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June 1.
Wednesday. |
Present: Lord Ashley, Sir J. Duncomb. |
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Col. Birch et al. [his fellow Commissioners for the Retrospect of
the Wine Act] called in with the Attorney General concerning the
settling the business of that Retrospect. The Attorney General
offers that as to the search on the 24th of June there be one
Commission under the Great Seal to a great number of persons and
each of them to have a warrant under the King's sign manual.
The further debate of settling this business is put off till to-morrow
when Col. Birch is to attend and then it is to be particularly considered how many districts to be for the outports. |
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Mr. Lawrence reads the draft of a conveyance to the Trustees to
sell the fee farms. The draft is approved. Also that in order to
the easy finding out the particulars as to the 10,000l. per an. there be
written in the margin the names of the counties in which each rent
is. Also that the patents be printed and that there be a covenant
in each grant that a printed copy of each grant, printed by the
King's printer, shall be evidence in any court whereby to avoid
endless searches and directions given to the Attorney General
accordingly. |
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The officers of the Mint called in about the business of eager
[aeger = worn or underweight] silver and Alderman Backwell is
called in about it. Ordered, as to the 1,400 1b. weight of eager silver
which is brought in, that it be coined but no more to be received.
On Friday week the business of the indenture of the Mint is to be
considered. |
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Ordered that as to the Prospect of the Wine Act from the 24th
inst. there be a commission under the Great Seal to the officers of
the respective ports. The Attorney General to prepare it and Mr.
Lawrence to attend him in it and bring the draft to my Lords. |
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The Chimney Farmers called in: say they have paid in the
10,000l. My Lords ask when they will pay the remain. They say
they will pay it by 3,000l. a month. Ordered that they pay 4,000l.
a month and be referred to Auditor Beale to state their accounts
and process to be stopped till Michaelmas term. Warrant of
direction concerning the 10,000l. thus lately paid by them. |
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Mr. Beane's Excise business is to be heard the first Wednesday
after term. |
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Mr. Bevis Lloyd, sub-farmer of Excise, is to be heard to-morrow
about the business of process. The Attorney General to attend
then. |
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Warrant for an Exchequer Commission at Sir Edmd. Windham's
desire: but that Sir John Robinson, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Thomas
Osborne, Sir C. Harbord be also ordered as Commissioners. |
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[Minute Book III. pp. 330–1.] |
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[Downing's memoranda.] |
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Treasurers of the Navy: warrant to take up money at interest. |
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Widow Gunter: to have half a year as other pensioners had. |
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Sir William Bowls: his warrant to be on some new book of the
fee farm. |
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Sir Jo. Banks: warrant for his 4 per cent. on his 4,055l. 11s. 1½d.
loan order now signed on the wine registry and dated 27 May. |
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[Ibid. DCXXIV. p. 86.] |
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A form of a letter to the Customs Farmers about the outports [is
adopted and] ordered to be written fair. |
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Also a draft of a letter to each of those who are to [make the]
search the 24th June [as to Retrospect of the Wine Act] is brought
in and approved and to be written accordingly, said letter being to
notify their being appointed to that work. Col. Birch to get them
ready when the forme is prepared. |
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Warrant for Alderman Backwell's Custom tally to be registered.
Charnock to give an account where it may be placed. |
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The Treasurers of the Navy 100,000l. and 10,000l. [for interest]
to be on the Wine Act. |
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Alderman Backwell's account of tin is to be ready to-morrow
morning. |
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[Ibid. DCXXV. pp. 109–10.] |
June 2.
Thursday. |
[Ordered that the fee farms to be granted to trustees for sale in]
the second book of the fee farms be [made liable as to one] half
[thereof] to pay what is charged already on the fee farms [if that
charge shall prove to be in excess of the credits raised by the first
trust deed for sale of said fee farms]. Warrant ordered for this in the
following terms. "Whereas we have been necessitated for His
Majesty's service to charge more, &c., on the fee farms than the
first [Trust] deed will bear, we desire you to take notice and
observe that the second deed to be passed thereof is to be equally
liable thereunto, &c." |
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Ordered that the Auditors of the Exchequer be directed for the
future to make out such particulars as they are to return in English
because many clerks understand not the Latin. |
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Col. Birch and Mr. Wingate called in and consideration is had
of the districts and names for the Wine Acts. Ordered that a place
of meeting be appointed at some great port in each district and
[the Commissioners for the various districts] to be sworn there and
then to disperse themselves. |
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Mr. Christian and several Commissioners of the out-districts are
called in who say they can't say what to demand for their service
but refer themselves to my Lords for it. Therefore ordered that
they have 12d. in the £ certain and for their further and full
encouragement to be afterwards considered according to their
desert. Ordered that they do as money arises take their 12d. per £
and that this be inserted in their instructions. Where any of them
are in want Mr. Wadlow is spoken to let them have 20l. or 30l. a
man to be disbursed out of the 12d. per £. Ordered that the names
of the Commissioners of each district be inserted in the commission
[along] with the names of the searchers. The Attorney General to
draw a commission to pass the Exchequer [Seal] to settle the Commissioners and searchers. |
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Ordered that the Attorney General draft a great seal to enable my
Lords to appoint persons to collect the growing duty [or prospect]
of the Wine Act. |
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Sir Hen. Wood to bring on Friday a signed list of the several
Receivers and what they owe to the Queen Mother and then process
ad computandum to issue against them. |
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The sub-farmers of the Chimney money are called in and heard
by Mr. Winnington, their Counsel, as to process against the country
[for unpaid arrears owing to them]. My Lords say that the King
is to give all assistance to the sub-farmers but that they are not to
give their bad debts in payment. And my Lords offer all possible
assistance. "So say they, wee will assign our debts to the King and
demand aid thereupon." The Attorney General says that the
scruple as to giving Exchequer process is only as to the point of
convenience. Also they say [they] have but till Michaelmas
to collect another half year's arrears, viz. what was due at Michaelmas 12 months [past]. But Mr. Winnington says that if a scire
facias be begun then they shall have time to collect the money.
