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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry. |
Reference. |
| Dec. 11. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue as follows out of any loans on the last [granted
or the present] Twelve Months' Aid [2 Wm. and
Mary, Sess. 2, c. 1] : viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 46. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
growing week's subsistence [of
the Forces, England], not including
the Regiments of Churchill
et al. |
6,617 |
16 |
6 |
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to ditto to be paid over to Monsieur
Vander Esch |
3,705 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Mr. [Mrs.] Bridges
on a contingent [contingency]
warrant |
104 |
18 |
8 |
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to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for
the recruits of Col. Du Cambon's
Regiment |
650 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Sir Oliver St. George
on account of his half pay as
late Capt. of Horse in Ireland to
Nov. 1 [last] |
21 |
7 |
0 |
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to ditto for Madame Barnier, her
allowance of 5s. a day to same
date |
23 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Monsieur Aubin, reformed
Captain in Cambon's
Regiment for five months to
same date at 5s. a day |
38 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Monsieur De la Clide,
reformed Captain in Melonier's
Regiment, for nine months to
same date |
63 |
5 |
0 |
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to ditto, for Capt. Jozzell, a ditto,
for three months to same date |
23 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Monsieur De la Bene,
Lieut, in Cambon's Regiment,
for seven months to same date |
26 |
15 |
0 |
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to ditto in part for the Danish
[Forces'] clothing |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
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And out of Poll money, Customs
and double Excise. |
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to Mr. Jephson for secret service |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Earl of Nottingham for
Monsieur Gautier |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to Monsieur Auverquere, Master
of the Horse, by [way of]
advance |
1,738 |
6 |
0 |
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£18,109 |
6 |
2 |
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Same to Auditor Aldworth to permit the Rt. Honble.
Sir Henry Capell, chief steward of the manor of
Richmond, to view all records, grants and writings
in your custody relating to said manor and to take
such copies thereof as he "shall think requisite for
their Majesties' service." |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 420. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the King in Council, dated
Kensington, Dec. 10 inst., that the ships and number
of seamen allowed to sail to Virginia, Maryland,
Barbados, Jamaica, New England and other his
Majesty's Plantations, by Order of Council of
Nov. 15 last and by subsequent Orders of Council,
be so permitted to sail accordingly, provided always
that all such ships bound thither from any ports
between Falmouth and the Thames do sail with
their respective convoys and that all other ships
do go out with the first opportunity of wind and
weather ; and provided also that the masters and
some of the owners of each ship shall have first
delivered to the Customs Commissioners a true
list of the mariners on board and shall have given
bond for their ships' going to the ports for which
they clear ; and that those appointed to go with
convoy shall return with said convoy ; and that
upon their arrival in England the said number
of mariners shall be delivered over to the Admiralty
Lords or their appointees to receive them for their
Majesties' service ; the accidents of the sea, death
and sickness only excepted ; and also that they
carry landsmen [to the amount of] one fifth [of
their complement]. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 243. |
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Treasury reference to Mr. Smith of the petition of
John Craster, shewing that his father, Edmund
Craster, was sheriff of Northumberland in 1682
and 1683, and for defect of passing his accounts
his lands were seized by process and 18l. 6s. 0d.
was levied thereon by Sir Mark Milbanck, late
sheriff of said county ; therefore praying an order
to the Treasurer's Remembrancer and the Clerk of
the Pipe to allow said sum "upon his account, and
paying into the Exchequer the sum of 242l. 1s. 2d.,
the sum remaining due." |
Reference Book VI, p. 256. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the proposal
of James Waringe for selling the Custom house at
Berwick to the King for 200l. |
Ibid, p. 257. |
| Dec. 12. |
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to
issue 15,000l. to the Earl of Ranelagh out of the
loans on the Twelve Months' Aid. (Same to said
Earl to immediately pay same to Sir Joseph Herne,
"the value being remitted by him to the Duke of
Savoy, pursuant to the King's pleasure" signified
by Secretary the Earl of Nottingham.) |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 47. |
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Same to same to issue out of said loans 880l. 10s. 0d.
