Warrant Books: October 1715, 1-10

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'Warrant Books: October 1715, 1-10', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715, (London, 1957) pp. 772-785. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol29/pp772-785 [accessed 19 April 2024]

October 1715, 1-10

Oct. 1. Royal letters patent granting to George, Prince of Wales, 100,000l. per an. as from 29 Sept. 1715 for the joint lives of the King and the said Prince: whereof 40,000l. out of the Customs granted for the Civil List; 40,000l. out of the Hereditary Excise and 20,000l. out of the 120,000l. additional revenue settled on the King by the Act (1 Geo. I., Stat. 2, c. 21) of this Session for enlarging the fond of the Bank of England: the whole to be paid by weekly payments of 750l. and 750l., the first such payment to be made on the 5th Oct. 1715, and the balance quarterly: all the said payments to be made without [Exchequer or other] fees or charges and to be free of taxes; in accordance with the Act of this Session, 1 Geo. I., Stat. 2, c. 22, for enabling his Majesty to settle a revenue upon the Princess of Wales and out of the tender love and affection which he bears to his said most dearly beloved son. King's Warrant Book XXVII, pp. 225–8.
Oct. 3. Treasury letters patent constituting Ingolsby Draper as a King's waiter in Bristol port loco Harry Browne, thereto constituted Jan. 11 last. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 289.
Oct. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 17, 18. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ Robert Wyberge as an additional landwaiter in Lancaster port and to act also as coastwaiter there and to keep a horse to ride the coast at 40l. per an.: and towards the same to sink the allowance to James Strangeways, Surveyor [of said port], which has amounted to upwards of 20l. per an., and in lieu thereof to increase Strangeway's salary from 40l. per an. to 50l. per an. and to discontinue his former allow ance for riding charges: all by reason of the increase of trade in the said port for which one landwaiter is insufficient to attend the discharge of ships from foreign parts and also the coast business, which is considerable.
David Ellis as a waterman, London port, loco Benjamin Fowler, deceased.
Samuel Parmiter as a landwaiter, Bristol port, loco Isaac Giles, dismissed.
Philip Gage as a tidesman, Bristol port, loco Geo. Bywater, dismissed.
George Wilks as a tidesman in the inferior list, London port, loco John Spicer, deceased.
Joseph Harding as a same, Ibid.
Richard Hays as a tidesman at Bristol.
James Wallis as a same at Newcastle loco John Spencer, superannuated, at 10l. per an. established and 2s. a day by incidents when employed.
Edward Tuke as a tidesman and boatman at Starcross loco William Rasbury, deceased.
Jeremiah Idle as a tidesman in the superior list, London port.
Dozell Long to succeed said Idle in the inferior list, London port.
Richard Ellis as a tidesman in Bristol port loco David Parry, dismissed.
Henry Green to be established as landwaiter at Poulton port (there being no officer in said port under that character) to act also as coastwaiter and to keep an horse and inspect the officers on the coast at 40l. per an. and towards which salary the Customs Commissioners propose that the office of George Hesketh, riding officer at Blackpool in that port, be sunk, there being no occasion for an officer there.
Richard Fitz Williams as Collector and Searcher of the Four and a Half per cent. Duty at St. Ostins in Barbados loco Robert Lettice Hooper, dismissed.
Geo. Bell as a landwaiter at Hull loco Benjamin Colbart, to be dismissed.
John Writtle as Commander of the Customs sloop at Shoreham loco Edward Teddeman, dismissed.
William Maxwell to be established as Comptroller of the Customs in the island of Nevis at 50l. per an. salary out of the Four and a Half per cent.: to be inserted on the Establishment of the officers of the Customs in the Plantations. In the margin: no such officer there before: relinquished as below.
Peter Shawford to be established as Comptroller of the Customs in the island of St. Christopher at 50l. per an. payable out of the Four and a Half per cent. Duty.
Francis Frewen as Comptroller of the Customs in the island of Nevis loco William Maxwell, who has relinquished the same: at 50l. per an. payable as above.
John Harris as a tidesman, Plymouth port, loco Nath. James, deceased.
Henry Thompson as a watchman, London port, loco Richard Porter, who has surrendered: at 6l. 15s. 0d. per an. and 2s. per night in the summer and 2s. 6d. in the winter when employed.
John Bateman as a boatman in Yarmouth port loco John Graham, deceased: at 25l. per an.
Benjamin Allen as a boatman at Cley loco said John Bateman, removed: at 25l. per an.