Ordered that the Lord Chief Baron attend on Monday afternoon
about considering of the material part of the issuing Chimney
money process against such as are behind: and that the Attorney
and Solicitor General attend then. |
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[Minute Book III. pp. 331–2.] |
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[Downing's memoranda.] |
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Mrs. Stepny to have half a year as other pensioners. |
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Warrant for Mr. Trevanion: on Sir W. Doyly's report. |
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[Ibid. DCXXIV. p. 86.] |
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To see when Alderman Backwell is to pay the tin money at
Ostend. |
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To remind Sir G. Downing of going to the Lord Chief Baron
to-morrow sometime in the afternoon. |
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[Minute Book DCXXV. p. 110.] |
June 3.
Friday. |
Present: Lord Ashley, Sir John Duncombe. |
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Col. Birch called in and Mr. Lawrence. Ordered that Lawrence
take out the particulars of each book for the sale of the fee farms
and carry them to the printer to be printed with speed. |
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Another letter to be written to the Pipe Office and the Chancellor
of the Duchy to return their particulars. |
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Lord Willoughby's accompts to be considered next Thursday. |
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Mr. Trevanion called in: prays a further allowance than in Sir
W. Doyley's report. |
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Mr. Gibbs called in. Warrant for stay of process against him till
further order upon the super of 1,278l. 2s. 9d. which he paid to Sir
Dennys Gauden for his present occasions for the King's service.
Referred to Sir R. Long, Mr. Sherwyn, Sir C. Harbord and Sir G.
Downing to consider how this money may be supplied by Sir D.
Gauden and so the matter set to rights. |
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Lady Herbert's petition referred to Sir C. Harbord to report
what may be done within his instructions. |
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Mr. Sherwyn and Mr. Webb to take additional security of Mr.
Gwynn in regard he is bond for Bevis Lloyd. |
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Petition from Sir Roger Cuttance: referred to the Customs
Farmers to report of what port Bridport is a member and of what
consequence to the Customs the doing of what is desired may be. |
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Warrant for the arrest of Mr. Wade on Sir R. Long's certificate. |
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[Ibid. III. pp. 333.] |
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[Downing's memoranda.] |
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The Farmers of the London Excise to strike tallies on their late
privy seal for their defalcations. |
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Warrant for Alderman Bucknell to strike a tally on the country
Excise for his 2,000l. on his privy seal. |
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Capt. Cock's copy. |
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[Ibid. DCXXIV. p. 86.] |
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Warrant for a year for Berwick Bridge: on the Customs of
Berwick. |
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Report to be made on Mr. Morgan's petition that the precedent
of such a case would be very dangerous in the consequence as to
others. |
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[Ibid. DCXXV. p. 110.] |
June 6.
Monday. |
Present: Lord Ashley, Treasurer of the Household, Sir J.
Duncombe. |
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Write the Commissioners of the privy seal not to pass Humphries'
docquet till that case is heard: which is appointed to be on
Wednesday next. |
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Mr. Richardson's and Mr. Bird's docquets to be made during
pleasure and then to pass. |
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The King to be moved for a compensation for the Speaker [of the
Commons]; he by reason of the Parliament being wholly put by his
practice. |
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Mr. Edward Seymour not to be troubled till Michaelmas about
the 1,400l. he's in arrear: according to the King's pleasure. Write
him that my Lords have instructed Sir W. Doily to this effect. |
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The 37l. 10s. 0d. for the Bishop of Lichfield's vicars is to be
placed on the fee farms. |
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Lord St. John called in about Mr. Swinburne's account of the
Aids. Mr. Swinborne also called in. The Solicitor General says
that those who recommended him are liable to pay the money.
Ordered that the account be made up by Auditor Aldworth, and
Sir W. Doyly to hasten it. He [Lord St. John] also acquaints my
Lords that he finds by a patent of the Duke of Albemarle that the soil
of Finckley Forest is granted to him but the timber is excepted
[out of the grant] yet that he finds much timber has been felled there
and more will, Sir Thomas Clarges to attend on Wednesday that
my Lords may speak with him as to this. A copy of the patent to
be then brought. Ordered that Sir G. Downing advise with Sir R.
