Warrant Book: August 1712, 11-15

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'Warrant Book: August 1712, 11-15', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 26, 1712, (London, 1954) pp. 400-419. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol26/pp400-419 [accessed 27 April 2024]

August 1712

Aug. 11. Money order for 429l. 8s. 11d. to Charles Heneage, Chief Usher of the Exchequer Court, for necessaries delivered by him to the officers of said Court in Trinity term 1712, including 3l. 0s. 5d. for 145 days Mar. 18 last to Aug. 9 inst. on his 5d. a day for diet. Order Book VIII, p. 224.
J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Navy Commissioners to make out Navy bills for the Navy Treasurer to pay to Sir Roger Mostyn the 939l. 7s. 10d., ut supra, p. 394, for Col. Arnott. Mostyn is to be charged therewith in the Navy Treasurer's accounts in order to his [Mostyn's] accounting for the same according to the course of the Exchequer. Disposition Book XXII, p. 5.
Aug. 12. Royal warrant dated Windsor Castle to Spencer Compton to pay 600l. to William Sloper for so much by him paid and expended for her Majesty's service. Queens Warrant Book XXV, p. 284.
Same to same to pay the following pensions or annual bounties, viz.:
to Eliza[beth] Sewell as from Xmas 1711 20l. per an.
to Richard Hill for Cyprian and Paul Appia 10l. each as from 1712 June 24 20l. per an.
Ibid., p. 285.
Aug. 12. Same to Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General, to acknowledge satisfaction on record of the three several fines of 5l. each on Dorothy Hughs for keeping a disorderly house, of which she was convicted at the General Sessions held at Hicks Hall for Co. Middlesex 23 May 1710: for which she has lain in Newgate ever since in a very miserable and poor condition. Ibid., pp. 289–90.
Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to William Borret to pay 4,010l. 17s. 8d. in connection with the first and second commissions for taking subscriptions for the South Sea Company, viz. 2,092l. 8s. 0d. and 1,672l. 15s. 3d. to Robert Knight, Cashier to the said Company, and 245l. 14s. 5d. to Thomas Lowther for fees on said commissions &c. Money Book XXII, p. 239.
Letter of direction for 1,500l. to William Lowndes: for secret service: out of Civil List moneys. Disposition Book XXII, p. 5.
Same for 8,783l. 19s. 9d. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad, out of Contributions in the Exchequer on the Lottery anno 1712: and is intended to be applied as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
in part of 475,385l. 7s. 8¼ d. for the war in Spain anno 1712.
for account of subsistence to the Officers, commissioned and non-commissioned, of the Earl of Strafford's Regiment of Dragoons now in Britain to July 22 last, according to a list of their musters 2,912 4 4
for same to several Officers now also in Britain belonging to the several Regiments in Spain and in Gibraltar upon account from 23 Dec. 1711 to enable them to proceed to their posts according to her Majesty's order 4,483 5 4
in part of 196,452l. 14s. 10d. for the war in Portugal anno 1712.
for same to several Officers now in Britain belonging to several Regiments in Portugal from 23 Dec. 1711 to enable them to proceed to their posts as above 1,158 10 1
in part of 243,020l. 17s. 6d. for extra-ordinaries[anno 1712].
for the Commissioners for Inspecting the War in Spain, on account of their allowances: being to answer two bills of exchange drawn by Sir Geo. Murray, their Secretary 230 0 0
£8,783 19 9
Ibid., p. 6.
J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of the executors of Auditor Done and Mr. Moody, his chief clerk, praying consideration for pains and expenses. Out Letters (General) XX, p. 247.
Aug. 12. J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Victualling Commissioners. Col. Hunter, the Governor of New York, has drawn bills of exchange on my Lord Treasurer for 24,530l. 3s. 6½d., which, according to a general account lately received from him, are for provisions bought in those parts for the service of the Expedition to Canada. My Lord is inclinable to order payment of two-thirds of the said bills in like manner as was done some time since for other bills coming from those parts and in order thereto desires an exact list of said bills, to whom payable, and at what time, and when drawn, and whether for provisions bought or for money advanced and at what rates of exchange. Please send same to my Lord. All the relative papers have been sent to the Auditors of Imprests. If need be please give notice to the merchants in whose hands the said bills are to acquaint them with my Lord's intention of paying as aforesaid. Out Letters (General) XX, p. 248.
Same to the Excise Commissioners. On July 24 last, supra, p. 378, you were asked for an account of the names of all soap makers &c. You are to insert therein the names of all the calico printers in Great Britain and the places where they work as they are returned to you. Ibid.
Same to Sir William Wyndham [as Secretary at War] enclosing for his consideration the enclosed memorial [missing] presented by Brigadier General William Steuart to my Lord Treasurer. Ibid.
Aug. 13. Royal warrant dated Windsor Castle to the Postmasters General to frank the inland letters and pacquets of Members of both Houses of Parliament during the respective Sessions of Parliament and for forty days before and forty days after every Session provided they do not exceed two ounce weight. "And whereas we are given to understand that our revenue arising by our General Letter Office doth suffer very much by persons taking upon them to make use of Members' names in order to send and receive their letters free, and we having condescended to subject that branch of our revenue (which before was applied wholly towards maintaining our Civil List) to be charged with a certain annual sum towards carrying on the war against France," in order to prevent the abuses of such persons endorsing on their letters the names of Members or addressing their letters to Members when they do not belong to or concern such Members, the Queen hereby expects that the Members of both Houses do constantly endorse their names on their letters with their own handwriting and that they do not suffer any other letters to pass under their frank cover to the diminution of the revenue. Queen's Warrant Book XXV, p. 292.
