Warrant Books: September 1715, 12-15

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'Warrant Books: September 1715, 12-15', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715, (London, 1957) pp. 730-742. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol29/pp730-742 [accessed 20 April 2024]

September 1715, 12-15

Sept. 12. Royal sign manual for 500l. to Spencer Compton, Speaker of the House of Commons: out of Civil List moneys: without account: for 100 days 1715 June 3 to Sept. 11 on the usual allowance of 5l. a day as Speaker. (Money warrant dated Sept. 12 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 13 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 134. Order Book IX, p. 127.
Money warrant for 513l. to James D'Ayrolle (Dayrolle), his Majesty's Resident to the Republic of Geneva: whereof 300l. for his equipage and 273l. for a quarter's ordinary by way of advance. (Money order dated Sept. 12 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 121. Order Book IX, p. 123.
Same for 273l. to George Paddon for a quarter's ordinary from July 28 last as his Majesty's Plenipotentiary to treat with the Emperor of Morocco &c. (Money order dated Sept. 13 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 12l. Order Book IX, p. 124.
Same for 118l. 2s. 7¾d. to Henry, Earl of Suffolk and Bindon, one of the present Commissioners for Trade, for 12 May last (the date of his commission as such) to June 24 last on his salary.(Money order dated Sept. 15 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 122. Order Book IX, p. 128.
Same for 200l. to Henry Portman, Keeper of his Majesty's Park called Hyde Park: for one year to June 24 last for the wages and salaries of the underkeepers of said park and to a person attending at the Gate and for hay and beans for the deer. (Money order dated Sept. 13 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 122. Order Book IX, p. 127.
Treasury warrant to Sir Richard Sandford, bart., Warden of the Mint, to observe all the rules, methods and instructions laid down in a report made by the Master and Worker and by the Comptroller of the Mint (upon your petition for 60l. per an. for a clerk) in relation to the clerk to be employed by you at 60l. per an. in relation to the carrying on the prosecutions against clippers and counterfeiters; and to cause a half yearly account of such prosecutions to be laid before the Master and Worker. (For the abovesaid report see supra, p. 657.) Money Book XXIV, p. 128.
Sept. 12. Same to Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint, to pay (out of the 400l. per an. authorised by the Act of 7 Anne, c. 24, out of the Coinage Duty for Mint prosecutions of counterfeiters &c.) the abovesaid salary of 60l. per an. from 1715 July 29 (the date of his Majesty's warrant approving the proposals as in said Report) and also his travelling and other charges in apprehending and prosecuting all clippers and counterfeiters. Ibid., pp. 128–9.
Letter of direction for 2,550l. to John Hill, Paymaster for Transports: out of imprest money repaid into the Exchequer by Thomas Micklethwaite, late Paymaster for Transports: and is to be for the Service of the Transports. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 94.
Jo. Taylour to the Customs Commissioners enclosing the report [missing] from the Attorney and Solicitor General concerning the house and lands at Carshalton lately belonging to Edward Carlton, merchant, and extended for a Customs debt to the Crown. My Lords direct you to peruse the same and to cause the said house and lands to be put up to sale and disposed of to the highest bidder. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 409.
Treasury reference to same of the petition of Sir Joseph Hodges shewing that he had lately consigned to him from France two bags of cochineal, the same not being prohibited but the manner of importation restrained: but same are stopped: therefore praying they may be admitted to entry, he being willing to satisfy the officer. Reference Book IX, p. 252.
Same to same of the petition of Charles Robertson shewing that he had served as a tidesurveyor in London port for above 20 years and by his seizures many thousand pounds were brought into the Exchequer as appeared by the certificate of John Earle, Register of Seizures; that in 1706 he fell under the displeasure of one of the then Commissioners of Customs and was dismissed without any charge of fraud or neglect: therefore praying a report on his case. Ibid., p. 253.
