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Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| Feb. 1. |
William Jephson to Sir Henry Goodricke. My Lords
have read your report on Stephen Thompson's
petition, praying reimbursement of his charges in
raising a Foot Company to secure the Castle of
Scarborough. Please signify how much money
you have now in your hands, which you received
in the North, out of which said charges may be
paid. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 177. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners. As my Lords
do not sit this morning, I send you the enclosed
Order of Council [missing] for permitting the hoy,
whereof John Jenkins is master, to sail from Faversham
up the Thames with ash [wood] for carriages
for their Majesties' use. Give directions herein.
If you return the order next Monday I will present
it to my Lords to be signed by them. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Bishop of Exeter. My Lords have
received from Mr. Ford his letters patent of grant
of all wrecks, within limits therein stated, belonging
to the late King by right of the Crown or of the
Admiralty or by the prerogative royal or any other
right. They have also received the extract of your
own commission as Vice Admiral. They have taken
the Attorney General's opinion thereon, which I
enclose [missing]. My Lords are of opinion that
the silver and other things taken up ought of right
to be delivered to Mr. Ford. Please give order
accordingly, unless you can offer material objection.
Mr. Ford or his agents have given security for
answering their Majesties' part. |
Ibid, p. 178. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Jan. 30 ult., to permit the ship Burdeaux
Merchant of Bristol, Thomas Atkins master, bound
for Cadiz with nine men, to proceed on her intended
voyage as prayed by Robert Yates of Bristol,
merchant : notwithstanding the Order in Council
of Jan. 12 ult. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 106. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) the like Order in Council for the ship
Welcome of Bristol, Philip Freaks master, bound
for Jamaica. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 106. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) the like Order in Council for the ship
Ossery, John Russell master, 150 tons and 20 men,
bound for Antigua. |
Ibid, p. 107. |
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Treasury reference to Mr. Culliford and [Mr.] May
of the petition of Lawrence Steele for the place of
secretary to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland,
which Mr. Smith lately had. |
Reference Book VI, p. 126. |
| Feb. 3. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 1,000l. to me [Jephson] for secret service. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 80. |
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Same to same to issue, out of any unappropriated
moneys in the Exchequer, 8,634l. 17s. 9d. to William
Harbord for services as follows, viz. 3,000l. for a
bill drawn at Chester by Mr. Whitley, Receiver
of the 12d. Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 20], for so
much paid there to Sir Joshu Allen ; 834l. 17s. 9d.
for a like bill drawn by Mr. Whitley ; 1,000l.
for a like bill drawn by John Stangen [Stanyon
or Stanyer], Receiver of [same for] co. Salop ;
700l. for a bill drawn at Chester by Mr. Greenhill
for Whitley ; 3,100l. for bills drawn by Mr.
Fotherby, payable to Mr. Williamson for the
Danes. |
Ibid. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to observe
(a) infra.
Appending : (a) letter from Secretary the Earl of
Shrewsbury to the Treasury Lords, dated Whitehall,
Feb. 1 inst. It is the King's pleasure that the
Soestdike yacht, with 16 men, be discharged from
the late embargo and permitted to proceed on her
intended voyage. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 178. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of William Southmead of Exeter,
mercer, praying payment of 207l. 2s. 0d. for clothing
by him furnished for Col. Hamilton's Regiment,
late Sir Robert Peyton's. What off-reckonings are
due to [sic for out of the pay of] that Regiment
and in whose hands are they? |
Ibid, p. 179. |
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Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of Sir Richard Newdigate and
on the report thereon from the Surveyor General
[of Crown Lands]. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Sir John Nicholas to lay before the King
in Council (for his Majesty's pleasure thereon) the
enclosed report [missing] from the Customs Commissioners
on the petition of Joseph Herne. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the King's Remembrancer to deliver to the
Agents for Taxes abstracts of the duplicates of
the last Poll and the 12d. Aid [1 Wm. and Mary,
c. 20] : and likewise to prepare abstracts of the
duplicates of the 2s. Aid and the Additional 12d.
Aid to be similarly delivered "as soon as they
shall be returned into your Office in pursuance of
the Act of Parliament" [for said Aids]. |
Ibid, p. 180. |
William Jephson to Mr. Blathwaite [as Secretary to the
Forces], enclosing papers [missing] relating to Mr. Matthew
Anderton, collector of Customs at Chester. You
are to prepare a royal warrant to direct Mr. Harbord
to pay (out of any moneys in his hands for the
service of Ireland) 114l. to said Anderton for the
balance on his account as stated by Giles Lytcott,
Comptroller of the [Accounts of the] Customs : to
wit 50l. for the remains of money he advanced to
Capt. James Hamilton by the King's order as by
the Earl of Shrewsbury's letter of 1688-9, Feb. 21 ;
and 64l. by him paid for the hire of a ship to take
in arms and ammunition and to attend said Capt.
Hamilton to Ireland. This is done to the end
said Anderton may pay same to Thomas Fox,
Customs Cashier, in discharge of his account.
Appending : note of said papers, being reports etc.
on said account ; two bills drawn by said Anderton
on the Customs Commissioners, dated [1688-9]
Feb. 28, for 218l. 6s. 8d. and 327l. 10s. 0d. respectively,
both payable to Mr. Pritland ; the Earl of
Shrewsbury's letter of Feb. 21 to Mr. Anderton
and Mr. Frith ; Mr. Hamilton's receipts for 50l.
and 545l. 16s. 8d. ; Anderton's bill of Feb. 28 for
50l. ; an agreement between Mr. Anderton and
Mr. Ward for the hire of a ship etc. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 180. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Samuel Moore (a deputy King's waiter,
London port) as a coastwaiter ibid. loco Christopher
White, lately deceased.
