Entry Book: September 1691, 21-30

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'Entry Book: September 1691, 21-30', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 9, 1689-1692, (London, 1931) pp. 1311-1325. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol9/pp1311-1325 [accessed 19 April 2024]

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September 1691, 21-30

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
Sept. 21. Royal warrant, under the Queen's sign manual, to the Treasury Lords to pay 625l. to James, Duke of Ormonde : without account : as for last June 24 quarter on a pension of 2,500l. bestowed upon him as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated Sept. 23 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 24 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XVI, p. 23. Money Book XI, p. 156. Order Book III, p. 213.
Same for 50l. to Dame Eliz. Coot, 100l. to Dame Fra[nces] Shane, 100l. to Mris. Jeane Berkley, as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated Sept. 23 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 24 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XVI, p. 24. Money Book XI, p. 156. Order Book III, p. 212.
Treasury warrant dormant to the Customs Commissioners to pay the salary of 10l. per an. to Mathias Miller as Comptroller of Carlisle port. Money Book XI, p. 158.
Money warrant for 685l. 7s. 2½d. to the officers of the Works as follow on their fees, wages or other allowances : viz. : Ibid, pp. 153-4.
l. s. d.
Sir Christopher Wren for 1¾ years to 1690, Christmas, as Surveyor General 79 16 10½
William Talman for 1½ years to 1690, Michaelmas, as Comptroller 41 1 3
Thomas Lloyd for 1¾ years to 1690, Christmas, as Paymaster 63 17 6
Jo[h]n Oliver for same time as Master Mason 31 18 9
Mathew Banks for same as Master Carpenter 31 18 9
Joseph Radcliff for 1½ years to 1690, Michaelmas, as Purveyor 18 5 0
William Dickenson for 1¾ years to 1690, Christmas, as Clerk Ingrosser 116 13 4
William Ireland for same as Master Glazier, including 1l. 4s. 0d. for a livery 34 0 9
Cha. Atherton for same as "Serjeant Plomber" 31 18 9
Alexander Fort for same as Master Joyner 92 1 10½
Mau[rice] Emmet, for same as Master Bricklayer 31 18 9
Jo[h]n Grove for same as Master Plaisterer 31 18 9
Hen. Phillips for same as Carver 47 18
Mathew Roberts for same as Plomber at Windsor 31 18 9
£685 7
Money warrant for 226l. 1s. 0d. to John, Earl of Bath, as Chief Ranger and Keeper of St. James's Park, 15l. thereof for two underkeepers for 1690, Michaelmas quarter, on their 60l. per an., and the remainder for three years to 1690, June 24, to said Earl for necessaries provided for the deer and for repairs in said park according to three bills thereof signed by him and by Sir Robert Thorold, "then underkeeper of the said park." (Money order dated Sept. 30 hereon.) Money Book XI, p. 154. Order Book III, p. 215.
Same for 175l. to Sir Thomas St. George for 1¾ years to 1690, Michaelmas, on his fee as Garter Principal King at Arms.
Sir Hen. St. George, 70l. for same as Clarencieux.
Sir Jo[h]n Dugdale, 70l. for same as Norroy.
Jo[h]n Devenish, 46l. 13s. 4d. for same as York Herald.
Hen. Dethick, 46l. 13s. 4d. for same as Richmond Herald.
Fra. Burghill, 46l. 13s. 4d. for same as Somerset Herald.
Cha. Mawson, 26l. 13s. 4d. for one year to 1690, Michaelmas, as Chester Herald.
Executors of Thomas May, 20l. for three quarters to 1689, Michaelmas, as late Chester Herald.
Francis Sandford, 6l. 13s. 4d. for 1689, Lady day quarter, as late Lancaster Herald.
Gregory King, 40l. for 1½ years to 1690, Michaelmas, as Lancaster Herald.
Tho. Holford, 46l. 13s. 4d. for 1¾ years to same date as Windsor Herald.
Peers Mauduit, 30l. for 1½ years to same date as Rouge Dragon Poursuivant.
Lau. Cromp, 20l. for one year to same date as Portcullis Pursuivant.
Peter Le Neve, 20l. for same as Rouge Croix Pursuivant.
Cha. Mawson, 15l. for three quarters to 1689, Michaelmas, as [late] Rouge Croix Pursuivant.
Executors of Tho. Holford, 15l. for same time as [late] Portcullis.
Gregory King, 5l. for 1689, Lady day quarter, as [late] Rouge Dragon.