Ingram Guest as a riding officer for the wool business at Hythe in Dover port loco John Writtle, preferred. Ibid., pp. 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275.
1715.
Oct. 3.		 Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant dated 1715 Sept. 19 from the Duke of Bolton, Lord Chamberlain, to the Duke of Montagu, Master of the Great Wardrobe, for the delivery to the Honble. Grey Maynard, Yeoman of the Removing Wardrobe, of particulars for the Princess Carolina's room at St. James's, viz. window curtains and a curtain for the door of crimson mohair laced and two little stools covered with yellow serge: to an estimate of 65l. Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book I, p. 1.
Same for same of a like warrant dated 1715 Sept. 26 for particulars for the young Princesses’ apartment at St. James's, viz. two armed chairs covered with crimson mohair with false cases to them of paragon; yellow taffety cases for two other small armed chairs; and a footstool and cushion of yellow serge: to an estimate of 40l. Ibid.
[?] Same for same of a like warrant dated 1715 Sept. 26 for particulars for his Majesty's service at St. James's, viz. 12 stools and two long forms of crimson velvet laced with crimson silk lace “for his Majesty's and his Royal Highness's [the Prince of Wales] Presence Chamber at St. James's “ with two large carpets to lay under the States [canopies] in the said rooms, and covers for the chairs, stools and forms: and to take down all the mourning at St. James's and put up the furniture and stuff and cover the stools in the King's Bedchamber that were broke at Greenwich and to repair and clean all the old furniture: to an estimate of 220l. Ibid., p. 2.
Oct. 3, 5. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland to appoint Thomas Steele as Salt Officer in the Preston Pans Collection at 25l. per an.: loco James Wallis, removed to be a tidesman at Newcastle (Oct. 3).
Thomas Walton as a tidewaiter at the port of Montrose at 18l. per an.: loco George Laverock, who is presented to be a tidewaiter at Leith (Oct. 5).
Jonathan Collins as a tidewaiter at Leith at 20l. per an.: loco John Frazer, dismissed.
Alexander Creig as a boatman at Inchmarnock and Point of Ayr at 20l. per an.: loco Samuel Archer, deceased.
George Laverock as a tidewaiter at the port of Leith at 20l. per an.: loco Christopher Johnston, dismissed.
John Waddell as watchman of the salt in the Alloa Collection at 15l. per an.: loco James Graham, dismissed.
John Moor as a same in the Preston Pans Collection at 15l. per an.: loco George Dowie, dismissed.
The tidewaiter at Clackmannan for the time being to attend and do the business of a salt officer there at a salary of 5l. per an. Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 426–7.
Oct. 4. Letter of direction for 10,929l. 8s. 2d. to Robert Walpole, Paymaster General of the Forces: whereof 2,825l. 7s. 5d. out of Contribution money for Annuities and 8,104l. 0s. 9d. out of the money of the loans on Malt anno 1715: and is intended to be applied to such uses of the Forces under his pay as shall be directed [by the Treasury Lords]. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 99.
Same for 1,712l. 10s. 9½d. to same out of the money that is or shall be in the Exchequer of Contributions for Annuities anno 1715: and is intended to be applied to the services following: viz.
in further part of 37,192l. 14s. 9½d. for the Forces and Garrison at Gibraltar anno 1715.
to be paid over to Mr. Thomas Missing for provisions furnished for the said Garrison pursuant to his contract £1,712 10 9½
Ibid.
Oct. 4. Jo. Taylour to the said Robert Walpole. The Treasury Lords direct you to apply to the services as follows the 10,929l. 8s. 2d. lately issued to you at the Exchequer together with 30,000l. of the surplus of the South Sea Stock deposited to secure the repayment of the Genoese loan and interest thereon, which stock you received from the Earl of Carnarvon [late Paymaster of the Forces Abroad]: viz.
£ s. d.
in further part of 425,900l. 14s. 6d. voted for Guards and Garrisons in Great Britain and Forces in the Plantations anno 1715.
to complete one month's subsistence from 25 Sept. last to Oct. 24 inst. to the several Regiments, Troops and Companies upon this Establishment 8,062 18 2
in further part of 35,912l. 19s. 2d. voted for Forces in Flanders anno 1715.
for the same month's subsistence to the Regiments of Grove [Henry Grove, 10th Regiment of Foot] and Harrison [Thomas Harrison, the 6th Foot] lately arrived from Flanders 1,446 0 0
in further part of 265,754l. 7s. 6d. for pay and levy money of Additional Forces anno 1715.
for the same month's subsistence for one Regiment of Horse and six Regiments of Foot arrived from Ireland and 16 new Companies of Invalids 6,472 10 0
to answer several royal warrants for levy money for additional Companies and men to the several Regiments of Foot in Great Britain (except those before augmented) 9,948 0 0
in further part of 126,290l. for full or halfpay to Officers anno 1715.
upon account to enable the Officers to march to their respective quarters 15,000 0 0
£40,929 8 2
Ibid., p. 102.
