Appendix: Miscellaneous 1707

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955.

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'Appendix: Miscellaneous 1707', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714, (London, 1955) pp. 445-453. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol28/pp445-453 [accessed 18 March 2024]

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Miscellaneous 1707

1706–7
Jan. 1.
Thomas Atterbury, 25l. for same quarter on my allowance as Clerk of the Cheque to the Messengers. Ibid.
Jan. 2. William Cotesworth, 125l. for one quarter ended at 1706 Xmas on 500l. per an. assigned to me by the Earl of Clarendon by the Queen's warrant of July 8 last. Ibid.
Jan. 3. Nicholas Ryall, 10l. as royal bounty for my service and attendance on the House of Commons in the last Session of Parliament. Ibid.
Jan. 9. Marguerite Godet, 5l. 5s. 0d. for foreign Gazettes furnished for the use of the Treasury in Oct., Nov. and Dec. last. Ibid., p. 196.
Peter Hume, 100l. (clear of all charges) in satisfaction of so much expended for binding 200 [copies] of the third and 200 [copies] of the fourth volume of Rymer's Fœdera. Ibid.
Hugh Chudleigh, 250l. by her Majesty's command and for her Majesty's special service. Ibid.
Jan. 14. Elizabeth Fruen (signs Frewin), 5l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
Jan. 20. Michael Wadding, 10l. as same. Ibid., p. 197.
Jan. 24. John Greatheed, 75l. as same for last Xmas quarter. Ibid.
Feb. 1. John Tucker, 57l. 10s. 0d. to be remitted to Consul Kirke at Genoa in satisfaction for 230 dollars by him expended for the hire of a felucca for the speedy conveyance of letters to and from Catalonia, for two months from June last, pursuant to her Majesty's pleasure signified to the said Consul by Sir Charles Hedges, late Principal Secretary of State. Ibid.
Feb. 6. Robert Futter, 150l. as royal bounty for three quarters to Xmas last on an allowance of 200l. per an. Ibid.
Feb. 8. Benjamin Overton, 200l. as same for 1706 Xmas quarter. Ibid., p. 198.
James, Duke of Queensberry, 3,000l. by her Majesty's command and for her Majesty's special service. Ibid.
Feb. 19. George Holme, clerk, 50l. for half a year to Lady day 1707 on an allowance of 100l. per an. as chaplain to reside with the Consul at Algiers. Ibid.
March 5. William Houston, 40l. [viz. 20l. thereof] for myself and [20l. for] Henry McTair as of her Majesty's royal bounty for special service. Ibid.
March 5. Michael Peters (signs Peeters), 27l. 4s. 6d. by virtue of a letter of attorney from Jelle Hilckes, mariner, and for his use, as her Majesty's bounty, being her Majesty's moiety of 54l. 9s. 0d. seized by an officer of the Customs on board the Willow Tree of Friesland, whereof the said Hilckes was master. T 38/737, p. 199.
Thomas Bendyshe, 24l. 8s. 0d. for the charges of [passing] a privy seal to authorise the appointing of Receivers General of the Land Tax for the year 1707. Ibid.
Christopher Tilson, 24l. 5s. 0d. for so much expended by me for the copies of divers accounts and papers delivered in to the House of Commons in the last Session of Parliament and on several other occasions. Ibid.
Thomas Lowther, 15l. 6s. 0d. for fees expended about discharging the recognizances entered into by John Long, William Hunt and Robert Orton of St. Albans and other matters according to a bill of particulars [missing]. Ibid.
March 7. John Taylour, 637l. 13s. 6d. for so much actually and bona fide paid by me for fees at the Exchequer and Treasury on such moneys for her Majesty's Secret Service in the year 8 March 1705–6 to 8 March 1706–7 as were directed to be paid to recipients clear of all charges, according to a particular account thereof [missing]. Ibid., p. 200.
William Lowndes's account of Secret Service money for the abovesaid year, 8 March 1705–6 to 8 March 1706–7:
£ s. d.
Charge.
money received at the Exchequer for her Majesty's Secret Services in said time as by a certificate from the Auditor of the Receipt 24,100 0 0
Discharge.
surplusage at the foot of the last preceding account 55 1
payments made within said time for the said Secret Services as per the aforegoing acquittances 23,677 19 1
£23,733 0
£ s. d.
