Treasury Warrants: December 1717, 1-15

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

'Treasury Warrants: December 1717, 1-15', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 31, 1717, (London, 1960) pp. 698-716. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol31/pp698-716 [accessed 25 April 2024]

December 1717, 1–15


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Dec. 2.	Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to deliver up the surety bonds of Thomas Micklethwayte, he having passed his final account as Paymaster for Transport Service. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 358.
Dec. 3.	Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant to William Wallis, Esq., for 31 years from date hereof of the messuages, lands &c., parcel of the forest or chase of Arkingarthdale, Co. Yorks, as in the particular below: upon surrender of all the title and interest of John Hill and Ralph Hardwick or any others claiming under the lease formerly granted to Archibald Douglass. Prefixing: (1) particular and memorandum dated 20 Nov. 1717 made out by Auditor Thomas Jett of the forest, chase or de-afforested lands of Arkingarthdale, alias New Forest, in Arkingarthdale, Co. Yorks, specifying the lands and tenants' names in detail: (2) ratal thereof by H. Cholmley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 510–17.
Dec. 4.	Same dated St. James's to Edward Harley and Thomas Foley, Auditors of Imprests, to make allowances as follows to John Howe in any of his accompts as Paymaster General of Guards and Garrisons: to wit allowance of the full pay of the several Officers as follows from 24 June 1713 to 25 Dec. following, he having paid them their subsistence for the said time, but the same not having been allowed to him nor have the said Officers been cleared for the said time by reason that they were by mistake omitted to be inserted on the Establishment conmmencing 25 June 1713 signed by the late Queen for that time, although they were actually employed in the service: viz. the Governor of Fort William at 16s. 5¼d. per diem; the master gunner there at 2s. per diem; two other gunners there at 12d. each per diem: the Commissary General at 150l. per an.; and the Commissary in North Britain at 10s. per diem: all which for the said period of 184 days comes to 355l. 0s. 6d. Appending: (1) report dated 13 Nov. 1717 by P. Meadows and Ja. Bruce, Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army, on the memorial of Mr. Merrill in behalf of said Howe, as referred July 18 last, supra, p. 441. (2) account of said pay. Ibid., pp. 518–19. Royal sign manual for 620l. to William, Lord Cadogan, Master of the Robes: as imprest and upon account for his own salary as Master of the Robes and also of all salaries and allowances to any other the officers of the Robes between 25 March 1717 and 24 June following according to the Establishment of 6 Aug. 1716. (Money warrant dated Dec. 6 hereon.) (Money warrant dated Dec. 9 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 14 hereon.) Ibid. XXV, p. 530. Order Book X, p. 39. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 53. Royal letters patent determining and making void the privy seal of 1714–15 Jan. 22, which granted inter al. a yearly sum or allowance of 200l. to George, Lord Forrester, and that the same shall cease as from Xmas 1716. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 531. Royal sign manual for 1,300l. to Elizabeth, Duchess of Somerset, not only in recompense and satisfaction of the expense she was at in fitting up and furnishing the apartment which she had at the palace of St. James's as Groom of the Stole to the late Queen Anne, “which we upon our accession to the throne found so fitted and furnished and [which we] allotted as an apartment for our dearly beloved grand children, but also to defray the expense of other necessaries supplied by the said Duchess and retained by us when we first came to our said palace.” (Money warrant dated Dec. 6 hereon.) (Money order dated Dec. 11 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 14 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 534. Order Book X, p. 37. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 53.
Dec. 4.	Royal sign manual for 500l. to Carr Harvey, commonly called Lord Harvey, son and heir of John, Earl of Bristol: without account: for and in lieu of a jewel with which we meant to present him. (Money warrant dated Dec. 6 hereon.) (Money order dated Dec. 11 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 14 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 534. Order Book X, p. 37. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 53. Treasury confirmation of the warrant of 1708 July 6, supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXII, p. 310, for repairs to the house of the Master of the Savoy and for annual payments for the Lecturer and poor of the Savoy. Money Book XIX, p. 369. Money warrant for 142l. 4s. 0d. to Jonathan Blackburn for the surplusage on his account as Sheriff of Co. Lancs for the year ended 1715 Sept, 29: being 140l. 14s. 0d. surplusage and 1l. 10s. 0d. for the King's ancient allowance for the Auditor. Prefixing: certificate by Auditor Thomas Jett of the said surplusage. (Money order dated Dec. 10 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 14 hereon.) Ibid. XXVI, p. 145. Order Book X, p. 42. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 53. Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 150l. 18s. 4d. to John Smith and George Leslie, Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer Court, being for their usual allowance of 2s. per 1,000l. for joining and entering tallies relating to the revenue of the Customs, being on the sum of 1,509,179l. 2s. 6½d. paid into the Exchequer by Henry Ferne for the year ended 1715 Xmas. Prefixing: certificate by Duke Parsons, deputy to Auditor Thomas Foley, of the amount of said payment and the fees thereon as above. Money Book XXVI, p. 146. Letter of direction for 1,122l. 12s. 11d. to John Leacroft, on the unsatisfied order in his name as Treasurer to the Commissioners for Building Churches: to be issued out of imprest money repaid into the Exchequer by Henry Smith, late Treasurer to the said Commissioners. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 51. William Lowndes to the Auditor of the Receipt to send to the Treasury Lords an account of all moneys paid into the Exchequer for seven years past upon account of fines for leases to tenants of the estate belonging to the Savoy Hospital which was dissolved. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 250. Same to Auditor Jett to send to the Treasury Lords with all expedition a state of the accompt of Samuel Burton as Receiver of the revenue of the Savoy Hospital for the several years that same have been stated by you or passed before you. Ibid.
