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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| Sept. 22. |
Money warrant for 150,000l. to the States General
of the United Provinces in further part of 600,000l.
for their charges in his Majesty's expedition into
this kingdom : to be satisfied out of the duties on
French linens appropriated by Act of Parliament
[1 Wm. and Mary, c. 28]. (Money order dated
Sept. 23 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 482.
Order Book III, p. 118. |
|
Like Treasury warrants, ut supra, pp. 814, 820, 822, to
the Receipt to satisfy, out of any loans on the 2s. Aid,
the following orders of loan, ut supra, pp. 696-7,
viz. of June 16 for 550l. to Philip Coleby ; 2,200l.
to Robert Cragg ; 2,342l. 8s. 1d. to James Moyer
and Tracey Pauncefort ; 1,840l. 18s. 4d. to Paul
Darby ; 1,621l. 17s. 0d. to Paul Darby, Clement
Wakelyn and John Prigg ; 500l. to James Moyer
and Tracey Pauncefort : of June 16 for 11,501l. 0s. 8d.
to Capt. Math. Ingram, ut supra, p. 697 ; of June 14
for 712l. 10s. 0d. to John Gore, ut ibid. ; of July 1 for
390l. 9s. 8½d. to Tho. Silver, ut ibid. ; of Aug. 30
for 10,000l. to Tho. Lloyd, ut ibid. |
Money Book X, p. 484. |
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Money warrant for 620l. 2s. 7d. to Charles Bertie,
Treasurer of the Ordnance, to be by him paid over
to satisfy Edward Silvester's debentures for stores
delivered and services performed in the Office of
Ordnance as smith to the said Office and in full of
his contract for 10,127l. 4s. 9d. for such stores and
services : the present sum to be paid out of the like
sum to be lent into the Exchequer by said Silvester. |
Money Book X, p. 485. |
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William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to
permit Hector Harris to export, Customs free, to
some place in Ireland under their Majesties' obedience,
120 pair of horse pistols and 120 pair of carabines
which he bought for the use of the Militia Troop of
the county of Kilkenny. (Same to the Revenue
Commissioners, Ireland, to permit said import,
Customs free.) |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 365. Out Letters
(Ireland) VI, p. 34. |
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Same to Mr. Shales. In reply to yours of this day,
my Lords order you to forthwith deliver to the
Transport Commissioners abstracts of the charterparties
for the ships taken up by you for the King's
service. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 366. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Appending : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Sept. 18 inst., for an embargo or stay
to be made of all ships and vessels whatsoever now
within or which shall come into any ports of England,
Wales or Berwick, such only excepted as are employed
in their Majesties' immediate service or such as
trade coastwise or for which bonds shall be given
to go directly for Ireland, Flanders, Holland or
the more northern parts of Europe and to return
to England directly from thence. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 187. |
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Treasury warrant to same to employ William Dowthwayte
as collector of Stockton, a member of Newcastle
port ; with 20l. per an. from each of the
customers of Newcastle port and 10l. per an. from
the King and 10l. per an. on the establishment, for
a clerk ; making 60l. per an. in all. |
Ibid, p. 188. |
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Same to the Attorney General to enter a noli prosequi
[as far as the King's moiety is concerned] to the
information against the ship City of Riga, Leonard
Joasten master, laden with masts, clapboards etc.