Money warrant for 500l. to Christopher Rhodes, gent., to be applied for incidents attending the 1,500,000l. Lottery anno 1711 [10 Anne, c. 18]: to be paid out of the Duties appropriated by the Act for the service of said Lottery. (Money order dated Aug. 14 hereon). Money Book XXII, p. 21. Order Book VIII, p. 223.
Same for 2,920l. to James Stanhope for 12 months from 1709 Dec. 25 to 1710 Dec. 25 on his ordinaries of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary: and 3l. a day as Plenipotentiary to the King of Spain.
1,825l. to William Cadogan for same time on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General.
1,375l. to John Chetwynd for nine months 1710 March 25 to Dec. 25 on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the Duke of Savoy.
1,825l. to Dr. Hen. Newton for 12 months to 1710 Dec. 25 on his ordinary of 5l. a day as late Envoy Extraordinary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
1,825l. to Daniel Pultney for same on the like ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Denmark.
1,825l. to John Wyche for same on the like ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the Courts of Holstein Gottorp and Mecklenburg and the Hanse Towns.
920l. to Abraham Stanyon for six months to 1710 Dec. 25 on the like ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the Swiss Cantons.
1,095l. to William Chetwynd for one year to 1710 Dec. 25 on his ordinary of 3l. a day as Resident at Genoa.
1,095l. to James Craggs for same on the like ordinary as late Resident at the Court of Charles III., King of Spain.
730l. to James Dayrolle for same on his ordinary of 40s. a day as late her Majesty's Resident at the Hague.
402l. to Robert Jackson for 1710 Aug. 13 to Dec. 25 on his ordinary of 3l. a day as her Majesty's Resident at the Court of Sweden.
730l. to Thomas Le Fever for one year to 1710 Dec. 25 on his ordinary as Secretary to the Extraordinary Embassy to the King of Portugal.
730l. to John Laws for same on the like ordinary as her Majesty's Secretary at Brussels.
730l. to Christian Cole for same on the like ordinary as her Majesty's Secretary at Venice.
380l. to Benjamin Lodington for same on his salary or allowance as Agent and Consul General at Tripoly.
30l. 5s. 5¾d. to the executors of Jasper Perinet Darziliers for 1709 Dec. 25 to March 12 following (being the day of his death) on his allowance as late her Majesty's Resident at Geneva. (Money orders dated Aug. 20 hereon for all the above except Craggs, Lodington and Darziliers.) Money Book XXII, p. 22. Order Book VIII, p. 276.
1712–13.
Feb. 13,
probably
an
erratum
for
1712
, Aug. 13.		 Same for 1,820l. to Charles Whitworth, late Ambassador Extraordinary to the Emperor of Russia: which with 910l. already issued to him by way of advance is to satisfy nine months from 1710–11 Jan. 14 to 1711 Oct. 14 on his ordinary of 10l. a day. (The money order hereon is dated Aug. 20 indicating that the money warrant must be of date 1712 Aug. 13.) Money Book XXII, p. 155. Order Book VIII, p. 276.
Aug. 13. Same for 760l. to James Stanhope, Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Spain, for two bills of extraordinaries as follows:
Appending: said bills:
£
(1) from 8 Feb. 1709–10 to 8 Aug. 1710.
for postage of letters and express sent 115
for an Agente de Negocios 75
for pen, ink and paper 40
given to several poor Spaniards 70
for the mourning made for the Prince [George of Denmark] omitted in the preceding bills of extra-ordinaries, which hath been allowed to the other prisoners there 160
£460
with: allowance by Secretary Dartmouth hereof. "I allow the first four articles of this bill, being within the Regulation; and as Mr. Stanhope had her Majesty's order to put himself into the strictest mourning for the death of his late Royal Highness I do likewise allow of what he charges upon that account."
(2) from 8 Aug. 1710 to 8 Feb. 1710–11.
£
for postage of letters sent and other expenses 87
for an Agente d'Negociot [Negocios] 75
for pen, ink, paper &c. 38
given to several poor Spaniards 100
£300
with: allowance by Secretary Dartmouth hereof. "I allow this bill by her Majesty's special command."
(Money order dated Aug. 21 hereon.) Money Book XXII, p. 23. Order Book VIII, p. 286.
Aug. 13. Money warrant for 469l. 15s. 0d. to Robert Cole, Agent and Consul General at Algier, for a bill of extraordinaries in his said service from 1709 Aug. 10 to 1710 Aug. 10, as allowed by Secretary Dartmouth 1711 June 12.
Appending: said bill.
pieces of Eight
Duties paid to the Turks at their two yearly solemn festivals of Bairam and Corban, accustomary from immemorable times 420 0 0
clothing, subsistence and passage for Christendom of delivered up men [Christian slaves in Barbary], her Majesty's subjects "brought hither in such as are not at amity with this Government" 26 0 0
Hassan Raiz, piloting the Somerset to Oran to take with Capt. Rouzier some transports with corn 10 0 0
presented the principal officers in the King's house for their assistance in frequent disputes happening before the Dey 296 0 0
presented the Admiral and sea officers in cloth for Caftans for their constant friendship 209 0 0
presented Ibrahim Dey at his marriage to two wives and coming to the seat of Government in brocado cloth and damask 400 0 0
presented the Principal Secretary for the Christian Affairs, in consideration of his private intelligence 180 0 0
1,541 0 0
£ s. d.
