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| Date. |
Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| April 1. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant to Bridgett Darcy,
relict of John Darcy, of an annuity or pension of
400l. per an., payable out of the rents or profits of
the farthings and half pence of tin or copper or
any other base metal coined or to be coined by any
Commissioners, farmers or others by royal authority
in England, Wales and Berwick : to be payable
quarterly from Christmas last by tallies of pro :
all in consideration of the good services performed
by said John Darcy. If at any time the said
pension be in arrear by reason that the profits of
said coinage be paid into the Exchequer, such
arrears are hereby to be satisfied out of such moneys
in the Receipt. |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, pp. 201-2. |
|
Royal warrant to the Attorney General to enter satisfaction
upon record of the fine of 20l. imposed upon
Philip Harper, now prisoner in Newgate, for forging
a pass : all on the petition of his wife Elizabeth
Harper, he having stood twice in the pillory and
being utterly unable to pay the fine, and having two
small children. |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, p. 203. |
|
Royal sign manual for 300l. to Mary, Duchess of
Buckingham : without account : for 1690, Christmas
quarter, on a pension of 1,200l. per an. (Money
warrant dated April 4 hereon.) (Money order dated
April 5 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 203. Money Book
XI, p. 292. Order Book
III, p. 263. |
|
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal for a grant and discharge to Robert, Lord
Lexinton, of such portions as follows of the 1,070½
ounces of gilt plate and 5,939 ounces of white plate
delivered to him out of the Jewel House on his
appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary to
Spain : all in view of his faithful servioes and of
the great charges he was at in his preparation for
his said embassy : viz. : 23 dishes, 22 mazarines,
6 dozen of trencher plates, 6 tumblers, 8 salvers,
2 large bottles, 1 chamber pot, 2 basons, 1 ewer ;
being 3,167 ounces in weight and worth 1,102l. 7s. 7d.
On receiving back the balance of the plate the
Jewel Office is to deliver up and cancel the indenture
of the delivery thereof. |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, pp. 204-5. |
Same to same for a same for passing the accounts of
the Post Office for the year ended 1690, Mar. 25,
as follows :
Stephen Lilly, Receiver General of the General
Letter Office and Penny Post Office, has delivered
his account for the above year to Auditor William
Aldworth. He therein charges himself with
23,286l. 2s. 2d. for arrears at 1689, Mar. 25 ;
88,306l. 15s. 10d. for the growing profits for the
above year (85,033l. 5s. 5d. out of the General
Letter Office and 3,273l. 10s. 5d. out of the Penny
Post Office) : total charge, 111,592l. 18s. 0d. In
discharge he craves allowance of payments as
follow, viz. 12,929l. 17s. 8d. for salaries of the
General Post Office ; 747l. 8s. 1d. to tradesmen for
wares ; 1,175l. to the Duchess of Cleveland for
1689, Lady day quarter, on her pension of 4,700l.
per an. ; 3,218l. 9s. 9d. to several [local] postmasters
for the balance of their respective accounts due to
them at Lady day, 1689 ; 172l. 10s. 0d. to Mr.
Thomas Vyner for 1½ years to 1689, Christmas,
for the ground rent of the house wherein the General
Letter Office is kept at 115l. per an. ; 159l. 5s. 4d.
to divers masters of ships for 38,224 letters by them
brought from foreign parts at 1d. per letter ;
108l. 10s. 6d. paid by divers postmasters to sundry
persons for the present King's use at his first arrival
in the West ; 640l. 1s. 6d. to Mr. Godbolt Muilman
of Amsterdam for a moiety of the frank letters
conveyed to Hamburg and the Northern Crowns
according to contract within the said year ;
343l. 7s. 0d. to Mr. Simon Sandford of Harwich for
the hire of his boats from Lady day, 1689, to July 31
following ; 88l. 1s. 2d. for extraordinary boats by
him hired upon sundry occasions during the same
time ; 157l. 18s. 0d. for victualling poor soldiers
and seamen brought over in the said boats within
said time ; 832l. 5s. 0d. to Capt. John Westbrowne
of Harwich for the hire of his boats from 1689,
July 22, to 1690 [1689-90], Mar. 22 ; 1,994l. 1s. 7d.
for the wages of seamen belonging to the said boats
from the respective dates of their employment to
the said Mar. 22 ; 1,389l. 12s. 10d. for victualling
the said men during said time ; 293l. 2s. 7d. for his
expenses in fitting to sea the said boats ; 155l. 2s. 10d.
for victualling poor seamen brought over in the
said boats within the half year ended 1690, Lady
day ; 123l. 13s. 6d. to Mr. Robert Seaman of Harwich,
chirurgeon, for quartering and curing the
sick and wounded men belonging to the said boats
from 1689, Aug. 20, to Jan. 27 following ; 970l. to
Mr. Francis Bastink, manager of the packet boats
and Letter Office at Dover, for the hire of his boats
for one year ended at 1690, Lady day ; 58l. 10s. 0d.