Sept. 13. Royal warrant dated St. James's to Charles Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, to pay the officers and others named in the following schedule the respective sums as follows amounting to 6,936l. 7s. 3d., being due to them at Midsummer 1715 upon the like salaries and allowances as were payable by the Establishments signed by the late Queen Anne or pursuant to such warrants as have been signed by the Lord Chamberlain of the present King's Household or other usual warrants: all by reason that the King has directed the preparation of an Establishment of salaries and allowances payable in the Office of the Treasurer of the Chamber, but the adjusting thereof may take up some longer time, and the King is resolved that the servants payable in said Office shall be forthwith paid their salaries for 1715 June 24 quarter according to the Establishment made by the late Queen Anne.
Appending: certificate or schedule of what is due in the Treasurer of the Chamber's Office to his Majesty's servants abovestairs [sic for belowstairs] payable in said Office for wages and for bills according to their several allowances in her late Majesty's Establishment [being all due for the quarter at 24 June 1715]:
£ s. d.
the Lord Almoner for a quarter's allowance as above for the Daily Alms and the poor at the Gate: on 719l. per an. 179 15 0
John Shore, Esq., Serjeant Trumpeter 25 0 0
John Eccles, Esq., Master of the Music 50 0 0
20 musicians at 40l. per an. each and an instrument maker at the like 210 0 0
Mr. Jos. Antram, clockmaker 50 0 0
the Jewel House officers 68 17 6
John Turner, moletaker 2 0 5
Samuel Stubbs, ratkiller 12 0 10
the two Cofferbearers: on 27l. 7s. 6d. per an. each 13 13 9
the 10 Grooms of the Chamber: on 40l. per an. each 100 0 0
the 39 Messengers: on 45l. per an. each 438 15 0
the two Clerks of the Cheque: on 99l. 15s. 0d. per an. each 49 17 6
Christopher Hill, Master of the Barges 25 0 0
the 48 watermen and two pensionary [watermen]: on 3l. 2s. 6d. per an. each 39 1 3
the eight Officers of the Yeomen of the Guard 637 10 0
the 16 Yeomen Ushers: on 10l. per an. each 40 0 0
the pensionary Yeoman [Usher]: on 15l. per an. 3 15 0
the Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter Assistant 16 13 4
the Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber: on his salary and patent fee of 469l. 8s. 0d. per an. 117 7 0
William Vanbrugh, Esq., Comptroller [of the Office of Treasurer of the Chamber] 37 10 0
Peircy Kirke, Esq., Housekeeper of Whitehall 162 10 0
Daniel Child, Esq., Keeper of the Standing Wardrobe at Whitehall 50 0 0
Thomas Hall, Esq., Wardrobe Keeper at Windsor 40 0 0
Thomas Hutton, Esq., Wardrobe Keeper at St. James's 27 10 0
Somerset English, Esq., Under Housekeeper at Hampton Court 80 0 0
Richard Marriott, Esq., Keeper of the Privy Lodgings there 50 0 0
Theodore Randue, Esq., Housekeeper of Windsor Castle 80 0 0
the Officers of the Removing Wardrobe: on 790l. per an. 197 10 0
Thomas Archer, Esq., Groom Porter 137 10 0
Sir John Shadwell, Principal Physician 100 0 0
James Chase, Esq., Apothecary to the person 40 0 0
Mr. Daniel Malthus, ditto: on 320l. 5s. 0d. per an 80 1 3
£ s. d.
