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| Mar. 11. |
Privy seal dormant for 3l. a day to Sir Peter Wyche, kt.,
for his ordinary as Resident with the Hanse Towns:
to be paid quarterly; the first quarter in advance:
together with the usual clause for the allowance of
his extraordinaries. |
King's Warrant Book X, p. 35. |
|
Same for 5l. a day ordinary and 500l. for equipage to
Sir Gabriell Silvius, kt., as Envoy Extraordinary to
the King of Denmark: to be paid ut supra: with
the usual clause for the allowance of his extraordinaries. |
Ibid. |
|
Same for the like ordinary and equipage to Bevill
Skelton, esq., as Envoy Extraordinary to the States
General of the United Provinces: to be paid ut supra:
with the usual clause for allowance of his extraordinaries. |
Ibid, p. 36. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
the 3,900l. now remaining in the Exchequer
out of the 20,000l. loan made by Richard Kent and
Charles Duncombe, and the 600l. of the Excise money
directed to be this week paid into the Exchequer
(making in all 4,500l.) to Charles Fox, Paymaster
of the Forces. |
Disposition Book IV, p. 9. |
|
Same to same to issue as follows 8,627l. 17s. 3d. of Customs money and 2,639l. of Hearthmoney which is
directed to be this week paid into the Exchequer
(making in all 11,266l. 17s. 3d.) to the following
services viz. |
Ibid, p. 10. |
|
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy [for
one week on the Navy's] weekly
money |
|
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto to complete the 12,000l.
for the ordinary and extraordinary
repairs of the Navy |
|
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto towards fitting out several
ships immediately to sea according to a list from the Navy Board |
|
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for buying New England
masts |
|
300 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to ditto for the present Victuallers |
|
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for one week of the Ordnance
Office's] weekly money |
|
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Chudleigh, Envoy in Holland |
|
2,941 |
17 |
3 |
|
|
|
l. |
|
|
|
|
|
to Bevill Skelton in full of
2,825l. |
186 |
|
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|
|
|
|
2,639 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
2,825 |
0 |
0 |
|
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£11,266 |
17 |
3 |
|
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(Same dated Mar. 12 to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week: said paper containing
the first seven of the above items and 186l. of the
item to Skelton [being payable out of Customs
money in the Exchequer] together with the following
item [payable direct out of the Customs Office], viz.
1,000l. [in part of the London Customs officers'
salary] quarterly bill. Total, 9,627l. 17s. 3d.) |
|
| Mar. 11. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Green to prosecute the accounts
of the moneys imprested to you towards keeping
an Office of Exchange in London. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 23. |
|
Treasurer Rochester to the Bishop of Sarum. There
remains 148l. 7s. 11¼d. at the foot of your account
of the Tenths of your diocese for the year ended
1683, Christmas. You are to pay same in and
to send in your account and vouchers for the
succeeding year. |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Privy seal for an allowance to Henry, Earl of Clarendon,
as Lord Privy Seal, of 4l. a day for and in lieu of
the ancient diet of 16 dishes of meat heretofore
settled and allowed to the Keeper of the privy seal:
payment hereof to commence from Christmas last
and to be made quarterly. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 52–3. |
| Mar. 12. |
Henry Guy to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney forwarding the paper of the disposition of
the Excise cash and the Hearthmoney cash for the
present week, as follows: |
Disposition Book IV, p. 11. |
|
Excise cash. |
l. |
|
|
|
|
|
to the King in part of arrears due to him
as Duke of York |
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
to the Queen Dowager |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
to Charles Fox, Paymaster of the Forces |
600 |
|
|
|
|
|
to Mr. Toll, in part of his debt |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
to Mr. Freind and Mr. Calverd in part of
their debt |
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
to complete the [Excise Office salary]
quarterly bill |
655 |
|
|
|
|
|
to Mr. Hornby |
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
£7,255 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hearthmoney cash. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
to Bevill Skelton in full of 2,825l., ut supra
|
£2,639 |
|
|
|
|
| Mar. 12. |
Warrant by Treasurer Rochester for the execution
of a warrant dated 1684, Oct. 30, from the late
Treasury Lords to the Customs Cashier for
9,139l. 3s. 3d. to Robert Woolley for saltpetre ut
supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. VII, p. 1376.
