Treasury Warrants: June 1717, 15-20

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 31, 1717. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1960.

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'Treasury Warrants: June 1717, 15-20', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 31, 1717, (London, 1960) pp. 374-379. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol31/pp374-379 [accessed 1 May 2024]

June 1717, 15–20

June 17. Money warrant for 131l. 2s. 0d. to the officers and clerks of the Tally Court for levying 1,311 tallies of loan at the Receipt of the Exchequer from 1716 Michaelmas to 1717 Easter Day, for which they took no fees.
Prefixing: certificate by the Auditor of the Receipt as to said tallies. (Money order dated June 18 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated July 3 hereon.) Money Book XXV, p. 324. Order Book IX, p. 418. Disposition Book XXVII, p. 303.
Same for 31l. 17s. 0d. to John Smith and George Leslie, Deputy Chamberlains for joining Tallies [in the Exchequer], for their pains in fetching from the Tally Court and sorting and disposing into order the foyles and counterparts of 2,548 tallies of loan between Easter 1716 and Easter 1717, for which they took no fees, and for joining and delivering the foyles of the said tallies of loan, when in course of payment, back to the Tally Court to be cancelled.
Prefixing. certificate by the Auditor of the Receipt of said tallies for which no allowance hath been made to the said Chamberlains. (Money order dated June 22 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated July 3 hereon, apparently repeated in duplicate on July 4.) Money Book XXV, p. 325b. Order Book IX, p. 420. Disposition Book XXIII, pp. 303, 304.
Same for 32l. 12s. 0d. to Humphrey Jones for the surplusage on his account as Sheriff of Co. Flint for the year ended 1716 Sept. 29. (Money order dated June 18 hereon.) Money Book XXV, p. 313. Order Book IX, p. 414.
Christopher Tilson to Sir Isaac Newton [Master Worker of the Mint] to report on the enclosed petition [missing] from Mr. Brandshagen for reward and charges in pursuing the business of inspecting and trying the mine in Scotland belonging to Sir John Erskine, which was adjudged to contain great quantity of silver. My Lords desire you also to consider the case of the two Mr. Hamiltons that were encouraged to go on the same affair “so as the warrant signed by his Majesty in favour of the said Mr. Brandshagen and one of the Hamiltons may be discharged.” (fn. 1) Our Letters (General) XXII, p. 198.
June 18. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to terminate as from Feb. 25 last the yearly sum or allowance of 400l. per an. ordered by the privy seal of 1716 Sept. 5 to be paid to Charles Cockburne, Esq.
From and after the said date the said yearly sum is hereby to be paid to Alexander Hay, Esq., commonly called Alexander, Lord Hay: during pleasure. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 282–3.
Same to same for a privy seal for an annuity, yearly pension or sum of 2,000l. to Thomas, Earl of Stamford: as from Lady day last: during pleasure: one quarter thereon to June 24 next to be hereby paid. [This warrant evidently takes the place of the cancelled warrant of June 7, supra, p. 367.] Ibid., pp. 283–4.
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant to Francis Hawes and Antho[ny] Lechmere, Esqrs., of the Office of Receiver General and Cashier of Customs locis Horatio Walpole, senr., and Francis Hawes, Esqrs., whose grant of same is hereby to be revoked and determined: with the salary of 1,000l. per an. Ibid., pp. 285–7.
June 19. Money warrant for 149l. 12s. 6d. to Richard Hall, gent., who acted as Secretary to the late Vice Admiral Baker; and is to answer the value of 630 dollars at 57 pence “which appears to us to have been disbursed or distributed by him according to the [said] Vice Admiral's order amongst the officers of the [native] Government at Tunis when the said Vice Admiral renewed the Peace between this kingdom and that Government pursuant to his Majesty's instructions in that behalf. (Money order dated June 20 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated July 3 hereon.) Money Book XXV, p. 325. Order Book IX, p. 418. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 303.
Money order for 200l. to Edward Byam for one year in arrear from 28 April 1715 to 28 April 1717 on his allowance as Lieutenant Governor of the island of Antigua: out of the Four and a Half per cent. Duty. Order Book IX, p. 418.
Christopher Tilson to Mr. [Francis] Hawes [Receiver General and Cashier of Customs]. It appears to the Treasury Lords that unless a further sum be paid by you into the Exchequer between this and Saturday next on the Aggregate Fund than what is to be paid by you this day there will not be sufficient to answer the articles which become due and payable thereout at Midsummer now coming. They direct you to gather in all the money you can on the said Aggregate Fund between this and Saturday next and to pay the same into the Exchequer on that day without fail, so as any deficiency at Midsummer on the 5 per cent. annuities may be avoided. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 199.
June 19. C. Stanhope to the Comptrollers of Army Accounts enclosing three lists [missing] signed by the Deputy Governor of Gibraltar of the number of persons victualled in that garrison between 28 Jan. 1716–17 and 21 April 1717; as also two certificates [missing] signed by him of the quantity of provisions laid into his Majesty's storehouses there by the contractor on the 9th and 29th March last. Please report thereon to my Lords what is due to be paid to the said contractor thereon. Ibid., p. 200.
