William III: July 1699 | British History Online

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III, 1699-1700. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.

'William III: July 1699', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III, 1699-1700, (London, 1937) pp. 233-243. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/will-mary/1699-1700/pp233-243 [accessed 24 April 2024]

July 1699



July 1.	Warrant to apprehend — Philpot and — Leveson, for suspicion of treason. Mem. Philpot was taken into custody July 2, and delivered to capt. Lucan, commander of one of H.M. pacquet boats, Aug. 6, 1699. [S.P. 44. 349. p. 118.]
July 4. Whitehall.	Lord Jersey to Mr. Justice Rokeby. 'Tis some time ago that the French ambassador presented a memorial to the king that country people plundered a French ship, forced ashore near Penzance. The owners have prosecuted the persons who took the goods, but, being strangers, meet, as they complain, with great obstructions, and desire I would write to you (who are going the western circuit) that right may be done them. I transmit enclosures, desiring you will do what is reasonable for their relief.
	[Note.] The enclosures were the depositions of John Boase and Will, Hitchcock before the mayor of Penzance, concerning the rescuing of some persons seized for plundering the ship. [S.P. 44. 100. p. 312.]
July 4. Whitehall.	Ja. Vernon to postmasters general. Enclosed is a list of several poor French protestants, disbanded in Ireland. They are desirous to go to Holland, and you will give them a free passage.
	James Donneau, Peter Glories, David Bec de la Grave, John Gorse, John du Cros, Henry Mathieu, Simon Roussell, Benoist Galibert, Peter Sauset, John Alison, Israel Barbasan [? u], John Favre, Moise du Bourg, David Ambroise, Anthony Bridian [? u], Stephen Arnoux, Michel Mathieu, Rostand Bertrand, Louis Bigarrat, Lewis Blabier, John Rodier, David Bernard. [S.P. 44. 101. pp. 43–4.]
July 4. Dublin Castle.	Lord Galway to Mr. Vernon. I fear I did not make my meaning clear, if you thought that what I wrote against things being given to papists was with reference to col. Hussey. I quite agree that he should receive marks of royal favour. Unless I am mistaken what I wrote to you so emphatically was with reference to Will Bourk. In any case any orders we get in favour of col. Hussey will be well received and promptly executed.
	I do not think well of Sir Robert Clayton's answer to the duke of Bolton. It is impossible to succeed, when one meets with opposition on all sides.
	The yacht left this morning for Bristol to attend lord Berkeley. The duke of Bolton informed me that the duchess would leave at the beginning of August to go to meet him, so we do not expect him this winter.
	There is nothing going on here which I need tell you, except that the presbyterians have sent a minister to Galway. They long to irritate us as much as they can. They are discontented, and are determined to make us give them cause for complaint. They are dissatisfied because we did not declare in their favour, and want to compel us to declare against them. It is a trap, which we must avoid if possible; but we shall have great difficulty in doing so. French. 2½ pp. [S.P. 63. 360. ff. 149–150.]
July 4. Council Office [Dublin.]	W. Palmer to Secretary Vernon. We have not been able to get the articles drawn fair again and sent with Sir Rd. Levings's reasons to Mr. Foulks. Sir Richard has been in such a hurry of business. [Ibid. ff. 151–2.]
July 4. Dublin.	E[dward] Harrison to James Vernon. I have at last levied a fine by dedimus, and have named commissioners in London for my son's joining in it; the difficulty chiefly arising by the term and the great business of Sir Richard Levings, and by Mr. Palmer's being register to the Court of Claims, which required his constant attendance.
	In compliance to your desires of an addition to the present maintenance I have promised Mr. Palmer to give my son and your daughter £50 p. ann.; but will not insert it in the writings, that I may have the more thanks and respect.
	Mr. Palmer has named Mr. John Ellis and Mr. Jeoffery Griffith, two of his commissioners, to be joined with a knight, of which we have named four; to be sure of one, which the law requires. Were it not that I have a great value for your alliance I should have stumbled at some things, but that's all now over.
