Entry Book: October 1690, 21-31

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October 1690, 21-31

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
Oct. 21. William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing a letter [missing] from the Admiralty and one [missing] from the Victualling Commissioners, desiring that the merchant ships bound to the West Indies with provisions for the Squadron of the King's ships there may sail without giving bond to go to a certain port and to return with the convoy : seeing that they must deliver the provisions to the Commander in Chief of the Squadron wherever he shall be. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 380.
Money orders for sums as follow to be issued out of the [arrears of the Second] Disbandment Act [31 Car. II, c. 1], being for various items furnished to the Forces, raised after 1677, Sept. 29 [for a war with the French King], according to certificates dated 1679, May 31, from the Commissioners for Disbanding said Forces : viz. :
William Wallis, 65l. 10s. 8d. for furniture.
Capt. Simon Fanshaw, 478l. 3s. 6d. for clothing for Prince Rupert's late Regiment of Dragoons.
John Kirkwood, 540l. 11s. 0d. for clothing James, Lord Douglas's late Regiment of Foot.
Major Richard Bynns, 93l. 10s. 0d. for boots and hats for his Troop in Christopher, late Duke of Albemarle's late Regiment of Horse.
John Kirkwood, 1,542l. 10s. 8d. for clothing the Earl of Dunbarton's Regiment of Foot.
Daniell Neale, 21l. 17s. 10d. for boots.
Jane Hickford, 265l. 3s. 6d. for furniture furnished by Lionell Hickford, her husband.
Thomas Templer, 50l. for belts furnished to Christopher, late Duke of Marlborough.
Gilbert Hering, 105l. 9s. 0d. for hats.
John Martin, 89l. 16s. 0d. for clothing for Lieut. Col. James Hassall's Company in Col. George Legg's late Regiment of Foot.
William Hill, 68l. 3s. 0d. for clothing for the late Regiment of Horse commanded by Charles, Lord Gerard of Brandon.
Mary Forgie, 83l. 14s. 4d. for furniture.
John Wood, 47l. 9s. 7d. for ditto.
Ralph Lambe, 207l. 12s. 0d. as assignee of Capt. Neatby for boots etc. for said Neatby's Troop in the late Duke of Monmouth's Regiment of Horse.
John Price, 138l. 10s. 5d. for clothing.
George French, 24l. 1s. 7d. for hats for Col. George Legg's late Regiment of Foot.
John Webster, 218l. 17s. 2d. for clothing for Christopher, late Duke of Albemarle's late Regiment of Horse.
William Taylor, 21l. for clothing for Lord Brandon's Regiment of Horse.
John Lloyd, who married the widow of Henry Goss, 109l. 12s. 4d. for clothing for the Duke of Monmouth's Regiment of Horse and Capt. Stanhope's Troop of Horse.
Theophilus Hill, 12l. 10s. 0d. for furniture.
William Parkes, assignee of Nich. Brett, John Browne, Christopher Lutter and William Gondard, 29l. 10s. 2d. for the quarters of soldiers under Capt. Sir Robert Layton, the recruits to Sir Francis Leeke['s] and Sir Tho. Woodcock's disbanded [Companies] : with interest at 8 per cent.
ditto as assignee of John Segar, 34l. 3s. 4d. for the quarters of soldiers in Sir Robert Layton's Company of Foot in Sir Tho. Slingsby's Regiment : with like interest.
ditto as assignee of Thomas Mills, Dorcas Keys, John Price, Edward Lance and Edward Clayton, 32l. 13s. 9d. for the quarters of soldiers in Sir Robert Layton's Company of Foot, the recruits to Sir Francis Leek's and Sir Tho. Woodcock's Companies : with like interest.
ditto as assignee of William Bennet, 11l. 7s. 10d. for quarters of soldiers in Sir Robert Layton's Company of Foot : with like interest.
William Dove as assignee of William Elmes, 59l. 7s. 10d. for quarters of soldiers in said Layton's Company of Foot and the recruits of said Leek's and Woodcock's Companies : with like interest.
ditto as assignee of George French, 9l. 4s. 6d. for quarters of soldiers in said Layton's Company : with like interest.
Capt. Thomas Rowe, 160l. 10s. 0d. for all moneys due on account of the late Troop of Grenadiers added to the Duke of York's Troop of Horse Guards : with like interest.
Order Book III, pp. 125-6.
Oct. 22. Royal sign manual for 100l. to Col. Thomas Hill, Lieut. Governor of the Leeward Islands, in part of arrears due to him as Captain of one of the two Foot Companies in said island. (Money warrant dated Oct. 24 hereon.) (Money order dated Oct. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XV, p. 187. Money Book X, p. 502. Order Book III, p. 122.
Same for 25,000l. to William Jephson for secret service : without account. (Money warrant dated Oct. 24 hereon.) (Money order dated Oct. 25 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XV, p. 187. Money Book X, p. 504.
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 100,000l. to Charles Bertie, Treasurer of the Ordnance ; as imprest for land and sea service of the Ordnance. (Money warrant dated Nov. 14 hereon. This warrant quotes the privy seal as dated Oct. 31.) (Money order dated Nov. 20 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XV, p. 188. Money Book X, p. 514. Order Book III, p. 128.