(In the margin. cancelled by my Lord Treasurer
1685, May 18.) |
Money Book VI, p. 9. |
|
Money warrant for 273l. to Sir Peter Wyche for a
quarter's advance of ordinary as Resident with the
Hanse Towns, to commence from the day of his
departure out of the royal presence. (Money order
dated Mar. 13 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 9. Order Book I, p. 2. |
|
Same for 955l. to Bevill Skelton as Envoy Extraordinary to the States General: being 500l. for
equipage and 455l. for a quarter's advance of
ordinary ut supra. (Money order dated Mar. 13
hereon.) |
Money Book VI, p. 9. Order Book I, p. 2. |
|
Warrant from Treasurer Rochester to the King's
Remembrancer to take the securities of Robert
Squibb, ut supra, p. 40, as Receiver of First Fruits. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 12. |
|
Henry Guy to the Customs Cashier to pay 130l. to
the Marquis of Halifax on his warrant for that
sum. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 23. |
|
Same to the Earl of Anglesea. The King is informed
that you desired in the late King's time to be heard
[as] to some of your accounts. You are to attend
the King on Saturday afternoon next thereon. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the sheriff of Kent or his deputy Mr. Dalling.
You are to reserve in your hands till further direction
the fine of 500 marks set upon William Burman at
the assizes at Maidstone in July last. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Arlington. It is the Attorney
General's opinion that the Lord Treasurer may
not fitly proceed on the [existing] privy seal for
[12,000l. worth of] timber for you out of Whittlewood
and Salcey Forest. A new privy seal must be
provided. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Darcy et al. to forthwith provide [for
the Lord Chamberlain] the things mentioned in
the enclosed estimate [missing]. |
Ibid, p. 24. |
|
Same to the Attorney General to report on Mr. Cowley's
patent for the office of an under searcher, London
port, and on Mr. Meek's petition for the same place. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Wardour. The Lord Treasurer approves
the proposal as in yours of yesterday concerning
your examining and signing the imprest rolls [along]
with the Auditor of the Receipt. You are to
prepare a warrant for this. |
Ibid. |
| Mar. 12. |
The Earl of Rochester to Col. Strother and Mr.
Williamson. Thanks for yours of the 26th ult.
and for your pains and care in receiving the rents
and profits of the estate of Ford, Lord Grey. As
you apprehend that the same (which is of some
importance in relation to securing the peace upon the
borders) may be granted to his brother Mr. Ralph
Grey I am to acquaint you that the King does
not intend to depart with the said estate to him,
but thinks it will be for his service to keep it in
his own hands and to have it managed for his own
proper use. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 24. |
|
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners enclosing
all the papers relating to Sir Richard Temple's
survey of the Western ports. In answer to Mr.
Sanson's letter of to-day you need not report to
the Lord Treasurer on any references to you from
the late Treasury Lords on private petitions, but
only on matters immediately concerning the King's
service. Does your proposal of Feb. 5 last as to
renewal of outport officers' patents do away with
the necessity of fresh petitions? You are to
attend the Lord Treasurer next Monday afternoon. |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Royal letter to Michaell, Archbishop of Armagh,
Primate and Chancellor of Ireland, Arthur, Earl
of Granard, one of the Justices and Commissioners
of Ireland, and to the Lord Lieutenant etc. of same,
for a commission to be passed under the great seal
of Ireland to constitute Sir William Talbot, bart.
to be agent and commissioner within the kingdom
of Ireland of all the King's [private] revenues, profits
and incomes in said kingdom now due or in arrear
or hereafter to become due by reason of any the
castles, honors, manors, messuages, lands etc. there
pertaining to the King before his accession either
by virtue of the Acts of Settlement or Explanation
or by grants in reprise or by any other title: [to
act] under the inspection of Fra. Earl of Longford,
Lemuel Kingdon, William Strong, Robert Bridges
and William Culliford, "the present Commissioners
and Governors of all other our [public] revenue in
the said kingdom." All the revenues of said lands etc.
so committed to said Talbot's care and management
are to be paid and to be charged in the office of the
Receiver General of Ireland or to such other person
as the King shall hereafter appoint. Full power
to Talbot or his substitutes to prosecute arrears,
recover by distress etc. Talbot to observe the
instructions of the Chief Governors of Ireland or
the Treasury Lords of England or the Revenue
Commissioners, Ireland. Talbot to keep an office
in some convenient place in Dublin and to keep
exact registers and books of accompts and to make
certificates thereof from time to time to the said
Chief Governor, Treasury Lords or Revenue Commissioners as they shall direct: with a salary of
500l. per an. for said Talbot and one clerk from
1684, Christmas. Power to Talbot with the
approbation of the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland,
to let the said lands to farm etc. for any time not
exceeding one year. Power to Talbot to commence
action, with the abovesaid approbation, for recovery
of any the lands belonging to the King before his
accession. Power to compound for any arrears.