to Charles Bertie, esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, to
be by him applied [paid] as follows, viz. 400l. to
Mr. Abbott, 410l. to Mris. Fawcus, 70l. 10s. 0d.
to Mris. Morris, in each case in part of the debts
due to them. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Mr. Kien. The Treasury Lords have given
public notice that the King will receive proposals
on the 17th inst. for clothing certain Regiments of
Foot according to such patterns of every species [of
clothing] as should be shown at the Treasury Chambers
every day before the said 17th inst. As the said
patterns are very much wanted, my Lords desire
you to send same to them if you can. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 420. |
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William Jephson to the Commissioners for Sick and
Wounded. My Lords have laid before the King your
presentment of the 5th inst. concerning 160 Irish
prisoners in the Marshalsea. The King declared he
would allow 12d. a day to each thereof who were
officers and 6d. a day to the rest ; to commence from
the 6th inst. You are to take care that same be
paid accordingly. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 420. |
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Same to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the Forces] to
prepare a royal warrant, for the King's signature,
to authorise Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby
to pay 150l. to Mr. Pereira and Mr. Bridges to be
immediately applied by them to satisfy a bill of
exchange drawn on them by Mr. Buckle for that
sum payable to Mr. Rascow for oats supplied by
Mr. Christopher Nowell to said Buckle for the use
of the Forces in Ireland. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same for a like warrant to authorise said
Fox and Coningsby to pay 200l. to the Commissioners
for Sick and Wounded for the relief of the
[abovesaid] Irish prisoners come from Cork, "the
said money being put into their hands" for said
purpose. |
Ibid, p. 421. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing the
Earl of Melville's memorial [missing] concerning
his goods arrived from Scotland. Send an officer
to his house to open same and take the Customs
on such as are customable, provided none be imported
contrary to the Act prohibiting trade with
France. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury reference to William Harbord [Surveyor
General of Crown Lands] of the petition of Fra.
Dickens, woodward of New Forest, for a lease of a
tenement called Pondhead in said forest, which he
has purchased of three successive wardens of the
forest, whereby he has paid as much as the fee
simple of the said inheritance is worth. |
Reference Book VI, p. 257. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Thomas Bere for some employment at Bristol
[port]. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same of the petition of Thomas Johnson
for a landwaiter's place, London port, upon the
next vacancy. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same of the petition of Tho. Barker and
others, shewing that they freighted at Stockholm
the ship Emaus, Christopher Johnson master, 70
tons, to bring their effects (deal boards and other
wooden ware), the same being freighted as a Swedish
built ship, but same is now seized under the Navigation
Act and appraised at 270l. : therefore praying
remission of the King's part of said seizure, [such
part] "being 90l., they satisfying the officer that
seized." |
Ibid. |
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Same to same of the petition of John Clarke for the
place of surveyor of Bristol port, he having traded
many years as a wholesale linen draper and being
well skilled in Customs affairs. |
Ibid, p. 258. |
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Treasury warrant to the Wine Licence Commissioners
to suspend proceedings till further order against
Joseph Goulding for selling wine at Hull without
licence from said Commissioners, whereupon judgment
has been obtained and execution has been
had and levied thereon by the sheriff. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 363. |
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Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant,
dated Dec. 10 inst., from the Earl of Dorset [Lord
Chamberlain of the Household] to Sir Francis
Lawley, bart., Master and Treasurer of the Jewel
House, to prepare and deliver to the King's Serjeant
Trumpeter (for his Majesty's expedition into Holland)
three new silver trumpets of the same fashion and
proportion as the rest of the King's Trumpet[er]s
have ; to replace the three which have been lost in
