Warrant Book: August 1712, 6-9 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 26, 1712. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1954.

'Warrant Book: August 1712, 6-9', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 26, 1712, (London, 1954) pp. 394-400. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol26/pp394-400 [accessed 23 April 2024]

August 1712



Aug. 6.	Letter of direction for 18,187l. 9s. 5d. to the Navy Treasurer for uses ut supra, p. 58. To be issued out of moneys now in the Exchequer of the Contributions on the Lottery anno 1712. The 939l. 7s. 10d. for Sir R. Mostyn for the Marine Regiments as there detailed is intended to be paid over to Col. Arnott, who went Paymaster of the Land Forces on the Expedition to Canada, to reimburse the like sum advanced to the said Marines out of the money which was imprested to him for the pay of the said Land Forces, taking up from the said Arnott the receipts which were given him for account of the Marines. Disposition Book XXII, p. 2.
	William Glanvile (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to Mr. Borrett returning his two reports on the enclosed petition [all missing] of Jane Price in behalf of her brother, Hector Griffith, a prisoner in New Prison, on a fine of 30l. for assaulting Elizabeth Wareham, widow. My Lord Treasurer desires you to mediate the matters in controversy between Griffith and Wareham. Out Letters (General) XX, p. 242.
[?]	J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Secretary at War. By reason of the very great importunities of Officers who daily obtain particular warrants signed by her Majesty for half pay, Mr. Brydges, the Paymaster General, is frequently soliciting my Lord Treasurer for money to answer their demands. My Lord is desirous that an end should be put to particular solicitations for warrants and the clamours which attend the same. He recommends it to you to form a list or establishment with proper regulations to comprehend all reduced Officers, Officers en second or others that are entitled to half pay; inserting therein the names, qualities and pretences of every such Officer and the pay to which he is entitled and for what time; and to transmit same to my Lord, and after the same shall be approved and signed by her Majesty my Lord is pleased to direct that no warrants be obtained for making any addition thereto until the pretences of those claiming to be added thereto be approved and allowed by my Lord as they ought to be.
	I enclose also a representation [missing] to my Lord from Mr. Brydges concerning the state of Sir Daniel Carroll's [O'Carroll's] Regiment of Dragoons from the time it was first raised in Portugal; as also a memorial [of said Brydges] for money to answer a particular warrant signed by her Majesty in favour of Lieut. Col. Staunton for the subsistence of himself and servants as Lieut. Col. and Capt. in said Regiment, to wit to Dec. 22 last when it was reduced. It appears therefrom that the accounts of the said Regiment cannot but be very much embarrassed. My Lord desires you to consider with Mr. Brydges what is fit to be done to regulate the affairs of that Regiment "and that you will please to put a stop to the obtaining warrants to answer the demands of any Officers in particular in cases where their pretences will fall in with the demands of the whole Regiment. My Lord commands me also to send you the enclosed petition [missing] of Adam Smith for your consideration." Ibid.
Aug. 6.	Same to the Comptrollers of Army Accounts. Mr. Brydges has applied to my Lord Treasurer for 6,677l. 6s. 6d. to clear an arrear of subsistence said to be due to the Regiments of Harvey and Strafford to 1710 Dec. 23. My Lord directs you to examine this arrear and the reasons that have occasioned it and to report thereon what you think fit to be done therein. Ibid., p. 243.
	Same to Secretary Dartmouth. My Lord Treasurer has perused Sir William Windham's memorial concerning the Garrison of Dunkirk and the Establishment proposed to be formed for the staff there. I enclose same [missing], "which your Lordship will please to lay before the Lords of the Cabinet with the first opportunity for their consideration." Ibid.
	Same to the Stamps Commissioners enclosing Sir Christopher Wren's report [missing] made to my Lord Treasurer touching the rooms belonging to your Office. Please try whether convenient room may not be made therein for managing the new Duties under your care without putting her Majesty to the expense of hiring a distant [sic for distinct] place for that purpose according to your memorial of July 15 last. Ibid., p. 244.
	Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed report [missing] of the Customs Commissioners on the petition of John Ribton and John Sheppard, late of Whitehaven, merchants, and now prisoners in Carlisle Gaol on an extent on their tobacco bonds, Can their persons be enlarged ? Ibid.
