Charles II: Miscellaneous 1674

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Miscellaneous 1674

[Dec.?] The Duke of Monmouth to Sir. W. Lockhart. The letter I wrote you about the prize ship has made a much greater noise than I ever intended, and some have proceeded so far as to say that I have written to M. Colbert and show a letter of mine to that effect, which is a pure invention and forgery of some malicious person, for it was never in my thoughts to write to the Ministers upon this account. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 41, p. 5.]
[Dec. ?] The Duke of Monmouth to the Prince de Strasbourg. I would have answered your letter sooner, had I not for some days past been hunting with the Duke of York in Sussex. I have ordered my people to look out for such a horse as you desire for you, though I must tell you they will have trouble to find one of the kind, they are so sought after by the dealers for export abroad. [French. Ibid. p. 14.]
July 27.
Whitehall.		 Certificate that Sir Leoline Jenkins and Sir J. Williamson, the late ambassadors at Cologne, returned thence into his Majesty's presence, Sunday, 10 May, 1674. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 26, f. 187.]
[1674. March ?] The Lord Mayor, commonalty, and citizens of London to the King. Petition showing that the issues mentioned in the schedule annexed, being forfeited to his Majesty in the Court of Common Pleas by the petitioners for not appearing to several suits brought against them by the persons therein mentioned, are estreated into the Exchequer, that for such issues as arose in 1662, process has been issued and the petitioners' liberties in Southwark seized, that of all the other issues the late Sheriffs of London stand respited by several warrants in that behalf, that Sir Robert Howard, late farmer of the Green Wax, by writing dated 31 Jan., 1673–4, has acknowledged satisfaction for all the benefit that might accrue to him by the said issues till 24 June, 1673, and that all the suits for the debts whereon the said issues became forfeited were commenced and prosecuted by the persons therein mentioned, and the said debts contracted in the times of the late usurpation and the moneys employed for carrying on the late unnatural wars against his Majesty's father and himself, and therefore praying a pardon to them of the said issues and of all other issues of the like nature (if any) so forfeited by the petitioners, and of all seizures made into his Majesty's hands by reason of the said issues or any of them. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 174.] Annexed,
1673–4. 28 Feb. The said schedule giving particulars of the said issues estreated as aforesaid with the names of the respective plaintiffs, the total amounting to 17,928l. 16s. 8d. [Ibid. No. 174i.]
1674. Disposition or quarters of his Majesty's forces in England and the adjacent isles, as well regimented as non-regimented.
Horse.
The 3 Troops of Guards. The three troops of Horse Guards, viz., his Majesty's commanded by the Duke of Monmouth, her Majesty's under Sir Philip Howard and his Royal Highness' under Lord Duras. in and about Westminister.
The Regiment of Horse. His Majesty's troop commanded by Lord Hawley Canterbury.
Col. the Earl of Oxford's troop Reading.
Major Sir Francis Wyndham's troop Chichester.
Sir Edward Brett's troop Kingston and the Weeke.
Lord Frescheville's troop York.
Sir Francis Compton's troop Alnwick.
Sir Charles Wyndham's troop Morpeth.
Capt. Edwin Sandys' troop Chelmsford.
Foot.
Garrisons or Quarters. Non-Regimented Companies. Companies of the 2 Regiments of Guards. Companies of his Royal Highness' Regiment. Companies of the Holland Regiment. Numbers of Companies in each garrison.
Col. Russell's Regiment of foot guards.
In and about west-minister. His Majesty's Company. 12
Major Sir Thomas Daniell's
Sir Samuel Clarke's.
Capt. John Strode's.
Capt. Herbert Jefferies'
Capt. Robert Walter's.;
Capt. William Cope's.
Capt. Philip Howard's.
Capt. John Downing's.
Capt. Bevill Skelton's.
Capt. Sir Christopher Musgrave's.
Capt. Sir John Osborne's.
Tower Hamlets. Capt. Edward Sackville's senior. 6
Capt. Roger Manley's.
Capt. Charles Godfrey's.
Capt. Sackville Tufton's.
Capt. James Read's.
Capt. Richard Tufton's.
Rochester. Col. John Russell's. 4
Capt. William Eaton's.
Capt. Edward Sackvilles junior.
Capt. William Whorwood.
The Coldstream Regiment under the Earl of Craven.
About London. The Earl of Craven's Company. 10
Lieut.-Col. Sir James Smyth's.
Capt. Thomas Mansfield's.
Capt. John Clarke's.
Capt. Richard Kirkby's.
Capt. Robert Coke's.
Capt. John Hudson's.
Capt. John Sanders'.
Capt. John Miller's.
Capt. Robert Wyeth's.
Rochester Major Robert Wintour's. 2
Capt. John Mutlow's.
Dover is to be manned of by one of the six companies of these two regiments of Guards quartered at Rochester.
Berwick Lord Widdrington's Company Capt. Anthony Buller's. Lieut.-Col. the Earl of Middleton's. 5
Capt. Philip Bickerstaffe's. Capt. James Sterling's.
Carlisle Sir Philip Musgrave's. 1
Chepstowe Marquis of Worcester's. 1
Chester Sir Geoffrey Shakerley's. 1
Guernsey Lord Hatton's. 2
Capt. William Sheldon's.
Gravesend Sir Francis Leeke's. Sir Thomas Woodcock's. 2
Hull, &c. Duke of Monmouth's Capt. Charles Middleton's. Major Sir Thomas Ogle's. 7
Col. Anthony Gylby's. Capt. Richard Baggott's. Sir Henry Pomeroy's.
Capt. William Meoles'.