1,541 ps;. [pieces of Eight] in aspers reduced into sterling at 3s. 6d per dollar is 269 13 6
Mr. Holmes from 10 Aug. 1709 to 10 Aug. 1710 100 0 0
postage of letters 11 15 0
guns, pistols and knives presented the late Babba Hassan 15 0 0
paid the first cost of a Dutch slave who escaped aboard one of Sir Edward Whitaker's transports with corn for Barcelona 73 6 6
£469 15 0
Money Book XXII, p. 28.
Aug. 13. Same for 299l. 9s. 6d. to Henry D'Avenant, her Majesty's Secretary at Frankfort, for four bills of extraordinaries in his service as follows: being his first three bills in full and 74l. 18s. 6d. in part of his fourth bill: being intended to satisfy so much of the said last bill as incurred between the 12 Sept. 1710 and Xmas following.
Appending: said bills:
£ s. d.
(1) from 12 Dec. 1709 to 12 March 709–10.
for postage of letters, expresses and forwarding of packets sent to me from England for other parts 56 18 0
for intelligence and printed papers 13 5 0
for paper, pens, wax and other stationery ware 4 13 0
£74 16 0
with: H. Boyle's allowance dated 20 March 1709–10 thereof. "I allow this bill as being within the regulation."
(2) from 12 March 1709–10 to 12 June 1710. £ s. d.
for three items, detailed, as above 74 17 0
with: the like allowance.
(3) from 12 June 1710 to 12Sept. 1710.
for three items, detailed, as above 74 18 0
with: the like allowance by Secretary Henry St. John.
(4) from 12 Sept. 1710 to 12March 1710–11.
for postage of letters, expresses and forwarding of packets sent to me from England for other parts 116 18 0
for intelligence and printed papers 22 17 0
for paper, pens, wax and other stationery ware 10 2 0
£149 17 0
with: the like allowance by Secretary St. John. "I allow this bill for six months as being within the Regulation."
(Money order dated Aug. 21 hereon.) Money Book XXII, pp. 29–30. Order Book VIII, p. 274.
Aug. 13. Money warrant for 599l. 10s. 0d. to Francis Palmes, Envoy Extraordinary to the Courts of Vienna and Turin: for a bill of extraordinaries therein from 28 Dec. 1709 to 28 Dec. 1710.
Appending: said bill as allowed April 5 last by Secretary St. John "I allow this bill for one year as being within the Regulation":
£ s. d.
for postage of letters and expresses 289 10 0
for intelligence, translating of papers and other expenses for her Majesty's service 168 10 0
fees of his audience and new year's gifts to the Emperor's servants, as usual 76 0 0
pens, ink, paper, Gazettes and other stationery ware 65 10 0
£599 10 0
(Money order dated. Aug. 21 hereon.) Money Book XXII, p. 30. Order Book VIII, p 286.
Same for 464l. 8s. 6d. to Thomas Leffever, Secretary to the Extraordinary Embassy to the King of Portugal: being for one bill of extraordinaries therein.
Appending: said bill for 1709 and 1710:
£ s. d.
1709, to mourning for his Royal Highness the Prince of Denmark 89 0 0
1710, to five Spanish Officers sent into Spain with despatches for General Stanhope 30 5 0
to two more with duplicates 17 8 0
to a Spanish Lieutenant with letters from Mr. Stanhope, who returned 14 10 0
to two Spanish Officers sent into Spain by Tralos Montes 23 4 0
to three Spanish Serjeants sent with despatches from my Lord Dartmouth to General Stanhope 13 1 0
to two more with duplicates 11 12 0
to sticks, holsters and boxes made hollow to conveyters 17 11 0
to expresses to and from the Army and Quarters and to the Archers from the Palace who brought letters 20 7 6
to secret service 29 0 0
to stationery ware 31 0 0
postage of letters 76 0 0
to forward a despatch from my Lord Dartmouth to Sir John Jennings by the way of Fazo 9 0 0
to eight months' maintenance of English and foreign clerks employed in the Earl of Galway's time and who in that juncture were necessary to be continued 82 10 0
£464 8 6
with: allowance dated 27 Nov. 1711 by Secretary Dartmouth. "Her Majesty having thought fit to employ Mr. Leffever in her service in Portugal after the departure of the Earl of Galway from thence it seems reasonable he should be allowed the several disbursements charged in this bill: all which is nevertheless submitted to my Lord Treasurer."
Money Book XXII, p. 31.