Ireland and elsewhere. |
Ibid. |
| Dec. 13. |
Money warrant for 50l. to Mr. Le Bas for half a year
to Sept. 29 last on his salary as Marshal of the
Ceremonies. |
Money Book X, p. 525. |
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Same for 250l. each to Adrian Van Borcelan, John
Sayers and James Stanley and to Emanuel Scroop
How, John Stanley and Joost Capell for half a
year to Sept. 29 last for How and Capell and to
June 24 last for the others as Grooms of the King's
Bedchamber : the privy seals [for their salaries]
being dated respectively 1689, Dec. 24, for Borcelan ;
1689, Dec. 14 [? 24], for How [and Sayers] ; 1689-90,
Jan. 30, for John [sic erratum for James] Stanley ;
and 1690, Dec. 18, for Capell. (Money orders
hereon dated Dec. 16 for Borcelan and How ;
Dec. 17 for Sayers ; Dec. 22 for Capell ; Dec. 24
for James Stanley.) |
Ibid, p. 525. Order Book
III, pp. 132, 134, 135. |
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Treasury warrant to Benj. Overton, esq., Warden of
the Mint, Thomas Neale, esq., Master and Worker
of same, James Hoare, Comptroller of same, and
the rest of the officers of the Mint, to buy silver
to the value of 600l. and to coin same into current
coins of this realm and to pay same to Henry Harris,
gent., their Majesties' engraver, as in part of
1,266l. 1s. 7d. for making and engraving several
seals and presses for their Majesties' use for several
offices and officers in England, Ireland and the
Plantations and for the silver for said seals. (This
warrant was vacated and replaced by an exactly
similar warrant dated 1690-1, Jan. 22.) |
Money Book X, pp. 525-6. |
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Money warrant for 100l. to Sir Cha. Cottrell for half a
year to Sept. 29 last on his annuity or pension as
Master of the Ceremonies. |
Ibid, p. 526. |
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Same for 50l. to same for same time on his annuity
or yearly sum in lieu of all allowances by bills or
otherwise usually received by the Master of the
Ceremonies out of the office of the Treasurer of the
Chamber. (Money order dated Dec. 16 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 526. Order Book
III, p. 132. |
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Same for 1,000l. to William, Earl of Portland, for
half a year to June 24 last on his pension as Groom
of the Stole and First Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
(Money order dated Dec. 24 hereon.) |
Money Book X, p. 527.
Order Book III, p. 135. |
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Money warrant for 500l. each to James, Duke of
Ormonde, James, Earl of Drumlanrig, Richard, Earl
of Scarborough, and Charles, Earl of Selkirk, for
half a year to June 24 last on their pensions as Gentlemen
of the Bedchamber ; the privy seals for their
payment being dated 1689, Dec. 24. (Money orders
hereon dated Dec. 17 for Ormonde and Drumlanrig ;
Dec. 27 for Selkirk ; Dec. 30 for Scarborough.) |
Money Book X, p. 527.
Order Book III, pp.
133, 135, 136. |
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Treasury warrant dormant to Mr. Fox [Customs
Cashier] for Anthony Ettrick's salary of 39l. per an.
as one of the customers or collectors of Hull port. |
Money Book X, p. 528. |
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Money warrant for 195l. 16s. 8d. to Simon Smith, esq.,
for one year to 1689, Christmas, on his several fees
of 10s. a day and 20 marks per an. as Knight
Harbinger. |
Ibid, p. 531. |
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William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to
report on the enclosed Order of Council [missing]
made upon the petition of Mr. Carter relating to
the stealing [out of the country] and exporting of
wool by owlers ; with several other of Mr. Carter's
papers relating to that matter. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 423. |
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Treasury warrant to same to alter on the establishment
the salary of Capt. Thomas Jenkinson, commander
of the Downs smack [the Customs smack in the
Downs], and his men, and to make same payable in
future at Bristol instead of on the establishment of
Dover port, the said smack having been ordered
to Bristol for the better guard of the Severn and
Jenkinson having complained that besides the
trouble he is at in getting his salary and incidents
from Dover for himself and his men he cannot have
timely remittances for same under 2s. in the £ ;
and the collector of Bristol port having proposed
that it is necessary for the service that said smack
be continued there. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 244. |