Jo[h]n Gibbon, 35l. for 1¾ years to 1690, Michaelmas, as Bluemantle.
Money Book XI, p. 155.
Same for 25l. to Richard Burneby, gent., Receiver General for co. Rutland of the 3s. Aid [2s. Aid and Additional 12d. Aid] and the last Poll : as reward and for his expenses in bringing up his moneys, amounting to 4,500l., under strong guards at several times. (Money order dated Sept. 27 hereon.) Ibid, p. 158. Order Book III, p. 214.
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed paper [missing] about frauds in the Customs which was lately given to the Treasury Lords. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 135.
Henry Guy to the Agents for Taxes to report on the enclosed papers [missing], which my Lords have received from the Commissioners for the Twelve Months' Aid in co. Cardigan. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 135.
The Treasury Lords to the Commissioners of Public Accounts. In your letter of the 17th inst. you acquaint us that William Jephson [late our Secretary] did not before his decease make return to you upon several precepts by which he was required to exhibit to you a certificate upon oath of all money of their Majesties' public revenue paid to him since 1688, Nov. 5, for and towards secret service, and by what warrant, privy seal or order [each item thereof was paid to him], with an account upon oath "of all pensions, salaries and sums of money paid or payable to Members of Parliament out of their Majesties' revenue to him paid." You have now desired us to give you what light we can therein and to provide that such an account may be exhibited to you of all sums paid by Jephson to Members of Parliament out of any revenue paid to Jephson for secret service as far as the same is come to our privity and knowledge and that the person whom we should appoint to deliver such account to you should make oath of the due and true payments of the sums for those uses, together with the sums in gross received by him [Jephson] for secret service since 1688, Nov. 5.
We have endeavoured (although the whole number of our Commission is not at present in town) to inform "you ourselves" [sic for ourselves] in such matters as might enable us to give you the best lights we can in the premises : and upon this occasion do think it necessary that you should know in what method the whole business relating to secret service moneys hath been transacted since we have had the honour to serve their Majesties in the Commission of the Treasury, and (as we believe) in the time of the Commissioners preceding us from the 5th of November, 1688, until the decease of Mr. Jephson.
The foundation of the payments made to the said Mr. Jephson for the said use have been their Majesties letters issued under the privy seal either directing and authorising that a certain sum of money therein expressed should be paid to him for the service aforesaid at the Receipt of the Exchequer or else directing and authorising that such sums should be paid as their Majesties by warrants under the royal sign manual should appoint, in which last case warrants have been signed by his Majesty when in England, and at other times by the Queen, for making the said payments to the said Mr. Jephson. Upon those privy seals or warrants of their Majesties the Treasury Commissioners issue their [money] warrants to the Auditor of the Receipt to draw the orders for the sums contained therein and afterwards sign those orders.
It has been upon these orders that Jephson from time to time received the money at the Exchequer and expended or distributed the same in parcels according to such verbal directions as be from time to time received from his Majesty when in England or from the Queen when his Majesty was in Ireland or the Low Countries, "who privately entrusted him [Jephson] in that affair without our knowing or being any way privy to the particular uses to which or the particular persons to whom the same were applied and without our making any warrants or orders concerning the said moneys save only for secret service in general. And altho', as we are informed, Mr. Jephson (who received those moneys without account) did nevertheless make lists of his payments and at certain times received their Majesties' approbation of the same, those lists have not been liable to our view or inspection ; nor did they ever pass in account, any more than [do] the moneys paid to the Privy Purse or other uses where the original authorities direct the issuing of the same without any account or imprest."
"When you shall have duly considered this, which we believe has been the constant method for payments of this nature ever since they have been used, we doubt not but it will appear very plain to you that it is not in our power to send you such an account as you desire of the particular pensions, salaries and sums of money paid to Members of Parliament as aforesaid."
But as to the privy seals and warrants issued by their Majesties and the [money] warrants and orders signed by us, the same are all registered and the originals do all remain in the Receipt of the Exchequer, where you have power to send for them if you have not had an account thereof already. In the account which we gave the Parliament of the public moneys from the 5th of November, 1688, to 1690, June 24, now in your custody, there are contained all the sums which were issued to Mr. Jephson within that time : and of those which he received from Midsummer, 1690, till the time of his death we have directed a schedule to be forthwith made, which shall be sent to you as soon as finished.
Ibid, pp. 135-7.
Henry Guy to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of William Vanbrugh for payment of 328l. 11s. 3d. by him laid out for necessary uses of the Regiment late Lord Lovelace's at the time of their going into Ireland. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 138.