John Underdowne to be continued as a coastwaiter
ibid. The like for Abraham Peters ; Elmer
Mills ; Gilbert Jones ; John Hunt ; Richard
Johnson ; Richard Uphill ; Ralph Willson ; Thomas
Needham ; Thomas Barber.
Thomas Walker as boatman at Harwich in
Ipswich port loco John Lewis, who has relinquished
same. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 108, 109. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) order of the King in Council, dated
Kensington, Feb. 1 inst., for revoking and making
void the Order in Council of Jan. 16 last for dispensing
with the late embargo on all ships and
vessels from St. Ives in Cornwall to Carlisle in
Cumberland as far as it restrained the coast trade :
all in view of the then approaching fair at Bristol. |
Ibid, p. 110. |
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Same to same to deliver on payment of Customs
20 hogsheads of molasses imported by Joshua
Solard ; said Solard having petitioned that molasses
imported from France and accompted the manufacture
of those places had been always entered
and passed at the Custom House up to about nine
months since, when the Customs Commissioners
stopped same from France under the Navigation
Act, petitioner having made his importation about
May last for want of timely notice, and has been
obliged to give bond to export same and it has
since remained in warehouse in a perishing condition
and at a charge of 6s. per week, petitioner
being forced to absent himself from France, being
a Protestant, and said goods being part of his
estate. From the Customs Commissioners' report
thereon it appears that upon the importation of
great quantities of molasses to London about a
year since, and upon a notice that more were coming
from France, there was a stop put to the future
importation thereof "as supposed to be prohibited
by the Act of Navigation, the molasses then imported
and under stop being delivered upon payment
of their Majesties' duties." The present parcel of
20 hogsheads out of the ship Tryall was laden at
St. Martin in France before the beginning of March
last and intended for Dublin, whither said ship
was bound, but the troubles in Ireland coming on
the vessel put into Plymouth and thence to London,
where it was warehoused pending an opportunity
for transportation ; but it is "affirmed that the
same are since prohibited in Holland and other
foreign parts and cannot be imported there without
forfeiture." |
Ibid, pp. 110-11. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Jan. 30, to permit the ship Coronation
of Bristol, Mathew Thomas master, bound for
Portugal with five men, to proceed on her intended
voyage, notwithstanding the embargo. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 111. |
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The like for the ship Providence, John Hurle master,
bound for the Plantations with 24 men. |
Ibid, p. 112. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of John Gourney and Tho. Putland of Dublin,
merchants, shewing that they bought drugs, medicine,
grocery and strong cloth for the service of Ireland and
same were shipped Jan. 5 last, but put ashore again
by a French [Huguenot refugee] officer who was
to take his passage in said ship ; therefore praying
leave to deliver same in Ireland, Customs free, by
reason they have been long bought and so retarded. |
Reference Book VI, p. 126. |
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Same to the Commissioners of Excise and of the
Arrears of Hearthmoney of the petition of Peter
Shuttleworth, shewing that he was employed as
a collector of Hearthmoney and gave bond in
500l. ; that he was robbed and his sureties failed,
whereby they are unable to satisfy the balance of
his account, being 130l. : therefore praying a
discharge to himself and his sureties. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Henry Rotheram for a landwaiter's place in
Bristol port ; he having been bred a merchant. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same of the petition of Alexander Rigby
and Company of London, merchants, praying that
the Mauretania (250 tons, 38 men and 24 guns)
may sail for Leghorn, notwithstanding the embargo,
the greater part of her lading being pilchards,
which she is to take in in the West, said ship being
left out of the list of ships [in the present convoy]. |
Ibid, p. 127. |
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Same to same of the petition of Benj. Hicks, praying
the like licence for the ship Robert to proceed to
Lexboar or the Canaries. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Agents [for Taxes] of the petition of
Cha. Jevans, Receiver of the Six Months' Aid
[1 Wm. and Mary, c. 3] for co. Glamorgan, praying
payment of 43l. 14s. 4d. for his extraordinary
charges in that service. |
Ibid. |
Commission from the Treasury Lords to William
Culliford and Edward May to be supervisors,
auditors general and managers of the Revenue,
Ireland (of all and every their Majesties' revenues,
profits and incomes due or hereafter to become
due) : with authority to cause same to be collected,
received and levied and to cause same to be paid
to William Harbord, Vice Treasurer and Receiver
General of the Revenues of Ireland, as the King
or the Treasury Lords shall direct : and to exercise
all the powers relating to the revenue so far as the
condition of affairs in Ireland will admit : with
power to constitute and appoint collectors, receivers,
accountants, clerks, surveyors, waiters, searchers,
gaugers or other inferior officers as they shall think
fit for collecting etc. said revenue, taking securities
from same ; or to suspend or displace any such
officers already appointed or hereafter to be appointed ;
and to allow such salaries for said officers
as are already or hereafter shall be settled by the
Treasury Lords or such as they shall think fit
where no such salaries are at present settled : and
further with power to allow necessary rewards
and incidents to said officers : all officers of the
said revenue to give account to said Culliford and
May of their doings therein and to observe their
instructions in reference thereto. Culliford and
May to have 500l. per an. salary each from Christmas
last. All officers, civil and military, to aid them etc.