for extraordinary boats by him hired to carry the
mails when the pacquet boats have been windbound ;
127l. 14s. 6d. for port charges paid by
him in and out from Calais and Newport [Havre] ;
46l. 10s. 6d. to Mr. William Meine, postmaster of
Edinburgh, for the exchange of moneys by him
remitted by bills to Stephen Lilly ; 2,731l. 9s. 4d.
to divers persons for the prime cost and expenses
of two new pacquet boats for Spain ; 1,462l. 3s. 9d.
to several postmasters for expresses for the King's
service ; 410l. 3s. 1d. for extraordinary payments ;
making in all 15,482l. 12s. 9d., which, with
57,661l. 18s. 3d. paid by said Lilly into the Exchequer
[and the abovesaid sums of 12,929l. 17s. 8d.,
747l. 8s. 1d. and 1,175l.], makes a total discharge
of 87,996l. 16s. 9d.
Lilly further craves allowance for the following
payments out of the Penny Post Office revenues
for the same year, viz. 1,849l. 7s. 0d. for salaries ;
216l. 8s. 6d. to tradesmen for wares ; 207l. 12s. 6d.
for parish dues, office rent and other extraordinaries ;
which, with 900l. paid by Lilly into the Exchequer,
makes a total of 3,173l. 8s. 0d. : which, together
with the General Post Office, makes a grand total
of 91,170l. 4s. 9d., thus leaving a remain of
20,422l. 13s. 3d., whereto is to be added
4,388l. 2s. 1d. for overpays due from the King to
several of the [local] postmasters for balance of
their respective accounts at Lady day, 1690. The
accomptant thus stands charged with a remain of
24,810l. 15s. 4d., which sum is depending in arrear
upon several postmasters, letter receivers, letter
carriers and others particularly set in super in the
said account.
The various items of allowance as above are
hereby to be allowed and the account is to be
engrossed and declared accordingly.
The present privy seal is necessitated by the
fact that Phillip Frowde [formerly Postmaster
General] had no commission from the present
King and that John Wildman was not appointed
Postmaster General until 16 July, 1689, and that
Thomas Gardner, late Comptroller of the Inland
Office, is deceased, and the account cannot be
signed by him as in former years, and further that
several alterations have been made in the salaries
and necessary expenses in the management, so that
the account cannot be regularly tendered to the
Treasury Lords for declaration. But the Queen
being fully satisfied with the truth of the account,
and being disposed to supply the defects thereof,
hereby orders the passing of it as above.
Further, as sundry of the supers are illeviable
and there may be good reason for discharging other
parts thereof, the nature of the said supers is hereby
to be carefully examined by the Treasury Lords
and such of them are to be discharged out of the
next account as they think fit.
Finally, the Post Office accounts are hereby to be
allowed and declared yearly or oftener, and such
allowances are to be made therein as may
be directed by the Treasury Lords or by royal
sign manual "until we shall think fit to order it
otherwise." |
Ibid, pp. 205-9. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to
Mr. [Charles] Fox, by way of advance ("till the
necessary orders be passed for the regular discharge
thereof"), such moneys as are or shall be directed
to be paid him over and above his present order,
dated 1691, June 20 [supra, p. 1176]. |
Disposition Book X, p. 92. |
|
Same to same to issue to me [Guy] for secret service
2,000l. out of loans on East India goods. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed
papers [missing] relating to Col. Fletcher, Governor
of New York. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 233. |
|
Same to Mr. Clarke to obtain the Queen's signature
to the enclosed warrant [missing] for 1,000l. to
Mr. Blathwayt towards the loss of his equipage. |
Ibid, p. 234. |
|
Same to Mr. Aaron Smith [Treasury Solicitor]. I
have read to my Lords your memorial of the 30th
inst. concerning the rents of Newport Ground
extended towards payment of Thomas Price's debt
to the Crown. You are to demand those ground
rents for their Majesties' use, and to prosecute
anyone refusing to pay. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Sir Christopher Wren, enclosing a letter
from Mr. Wardour, Clerk of the Pells, desiring that
the room adjoining the Star Chamber, "where the
Trial of the Pix is usually kept," may be fitted up
for him. You are to so fit up same, at not more
than 40l. charge. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Commissioners for Victualling to provide
victuals as follows for 8,000 men with all speed,
viz. two months' provision of biscuit ; four months'
provision of wheat meal ; three months' provision
of cheese ; 32 weys of salt ; one month's provision
of oatmeal. |
Ibid. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. Clarke to procure a royal warrant, to
be signed by the Queen, authorising the Paymasters
of the Forces lately employed in Ireland to make
payments as follows : viz. : |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 235. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
|
to the Commissioners of Transports
for provisions for Col. Langston's
and Col. Windham's Regiments
to Holland |
877 |
2 |
6 |
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to ditto for masters of ships at