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Colonels William Wakelin and Walter Shaw, praying payment of moneys due to them for clothing the Regiment late under the Earl of Craven. Ibid, p. 139.
Same to Mr. Blathwayte. My Lords are informed that no muster rolls for the soldiers in the West Indies are returned hither. Please lay this matter before the Committee for Trade and Plantations for their orders to the respective Governors in the West Indies to cause musters to be made and to make due and regular returns of them hither. Ibid.
Sept. 22. Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant to Thomas Neale of wrecks and also a moiety of the Crown's right in Ford's grant of wrecks as follows. By indenture under the great seal of 1688, Oct. 6, James II granted to Phillip Ford, merchant, all wrecks from the North Foreland to westward of the Lizard and about the Scillies, ut supra, see Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. VIII, pp. 2060-1. In consideration of 500l. paid or to be paid by said Neale, the Crown by the present herein great seal does grant to him a moiety of the fifth part reserved to the Crown on the abovesaid grant to Ford up to 1695, Sept. 29 : to his, Neale's, own use : with power to him to sue for same and to said Ford to pay same.
Further, in consideration of said Neale's good and faithful services, the present herein great seal is to grant him all the like wrecks to which the Crown may be entitled in right of the Crown, of the Admiralty or of the Prerogative Royal, within the like limits from Michaelmas, 1695, to Michaelmas, 1702, he rendering to the Crown a clear tenth of the whole and to Sydney, Lord Godolphin, a clear fifth of the value of such thereof as are taken up about the Scillies of which islands said Godolphin is proprietor : and, holding the remainder to his, Neale's, own use as royal bounty without account : he to keep true and faithful accounts and to exhibit same to the King or the Treasury as often as shall be required.
Further, the present herein great seal is to grant to said Neale the like wrecks etc. upon or near the English Coast from Landguard Fort to the North Foreland and from the place called Lands End of England to the bar of Barnstaple from date hereof to 1702, Michaelmas ; rendering a clear tenth to the Crown as above.
King's Warrant Book XVI, pp. 19-23.
Money warrant for 12l. 10s. 0d. to John Branch, circuitor or bailiff of Battles Walk, alias Battles Bailiwick, in Windsor Forest, for 1690, Michaelmas quarter, on his allowance for providing hay for the deer and for increase of keepers' wages. (Money order dated Sept. 24 hereon.) Money Book XI, pp. 154-5. Order Book III, p. 211.
Henry Guy to Mr. [Charles] Fox to pay Lieut. Martin Laycocke 30l. on account of his pay as Lieut. in the Lieut. Gen. Douglas's Regiment. My Lords will take care to have the same reimbursed to you. Disposition Book X, p. 8.
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of loans to be made by the payees themselves or by any other person by their procurement on credit of the Twelve Months' Aid : viz. : Ibid.
l. s. d.
to the Officers of the Works 685 7
to Mr. Branch 125 0 0
to the Heralds and Pursuivants at Arms 735 0 0
to the Earl of Bath for the underkeepers and for disbursements in St. James's Park 346 0 0
[sic] £1,891 8
Same to same [sic for to the Paymaster of the Works] to pay to Mr. Francklyn the 349l. 8s. 6d., ut supra. p. 1308, in full of 949l. 8s. 6d. upon his contract for making part of the new highway in Hyde Park. Ibid.
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General to report on the memorial [missing, see supra, p. 1236] of Mr. Thomas Robson concerning a debt due to him from Visct. Preston's estate, together with Mr. Aaron Smith's report [missing] thereon. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 138.
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to pass, Customs free, a quantity of brimstone imported at Portsmouth, which was bought in the Straits with their Majesties' money for the use of the Navy, as by the enclosed papers [missing] from the Navy Commissioners. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 138.
Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Iver Brinck, late chaplain to Col. Seehestedt's Danish Regiment of Horse in Ireland, praying payment of 82l. 2s. 7d. for his pay there. Ibid.
Same to Mr. Chudleigh for a state of what is due, in the Treasurer of the Chamber's Office, to the Buckhounds. Ibid.
Same to Mr. Williams. My Lords notice that the advance money in your Lotteries Farm is not yet paid into the Exchequer and the utmost day of grace is now elapsed. They will have no further transactions with you in reference to any proceeding upon the said contract, but will forthwith obtain a royal warrant to determine same ; and you must expect to make good the damages their Majesties sustain by breach of covenant. Ibid, p. 139.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ Alexander Kettle as boatman in Colchester port loco Francis Bucer, lately dismissed.
