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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| May 21. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of the Exchequer : |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 131. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
Out of the 2s. Aid and Additional
12d. Aid. |
|
|
|
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,300 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Cofferer |
1,076 |
0 |
0 |
|
to me [Jephson] for secret service |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
Out of the Double Excise. |
|
|
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
weekly subsistence [of the Forces,
England] and for half pay to the
officers |
7,860 |
16 |
10 |
|
[to ditto] for three weeks' subsistence
and half pay to Visct. Colchester's
Regiment at 276l. 12s.
4d. a week |
829 |
17 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] for two weeks' subsistence
and half pay to Col. Godfrey's
Regiment at the same rate |
553 |
4 |
8 |
|
[to ditto] for three weeks' subsistence
and half pay for three
Troops of Visct. Fitz-Hardinge's
Regiment of Dragoons at
122l. 7s. 8d. a week |
367 |
3 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] for three weeks to the
Regiment of Sgravemore at 200l.
a week |
600 |
0 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] for same to the Regiment
of Zuylestein at 200l. a week |
600 |
0 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] for four weeks to the Earl
of Portland's Regiment at 400l.
a week |
1,600 |
0 |
0 |
|
Out of funds as follows, viz.
3,229l. 13s. 5¼d. of the Double
Excise ; 400l. of Wine Licences ;
1,211l. 4s. 8d. of the First 12d.
Aid ; 359l. 1s. 10¾d. of the Second
Poll. |
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|
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for
Mr. Henley for buying of cheese |
250 |
0 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] for the Commissioners of
Transports in part of their
memorial of the 19th inst. for
1,629l. 16s. 6d. |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] for the Danish recruits,
in further part |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] for remounting the
Duke of Leinster's Regiment,
in part |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] to be returned to Mr.
Henley and Mr. Vickers for
buying of cheese, in part of
2,600l. |
1,300 |
0 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] for Major Ingram for
shoes |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
[to ditto] to Monsieur Van der Esch
upon account of recruits for Lord
Cutts' Regiment |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
Out of funds as follow : viz. :
1,535l. 15s. 2¼d. of the remainder
of the Second Poll ; 14l. 6s. 8d.
of the Additional Poll ; 118l. of
Tenths ; 781l. 18s. 1¾d. of First
Fruits. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for
the Commissioners of Sick and
Wounded for exchange of prisoners
at war |
300 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
for the ordinary [of the Office of
Ordnance] |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for Sir Polycarpus Wharton's
powder works |
750 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Mr. Aaron Smith for [Crown]
law suits |
400 |
0 |
0 |
|
£22,637 |
1 |
6 |
William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to
permit the export to Ireland, Customs free, of
things as in the enclosed for the use of the Count
D'Nassau and his Regiment. (Same to the Revenue
Commissioners, Ireland, to permit the import of
same into Ireland, duty free.)
Appending : said list (kerseys, caps, gloves, gold
galoon for serjeants' hats, various victuals etc.). |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 69. Out Letters (Ireland)
VI, pp. 64-5. |
|
Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the
petition of Joseph Cradock, Receiver General for
co. Leicester of the first Six Months' Aid, first
Poll, 12d. Aid, Review and Additional Poll, 3s.
Aid [2s. and 12d. Aids] and last Poll, and for
co. Rutland of the first Poll, 12d. Aid and Review
and Additional Poll, praying an allowance for his
extraordinary charges therein ; his receipts amounting
to 46,000l. and upwards, which he brought to
London in nine journeys under strong guards. |
Reference Book VI, p. 320. |
|
Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the
petition of Thomas Brown, Receiver for co. Cambridge
of the 3s. Aid [the 2s. Aid and Additional
12d. Aid] for the like charges ; his receipts being
24,787l. 5s. 1½d., which he brought to London at
four several times by strong guards. |
Reference Book VI, p. 320. |
|
William Jephson to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland, enclosing the petition [missing] of the
Mayor etc. of Londonderry, praying the King to
remit 1,356l. for this year's rent of the forfeited
estate of the Earl of Antrim and 1,079l. for the
[like] arrears of one year past ; as also to grant
unto them the said estate in consideration of their
services in the late defence of that city. You are
to stop all proceedings against them for the nonpayment
of the said rent until further order. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 65. |
| May 22. |
Money warrant for 200l. to John Shales for one year
to 1690, Michaelmas, on his fee as an auditor of
the revenue : to be satisfied by tallies on John
Evelyn, receiver of land revenues for cos. Kent,
Surrey and Sussex. |
Money Book XI, p. 59. |
|
Same for 1,365l. to Alexander Stanhope, esq., for
nine months, Aug. 21 last to the 21st inst., on
his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary
to Spain. (Money order dated May 25 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 60. Order Book
III, p. 171. |
Same for 148l. 12s. 0d. to same on a bill of extraordinaries,
1690, Aug. 21 to Nov. 21. (Money
order dated May 25 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed by Secretary the
Earl of Nottingham : |
Money Book XI, p. 60.