Aug. 13. Same for 300l. to Christian Cole, her Majesty's Secretary at Venice, for four bills of extraordinaries in his service as follows:
(1) from 31 Jan. 1709–10 to 30 April 1710 as allowed by Secretary Sunderland 23 May 1710. "I allow this bill." £
for postage of letters 30
for secret correspondence, printed papers and Gazettes 30
for stationery ware 8
for relief of her Majesty's subjects seamen 7
75
(2) from 30 April 1710 to 31 July 1710. £
for four similar letters, detailed, as allowed by Secretary Dartmouth 2 Jan. 1710. "I allow this bill" 75
(3) from 31 July 1710 to 31 Oct. 1710. £
for four similar items, detailed (the item for relief of her Majesty's subjects seamen &c. being 6l.), as similarly allowed 75
(4) from 31 Oct. 1710 to 31 Jan. 1710–11. £
for four similar items, detailed, and a fifth item of 6l. 4s. 0d. for new year's gifts at the Doge's Palace, as similarly allowed 75
Ibid., pp. 32–3.
Same for 350l. to John Laws, Secretary at Brussels; for two bills of extraordinaries in his service as follows:
Appending: said bills:
£ s. d.
(1) from 7 Feb. 1709–10 to 7 Aug. 1710 dated Brussels 4 Sept. 1710.
postage of letters 56 10 0
ordinary intelligence 59 0 0
pens, ink, papers &c. 34 10 0
expended on the journey and during my stay at Gand from 18 June to 5 July with the Ordinary Dutch Deputies from Brussels and the Extraordinary Deputation made from Holland for finding means to pay the bread and forage of the Imperial and Italian Troops who serve in those countries 25 0 0
given for extraordinary intelligence of the enemy's naval preparations at Dunkirk and the other ports on his side by express order 25 0 0
£200 0 0
with: allowance dated 12 Sept. 1710 by Secretary H. Boyle. "I allow the first three articles of this bill amounting to 150l. for six months as being within the Regulation. As to the fourth article it was necessary for her Majesty's service that Mr. Laws should attend the extraordinary deputation from Holland, and I think the sum of 25l. charged on that account to be reasonable. And he having had orders to get intelligence of the naval preparations at Dunkirk &c. I do therefore think the fifth article of 25l. a moderate demand for that service."
(2) from 7 Aug. 1709 to 7 Feb. 1709–10 dated Brussels 1 May 1710. £ s. d.
for expresses and letters 35 5 0
intelligence and advices 90 5 0
paper, pens, ink &c. 24 0 0
21 Jan. 1709–10 expended in a journey to Mons and during my stay there ten days by order of Lieut. Gen. Cadogan, who went thither with the Dutch Deputies in order to settle the Capitulation with the States of Hainault and to regulate the affairs of that Province 30 0 0
£180 0 0
with. Secretary Sunderland's allowance dated 2 May 1710 hereof. "I allow the first three articles of this bill, being within the Regulation, and submit the fourth amounting to 30l. to my Lord High Treasurer."
Money Book XXII, pp. 33–4.
Aug. 13. Money warrant for 238l. 15s. 0d. to Benjamin Lodington for one bill of extraordinaries [as Consul at Tripoly].
Appending: said bill for the year 1710 dated Tripoly 19 Dec. 1711 and allowed by Secretary Dartmouth 7 May 1712:
Dollars
for the accustomary gifts to the Chief Officers at their Feasts [of Bairam and Corban] 200
for scarlet cloth to the Admiral 150
for fees to the Chief Secretary 100
for a present to the Dee [Dey] as is accustomary 285
expended and given the Chief Commanders of men of war and cruizers, as is usually done 220
955
being Spanish dollars at 5 shillings sterling, making 238l. 15s. 0d.
Ibid., pp. 34–5.
Aug. 13. Same for 597l. 10s. 0d. to James Dayrolle, Resident at the Hague: for his bills of extraordinaries, to wit 149l. thereof to complete a former bill of his extraordinaries between 21 Sept. 1709 and 21 March 1709–10, being 149l. as Resident at the Hague and the remaining 448l. 10s. 0d. as in part of two other bills of extraordinaries as follows from 21 March 1709 to 21 March 1710–11, being intended to satisfy so much of the said two bills as incurred between 21 March 1709 and 25 Dec. 1709.
Appending: said last two bills:
£
(1) from 21 March 1709–10 to 21 Sept. 1710.
for postage of letters to and from all parts 196
for Gazettes, printed and written intelligences 58
for stationery ware 37
for moneys given to seamen, soldiers, widows and other poor passengers 8
£299
with: allowance dated 1710 Oct. 13 by Secretary St. John. "I allow this bill as being within the Regulation."
(2) from 21 Sept. 1710 to 21 March 1711 [1710–11]. £
for five similar items as above detailed 299
with: Secretary St. John's allowance dated 21 May 1711. "I allow this bill for six months as being within the Regulation."
(Money order dated 21 Aug. hereon.) Ibid., pp. 35–6 Order Book VIII, p. 293.
Same for 237l. to Robert Jackson for one bill of extraordinaries as Resident at the Court of Sweden.
Appending: said bill:
from 11 May 1710 to 11 Nov. 1710.
£
for postage of letters at Stockholm 58
for ditto at Hamburg 29
extraordinary entertainments 78
for paper &c, 12
for Gazettes and transcribing papers 20
by order: [paid] to Mr. Du Bourdieu, Chaplain to the British and French Congregations at Stockholm, for a year ending 11 Nov. 1710 40
£237
with: Secretary St. John's allowance dated 4 July 1712 hereof. "I allow the first four articles of this bill, amounting to 197l., for six months as being within the Regulation. The article for a chaplain at Stockholm has been usually allowed and is therefore allowed by me."
Money Book XXII, p. 36.