Aug. 6.	J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to Mr. Brydges. Now that the exchange is agreed on for her Majesty's Subject Troops prisoners in Spain my Lord Treasurer has considered of the method to be taken with regard to the Germans, Spaniards and Portuguese in her Majesty's pay who are likewise prisoners there, and has also taken the opinion of the Lords of the Cabinet thereupon. He commands me to acquaint you that when her Majesty's subjects, being prisoners, shall be exchanged and quit Spain you may order the said foreigners a month's pay in advance, and at the same time let their Commanders know that the said month's pay is all the charge her Majesty will be at for their future maintenance. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 245.
	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Customs Commissioners, Scotland, to pay 100l. to Charles Hay, late a riding officer of the Customs in Scotland, for good services in detecting frauds committed by divers officers of the Customs and by merchants. Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 378.
Aug. 7.	Money order for 20l. 1s. 3d. to the executors of Sir. Nicho. Stuart, late one of the Chamberlains of the Exchequer Court, for 1709 Sept. 29 to 1709–10 Feb. 15 (the day of his death) on his fee or salary of 52l. 3s. 4d. per an. Order Book VIII, p. 263.
	Letter of direction for 55,000l. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of Contributions in the Exchequer on the Lottery anno 1712: and is in part of 1,324,728l. 18s. 7d. for the charge of her Majesty's Forces in the Low Countries anno 1712: and is to be paid over to the Bank of England to redeem 60,200l. deposited with said Bank in tallies and orders on Malt anno 1711. Disposition Book XXII, p. 3.
	Same for 25,000l. to same: out of the like Contributions: and is to be paid over to James Milner for the like value in his bills on Lisbon at the exchange rate of 5s. 8d. sterling per milrei: and is intended to be applied in Portugal towards the charge of disbanding several Regiments in her Majesty's pay there: and is to be esteemed part of 196,452l. 14s. 10d. for the service of the war in Portugal anno 1712. Ibid., p. 4.
	Same for 500l. to the Commissioners for the Office of Master of the Horse: out of Civil List moneys. Ibid., p. 3.
	J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to Secretary Dartmouth enclosing the Customs Commissioners' memorial [missing] concerning the insults on the Customs officers in Kent and Sussex. The Lord Treasurer desires you to order the insertion in the Gazette of the advertisement desired by the said Commissioners. Out Letters (General) XX, p. 244.
	Same to the Attorney General to report on the inclosed report [missing] from the Customs Commissioners on the petition of Jane Bromley praying a new lease of the office of gauger of all vessels of wine &c. in Bristol port. Inform yourself of the nature of this grant and whether it be not vexatious. Ibid., p. 245.
Aug. 7.	Same to his Excellency the Governor of Dunkirk. The Postmaster General has represented to my Lord that it is necessary to send over an officer to Dunkirk to take care of the mails and of the safe delivery of all packets sent from the Government here, who is to be answerable for the [moneys received for the] port of the letters charged to his account and to have the inspection of the sailing of the boats, that the Commanders [thereof] may not neglect any opportunities of sailing or admit passengers on board without being provided with passes from your Excellency. The said Postmaster General has appointed Mr. Justinian Hooper to that service. My Lord Treasurer recommends him to your favour for your protection and assistance of him. Ibid.
	Same to the Commissioners for Examining and Determining the Debts to the Army to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] from Mr. Brydges relating to the pay of such Officers of the late Regiment of French Dragoons commanded by Col. Lafabrigue as were not provided for at the time the said Regiment was reduced from twelve to six Troops (see infra, p. 398, under date Aug. 8). Ibid., p. 246.
	Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Maurice Birchfeild, Surveyor General of Customs in the Northern District of the Continent of America, shewing that Robert Quary, Surveyor General of Customs in America, has an allowance of 80l. per an. for the hire of sloops &c. to carry him from place to place: therefore praying to be put on the same footing and to be paid that salary from the date of his deputation. Reference Book IX, p. 84.
	Same to same of the petition of John Knackston shewing that (on an unjust accusation by Mr. Richardson) he is superseded as collector of Ipswich port, "that he has paid back all the incidents disallowed though passed in his yearly account": therefore praying employment. Ibid.
