Minute Book: June 1715 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1957.

'Minute Book: June 1715', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715, (London, 1957) pp. 266-278. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol29/pp266-278 [accessed 25 April 2024]

June 1715



June 2.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	Mr. Cracherode [is] called in. My Lord [Carlisle] acquaints him that he has been recommended to the Board as a person every way qualified for carrying on the business of a Solicitor for the Treasury with greater expedition than the Crown causes have formerly been managed and that therefore their Lordships have appointed him to that service in the room of Mr. Borrett. He thanks their Lordships and promises to use all diligence in the matters committed to his care. He desires to have an account of what causes or other matters were in charge to Mr. Borret which are not yet finished.
	My Lords direct Mr. Borret to attend to-morrow morning with a state of all causes which were under his management that are not determined and what the charges thereof respectively have amounted to.
	[Write to] the East India Company and the Customs Commissioners to attend about the Unrated East India goods on Friday June 10 next at five o'clock in the afternoon.
	My Lord Carlisle acquaints the Board that the King having been moved upon the petition and case of Mr. John Arnold is pleased to direct that he shall have an allowance or pension of 40l. per an. Ibid., p. 96.
June 4.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Sir William St. Quintin.
	Papers [of petitions &c.] are read and minutes [are] taken thereupon [and are endorsed thereon].
	The Books in the Treasury which were brought thither by Mr. Baron Scrope as received by him out of the late Office of the Duke of Queensberry, deceased, are directed to be delivered to the Duke of Montrose, Principal Secretary of State, upon his representation that they are absolutely necessary for his Office.
	[My Lords direct issues as follows viz.], 44,592l. 11s. 2d. to the Cofferer of the Household upon a memorial from him and the other officers of the Board of Greencloth; being intended (with 27,028l. 8s. 10d. already issued) to complete 71,621l. for what is computed by the said Board of Greencloth to have incurred [or fallen due to be paid] in the Cofferer's Office from the 1st August [1714] to the 31st March last.
	And 19,794l. 2s. 10d. to the Treasurer of the Chamber pursuant to a warrant signed by his Majesty 6 May 1715 for what is incurred [fallen due] to the servants and others payable in the Office [of Treasurer of the Chamber] according to an account or certificate signed by the Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, and Sir John Stanley from the 1st Aug. 1714 to Lady day 1715: the abovesaid two sums making together 64,386l. 14s. 0d.
	[Write to the] Victualling Commissioners to attend next Friday at five of the clock in relation to bills drawn by Mr. Conduit for victualling the Garrison of Gibraltar.
	[My Lords direct] 20l. to be given to Mr. Plowman as of his Majesty's bounty: but his acquittance [is] to express that he will not give his Majesty or the Treasury the trouble of any further solicitation upon the pretensions mentioned in his petition to the King [which was] transmitted to my Lords in a letter from Secretary Stanhope.
	My Lords think it reasonable that in all cases when money is ordered to be imprested for any public Office, as that of the Cofferer, Treasurer of the Chamber &c., where part of what is due may be for emptions or provisions and part for wages, salaries or pensions, that the same be applied for the payment of emptions or provisions in the first place and for wages, board wages or salaries in the next place, and do direct that notice be given to the officers accordingly. Ibid., p. 97.
June 8.	Present: ut supra.
	Sir Andrew Kennedy's petition is read praying an additional salary of 100l. to him and his son as Conservator of the Privileges in the Netherlands of the Royal Boroughs of Scotland, and the arrears thereof from the demise of his late Majesty King William. My Lords do not think this request reasonable, but in regard to the allegations in his petition will move his Majesty to give him a pension of 100l. per an. in Scotland during pleasure and to commence from Lady day last.
	Mrs. Cath. Harris her papers being read my Lords do conceive that the petitioner has no pretensions to apply to the Treasury, her petition having been formerly read and rejected here. But my Lords will give her 10l. to carry her to Ireland and no more upon any pretence whatever contained in her petition or any of the papers thereto annexed. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 98.
June 9.	Present Earl of Carlisle, Sir William St. Quintin.
	[My Lords direct] 2,000l. a year to be paid to the Duke of Grafton out of the Post Office revenue till the arrear of about 7,000l. due upon a pension of 4,700l. per an. to the late Duchess of Cleveland at the time of her death shall be satisfied; it appearing by a report of the Attorney General and Solicitor General that he has a right thereupon.
