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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| Dec. 1. |
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies of pro
on the Excise for 2,250l. to the executors of the
Duke of Grafton for three quarters to Sept. 29 last
on his annuity of 3,000l. out of the Excise. |
Money Book X, p. 522. |
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Same to John Evelyn, junr., esq., Receiver of Crown
Revenues in cos. Kent, Surrey and Sussex, to pay
out of the said revenues 303l. 2s. 4¾d. to William
Henley and Elizabeth his wife, relict and administratrix
of Mark Trouts ; being the surplusage resting
upon the determination of said Trouts' account
as late Receiver of Crown Revenues for said
counties. |
Ibid, p. 523b. |
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William Jephson to the Board of Greencloth for a
list of the King's servants in the Household and
Stables that are to attend his Majesty into Holland ;
with a statement of their wages and board wages
for half a year. (The like letter to the Lord Chamberlain
for a similar list of the King's servants
payable by the Treasurer of the Chamber that are
to similarly attend the King.) |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 414. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Whitehall, Nov. 27 last, permitting the following
four ships to sail notwithstanding the embargo,
the Royal Africa Company having petitioned for
same and for protection for the crews as follows,
viz. : the Kendall Frigate, Jo[h]n Edwards master,
340 tons, with 56 men ; East India Merchant,
Tho. Shirley master, 400 tons, with 60 men ;
Mediterranean, Edward Daniell master, 240 tons,
with 32 men ; Coaster, Jo[h]n Fackman master,
80 tons, with 16 men ; being laden with stores
and provisions for the said Company's forts and
castles in Africa, one half of the total 164 men
being landsmen and foreigners. Instead of the
82 English mariners thus desired, it is hereby
ordered that there be only 60 English mariners
allowed and protected for said ships, viz. respectively
20, 22, 12 and 6. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 240. |
Treasury warrant to same to employ Peter Foster
as waterman at Gravesend loco William Cole,
deceased.
Thomas Robinson as tidesman and boatman at
Cowes loco Nicholas Jordan, deceased.
Richard Puckey as weighing porter at Plymouth
loco William Buck, deceased. |
Ibid, p. 241. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Peter Ceely, praying to be readmitted
surveyor of the Western ports from Poole to
Minehead, which place is now vacant. |
Reference Book VI, p. 255. |
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Same to same of the petition of Cha. Roberts, praying
a landwaiter's place in Bristol port. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same of William Berkenhead's petition for
employment in the Customs, he having served
16 years past therein. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Agents for bringing in Taxes of the
petition of Noah Starling, gent., Receiver General
of the First Six Months' Aid [1 Wm. and Mary,
c. 3], first Poll, 12d. Aid [Wm. and Mary, c. 20] etc.
for co. Berks, praying an allowance for his extraordinary
charges in bringing up his moneys of
said taxes. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Auditor Shales of the petition of John Duncombe,
esq., proposing his securities as Receiver
of Crown Revenues for cos. Bedford and Bucks :
said sureties being himself and Joseph Duncombe
of Ivinghoe, co. Bucks, gent., in 200l. : the said
receipt not amounting to more than 100l. per an. |
Ibid. |
Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands for a particular of the manor of Rialton
and Retraish, with the bailiwick of the Hundred
of Petrockshire, alias Pyder, co. Cornwall, with a
view to a lease thereof to John Penneck, gent.,
without fine, and at the rent reserved in the existing
grant.
Prefixing : report, dated Nov. 26 ult., from William
Harbord, said Surveyor General, on said Penneck's
petition for said lease. The late Queen Mother,
Henrietta Maria, demised said manor and bailiwick
1660, Dec. 8, to Maurice Berkley of Yarlington,
co. Somerset, for 50 years, terminable on the lives
of Sidney (now Lord) Godolphin and Henry and
Charles Godolphin, his brothers. Charles II granted
the said premises to trustees in trust for the present
Queen Dowager for sundry terms of years, whereof
about 67 are yet in being, with reversion to the
Crown, and with power to her to fill up the estates
in the premises to three lives. Charles II also
granted the [reversion of the] said premises [after
the said grant to the Queen Dowager] to trustees
for the late Earl of Plymouth and his heirs male ;
who dying without issue that trust is surrendered
back to the Crown and the like reversion of the
same premises were by the late King James II
granted 1685, Aug. 28, to Lawrence, Earl of
Rochester, Henry, Earl of Peterborough, Sidney,
Lord Godolphin, Robert Werden, esq., and Sir
Edward Herbert in trust for the late Queen [Consort]
Mary [of Modena], with reversion to the Crown.