Holy Island Major Daniel Collingwood's. 1
Jersey Sir Thomas Morgan's. Sir Herbert Lunsford's. 3
Capt. Thomas Jermyn's.
Landguard Fort. Sir Charles Lyttelton's. 1
St. Mawes Sir Vyell Vyvian, governor, and 12 soldiers.
Plymouth Earl of Bath's. Sir Bourchier Wrey's. Sir John Berry's and two more, if added to this regiment. 7
Col. Hugh Piper's. Capt. Humphrey Cornwall's.
Portsmouth Col. George Legge's. Capt. Richard Richardson's Lt.-Col. John Churchill's. The Earl of Mulgrave's, the other is yet in France. 8
Capt. George Bridges'. Capt. Henry Herbert's.
Capt. George Lyttelton's.
Pendennis Richard, Lord Arundel's. 1
Scilly Sir William Godolphin's. 1
Scarborough Sir Thomas Slingesby's. 1
Sheerness Major Nathaniel Darell's. 1
Tynemouth. Col. Edward Villiers'. 1
The Tower of London. Sir John Robinson's. 3
Sir Thomas Chicheley's.
Capt. David Walter's.
Upnor Castle. Capt. John Fortescue, governor, and 30 soldiers.
Isle of Wight. Sir Robert Holmes. 2
Col. James Halsall's, besides 30 soldiers in Sandown Fort.
Windsor Prince Rupert's Lt.-Col. Grey's. 2
York Capt. Ralph Widdrington's. 3
Capt. Charles Honeywood's.
Capt. Charles Houston's.
ABSTRACT.
Garrison Companies. 29
His Majesty's own Regiment of Foot Guards. 24
The Coldstream Guards. 12
His Royal Highness' Regiment has besides one company now in France not computed. 11
The Holland Regiment has besides one company now in France and soldiers for 2 companies not yet formed, herein added as entire companies. 9
85
An exact computation of the numbers in each troop, regiment and company:—
Horse The 3 troops of Horse Guards consist of 200 gentlemen in each, besides officers 600 1,000
The Regiment of Horse consists of 8 troops of 50 each, besides officers 400
The 2 Regiments of Foot Guards consist of 36 companies of 60 each besides officers 2,160 4,832
His Royal Highness' regiment consists of 12 companies (but one of them in France) of 50 each, besides officers 550
The Holland regiment consists of 10 companies, and soldiers for two more not yet formed, of 50 each 600
The 29 garrison companies consist of 50 each, and the 3 small garrisons make in all 1,522
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 175.] 5,832
List of the Lord Lieutenants of the several counties in 1674. [Ibid. No. 176.]
Table showing the principal places on the post roads to York, Chester, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Yarmouth, Derby, Edinburgh, Newcastle, and Dover, with the number of miles and stages between each. [Ibid. No. 177.]
Statement, in answer to exaggerated reports of the exportation of bullion by the East India Company, and of permissions granted by them to others to send on their ships, of all bullion (gold, silver, and pieces of eight) shipt by them from 1667–8, to the present year 1674.
l. s. d.
1667–8 128,605 17 5
1668–9 162,394 9 10
1669–70 187,458 3 8
1670–1 186,149 10 11
1671–2 186,420 8 3
1672–3 131,300 5 11
1673–4 182,983 0 6
counting the royal of 8 at 5s.
In lieu thereof and of several manufactures sent out by the Company, they pay about 35,000l. a year for customs. They have built in that time and are building 24 ships from 350 to 600 tons burden, and have paid for freight and wages about 100,000l. per annum, and have furnished the three kingdoms with all sorts of East India commodities, except spices, which would otherwise have been supplied by other nations at far greater rates. They have besides exported East India goods to other countries worth at a moderate estimate double the value of what they have exported in bullion, and the proceeds of a great part thereof is returned in gold and silver.
The Company, finding it not convenient for themselves to trade in diamonds, bezoar stones, ambergrease, musk, pearls, and other fine goods, have given others leave to trade therein, paying only a small acknowledgement to the Company for freight. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 178.]
Account by Mr. Phelipps of the difficulties under which the Crown lies through the errors of his Majesty's predecessors, the mistakes of the wiser part of his people and the faction and madness of the vulgar and especially the evil conduct of Lord Chancellor Clarendon, who left the King without a land revenue, tenures and treasury; suggesting remedies by limiting and rating according to the cheapeness or scarcity of provisions the wages of servants, workmen and artificers, according to the Act of 5 Eliz., which are now a million more than they were 30 years ago; redressing cheats in trade, erecting monts de pieté, enclosing commons and waste grounds, granting penal forfeitures and making collections to promote fishing to ease parishes, some whereof pay 1,500l. and very few under 20l. a year for their poor, punishing deceits in the revenue, and taking away the unreasonable enhance of coals, and further suggesting that Acts of Parliament should be by the King and Council and afterwards recommended to Parliament, as is now successfully done in Scotland by the Lords of the Articles. [5 pages. Ibid. No. 179.]
"Jus Supereminentis Dominii or the Non-property of subjects against the supreme power in cases of public necessity" arguing that it is lawful for the prince in case of necessity for the public safety to do something unauthorized by or even contrary to the laws, which position is supported by quotations from Grotius, Coke and others. The writer lays down that, when a supreme governor uses his supereminent dominion, two requisites must attend it, viz., utilitas publica and that, if possible, compensation should be made at the public expense to the person who has lost his property. He puts the case of Mœvius, who has 100,000l. in cash, but is indebted to several persons, from whom the supreme governor on a sudden invasion commands the use of the said money, and is of opinion:—1, that the supreme governor is a competent judge of a public necessity; 2, that he can, by virtue of his supereminent dominion, command the cash of a subject; 3, that Mœvius ought to be repaid; 4, and that out of the public funds, the money having been seized on by the prince's precept for the defence of the realm; 5, that Mœvius ought to be protected against the suit of his creditors, till there be an opportunity or conveniency of raising this 100,000l. [12 pages. Ibid. No. 180.]