	Same to same of the petition of John Lloyd of Chester, merchant, shewing that in 1705 and 1707 he imported tobacco to said port, but by losses he became incapable of answering the [Customs bonds] debt and his lands (value 361l. 19s. 8d. per an.) were seized: therefore praying remission of interest on his Customs bonds. Ibid., p. 85.
	Same to same of the petition of Thomas Tyndall shewing that he served several years as collector of Chester port, but was removed through misrepresentation to his great prejudice and loss of above 400l., which he made good to the Queen without any recompense: therefore praying reconsideration of the minutes of this dismission. Ibid.
	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to Sir William Wyndham, Secretary at War, to prepare a royal warrant to James Brydges to pay 160l. to Lieut. Gen. Webb to satisfy the charges he has been at for providing the drummers of his Regiment with clothing and the Colours with her Majesty's arms for two years to March 24 next, being at the rate of 80l. per an. formerly allowed to his Regiment for the said extraordinary expense: to be paid out of the savings of said Regiment.
	Prefixing: report by said Brydges on said Webb's memorial for same. Warrants not Relating to Money XXI, p. 444.
Aug. 7.	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Postmasters General to appoint Justinian Hooper as post officer at Dunkirk at 10s. a day, in accordance with the said Postmasters' memorial of the 6th inst. relating to the settling of pacquet boats between Dover and Dunkirk. Warrants not Relating to Money XXI, p. 447.
Aug. 8.	Letter of direction for 1,829l. 6s. 0d. to James Brydges for services of disbandment, ut supra, p. 59, save that it is here stated that the non-commissioned Officers of Brigadier Grant's Regiment are to be transferred to the Establishment of Ireland. Disposition Book XXII, p. 4.
	J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Commissioners for Examining and Determining the Debts to the Army. Mr. Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad, has received from the Victualling Commissioners an account of the value of provisions delivered to several Officers and soldiers on board her Majesty's ships in their passage for Dunkirk; which the said Brydges by another memorial desires instructions for him to deduct from the Regiments to which the said Officers and soldiers belong. Please report your opinion hereon to my Lord Treasurer.
	In the margin: this letter and that of Aug. 7, supra, p. 397, were returned, the Chancellor of the Exchequer acquainting my Lord Treasurer that the Commissioners do object that they are not to make report to his Lordship and do desire that the papers may be transmitted to them for their perusal and consideration only: and letters of the same date with these (to wit, of Aug. 7 and 8 respectively) were written and sent accordingly, sending them the said papers for their perusal and consideration. Out Letters (General) XX, pp. 246, 250, 251.
	Same to Mr. Lynn. My Lord Treasurer thinks it very necessary that a General Officer should attend the respective disbandings and that her Majesty's instructions should be procured accordingly, with instructions that he should take care that the bounty money allowed on disbanding should be paid only to those actually broken and not taken into other Regiments. Ibid., p. 246.
	Same to the Board of Ordnance. My Lord Treasurer apprehends that there may now be a very considerable saving in the expense of the Office of Ordnance. He desires you to take all opportunities that may offer to save what you can for the public by lessening the charge in the said Office "and where any orders or directions are necessary to be given by his Lordship you are desired to cause such representations thereof to be laid before him as you shall think proper and necessary." Ibid., p. 247.
	Same to the Auditors of Imprests. My Lord Treasurer has read your report concerning an alteration of the present method for making up and passing the accounts of the Great Wardrobe, as also the rules prescribed in that behalf by Charles II.'s warrant in 1667. My Lord conceives that many of the said rules are fit to be renewed and others added thereto. Please carefully revise the instructions therein and draft rules and orders to be laid before the Queen for managing said Office and keeping and passing its accounts. Ibid.
Aug. 8, 16, 27, 29.	J. Taylour to the Customs Commissioners to present Thomas Morris for the next vacancy in the Customs. Out Letters (Customs) XV, p. 431.
	Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to same to employ Joshua Darley (a tidesman in the inferior list, London port) in the superior list and David Powell and Nicholas Gatehouse in the inferior list, ibid., in the place of Edward Cleator (in the superior list) and Sussex Kenge (in the inferior list), who have been dismissed for having been notoriously guilty of frauds in assisting the running of great quantities of East India goods. (Prefixing: the said Commissioners' presentment thereon.)