All by reason that it is thought necessary for their
Majesties' service that some fit persons be immediately
appointed to repair into that part of Ireland
which is under their Majesties' obedience to take
care of the revenue there before [pending] the
reduction thereof "when the management of the
revenues of the same may be settled in a more
perfect and orderly method."
Appending : instructions to said Culliford and May,
being similar to those to William Smith, supra,
p. 260, save that Article 3 empowers them to remove
negligent or dilatory collectors. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
pp. 15, 16-19. |
| Feb. 4. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 3,030l. to Mr. Harbord out of any disposable
money in the Exchequer. (Same to said Harbord
to apply and pay same as follows, viz. 3,000l. to
Mr. Edward Thompson for so much paid by him
to Mr. Fotherby at York for the Danish Forces
and 300l. to same for the return [the loss by exchange
upon the sending to Ireland] of that money. Give
Mr. Thompson all the despatch and ease herein
that you can. Mr. Blathwaite is directed to prepare
a royal warrant for allowing this money in your
account.) |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 80. |
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Same to Sir Hen. Goodricke to pay (out of money
in your hands which you received in the North)
184l. 3s. 4d. to Mr. Stephen Thompson, being by
him disbursed in raising and paying a Foot Company
to secure Scarborough Castle and magazine. My
Lords will take care that same shall be allowed
in your account. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 179. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwaite [as Secretary to the Forces]
to procure a royal warrant for allowing sums,
ut supra, p. 481, to a total of 8,634l. 17s. 9d. in
William Harbord's account [of moneys for the
service of the Forces in Ireland] on production of
vouchers etc. |
Ibid, p. 180. |
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William Jephson to Sir Robert Thorold. You may
proceed in removing the windfall [trees] in St. James's
Park which you were lately forbidden to do ; the
Treasury Lords having considered the matter and
having no objection thereto. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 181. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of John Noades, chirurgeon of
the First Regiment of Foot Guards, praying an
allowance of 12d. per head for external and internal
medicaments furnished to that Regiment for this
year 1689 (ended 1689-90, Jan. 1). |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Sotherne. Secretary the Earl of Shrewsbury
has intimated to my Lords the King's pleasure
that a credit be given to Vice Admiral Killigrew
for 600l. for buying brimstone in the Straits for
the use of the Navy. My Lords have [already]
given him a credit for 1,000l. in pursuance of a
letter from the Navy Commissioners grounded upon
an order of the Admiralty Lords. My Lords desire
to know of the Admiralty Lords how much (if any)
of said 1,000l. is designed for such purchase of
brimstone. (Same to said Earl of Shrewsbury to
the like effect.) |
Ibid, pp. 181, 182. |
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Same to the Attorney and Solicitor General to report
on the enclosed presentment [missing] from the
Excise Commissioners touching Mr. Horneby's
tallies for 5,000l. levied on the Excise. (Same to
said Commissioners or Mr. Noell to attend them
hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 181. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwaite to procure a royal warrant
for allowing in William Harbord's accounts the
3,030l., ut supra, p. 484. |
Ibid, p. 183. |
Same to Mr. Harbord [as Surveyor General of Crown
Lands] to report on (a) infra.
Appending : (a) note of the petition of the Earl of
Torrington for [a grant of] the King's title to a
piece of ground lying in co. Lincoln called the
Ten Thousand Acres in Peterborough Level with
[a grant of] the reserved rent paid for same. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Heritage Lenthall et al., praying
to be excused the One per cent [Mediterranean
Duty] for the [lading of the] ship Bonadventure,
"having by reason of the war come home from
the Straits with a supernumerary number of
foreigners [in her crew]." |
Reference Book VI, p. 127. |
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Same to same of the petition of Peter Longueville
and John Gouder (Goudor), setting forth that in
July last they laded French wines on board the
Prince Frederick of Copenhagen, which was taken
as prize by one of their Majesties' men of war ;
therefore praying that [only single] duty may be
taken on said wines as [if imported] in a free ship. |
Ibid, p. 128. |
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Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer for
a commission to issue under the Exchequer seal
to John Radford, Anthony Rowe, Joseph Jekell,
Thomas Lechmer, James Hooper and James Compton
to enquire into the grant made 1684, Aug. 1, to
James Delabadie of the 14 years' benefit of an
engine invented by him for beautifying cloths,
friezes and other woollen manufactures in napping
the same much better than the manner theretofore
used. The said Commissioners are to enquire if
the said benefit be forfeit to the King : all by
reason that it is informed that said Delabadie is a
Papist and actually in arms against their Majesties
in Ireland. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 138. |
| Feb. 5. |
Royal warrant to Thomas Patten, esq., to sell to the
King's best advantage the several horses in your
custody which belonged to Papists and are seized
and forfeited to the King by virtue of the statute
lately made in that behalf [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 15].
