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| Feb. 13. |
Money warrant for 955l. to John Stafford, esq., Envoy
Extraordinary to the King of Spain; 500l. thereof
for equipage and 455l. for three months in advance
on his ordinary of 5l. a day. (Money order dated
Feb. 14 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 366. Order Book II, p. 125. |
|
Henry Guy to Sir John Temple [Solicitor General of
Ireland]. Hasten your report on the business
concerning Sir James Shaen and partners, late
Farmers of the Revenue of Ireland; which has
been long in your hands. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 310. |
| Feb. 13. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing
Sergt. Ryley's return [missing] on the warrant against
Dawes and Venns. Hasten your report on the
paper concerning persons to be dismissed [from the
Customs service]. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 310. |
|
Same to the Commissioners for Hackney Coaches.
Attend the Treasury Lords with your answer to
the enclosed petition [missing, see supra, p. 1652]
of James Mallam et al. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh [Paymaster of the
Forces] to attend the Treasury Lords with a report
on the enclosed petition [missing] of Richard Thomas,
praying for the place of master cook in Chelsea
[Hospital]. |
Ibid, p. 311. |
|
Same to Sir Henry Dering. The Treasury Lords
are pressed very much for his reprisals of the fee
farms. Send an account what fee farms remain
undisposed of to make good such reprisals. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Dr. Wynn to report on the enclosed list
[missing] of sureties proposed by Edward Turner,
the clipper, for his offending no more. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Navy Commissioners for a certificate of
the application of the 200l. per week for [Navy] officers
[arrears due before 1676, Lady day]; and what is
now in arrears [thereon] with a list of the persons
to whom same is due. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Visct. Preston [Master of the Great Wardrobe]
to cause new liveries to be made for the King's and
Queen's watermen against Easter next; their last
liveries having been made in Dec., 1686, at a charge
of 300l. |
Ibid, p. 312. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Francis Free as tidesman and boatman at
Bickham in Dartmouth port at 15l. per an. salary
and 2s. a day when employed on ships. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, pp. 111, 112, 113 |
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George Wills as same at Torquay in Dartmouth
port at salary etc. as above. |
|
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Benjamin Maggett as same in Lynn Regis port
loco Andrew Soward, who will not accept said
employment. |
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Jno. Lloyd to act for the searcher in Fowey port
for the searcher's fees or 20l. per an. from the searcher
and 10l. per an. from the King. |
|
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Charles Anderton as waiter and searcher in
Padstow port loco Edward Hitchcock, lately dismissed. |
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Daniell Picard (Surveyor at Dover) as surveyor
at Southampton loco Will. Porter, lately deceased. |
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William Birkenhead (a landwaiter, Southampton
port) as surveyor at Dover loco abovesaid Picard. |
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Treasury reference to the Commissioners of Excise
and Hearthmoney of the petition of James Macghee,
shewing that the King has promised to provide for
him and that Dyer Colston has resigned his pretensions of transcribing the books of the Hearth
Office at 2s. 3d. the 1,000 names; therefore praying
to have the transcribing all the said names. |
Reference Book V, p. 214. |
| Feb. 13. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of William Tasburgh for a King's waiter's
place; he having suffered much by the pretended
Popish Plot and having had the education of a
merchant. |
Reference Book V, p. 214. |
|
Same to the Attorney General of the petition of
John Keeble, shewing that on the King's writ of
aid he prosecuted Lady Soames as executrix to
her late husband for a debt of 100l. due to petitioner
on bond; and that the Treasury Lords have ordered
a cessat processus: therefore praying that same
may be recalled. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same of the petition of Geo. Turner, esq.,
concerning the King's waste lands at Wingfield in
Surrey, with a certificate from the inhabitants of
Lingfield that the opposing petition in their name
was contrived without their privity by persons
who are really encroachers on the wastes and that
the said [opposing] petition is wholly false. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Attorney General of the petition of the
inhabitants of Lingfield, praying that no grant
may pass to abovesaid Turner of all the commons
and heath in said parish, which will be near 10,000l.
loss to the landholders there. |
Ibid, p. 219. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Joseph Hern for liberty to send over 66 pounds
of Crewel Inshades yarn to his friend at Antwerp. |
Ibid, p. 215. |
|
Same to Mr. Fisher [Deputy Surveyor General of
Crown Lands] of the petition of Tho. Gibbs for
extension of lease of the farm of Englishcombe,
co. Somerset, which was purchased by his father-inlaw, John Rosewell, whose only surviving child is
petitioner's wife; the farm being lessened 15l.
per an. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same of the petition of William East with
his bills of charges in looking after the King's manor
of Great Staughton. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Charles Toll et al. of the petition of James
Marriott, shewing that his arrears of wages as
wardrobe keeper at Hampton Court were not
inserted in the state of arrears [due to the late
King's servants]; therefore praying that same
may be stated and paid. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Excise Commissioners of the petition
of Langford Dawes for a collector's place in the
Excise: he having been ever loyal. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton of the petition
of Robt. Blythe, shewing that his goods are extended
to near the value of his debt to the King and he
a prisoner on the common side of the King's Bench
prison; therefore praying enlargement. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Tho. Morgan for a landwaiter's place in Bristol
port, where he has served as a tidewaiter for many
years. |
Ibid, p. 216. |
|
Same to William Hewer of the petition of Kath.
