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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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| Sept. 1. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book X, pp.
184-5. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Out of 6,086l. 9s. 10½d. of loans on
the fourth of the Customs ; 18,000l.
of loans on the Hereditary Excise
and Temporary Excise ; and
377l. 6s. 7½d. of the first quarter of
the Poll : making 24,463l. 16s. 6d.
in all. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
growing week's subsistence as
well for the Forces in Flanders,
including the Train of Artillery
and contingencies, as to the
Forces remaining here |
20,987 |
5 |
2 |
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to ditto for the gunners in the
several garrisons in further part
of their arrear |
107 |
18 |
4 |
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to ditto towards the extraordinary
expense of the Hospitals in
Flanders |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the English pensioners,
which clears them to 1691,
Aug. 31 |
385 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Sir Joseph Herne
towards repayment of the money
returned [forwarded abroad by
bills of exchange] for the Hanover
Forces |
1,208 |
6 |
8 |
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to ditto for the Earl of Oxford's
Regiment, additional subsistence
to the last of August |
684 |
1 |
4 |
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to ditto for four months' pay to
10 gentlemen of the Horse
Guards |
91 |
5 |
0 |
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Out of the first quarter of the Poll. |
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to Charles Fox for the Danish
Forces |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for a week's subsistence
to Col. Foulke's Regiment |
175 |
19 |
7 |
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to ditto for Monsieur Bowyer |
58 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Gabriel Dauge |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Antonie Caritat |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of 68l. 13s. 9½d. of the remainder
of the first quarter of the Poll and
931l. 6s. 2½d. of loans [on the
Exchequer] in general ; making
1,000l. in all. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for
the Victualling upon account of
victualling the Forces to the
West Indies |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of loans on the Twelve Months'
Aid. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for
wear and tear |
8,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Hereditary and Temporary
Excise. |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the [part of the]
Household [attending the King]
abroad |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Master of the Horse for the
[part of the] Stables [establishment
attending the King] abroad |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Stepney |
91 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service,
121l. 4s. 9d., 200l. and 20l. |
341 |
4 |
9 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Keepers of the Council
Chamber |
45 |
12 |
6 |
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to Mr. Thompson |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to Eton College |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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to Southwell schoolmaster |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Speaker of the House of
Commons |
155 |
0 |
0 |
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£37,900 |
13 |
4 |
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Treasury warrant to the Navy Commissioners to
apply the abovesaid 8,000l. to wear and tear as in
part of the 1,000,000l. appropriated by the Act
for the second Twelve Months' Aid. |
Money Book XI, p. 378. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Yarner to perfect and return with
all speed to the Paymasters General [of the Forces
lately in Ireland] the rolls of the several musters
taken of the Army in Ireland. For expediting
same you are not to respite any officers on the
rolls by reason their commissions are not produced
and entered in your office. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 359. |
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Treasury reference to the Postmasters General of
the petition of Tho. Samson, shewing that he
attended six months with a complaint against
Mr. Geo. Serle, the Post Office Accomptant, and
that he [petitioner] hath improved the Post Office
revenue above 60l. per an. and therein expended
450l. : therefore praying to be relieved and his
family's ruin prevented. |
Reference Book VI, p. 420. |
| Sept. 2. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for a grant to Mathew Peckover, gent., of the
sum of 119l. remaining in the hands of Sir Augustine
Palgrave, bart., formerly sheriff of Norfolk, being
seized by him on the goods of Edward Pearce of
Whitlingham, co. Norfolk, who was outlawed
1690-1, Mar. 22, at the suit of said Peckover on
a plea of debt. |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, pp. 322-4. |
Money warrant for 5,000l. to the Earl of Montagu
in repayment of so much lent by him Aug. 30 last
on credit of the Exchequer in general.
3,047l. 4s. 4d. to the Earl of Ranelagh similarly
lent the 18th [ult.].