Your charges therein are to be allowed by the
Treasury Lords, and after deduction of same the
proceeds are to be disposed as said Lords shall
direct. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, p. 348b. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal to revoke and make void the grant lately
made to Owen Wynne of the office of [Warden of
the Mint or] keeper of the change and money within
the Tower of London and keeper of the coinage
of gold and silver : and in lieu thereof to grant
said office to Benjamin Overton, esq., during
pleasure : as from Christmas last : with power to
exercise same by himself or deputy : and as amply
etc. as Sir Anthony St. Leger, kt., Sir Thomas
Wharton, kt. of the Bath, Philip Wharton, esq.,
Sir Philip Lloyd, kt., or the said Owen Wynne. |
Ibid, pp. 348b-349. |
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Same to same for a same for a grant to Matthew
Alured, esq., of the office of one of the collectors of
Customs in Hull port loco Rowland Tempest and
John Tempest : with the custody of the seal called
Cockett in the said port : during pleasure and as
amply as the said Tempests or Matthew Appleyard
or any other predecessors therein : all by reason
that it appears by inquisition, taken Jan. 21 last
at Hull, that the said Rowland Tempest and John
Tempest did not qualify by taking the oaths,
declaration and Sacrament as by the late Act [1
Wm. and Mary, c. 8], whereby their grant is void. |
Ibid, pp. 349-50. |
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Same to same for a same to grant to Jahleel Brenton
the office of collector, surveyor and searcher of
Customs within the Colonies of New England :
with the fee of 100l. per an. payable quarterly
from Christmas last : all as amply etc. as granted
to Edward Randolph, esq., by Charles II and
James II : during pleasure : to be exercised by
himself or deputy : with power to search for all
European goods not bona fide laden in England
and for such enumerated Plantation commodities
as shall come to the said Colonies from the Plantations
without first paying the Plantation Duties
as by 25 Car. II, c. 7 : and with power to seize
all ships and ladings which bring such enumerated
commodities without first having given bond as
by the Navigation Act of 12 Car. II, c. 18 : and
with power finally to seize all uncustomed and
prohibited goods. |
Ibid, pp. 350-1. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to
grant to Carleton Whitlock, esq., the wood and
underwood now standing in Fawn [Fan] Grove
and Knole Grove Coppices in the parishes of Chertsey
and Egham, co. Surrey : on condition as follows :
the said Whitlock having represented that the
banks and fences in said coppices are so decayed
that all sorts of cattle go in and crop the wood
therein and spoil same and has offered, in return
for the underwood, to fence same and keep same
in repair till the woods are fit to be cut again.
Upon this petition Philip Ryley was ordered to
view said coppices and did report thereon Dec. 10
last that the coppices consist chiefly of birch of
eight years' growth and the fences so broken that
great spoils have been made within 12 months
past by the country people ; that in 1680 the
wood and underwood in said coppices and in Stubride
were valued at 178l. and were granted to Charles
Orby for 59l. 6s. 8d. and on condition to fence as
above ; and advising that if Whitlock's petition
be granted he should be bound to fence etc. as
above, to maintain same for seven years, and at
the cutting to leave 24 wavers of the best growth
(if there be so many of oak to be found there) upon
every acre besides the stelours and staddles now
growing ; and to cut and enclose the said coppices
within a twelvemonth : and that the whole advantage
to petitioner, living near the place, may be
about 140l. It is therefore hereby ordered that
the Treasury Lords give warrant to said Ryley to
fell and cut the trees, wood and underwood in said
coppices with said reservations and to deliver same
to said Whitlock without account on conditions of
repairs and maintenance as above. |
Ibid, pp. 351-2. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a
privy seal dormant for 200l. per an. during
pleasure to the Bishop of Chester for the four
King's preachers in Lancashire as from 1690, Lady
day : and for payment of 700l. for the arrears
thereon from 1686, Michaelmas, to 1690, Lady
day : said arrears to be payable out of the rent
of 400l. per an. reserved upon the estates in Furness
demised by Charles II to Thomas Preston ; and the
accruing pension of 200l. per an. to be satisfied
out of the rent of 200l. per an. reserved on the
present King's renewal of said demise to said
Preston, which renewal is for 21 years from 1690,
Lady day : in default of said rent the balance of
said arrears and (or) pension to be payable out
of any unappropriated moneys in the Exchequer :
the said King's preachers having been established
by Queen Elizabeth [sic for Edw. VI] and having
been continued by Charles II and James II, but
no payments made thereon since 1686, Michaelmas. |
King's Warrant Book
XIV, pp. 353-4. |
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Same directed to the inhabitants and parishioners
of Meedle [Middle], co. Salop, giving royal
licence and authority "so far as our interests
in the premises extends" to Emanuell Wilkinson
of Meedle, with the consent of said inhabitants,
to erect a small cottage on a small piece of waste
ground near the river in said parish, "which appertains
to us," for him to dwell in and carry on his
trade of tobacco pipe making ; for which he has
obtained the consent of said inhabitants. |
Ibid, p. 355. |
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William Jephson to Sir John Nicholas to lay before
the King in Council, for his pleasure thereon, the
enclosed report [missing] from the Customs Commissioners
on the petition of Alexander Rigby and
Company of London concerning the Mauretania
now lying in the Downs, bound for Leghorn. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 183. |
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William Jephson to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on
the enclosed petition of Sir John Edgworth, late
Colonel of the Regiment of Foot now the Earl of
Meath's, praying payment of the clearings of said