London. "Nozze Reali, or a Lyric Poem celebrating the Nuptials of the most worthily renowned Prince, his Royal Highness, James, Duke of York, with the highly virtuous, most noble and most illustrious Lady, Josepha Maria d'Este, daughter of Alphonso d'Este, deceased, and sister of the surviving Duke Francis II, as was presented to both their Highnesses suddenly after her arrival here."
Begins:—
"Doves, who tell the listning groves
Your fidele, pure, loyal loves,"
ends:—
"She with train comes, as we're told
Did the celestial troop of old
Carol'd glory, good-will, peace,
Greeted birth of heavenly race,
Would make Nature
With joy, greater
Than ere womb before did try,
Burst into eternity.
38 stanzas of 8 lines each [S.P. Dom., Car, II, Case F.]
London. "The liberties usages and customs of the City of London, confirmed by especial acts of Parliament, with the time of their confirmation; also divers ample and most beneficial charters, granted by King Henry the 6th, King Edward the 4th, and King Henry the 7th, not confirmed by Parliament, as the other charters were; and where to find every particular grant of confirmation at large; published for the good and benefit of this honble city." [Printed. 26 pages. Ibid.]
[1674 ? March ?] Statement of Col. Nevile's case. The Common Council, 1 Feb. 1669-70, on Lord Keeper Bridgeman's letter signifying his Majesty's pleasure in Col. Nevile's case, referred it to the Court of Aldermen to make a settlement with him. The Court ordered, 17 March, that he should be allowed 12d. in the pound for his salary, if the Court could obtain such allowance from his Majesty for the charge of collecting the duty, and a letter was obtained declaring his Majesty thought they had done justly in settling the said salary, and promising it should be allowed on their account in the Exchequer, and declaring his acceptance thereof with the assurance of allowance. The agreement of the Court of Aldermen was confirmed by the Common Council, after the passing of the Act for rebuilding the City, and the salary was paid till Michaelmas, 1671. It was referred in 1672 by the Court of Aldermen to the Auditors of the Chamber's accounts to state Col. Nevile's accounts, and to certify why his salary was stopped. They reported that his accounts would take time to perfect, and that they knew no cause for the stop of his salary, except his accounts not being audited, and that, he having given good security for adjusting his accounts, they thought it reasonable he should have one year's salary, and the remainder when they were adjusted, and he received the same accordingly, yet this was two years after the passing of the Act for rebuilding the City on which they ground their present withholding his salary. (See order on Nevile's petition dated 27 March, 1674, in Privy Council Register, Vol. XI. p. 197.) [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 181.]
[March ?] Protest by Principals of Halls and M.A.'s that they do not consider Edward Waple, M.A., of St. John's College, Oxford, proctor designate for the following year, qualified for that office, because he is not an M.A. of 4 years' standing, but that they do not oppose his admission, as no suitable M.A. has presented himself from any of the Halls, but declaring they do so without prejudice to the rights of members of the Halls on any future occasion. (Waple was proctor for the year beginning March, 1674.) [Latin. Ibid. No. 182.]
"An Account of the Papers entered at large in the Journals relating to the Union between England and Scotland," the earliest being dated 21 Jan., 1667-8, and the last 3 June, 1674. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 183.]
"An account of the Papers not entered at large in the Journals of 1667 and 1670 relating to" the said Union, the earliest being dated 27 Jan., 1667–8 and the last 4 May, 1674. [Ibid. No. 184.]
Opinion of Dr. W. on the case of Dr. Roberts, formerly Head of Jesus College, Oxford, that, though no longer Head, yet being still resident in the University, he is within the privilege, his reason for suing the plaintiff in the Chancery suit being, because he could not take him within the University, and must therefore sue him where he could find him. [Ibid. No. 185.] Probably annexed,
Judgment of Lord Keeper Finch refusing to allow the privilege of the University to Dr Roberts on a sub pœna in Chancery. Dr. Roberts had sued a gentleman at law as heir to his father on a very ancient bond. The gentleman had acquittances for part of the money and believed the rest to be paid, but having no defence but the Doctor's answer exhibited a bill in Chancery, offering to pay what was due and praying a discovery. The Doctor pleaded the privilege of the University, which the Lord Keeper refused, thinking it unjust, as the Doctor was the aggressor and did not begin in the University, that he should assault the gentleman at law, and appoint the place and manner how he should defend himself. (See Nelson's Reports, p. 45). [Ibid. No. 185 i.]
Judgment of Dr. Bourchier in a similar case, in favour of allowing the privilege. [Ibid. No. 185ii.]
[1673 or 4.] Memorandum by Sir W. Lockhart that he took leave of his Majesty as envoy extraordinary 1 April, 1673, and that on his return he reckoned with the Lord Treasurer from 1 April to 20 Oct., amounting to 203 days, which at 10l. per diem is 2,030l. and, with 52l. for extraordinaries allowed by Lord Arlington, makes 2,082l., of which by way of advance was received 1,000l., so 1,082l. remain due. [Ibid. No. 186.]
[1674 ?] Edward Lowe to Williamson. Begging him to procure his Majesty's grant to him of a cottage at Woodstock, worth no more than 3l. 10s. a year, and subject to a quit-rent of 5s. 4d., which was purchased by his father and mother-in-law for themselves and the survivor of them and their heirs, which has escheated to the Crown by the death in March, 1673, of his mother-in-law without any heir. By Williamson's encouragement he had presented a petition for the cottage in March, 1673, which was referred to the Lord Treasurer who has since been removed. [Ibid. No. 187.]
