Treasury Books and Papers: June 1738

Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, Volume 3, 1735-1738. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1900.

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'Treasury Books and Papers: June 1738', in Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, Volume 3, 1735-1738, (London, 1900) pp. 485-491. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books-papers/vol3/pp485-491 [accessed 11 April 2024]

June 1738

June 1. 67. Memorial to the King from the Commissioners or Governors of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, dated Admiralty Office, praying to be invested with the proper powers for putting in execution the Act of the last Session for explaining and amending the Act of 8 Geo. II. for the application of the rents and profits of the estates forfeited by the attainders of the late Earl of Derwentwater and Charles Radcliffe: particularly in relation to the cutting of timber, working of mines, and granting of leases. 3 pages. [Treasury Board Papers CCXCVIII. No. 10.]
June 6. 68. Petition to the Treasury from William Webb. Sets forth that gaming houses are a public nuisance, that he has laid out 500l. in suppressing them, has obtained a verdict against one Wiltshire, and has further prosecuted the gaming houses in and about Covent Garden. Several vexatious and groundless prosecutions have been trumped up against him, in order to disable him and stifle the prosecution, whereby he has been brought a prisoner to the King's Bench. Prays a remission of the King's proportion of the third part of his fine.
Referred to Mr. Paxton. [Reference Book X. p. 110.]
[After
1738,
June 6.]		 69. Statements by William Eliot, Receiver General of Land Tax and House Duties for Cornwall, of the accounts of the said duties respectively, viz., of the Land Tax for the years 1720–1736 and of House Duties for the years 1720–1735 for said county. 2 pages. [Treasury Board Papers CCXCVIII. No. 10.]
June 15. 70. Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe or his deputy for preparation of a lease under the Exchequer Seal, of the manor of Sheene, alias West Sheene, alias Richmond, with the appurtenances in the county of Surrey and the office or offices of Steward and Keeper of the Courts and Leets and view of Frankpledge within the said manor to George, Earl of Cholmondeley, during His Majesty's pleasure, at the reserved rent of 20l. and without fine.
Prefixing:—Particular, dated 1738, June 3, of the premises and memorandum by Auditor William Lowndes, ratal of same by the Surveyor General of Crown Lands, and entry of demise.
[Crown Lease Book V. pp. 4–9.]
June 16. 71. Royal sign manual to the Commissioners and Trustees for Fisheries and Improvements in Scotland, sanctioning and approving their proposed scheme, detailed, for the employment of 1,961l. 5s. being part of the sum of 3,020l. 19s., the savings in the hands of the Cashier of said Trustees from the expenses of the preceding year. [North Britain Book XII. pp. 218–9.]
[Before
June 19.]		 72. Memorial to the Treasury from Samuel Killingbeck. “Nixon, the Nonjuring Parson, having blown up five Acts of Parliament and therewith published a libel in Westminster Hall, her late Majesty, as Guardian of the Realm,” by proclamation of 1736, July 16, offered a reward of 200l. for the discovery of the author or publisher of the said wicked and treasonable libel. “That notwithstanding your memorialist was no ways concerned either in the writing, printing or publishing the said libel (other than being in Westminster Hall when the explosion was made by the said Nixon), yet your memorialist was only ordered the sum of 75l. for his trouble, loss of time and long confinement, when Doctor Gaylard (who was a promoter of the affair and did not only actually compose the said libel with his own hand and hired another person to print it, but also procured some and bought other materials wherewith to do it), was ordered 200l. … The said Doctor Graylard did not surrender himself nor would have confessed the fact, but out of fear of being prosecuted for another offence of the like nature, for which he was then in custody, and a witness ready to prove it against him…. Had it not been for memorialist's testimony the said libel would have been fixed on the said Gaylard himself.” At the instigation of Nixon's adherents petitioner has been arrested, and has since had to abscond. Prays some further reward. 2 pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCXCVIII No. 12.]
June 20.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 73. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Winnington, Mr. Earle.
Benjamin Woodward, at the recommendation of the Duke of Manchester, is to be distributor of stamps for the county of Huntingdon, loco — Dowse, widow, deceased.
