, enclosing
a report [missing] from the Customs Commissioners
upon your two presentments, one relating to a
parcel of Newfoundland fish, the other concerning
a parcel of Surinam Muscovado sugars, both condemned
as prize. As to the first, the Treasury
Lords are of opinion that same is within the Act
for Prohibition of Trade with France and do not
think fit to give any direction therein. As to the
latter, they agree that if it be not within the Act
of Prohibition it shall pay only as you have proposed. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 164. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on
the enclosed petition [missing] of John Silver for
the searcher's place, Bridgwater port, together
with the affidavits [missing] against the present
officer. |
Ibid. |
| Jan. 17. |
Treasury warrant to Brooke Bridges, one of the
Auditors of Imprests, to allow 40l. in Edward
Seymour's account for one year ending 1689, Michaelmas,
as Clerk of the Hanaper : same to be for
the expence of passing his said account and having
been formerly allowed.
Prefixing : certificate by said Bridges that said
account is delivered in and is preparing for declaration. |
Money Book X, p. 168. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue out of any disposable money in the Exchequer
40l. to John Cruwys upon his order. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 75. |
|
Same to the Agents for Taxes to attend the Treasury
Lords to-morrow morning with the state of the
accounts of the several Receivers "as you were
this day directed." |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 165. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing
Thomas Edwards's petition [missing] for a deputy
searcher's place, London port. You are to present
him if you have no objection to his qualifications. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Blathwayt, Auditor General [of the
Plantations]. On consideration of your report on
Chidley Brook's petition, supra, p. 443, my Lords
direct you to allow him 100l. and 30l. 16s. 0d. for
use and service ut ibid. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Harbord. The Committee for the
Affairs of Ireland have sent to the Treasury Lords
an extract of Mr. Robinson's letter of the 11th inst.,
in which he states that you have not answered the
bills he has already drawn and that unless he be
supplied with money he cannot proceed in buying
oats ; and that Mr. Bevan of Laugharne is ready
to ship 10,000 measures of oats but that he expects
ready money for them. My Lords desire you to
acquaint Mr. Robinson by the next post that the
reason why his bills were not so punctually complied
with was purely for want of money, but that you
will now take care to pay them and that what bills
he shall hereafter draw upon you, as well for oats
provided as to be provided by himself and those
provided by Mr. Bevan, they shall be duly complied
with. |
Ibid, p. 166. |
|
William Jephson to the Victualling Commissioners. I
have read to my Lords the petition of the brewers and
bakers of the town of Plymouth and the letter of
the 14th inst. from Plymouth, both which you sent
me. My Lords would have you write the persons
concerned to assure them that they shall have their
money in a short time for the beer and bread which
they have furnished for his Majesty's service. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 168. |
|
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
comply with an order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Jan. 16 inst., made upon a presentment
of the 13th inst. from the said Commissioners and
in consideration of the approaching fair at Bristol,
and ordering that all coasting vessels bound from
one port to another may be permitted to proceed
on their respective voyages notwithstanding the
Order in Council of the 9th inst., which is hereby
taken off and suspended as far as it restrains the
coast trade. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 100. |
|
Same to same to similarly observe a like order, dated
Whitehall, Jan. 16 inst., that no ships whatsoever
loaden with lead be stopped or hindered from
proceeding upon their voyages provided the owners
thereof give sufficient security that they will not
go to France or Ireland : notwithstanding any
former Order in Council. |
Ibid, p. 101. |
|
Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the
petition of Edwd. Micholl, gent., Receiver of the
'present' Aid and the Poll for co. Gloucester,
praying payment of his charges of 105l. therein ;
he having brought 16,000l. [of the moneys of his
receipt] into the Exchequer [by road under strong
guard]. |
Reference Book VI, p. 116. |
|
Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of
Sir Richard Newdigate's petition for a new grant
of Astley manor, co. Warwick, enjoyed by petitioner
and his predecessors from the time of Queen Elizabeth. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney
of the petition of John Keble, shewing that
he was bound in 5,000l. for John Bigsby, a collector
of Hearthmoney ; that Bigsby is lately dead and
in arrear 171l. 14s. 0d. and his executors think to
throw the debt upon petitioner ; therefore praying
a stay of execution upon the bond until he has by
law forced the executors to discharge the said
arrear. |
Ibid. |
|
Entry of the Treasury Lords' subscription of the
docquet of a lease to Lord Grey of Ruthyn of a
piece of land, ut supra, p. 446. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 126. |
| Jan. 18. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
direct the respective collectors of Customs in the
outports to pay the outports salary bill for 1689,
Christmas quarter, amounting to 5,268l. 1s. 0d.
established salaries and 579l. 10s. 0d. additional
salaries, or in all 5,847l. 11s. 0d. |
Money Book X, p. 168. |
|
Same to same to pay the same quarter's salary bill
for London port, being 5,080l. 5s. 7d. for established
salaries and 162l. 18s. 4d. for additional salaries, or
5,243l. 3s. 11d. in all. |
Ibid. |
William Jephson to same to observe the order
of the King in Council as follows. The said
order refers to a list annexed, but the Clerk
of the Council, being ordered to despatch it
with all speed, had not time to copy the list, but
the original, with the Order of Council, is sent to
the Admiralty, where you may have recourse
to it.