Talbot's charges and expenses, when allowed by said
Revenue Commissioners, to be paid by the Receiver
General of Ireland. Talbot to be exempted from
juries. Charles Pleydell is also hereby appointed
"to be our solicitor [for these private revenues] to
prosecute and solicit our affairs and to be chief
clerk and register to you our Commissioner":
with a salary of 60l. per an. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 36–39. |
| Mar. 12. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal to the Lord Treasurer and Attorney General to
dischargo divers coast bonds and compound others
as follows. By the Act of 14 Car. II c. 11 for
frauds in the Customs coast shippers are to take
out cocquets and give bond for delivery in some
port of England or Wales. Divers [such coast
trade] ships have been heretofore or may be hereafter
driven into outward parts or foreign countries by
stress of weather whereby their bonds become
forfeit to their utter undoing if the King's clemency
be not extended. In such cases on certificate from
the principal officers of the Customs that the duty
for the goods, so secured by bond, is paid in some
port of England no process is to be issued on such
bonds without the special direction of the Exchequer
Court and the King hereby pardons such bonds;
the record of the bonds is to be cancelled and the
bonds delivered to the obligor for their full discharge.
Further, in case of some such coast ladings as above
certain covetous persons have [or may have] before
our accession conveyed such ships out of the kingdom
[without such excuse of stress of weather] and their
bonds have become forfeit in law viz. to the amount
and value of the goods in question, and the extremity
and forfeiture thereof might be to their utter undoing.
The King minding to extend his clemency but yet
to discourage such evil practices, hereby authorises
the Lord Treasurer and Attorney General to examine
such persons and thereupon to compound the
offence by payment to be made into the Exchequer
in one entire payment, whereupon process is to
surcease, the record of the bonds to be cancelled
and the bonds to be delivered ut supra; all provided
that certificate as above be first made of payment
to the King of the Custom of such goods so wrongfully
carried out of the kingdom. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 40–2. |
|
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Attorney
General of Crown Lands of the petition of Tho.,
Bishop of Rochester, for permission to make out
his right to the fine of 500 marks set upon
Burman at a late assizes for co. Kent, the petitioner
[sic for prisoner] living within a liberty belonging
to petitioner in right of his church of Rochester:
but now one Perinoth is about to get a grant of
said fine. |
Reference Book III. p. 29. |
|
Same from same to the Customs Commissioners of
Thomas Aslaby's petition for the place of searcher
of Kingston upon Hull: he having discovered and
prosecuted at his own charge a fraud in said office,
whereupon said office was seized into the King's
hands. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to the Warden of the Mint of the petition
of Mr. Knight, yeoman of the Guard, shewing that
he formerly petitioned to be relieved out of the
estate of Eleanor Bonnett, alias Cabourn, for two
horses lent to her, she being condemned this last
session for clipping: as there is 90l. of clipped
money in the hands of Justice Perry prays that
same may be delivered to him. |
Ibid, p. 30. |
| Mar. 12. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Attorney
General of the petition of Tho. Doyly, engineer of
the Mint, for payment of the quarter's salary due
on his 100l. per an. out of the Customs: for which
quarter he has a warrant of the late Treasury
Lords. |
Reference Book III, p. 30. |
|
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of John Widdows for a tidewaiter's place,
London port, he having been bred a pewterer in
London, but disabled from his trade by great
losses. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to same of the petition of the Earl of
Clarendon, Mr. Chiffinch and Mr. Folks for Thomas
Chiffinch, junr. to be admitted as their deputy in
the office of one of the two searchers at Gravesend,
which office they hold [in trust and] for his natural
life, and he being of sufficient ability for the office. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to same of the petition of Richd. Evans
for renewal of his patent as searcher at Milford. |
Ibid, p. 31. |
|
Same by same to same of the petition of Walter
Middleton for the like renewal of his patent as
collector of Milford port. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to Robert, Earl of Lindsey, warden of
Waltham Forest, and to Sir Eliab Harvey, lieutenant
of same, of the petition of Col. Trussell, mercer to
the late King, showing that said King is indebted to
him in above 10,000l.; therefore praying a grant
of a piece of ground called Walwood in Essex,
for which he lately petitioned Charles II, who had a
good title thereto. |
Ibid. |
|
Same by same to Sir Robert Sawyer, Attorney General,
of the petition of Lawrence Carter ut supra, p. 22. |
Ibid, pp. 35–6. |
|
Prefixing: report dated Mar. 4 to the Lord Treasurer
from the Surveyor General of Crown Lands on said
petition and on the order of Council of Feb. 20 last
ut supra, ibid. I have enquired of the Earl of
Huntingdon, the Recorder of Leicester, and John
Wilkins, one of the aldermen [of Leicester]. They
are both of opinion that the bringing water from
the river up into the town as petitioner proposes
will be of great use and advantage to the inhabitants.