Joseph. Richardson is to be removed from being a Commissioner of the Alienation Office to be a Commissioner for Taxes, loco Richard Aldworth, deceased, and Hills Mussenden is to succeed Richardson in the Alienation Office. John Pell is to be Register of Certificates in Jersey, loco Philip Paine, deceased.
Order for the following issues out of the Civil List funds: —
£ s. d.
To the Speaker of the House of Commons 500 0 0
To Mr. Paxton 1,500 0 0
To Mr. Sheffeild 800 0 0
The French ambassador's letter about the French ship seized at Falmouth, and now under prosecution to be sent to the Customs Commissioners for them to take care to bring the cause to a hearing on the sittings after this term, according to the said ambassador's desire.
“Lay before my Lords at their next meeting an account of such payments for midsummer quarter, 1738, as have used to be immediately satisfyed at the end of the year.”
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. p. 79.]
June 21.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 74. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Winnington, Mr. Earle.
“Send the account now read, which comes enclosed by the Duke of Newcastle's order in a letter dated the 20th instant, of the behaviour of Philemon Philips, master of the ‘Walker’ sloop, on the 10th of this month, to the Commissioners of the Customs to examine and make report thereupon with all convenient speed.”
The Taxes Commissioners attend and the accounts of the payments and arrears on land tax and house duties of all the Receivers General are read and observed upon by their Lordships. All the said Receivers General ordered to be continued for land tax 1738 except 15, detailed, who stand respited till further order.
Their Lordships agree to the Excise Commissioners publishing an advertisement for the discovering of the persons concerned in sending threatening letters to Thomas Binham, according to their memorial of May 25 last.
Transmit to Mr. Paxton the following papers, now read, to be laid before the Attorney General, and direct Mr. Paxton to pursue with diligence at the King's charge such orders as the said Attorney General shall advise:—
(1) A memorial from the Auditor of the Plantations of the 19th instant for defending the Crown's right and interest in a contest between the Council of Virginia and Lord Fairfax, relating to a large tract of land there.
(2) [Two] memorial[s] from Mr. Whitworth, Surveyor General of Woods, of the 20th instant, with. several informations against persons concerned in stealing timber in New Forset, about which an advertisement is published in the Gazette.
(3) A representation from the Taxes Commissioners of April 27 last, touching injuries which Mr. Wallaston, the Receiver of Taxes for the county of Salop, has suffered by means of forged receipts and insults made on a trial held at the assizes there about the same.
Orders for the following issues out of the Civil List Revenues:—
£ s. d.
To the Cofferer of the Household, to clear 1737, Christmas quarter 15,840 0 0
To the Works, the like 6,218 19 6¼
To the Wardrobe, the like, exclusive of mourning 3,920 9 8
To foreign ministers, the like 8,769 5 0
To the Treasurer of the Chamber, the like 6,203 9 11
To pensions, payable by Mr. Steuart, the like 14,573 16 11¼
To Mr. Minns for plate, the like 623 9 9
To the Band of Pensioners, the like 1,500 0 0
To salaries and pensions, the like: about 6,715 0 0
To the Lords of the Treasury and others, usually paid with them 1738, midsummer quarter 4,862 14 4
The memorial of the Paymaster General of the Forces of the 22nd instant, enclosing Sir Joseph Eyles's proposal for remitting the subsistence money to Minorca and Gibraltar 1738, June 25, to August 24, read and agreed to as follows, the rates of exchange being certified to be as usual, viz.:—19,700 dollars for Minorca, payable in gold at sight, at 55d. per dollar; 19,000 dollars for Gibraltar, payable in gold at sight, at 54½d. per dollar.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. pp. 80–1, 83; Letter Book XIX. pp. 473–4.]
June 23. 75. A distribution of the Naval Cash, or account, dated Navy Office, of what money remains to come in for naval services from the supplies of the year 1738, shewing at what times and for what services and in what sums the same may be issued to accommodate all naval services till the granting of new supplies in the next Parliament. 1 sheet.
[Treasury Board Papers CCXCVIII. No. 16.]