Richard Longworth as deputy in Poulton port to the Comptroller of Chester port loco John Horneby, deceased.
Robert Guy as tidesman in fee, London port, loco William Jones, deceased.
Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 349.
Treasury reference to William Hewer as late Treasurer of Tangier Garrison of the petition of Francis Gorman for 237l. 8s. 9d. for his pay at Tangier on his pension of 15l. per an. "granted him till the same [arrears] should be paid." Reference Book VI, p. 340.
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer to supersede process ad computandum, till further order, against Edward, Lord Griffin, late Treasurer of the Chamber : by reason that his accounts are now with the Auditors of Imprests, who are making same up for declaration. Warrants not Relating to Money XIII, p. 450.
The Treasury Lords to the Lords Justices, Ireland. In yours of May 19 last you represented the delay given to the Commissioners for stating the Accounts of the Army from the want of several papers not transmitted to you. We directed such accompts and copies to be made up as you desired and will send them as soon as we receive them from the officers concerned. You also therein desire to know what method is to be observed in accompting with the Army and with each Regiment, to wit : whether according to the establishment and by placing the charge of recruits to their [each Regiment's] respective accounts to bring them to a balance, or by the muster rolls, "and thereby their Majesties taking the benefitt of the cheques [checkings of the rolls] bear the charge of the recruits themselves."
We answer that the state of the arrear due to the said Army in Ireland is to be made up according to such musters as have been made from time to time : the muster of December, 1689, to be the guide to the 1st of June following ; and from that day to be guided by the muster taken in January, 1690-1, till the next muster since that time. And we desire you to direct the Commissioners for stating these Accounts to receive any representations from the officers of the Army in relation to the times of receiving their respective recruits and to transmit them over [to us] as a memorandum in the accompt. And further that you will send over an accompt of all that has been paid to the Danes on accompt of their pay or otherwise in Ireland ; and that you direct Mr. Feilding to send an accompt of what has been charged to them [the Danes] in Scotland and England.
Mr. Pereyra and Mr. Bridges have represented to us that they could never receive any regular charge of what provisions have been issued to them from time to time out of the stores in Ireland and they have given this as a reason for delaying their accompts, to the prejudice of their Majesties' service. We desire you to direct Mr. Van Homvig [Homrig], or any others concerned, to forthwith give Pereyra his full charge [debit] as to those provisions.
Out Letters (Ireland) VI, pp. 93-4.
Sept. 23. Treasury warrant dormant to Jo[h]n Knight, Customs Cashier, to pay the salary of 31l. 6s. 8d. per an. to John Clark as customer of Boston port. Money Book XI, p. 155.
Henry Guy to Mr. [Charles] Fox, enclosing a letter [missing] sent to my Lords from the Lords Justices of Ireland with an accompt of the disposal of the horses of the Duke of Leinster's Regiment. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 139.
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Tho. Clarke of Dover and Simon Tompsett of Romney in Kent, setting forth abuses committed by their neighbours in transporting wool into France contrary to the laws, which happens through neglect of seizing and discovering them ; therefore praying a deputation [to them] to seize the persons etc. offending. Reference Book VI, p. 340.
Same to Mr. Aaron Smith of the petition of Simon Harcourt, Secondary of the Crown Office in the King's Bench, shewing that he has served in said office since their Majesties' accession as their Majesties' clerk, and has expended several small sums for fees in Court, together with his fees [due and unpaid] for his service, amounting [in all] to 99l. 13s. 2d. ; and that his salary of 50l. per an. is 2½ years in arrear, making 125l. more : therefore prays payment. Ibid.
Same to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of William Brooks, late collector of Hearthmoney, shewing that on a report from the Excise Commissioners his arrear was ordered to be discharged on payment of 100l., but he is no wise able to pay same : therefore praying to be forgiven his debt. Ibid.
Same to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Fras. Sedgwick, praying to succeed Noah Starling, lately deceased, in the Receipt of the Twelve Months' Aid, co. Berks. Ibid, p. 341.
Treasury authorisation and appointment of John Digby, one of the clerks to the Trustees for sale of Fee Farm Rents, to repair to the manors, lands and tenements out of which there still arise divers fee farms still unsold and to inform himself by all fair means whether same be yet unsold or otherwise disposed of, and who of right ought to pay same and out of what lands they arise : he giving to the Treasury Lords from time to time an exact account of his proceedings : all by reason that it has been represented to my Lords that divers of the said fee farm rents and other rents directed to be sold by Act of Parliament under Charles II are yet unsold or set apart for payment of [county] pensions ; whereupon my Lords directed the said Digby to give an account thereof, which he has done by a certificate containing a particular abstract of the rents remaining unsold, and my Lords do not wish his Majesty's good subjects who used to pay same to be unjustly molested in case they or any others have purchased the same. Warrants not Relating to Money XIII, p. 450.