Order Book III, p. 171. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
lost by 744 guineas received from the
Exchequer by Mr. Stephen Evance,
my agent, being received at
1l. 2s. 0d. and put off at 1l. 1s. 6d. |
18 |
12 |
0 |
|
paid to my agent de negocios |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid for a slight mourning for the
late Duke of Neuburg |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
paid for luminaries, drums, trumpets
and other publique demonstrations
of joy on his Majesty's birthday,
for his success in Ireland and happy
return to London |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
for letters, newspapers and copying
memorials |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
for necessaries for my chapel and
fitting it up |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
given for secret intelligence |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
£148 |
12 |
0 |
|
Same for 455l. to James Johnston for a quarter,
Jan. 23 last to April 24 last on his ordinary of
5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the Elector
of Brandenburg. (Money order dated May 25
hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 61.
Order Book III, p. 172. |
Money warrant for 1,574l. 18s. 0d. to James Johnston
for two bills of extraordinaries as same as follows.
(Money order dated May 25 hereon.)
Appending : said bills. (1) From 1690, July 24, to
1690-1, Jan. 24 ; the bill being dated at the Hague,
Jan. 24 last, and allowed by Secretary the Earl of
Nottingham at the Hague Mar. 2 last : |
Money Book XI, pp. 61-2.
Order Book III, p. 172. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
for postage of letters, Gazettes,
pamphlets etc. |
38 |
0 |
0 |
|
fees to the Elector's trumpeters,
coachmen, footmen etc. at my
public audience at Cleves as
Envoy Extraordinary |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
for entertaining the Elector, Landgrave
of Hesse etc. at Cleves
upon the occasion of the King's
birthday |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
for an house at Brussels |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
for New Year's gifts to the Elector's
servants |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
for mourning |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
for stationery ware |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
for an express sent from Cleves to
England |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
given to carry one to England who
brought intelligence from France |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
£141 |
0 |
0 |
|
(2) Extraordinaries upon account of the campaign
which he made [followed] in Flanders with his
Electoral Highness by the King's command : dated
and allowed ut supra :
|
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
for travelling with his ordinary
equipage from the beginning of
the campaign and for additional
charges for a table in the camp |
300 |
0 |
0 |
|
I added 18 horses upon account of
the campaign : for the price of
these horses and for keeping
them till this time (the 24th of
Jan.), near eight months |
582 |
18 |
0 |
|
for 12 campaign liveries |
84 |
0 |
0 |
|
for carriages with harness and
furniture for them |
37 |
0 |
0 |
|
for the rest of my campaign
equipage |
180 |
0 |
0 |
|
for eight months' wages and board
wages to one who took care of
my equipage |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
for ditto to waggoners and grooms
to the 18 horses |
98 |
0 |
0 |
|
for an entertainment on the news
of [the battle of the] Boyne |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
given to the Elector's gunners for
firing at the healths |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
given to the Elector's Tuniers who
provided me quarters and to the
sentinels who were posted at my
door |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
£1,433 |
18 |
0 |
|
Money warrant for 546l. to Sir Paul Rycaut, kt., for
six months, Sept. 26 last to Mar. 27 last, on his ordinary
of 3l. a day as Resident with the Hanse Towns.
(Money order dated May 25 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 62.
Order Book III, p. 173. |
Same for 84l. 17s. 7d. to same on a bill of extraordinaries
Oct. 1 last to Jan. 1 last, as same. (Money order
dated May 25 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed by Secretary Visct.