Same to Brook Bridges and Thomas Done, Auditors of Imprests, to allow in account to the Earl of Ranelagh, Paymaster of Forces, the Exchequer fees on the several sums of 172,340l. (allowed by the royal warrant of 1689, Oct. 16, supra, pp. 281-2) ; 282,000l. similarly allowed by royal warrant of May 7 last, supra, p. 615 ; 10,000l. paid by him to Joseph Watts for the use of the Forces in Scotland pursuant to royal warrant of 1688-9, Mar. 14 ; the said Exchequer fees amounting to 1,533l. 7s. 6d. on so much (viz. 245,340l.) of the abovesaid sums as he paid before 1689, June 24, being 6l. 5s. 0d. per 1,000l. ; and 917l. 19s. 6d. for the remaining 219,000l. paid since that date, being 4l. 3s. 10d. per 1,000l. King's Warrant Book XV, pp. 188-9.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby the 1,300l. which Mark Wildbore will lend on credit of the 2s. Aid : same to be by them paid to said Wildbore to satisfy divers sums disbursed by him by order of the Commissioners for Transporting the Forces to Ireland ; being for hay, oats, bread, cheese, beer and advance money for shipping and in compensation for his services for the time he has been employed by the Navy Commissioners, or said Transport Commissioners or by any others for the two last summers' embarcation. (Same to Mr. Blathwayt to procure a royal warrant for allowing this sum in the accounts of said Fox and Coningsby. The money is to be paid to Wildbore clear of all deductions.) Disposition Book IX, p. 31. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 380.
William Jephson to the Attorney General, enclosing the petition, supra, p. 793, on behalf of the town of Dunwich, together with Auditor Aldworth's report thereon. You are to advise my Lords how they may give said town relief therein. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 380.
Same to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the Forces] to report on the enclosed letter [missing] from Mr. Israell Feilding concerning his accounts. Ibid.
Same to the Customs Cashier and Customs Comptroller to report on (a) infra.
Appending : (a) undated, unsigned memorial, proposing that the Customs Commissioners be ordered to take the money now due on bonds [for Customs], allowing the usual interest and 1 or 2 per cent more rather than want the money, for it will bring in so much money presently to the King, besides paying the [? Customs] officers, of which there is an absolute necessity.
Ibid, p. 381.
Treasury reference to the officers of the Mint of Phillip Ford's account of silver taken up and recovered in the sea at the Lizard in Cornwall in July, 1689, amounting to 276lb. 2oz. 13dwt., one fifth whereof appertains to the King. Reference Book VI, p. 243.
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Richard Browne for the place of collector of Rye port loco Goodwin Aubery, deceased. Ibid.
Same to the Auditors of Imprests of the memorial of Mr. Russell, Treasurer of the Navy, shewing that according to the usual method of accounting in the Exchequer he is chargeable with all uncleared money paid on imprest to former Treasurers of the Navy : that he is ready to pass his accounts from 1689, April 4, the time of his admission to said office, to April 1 last, but is obstructed because preceding Treasurers have not passed their accounts further than 1680, Dec. 31 : therefore praying to be charged in his accounts with only such bills of imprest paid by former Treasurers [of the Navy] as have been cleared and discharged by petitioner [during the period of his said present account] and whereof he has allowance given him by the Navy Board : being the like favour as was granted by Lord Treasurer the Earl of Danby to Sir Edward Seymour. Ibid, p. 244.
Oct. 23. William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of any disposable, unappropriated money in the Exchequer : viz. : Disposition Book IX, pp. 31-2.
l. s. d.
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the growing week's subsistence [of the Forces in England and Holland], not including the six Regiments of [Col.] Churchill, [Col. Charles] Trelawney, the Fusiliers, [Sir John] Hales, [Sir David] Collier and [Col.] Fitz Patrick 6,783 0 0
to ditto to pay a bill of exchange drawn by Mr. Schulinberg for the use of the Wolfenbuttel Troops, now due 3,600 0 0
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for Count Solms for his pay as General of the Foot for July, Aug. and Sept., being 92 days 552 0 0
to ditto for one aide de camp to attend him from Jan. 1 to Sept. 1, he having received but 20l. 101 10 0
to ditto for Count Schonberg for his pay as General of the Horse ; for Sept. and Oct. 366 0 0
to ditto for two aides de camp to attend him from April 9 to Sept. 1 134 0 0
to ditto for a week's subsistence for 46 Gentlemen of the Guards 46 0 0
to ditto for a fortnight's subsistence for the sick men of Col. Hasting's Regiment left at Portsmouth and now removing to other quarters 22 19 0
to ditto for Sir George St. George on account of his half pay as late Capt. of Horse in Ireland at 7s. a day to Sept. 1 last 32 4 0
to ditto for 27 horses left in Ireland by Count Solms with Bartholomew Van homrigh, esq., Commissary General of the Provisions, for the use of the train of provisions : at 8l. per horse 216 0 0
to ditto for Count Solmes as General of all his Majesty's Forces in Ireland from July 24 last 272 0 0
to me [Jephson] for secret service 1,000 0 0
to the Keeper of the Privy Purse 1,000 0 0
to Sir William Killegrew 250 0 0
to Mr. Hill 100 0 0
to the Earl of Portland for the King's gardens 2,000 0 0
to Lady Windham's daughters 200 0 0
to the Treasurer of the Chamber for the Lord Almoner 221 12 10
£16,897 5 10
William Jephson to Mr. Blathwayt to procure a royal warrant to allow in the [Irish Forces'] accounts of Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby the 10,000l. which they were directed to pay to Sir Joseph Herne to be by him returned to Mr. Hiob de Witt, Secretary of the Admiralty in Holland, for the transport ships. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 381.