Spotshead, shewing that her husband being mad[e]
chirurgeon of Tangier the Earl of Inchequin, then
Governor, assigned him a house and as it was in a
very ruinous condition promised him 300 dollars
towards repairing it; but by the said Earl's removal
same was never paid; therefore praying relief
herein, the better to enable her to bring up her
children. |
Ibid. |
| Feb. 13. |
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe to discharge
the super of 692l. 14s. 33/8d. due to the King at the
foot of the account of Henry, Visct. Brouncker,
deceased, as Cofferer of the Household; as by the
privy seal of the 9th inst., supra, p. 1738, and to
issue a quietus thereon to Sir Charles Littleton as
executor of said Brouncker. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 230. |
|
Same to the King's Remembrancer for a constat or
particular of all the lands, tenements and hereditaments in cos. Devon and Dorset whereof Mathew
Bragg lately executed in the west for high treason
was seized in reversion after the death of his wife. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to take the sureties of Lady Frances
and Althamea Vaughan and Sir Rice Williams in
100l. for the said ladies' due answering the collection
of the 25l. 1s. 0d. per an. rents of the manor of
Iscoed Gwynnionedd and Moyddin, co. Cardigan,
as by their patent of grant of Aug. 22 last, supra,
pp. 1476–8. |
Ibid, p. 231. |
| Feb. 14. |
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal
for a new Commission of the Customs; the new Commissioners to be Sir Nicholas Butler, Henry Browne,
esq., son to Frances, Visct. Montacute [Montagu]
of Cowdray, co. Sussex, Sir Dudley North, Sir John
Werden and William Culliford: they to have the
management of the Four and a Half per cent. duty
as before: with 1,200l. per an. salary each as from
Christmas last: John Sansom to be their Secretary
and 300l. per an. out of his salary to be paid to
Robert Bertie as before: Richard Hutchinson to
be agent and solicitor as by his patent, supra, p. 1313. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 396–7. |
|
Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to
assign to Dame Sophia King, widow of Sir Robert
King, and commonly called Sophia, Viscountess
Wimbledon, at the request of Sir Samuel Barnardiston, all the King's title and interest arising by the
decree made in the Exchequer Court in Easter term
last in a suit between Sir Robert Sawyer, kt., late
Attorney General, and Sir Samuel Barnardiston and
Sir Thomas Barnardiston and others, whereby it
was ordered that the said Sir Thomas should pay
to the King 2,000l. and 6 per cent. thereon (in all
amounting to 2,480l., the said Sir Thomas being
indebted to the said Sir Samuel in 2,000l. principal
and 480l. interest on mortgage of divers lands and
tenements) and that thereupon said Sir Samuel
should deliver up said mortgage and said Sir Thomas
should be indemnified against him: all by reason
that said Sir Samuel was lately indebted to the
King in 10,000l. by virtue of a fine in the King's
Bench, towards which the King has received only
1,240l. 6s. 7d., thus leaving 8,759l. 13s. 5d. still due.
The present grant and assignment is to be to the
said Viscountess Wimbledon in consideration of
the sum of 2,480l. paid at the Exchequer by her
and also of the further sum of 190l. which has
grown due for further interest of said 2,000l. |
Ibid, pp. 398–9. |
| Feb. 14. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney General to enter a noli
prosequi in all suites which are or may be had in the
King's name in aid of John Keble against Lady
Soames; the said Keble (as surety of John Bigsby,
late Receiver of Hearthmoney, co. Suffolk) having used
the King's aid against said Lady Soames for a debt
due from Sir William Soames, her late husband. |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 399. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General to acknowledge satisfaction upon record of the judgment of
100 marks fine and committal passed on Richard
Farewell, mariner, at the last assizes for co. Somerset
for speaking scandalous words against Henry,
Duke of Beaufort, as is certified by Lawrence
Swanten, clerk of the assizes for said county: the
King being pleased to remit said fine and discharge
his imprisonment. |
Ibid, pp. 399–400. |
|
Same to the Attorney General for a privy seal to
discharge the baronetcy fee of 1,095l. due from
Sir James Chapman Fuller of the Inner Temple. |
Ibid, p. 400. |
|
Royal sign manual for 1,800l. to Henry Guy, for
secret service, without account: to be issued on
the 20,000l. privy seal dormant of Dec. 15 last.