Same to the Attorney and Solicitor General enclosing the petition [missing] of Lady Bolingbroke which the Treasury Lords have received from Secretary Viscount Townshend. It is the King's pleasure that a grant be made to her of the personal estate of her husband for her own use, and of the real estate which shall appear to be forfeited, towards her maintenance, during her life. Please advise the proper methods for making the grant in accordance with the King's pleasure. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 5.
Oct. 4. Treasury reference to Mr. Cholmley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, of the petition of Miles Rudland on behalf of William Rudland, a minor, shewing that the whole wharf and quay and storehouses at Harwich and the Custom House is insisted on by the Board of Ordnance to be in the purchase of lands towards the fortifications there, although (as the petitioner alleges) only part thereof was sold for that purpose, the rest [being] reserved for the use of the said minor: and as the whole was never purchased, the petitioner prays that in case the Government should have occasion for the whole some proportionable allowance may be made for that part which was not intended to be sold by the first plan. Reference Book IX, p. 254.
Same to same of the petition of William Curtis, Vicar of Dovercourt in Harwich, praying that some recompense may be made for certain lands taken into the fortifications at Harwich which used to pay above 16l. per an. to the Vicar, [to wit compensation] by purchase of other lands which will be an equivalent or otherwise howsoever so that “ so great a part of the income to the poor Vicar may not be lost.” Ibid.
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of merchants of Liverpool praying an Exchequer Commission for enlarging the limits of the wet dock and harbour at Liverpool and making the same a place for loading, discharging and despatch of goods. Ibid.
Royal warrant dated St. James's to Charles, Duke of Grafton, and Henry, Earl of Galway, Lords Justices of Ireland, for a patent to pass the great seal of Ireland for a grant to Joseph Addison of the office of Keeper of the Records in the Tower of Birmingham in the Kingdom of Ireland with the salary of 500l. per an.: during life: all on the representation of the said Addison shewing that in 1709 he petitioned the late Queen setting forth that he was in possession of the said office and that the same was of great consequence to the public, being the proper repository for the Records of that kingdom and that to make the said office thoroughly useful it was necessary that the papers and records there should be carefully examined, methodically digested, faithfully transcribed and referred to in proper catalogues which would require several hands and a diligent attendance; and prayed that a salary suitable to the importance of the said office might be annexed thereto: upon which petition the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland reported advising a salary of 500l. for same; nevertheless the said Queen did not then think fit to make the said salary more than 400l. per an.: “and whereas the said Joseph Addison hath also represented unto us that he was appointed Secretary to the Regents of our Kingdoms before our arrival here, which he executed with great fidelity and diligence and hath not received any recompence for his said service” and hath therefore prayed a grant of the office of Keeper of the Records in Birmingham Tower for life with 500l. per an. as was formerly proposed by the Lord Lieutenant: upon which the King is resolved as a mark of royal grace and favour to so grant said office to him. Out Letters (Ireland) X, pp. 8–9.
Oct. 5. Cancellation by the Treasury Lords of the money warrant of Sept. 15 for 40l. to Nicholas Lechmere, see supra, p. 741, under date Sept. 15, and infra, p. 785, under date Oct. 13. Money Book XXIV, p. 124.
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant to Thomas Warburton of Winnington, Co. Chester, of the office of Chancellor and Chamberlain of the Counties of Anglesea, Carnarvon and Merioneth in North Wales with the fee of 20s. per an. loco Richard, Lord Bulkeley, Visct. Cashel, whose patent thereof is void by the death of Queen Anne. King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 165.
Royal letters patent appointing John Bridger, Esq., to be Surveyor General of the Woods in America to direct and instruct the inhabitants of New England and other our Colonies and Plantations in America in the best methods of making tar, raising and curing of hemp and producing and working all other naval stores, for preserving the woods from spoil and for rendering the several Acts of Parliament relating thereto more effectual: with the salary of 200l. per an.: being the duty to which he was appointed by the late Queen Anne.