Sidney, "except the first article, which I submit
to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury" : |
Money Book XI, pp. 62-3.
Order Book III, p. 173. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
to fees of the Treasury and Exchequer
on 396l. 11s. 0d., being my last
payment for salary and extraordinaries |
14 |
4 |
0 |
|
postage of letters for three months
ending at Christmas, 1690 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
|
paid a New Year's gift to him who
takes up the letters |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
paid the stationer for books and
printed news |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
for fine wax |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
paid to poor seamen and others in
distress |
3 |
10 |
6 |
|
paid to three able soldiers who went
for England on the Berkeley Castle
to serve his Majesty |
1 |
16 |
6 |
|
spent in entertainment of persons of
quality passing this city [Hamburg] |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
spent at a public feast for the King's
birthday and the 5th of November |
14 |
8 |
0 |
|
spent at a public feast to entertain
all the foreign ministers at Christmas |
20 |
12 |
6 |
|
given New Year's gifts to the officers
of the city as customary |
7 |
13 |
0 |
|
paid other services for his Majesty |
4 |
11 |
0 |
|
£84 |
17 |
7 |
|
Same for 455l. to Sir William Dutton Colt for three
months to Feb. 25 last on his ordinary of 5l. a day
as Envoy Extraordinary to the Princes of Brunswick
and Luneburg. (Money order dated May 25
hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 63.
Order Book III, p. 172. |
|
Same for 455l. to Robert Molesworth for three months,
Nov. 27 last to Feb. 26 last, on the like ordinary
as Envoy Extraordinary to Denmark. (Money
order dated May 25 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 63.
Order Book III, p. 172. |
|
Same for 455l. to William, Lord Paget, for three
months, Dec. 5 last to Mar. 6 last, on the like
ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor
of Germany. (Money order dated May 25 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 64.
Order Book III, p. 171. |
|
Same for 455l. to Thomas Coxe, esq., for three months,
Jan. 17 last to April 18 last, on the like ordinary
as Envoy Extraordinary to the Swiss Cantons.
(Money order dated May 25 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 64.
Order Book III, 172. |
|
Same for 300l. to Philibertus Herwart for six months
to the 2nd inst. on his entertainment and allowance
of 600l. per an. as Resident in the City and Republic
of Geneva. (Money order dated May 26 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 64.
Order Book III, p. 174. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to issue 210l. to
William Jephson, on any unsatisfied orders in his
name for secret service : to be satisfied by tallies
on the Four and a Half per cent. Duty, moneys
in the Customs Cashier's hands. |
Money Book XI, p. 65. |
|
Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney
to discharge John Smyth and his sureties
from the sum of 53l. 7s. 2d., on receipt from him
of 20l. and to deliver up his surety bonds : the
said 53l. 7s. 2d. being the balance that will then
remain due from said Smyth on his account as one
of the late collectors of Hearthmoney for cos.
Norfolk and Suffolk for the half year at Lady day,
1689 : all in view of his great charges in his receipt
and of the mean condition of his securities. |
Ibid. |
Money warrant for 312l. 19s. 10d. to Philibertus
Herwart for a bill of extraordinaries, 1689-90,
Feb. 2, to 1690-1, Feb. 2, as Resident at Geneva.
(Money order dated May 26 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed April 24 last by
Secretary the Earl of Nottingham, "the King
having been made acquainted with this bill" : |
Ibid, p. 66. Order Book
III, p. 174. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
fees at the Secretary [of State's]
Office |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
fees at the Treasury |
4 |
10 |
0 |
|
Exchequer fees on 300l. for six
months' ordinary and 74l. 8s. 4d.
for eight months' extraordinaries |
8 |
12 |
4 |
|
fees at the Treasury |
2 |
7 |
6 |
|
Exchequer fees on 300l. for six
months' ordinary |
5 |
10 |
0 |
|
for my voyage from the Hague to
Geneva, for carrying me, my
servants and goods thither, and
from Geneva to Berne I am obliged
to take many guards for my
security upon the roads in many
places |
250 |
0 |
0 |
|
for postage of letters and stationery
ware |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
£312 |
19 |
10 |
|
Same for 455l. to William Duncombe for three months,
Nov. 23 last to Feb. 22 last, on his ordinary of 5l.
a day as Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden. (Money
order dated May 26 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 66.