Dec. 4.	Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of William Coleman et al., not detailed, merchants, for leave to make post entries of some over-proof brandy or [and] rum which they have imported from France, Spain and the West Indies. Reference Book IX, p. 359. Same to the Hackney Coaches Commissioners of the petition of Andrew Wood shewing that Richard Clinch and the petitioner have kept Hackney coaches above 30 years and four licences were enjoyed by them to the expiration thereof: but on renewing they could obtain but one of them: therefore praying another licence. Ibid. Same to same of the petition of Edward Vincent shewing that he hath followed the business of a Coachman for near 15 years past, therefore praying a licence on the next vacancy. Ibid., p. 364. Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant dated — Dec. inst. from the Duke of Newcastle to James Brudenall, Master of the Jewel Office, to deliver to the Duke of Somerset 1,000 ounces of white plate, to be made into such vessels and after such fashion as he shall direct: being the allowance of plate directed to him as Master of the Horse: to a total of 400l. Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book I, p. 50. Same for same of a warrant dated Nov. 27 last from the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Chamberlain, to Sir Christopher Wren et al. of the Board of Works to take down so much of the white building in the Park where “my” [the said Lord Chamberlain's] Office and the Duke of Roxburgh's [Office] are as [does] project beyond the Office of the Board of Trade and to lay up the materials for his Majesty's service. Ibid., p. 51.
Dec. 5.	Money order for 1,500l. to William Smythe, Paymaster of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners: for 1717 Sept. 29 quarter on the allowance of 6,000l. per an. for the wages and board wages of the said Band. (Letter of direction dated Dec. 14 hereon.) Order Book X, p. 35. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 53. C. Stanhope to Sir James Bateman to send to the Treasury Lords an account of all the dividends unreceived upon South Sea Stock now or heretofore in the hands of any Treasurer, Paymaster or others for the use of the public; with the sum of the stock upon which the said dividends were made and to whom the same were payable; and how much of the said stock is yet remaining undisposed of. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 250. William Lowndes to Mr. Rogers. The Treasury Lords recommend to you William Fairfax in order to his being appointed deputy to John Graves (who is collector of the Customs in the Bahama Islands) in case the said Graves shall not be in a capacity to act in his own person on his arrival there. Out Letters (Customs) XVII, p. 42.
Dec. 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, 23,31.	Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ Archibald Lowther (tidesman and boatman at Sunderland) as boatman at Shields loco Anthony Stagg, dismissed. (Dec. 5.) George Younger as tidesman and boatman at Sunderland loco said Younger. (Dec. 5.) Anthony Stocker to be sworn in (by the Collector Inwards, London port) as deputy to Vaughan Philips, one of the King's waiters in London port. (Dec. 9.) George Reid to be a tidesman in Yarmouth port loco John Robbins, deceased. (Dec. 12.) Edward Williams to be one of the Surveyors of Newcastle port loco Daniel Brougham. (Dec. 7.) Richard Carr to be a landwaiter in Newcastle port loco said Edward Williams, preferred as above. (Dec. 13.) Samuel Simpson to be waiter and searcher or preventive officer at Newton in Berwick port loco Robert Harrison. (Dec. 13.) Stephen Reynolds to be a tidesman and boatman in Penzance port loco James Holland, who has quitted. (Dec. 13.) Peter Langham to be riding officer at Berkeley in Gloucester port at 30l. per an. (and the office of boatman at Gadcomb at 20l. per an., in which Edward Stoaks is superannuated, is to be sunk). (Dec. 13.) Bartholomew Swartz: fiat for royal letters patent to constitute him as King's waiter in London port loco Robert Ewen, whose patent is to be revoked. (Dec. 16.) John Hall to be surveyor of Lancaster port loco James Strangways, deceased. (Dec. 23.) William Palmer to be collector of Aldborough loco James Syred, deceased. (Dec. 31.) Out Letters (Customs) XVII, pp. 43, 45, 46.
Dec. 5.	Treasury reference to same of the petition of John Conset, late officer of the Customs at Hartlepool in Durham and dismissed on an information against him and prosecuted on the bond for 200l. given by him and his sureties: petitioner praying the Treasury Lords to mitigate the penalty. Reference Book IX, p. 359. Same to Hugh Cholmley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, of the petition of John Appletre for a lease of the office of Water Bailiff of the whole river of Severn which Charles II. granted to Thomas Monings for 31 years from 23 Oct. 1674 under a rent of 10l. per an., which grant expired 23 Oct. 1705, whereby the said office is vacant and thereby the river destroyed and the rent lost to the Crown. Ibid. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners in Scotland to employ Robert Stewart as collector of Customs at Aberdeen, at 50l. per an. loco William Gordon, superseded. James McIntosh as same at Inverness loco John Cuthbert, superseded: at 50l. per an. Hugh Baillie, junr., as landsurveyor at Inverness at 50l. per an. loco Frederick Frazer, superseded. Out Letters (North Britain) IV, p. 208.
Dec. 6.	Money warrant for 300l. each to the Managers and Directors (as follows, being 27 in number, making 8,100l. in all) for taking the subscriptions directed by the Act of last Session [3 Geo. I, c. 7] for redeeming the Duties and Revenues settled to pay off the principal and interest on the orders therein mentioned: as in satisfaction of their pains in executing the said trust: viz., to Thomas Cornwallis; Christo[pher] Tilson; Nehemiah Arnold; Christo[pher] Rhodes; Henry Harcourt; John Dutton Colt; Matthew Vernon; Sir Andrew Chadwick; Richard Gee; Ambrose Phillips; William Lechmere; Thomas Jett; William Lowndes, junr.; John Duncomb; Lancelot Burton; Maurice Abbot; Gerard Bothomley; William Wyatt; William Borrett; George Townsend, junr.; James Hunt; Harry Smith; Thomas Watkins; Zerubbabel Crouch; Harry Colt; Thomas Layton; Conrade de Gols. (Money order dated Dec. 5 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 147. Order Book X, p. 33.