Mr. William Jones, Apothecary to the Household 26 13 4
William Gardiner, Esq., Surgeon to the Household 70 0 0
Ambrose Dickens, Esq., Serjeant Surgeon 99 3 4
Thomas Churchill, locksmith 4 11 3
Sir John Stanley, Secretary to the Household 15 0 0
Mrs. Elizabeth Batters by, for rent of the passage into Channel Row, to complete her allowance of 3l. 10s. 0d. a year due at 1 Aug. 1715 1 4 6¾
the Strewer of Herbs 7 0 3½
the Gentlemen of the Chapel, to complete their allowance of 20l. in lieu of three deer yearly 7 0 3½
Thomas Maddox, Esq., Historiographer Royal 50 0 0
the executors of Nahum Tate 25 0 0
Mr. John Howard, Joiner of the Privy Chamber 4 17 11
Mr. John Clothier, Court Drummer 6 0 0
Mr. Peter Walton, repairer of the pictures 50 0 0
William Vanhuls, Clerk of the Robes and Wardrobes 40 0 0
the Duke of St. Albans, for the seven gamekeepers’ wages on 30l. per an. each 50 10 0
ditto more for the liveries of the said seven gamekeepers, due for the year 1715 at 10l. each 70 0 0
Thomas Hutton, Esq., Housekeeper of Somerset House 25 0 0
Mr. Thomas Baddely, gardener there 12 10 0
Mr. Edward Brown, Under Housekeeper at St. James's 15 0 0
Mr. Thomas Brand, Embellisher of letters 15 0 0
the Master of the Buckhounds, on 2,34l. per an 585 5 0
Mr. Thomas Redding, Chapel Closet Keeper 9 6 10½
Mr. Henry Lowman, Housekeeper of Kensington, for 237 days’ salary from 1 Aug. 1714. to 25 March 1715, and for the succeeding quarter, on 100l. per an 89 18 7½
James Kremberg, musician, for 237 days as above and the succeeding quarter, on 40l. per an 35 19 5¼
Mr. William Babell, the like for the same time 35 19 5¼
Mr. Alexander Delatour, the like for the same time 35 19 5¼
Mr. Francis Goodsens, for the like 35 19 5¼
Peter Godde, Messenger [of the Chamber], for the same time 40 9 4½
Mr. Charles Lucas, late Chapel Closet Keeper, for the said 237 days on 37l. 7s. 6d. per an 24 5 4¼
Lady Frances Keightley, for June 24 quarter on her pension of 400l. 100 0 0
William Payne and Jos. Centlivre, two children of the Chapel, whose voices are changed, the accustomed allowance of 20l. each by Lord Chamberlain's warrant 40 0 0
Mr. John Lenton, Groom of the Vestry, for cleaning the Chapel Royal for a year to Lady day 1715 10 0 0
Mr. John Walsh, musical instrument maker, on his bills for stringing and repairing his Majesty's instruments for the year 1714 16 10 0
Mr. John Incledon, Housekeeper of Westminster, on his established allowance of 6s. 8d. a day for 1715 June 24 quarter 30 6 8
Mr. John Eccles, Master of the Music, for writing and pricking his Majesty's Birthday Song, 1715 11 0 0
Sir Godfrey Kneller, his Majesty's Chief Painter, for drawing 11 pictures of his Majesty at whole length, at the usual allowance of 50l. a piece, and for one half length at 30l.: in both 580l.: which together with the fees of the Lord Chamberlain's Office at 6d. per pound and the usual [Exchequer] poundage on payment of the same 623 10 0
Mr. Edward Castle, his Majesty's stationer in ordinary, in full of his bills for stationery wares furnished to the several Offices of the Principal Secretaries of State for 1715 June 24 quarter, viz. 130l. 11s. 0d. for Visct. Townsend's Office; 100l. 5s. 0d. for the Duke of Montrose's Office; 134l. 1s. 2d. for Secretary Stanhope's Office 364 17 2
Mr. Nathan Wilcocks, Messenger in Ordinary, in full of his bills of service signed by Secretary Stanhope and the Lords of the Council, from 1 Aug. 1714 to 25 March 1715, “which was not included in the estimate laid before the Treasury to that time “ 100 10 8
£6,936 7 3
(Letter of direction dated Sept. 14 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, pp. 142–6. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 94.
Sept. 13. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Receiver of his Majesty's Revenues in the Island of Minorca to pay out of the said revenues the allowance of 30s. a day to Col. Durand as from March 25 last [as Governor of said island] and 20s. a day to the Lieutenant Governor thereof: as in consideration of the duty performed and to be performed by them in the Garrison there. Ibid., p. 12c.