Bideford |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for provisions for the
Forces that put into Harwich |
105 |
6 |
0 |
|
to ditto for the [ships] masters
that carried Forces from the
Thames to Holland |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to answer bills of exchange drawn
by Bartholomew Van Homrigh,
esq., upon me [Guy] |
1,100 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Capt. Hen. Thomas on account
of his half pay as late Capt. of
Foot in Ireland |
36 |
16 |
0 |
|
£5,119 |
4 |
6 |
|
Same to same to procure a like warrant to authorise
same to pay 200l. to Lady Mary Boyle on account
of her husband's pay as Lieut. Col. in the Duke of
Leinster's Regiment of Horse. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same to procure a like warrant to authorise
same to pay 104l. to the Marquis La Barr for the
arrears of his pay to 1690-1, Mar. 22, as Cornet in
the Regiment of Horse now under the Marquis de
Ruvigny. |
Ibid, p. 236. |
|
Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of
the petition of Joseph Helby of Chelsea, shewing
that by contract with the [Navy] Victuallers he
brews 30 tuns per week for the King, the rest of
his trade not amounting to 10l. per week in Excise
duty ; therefore praying that his Excise may be
forborn and paid out of the money he shall receive
from the Victualling Commissioners. |
Reference Book VI, p. 386. |
|
Royal sign manual by the Queen to the Lords Justices,
Ireland, for a grant of custodiams as follow to
Major Walker Delamer and Major Edmund Power,
and further for an account to be made up of what
remains due to them and their respective Troops
from their entering the service to the time they
were broke and for just satisfaction to be made to
them, they having petitioned showing that they
have received no pay for three months' service
before their respective Troops were broken, either
for themselves or their Troops, and are now
reduced to very great necessities : it appearing from
two letters of said Lords Justices to Secretary the
Earl of Nottingham that the said Majors have been
very serviceable in bringing in all the Horse upon
the breaking of Col. Lutterell's Troops and in
several other affairs in Ireland, wherefore they
have prayed a custodiam of some forfeited farm as
a reward and to enable them to subsist, to which
request the said Lords Justices would have readily
agreed but for King William's letter of Jan. 5 last,
directing that all such custodiams of forfeited
estates as had been granted to any persons in
Ireland should be forthwith dissolved. Notwithstanding
said direction, the Queen hereby empowers
the Lords Justices to grant to the said Majors a
custodiam or lease of such a farm each and for
such term as may be reasonable for their subsistence. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 137. |
| April 2. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Sir Henry Furnase, as referred
favourably from the Queen in Council the 31st ult. ;
petitioner shewing that he has lately had 360 pieces
of Musselines seized, as brought from Holland and
prohibited, being not brought in by the East India
Company ; and praying a restoration of same in
consideration of his great affection to the Government,
"the importation of the said goods being
of no prejudice to your Majesties' subjects." |
Reference Book VI, p. 386. |
| April 4. |
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies on the
First Fruits for 500l. to the Earl of Oxford for
1692, Lady day quarter, on his pension. |
Money Book XI, p. 231. |
|
Same to John Knight, Customs Cashier, to pay the
1692, Lady day quarter's salary bill of the Customs
officers, London port (5,101l. 17s. 6d. for established
salaries and 121l. 5s. 0d. for additional salaries, or
5,223l. 2s. 6d. in all). |
Ibid, p. 288. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to direct the
payment of same quarter's salary bill of the officers
of the outports (5,379l. 16s. 0d. for established
salaries and 575l. 15s. 0d. for additional salaries, or
5,955l. 11s. 0d. in all). |
Ibid. |
|
Money warrant for 1,651l. 7s. 8d. to Leonard Robinson,
esq., for divers charges and expenses in receiving
[from individuals], lending [into the Exchequer],
receiving back [from the Exchequer] and issuing
[to said individuals] divers sums of money lent by
citizens of London and others for their Majesties'
service. (Money order dated April 5 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 289. Order Book
III, p. 263. |
|
Same for 75l. to Anthony Segar, gent., keeper of
the Treasury Chambers, for 1692, Lady day
quarter, on his allowance of 300l. per an. as
well for salary for his attendance as for disbursements
for firing, candles and divers other necessaries
by him furnished for the Treasury Office [in said
quarter]. (Money order dated April 5 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, pp. 289,
293. Order Book III,
p. 263. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Receipt for tallies of pro on
the Hereditary Excise and the fourth part of the
Temporary Excise for 40,000l. to Edward Noell,
esq., in repayment of the like sum which he lent
into the Exchequer on credit of said Excise, viz.
20,000l. on Feb. 23 last, 2,000l. on Feb. 24, 2,000l.