Dec. 6.	Treasury warrant dormant to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay to Spencer Compton the several salaries of 200l. per an. and 500l. per an. as Justice of Chester and Flint and of Denbigh and Montgomery and 30l. per an. for diet: as from July 17 last: and thereon to pay him what is now due. Money Book XXVI, p. 148. Same to Sir Andrew Chadwick, Paymaster of the 10l. Lottery anno 1711, to pay 200l. to the Tellers of the Receipt for five years from 1712 June 24 to 1717 June 24 on the rent of 40l. per an. for rent of a house converted into an Office for the said Lottery: and also 20l. at any time after Xmas next in full of the said rent and in discharge of the agreement for the same: to be distributed to the said several Tellers in proportion to their right to the said rent: all by reason that the Act for said Lottery [9 Anne, c. 6] ordered that the payments for it should be made at or near the Receipt of the Exchequer at Westminster and it so happening that convenient places were wanting in or near the said Receipt to be converted into such offices, Viscount Fitz Hardinge, then one of the said Tellers and since deceased, did make an offer of the house belonging to him as a Teller for that purpose provided he and his successors might have a rent of 40l. per an. for it; which offer was agreed to and accepted by the then Lord Treasurer and the said house was accordingly converted into an office for the Comptroller of the said Lottery: but no payment has hitherto been made of the said rent. Ibid., p. 149. Same to Anthony Cracherode to pay 50l. 11s. 5d. to Francis Brace, gent., in full of his costs and charges at the Bedford Lent Assizes in 1715. Prefixing: said Cracherode's undated report on the letter or memorial of the said Brace. He sets forth that at the said Assizes one Robert Thomson was indicted for dispersing a book entitled English Advice to the Freeholders of England and that in Trinity term afterwards John Carter, Esq., employed the said Brace by order of the Treasury Lords to carry on that prosecution at the then next Assizes: that the said Thomson then traversed the said indictment and his counsel took several exceptions to it and his Majesty's Counsel advised the said Brace to consent that the said indictment should be quashed and to prepare a new indictment which they settled; upon which the said defendent was indicted again and tried at the Summer assizes in 1716 and found guilty and fined 100l. and imprisoned for 12 months and ordered to give sureties for his good behaviour for three years afterwards: and that the said proceedings were very expensive and that Brace had advanced all the money to carry them on and prays an order for payment. Hereon Cracherode reports that Viscount Stanhope, when Secretary of State, did by letter dated 27 July 1715 to the Attorney General intimate the King's pleasure that he should prosecute the said Thomson and thereon Cracherode prepared the indictment which was perused and settled by the Attorney and Solicitor General and that Brace was employed by him in said prosecution on his Majesty's behalf: and that Brace's bill for same amounted to 54l. 19s. 7d. but that the proceeding on the quashed indictment had been taken before Viscount Stanhope signified his Majesty's pleasure as above to the Attorney General. I advise payment of 50l. 11s. 5d. as in full of his bill. Money Book XXVI, pp. 150–1.
Dec. 6.	Letter of direction for payment of the Judges' salaries as follows for 1717 Michaelmas term: out of Civil List moneys: viz.
	the Chief Justice of the King's Bench	500	0	0
	three other Judges of the same Court	1,125	0	0
	the Chief Justice of Common Pleas	500	0	0
	three other Judges of the said Court	1,125	0	0
	the Chief Baron of the Exchequer	500	0	0
	three other Barons of the said Court	1,125	0	0
	John Smith, another Baron of the same Court	250	0	0
	Sir William Simpson, Cursitor Baron	25	0	0
	the Chief Justice of Chester and Flint, Denbigh, Montgomery	182	10	0
	Edward Jeffryes, Esq., Second Justice there	100	0	0
	six other Judges of Wales on 400l. per an. each	600	0	0
	the [eleven] Masters in Chancery [on 100l. per an. each]	275	0	0
		—
		£6,307	10	0
	Disposition Book XXIV, p. 52. William Lowndes to the Victualling Office. The Treasury Lords direct you to receive and take into your care the salt lately brought from Scotland and consigned to you by the Customs Commissioners there pursuant to the said Lords' warrant: and to inform their Lordships of the nature, quantity and value of the said salt and to propose how the same may best be disposed of for his Majesty's service. My Lords direct you to pay the freight and charges attending the importation of the said salt and to bring them an account thereof so that same may be reimbursed out of the moneys arising by sale thereof. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 250.