[?] Entry of the Treasury Lords' signature of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal to William Betts, in trust, of seven messuages in the parish of St. Peters de Mancroft, in the city of Norwich ; being parcel of the lands of Richard Price, extended for debt : at the rent of 15s. 2d. per an. and fine of 30s. 4d. Ibid, p. 451.
Sept. 23. Henry Guy to the Lords Justices, Ireland, transmitting accounts as follows :
(1) An accompt what money has been paid here in England to Mr. Pereyra by Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby from 1690, Sept. 3, to 1691, Aug. 26.
Out Letters (Ireland) VI, pp. 94-5.
l. s. d.
paid by warrant of Aug. 30 1,000 0 0
paid by warrant of Sept. 5 1,000 0 0
paid Mr. Bridges for oats sent to Ireland 150 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra by warrant of 27 Sept. 4,000 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra by warrant of [? Oct.] 20th 5,000 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra by warrant of 28th ult., 113,465l. 15s. 0d., of which 4,000l. [sic for 40,000l.] received back again 1691, July 2, leaving 73,468 15 0
paid Mr. Pereyra for carriage horses by warrant of the "2nd inst." 1,500 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra more for same 1,500 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra more for same by warrant of "this day" 1,000 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra more for same by warrant of "the 4th inst." 1,000 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra more for same per Mr. Bridges by warrant of "the 8th inst." 1,000 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra more for same by warrant of "the 21st inst." 1,000 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra more for same by warrant of "the 1st inst." 1,000 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra more for same by warrant of "the 13th inst." 1,000 0 0
paid Mr. Pereyra more for same 1,000 0 0
£95,618 15 0
(2) There has been likewise paid to Mr. Pereira and his agents 73,300l. by William Harbord, esq., as per the annexed abstract [missing] signed by Mord. Abbot.
(3) "The inclosed particulars [missing] of the money paid by Mr. Harbord to Mr. Feilding, Comptroller of the Provisions for the use of the Danish Troops for which the said Feilding is to be accomptable, amounts to the sum of 11,325l. and signed by Mord. Abbott."
Sept. 24. Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of the Exchequer : viz. : Disposition Book X, p. 9.
l. s. d.
Out of 839l. 0s. 4¾d. of the loans on the two thirds of the Additional Excise ; 9,359l. 15s. 7d. of the Double Excise ; 1,670l. 12s. 8¾d. of the 2s. Aid and Additional 12d. Aid ; 375l. of imprest money repaid ; 341l. 6s. 5½d. of Letter [Office] money ; 110l. 8s. 0d. of the second Poll ; 87l. 2s. 2d. of the Additional Poll ; 99l. 10s. 0d. of the first 12d. Aid ; 6l. 5s. 0d. of loans on the Twelve Months' Aid : making 12,889l. 0s. 4d. in all.
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the growing week's subsistence [of the Forces, England] and for half pay to the officers 8,671 12 4
to ditto more 171 12 4
to ditto for the wives of the Earl of Portland's Regiment 60 0 0
to ditto for the gunners in the garrisons in further part of their arrear 107 18 4
to ditto for Sir Joseph Herne 1,500 0 0
to ditto for the Commissioners of the Sick and Wounded for the prisoners at war 150 0 0
to ditto for Mr. Blathwayt upon account of the arrears due to him as Secretary at War 200 0 0
("You are desired to apply as well the loans on the two thirds of the Additional Excise as the Double Excise towards satisfying of the aforegoing particulars.")
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for a week's subsistence for the Duke of Leinster's Regiment of Horse 276 12 4
to ditto for Major Ingram for shoes : second payment 500 0 0
to ditto for Lieut. Laycock upon account of his pay 30 0 0
to ditto for Mr. Vickers upon account for buying cheese 500 0 0
to ditto for Eliz. Bourk, widow of Capt. Theobald Bourk, for the arrears of her husband's pay 74 0 0
to the Cofferer of the Household for the Spanish Ambassador's servants 47 5 0
to Leon[ar]d Robinson, Chamberlain of the City of London 500 0 0
to me [Guy] for secret service 100 0 0
£12,889 0 4
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Mat. Miller, Comptroller of Carlisle port, shewing that for many years he has been at great charges in returning yearly accounts into the Exchequer for which there has been formerly paid a small allowance of 40s. per an., which is not near the charge he has been at : therefore praying a warrant for the "said arrear" [on that allowance] and some further allowance. Reference Book VI, p. 341.