Remains in said Lowndes's hands at the close of this account 366 19
Examined 26 November 1707.
Henry Boyle [Chancellor of the Exchequer].
Signed and allowed by the Queen the 28th November 1707.
Ibid.
March 26. Henry, Earl of Clarendon, 250l. for a quarter in advance, to end at Michaelmas 1708, on the unassigned part of my annuity of 1,500l. Ibid., p. 202.
George Simpson, 5l. for last Lady day quarter. Ibid.
The Treasury clerks (names, ut supra, p. 432), 92l. for same quarter's salary. Ibid.
March 28. John Boys, 50l. for same quarter on an allowance of 200l. per an as of her Majesty's royal bounty. Ibid., p. 203.
March 29. William Cotesworth, 125l. for same quarter on 500l. per an. assigned to me by Henry, Earl of Clarendon [out of his 1,500l. per an.], pursuant to a warrant signed by her Majesty 1706 July 8. Ibid.
April 1. Sir Charles Hedges, 300l. for a quarter due and ended on the 3rd of March last on an allowance of 1,200l. per an. which her Majesty is pleased to make to me until such time as I shall be in possession of the office of Judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Ibid.
George [Hooper], Bishop of Bath and Wells, 200l. to be disposed of as her Majesty's bounty to such person as her Majesty has appointed to receive the same and is for one year ended at Lady day last 1707. Ibid., p. 204.
April 2. David Campbell, 1,000l. by order of [sic for by power of attorney from] John, Duke of Argyll, and for his use. Ibid.
Robert Futter, 50l. as of her Majesty's royal bounty for a quarter ended at Lady day last. Ibid.
Thomas Atterbury, 25l. for same quarter on my additional allowance as Clerk of the Cheque to the Messengers [of the Chamber]. Ibid.
April 3. Marguerite Godet, 5l. 5s. for foreign Gazettes furnished for the use of the Treasury in Jan., Feb. and Mar. last. Ibid., p. 205.
April 5. John Hookes, 75l. 12s. 0d. for the charges of passing an Act for confirming to the Crown certain lands contracted for by the Earl of Ranelagh with the late Lord Cheyne for the use of Chelsea College [Hospital]. Ibid.
April 7. Mary Purdon, 20l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
Benjamin Overton, 200l. as same for 1707 Lady day quarter. Ibid.
April 12. Edward Williams, 5l. as same for same quarter on my allowance of 20l. per an. Ibid., p. 206.
James Grahme, 200l. in consideration of my expenses in prosecuting the Queen's title to derelict lands in Lincolnshire. Ibid.
April 18. William Grymes, 92l. 18s. 0d. for abstracting [from the Patent Roll], letters patent of the last four years of King Edward VI., “done by the order of William Lowndes, Esq.”:
£ s. d.
278 sheets of large Royal paper writ on both sides at 6s. per sheet 83 8 0
for the Alphabet [alphabetical index] 6 0 0
for [searching] Records 3 10 0
£92 18 0
T 38/737, p. 206.
April 21. Sir Edward Ward, 300l. for half a year to Lady day last on the yearly allowance of 600l. made to me by her Majesty. Ibid., p. 207.
Francis Turgis, Collector of Land Tax within the district of Hampton Court, 45l. for one year's tax for lands laid into her Majesty's parks at Hampton Court, to wit from Lady day 1706 to Lady day 1707 (signs: the mark of Francis Turgis). Ibid.
April 26. Elizabeth Gellot, 20l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
April 29. John Greatheed, 75l. for last Lady day quarter on 300l. per an. Ibid.
May 2. Col. Robert Philips, 200l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
Thomas Lowther, 192l. for the use of the Treasury clerks, being to reimburse their payments to the 4s. Aid for the year ended 1707 Lady day in respect of their employments at the Treasury, viz. 30l. each to William Glanville, John Taylour, Richard Powys, Christopher Tilson, and 12l. each to Thomas Bendyshe, Edward Webster, Miles Granger, Thomas Jett, James Pelham and William East. Ibid., p. 208.
May 7. Moses Girandeau, 50l. for the use of Visct. Fitz Hardinge, Treasurer of the Chamber, as follows.