Mar. 1, 2,000l. Mar. 2, 10,000l. on Mar. 3, 1,000l. on
Mar. 4, and 3,000l. on Mar. 19. |
Money Book XI, p. 290. |
Money warrant for 1,742l. 8s. 11d. to Bernard Eales,
their Majesties' goldsmith, as in full for new making,
gilding and repairing several quantities of their
Majesties' plate and other works done and delivered
into the Jewel House from 1691, Michaelmas, to
Mar. 17 last as follows. (Money order dated April 5
hereon.)
Appending : certificate, dated Mar. 18 last, by Sir
Fra. Lawley, Master of the Jewel House, as to said
work : viz. 304l. 10s. 1d. for new making 8oz. 20gr.
of gold works of the Order [of the Garter] and
386oz. 8dwt. of gilt plate, most part curiously
wrought ; 672l. 14s. 7d. for 1,615oz. 4dwt. of white
plate, most part of it extraordinary workt and
enchast ; 55l. 16s. 3d. for new making 317oz. 3dwt.
of white store plate and adding 20oz. of silver
thereto ; 378l. 14s. 2d. for new gilding and repairing
2,540oz. of gilt store plate ; 276l. 6s. 10d. for repairing,
boiling and burnishing 21,956oz. 3dwt. of white
store plate ; 21l. 19s. 0d. for engraving their Majesties'
arms and cipher on several pieces of the said plate ;
22l. 8s. 0d. disbursed to the case maker, cutler,
coffer maker and other artificers ; 10l. paid to the
officers of the Jewel Office for pens, ink, paper and
other necessaries from 1691, Sept. 10, to 1691-2,
Mar. 10. |
Ibid, pp. 290-1. Order
Book III, p. 294. |
|
Money warrant for 225l. to Simon de Brienne and
Mary his wife for three quarters to Christmas
last on their salary as Housekeeper and Wardrobe
Keeper of their Majesties' House at
Kensington. |
Money Book XI, p. 292. |
|
Same for 50l. to Rudolph Kien, esq., for last Lady day
quarter on his annuity or yearly allowance as Keeper
of the Closet to the King. |
Ibid. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay as
follows out of the 2,000l. directed for me [Guy] for
secret service, supra, p. 1572, viz. : 1,651l. 7s. 8d. to
[Mr. Leonard Robinson] Chamberlain of the City of
London, and 348l. 12s. 4d. to me [Guy] for secret
service. |
Disposition Book X, p. 92. |
|
Same to same to issue as follows out of loans on the
Hereditary Excise and the fourth of the Temporary
Excise : viz. : 947l. 12s. 1¾d. to the Treasurer of
the Chamber ; 225l. to Mr. de Brien ; 50l. to Mr.
Kien ; 50l. to me [Guy] for secret service. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same for tallies on the Excise for 750l. for
last Lady day quarter's pension to the Duchess
Dowager of Grafton and Charles, Duke of Grafton. |
Ibid, p. 93. |
|
Same to the Excise Commissioners to pay
3,052l. 8s. 9½d. to the Queen Dowager for same
quarter ; paying same by 1,052l. 8s. 9½d. this
week and by 500l. a week for the remainder. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows
out of loans on East India goods [duties] with 25l.
of arrears of Poll money : viz. : |
Ibid. |
|
l. |
|
to the Duke of Ormonde |
1,875 |
|
to Visct. Sidney, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
for his equipage |
3,000 |
|
to Mr. Bernard Granville for the rent of
Mote Park |
150 |
|
£5,025 |
|
Same to Sir Stephen Evance. Let me speak with
you this afternoon about some matters of importance
to the King's service. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 236. |
|
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to send an
officer to Visct. Castleton's lodgings at the Two
White Posts, near the Goat Tavern in Bloomsbury
Square, to seal his goods that are going for
Flanders. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 236. |
|
Same to Mr. Jodderell to attend the Treasury Lords
to-morrow at their hearing of the complaints from
Col. Fitzgerald et al. against Mr. Culliford. Bring
with you all such papers as were delivered into the
House of Commons against him. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the [Assessment] Commissioners for co.
Lincoln for the second Twelve Months' Aid. My
Lords have received a letter dated the 21st past
from some of you about the charging the present
Aid upon the several parts in your county. They
are very sorry to hear there arises a difference
amongst you which may obstruct the bringing in
the sum set [by the Act] upon your county. But
as the Act authorises and instructs you to cause
all the moneys to be assessed and paid, my Lords
do not take themselves to be any way impowered
to determine any particular differences amongst
Commissioners in the allotments upon any county.