and lately seized under the Navigation Act : the
officer seizing is first to be satisfied his moiety of
the appraised value of the ship and goods and the
Inspector of Seizures is likewise to be satisfied his
fees. (Cancelled and replaced by a similar warrant
of date Sept. 29 inst., with the omission only of the
clause concerning the said Inspector's fees.) |
Ibid, pp. 189, 193. |
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Treasury reference to the Wine Licence Commissioners
of the petition of the vintners of Kingston upon
Hull, shewing that by virtue of several statutes
they took Wine Licences from the Mayor and Aldermen
of their town, but have been prosecuted and
fined 150l. ; therefore praying a remission of said
fine ; they being willing in future to take licences
from the [said] Commissioners. |
Reference Book VI, p. 230. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Francis Godfrey, shewing that his father and
afterwards petitioner had a grant of the place of
customer [of King's Lynn], for which petitioner
qualified by taking the Oath and Test both in the
reign of Charles II and of James II and Wm. III,
and petitioner has resided on the place nine or ten
years ; that soon after Wm. III's accession one
Robert Thorowgood got the place by misrepresentations
about a year since : therefore praying
to be restored. |
Ibid, p. 231. |
|
Treasury reference to the Commissioners for Excise and
Arrears of Hearthmoney of the petition of John Smith,
collector of Hearthmoney in Norfolk and Suffolk,
shewing that he has paid in all his money except 50l.,
for which process is issued against him, and he not
able to pay : therefore praying a stay of process
and an allowance for his extraordinary expences in
his collection. |
Reference Book VI, p. 231. |
| Sept. 23. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of any disposable money in
the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 16. |
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l. |
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to Mr. Fox to repay so much paid by
Mr. Williamson to Sir Joshua Allen at
Chester more than his [Williamson's]
receipt of the Poll came to |
1,600 |
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to ditto to satisfy two bills of exchange
drawn upon Harbord, one by the
collector of Customs at Portsmouth for
100l., the other by Mr. Israell Feilding
for 70l., both payable to said Fox |
170 |
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£1,770 |
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Same to same to similarly issue as follows : |
Ibid. |
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l. |
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to me [Jephson] for secret service |
100 |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for paying
off the ships now to be laid up, out of
the remainder of the 17,000l. reserved
[in the Exchequer] |
16,660 |
Same to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing Thomas
Tinlin's petition. My Lords recommend him for
employment as a tidewaiter in extraordinary,
London port.
Appending : said petition, shewing that in 1680,
July 5, he was admitted as Page of the Pantry
without fee until that place should be void, but
said place is since left out of the book of the establishment
[of the Household] and petitioner is very
poor, having a wife and a great charge of children. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 366. |
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Same to Mr. Thomas Wright to certify my Lords
what moneys you have received from Mr. Harbord
or otherwise for the service in Ireland ; and how
much thereof, either in money or provisions, you
have delivered to Mr. Shales or his agents ; with
the value of the said provisions. (The like letter
severally to Mr. Bolt, Israell Feilding, Mathew
Anderton, Rob. Henley, Samuell Jackson, Sir
Joshua Allen, William Robinson.) |
Ibid. |
Same to Mr. Aaron Smith [Treasury Solicitor] to
take care of the following and to proceed according
to law.
Prefixing : memorial to the Treasury from E. Randolph
shewing that in Aug., 1688, divers persons
committed piracy and murthers in the Spanish West
Indies and among other goods brought over 4,000
Spanish hides to Saten [? Salem or Staten] in New
England ; that upon examination and proof of the
facts the pirates were committed to prison in Boston
and the hides seized for the King by the sheriff of the
county, to be tried by the Admiralty Court, "which
was deferred in regard the Judge of that Court was
[in] England" ; that on April 18, 1689, Sir Edmund
Andros and others concerned in the Government [of
New England] were seized upon and imprisoned and
the pirates released and had liberty to sell all their
goods, which they did ; part of those hides were
sent to Bilboa and part to Jamaica and 917 hides
were put on board the Blossom of Charleston,
Richard Martin master, for London, and above 800
of them are now in warehouse at Buttolph's Wharf,
but will be removed thence to-morrow morning
if not stopped : therefore proposing that same be
forthwith attached by writ out of the Admiralty
in order to a trial. |
Ibid, p. 367. |
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William Jephson to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the
Forces]. In May [20] last [supra, p. 645] my Lords
appointed 350l. to be issued to Mr. Harbord to satisfy
a bill drawn on him by Israell Feilding payable to
Mr. Fillingham et al., Agents for Taxes, for the use of
Mr. Willison, a Receiver of the 12d. Aid, the said
value being received of him [Willison] by Mr.