76. Account, dated as above, shewing the debt due on the course of the Navy and Victualling from 1737–8, January, to May 31 last. 1 page.
[Ibid. No. 17.]
[After
June 24.]		 77. Same of the income and issues of His Majesty's Civil List revenues between 1737, midsummer, and 1738, midsummer. (Total income, 889,950l. 4s. 3d.; total issues, 801,036l. 17s. 6¼d.; balance in hand, 88,913l. 6s. 8¾d. 1 sheet.
[Ibid. No. 19.]
[Before
June 27]		 78. Memorial to the Treasury from Alexander Wilson on behalf of Brigadier-General Anstruther, Lieutenant-Governor of Minorca. Before said Lieutenant-Governor set out for Minorca he applied for instructions concerning the extra victualling of St. Philip's Castle in case of a siege, and the fund from which same should be payable. By the Luke of Newcastle's letter of April 20 last to said Anstruther necessary directions were promised for provision of victuals and for the extra charge for wood and oil to be by a credit upon the Paymaster General. Has applied to said Paymaster General for credit accordingly, but without the proper order or warrant from the Treasury it cannot be given. Prays issue of said warrant to said Paymaster General.
Endorsed:—Prepare a warrant accordingly. 1 page.
[Ibid. No. 20.]
June 27.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 79. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Winnington, Mr. Earle.
The petition of Henry Tolcher, tidesurveyor at Plymouth, for his charges in prosecuting a seizure, referred to the Customs Commissioners.
Order for the issue to the Treasurer of the Navy of 42,918l. 10s., out of funds anno 1738, for services as in his memorial of this day.
The respite on Mr. Hunt, Receiver General of Taxes for Warwickshire. to be taken off, the Agents for Taxes by their letter of this day having certified their Lordships that his remain of 14,010l. is reduced to 3,010l.
Auditor Lowndes's report of the 31 May last on Susanna Drewit's petition to be discharged of a debt to the Crown from William Tisbury, deceased, late Receiver of the Revenues for Somerset and other counties, read and agreed to upon payment of the sum of 300l., according to the said report.
The report of the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of May 19 last on the Duke of Newcastle's petition for a lease of Barton Ferry in Lincolnshire read and agreed to, save only that the sum of 320l. is to be remitted in consideration of the loss of boats maliciously burned, the charge of prosecuting the offenders and the cost of rebuilding new boats for the same.
“Transmit Mr. Wilson's memorial for a credit to be given Brigadier-General Anstruther at Minorca for making necessary provisions of wood and oil and other contingent expenses for the forces and garrison there to the Paymaster General of the Forces, and desire him to let the said Brigadier or Mr. Wilson know that as he has received His Majesty's commands to make the said necessary provisions, he may draw bills from time to time to reimburse the expense thereof on the Paymaster of the Forces, and my Lords will take care that money shall be provided to answer the same, instructing him at the same time to keep a just account thereof, so as the money paid in the said bills may be regularly discharged.”
Order for a warrant for Christopher Rhodes to be Commissioner of Excise in Scotland, loco Christopher Wyville, and for John Gough to be Comptroller of Excise ibid., loco said Rhodes.
The letter from the Secretary at War of the 23rd instant, enclosing Mr. Revel's proposals for victualling General Oglethorpe's regiment at Georgia read, being a demand of 3d. per man per day without any deduction. “My Lords observing that the Crown is at the charge of 2d. a man per diem only for victualling at Placentia and Annapolis Royal, are of opinion that the said rate must not be exceeded.”
The Auditor of the Receipt's report of the 16th instant on Charles Pocock's petition for an order for part of the Banker's debt, to which he is entitled, read and agreed to.
Mr. Paxton is to pay out of the money imprested to him for law charges 64l. 13s. 5d. to Mr. Leonard Martin to satisfy a bill for law charges for His Majesty's service, in case he finds the same reasonable.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. pp. 82–3; Letter Book XIX. p. 474–5.]