	You have several times hinted at my waiting on lord Galway, which I have done at least as often. He is very civil and promises very fairly; but, if you do not by your own interest in England provide something for my son in Ireland, nothing will be done here: for they have more hangers on than places. 2½ pp. Seal. Ibid. ff. 153–4.]
July 4–14. Loo.	Warrant to the lords justices of Ireland, for a new commission of the revenue, Ireland. (Treas. Cal., XIV, 412.) [S.O. 1. 14. pp. 206–7.]
July 5. Whitehall.	Ja. Vernon to the Admiralty. You are the best judges whether capt. Edwards's sloop be fit for the Irish seas. If not, you will please to consider where else he may be employed in his Majesty's service. [S.P. 44. 204. p. 233.]
July 6. Whitehall.	The same to postmasters general. Charles Assan, Anthony Benoît, Thomas Gautier and Bartholomew Chico are poor French protestants, disbanded in Ireland, desirous to go to Holland. You will give them free passages. [S.P. 44. 101. p. 45.]
July 7. Whitehall.	The same to the Admiralty. I have just now an account from Mr. Blathwayt that your letter of June 23, relating to Mr. Dummer, has been laid before his Majesty, who fully approves your report and directs that some fit person be appointed to take charge of the office of surveyor of the navy. [S.P. 44. 204. p. 233.]
July 8. Whitehall.	The same to the duke of Bolton. The lords justices have approved the list of those you propose for deputy lieutenants in Hampshire. [S.P. 44. 101. p. 46.]
	The lords justices approve of the Rt. Honble. Pawlett, the Rt. Honble. John Smith, Sir Robert Worseley, Sir John St. Barbe, Rich. Norton, George Pitt, col. George Bridges, Anth. Henlye, Thomas Jervoyce, col. Henry Dawley, col. Rich. Holt, col. Richard Chaundler, col. John Fawconer, Tho. Hoby, and Robt. Mitchell, esqs. to be deputy lieutenants of Hampshire. [S.P. 44, 167. p. 396.]
July 8. Whitehall.	Ja. Vernon to the Admiralty. His Majesty orders that the prosecution of Walter Harris (on account of the quarrel that formerly happened between him and his commander) shall be stopped. [S.P. 44. 101. p. 45 and S.P. 44. 204. p. 234.]
	The same to Mr. Recorder. I have lately had an account from Newgate of the great liberty allowed to those who are detained there by Act of Parliament, as having been concerned in the intended assassination of his Majesty: that not only all sorts of people are admitted to them, but they are permitted to indulge in all excess and debauchery, and to draw others into very scandalous behaviour. You may have received the same information, since the person who sends me this account tells me he has written to you.
	I know not the man, nor how far he is to be credited, but speaking lately to lord chief justice Holt, he thinks, if such scandal be given, it is fit to be taken notice of at the sessions. [S.P. 44. 101. p. 46.]
	Caveat that no person claiming under lord Molyneux obtain a warrant for a privy seal for qualifying a deputy to the office of master forester of Symonds Wood and Croxtath and of his Majesty's parks within the wapentake of West Derby, and the office of steward within the wapentake or hundred of Salford, all in the county palatine of Lancaster, without notice to Richard Woollaston, esq., the present grantee, at the duchy office in Gray's Inn Lane. [S.P. 44. 74. p. 8: and S.P. 44. 75. p. 5, under date July 15, where 'Croxtath' appears as 'Crox Lath.']
July 10. Loo.	Warrant to the lords justices of Ireland to pay a pension of 6s. a day to the marquis d'Arseliers, as royal bounty, in consideration of his services abroad during the war. (Treas. Cal. XV, 408, where the warrant is ascribed to the year 1700.) [S.O. 1. 14. p. 291.]
July 10.	Warrant to apprehend Thomas Harrison, for high treason. [S.P. 44. 349. p. 104.]