Dec. 7.	Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for passing in form as follows the accounts of John Shales, deceased, formerly Commissary General of Provisions for the Army, to wit of moneys received for the charges of the encampments of the Army of James II on Hounslow Heath in 1687 and 1688; and for making provisions for the said late King's Army in his journey to Salisbury in 1688; and for provisions furnished for transporting the Second Troop of Guards and the Royal Regiment of Horse of Wm. III from England to Flanders in 1689; and his account as Commissary General of Provisions for the Army of Wm. III employed in the reduction of Ireland in 1689, 1690 and 1691. With reference to the said account Charles Shales of London, goldsmith, son and executor of said John Shales, petitioned the late Queen Anne shewing that the Auditor disallowed several payments for want of regular vouchers and other payments were wholly omitted and that upon the whole there was due to the petitioner a sum of 6,221l. 9s. 2¾d. Thereupon the late Treasurer Godolphin upon considering the said petition, the accounts and the Auditor's report thereon and, after several hearings, did on the 29 April 1710 agree to and with the said Charles Shales on behalf of the late Queen Anne to discharge the balance set upon the accomptant by the Auditor in regard to the equity there might be in some of the cravings and in consideration of the petitioner's quitting all claim to any further allowance on account of the said cravings and pretences. The King being satisfied that the said agreement is just and reasonable approves thereof and is willing that the abovesaid several accounts of the said John Shales be forthwith past and determined. The charge thereof amounts to 67,347l. 18s. 7¾d. The allowances of discharge hereby to be made are as follows: viz., the charges of the encampment of the Army on Hounslow Heath in 1687 and 1688 12,790l. 16s. 1¼d. for the cost of several quantities of hay, straw, oats and wheat, being at the same rates as paid by the Earl of Ranelagh for the said two years' encampments; it appearing by acquittances or by provision accounts that the accomptant issued the said provisions to the Forces or to others belonging to the Camp or the family of the said late King: and 2,433l. 6s. 1¼d. for incidents about the said provisions, which the King allows although vouchers are not produced, in regard it appears by the report of William Lowndes and Charles Toll dated 19 Dec. 1687 that the vouchers were produced to them and carefully examined by them and the money appeared to them to have been actually paid: and 926l. 5s. 0d. disbursed for diet and necessaries of sick soldiers, salaries of matrons, nurses and others and of several officers acting under the accomptant and for the charges of building four new barns and for rent of lands; which the King allows though vouchers are not produced, it appearing by the accounts of Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, then Paymaster General of the Forces, that he [Ranelagh] paid the same and that the said sum is part of the charge made on the accomptant: and 3,503l. 2s. 7½d. for incident charges defrayed by the accomptant in building and repairing barns, stables, the Hospital, bakehouse and for deals for the soldiers' tents, for rent of ground, for charges of buying up wheat and for carriage, dressing, turning and grinding the same for baking of bread and for yeast, salt, firing, turnery wares, and hire of labourers, coverings for the horse, pickets for the Dragoons and similar disbursements, which the King allows, the accomptant having produced bills of particulars for part thereof and the parties' acquittances for the whole: and 649l. 13s. 5d. paid for building the said late King's Offices and flooring his tents and fitting up the Commissary's Office, repairs at the Hospital and other work which the King allows as reasonable though no contract or other particulars have been produced, it appearing by the parties' acquittances that he paid the same. and 1,122l. 4s. 6d. for 1,726½ quarters of oats delivered short by Richard Haynes and Thomas Merrett of the 4,000 quarters which they contracted to furnish for the encampment and for which they were paid 2,600l. by the Earl of Ranelagh; the value of which short delivery the King is pleased to allow to the accomptant in regard he stands charged in his account with the sum paid by the Earl of Ranelagh for the whole 4,000 quarters: but this sum is to be set in super on said Haynes and Merrett in order to their accompting for the same: and 328l. 17s. 1d. as in full of the accomptant's cravings amounting to 1,703l. 1s. 10½d. for wages of under officers employed during the encampments and for necessaries of several kinds provided for the same, and for provisions wasted and for charges of shoeing, bleeding and drenching the draft horses; and for sundry provisions and incident disbursements for the camp at Richmond and for the accomptant's travelling charges. Further in his account of provisions furnished for the late King James's army in his [said Majesty's] journey to Salisbury in 1688 he is to be allowed 1,929l. 12s. 11d. for waggons, sacks and biscuit bags, for cheese, hire of carters, hay and firing for the Guards, damage done to certain lands at Hounslow Heath, waggons, cartage, porterage and sundry necessaries; which the King allows in regard it appears by acquittances that the said disbursements were made and the material and provisions bought although no account has been rendered of the issuing thereof; it appearing by a warrant of William Harbord that orders were given to seize and dispose of all provisions and materials for the use of Wm. III and the aforesaid provisions were seized accordingly as appears by the accomptant's provision account delivered on oath: also 136l. 10s. 0d. for the accomptant's own salary as Commissary General from 1 Oct. 1688 to 30 Dec. following at 30s. a day, being the customary pay of a Commissary General of Provisions: and 13l. 18s. 5d. paid to Charles Lightfoot for ironwork and other necessary disbursements at Andover, Warminster and other places: and 5s. 10d. paid to John Barker for office rent and for measures by him provided for this service: and 9l. 1s. 7½d. paid to Alderman Gardner and Alderman Baskett for hire of carters, labourers and others: and 173l. 12s. 4d. paid to Godfrey Richards for provisions lost at Warminster and for damage sustained by a fire: and 27l. 6s. 6d. paid to John Harding for stationery wares: and 182l. 10s. 0d. paid to John Barker for his disbursements for carriage and grinding of wheat and to several farmers for hire of their teams of horses to Salisbury: and 50l. to said John Barker for ovens built there: for all which payments the acquittances of the parties have been produced: and whereas the accomptant craves 2,274l. 6s. 4d. as expended on account of the said late King [James's] journey to Salisbury his present Majesty hereby allows as follows: viz., 59l. 10s. 0d. for the charges of fitting up an office and other disbursements at Salisbury, for which vouchers have been produced: and 377l. 8s. 0d. and 269l. 3s. 6d. for the wages of his under officers and of bakers, conductors, labourers, builders and others employed on this expedition which the King allows although no Establishment was made for