The premises at present are worth 600l. per an.
above the yearly rent of 120l. per an. reserved in
the present Queen Dowager's grant. Considering
that there are 20 years unexpired of Maurice
Berkley's grant, and that the Queen Dowager has
power to fill up estates to three lives, I calculate
that a concurrent lease of the premises for 99 years
cannot be rated at above four years' purchase or
2,400l. On the death of the Queen Dowager, her
then surviving trustees should be appointed to
transfer any unexpired remainder of interest therein
to the King's lessee.
Further, by patent dated 1671, Sept. 6, Charles II
granted to the said Lord Godolphin all manner
of tin mines within the said manor and hundred
for 31 years from 1671, Lady day, on a royalty
of a tenth of the profits. If the King fill up this
grant to 31 years again ("which is as long a term
as can be granted in these mines which belong to
the Duchy of Cornwall") the lease should be enrolled
with the Auditor of the Duchy and a yearly account
of the profits thereof delivered on oath, so that
the King's tenth may be ascertained and charged. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, pp. 359-60. |
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Treasury warrant to Tho. Musgrave, esq. (in accordance
with his covenants in the lease as below) to make
and pass to Bridget, Countess Dowager of Plymouth,
a lease or grant of a piece of ground as follows
now enjoyed by her and of the edifices standing
thereon (being some small edifices and conveniences)
with so much of the party wall next the Admiralty
Office as abutts upon the said ground : viz. the
portion now occupied by her of that long slip of
ground in the parish of St. Margarets, Westminster,
outside the wall of St. James's Park, extending
from the house of William Story, which their present
Majesties did recently grant to said Musgrave and
Richard Kent (since deceased) : the said portion
being adjoining to that already in her possession
(with the house thereon in which she dwells) and
being 24 feet north to south by 40 feet and abutting
north towards the house of William Farmor, and
south towards the party wall of the house now
used for the Admiralty Office, and west towards
St. James's Park and east upon [the said] other
ground belonging to the said Countess Dowager. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, pp. 360-1. |
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Same to the Excise Commissioners to suspend the
prosecution of Sarah Dodd, widow, and Sarah
Fletcher until further order on the bond given by
them for the 170l. owing by said Dodd, ut supra,
p. 300 : they having petitioned the King, setting
forth their great sufferings by the troubles in Ireland
and praying to be discharged of said debt : whereupon
the King orders suspension of prosecution till
further order. |
Ibid, p. 361. |
| [?] |
Entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of an in
custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal to John
Mathews of divers messuages and lands in Arles
and Abenburyfawr, co. [Denbigh], being parcel
of the lands of Jane Puleston, widow, outlaw. |
Ibid. |
| Dec. 1. |
Treasury order for the execution of the warrant of
1689, Nov. 16, supra, p. 305, for John Tyndall's
(Tyndele's) salary. |
Money Book X, p. 125. |
| Dec. 2. |
Treasury warrant to Thomas Neale, Master and
Worker of the Mint, to pay 911l. 2s. 6d. to divers
artificers belonging to the Tower of London, being
due to them for building the milling [? melting]
house and for other work for the service of the
Mint for 3½ years from 1677, to 1680, July 20. |
Ibid, p. 522. |
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William Jephson to the Navy Commissioners to
report on the enclosed paper [missing] of reasons
offered by Sir Charles Bickerstaff for their Majesties
buying all sorts of English timber at the first hand. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 414. |
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William Jephson to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the
part of the enclosed petition [missing] of Lieut. Col.
John Vaughan which concerns the clothing : the said
petition being referred to the Treasury from the
Privy Council. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 414. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to pass, Customs
free, the present of goods as follows and also the
private goods of Thomas Baker, who is going as
Consul to Algiers.