They can only recommend you to cause the whole
sum to be timely assessed and raised and that the
assessments be made with as much equality and as
near the old rules as may be. |
Ibid, p. 237. |
|
Same to Mr. Wardour [Clerk of the Pells]. I have
laid before my Lords yours of this day, with the
certificate of the moneys paid into the Exchequer
upon the second Twelve Months' Aid. You are to
continue the sending to the Treasury the like
certificates from time to time. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of Dorothy Handcock, widow, for
her late husband's arrears as a Captain in Visct.
Lisburne's Regiment. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners. You inform
my Lords that you have ordered the several collectors
to pay 4,050l. for raising 8,100 seafaring men, ut supra,
pp. 1553-4. By a clause in the Act of 2 Wm. and
Mary [c. 4. for the Customs] it is directed that
the receipts of the Customs should be paid to the
Customs Cashier in London, "by which means
the said payments cannot be regularly allowed on
the accounts of the said collectors." You are
therefore to send my Lords an account of all sums
so paid by the said collectors to the end that Navy
bills may be obtained for the same to be paid in
money to the Customs Cashier on the said collectors
accounts, "and [so] not [to be accounted for] by
way of allowance." |
Ibid, pp. 237-8. |
|
Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown
Lands of the petition of John Squibb for a reversionary
lease of a house granted by Charles II to
Sir Edward Sydenham at Charing Cross. |
Reference Book VI, p. 386. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Sir Francis Blundell for leave to export to Ireland
four horses, Customs free. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease
to Rawson Hart, esq., of premises, ut supra, p. 1530,
for 15½ years from the determination of the terms
in being made to Theophilus Hart and his son, the
said Rawson Hart, on terms ut ibid. (Entry of
the Treasury Lords' signature, dated May 3, of the
docquet of this lease.) |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, pp. 534,
539. |
|
Same to same for a same to John Oliver of Boyton,
co. Cornwall, of premises, ut supra, pp. 1361-2, on
terms ut ibid. (Entry of the Treasury Lords'
signature, dated June 13, of the docquet of this
lease.) |
Ibid, pp. 534-5 ; XIV, p.
23. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Lords Justices, Ireland,
to report on the enclosed petition and other papers
[all missing] of Phillip Savage, esq., Clerk of the
Crown of the Court of King's Bench in Ireland,
praying a recompense for his service in the prosecution
of persons outlawed for treason. What has
been allowed in the like cases? |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 124. |
| April 5. |
Royal sign manual by the Queen for 276l. to the
widow of John Andrew Eckhart, esq., late Resident
at Brussels, who died in the service there on or
about Jan. 10 last ; being for 92 days (Dec. 24 last
to Mar. 25 following) on his ordinary of 3l. a day :
the Queen being pleased to allow same in consideration
of the expenses which said widow was obliged
to defray after his death, relating to his said employment.
(Money warrant dated April 23 hereon.)
(Money order dated May 2 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, p. 221. Money
Book XI, p. 312. Order
Book III, p. 277. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Sir John Hanmer and
Col. Stewart for payment of five additional Companies
to their Regiments from 1689, June 1, to
Oct. 1 following. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 238. |
| [?] |
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of Geo. Warwick, one of the
gunners of Tynemouth Castle, shewing that Col.
Villiers, Governor of Tynemouth Castle, has received
one year ten months of petitioner's pay and refused
to account with him for it. |
Ibid. |
| April 5. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to permit the
shipment from Dover, Customs free, of 44 horses
belonging to the Queen Dowager and which are
alleged to be in her passport. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Clarke to procure a royal warrant, to be
signed by the Queen, to authorise the Paymasters
of the Forces late in Ireland to pay 1,300l. to William
Hubbald, Paymaster of the Train of Artillery there,
or in his absence to Col. Jacob Richards, upon
account of the pay of the Company of Fusileers
late under his command. |
Ibid. |
| April 6. |
Royal warrant for 3,000l. to Henry, Visct. Sidney :
without account : as royal bounty towards his
equipage and preparations for his employment as
Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland.
(Money warrant dated April 6 hereon.) (Money
order dated April 9 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, p. 193. Money
Book XI, p. 297. Order
Book III, p. 265. |
|
Royal sign manual for 1,875l. to James, Duke of
Ormonde, for three quarters to Lady day last on
the pension of 2,500l. per an., "which we of our
royal bounty are graciously pleased to allow him."
(Money order dated April 12 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, p. 212. Order
Book III, p. 265. |
|
Same for 150l. to Bernard Granvile for half a year
to Lady day last for the rent of Mote Park, which
was laid into Windsor Great Park. (Money order
dated April 12 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, p. 212. Order
Book III, p. 266. |
|
Same for 10,000l. to Henry Guy for secret service :
without account. (Money order dated April 12
hereon.) (The money warrant is not entered, but
the index to the Money Book contains a reference
to this sign manual as being for 25,000l. This
appears to be a clerical error.) |
King's Warrant Book
XVI, p. 212. Order
Book III, p. 266. |
|
Treasury allowance of the salary bill, detailed, of the
Excise Office for 1692. Lady day quarter (total,
5,460l. 6s. 0d.). |
Money Book XI, pp.