Oct. 24. Money warrant for 250l. to Sir William Killegrew for half a year to Sept. 29 last on his pension. Money Book X, p. 501.
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to issue 600l. to William Jephson on any orders in his name for secret service : to be by tallies on the First Fruits and Tenths arising before 1692, Christmas. Ibid, p. 502.
Money warrant for 100l. each to Rachell and Frances Windham, daughters of Dame Anne Windham, for half a year to 1689, Lady day, on their pensions. Money Book X, p. 502.
Same for 112l. 10s. 0d. to John Branch for 2¼ years to June 24 last on his allowance as Circuitor or Bailiff of Battles Walk or Baylywick in Windsor Forest. (Money order dated Oct. 27 hereon.) Ibid, p. 503. Order Book III, p. 123.
Treasury warrant dormant to William Roberts, Receiver General of the rents etc. of Windsor Castle and Honor, to pay said Branch his ancient fee or salary of 3½d. per day for his abovesaid office : with the arrears thereon from 1688, Sept. 29. Money Book X, p. 503.
Money warrant for 120l. to John, Earl of Bath, Chief Ranger and Keeper of St. James's Park, for two years to June 24 last on the allowance for the wages of two underkeepers in said park. (Money order dated Oct. 27 hereon.) Ibid, p. 504. Order Book III, p. 123.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 5l. to Mr. Blackwell and 40l. to Mr. Pottenger out of the small branches of the revenue that are reserved for officers and ministers of the Exchequer. Disposition Book IX, p. 32.
Same to same to issue to Charles Fox and Tho. Coningsby the 25,000l. lent or to be lent by Sir Stephen Evance upon credit of the Exchequer in general ; same being intended to be sent forthwith into Ireland.
And 400l. to me [Jephson] for secret service : out of any disposeable money in the Exchequer.
Ibid.
Same to the Attorney General. The Rt. Honble. Thomas Wharton has petitioned for a grant of the Lieutenancy of Woodstock upon the forfeiture of the Earl of Lichfield. It is the King's pleasure to gratify petitioner. You are to report the most proper method for doing same. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 381.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer to Count [Ludovicus Henricus] de Solmes's lodgings at St. James's to seal his luggage for transport to Holland, with a coach and 36 horses.
Appending : Count Solmes' note of said effects.
Ibid.
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Capt. Rowland Danvers for payment of 87l. 17s. 6d. due on a Contingent bill for Col. Fitz Patrick's Regiment of Foot. Ibid, p. 382.
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Sir James Leslie, kt., Colonel of a Regiment of Foot. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ Samuel Somaster as a landwaiter, Liverpool port, loco John Nott, deceased.
Richard Fisher (tidesurveyor at Deal) as tidesurveyor, Yarmouth, loco James Whitwood, who declines the service.
Nath[aniel] Francklin as tidesurveyor at Deal loco said Fisher.
Out Letters (Customs) XII, pp. 206, 211.
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : Order of the King in Council, dated Whitehall, Oct. 23 inst., to permit the ship America, Hugh Sampson master, 170 tons, 15 men and a boy, to proceed with the fleet [of merchant vessels] now designed to the Barbados [said ship being] to bring home sugar, the product of the plantation of Sir Robert Davers : all on the petition of said Davers and on giving bond as by rules of the Order in Council of Sept. 25 last, supra, p. 834.
Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 207.
The like on an Order of the King in Council of the 25th inst., similarly prefixed, for the Royal Africa Company to be permitted to send out 10 ships with 350 men, half whereof they promise shall be foreigners and landmen : on the petition of said Company, being for a renewal of a former licence. Ibid, p. 208.
The like on an Order of the King in Council of the 23rd inst., similarly prefixed, for the Salisbury ketch, 30 tons, five men, to be added to the list of ships permitted to sail for Newfoundland under the convoy. Ibid.
The like on the like, similarly prefixed, for the ship Samuel, Capt. Athey master, 160 tons, 12 men, and the Francis and Mary, Tho. Putts master, 80 tons, six men, to be added to the list of ships permitted to sail to Virginia and Maryland under the convoy : being to replace the ship Adventure, James Till master, 300 tons, 18 men, which is lost : all on the petition of Thomas and John Taylor. Ibid, pp. 209.
The like on the like, similarly prefixed, for the ship Madera Merchant brigantine, Tho. Prince master, belonging to Mr. Scawen, with five men, to be added to the list of ships bound to Jamaica under the convoy : her complement of men being deducted out of the complements of the Gilbert and Anne and the Unity, both bound to Jamaica, and the Carolina, bound to Barbados. Ibid, pp. 209-10.
The like on the like, similarly prefixed, for the ships Bonaventure sloop of Jamaica, Mr. Taylor late master, John Want present master, 30 tons, four men, and the Abraham and James of Maryland, Abraham Fifield master, four men, now at Bristol, to be permitted to return home without giving bond in regard they were employed in the public service "of those islands" in bringing over from the Governors letters to the King or Secretaries of State. Ibid, p. 210.