Long how Lord St. John may be discharged from such money as he
shall pay in for Swinborne. |
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Col. Birch called in about the retrospect of the Wine Act together
with Mr. Wingate and Mr. Wadlow. " Also the list agreed of the
names for the out-districts of the Wine Act." Each district to be
made up seven out of the former names, which Col. Birch is to do.
Col. Birch moves on behalf of Mr. Wadlow that he desires to keep
the bonds as well as the money. [Ordered] that Mr. Wadlow have
the bonds upon [condition of] the inserting into Mr. Wadlow's
letter a clause that they [the Vintners] be answerable for the bonds
as well as the money. |
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Sir Ste. Fox presents a paper about repayment of certain loans
for secret service to him. |
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The Lord Chief Baron called in and the sub-farmers of the
Chimney money are heard by Mr. Winnington, their Counsel, about
their covenant for the King's aid in processes. The Lord Chief
Baron says the schedules are not a sufficient warrant for process:
but it must be either by supers on an account declared or by
distress. My Lords say the Chimney money was in farm and so no
account of it, and so no account declared and so no supers. The
Lord Chief Baron says that though in farm yet they might have had
commissions as Collectors and so an account. Also he says that
where a certificate is given them false yet that the King is not
obliged to aid them in this case: because by law there is no appeal
for due [properly or duly made] certificates but where the certificate
is not according to the Act that there is remedy [i.e.] where the
certificates have not all the [legal] qualifications. [Ordered] "that
the [Chimney Farmers give in a statement of their] sub-farmers'
rents under several heads all those arrears and then that consideration be had in the first place of levying what [is] most clear: and
that they also attend the Lord Chief Baron with the sub-farmers'
patent. The Lord Chief Baron proposes Commissions out of the
Exchequer into the counties to examine what of the schedules is
behind and to be collected, examining the fact and so to ground
process on the return of those commissions; but confesses that in
regard of the shortness of the time this will not do. So [it is]
ordered that they [the Hearth money Farmers] bring the [sub]
Farmers' patent to the Lord Chief Baron and their orders ranged
in schedules. Also the Lord Chief Baron says its necessary that
all the Chimney Collectors take an oath. Mr. Sherwyn to take
care to issue a commission into the country to swear them [in the
country] and the rest [those for London and Middlesex] to be sworn
here [in the Treasury]. Write Sherwyn to take care hereof and to
let Downing know what he does therein. The Attorney General
says that Sir R. Pigot et al. are by their grant appointed His
Majesty's officers to collect the Chimney money and so that they may
make an account. Mr. Winnington says its true yet they can't be
made accomptants because they are to have the money for their own
use. My Lords say let the sub-farmers propose what can be done
[just as] if the money were [collectable or demandable] for the
King, and my Lords will do it. They are to put in writing what
they would have done. They are to hasten this and in order hereto
are to attend my Lords as above. |
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Lord Bellasis called in: proposes that the Band of Pensioners
may receive again their full allowance according to the last order
of Council. |
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Mr. Sherwyn's [and Mr. Webb's] certificate about [the security
propounded by Mr. Edward] Smith [nominated Head Collector of
Hearth money for Suffolk] is read. My Lords do not approve of
the same and do not think fit that he shall be commissioner.
Write Sir George Reeves informing him of this. Warrants to be
prepared for the rest according to the certificates from Sherwyn
and Webb. |
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Mr. Lawrence to give order for the printing of 800 of the books
of the particulars of the fee farms which are to be sold. |
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[Minute Book III. pp. 334–6.] |
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[Downing's memoranda.] |
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Col. Legg: warrant for 3,000l. for Sheerness: on the loans on
the fee farms. |
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Mr. Brattle. |
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Mr. Darcy's … entered 26 May next after the Earl of
Sandwich. H [is] p[ension] paid to about 2 June. |
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[Ibid. DCXXIV. p. 86.] |
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Sir Ste. Fox: a privy seal for 10,000l. for secret service upon
accompt. |
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Mr. Blany and Mr. Lightfoot's letter to be written fair. |
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[Ibid. DCXXV. p. 111.] |
June 7.
Tuesday. |
Present: Lord Ashley, Treasurer of the Household, Sir Jo.
Duncomb. |
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The King to be moved that William Harbord be added as a
trustee for the sale of fee farms. |
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[Ordered] " that when assignments shall be given to the
Victualler for his [? victualling ordinary] account, foreign account,
interest account, Lent account, and [account of] reward money
when passed" Mrs. Davis have a tenth of them. Sir G. Downing
to keep the tenth of the Aids for her and to acquaint Sir Dennys
Gawden with it. |
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Warrant for the King's hand for 200 tons of timber for Lord St.
John instead of the 100 tons he moved for Sir Robert Holmes
for the forts at Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight. Know of Lord St.
John if it must be for that use only. |
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Lord St. John to pay in what moneys he has in his hands of
Swynborne's and he shall be discharged by a privy seal. |
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Lord Willoughby called in with Mr. Brewer about his [Barbados]
account which is considered. Ordered that in his account his
Lordship account as well for the sugar as for the whole. A copy of
what, in his account, relates to the victualling of ships is ordered to
be sent to the Navy Office for them to view and take notice of.