	[My Lords order a money] warrant for 50l. a piece by way of bounty to Lady Lovelace and Lady Cassilis.
	[Likewise] 150l. to the Master of the Great Wardrobe out of King William's [Civil List] arrears: whereof 100l. [is to be paid] to Mrs. Edith College in part of 747l. for lace and linen delivered for the use of his late Majesty King William according to certificates signed by the late Earls of Portland and Romney: and the remaining 50l. [thereof is to be as] in part of the arrears due in that [the Great Wardrobe] Office to Mr. Carr.
	Mr. Cracherode [is] called in. My Lord [Carlisle] acquaints him that Mr. Eversfeild, late Treasurer of the Ordnance, has about 6,000l. of the public money in his hands which was imprested [to him] for the service of the Ordnance and directs him to attend the Attorney and Solicitor General about the speediest and most effectual method of getting back the said imprest money.
	My Lords agree on his Majesty's behalf that Mr. Anth[ony] Cracherode from the 1st of June inst. as Solicitor for his Majesty's Affairs [in the Treasury] shall have the same allowances as were enjoyed by Mr. William Borret, Treasury Solicitor, his predecessor, that is to say 100l. a year for keeping two clerks and 400l. a year in lieu of all termly and other fees and allowances whatsoever except such [expenses] as he shall bona fide have paid out of his pocket to counsel or others: and [my Lords] declare that coach hire or such like expenses are not to be reckoned amongst the moneys which he pays out of his pocket.
	[My Lords direct] 500l. to Mr. Cracherode upon account for [Crown cause] law charges.
	[My Lords order] Lady Cassilis to have 100l. instead of the 50l. abovementioned. Ibid., p. 99.
June 11.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	[My Lords direct] 5,125l. to the Judges for last Easter term to be now paid.
	Mr. Aislabie's memorial [for money for the Navy and Victualling] is read and thereupon my Lords order as follows out of money in the Exchequer on the loans on the Land Tax [anno 1715, 1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 1]: viz.
		£
	for one year's pay due at Lady day 1714 to the Chest at Chatham	21,000
	for paying off and laying up the Speedwell, Brandford and Squirrell	29,205
		£50,205
	Lord Cornwallis and Mr. Craggs, [jointly] Postmasters General, are called in. Lord Cornwallis acquaints my Lords of the advantages expected [to accrue to the Post Office revenue] by the [appointment of] six General Surveyors proposed by them in their presentment lately offered to my Lords. Whereupon after some discourse my Lords think fit to approve of the said proposal and direct a warrant to be prepared accordingly. But care is to be taken that the Crown be at no further charge than the 20s. a day each.
	Upon a memorial of Mr. Walpole [Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons, for moneys for the service thereof my Lords] ordered issue of 1,787l. 18s. 6d. out of the money of the loans on Land Tax [anno 1715] as upon account of what incurred and became due to the Foot Regiments of [Archibald, Earl of] Forfar [the 3rd Regiment of Foot, the Buffs], [Charles, Earl of] Orrery [the North British Fusiliers] and [John] Hill [11th Foot] now in North Britain from Michaelmas 1714 to Lady day last; from which time the said Regiments are directed to be placed on the Establishment of Ireland. Ibid., p. 100.
June 13.	Present: ut supra.
	Mr. Thomas Baldwin is called in. His memorial is read in relation to a very great fraud committed in the payment of the Flanders Army from June 1712 to June 1713. My Lords think what is contained therein to be for the public service.
	[My Lords direct] Lord Carnarvon and the Auditors of Imprests to attend next Thursday morning at 10 a'clock about the accounts of the said Lord Carnarvon [as formerly Paymaster of the Forces Abroad].
	A report [is read] from the Board of Works that they have examined the bills for the undermentioned works and that there is due as followeth:
		£	s.	d.
	for the funeral of the late Queen	669	15	9¾
	for the reception of King George at Greenwich	314	1	11½
	for the Coronation of his Majesty at Westminster	7,287	11	8
	for the Thanksgiving at St. Paul's	82	1	2
		£8,353	10	7¼
	A memorial from Mr. Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, is also read praying 250l. to be imprested towards defraying the incident expenses of his Office.
	My Lords are pleased to order both the said sums amounting to 8,603l. 10s. 7¼d.