the payment of the said officers and others; to wit for 37 days of the 60 days for which the same is demanded, it appearing that the said expedition lasted only the said 37 days: and 606l. paid upon account to several persons for buying up wheat and for hire of waggons for this service “which our pleasure is shall be allowed to the accomptant by setting the same in super on the parties respectively in order to their accompting for the same.” and further in his accompt of provisions furnished for transporting Forces to Flanders in 1689 he is hereby to be allowed 667l. 11s. 0d. for the cost of several quantities of hay, oats and oat sacks and for bread, beer, butter and cheese, incidents, carriage by land and water, hire of labourers and other services; which the King is pleased to allow although the particular vouchers for the issuing thereof have not been produced, in regard it appears by acquittances that the said provisions were bought up and by the accomptant's leigers and provision accompts that the same were delivered either to the Forces he was ordered to transport or to other British and Dutch Forces in the pay of Wm. III and that the acquittances for the said incident charges have been produced: and 181l. 10s. 0d. for his own salary from 31 Dec. 1688 to 1 May following at 30s. a day: and 12l. 10s. 0d. paid by him for picketts for sundry Dragoons as by receipts: and 43l. 10s. 0d. and 22l. 6s. 8d. paid to builders and labourers and for land and water carriage of hay and oats: and 20l. 10s. 0d. for under officers employed in this affair, as part of 62l. 13s. 0d. craved by him for the same, “this sum appearing by our said Auditor's report to be a reasonable allowance for that service.” and on his accompt as Commissary General of Provisions for the Army of Wm. III employed in reducing Ireland in 1689, 1690 and 1691 he is hereby to be allowed the following sums for provisions bought up for the said service which are vouched by bills and acquittances and receipts: viz., 3,108l. 0s. 10d. for wheat; 1,539l. 16s. 9¼d. for oats; 72l. 17s. 2d. for beans; 1,109l. 3s. 0d. for hay; 72l. 5s. 2d. for straw; 3,602l. 16s. 9d. for biskett; 170l. 16s. 5d. for cheese; 2,563l. 11s. 5d. for bags and sacks; 485l. 4s. 8d. for soft bread; 870l. 5s. 6d. for beer; 1,583l. 19s. 6d. for brandy; 174l. 7s. 2d. for salt; 238l. 18s. 0d. for oatmeal; 245l. 1s. 3d. for tents, tilts and canvas; 170l. 13s. 8d. for horse shoes and nails; 20l. 5s. 0d. for horse slings; 997l. 8s. 10d. for cask and other coopers' wares; and for incidents the following sums as appearing by bills and acquittances of the parties, viz., 61l. 15s. 4d. for warehouse room; 831l. 17s. 5d. for deals, poles, nails and work done in building 10 bays on the Roodée at Chester and in fitting up ships; 701l. 9s. 6d. for carriage of provisions; 2,874l. 16s. 4¾d. for weighing, measuring, stowing and shipping of provisions, for sundry small provisions and necessaries of several kinds, for provisions furnished by masters of ships, hire of waggons, travelling charges and sundry other incidents in the said service: and 7,282l. 9s. 7d. for hire of transport ships: and 85l. 5s. 2d. for necessaries for the Hospital and the service of officers attending there: and 5,245l. 4s. 8d. for 300 horses bought for the carriages in Ireland and the charges of maintaining them till sent to Chester; for 400 harnesses for the horses belonging to the [Artillery] Train and for 71 waggons provided for the service and for fitting them up: and 500l. paid to Major General Scravemore for the use of the Army. and 376l. 16s. 6d. paid to Mr. Forrester, then collector of the Customs at Lancaster, for buying oats, cask and other necessaries for the Army, “but ye are to set the two last mentioned sums in super on the respective parties, no account having been rendered by them for the same”: and for completing the allowances hereby intended to be made to the accomptant and making a just and reasonable satisfaction to him for his other claims and pretensions on account of the services aforesaid (consisting of 1,021l. 15s. 6½d. for provisions remaining unissued at the end of the encampment on Hounslow Heath in 1688; and 8,641l. 11s. 0d. for horse meat for the [Artillery] Train and wages of drivers from 29 July 1689 to 10 Dec. following and for wages of conductors, under officers, bakers, labourers, wheelwrights, carpenters and for the accomptant's own salary, waggon timber, repairing of waggons and other disbursements) the King hereby allows him the sum of 5,821l. 0s. 11¼d. in full satisfaction and discharge of the said several claims and pretensions, “the same appearing to us to be an equitable and sufficient compensation for the same.” The total of the allowances detailed and allowed as above is 67,347l. 18s. 7¾d. [which is the exact total of the charge and therefore leaves the accomptant even and quit]. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, pp. 520–26.
Dec. 7.	Money warrant for 1,500l. to Anthony Cracherode as imprest for Crown Law charges. (Money order dated Dec. 10 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 14 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 156. Order Book X, p. 37. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 53. Treasury warrant to George, Earl of Halifax, Auditor of the Receipt, Henry Pelham, Clerk of the Pells, and the rest of the officers of the Receipt concerned herein, to go forthwith to the Office of Richard, Lord Onslow, lately deceased, late one of the four Tellers of the Receipt; and to cause his Majesty's treasure resting there to be delivered over by its particular denominations and kinds to the other Tellers or any of them, taking care duly to charge the recipient therewith and to discharge said Onslow pro tanto by throwing down bills and striking of tallies as is usual when the cash is transferred upon the removal or death of a Teller. Money Book XXVI, p. 156. Treasury approval (taking the place of a previous approval dated 1717 Oct. 16 which is struck through) of the draft form of Debentures (form and method of making out Debentures) for Army Debts. The Paymaster who is to make out the said debentures [shall hereby] in a Book for that purpose retain those of the first column and deliver those of the third column (bound up in a book for that purpose) to the Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer [to enable him] to try the Debentures of the second column as occasion may be: and that those of the second column be delivered to the Officers, Engineers, gunners and others to whom the moneys contained therein shall belong according to the Act [1 Geo. I, St. 2, c. 24]. Prefixing: the said form of Debenture [for the preceding form see supra, p. 616]: “By certificate from the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty (in pursuance of an Act of Parliament in that behalf to take, examine, state and determine the debts due to the Army) dated the — day of —, there appears to be due to — or his assigns the sum of —, together with interest for the same at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum from the 24th of June 1717. Memorandum: the above written form of Debentures was laid before the Lords of the Treasury by Mr. Moore for the Earl of Carnarvon on a sheet of paper divided into three columns. Warrants not Relating to Money XXIV, p. 305.