At all convenient times of the year he is hereby to view and survey all our said woods and timber and to mark such of the trees that now are or hereafter shall be fit for the Navy and to keep a Register of the same: and to transmit half yearly an account of his proceedings herein to the Admiralty in England, the Treasury, the Secretaries of State and Commissioners of Trade. And the Governors, Justices and all other our civil officers in the said Colonies and Plantations are hereby to assist him in his said duty. Ibid., pp. 168–9.
Treasury allowance of the salary bill and incidents bill, both detailed, of the Hackney Coaches Office for 1715 Sept. 29 quarter: totals respectively 200l. 10s. 0d. and 115l. 19s. 10½d. Money BookXXIV, p. 142.
Money warrant for 186,670l. to John Dutton Colt, Paymaster of the 2,000,000l. Class Lottery anno 1711 as imprest for the year commencing 29 Sept. 1714 for paying and discharging the principal and interest as by the Act for said Lottery [9 Anne, c. 16]: and also a further 1,000l. for the salaries payable to the late Paymaster thereof and to the Comptroller thereof for themselves and their clerks for said year. (Money order dated Oct. 6 hereon.) Ibid., p. 143. Order Book IX, p. 139.
Treasury warrant to William Wenman, late Paymaster of the Lottery called the Queen's [Civil List] Lottery [12 Anne, c. 11], to pay to Thomas Burdus, the present Paymaster of the said Lottery, all such sums as upon the perfect adjustment of the account of the said Wenman shall appear to be the balance remaining in his hands, and to Edward Harley and Thomas Foley, Auditors of Imprests, to charge Burdus and discharge Wenman therefor. Money Book XXIV, p. 143.
Treasury allowance of the incidents bill, detailed, of the Post Office for 1715 June. 24 quarter (total 1,089l. 10s. 11d.: including 221l. 10s. 0d. to Robert Vyner for rent [of the Post Office]; Thomas Horne 25l. for adjusting the account of the pacquet boats and the Scotch and Irish accounts; John Keeling, engraver, 2l. 11s. 0d. for stamps delivered; Francis Lambe 13l. 1s. 6d. for seals; Richard Jenkes, collector, 24l. for the convex lights; 4l. 11s. 6d. for dues to the Rector and Lecturer of St. Mary, Woolnoth; John Stone, engraver, 11l. 19s. 0d. for silver seals; John Nutt 10l. 7s. 0d. for Gazettes and newspapers; Thomas James 4l. 13s. 0d. for inspecting the tradesmen's bills and work and 3l. for pumping the well; 2l. to William Sedgwick, chimney sweeper; Thomas Angier 10l. for two rooms added to the Post Office; 40l. 9s. 3d. for 9,711 ship letters on May 27; John Searle 48l. 8s. 0d. for coals and bavans; 24l. 18s. 9d. for 5,985 ship letters. Money Book XXIV, p. 144.
Oct. 5. William Lowndes to the Taxes Commissioners. My Lords have read your report of Sept. 24 last on the petition of Laurence Ambrose and the affidavit of Joseph Blagrave and Thomasin Ambrose. At the request of the Solicitor General Mr. Shermer is to have an opportunity of vindicating himself. You are to hear both parties and report thereon to my Lords. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 7.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of William Winde, Inspector of the Prosecutions in the Exchequer concerning uncustomed and prohibited goods, praying approval of William Hill as his deputy and that he may be paid what is due to him on his allowances in respect of the said office. Take a particular care that the deputy you certify be qualified in every particular to discharge the great trust reposed in him. Ibid.
Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant dated Sept. 23 last from the Duke of Bolt on to Lord Guernsey, Master of the Jewel Office, for the delivery to the Duke of Grafton of 200 ounces of gilt plate as a gift from the King at the christening of his child: to an estimate of 100l. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, p. 256.
Same for same of a like warrant dated 1715 Aug. 12 to the Master of the Jewel Office for a like christening gift of 150 ounces of gilt plate to Baron Weldern, one of the [members of the] States General for the Province of Guelderland: to an estimate of 75l. Ibid., p. 257.