Appending : list of (a) the King's present to the
Government of Algiers (a Japan cabinet, a rich
carved and gilded stand, a large Japan looking
glass, a rich chair of state, two guns and two gun
barrels, one case of long pistols, one pair of pocket
pistols, six great cheeses done up in lead) : (b) said
Baker's own goods. |
Ibid, p. 415. |
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Treasury warrant to same to admit to entry on payment
of the lower duty, as for Plantation indico,
the indico of William Gore, ut supra, p. 813, the
case being one deserving some equity of relief. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 241. |
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Treasury fiat for royal letters patent to constitute
Anthony Ettrick, gent., one of the customers or
collectors of Hull port, being the office lately enjoyed
by Rowland Tempest and John Tempest, (both)
deceased. |
Ibid, p. 242. |
|
Treasury reference to the Auditors of Imprests of
the Earl of Ranelagh's report on the draft warrant,
supra, p. 897, relating to Richbell's and Stanyan's
accounts. |
Reference Book VI, p. 253. |
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Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of
the petition of John Baron, esq., for extension
of term in a messuage and lands etc. containing
140 acres called Hallam's Court, alias Lond [Long]
Bredy Farm, parcel of the manor of Ryme, co.
Dorset ; and in a messuage called East Baglake,
alias Dowerfeild, and a close called North Grounds,
parcel of said manor : being all granted by Charles II
to Hartgill Baron, petitioner's father. |
Ibid, p. 255. |
|
Same to the Agents for bringing in Taxes of the
petition of William Whitebread, Receiver General
for the Review of the Poll and the Additional Poll
[1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 7] and also for the
late [Second] Poll [2 Wm. and Mary, c. 2] for co.
Beds : praying allowance of 47l. 2s. 6d. for his
charge therein : he having laid out above 12l.
"and his allowance by Act of Parliament doth
not come to 30s." |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Auditor of Wales of the petition of John
Weaver for renewal of his lease in Wales. |
Ibid, p. 256. |
| Dec. 3. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for payment of 2,738l. 6s. 8d. to Henry Seignour
de Auverquer, Master of Horse to the King : without
account ; being by him already expended and laid
out for provision of horses and geldings bought
for the King's service between Jan. 1 last and
Nov. 18 last : and further for payment of 2,000l.
to said Auverquer as imprest for the like provision
of horses and geldings for the King's service as
formerly. (Money warrants dated Dec. 16 for
said 2,738l. 6s. 8d. and Dec. 22 for said 2,000l.
These warrants quote the privy seal as dated
Dec. 16.) (Money orders dated Dec. 20 hereon.
The money order for the 2,000l. does not appear.)
Appending : detail of said accompt of 2,738l. 6s. 0d.,
being a schedule of the horses so bought (inter al.
a horse which the King's Champion rode and afterwards
put as a coach horse ; and 32l. 10s. 0d. paid
to said King's Champion as in lieu of a horse due
to him ; eight black coach horses, being the set
now in Mr. Young's charge ; 107l. 10s. 0d. to Capt.
Griffin for a horse called Nottingham for his Majesty ;
107l. 10s. 0d. to same for a horse called Bilson for
his Majesty ; 43l. each to same for two pads called
Griffin and Cherry for his Majesty ; payments to
Mr. Pullen ; Visct. Falkland ; John Mells ; Mr. Eagle
for four horses bought in the North ; Baron de
Riddes for a bay coach horse for Derk ; Mr. Horton
for a bay gelding in Jacob Grave's set ; 230l. 6s. 6d.
to Peter Vanhagen for eight coach horses for the
set in Mr. Noble's charge ; Mr. Woolfrade for a
pied shooting horse for his Majesty ; four grey
geldings for the set in Welch's charge ; Mr. Grammar
for a horse for the King ; 107l. 10s. 0d. to Capt.
Griffin for a horse called Bunkingham which the
King sent as a present to the Duke of Brandenburg ;
43l. to Sir Henry Hobart for a horse sent by the
King to said Duke ; 66l. 13s. 6d. to Mr. Wharton
for a ditto sent to said Duke ; 77l. 7s. 6d. to Sir
John Lowther for a black ditto sent to said Duke ;
30l. 5s. 0d. to Mr. Eagle for a bald faced horse sent
to said Duke ; and 64l. 10s. 0d. for a horse for said
Duke in the room of one which miscarried in the
journey ; 163l. 11s. 6d. to Sir John Talbutt for a
horse sent to Prince Waldeck ; 106l. 9s. 6d. for
two horses given by the King to Mr. Flodorp ;
24l. 3s. 0d. to Mr. Horton for a coach horse now in
Mr. de Grave's set ; 107l. 10s. 0d. to Mr. Harding
for a pied horse for the King ; 43l. to Visct. Fitzhardinge's
Lieut.-Col. for a pad for the King ;
64l. 10s. 0d. for a grey stone horse bought by Mr.