I conceive he ought to have all encouragement. As
the King is Lord of the soil there it will be necessary
to grant him licence and liberty to lay pipes in
the streets and wastes there and to erect cisterns,
waterhouses and conduits in the most convenient
places. As the Honor of Leicester is within the
Duchy of Leicester the grant must pass under the
great seal of that duchy. I advise some small rent
of a noble or less per an. as the charge to petitioner
is like to be very great. |
|
|
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Philip Bell and Thomas Stratford and
the report thereon as follows: |
Ibid, p. 46. |
|
Prefixing: (a) said petition praying a grant of the
office of gauging, branding and marking all empty
butter casks and vessels within England, Wales and
Berwick for 31 years in like manner as heretofore
granted by Charles I to Capt. Jno. Read. |
|
|
(b) Reference dated Feb. 29 last thereof from
the King to the Attorney General. |
|
|
(c) Report dated 1684, July 15 [sic], from Sir
Robert Sawyer, Attorney General, on a petition
[dated] 1684, July 29 [sic], for said office on a
reference from the late Treasury Lords. The late
King erected said office in anno 10 of his reign and
granted it to one Reads, since which an Act of
Parliament passed in 14 Car. II. for limiting the
weight of neat butter to be put into the several
casks and pots in order to sale and for prohibiting
the mixture of corrupt butter: but no officer is by
the Act appointed to gauge the vessels. Petitioner
may be granted a commission for gauging all empty
butter casks and pots and for searching all butter
put into casks for sale contrary to said Act. |
|
| Mar. 13. |
Letters patent by the King appointing Robert, Earl
of Sunderland, to be one of the Principal Secretaries
of State: with an annuity of 100l. per an. payable
at the Receipt: payable as from Christmas last. |
King's Warrant Book X, pp. 79, 85. |
|
The like patent for Charles. Earl of Middleton, as
the other Principal Secretary of State, with the
like annuity. |
|
|
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Customs
Commissioners of the petition of Richard Sprigge
shewing that three years since he had a ship with
2,000l. freight seized and condemned without coming
to trial which he wholly lost: that he has another
ship lately seized in Ramsgate Road laden with
caliatour's wood which lay there for orders being
arrived before advice of her coming: therefore prays
a grant of two-thirds of the last mentioned ship or
permission to send the goods out again. |
Reference Book III, p 29 |
|
Same by same to the Commissioners of Excise of the
petition of Henry Shalcross for some place in the
Customs or Excise. |
Ibid, p. 31. |
|
Same by same to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Henry Rolt shewing that his father sold
lands to the value of 500l. per an. to defend Charles I
and after the restoration his uncle Sir John Jacobs
put petitioner in a landwaiter's place, London port,
wherein he has served 11 years: prays to be restored
to said employment. |
Ibid, p. 32. |
|
Same by same to William Hewer of the petition of
Dorothy Kiffes shewing that she was one of those
that was transported from Tangier, that coming
in the fly boat she lost all she had: prays a small
pension as granted to the other widows who came
before her, she being kept behind to be Lord
Dartmouth's laundress and being now very poor
with five children. |
Ibid, p. 34. |
|
Same by same to Richard Graham, William Shaw and
Philip Burton of the petition of Widow Palmer
shewing that her husband was steward to Ford,
Lord Grey, and disbursed several sums of money
for him: that he died in 1680 and petitioner exhibited
a bill in Chancery against said Lord which was
referred to Sir Miles Cook, who reported that Lord
Grey owed her 797l. 13s. 2d. which said Lord was
appointed to pay, but was shortly afterwards
outlawed for treason and his estate forfeited: prays
to be paid said money, being all she has to maintain
herself and family. |
Ibid, p. 38. |
| Mar. 13. |
Reference by Treasurer Rochester to the Auditors
of Imprests of the statement [missing] of Sir Thomas
Littleton's demands of interest and gratuity as referred by the late Treasury Lords, 1683, April 19,
to Sir Robert Howard, et al.; Sir Robert Howard et al.