	[My Lords direct the Treasury Secretary to] send to Mr. Burchet [Secretary to the Admiralty] an account of the sums voted for the Navy and Victualling and how much has been issued in part thereof: and desire him to lay it before the Lords of the Admiralty with my Lords’ request that they will be pleased to consider thereof and give their Lordships’ opinion to what uses the residue [of the Supply for the Navy anno 1715] may most necessarily be applied and by what times the services may require the same. “ But [insert in the said letter that] it must be observed [by their Lordships] that although there should be no deficiency in the provisions by Parliament for the Supplies voted yet it is not likely that the whole moneys to be raised can all be touched by the end of the current year: and with the said report their Lordships are desired to transmit an estimate of what the charge of the Navy in this present year may amount unto."
	[My Lords direct a money] warrant for what [salary &c.] is due to Sir William Wyndham as [formerly] Chancellor of the Exchequer, [to wit] to the date of Sir Richard Onslow's appointment to that office. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 101.
June 14, forenoon.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	Papers relating to Ireland are read and minutes [are] taken thereupon [and are endorsed thereon].
	[Write a] letter to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland that my Lords have directed Mr. Crookshanks to attend them here about sundry matters relating to the revenue of Customs in Scotland and that therefore they [the Barons] will be pleased to dispense with [allow] his absence for some time, my Lords thinking it will be a fortnight at least before he can be discharged from hence.
	[Write to] the Commissioners for the Equivalent and Mr. Crookshanks to attend my Lords next Saturday morning at 10 of the clock. Ibid., p. 102.
Eodem die, afternoon.	Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin Mr. Wortley.
	The Victualling Commissioners are called in. My Lords consider the matter concerning the bills of exchange drawn upon their Lordships by Mr. Conduit for provisions for the Garrison of Gibraltar: and as to those drawn by him the 6th of Oct., 11th Nov. and 18 January last amounting to 1,644l. 5s. 0d. my Lords order them to be paid as his former bills [were].
	But because the Victualling Commissioners say they sent three months’ provision for the said Garrison in Feb. last which they verily believe arrived there before the end of March and for that a contract was made with Mr. Missing in March aforesaid for victualling the said Garrison for the future, my Lords will take no notice of the bills drawn by Mr. Conduit in May last, believing there could be no occasion for the doing [drawing] thereof.
	The Customs Commissioners are called in. Their report concerning the Unrated East India goods is read and also a memorial from the East India Company. [Some of] the said Company attending are called in. After some interlocution between the Customs Commissioners and the gentlemen who appeared in behalf of the Company the Chancellor of the Exchequer says although the Treasury have all the inclination in the world to ease the Company in anything they can, yet in regard the Duties on their unrated goods are appropriated by Act of Parliament [7 Anne, c. 31] and the Court of Exchequer have given judgement as to the method of computing them, he doth not think my Lords can any ways intermeddle in the altering of the said method.
	The gentlemen attending on behalf of the Company withdraw.
	Several presentments and reports of the Customs Commissioners are read and the minutes [are] taken thereupon [and are endorsed thereon]. Ibid.
June 15.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	[Write] to the Victualling Commissioners to enquire and certify my Lords when the three months’ provisions sent by them to the Garrison of Gibraltar arrived there and by what time notice was given to Mr. Conduit or the Governor of that Garrison of the provisions that were sending thither.
	[Send to] Mr. Missing to attend my Lords to–morrow morning to inform them when the three months’ provisions sent by the Victuallers to the Garrison of Gibraltar [actually arrived there].
	[My Lords order the] presentments [from the Salt Commissioners], concerning the Salt Duty, to be brought in at my Lords’ next sitting. Ibid., p. 103.
Eodem die,afternoon.	Present: ut supra.
	[Write to] the Receiver of the Tin Money to attend my Lords tomorrow morning at nine of the clock. Copies of what relates to the tin contracts [are ordered] to be made for Lord Carlisle. Ibid.
June 16.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	[Send word to] Mr. Vincent, Mr. Anstis, Mr. Nicholl and Mr. Elliot to attend my Lords, the first two to–morrow morning, the other two as soon as they come to town.
	My Lord [Carlisle] will consider whether anything or how much is to be paid for the [Chelsea] Hospital out of the 300,000l. and then to apportion the remainder to such of the [Army] debts contained in the report of the Referees [of Army Debts] as shall be thought most reasonable. Ibid., p. 104.