Felton for the King ; 30l. to Mr. Easton for two
bay horses for de Grave's set). |
King's Warrant Book XV,
pp. 216-8. Money Book
X, pp. 533, 536. Order
Book III, p. 134. |
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William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to
report on the enclosed memorial [missing] of Monsieur
Leyonbergh, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of
Sweden, desiring that two Swedish ships now in
the Downs laden with hemp, flax, tallow and iron,
may be permitted to unlade here or to proceed
for France. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 414. |
Same to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, to
report on (a) infra.
Appending : (a) petition of Sir Francis Blundell, bart.,
showing that Sir Edward Tyrell of Ireland, bart.,
had in right of his wife a small annuity out of
petitioner's estate ; and they being in rebellion,
petitioner prays his Majesty to remit [the escheat
of] said annuity during the life of said Lady Tyrrell,
who is very aged. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 41. |
| Dec. 4. |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the loans on the Twelve Months'
Assessment [2 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 1],
viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
pp. 42-3. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy,
according to the appropriating
clauses in the Act for said Aid |
30,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
growing week's subsistence [of
the Forces, England], not including
the Regiments of
Churchill etc. |
6,617 |
16 |
6 |
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to ditto to clear Col. Godfrey's
Regiment to Jan. 1 last |
1,780 |
13 |
4 |
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to ditto to clear Visct. Fitz-hardinge's
Regiment to same date |
969 |
3 |
4 |
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to ditto for Col. Tolmach to
defray his extraordinary charges
in Flanders the last summer |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto in part of 16,725l. 19s. 2d.
to clear the Forces in Flanders
to July 1 [last] |
5,575 |
6 |
4 |
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to ditto for Chepstow, Calshot
and the rest of the garrisons
to clear them to Jan. 1 last |
1,263 |
14 |
6¾ |
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to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby to
answer a bill of exchange drawn
by Mr. Schuylenburg in part
of 13,800l. |
4,600 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Monsieur Auverquer
for the King's equipage ; whereof
he has received 3,000l. |
800 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Col. Godfrey for shoes
for the Army [in Ireland] |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Exchequer fees on
50,000l. directed for Ireland |
312 |
10 |
0 |
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to ditto for Col. De la Mote, first
Captain of the Miners, 40s. per
day, commencing from April 1
to Sept. 1 |
306 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the recruits of Col.
Brewer's Regiment raised by
him and the officers of his
Regiment and carried to Ireland
last summer for which no
allowance has yet been made |
266 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Capt. Geo. Brookes
on account of his half pay as
late Capt. of Horse in Ireland
to Dec. 1 |
65 |
2 |
0 |
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to ditto for Capt. Virdier for
same as late Capt. of Foot in
Ireland, to same date |
53 |
10 |
0 |
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to ditto for 14 days' subsistence
for 46 Gentlemen of the Guard |
92 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for like subsistence for
the sick men of Col. Hastings'
Regiment |
24 |
7 |
0 |
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And out of moneys of the Poll,
Additional Poll and Double
Excise. |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Sir Paul Rycaut |
396 |
11 |
6 |
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to Monsieur Auverquer in part
for horses for the Stables : by
way of advance |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Cofferer of the Household
for the Stablemen going for
Holland |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
£57,022 |
14 |
6¾ |
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William Jephson to the Auditor for co. Huntingdon for a
true state of the manor of Staughton Magna, with
whatever was demised therewith to Sir Theophilus
Oglethorpe, with a view to a concurrent lease
thereof for 99 years to the Rt. Honble. William
Harbord, "who makes application for the same." |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 415. |
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William Jephson to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed
petition of Lady Dereing, relict of Sir Edward
Dereing, bart., Thomas Knachbull and Henry
Brockman et al., executors of the said [Sir] Edward,
praying tallies for 1,945l. 14s. 5d. due to several
tradesmen for clothing the Regiment late under
his command. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 415. |
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Same to Mr. Ryley to put in execution the Treasury
warrant for wood sales in New Forest, notwithstanding
the former order to the contrary made
upon complaint by Mr. Hobby and others of great
spoils committed in said forest by the late sales
there : the Treasury Lords having on the 1st inst.,
with Lord Lovelace, Chief Justice in Eyre, Trent
South, examined parties on both sides and being
fully satisfied that you and the officers of the forest
have acted dutifully in the said sales ; wherefore
it is the King's pleasure that the sale should proceed. |
Ibid, p. 416. |
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Treasury reference to the Surveyor General [of Crown
Lands] of the petition of Thomas Felton for a lease
of the Hundreds of Bosmere, Claydon and Samford,
co. Suffolk, and for the office of steward of the leets
and sheriff's tourn thereof for 27 years at 3l. per
an. rent. |
Reference Book VI, p. 256. |
| Dec. 5. |
Money warrant for 273l. to Sir Paul Rycaut for three
months, June 27 last to Sept. 26 last, on his ordinary
as Resident with the Hanse Towns. (Money order
dated Dec. 6 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 523.