Sept. 25. Treasury warrant to same to insert in the establishment the former allowances of 20l. per an. to John Clarke as customer of Boston port and 10l. per an. to him for a clerk. Money Book XI, p. 157.
Money warrant for 500l. to Leonard Robinson, Chamberlain of the City of London : without account : in part of his reward for the constant care, pains, attendance and hazard of himself, his agents and clerks not only in receiving and paying into the Exchequer, but also in receiving back and paying out several great sums, amounting to 496,816l. 12s. 11½d., which were lent by divers citizens [of London] and others upon credit of several Acts of Parliament [of supply] between 12 Nov., 1689, and 27 Aug., 1690. (Money order dated Sept. 26 hereon.) Ibid, p. 157. Order Book III, p. 214.
Same for 81l : 6s. 8d. to Michaell Studholme, esq., Keeper and Guide of their Majesties' Roads ; 36l. 10s. 0d. thereof for one year to 1691, Lady day, on his fee of 2s. a day ; and 15l. 3s. 4d. thereof for his riding charges for 91 days, 1690, Lady day to Midsummer ; and 29l. 13s. 4d. thereof for same for 178 days from [1690] Michaelmas to [1691] Lady day, during which time he was employed abroad according to the certificate of the Lord Chamberlain. Money Book XI, p. 158.
Same for 56l. 10s. 0d. to same for his extraordinary charges in surveying and taking care of their Majesties' roads : viz. : 40l. 6s. 8d. thereof for riding charges for 242 days, 1689, April 22, to 1690, Lady day, and 16l. 13s. 4d. thereof for 97 days from 1690, June 24 to Sept. 29, according to certificate, ut supra, from the Lord Chamberlain. (Money order dated Oct. 3 hereon.) Ibid, p. 159. Order Book III, p. 215.
Henry Guy to the Excise Commissioners to pay 12,000l. to Sir Stephen Evance by 1,000l. a week from this day. My Lords will take care that you have a regular discharge for same upon your accounts. (Cancelled and replaced by a like letter of same date for such payment to be made out of the Hereditary Excise and the fourth of the Temporary Excise.) Disposition Book X, pp. 10, 11.
Henry Guy to the Earl of Ranelagh to pay (out of the money in your hands for the Duke of Bolton's Regiment in the Leeward Islands) 2,001l. 16s. 6d. to the Victualling Commissioners ; 1,705l. 2s. 3d. thereof for cost and charges of the provisions shipped on board the Corporacon and 296l. 14s. 3d. for provisions, including freight and the use of cask, laden on the Berkley frigate, for the supply of provisions to their Majesties' ships Norwich, Diamond and Mordant, to answer the expense of 150 soldiers for the recruits of the said Regiment. Disposition Book X, p. 10.
Same to same to pay (out of moneys in your hands stopped [deducted] from the said Duke of Bolton's Regiment) to Mr. Gery, agent to the said Regiment, such moneys as may enable him to provide clothes for same. Ibid.
Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Capt. Charles Kynaston, late Captain of an Independent Troop of Horse at Londonderry, praying to be placed on the establishment, with the same pay as the rest of the reformed officers. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 140.
Same to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the Forces] to procure a royal warrant, to be signed by the Queen, to authorise the Earl of Ranelagh to pay 251l. 2s. 0d., ut supra, p. 1309, to the Commissioners of Sick and Wounded on account of the prisoners of war in Flanders ; and 150l. to same "on account of the prisoners of war," ut supra, p. 1319. The deduction of 12d. per £ is to be remitted on both these sums and is to be allowed in said Earl's Chelsea Hospital account. Ibid.
Same to the Navy Commissioners. My Lords have this afternoon spoken to the Victualling Commissioners upon [the subject of] payment of Col. Kendall's bills of exchange. They tell my Lords they cannot pay same without an order from you or from the Admiralty Board. Ibid.