Treasury reference to Charles Fox of the petition of Paul Boyer, praying tallies on the Hereditary Excise for 630l. 16s. 0d. for clothing Col. Caillemot's Regiment and 91l. 18s. 0d. for clothing the Duke of Schonberg's Regiment. Reference Book VI, p. 232.
Oct. 25. William Jephson to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, enclosing papers [missing] relating to several parcels of tobacco sent by Mr. Squire et al. from Liverpool to Londonderry, with the Customs Commissioners' report [missing] thereon. If you think fit you are to do as said report proposes. Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 36.
Oct. 27. William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 2,500l. to the Earl of Ranelagh out of the produce of the tin farthings : to be by him applied to the pay of the Duke of Bolton's Regiment in the West Indies. Disposition Book IX, p. 32.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] from Monsieur Hop. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 382.
Same to the Attorney General to report on the queries in the enclosed memorial [missing] from the Warden of the Mint concerning the prosecution of clippers and coiners. Ibid.
Same to the Commissioners of Transports. In reply to yours of the 22nd [inst.] you are to make up the accounts with the masters of the transport ships according to the respective agreements with them and give them certificates for one half of what appears due to them thereon. Ibid.
Same to John Smith. I have read to my Lords your memorial on the present state of the land revenue within Sir Edward Dereing's receipt in cos. Suffolk and Cambridge. My Lords desire you to make your observations on his accounts and to give them a state of the charge of his whole receipt. Ibid, p. 383.
Same to the Commissioners for Tin Farthings to meet Mr. Toll at the Office of Sir Robert Howard [Auditor of the Receipt] on Wednesday next in order to paying into the Receipt the 2,500l. produce of the tin farthings ; which sum is to be sent to the West Indies. Ibid.
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Sir Gabriell Roberts et al., loaders and owners of the John and Ann, 200 tons, Sam. Skinner master, from Gallipoli with oils ; shewing that they sent her hence four years since with 16 guns and 32 men, but by reason of the long voyage and the war, some of her seamen dying and some run away, she could not return manned as required by the Navigation Act. Reference Book VI, p. 232.
Same to the Agents [for Taxes] of the petition of Tho. Love, Receiver of the First 12d. Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 20] and for the Review of the Poll and the Additional Poll [1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 7] for co. Suffolk, praying payment of 134l. 19s. 4d. for his extraordinary charges therein. Ibid, p. 245.
William Jephson to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, to report on (a) infra.
Appending : (a) petition of John Cary of Bristol, merchant, shewing that in December last he shipped on the Freinds' Adventure of Rotterdam, John Maddox commander, 30 tons of old bushell iron loose, for Bristol, but Maddox ran away with the ship and goods to Waterford, pretending it to be his own, and placed the iron in the hands of Edward Browne, merchant, for sale, from whom it has been seized by the [Revenue] Commissioners as the goods of Maddox : therefore praying restoration of same.
Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 36.
Oct. 28. Treasury warrant to Sir William Waller, Farmer of the Prizage and Butlerage of Wines, England, and to James Paul, sub-farmer [thereof], to pay to the Duke of Northumberland the 500l. per an., with all arrears thereof ; [being the rent reserved on said farm as granted by James I to Sir Thomas Waller], which annual sum was granted by Charles II to George, Visct. Grandison, and Edward (now Sir Edward) Villiers in trust for Lord George Fitz Roy, now said Duke of Northumberland, who has attained the full age of 21 years. Money Book X, p. 505.
Money warrant for 20,000l. to Richard, Earl of Bellomont, Treasurer to the Queen : in further part of 50,000l. as by the privy seal of May 22 last, supra, p. 629. (Money order dated Oct. 29 hereon.) Ibid, p. 505. Order Book III, p. 124.
Same for 750l. to Charles, Earl of Monmouth, for three quarters to Sept. 29 last on his annuity or pension as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. (Money order dated Oct. 29 hereon.) Money Book X, p. 506. Order Book III, p. 123.
Same for 750l. to Aubrey, Earl of Oxford, for same on his same as a same. (Money order dated Oct. 30 hereon.) Money Book X, p. 507. Order Book III, p. 126.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue, out of any disposable money, 200l. to Charles Fox and Tho. Coningsby ; to be paid to the Commissioners of Sick and Wounded for the relief of some sick land soldiers set on shore at Milford Haven. Disposition Book IX, p. 33.
Same to Mr. Fox, enclosing eight accounts, dated Oct. 17 inst., relating to the above sick men, shewing the number of men living, the regiments to which they respectively belong and the ships on board which they were mustered. Take care that the King have allowance of the above sum on passing the accounts of the said regiments.