June 27. 80. Copy of indenture made between the Lords of the Treasury of the one part and Sir William Ashburnham, Cornelius Cayley and Hill Missenden, ordaining and confirming the said Ashburnham, Cayley and Missenden [the last named loco Joseph Richardson], to be Commissioners of Alienations, viz., as deputies to the said Treasury Lords, with full power to execute, &c., whatever the said Lords were empowered to do by the force of the Privy Seal of 1737, July 11: which said letters of Privy Seal authorised any three or more of the Treasury Lords by themselves or deputies to manage levy, &c., &c., the revenues and profits arising by fines, commonly called the King's Fines or the Queen's Fines in the Chancery for the purchasing or suing forth of any writ or writs of covenant, whereupon fines are or ought to be levied, and all fines of sums of money which shall he due or payable to His Majesty in the Hanaper of the said Court of Chancery for the purchasing or suing forth any writ or writs of covenant or other writ or writs out of His Majesty's Court of Chancery for the levying of the fines, and all the revenue and profits arising by the fines, commonly called the King's Fines or the Queen's Fines in Chancery for the purchasing or suing forth any writs of entré in the Post, whereupon any Common Recovery to be had by the consent of parties for assurance of any castles, honours, titles of honour, manors, messuages, lands, tenements, rents, pensions, annuities, knights fees, advowsons or other hereditaments are or ought to be suffered at any time, and all fines or sums which shall be due and payable to His Majesty in the Hanaper of the said Court of Chancery for or by reason of the purchasing or suing forth of any writ or writs of entré or any other writ or writs of the said Court of Chancery for the only suffering of any such Common Recovery or Recoveries.
[Warrants not relating to Money XXVI. pp. 85–7.]
June 29.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 81. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Winning-ton, Mr. Earle.
Orders for the following issues out of the Civil List funds:—
£ s. d.
To Mr. Selwyn, for 1738, midsummer quarter, on the Duke of Cumberland's establishment 3,000 0 0
To same, for the like quarter, on the establishment of Princesses Emilie and Carolina 3,654 6 9¼
To same for same on same of the Princesses Mary and Louisa 1,163 6 0
To same, in further part of her late Majesty's debts undischarged at the time of her decease 1,207 10 2
To the Treasurer of His Majesty's Chamber, for messengers' bills 3,799 7 7
To George Middleton 2,090 19 0
To Daniel White, to reimburse expenses for His Majesty's service 10,000 0 0
To the underclerks of the Council, for extraordinary service 300 0 0
“Write to the Commissioners of the Victualling for an account of the provisions, sent for Oglethorpe's regiment, gone to Georgia, the quantity and species, with the value thereof and the time for which they were intended to serve.”
“The officers of the Exchequer are to be acquainted that the appropriation out of the public supplies of this year for Westminster Abbey, Georgia and the African Company, all national services, are not to be subject to the deduction of 6d. in the pound upon issuing thereof.”
Order for the issue to the Paymaster General of the Forces of 171,743l. 10s. 6½d., out of funds anno 1738, upon account for such uses and services of the Forces as their Lordships shall direct, according to his memorial of the — instant.
Same for same to the Treasurer of the Ordnance of 20,000l., out of the like funds for land and sea services.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. p. 84.]
June 29. 82. Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt, the Clerk of the Pells and all the officers of the said Receipt concerned to make forth 200,000l. in Exchequer bills on land tax 1738, in accordance with the Act for said land tax, and to take into the said Receipt 78,600l. in three per cent. loans on same to rank after the said 200,000l.: “judging it advisable for the public service that the sum of 200,000l. should in the first place be charged on the said Act in Exchequer bills, payable first in course, and that the sum of 78,600l. be afterwards raised thereupon by way of loan.” [Money Book XXXIX. pp. 261–2.]
June 30. 83. Royal sign manual, dated from Kensington, sanctioning from 1737, December 25, the establishment of the regiment of John, Earl of Rothes.
Together with said establishment, detailed, and warrant under the royal sign manual, dated as above, to Henry Pelham, Paymaster General of the Forces, for the deduction of 12d. per £ and one day's pay in the year out of all payments due on the said establishment, said deductions to be applied to the use of the Royal Hospital near Chelsea or such other uses as should be directed by warrant. 3 pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCXCVIII. No. 21.]
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