Ferdinando Huddleston for the use of the Danish
Forces. On the 17th of that month [sic for May 27,
supra, p. 672] you were desired to procure a royal
warrant for that sum. Mr. Herryott has acquainted
my Lords that that letter has miscarried. Please
procure a warrant accordingly. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 367. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Windsor, 1690, Sept. 21. Upon the request of
the merchants trading to the Plantations, the
King, notwithstanding the present embargo, hereby
allows so many ships to go this year to Barbados,
the Leeward Isles and Jamaica as shall be navigated
by 1,200 seamen being English, or accounted such
by the Act of Trade, and no more besides foreigners :
and the like number of ships and English mariners
to Virginia and Maryland. It is hereby ordered
that the adjusting what ships shall go to those
several Plantations and how the number of men
shall be distributed and apportioned among the
merchants in each port, be left to the Customs
Commissioners according to such method and
measure as they think best : as also in the settling
such proportions as may be fittest to be allowed
between London and the outports ; wherein regard is
to be had to the respective Customs paid in those
ports. His Majesty is pleased to order the convoys
to be ready in the Downs as follows, viz. Oct. 20
for Barbados, Leeward Isles, Jamaica and Bilboa :
Oct. 31 for Virginia, Maryland, Portugal, Spain
and the Canaries. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 188-9. |
| Sept. 24. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal to revoke the grant to Christopher
Davies of the office of Receiver General of Crown
Revenues for cos. Cornwall and Devon. |
King's Warrant Book XV,
p. 172. |
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Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal
for a grant to Jahleel Brenton of the office of Surveyor
of Woods and Timber within the Province of Maine
and New Hampshire or any islands belonging
thereto : during pleasure : with the fee or allowance
of 50l. per an. payable by the Treasurer of the Navy
as from 1690, Sept. 29, as for and towards defraying
the necessary charges of viewing and surveying
the said woods and timber, which he is hereby
empowered to do at all convenient times of the
year and to mark such trees as may be fit for the
Navy and to keep a register thereof, transmitting
copies thereof to the Treasury Lords, whose directions
he is to observe : the said office to be exercised
by himself or sufficient deputy : all to the intention
that the said woods, fir trees and other trees fit for
the Navy, which do belong to the Crown, may for
the future be preserved from all waste and spoil
by the inhabitants. |
King's Warrant Book XV,
pp. 173-4. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of any disposable unappropriated
moneys in the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
pp. 16-17. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for
the Victuallers |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Commissioners for
Sick and Wounded |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for subsistence
[of the Forces, England
and Holland] |
6,783 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Monsieur Vander Esch
for subsistence to the [Dutch]
wives, sick and impotent officers
and soldiers that are left here
under his pay |
1,088 |
3 |
4 |
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to ditto upon account of the
garrisons |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Fox for 14 days' subsistence
to Count Schonberg's Regiment
of Horse, being subsisted but to
the 22nd inst. |
420 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the Royal Regiment of
Dragoons |
560 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for a week's subsistence
for 46 Gent. of the Guards |
46 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Jephson] for secret service |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Duncomb, Envoy to the
King of Sweden |
557 |
11 |
6 |
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£14,904 |
14 |
10 |
| Sept. 26. |
Treasury warrant to the Earl of Ranelagh to pay
1,417l. 12s. 7¼d. to Charles Fox as the surplusage
on his account to 1685-6, Mar. 1, as late Receiver
General and Treasurer for the Royal Hospital at
Chelsea : to be paid out of any moneys in said
Earl's hands for the service of said Hospital. |
Money Book X, p. 486. |
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Money warrant for 455l. to William Duncombe for
three months' ordinary to Aug. 23 last as Envoy
Extraordinary to Sweden. (Money order dated
Sept. 30 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 486. Order Book
III, p. 118. |
Same for 102l. 11s. 6d. to same for one bill of extraordinaries,
April 10 last to July 10 last, in said
service. (Money order dated Sept. 30 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed by Secretary the
Earl of Nottingham. |
Money Book X, pp. 486-7.