Eodem die, afternoon.	Present: the same.
	[My Lords direct] the account what [is] payable out of the 300,000l. to Chelsea Hospital to be prepared forthwith. Ibid.
June 17.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin.
	[Write] the Navy Commissioners, Treasurer of the Navy, Transports Commissioners and Mr. Micklethwait to attend [my Lords] next Tuesday morning at ten of the clock about the affairs of the Transports.
	[My Lords direct] 31l. 13s. 3d. to Mrs. Ireland [as] in part of what is due to her from the late King William III.
	[Direct] Mr. Elliott and Mr. Vincent to attend my Lords as soon as may be with an account of the application of the money that has been paid for the buying of the tin of the last two [Stannary] coinages, to wit Xmas and Lady day coinages. Ibid., p. 105.
June 18.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	Lord Holderness is called in. The draft of a report [proposed to be made by my Lords] is read to him concerning the settlements on the Duke of Schonberg. Lord Holderness observes that what passed in the House of Commons 16 July 1689 relating to the settlements is omitted. My Lords say they believe it an omission in looking over the Journals. (fn. 1) Lord Holderness [tells my Lords he] will bring it. My Lords will insert it [in the report] and Lord Holderness shall see the report before it is presented to the King.
	A letter from Mr. Molyneux, Secretary to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, is read and directions are given upon the several particulars [therein]. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 106.
June 20.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	The Customs Commissioners’ report is read about stockings imported from Guernsey [and Jersey]. My Lords order the stockings to be delivered upon bond to pay the Duty by the end of this Session of Parliament if not relieved by some Act before that time: and my Lords direct that a copy of the Order of Council mentioned in the report for taking off the officers in 1709 be brought to the Treasury. (fn. 2)
	The draft of my Lords’ report to the King upon a memorial of the Duke of Schonberg [is ordered] to be transmitted to the Earl of Holderness for his perusal and [for him] to make any remarks thereupon as he shall think fit. Ibid., p. 107.
June 21.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin.
	The Navy Commissioners are called in. My Lord [Carlisle] acquaints them that the war being at an end they think it unnecessary to keep up a Transport Office and would therefore have them take upon themselves the care of that affair.
	Mr. Aislabie and the Navy Commissioners respectively make objections thereunto with respect to the multiplicity of the business already incumbent upon them.
	My Lords [in reply] would have them consider of some way to make this matter easy to the public, for that their Lordships conceive this [business] of the transports will be but a small addition [to the business of the Navy Office].
	[Request] the Victualling Commissioners to attend next Friday morning about the foreign bills of exchange drawn for the Victualling.
	The Navy Commissioners come in again. My Lords discourse with them concerning bills of exchange drawn on that [the Navy] Board and will consider that matter on Friday next when the Victualling Commissioners attend about their bills.
	A memorial from the Navy Treasurer [for money for the service of the Navy and Victualling] is read and thereupon [my Lords] ordered [issues as follows out of loans remaining in the Exchequer on the Land Tax anno 1715: viz.]
		£	s.	d.
	on the head of Wages.
	for wages, being for Recalls	5,000	0	0
	on the head of Wear and Tear.
	for the Course of the Navy for the month of April 1715	9,222	7	9
	on the head of Victualling.
	for the Course of the Victualling for the same month	11,623	9	10
		£25,845	17	7
	[My Lords order] the account of the sums voted and issued to the Navy Treasurer to be made up with [including] the sums this day directed and to be transmitted [to the Admiralty Secretary to be laid before the Admiralty Lords] in a letter to the effect contained in the minute under date the 13th inst., supra, p. 269.
	Mr. Walpole's memorial of this day's date is read [being for money for the service of the Guards and Garrisons. My Lords] thereupon ordered [issues as follows] out of the money remaining in the Exchequer of the loans on Malt and Land Tax [anno 1715]: viz.
		£	s.	d.
	in further part of 425,900l. 14s. 6d. for Guards and Garrisons in Great Britain and Forces in the Plantations anno 1715.
	for a month's subsistence to the several Regiments and Companies (Guards and Garrisons) in Great Britain and the Plantations from 25 June to 24 July 1715	23,572	4	3
	in part of 123,698l. 0s. 10d. for Half Pay upon account to the Disbanded Officers of the Land Forces and Marines anno 1715.
	for 182 days’ Half Pay of the Disbanded Officers of the Land Forces and Marines from Dec. 25 last to June 24 inst	61,679	16	0
		£85,252	0	3
	Ibid., p. 108. Disposition Book XXIII, pp. 77, 78.