Same to the Treasury Lords to pay sums to the several public ministers as follows:
£
to Charles Whitworth, for three months to 24 June 1715 on his ordinary of 10l. a day as Minister and Plenipotentiary at the Congress at Baden 910
to ditto more for his extraordinary disbursements in the said service from 24 June 1714 to 24 March 1714–15 on three bills allowed by Secretary Townshend 964
to Daniel Pulteney for the same quarter on his ordinary of 5s. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Denmark 455
to John Laws for same quarter on his ordinary of 40s. a day as Secretary at Brussels 182
to ditto more for one bill of his extraordinaries from 7 Aug. 1714. to 7 Feb. 1714–15 in that service as allowed by Secretary Stanhope 250
to Joseph Burch, Esq., for 150 days 1715 March 25 to Aug. 22 (when he returned into the presence from the said employment) on the allowance of 40s. a day as late his Majesty's Secretary residing at the Court of Madrid 300
to ditto more, which the King is pleased to allow him as well for the charges he was at in putting himself and family into deep mourning on the death of Queen Anne as for the expense of his journey from Madrid hither pursuant to his Majesty's direction 200
to George Mackenzie, Esq., for three months 25 March 1715 to 24 June on his ordinary of 3l. a day as Resident with the Emperor of Russia 273
to Benjamin Lodington for same quarter on his salary or allowance of 380l. per an. as Agent and Consul at Tripoly 95
to the executors of William Breton, late Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Prussia: for 1 Aug. 1714. to 30 Nov. following (on which day his allowance was by the King's direction to determine) on his ordinary of 5l. a day 605
to James Scot for 46 days from 1715 March 25 to May 10 (when he returned into the presence from said employment) on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Poland 230
£4,464
(Money warrants dated Sept. 14 hereon.) (Money orders dated Sept. 19 hereon. The money order for Pulteney has a later Treasury confirmation dated 28 Dec. 1715.)
Followed by: three of the said bills of extraordinaries.
(1) Mr. Whitworth's bill of extraordinaries from 24 June 1714 to 24 Dec. 1714: dated Ratisbon 20/31 Jan. 1714–15:
£ s. d.
for postage of letters and packets: [due] to the Postmaster General at Leyden 87 15 6
for postage of letters: [due] to the Postmasters at Frankfort and Augsburg 24 13 0
for postage of letters and packets: [due] to the Postmaster at Ratisbonne 85 0 0
for Gazettes, written intelligence, prints and pamphlets 49 17 0
for stationery ware and other charges of that nature 52 8 0
for transport of my servants and baggage from London to the Hague 54 6 0
for 22 horses for carriage of my servants and baggage from the Hague to Dusseldorf, being 61 Holland leagues 72 12 0
for 20 horses for carriage of my servants and baggage from Dusseldorf to Augsburg, being 65 German miles 135 9 0
for carriage of my servants and baggage from Augsburg to Ratisbonne 38 13 0
£600 13 6
Together with. allowance dated at the Court at St. James's 17 Sept. 1715 by Secretary Townshend of said bill. “I find by the books in the [Secretary of State's] Office that Mr. Whitworth when he set out was not only her late Majesty's Minister to the Diet then at Augsburg but had also a commission under the great seal to be her Plenipotentiary at the Congress then held at Baden and as such was by his allowance in his privy seal put on the foot of an Ambassador; though for [the purpose of] avoiding ceremony as I understand he had not that character: on which account and as I find the expenses of his journeys included in this bill I think the sum of 600l. 13s. 6d. for six months very reasonable and accordingly do allow the same.”