Same for same of a like warrant dated Sept. 26 last to the Master of the Great Wardrobe for the delivery to Grey Maynard, Yeoman of the Removing Wardrobe, of particulars for his Majesty's service at St. James's, viz. 72 yards of crimson silk line and four tassels for four windows in the Great Drawing Room; 42 yards of yellow ditto and three tassels for three windows in the Prince of Wales's Privy Chamber; 13 yards of silk lyor for the windows of her Royal Highness's Dressing Room and 30 yards of silk line for a bell: three travelling beds of crimson mohair laced with crimson silk lace and bedding and a bedstead with a girt web bottom for the young Princess and eight umbrellas for Madame Kilmansack's [Kilmansegg's] lodgings: to an estimate of 440l. Ibid., p. 4.
Treasury warrant to the Stamps Commissioners to place on the Establishment of the Stamp Office additional allowances of salary as follows ("except as to John Glass, in whose stead we direct you to appoint John Hudson, one of the stampers, to be assistant to the Register of Stamps").
Prefixing: memorial to the Treasury from said Commissioners dated Stamp Office, Lincolns Inn, 19 May 1715. We find by experience that an assistant to the Register of Stamps and an assistant to the Register of Pamphlets are both absolutely necessary. We therefore present to your Lordship John Glass (for some time assistant to the said Register of Stamps) to be constituted as such assistant; and Mr. Jonathan Stackhouse (assistant to the warehousekeeper of unstamped goods) to be assistant to the Register of Pamphlets, he having been hitherto employed in that business: with 10l. additional to Glass's salary as a stamper and 20l. per an. for Stackhouse. We also advise 10l. per an. addition to Mr. Joseph Barry, the Teller of the Stamps, to his present salary of 60l. per an., being what his predecessor had before the commencement of any of the new Duties, though his business is very much increased by them. Ibid., pp. 256–7.
Oct. 5. Same to the King's Remembrancer to take the securities, detailed, in 10,500l., of Francis Wyvill as Receiver General of the Duties on Houses for Co. Yorks. Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, p. 143.
Treasury allowance of the salary bill of the Customs officers, prefixed in detail, in Scotland for 1715 June. 24 and Sept. 29 quarters (totals respectively 3,552l. 13s. 4d. and 3,608l. 6s. 9d.). Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 428–37, 438–46.
The like for the Salt Officers in Scotland, prefixed in detail, for 1715 Sept. 29 quarter (total 643l. 11s. 5d.). Ibid., pp. 447–9.
Oct. 6. Money order for 160,000l. to the East India Company for one year to 1716 Sept. 29 as by the three Acts viz. of 9 Wm. III. [9–10 Wm. III., c. 44], for raising 2,000,000l. and 9 Wm. III.[9–10 Wm. III., c. 25], for further Duties on stamped vellum, and 6 Anne, c. [71], for a longer term in the fond for the said Company. Order Book IX, p. 134.
William Lowndes to the Navy Commissioners. By order in Council dated 1695–6 Jan. 9 the late King directed the Treasury to order the Customs collectors to pay sums as therein to the several ViceAdmirals for impresting seamen for the Fleet. In pursuance thereof Geo. Dickenson, late Collector of Hull port, paid 250l. to Arthur Todd, deputy to Lord Irwin [Irvine], Vice Admiral of Co. York, for raising 500 seafaring men in the said county for the Fleet in 1696 and 15l. for the conducting and subsisting of [such] seamen. The said money was not repaid to Dickenson in his lifetime or to his executors since his death and his accounts remain unpassed for want thereof, as appears by the enclosed report [missing] of the Customs Commissioners. My Lords direct you to make out a bill on the Navy Treasurer for paying the said sums to Henry Ferne, Customs Cashier, to be applied to the account of the said Dickenson “and to assign the said bill or bills for payment out of such money as is in the hands of the Treasurer of the Navy for impresting seamen or for old stores sold.” Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 7.
Oct. 6. Jo. Taylour to Mr. Cholmley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, to report on the petition of John Child of Guildford, Co. Surrey, for repayment of a fine of 90l. which he paid in 1706 for a fine of a lease of the scite of the Castle of Guildford, which was not perfected by reason it was found that Charles I. had granted same to William Scriven and Philip Eden, their heirs and assigns, for ever. How has the possession of said Castle gone ever since? Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 18.
Statement of opinion by Sir Edw. Northey and Nicholas Lechmere, Esq., Attorney and Solicitor General, on the following statement of case concerning building leases in respect of the terms of clause 5 of the Act 1 Anne, c. 1, which said clause provides that after 25 March 1702 every lease of manors, messuages, lands, tenements of the Crown shall be void unless made for some term not exceeding 31 years or three lives save in cases where the greatest part of the value of any Crown tenement shall consist of buildings in need of repair, in which case the Crown may grant a term not exceeding 50 years or three lives to encourage rebuilding.