3,000l. to James Eyton, similarly lent the 18th [ult.]. |
Money Book XI, p. 380. |
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Two money warrants for [in all] 20,000l. to Mr. Browne
in repayment of so much lent by him Aug. 27 last
on credit of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise. |
Ibid, p. 374. |
| Sept. 2. |
Money warrant for 36l. 10s. 0d. to Christopher Musgrave,
esq., for two years to June 24 last on his fee
of 12d. a day as Clerk of the Deliveries in the Office
of Ordnance. |
Money Book XI, p. 392. |
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Same for 200l. to John Thompson, without account,
in reward for services as solicitor for the due assessing
of taxes in London, Westminster and Middlesex.
(Money order dated Sept. 5 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 393. Order Book
III, p. 298. |
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Same for 23l. each to Benj. Cooling and Nathaniell
Cox for half a year ended 1691, Christmas, on
their fee or allowance of 2s. 6d. a day as Keepers
of the Council Chamber. |
Money Book XI, p. 393. |
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Same for 91l. to George Stepney, "who is remaining
in their Majesties' service with the Elector of
Brandenburg," being for three months, April 30
last to July 30, on his ordinary of 20s. a day. (Money
order dated Sept. 5 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 394. Order Book
III, p. 298. |
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Same for 26l. 10s. 1d. to John Cruys, Receiver General
for co. Devon of the Review of the Poll and the
Additional Poll : 20l. thereof for his extraordinary
charges therein and 6l. 10s. 1d. thereof for an overpayment
of his account of the Review of the Poll.
(Money order dated Sept. 28 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 394.
Order Book III, p. 305. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Blathwayt to lay before the King
for his pleasure therein (a) infra.
Appending : (a) note of Major John Langston's
petition, with other papers thereto, relating to
500l. which the King promised to his brother,
Col. Thomas Langston, for the loss of his equipage
at Exeter.
Also of Mr. Culliford's memorial for 200l. per an.
for the time he served as a Commissioner of the
Revenue [Ireland] from the reducing of Dublin :
being two years : to make up his salary to 800l.
per an. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 353. |
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Same to Mr. Shales, enclosing an account of money
paid out of the second 1,000,000l. [appropriated by
the Act of 3 Wm. and Mary, c. 5, for the Second
Twelve Months' Aid] to ships etc. between Aug. 22
and 27 last. |
Ibid, p. 354. |
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Same to Sir Christopher Wren to forthwith do the
repairs to the houses belonging to the Jesuits College
and Chapel in the Savoy according to your report
and estimate of May 10 last. |
Ibid. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lords Commissioners of
the Great Seal. The Excise collectors for cos.
Anglesea and Carnarvon have made several complaints
that there are very few Justices of the
Peace appointed for those counties and they have
desired that Francis Buckley of Llangefni may be
inserted in the Commission of the Peace for co.
Anglesea and — Coytmore of Coytmore,
Richard Kiffen and John Williams in that for
co. Carnarvon. We desire you to insert them in
the next Commissions. |
Ibid. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to permit
the export to Ireland, Customs free, of things for
the use of Sir John Hanmer's Regiment. (Same
to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, to permit
the duty free import of same to Ireland.)
Appending : list of said goods (cloth, shalloon, Indian
dimity, gilt buttons, etc.). |
Ibid, p. 354. Out Letters
(Ireland) VI, p. 202. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Clarke to procure a royal warrant,
to be signed by the Queen, to authorise the Paymasters
of the Forces lately employed in Ireland
to pay 1,000l. each to Colonels Brewer and Venner
upon account of the offreckonings of clothings for
their Regiments "above what was directed to them
severally per warrants dated 30 Jan., 1691-2, and
the 1st July, 1692." |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 355. |
The like for the like for 2,000l. to Col. Ferdinando
Hastings above the 1,000l. warranted 1691-2, Jan. 30.
2,000l. to Col. Churchill [for the like].
3,216l. 5s. 4d. to Sir David Colyear [for the like].