The persons interested in the ship Unity to the Marquis of Ruvigny, Envoy Extraordinary of the Most Christian King. Petition, stating the report of Sir Robert Wiseman and Doctors John Exton and Thomas Exton, in pursuance of the reference to them of 24 July, 1664, which showed that the Unity in 1638 went from London on a trading voyage to Passages in Biscay, and having unladen there and being ready to lade again she and her cargo were seized by the French fleet under Bernard, Duc d'Espernon, deceased, and she was employed to carry soldiers and ammunition at St. Jean de Luz for the King of France's service against the King of Spain, the master being promised he should be well rewarded for the said service, but instead she was seized again by the Prince de Condé's men, that, though there was much solicitation for the releasing of the vessel and for payment for the said service, neither could be obtained, that afterwards the Spanish fleet prevailing on the French, and the master with other French being taken by the Spaniards, the French admiral carried away the said vessel, so that she and all she had in her and her freight were quite lost to the owners, besides the troubles endured by the master and men, and the moneys spent in trying to procure her release, and that solicitations were made by the Earl of Leicester, Ambassador of King Charles I., to France, for satisfaction, but that all were without effect; that they find by an account stated and letters signed by Mr. Augier, employed by the English to procure satisfaction for losses they had sustained by the French, he liquidated the losses of the persons concerned in the Unity at 143,932 livres tournois, and that this liquidation was made by the Commissioners appointed by the King of France; that letters of marque were granted by the then pretended powers to the persons concerned in the said ship, by virtue of which was seized from the King of France property amounting to 1,062l. 13s. 4d. in part of the satisfaction which the said parties ought to have; that his Majesty since his restoration wrote to the King of France concerning the satisfaction required, to which he answered that the parties concerned had confessed their vessel to be declared in his Admiralty good prize, which they positively deny, and that reparations for injury ought not to be made except since 1640, before which the injury complained of was done, but the said treaties, if made with those who governed during the last usurpation ought not to be mentioned, unless ratified by his Majesty, and no other defence was made by the Comte de Comminges, the French ambassador, to whom the King of France remitted himself to represent more particularly to his Majesty, nor did the said Comte make any other defence in the Court of Admiralty, though notice was given him the cause was to be examined there; and that they are of opinion that, though it is a long time since the damage was suffered, as the parties concerned have continually made their demands, and considering the long disorders in his Majesty's kingdoms, it is not too late for them to receive their full satisfaction, deducting what they have had already, and that therefore it is convenient his Majesty should write once more to the Most Christian King for satisfaction to be made them for the balance, and, if this is not successful, that his Majesty may grant them letters of marque against the King of France and his subjects, by virtue whereof they may take as much as will suffice for their full satisfaction: that the petitioners receiving no satisfaction thereon, his Majesty by order of Council of 14 March, 1665-6 (calendared in S.P. Dom., 1665-6, p. 299), ordered that the Duke of York should grant letters of marque and reprisal to the petitioner, Hamlet Borer, in whose name the proceedings have been permitted by the petitioners to pass, till full satisfaction should be received; that the said Duc d'Espernon in April, 1646, caused the said losses and damages to be liquidated by ministers of the Most Christian King's own appointment at 14,500l. sterling, with interest, costs and charges till payment; and that by the Treaty of Breda, the petitioners' losses were put under the 16th article, which provides that all former letters of marque and reprisals be held null and void, and that no such letters be granted in future by either King against the subjects of the other, before the person desiring them make it appear that right has been refused by him, and he first presents his petition to the Minister of State of the Kingdom against whose subjects such letters are desired, and that such minister within 4 months may enquire therein and find what to say against it, or else procure satisfaction to be suddenly given; all which the petitioners submit to the Envoy's consideration, desiring him to enquire into the cause as soon as possible that satisfaction may be given accordingly. [6¼ pages. English translation of French original. S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 188.]
The case of Thomas Andrews, Hamlet Borer and others, touching the Unity. In 1638 England being at peace with France and Spain, this ship was seized at Passages by the French for their services against the Spaniards, but with a promise of satisfaction both for ship and goods. Nothwithstanding, the owners were put to a great charge till 1646, when the debt was adjusted by commissioners appointed by the French Crown at 14,500l., which was promised with interest and charges till payment. The then troubles and alterations of government caused little progress to be made till the restoration, when several orders in Council were passed in their favour, and particularly a reference to the ambassadors for the treaty at Breda, where they submitted themselves to be included in the 16th article of that treaty. On their new address to his Majesty in Council a letter dated 15 Sept., 1670 was ordered to be drawn by Lord Arlington for the King's signature recommending them to the Ambassador in France and requiring him to demand satisfaction. With this letter they went to Paris, but were put off by the trivial answer that their pretence was vacated by a treaty with Cromwell in 1655. They then sent over their petition to his Majesty and Council for another letter to answer that objection which was allowed to be very reasonable, but his Majesty declared he would take some time to consider it. Now being encouraged by the treaty on foot they hope to be heard to answer the said objection viz., that the said treaty, being never confirmed by the King, is not binding on his subjects; that, if it were, by the 24th article, which abolishes all demands before 1640, it concerns not the owners, as they have an adjustment and acknowledgement in 1646; and that, being so adjusted and allowed, the law declares it out of the power of the Prince to discharge it, without the consent of the proprietors. (See order of 28 Sept., 1674 on Borer's petition, Privy Council Register, Vol. XI., p. 280.) [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 189.]