Order Book III, p. 131. |
Same for 123l. 11s. 6d. to same for a bill of extraordinaries,
Jan. 1 last to Oct. 1 last, in his said
service. (Money order dated Dec. 6 hereon.)
Appending : said bill as allowed by Secretary the
Earl of Nottingham : |
Money Book X, pp. 523-523b.
Order Book III,
p. 131. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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From Jan. 1 to July 1. |
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to fees at the Treasury and Exchequer
Offices on 711l. 13s. 0d. on account
of salary and extraordinaries |
20 |
8 |
0 |
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postage of letters to and from England
for six months |
14 |
11 |
1 |
|
paid the man who takes up the letters
and keeps the account |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
paid in prosecution of Gregory, alias
Martin, by order of the Earl of
Nottingham ; over and above
what was charged on Mr. Molesworth |
12 |
17 |
8 |
|
paid for several entertainments to
persons passing this city |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
given at several times to seamen and
others his Majesty's subjects to
carry them home |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
laid out in several other services for
his Majesty |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
From July 1 to Oct. 1. |
|
|
|
|
paid Treasury and Exchequer fees on
273l. for a quarter's ordinary |
10 |
1 |
0 |
|
stationer's bill for paper, pens, ink,
wax, copy-books for letters, printed
papers etc. for six months |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
postage of letters to and from England,
Sweden, Denmark and Germany
for three months to Oct. 1 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
|
paid the man who takes up the letters
and keeps the account of the
postage for three months |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
charges of entertainment of public
persons, [viz.] for three persons |
17 |
8 |
3 |
|
£123 |
11 |
6 |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of the loans on the Twelve
Months' Assessment : |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 44. |
|
l. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh |
4,000 |
|
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby |
4,000 |
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both the said sums to be paid over to
the Commissioners for Transport
Ships. |
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to said Fox and Coningsby for the Danish
[Forces'] clothing [in Ireland] |
3,000 |
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(Same, dated Dec. 6, to said Fox and said Earl of
Ranelagh respectively to pay said 4,000l. and
4,000l. to the Commissioners for Transport Ships ;
which is intended for the subsistence of the Regiments
and the two Battalions of Guards now to
be transported beyond sea : viz. from Ireland to
Ostend two Regiments of Foot ; from Scotland
thither [to Ostend] four Regiments of Foot ; and
from hence [England] to Holland one Battalion of
English and another of Dutch Guards. The said
Commissioners are directed to send you an account
how many men are transported and how many
days' provisions are or shall be issued for said
soldiers and how many days they are on board ;
to the end that deductions may be made out of
their pay when they come to be cleared. In the
margin : "A warrant, 30 Mar., 1691-2.") |
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Same to the Excise Commissioners. In Sept., 1689,
you dismissed Charles Fryth from his office of
collector of Excise in co. Chester. He has since
done their Majesties good service. My Lords therefore
recommend him for his former place or one of
equal value. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 416. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of John Rowe for the place of surveyor,
Bristol port ; he having detected several frauds
committed by the merchants and Customs officers
there. |
Ibid, p. 256. |
|
Same to same of the petition of Daniell Ballard for
the place of jerquer upon the dismission of Mr.
Byron, petitioner having officiated during Byron's
suspension. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same of the petition of John Capell for a
landwaiter's place, London port. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to John Trenchard of the Inner
Temple, esq., constituting 'him steward of the
manor of Hendon, co. Midd., late the estate of the
Marquess of Powys (who stands outlawed for treason
and whose estate is seized into the King's hands) ;
and authorising him accordingly to keep the Courts
thereof and make up the Court rolls and records
thereof, which are to be yearly returned to the
Auditor of Crown Revenues for said county, and
in the meanwhile to perfect extracts thereof and of
all fines, reliefs etc. that they may be put in charge ;
and to make especial enquiry whether any of the
demesne lands be concealed and what ancient
rights, privileges and customs may of late years
have been neglected. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 362. |
Certificate [by William Blathwayte, as Auditor
General of the Plantations] that Capt. Robinson
has this day given bond to the King to answer to
the King the value of four barrels of spermaceti oil
consigned to him from Sir Robert Robinson, Governor
of Bermudas ; or [alternatively] to make good a
legal title thereto within twelve months.