(2) Mr. Whitworth's bill of extraordinaries from 25 Dec. 1714 to 24 March 1715: dated Ratisbon 15/26 April 1715:
£ s. d.
for postage of letters and packets: [due] to the Postmaster General at Leyden 42 7 6
for postage of letters and packets: [due] to the Postmaster at Ratisbon 46 12 0
for Gazettes, written intelligence, prints and pamphlets 25 10 0
for stationery ware and other charges of that nature 29 17 0
for mourning for the death of the late Queen for myself, secretary, servants, equipage and house 219 0 0
£363 6 6
Together with: the like allowance by Secretary Townshend dated as above. “I allow the first four articles of this bill amounting to 134l. 6s. 9d. as a very reasonable demand for Mr. Whitworth's usual extraordinaries for three months. As to the fifth article of 219l. I find Mr. Whitworth had orders to put himself and equipage into the strictest mourning for the death of her late Majesty and accordingly I do allow the same.”
(3) Mr. Laws’ bill of extraordinaries from 7 Aug. 1714. to 7 Feb. 1714–15 dated Brussels 25 March 1715:
£ s. d.
for Intelligence 78 10 0
pens, ink, paper &c. 29 15 0
expresses and portage 41 15 0
for putting myself, equipage and domestics in the deepest mourning for the late Queen Anne by order of the Lords Justices 100 0 0
£250 0 0
Together with: allowance by Secretary Townshend dated Whitehall 17 Sept. 1715 of said bill. “I allow the first three articles of this bill amounting to 150l. for six months as being within the Regulation: and finding Mr. Lawes had orders from the Lords Justices to put himself into the deepest mourning for the death of the late Queen I do also allow the 4th article of 100l. for that expense.”
King's Warrant Book XXVII, pp. 147–8. Money Book XXIV, pp. 126, 126b, 127, 128. Order Book IX, pp. 161, 162.
Sept. 13. Treasury warrant to the Stamps Commissioners to refund to Stamp Officers of under 70l. per an. salary their assessments to the Land Tax anno 1715.
Prefixing: memorial by the Stamps Commissioners dated Stamp Office, Lincolns Inn, on behalf of the said officers. Money Book XXIV, p. 141.
Jo. Taylour to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer to the lodgings of Count D'Efferen [Franz, grav von Efferen], Envoy from the Elector Palatine, to seal his goods; he being upon his return home. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 409.
Sept. 14. Royal warrant dated St. James's for a privy seal for payment to Samuel Travers (out of the 500,000l. for the Civil List of Queen Anne as by the Act 12 Anne, c. 11, and out of the arrears of her Civil List revenues due at the time of her death) of any sum not exceeding 30,000l., to be by him applied and paid over towards discharging debts incurred for work and material on account of the building at Blenheim on or before 1 June 1712 according to such bills and accounts thereof as shall be examined and allowed by William Lowndes, senr., James Craggs, senr., and William Sloper, whom the King hereby appoints to settle and adjust the demands of the artificers and others anyways relating to the said building. All by reason that by the Act of 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 7], for settling 5,000l. per an. upon John, Duke of Marlborough, it is recited that Queen Anne was pleased at her own expense to erect Blenheim House as a monument of the glorious actions of the said Duke: according whereto the said building and making the gardens &c. was carried on by said Queen out of her Civil List revenues: and further by the Act of 12 Anne [c. 11], 500,000l. was to be raised for the Civil List revenue for discharge of debts as therein “and a doubt arising whether the debts which incurred and became due and now remain unsatisfied to artificers and others for work and materials on account of the said building and works ought to be satisfied out of the arrears of the said Queen's [Civil List] revenues at the time of her demise and out of the moneys now remaining of the said 500,000l.” it is by an Act passed in the present Session of Parliament [1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 12] entitled “an Act for enlarging the fund of the Bank of England and for settling an additional revenue of 120,000l. upon his Majesty during his life for the service of his Civil Government and for establishing a fund of 54,600l. in order to raise 910,000l. in 6 per cent. Annuities for the service of the public and for satisfying an arrear for work and materials at Blenheim incurred whilst that building was carried on at the expense of her late Majesty” it is declared that the said debts for the said building before 1 June 1712 (when Queen Anne caused the payments on account of the said building to be stopped) ought to be and are hereby directed to be paid out of the said 500,000l. King's Warrant Book XXVII, pp. 149–50.