Memorial of F. de Blewston et Wasserburg to the King. Was promised 100l. a quarter for his services in the late war, which is due for 9 quarters, from 1 August, 1671, to 26 October, 1673, of which he has received only 536l., and also his extraordinary expenses, under which head he has spent in the business of Flushing and Zealand, the business of the design against his Majesty, and the business of the secretaries 240l., and begging payment by the Admiralty or otherwise. [French. Ibid. No. 190.]
The memorial of F. de Blewston de Wasserburg to Sir J. Williamson. As he has received nothing hitherto, desiring his consent that he may be paid, having served day and night for two years both by sea and land, by the Admiralty or by the director of secret intelligences or by some other method. [French. Ibid. No. 191.]
Memorial of F. de Blewston to the King, entreating some recompense for his services, dangers, losses, and disbursements according to the frequent promises of his Majesty. [French. Ibid. No. 192.]
Joseph Binckes, "heretofore entituled by your Majestie your old friend of noe opinion" to the King. No language is sufficient to describe his most royal and heroical soul, yet he presents him with lines in his praise. He had a pound a week granted 10 years ago, which he received from Sir J. Williamson for a short time, since which he served at sea till the peace was concluded and is now an object of charity. [Ibid. No. 193.]
List of 17 noblemen, bishops, &c., headed by the King and Queen and including Lord Keeper Finch, with a figure opposite each name, that opposite the King's being 2, the others all 1. [Ibid. No. 194.]
Statement by Mr. Custis to his Lordship [Lord Arlington] of his transactions with the Corporation of Newcastle. Col. Villiers showed him the day before he left Newcastle the Corporation's letter to his Lordship. Custis replied that they refused to pay his bills of disbursements, amounting to 150l., pretending poverty, though they had a large cash; that, before he came, they valued the service to be performed at many thousands if undertaken at the party's own charges, but now, it being to be done at his risk, and only paid for if successful, and the result left to arbitrators, they except against the arbitrators named by him and promise to pay the remaining petty bills. [Ibid. No. 195.]
Col. James Hamilton to the King. Petition for relief, being a prisoner in the King's Bench and 78 years old, and having served his late and present Majesty 31 years, being one of 100 gentlemen recalled from Germany to serve in the wars, some of whom were barbarously martyred in Scotland and most died in deplorable conditions; he had a note for 3,200l. from the late King, a precept under his hand from him and two from the present King upon Lord Crawford, but has received no satisfaction from any of them. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 196.]
Major David Ogilvy to the King. Petition for the command of a company in England or Ireland or for a lieutenant's place in Lord Oxford's regiment; has adhered to his Majesty 26 years; was twice sold as a slave, once to Virginia and once to Barbadoes; has been 14 years in his Majesty's eye, yet never attained to more than riding in the Guards, except he commanded for a year a foot company in the Duke of Albemarle's regiment, and was on board the fleet with them. [Ibid. No. 197.]
Anthony Wainfleet, on behalf of the inhabitants of Southwold alias Solebay, to the King. Petition showing that about six months since he presented a petition concerning the sick and wounded seamen landed there in 1672 and 1673, and obtained a reference to the Lord Treasurer for satisfying the said debts, amounting to 1,600l., notwithstanding which some of the petitioners have lost their lives by contagious diseases, others have been imprisoned and forced to pay the said debts, others have been forced to fly for fear of imprisonment, and others forced to sell their beds to satisfy the said debts, and praying an order to the Lord Treasurer to satisfy the said debts. [Ibid. 198.]
Michael Warton, of Beverley, co. York, to the King. Petition praying him to grant him the advowson of Saxby, co. Lincoln, which is of small value, in exchange for that of Rider alias Ryther, co. York, which is of double the value—the petitioner having had a grant of the former, but the Lord Keeper having put a stop to it, having never passed anything of that nature from the Crown and being unwilling to do anything in it, unless upon exchange. [Ibid. No. 199.]
Robert Wilde, clerk, to the King. Petition for the presentation to the rectory of Top[pe]sfield, Essex, now likely to become void by the death of the present incumbent. (See Foster, Alumni Oxonienses.) [Ibid. No. 200.]
Statement of the case relating to the claim of the present Earl of Newburgh. The King granted to the late Earl a farm of the border customs between England and Scotland for 21 years, worth 1,000l. a year, but this farm being deemed illegal, in 1668 he took the lease into his own hands and granted him 1,000l. a year from the Scottish Treasury in satisfaction thereof; that on the Earl's death in 1670, 11 years before the expiration of the lease, the Treasury Commissioners of Scotland refused to pay the money, reporting, 8 Dec., 1673, that the order was only personal to the late Earl, so they were not warranted to make further payments to his representatives, and therefore, though this money was left by him as a provision for his younger son, it cannot be obtained without an explicit order from his Majesty, though the intention must have been that the 1,000l. a year was to have been paid as long as the term was to continue. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 201.]
Statement concerning the Employment of Dover brought up to Ostend, July, 1674. The property of the ship is English, the cargo, wires taken in at Calais to be carried to Rouen by charter party and bills of lading. There is no objection against the ship but the want of a passport. The goods were on the account of Swedes and of Benson, a Londoner. They were first consigned in a Swedish ship bound for London to the claimers, which was wrecked. What was saved was consigned to Rouen in the Employment on the same account. The goods were to come to London. They were sent to Rouen by Mr. Townley, the Swede having drawn more than the value upon him. Objections:—1, from port to port; 2, the Swedes may ere long become enemies. Townley offers his oath that no French subject has any interest in the goods. The letters of advice from the laders are forthcoming. The first bills of lading were sent to Ostend. N.B. No goods of the growth of Calais were laden there by Townley's order. The first part of the cargo went for Rouen, 509 rings. They offer to take fifty per cent. of the proceed of sale, no charges. The true value of the whole is between 7 and 800l. 22 June, the claim of the master and 21 July that of the claimers of the goods was put in. Mr. Mellis, born at Dover, but a sojourner at Nieuport 7 years off and on, now has his discharge and comes to Dover. His ship was bought in Zealand, 1673, and brought to Dover, and carried lime thence to Zealand. She was laden with effects for Dover, but was designed to Bordeaux. [Ibid. No. 202.]