Appending : said accounts or lists : (1) Lord Lisbon's [Visct. Lisburne's] Regiment ; 21 men, 2 chirurgeons, 2 nurses and 5 dead ; mustered on the Jo[h]n of Bristol 17 Oct., 1690 : (2) Count Solms's Regiment ; 20 men ; mustered on the Andrew of Dublin 17 Oct., 1690 : (3) General Douglas's Regiment of Foot ; 40 men, 2 chirurgeons, 5 nurses, 7 dead ; mustered on the Factor of Milford Haven 17 Oct., 1690 : (4) Earl of Meath's Regiment ; 39 men, 8 nurses and women, 2 dead ; mustered on the Waterford of Barnstaple : (5) Earl of Drogheda's Regiment ; 21 men and 2 nurses ; Sir Hen. Bellasis' Regiment, 10 men and 5 dead ; all mustered on the Endeavour of Appledore : (6) Col. Cutts' Regiment of Foot ; 59 men, 4 nurses, 27 dead ; mustered on the Providence of Stockton : (7) Blue Regiment of Guards ; 78 men, 1 chirurgeon, 9 dead ; mustered on the Pellican of Bideford : (8) Col. Stewart's Regiment ; 25 men, 2 nurses, 2 dead ; and Col. Michelborn's Regiment ; 11 men, 1 dead ; all mustered on the Fellowship of Bideford.
Out Letters (General) XII, p. 385.
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated Whitehall, Oct. 23 inst., for the Customs officers in the several ports to permit all ships belonging to Ireland to return thither, on giving bond to go directly thither and to return directly to England or Wales, or on giving bond in Ireland to go to no other place than Flanders or other more northern parts of Europe or to such ports of Spain and Portugal not southwards from Cadiz, from which they shall oblige themselves to return to England or Ireland with their complement of seamen before the end of February next : no ships to sail from Ireland without giving such bond.
Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 211. Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 37.
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : like Order in Council of like date for the ketch Crowne of Boston, New England, to be added to the list of ships licensed to go with the convoy to New England with five men : on the petition of Piam Blowers, master of said ketch, shewing that she was laden and cleared at Liverpool before the last embargo ; the masters of ships bound for New England having agreed to allow him one man each out of their complement, for his sailing, which they will supply to themselves by taking five landmen in their places ; whereby the number of mariners allotted to [go to] New England is not increased.
Out Letters (Customs) XII, pp. 212-3.
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : like Order in Council of like date, permitting the ship Virginia Factor, Samuel Isaac master, with 10 mariners, to be added to the list of ships to sail with the convoy this season for Virginia.
Ibid, p. 213.
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) like Order of the King in Council, dated Kensington, Oct. 27 inst., that instead of the ship John, John Abington master, 260 tons, 19 men, in the list of ships allowed for the trade of Virginia and Maryland this season, there be inserted two other ships, viz. the John, 10 men, and the Thomas and Susan, Tho. Everard master, 80 tons, nine men ; thus not increasing the number of men assigned to said Abington's share.
Ibid, pp. 213-4.
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : like Order in Council of like date, that instead of the ship Samuell, John Harrison master, 200 tons, 16 men, assigned to the share of Arther North, merchant, in the list of ships allowed for the trade of Virginia and Maryland there be inserted the ship Resolution, William Barnes master, 120 tons, 16 men, thus not increasing the number of men assigned to said North's share.
Ibid, p. 214.
Treasury warrant to Sir Geo. Treby, Attorney General, to enter a noli prosequi to the information against the ship Armes of Riga, Hans Garetts master, laden with masts and lately seized under the Navigation Act : on the officer who seized receiving satisfaction for his share of said ship and goods. Ibid, p. 212.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to employ Henry Sampson as boatman at Burnham in Maldon port loco John Herold, lately deceased.
Alexander Cleeve (one of the 70 tidesmen in extraordinary, London port) as a tidesman in fee ibid. loco Charles Kipling, lately deceased.
Thomas Rogers as a waiter, Berwick port, loco George Taite, lately deceased.
Ibid, p. 215.
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Dr. Daniel Cox et al. merchants trading to [? New England], praying licence for the following ships to sail, notwithstanding the embargo, the inhabitants there being in great want of clothing, utensils etc. ; the said ships being the only vessels bound thither this year, so that the stay of them would be a stop to the whole trade of those countries : viz. : the Pensilvania Merchant, 100 tons, eight men, Samuell Harrison master ; the Delaware Merchant, 150 tons, 12 men, Geo. Thorp master ; the Two Sisters, 140 tons, 10 men, Roch master. Reference Book VI, p. 245.
Same to same of the petition of John Watts for a tidesurveyor's place, London port, loco Phillip Hawthorne, deceased ; petitioner having been removed from a tidesurveyor's place by Sir Nich. Butler. Ibid.
Same to same of the petition of John Payne, commander of the Benjamin, shewing that in Nov. 1685, he sailed from England to Venice duly manned and continued trading to several ports in the Levant ever since, during which time many of his men died or deserted, so that on its return his ship is seized as not properly manned. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Officers of the Ordnance to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated Whitehall, Oct. 23 inst., that said officers make out and deliver debentures to the masters of such ships as they have taken up for transporting ordnance and stores during this war, upon condition that said masters submit to an admeasurement of their ships by Mr. Bowles according to the rules and powers as in the patent lately granted him ; "to the end that if the said shipps shall be found not to answer the proportion of tonnage for which they were hired, that the value thereof may be deducted out of their second payment."
Warrants not Relating to Money XIII, p. 355.
Oct. 29. Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 3,000l. to Daniel, Earl of Nottingham, Principal Secretary of State : for secret service, without account. (Money warrant dated Nov. 21 hereon. This warrant quotes the privy seal as dated Nov. 13.) (Money order dated Nov. 22 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XV, pp. 189-90. Money Book X, p. 516. Order Book III, p. 129.