Order Book III, p. 118. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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fees at the Treasury and Exchequer
on the receipt of 105l. 8s. 2d. |
7 |
1 |
6 |
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Copper
dollars. |
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postage at Stockholm |
472 |
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[ditto] at Hamburg |
460 |
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stationery ware |
150 |
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procuring and transcribing
several papers |
210 |
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entertainment for the ministers
of Brandenburg, Holland
etc. |
500 |
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entertainment of Count Oxenstiern,
Baron Gyldenstolp
and others |
500 |
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2,292 |
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which at 24 dollars per £ is |
95 |
10 |
0 |
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£102 |
11 |
6 |
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Treasury warrant to the Receipt to issue 5,000l. to
Edward Russell on any unsatisfied orders in his
name as Treasurer of the Navy : as for the service
of the Navy and to be delivered over to the Commissioners
of the Victualling : to be by tallies on
the Excise. |
Money Book X, p. 488. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue out of any disposable moneys in the Exchequer
1,848l. 7s. 6d. to the Treasurer of the Chamber ; to
be by him paid to the Master of the Buckhounds. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 17. |
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Same to same to issue to Mr. Fox the 6,000l. lent or
to be lent by Mr. Stephen Evance on credit of the
Exchequer in general ; and 4,000l. out of any other
disposable money in the Exchequer : the whole
10,000l. to be paid by Fox to Monsieur D'Wild on
account for transport ships for the service of Ireland. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to issue to Charles Bertie, Treasurer
of the Ordnance, the 814l. which is to be lent by
Godfrey Richards, Purveyor of the Train of Artillery
in Ireland, or by any other person on credit of the
2s. Aid : same to be by Bertie paid to said Richards
to satisfy two bills, one for 700l. which he paid to
the late Duke of Schonbergh in December last, the
other for 114l. : both bills being due in the Office
of Ordnance. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to issue to said Bertie the 620l. 2s. 7d.
to be lent by Edward Silvester or any other as
above : to be paid over to said Silvester for stores
for the Ordnance. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to issue to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby
the 1,530l. 18s. 7d. which is to be lent by Mr. Roderick
Mackenzie and Mr. Godfrey Webster or any others
as above : to be applied as follows, viz. : 960l. 18s. 7d.
to Mris. Frances Gower and 570l. to Mr. St. Clare
and Mr. Thomas Allen for clothing the late Sir
Thomas Gower's Regiment according to Mr. Harbord's
certificate of May 29 last. |
Ibid, p. 18. |
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William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby the 2,287l. 7s. 10d.
which is to be lent by James Smithsby or any
others as above : to be paid to the executors of
the Earl of Kingston upon Hull for clothing and
accoutrements of said Earl's Regiment of Foot as
by like certificate of Feb. 21 last. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 18. |
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Same to same to issue to same the 1,743l. 15s. 9d.
which is to be lent by Mr. Godfrey Webster or by
any other as above : to be paid to James Allen
and William St. Clare for clothes and accoutrements
delivered to the Earl of Roscommon's
Regiment : as by like certificate of May 12 last. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to issue to the Earl of Ranelagh the
1,850l. which is to be lent by said Godfrey Webster
and James Allen or by any others as above : to
be paid to said James Allen and William St. Clare
to complete 3,500l. for clothing and accoutrements
furnished to the Earl of Bath's Regiment : "the
sum of 1,650l. part thereof having been otherwise
satisfied or secured to be paid unto them on or
before the 9th of July last." |
Ibid, p. 19. |
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Same to same to issue to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby
the 5,459l. 17s. 2d. which is to be lent by Peter
Longueville and Daniell Jamineau or by any others
as above : to be paid as follows, viz. : 842l. 13s. 4d.
to said Longueville for clothing Col. Callimot's
Regiment of Foot ; 282l. 16s. 0d. to same for ditto
for several officers of said Regiment ; 1,120l. to
same for clothing Col. Mellonier's Regiment of
Foot ; 543l. 14s. 0d. to same for ditto for several
officers of said Regiment ; 1,800l. to Daniell
Jamineau for clothes for the late Duke of Schonberg's
Regiment of Horse ; 870l. 13s. 10d. to same for
ditto to the officers of said Regiment : total,
5,459l. 17s. 2d. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Excise Commissioners to pay by five
weekly instalments of 1,000l. each from Oct. 1 prox.
