Warrant Books: January 1708, 16-20

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 22, 1708. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1952.

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'Warrant Books: January 1708, 16-20', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 22, 1708, (London, 1952) pp. 85-93. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol22/pp85-93 [accessed 25 April 2024]

January 1708, 16–20

Jan. 16. Royal warrant, dated St James's, to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 3000l. to Robert Harley, Secretary of State: for Secret Service.
The like for same to Charles, Earl of Sunderland for same. (Privy seals dated Jan 31 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIII, p. 300. (Money order dated March 4 for 3000l. to said Sunderland hereon. Order Book VII, p. 118.)
Money warrant for 30l. to the Dean & Chapter of Westminster for half a year to 1707 Xmas for the French Ministers in the Savoy. Money Book XIX, p. 156. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receipt to distribute & apply to Deficient Funds as follows the sum of 94495l. 16. 4 the said sum representing the income between 1707 Dec 19 & 1707–8 Jan 16 from branches of the revenue as follows: viz 190l. 18. 0 from whale fins being a surplus from the first General Mortgage or Deficiencies, scheme; 42961l. 14. 9 ½ from New Customs; 5268l. 12. 5 ½ from Additional Impositions; 1339l. 7. 1 from Vellum [or Stamp Duties]; 831l. 1. 11 ½ from Continued Impositions before 1 Aug 1706 being a surplus as above; 30718l. 12. 9 from ditto since that date; 79l. 14. 5 from Salt Duties before that date being a surplus as above; 2735l. 3. 0 ½ from ditto since that date; 10370l. 11. 10 from Windows; — from Marriages: the said distribution & application to be hereby as follows viz
The Deficiencies as computed by Act of Parliament How they stood upon the Register the 16th Jan 1707–8 The distribution & application hereby ordered
£ s. d £ s. d £ s. d
Exchequer Bills 515165 4 7 ¼ 367792 9 8 20816 0 6 ¼
First 3s. Aid 415099 0 0 423098 18 3 ¼ 16772 14 0
Paper for Plate 15400 0 0 15400 0 0 622 5 2 ½
Malt tickets 579060 0 0 403160 0 0 23397 15 10
Leather 504438 0 0 447438 0 0 20382 11 6 ½
Third Quarterly Poll 212770 17 0 220624 2 6 8597 6 6 ½
Third 3s. Aid 2583 2 9 27271 6 3 ¼ 1048 8 5 ½
New East India Company 65518 0 7 ¾ 36249 1 4 ½ 2647 7 1
General Society [East Indies] 5354 10 5 ¾ 2962 9 8 ¾ 216 7 1 ¾
£2338628 15 5 ¾ £1943996 7 10 ¼ £94495 16 4
Money Book XIX, pp. 192–3.
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to explain more fully their report on the petition of Anthony Merry & other merchants relating to some hammered money paid by them for the Duty on tin, in January 1696–7 at the rate of 5s. 8d. per ounce. Out Letters (General) XVIII, p. 383.
Jan. 16. William Lowndes to Mr. Borret to prosecute the encroachers on St James's Park wall & Garden wall as in the enclosed report [missing] of the Surveyor General of Crown Lands. Ibid., p. 384.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Queen's Remembrancer to take process against the following Receivers General of Taxes who are behind with their moneys and/or accounts for Duties on Houses & for Land Tax.
Appending: list by Thomas Jett, one of the Auditors of Imprests, of the accounts which are behind & undeclared within his audit division.
William Fausset, for Co Kent: his accounts for Duties on Houses & Land due for 1706 not yet delivered in.
John Weston, for Co Surrey: ditto for 1705 & 1706.
Antho Springate, for Co Sussex: his accounts for 1703–6 are not prosecuted.
John Dee, for same county: his accounts for houses for 1704 & 1705 & that for Land Tax 1706 are not delivered in.
John Parran & John Mason for Co Oxford: ditto for Houses for 1701.
Sir Robert Harrison for same county: ditto for Houses 1705 & 1706 & for Land Tax 1706.
Lawrence Ambrose, for Co Berks: ditto for 1706.
Ambrose Reddall for Co Beds: the like.
Hugh Horton for Co Bucks: the like.
Nathaniell Mollyneux for Co Lancs: his account for Land Tax 1692 is not delivered in.
William Kent for same county: his accounts for 1696 to 1701 are not prosecuted.
John Thornton for same county: his accounts for 1705 & 1706 are not delivered in.
Thomas Brougham, for Westmorland & Cumberland: his accounts for 1705 & 1706 are engrossing.