June 22.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	My Lords take into consideration the report of Mr. Walpole and the rest of the Referees [of Army Debts] concerning the application of the remainder of the 300,000l. allowed by Parliament anno 1714 towards the payment of the debts of the Army; and do direct that the sum of 27,000l. now remaining in the Exchequer of the produce of divers funds which were appropriated from 12 June 1714 for the service of that year be issued to the Earl of Carnarvon upon account [for services following], that is to say:
		£	s.	d.
	in part of 54,750l. 2s. 8d. for forage and bread supplied by Mr. Francis Beaumont for the use of her late Majesty's Forces and Auxiliary Troops in her Majesty's service in the Low Countries for the winter quarter 1711–12 and the spring following and for the incident and extraordinary charges thereupon	11,730	17	8
	in part of 14,717l. 16s. 11d. for forage furnished to the Prussian Troops quartered in the Duchy of Limburg and Bishopric of Liège in their winter quarters 1710–11 and 1711–12	3,153	9	6¼
	in part of 1,602l. 17s. 1½d. for forage delivered to the British Horse by Messrs. Heymans and Dieries betwixt the 4th of April 1712 and the 28th May following	343	8	9
	in part of 2,999l. 16s. 8d. for forage delivered by Messrs. Boele and Elbo to 16 Squadrons of British, Holstein and Walloon Dragoons in the winter quarters 1712–13	642	15	0
	in part of 8,728l. 0s. 8d. for bread and bread waggons furnished by Messrs. Vanderkaa and Castagno for the use of her Majesty's Forces in the Low Countries in the 1712 Campaign and the incident and extraordinary charges thereupon	1,870	1	9
	in part of 954l. 15s. 0d. for forage furnished by Mr. Heymans to the nine Squadrons of British Horse and some Hanover Troops upon their taking the field in the Spring of 1711	204	14	11
	in part of 21,215l. 11s. 9d. for medicines and all other necessaries furnished for the use of the Hospitals in the Low Countries in the years 1711 and 1712	4,545	14	0
	in part of 17,088l. 5s. 9d. for bread, coals and other necessary disbursements for the use of the Garrison at Gibraltar from the 20th June 1712 to the end of the year 1713	3,661	7	5¼
	in part of 885l. 19s. 10½d. for corn delivered at Port Mahon for the use of her Majesty's late Forces there	189	16	8¼
	in part of 3,070l. 10s. 0d. for Officers of Lord Mark Kerr's Regiment for their personal pay and subsistence from 22 Feb. 1712–13 (when reduced at Gibraltar) to 25 Nov. following, being the time they commence upon the Irish Establishment	657	17	10¼
	[sic for 27,000l. 3s. 7d.]	£27,000	0	0
	as in part of a total of	£126,013	16	5
	and my Lords do also direct that as [fast as] any money shall come into the Exchequer of [arrears of] the funds anno [granted for the service of the year] 1714 the same shall be issued to the said Earl of Carnarvon and applied for and towards discharging the said debts in the like due proportions and not otherwise.
	Mr. James Campbell, Mr. Patrick Campbell and Mr. Crookshanks are called in in relation to a demand on account of a growing Equivalent to Scotland. Mr. James Campbell says he appears in behalf of the creditors who expect satisfaction out of the growing Equivalent payable to Scotland. Mr. Patrick Campbell [says] that he attends by direction of the Commissioners appointed to receive and distribute the said Equivalent: that they apprehend there is money arising from the excrescence of the Customs and Excise in Scotland or from some new Duties laid on Scotland since the Union [which excrescence it may be said is become] applicable to the debts of England; which [excrescence the Scots think] they ought to receive or have an Equivalent for. He acknowledges there is difficulty in adjusting the same, but hopes that in regard there is apparently (as he alleges) a surplus of above 30,000l. of the Excise more than the estimated value thereof at the time of the Union, “ according to which the same was purchased,” he hopes my Lords may safely pay that to the Commissioners of Equivalent, till the account can be adjusted.