the tallies for 5,000l. ordered [this day] to be levied
on the Excise for the Treasurer of the Navy. |
Ibid, p. 20. |
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Same to same to forthwith proceed on the extent
against Thomas Calvert as by your report of the
24th inst. on his petition. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 368. |
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Same to Mr. Duncombe [Excise Cashier] to exchange
three bags of 100l. each of Excise money, wherein
are great quantities of cract and broken money,
as by the enclosed memorial [missing] of Mr. Stephens
[Cashier to the Navy Treasurer], unless you have
objections thereto. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Pembroke. Have you any
objections to the enclosed petition [missing] of the
clothiers of the two Marine Regiments, who pray
that the whole pay of those soldiers during their
being on board may be stopped towards clearing
their clothing. |
Ibid, p. 369. |
Treasury orders to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Sept. 25 inst., for the Customs officers
not to permit any persons whatsoever to go out
of the kingdom without passes nor to enter from
beyond seas without passes from the King, the
Privy Council, the Secretaries of State or the King's
allies, "and likewise to give an account to the
Principal Secretaries of State from time to time of
all such persons which they shall stop." |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 189. |
Treasury orders to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : like Order of Council of like date, made
upon reading the petition of Simon Cole and Solomon
Merrett of London, merchants, praying that the
Newfoundland frigate, 50 tons burden, six men,
John Corben master, bound for Newfoundland with
provisions and now in the Isle of Wight, may have
liberty to sail. She is hereby to be permitted to
proceed on her voyage, along with the Archangel
frigate, notwithstanding the embargo. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 190. |
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : like Order in Council for like permit to
the ship Industry, George Stephens commander,
with 14 men, to [sail forth in order to] bring away
from Saphia [Saffee] and Santa Cruce [Agadir] in
South Barbary the effects of William Richardson
and Thomas Pindar of London, merchants, on
security to return by the end of March next. |
Ibid. |
Treasury warrants to same to employ William Bunch
as boatman at Harwich loco Thomas Walker, lately
deceased.
George Davis as weighing porter in London port
loco William Boyce, lately deceased.
John Stephens (one of the 70 tidesmen in extraordinary,
London port) as a tidesman in fee ibid.
loco Thomas Nelson, lately deceased.
William Peckett (a same ibid.) as a same ibid.
loco Alexander Abbot, lately deceased. |
Ibid, p. 191. |
|
Treasury reference to same of the petition of Peter
Longueville and Jno. Goudet of London, merchants,
for leave to enter five bales of thrown silk which
they had sent to them in settlement of debt which
should have arrived before Sept. 1, but being
prohibited afterwards they tried to stay same at
Bremen, where the bales were arrived and were
awaiting convoy, but same could not be stopped,
and they are daily expected. |
Reference Book VI, p. 232. |
|
Same to same of the petition of Michaell Pope et al.,
shewing that the Transports Commissioners freighted
six ships of them, which they [petitioners] constantly
employed to Virginia and the Leeward Islands,
and same being employed in the King's service
cannot [be used] in time for the [needs and trade
of the] Plantations ; whereupon petitioners were
forced to buy a ship here of about 400 tons, which
is now ready for a convoy : therefore praying to
have a complement of men, "which is about 40,"
allotted to her. |
Ibid, p. 234. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland. By Order in Council of May 6 last the
owners of the Madeira wines in the ship Concord
were to be permitted to land 100 pipes thereof in
Ireland, duty free. We are informed by John
Lloyd and partners that upon the arrival of the
ship at Dublin you refused to permit such landing.
We have laid the matter before the King and he
again directs that the duty thereon be forgiven,
notwithstanding any directions to the contrary in
Ireland. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
pp. 34-5. |
| Sept. 27. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of the patent searchers of London
port, shewing that they have to execute all warrants
for goods exported, for which service certain fees
are established by Act of Parliament as mentioned
in the Book of Rates : that one John Fitch contracted
with the Ordnance Office for building divers
works at Jersey and has taken out warrants for
shipping materials thither and refuses to pay
petitioners' fees thereon, pretending that the
materials are all his Majesty's, "which, if so, then
ought to have fees paid for them by the officers of
the Ordnance" ; that petitioners have executed the
warrants at their own charge so as not to obstruct
the King's service : therefore praying that the
officers of Ordnance may pay said fees, as petitioners'
service is not only expensive but very troublesome
and of absolute necessity for prevention of frauds,
goods having been often times exported in the same
ship for private persons under colour of their
Majesties' stores. |
Reference Book VI, p. 234. |
|
Same to Mr. Blathwayt [as Auditor General of the
Plantations] of the petition of Thomas Neale for
permission to fish till 1695, June 25, for a wreck
in America, within 20 leagues of Bermudas, on
payment of a tenth to the King. |
Ibid, p. 235. Out Letters
(Plantations Auditor) I,
p. 328. |
|
Same to the Attorney General of the petition of the
Duchess of Richmond and her trustees, farmers of
the Aulnage Duty, shewing that they pay a great
rent for said farm wherein they have some years
yet to come ; that one Thomas Lambe goeth up
and down the country getting subscriptions from
merchants and others (though he has no dealing
in cloth) to take off the said duties by Act of Parliament,
whereby many persons refuse to pay same ;
which must occasion great disturbances and suits
in law : therefore praying the Treasury Lords'
directions herein. |
Reference Book VI, p. 235. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Christopher Dodsworth, merchant, shewing that
there has been lately great quantities of English
money melted down and transported : that he with
two officers of the Customs seized a parcel, which
was shipped off as having been cast in England
and being an English manufacture ; the Customs
whereof amounts to about 800l., but Sir John
Werden would not permit it to be landed : therefore
praying that the said piggs may be brought into the
King's warehouse and petitioner be heard by counsel. |
Ibid. |
| Sept. 29. |
Money warrant for 7,984l. 11s. 1d. to Bernard Eales,
their Majesties' goldsmith, with 6 per cent interest ;
in repayment of four tallies of loan, Sept. 19 for
2,000l., Sept. 25 for 1,000l., Sept. 26 for 1,000l.