[?] The Treasury Lords to Sir Edward Evelyn, Sir James Clarke, Shem Bridges, Mr. Nuthill, Mr. Pettiward, Mr. Harvey of Roehampton and the bailiffs for the town of Kingston, Commissioners for the Twelve Months' Aid in co. Surrey. A petition is presented to us by the inhabitants of Mortlake, Putney, Kingston, Petersham, Ham and Richmond, setting forth that New Park was long since taken out of land lying in the said parishes and has been constantly discharged from payments to any land taxes by certificates of the Assessment Commissioners ; and therefore they desire such discharge from the Twelve Months' Aid. We have heard the Attorney General and the Surveyor General of Crown Lands thereon and conceive it to be a matter of law more properly determinable in the Exchequer Court than at the Treasury Board. Ibid, pp. 140-1.
Sept. 25. Same to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland. I have read to my Lords yours of the 4th inst. on the Marchioness of Antrim's petition. They desire you to satisfy what is due on her jointure or to signify your objections to my Lords. Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 95.
The Treasury Lords to the Lords Justices, Ireland. Edmund Harrison, merchant, has exhibited to us two bills drawn by the Duke of Schonberg, late Master General of the Ordnance, upon the Ordnance in England, viz. one drawn at Lisburn 1689, Dec. 27, for 1,000l., payable to George McCartney for value paid to William Hubbald for the use of the [artillery] train in Ireland, the other drawn from Lisburn 1689-90, Feb. 11, for 180l., payable to Henry Davis for value paid to the Paymaster of said Train. As the said bills are as yet unpaid, Harrison proposes that they should be paid out of such money as is owing by him and his correspondent, the said George McCartney, for Customs of goods imported into Ireland, and that for the unsatisfied period he may have 8 per cent. interest. We hereby authorise and command same to be so paid and with 8 per cent. interest from the date of the bills. The bills to be taken in, on being satisfied, and the Office of Ordnance, England, to be discharged. Out Letters (Ireland) VI, pp. 96-8.
Sept. 26. Treasury reference to the Attorney General of the petition of the Principal Officers of the Ordnance in behalf of themselves, the clerks, storekeepers etc., shewing that, notwithstanding they are mustered upon the Quarter Books in the Office of Ordnance and are bound to attend the Train from time to time, the [Assessment] Commissioners for the county of Middlesex or city of London have rated their respective offices or places and for non payment their names are returned into the Exchequer whence process is issued : therefore praying stay of process. Reference Book VI, p. 341.
Sept. 28. Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for installing the First Fruits of Dr. Robert Grove, Bishop of Chichester ; same to be payable by 152l. 6s. 9½d. on 1692, Sept. 1 ; 152l. 6s. 9½d. on 1693, Sept. 1, and 304l. 13s. 6½d. on 1694, Sept. 1. King's Warrant Book XVI, pp. 24-26.
Royal sign manual, revoking the farm of the Lotteries as granted to John Williams by the great seal of July 17 last, supra, pp. 1174-5 : all by reason of his non payment of 5,000l. advance money by Aug. 31 last as therein and in accordance with the revocation clauses contained therein. Ibid, pp. 27-29.
Sept. 29. Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to instruct the Tellers to receive 500l. from Mr. Thomas Neale as consideration money for a grant from the King of a moiety of the fifth part reserved to the Crown in the grant made 1688, Oct. 6, to Philip Ford of wrecks, ut supra, pp. 1314-5. Disposition Book X, p. 11.
Same to Mr. Shales, enclosing a paper [missing] about provisions remaining in the several stores in Ireland. Hereon you are to report by to-morrow upon the difference between the prices mentioned in this paper and the prices those sort of provisions cost the King at first. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 141.
Same to Mr. Ja. Vickers. In reply to yours of the 26th inst., I am to say that since the advice you had from Mr. de Cardonell of the 1,000l. ordered you upon account for buying cheese, my Lords have ordered you 500l. more on the same account. They desire you to use your utmost care to have the cheese loaded and sent away for Ireland with all possible expedition. Ibid.
Henry Guy to Mr. Vander Esch. Send my Lords a copy of the account you delivered to the Commissioners for taking the Public Accounts. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 141.
Same to Mr. Peter Paggen. In pursuance of the enclosed Order of Council [missing] you are to deliver the bills therein mentioned to Mr. John Knight, the Receiver General of Customs.
Appending : memoranda. "The original Order is in Mr. Shaw's custody." The bills were drawn by several masters of ships in Maryland upon their correspondent here, amounting to 1,071l. 16s. 2d., "and is in discharge of the duty of 2s. per hogshead and of the port duties payable by them in Maryland," see infra, pp. 1326, 1344.
Ibid.