Order Book III, p. 175. |
Same for 172l. 11s. 8d. to same for a bill of extraordinaries,
Oct. 10 last to Jan. 10 last, as same.
(Money order dated May 26 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed Mar. 19 last by
Secretary Visct. Sidney : |
Money Book XI, p. 67.
Order Book III, p. 175. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
fees at the Treasury and Exchequer
on 1,003l. 4s. 2d. |
48 |
6 |
8 |
|
postage at Stockholm (469 copper
dollars, at 24 such dollars per £
sterling) |
19 |
10 |
0 |
|
postage at Hamburg (452 copper
dollars) |
18 |
16 |
8 |
|
New Year's gifts (915 copper dollars) |
38 |
2 |
6 |
|
extraordinary entertainments (699
copper dollars) |
29 |
2 |
6 |
|
stationery ware (171 copper dollars) |
7 |
2 |
6 |
|
procuring and transcribing of papers
(276 copper dollars) |
11 |
10 |
0 |
|
£172 |
11 |
8 |
|
Money warrant for 455l. to Charles, Visct. Dursley, for
three months, Dec. 5 last to Mar. 6 last, on his ordinary
of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the States
General. (Money order dated May 26 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 67.
Order Book III, p. 174. |
|
Same for 273l. to same for the same period on his
ordinary of 3l. a day as Plenipotentiary at the
Congress at the Hague. (Money order dated
May 26 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 67.
Order Book III, p. 174. |
Same for 386l. to same for a bill of extraordinaries,
Sept. 16 last to Mar. 16 last, as Envoy Extraordinary
to the States General. (Money order dated May 26
hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed by Secretary the
Earl of Nottingham at the Hague Mar. 10 last,
"the birthday having been kept by the King's
order," but the item of Treasury fees is referred to
the Treasury Lords : |
Money Book XI, p. 68.
Order Book III, p. 174. |
|
l. |
|
postage of letters, papers, prints, wax,
pens etc. |
100 |
|
Treasury fees for the last money received,
being the quarter ended 6 June, 1690 |
26 |
|
New Year's gifts |
20 |
|
expense of keeping the King's birthday |
240 |
|
£386 |
|
Same for 227l. 10s. 0d. to John Andrew Eckhart for
three months, Dec. 25 last to Mar. 26 last, on his
ordinary of 50s. a day as Resident at Brussels.
(Money order dated May 26 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 68.
Order Book III, p. 173. |
Same for 162l. 15s. 11d. to same for a bill of extraordinaries,
Sept. 26 last to Mar. 26 last, as same.
(Money order dated May 26 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed April 25 last by
Secretary the Earl of Nottingham, leaving the first
two items to the Treasury Lords : |
Money Book XI, pp. 68-9.
Order Book III, p. 173. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
fees and charges at the Exchequer on
two quarters' ordinary and a half
year's extraordinaries |
31 |
15 |
6 |
|
for the loss that I had by 479 guineas
and a half received in the Exchequer,
received by my agent at
22s. apiece "and having laid them
out only at the rate of 18d." [sic
for 21s. 8d.] |
7 |
19 |
10 |
|
for intelligences both at home and
abroad |
53 |
0 |
0 |
|
for postage of letters received or sent
forward |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
for New Year's gifts to the Governor
of Flanders' pages, footmen, trumpeters
and other servants of his
Excellency |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
for my journey to the Hague by the
King's command |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Money warrant for 150l. to Hugh Hughes, gent., for six
months to Lady day last on his ordinary of 300l. as
Agent in Germany. (Money order dated May 26
hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 69.
Order Book III, p. 175. |
Same for 58l. 6s. 3d. to same for a bill of extraordinaries,
1690, Mar. 25 to Nov. 29, as same. (Money order
dated May 26 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed Dec. 26 last by
Secretary the Earl of Nottingham : |
Money Book XI, p. 69.