Dec. 9.	C. Stanhope to the Victualling Commissioners returning the Customs Commissioners' letter “with the bills of lading which accompanied your letter of the 21st of the last month”. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 251. Same to the Attorney General pressing for his report on the memorial of Joseph Hinxman, Woodward of New Forest, touching offences therein set forth and the method for redressing same. Ibid. Money order for 52l. 10s. 0d. to James, Earl of Berkeley, Constable of the Forest of Dean, for 1717 Lady day quarter for the Conservator or Supervisor thereof and the six Keepers thereof. Order Book IX, p. 481. Same to the Welsh Judges as follows 100l. each for 1717 Michaelmas term on their allowance: viz. William Jessop as Chief Justice of Carnarvon, Merioneth and Anglesey. Roger Cumberbach as Second Justice of same. Richard Vaughan as Chief Justice of Carmarthen, Pembroke and Cardigan. Henry Beeston as Second Justice of same. William Wright as Chief Justice of Glamorgan, Brecon and Radnor. Edward Whitaker as Second Justice of same. (Letter of direction dated Dec. 6 hereon.) Ibid., p. 482. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 52. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to take off the extent on the estate of John Burridge for the balance of 1,544l. 13s. 11d. still remaining due from him on the original debt of 2,600l. for wine Duties: all in order to enable him to pay off the principal and interest of said debt. Prefixing: report by said Commissioners dated Dec. 6 inst. on said Burridge's memorial. Out Letters (Customs) XVII, pp. 43–5.
Dec. 10.	Money warrant for 2,000l. to the late and present Commissioners for Trade for 1717 Sept. 29 quarter on their salaries of 1,000l. per an. each as follows: viz.
		£	s.	d.
	Henry, Earl of Suffolk and Bindon, John Chetwynd, Sir Charles Cook, Paul Dockminique and John Molesworth, five of the present Commissioners for the said entire quarter	1,250	0	0
	Sir Jacob Astley, John Cockburn and Joseph Addison, three of the late Commissioners, 46l. 7s. 10d. each for 18 days from 1717 June 24 to July 13 (being the day they were superseded by the present Commission)	139	3	6
	Thomas Pelham, Daniel Pulteney and Martin Bladen, three other of the present Commissioners: for 79 days from 13 July 1717 (the date of the present Commission) to Sept. 29	610	16	6
		—
		£2,000	0	0
	(Money order dated Dec. 12 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 14 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 157. Order Book X, p. 39. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 53.
Dec. 10.	Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of John Cook in behalf of himself and the Lady Cook shewing that they are possessed of an estate in Antigua formerly belonging to Mr. Samuel Home who was Collector of that island from 1688 to the 10th of May 1697 when he died; that he being indebted to the Crown, directions were given by the Commissioners of the Customs for recovering the same out of their estate: therefore praying relief. Reference Book IX, p. 360. Same to Hugh Cholmley, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, of the petition of John Greenham shewing that the greatest part of the houses in Rosemary Lane and on Little Tower Hill are built upon the land which belongs to the Crown and are now possessed by persons without any title from the Crown, the leases being expired: but the exact time when such leases expired or the yearly value of such houses he cannot ascertain unless assisted by your Lordships by an order to the proper officers for liberty to inspect the records. Ibid. Treasury order to the Board of Works to perform works as follows according to the estimate. Prefixing. estimate dated Aug. 21 last as by Mr. Stanhope's letter of July 17 last by said Board of the charge of fitting up his Majesty's cellar at Hampton Court and repairing and fitting up the Privy Kitchen there to serve also for a Side Kitchen, together with some accommodations to be made to the Scullery and Herb Office thereto belonging: total estimate 430l. Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book I, p. 35. Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant from the Earl of Suffolk and Bindon, exercising the office of Earl Marshal of England, to James Brudenel, Master of the Jewel House, to provide for him a truncheon or staff of gold of 15 ounces weight of the goodness of 22 carats, to be made in like manner as that against his Majesty's Coronation, only the King's arms to be engraved at one end as the same are now borne by his Majesty, and the Earl Marshal's own arms at the other, both engraved in gold; and the rings at each end to be enamelled black: to an estimate of 90l. Ibid., p. 51. Same for same of a same dated Sept. 30 last from same to the Master of the Great Wardrobe to provide coats of the royal arms for the Kings at Arms and Heralds and Pursuivants, to wit Sir John Vanbrugh, Clarenceux King, and Peter Le Neve, Norroy King, each wrought upon velvet with fine Venice gold: Charles Mawson, Chester Herald; Peers Mauduit, Windsor Herald; Samuel Stebbing, Somerset Herald; John Hare, Richmond Herald; John Hesket, Lancaster Herald; Thomas Wightwick, York Herald: embroidered with cloth of gold upon satin: and John Gibbon, Bluemantle Pursuivant; John Bound, Rouge Croix Pursuivant; Dudley Downs, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant; —, (fn. 1) Portcullis Pursuivant, embroidered with satin upon damask enriched with gold thread: to an estimate of 660l. Ibid., p. 56.
Dec. 10.	Same for same of a same dated Sept. 30 last from same to same to provide jewels and collars for the abovesaid Kings and Heralds at Arms, viz. for Sir John Vanbrugh as Clarenceux a collar of S S S of silver gilt with the royal badge as now used by his Majesty, according to a draft thereto annexed [missing]; also for the badge of his office a jewel with a chain thereto of fine gold as usual save only that the royal arms to be enamelled thereon are to be the same arms as are now borne by his Majesty: a like collar of S S S for Peter Le Neve as Norroy, of silver partly gilt, and for the badge of his office a jewel with a chain thereto of fine gold with the King's arms as aforesaid enamelled on one side in four distinct escocheons each ensigned with an Imperial Crown and in the centre a white rose enamelled, within another of red, and his Majesty's royal cipher betwixt every escocheon; and on the other side of the said jewel the arms of the said office: and for the Heralds as above each of them a Collar of S S S of silver with the royal badge as aforesaid: all to an estimate of 220l. Ibid., p. 57. Same for same of repairs as in a letter dated 1715 Nov. 18 from the Duke of Bolton [Lord Chamberlain] to the Treasury Lords intimating the King's pleasure that a ground room be built at St. James's for a Confectionary in the place where the fire engine now stands, and to provide a shed in some other convenient place for the said engine; and to erect a place over the gateway into the Back Court for a cistern for New River water; and to make a new pair of gates; also to make one of the porters' rooms convenient to lie in at night: to an estimate of 620l. Prefixing: (1) William Lowndes dated 1 Oct. 1716 to the Board of Works to estimate for the above: (2) report dated 1717 Sept. 6 from said Board of Works submitting said estimate. Ibid., p. 58. The like for same of works as follows. Prefixing: (1) letter dated 1716 Sept. 29 from the Duke of Bolton to the Treasury Lords. It is the King's pleasure that the Princess's inward closet and the water closet at St. James's be laid into one and the partitions taken away and a new building to be made for another water closet on the left hand at the coming in of the Great Closet; and the wainscot of her Dressing Room to be fitted up and new painted. (2) Note of the reference of the above to the Board of Works 2 Oct. 1716. (3) Report dated 6 Sept. 1717 from said Board of Works, estimating 420l. for said work. Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book I, p. 59.