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the Queen in Council, dated Sept. 24 inst., granting leave to the Mary, 55 tons, six guns, 10 men, to go from London to Plymouth, there to lade pilchards, to take same to Malaga, provided she give security not to take cloth from England nor to lade cloth at Malaga nor go from Malaga to Turkey : all on the petition of Joseph Bowles et al., merchants, on behalf of themselves and the fishermen of Mounts Bay and other west country parts.
Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 350.
Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Lawrence Ambrose for the Receivership [of taxes] for co. Berks loco Noah Starling, deceased. Reference Book VI, p. 341.
Same to the Attorney General of the petition of Jo[h]n Anger et al. for a grant of the farm of the Lottery. Ibid, p. 342.
Same to Antho. Row, esq., of the petition of William Count D'Beveridge, praying payment of 250l. due to him for raising a Troop of Dragoons at the rate of 7l. per man. Ibid.
Same to Sir Christopher Wren and Mr. Talman of the memorial of Mr. Harbord concerning Mr. Rosington's having made a breach in the wall of St. James's Park. Ibid.
Same to the Attorney General of the draft warrant for granting to John Stileman the estate of John Cooke, forfeited for felony and murder. Ibid.
The Treasury Lords to the Lords Justices, Ireland, transmitting accounts [missing] (1) of what has been paid by William Harbord on account of transport ships for the Army [in Ireland] ; (2) of all the arms, ammunitions and stores sent from the Office of Ordnance for their Majesties' service in Ireland. Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 95.
Sept. 30. Henry Guy to the Earl of Ranelagh. The Victualling Commissioners have this evening informed my Lords that you proffer to pay them in tallies for transporting recruits for the Duke of Bolton's Regiment in the Leeward Islands. I am to desire you to supply them with ready money for that service. Disposition Book X, p. 11.
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt. Mr. Knight, Customs Cashier, informs my Lords that he has received from Mr. Meadows, collector of Colchester port, 140l. in cracked money, which he took [to the Exchequer] pursuant to the Order in Council of 1689, Nov. 21, and which the Tellers refuse to receive. You are to signify to them to receive same according to said Order. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 142.
Same to the Navy Commissioners. My Lords directed the Treasurer of the Navy to receive out of the Chamber of London guineas at 1l. 1s. 10d. each on account of the 200,000l. loan to be made by the citizens of London and others for the payment of the fleet ; and have ordered him to pay the said guineas to the sailors at 1l. 1s. 9d. each. You are to make forth bills for allowing to the said Treasurer in his account the remaining 1d. in each guinea so paid. (Same to the said Treasurer to receive and pay such guineas at said rates respectively.) Ibid.
Same to the Customs Commissioners. Send my Lords the names of such persons as you think fit to examine into the misdemeanours at Jersey. Ibid.
Same to Mr. Shales. Send my Lords on Friday afternoon next the papers sent to you yesterday. Ibid.
Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Col. John Foulks, praying payment of 3,023l. 4s. 2d. on account of the off-reckonings of his Regiment [to enable him] to pay the tradesmen and others who clothed the said Regiment. Ibid, p. 143.
Treasury reference to William Harbord, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, of the petition of William Trench, ut supra, p. 1247, together with the Attorney General's report thereon. Reference Book VI, p. 332.
Same to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of William Hazelgrove and others [his sureties], praying to be discharged of a surcharge [set] on "one William Hazelgrove" as collector of the late revenue of Hearthmoney. Ibid, p. 342.
Same to the Solicitor General of the draft of a warrant for Thomas Neale, esq., "for a Post [Office service] in the West Indies." Ibid.
Henry Guy to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, to report on (a) infra, referred [to the Treasury] from the Privy Council.
Appending : (a) note of the petition of Stephen Creagh and John Hackett of Dublin, merchants, setting forth that they owed 246l. 12s. 0d. to the late King for duties on wine and there is due 450l. "to the petitioner" for transporting stores etc. to Ireland for the Ordnance ; that the Revenue Commissioners have seized 26 bags of wool belonging to petitioners at Kilkenny as confiscated or absentees' goods, and the Customs Commissioners [England] have caused petitioners to be arrested in Ireland for said 246l. 12s. 0d. : therefore praying relief.
Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 98.
Henry Guy to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the Forces] to procure a royal warrant, to be signed by the Queen, to authorise Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby, Paymasters of the Forces, Ireland, to pay 3,000l. to Capt. Mathew Ingram for 15,000 pair of shoes. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 149.
Same to same to procure a same to authorise same to pay 74l. to Eliz. Bourk, widow of Theobald Bourk, upon account of his pay as late Capt. in Col. Hastings' Regiment. Ibid, p. 154.