Treasury reference to Anthony Cracherode [Treasury Solicitor] of the petition of William Wall, attorney at law, shewing that about 5 Dec. 1715 he with others was employed by Mr. Henry Masterman in drawing Informations taken before two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Lancaster, previous to the trials of the Rebels at Lancaster, and applied himself wholly thereto for five or six weeks before the assizes, and by direction of Mr. Cracherode he attended on and assisted at all the said trials, whereby he disobliged his clients and never received any recompense for his trouble and expenses: therefore praying such recompense as my Lords shall think reasonable. Reference Book IX, p. 331.
Treasury warrant to Hugh Cholmley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, for a particular of several parcels of land as follows within the Baylywick of St. James's in order to a lease thereof under the Exchequer seal to John Snooks.
Prefixing: said Surveyor General's report on the petition of said John Snooks. By assignments he and John Deane, Ann Davis and Robert Burrell are entitled to said parcels of land. One part thereof lies on the west side of Swallow Street whereon three houses stand 60 feet by 50 foot and worth 21l. per an at a rack rent. Another parcel lies on the east side of Great Swallow Street whereon three tenements stand and contain 31 foot in front next Little Swallow Street, which three tenements are assigned to John Dean and are worth 15l. per an. at a rack rent. Another parcel fronts Great Swallow Street and Little Swallow Street and there stand thereon four tenements, five stables and a coach house and contain 58 feet by 100 feet; which premises are assigned to Ann Davis and are worth 44l. per an. at a rack rent. Another parcel lies on the south side of Glass House Street and hath an old tenement standing thereon, 66 feet by 44 feet, and is assigned to Robert Burrill and worth 35l. per an. on a rack rent. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, pp. 216–17.
Same to same for a same of a messuage or tenement at Richmond, known by the name of the Bakehouse, with the gardens and orchards thereto belonging, and also a piece of ground thereto adjoining called Bentley Park, all in order to a lease thereof to Sir Mathew Decker, bart.
Prefixing: report by said Surveyor General on the petition of said Decker. The premises were leased by William III to Sir Charles Hedges 4 March 1700–1 whose only son and executor, William Hedges, assigned to said Decker 23 Aug. 1714. I have surveyed the premises and find the housing to be very old and now requiring to be rebuilt. “The other ground is laid into a fair garden and annext thereto and would not now let for more than the rent reserved.” Ibid., pp. 221–2.
June 19. Same to Edward Young, Surveyor General of Woods, to fell timber in Dean Forest sufficient to repair the lodges &c. in Dean Forest as follows: to a cost not exceeding 389l. 11s. 6d.
Prefixing: report by said Young on the memorial of the Earl of Berkeley for repairs, detailed, at the five lodges called the King's Lodge, York Lodge, Herbert Lodge, Latimore Lodge and Danby Lodge, two thereof being not habitable “in so much that the Keepers are not able to prevent the great damages done to his Majesty's timber trees of which there are very good stores.” Ibid., pp. 224–5.
Same to same to fell timber in New Forest sufficient to repair Burleigh Lodge in New Forest to a total not exceeding 632l. 18s. 0d.
Prefixing. report, ut supra, on the memorial of the Marquess of Winchester detailing said repairs. Ibid., pp. 226–7.
Same to same to fell timber in New Forest sufficient to repair Broomey Lodge and stables in said Forest, to a total not exceeding 104l. 15s. 0d.
Prefixing: report, ut supra, on the memorial of Brigadier Crofts detailing said repairs. Ibid., pp. 227–8.
Same to same to fell timber in New Forest sufficient for the repair of Bramble Lodge in said Forest, to a total not exceeding 76l.
Prefixing. report, ut supra, on the memorial of Lord Mark Kerr detailing said repairs. Ibid., p. 229.
Treasury commission to Robert Whitmore to be Surveyor of the Duties on Houses loco John Morgan, deceased. (Treasury warrant to the Receiver General of said Duties for Co. Cambridge to pay 50l. per an. salary to said Whitmore from date hereof.) Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, pp. 215, 219.
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Lewis Meares, Escheator General of the Province of Leinster, paying a grant of some allowance in compensation of the loss of fees he sustains by the Commissioners of Enquiries performing all the parts of his office relating to the vesting in the Crown of all that part of the late Duke of Ormonde's estates which lies in the Province of Leinster. Out Letters (Ireland) X, p. 85.
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Michael Tisdall, Advocate General and Judge Martial of Ireland, praying an augmentation to his salary of 6s. 8d. a day in consideration of the increase of the Forces there and frequent Court Martials. Ibid.
Same to the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. In your letter of Feb. 7 last you sent to this Board a state of the Quit Rents in Ireland which are granted to the Countess of Dorchester for life at 1,500l. per an. rent and of what remains in the hands of her agents of the said reserved rent which is applicable to the payment of an annuity of 600l. granted out of the same to the Lady Letitia Russell. The Countess of Dorchester has presented to us a memorial objecting against the said account as being made up without the knowledge of her agent, who alone could have vouched and cleared the said account, and she desires that he may be called to [make an] account before you and to pay to her what moneys shall appear to be in his hands of the said quit rents over and above the 3,500l. per an. due to her out of same. You are to call the said agent before you and such collectors and receivers as you think necessary in order to the regular adjusting and stating this account and thereupon to report to us, distinguishing particularly therein how much has been actually paid to the said Countess of Dorchester over and above the 3,500l. per an., and all other allowances directed to be made to her. Out Letters (Ireland) X, pp. 85–6.