Case: a house in Pall Mall wherein the tenant has 24 years already is lately new built by him and at present wants not to be rebuilt: but he desires his term to be made up to 50 years.
Query: (1) whether the clause as above extends to all houses whether requiring rebuilding or repair or not.
(2) if not, is it confined to such houses as are in decay, to encourage rebuilding or repair?
Opinion hereon: We are of opinion the proviso does extend to all houses whether they do or do not at present want rebuilding or considerable repair. The law is restrictive upon the right of the Crown and for that reason, by the rules of construction, must be expounded as beneficially for the Crown as the words will allow. This construction is agreeable to the words as well as to the design of this proviso. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, pp. 257–8.
Oct. 7. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal dormant for payment of 1,480l. per an. to William Cadogan, Esq., Master of the Robes: as from Michaelmas 1714; 600l. thereof for his own salary as such and the remaining 880l. per an. for the several officers of the Robes according to an Establishment thereof signed by the King, and in lieu of all salaries, wages, board wages, liveries and other perquisites and allowances whatsoever: and one year to 1715 Sept. 29 to be paid thereon forthwith.
Followed by: Establishment under the royal sign manual for the Office of the Robes: to commence as from 29 Sept. 1714:
£
to the Master of the Robes 600
to the Yeoman of the Robes 300
to two Grooms of the Robes 300
to a third Groom. 122
to two Waiters. 100
to a page. 18
to a brusher. 40
£1,480
(This Establishment was vacated and replaced by that of 6 July 1716, infra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXX.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, pp. 138, 175.
Oct. 7. Same to the Treasury Lords to pay as follows to the persons appointed by commission under the great seal dated 1713 July 31 to inspect the demolition of the fortifications and port of Dunkirk, being 3l. a day for the time they respectively resided in that place: viz.
£
John Hill, Esq., for 89 days 1713–14 March 3 to May 30 following 267
Jasper Clayton, Esq., for 241 days 1713 Sept. 10 to Dec. 1 and Feb. 13 1713–14 to July 20 following 723
Col. John Armstrong for 344 days 1713 Sept. 10 to March 9 following and 1714 March 30 to Sept. 8 following 1,032
Sir James Abercrombie for 714 days 1713 Sept. 10 to 23 Aug 1714 and 1714 Sept. 17 to 1715 Sept. 18 2,142
£4,164
Appending: sworn bills by the said Clayton and Armstrong of their residing at Dunkirk for the above periods. Armstrong went to Holland to meet the King [George I.en route for England] 23 Aug. 3 Sept. 1714 and returned again to Dunkirk on or before 17/28 Sept.
This warrant was cancelled and superseded by that of 1715 Nov. 25, infra, p. 842: which in its turn was cancelled and superseded by that of 4 Jan. 1715–16, infra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXX, which also was itself cancelled. Ibid., pp. 140–41.
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 100,000l. to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of the Household: as imprest for the ordinary and extraordinary expense of the Household. (Money warrant dated Oct. 28 hereon. This warrant quotes the privy seal as dated Oct. 28.) (Money order dated Nov. 1 hereon.) Ibid., p. 174. Money Book XXIV, p. 163. Order Book IX, p. 147.
Royal sign manual for 100l. to Endymion, Lord Strangford, as royal bounty: out of Civil List money. (Money warrant dated Oct. 8 hereon.) (Money order dated Oct. 8 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 174. Order Book IX, p. 135.
Same for 100l. to Thomas Crauford, Esq., in recompense for his pains and expenses in coming express some time since from John, Earl of Stair, Ambassador Extraordinary at the Court of France, upon the public service and has been detained here ever since upon that account: and is to be for the said pains relating to bringing ” the said despatches, his tarrying here and returning to France." (Money order dated Oct. 14 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 4. Order Book IX, p. 140.
Same for 2,500l. to William Cadogan, Master of the Robes, as imprest for and towards paying several tradesmen and others for our Parliament Robe, St. George's Robe and several other necessaries provided upon occasion of our royal Coronation and the incident charges relating thereto. (Money warrant dated Oct. 10 hereon.) (Money order dated Oct. 12 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVII, p. 176. Order Book IX, p. 142.
Oct. 7. Treasury allowance of the salary bill, detailed, of the Hawkers and Pedlars Office for 1715 June 24 quarter: total 357l. 10s. 0d. Money Book XXIV, p. 145.