(Money warrant dated Feb. 14 hereon. Money
order dated Feb. 16 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 400. Money Book VIII, p. 374. Order Book II, p. 126. |
|
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for the payment to Thomas Chudley, esq., of
the yearly sum of 1,200l. out of the Customs in
consideration of his good service to Charles II:
to be payable quarterly from Christmas last during
pleasure. |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 401. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a new Commission of Excise and Hearthmoney: the new Commissioners to be Sir Denny
Ashburnham, Sir John Freind, Francis Parry,
Charles Davanant, Nathaniel Hornby, Richard
Graham and John Wilcox, esq. (in place of the
present Commissioners, who are said Ashburnham,
Parry, Davenant, John (now Sir John) Freind,
Calvert, Hornby and Graham): with a salary of
1,000l. per an. each, payable quarterly, from
Christmas last. |
Ibid, pp. 402a–b. |
|
Money warrant for 109l. 10s. 0d. to Lawrence, Earl of
Rochester, for one year to Christmas last on his
fee of 6s. a day as Keeper of New Park, near Richmond. |
Money Book VIII, p. 366. |
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Treasury warrant to Philip Burton to pay 500l. to
Richard Graham for Crown law charges. |
Ibid, p. 367. |
|
Henry Guy to [the Auditor of the Receipt] out of
1,157l. 7s. 4d. of money of the Duchy of Cornwall
and 109l. 4s. 7d. of moneys of Tenths (making in all
1,266l. 11s. 11d.) to issue as follows, viz. 40l. to the
officers of the Pipe; 30l. 13s. 4d. to Mr. Taylor,
Secondary in the Remembrancer's Office: 68l. 10s.
to Visct. Preston, Master of the Great Wardrobe;
157l. 14s. 2d. to Edward Carleton and Fisher Dilke;
18l. 6s. 8d. to Mr. Ford, housekeeper at Newmarket;
23l. 6s. 8d. to the Paymaster of the Works for the
Chapel at the Tower; 40l. to Charles Bertie;
16l. 3s. 4d. to Mr. Langwith, messenger; 40l. to
Dr. Oxinden; 40l. to Dr. Brady; 100l. to Dr.
Johnson; 63l. 17s. 6d. to Sir Edward Sherburne;
21l. 4s. 8d. to St. Magnus Church; 55l. 6s. 8d. to
Major Dickens; 6l. 1s. 8d. to Mr. Wellbacke;
6l. 17s. 0d. to Mr. Carey; 25l. to me [Guy] for
secret service; 80l. to Mr. Cooke, Latin Secretary;
25l. to Dr. Gibbon; 60l. to Mr. Goulding; 10l.
to Mr. Low; 48l. 6s. 8d. to Mr. Whitfeild, Clerk
of the Estreats; 30l. to Mr. East, Clerk of the
Estreats in the Common Pleas; 50l. 3s. 9d. to
Sergt. Ryley; 100l. to Mr. Du Puy; 100l. to Sir
Robert Howard; 10l. to Mr. Bray: making
1,266l. 11s. 11d. in all. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 155. |
| Feb. 14. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows out of the branches of the revenue directed
to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book VI, pp. 156–7. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for one week on the Ordnance
Office] ordinary |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto for stores and storehouses |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for the
cr[editors] of the Navy |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the impost on wine and
vinegar. |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Navy [on
the Navy's] weekly money on
account of 400,000l. per an. |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto to pay warrant officers
[their arrears due before 1676,
Lady day] |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the Excise. |
|
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Duke of Southampton |
375 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Duke of Grafton |
750 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Duke of Northumberland |
750 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Sir William Killegrew |
125 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Somerset Fox, esq. |
75 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of loans on the Linen Duty
Act. |
|
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of Hearthmoney. |
|
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber
on the ordinary [of the Chamber] |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Paymaster of the Works for
the new buildings at Whitehall
in the garden, for the month of
December |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto for the new building towards
the water, first payment |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Earl of Rochester as keeper
of Richmond New Park |
109 |
10 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. White in full of his account
for New Park |
485 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Sir William Villiers for the
Stables |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the Post Office. |
|
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
1,750 |
0 |
0 |
|
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(Same, dated same, to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week; said paper including
only the above four Customs items.) (Same, dated
same, to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper of disposition of
the cash of those branches of the revenue; said
paper including for the Hearthmoney only the above
seven Hearthmoney items: and for the Excise the
above six Excise items [payable out of the Exchequer], together with the following items [payable
direct out of the Excise Office on tallies], viz. 1,000l.