Dec. 10.	Treasury subscription for the execution of works as follows. Prefixing: (1) Letter dated 2 April 1717 from the Duke of Bolton to the Treasury Lords. The King has commanded that the Fish Larder at Hampton Court be fitted up for a kitchen, with the rooms over it on the left hand of the staircase, for Count Bothmar. (2) Reference dated 24 April 1717 thereof to the Board of Works. (3) Report dated 24 July 1717 from the Board of Works estimating 290l. for the said work. Ibid.
Dec. 11.	Privy seal for continuing to Charles Whitworth the ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary and the allowance of 3l. a day as Plenipotentiary, which were granted to him by the privy seal of 9 July 1716 as then Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Prussia: “we having since found it for our service to remove him the said Charles Whitworth to the Hague and to employ him there with the title of Plenipotentiary only to the States General: we are however graciously pleased to continue unto him the aforesaid allowances of 5l. and 3l. by the day,” to be payable from date of the present privy seal, from which date the said prior privy seal is to determine. Further, the sum of 500l. for equipage is to be hereby paid to the said Whitworth. King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 495. William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners to hasten their report on the petition of William Tate, Searcher of Carlisle port, now in custody on an extent for debt as bound for a debt owing by John Ribbon and John Shepherd, ut supra, pp. 624–5. I enclose an account [missing] showing that Tate appears considerably indebted to said Ribbon and Shepperd. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 251. Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands. It is represented to my Lords that a grant was made in 2 James I. of the manor or Lordship of Nesbruch [Knaresborough] in Co. Yorks for 99 years which is now expired. Please report to my Lords when the grant was made, to whom and for what term and is there any subsequent grant; if so to whom, for what time, at what rent and what is the yearly value thereof. Ibid., p. 252.
Dec. 12.	Same to the Earl of Sunderland. I have read to the Treasury Lords yours of the 9th inst. enclosing a petition of Richard Perry for leave to apply to Parliament for discharge of the public debt John Offley stands charged with on account of Henry Offley. My Lords made a minute on Aug. 6 [last] on reading the report from the Customs Commissioners on the proposal of Crew Offley, Esq., and the said Richard Perry relating to the said debt. The minute is as follows: My Lords are of opinion that the composition offered will evidently be of greater advantage to the publique than the most diligent prosecution at law; but do not find it in their Lordships' power to make [agree the said composition] the same and therefore leave it to the petitioners (if they think fit) to apply to Parliament for relief in this case. [This minute is not entered in the Treasury Minute Book nor in the Entry Book of Petitions Read but the petition itself is preserved in Treasury Board Papers CCXII, No. 88, as an enclosure in a letter of Dec. 9 from Lord Sunderland to the Treasury Lords.] Ibid.
Dec. 12.	C. Stanhope to the Customs Commissioners enclosing the petition [missing] of Thomas Low praying to succeed James Bowles as Collector of North Potomac River in the Province of Maryland, the petitioner alleging that said Bowles intended to come for England and quit the said place. The Treasury Lords recommend this petition and direct you to present him for same if you have no objection. Ibid., p. 253. Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant dated Nov. 9 last from the Duke of Newcastle, Chamberlain of the Household, to the Master of the Jewel Office to deliver to Hugh Boscawen, Comptroller of the Household, 100 ounces of gilt plate as a gift from the King at the christening of his child: to an estimate of 50l. Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book I, p. 58.
Dec. 13.	Royal sign manual for 1,000l. to Thomas Lowther, gent.: without account: to be by him applied and paid to such uses as the King shall direct. (Money warrant dated Dec. 16 hereon.) (Money order dated Dec. 16 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 17 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 532. Order Book X, p. 40. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 53. Same for 100l. to Gabriel Dumont de Blaignac as royal bounty: without account. (Money warrant dated Dec. 16 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 19 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 532. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 54. Same for 217l. 8s. 2d. to Moses Beranger of London, merchant: “to answer the value of a bill of exchange drawn on him by Charles Whitworth, Envoy and Plenipotentiary at the Hague dated 12/23 Sept. last for the like sum taken up there by him for services specially ordered by us and to which we are satisfied he hath employed the same.” (Money warrant dated Dec. 16 hereon.) (Money order dated 10 Jan. 1717–18 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 19 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVIII, p. 536. Order Book X, p. 51. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 54. Money warrant for 500l. to Charles Whitworth, Plenipotentiary at the Hague: for his equipage. (Money order dated Dec. 13 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Dec. 19 hereon.) Money Book XXVI, p. 157. Order Book X, p. 39. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 54. C. Stanhope to the Auditor of the Receipt to lay before the House of Commons with all expedition an account of what is due for principal and interest to the sufferers at the islands of Nevis and St. Christopher: as called for by an Address of the House of Commons of the 9th inst. Out Letters (General) XXII, p. 253. Treasury reference to Anthony Cracherode of the petition of James Preston, gent., shewing that he expended 500l. and upward in summoning jurymen to attend the trials of the Preston Rebels in Middlesex and for the execution of the condemned Lords and other traitors: therefore praying reimbursement and some reward for his service. Reference Book IX, p. 360.