Prefixing : (a) [William Jephson] to Mr. John Sansom
[Secretary to the Customs Commissioners], dated
Nov. 18, desiring to know the value of said four
barrels of oil in order to their delivery to Mr. Robinson ;
(b) the said Sanson's reply, dated Customs House,
Nov. 19 ; the value is not more than 10l. or 12l. ;
(c) [the said Blathwayt] to Mr. Richard Hutchinson,
dated Nov. 20, for his opinion as to the value of said
four barrels, "being lately informed by you" that
they were worth 200l. ; (d) the said Hutchinson's
reply, dated Dec. 3. Mr. Sanson has advised with
some of our wisest officers about it. It was the
Bermudians who told me the value was 200l. I
know nothing of the value of the commodity myself.
Upon enquiry they tell me 'tis worth 3d. per pound ;
at that rate it comes to about 12l. Mr. Robinson
has been with me twice this afternoon. |
Out Letters (Plantations
Auditor) I, pp. 331, 332,
333. |
|
Treasury subscription confirming the dormant warrant
of 1689, Sept. 25, supra, p. 265, for payment of
the 40l. per an. perpetuity to the borough of Clifton
Dartmouth Hardness. |
Money Book X, p. 100. |
| Dec. 6. |
William Jephson to Mr. Sotherne [Secretary of the
Admiralty]. There is in the custody of Henry
Gregor of Truro about 1,200 cwt. of tin belonging
to the King. Please desire the Admiralty Lords
to order some one of the King's ships about Falmouth,
bound for London, to take same on board and
deliver it to Samuel Clarke, keeper of the Customs
warehouse London. Inform the Treasury Lords
of the name of the ship. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 416. |
|
Same to Mr. Gregor. In reply to yours of Oct. 27
informing me that you have completed the buying
of the tin to the amount of the money which you
received of Mr. Tregeare, the Treasury Lords have
desired of the Admiralty shipment as above. You
are to consign the tin accordingly. (Same to Mr.
Clarke, warehousekeeper, apprising him hereof.) |
Ibid, p. 418. |
|
Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands and
to the Attorney General to report their opinion
on the enclosed copy [missing] of a bill prepared
to be passed in Parliament touching the Forest of
Needwood. |
Ibid, p. 416. |
|
Same to the Auditors of Imprests. On Nov. 13
and 17 last I sent you several letters and papers
relating to Mr. Shales's accounts for your observations
thereon in order to the passing of Mr. Harbord's
accounts. Please send at once to the Treasury
Lords an abstract from said papers of all things
relating to the Danish Forces. |
Ibid, p. 417. |
|
William Jephson to the Commissioners for Transports.
My Lords have considered your memorial touching
the transportation of two Regiments of Foot from
Ireland and four ditto from Scotland to Ostend
and one Battalion of English Guards and one of
Dutch Guards from England to Holland. They
have appointed 8,000l. to be paid you on account
of that service, viz. 4,000l. by the Earl of Ranelagh
and 4,000l. by Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby. You
are so endeavour to agree with the masters of the
ships to find the men with provisions at so much
per head per day. Send to said Earl and Fox
and Coningsby the accounts of the men so victualled
and provisions so issued in order to their making
deductions in the said Regiments' clearings. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 417. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on
the enclosed petition [missing] of Nehemiah Williamson,
searcher of Carlisle port, praying to be heard
on your report. |
Ibid, p. 418. |
|
Treasury warrant to same to employ Redmond
Ketheing as tidesman and boatman at Dale in
Milford port to supply the vacancy there. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 242. |
|
Treasury reference to Charles Fox of the petition of
Col. John Beaumont, praying a tally for the
427l. 5s. 9d. due to him. See supra, p. 899. |
Reference Book VI, p. 256. |
| Dec. 9. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of the loans on the Twelve
Months' Aid : viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 45. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Regiment of Macquay [Major
General Hugh Mackay] |
7,538 |
9 |
3 |
|
to ditto for the Regiment of [Col.]