J. Taylour to the Treasurer of the Navy. The Treasury Lords direct you to dispose of so many of the tallies and orders in your hands on the Land Tax anno 1715 at par as shall amount to 20,000l. to any persons willing to advance the same at 4 per cent. On your transmitting the orders to the Treasury with your assignments thereon my Lords will endorse warrants to the Exchequer for paying the said interest accordingly. The said sum is intended to be applied to such uses of the Navy and Victualling as my Lords shall direct. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 100.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to order Henry Ferne, the Customs Cashier, to pay the 1715 Sept. 29 quarter's salary bill of the Customs for London port (total 7,428l. 19s. 5d.): and to order the respective Collectors of the Outports to pay the same quarter's salary bill of the outports (total 11,071l. 17s. 2½d. according to the bill transmitted to the Treasury by William Burnett, Comptroller General of the Accounts of the Customs). Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 273.
Treasury reference to same of the petition of Mr. Stanwix shewing that he has been bred to the law and used to prosecutions in the Salt and other Offices: therefore praying to be admitted deputy to Mr. Wynde, Inspector of Prosecutions in the Customs, which [deputyship] is now vacant. Reference Book IX, p. 255.
Treasury approval of the Establishment for the officers employed in the Duties arising by the Licensing of Hawkers, Pedlars and Petty Chapmen.
Prefixing: said Establishment, detailed, as proposed by George Townesend, junr., and Fra. Brown, two of the Commissioners for the said Duties: viz. George Townesend, junr., Montague Bacon, Francis Brown as Commissioners; Hadley Doyley as Solicitor; Philip Sanderson as cashier; Michael Este and John Mountford as clerks; William Este as Riding Surveyor General at 200l. per an.; Henry Fyler [? Tyler], Michael Bayley, James Hellewell, Jacob Harrison, John Brown, John Addison, Robert Clayton as riding surveyors at 100l. per an. each; Hammond Banks and Robert Legg as surveyors for the cities of London and Westminster and 10 miles adjacent; Richard Harrington as messenger at 30l. per an.: total Establishment 1,620l. per an. Warrants not Relating to Money XXVII, p. 259.
Treasury warrant to the above Commissioners for Licensing Hawkers to insert in their incident bills from time to time the sum of 25l. per an. for the rent of their Office and 5l. per an. for a servant to clean the same.
Prefixing: memorial from said Commissioners. We have for several years past made use of part of the house on Tower Hill belonging to the Transport Office as our Office, at 15l. per an. rent. We are informed that the Commissioners of Transports intend to leave the said house, the term being near expiring. As the rent of the house is 60l. per an. we have removed our Office from Tower Hill into Holbourn and have taken part of a house there for seven years at 25l. per an. rent and allowance of 5l. a year for a servant. Ibid., p. 260.
Oct. 8. J. Taylour to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer to Count Platen's lodgings at St. James's to seal his goods according to their exportation; he being on his return to Hanover. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 5.
Same to the Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army. Mr. Walpole has proposed the contracting for new clothes and accoutrements for 16 Companies of Invalids formed to do duty in several of his Majesty's Garrisons who are in immediate want thereof. Please report to the Treasury Lords on the prices and patterns.
Appending: estimate of clothing for 16 Companies of Invalids:
£ s. d.
each man to have a red cloth coat lined with blue bays, the facing of the sleeves to be turned up with blue cloth and brass buttons and a pair of blue kersey breeches lined 1 9 0
a blue kersey waistcoat lined and brass buttons 0 7 0
one hat 0 3 6
a pair of white stockings 0 1 6
two shirts at 3s. each 0 6 0
two neckcloths 0 2 6
a pair of shoes 0 4 0
two night caps 0 1 6
a sword and belt 0 5 10
per man £3 0 10
suits for 50 centinels, two serjeants, two corporals, one drummer, according to the foregoing particulars, but the serjeants, corporals and drummers better than the private men:
at 3l. 0s. 10d. each suit		 167 5 10
for 15 Companies more at the same rates and consisting of the same numbers 2,509 7 6
£2,676 13 4
Ibid., p. 8.
Treasury allowance of the Civil List of Scotland for 1715 Sept. 29 quarter: total 7,491l. 17s. 8¼d.
Prefixing: said List or Establishment in detail:
Items in the June list, supra, pp. 616–17, but not in this Sept. list.
Charles Erskine (Herald).
William Erskine (Herald).
Dr. William Arthur, his Majesty's Botanist.
charges of the circuit of Judges.