having made a statement of said demands 1683–4,
Jan. 17. |
Reference Book III, p. 44. |
|
Warrant from same to the Comptroller of the
Pipe, the messengers of the Exchequer and all
others concerned, to deliver to Edward Ange
(who is solicitor for the King in the matter of
Recusants), the several processes against Recusants
which are in your hands or power and also to produce
to him the respective sheriffs' acquittances for such
processes as you have already delivered out: "to
the end such further directions may be given touching
them as I shall think fit." (Henry Guy dated
Mar. 12 to Sir John Osborne [Lord Treasurer's
Remembrancer] to deliver to said Ange all the
processes against Recusants which are sealed and
ready to be delivered out.) |
Warrants not Relating to Money XI, p. 13. Out Letters (General) IX, p. 23. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Peregrine Bertie, Mr. Charles
[Bertie] and Mr. Osborn to send to the Attorney
General all the deeds etc. in your custody relating
to the grant of divers honors, manors and lands to
you in trust for the late Earl of Plymouth. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 25. |
|
Same to the Attorney General to examine the Mint
Commissioners, Auditors of Imprests and Mr.
Slingsby and to report whether the 7s. and 19d.
per lb. weight allowed for the gold and silver money
coined since said Slingsby's suspension belongs to
said Slingsby of right. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Pepys to appoint some to attend the
auditors for the despatch of your accounts as late
Treasurer of Tangier. |
Ibid, p. 26. |
| Mar. 14. |
Same to Lord Dartmouth to send the Lord
Treasurer an account what 50 new Partizans or
Halberds, such as the Yeomen of the Guards use,
will cost. |
Ibid, p. 25. |
|
Same to Henry Slingsby to give in to the Auditor
accounts and vouchers relating to the following
sums imprested to you viz.: |
Ibid, p. 26. |
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
|
as secretary to and as one of the
Council of Trade and Plantations |
1,750 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
owing by you upon the account
of the Dunkirk money |
1,239 |
5 |
9 |
|
|
|
received at the Exchequer for
making presses, tools and engines
for coining |
1,600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
received of Sir William Parkhurst,
late Warden of the Mint, for the
like service |
1,934 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
received of Sir Tho. Littleton, late
Treasurer of the Navy, for providing gold chains and medals |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
had from the Africa Company in
crown gold for making Healing
medals |
2,974 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£12,697 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
| Mar. 14. |
Henry Guy to the officers of the Wardrobe to forthwith
make up the accounts of Lord Montague as Master
of the Great Wardrobe from 1681, Michaelmas, to
1683, May 1, in the method and form directed by
the late King's instructions dated 1667, Dec. 6,
to that office. For this purpose you are to adjust
your accounts with all artificers, tradesmen et al.
payable by you and annex a schedule of all the
debts in arrear from 1671, Michaelmas, to 1683,
May 1, with the names and services in manner as
directed by the great seal of 1683, April 27. From
1683, May 1, you are to carry on the account of that
office to Mich., 1684 (the time that usually the
annual accounts of that Office determine) and
therein and in all future accounts you are to follow
the method directed in said great seal. |
Out Letters (General) IX, p. 26. |
|
Same to Mr. Kingdon and partners to attend the
Attorney General for perfecting your surrender of
the grant to you of the Hearthmoney surplus. |
Ibid, p. 27. |
|
Same to Mr. Blathwait. It is the King's pleasure
that Sir Ralph Freeman should receive the arrears
of his allowance of 40s. a week from the death of
the late King and that same be continued him for
the future. You are to prepare a [royal] warrant
for this. |
Ibid, p. 28. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners. The Lord
Treasurer approves your proposal in your memorials
of the 3th ult. and 11th inst. viz. that the patent
officers make up such competent maintenance as the
said Commissioners shall approve to their deputies
in the members and creeks where they are to keep
deputies. Otherwise the said Commissioners to
appoint such deputies and salaries out of the profits
of such member or creek, which profits said patent
officers are in such case to relinquish. The patent of
Francis Godfrey as Customer at Lynn Regis is
ordered to be renewed during pleasure. You are
to take and enter in your books the said Godfrey's
submission and agreement to the abovesaid terms. |
Ibid. |