July 11. Whitehall.	Warrant by the lords justices for a grant to Henry, viscount Longueville, his heirs and successors, of one market and four fairs in the town of Egton, co. York, the market to be held on Tuesday in every week, and the fairs on Aug. 24th, if a Sunday then on the Monday following, and on the Tuesdays before Martlemas, Candlemas and May day yearly. [S.P. 44. 347. p. 515, and S.O. 3. 20. f. 179.]
	Warrant to the lords justices of Ireland for the payment of £1000 to Charles, earl of Berkeley, towards his equipage and preparation upon his appointment as one of the lords justices of Ireland. [S.O. 1. 14. p. 204.]
July 11. Whitehall.	The same, to pay themselves the allowance of £6953 6s. 8d. p. annum, being the usual allowance formerly given to the chief governor of Ireland, from the day on which lord Berkeley shall enter upon the joint execution of the government, and so much as the fees of the licences for exporting wool shall fall short of the annual income which the same produced according to a medium for the last seven years of the reign of Charles II, to commence from the same time: and to pay to the duke of Bolton, lord Galway, lord Jersey and the archbishop of Dublin all sums due on the allowance until lord Berkeley enter upon the joint execution of the government. (Treas. Cal., XIV, 414.) [S.O. 1. 14. pp. 204–5.]
	The same, for the appointment of Robert Tracy, esq., to be one of the justices of the court of King's Bench in Ireland, in place of Sir John Lindon, knt., deceased, during his Majesty's pleasure. [Ibid. p. 205: S.P. 67. 2. p. 225.]
	Proceedings upon the petition of Richard Scutt for the next almsman's place in Trinity College, Cambridge: shewing that he served in several frigates during the whole war, "as the Pendennis, the Phoenix, and particularly the Burford, where on May 19th, 1692, in the great engagement against the French fleet " he was wounded. Granted. [S.O. 8. 27. No. 49: a certificate that the petitioner has £5 a year pension from the chest at Chatham, ibid. No. 49 (i).]
	Proceedings upon the petition of Thomas Pool, verger of Ely cathedral, for a beadsman's place in the cathedral, void by the death of Thomas Ingram. Granted. [S.O. 8. 27. No. 50.]
	Proceedings upon the petition of Richard Hodgson, for the next almsman's place in Durham cathedral. He was injured while serving on H.M.S. Severn, on Oct. 10th, 1697, when the main-mast fell. Granted. Appended to the petition is a certificate signed by Richd. White and the ship's officers. [Ibid. Nos. 48, 48 (i): S.O. 5. 31. f. 59. v.]
July 11.	Grant of an almsman's place in Bristol cathedral to Hugh Jones. [S.O. 5. 31. f. 59. v.]
July 13. Whitehall.	Charge given by the lords justices in council to the judges going the circuits:
	that they be careful to punish vice and profaneness, and to encourage in their charges all other magistrates to be zealous in doing the same:
	the archbishop of Canterbury having sent lately circular letters to his clergy by the king's direction for suppressing vice and immorality, the judges of the circuits within the province are to take notice thereof in their charges:
	that his Majesty's proclamation of 27 Feb. 1697, be continued to be read:
	that the Association and Declaration of the Test be tendered to dangerous and suspected persons:
	that care be taken to punish highwaymen, housebreakers, coiners, clippers, etc., and offenders who disturb the public peace:
	that the authors and publishers of scandalous and seditious discourses, libels and pamphlets, be diligently enquired after and punished:
	that enquiry be made what the justices of the peace have done about tendering the Association and Test, pursuant to a proclamation published in March last, and whether the account of the justices proceedings have been transmitted to the council. Copy.
	On another copy of the foregoing there is a memorandum, "Copies of the above were sent to the twelve judges." [S.P. 32. 11. ff. 308–311.]
July 13. Whitehall.	Lord Jersey to the Commissioners for Trade. The king commands me to refer to you the enclosed petition of Peter van Belle, for your report. (For the petition, relating to the importation of slaves into the island of St. Christopher's, see Cal. S.P., America & W. Indies, 1699, Nos. 648, 648 (i).) [S.P. 44. 100. p. 313.]