Order Book III, p. 175. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
for postage of letters |
7 |
17 |
0 |
|
for stationers' wares, prints etc. |
4 |
15 |
0 |
|
for passing a privy seal of the 10th
April |
19 |
15 |
0 |
|
paid at the Treasury and Exchequer
for receiving 200l. |
13 |
12 |
0 |
|
ditto on 150l. for the half year ended
at Michaelmas |
5 |
12 |
3 |
|
for intelligence, copies of decrees,
Conclusions, extracts etc. |
6 |
15 |
0 |
|
£58 |
6 |
3 |
|
Same for 500l. to Aaron Smyth as imprest for Crown
Law charges. (Money order dated May 30 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 73.
Order Book III, p. 177. |
|
William Jephson to Sir Rowland Gwyn [Treasurer
of the Chamber] to pay as follows the 1,300l. which
is directed to be issued to you at the Exchequer,
viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 132. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
to the King's watermen on bills
signed by the Lord Chamberlain
for the time being for service
done from 1688, June 24, to
1689, June 24 |
515 |
1 |
0 |
|
to 12 pensionary watermen, according
to warrant under the Queen's
sign manual |
75 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Mr. Randue, housekeeper in
Windsor Castle |
131 |
1 |
8 |
|
to Robert Battersby on a warrant
signed by the Lord Chamberlain,
for two years' rent of a passage
going into Channel Row |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Henrick Humerman and William
Kirke, gardeners at Kensington,
for three quarters from 1689,
June 24 |
337 |
10 |
0 |
|
to Evan Rice, gardener at Richmond,
for five days from 1689,
Sept. 25, to Sept. 29, 1l. 0s. 6d.,
and for half a year to 1690, Lady
day, 37l. 10s. 0d. |
38 |
10 |
6 |
|
to Luke Pocock, keeper of the
Queen's Little Garden at Windsor,
for a year from Lady day, 1689 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Henry Peacock, keeper of the
Bowling Green at Hampton
Court, for half a year from
1688, Christmas, 11l. 14s. 0d.,
and to complete the quarter
ended at 1689, Michaelmas,
4l. 0s. 6d. |
15 |
14 |
6 |
|
to several of their Majesties' servants,
by a Lord Chamberlain's
warrant as specified therein for
lodgings out of Court at Kensington |
100 |
16 |
0 |
|
to John Goodwyn for half a year
from 1688, Christmas, to 1689,
June 24, 20l. ; and to complete
1689, Michaelmas quarter,
2l. 0s. 2d. |
22 |
0 |
2 |
|
£1,266 |
13 |
10 |
|
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue out of the money of the Duchy of Cornwall
that will be forthwith paid into the Exchequer
2,045l. to me [Jephson] for secret service ; and
955l. to Mr. Poley. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 133. |
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh. The Treasury Lords
have considered of a method to be observed in
issuing the tallies struck for your office [of Paymaster
of the Forces]. You are to dispose of same
in the method following :
to clear to Dec. 31 last the Forces commanded
forthwith for Flanders, viz. the Second Troop
of Guards and Grenadiers and the Dutch
Troop of Guards ;
to clear to the same time Major General Mackay
and Quarter Master General Sgravemore for
what is due to them on the English establishment,
they being commanded forthwith for
Ireland ;
to clear the Forces in Flanders to the same time,
together with what is ordered them for carts
and medicaments for the ensuing campaign ;
to clear the English and Dutch General [or Staff]
officers to the same time ;
to clear the First and Third Troop of Guards
to the same time, taking care in so doing to
deduct what they receive or owe in quarters in
Ireland ;
to clear the two Regiments of English Foot
Guards to the same time ;
to clear the Regiments of Horse of [Visct.] Colchester,
Col. Godfrey, Sgravemore and Zuylestein
to the same time ;
to clear the two Regiments of Dragoons of [Visct.]