to pay off Excise tallies in the hands of Sir John
Freind and Mr. Calverd; 500l. to[wards] the
bankers' tallies; 1,500l. for the Queen Dowager's
quarter; 1,500l. for the Prince and Princess [of
Denmark's] quarter.) |
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| Feb. 14. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
to me [Guy] 1,000l. for secret service out of the
money paid in by Lord Ossulston; "on such warrant
as you shall receive." |
Disposition Book VI, p. 157. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to examine
and report as to Joseph Champion, who is taken
into custody by Serjeant Ryley. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 311. |
|
Same to same to permit the Earl of Newburgh to
transport from Rye to Dieppe four pads, with their
furniture and apparel for himself and servants. |
Ibid, p. 312. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Esdras Emery for some employ in
the Customs, he having had his bread from Charles I
and II ever since he was 17 years of age, but his
pension being very inconsiderable for his maintenance. |
Reference Book V, p. 216. |
|
Same to Mr. Ange of the petition of William Rowland
et al., praying restitution of 20l. [levied upon them]
upon account of Recusancy and remaining in the
hands of Edwd. Jones, Clerk of the Peace for co.
Carnarvon. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to William Spencer, sheriff of
Lancs., to pay to Charles, Lord Brandon, 194l. 6s. 1d.
levied on the estate of Charles, Earl of Macclesfield,
by virtue of writs out of the Exchequer directed
to the Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster; the King having granted to said Lord
Brandon the profits of said estate. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 231–2. |
| [?] |
Entry of [the Treasury Lords' signature of] the docquet
of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal
to Margarett Woolrich, widow, of divers lands and
tenements of Edward Walsh of Stockton, co.
Worcester, outlaw: at the rent of 3s. 4d. per an.
and fine of 6s. 8d., which said fine was paid into
the Exchequer Dec. 14 last and a tally thereon
levied. |
Ibid, p. 232. |
| [?] |
Same of same of a same to Henry Loveridge of divers
lands and tenements of Bernard Loveridge, junr.,
of Musbury in co. Devon: at a rent of 23d. per an.
and fine of 3s. 10d. |
Ibid. |
| Feb. 14. |
Treasury warrant to Mr. Fisher, Deputy Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, for a particular and ratal
of Buriton Hall, co. Hereford, ut supra, p. 1733,
with a view to a lease thereof to Thomas Deeme
for 31 years at 20s. per an. rent: he to repair at
his own charge such of the buildings belonging to
said Hall as shall be needful. |
Ibid, pp. 232–3. |
|
Prefixing: said Fisher's report on said Deeme's
petition for same. I have nothing [in the records]
before me concerning said Hall and no lease of it
has ever been enrolled before the auditor of said
county since it came to the Crown, which was by
purchase of Sir Henry Lindley, kt., by James I
in 1604 and rated then at 20s. per an. and put in
charge at that value, which rent is constantly
answered to this day, but by whom the auditor
cannot say, the rent being paid to Sir Thomas
Williams, the Receiver [of Crown revenues for said
county], who never passed any accounts since he
has had the grant of his office. The manor of
Buriton was formerly in the Crown and sold off
in fee to Robert, Earl of Lindsey, by Charles I in
1632, but with a special exception of this Buriton
Hall and appurtenances, which anciently had a
large house upon it and many outbuildings that
are now many of them fallen down and the rest
much in decay. If petitioner will repair same he
deserves a lease without fine at the above rent,
which I take to be near the full value. |
|
| Feb. 14. |
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a patent
under the Exchequer seal to constitute Richard White
of the Middle Temple, London, to the office and offices
of high steward of the Honor of Otford, Kent, bailiff
and collector of the rents of the manor, woodward
and keeper of the woods and underwoods and
understeward and keeper of the Courts of the
manors belonging to said Honor and of all lands
belonging to same: to hold during pleasure: all
loco Philip Packer, esq., deceased, who had a grant
thereof for life. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 239. |
| Feb. 16. |
William Lowndes (in the absence of Henry Guy) to
Mr. Slingsby [late Master Worker of the Mint].