3,000l. to Sir John Lanier over and above the
1,500l. as by warrant of Mar. 22 last. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer for a
new commission under the Exchequer seal directing
William Aldworth, esq., auditor for cos. Lincoln,
Notts, Derby and Chester, Robert Hewitt, John
Parker and Samuel Hughson, gent., to examine
on oath the sheriff and bailiffs for co. Chester and
the bailiffs, collectors, reeves, farmers etc. for the
remaining said counties, and all other persons,
accomptable to the Crown before said auditor : all
as in lieu of the like commission dated 1677 to
Humphrey Morrice, then auditor for the same,
the then Receivers General of Crown Revenues for
same, Thomas Raban, gent., then deputy auditor
for same, Thomas Bowden and Robert Leonard,
gent. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIV, p. 77. |
| Sept. 3. |
Royal warrant to Sir John Sommers, Attorney General,
for a privy seal for a release and discharge to Sir
John Wentworth of Elmsall, co. Yorks, bart., of
the baronet fee of 1,095l. due from him for the
baronetcy conferred on him July 28 last. |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, p. 325. |
| Sept. 6. |
Money warrant for 200l. to Barbara Francklyn in
repayment of so much lent by her Aug. 25 last on
credit of the Exchequer in general.
50l. to Mary Duriez, similarly lent Aug. 25 last. |
Money Book XI, p. 380. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
9,283l. 12s. 8¾d. to Charles Fox and Lord Coningsby
on any unsatisfied orders in their name for the service
of the Forces [lately in Ireland] : to be issued out
of loans to be made by said Fox on credit of the
East India goods duties : and to be paid to Baron
Rechteren to clear to Dec. 31 last the Regiment
under his command. |
Disposition Book X, p.
185. |
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Same to same to take care that all such loans as the
citizens [of London] or any others are willing to
make at the Receipt on credit of the borrowing
clause in the Poll Act be received of them accordingly ;
and that all guineas that shall be lent thereupon
be received at 22s. each until further order. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed
petition of the inhabitants of the town of Leeds,
co. Yorks, for payment of 37l. 10s. 10½d. due to
them from Capt. Armstrong's Company in Lord
Cutts's Regiment, for quarters. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 355. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Laycock to view what timber may
be felled in Needwood Forest, "Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer having represented to this Board that
he knows a person that is willing to deal" for the
said timber. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 355. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant, Ireland,
enclosing a petition [missing] of the Bishop and
clergy of the diocese of Limerick to the Queen,
setting forth that the churches of the city of Limerick
are so very much ruined by the late wars and themselves
so impoverished that they are not able to
rebuild or repair same, and praying that what they
can discover of the estate of John Leonard, late
of the said city, merchant, who is become a forfeiting
person, may be granted them towards such rebuilding
and repairing. Please inform us if the enquiry to
be made by the General Commission of the Forfeitures
in Ireland is like to take up any considerable time.
If so, the Queen will declare her pleasure in this
particular before the return of the said commission. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 202. |
| Sept. 7. |
Royal sign manual for 155l. to Sir John Trevor for
31 days, June 30 last to July 31 last, on his allowance
of 5l. a day as Speaker of the House of Commons.