June 19. William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland. The Treasury Lords direct you to send them an exact list of all the officers whose salaries are paid out of the revenues under your management, their offices, character and abilities, and more especially as to the collectors, comptrollers, landsurveyors, tidesurveyor, landwaiters and searchers. Out Letters (North Britain) IV, p. 85.
June 20. Money warrant for 95l. 10s. 10d. to Sir John Conyers for the surplusage on his account as Sheriff of Cambridge and Huntingdon for the year ended 1716 Sept. 29. (Money order dated July 3 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated July 3 hereon.)
36l. 15s. 10d. to Richard Gee for same as same for Co. Kent for said year.
38l. 12s. 0d. to George Sharpe for same as same for Co. Notts for the year ended 1714 Sept. 29. Money Book XXV, p. 314. Order Book IX, pp. 414–15. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 303.
Letter of direction for 40, 000l. to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, on the unsatisfied order in his name: out of loans to be made by himself on credit of the Land Tax anno 1717; the tallies to be struck and orders to be drawn for repayment of said loans are to bear 4 per cent. interest in accordance with the Act [3 Geo. I, c. 3] for said tax; which tallies and orders with the interest thereupon are intended to be assigned over and applied for the services following: viz.,
£
to the head of Wages:
for half pay to sea officers due at Xmas last		 30,000
for officers who have passed their accounts 5,000
to the head of Wear and Tear:
for answering bills of exchange and imprests		 5,000
—
£40,000
Money Book XXV, p. 325.
William Lowndes to the Customs Officers at Harwich. The Treasury Lords are informed that John Bowdidge, gent., who was Receiver [General] of Land Tax and House money in Co. Somerset, is gone off with a great sum of the public moneys in his hands and that it is probable he may be at your port and will come thither in order to his passage beyond sea to defraud and injure the public and his sureties. In case you find him you are to stop him and secure him and immediately send notice by special messenger to my Lords. He is a tall man about six feet high, well set, of a light brown complexion and wears a periwig; aged about 35 years. (The like letter to the Customs officers at Dover.) Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 199.
June 20. Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Edward Sprake, formerly tidesman at Topsham, and dismissed, as he alleges, for speaking disrespectfully of Lord Bolingbroke: praying to be restored. Reference Book IX, p. 330.
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Hannah Warner, widow, of 10 messuages on the south side of Pall Mall Street.
Prefixing: Particular and memorandum of the premises made out by Auditor Thomas Jett, and ratal thereof by the Surveyor General of Crown Lands. The said messuages have courts before and yards or gardens behind; four thereof stand together and abut east on John Graham's messuage and west on Edward Pauncefort's messuage and contain 62 feet in front next Pall Mall and 75 feet in depth, and are in the several tenures of Thomas Spurrell, John Prince, Robert Barker and Dorothy Lowdes. The other six abut east on the said Pauncefort's house and west on John Taylor's house and were formerly four, but since divided into six, and contain 127 feet in front next Pall Mall and 149 feet in depth from the said street to the Royal Garden, in the possession of Lord Carleton and are now in the several tenures of Martha Curtois, John Clement, John Ellis, John Wilkins, William Tuer and Benj. Redford: and all form part of the ground formerly called Pall Mall Field, containing 45 acres, which was granted 23 Sept. 1662 to John Harvey of Ixworth, Co. Suffolk, and John Coell of Lincoln's Inn, on the petition of Henry, the Earl of St. Albans.
Followed by: undated entry of the Treasury subscription of the docquet of this demise. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 218–21.
Same to same for a lease to Henry, Lord Herbert, of that piece or parcel of ground as follows covered with rubbish of the ruins of the Palace of Whitehall: for 31 years at 10l. per an. rent: without fine.
Prefixing: constat of the premises made out by Hugh Chomley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands. The premises abut south east on a little garden called Queen Mary's Garden in part and on a little passage leading from the said garden and is bounded north west and north east on other ruins of the said palace, and is 127 feet to the south east, 120 feet to the north west and 78 feet to the south west and 78 feet to the north east; together with a 6 foot passage leading from the Privy Garden to the said piece of ground. Ibid., p. 223.

Footnotes

  • 1. The report made by Justus Brandshagen, James Hamilton and Thomas Hamilton dated Edinburgh 5 Feb. 1716–17 and countersigned by the [Earl of] Lauderdale, [Lord] Haldane and W. Drummond is contained in Treasury record T 64/235. It is followed by the description of the mine.
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