Sept. 14. Money warrants for a quarter each for dates as follows to Ambassadors as follows on their ordinaries: viz.
728l. to William Cadogan from 16 April to 16 July 1715 on his 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the States General and 3l. a day as Plenipotentiary in the Netherlands.
455l. to Henry Davenant from 26 March last to 25 June last on his 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the Great Duke of Tuscany and Republic of Genoa.
273l. to James Jefferys, Esq., for same date on his 3l. a day as his Majesty's Resident with the King of Sweden.
150l. to Samuel Thompson for same date on his 600l. per an. as his Majesty's Agent and Consul General at Algiers.
(Money orders dated Sept. 19 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 126. Order Book IX, pp. 122, 162, 163.
Same for 755l. to Henry Worseley whereof 455l. is for the 1715 June 24 quarter on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Portugal and the remaining 300l. for four bills of extraordinaries from 1 June 1714 to 1 June 1715 in his said service.
373l. to Christian Cole, Resident to the Republic of Venice, whereof 273l. is (with 273l. issued to him by way of advance) for six months from Feb. 12 last (when he departed out of the presence) to 13 Aug. 1715 and the remaining 100l. is in satisfaction of one bill of extraordinaries from 12 Feb. 1714–15 to 12 May 1715 in that service. (Money orders dated Sept. 19 hereon.)
850l. to Robert Jackson, Esq., Resident at the Court of Sweden whereof 273l. is for three months from 25 March to 24 June 1715 on his ordinary of 3l. a day: and the remaining 577l. is in satisfaction of four bills of extraordinaries 1 Aug. 1714. to 1 Aug. 1715 in the said service.
Together with: said Jackson's bill of extraordinaries from 1 Aug. to 1 Nov. 1714:
£
postage of letters at Stockholm 30
ditto at Hamburg, Copenhagen &c. 16
ditto in Holland 10
extraordinary entertainments 28
paper &c. 5
for Gazettes and transcribing papers 10
By order [paid] to Mr. Dubourdieu, chaplain to the British and French congregations at Stockholm, for one quarter of a year ending this 1 November 10
for mourning for her late Majesty Queen Anne 140
£249
Together with: Secretary Townshend's allowance dated Whitehall 14 Sept. 1715 of this bill. “I allow the first four articles of this bill amounting to 99l. for three months as being within the Regulation; and it having been usual to allow the article for a chaplain at Stockholm I do allow the same: and finding Mr. Jackson had orders from the Lords Justices to put himself into the strictest mourning for the death of the late Queen I do also allow the sixth article of 140l. for that expense.”
Money Book XXVII, pp. 126b, 127, 128. Order Book IX, pp. 162, 163.
Sept. 14. Same for 522l. 12s. 6d. to Cyril Wyche, his Majesty's Resident with the Hanse Towns: whereof 273l. is for three months on his ordinary of 3l. a day and the remaining 249l. 12s. 6d. is in part of a bill of extraordinaries 14 Feb. 1713–14 to 14 Feb. 1714–15 in his said service.
Appending: said bill dated Hamburg 19 April 1715:
£ s. d.
for postage of letters 95 2 0
for stationery ware 54 0 0
for written and printed intelligence 49 3 0
for private correspondence 101 0 0
for putting himself, house, family and equipage in the strictest mourning for the late Queen by order from the Lords Justices 100 0 0
£399 5 0
Together with: Secretary Townshend's allowance dated Whitehall 31 May 1715 of this bill. “I allow the first four articles of this bill amounting to 299l. 5s. 0d. as being within the Regulation: and finding Mr. Wych had orders from the Lords Justices to put himself into the deepest mourning for the death of the late Queen I do also allow the fifth article of 100l. for that expense.”
(Money order dated Sept. 19 hereon.) Money Book XXIV, p. 127. Order Book IX, p. 163.