Benjamin Matthew for Northampton & Rutland: his account for Houses 1703 is ready for declaration.
John Cowper for same county: his accounts for 1705 & 1706 are not delivered in.
Samuell Clarke, for Hereford: his account for Houses for 1706 is not delivered in.
Thomas Albert, for Worcester: his account for Houses for 1704 is not prosecuted & for Land Tax 1706 is not delivered in.
Geo Hosier for Salop: his accounts for 1705 & 1706 are not delivered in.
Thomas Spendelow for Co Stafford: his account for Land Tax 1699 is not prosecuted.
William Burslam for same county: the like for Houses 1705.
Samuel Bayley, present Receiver for same county: all his accounts are cleared.
Francis Wyvell for Yorks, Durham & Northumberland: his accounts for 1706 not delivered in.
Nathaniell Rich for Co Essex: his accounts for 1701 & 1702 are not prosecuted.
Sir Hugh Everard, for same: the like for 1704.
Sir Hugh Everard & Major Maidstone jointly for same: the like for 1705.
John Turner [for same county]: his accounts of the Houses & 4s. Aid 1706 are delivered in and the balance of the Houses [is] paid.
Robert Peters for Co Herts: the like for 1706.
Sir William Fazakerly for London, Westminster & Middlesex: the like: his accounts for 1706 are not delivered in.
Augustin Briggs, for Norfolk: his accounts for 1696–8 are not prosecuted.
Mr. Blofield [for same county]: the like.
Robert Brown [for same county]: his account for Houses 1706 is not delivered in.
Thomas Love, for Suffolk: his account for the 12d. Aid 1689 is not delivered in.
Samuell Pacey, for same county: ditto for Houses 1706.
John Mason, for Cambridge: his accounts 1696–9 are not prosecuted.
John Millecent for same county: the like for Houses 1705.
Thomas Richers, for same county: the like for 1706.
Francis Mannaton for Cornwall: the like for Houses & Land Tax.
Mr. Wood, for Devon: his accounts 1703–5 are not passed.
Samuel Burridge, for same county: the like for 1704–6.
Joseph Quash, for same county: his accounts for 1706 are delivered in.
John [Derby] & Benjamin Derby for Co Dorset: their accounts for the Duties on Houses & 4s. Aid 1705 & 1706 are ready for declaration.
William Rogers for Gloucester: his account for Houses 1706 is not delivered in.
Geo Dixon for Co Somerset: his accounts for the Duty on Houses & 4s. Aid 1706 are cleared.
Thomas Austin for Co Southampton: his account for the 4s. Aid 1706 is delivered in but not prosecuted.
Co Wilts: the like for Houses & Land Tax for 1706.
James Taylor for the Palaces of Whitehall & St James's: his accounts for 9 years for Houses are ready for declaration: but those for Houses 1705 & 1706 & for Land Tax for 1706 are not delivered in. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, pp. 97–100.
Jan. 17. Royal warrant dated St James's to Treasurer Godolphin for a further 20000l. to John Tailer, deputy Surveyor General of Crown Lands, for building at Woodstock; without account other than such as shall be rendered to the Duke of Marlborough. (Money warrant dated Jan 28 hereon.) (Money order dated Jan 31 hereon.) Queen's Warrant Book XXIII, p. 300. Order Book VII, p. 106.
Money warrant for 100l. to Dr. Richard Bentley for half a year's fee or salary to 1707 Xmas as Library Keeper to the Queen. Money Book XIX, p. 153. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.
Same for 50l. to the Mayor of Macclesfield for one year to 1707 June 24 on the allowance or stipend for a preacher to instruct the people thereof in the service of God by appointment of the bishop of Chester. Money Book XIX, p. 156. Order Book VII, p. 104. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.
Jan. 17. Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the Prize Office salary bill, not detailed, for 1707 Xmas quarter: total 2067l. 10. 0. Money Book XVIII, p. 385.
Warrant by same to the Principal Commissioners of Prizes to pay 1465l. 15. 0. to the persons entitled to receive same for their respective damages sustained by the crew of the ship Worcester by her seizure, without respect to the goods of the said crew or to goods of John Loveday late purser thereof which came to the sale of the India & Africa Company in North Britain on the supposition that such goods were included in the demand of the owners & freighters of the said ship. [This warrant takes the place of the warrant of Dec 2 last, supra, Treasury Calendar, Vol. XXI, p. 505.]
Appending: a second report by said Commissioners on the petition of John Greene et al of the late company of the said ship. Money Book XIX, p. 157.