Aug. 13. Money warrant for 300l. to John Wyche, 75l. thereof to complete a former bill for 300l. allowed by Secretary Henry Boyle for his extraordinaries for one year ended 1710 March 30 as Envoy Extraordinary to the Courts of Holstein Gottorp and Mecklenburg and to the Hanse Towns; and the remaining 225l. in part of another bill for 300l. as below, and is intended to satisfy as much thereof as incurred between 30 March 1710 and Xmas following.
Appending: the said last named bill as allowed July 17 last by Secretary St. John:
£
for postage and forwarding letters and packets to Denmark, Sweden, Poland and several places in Germany: for paper, pens, ink and all sorts of stationery ware: for all printed papers, written news and private correspondence: for new year's gifts and other usual and necessary expenses 300
(Money order dated Aug. 21 hereon.) Ibid., p. 37 Order Book VIII, p. 292.
Same for 600l. to Dr. Henry Newton for three bills of extraordinaries as Envoy Extraordinary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Appending: said bills: £
(1) from 29 April to 29 Oct. 1709.
postage of letters at Venice 30
ditto at Amsterdam 35
correspondence at Genoa, Berne, Rome, Naples &c. 35
postage of letters at Berne, Rome and Florence 25
stationery ware and intelligence from all parts 75
for packets and letters transmitted from Spain and the Fleet upon public business to the Court and Admiralty 10
gratuities to be paid to the Grand Duke's servants &c. at the approaching holidays, as usual 66
£276
with: Secretary Sunderland's allowance dated 1709–10 Jan. 10 hereof. "I allow the first five articles of this bill, being within the Regulation. The two remaining articles are submitted to my Lord High Treasurer."
(2) from 29 Oct. 1709 to 29 April 1710. £
four items of postage &c. as above 125
for the expense in attending the Great Duke at Pisa and Leghorn, as usual 60
stationery ware and intelligence from all parts 75
£260
with: Secretary Sunderland's allowance dated 1710 May 23 hereof, submitting the item of 60l. to the Lord Treasurer as above.
(3) from 29 April to 29 Oct. 1710.
five items of postage and stationery as above as allowed £
by Secretary Dartmouth 22 Jan. 1710–11 200
(Money order dated Aug. 21 hereon.) Money Book XXII, pp. 38–9 Order Book VIII, p. 286.
Aug. 13. Same for 400l. to Daniel Pulteney as in satisfaction of two bills of extraordinaries as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Denmark.
Appending: said bills:
(1) from 18 Aug. 1709 to 18 Feb. 1709–10 dated Copenhagen 31 March 1710, new style. £
for postage of letters 99
for Gazettes, printed papers and intelligencies 48
for stationery ware 18
given the King's servants &c. on New Year's Day 35
for continuing myself, servants and equipage in mourning the second year for Prince George's death 120
for sending my Secretary express to England with despatches for her Majesty's service and for the extraordinary expense of maintaining him three months, as he was kept by order 150
£470
with: Secretary Henry Boyle's allowance dated 1710 June 12 hereof. "I allow the first four articles for six months as being within the Regulation. As to the last article I do certify that Mr. Pulteney did send his Secretary express to England, where he continued about three months, and was then despatched back by me. But the 150l. charged on that account is submitted to my Lord Treasurer."
(2) from 18 Aug. 1709 to 18 Feb. 1709–10. £
for postage of letters 99
for newspapers and intelligence 41
for stationery ware 22
for several journeys to Fredericksburg while the Court was there 28
for some poor British soldiers discharged from the Danish service and sent forward to Great Britain 10
£200
with: Secretary Queensbury's allowance dated 3 Feb. 1710–11 hereof. "I allow this bill for six months as being within the Regulation."
(Money order dated Aug. 21 hereon.) Money Book XXII, pp. 39–40. Order Book VIII, p. 286.
Aug. 13. Money warrant for 598l. 15s. 0d. to William Cadogan for two bills of extraordinaries as (late) Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General.
Appending: said bills:
£ s. d.
(1) from 1 Nov. 1709 to 1 May 1710.
for postage of letters and packets 96 10 0
several expresses sent to Brussels and the Hague 77 0 0
intelligence of all sorts 78 10 0
pens, ink, paper and other stationery ware 47 0 0
£299 0 0
with: Secretary St. John's allowance dated 1710 Nov. 30 hereof. "I allow this bill for six months as being within the Regulation."
(2) from 1 May 1710 to 1 Nov. 1710 as similarly allowed. £ s. d.
for similar items 299 15 0
(Money order dated Aug. 21 hereon.) Money Book XXII, p. 41 Order Book VIII, p. 286.
Same for 600l. to James Craggs for four bills of extraordinaries as Resident at the Court of Charles III., King of Spain.
Appending: said bills:
£
(1) from 17 Dec. 1709 to 17 Mar. 1709–10.
stationery ware 25
postage of letters 50
expresses &c. 75
£150
with: Secretary Sunderland's allowance dated 25 April 1710 hereof. "I allow this bill."
(2) from 17 March to 17 June 1710. £
being for three similar items as allowed by Secretary Dartmouth 150
(3) from 17 June to 17 Sept. 1710. £
being for three similar items and similarly allowed 150
(4) from 17 Sept. to 17 Dec. 1710. £
being for three similar items and similarly allowed 150
(Money order dated Aug. 21 hereon.) Money Book XXII, pp. 42–3. Order Book VIII, p. 286.