The Treasury Lords have received a report from
the Mint officers and the Auditors of Imprests on
your petitions and papers. You have not yet
accounted for the following items. You are to
send in your vouchers relating to these items at
once in order to the stating of your account, viz.: |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 312. |
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
money imprested to you as Secretary
to and as one of the Council of
Trade and Plantations |
1,750 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
imprested to you for making presses
tools and engines for coining |
1,600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
paid to you by Sir William Parkhurst (then Warden of the Mint)
for services of the Mint |
1,934 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
paid to you by Henry Brouncker
for making of Healing medals |
2,974 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
paid to you by Sir Thomas Littleton
(then Treasurer of the Navy) for
providing gold chains and medals |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
balance to your account of the
Dunkirk money |
4,239 |
5 |
9 |
|
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Blathwaite [as Secretary to the
Forces]. It is the King's pleasure to continue the
pension of 4s. a day which Charles Houston had
before being made an officer in the Regiment now
under the Earl of Lichfield. It is to commence
"from the time of his discharge out of the said
Regiment." Prepare a [royal] warrant for this. |
Ibid, p. 313. |
| Feb. 16. |
Henry Guy to Visct. Preston [Master of the Great Wardrobe] to prepare new liveries against May day next
for the Serjeant Trumpeter and the rest of the
Trumpeters; they having had none last year. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 313. |
|
Same to the Board of Greencloth to continue (and to
place on the establishment of the Household) the
pension of 60l. per an. allowed to the children of
Loud Cordell during their minority; which was
payable in the name of said Cordell's widow: the
King having on their petition consented to its
continuance. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy of Ireland.
We have sent you herewith the new Establishment
[of Expense, Ireland, ut supra, pp. 1743–7] which
commences from Jan. 1 last. You will find therein
that the 500l. per an. to the City of Dublin, the
200l. per an. to Lieut. Col. Dorrington, the 200l.
per an. to Lieut. Col. Sheldon and the 10l. a year
to Major Lyne are continued as you desired; and
that Mr. Cuff and Mr. Carr are reduced to 150l.
each as you proposed with their own consents and
Mris. Hubblethorne to 100l. per an. These last
are to make such releases or discharges of the
overplus as you think necessary. The 180l. per an.
rent for the Parliament House is omitted in this
establishment on the reasons given by you, but
two petitions having been presented to the King,
one on behalf of the children and orphans of the
late Bishop of Ossory and the other by Mr. William
Robinson, you are to peruse them as herein enclosed
[missing] and report thereon to the King. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, pp. 90–1 |
|
The King noted your observations concerning
the Muster Master General. It is his pleasure that the
said Muster Master should no longer continue
the taking of one day's pay from the Army, although
the King was well satisfied that no alteration should
have been made in the establishment whereby the
charge might either be increased or decreased
without knowledge of the Treasury Lords according
to a standing rule formerly made in that behalf.
You are therefore to consider and certify what
additional allowance may be fit to be made to said
Muster Master's salary in recompence of said one
day's pay. |
|
|
As to Sir Robert Reading, it is the King's pleasure
that you proceed against his patent for the 500l.
a year for keeping the lighthouses, upon the grounds
you represent. If the grant be avoided by law
the King will order that the lighthouses (which are
said to be very necessary) shall be maintained, but
he will be at no more charge than you shall represent
as needful therein. |
|
|
As to your observations on the 1,600l. per an.
for necessaries for the Office of Ordnance, the
King commands it to be continued for one year
longer, at the end whereof an account of its application is to be given. You will find that the name
of Lady Stephens is inserted in the pension list
and a blank left for the [amount of] same. You
are to inform yourself whether she has any other
subsistence to live upon and how much. The
King will thereupon declare his pleasure as to her
pension. Also you are to report on the enclosed
proposal [missing] of Sir Henry Bond and Mr. Doe for the place of Receiver General of Ireland. Post-script : The Earl of Castlehaven being dead, the 500l. per an. is inserted in the pension list by mistake. No payments are to be directed on that pension "in which behalf your Excellency will receive his Majesty's order in short time." |
|
| Feb. 16. |
The Treasury Lords to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, enclosing from the King a paper [missing] of
remarks made by Mr. William Joseph upon Mr. Price's
accounts as well those which concern the revenue as
those which relate to the fees and poundage taken in
his [Price's] Office: and herewith also the report
[missing] thereupon by one of our Treasury clerks
after discourse with said Mr. Joseph. From the
latter it seems plain to us that there has been no
want of directions on this side or in the government
there [in Ireland] to establish a sure and regular
method of accounts in Ireland and that there
should constantly be a sufficient comptrol not only
upon the accounts of the respective receivers,
collectors etc. but also upon the running cash in
the hands of the Receiver General and that the
accounts should be finally determined every year
in the ancient course of the Exchequer. But it
not being known to us whether the officers concerned
in keeping or making said accounts or comptrols
have done their duty according to those directions
we desire you to strictly enquire thereinto and
particularly in the offices of the Accountant General
and the Clerk of the Pells and as to whether the
accounts of the particular collectors and receivers
be constantly passed with the Auditor General
according to the Earl of Clarendon's late order;
and whether the general account of the gross produce
be duly passed by the Accomptant General as
prescribed by the late Treasurer Rochester. A
neglect in these matters may tend to the King's great
damage: therefore send us an account thereof. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, pp. 92–3. |
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As to Mr. Joseph's remarks, you are to enquire
and inform us how does it come to pass that Mr.