and Sept. 27 for 3,984l. 11s. 1d. for so much lent
by him into the Exchequer. (Money order dated
Sept. 30 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 488.
Order Book III, p. 119. |
|
William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to
view and make allowance for decay and damage
of the tea and coffee imported by the East India
Company according to your report of Aug. 20 last
on their petition, supra, p. 776. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 368. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Mayor of Southampton.
The Corporation of Southampton have elected
Adam de Cardonell (who is collector of Customs
there) as sheriff for next year. We judge it inconsistent
with his Majesty's service, especially with
regard to his great age. We therefore desire the
Corporation to proceed to a new election. Their
compliance herein will be kindly accepted by us. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 368. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Sept. 25, made on the petition of Thomas
Lane et al., merchants and owners of the ship John
and Thomas, Andrew Elton master, lying at Portsmouth
and bound for New England and Virginia,
praying leave for her to sail with the Archangel
convoy going for those Plantations. The said leave
is hereby granted. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 192. |
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The like order on a like Order in Council for like
leave to the ship Providence, Robert Lewis master,
belonging to the same owners and bound for same
places under same convoy. |
Ibid. |
| Sept. 30. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal appointing Francis Parry to be a
Commissioner for Excise and for arrears of Hearthmoney,
during pleasure, together with the existing
Commissioners, viz. Sir Henry Ashurst, Sir John
Morden, Sir Samuel Dashwood, Sir Humphry
Edwyn, William Strong, John Foche and Ste. Evance,
thereto appointed by patent of Oct. 14 last : with
powers etc. as therein ; excepting always all benefit
and advantage of the King's covenants with Sir
Henry Ashurst, Sir John Morden, Sir Samuel
Dashwood, Sir Humphry Edwin, William Strong,
John Foche, Stephen Evance and Cha. Duncombe
for or concerning the moneys by them lent or
advanced or to be lent or advanced and the interest
and security for the same : all ut supra, pp. 273-4 :
Parry to have a salary of 1,000l. per an. |
King's Warrant Book XV,
pp. 174-80. |
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Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies on the
First Fruits for 500l. to Aubery, Earl of Oxford,
for 1690, Sept. 29 quarter, on his pension. |
Money Book X, p. 488. |
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Money warrant for 700l. to Sir John Pelham, with
6 per cent interest : as in repayment of a loan to
that amount made the 20th inst. (Money order
dated Oct. 1 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 489. Order Book
III, p. 119. |
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William Glanvill [in the absence of William Jephson]
to Thomas Lombe to attend my Lords on Friday
next concerning the complaints of Frances, Duchess
Dowager of Richmond, and her trustees, of undue
practices committed by you relating to their
Majesties' revenue. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 368. |
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R. Squibb [in the absence of W. Jephson] to Mr.