	Mr. Crookshanks opens the matter as he takes it to stand on the 15th Article of the Treaty of Union.
	My Lords upon consultation of the whole are of opinion that it must be shewn that the several revenues purchased and paid for according to the Articles of Union have answered so much together as the whole annual produce thereof ought to have amounted to, for the respective terms for which the same were purchased; and also that there is to be made good to England 30,800l. supplied from hence for the Troops in Scotland anno 1707 and such other sums as were paid to the Civil List of Scotland for salaries in that year; for both which [advances] Scotland was to have made provision according to the said Articles [of the Treaty of Union]. And [my Lords] do therefore desire Mr. Patrick Campbell to lay before them such accounts of these matters as he shall think fit and their Lordships will refer them to be examined [so] that everything may appear in the clearest light; and that they [my Lords] will give any directions which he [Patrick Campbell] shall think necessary for this purpose and are ready to do whatever they can to facilitate this affair. But till this is done they do not think themselves empowered to issue any money on the abovementioned demands. Treasury Minute Book XXII, pp. 109–10.
June 23.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	[Send a] letter to the Attorney General to let my Lords know how the causes stand in relation to Mr. Ridge and the other brewers ordered to be prosecuted pursuant to an Address in the House of Commons [15 Feb. 1710–11, Commons Journals XVI, pp. 446, 498, 502]; what orders have been made “ by them “ [the Courts] or any of them and why these matters have not been determined.
	Upon reading Mr. Cracherode's memorial with respect to the two wills made by Sir William Robinson, deceased, my Lords direct that the Crown be at no further charges in relation to the prosecution for the recovery of the estate of the said Sir William alleged to be escheated, till such time as the Court of Delegates have determined as to the two wills made by him [which are] now before them.
	As to the two witnesses to be used in the trial of the murderers of Col. Parks [my Lords direct] Mr. Cracherode to cause them to be subpœned and if they insist upon their charges [of sustenance here in England] Mr. Cracherode [is] to undertake to the Court that they shall be justly paid reasonable charges.
	[My Lords direct] Mr. Cracherode to attend the Secretaries of State in relation to the riots at Taunton and other places and take their directions thereon.
	[Write to] my Lord Carnarvon and the Auditors of Imprests to attend next Thursday morning in relation. [see below].
	[The draft of a] letter to Mr. Molyneux [is] read and approved.
	My Lords approve [the draft of a] letter to the Earl of Carnarvon, out of the money remaining in his hands of the dividends that accrued upon South Sea public-use Stock in his name [as late Paymaster General of the Forces Abroad] to pay 352l. 16s. 0d. to Lieut. Col. Martin Purcell [as] in full of 723l. 8s. 8d. directed by the King's warrant of 12 April 1715, [being] as well for his own pay from March 1709–10 to 23 April 1712 as Major and Captain in Sir Daniel Carroll's [0'Carroll's] late Regiment of Horse as of the pay of Lieut. Carey and Cornet Andrew Purcell from 23 Dec. 1711 to 23 April 1712 in the same Regiment. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 111. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 78.
June 27.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	Mr. Hewytt [is] called in. A memorial is read from the Marquess of Dorchester relating to the trees blown down in Sherwood Forest, with an appraisement thereof, and proposing that directions be given for selling the same. [Thereupon my Lords] ordered that Mr. Hewytt do examine and report to my Lords the number, kinds and qualities of the trees and how many of them are fit for the uses of the Navy; also an estimate of the value of the trees [in said forest fit] for the Navy as well as [of] the rest of them [which are not so fit for the Navy].
	A petition of Mr. Banks is also read relating to fee trees and is referred to Mr. Hewytt to examine and report.
	[My Lords order] Rachel, Frances and — Mansel to have 5l. each [as royal] bounty [payable] by the hands of Mr. Lowther. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 112.
June 28.	Present:ut supra.
	Mr. Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, is called in. His memorial [for money for the Navy] being considered [my Lords] ordered issues as follows:
		£	s.	d.
	for Wages: to carry on Recalls	5,000	0	0
	for the Ordinary: to pay a quarter's salary to the Officers of the Admiralty and Navy [Offices] to Midsummer 1715	7,500	0	0
	for Wear and Tear: to pay bills of exchange	8,714	11	7
	for the Victualling: for bills of exchange	18,068	7	3
		£39,282	18	10
	Ibid., p. 113.