Price is not charged till the year 1686 with moneys
proper to the years 1684 and 1685: and are not
sufficient accounts kept by the Clerk of the Pells
and Accountant General to be a constant, full and
sure checque on the Receiver General's receipts and
payments and remains from time to time: also
whether the Accountant General does not keep a
ledger and therein an account with every particular
Receiver, Collector etc.: and whether there be such
differences as Mr. Joseph affirms between the
accounts of the Receiver General and the respective
collectors in reference to the moneys allowed to
them as paid to him and charged upon him
as received of them; and if there be any such
differences how they come to pass: also the true
reason why the late King had but 50l. for First
Fruits and Twentieth Parts from Christmas, 1682,
to 1683–4, Mar. 20, and why the allowances in the
Sheriff's accounts so much exceed the revenue in
their charge. |
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Privy seal for the salary of 38l. per an. to be paid
out of the Customs of Berwick port to Richard
Anguish and Edmond Anguish, junr., sons of
Edmund Anguish, esq., for their office of collector
of great and petty Customs, Yarmouth port, granted
them for life 1678, May 31, in reversion of their
father, who held during pleasure only and whose
grant is therefore void by the death of Charles II.
Further, the arrears on said salary from 1684,
Christmas, are hereby forthwith to be paid them.
(Royal warrant, dated Feb. 3, for said privy seal.)
(Treasury warrant, dated Feb. 28, to the Customs
Cashier to pay said salary in future and 114l. for
three years thereon.) (Henry Guy, dated same,
to same to so pay same.) |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 383–4. Money Book VIII, p. 384. Disposition Book VI, p. 162. |
| Feb. 16. |
Money warrant for 125l. to Sir William Killegrew
for last Christmas quarter on his pension. |
Money Book VIII, p. 367. |
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Same for 375l. to Charles, Duke of Southampton;
50l. thereof to complete 1684, June 24 quarter,
on his annuity out of the Excise; and the remaining
325l. as in part of 1684, Sept. 29 quarter. |
Ibid, p. 368. |
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Same for 750l. to Henry, Duke of Grafton, for last
Christmas quarter on his same. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 750l. to George, Duke of Northumberland,
for 1687, June 24 quarter, on his same. |
Ibid. |
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Same for 750l. to Somerset Fox for 1687, Sept. 29
quarter, on his pension. |
Ibid. |
| Feb. 18. |
Henry Guy to the Earl of Ranelagh [Paymaster of
the Forces] to report on the enclosed petition
[missing] of Bryan Turbervile, late Master Gunner
in the Garrison of Hull. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 313. |
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Same to the Board of Greencloth. It is the King's
pleasure that you give order to the Cofferer of the
Household to pay 81l. to Henry Purcell for charges
by him expended and to be expended in putting
the organ in the Chapel Royal in repair and for
providing harpsichords for his Majesty's service
from the time of his Majesty's access to the Crown
until Christmas last: and likewise that you insert
on the establishment of the Household an allowance
of 56l. per an. from Christmas last to said Purcell
for keeping said organ in repair and for providing
harpsichords for his Majesty's service for the future:
both said sums being thought reasonable by the
Bishop of Durham, Dean of the Chapel Royal. |
Ibid. |
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Appending: Henry Purcell's account of what hath
been laid out since Lady day, 1685, for repairing
the organ and providing harpsichords as above,
together with what it will amount to every year. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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the organ at present is so out of repair
that to cleanse, tune and put in good
order will cost 40l. and then to keep
it so will cost 20l. per an. at the
least |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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for the loan of a harpsichord, portage
and tuning to three practices and
performances of each song to the
King at 4l. per song for four several
songs at least |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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whereas the salary of the place in the
late King's time was 60l. per an.