Fitz-hardinge and [Sir Thomas] Levingston to
the same time ;
to clear the several garrisons to the same time ;
to clear the disbanded Regiments and all the
other Forces mentioned in your paper of April 8
last to the same time ;
to clear the Forces in Flanders from Jan. 1 last
to April 30 last according to your paper of
April 29 last. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Charles Fox [a Paymaster of the Forces,
Ireland] to pay (out of the 140,000l. advanced or
to be advanced out of the impositions reserved for
the Dutch) 760l. 8s. 4d. to Isaac Teale, Apothecary
General to the Army, for medicaments and other
necessaries provided by himself and Jonathan Lee,
apothecary, for the use of the Hospitals in Ireland,
according to the enclosed letter [missing] from the
Committee for the Affairs of Ireland. |
Ibid, p. 134. |
|
William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to permit
the import, Customs free, of eight baskets of tents,
258 bunches of tent sticks and 396 bunches of pins
for the use of the Dutch Regiment of Foot Guards. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 70. |
|
Same to William Blathwayte [as Secretary to the
Forces] to procure royal warrants, to be signed by
the Queen, to authorise Charles Fox and Thomas
Coningsby, Paymasters of the Forces in Ireland, to
pay sums as follow, viz. : |
Ibid. |
|
l. |
|
to the Duke of Leinster for the buying
86 recruit horses at 15l. each |
1,290 |
|
for 100 horses for the Danish Forces at
same price |
1,500 |
|
to the Commissioners of the Transports |
1,000 |
|
to Major Ingram for shoes for the Army |
6,000 |
|
to Mr. Henley for buying cheese |
250 |
|
to Mr. Vickars for oat sacks |
350 |
|
£10,390 |
|
Same to the Attorney General. At the time of the
abdication of James II Mr. James Grahme was
entrusted with the said King's several stocks or
shares in the East India and [Royal] Africa Companies,
divers of which said shares have since been
transferred or assigned by said Grahme to several
persons. Mr. Craven Howard has entered into
several bonds for payment of 1,964l. 9s. 0d. to their
[present] Majesties at four quarterly payments,
which his Majesty has been pleased to accept as
the balance of the account of the said Grahme of
the moneys received by him for the said transferred
shares. The Treasury Lords desire you to take
notice that the said bonds were given for the said
balance of said Graham's account of shares so
transferred, and that when the untransferred shares
shall be secured to their Majesties by decree the
said Grahme is not to be prosecuted upon account
of any of the shares with which he was entrusted
as above. |
Ibid, p. 71. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the Queen in Council, dated
Whitehall, May 21 inst., permitting the ship Joseph,
200 tons, 18 men, John Whiting master, to go
north about Ireland for Virginia before the convoy,
the said ship having had her provisions and cargo
on board six or seven months since and ready to
clear and go with the last fleet : all on the petition
of Edward Hoar of Cork, owner of said ship. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 312. |
The like order for the ship Content of Poole to sail
from Ireland to the West Indies : on the petition
of Henry Trenchard of Poole, esq., and John Cary
of London, merchants.
the Greyhound, Tho. Mangles master, 50 tons,
seven men : and the Bridg Towne, — master,
200 tons, 20 men, to go to Madeiras with the convoy :
on the petition of John Horsham and others.
The Eliz. and Ann, 200 tons, 20 men, to go to
the West Indies before the convoy, being laden
with perishable commodities : on the petition of
Tho. Brown of Bristol.
The Maryland Merchant, Walter Upington master,
16 men, to go north about Ireland to Virginia
before the convoy, being laden ever since Oct. 10
[last]. |
Ibid, pp. 312-13. |
| May 23. |
Treasury reference to Walter Laycock, Surveyor of
Woods, Trent North, of the petition of Sir Robert
Clayton, proposing to contract for the decayed
wood, tops and boughs that will be left on the
cutting of the Navy timber in Berkland and Bilee
[Billaigh] in Sherwood Forest, which cutting is ordered
by their Majesties ; petitioner's father having
bought the remainder of the last felling, which was
in Charles II's time. |
Reference Book VI, p. 320. |
| May 25. |
Treasury warrant to Philip Ryley, Surveyor of Woods,
Trent South, to detain to his own use without
account (out of the moneys of wood sales) 118l. for
the charge of erecting at Hampton Court a new
barn, repairing the stable, new building a stack
of chimneys, making a fresh house for the underkeeper
and repairing the paling : it appearing from
the report of Edward Progers, Keeper of the Middle
Park at Hampton Court, that the great storm blew
down a great stack of chimneys of the Great Lodge,
that a great tree broke down the barn and that
the stable of the Great Lodge was necessary to be
repaired ; and on the Treasury direction of Oct. 6
last the said Ryley agreed with a workman to
perform the above repairs at an estimate of 118l. |
Money Book XI, p. 70. |
|
Money warrant for 455l. to Robert Molesworth, esq.,
for a quarter, Feb. 26 last to May 28 inst., on his
ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to
Denmark. (Money order dated May 28 hereon. |
Ibid, p. 70. Order Book
III, p. 176. |
|
Same for 455l. to Sir William Dutton Colt for same
quarter on the like ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary
to the Princes of Brunswick and Luneburg. (Money
order dated May 27 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 70.