Ramsey |
7,619 |
12 |
7 |
|
both which sums are to be paid
to Mr. Vander Each on
account of the pay of said
Regiments to Dec. 1 inst. |
|
|
|
|
to Mr. Fox upon account for the
Regiment of [the Earl of] Angus |
5,308 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto to be paid over to the
Commissioners of Sick and
Wounded on account of the
Irish prisoners brought from Cork.
In the margin : a [royal] warrant
[ordered for this] |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
Same to the Excise Commissioners. There are five
tallies of pro struck on you for [in all] 2,250l. to
the late Duke of Grafton on his pension to Michaelmas
last. You are to satisfy same out of the
Hereditary Excise by 500l. forthwith and 100l.
a week for 17½ weeks for the remainder from this
day. |
Ibid. |
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt. The 230l.
appointed Nov. 27 last to Mr. Wharton in part of
the surplusage of his account is to be issued to
Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby to be by them paid
to said Wharton on that account and as in part
of 586l. 14s. 8d. due on said surplusage.
In the margin : a [royal] warrant [ordered for this]. |
Ibid. |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue to said Fox and Coningsby, Paymasters of the
Forces in Ireland, 150l. out of the loans on the
Twelve Months' Assessment ; to be by them paid
to Mr. Nowell of Preston for oats sent into Ireland.
Marginal note, ut supra. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 46. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to send an
officer to the house of Mr. Webster, a merchant in
Fenchurch Street, to seal goods as follows for
Customs free transport to Scotland, being for the
use of the 2nd Battalion of Scots Guards.
Appending : note of said goods, viz. 452 snaphan
muskets, 108 long pikes, 21 halberts, 112 soldiers'
tents, 15 casks of clothes and accoutrements, 21
officers' pikes, four boxes of officers' clothes, three
valises with scarfes and other things belonging to
the officers. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 418. |
|
Same to the Earl of Portland. Send my Lords the
names of such Gentlemen and Grooms of the Bedchamber
as are to attend upon the King into
Holland ; also a list of any other their Majesties'
servants under your direction that may be ordered
to [similarly] go into Holland. |
Ibid, p. 419. |
|
Same to Mr. Clarke. I hake read to my Lords yours
of the 8th inst., together with Mr. Chiffinch's of
the 4th [inst.], concerning the ship Eliza[beth],
John Wynn master. You are to inform my Lords
how that ship was suffered to go away without
clearing at the Custom House and whether Monsieur
Seissack's goods were on board her when she was lost. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the officers of the Ordnance. My Lords
have laid before the King your memorial of the
4th inst. concerning your desire for 908l. 16s. 5d.
for works at the garrison of Berwick. The King
directed that you should give him a more particular
account of that matter. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to Sir George Treby, Attorney
General, to enter a noli prosequi to the information
against John Lofling of London, merchant [for
the King's share of seizure as follows] : the said
Lofling having by petition shewn that iron wire is
absolutely necessary for making the petitioner's
engines for extinguishing fire, and he being a Dutchman
born, and ignorant of the laws of this realm,
did import from Holland lately a small parcel
thereof and some other little matters, [all] which
were seized on arrival and appraised at 67l. 18s. 0d.,
whereof the King's part is 33l. 19s. 0d., of which
King's part he prays a grant [a remission] : on
which petition the Customs Commissioners have
reported that Lofling has the King's letters patent
for the sole making of engines for extinguishing
fires and the said wire is absolutely necessary for
making same. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 244. |
|
Treasury reference to John Wildman [Postmaster
General] of Mr. Blackburne's [paper of] reasons
shewing the usefulness and necessity of setting up a
penny post in the country as well as in and about
London. |
Reference Book VI, p. 256. |
| Dec. 10. |
William Jephson to Mr. Sotherne. The King has
ordered some money for the pay of the Regiments
in Scotland to be put on board the convoy that is
going thither. Please move the Admiralty Lords
to stop the said convoy until the Earl of Ranelagh
certifies them that said money is on board. (Same
to the Earl of Ranelagh to put same on board as
speedily as possible.) |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 419. |
|
Treasury reference to the Attorney General of the
draft warrant for granting the manor of Longdendale
and Mottram in Longdendale, co. Chester, to Sir
Thomas Wilbraham in fee. |
Reference Book VI, p. 257. |