Write Sir Charles Wheeler to attend to-morrow about the farm of
the 4½ per cent. duty on sugars at Barbados. |
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Sir W. Doyly's report in the case of Mr. Trevanian is to be returned to him to report what others have had who carried their
money [arising from the collection of assessments] as far [by
means of land carriage towards London]. |
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Mr. King, of Harwich, called in with his counsel about his pretences of money upon the accompt of the [advancement of the]
Herring fishery. King's petition to be referred to Sir W. Doyly,
particularly as to his being [made a] solicitor [of taxes]. Sir G.
Downing, Sir C. Harbord, Sir R. Long, Mr. Sherwyn are to view
Mr. King's papers and to make a state of the case for my Lords.
They are also to enquire what became of the money received by the
Earl of Pembroke in the late Parliament for the advance of that
business. |
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Warrant to the officers of the Works to repair Mr. Brattle's house
[as assay-master in the Mint] out of the moneys of the Wine Act.
Warrant for 300l. [for this to replace the 300l. formerly imprested
to the Paymaster of the Works for this service but diverted to
another source]. |
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Lord Willoughby's account to be further considered. |
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Write the Attorney General to certify the surrender by Turbervile
Morgan of the office of searcher of Sandwich port, and whether such
a surrender can be made without the King's consent, and meanwhile to forbear signing the scire facias in the case: my Lords
being moved hereto by Mr. Finch. |
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Write Auditor Meynell as formerly to inspect Sir G. Downing's
books and to adjust his interest account upon them on his oath. |
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[Minute Book III. pp. 337–8.] |
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[Downing's memoranda.] |
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Warrant for Prince Rupert on his 2,000l. patent: to be placed
on the nearest month of the Customs that will bear it. |
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[Ibid. DCXXV. p. 111.] |
June 8.
Wednesday. |
Present: Lord Ashley, Treasurer of the Household, Sir Jo.
Duncombe. |
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Write Mr. Snell at the great seal that in case a grant for a lease
of several lands and rents in Yorkshire to Sir Hugh Bethell be
brought to the seal to pass he do move the Lord Keeper to stop it
until he shall first hear from my Lords about it, there being something material in it about which my Lords desire to be informed in
before it passes. Mr. Fisher and Mr. Brounckart to be at Sir G.
Downing's to-morrow about the warrant passed in this case. |
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Referred to Sir R. Long, Sir G. Downing and Col. Birch to consider of rates fitting to be taken upon wine licences for the King
from Michaelmas next and what to be inserted in the Gazette about
notifying that the Duke of York's wine licences are to end at
Michaelmas next and new ones to be granted from that date, my
Lords having moved the King and the Duke of York about taking
in the said Duke's licences from that date. Write Sir Allen Apsly
and Mr. Wren to attend on Friday about this business. |
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Sir G. Downing to see if Mr. Cooper and Mr. Walden have performed their agreements with my Lords. |
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Sir D. Gauden and Mr. White to meet about his [White's]
delivering the beer [to the Navy as agreed upon by him for the
liquidating his debt to the Crown] and that Sir W. Doyly do see it
done and report on Friday week, and if not settled by that time my
Lords will take White into custody. |
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Lord St. John to attend on Friday with Mr. Swynborne and his
auditor [Auditor Aldworth] and account. Write Sir W. Doyly to
attend then. |
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Col. Kirby to attend on Friday about his [brother's] account of
the Aids. |
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Mr. Laurence to attend Lord Ashley about process to be issued
against Meanell Langley for about 8l. in super on him in Mr.
Bennet's account of the Royal Aid. |
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Warrant to allow Mr. Stubbing (Stebbing) 18l. 1s. 8d. for charges
of a suit in law on His Majesty's account. Query in what account
this appears. Query Mr. Bennet's account. |
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Mr. Treduy called in. Ordered that he have 400l. allowed him
on Sir W. Doily's report for carrying up 91,000l. of the moneys of
the Aids, &c., out of his county and for passing his account. |
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Write Sir W. Doyly to make a book of the state of accompt of
each receiver of the Royal and Additional Aid, Eleven Months' Tax
and Poll, specifying which have passed their accounts and which
not, what supers are set on those who have passed them and what
is in arrear on those who have not passed them or on the collectors
of the county, and specifying further what may be done to get in
said arrears. The auditors of the revenue to attend him in order
thereunto and to give him states of all the accounts. |
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Sir Charles Wheeler and Mr. Spencer called in about their lease
of the 4½ per cent. duty at Barbados. My Lords yielded that they
pay their rent here but as to the point of appeals from Judges
in Barbados it is referred to the Attorney General to consider the
covenants between the Farmers of the said duty and the King and
to report to my Lords how far the King may according to law enter
into such a covenant with them, viz. for their having the benefit of
Exchequer process. |
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Lord Widdrington called in and his and Sir Ralph Delavall's
petitions are read and referred to Sir C. Harbord as to the land,
and to the Farmers of the Customs as to whether it is fit to make
it a port and what privilege is fit to be granted to them. |
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Mr. Preston's petition is read and Preston called in. Sir Jo.
