Minute Book: September 1713 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 27, 1713. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955.

'Minute Book: September 1713', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 27, 1713, (London, 1955) pp. 46-50. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol27/pp46-50 [accessed 25 April 2024]

September 1713



Sept. 8.	Present: Lord Treasurer.
	Mr. Cæsar, [Treasurer of the Navy, is] called in and his memorial is read praying 100,000l. to be issued on the order in his name for the service of the Navy to redeem 110,000l. in tallies on this year's Malt deposited with the Bank [of England] about July 3 [as security for a loan] for that amount which was to be repaid out of the first 500,000l. made forth in Exchequer Bills. [My Lord] ordered accordingly.
	His [Cæsar's] further memorial is read praying that the 60,000l. in South Sea Stock which he transferred to Mr. Brydges for the accommodation of the service of paying the Troops abroad by enabling him to borrow 50,000l. pursuant to a minute of 23rd April last may also be redeemed and transferred back to him for the service of the Navy. [Hereupon my Lord] ordered [the same to be so re-transferred] and a warrant to be prepared for issuing 50,000l. to Mr. Brydges in Exchequer Bills for redeeming 53,101l. 19s. 7¾d. in tallies and orders in the name of Thomas Micklethwayte for the Transport service; which [tallies and orders] were lent by him to Mr. Brydges [for the latter] to deposit with the Bank [as collateral security] for the 50,000l. above mentioned on his transferring to Mr. Micklethwayte the 60,000l. in South Sea Stock aforesaid.
	[My Lord directs] 20,000l. more to the Treasurer of the Navy: out of the loan of 300,000l. now making on credit of South Sea Stock: [and is] for paying the reduced men of the ships designed for the Baltic.
	Mr. Merryll is called in. Mr. Howe's memorials are read and the sums therein demanded for the Guards and Garrisons are ordered [to be issued] out of Exchequer Bills: and [my Lord orders the] warrants to be prepared accordingly.
	The Attorney General and Solicitor General come in and bring with them the warrant for an additional Commission for taking subscriptions to the South Sea Stock: and the Attorney General acquaints my Lord Treasurer that in regard by the warrant the Commission [for subscription taking] will end at Michaelmas next it would be proper to lengthen it to 1 Dec. next. My Lord Treasurer agrees thereto and [orders] the warrant to be altered accordingly.
	Some petitioners are called in about the year's interest of Transport debentures and their petition is read praying my Lord to direct the computing the said year's interest, they having right thereto by Act of Parliament and decree of the Court of Exchequer. My Lord Treasurer says he doth not think the Parliament ever intended they should have the year's interest and doth not think fit to give any direction in a matter which will be a loss of 60,000l. to the publique; and that they may apply to Parliament as he desired them to do last Session. Treasury Minute Book XX, p. 115. (fn. 1)
Sept. 9.	Present: ut supra.
	[My Lord] ordered [issues as follows] out of her Majesty's Civil List money: viz. to
		£	s.	d.
	Mr. Scobel for tin: three weeks in arrear	9,000	0	0
	the Cofferer of the Household	5,000	0	0
	Mr. Holbeach to complete the ordinary in his name	4,000	0	0
	the Privy Purse, three weeks	1,500	0	0
	the Duke of Shrewsbury to clear his [Ambassadorial] ordinary	1,252	17	1½
	Lord Lexinton [on his Ambassadorial] ordinary	700	0	0
	the Bishop of London [Dr. John Robinson, Ambassador at Utrecht] on the like	485	0	0
	the Earl of Loudoun in part of 2,000l	1,000	0	0
	the Duke of St. Albans	572	10	0
	General Webb, the surplus of his account	256	16	2½
	Captain Studholme	97	6	8
	the Paymaster of the Works for said Studholme for repairs	263	3	8
	Mr. Smethin [her Majesty's goldsmith] in further part of 4,307l. 6s. 8d.	1,500	0	0
	Mr. Compton	2,500	0	0
	Mr. Popple for salaries and incidents [of the Board of Trade]	1,161	1	0½
	Sir John Cass et al., late Sheriffs of London	835	7	6
	Mr. Conyers' salary as one of the Queen's Council	420	0	0
	Mr. Baker for a present to the Emperor of Morocco	778	17	6
	the Master of the Great Wardrobe	2,400	0	0
	Mr. Lowndes for secret services	1,000	0	0
		£35,322	19	8
	Write a letter to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland about Mr. Strode, a Surveyor of that revenue, acquainting them that my Lord has given him leave to be absent from his post for a month or six weeks longer than his first leave, to despatch some private affairs of his own. Treasury Minute Book XX, p. 116.
Sept. 11.	Present: Lord Treasurer.
	My Lord is pleased to order that Mr. Cornwallis, Mr. Brent, Mr. Tilson, Mr. Arnold and Mr. Rhodes do forward the business of the intended Lottery in all things as far as the same may be done, till the Commission for managing the said Lottery shall be filled up and passed.