Regiment for the months Nov., 1688, to April,
1689. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 183. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Thomas Cooke for restoration to
his place as collector of Faversham port. |
Reference Book VI, p. 127. |
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Same to same of the petition of John Cooper of London,
merchant, for freeing from the embargo the ship
Stephen and Edward, Sebastian Gingee master,
220 tons, 16 men, lying at Plymouth, bound for
Virginia, cleared above two months since and
ready to sail with the present convoy, but omitted
from the list of ships permitted to sail. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Culliford and Mr. May of the petition of
Arthur Bushe for the office of Accomptant General
[to the Revenue, Ireland] loco Mr. Smith, deceased,
"and to be secretary or clerk to the Commissioners
of the Revenue going thither." |
Ibid, p. 128. |
| Feb. 6. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of any disposable [unappropriated]
money in the Exchequer : viz. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 81. |
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l. |
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to William Harbord for Monsieur Auverquerque,
the last payment for horses |
2,250 |
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to ditto for Col. Talmash and Col. Godfry
for clothes [for their Regiments] |
1,000 |
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to ditto for Mr. Wharton for horses |
2,000 |
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to ditto for Mr. Row for hay |
2,000 |
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to ditto for Mr. Pereira for carriages |
2,000 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance to be
paid in discharge of a bill drawn on the
Earl of Ranelagh for arms bought in
Holland |
6,200 |
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to Mr. Aaron Smith to be paid over to
Mr. Beaufoy |
100 |
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£15,550 |
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(Same, dated Feb. 7, to Mr. Bertie [Treasurer of
the Ordnance] to receive the above 6,200l. and to
pay it this day to Sir Francis Child to the order of
Monsieur Shulenberg to meet said Schulenberg's
bill on the Earl of Ranelagh for 6,200l. for arms
bought at Liège. "If there shall be wanting any
warrants for your regular discharge in this matter"
my Lords will grant it on your presenting same.) |
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Same to Sir John Nicholas to lay before the King
in Council, for his pleasure thereon, the enclosed
report [missing] from the Customs Commissioners on
the ships Robert, Sarah Ann and Success. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 183. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwayt to procure a royal warrant
for allowing in William Harbord's accounts [of
moneys for the Forces in Ireland] the following
sums on production of vouchers of his payment
thereof : viz., 2,250l. to Monsieur Auverquerque,
1,000l. to Col. Talmash etc., 2,000l. each to Mr.
Wharton, Mr. Row and Mr. Pereira, ut supra, p. 488. |
Ibid, p. 184. |
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William Jephson to Mr. Williamson. On Jan. 31 last you
promised my Lords to pay 5,000l. to Mr. Fotherby
at York by the 17th inst. for the use of the Danish
Forces. His Majesty's service demands that, besides
the 3,000l. lately returned [forwarded by bills] to York
by Mr. Thompson, the said Forces be immediately
furnished with 2,000l. at least. Instead of the
abovesaid 5,000l. therefore my Lords desire you
to forthwith pay 2,000l. to Col. Fairfax or Mr.
Fotherby for the use of said Forces and if Fairfax
or Fotherby press for more that you furnish them
with any further sum not exceeding 2,000l. Take
care to supply this without delay [even] though
you pay 2 per cent. for the advance of it. Draw
bills on William Harbord for your repayment. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 184. |
|
Same to Mr. Blathwayt to procure a royal warrant
for allowing sums as follow in the accounts of
William Harbord [of moneys for the Irish Forces],
being paid by him for provisions and other services
for the Army in Ireland "for which there are
wanting the proper warrants" : viz. : |
Ibid, pp. 185-7. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
paid Mr. Tho. Wright and Mr.
Bolt, employed by Sir John
Parsons and Alderman Sturt,
and the rest of the Victualling
Commissioners to provide beef,
biscuit etc. to be sent to
Londonderry and for the use
of the Army in Ireland |
40,664 |
11 |
8½ |
|
paid Israell Feilding to buy provisions
(for the Army) at Milford
Haven |
1,803 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid Mathew Anderton to buy
provisions at Chester |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid Robert Henley of Bristol,
merchant, to buy provisions
there |
4,574 |
9 |
0½ |
|
paid Mr. Hawes and Mr. Radbord
for cheese delivered by them at
Chester for the Army |
4,443 |
0 |
2½ |
|
paid in Scotland to Sir William
Gore to buy meal and other
provisions to be sent to the
garrison of Londonderry |
1,052 |
10 |
0 |
|
paid Sir Joshua Allen, which he
paid to Mathew Anderton,
1,000l. ; and to said Allen
1,510l. 16s. 8½d. : the whole
for provisions bought at Chester
and sent with Major-Gen. Kirk
etc. to Londonderry |
2,510 |
16 |
8½ |
|
paid Sir Joshua Allen, which he
paid to William Wills at Chester
for cheese for the use of the
Army |
225 |
1 |
5 |
|
paid Capt. Shales, Commissary
General of the Provisions, as by
Jephson's letter of July 3 last
[1,000l., 200l., 100l., 1,050l., see
supra, p. 174] |
2,350 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid to Mr. Forster, collector of
Lancaster port, for Shales's bill
on him for oats, cask etc. for the
Forces, ut supra, p. 222 |
376 |
16 |
6 |
|
paid Thomas Carter, sent to
Bristol to take care of shipping
the provisions there and from
thence to Londonderry |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid Samuel Jackson, sent to
Chester on the like account |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid John George and William
Pheasans for 8,000 pairs of
shoes made at Northampton
and sent to Chester to Mr.