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant to James Alexander Bosier, gent., of the seven messuages in Kennastons Alley and Bedford Berry in the parish of St. Martins in the Fields, co. Midd., which were the inheritance of Ann Burlace, late of said parish, deceased, and by her bequeathed to unlawful and superstitious uses and therefore seized into the hands of the Crown by inquisition taken July 11 last before William Bridgeman, esq. : to be holden by the present grant at 6s. 8d. per an. rent and by fealty only as of the manor of East Greenwich. King's Warrant Book XV, p. 190.
Money warrant for 2,000l. to the Treasury Lords (Sir John Lowther of Lowther, bart., Richard Hampden, esq., Sir Stephen Fox and Thomas Pelham, esq.) for last Michaelmas quarter's salary. (Money order dated Oct. 29 hereon.) Money Book X, p. 506. Order Book III, p. 124.
William Jephson to Mr. Fox [Customs Cashier]. You have bills for 2,000l. drawn on Mr. Fitch. You are to send to Fitch for the money, for it is the Treasury Lords' pleasure that he pay it forthwith. You are also to write to the Customs officers at Hull not to draw any more bills on Fitch for the King's money without first having your allowance for so doing. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 383.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver to the Earl of Portland some seeds and plants which are coming from Barbados for their Majesties.
Appending : said Earl's letter, dated Kensington, Oct. 23, requesting said delivery to Mr. London. The said seeds and plants and trees were collected by James Reed, who had an order for the collection of them for their Majesties' gardens.
Ibid, p. 384.
Same to same, enclosing a letter [missing] written to Mr. Boscawen concerning a private trade which is carrying on by several persons here with France. You are to enquire and report thereon and to take care that same be prevented for the future. Ibid.
Same to same to report on the enclosed letter, dated Whitehall, Oct. 27 inst., from Secretary the Earl of Nottingham concerning some Dutch window glass sent into England by Baron D'Erlincamp [Erlenkamp], the Elector of Mainz's Minister at Hamburg, who has set up this manufactory upon some lands he enjoys near the Baltic Sea, and which is seized in England by Mr. Pollard, an officer of the Customs, after the duties were paid.
Appending : said letter.
Ibid.
Oct. 30. Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of any disposable, unappropriated moneys in the Exchequer : viz. : Disposition Book IX, p. 33.
l. s. d.
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the growing week's subsist[ence of the Forces, England] not including the six Regiments of Churchill, Trelawney, the Fuziliers, Hales, Collier and Fitzpatrick 6,783 0 0
to ditto for clearing the garrisons of Hull, Cinque Ports, Plymouth and Berwick to Jan. 1 last 2,119 13 11½
to ditto for a month's pay for the Dutch Blue Foot Guards : to be paid over to Mr. Vander Esch 4,475 0 0
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for Mr. Montarge, aide-de-camp to the late Duke Schonberg for the months of April, May and June 45 10 0
to ditto for M. de Turin, aide-de-camp to Count Schonberg : [for the period] from 19 April to Sept. 1 67 0 0
to ditto for Mr. Van Milditze, aide-de-camp to Count Solms, for the month of September, he being to go for Holland 15 0 0
to ditto for a week's subsistence to 46 Gentlemen of the Guards 46 0 0
to ditto for 21 weeks' subsistence for the wives of the First Troop of Guards ; so much being stopped out of their subsistence in Ireland 265 13 0
to ditto to answer the Exchequer fees on 25,000l. sent to Ireland the 29th inst. 156 5 0
to me [Jephson] for secret service 1,000 0 0
[to ditto for same] more 5,000 0 0
to the Keeper of the Privy Purse 1,000 0 0
to the Earl of Portland for the Gardens ; on account 2,000 0 0
to Mr. Stanhope, Envoy in Spain 455 0 0
to the Treasurer of the Navy for Sick and Wounded 500 0 0
to the Treasurer of the Chamber for Major-General Kirk as Housekeeper at Whitehall 275 0 0
£24,203 1 11½
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to the Earl of Bellomont for the Queen's use the 1,000l. a week of the moneys of the Hereditary Excise which the Treasury Lords have ordered the Excise Commissioners to pay into the Exchequer for 20 weeks from Nov. 1 next. (Same dated same to the Excise Commissioners to so pay the same into the Exchequer weekly from Nov. 1 next till Mar. 23 next.) Disposition Book IX, p. 34.
Same to same to issue to Charles Fox and Tho. Coningsby the 3,500l., part of 4,022l. 19s. 2d. which will be lent into the Exchequer by John Shales and Charles Frith or either of them on credit of the 2s. per £ Aid : same to be issued next after the 1,300l. for Mr. Wildbore ; and is intended to be paid over by said Fox and Coningsby to said Shales and to be by him immediately applied to the satisfaction of the 3,500l. due to the inhabitants of Chester, Liverpool, Whitchurch and Shrewsbury etc. upon the balance of Mr. Frith's account of provisions by him made for the service of the Army in Ireland ; said Frith being Shales's agent in that behalf. (Same to Mr. Blathwayte to procure a royal warrant for such payment of said 3,500l. same to be free of all except Exchequer fees.) Ibid, p. 34. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 388.