	My Lord Treasurer agrees that if the Bank of England will lend 25,000l. for the service of the Ordnance upon a deposit of tallies and orders to be made by the Treasurer of the Ordnance they shall be repaid within three months of the time of advancing the same, together with 6 per cent. interest. My Lord directs the Treasurer of the Ordnance to make a sufficient deposit [of tallies as a security to the Bank] for that purpose.
	Memorandum: Mr. Eversfield acquainted my Lord on the 16th inst. that the Bank refuse to lend upon the above minute unless it be altered so as that they shall be repaid the 25,000l. and the 6 per cent. interest out of the Exchequer Bills to be issued pursuant to an Act of the last Session of Parliament [12 Anne, c. 11]: which my Lord agrees to and the same is entered on the next page. Ibid., p. 117.
Sept. 16. Windsor Castle.	Present: ut supra.
	Mr. Eversfield [Treasurer and Paymaster of the Ordnance] having acquainted my Lord that the Bank are willing to advance 25,000l. for the service of the Ordnance upon a deposit of tallies and orders now remaining in his [Eversfield's] hands provided they may be repaid with 6 per cent. interest out of the Exchequer Bills authorised to be issued by an Act of the last Session of Parliament [12 Anne, c. 11], my Lord agrees thereunto and directs the Treasurer of the Ordnance to make the deposit accordingly. Ibid., p. 118.
Sept. 18. Treasury Chambers, Whitehall.	Present: ut supra.
	Mr. Hawes [is] called in. He presents a memorial from the Treasurer of the Navy for money to pay off divers ships &c. [Thereupon my Lord directs] issues as follows:
		£	s.	d.
	in part of 100,000l. for wages to ships to be put out of pay	50,000	0	0
	in part of 20,000l. for carrying on the new Course of the Navy	10,000	0	0
	for paying bills of exchange	10,000	0	0
	for carrying on a year's pay to the Yards [due] at Michaelmas 1712 as in part of 152,433l.	15,000	0	0
	for carrying on the Course of the Victualling in part of 20,000l.	10,000	0	0
	for Necessary money to pursers for near eight months past	6,000	0	0
	for short allowance money to the squadron lately arrived from Turkey	5,000	0	0
	to complete 75,470l. 12s. 8d. for a list of foreign bills of exchange	21,662	18	11
		£127,662	18	11
	Ibid., p. 119.
Sept. 19.	Present: ut supra.
	Mr. Moore, Sir John Lambert and Mr. Milner are called in. The proposals of the two latter are read in relation to remittances for the Garrisons of Port Mahon and Gibraltar; and Sir John Lambert's [proposal], dated London the 15th inst., being most for the public advantage is agreed unto: viz. to give his bills for 7,000l. for Port Mahon at three days' sight at the exchange rate of 54 pence [sterling] per piece of Eight, to be paid in gold or silver at the current rate in the said place: and likewise 4,850l. for Gibraltar at 52 pence [sterling] per piece of Eight at three days’ sight and to be paid in gold or silver at current rate; and he [by way of reimbursement] to be paid in Exchequer Bills at the delivery of his bills.
	[My Lord] ordered [issues as follows] out of the money of her Majesty's Civil List: viz. to
		£
	Mr. Scobell for tin	3,000
	the Cofferer of the Household	1,500
	the Privy Purse	500
	Mr. Compton to complete his order	3,028
	Mr. Smethin, the Queen's goldsmith, in further part of 4,807l.	500
	Lord Lexinton [on his Ambassadorial ordinary]	300
	the Bishop of London [Dr. John Robinson, Ambassador at Utrecht, on the like]	300
		£9,128
	[My Lord directs the Exchequer to] issue to Mr. Moor 25,438l. 10s. 6d. in Exchequer Bills [directed to be made forth] for the service of the year 1713: and is for the services following: viz.
		£	s.	d.
	for 61 days' subsistence for the Forces in the Low Countries to 24 Oct. next	24,706	10	6
	for 61 days' pay to the same time for the Governor and Staff of Dunkirk [Garrison]	732	0	0
		£25,438	10	6
	Treasury Minute Book XX, p. 120.
Sept. 21.	Present: Lord Treasurer.
	Several papers are read and minutes [are] taken [upon them and are endorsed] thereupon. Ibid., p. 121.
Sept. 24.	Present: ut supra.
	[My Lord] ordered [issues as follows] “out of her Majesty's Civil Government” [out of Civil List moneys]: viz. to
		£	s.	d.
	Mr. Scobell for tin	3,000	0	0
	the Cofferer of the Household	1,000	0	0
	the Privy Purse	500	0	0
	the Bishop of London [Dr. John Robinson] for [his Ambassadorial] extraordinaries	485	0	0
	Mr. Compton	2,750	0	0
	Mr. Smethin, [her Majesty's] goldsmith, in further part of 4,807l. 6s. 8d.	500	0	0
	the Keeper of the Tennis Court[s]	132	3	4
	Sir Clement Cotterell for a present to the Duke D'Aumont	1,057	0	0
		£9,424	3	4
	Ibid., p. 122.
Sept. 30.	Present: ut supra.
	Mr. Slooper [is] called in. My Lord asks him whether the money hath been paid to the Holsteyn [Troops] and Walloon Troops [Dragoons, viz. to Aug. 23 last] according to my Lord's directions of July 30 last to prevent their being any further charge to her Majesty. He [replies that he] cannot tell, but will enquire and will wait on my Lord with an account of that matter as soon as possibly; that he remembers directions were sent to Mr. Cartwright for that purpose.
	[My Lord] ordered [issues as follows] out of her Majesty's Civil List money: viz. to
		£
	Mr. Scobell for tin	3,000
	the Cofferer of the Household	1,000
	the Privy Purse	500
	the Lord Treasurer	2,000
	Lord Lexinton [on his Ambassadorial ordinary]	400
	Mr. Compton	300
		£7,200
	Ibid., p. 123.