Shales |
1,333 |
6 |
8 |
|
£60,378 |
12 |
3 |
|
Contingencies. |
|
|
|
|
paid John Hamilton to enable
him to follow the Army into
Ireland, for which Mr. Blathwait
promised to procure the
King's warrant |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid Col. Trelawney by the King's
command, as by Mr. Blathwait's
letter of Aug. 19 last to
Mr. Harbord |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid Luke King, Deputy Commissary
General of the Musters,
for his charge in mustering
Forces before the commencement
of the establishment |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid fees for passing a privy seal
for arms bought in Holland |
60 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid William Robinson, Commissary
General of the Provisions,
for so much laid out by him at
Chester for shoes and stockings
for the Army |
1,091 |
13 |
4 |
(Appending : (a) undated certificate by James
Herriot that the above sums have been paid by
said Harbord and Herriot, and that said Herriot
has vouchers for same.
(b) Memorandum of the dates of the separate
payments from 1689, April 22, to Sept. 19, making
up the total of the above first item of 40,664l. 11s. 8½d.
and from June 6 to Aug. 3 of the above fifth item
of 4,443l. 0s. 2½d.) |
|
William Jephson to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on
the enclosed petition [missing] of Thomas Potter
for payment of 875l. 15s. 6d. due to him for
clothing for Col. Cornwall's Regiment. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 191. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
appoint Richard King, John Goldham, Charles
Read, Thomas Lee, Edward Kirkby, John Harrison,
Edward Bush, Alexander Elliot and Joshua Simpson
as riding officers for the guard of the coasts and the
several roads from thence to London ; as a trial
for some time : to be paid by incidents at the rate
of 50l. per an. [each] and to be established if found
to be of service.
David Bennett to be restored as surveyor of
the landcarriagemen, London port, at 80l. per an.
Richard Peirson as a landcarriageman ibid.
Joshua Wright, John Ethersey, George Bisson,
Edward Sharpe, James Hamond, John Dynes,
Henry Adams, Thomas Richards, Richard Fisher,
Thomas Temple, George Cole, Daniell Brandrith
as the like. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 112, 113. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Sir William Cann, kt. and bart., and
Company, merchants, Bristol, proprietors of the Owners'
Adventure of Bristol, praying liberty for said ship
to sail with her lading to Barbados and Nevis, notwithstanding
the embargo. |
Reference Book VI, p. 128. |
|
The like of the petition of Capt. William Davis and
Joseph Earle, owners and freighters of the Blossom
of Bristol, laden with salmon, Newfoundland fish
and other provisions, bound for Bilboa : for the
like liberty. |
Ibid. |
|
The like of the petition of William Ford, master of
the Elenor of Bristol, laden these six or eight weeks
with fish and other perishable commodities for
Bilboa, but under embargo since Jan. 9 last : for
the like liberty. |
Ibid. |
|
The like of the petition of John Graham for the Anna
and Sarah, bound for Montserrat : for the like liberty. |
Ibid. |
Treasury order to William Culliford and Edward May
to provide stationery and other office requisites
(detailed ; to the value of 30l.) to take with them
as [Revenue] Commissioners, Ireland.
Prefixing : schedule of same (value 30l.). |
Ibid, p. 129. |
|
Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant
of Feb. 4 inst. from the Earl of Dorset, Lord Chamberlain,
to Sir Guilbert Talbot, Master of the Jewel
House, for the delivery of plate as follows for the
King's service in travelling : viz. : 12 candlesticks,
a bason, ewer, chamberpot, standish, bell, two pair
of branches, two pair of snuffers, barber's pot and
bason, "8 knorbed branches, white." |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 139. |
| Feb. 7. |
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to pay 2,383l. 14s. 0d.
on any unsatisfied orders in the name of Charles
Bertie as Treasurer of the Ordnance : to be satisfied
by tallies on the Customs of Hull port : to be applied
towards satisfying what is due to John Fitch for
work done about the fortifications at Hull. |
Money Book X, p. 177. |
|
Money warrant for 92l. 10s. 0d. to Derick Stork
(Storke), body coachman to the King, for the
Customs on the importations of coach horses as
granted to him by the privy seal of Sept. 11 last ;
same being the sum lately paid into the Receipt
by Robert Williamson and Henry Canby as belonging
to said Stork and which is hereby to be paid back
to him (and representing the moiety of the appraised
value of seven geldings and a mare seized for nonpayment
of [such] Customs). (Money order dated
Feb. 11 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 177. Order Book
III, p. 55. |
|
Treasury dormant warrant to the Commissioners,
Receivers etc. of the Four and a Half per cent Duty
in Barbados etc. to pay thereout the salary of
1,200l. to Capt. James Kendall as Captain General
etc., ut supra, p. 256. |
Money Book X, p. 178. |
|
The like for Christopher Codrington's allowance of
700l. per an. as Governor of the Leeward Islands. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury order to the Receipt to renew (and thereupon
to honour by satisfying the principal and interest
thereon) a lost order of loan from Lewis Gervaise,
dated Sept. 5 last, for 1,000l. on the 12d. Aid [1 Wm.
and Mary, c. 20] : the loss thereof being attested
by Richard Smith. |
Order Book III, p. 54. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 8l. to Edward Jones, ut supra, p. 437, out of
any disposable money. |
Disposition Book VIII
p. 81. |
|
Same to same to issue 2,000l. to the Treasurer of the
Navy for the Commissioners of Sick and Wounded ;
same to be issued out of the loan of 2,000l. made
by Stephen Evance in the name of Mr. Dufoy. |
Ibid, p. 82. |
|
Same to Sir John Nicholas to lay before the Committee
for the Affairs of Ireland the enclosed letter [missing]
of Jan. 18 last from Major Christian in Cumberland
to the Treasury Lords, together with two lists
[missing] of ships employed in their Majesties'
service at Whitehaven. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 187. |
|
Same to Mr. Robinson. The above Committee have
sent the Treasury Lords an extract of your letter
of the 2nd inst. from Liverpool to Mr. Blathwayt
in which you desire a supply of not less than 2,000l.
for carrying on the service committed to you. If
you will draw bills on Mr. Harbord for same my
Lords will take care that they be punctually complied
with "and you may rely upon their lordships'
performance of this their promise." |
Ibid. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to carry out
(a) infra.