Aug. 13. Same for 440l. to William Chetwynde as in satisfaction of two bills of extraordinaries as Resident at Genoa.
Appending: said bills:
£
(1) from 12 Dec. 1709 to 12 June 1710 dated Genoa 26 June 1710.
for papers, pens and other stationery ware 35
for private intelligence 40
for postage of my own letters 75
for postage of letters from the Queen's Ministers, General Officers in Spain and Commanders of the Fleet in these seas 109
for sending several persons to Provence to get intelligence of what the enemies were doing at Toulon and Marseilles 17
for an express sent from Vado to Leghorn as concerted with Sir John Norris to gain certain advice of the enemies being gone to Sardinia 24
£300
with: Secretary Dartmouth's allowance dated 27 July 1710 hereof. "I allow the first three articles of this bill, being within the Regulation. The other three seem reasonable, but are however submitted to my Lord High Treasurer."
(2) from 12 June 1710 to 12 Dec. 1710 dated Genoa 28 Dec. 1710. £
for paper, pens and other stationery ware 38
for private intelligence 20
for postage of letters 92
for sending several persons to Provence to get intelligence of what the enemy was doing at Toulon and Marseilles: by order 85
for sending several Feluguas at different times to Vado (whilst the men of war lay there) with Lord Dartmouth's and other despatches from England for Lieut. Gen. Stanhope and the Admirals 55
£290
with: Secretary Dartmouth's allowance. "I allow the first three articles of this bill, being within the Regulation: as likewise the other two articles, being for services performed by direction from hence."
(Money order dated Aug. 21 hereon.) Money Book XXII, pp. 43–4. Order Book VIII, p. 286.
Letter of direction for 9,815l. 3s. 8d. to Charles Cæsar, Treasurer of the Navy: out of Contributions now in the Exchequer on the Lottery anno 1712: and is intended to be paid over to Sir Roger Mostyn, Paymaster of the Marine Regiments, upon account towards carrying on the subsistence of the Marine Regiments on shore to June 24 last according to the musters that have been taken of them (A letter dated Aug. 14 to the Navy Commissioners to order said payment to Mostyn accordingly.) Disposition Book XXII, p. 7.
Aug. 13. Letter of direction for 65,000l. to Charles Cæsar, Treasurer of the Navy: out of Contributions now in the Exchequer on the Lottery anno 1712: to be paid by 6,000l. a week from this week: and to be applied towards carrying on recalls under the head of Wages anno 1712. Ibid.
Same for 27,129l. 1s. 10d. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of the like Contributions: and is for services ut supra, pp. 61–2. Ibid., p. 8.
Same for 1,568l. 5s. 2d. to John How, Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons: out of the like Contributions as in part of 514,141l. 14s. 5¾d. for Guards and Garrisons anno 1712: and is for services ut supra, p. 61. Ibid., p. 9.
J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Commissioners for Sick and Wounded. My Lord Treasurer is acquainted that divers sums of money were expended at Minorca for fitting up part of a priory there to be used for an Hospital for sick seamen before the building of an Hospital by Sir John Jennings. Please send my Lord an account of the charge of so fitting up said priory and the rent thereof and whether the same is now in her Majesty's hands "and what allowance (if any) was made for the money laid out by her Majesty as aforesaid upon delivering up the same."Out Letters (General) XX, p. 249.
Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Queen's Remembrancer to deliver up the surety bonds of John Smith, late one of the four Tellers of the Receipt.
Prefixing: certificate by Fra. Butler, Deputy [Queen's] Remembrancer in the Exchequer, that said Smith's accounts have been adjusted and that he has obtained his quietus thereupon. Warrants not Relating to Money XXI, p. 437.
Letters patent by same appointing Michael Broughton to finish the receipt of the rents of the Crown to 1712 Michaelmas in North Wales (to wit in the Counties of Anglesea, Carnarvon, Merioneth, Denbigh, Flint, and Montgomery, and the County Palatine of Chester), the receipt of which was granted to Miles Granger (now deceased) by letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain dated 27 Aug. 1708, and his widow Mary Granger has petitioned setting forth that most of the expense of said receipt for the year ending at Michaelmas next [1712] was borne by her said husband before his death and that the profits thereof chiefly arise at the General Audit held at Michaelmas yearly, which she and her family will be deprived of receiving unless her brother Michaell Broughton be appointed to finish the said receipt, which will also enable her to make up and finish her husband's accounts for the entire year.
Appending: entry of said Broughton's surety bond in 2,000l. Ibid., pp. 437–8.
Aug. 14. Money warrant for 75l. to the executors of Charles Gifford for 1696 Lady day quarter on the pension of 300l. granted to him by Charles II. Money Book XXII, p. 20.
Aug. 14. Allowance by Treasurer Oxford of the Post Office incidents bill, detailed, for 1712 June 24 quarter: total 781l. 12s. 7d. (including 3l. 9s. 0d. to Robert Robinson for carrying away the soil from the Post Office; 10l. to Thomas Gardner as additional clerk for copying all letters and instructions to Postmasters and agents to packet boats; 28l. 11s. 0d. to John Machley, engraver, for [graving] seals; 6l. 18s. 0d. to John Keeling, engraver, for punches and stakes; and 1l. to Joseph Knocke for bringing an express from Dover; 53l. 16s. 2d. for 12,914 ship letters between 2 Jan. 1710–11 and 4 Dec. 1711). Ibid., p. 25.