July 14. Loo.	The king to the privy council of Scotland. We have been informed of your proceedings in reference to the papists taken at a meeting held in the duke of Gordon's lodgings, and of the orders you have given for prosecuting the duke for some expressions he has had before you; in which we think he has been very much wanting in that respect which is due to our government and to your authority, as well as to truth itself; since those of that persuasion must be convinced that they have met with nothing from us but the utmost lenity.
	We are fully satisfied with what you have acted, and with your zeal for vindicating the honour of our government and securing the public peace of the nation. We have ever been averse from prosecuting any on account of religion, so long as they have kept within bounds: but when they proceed to such open violation of the laws, as tends evidently to the disturbance of the public peace, you may be assured we will suffer the law and justice to have its due course. [S.P. 57. 17. p. 228.]
	Commission to — St. Leger to be captain of the company formerly commanded by captain Bose, in lord Portmore's regiment of foot in Scotland. [Ibid. p. 229.]
July 15. Whitehall.	Ja. Vernon to the Council of Trade. I am to send you the extract of a letter from Mr. Cressett, envoy at the house of Lunenburg, taking notice how much our merchants suffer in the Elbe by the toll at Stade, which daily increases. You will report what instruction may be given thereupon to Mr. Robinson, and how far he should endeavour a redress by the treaty of commerce he is now negotiating at Stockholm.
	Extract of a letter from Mr. Cresset to Mr. Blathwayt, dated 27 June, 1699. Many English merchants complain of the vexatious toll at Stade, imposed very arbitrarily of late years upon our ships. If Mr. Robinson has orders to enter upon a treaty of commerce with Sweden no doubt he will be instructed on that point. [S.P. 44. 101. pp. 47–48.]
July 16. Whitehall.	The same to the Treasury. Mr. Cressett, his Majesty's envoy to the house of Lunenburg, lately represented his extreme difficulties, owing to non-payment of his bills of extraordinaries. He cannot maintain his credit abroad, or support himself or his family any longer. I am to acquaint you with his Majesty's compassionate sense of his circumstances, that effectual and speedy care may be taken for his relief. [Ibid. p. 47.]
July 17. Loo.	Pass to Christopher, lord Barnard, his wife, son and daughter, to visit France etc. Latin. [S.P. 44. 348. p. 56.]
July 18. Whitehall.	Ja. Vernon to the commissioners of Customs. The lords justices have received advice from Maryland and Virginia of a number of pirates lately arrived in those parts from Madagascar. Two of them, John Spence and Christopher Garrison, said to be Dutchmen, were brought to the Capes of Virginia by a sloop belonging to Andrew Gravenraet of New York, whereof John van Bing was master. They were put on board a brigantine belonging to Maryland, Henry Bird, master, bound for London.
	Another pirate, Peter Rockt, said to be a Frizelander, was about the same time put on board capt. John Yoakely bound for London, whom they met with off Potmack river in Maryland. You will direct diligent search to be made for these persons, if the said ships or either of them be arrived. [S.P. 44. 101. p. 48.]
	The same to the mayor of Bristol. The lords justices have advice from Maryland and Virginia of some pirates lately arrived from Madagascar. Two of them, Robert English and Henry Glover, were brought from Delaware river in a sloop belonging to Andrew Gravenraet of New York, whereof John van Bing was master, and off of the Capes of Virginia were put on board a brigantine bound for Bristol. Though the information be not so full as it ought to be, since the vessel is not named on which these pirates were embarked, yet it may suffice, if the advice do not come too late. You will consult with the Customs officers. [S.P. 44. 101. p. 49.]
July 18. Whitehall.	Warrant for the royal assent to, and confirmation of the election of John, now bishop of Oxford, to be bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. [S.P. 44. 151. p. 42: S.O. 8. 27. No. 51.]
	Certificate that Charles, earl of Manchester, ambassador extraordinary to France, departed June 1st ult. [S.P. 44. 348. p. 55.]