294-6. |
Treasury warrant to Sir Rowland Gwynn, kt., Treasurer
of the Chamber, to pay 95l. 19s. 7d. to Francis
Clarke, one of the huntsmen to Charles II, 76l. 11s. 7d.
thereof for a moiety of the 153l. 3s. 2d. arrears due
to him [at the death of Charles II] on his salary and
19l. 8s. 0d. for his rewards : it appearing that
Clarke was by the King's command sent to
attend the Queen of Spain in her voyage
thither from Holland, so that he could not take
the oaths within the time limited by the Act of
Parliament [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 28] for appropriating
60,000l. for payment of wages to servants of Charles II
by reason whereof he could have no benefit of that
money, but did immediately on his return take the
Oaths and make and subscribe the Declaration.
Followed by : a later Treasury order, dated 1692,
July 15, for the satisfaction of this sum out of
moneys imprested to John Richards for that
purpose. |
Ibid, p. 297. |
|
Money warrant for 28l. 14s. 11d. to John Mawgridge,
one of the Court Drums to Charles II, for a moiety
of the arrears [at the time of the death of Charles II]
of his fee or salary of 12d. a day and livery of
16l. 2s. 6d. : he having been sent to attend the
Queen of Spain etc. etc. as above. |
Ibid, p. 299. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to
Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby, esqs., for the
service of the Forces lately employed in Ireland,
60,000l. out of loans to be made by the said
Charles Fox on credit of the East India Goods Duties. |
Disposition Book X, p. 93. |
|
Same to the Agents for Taxes. My Lords are informed
by the [Assessment] Commissioners for the second
Twelve Months' Aid in co. Monmouth that the first
quarterly payment thereon has for some time been
ready in the hands of the collectors and that no
Receiver General does appear there to receive it.
My Lords signed a commission for Mr. Williams to
be Receiver General for that county, which has
lain in the Treasury Office for a considerable time
past without anybody coming to take it out. You
are to give my Lords an account of the occasion
hereof. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 239. |
|
Henry Guy to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Capt. Morgan Ryan
for payment of his arrears as a Reformed Captain
in the Earl of Oxford's Regiment. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 239. |
|
Same to the Earl of Montagu to direct an officer of
the Great Wardrobe to attend the Treasury Lords
on Friday next with an estimate for two trumpeters'
liveries for the Earl of Scarborough's Troop, and
one ditto for Visct. Colchester's Troop. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the [Principal] Officers of the Ordnance to
report on the enclosed memorial [missing] from
the Admiralty Lords, together with a letter [missing]
from the Navy Commissioners concerning the ship
Dartmouth. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Agents for Taxes, forwarding a letter
and affidavit [all missing] from the [Assessment]
Commissioners for co. Gloucester. You are to
enquire into the matter and to prepare such a letter
thereon as you think fit. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the [Excise Commissioners as] Commissioners
for the Arrears of Hearthmoney. My Lords agree
to your report of Mar. 3 last upon the petition of
Richard Cocks and other the late Receivers General
of Hearthmoney. You are to cause them forthwith
to pay in the residue of the money in their hands. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of Lieut. John Lexington for the
arrears due to him as late Lieut. in the Danish
Forces. |
Ibid, p. 240. |
The Treasury Lords to the Governor of Barbados.
By petition to us, Nathaniel Dowrish of Plymouth,
merchant, owner and lader of the ship Agnes,
Andrew Duboys master, has set forth that he sent
said ship to Barbados with provisions about June
last, when English [sea]men were not to be got, and
manned her with French Protestants inhabiting
about Plymouth, "thinking that they were and
should be accompted freemen and duly qualified to
sail a ship to the West India Plantations" (thinking
that such Protestants that were liable to be imprested
to serve their Majesties and were inhabitants
in this kingdom would be reputed the same as
English), but on her arrival in Barbados in September
last she was seized and informed against by William
Moore, the searcher there, for not being manned
by a master and three fourths English : to which
information petitioner appeared, pleaded and
obtained a year and a day for bringing proofs
and papers from England and had his ship and
goods delivered upon bail.
On this petition the Customs Commissioners have
reported the 8th ult. that the said master and
mariners are French, who came over on the encouragement
of Charles II's Declaration (inviting
them over and promising them the immunities of
his natural born subjects), "who amongst six or
seven hundred more came over at that time and
inhabit at a place called Stonehouse about a mile
from" Plymouth, that they are as subjects of this
kingdom, paying rates and taxes as such, and
perform the public service of the kingdom both at
land and sea, and have brought up many of their
families to the sea, and at this time many of them
are actually in the service of their Majesties' ships
of war, as is confirmed by certificate of Capt. Henry
Greenhill, one of the Commissioners of the Navy,
now resident at Plymouth, and that they and
their vessels have been very serviceable to him
upon divers publique occasions, and that they are
imprested into their Majesties' sea service as other
his Majesty's subjects are, and that they cohabit
and live as such, "although according to the letter
of the Act of Navigation they cannot be so understood,"
therefore the said Customs Commissioners
conceive there is great equity the petitioner should
be relieved.