Appending : extract of a letter from the Committee
for the Affairs of Ireland to the Treasury Lords,
dated Feb. 6 inst. It has been represented to us
that there are several vessels at Bideford and
Barnstaple taken up for the transport of oats, hay
and other provisions for the Forces in Ireland,
which by reason of the late general embargo will
not be permitted to go out of port to Milford Haven,
where they are to take in their lading. As this is
a great obstruction to his Majesty's service, we
desire that the embargo be taken off all ships
employed in their Majesties' service and particularly
these in Bideford port. Further, we desire that
all vessels laden with provisions for Ireland be
permitted to go into any ports there under their
Majesties' obedience, notwithstanding the embargo,
on the masters and owners giving good security to
return with their vessels and complements of men
within five weeks into the same ports whence they
sail, weather and wind permitting, and not to repair
to any other parts in the meantime. |
Ibid, pp. 187-8. |
|
Same to Mr. Harbord to report on the enclosed abstract
[missing] sent to the Treasury Lords from the
above Committee of money paid for provisions
and debts contracted for the King's service by
Charles Frith, Deputy Commissary of the Provisions
for the Army, at Chester. |
Ibid, p. 189. |
|
Same to Secretary the Earl of Shrewsbury. In reply
to mine of Feb. 4 inst., supra, p. 485, my Lords
are informed from the Admiralty that the 600l.
for brimstone is no part of the 1,000l. My Lords
will take care to give credit to Vice Admiral Killigrew
for said 600l. according to the King's pleasure. |
Ibid, p. 190. |
|
William Jephson to Sir John Nicholas to lay before the
King in Council for his pleasure thereon the enclosed
presentment [missing] of the 6th inst. from the
Customs Commissioners concerning the embargo
lately laid on all ships and vessels from St. Ives to
Carlisle. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 190. |
|
Same to Sir John Parsons. My Lords are informed
that you with Mr. Graham were appointed to
inspect, regulate and improve the rents of the
manor of Reigate. Send my Lords an account of
your receipts therefrom since your management
thereof. (The like letter to Mr. Graham.) |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Richard Keyes for an account of your receipts
of the rents of said manor of Reigate since you were
made bailiff thereof. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh, enclosing a letter
[missing] from Col. Foulkes desiring money for his
recruits. My Lords desire you to let "them" [said
Foulkes] have some money for this service. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir James Butler to inform my Lords as to
the truth of the enclosed petition [missing] of
Sir Robert Rich, kt. and bart., and Sir Phillip
Skippon, kt., in behalf of the town of Dunwich,
co. Suffolk. If true, my Lords think the proceedings
against said town are unreasonable. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Smith to send my Lords a medium for
seven years last past of the profits of the Greenwax
on all judgments quod capiatur and capias pro fine
and also of the revenue which arises upon the
Greenwax at the Exchequer except all fines, penalties
and forfeitures upon any other penal statutes
whatsoever recovered upon informations or actions
popular, qui tam and except all Post fines of Alienations. |
Ibid, p. 191. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners not
to insist upon the One per cent [Mediterranean]
Duty on the lading of the Bonadventure, James
Davison commander, freighted by Heritage Lenthall
et al. merchants of London ; same having sailed
from England in 1686 with 40 men, all English,
on a trading voyage to Russia and thence to the
Straits, and being at Zante the commander heard
of the war ; and ten of his men being dead and
having little hopes of a convoy he procured 26
foreign seamen to strengthen his vessel for fear
of the French and thereupon encouraged ten sail
more of English ships to come with him from Zante,
to which he became admiral, and conducted them
safe to Cadiz, where they met a Dutch convoy and
other company and got safe home ; wherefore he
prays that said duty may not be insisted on as no
English seamen were to be had in the Straits. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 113-4. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : order of the King in Council, dated Whitehall,
Feb. 6, made upon the petition of Robert
Raworth and Thomas Pitts of London, merchants,
et al. owners and laders of the America of London,
Francis Appleby master, said ship being now at
Spithead and designed for the Straits with the
convoy ; petitioners praying that she may alter
her voyage, to supply the want of their ship the
Samuell, lost in the late storm, and may be permitted
to lade corn for the Canaries and bring home 400
pipes of wine lying there ready bought and paid for
by petitioners. Hereupon it is the King's order
that if the statements be true permission be given
accordingly. |
Ibid, pp. 114-5. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Hall of the petition of
John Evelyn, proposing his sureties, ut supra, p. 468.