	Charles Lamb as Collector of Fowey port loco Thomas Bully, dismissed.
	John Thompson as keeper of the warehouses for pepper at 100l. per an. under the Act of 8 Anne, c. 12.
	Nicho. Burn as Comptroller of those warehouses at 50l. per an.
	John Booth as Comptroller of the warehouses for coffee and tea imported by the United East India Company under the Act of last Session [10 Anne, c. 36]: at 50l. per an.
	Prefixing: said Commissioners' presentment for the three last named officers.
	John Campion as a tidesman and boatman at Fowey loco William Jones, dismissed: and the 18l. a year for the five tidesmen and boatmen there to make their salaries 30l. a year each is to be placed on the Establishment.
	Edward Price (an extraordinary tidesman, Bristol port) to be established as in fee there loco Francis King, deceased.
	Edward Cooper as a tidesman and boatman in Dover port loco John Le Candle, dismissed.
	Thomas Otbie as a tidesman in Bridlington port loco Richard Beale, dismissed.
	Isaac Ellis and Christopher Thornton as tidesmen in the inferior list, London port, loco Antho. Wilson and Mathew Radford, deceased.
	William Burt as a tidesman in the inferior list, London port, loco William Thomas, deceased.
	Lake Singleton (one of the Surveyors, London port) as Surveyor for the new Duties on paper with 50l. per an. added to his salary.
	Thomas Jekyl as assistant surveyor [of said new Duties] at 100l. per an.
	Fiat for royal letters patent to appoint Anthony Meek and John Arbuthnot to the office of one of the five undersearchers of London port loco said Meeke and Clere Wyndham, deceased.
	Timothy Thorp (a landcarriageman, London port) as Comptroller of the warehouse for the reception of prohibited East India goods loco David Edwards.
	David Edwards to be a landcarriageman Ibid. loco said Thorp.
	Charles Burniston as keeper of the said warehouse loco Charles Walters, who is under suspension.
	Henry Semler as tidesman in Liverpool port loco James Shute, deceased.
	John Morris as tidesman at Topsham in Exeter port loco Bernard Taylour, who has surrendered same. Ibid., pp. 431, 432, 433, 434.
Aug. 8.	Warrants by Treasurer Oxford to the Customs Commissioners, Scotland, to employ Francis Allen as tidesman at Kirkcaldy loco James Lockart, removed to Dundee.
	Patrick Crawford as landsurveyor at Kirkcaldy loco Charles Ogilvie, proposed to be Comptroller and Surveyor at Dundee.
	Charles Ogilvie as Comptroller and Surveyor at Dundee loco Robert Litherdale, proposed to be Comptroller at Montrose.
	Alexander Brodie as Comptroller at Inverness loco William Barclay, proposed to be dismissed.
	Robert Litherdale as Comptroller at Montrose loco Alexander Brodie.
	George Conan as tidewaiter at Borrowstounness at 15l. per an. loco James Cockburn, removed to the Gates of Edinburgh.
	Guilbert Ross as tidesman at Dundee at 15l. per an. loco George Conan, removed to Borrowstounness.
	John Pagan as an established tidesman at Borrowstounness at 15l. per an. loco Gilbert Elliott, removed to the Gates of Edinburgh.
	James Angus as a tidesman, Dundee port, at 15l. per an.
	John Gray as a same, ibid. loco Geo. Moncurr, removed to Perth.
	John McNeal as a boatman at Dundee at 15l. per an.
	Daniel Cambell as a same, ibid.
	James Smith as tidesman at Borrowstounness loco John Simons, removed to Dundee.
	John Simons as tidesman at Dundee at 15l. per an. loco James Smith, removed to Borrowstounness.
	James Lockart as tidesman at Dundee loco Francis Allen, removed to Kirkcaldy. Out Letters (North Britain) II, p. 379.
Aug. 9.	Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Works of the estimate of Capt. Studholme for mending the roads in Hyde Park, being 291l. 13s. 0d. for 2,500 solid yards of gravel at 2s. 4d. per yard, and shewing that since his last bill for gravelling the road there has been expended 84l. 8s. 8d. [thereon]. Reference Book IX, p. 85.