for any care and trouble which will
unavoidably occur |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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£56 |
0 |
0 |
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wherefore I humbly pray that I may
be established at the yearly salary
of 56l. to commence from Christmas,
1687. |
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and whereas it will cost to put the
organ in repair as is above mentioned about |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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and my bill already delivered in, which
ended at New Year's day, 1686[–7],
amounts to |
20 |
10 |
0 |
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since which the service performed
amounts to about the like sum of |
20 |
10 |
0 |
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total |
£81 |
0 |
0 |
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I humbly pray that order may be given for the
present payment of the said sum of eighty-one
pounds.—Hen. Purcell. |
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Followed by: note of allowance, dated 1687–8, Feb. 12,
by N[athaniel], Bishop of Durham, of said bill: "I
conceive that the demands for the time past as well
as for the yearly service are both very reasonable." |
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| Feb. 18. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners
of the petition of Charles Stubs to the King, petitioner shewing that upon the late Duke of Monmouth's landing he rid very near him to observe
his strength and seeing the rabble flock in upon
him he came immediately to London to give his
Majesty a true account of the same, who was pleased
to say that care should be taken of him: therefore
prays a landwaiter's place, London port. |
Reference Book V, p. 217 |
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Same to Mr. Toll et al. of the petition of Robt. Williamson and several others, assignees upon registered
orders; shewing that they lent to the late King's
servants several sums of money on credit of said
orders and that the present King granted a privy
seal for payment of the said assignments pursuant
to his order in Council: therefore pray payment
of same. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Attorney General of the petition of Sir
Richard White, ut supra, p. 1618, upon petitioner's
making out a probable title to the King. |
Ibid. |
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For Lucas Santen's assignment, to the King, of debts
in New York see supra, pp. 1706–7. |
Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, pp. 274–8. |
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Two money orders for 20l. each to John Lowe and
Peter Le Neve, Deputy Chamberlains of the Receipt,
for Michaelmas and Hilary terms, 1687, on their
allowance of 40l. per an. each as an additional
increase of fee in respect of extraordinary service
in sorting and ordering records as well foreign as
domestic remaining in the Treasury at Westminster. |
Order Book II, p. 126. |
| Feb. 20. |
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt [sic
erratum for the Customs Cashier] to pay 20l. to
William Christian, Customer of Carlisle port, and
18l. to Matthias Miller, comptroller ibid., on their
allowance of 40s. per an. each for returning the
port books: viz. from 1677, Aug. 25, and 1677–8,
Feb. 6, respectively, to 1686–7, Feb. 6. (Henry Guy
to same, dated same, to so pay same.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 369. Disposition Book VI, p. 157. |
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Same to William Hewer to pay 69l. 10s. 0d. to
Sir John Mordaunt, kt., for the value of five
houses demolished at Tangier which were not
included in the report of the Commissioners appointed to adjust that affair [of the evacuation of
Tangier]; and likewise 23l. 15s. 0d. for two other
houses taken by him in execution from Col. Fitzgerrald, numbered 117 and 118 in the Commissioners'
said report. |
Money Book VIII, p. 369. |
| Feb. 20. |
William Lowndes (in the absence of Henry Guy) to
Mr. Duncombe [Cashier of Excise] for an account
what tallies struck for the bankers' interest do
remain unpaid. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 315. |
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Same to Sir Henry Dering to return [a list of] such
fee farm rents as the Treasury Lords spoke to
you about for Lord Ossulston. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwayte [as Secretary to the Forces]
to place the following persons, officers of the Tower,
upon the establishment of the Army for the allowances as follows to commence from June 24 last.
Prepare a, royal sign manual for your doing this. |
Ibid. |
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Appending: list of officers of the Tower to be established on the Army. |
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Per an. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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the Lieutenant, salary |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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Gentleman Porter at 1s. 4d. a day. |
24 |
6 |
8 |
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the Yeomen Warders, 27 in number,
at l.s 2d. each per day |
574 |
17 |
6 |
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Note. the warders are to sink to
24 in number and then their
salary will be 511l
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20 |
0 |
0 |
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the Physician |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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the Chirurgeon |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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the Apothecary |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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the Gentleman Gaoler |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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the water pumper |
12 |
0 |
0 |
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the Yeoman Porter for oil and
candles for the gates |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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the scavenger |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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the clock keeper and bell ringer |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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repairs, intelligence and sweeping
chimneys |
24 |
0 |
0 |
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fuel for the warders |
6 |
13 |
4 |
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£1,227 |
17 |
6 |
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Henry Guy to Mr. Ange to pay to James Rowe and Henry
Tolcher (when you receive it) the 41l. 2s. 1d. levied
on them for Recusancy by Thomas Northmore,
undersheriff of Devon, who is to-day directed by
the Treasury Lords to pay same to you in order to
its being so restored. |
Ibid, p. 318. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Thomas Allen (deputy to Dr. Henry Titchburn, a patent waiter, London port) as a landwaiter
ibid, loco Thomas Salter, removed as below. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 113. |
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Thomas Salter (a landwaiter, London port) as
collector in Bridgwater port at 60l. per an. loco
Laurence Culliford, newly removed to be comptroller
in that port. |
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Treasury reference to Thomas Hall, one of the
Secondaries in the King's Remembrancer's Office,
of the petition of Mr. Nash, Receiver [of Crown
Revenues] of South Wales, proposing the following,
viz. Joseph Radcliff, Thomas Combee, Thomas
Rawlinson and Thomas Stringer in the place of
some of his sureties who are dead or removed. |
Reference Book V, p. 217. |
| Feb. 20. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Jean Dubois, French Protestant refugee,
shewing that he had bought from an individual in
London 3½ dozen of hats made in France and
same have been seized by Edward Pingwell and
appraised at 12l. 4s. 0d. |
Reference Book V, p. 218. |
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Same to Mr. Fillingham et al. of the petition of Hen.