Hereon Hall is to certify what amount of security
is sufficient. |
Reference Book VI, p. 122. |
|
Same to the Agents [for Taxes] of the petition of
Nath. Molyneux, Receiver for co. Lanes of the
first Six Months' Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 3],
praying allowance of 82l. for his extraordinary
charges in his receipt. |
Ibid, p. 130. |
|
Treasury warrant to Richard Graham and Phil. Burton
to forthwith deliver to Aaron Smith all deeds etc.
relating to the extended estate of Thomas Price,
late of London, goldsmith. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 139. |
| Feb. 10. |
William Jephson to Mr. Blathwayt. To-day or
to-morrow 500l. is to be issued to Mr. Harbord for
the Duke of Würtemberg, of which sum 200l. is
immediately to be paid to Mr. Rosenheim [agent
to the said Duke] for the use of the Danish Forces.
The Treasury Lords desire you to use your own
credit that the said 200l. be so presently paid him
and they will take care to have the same repaid
to you. |
Disposition Book VIII,
p. 82. |
|
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 500l. to
Mr. Harbord as above to be by him paid over to
the Duke of Würtemberg for the Danish Forces. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Harbord, informing him of the above
arrangement. You are to repay said 200l. to
Mr. Blathwayt out of the 500l. to be issued to you
as above. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Fox [Customs Cashier] to pay 2,000l.
to the officers of London port in part of last Christmas
quarter's salaries. |
Ibid, p. 83. |
|
Same to the officers of the Ordnance to deliver to
John Fitch the tallies on the Customs for
2,383l. 14s. 0d. ordered supra, p. 491, as towards
satisfaction of the debt to him for the fortifications
at Hull. (Same, dated Feb. 12, to the Customs
Cashier to satisfy said tallies out of the first Customs
arising in the port of Hull.) |
Ibid, pp. 83, 84. |
|
Same to the Auditors of Imprests for a certificate
of the state of the [imprest accomptants'] accounts
now before you. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 191. |
|
Same to Mr. Blathwaite to procure a royal warrant
for allowing in Mr. Harbord's accounts [of moneys for
the Forces in Ireland] the above 500l. intended
for the Duke of Würtemberg. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Henry Ashurst and partners. The
Treasury Lords direct you to forthwith lend back
into the Exchequer (on credit of the new impositions
and pursuant to your contract) the 25,000l. which
is newly paid or now payable to you : same to be
towards further satisfaction of the States General. |
Ibid, p. 192. |
|
William Jephson to Mr. Culliford and Mr. May to report
("before you go to Ireland") on the enclosed letters
[missing] in behalf of Gervaise Squire, esq., the present
Mayor of Londonderry, that he may be continued
collector of their Majesties' revenues in that city ;
being viz. : a letter from the Governor and inhabitants
thereof to the Duke of Schonberg and the
Duke's letter thereupon to Secretary the Earl of
Shrewsbury ; a letter of Major General Kirke to
said Earl and said Earl's letter forwarding same
to the Treasury Lords. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 192. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to visit the
goods of the Rt. Honble. Lord Pagett, in order to
their being transported to Germany, whither he
is going as Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor.
Appending : schedule of said goods. |
Ibid, pp. 194-5. |
Treasury warrant to same to deliver to Joseph Herne
(on behalf of the owners and freighters) the ship
St. John of Rochelle and the goods therein and to
admit said goods to entry on payment of Customs :
it appearing from the Customs Commissioners'
reports of July 15 last (made upon the petition of
one Ekins, who pretended to the said ship and her
lading as prize) that upon landing some of the said
goods in the islands of Scilly Mr. Boletho, an officer
of the Customs there, seized same for non-payment
of Customs and pretended a seizure of the ship
and the rest of her lading under the Navigation
Act ; but that in regard that the coming of said
ship there was involuntary, she being forced thither
by stress of weather, and in time of amity between
the two kingdoms [of England and France] and
her continuance there ever since has been by constraint
and force and that it does not sufficiently
appear that the landing of any of said goods was
by the persons in command of or interested in said
ship, but rather taken from them by the Governor
of the island, the Commissioners think the forfeiture
not warranted and that a noli prosequi should be
entered to the information, "in regard of the
circumstances the said ship is now fallen under
by reason of the war" ; and that the goods should
be entered and disposed in this kingdom, "which
is no other than would have been if either they
had been proved prize or forfeited upon the Act of
Navigation and therefore no wrong to the Royal
Africa Company."
Prefixing :order of King in Council, dated Whitehall,
Feb. 6, setting forth the above report of the case
and directing the Treasury Lords to order delivery
of the ship etc. as above. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 105-7. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : order of the King in Council, dated Feb. 8,
for the suspending and taking off the late embargo
for all transient ships arriving in English ports
from foreign parts, being bound for London or
other English ports and driven into the said [first
touched] ports by accident or for shelter, provided
they give security at such first touched port to
discharge in some port of this kingdom and not
to carry with them more or other English seamen
than their complement : all as moved in a presentment
of the 6th inst. from the Customs Commissioners. |
Ibid, p. 118. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of James Braynes, Benj. Braynes et al. merchants
and owners of the ships Dolphin and Benjamin,
praying liberty for said ships to proceed on their voyages
to Virginia, notwithstanding the embargo. |
Reference Book VI, p. 130. |
|
Same to the Agents [for Taxes] of the petition of
Thomas Eggleton, Receiver of the Six Months'
Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 3] in co. Bucks, praying
an allowance of 30l. for his extraordinary charges
therein. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Stephen Bridge for the office of surveyor of
Boston port. |
Ibid, p. 133. |