(Money warrant dated Sept. 12 hereon.) (Money
order dated Sept. 15 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, p. 325. Order
Book III, p. 299. |
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Henry Guy to Sir Francis Lawley [Master of the
Jewel House], enclosing an indenture [missing] of
plate delivered to Lord Lexinton out of the Jewel
Office. You are to receive what plate said Lord
is to deliver. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 356. |
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Same to Mr. Shales, enlosing an account [missing]
of money paid between Aug. 29 and Sept. 3 last
out of the second 1,000,000l. appropriated [by the
Act for the second Twelve Months' Aid] to the
Navy etc. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners. My Lords have
read your memorial of the 31st ult. concerning the
inconveniences which may arise by altering the
method used in the Navy Office for payment of
seamen's tickets. My Lords order you to observe
such rules in the payment thereof as you lately
did, notwithstanding their former directions as in
my letter of Aug. 26 last, supra, p. 1793. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to the Commissioners of Excise
and Hearthmoney of the petition of Edward Harris,
praying to be forgiven a debt of 22l. 12s. 2d. due
from him as a collector of the late revenue of Hearthmoney. |
Reference Book VI, p. 420. |
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Same to the Postmasters General of the petition of
James Vickers, master of the pacquet boats employed
between England and Ireland, shewing that
the Grace dogger pacquet boat, wholly belonging
to petitioners, was lately seized by two privateers
in the Bay of Dublin ; that they took everything
out of her ; that he redeemed her for 50 guineas
and that she will cost 100l. to equip : therefore
praying to be reimbursed. |
Ibid, p. 421. |
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Henry Guy to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland,
enclosing a presentment [missing] from the Customs
Commissioners [England] touching your corresponding
with them and giving them an account from
time to time of all ships arriving in Ireland with
tobacco and the quantities they import. You are
to do as desired therein. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 203. |
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Entry of a Treasury caveat in behalf of the Duke of
Leinster that no grant or patent pass to any persons
of any wreck or wrecks whatever in America till
he be first heard. Notice to be given to Mr. Samuel
Briggs, scrivener, at his house in Kings Street, London. |
Caveat Book, p. 29. |
| Sept. 8. |
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Earl of Montagu in
repayment of the like sum lent by him the 3rd inst.
on credit of the Exchequer in general. |
Money Book XI, p. 380. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book X, p.
186. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Out of 15,450l. of loans on the Poll ;
2,700l. of the first quarter of the
Quarterly Poll ; 2,118l. 13s. 9½d.
of general loans and 1,159l. 7s. 8½d.
of the complements of the Excise :
making 21,428l. 1s. 6d. in all. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for a week's
subsistence as well to the Forces
in Flanders, including the Train
of Artillery and contingencies, as
to the Forces remaining here |
20,987 |
5 |
2 |
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to ditto for the gunners in the
several garrisons in further part
of their arrear |
107 |
18 |
4 |
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to ditto for the families of Visct.
Galway's Regiment |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Col. Ashton and Col.
Bynns for four months on their
allowance of 1l. 3s. 0d. a day each |
282 |
18 |
0 |
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Out of the complements of the Excise. |
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to Mr. Fox for a week's subsistence
to Col. Foulk's Regiment |
175 |
19 |
7 |
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to ditto for levy money for 130
men for ditto [Regiment] at 40s.
per man |
260 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for a week's subsistence to
four Regiments in Flanders |
902 |
9 |
0 |
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to ditto for the wives and families
of three Fr[ench Huguenot
Refugee] Regiments |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto to complete two days' pay
given "by them" to the widows |
125 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Col. Hales in further
part of the clearings of his
Regiment |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of loans on the second Twelve
Months' Aid. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for
wear and tear |
8,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of loans on the Poll. |
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to ditto for the Victuallers in part
of 13,000l. |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Hereditary and Temporary
Excise as is or shall come into the
Exchequer
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Master of the Horse for the
[part of the establishment of the]
Stables [attending the King]
abroad |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Richards for services payable
in the Treasurer of the
Chamber's Office |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Guy] 25l., 200l. and 13l. for
secret service |
238 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Musgrave |
36 |
10 |
0 |
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to Mr. Bernard Granvile |
75 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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£34,891 |
0 |
1 |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue (out
of loans to be made by the citizens of London on
credit of the borrowing clause in the Poll Act)
21,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy : to be towards
paying off the ships designed for the West Indies.
For such part of the said sum as must necessarily
be paid in guineas, such guineas are to be issued at the
same rate as they were taken in at the Exchequer. |
Disposition Book X, p.
186. |
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Same to same to issue as follows out of loans to be
made as above : viz. : |
Ibid. |
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l. |
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to Charles Fox for Col. Hales' and Col.
Foulk's Regiment |
10,000 |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for providing
hammocks etc. for soldiers designed for
the West Indies |
1,000 |
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The guineas to be issued at the same rates etc.
as above. |
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Same to Mr. Fox to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Gabriell de Longchamp, praying payment
of 254l. 9s. 9d. due to him as a Lieut, of Horse
in the Regiment of La ferest [La Forest]. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 356. |
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Same to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, to
proceed according to law in the matter of the
petition of Robert Shaw, merchant, concerning
the ship Swan of Ayr in Scotland, seized by Mr.