Prefixing: acknowledgment dated 24 Oct. 1706 by Anthony Nelmes of his receipts from said Visct. Fitz Hardinge by the hands of Moses Girandeau of 50l. for a silver plate which her Majesty was pleased to give to be run for at Dotchett Commons on the 26 of September last. Ibid.
J. [John Moore] Bishop of Norwich, 50l., being charity money from the Queen to Mr. Bird of Yarmouth, whose house and goods were consumed by a late dreadful fire. Ibid., p. 209.
May 8. George Mortimer and Thomas Whitehead, churchwardens of St. Margaret's, Westminster, for one year's Poor Rate to Lady day last for Kensington House. Ibid.
May 20. Col. Robert Lundy, 100l. as of her Majesty's bounty towards my losses sustained in being taken prisoner by the French. Ibid.
June 7. Col. Philip Howard, 100l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
June 14. Jeronimo Bestoso, 5l. as same. Ibid., p. 210.
June 19. George Granville, 74l. 19s. 8d. for fees expended and paid by me on receiving the rent of Mote Park to Xmas 1706. Ibid.
Margaret Strother, widow, 10l. as royal bounty to enable her to equip her son for her Majesty's service at sea. Ibid.
June 23. Dame Anne Sylvius, 100l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
June 24. Susanna, Countess Dowager of Lincoln, 100l. as her Majesty's bounty towards the support of my son, the Earl of Lincoln. Ibid., p. 211.
June 26. George Simpson, 5l. for a quarter due at Midsummer 1707. Ibid.
June 27. Alexander La Plagne (Plaigne), 30l. as royal bounty to carry me to Ireland. Ibid.
June 28. James Windebank, 6l. 13s. 0d. for the use of William Bellamy, Remembrancer of the City of London, for the fees and charges on receiving her Majesty's allowance of impost [on wines] for the Mayor &c. of the City for the year ended at Xmas last. Ibid.
Thomas Cornwallis, 50l. as royal bounty. Ibid., p. 212.
July 2. The Treasury clerks, 107l. for 1707 June 24 quarter's salaries:
£ s. d.
Christopher Tilson 12 10 0
Tho. Bendyshe 5 0 0
E. Webster 12 10 0
M. Granger 12 10 0
Thomas Jett 12 10 0
William Este 12 10 0
William Lowndes 12 10 0
James Pelham 12 10 0
John Lowndes 12 10 0
Hen. Segar 2 0 0
Ibid.
July 3. Henry, Earl of Clarendon, 250l. for a quarter in advance to end at Xmas 1708 on the unassigned part of my pension of 250l. Ibid.
William Cotesworth, 125l. for 1707 June 24 quarter as assignee of the Earl of Clarendon [being the remainder of the above pension]. Ibid.
Robert Futter, 50l. as royal bounty for a quarter due at Midsummer 1707. Ibid., p. 213.
July 5. Sir Charles Hedges, 300l. for a quarter ended June 3 last. Ibid.
July 7. John Boys, 50l. for same quarter as of her Majesty's bounty. Ibid.
July 9. Marguerite Godet, 5l. 5s. 0d. for foreign Gazettes furnished for the use of the Treasury in April, May and June last. Ibid.
July 10. Edward Williams, 5l. for a quarter ended at Midsummer last. T 38/737, p. 213.
July 17. Benjamin Overton, 200l. as royal bounty for same quarter. Ibid., p. 214.
July 21. Col. Philip Howard, 25l. as same. Ibid.
Edward Brown, 125l. as same for a quarter ended at Midsummer last. Ibid.
July 26. John Greatheed, 75l. for same quarter on 300l. per an. as of her Majesty's bounty. Ibid.
Aug. 6. Charles Cusack (Cusick), late a Colonel in Spain, 50l. as royal bounty. Ibid., p. 215.
Aug. 7. Charles Shales, 125l. for 1¼ years to Midsummer last on 100l. per an. to be disposed of as her Majesty has directed. Ibid.
Aug. 9. Thomas Atterbury, 25l. for last Midsummer quarter. Ibid.
Aug. 15. William Clayton, 100l. for one year's extraordinary work in the Auditor [of the Receipt's] Office to Lady day last. Ibid.