Same to Mr. Israel Feilding, Comptroller General of the Provisions for the Army in Ireland at present at Dublin. I have read to my Lords yours of the 7th inst., from Kilkenny, concerning the stating the account of the disbursements relating to the Danes or Dutch in their transportation from Scotland or the northern parts of England and desiring to know what to charge for the provisions on shipboard for a horse and man and what for a footman. In reply thereto I enclose as follows. As to your letter of the 14th inst. to Sir John Lowther, desiring to know whether you are to continue in your employment, the King has taken notice of your good behaviour in his service and will give an answer thereto next Wednesday. Out Letters (General) XII, pp. 386-7.
Appending : (a) Order, dated Whitehall, 1689-90, Jan. 14, by the Committee for the Affairs of Ireland, delivered to Mr. Robinson and Mr. Van Homrigh. The King having ordered Mr. Robt. Henley to despatch a provision of wheat, oats, brandy and spirits to Londonderry and Coleraine for the use of the Danish Horse and Foot to be quartered there, you are hereby to appoint agents at both the said places to receive and deliver out said provisions : the said agents are to take a certificate or receipt from the commanding officer concerned, for such deliveries, and said receipts are to be returned to William Harbord, Paymaster General of the Forces, so that he may make deductions for same : the said agents are to cause the wheat meal to be baked into bread and so to be delivered to the Danish Forces, keeping an account of the charge thereof.
(b) The like order, dated Kensington, 1690, April 8 (the King being present), directing that the Commissaries General of the Provisions in Ireland charge the bread, delivered to the Army in Ireland, at the same rate the King has agreed to pay Mr. Pereira for it : certifying Harbord as above.
(c) The like order of same date that for provisions delivered to the Forces in their transportation to Ireland a deduction be made by the Commissioners for the Transportation of the Forces of 4d. [per day] for every private soldier and 12d. for every trooper and his horse : certifying Harbord, as above, the number of men and horses transported.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to give notice to the Tellers and other officers of the Receipt to attend their offices both forenoon and afternoon on Saturday next. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 387.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed proposal [missing] of John Elling for sinking the office of tidesurveyor, London port, vacant by the death of Philip Hawthorne. Ibid.
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of the officers and soldiers of the Regiment, late Lieut.-Gen. Werden's, praying payment for their musters for the months of 1688, Nov. and Dec., and 1688-9, Jan. Ibid, p. 388.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ George Shugburgh as collector of Rye loco Godwin Aubrey, deceased. Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 215.
Treasury order to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council dated Whitehall, Oct. 16 inst., that the Virginia Merchant, John Wallis master, with 25 men, and the Freindship, George Webb master with 14 men, both belonging to the trade of Bristol port, but now loading in the Thames for Virginia and Maryland, be added to the list of ships permitted to sail thither ; their complement being abated out of the quota assigned to Bristol port.
Ibid, p. 216.
Treasury letters patent appointing Henry Brabant a King's waiter, London port, loco Edmund Hampden, deceased : with the salary of 52l. per an. Ibid, pp. 216-7.
Treasury reference to Auditor Bridges of the petition of John Adye and Henry Ballow, Deputy Chamberlains for joining Tallies in the Receipt of the Exchequer, praying payment of 48l. 8s. 11d., being their usual fee of 2s. per 1,000l. on 488,495l. 10s. 1d. of Customs moneys paid into the Exchequer for the half year ended Michaelmas, 1689. Reference Book VI, p. 246.
Treasury reference to the Agents for bringing in of Taxes of the petition of Samuell Foden, Receiver General of the First Six Months' Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 13], the first Poll [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 13] for co. [Stafford] ; praying an allowance for his extraordinary charges therein ; he having brought the greatest part of his moneys into the Exchequer by four journeys of 130 miles each under strong guards, and the remainder to Chester in two journeys under strong guards ; and likewise praying for an overpayment on the said Poll and Aid to be transferred to his account, now passing, of the last Poll [1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 7]. Reference Book VI, p. 246.
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of William Gore, merchant, concerning the indico, supra, p. 813. Ibid.
The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland (in reply to their letter of the 16th inst.), to allow to John Jephson, customer and collector of Dublin port, the like salary his predecessors enjoyed. Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 37.
William Jephson to same concerning Mr. Frontin's memorial. You have demanded Customs for the wine, brandy and provisions on board the Welcome of London, Henry Custos master, which were for his Majesty's use and notwithstanding the King's warrant of Sept. 2 last directing same to be imported duty free. You are to permit same to be imported duty free as per following schedule.
Appending : schedule by Monsieur G. Isaac of said provisions etc.
Ibid, p. 38.
Same to same. In reply to yours of the 18th inst. my Lords approve your appointing Thomas Hyde to be collector of Kinsale and finding another fit appointment for Mr. Rice. Ibid, p. 39.
For W. Jephson's letter of this date concerning the 832l. 9s. 5d. for the clothiers of Lord Lovelace's Regiment, see supra, p. 842. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 388.
Oct. 31. Money warrant for 63l. 17s. 6d. to Andrew Lawrence for 1¾ years to 1690, Michaelmas, on his fee of 2s. a day ; the King having suspended him from his office of Surveyor General of his Majesty's Ways, Gates and Bridges, but at the same time declared his pleasure to continue to said Lawrence his said fee of 2s. a day and all other fees payable under his patent, except the two fees of 3s. 4d. [each] a day for riding charges. Money Book X, p. 507.