Same for 1,000l. to Charles, Duke of St. Albans, for one year to 1710 Xmas on an annuity in consideration of a like yearly pension that expired at Xmas 1704 out of logwood. (Money order dated Aug. 20 hereon.) Ibid., p. 26. Order Book VIII, p. 234.
Same for 1,372l. 10s. 0d. to same for same time on his several fees as Master of the Hawks. Money Book XXII, p. 26.
Same for 106l. 6s. 7d. to Robert Blaiklock for the surplusage on his account as Sheriff of Co. Cumberland for the year ended 1711 Sept. 29, the same arising by his payments for apprehending Robert Murray, a burglar, and Gabriell Clark, a counterfeiter.
Prefixing: certificate by Francis Neale, Deputy Clerk of the Pipe, of said surplusage. (Money order dated Sept. 11 hereon.) Ibid., p. 27. Order Book VIII, p. 233.
Letter of direction for 10,000l. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of Contributions in the Exchequer on the Lottery anno 1712: and is intended to be paid over to Sir John Lambert for the value in his bills on Port Mahon dated the 12th inst. at the rate of 56 pence sterling per dollar or piece of Eight: and is to be taken as in further part of 475,385l. 7s. 8½d. for the war in Spain anno 1712. Disposition Book XXII, p. 9.
Same for 900l. to John How, Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons: out of the like Contributions: and is in part of 243,020l. 17s. 6d. for extraordinaries of the war; being to be paid over to the Officers of the Regiments of Windsor, Hotham and Montandre on account of half pay in part of 34,000l. included for that purpose in the said sum of extraordinaries. Ibid., p. 10.
Same for 31,000l. to Charles Cæsar, Navy Treasurer: out of the like Contributions: and is intended to be applied to the services following: viz.
£
to the head of Wages.
for paying off the Jersey at Plymouth 16,000
for answering the claims on ships lately paid off at Chatham 10,000
to the head of Victualling.
towards answering short allowance money to seamen 5,000
£31,000
Likewise 28,939l. 9s. 3½d. to same out of same: to be satisfied by weekly payments of 2,000l., commencing from the 15th inst.: and is intended to be paid over to Thomas Savery, Treasurer for Sick and Wounded, to satisfy bills of exchange drawn on the Commissioners for Sick and Wounded from Lisbon, Gibraltar, Port Mahon, Jamaica, Malaga, Bilboa, Faro, Leghorn, Kinsale, Cork, Guernsey and Jersey. Of the said sum 17,363l. 13s. 6¾d. (being three-fifths) is to be charged to the head of Wages and 11,575l. 15s. 8¾d., being the remaining two-fifths, is to be charged to the head of Victualling. (A letter to the Navy Commissioners to order said payment to Savery accordingly.) Disposition Book XXII, p. 10.
Aug. 14. Letter of direction for 478l. to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of Works: out of Civil List moneys: to be issued on or about Oct. 13 next: and is intended to be paid over to Henry Wise for work done by the Queen's command in the upper garden at Kensington, and not included in his contract for keeping her Majesty's gardens. Ibid., p. 17.
J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Attorney General and Solicitor General enclosing the memorial [missing] from the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland concerning the warrant for a privy seal for enabling them to pass accounts in Scotland. The Commissioners for the Privy Seal do not seem to be fully satisfied by the draft of said warrant. Please report whether it contains any powers or authorities to them [the said Barons] which are illegal or improper or not tending to the immediate service of the Crown in the matter of passing accounts in Scotland and alter the draft accordingly to render the passing of said accounts practicable and safe to the public. Out Letters(General) XX, p. 249.
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Peter Putt, mate to the Peaceable Lyon of Amsterdam, laden with deals for Lisbon, shewing that she was taken by a French ship and afterwards retaken by an English man of war; that upon the said capture the ship and her lading were decreed in the Admiralty Court to be restored to petitioner on his paying one-eighth of the value for salvage; that by reason of the capture he is unable to proceed on his voyage (the French, when they took him, having plundered him of his rigging and crew): therefore praying leave to unlade and sell the cargo on payment of Customs. Reference Book IX, p. 85.
Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Queen's Remembrancer to take the security of Henry Smith as Treasurer of the money for building 50 new churches.
Prefixing: report by the Bishop of London, Sir Christopher Wren et al. on the sufficiency of said security. Warrants not Relating to Money XXI, p. 447.
Same by same to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Francis Gwyn of a piece of land within the circuit of Whitehall Palace in St. Martin's in the Fields abutting north on Scotland Yard, south on the Back Yard and next the passage west between the two said Yards and east on the chamber or edifice in the tenure of Thomas Howard, Esq., or Lady Pye, and another edifice in the tenure of Francis, Visct. Newport, being 54 feet by 47 feet, with all structures or sheds thereupon lately in the tenure of various servants of King James II.: which premises were demised to him [Gwyn] 14 July 1685.
Prefixing: particular and memorandum by Auditor Jett of the premises and ratal by J. Manley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands. A special clause of re-assumption to the Crown on payment of 1,200l. is to be inserted. Ibid., pp. 439–42.