Letter of direction for 24,470l. 9s. 5d. to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy: out of money remaining in the Exchequer of the Contributions for Annuities anno 1715: and is intended to be applied to the services following: viz.
£ s. d.
to the head of Wear and Tear.
for the Course of the Navy for the month of May 1715 14,579 0 0
to the head of Victualling.
for the Course of the Victualling Office for the same month 9,891 9 5
£24,470 9 5
Disposition Book XXIII, p. 95.
William Lowndes to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed bond [missing] entered into by Charles Eversfeild, late Treasurer and Paymaster of the Ordnance. In what manner may it be most advisable to proceed in the recovery of the money in his hands which he received for the use of the said Office? Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 409.
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Thomas Clark and William Robinson for a lease of an estate concealed from the Crown and forfeited upon an indictment in Hilary term 12 Wm. III, and proposing to try the Crown's title thereto at their own expense. Ibid., p. 410.
Sept. 14. Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Micajah Perry shewing that he became a collateral security for the late Daniel Park for 3,231l. 14s. 0d. of Customs due on tobacco, which sum he has paid for the said Park and desiring that his bond might be delivered up was told that 982l. 19s. 5d. was due thereon for interest: therefore praying to be relieved therein. Reference Book IX, p. 253.
Royal warrant dated St. James's to Charles, Duke of Grafton, and Henry, Earl of Galway, Lords Justices of Ireland, for a patent under the great seal of Ireland for a new Commission of the Revenue there, the new Commissioners to be Sir Thomas Southwell, William Strickland, William Connelly, Thomas Medlicot and Thomas Wylde as Commissioners of Excise there, and the said Southwell, Strickland, Connelly and Medlicot together with Horatio Walpole, Phillips Gibbon and Thomas Wylde as Commissioners of the Revenue there ("our Chief Commissioner and Governors in and throughout our said Kingdom of Ireland of and for all and every other our revenues, profits and incomes whatsoever due, owing or in arrear or payable unto us or which shall be due and payable unto us in our said Kingdom"): with the salaries of 1,000l. each. This commission to supersede the late commission to the said Southwell, Strickland, Connelly, with Sir Henry Bunbury and the said Medlicot, Walpole and Gibbons. Out Letters (Ireland) X, pp. 5–6.
Sept 15. Same to the [Treasury Lords to give order to] Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint, to provide 30 medals of gold such as were distributed at his Majesty's Coronation; to be delivered to the Public Ministers now resident in England from foreign Princes and States according to the following list or schedule: that is to say two medals to every Ambassador and one medal to every Envoy, Resident, Agent and Secretary and every other of the persons as below.
Further to issue to the said Sir Isaac Newton so much as the value of the said medals shall amount to.
Appending: said list of Foreign Ministers now resident in England:
Marquis Monteleon [Don Isidro Casado de Azevedo de Rosales, marques de Monteléon], Plenipotentiary from Spain.
Marquis de Trivie [Francesco Giuseppi, marchese Wicardel di Trivie], Ambassador from Sicily [the King of Sardinia].
Seigneur Tron [Cavaliere Nicolo Tron], Ambassador from Venice.
Monsieur Duvenvoirde [Arent Wassenaer, heer van Duivenvoorde] and Monsieur Borselle [Adriaan van Borssele van der Hooge], Ambassadors Extraordinary from the States.
Monsieur D'Iberville [Charles Francois de la Bonde d'Iberville], Envoy Extraordinary from France.
Don Bruchado [José da Cunha Brochado], Envoy Extraordinary from Portugal.
Baron Schack [Freiherr von Schack], Envoy Extraordinary from the Czar.
Count Nostitz [Georg Sigismund, Count von Nostitz], Envoy Extraordinary from Poland.
Baron Sohlenthall [Heinrich Friedrich von Sohlenthal], Envoy Extraordinary from Denmark.
Sale Aga, Envoy Extraordinary from Tripoli.