	A similar certificate for Abraham Stanyan, secretary to the embassy. [Ibid.]
July 18. Loo.	Commissions to Mr. James Campbell to be captain (with rank of lieutenant colonel) of the company formerly commanded by lieut.-col. James Scot: to lieut.-col. James Scot to be captain of the company formerly commanded by lieut.-col. Patrick Ronalds: to William, earl of Dalhoussie, to be captain (with rank of lieutenant-colonel) of the company formerly commanded by the late George, earl of Dalhoussie, his brother; all in the regiment of foot guards whereof major general George Ramsay is colonel [S.P. 57. 17. p. 229.]
	The lords justices of England to the lords justices of Ireland, transmitting the king's instructions. The instructions are of the same tenor as those of May 5, 1695, printed in Cal. S.P. Dom. (1694–1695), pp. 445–59. By the last article, 32, they are required not to summon a parliament in Ireland "without particular directions from his Majesty, or in his absence from the guardians or justices of England." [S.P. 67. 2. pp. 199–220.]
	The lords justices of England to John Methuen, esq., lord chancellor of Ireland; Narcissus, archbishop of Dublin; and Henry, earl of Drogheda; warrant, reciting that the king had appointed Charles, duke of Bolton; Charles, earl of Berkely; and Henry, earl of Galway, to be justices and commissioners of Ireland: and directing them to administer the usual oath and to deliver to them the sword of State. [Ibid.: and S.O. 1. 14. p. 206.]
July 18. Dublin Castle.	Lord Galway to Mr. Vernon. I shall wait to hear what you think of doing for capt. Harrison, and shall always be ready to meet your wishes.
	I shall take your advice and shall not restore the command at Sligo to Mr. de la Faucille. The two men in question in the artillery are a firemaster, and a simple gunner; a Swede and a Frenchman respectively. I am convinced that La Tour did not settle this matter without consultation, as you saw by Mr. Pulteney's letter.
	We shall send particulars of the three men arrested at Loo; we have written as to that. (fn. 1)
	I received to-day the letter which Mr. Frowler delivered to me from you. We shall examine it to-morrow with the archbishop, and will see what use we can make of it, and what we can do for him. French. 2 pp. [S.P. 63. 360. ff. 155–156.]
July 21. Dieren.	Royal warrant to the lords of the Treasury of Scotland: for paying to the officers of the battalion of foot guards quartered at Edinburgh their full pay, commencing with the next monthly payments. [S.P. 57. 17. p. 229.]
July 21.	Warrant to apprehend Charles Peter, alias Spencer or Thorold, for suspicion of high treason. [S.P. 44. 349. p. 107.]
July 22.	Warrant to apprehend Edward Adams, — Horn, — Kenedy, John Prendergast, and William O'Bryan, for treason for returning from France without licence. [Ibid. p. 131.]
July 24. Dublin Castle.	Lord Galway to Mr. Vernon. I have your letter of the 18th inst. I hope the affair of the presbyterian minister at Galway may not have any bad result: the archbishop takes it better than I expected, and consequently the presbyterians are less obstinate. The minister has not been put in prison by the mayor, and has withdrawn after having preached twice. I don't know whether he will return there.
	The bishop of Derry torments them about marriages, the bishop of Rapho with prayers at funerals. (fn. 2) The presbyterians are really in the wrong; and the greater the pressure put upon them the more obstinate they become. There is a college in the bishopric of Down which is also illegal. (fn. 3) The bishop will handle that matter very gently, and I trust that we shall get over these difficulties; but, as moderation is essential, both parties are dissatisfied with everything we do. However, this is not the cause of what Lloid claims to have discovered; which he exaggerates in his letter, as do all those who give information, to make themselves more important.
	It is true nevertheless that what took place in the last session of the English parliament has alienated public opinion. The papists take great advantage of the bad relations which they say exist between the king and his parliament. The leaders are all at Dublin.