New items in this September list.
the payment to Geo. Philp, Herald, is 1l. 18s. 7¾d. from 24 June 1715 to 24 July, being the date of David Dewar's commission [in his place].
the payment to Sir Dalrymple, Lord Advocate, is 288l. 10s. 1½d. on his additional salary of 400l. per an. from 9 Oct. 1714 to 24 June 1715: and 250l. from Sept. 29 quarter on his 1,000l. per an.
Sir Andrew Kennedy, 50l. for pension from 25 March 1715 (at which date it commences) to 29 Sept.
the payment to John Campbell is 100l. as sole Master of Work, being an additional 200l. per an. as from 25 Dec. 1714.
the payment to Margaret Sharp, relict of Sir William Sharp, is 56l. 8s. 10½d. for the period 24 June 1715 to 5 Sept., at which time her said pension [was revoked and] determined.
a payment to William Steuart, one of the two King's Remembrancers, of 18l. 11s. 1½d. for 5 Sept. to 29 Sept. on an additional salary of 300l. per an.
36l. is paid to the four Messengers in Ordinary at the Receipt of the Exchequer at London for circulating two Proclamations through Scotland between 24 June 1715 and 29 Sept.
Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 449–52.
Oct. 8. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland to employ William Gordon as Collector of Customs at Aberdeen at 50l. per an. loco Robert Erskin, who is a half pay Officer in the Army and is ordered as such to attend his post.
Henry Lambton as an additional Surveyor of the landcarriage waiters at the Gates of Edinburgh at 30l. per an.: loco Henry Baldero, who refuses to act. Ibid., p. 453.
Oct. 10. Treasury allowance of the salary bill of the General Post Office (2,039l. 5s. 8d.) and the Penny Post Office (529l. 14s. 5¼d.) for 1715 Sept. 29 quarter. Money Book XXIV, p. 142.
For the money warrant for 110l. 11s. 6d. to Mr. Stebbing, Somerset Herald, for designs &c. relating to the Queen Anne's funeral and King George's coronation see infra, p. 848, under date 1715 Dec. 15. Ibid., p. 191.
Treasury warrant to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands for a particular of the ground on which stands a building erected in St. James's Park upon the wall thereof near the house of William Fielding, Esq., and the Lady Diana his wife, in order to a lease thereof to them.
Prefixing: said Surveyor General's report on the petition of said William Fielding and his wife, with a plan of the premises. The building is represented to be a nuisance to their said house. The building extends 70 foot along the Park wall on the west side thereof, but is very mean. It consists of a small tenement, a stable and a dog kennel, which in my opinion is a nuisance to the petitioners and the neighbourhood. They are not in lease, but are possessed by one Conrade Lietheuzer, who says he is keeper of his Royal Highness's spaniels. The petitioners offer to take down the building and deliver the materials thereof into his Majesty's stores within a year. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIII, p. 34b.
Same to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland to direct the Receivers General of Land Tax or of Customs or of the Excise Commissioners in Scotland to pay 10,000l. to John, Duke of Argyll, for a month's subsistence from Oct. 24 inst. of the Forces under his command. The person so paying is to draw bills [in repayment] on the Paymaster General of the Forces, England, who shall answer the said bills and cause the money to be replaced and applied to the proper uses: all by reason that there remain several considerable sums in the hands of the said Receivers or Commissioners and that the same cannot be remitted to England or safely applied to the uses which were intended in Scotland concerning the same. Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 453–4.
Oct. 10. Petitions from the following, praying to be appointed Receivers General for House Duties for the counties respectively named and proposing their securities, detailed. Followed in each case by the Treasury warrant (Oct. 13) to the King's Remembrancer to take the securities of each; and by the Treasury commission to them: viz.
John Sparry for Co. Worcester. (Securities warrant in 3,000l. dated Oct. 13.) (Commission dated Oct. 13.)
Jervais Bradgate for Co. Leicester. (Securities warrant in 2,000l., ut supra.) (Commission, ut supra.)
John Grove for Co. Cambridge. (Securities warrant in 1,830l. ut supra.) (Marked Cancelled.) (Commission dated Oct. 13 for Co. Cambridge, the town and University of Cambridge and Isle of Ely.)
James Phillips for South Wales. (Securities warrant in 1,500l. dated Oct. 13.) (Commission dated Oct. 13 for Cos. Cardigan, Carmarthen, Glamorgan and Pembroke.)
Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, pp. 143, 145, 151.
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