We agree therewith and desire you to direct the
Attorney General in Barbados to enter a noli prosequi
to the proceedings in this case and to discharge the
security. |
Ibid, pp. 241-2. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Henry Sydenham for the place of
collector of Deal port, now vacant. |
Reference Book VI, p. 387. |
|
Same to William Harbord, Surveyor General of Crown
Lands, of the petition of Sir Fra. Compton to the
Queen, shewing that Sir Tho. Williams, kt., and
Jos. Fells, goldsmith, detain from the Crown a
parcel of waste ground in co. Sussex under a fee
farm rent of 100l. 1s. 0d. per an. by grant from
Charles II, which grant petitioner will make appear
defective and void : and therefore praying a grant
of the premises under the said rent. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of
Asenzio Deyrun (Dyrun), a Spaniard, master of
the ship St. Mary Magdalen of St. Sebastian, 60
tons : petitioner shewing that said ship being bound
for Dublin with some wines taken from the French
was driven into Plymouth by stress of weather,
where she is seized, though no bulk was broke :
said petition being referred to the Treasury from
the Queen. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to same of the petition of David D'Barry,
merchant, shewing that he shipped a parcel of lead
about a year since in Holland for Leghorn, but the
ship being disabled, put into the Thames "and
unlade" therefore praying leave to export 500 pigs,
part thereof, on a Portuguese ship now going to sea. |
Ibid. |
| April 7. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book X, pp.
94-5. |
|
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
Out of loans on the second Twelve
Months' Aid. |
|
|
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy in
further part of the 1,000,000l.
appropriated [by 3 Wm. and
Mary, c. 5] |
18,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto upon his order dated 1690,
May [Mar.] 31, supra, p. 553, for
the Navy and Victualling ; and
is to be paid to the Victuallers,
2,000l. for extraordinary and
2,000l. for ordinary [land service] |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
for land service [of the Office
of Ordnance], exclusive of the
1,000,000l. appropriated[as above] |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Mr. Fox to answer bills from
Ireland |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Out of 23,569l. 4s. 1½d. of the like
loans and 2,461l. 16s. 6½d. of the
Double Excise and 21d. per barrel,
making 26,031l. 0s. 8d. in all. |
|
|
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for a week's
subsistence to all the Forces in
Flanders |
15,948 |
0 |
5 |
|
to ditto for the Train of Artillery |
140 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for contingencies |
911 |
19 |
7 |
|
to ditto for subsistence and half
pay to the Forces remaining
here |
5,285 |
1 |
0 |
|
to ditto to clear the subsistence
and half pay to Mar. 31 last |
1,250 |
15 |
8 |
|
to ditto for Sir Jos. Herne in part
for his bills of 8,800l. for waggons |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for the gunners in the
several garrisons in further part
of their arrear |
107 |
18 |
4 |
|
to ditto to clear the two Companies
of Foot at New York to 1691,
Dec. 31 |
1,337 |
5 |
8 |
|
to ditto for Mris. Carr and Col.
Cooper |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Out of 9,049l. 2s. 10½d. of loans on
the three fourths of the Customs
and 1,838l. 3s. 5½d. of the Double
Excise and 21d. per barrel ;
making 10,887l. 6s. 4d. in all. |
|
|
|
|
to Mr. Fox to complete the pay to
the Earl of Athlone's Regiment |
1,889 |
6 |
4 |
|
to ditto for Monsieur Vander Esch
in part of two months' pay to
six Regiments of Dutch Foot |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
|
to Mr. Fox for Leveson's Regiment |
556 |
10 |
0 |
|
to ditto for non-commission officers
towards four months' pay |
443 |
10 |
0 |
|
to ditto for small accoutrements to
Ruvigny's Regiment |
600 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for the Danes |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for the Commissioners of
the Transports to clear the arrear
to the [ships] masters at Bideford
and Bristol |
1,698 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for same upon account of
the arrear of transports from this
river [of Thames] to Holland |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
to ditto for same upon account of
hay and oats to be provided |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
Out of loans on the three fourths of
the Customs. |
|
|
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Out of 1,200l. of low wines and 533l.