Shaw to be spoken to on Friday not to employ Cole at Southampton
in regard of his compliance with Mr. Jones. Write Mr. Breames,
at Dover, to send an account on Monday week of what moneys he
has received on the suspension of Cadwallader Jones. Mr. Preston
to be paid what he shall show he is out of purse. Mr. Lawrence to
examine the accounts. |
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Sir Ste. Fox and Alderman Bucknell called in. My Lords declare
they will move the King about the renewing their lease on their
covenant. And Sir Ste. Fox's 140,000l. debt [is] ordered [to be
charged] on the fee farms. The Auditor to state Alderman
Bucknell's account to Midsummer for the London Excise. |
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As to the Clerks of the Peace the warrants to be made for them
all for the penny in the £ and for the second penny for every year
they have done the full duty required by the law. |
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Mr. Pight called [in and] the draft of a commission brought in
by him [is read and ordered] to be referred to the Attorney General
to report the legality of it. |
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Sir C. Harbord's report on Mr. Seymour's petition is considered.
[Ordered] that this business be done as desired. |
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Sir Rob. Vyner and Sir Jo. Bancks called in about their orders
registered in the Exchequer. My Lords tell them they will order
them on the Wine Act but not yet. Sir Jo. Bancks moves for his
2,000l. privy seal granted in Mr. Lewis's name, in the late
Treasurer Southampton's time, for goods exported before 1660.
[Ordered] that he bring the judgment of the judges that it's payable, being before 1660. The Attorney General and Sir Philip
Warwick to attend hereon on Wednesday fortnight. |
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Mr. Tymothy Wade called in: says he has no money of the
Hearth money of Norfolk in his hands. Ordered that he and John
Lloyd be heard on Friday. Also Wade is spoken to about the
money he owes as Receiver to the Queen Mother. Ordered that
Mr. Wade pay 500l. this week, 500l. next week and that he account
before Midsummer for his receipt of the Queen Mother's rent and
pay the foot of the account and that he have his liberty on security
to the Sergeant. |
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Mrs. Blague: warrant for 250l. more: she being dead: on the
loans on the fee farms. |
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Sir G. Downing to search for what time the arrear to Sir Bernard
Gascoigne did incur. |
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[Minute Book III. pp. 338–40.] |
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[Downing's memoranda.] |
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Warrant for 500l. and 2,500l. for Sir Ste. Fox on the loans on
the fee farms. |
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Warrant for 9l. for Sir Dennys Gauden: on his privy seal. |
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Warrant to Sir W. Doyly to deliver up Mr. Polhill's bonds.
Query: Why? What bonds? |
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Works 2,000l. |
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To take Mr. Bendish his petition. |
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[Ibid. DCXXIV. p. 87.] |
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Mr. Ogilby: a warrant for a privy seal. |
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Sir Edward Turner: 4,000l.: a privy seal. |
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Mr. Cooper's agreements: to see where they are. |
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" Sir G. Downing to speak with Mr. Williamson about [what] Lord
Arlington and Mr. Jenkins is to have." |
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Mr. Griffith [Griffin] called in: a privy seal [for the Chamber]
for 50,000l. |
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[Minute Book DCXXV. p. 112.] |
June 10.
Friday. |
Present: Treasurer of the Household, Sir Jo. Duncomb. |
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Mr. Sherwyn and Col. Webb to enquire about the fitness of the
persons nominated by the King to be Chimney collectors for certain
counties, their names having been brought in by Mr. Brouncker
this day to my Lords in a paper from the King. |
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Auditor Philips called in with a book of the particulars [of the
fee farms] to be sold on the 10,000l. [trust] deed. |
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Warrant for the splitting of a tally according to Auditor Philip's
note. |
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Warrant for the London Excise farmers to strike tallies according
to their privy seal for their defalcations. |
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Sir Allen Apsley and Mr. Wren called in and are desired to
acquaint the Duke of York that the King has declared he is willing
to give him 20,000l. per an. for his Wine licences on the Excise. |
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Ordered that it be referred to Sir R. Long, Sir C. Harbord, Mr.
Sherwyn and Sir G. Downing to consider whether any general rules
may be fit to be given for the years' purchase [rate] to be insisted
upon in the sale of His Majesty's fee farms, that is to say whether
the same rate be to be insisted on for all counties and whether the
same rate be to be insisted on for a greater or smaller rent. |
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The late Farmers of the Customs are called in. My Lords tell
them they must pay the 5,000l. for the Queen, also 2,000l. at Midsummer for my Lords. As to the 2,000l. Sir John Shaw is to give
an answer this day week. |
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Write Sir R. Long to pay the over interest for the money lent to
pay Sir Robert Southwell. Sir R. Southwell will bring the name
of the lender and the sum and the tally to prove it. |
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A privy seal brought in for 1,000l. for the Duke of Buckingham.
Search to be made what money he has had this year. |
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Mr. Lawrence produces a draft commission to be signed by my
Lords to the Customs Farmers to take care of the collection of the
prospect of the Wine Act from June 24 [next] till further order.