Order Book III, p. 173. |
|
Same for 455l. to William Duncombe, esq., for a
quarter, Feb. 22 last to May 24 inst., on the like
ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden.
(Money order dated May 26 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 71.
Order Book III, p. 175. |
Same for 87l. 15s. 10d. to same for a bill of extraordinaries,
Jan. 10 last to April 10 last, in his said
embassy. (Money order dated May [26] hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed by Secretary the Earl
of Nottingham : |
Money Book XI, p. 71.
Order Book III, p. 175. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
postage of letters at Stockholm, 480
copper dollars at 24 per £ sterling |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
ditto at Hamburg, 473 copper dollars |
19 |
12 |
6 |
|
extraordinary entertainments, 906
copper dollars |
37 |
15 |
0 |
|
procuring of several papers, 250
copper dollars |
10 |
8 |
4 |
|
£87 |
15 |
10 |
|
William Jephson to the Earl of Ranelagh to deliver
to Lord Fairfax a tally for last Lady day quarter
on his annuity. (This letter of direction replaces
the letter of May 11, supra, p. 1145.) |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 133. |
|
William Jephson to Sir John Osborne. Send my Lords
an account to what time the Farmers of the Lotteries
have paid their rent, what remains due from them
and what is to be paid thereout for pensions. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 69. |
|
Same to the Auditors of Imprests. You are to send
to my Lords, a week at least before every issuable
term, a certificate of imprests made to all accountants,
to the end my Lords may direct issue of process
as occasion shall require. |
Ibid, p. 71. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
employ Henry Keates as a landwaiter, London
port, loco William King, dismissed. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 313. |
Treasury order to same to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the Queen in Council dated
Whitehall, May 21, to permit the ship Hopewell to
return home to Nevis with the convoy going to the
West Indies with the victuallers [ships] : all on the
petition of James Deane of London, merchant, on
behalf of the Governor and inhabitants of Nevis,
setting forth that said island being in great want of
provisions did send over to Bristol the Hopewell of
Nevis, George Holland master, 45 tons, with four men
all belonging to said island, for provisions to supply
their wants, as is certified by the Governor's letter,
and that said ship is ready to sail. |
Ibid, p. 314. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. Chudleigh of the petition
of Mris. College, semptress to the King, praying
payment of 154l. due to her on two warrants of
the Lord Chamberlain for her lodging at Hampton
Court and for riding charges in attending the King
into Ireland. |
Reference Book VI, p. 321. |
|
Same to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Ralph
Williamson, Receiver of various Aids in cos. Durham
and Northumberland, praying that 1,500l. paid
[into the Exchequer] by him by mistake on account
of the 3s. Aid [the 2s. Aid and Additional 12d. Aid]
may be transferred to the account of the Twelve
Months' Aid. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Thomas Bulley for a landwaiter's place [London
port]. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same of the petition of John Dewe et al.
concerning a parcel of tea imported in the James
from China, which is pretended to be damaged, but
ought to pay the full duty. |
Ibid. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Lords Justices, Ireland.
The King's letter of April 24 last directed that an
account should be stated of the arrears remaining
due to Jan. 1 last to the commission officers on the
Irish, Dutch and Danish establishments. We desire
you to expedite same. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 66. |
|
William Jephson to the Revenue Commissioners,
Ireland, to report on the enclosed further petition
[missing] of John Eglesham in relation to that
which I sent to you April 17 last, supra, p. 1112,
concerning the repayment of 20s. per tun which
he paid on importing 25 tuns of beer imported
into Dublin, but entered there in the name of
James Kenedy, his correspondent. |
Ibid. |
|
Entry of a caveat on behalf of Lord Pawlett that no
grant pass of a fine of 200l. set upon Sir Charles
Neale of Wollaston at the Assizes for co. Northampton
in March last : the same being granted to
Lord Pawlett : notice thereof to be given to Joseph
Horneby at Furnivall's Inn. |
Caveat Book, p. 23. |