Money warrant for 16275l. 18. 4 ½ to Nehemiah Arnold, Paymaster of Malt tickets, for the principal & interest due on the 84th payment of the said tickets, which is the next payment in course: to be satisfied out of the proportion of the general fund provided by the Act of 1 Anne c. 7 for Making Good Certain Deficiencies.
Appending: certificate by said Arnold & by Samuel Wyseman Comptroller of the said tickets, of the money due on the said 84th payment.
£ s. d.
principal money due, after abating 30l. for 3 benefits above 20l. each 9970
interest of 997 tickets from 1700 Ladyday to 1707–8, Jan 16 being 2853 days at a halfpenny a day each ticket 5925 18 4 ½
benefits 380
£16275 18 4 ½
Money Book XIX, p. 158. Order Book VII, p. 89.
Same for 394l. 0. 3 to Sir William Robinson & the executrix of Bartholomew van Homrigh: as reward & for all charges in passing the accounts of said Robinson & van Homrigh as Joint Commissaries General of Provisions for the army in Ireland during the late war there. (For the money order hereon see infra, p. 247, under date 1708 May 20.) Money Book XIX, p. 158.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Prizes Commissioners to continue on the establishment of the Prize Office the allowance or salary of 100l. per an for 2 clerks employed by the Comptroller General for Prizes “as formerly allowed, although the same is omitted in the present Commission for Prizes.” Ibid., p. 160.
Money warrant dormant for the salary of 300l. per an to be paid termly to William Jessop, who by a great seal of 1707 July 29 was constituted one of the Justices of Carmarthen, Merioneth & Anglesea loco Stephen Hervey deceased.
In the margin: a later confirmation dated 1711 Nov 20 of this warrant. Ibid.
Jan. 17. Money warrant for 370l. 10. 0 to the Treasurer of Christ's Hospital for one year to 1707 Xmas for the children of that foundation. Ibid., p. 160. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to Spencer Compton to pay 25l. to Ann Christian, widow of Major Christian: as royal bounty. Money Book XIX, p. 162.
Money warrant for 50l. 3. 9 to Phillip Ryley for half a year to 1707 Xmas last as a Sergeant at Arms. Ibid., p. 162. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.
Same for 37l. 10. 0 to Richard Topham, supervisor of the work of digesting the Records in Cæsar's Chapel in the Tower; for 1707 Xmas quarter for 3 clerks employed in the said business besides the chief clerk: to be distributed in such proportions as he shall think fit.
25l. to George Holmes for same quarter as chief clerk in the work of digesting said records. (The money order hereon is for 12l. 10. 0 apparently a clerical error.) Money Book XIX, p. 162. Order Book VII, pp. 40, 80. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.
Same for 1707 Xmas quarter for the Bedchamber ut supra, Treasury Calendar, Vol. XXI, pp. 61, 222, to wit 500l. to the Duchess of Marlborough; 250l. each to 9 Ladies of the Bedchamber ut ibid; 125l. each to 4 Women of the Bedchamber ut ibid (Abigail Hill appearing here as Abigail Masham) and 158l. 8. 1 ¼ to Alice Hill for 116 days from 1707 Sept 1 to 1707 Xmas as another of the Women of the Bedchamber; and 75l. each to 5 maids of Honour (ut ibid with the omission of Margaret Stanhope). Money Book XIX, p. 163.
(Money order dated Feb 17 hereon, probably an erratum for Jan 17. Order Book VII, p. 94.) (Letter of direction dated Jan 20 hereon. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.)
Same for 20000l. to Spencer Compton as in full of the privy seal of 1707 April 28 supra, Treasury Calendar, Vol. XXI, p. 250, for the Queen's pensions & bounties. Money Book XIX, p. 163. Order Book VII, p. 98.
Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the Salt Office incidents bill for 1707 Xmas quarter: total 518l. 10. 4. Money Book XIX, p. 163.
Money warrant for 200l. to Henry Portman, Keeper of Hyde Park, for one year to 1707 Xmas for the underkeepers & gatekeeper of said park & for hay & beans for the deer. Ibid., p. 164. Order Book VII, p. 106. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.
Same for 47l. 4. 2 & 60l. to Sir John Cooke, Clerk of the Pipe, for same time on his several fees & allowances detailed. (The money order hereon is only for the 60l. fee.) Money Book XIX, p. 165. Order Book VII, p. 107. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.
Jan. 17. William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners in North Britain enclosing the representation of Mr. Bruce and the rest of the officers of the port of Kirkcaldy complaining of scurrilous names given them by Mr. Cannagie. In this & the like cases where complaints are made affidavits should be sent up with the complaint to justify same.