[? Aug. 14.] Entry of the signature by Treasurer Oxford and by R. Benson, Chancellor of the Exchequer, of the docquet of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal to Mary Evans of lands in Lydlinch, Co. Dorset, part of the lands of George Knype, seized under an extent. Ibid., p. 442.
[?] The like of a same to John Broughton and John Ellis of lands in Rickmansworth, Co. Herts, parcel of the lands of Samuel Ewer, junr., extended for debt. Ibid.
[?] The like of a same to Margaret Jett, widow, of a messuage, close of land and several cottages in Chester, parcel of the lands of Sir Thomas Stanley, bart., outlaw. Ibid.
Aug. 15. Money warrant for 220l. 8s. 0d. to Walter Cox, an officer of London port, being the moiety of a seizure by him of money from on board the St Peter, bound to Holland: being reward as by the order in Council of 1709 May 19. (Money order dated Aug. 19 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 3 hereon.) Money Book XXII, p. 26. Order Book VIII, p. 223. Disposition Book XXII, p. 23.
J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Commissioners of Sick and Wounded. The Treasurer of the Navy in his report to my Lord Treasurer on the bills of exchange running in [drawn on] your Office has observed to my Lord that the bills from Barbados, Boston, New York and Antigua (which amount to 3,095l. 5s. 10d.) are drawn at a less rate of exchange by 15 or 20 per cent. than they are from the like places on the Navy and Victualling. My Lord Treasurer directs you to send him a particular list of all the said bills, to whom payable and other the circumstances attending same, and out of the sum payable on each bill to make such reduction as shall bring the exchange to an equality [of exchange rate] with the bills drawn on the Navy and Victualling. The Navy Treasurer will be ready to send you an account of such rates. My Lord Treasurer will there-upon direct payment in ready money of the total so reduced; to your Treasurer to satisfy the said bills. Disposition Book XXII, p. 11.
Letter of direction for 1,747l. 10s. 0d. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of Contributions in the Exchequer on the Lottery anno 1712 [10 Anne, c. 18]: and is intended to be applied to the following uses: viz.
£ s. d.
in further part of 1,324,728l. 18s. 7d. for the Forces in Flanders anno 1712.
for a month's subsistence of 250 private centinels to be detached from the Regiments of Clayton, Windress and Grant (ordered to be disbanded) to recruit the Regiments in Dunkirk or under the Duke of Ormonde: and to be charged to the subsistence of the Regiments to whom the same should be delivered 562 10 0
in further part of 243,020l. 17s. 6d. granted for several extraordinary charges of the war.
to be advanced on account of half pay of the commissioned Officers of the said Regiments of Clayton, Windress and Grant from Aug. 23 inst.: 300l. each Regiment 900 0 0
for the half pay of a proper complement of commissioned Officers to command the detachment of 250 men from each [said] Regiment for 30 days, viz. four Captains, four Lieutenants and four Ensigns 165 0 0
in further part of 475,385l. 7s. 8¼d. for the war in Spainanno 1712.
for a month's subsistence of a proper complement of non-commissioned Officers to go along with the said detachment, viz. 10 Serjeants, 15 Corporals and 10 drummers for each Regiment 120 0 0
£1,747 10 0
Disposition Book XXII, p. 12.
Aug. 15. J. Taylour (in the absence of the Treasury Secretaries) to the Secretary at War. My Lord Treasurer has considered the settling of the Establishment of Chelsea Hospital and agrees to same as here with [missing], with the following alterations made by him:
(1) the 200l. per an. to the Governor was meant to cease on the death of the present Governor. It is therefore not to be inserted in the Establishment, but to be continued to the present Governor by special warrant and after him to be discontinued.
(2) the 50l. per an. to the Major until he can be otherwise provided for is to be treated in the same way.
(3) as either of the present chaplains die or remove the salary of one is to be sunk and only one chaplain to be in future at 100l. per an.
(4) as any offices or employments about the Hospital (which may be supplied by the Invalids there) become vacant they are to be so supplied and other Invalids thereupon taken into the Hospital in their place.
Out Letters (General) XX, p. 250.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to present Richard Borret for a tidesman's place, London, when vacant, he being recommended by Mr. Palmer. Ibid., p. 251.
Same to the Barons of the Exchequer, Scotland, to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of the Marquess of Lothian praying discharge from 1705 onwards of the Feu and Blench Duties payable to the Crown out of the Lordships of Newbottle and Jedburgh amounting to about 55l. per an. Ibid.
Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands o the petition of Mr. Paulden shewing that in 1668 the Crown granted to Capt. Tho. Paulden a lease for 99 years of the Holy Island (now under water) situate in the county of Northumberland and joining to the borders of Scotland, 12 miles of this side Berwick: between the island and the continent [mainland] is a large piece of land about two miles in breadth towards the middle and about five miles in length, a rich soil and capable of great improvements, especially for fishery: Capt. Paulden is dead and Rebecca his widow now enjoys it and is willing to dispose of it: the Dutch would buy it, but she had much rather the Queen should have the refuse of it. Reference Book IX, p. 86.
Aug. 15. Same to the Comptrollers of Army Accounts of the petition of Lewis de Jean, Capt. in Brigadier Vesey's Regiment in Portugal, [praying] for 55l. 4s. 8d. due to him which is pretended by Mr. Morrice to be paid to Mr. Whitton, [agent or] paymaster to the said Regiment. Ibid.
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