Edmd. Gibbons at Tiverton in Devonshire to pay
to Mr. Richardson the 308l. 10s. 0d. levied upon
the estate of John and Thomas Temple in aid of
John Hind : to wit the 100l. forthwith which you
promised by bill and the balance in the beginning
of the term. |
Ibid, p. 369. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Earl of Inchiquin [Governor
of Jamaica]. We are informed that upon the
discovery of a wreck on the shoals of the Serranillas
in America divers of the King's subjects and particularly
the inhabitants of Jamaica applied themselves
to the recovery of gold and silver therefrom.
Although there is due to the King, as Lord High
Admiral, a full moiety of such recovered treasure,
the King is content with a tenth only thereof, for
the encouragement of his subjects. We desire
you to take care that the King be not defrauded
of said tenth and to give all concerned to understand
that if they refuse or delay payment of said
tenth they will be liable and obliged to answer the
full moiety. We desire you to keep a separate
account of the moneys so due from said wreck
and send us said account and take care that the
money be not disposed of upon any occasion whatsoever
without express orders from the King or the
Treasury Lords. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
pp. 370-1. Out Letters
(Plantations Auditor) I,
p. 325. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Sept. 25 inst. The King has allowed
a complement of ships to sail to Barbados, Leeward
Islands and Jamaica, and a like complement to
Maryland and Virginia, ut supra, p. 827, and also
such a number of ships to go to Bilboa, Portugal,
the Canaries and Malaga or to any place in Spain
on this side that port [Malaga] as shall be ready
to sail under convoy by Oct. 31 next. Convoy is
appointed to sail out of the Downs Oct. 20 for the
Leeward Islands, Jamaica and Barbados and on
Oct. 31 for Virginia and Maryland and for Bilboa etc.
as above. It is hereby ordered that all ships as
above be permitted to sail, notwithstanding the
embargo, provided they go with their appointed
convoys as above and provided they first deliver
a list of their mariners and give bond to go only
to the ports for which they enter and shall return
with their convoys and on arrival deliver over
their said number of mariners to such person as
the Admiralty Lords shall appoint to receive them
for their Majesties' service : and provided also they
carry one-fifth landsmen on their [said] respective
voyages. Further, the King is pleased to allow
five ships with 70 men belonging to New England
and six ships with 40 men bound to Newfoundland
to sail with said convoys of Oct. 20 and 31. The
Customs Commissioners are hereby to permit same,
using their discretions as to the selection of the
ships and the distribution of the men ; bond being
first taken from the ships bound to Newfoundland
that they will carry one-fifth landsmen of their
respective numbers. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
pp. 193-4. |
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Treasury warrant to same to sink the salary of a
tidesurveyor and of a pair of oars in London port
and thereout to depute Lambert Pitches as surveyor
at Lee [probably Leigh in Essex] at 100l. per an. :
all by reason that there are at present nine tide-surveyors
on said establishment, one of whom has
been alternately employed every three weeks at
Lee for the guard of that coast by land as well as
by water, which method has been found very
inconvenient, not only by reason of the expence of
a pair of oars to attend him and extraordinaries
for diet and travelling charges, amounting in all
to 228l. 16s. 8d. per an., but also by reason of the
unhealthiness of the place, persons not used to
that air having been rendered unserviceable by
sickness and several having died in the service :
wherefore the Customs Commissioners propose as
herein and have agreed with said Pitches, formerly
an inhabitant there, to perform that service, keep
a horse and have a boat at command upon occasion
for said 100l. per an. |
Ibid, pp. 194-5. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of William Jacomb for a landwaiter's place,
London port. My Lords particularly recommend
him. |
Reference Book VI, p. 231. |
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Same to Thomas Fox, Customs Cashier, of the petition
of Anthony Turney, shewing that he is indebted to
the Crown 500l. for Customs for which the officers
press him ; that the Crown owes petitioner 2,600l.
for goods delivered into the Victualling Office,
besides several thousands of pounds [similarly
owing] in the Ordnance Office and Navy Office :
therefore praying that his Custom House bonds be
delivered to him in part of said debt. |
Ibid, p. 236. |
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William Jephson to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland, to report on the enclosed extracts [missing]
of a letter of the 13th inst. from the Earl of Longford
and a memorial of the 9th inst. from Capt. Corker.
Send my Lords a copy of your own commission
which was passed in Ireland and a copy of the
commission of enquiry [directed] to the Earl of
Longford et al. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 35.
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