Request to [Williamson] to move His Majesty for the office of one of the six clerks in Chancery it being one of the most probable things that can be found out for the advantage of the eight small children of Robert Milward (who died 1672). Lord Culpeper, it will be objected, had the King's promise for two of those reversions on the death of his father, who on the restoration had the Mastership of the Rolls, and has not yet had the benefit thereof, but since the said grant to him several of those clerks have sold their places with his lordship's consent, so, if he takes the same course, those reversions will not be full for many years. It is begged that his Majesty may be moved to prevail with his Lordship, that these children may have the benefit of the first that falls of the present clerks, and he may afterwards make what use he likes of his reversionary places. Sir Robert Carr will join your Honour in doing what he can for these poor children. Mr. Ellis Lloyd of the Inner Temple is to be used for their trustee, if necessary. [Ibid. No. 203.]
Reference of a petition to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who is to accommodate the matter to his Majesty's service and the satisfaction of all parties concerned, or before the passing of the lease to Mr. Eyre to report the reasons why he cannot. (See ante, p. 308.) [Ibid. No. 204.]
Treatise to prove that the complaint of the King's seizing and using in the interval of Parliament some of his subjects' money in the Bankers' hands on a great necessity and reason of state for the weal public and safety of his people, in order to the prevention of mischiefs which otherwise neither he nor they could have escaped, might have been adjourned for a better inquiry and consideration till they who have so much murmured at it can find a cause for it, which was not likely for the following reasons:—Then precedents are adduced from proceedings of Henry III., Edward I., Edward III., Queen Elizabeth, King David's taking the shew-bread, the conduct of the adherents of the rebellious Parliament, &c. It may be hoped that, when the Bankers' money may be justly accounted to have been borrowed by the people as well as the King, and actually employed to maintain the sovereignty of the British seas and their trade, that the Lord Keeper, if he should not find it consistent with the course of Chancery to grant an injunction, which in Bolton's case against Lord Chancellor Ellesmere was in parliament adjudged lawful, may grant to those bankers, whose money the King borrowed for the use of his people, writs of protection, till the King's great expenses and pressing affairs will permit him to repay it, which would give the Bankers some longer time of respiration and truce, till the King shall be able to satisfy the great desire he has to pay them, which he has more than once intimated by his speeches to both Houses of Parliament. [21 pages. S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 205.]
Paper concerning some alterations in the Military List in Ireland.
l. s. d.
Additional pay of 3d. per diem to each trooper of the four troops doing duty in Dublin. per annum 786 18 9
Additional pay of 4s. 8d. each calendar month to each private of 8 foot companies doing duty at Dublin. per annum 1,344 0 0
For repairing, furnishing and providing the several stores with arms and ammunition. per annum 1,500 0 0
To be paid to such uses or persons as shall be appointed by warrants under the signmanual 3,135 7 9
For satisfying and paying such letters, orders and warrants as have been already assigned on the moneys laid aside for a sea regiment, those concerning the King's service to be satisfied first. 1,433 8
[S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 335, No. 123.]
[1674.] Col. Richard Grace and John Grace to the King. Petition, reciting the King's letter of 2 Jan. last (calendared ante, p. 91) for remitting to them their quit-rents and year's value, and stating that nothing being done thereon his Majesty wrote with his own hand requiring obedience to be given to the same, and that the reasons of the Lord Lieutenant for not obeying the said letters stand referred to the Committee for Irish Affairs, and praying that orders may be given to forbear levying any process on the petitioners or their under-tenants till the said Committee has reported and his Majesty has signified his further pleasure thereon, and that, if any sums have been levied, the same may be restored. [S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 335, No. 124.]
[1674.] Another paper in Lord O'Brien's hand, being one of the series calendared ante, pp. 157–163 under February. The army is 5,000 besides a strong militia. Of the 900 justices many are so by their employs, as Privy Councillors, Mayors, &c.
Ireland in greatest danger, when the Chancellor is popishly affected. Lord Lieutenant commands the army, which is but 3,000, the Chancellor 900 justices, under them 2,500 constables. The civil authority more used than the military. Lord Lieutenant can trust but few, for all are creatures of the Chancellor. Chancellor commands all men's estates. Lord Lieutenant is generally a stranger, and continues rarely above a year or two, the Chancellor is not so and seldom removes. The Chancellor is commonly a spiritual imploy, also he is Speaker in Parliament, keeps the seal, and can check the Lieutenant, is generally better learned than the Lieutenant. [Ibid. No. 125.]
[1674?] Major Nicholas Bayly to the King. Petition stating that the petitioner about two years ago was entrusted to recover a debt of 9,000l. due to his Majesty by the late settlement of Ireland, payable out of lands set out on the account of the Doubling Ordinance money, English arrears and Connaught purchase money, and that the Judges of the Exchequer have appointed several terms to give their judgments in the case of Mr. Hawkins, who is concerned in that debt, but though pressed to do it, have given him leave to put in a new dilatory plea, contrary to their own positive order last term that they would hear him no further, and give their final judgments the present term, and praying for a letter to the Lord Lieutenant for recommending the same to those judges that they may give judgment according to law without any further delay, where his Majesty has an undoubted right, which was the Lord Keeper's opinion when the petitioner lately waited on him. [Ibid. No. 126.]