Count D'Efferen [Franz, Graf von Efferen], Envoy Extraordinary from the Elector Palatine.
Count Guicciardi [Fabrizio Guicciardi], Envoy Extraordinary from Modena.
Count Gazola [Giovan Angelo, Conte Gazola], Envoy Extraordinary from Parma.
Monsieur Hoffman [Johann Philipp Hoffmann], Resident from the Emperor.
Monsieur Vicetti [Domenico Maria Viceti], Secretary from Genoa.
Monsieur de L'Hermitage [René L'Hermitage de Saulniéres], Agent from Holland.
Monsieur Bonet [André Louis Frédéric Bonet de St. Germain]. Resident from Prussia.
Count Gallembourg [Carl, graf Gyllenborg], Minister from Sweden.
Monsieur Petkum [Hermann Petkum], Minister from Holstein.
Seigneur Pucci [Vincenzo Pucci], Secretary from the Grand Duke [of Tuscany].
Monsieur Hallongius, Resident from Saxe Gotha.
The Master of the Ceremonies.
The Assistant Master [of the Ceremonies].
The Marshall.
“The Ambassadors have usually two, the rest one each.
This is an exact list of all the Foreign Ministers now resident in England.”
(Signed) Clement Cotterell, Master of the Ceremonies.
12th Sept. 1715.
(Treasury warrant dated Sept. 21 hereon to Sir Isaac Newton to deliver said medals to Sir Clement Cotterell, Master of the Ceremonies.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 152. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, p. 62.
Sept. 15. Money warrant for 81l. 6s. 8d. to Sir Edward Northey for one year to June 24 last on his fee or salary as Attorney General.
48l. 8s. 5½d. to Nicholas Lechmere for half a year and 70 days to June 24 last on his same as Solicitor General.
40l. to Nicholas Lechmere for one year to June 24 last on his fee or salary as one of his Majesty's Counsellors at Law. (N.B. This warrant was cancelled by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury 5th Oct. 1715, the same happening to be wrong drawn) see infra, p. 777 and p. 785, under date Oct. 13. Money Book XXIV, p. 124.
Same for 446l. 8s. 9d. to Walter Chetwynd, Chief Ranger or Keeper of St. James's Park, for half a year to June 24 last on 792l. 17s. 6d. for the several salaries of himself, underkeepers and gatekeepers of said park and on his 100l. per an. salary as Keeper of the Mall in the said park. Ibid.
Letter of direction for 43l. 11s. 3½d. to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works: out of Civil List moneys of the late King grown due before 8 March 1701–2: for the service of the Works. (William Lowndes to said Dartiquenave to pay said sum to Mr. Alexander Carleton in further part of the debt owing to him from Wm. III. in the Office of the Works in right of his wife, who was relict of William Bache, deceased, late blacksmith to the [Works of the] said late King. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 95.
Sept. 15. William Lowndes to Robert Walpole enclosing the counterpart [missing] of a contract made by the Treasury Lords with Mr. Missing for furnishing provisions to the Garrison of Gibraltar, and certificates of the deliveries made by him in pursuance thereof. My Lords desire you to peruse the same and compute what is due and payable to him according to the said contract and to lay a memorial or demand for the same before them as soon as may be. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 110.
Same to the Commissioners of the Lottery [13 Anne, c. 18]. My Lords have been applied to for payment of the enclosed bills [missing] for stationery wares &c. delivered by John Baskett and Jacob Tonson, junr., for the service of the Crown. Please report as to the rates and prices thereof. Ibid., p. 111.
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Treasury Lords and to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland to pay to Sir James Steuart the allowance of 400l. per an. which is inserted on the Civil List of Scotland for two Solicitors [General of Scotland] in lieu of all fees and allowances: the King being pleased to constitute the said Steuart as sole Solicitor for Scotland and that he should enjoy the whole 400l. allowance in respect of that office: to date as from 9 Oct. 1714, “being the date of his commission constituting him our Solicitor." Out Letters (North Britain) III, p. 419.
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