Aug. 21. William Ferguson (Fergison), 10l. as royal bounty to carry me to Flanders. Ibid., p. 216.
Charles Le Bas, 50l. for the use of Mr. Cardonel to satisfy so much paid by him to Mr. Renard.
Prefixing: acknowledgment dated Amsterdam 30 June 1707 by L. Renard of his receipt from Adam Cardonnell by order of my Lord Treasurer for a second year's allowance of 50l. sterling (florins or guilders 537 10 stivers at fl. 10.15 to the pound), for which I have given another receipt which serves but for the same as this. Ibid.
Aug. 27. John Elliott, 100l. for the use of my Lord Duffus, as royal bounty to his Lordship. Ibid.
Aug. 29. Margaret Strother, 10l. as royal bounty. Ibid., p. 217.
Anne. R.
“We acknowledge to have received of and from our trusty and well beloved William Lowndes, Esq., out of the moneys put into his hands for our secret services the sum of 1,000l.: Windsor Castle the first day of September 1707.”
A.R.
Sept. 6. Capt. John Philipps (Philips), 35l. in full satisfaction for the charge of keeping such prisoners as were committed to the custody of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod during the last Session of Parliament. Ibid.
Sept. 11. Rebecca Bruges, alias Pride, 20l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
Sept. 17. Moses Girandeau, 50l. for Visct. FitzHardinge for a plate run for on Datchet Common in August last. Ibid., p. 218.
Sept. 25. Ralph Acton, 89l. 17s. 6d. for the hire of Hackney coaches and other extraordinary expenses of the clerks of the Treasury in their attendance on my Lord Treasurer at Windsor and on several other occasions by direction: to wit from 25 Sept. 1706 to this day. Ibid.
Sir Charles Hedges, 300l. for a quarter ended the 3rd inst. Ibid.
Sept. 30. George Simpson, 5l. for 1707 Michaelmas quarter. Ibid.
Oct. 1. Col. Philip Howard, 75l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
The Treasury clerks (names, ut supra, p. 449), 107l. for 1707 Sept. 29 quarter's salaries. Ibid., p. 219.
Benjamin Overton, 200l. for same quarter on my allowance of 800l. per an. as of her Majesty's royal bounty. Ibid.
Henry, Earl of Clarendon, 250l. for a quarter's advance to end at Lady day 1709 on the unassigned part of my pension of 1,500l. Ibid.
Oct. 2. Robert Futter, 50l. for 1707 Sept. 29 quarter as of her Majesty's royal bounty. Ibid., p. 220.
William Cotesworth, 125l. for same quarter on the unassigned part of the abovesaid Earl of Clarendon's pension. Ibid.
Oct. 9. John Boys, 50l. for a quarter ended at Michaelmas last. Ibid.
Thomas Atterbury, 25l. for same quarter. Ibid.
Oct. 10. Edward Williams, 5l. for same quarter on my allowance. Ibid.
Thomas Lowther, 468l. 3s. 0d. for moneys expended by me as follows: viz. 219l. 7s. 0d. for the charge of letters patent constituting Sir Andrew Hume and 24 others to be Commissioners for paying the Equivalent to Scotland and for a duplicate thereof and also for a warrant of attorney to Thomas Maddocks to receive the said Equivalent at the Exchequer and for entering the said Equivalent [Commission] and letter of attorney at the Exchequer and other charges relating thereunto; 119l. 4s. 6d. for two other patents under the great seal, one for revoking the grant of the office of Treasurer of the Exchequer to the Earl of Godolphin, and another of the same date for re-granting the said office to him; and for entering the said patents at the Exchequer; 14l. for fees to the officers of the Exchequer Court upon swearing his Lordship [Treasurer Godolphin]; 22l. for new seals of office on occasion of the [change of the] title of Great Britain [consequent upon the Union with Scotland]; 68l. 3s. 0d. for new dormant letters patent [for issuing moneys at the Exchequer]; 22l. 8s. 6d. for fees at the Treasury and Exchequer on [the payment of] 602l. 2s. 5d. to Visct. Cheyne for lands purchased of him for Chelsea Hospital; 3l. for fees of two warrants for taking in a loan of 822,000l. on an Act for Continuing several Subsidies [6 Anne, c. 27] and [for a loan] of 12,000l. for a quarter's interest due thereon. Ibid., p. 221.