1715. June 29.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	The Cashiers of the Bank, Mr. Madockes et al., produce their quieti sunt for their receipts of the moneys advanced upon the several Acts of Parliament for raising 6,600,000l. by way of Lotteries in the years 1710, 1711 and 1712 and pray that the bonds entered into by them and the Bank of England in that behalf may be delivered up: which is ordered [by my Lords] accordingly. (fn. 3)
	A memorial from the East India Company is read [about their unrated goods. Thereupon my Lords] ordered that a letter be written to the Customs Commissioners directing them to discourse with the gentlemen of the East India Company thereupon and particularly to hear what they can offer to make it appear that the settling a certain [or fixed] rate upon their unrated goods will not lessen the revenue: my Lords being inclined to comply with the request of the Company in case you [the Customs Commissioners] shall be satisfied the same will not be prejudicial to the fonds which are to be answered out of those revenues. Send to the East India Company a copy of the letter to be [thus] written to the said Commissioners.
	Mr. Aislabie [Treasurer of the Navy is] called in and his memorial of this day's date [for money for the Navy] is read. [My Lords] ordered thereupon [issues as follows: viz.].
		£
	for Wages: to put the Deal Castle out of pay	11,280
	[likewise] the Folkestone	18,361
		£29,641
	Ibid., p. 114.
June 30.	Present: ut supra.
	[My Lords direct a] letter for issuing [a further] 27,000l. to the Earl of Carnarvon out of the funds for the service of the year 1714 and such further sums (as the money shall come in of the said fonds) as will make up the said 27,000l. [into] 126,013l. 16s. 5d. [being the total, ut supra, p. 274, under date June 22]: which [present 27,000l. and the said further money] is to be paid over from time to time in due proportions to Mr. Beaumont and divers others according to their respective debts for forage, bread and bread waggons for the Troops in Flanders in the years 1711 and 1712.
	[The draft of a] letter [of direction] for issuing 70,568l. 3s. 10d.
	to the Treasurer of the Navy out of loans remaining in the Exchequer on credit of the Land Tax anno 1715 and Malt Duties anno 1715 is read and approved as follows: viz.
	to the head of Wages.	£	s.	d.
	for laying up and paying off his Majesty's ship Deal Castle	11,280	0	0
	ditto for the Folkestone	18,361	0	0
	for Recalls (second payment)	5,000	0	0
	to the head of Wear and Tear.
	for bills of exchange	8,714	11	7
	to the head of Victualling.
	for bills of exchange	18,068	7	3
	to satisfy three bills of exchange drawn by John Conduit (according to a minute of the 14th inst., supra, p. 270) for victualling the Garrison of Gibraltar, payable as follows, viz. 424l. 15s. 3d. to John Dolliffe dated 6 Oct. 1714; and 177l. 2s. 0d. to same dated 11 Nov. 1714; and 1,042l. 7s. 9d. payable to Thomas Moor dated 18 Nov. 1714	1,644	5	0
	to the head of Ordinary.
	for a quarter's salary to the Officers of the Admiralty and Navy to Midsummer 1715	7,500	0	0
		£70,568	3	10
	The Bank of England having agreed to advance to the Treasurer of the Navy the principal and interest of the following tallies and orders: viz.
		£	s.	d.
	tallies on Malt Duties anno 1713 [as by 12 Anne, c. 2] bearing date 1 July 1713 and struck with interest at 5 per cent	123,435	16	4
	tallies on Hop Duties anno 1711 [as by 9 Anne, c. 13] bearing date 1 Sept. 1711 struck with interest at 6 per cent. per an.	14,390	16	8½
	tallies on the third 2s. Aid [as by 12 Anne, c. 1] bearing date 26 Jan. 1713 and struck with interest at 5 per cent.	19,363	17	2¼
		£157,190	10	2¾
	out of which [advance so to be made] the loans made by the Bank to Charles Cæsar, Esq., late Treasurer of the Navy, amounting to 134,700l. principal money, are to be satisfied [to the Bank] with the interest thereon, my Lords agree on his Majesty's behalf that in case any of the said tallies and orders should prove deficient and be unprovided for in the next Session of Parliament the same shall be made good to them [the Bank] out of the money to be imprested to the Navy Treasurer; after the end of the said Sessions. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 115. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 82.