Appending copy of said representation to the Customs Commissioners in North Britain from John Bruce, Collector of Kirkcaldy port & Cha. Ogilvy, land surveyor there, on behalf of themselves & the other officers of said port. On the 7th inst we were necessarily before the Committee of Exchequer in the action of the Queen against the dogger Catharina of Drammen, and before advising the point whether the crews of the said ship might legally be admitted as witnesses for the defenders Mr. John Carnagie of Boysack their advocate did by a public speech before the said Committee openly accuse & reproach us by the scurrilous & unworthy names of land robbers or privateers. And in regard of the great oppugnancy & opposition that we frequently meet with in the discharge of our duty by those who are either open or private enemies of the Crown we desire your support. Out Letters (General) XVIII, p. 383. Out Letters (North Britain) I, pp. 230–1.
Allowance by Treasurer Godolphin of the 1707 Xmas quarter's salary bills of the Customs for London port & the outports respectively: totals 6951l. 16. 6 & 9430l. 8. 9. Out Letters (Customs) XV, p. 72.
Treasury reference to the Commissioners of Sick & Wounded of the petition of David Pugh, merchant, shewing that he advanced 920l. for the relief of sick & wounded seamen at Jamaica & took in repayment a bill drawn [by the said Commissioners' agent] on the Board [the said Commissioners] for 800l. which bill was presented to the Commissioners Nov 13 last but not accepted by them on pretence the “said agent's” accounts were not arrived, though sent by Commodore Kerr & made up by the agent & showing on the balance a much greater sum due to the agent than the said bill comes to: “the consequence of which proceedings will lessen the credit of all foreign agents.” Reference Book VIII, p. 290.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Queen's Remembrancer for stay of process against Sir William Fazakerly on his accounts as Receiver General of Taxes for London, Westminster & Middlesex: he being unable to get in all his moneys by reason of some doubts as to the taxes payable on some pensions & salaries payable at the Exchequer & on officers of the Customs. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 96.
Same by same to the Commissioners for Sick & Wounded to pay 255l. to Capt. James Clarke for furnishing 2 ships for the said Commissioners & by their order: one at Plymouth from 1704 Sept 20 to 1704–5 Jan 20 & one at Southampton from 15 Aug 1704 to 1704–5 Jan 20 but meanwhile the said Commissioners contracted with another person for the transportation of prisoners: it appearing that on the 18 Oct 1704 summonses were sent to all persons concerned in the transportation, to put in new proposals for that service & the lowest price was agreed for; so that in the opinion of said Commissioners Capt. Clarke has no claim on them after that date but they recommend payment of 255l. for his ship from 1704 13 Aug & 19 Sept respectively to the 18 Oct.
Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on the case. Ibid., pp. 101–2.
Jan. 17. Same by same to the Customs Commissioners in North Britain to appoint David Watson as a tidesman in the port of Montrose loco David Gardiner deceased.
Charles Jameston as officer to register North British ships, at 50l. per an: the said Commissioners having by their memorial of Dec 20 last represented the necessity of such an officer for the more regular & easy dispatch of business. Out Letters (North Britain) I, p. 230.
Jan. 18. Note or memorandum of the registration in the books of the Exchequer in Edinburgh of a contract dated 1705 Jan 17 of farm of the Customs & Foreign Excise of Scotland for 3 years to Sir George Home of Kelso, Sir Hugh Cunninghame of Craigend, Sir Henry Rollo of Woodside, Mr. John Montgomery of Wrae, Samuel McClelane merchant and bailiff of Edinburgh, George Warrender of Bruntsfield, Daniel Stewart brother German to Sir William Stewart of Castlemilk, William Johnstone of Shems, Robert Rutherford of Fairniele & Daniel Campbell of ——: the last tack of the Customs & Foreign Excise (let to Sir Archibald Muir of Thornton late Lord Provost of Edinburgh, & John Anderson of Dunkeld late provost of Glasgow for themselves & in the name of the Royal Burghs) having expired at 1702 Oct 31 & the same having been since under collection, but the Treasury Lords of Scotland thinking it more advantageous to set the same to farm than to manage it by way of collection did proclaim on the 8 Dec 1704 that a public roup thereof would be made on the 3 Jan 1705 & thereupon the offer of 28500l. sterling made by the abovesaid Sir George Home et al was found to be the greatest & most conducive to her Majesty's service & thereupon the said Treasury Lords let the same to them in farm for the said yearly tack duty. The present entry is made this day at Edinburgh in presence of the Lords of the Treasury and Exchequer [of Scotland], Sir David Dalrymple, her Majesty's Solicitor as Pro[ctor] for the said Lords of the one part and Mr. Mathew McKell, advocate, as Proctor for the contractors abovesaid of the other part. Ibid., pp. 308–19.