1674. Original Warrants for making free the following ships:—
Date. Ship's Name.
27 May Abraham and Francis.
10 June Adventure.
27 May Advice, of Yarmouth.
10 June Amity, of London.
7 Sept. Ann.
26 June Constant Friendship.
4 June Constant Mary.
21 June Dolphin.
5 June Dragon.
26 July Elizabeth and Katherine.
7 July Francis and Elizabeth.
16 June Friendship.
7 Sept. Goods Success.
9 June. Great George, of London.
31 May Heron, of London.
14 June Hopewell.
16 June Industry, of London.
16 June James, of London.
27 May Joseph.
11 June Katherine, of Newcastle.
11 June Letitia, of London
7 June Love, of London.
6 June Prince.
9 June Richard and Sarah.
21 June Rose and Crown.
14 June St. Andrew.
3 June St. George, of London.
9 June St. George (another).
24 July St. John, of London.
16 June Samuel, of London.
16 June Sara, of London.
6 June Sarum Merchant, of Poole.
27 May Seaflower.
3 June Success, of London.
5 June Tiger.
4 June William.
All these have the sign-manual and are countersigned "Arlington." To most of them is annexed a survey of the ship each refers to, and to nearly all a receipt for the custom payable on the ship. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 364, Nos. 1-36.]
A volume of papers entitled: "Signings in the Right Hon. Mr. Secretary Williamson's office" from 14 Sept. 1675, to Jan. 31, 1678-9, being accounts, in the handwriting of Williamson's clerks, of fees received in his office and of payments made by his directions. The first paper from 19 Sept. to 19 Nov., 1674, is given here as a specimen.
Credit l. s. d. Debit. l. s. d.
Sept. 19. Paid to Matmaker by Mr. Secretary's order 1 0 0 Sept. 14. Mr. Underhill, Serjeant-atArms, bill 5 0 0
Daniell Car roll's reprieve gratis Lord manchester
" 27. Paid for passing Mr. Secretary's patent as Secretary of State 11 16 0 " " Letter to Flanders about the Mary of Dover 5 0 0
" 15. Mr. Crisp's pass 5 0 0
" 30. Lent Mr. Secretary 1 0 0 " 17. Major Bing's Commission 5 0 0
Sept. 30. Paid for passing Mr. Secretary's privy seal for his allowance at the Signet and Privy Seal Office 6 2 6 Sept. 18. Warrant for granting the tenth of forfeitures on prohibited goods to Mr. Chiffinch and Mr. Bridgeman 5 0 0
" " More for the Docquet at the Treasury 1 0 0 " " Confirmation of several privileges to the manor of Stepney for Lady Wentworth 10 0 0
Oct. 1. Laid out at Bishop Stratford by Mr. Secretary's order 2 19 0 " " Mr. Osborne's grant of Treasurer's Remembrancer in reversion, warrant 5 0 0
" 19. Mr. Bishop, Serjeant - at Arms, bill 5 0 0
" 24. Mr. Loftus, gamekeeper in Ireland 5 0 0
" Mr. Lloyd, mustered in his absence 5 0 0
" " Earl of Middleton, lieut-col. to Lord Mulgrave 5 0 0
" 25. Letter to Flanders about the ship James, &c. 5 0 0
" 26. Grant of a lottery to several indigent officers, warrant 5 0 0
" " Mr. Walterson's denization, warrant 5 0 0
" " Grant of several arrears to the Church of All Hallows, Stayning, bill Gratis.
Sept. 26. Mr. Mountague recommended to Trinity College, Cambridge 5 0 0
Mr. Peyto's pass 5 0 0
" 28. Mr. Topham's grant of 200l. a year out of the Customs, bill 5 0 0
" " The like to Mr. Ellis Lloyd, bill 5 0 0
" " Letter to Sir W. Lockhart in favour of some Hamburg merchants 5 0 0
" 29. Mr. Wickliffe recommended to Bishop of Durham 5 0 0
" " Mrs. Hubblethorne's letter to pass letters patent for her pension in Ireland 5 0 0
" 30. Sir Roger Strickland to be mustered 5 0 0
" " Mr. Delavall's letter 5 0 0
Oct. 2. Sir H. Osborne's grant of the office of Treasurer's Remembrancer, bill 15 0 0
" " Lord Craven's commission to command in the King's absence Gratis.
" 5. Jacob Walterson's denization, bill 5 0 0
" " Major Bockhoven's pass Gratis.
Oct. 5. Warrant to the Exchequer to pay to Sir R. Vyner for such plate as shall be delivered by him into the jewel house, bill 5 0 0
" " Mr. Sands, capt. in the Earl of Oxford's regiment 5 0 0
" " Mr. Legg, cornet to the Earl of Oxford Gratis.
" " Mr. Shapcoate's pardon, warrant 5 0 0
" 11. Dr. Sheridan, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, in reversion, warrant and bill Gratis.
" " Col. Howard's pension, bill 5 0 0
" 18. Mr. Ramsay, Serjeant-atArms, bill 5 0 0
" " Mr. Cole, ensign 1 13 4
" 20. Mr. Metcalfe and others pardon, warrant 5 0 0
" " Earl of Mountrath's pass 5 0 0
" 23. Mr. Wheeler, ensign 1 13 4
" " Letter to Algiers in favour of Mr. Luke 5 0 0
" " Letter to the Commissioners for the redemption of Captives about the same business 5 0 0
Oct. 23. Letter to Conde de Monterey about two ships taken by the Ostenders to Mr. Petit.
" " Pass for Lieut. Hearne and others Gratis.