	People come secretly from England and even from France, and they certainly arouse the hopes of the populace as much as possible. It is not true that they raise troops. We arrest and prosecute those whom we can discover who come from France. Joy is one of the greatest rascals in the kingdom, who gave the same information to me as to Lloid. I had him examined, and I took the examination myself. He could not tell us anything useful; his object was to persuade us to give him a pension, to enable him to make great discoveries. It would be not merely a waste of money but a disgrace to the government to make use of a man who is so discredited that no one will associate with him. Lloid is very vexed because I did not give him any money when he was here, and Joy is vexed because I will not give him a pension.
	However it is true that there is a movement amongst the papists. We have had three or four persons arrested lately; amongst them one Goodyer, an Englishman. We are communicating to lord Jersey the informations upon which we had him arrested, and what we have been able to learn from him.
	We have released the three others, and shall keep this one to see if we can get anything more out of him. I shall be obliged however, if you will send me copies of letters which Lloid sends to you. 4 pp. French. Endorsed, R. 1 Aug. [S.P. 63. 360. ff. 157–8.]
July 24. Whitehall.	Warrant to apprehend John Bellingham, Mrs. Bellingham, Hanah Eastman, and — Hays, for raising and altering exchequer bills. [S.P. 44. 349. p. 106.]
July 25.	Warrants to apprehend William Gore, esq., and Henry Lawrence, for treasonable practices. [Ibid. p. 104.]
July 26. Zuylestein.	Warrant to the lords justices of Ireland, for the appointment of Peter Browne, B.D., to be provost of Trinity College, Dublin, in the place of Dr. George Browne, deceased. [S.O. 1. 14. pp. 207–8: S.P. 67. 2. pp. 228–9.]
July 26. Whitehall.	Warrant to search at Shrewsbury for William Fosbrook, Thomas Jordan, Richard Swift, Richard Downes, —Chambers, and Elizabeth Roberts, and to apprehend them for treason in counterfeiting coin. [S.P. 44. 349. p. 105.]
July 27. Whitehall.	Ja. Vernon to the mayor of Bristol. I have your letters. You have done what you could towards apprehending the two pirates. The consciousness of their guilt will not suffer them to stay long in a place. We must try however whether they may not yet be met with.
	I wrote to Mr. Colt for a description of them. I know not what to think of the account given by capt. Scandaret and others, concerning the small sums these men brought over. I am satisfied that the pirates who arrived lately in America made a dividend of about £500 each. [S.P. 44. 101. p. 50.]
July 27. Whitehall.	The same to Mr. Sanson. You will acquaint the commissioners that I received the account they sent concerning Rockt, the Dutch pirate. Since he is gone for Holland, I will try whether he may not be met with there. Meantime I think capt. Yoakly should give more particulars of the account this man gave of himself during the voyage. I wish the two that are still behind do not give us the slip in the same manner, and find a ship, as it were ready laid, to carry them for Holland. [Ibid.]
	The same to Sir Tho. Wheat. I lately wrote to Bristol to enquire after Mr. Henry Glover, who is accused of piracy. I am informed that he arrived there about the 11th inst., but stayed no longer than till he bought a horse for £3. He gave out that he was going to see his relations, that lived at Cumner near Oxford. The lords justices believe he may be found by this, and desire you to make diligent search for him. He is a notorious offender, and one of those who pirated in the East Indies. [Ibid. p. 51.]
July 29. Office of Ordnance.	The Ordnance Board to the lords justices. Lord Romney, before he left England, signified his Majesty's pleasure that we should pull down the new main guard house, which hinders the prospect of the grand store house. Whereupon, as soon as we had fitted up the old main guard house, we wrote to lord Lucas to desire him to remove the soldiers, and he answered that he cannot comply till further orders. We desire your directions. Endorsed, R. 30 July. [S.P. 32. 11. ff. 312–313.]
[July.]	Bill signed by lord Jersey, Secretary of State, for payment of the expenses of John Symonds, king's messenger, for going to Margate. [S.P. 44. 348. p. 54.]
July.	Note for the dividend. [S.P. 32. 11. f. 314.]