Warrant ordered. To be sent to the said farmers, together with
100 copies of the Act. |
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Sir John Shaw spoken to to send for Cole. |
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Sir Edwd. Turnor to bring on Monday an account of what
moneys have been received by him on the late Customs Farmers'
35,000l. tallies and what remains. |
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Write Mr. Crisp to attend on Monday about his alum account. |
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Sir John Shaw to send someone to-morrow to Sir G. Downing to
see what [stands registered] before their [the Customs Farmers']
5,000l. loan on the Eleven Months' tax for that they will lend it
again. |
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Sir Robert Howard called in: acquaints my Lords that they have
ended with Brewster: that they have attended the Lord Chief
Baron to consider the compositions made in the Exchequer Chamber,
that now matters are to be settled in relation to their rent and new
grant [of the Greenwax]. Write the Clerk of the Pipe to certify
what defalcations are due to the Farmers of the Greenwax according
to their covenants and what rent they owe. |
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Capt. Talbot's petition read. Referred to Sir C. Harbord to certify
if it be not within the Earl of Berkshire's grant of the Greenwax. |
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Mr. Montague called in as from the Queen's Council. My Lords
propose that there be a settlement on the Excise for so much as
shall be taken from the Queen of fee farm rents: same to be settled
by a great seal to be confirmed by Act of Parliament. And [the
Queen's total settlement] to be made up [to] 40,000l. per an.: and
that if they [the Queen's Council] think fit to quit their land rent
[then] also to have the whole [of the said settlement of 40,000l.
per an. as a charge] on the Excise. The state of the Queen's debt
is referred to Sir R. Long and Sir C. Harbord to examine and
report. |
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Mr. Strickland and Auditor Aldworth called in about said Strickland's account. Ordered that he have the 2d. in the £ for the poll,
having brought in his receipts [only] a few days after the time
[legally allowed]. |
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The officers of the Works called in: present a paper. Warrant
[ordered] for 50 loads of timber out of the [Windsor] forest for
Windsor House. The timber to be felled where it may do no prejudice, and to that end an officer of the Works and Mr. Baron to be
present [at the selection of the timber]. Warrant for 1,000l. on
the fee farms for Windsor: the privy seal to be first passed.
Warrant to cover with slate the Chancellor's tower and the Garter
Tower at Windsor on a certificate of the conveniency thereof [which
certificate is] to be brought in by Mr. Marriot. Sir R. Long and
Sir C. Harbord to advise with Sir Edwd. Sayer (Sawyer) about
making a rental [of the honor of Windsor] for Mr. Marriott. |
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Another letter similar to that of Nov. 1 last [to be written] to
Mr. Wynn for an account of the moneys received by him from the
tenants of the manor of Ruthin, and to pay or dispose of no more
moneys thereof till said account be rendered: my Lords being informed that about 200l. of this money is paid into the Exchequer
without it being mentioned what money it was: whereby the said
money is [being or liable to be] issued otherwise than my Lords
directed. |
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When Sir Robert Howard's Greenwax patent comes hither [to
the Treasury] the officers of the Works are to see it before it pass. |
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Mr. Walker to be arrested: Mr. Packer first bringing a certificate
of what he owes. |
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The officers of the Works are to consider what allowance is fit to
be made for riding charges about the business of Windsor. 'Twas
told them to do it [i.e. verbally hereupon by Sir G. Downing to
avoid the trouble of writing]. |
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A lease [ordered] to Mr. Lawrence of Mr. [Cadwallader] Jones's
estate. [Lawrence] to draw it himself. |
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Write Mr. Bickenham and Mr. Langley to attend my Lords on
Monday to shew cause why they have not yet assigned their order
according to my Lords' former direction. |
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Mr. Price and Mr. Griffith [Griffin] called in. Mr. Griffith says
he'll pay him as the money comes in. |
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Mr. Fillingham called in about his account and Sir W. Doyly's
report is read. Warrant for 150l. for him and 20l. allowed for
Auditor Aldworth's making up of the account. |
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As to the report from Sir W. Doyly on Mr. Randall's [account,
ordered] that Sir Ste. Fox certify if the money be put to account
for the company for the King's use. |
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The state of Mr. Swinborne's account is to be considered on
Monday when he, Sir W. Doyly and Lord St. John are to attend. |
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Letter read from Lord Arlington about Sir Maurice Eustace. A
letter to be drawn up in answer that my Lords did deliver their
opinions that it should be in the establishment but that the King
thought fit to put off that business. |
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Sir W. Doyly's report read about Mr. Bendish's allowances.
Warrant for 150l. for him and for the 12 per cent. interest charge
to be taken off him. |
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Mrs. Jones called in. My Lords tell her her husband is at law
with Mr. Preston employed by my Lords and therefore till that
business is done my Lords can do nothing for her husband but that
the law must take place: also that she make a proposition what
she will do to raise the debt owing to the King. |
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Mr. Harbord to have the like allowance as the old [or first
nominated] trustees for sale of the fee farms. |
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Mr. Bowman's prizes to be examined by Mr. Packer. |
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[Minute Book III. pp. 340–3.] |
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[Downing's memoranda.] |
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Master of the Robes: warrant for 1,000l. on the loans on the fee
farms in part [of the imprest for the Robes] for the present year. |
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Sir William Armorer. Warrant for another year on the fee farms.