Immett, collector of Londonderry, according to
your report of July 6 last. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 202. |
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant, Ireland,
to report on the enclosed petition of John Maugridge.
Appending : said petition to the Queen, shewing that
he had a patent from Charles II for life of an office
[of second clerk of the Crown, Ireland] and was the
first in Ulster, if not in Ireland, who was forcibly
expelled, without cause objected, by Lord Deputy
Tyrconnel ; that in all the commotions in Ulster
and dangers at Derry he had a very large share of
irreparable sufferings and losses ; also he had a
great burthen of business in all the regular actions
and proceedings in that Province and would have
done more good if people there had followed his
advice after taking it ; that as an officer of the
Crown he proclaimed their Majesties at Londonderry
almost in the face of the Irish rebels when they
were coming to besiege it ; that since the reducement
of Ireland he is justled out of his patent office by a
prior reversionary patent of Denny Muschamp, esq.,
[who] "with some few others as is said have engrost
most of the patent offices of that kingdom" ; being
now reduced to a low condition he prays a grant of
some of the King's private lands in Ireland or an
estate in fee in the small fishery of Brundruise, a
rivulet in the confines of Donegal and Leitrim,
with a grant of the flotsam, jetson and lagon and
great fisheries on the sea coast of cos. Donegal and
Londonderry whereof the Crown never had 5l.
these 500 years. |
Ibid, p. 203. |
| Sept. 9. |
Money warrant for 300l. to Thomas Charnock in
repayment of the like sum by him lent July 30 last
on credit of the Exchequer in general.
200l. to John Mathews similarly lent the 3rd inst. |
Money Book XI, p. 380. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Fox. My Lords have directed 10,000l.
as above, p. 1808, to you in guineas at 1l. 2s. 0d.
each for the Regiments of Col. Hales and Col.
Foulkes, now going to the West Indies. You are
not to pay said gold to said Regiments at a less
rate than 1l. 1s. 9d. each, "and so much as the
loss shall amount to by so doing is to be allowed
you by her Majesty's warrant to be obtained for
the same." |
Disposition Book X, p.
187. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 285l. 4s. 7d.
to the Earl of Ranelagh upon any unsatisfied orders
in his name for the service of the Forces : to be
issued out of loans to be made by said Earl on
credit of the East Indies goods duties : and to be
paid over to the assigns of Sir Theo. Oglethorp to
discharge the debts due to several tradesmen for
clothing the Holland Regiment in 1688. |
Ibid, p. 188. |
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Same to same to issue to the Earl of Montagu 6,000l.
for the service of the Great Wardrobe out of loans
"to be made" by said Earl on credit of the three
fourths of the Customs ; he having lately lent
6,000l. on credit of the Exchequer in general. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to direct the
Customs officers in the several ports to seize a great
Dutch flyboat called the William, Capt. Noll commander,
sailing with Englishmen and Bandiera
and coming from the Mediterranean, and to detain
her till further order, if any such vessel should
arrive : in accordance with the request of Secretary
the Earl of Nottingham. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 356. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant, Ireland.
We received some time since two reports from the
late Lords Justices on the petitions severally of
the Earl of Bath and the Countess of Devon. We
referred these back to them July 6 last on the said
Earl's exceptions to the certificates on which said
reports were founded. Please report thereon after
hearing counsel on both sides. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 204. |
| Sept. 10. |
Treasury warrant to John Knight, Customs Cashier,
to pay John Ady and Henry Ballow, Deputy
Chamberlains for joining tallies in the Exchequer,
40l. 1s. 0d. for their fee of 2s. per 1,000l. on
400,576l. 9s. 0d. Customs tallies joined at the
Receipt for one year ended 1690, Sept. 29. |
Money Book XI, p. 395. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Francis Gostfright for discharge of
a seizure of Perpetuanos entered outwards on the
Berkeley Castle and seized for a mistake in the entry. |
Reference Book VI, p. 421. |