Brabant, son of Sir Henry Brabant, deceased,
shewing that his said father as Farmer of Excise
of Northumberland and Durham was indebted to
the King in 1,372l. 9s. 0d. at Midsummer, 1668,
at which time his term in the said farm ended,
which debt was occasioned by the great sickness
and the first Dutch war: and further that he was
likewise indebted in 140l. received for the Customs
in Sunderland during the suspension of the collector
there: that his said father died leaving but a very
small personal estate and no real estate and that
much encumbered and a widow and four children:
therefore petitioner prays a grant of said debts
with liberty to sue in the King's name for the
recovery of part thereof "out of his said father's
encumbered estate." |
Ibid. |
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Same to William Blathwayte of the petition of Robert,
Visct. Teviot, ut supra, p. 1716, together with the
report [from Auditor Phelips] thereon. |
Ibid, p. 219. |
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Treasury flat for royal letters patent to constitute
Joseph Jordan, esq., as one of the King's waiters,
London port: to hold during pleasure: being the
office which he held at the death of Charles II. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 233. |
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Treasury warrant to Sir Tho. Powys, Attorney General,
to issue a quo warranto against Robert Syderfin,
gent., to ascertain the King's title to the manors of
Withypoole and Hawkridge: all by reason that
James Boevy, esq., on behalf of himself and others,
farmers, sub-tenants and commoners of the Forest
of Exmoor, co. Devon and Somerset, has represented
that the said Syderfen, proprietor of the said manors
within the jurisdiction of said forest, doth claim
the soil and land of 1,750 acres called Withepoole
Common and also 1,370 called Hawkridge Common,
endeavouring thereby the disinherison thereof from
the Crown notwithstanding said lands are parts
and parcel of said forest and the ancient demesne
of the Crown and the King seized in fee in right
thereof: and further under pretence of said claim
the said Syderfen impounds petitioners' cattle,
thus molesting them in their ancient liberty of
depasturing their cattle upon the said forest. |
Ibid, p. 234. |
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Same to the King's Remembrancer for a particular
or constat of all lands, tenements and hereditaments
and other premises concealed, encroached upon
and unjustly withheld from the Crown in or near
the Forest of Arkingarthdale and also of the said
forest [itself] within the manors of Middleham and
Richmond, co. Yorks, all as found by inquisition
(and with a view to a lease thereof to Col. Douglas).
(Cancelled and replaced by a like warrant under
date 1688, April 30.) |
Ibid, pp. 235, 305. |
| Feb. 20. |
Treasury constitution of Laurence Culliford as comptroller of Bridgwater port loco Thomas Venn, late
same ibid. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 236. |
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Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease
to Joseph Saule of a tenement and water mill in
Austell [St. Austell], co. Cornwall, part of
the manor of Austell and late appertaining to the
Priory of Tywardreth and now annexed to the
Duchy of Cornwall; and likewise of another tenement in Austell containing 1 acre 1⅓ virgate formerly
in the tenure of Nicholas Sawle: the present lease
to be for 31 years from Michaelmas last on surrender
of the present term therein, on a fine of 25l. and
at the ancient rents of 46s. 8d. and 9s. respectively,
to be paid to William Hooker, Deputy Receiver of
the Duchy of Cornwall. |
Ibid, pp. 241–3, 277. |
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Prefixing: (a and b) particular and memorandum
of the premises made out by Richard Meredith,
Deputy Auditor [of the Duchy of Cornwall]. The
first premises were demised to Henry Seymour
1661, Dec. 31, and the second (together with the
said first) were demised to Nicholas Sawle 1626–7,
Feb. 17: both premises are now held by Joseph
Sawle, esq., in the former case by assignment from
said Seymour dated 1662, June 17, and in the
latter case as tenant at will since the expiry in 1657
of the lease to said Nicholas. This second item
as being worth very little was not inserted in Mr.
Seymour's patent as not worth passing. |
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(c) Ratal by John Fisher, Deputy Surveyor
General of Crown Lands, of said particular. |
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(d) Entry, dated April —[? 1], of the Treasury
signature of the docquet of this demise. |
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