Appending : said Order in Council, dated Whitehall,
Jan. 12, requiring the Admiralty Lords to give
order to the commanders or officers in chief of the
Mediterranean Squadron, the West India Squadron
and the chief officers of the several convoys and
to the commanders of the ships in the Channel
that they do not permit any merchant ship belonging
to his Majesty's subjects (and not employed in his
Majesty's service) other than such as are mentioned
in the [abovesaid] list annexed [missing] to sail
with them or under their respective convoys and
that they oblige all such other ships whose names
are not in the [said] list to return to port : and
likewise that they do search and examine those
that are mentioned in the [said] list annexed and if
they find more seamen than are set down to be the
complement of each ship therein, to take such
supernumerary seamen from them and dispose of
them in his Majesty's ships that shall remain in
the Channel or otherwise (as they shall find most
expedient) to secure them for the King's service
in the Channel ; and likewise that they assist in
stopping all ships not mentioned in the said list either
in port or without, until further order. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 166. |
|
Same to Mr. Harbord, enclosing a copy [missing] of
a letter of the 8th inst. from the Committee for the
Affairs of Ireland concerning the pay of the Derry
men. The Treasury Lords desire that they be
paid according to the King's pleasure signified in
said letter. |
Ibid, p. 167. |
|
Same to the Navy Commissioners. The Admiralty
Lords have sent a memorial to the Treasury Lords
desiring them to appoint for the current service of
the Navy the 3,000l. lately appointed for payment
of six months' pay to the seamen of the Pendennis,
who were ordered to serve on board the Duke and
Burford; [all] forasmuch as the said men will now
receive their wages amongst the other turned over
men in the fleet out of the money appropriated by
Parliament for paying seamen's wages. My Lords
have agreed thereto and direct you to take care
that said 3,000l. be so applied to the current service
of the Navy. |
Ibid. |
|
William Jephson to Mr. Sotherne to inform the
Treasury Lords of the above decision. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 167. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on
the petition of Thomas Westrow, shewing that
the five undersearchers of London port have
bought the head searcher's place, who should be
a check upon the undersearchers, and so do defraud
the King, and therefore praying a Commission of
enquiry into the forfeiture of their offices thereby. |
Ibid, p. 179. |
Treasury warrant to same to employ Lewis Meeres
as riding surveyor at Aldeburgh loco Christo. White,
removed.
Christopher White (riding surveyor as above)
as a coastwaiter, London port, loco Cæsar Freeman,
dismissed. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 100. |
|
Treasury reference to Aaron Smith of the petition
of Sir Rob. Clayton, farmer of the Post Fines,
praying that tallies may be stricken for Post Fines
allowed [or answered direct] to the sheriffs and
otherways [diverted from the Farmer's receipt]
for the services of the Crown : all according to a
clause in the grant of said farm. |
Reference Book VI, p. 117. |
| Jan. 20. |
Treasury warrant dormant to Edward Nicholas, esq.,
Receiver General of the Alienation Office, to pay
to Thomas Webb his fee or salary of 5l. per term as
one of the clerks in the Alienation Office. |
Money Book X, p. 169. |
|
William Jephson to Mr. Harbord. By order of the
Count de Beveridg, William Southmead of Exeter,
mercer, made 24 cloaks and coats for said Count's
Regiment at 3l. each, amounting to 72l. On the
disbanding of said Regiment 20 of these were sent
back to said Southmead, as is certified by Anthony
Rowe, and Southmead has petitioned for payment
for same. My Lords have laid his petition before
the King and it is his pleasure that you receive the
said 20 cloaks and coats from Southmead and
dispose of them for the service of the Army in
Ireland and pay him the 72l. as above. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 167. |
|
Same to Lord North and Grey. My Lords will on
Friday afternoon next hear the business concerning
the derelict lands in Deal. You may be heard
upon your caveat then. (The like notice to Mr. Ince
for the gentlemen for whom he has entered a caveat ;
and to Mr. Watson.) |
Ibid, p. 168. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Noel Pashley, a tidesurveyor, Bristol
port, for a new deputation for his said office. |
Reference Book VI, p. 117. |
|
Treasury letters patent of appointment, authorising
Thomas Webb to attend in the Alienation Office
for the entering of all Writs of Covenant and Writs
of Entre concerning lands or tenements, from the
death of Henry Clerke, esq., who lately held said office. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, pp. 138-9. |