Same for 455l. to Alexander Stanhope for three months, May 22 last to Aug. 21 last, on his ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to Spain. (Money order dated Nov. 3 hereon.) Ibid, p. 508. Order Book III, p. 124.
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to issue 4,010l. 6s. 8¼d. to Edward Russell on any unsatisfied orders in his name [as Treasurer of the Navy] : to be by tallies on the Excise and to be applied to discharge the like sum due to the Excise on bills, 350l. thereof from the Navy Commissioners and the remaining 3,660l. 6s. 8¼d. thereof from the Victualling Commissioners. Money Book X, p. 508.
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies of pro for repayment of the several sums of 10,000l., 10,000l. and 10,000l., or 30,000l. in all, lent respectively on Aug. 23, Sept. 25 and Oct. 7 last by Sir John Evance, Wm. Young, Nicholas Fenn, Peter Percivall and Thomas Lake, esqrs., Wine Licence Commissioners, being their advance pursuant to their contract. Money Book X, p. 509.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to order the Tellers to receive from Philip Ford 175l. 8s. 4d. as the fifth part of 55lb. 2oz. 19dwt. 22gr. of silver recovered out of the sea at the Lizard in Cornwall. Disposition Book IX, p. 35.
Same to the Principal Commissioners of Prizes. My Lords have laid before the King your presentment of the 27th inst., proposing that the Prohibition Act may be restrained as to that part only which affects prizes taken by men-of-war, or that you may be enabled by Act of Parliament to dispose of the French commodities so taken to such persons as shall be obliged to transport them to the Plantations or to Ireland. His Majesty thinks this would tend to defeat the prohibition of French commodities which he is desirous to have strictly observed. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 389.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to pass, duty free, stores as follow for the squadron of ships employed in the West Indies, as desired by the Navy Commissioners the 28th inst.
Appending : schedules of said stores, put on board the Cadiz Merchant, James Mann master, from Deptford, now ready to sail.
Ibid, pp. 389-94.
Same to the Attorney General for a warrant to the Clerk of the Petty Bag for a commission to Robert Sheppard of Rollright, Tho. Woodhall of Monnington, John Wheeler of Minster, Rich. Chamberlain of Wardington, Lenthall Trotman and Nicholas Busby of Over Norton to enquire of the office of Ranger of Woodstock Park, co. Oxford, whether same be now void or not ; and if void to seize same into the King's hands : all by reason that said office was granted by Charles II to Sir Walter St. John, Sir Ralph Verney, Sir Richard How and John Cony [sic for Carey] for the lives of the Earl and Countess of Lichfield in reversion of the estate of the Earl of Rochester therein : and also likewise to enquire of the office of Steward and Lieutenant of the manor of Woodstock and Keeper of the Great Park of Woodstock, similarly granted in reversion of John, Lord Lovelace's estate therein : all by reason that the said trustees or the said Earl and Countess have not taken the oaths according to the statute of 1 Wm. and Mary [c. 8]. Ibid, p. 395.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to discharge the seizure of the ship Imployment of London, James Bayly master, seized by Mr. Radford, one of the tidesurveyors : said ship having sailed out three years since with 32 English, whereof three died at Alexandria, 16 ran away at several times during the voyage and two more were pressed in the Downs ; so that petitioner was obliged to employ seven foreigners and three foreigners, passengers, and so arrived with 11 English and 10 foreigners and is seized under the Navigation Act (her lading being olive oil). Out Letters (Customs) XII, pp. 217-8.
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council dated Whitehall, 1690, Oct. 30, permitting the King William ketch (yacht), Thomas James master, of 90 tons, with crew of seven English, and owned by William Scawen of London, merchant, to go to Jamaica without staying for the convoy ; she having been fully laden with provisions etc. before the embargo and being one of the ships in the list allowed to go from London to Jamaica this season.
Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 218.
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : the like order of like date, allowing the ship Constant Love, Thomas Opre master, 140 tons, with crew of eight English, to proceed to Virginia, she being laden with perishable commodities before any notice of the embargo : this being an addition to the list of ships assigned for the Virginia trade this season.
Ibid, p. 220.
Same to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : the like order of like date, allowing the provision ships for the fleet to the West Indies to go to the Caribbee Islands, "where they will find their Majesties' fleet to whom the said provisions are consigned," and return directly to London according to the rules of the late Order in Council of Sept. 25 last : they giving bond so to do.
Ibid, p. 219.
Treasury warrant to same to employ Thomas Ford as waterman at the Pill in Bristol port loco William Porter, disabled by the hardship of the service. Ibid.
Same to the King's Remembrancer to forbear process against Jno. Thimelby on account of the sum of 1,087l. 15s. 0d. decreed by the Exchequer Court, in a trial between him and Sir Chas. Porter as administrator to William Prettyman, deceased, Remembrancer of First Fruits, as towards satisfaction of said Prettyman's debt to the Crown. Warrants not Relating to Money XIII, p. 356.
Same to the Commissioners for Prizes to employ Samuel Lavor as warehousekeeper for prizes at Plymouth loco William Wakeham, who has quitted same in order to return to Ireland : the said Lavor being also to supply the place of surveyor in the said port loco William Carter.
William Hely as agent for prizes in the island of Jersey loco Mr. Dumaris, deceased.
Ibid, pp. 356-7.