" " The Batchelor of London made free 5 0 0
" 25. The Prudence of London, made free 5 0 0
" " Pass for the Rupert " " For the Prince
" " Pass for Mr. Hues and others to go to Germany
Commission for the Admiralty For the King
" " Bill for 100,000l. to the Ordnance
" " Lord Latimer, Gentleman of the Bedchamber Gratis.
" " Mr. Andrews, cornet to Lord Frescheville 2 10 0
" " Mr. Verman, quarter-master to Capt. Sandys 1 13 4
" 29. Mr. Henry Killigrew, Groom of the Bedchamber 5 0 0
" " Warrant for making Dr. Williams baronet 5 0 0
" 31. Major Fairborne to be re-entred on the musters of Tangier 5 0 0
Oct. 31. Mr. Turfrey's letter to Hamburg 5 0 0
" " Mr. Philips, King's waiter in London, bill 5 0 0
" " Earl of Sunderland's pension, warrant 5 0 0
" " Mr. Taylor to be inserted in the general pardon Gratis.
Nov. 2. Major Fairborne's warrant renewed 5 0 0
" " Bishop of Oxford's congé d'élire, warrant 5 0 0
" 5. Mr. Shapcoate's pardon, bill 5 0 0
" " Bishop of Durham, Lord Lieutenant of the County, warrant 5 0 0
" " The Good Hope made free 5 0 0
" " The like for the Maryland 5 0 0
" 6. Pardon for Gilbert Metcalf and others for perjury, bill 5 0 0
Oct. 14. Paid Mr. Kent for Sir Stephen Fox's acount by Mr. Secretary's order 200 0 0 " " Warrant for discharging Mr. Mountague of 1,000l. paid him going ambassador into France out of the prize money Gratis.
" 29. Lent Mr. Secretary 11 0
Nov. 16. Paid for entering Mr. Secretary's order of Council at the Greencloth 2 3 4 Nov. 7. Dr. Williams made a baronet, bill 10 0 0
226 11 10 " " Mr. Hersent recommended to New College 5 0 0
" 8. Pass for Monsr. Odyck's servants and goods Gratis.
" " McManus pardon in Ireland Father Patrick.
" " Bishop of Durham's restitution of temporalities 5 0 0
" " Earl of Sunderland's pension, bill 5 0 0
" 13 Bishop of Durham's temporalities, bill 5 0 0
" " Bishop of Durham, Lieutenant of that county, bill 5 0 0
" 14 Grant of a lottery to several indigent officers, bill 5 0 0
" " Pass for the Elizabeth of London 5 0 0
" " Commission for Mr. Fettiplace to be lieutenant 3 6 8
" " Like for Mr. Jackson to be ensign 1 13 4
" 15. Earl of Dorset's pass 5 0 0
" " A letter to Holland about the St. Joseph 5 0 0
" 19. Warrant for the grant of a certain parcel of gold, &c. to Lady Shannon 5 0 0
Nov. 19. Letter to Hamburg about the payment of the last part of the 35,000l. 5 0 0
" " Mr. Wither recommended to Winchester Church 5 0 0
" " Bishop of Oxford's royal assent, warrant 5 0 0
" " Warrant for renewing the Charter of Sarum, bill 5 0 0
" " Bishop of Oxford's royal assent, bill 5 0 0
357 10 0
226 11 10
Rest. Debit 130 18 2
Among subsequent payments the following are perhaps worth noticing:—
1674, Dec. 11. Paid for a silver box for ratification of the treaty of Commerce with Holland, 6l. 8s. 9d.
1675, Feb. 3. Given the painter who was to make the chassees for your Honour's closet in part payment, 2l., 2s., and 27th in full, 9l. 17s.
" Feb. 16. Paid for a silver box for the ratification of the treaty with Sweden, 6l. 10s.
" March 16. Paid for passing M. de Ruyter's patent, 36l. 16s., and for passing Monsr. Tromp's, 142l. 14s. 4d.
" April 15. Paid for a silver box for Monsr. Tromp's patent, 6l. 16s. 6d.
June 4. Paid for a silver box for the ratification of the article concerning the East India Companies of England and Holland, 6l. 11s.
1677, Nov. 5. Paid for two silver boxes, one being gilt, for the instruments of marriage between Lady Mary and the Prince of Orange, 16l.
1678, March 1. Paid for three silver boxes for the ratification of the treaties with Holland, 19l. 14s.
" March 26. For two silver boxes for the ratification of the defensive treaty with Holland, 13l. 2s.
" April 6. For two silver boxes for the ratification of the declarations of the defensive treaty with Holland, 13l.
" July 27. For a silver box for the ratification of the treaty with Holland, 6l.
The greater part of the disbursements consists of sums paid over to Mr. Benson by Williamson's orders and for his use. [S.P. Dom., Car. II., Vol. 365.]
Newspapers for the Year.
The London Gazette published twice a week from No. 848 from Thursday, 1 Jan., to Monday, 5 Jan., 1673-4 to No. 941, from Monday, 23 Nov., to Thursday, 26 Nov., 1674; numbers 872, 878, 879, 881-887, 889-893, 895, 897-899, 901-904, 907-927, 929, 930, 932–938 and 940 being missing.
The Gazette de Londres, published twice a week, from No. 746 from Thursday, 1 Jan., to Monday, 5 Jan., 1673-4 to No. 854, from Monday, 28 Dec., to Thursday, 31 Dec., 1674, numbers 798, 839 and 852 being missing. There are no numbers corresponding to 773 and 785-789, the numbering going direct from No. 772 to No. 774 and from No. 784 to No. 790. This is a translation of the London Gazette, but with the paragraphs arranged differently in some cases, and the advertisements omitted.
1675.
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