Add it to the first warrant if [that is] not yet delivered. |
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Lady Lloyd: warrant for the remainder of what is due to her:
to be on the fee farms. |
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Mr. Benet: warrant to allow him the 104l. 1s. 4½d. on Sir W.
D[oyly's] certificate. |
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St. Ja[mes's] P[ark] wall. Warrant for 300l. for this out of the
14,000l. lent some time since by Alderman Backwell and now in the
Exchequer. |
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[Ibid. DCXXIV. p. 87.] |
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Letter to the Mayor of London, &c., to be written fair to be
signed. |
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Sir Gabriel Sylvius and Mr. St. George: warrants for them. |
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Mr. Whittaker to have a warrant as Foreign Apposer. |
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Treasurers of the Navy: warrant to take up money at interest.
To know wherein it differs from Sir Ste. Fox's or the Cofferer's, or
from the Earl of Anglesey's in the late Treasurer Southampton's
time. |
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Prince Rupert: 500l. for a quarter on [the Customs of] August
next: for to be signed to-morrow. |
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A letter to the late Farmers of the Customs. |
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Look out Sir W. Doyly's and Mr. Lovein's petition against noon. |
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[Minute Book DCXXV. pp. 112–3.] |
June 13.
Monday. |
Present: Lord Ashley, Sir J. Duncombe. |
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Write the several persons in Swinborne's certificate that the
King's Counsel having been advised with have declared that they
[the said Swinborne's sureties] are all liable jointly and severally
to pay his debt to the King and therefore they had better consider
of the speediest way of raising money for the King. |
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Sir Allen Apsley called in. My Lords declare that the King on
the Duke of York's application to him has declared that the Duke
shall have 24,000l. per an. [in lieu of or] for the wine licences.
Sir Allen says the Duke has accepted of it to be settled on him on
the Excise, by a great seal and confirmed by Act of Parliament, with
the same limitations as when the wine licences were settled on him. |
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Mr. Crispe called in. Ordered that he, Sir C. Harbord and Sir
G. Downing meet next Thursday about the privy seal for settling
the Alum Farmers' rent and defalcations. |
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Sir Francis Cobb says that the King commanded him to acquaint
my Lords that it is his pleasure that Mr. Cooper be Collector of the
North and East Riding of Yorkshire and Richmond in the place of
said Cobb. The King to be moved in it. |
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Warrant for 18,000l. for the Privy Purse. My Lords say His
Majesty hath said he'll have in full of 28,000l. for the Privy Purse
for this year on the loans on the fee farms. Memorandum: No
privy seal yet passed. |
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Sir C. Harbord to hasten a draft of instructions for sale of the
fee farms and in them to insert an instruction for or relating to the
form or forms to be observed for conveyances and also a regulation
of the charge of passing each conveyance. |
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Sir Allen Apsley and Mr. Porter, of Counsel [for the Duke]
called in about the Duke of York's docquet for the 5,000l. for him
on the Excise arrears in Mr. Best's name. [Ordered] that the
debt be recited [and] the composition made by the Commissioners
[of Excise or for arrears of Excise?]: that the late Treasurer
Southampton did not confirm it, and that this privy seal passeth to
confirm it and assigns the security as shall be desired. My Lords
will pass the docquet. Mr. Porter to prepare a draft of the privy
seal and send it to Sir G. Downing. |
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The Earl of Bristol called in: says he will apply to the King that
his and his lady's pensions do not pass the Exchequer [seal but
pass by the Great Seal]. |
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Mr. Lawrence produces a draft of a commission to be signed by
my Lords to the Customs Farmers to collect the prospect of the new
Wine Act. Same is read and to be made ready for my Lords to
sign and [then] to be sent [to the said Farmers together] with 100
copies of the said Act. |
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Col. Birch reports that the Attorney General has left out the
word vinegar in the instructions for the retrospect [of the Wine
Act] which is approved accordingly and two [copies] of them [the
said instructions] were [now] signed [by my Lords] and Col. Birch
is ordered to get other copies ready for the other districts. |
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Write the Attorney General to give his opinion whether, in case of
any warehouses or cellars [being] kept shut wherein any wines are
supposed to be concealed on the 24th of June, [and] nobody [among
the wine retailers] be to be found to open their cellars on that day,
the officers, the Customs Commissioners or their agents, may not
force open the doors. |
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[Minute Book III. pp. 346–7.] |
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[Downing's memoranda.] |
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Lady Wentworth: warrant for 300l. more of her pension. |
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Viscount Grandison: warrant for 1,000l. on the fee farms. |
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Mr. Izard, huntsman: [warrant for] a year [along] with the rest
of the King's servants: on the fee farms. |
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Mr. Walker, &c., two warrants. |
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Sir P. Pett's warrant. |
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[Lieutenant of the] Tower bills [for prisoners' diets &c.] warrant. |
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[Ibid. DCXXIV. p. 88.] |
June 14.