Dec. 13.	Treasury reference to Thomas Coleby, Commissary for the affairs of Transportation, of the petition of William Brooking of London, merchant, shewing that in 1715 Col. John Moody hired of him a vessel for transporting 49 private men and women from Newfoundland to Weymouth, for which he agreed to be paid 40s. a head, which amounts to 98l.: therefore praying payment. Ibid. Same to the Warden of the Mint, Master and Worker of the Mint, and Comptroller of the Mint of the Agents for Tin (John Borlase, Samuel Foote and Jo. Silly) dated Tin Office, Truro, 5 Dec. inst. Prefixing: said memorial. Having received no answer from your Lordships to our Representation of Aug. 8 last we have gone on [in] the continuance of our duty with the utmost despatch to ship off all his Majesty's tin in the county and the coinage towns, being at least 50 miles distant from one another, all being now shipped off except a few pieces of Essay Tin, which likewise shall be shipped by the first opportunity. Your Lordships will find by our letter of June 20 last that the sales of tin we had then made to the several merchants upon the credit of their tin then in the hands of the Government to be paid for, could not be discharged till the money was paid them by the Government; and even now they can only get bills of exchange from our Paymaster for the same; and of consequence [they] cannot pay for the tin but in bills, which the Receiver General's Deputy for the sales refuses to accept, insisting on having specie, which for the reasons aforesaid cannot be had. We desire your Lordships' directions herein, the sum being near 7,000l. We have attended here for ten days last past in order to settle our accounts and hope by Xmas next to have them in readiness to be sworn to at the next Assizes before a Baron of the Exchequer as usual. We have tendered to the Paymaster the warrants for our salaries to that time. He refuses to comply without a further issue and directions from your Lordships. The fatigue we have met with in the execution of our trust since the expiration of the Contract has been more than before, we having given constant attendance on the shipping of the whole tin and were, at our coming into this office, forced to charge ourselves with three quarters tin received to his Majesty's use before the date of our constitution, which puts us to a very great expense and more trouble than usual. We pray consideration and that the Paymaster may be directed as usual to discharge our salaries or that we may have a warrant impowering us to detain so much of the tin sales in our hands as shall answer that charge. We have several sorts of goods of his Majesty's in our custody in the Coinage Halls and offices, viz., books, tables, a scriptore, chairs, beams and scales, kettles and other utensils for melting tin into bars. We desire directions what shall be done with them. Ibid., pp. 361–2.
Dec. 13.	Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Jasper Cullum shewing that he was drawn in to be security for Richard Lee, Thomas Cosbyn, Hen. Offley, Hennage Robinson and John Fox, Virginia merchants, for Duties on tobacco: therefore praying stay of proceedings against him. Ibid., p. 362. Same to the Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army of the petition of Thomas Hall praying to be relieved with respect to the offreckonings due to him from the Royal Regiment of Dragoons when under the Earl of Strafford. Ibid., p. 373. Same to Anthony Cracherode of the petition of William Gallaway shewing that he sued Thomas Porter of Hilgay in Norfolk for a debt of 30l. in Michaelmas term 1716 to an outlawry and the sheriff of Norfolk seized to the value of 38l.: therefore prays payment of same towards his debt and costs. Ibid., p. 374. Royal warrant dated from St. James's [to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] to pay an additional allowance of 9s. 6d. a day to Col. William Southwell, Col. and Capt. of the Battle Axe Guards in Ireland: to wit from 6 June 1716 to 29 Sept. 1717 and to place same on the Establishment of Ireland from 29 Sept. 1717; the House of Commons [of Ireland] having in the last Session addressed the King (fn. 2) to put said Southwell on an equal foot with the other Colonels in the Army: in pursuance whereof his pay was made up [to] 15s. a day, being the pay of a Colonel of Foot for himself and servants “but the said Colonel having represented that the intent of the said Address is not answered by that addition, because every Colonel is likewise a Captain and a Captain's pay for himself and servants is 9s. 6d. a day more”: he being a gentleman of very great merit and known zeal to our service and government. The said increase is to commence from 6 June 1716 when the said Address of the [Irish] House of Commons was made in his favour: all in accordance with the Lord Lieutenant's representation of Oct. 28 last. Out Letters (Ireland) X, pp. 156–7. Same to same to pay to the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College in Dublin 5,000l. towards building a library in the said College: in accordance with the Lord Lieutenant's letter of Sept. 23 last and the Address of the House of Commons of Ireland (fn. 3) which represented that the 5,000l. granted by Queen Anne 1711 July 16 for the same purpose has been faithfully and carefully laid out but is not sufficient to finish that work. Out Letters (Ireland) X, p. 157.
Dec. 13.	Royal warrant dated from St. James's [to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] to pay sums as follows to the officers and servants of the House of Peers of Ireland for their service and attendance in the present Session of Parliament there: as by the Lord Lieutenant's letter of Nov. 29 last and the Address of the said House desiring same: viz.
				£
	the Clerk of the Parliament			200
	the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod			150
	the Clerk Assistant			100
	the Committee Clerk			100
	the Reading Clerk			80
	the Serjeant at Arms			50
	the Journal Clerk			36
	the Yeoman Usher			20
	the four Doorkeepers			40
	the four Messengers			20
	the fire maker			4
				—
				£800
	Ibid., p. 158.
Dec. 14.	Money order for 50l. to Daniel Smith, Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Nevis; for one quarter to Dec. 2 inst. on his allowance of 200l. per an. for his support and maintenance in that employment. To be paid out of the Four and a Half per cent. Duty. 50l. to Thomas Talmash, Lieutenant Governor of Montserrat, for 1717 Xmas quarter on the like allowance. Order Book X, p. 49. Treasury reference to the Auditors of Imprests of the petition of Edward Stawell, late Comptroller of the Lotteries Nos. 1, 2 and 3 anno 1712 [10 Anne, c. 18]: petitioner praying allowance for his disbursements in preparing books at the erecting of his Office and in charges of management. Reference Book IX, p. 362.