Jan. 19. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Receipt to take in loans not exceeding 12335l. 14. 5 representing the interest at 6 per cent on the sum of 822381l. 15. 6 lent on the Act of 5 Anne [6 Anne c. 27] for Continuing Several Subsidies.
Prefixing: certificate by the Auditor of the Receipt of the said interest
£ s. d.
on 816685l. lent 8 April 1707: to wit for 3 months from 8 Oct 1707 to 8 Jan 1707–8 12250 5 6
on 5595l. 8. 10 ½ lent on 10 April 1707: to wit for 3 months from 10 Oct 1707 to 10 Jan. 1707–8 83 8 7
on 101l. 6. 7 ½ lent on 12 April 1707: to wit for 3 months from 12 Oct last to Jan 12 last 1 10 4
£12335 14 5
Money Book XIX, p. 159.
Same by same to the Prizes Commissioners to give allowance to Richard Johnson of 200l. in consideration of his loss by a parcel of Venelloes sold to him by the said Commissioners in 1707 April out of the prize Ameriquane the case being different from that of common damage (which is not allowed for in sales by the said Commissioners) but being due to fraudulent & deceitful packing.
Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on the petition of said Johnson. Money Book XIX, p. 161.
Jan. 20. Letter of direction for 125l. to Mr. Topham for 1707 Xmas quarter on his 500l. per an [as Keeper of the Records in the Tower]. Disposition Book XIX, p. 95.
William Lowndes to Mr. Morrice. I have read to the Lord Treasurer yours of the 13th & 30th December last. As to that of the 13th last concerning clothes and accoutrements for Horse & Foot under the care of Mr. Douglas & the likelihood of great loss by the moth having got into same you are to dispose of same as you think best by selling them to the English Regiments in Portugal or to the Portuguese themselves or by sending them forward to Barcelona for such troops as will take them off. As to the letter of the 30th ult concerning the difficulty of sending money from Barcelona to the Forces in Spain and the refusal of the Portuguese to grant licences to export their money [or currency] and desiring a ship to be always ready at Lisbon to take such sums on board as shall be provided for the said Troops, the Lord Treasurer has laid an extract thereof before the Queen who has ordered instructions to be given to Sir John Lake as you have desired. But as to treating with the Portugal Envoy here for licences to export the silver money of that country 'tis a point so tender that he [the said Envoy] will be acquainted that it shall never be desired but on the most pressing & important occasions. Some time since you sent to the Lord Treasurer (by his command) a report concerning the bills drawn by the late Prince of Hesse on the late Ambassador John Methuen for the service of Gibraltar. But my Lord has received no account of the application or expenditure of the moneys for which the said bills were drawn; & till he receives such accounts my Lord Treasurer cannot regularly order the payment thereof [i.e. of the said bills]. Out Letters (General) XVIII, p. 384.
Same to Secretary the Earl of Sunderland. The Lord Treasurer has received from you the extract of the address to the Queen from the House of Peers of the 8th inst concerning the application of the Duty of Four & a Half per cent in Barbados. He commands me to acquaint you that a good many years ago (upon a representation from the Customs Commissioners that the bringing home the said Duty in kind and disposing of it here would be for the advantage of the Crown) the same was ordered to be so managed and it has continued in that method ever since. As to the application of the money thereof upon the island towards fortifications & keeping a Regiment there, on a representation to the Queen from the Commissioners for Trade in January last [year] the Lord Treasurer caused an account to be made of the money arisen by the said Duty since the Queen's accession, and an account of the stores & other Ordnance Office charges towards the support of said island & of the Leeward Islands. I enclose this account to be laid before the House of Peers. You will see by it how unable this revenue is to bear any part of the charge of a Regiment (having regard to the Governors' salaries, the maintenance of an engineer & gunners at Barbados and the payment of Visct Dupplin's perpetuity charged thereon) especially during the war by which this revenue is so decreased that it remains in debt to the Office of Ordnance 14000l. 10. 11. Ibid., p. 385.
Jan. 20. Same to the Commissioners of Excise [in North Britain]. It would be for the ease and accommodation of the affair of paying the Equivalent if you should from time to time exchange [for cash] such Exchequer Bills as shall be brought to you from the Commissioners of Equivalent. Treasurer Godolphin directs you to do this. Out Letters (North Britain) I, p. 231.
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