Oct. 17. Pierre Dusouly (Dusouley), 5l. 5s. 0d. for foreign Gazettes furnished for the use of the Treasury in July, Aug. and Sept. last. Ibid.
Oct. 21. Sir Edward Ward, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, 300l., without account, for half a year to Michaelmas last on the yearly allowance of 600l. made to me by her Majesty. T 38/737, p. 222.
Oct. 22. John Thurkettle, 322l. 10s. 0d. for so much disbursed and paid for three plates run for at Newmarket in Oct. 1706, April 1707 and Oct. 1707, as of her Majesty's bounty to the town of Newmarket; being at the rate of 100 guineas for each plate. Ibid.
Oct. 24. Capt. Gerard Devine, 20l. 6s. 0d. for my charges and expenses in bringing letters and expresses from the Duke of Marlborough from Antwerp to the Queen at Newmarket. Ibid.
Oct. 25. Edward Brown, 125l. as of her Majesty's royal bounty for a quarter ended at Michaelmas last. Ibid., p. 223.
Oct. 28. John Greatheed, 75l. for same quarter. Ibid.
Oct. 29. Thomas Smith, for myself and the wife of Benjamin Ramsey, late one of the Office Keepers to the Secretaries of State, 30l. in satisfaction for foreign Gazettes furnished for the use of the Treasury in the reign of William III. Ibid.
Nov. 4. Dame Barbara Killigrew, 20l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
Nov. 15. Thomas Cornwallis, 50l. as same. Ibid., p. 224.
[John] Ker of Kersland, 700l. in satisfaction of so much expended by her Majesty's command and for her Majesty's special occasion. Ibid.
Nov. 24. Robert Laury (Lourie), 30l. for the charges of my journey to and from Edinburgh in order to bring the necessary proofs concerning the value of the cargo of the ship Worcester, which was seized in Scotland. Ibid.
Elizabeth Gellot, 20l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
Nov. 29. James, Earl of Seafield, 1,000l. clear of all charges, in satisfaction for extraordinary expenses in her Majesty's service as Lord Chancellor of Scotland; which her Majesty is pleased to allow me as of her royal bounty. Ibid., p. 225.
Rebecca Fletcher, 20l. as royal bounty. Ibid.
Frances and Rachell Mansell, 10l. as same; in consideration whereof we do promise not to give his Lordship or the Treasury any further trouble by our solicitations. (Rachel signs by her mark). Ibid.
Dec. 26. George Simpson, 5l. for a quarter due at Xmas 1707. Ibid.
Henry, Earl of Clarendon, 250l. for one quarter by advance, to end at Midsummer 1709, on the unassigned part of my pension of 1,500l. per an. Ibid., p. 226.
Dec. 27. The Treasury clerks, 107l. for 1707 Xmas quarter's salaries: viz.
£ s. d.
Christopher Tilson 12 10 0
Edward Webster 12 10 0
M. Granger 12 10 0
Thomas Jett 12 10 0
Wm. Este 12 10 0
Wm. Lowndes 12 10 0
John Lowndes 12 10 0
Thomas Spence 12 10 0
Thomas Bendyshe 5 0 0
Henry Segar 2 0 0
Ibid.
Edward Williams, 5l. for same quarter's salary. Ibid.
Dec. 29. Charles Webb, for the use of Dr. Nicholas Onley, for two years' tythes to Michaelmas last due to him as minister of St. Margaret's, Westminster, for lands belonging to her Majesty's Palace at Kensington.
Prefixing: letter from said Onley dated Dec. 27 [to William Lowndes] to pay said Webb. Ibid., p. 227.
Thomas, Earl of Stamford, 1,000l., clear of all charges, being so much advanced to me by her Majesty's command on my salary of 1,000l. per an. as a Lord of Trade, which sum so advanced I do hereby promise to repay to her Majesty's use out of such money as shall incur and grow due to me on my said salary from Xmas 1707. Ibid.
Thomas, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, 1,000l. for one year ended 9 July 1707 on an allowance of 1,000l. per an. as of her Majesty's royal bounty. Ibid., p. 228.