Tuesday. |
Present: Lord Ashley, Sir John Duncombe. |
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On Sir R. Long's report a warrant is ordered for the splitting of
a tally of 3,877l. 6s. 0d. of Mr. Veale. Write Mr. Colvile to attend
Sir G. Downing with regard to the splitting the said tally between
Mr. Veale and Mr. Bathurst. |
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Mr. Bowman's privy seal to be for 3,400l. in full. |
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The Receiver of Aids for Hereford called in: says he'll pay 1,000l.,
the 15th of next month and 100l. more five months from this time,
and will bring a state of his account. |
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Petition read from Bevis Lloyd. Write Mr. Sherwyn and Mr.
Web that on Lloyd's giving double security for the Chimney money
collection he be admitted a Receiver for same. |
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The King came in. Also the Duke of York, the Earl of Anglesey,
and the officers of the Navy are called in. The King commands
them to reduce the debt of the Navy to as narrow an account as
may be, that it may be registered on the Wine Act. Viscount
Brouncker says that the debt of the sea books can't be examined in
less than three months but for the Navy bills that it may be done
in a short time. Ordered that with all speed they make a state of
it and bring a general state in a list of the sums [paid or due for
wages on ships books] as far as they can from 1660, June 24, and
in the mean time let a particular care also be taken of those who
were placed at [or assigned for payment on the] Guildhall and are
yet unpaid. Also the estimate is read about the charge of repairing
the hulls of the Navy, which [estimate] is 5,000l. and 35,000l. for
ground tackle. Ordered that the preparations of the Navy be gone
in hand with all speed: also that in building the shipwrights never
go beyond their dimensions on paper and have their timber in
readiness in the yard and that the contrary be made penal. This
His Majesty gave in charge to the Duke of York. Ordered that
800l. be provided for Mr. Castle for building the "Kitchen" yacht.
[Warrant on the Wine Act, see the order of Council: none found.]
Also that provision be made of hemp, there being left but 100 tons
in store and hemp now plenty in town and to be bought at 28l. the
ton, whereas they paid 57l. per ton in the last Dutch war. Also
money must be provided to pay the yards constantly. Ordered
that the Commissioners of the Navy attend on Friday next with
their general account both of debt and of what is necessary now to
be expended and for what. |
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Against that time a state is also to be made by Sir G. Downing
of what is already charged on the fee farms and the Wine Act. |
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Sir C. Harbord and Col. Birch called in. Harbord produces a
draft of instructions to the Trustees for sale of the fee farms, which
draft is considered. Harbord is to show them to the Attorney
General and then to be passed and signed. |
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The King to be spoken to here on Friday about cellars in
Whitehall and in other noblemen's and gentlemen's houses [viz. as
to the question] in case nobody be present to open cellars on
the 24th June how they shall be opened. Col. Birch to be here
then. |
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Warrant ordered on Sir C. Harbord's particular for Mr.
Hornigold. |
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Petition read from Mr. Bathurst, Receiver of Aids for Gloucester.
The 12 per cent. interest charge is ordered to be abated. As to a
warrant for passing his account it is referred to Sir W. Doyly and
as to the tallies of money struck it is to be considered where those
tallies are before a warrant be ordered for his repayment. Write
Auditor Parsons for a brief state of Bathurst's accompt. |
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Col. Whitley's petition read and referred to Sir W. Doyly to
certify what is fit to be done, but withal to bring also the state of
his account. |
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The petition of several Navy creditors is read. To be considered
with others, that business being under consideration. |
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Petition read from Mr. Cotes. His Counsel, Mr. Ayliffe, desires
he may have time this vacation to go into the country about raising
money. Ordered that Mr. Hill be heard before any order be made
in the case. They are both to attend next Monday. |
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Report made of Sir R. Long's certificate that Sir Bernard
Gascoigne has had three years paid him since my Lords sat [as
Treasury Commissioners]. |
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Report made of the certificate of the late Queen's Council as to
the fee farm to be paid by the Bishop of Durham. Ordered that
consideration be had of clearing Mr. Swinborne's account before
any further progress be made in this business. |
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[Minute Book III. pp. 347–9.] |
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[Downing's memoranda.] |
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Petition of Robert Wright, [of] Yorkshire. |
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Mr. Levett: 100l. for passing his account and for all pretences:
on Sir W. Doyly's report. |
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Mr. Sands to be allowed as in Sir W. Doyly's report. Warrant
ordered. |
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Mr. Trevanion: the like on Doyly's report. To stay. (Mr.
Trevanion's papers delivered June 15, and Mr. Broxholm's papers
delivered to Mr. Bradshaw.) |
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Mr. Bathurst: warrant to abate the 12 per cent. No report
yet. |
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Mr. Squib: warrant for 100l. as the others had. |
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Mr. Packer: 2,000l. and 3,000l. warrant. |
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The 1,000l. for Windsor: when passed. |
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[Minute Book DCXXIV. p. 88.] |