of the Hereditary Excise and
fourth of the Temporary Excise,
making 1,733l. in all. |
|
|
|
|
to the Cofferer of the Household |
933 |
0 |
0 |
|
to me [Guy] for secret service |
800 |
0 |
0 |
|
£66,651 |
7 |
0 |
|
Henry Guy to the Earl of Ranelagh, enclosing the
petition [missing] of Capt. Ralph Salkeld. You are
to pay him what is due on his pension and to insert
him in the next [Army pension] warrant for 12d. a
day more. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 240. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing a
letter [missing] from Mr. Samuell Cole about 11
blocks of tin seized by him at the house of William
Rawlin. If the seizure be good you are to prosecute
it at law. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox, enclosing the petition
[missing] of Major John Rose. You are to pay
him here [in London] what is due to him and to
put it forthwith upon your [weekly] memorial [for
money]. |
Ibid, p. 242. |
|
Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the
petition of James St. John [Receiver General for
cos. Northampton, Bucks and Herts for the 2s.
Aid and Additional 12d. Aid], praying that process
against his security may be stayed till next term,
by which time he will clear his account ; and
praying the King's assistance against his collectors. |
Reference Book VI, p. 387. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of William Christian for some relief for his long
and faithful services and great losses in the returns
of his money whilst he was collector of Whitehaven. |
Ibid. |
| April 8. |
Money warrant for 375l. to Thomas Windesor, esq.,
for three quarters to Christmas last on his annuity
or pension as a Groom of the Bedchamber. (Money
order dated April 9 hereon.) (Henry Guy to the
Auditor of the Receipt to issue same out of the
unappropriated Excise.) |
Money Book XI, p. 298.
Order Book III, p. 265.
Disposition Book X, p.
96. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Navy Commissioners to apply
to Navy pay the 18,000l. ordered to be issued,
supra, p. 1580, in accordance with the appropriation
clause ut ibid. |
Money Book XI, p. 298. |
|
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue,
out of any unappropriated money, 100l. to Col.
Fletcher, Governor of New York, "on such warrants
as you shall receive," see infra, p. 1585. |
Disposition Book X, p. 95. |
|
Same to same to issue, out of loans on the second
Twelve Months' Aid, 200l. to the Treasurer of the
Ordnance towards the charge of stores directed to
be sent to Jersey and Guernsey for the defence of
those islands. (Same to the [Principal] Officers
of the Ordnance to so apply same. My Lords will
take care that 200l. more shall be issued to your
Treasurer by 100l. a week to complete the said
service.) |
Ibid, pp. 95, 96. |
|
Same to the Excise Commissioners, enclosing a letter
[missing] from the Lords of the Council concerning
the impresting of seamen for their Majesties' service.
Please attend my Lords hereon next Monday. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 242. |
|
Same to Col. Fletcher. My Lords have provided for the
two Foot Companies [in New York] and also the 100l. for
the presents for the five Indian Princes, infra, p. 1585
In order to the transportation of yourself and family
to New York my Lords expect you to carry some
of your goods on the man of war on which you are
to go, as also the 400l. worth of farthings which they
order to be carried in specie. |
Ibid. |
|
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Joseph Ormston, merchant, for a
noli prosequi against a parcel of Norwich stuff in
which was a small mixture of silk, which he ignorantly
entered only as stuffs. |
Reference Book VI, p. 388. |
Treasury warrant to Philip Ryley, Surveyor General
of Woods, Trent South, for the felling of 20,000l.
worth of timber in Dean Forest, as by the privy
seal of Feb. 29 last, supra, pp. 1495-7 (and as over and
above the moneys ordered by the privy seal of
1690, July 17, supra, p. 1198, to be raised out of
said forest for the service of the Ordnance) : and
thereout to do the repairs and also to regulate the
allowance of wood for the colliers etc., ut supra,
p. 1496, and thereafter to pay 500l. to Daniel
Osborne and 2,500l. to Henry Guy ut ibid.
Appending : schedule of the coppices etc. to be
felled, ut ibid, p. 1497. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, pp. 535-8. |
| April 9. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Snagg. I have read to my Lords
your reply of the 6th inst. to the objections made
by the Commissioners for Farthings to your proposal.
My Lords will hear you thereon when you
please to come. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 243. |
|
Treasury reference to Mr. [Charles] Fox of the petition
of Ann Traherne, widow, shewing that she had
two sons killed at Cavan in Ireland ; therefore
praying some pension, for her support, suitable to
her great loss. |
Reference Book VI, p. 388. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Barons of the Exchequer to
swear Ralph Grey into office as one of the seven
auditors of the Exchequer Court loco Charles Herbert,
deceased. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 535. |
|
Same to the Customs Cashier to pay 75l. to John
Taylour for half a year to Lady day last for drawing
a particular account of the receipts and application
of the Customs and divers other services. |
Money Book XI, p. 159. |
|
Henry Guy to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland,
to report on the petition of Col. Henry Lutterell,
praying a custodiam of his brother Col. Simon
Lutterell's estate. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
p. 136. |