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Treasury reference to Major Wildman [Postmaster
General] of the petition of Robert Murray and
Hugh Chamberlaine, senr., to the King for a lease
or grant for the sole delivery of all post letters
not delivered by the Post Office except the letters
delivered by the London Penny Post, for 41 years
at a peppercorn rent ; same being referred to the
Treasury Lords from the Privy Council. |
Reference Book VI, p. 257. |
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Same to same of the petition of Thomas Neale, esq.,
for a patent for 14 years to him to carry letters to
and from their Majesties' Plantations. |
Ibid, p. 259. |
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Same to the Agents [for Taxes] of the petition of
Martyn May, late Receiver of the Six Months' Aid
[1 Wm. and Mary, c. 3] for co. Oxford, praying
an allowance for his extraordinary charges in his
collection. |
Ibid, p. 258. |
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Same to same of the petition of Cha. Brumpstead,
solicitor for the 12d. per £ tax [1 Wm. and Mary,
c. 20] in cos. Cambridge and Suffolk ; praying an
allowance for his services and charges therein. |
Ibid, p. 259. |
| Dec. 15. |
Money warrant for 500l. to Frances, Countess of
Portland, for half a year to 1689, Lady day, on
her pension. |
Money Book X, p. 528. |
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Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to
allow 160l. to the owners, adventurers and fishermen
of Great Yarmouth for one year to Sept. 29 last
on the Excise of beer provided for the North Sea
and Herring Fishery, under the proviso of due
payment of said duty [by said fishermen]. |
Money Book X, p. 528. |
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Same to the Receipt for tallies of pro on the Hereditary
Excise arising within London etc. for 250l. to John,
Earl of Bath, for 1688, Michaelmas quarter, on the
annuity of 1,000l. granted 1673, June 19, to him
and Francis, Lord Hawley (now deceased), for 99
years, terminable on the life of Frances, Duchess of
Richmond and Lennox. (William Jephson to the
Excise Commissioners, dated Dec. 16, to pay same
forthwith out of the Hereditary part of the Excise.) |
Ibid, p. 529. Disposition
Book IX, p. 49. |
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Same to same for same on the Excise for 750l. to
George, Duke of Northumberland, for 1690, Lady
day quarter, on his pension. (William Jephson,
dated Dec. 16, to the Excise Commissioners, to
pay same by three weekly instalments of 600l.,
100l. and 50l. from the 17th inst.) |
Money Book X, p. 529.
Disposition Book IX,
p. 48. |
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Same to same for same for 750l. to Charles, Duke of
Southampton, for 1685, Michaelmas quarter, on
his same. (William Jephson to the Excise Commissioners,
dated Dec. 16, to pay 360l. thereof forthwith
and the remainder by 60l. a week.) |
Money Book X, p. 529.
Disposition Book IX,
p. 48. |
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Same to same for same on the Excise of certain cities
and counties for 1,000l. to Ann, Duchess of Monmouth,
now Duchess of Buccleuch, and married
to Charles, Lord Cornwallis ; for 1690, June 24
quarter, on the annuity granted to her 1673, June 18.
(William Jephson to the Excise Commissioners,
dated Dec. 16, to pay 600l. thereof forthwith and
the remainder by 100l. a week from this day.) |
Money Book X, p. 530.
Disposition Book IX,
p. 48. |
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Same to John Wildman, esq., Postmaster General,
to pay, out of the Post Office revenue, 1,175l. to
Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, for 1689, June 24
quarter, on the yearly sum of 4,700l. granted by
Charles II out of the Post Office 1668-9, Jan. 19,
to George, Visct. Grandison, and Edward Villiers,
esq., in trust for said Duchess. (William Jephson,
dated Dec. 16, to said Wildman to forthwith pay
same.) |
Money Book X, p. 530.
Disposition Book IX,
p. 48. |
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Money warrant for 59l. 0s. 2½d. and 75l. to Robert
Russell for 1¼ years to Michaelmas last respectively
on his fee of 47l. 4s. 2d. as Clerk of the Pipe and
allowance of 60l. per an. formerly paid at the Receipt
for drawing down and charging the several convictions,
rents and seizures of Recusants. (Money
warrant, dated Dec. 18, for said 75l. [the item of
59l. 0s. 2½d. being automatically provided for by
the Auditor of the Receipt's debenture].) (William
Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt, dated
Dec. 17, to pay said 114l. 0s. 2½d. out of the money
reserved for the officers of the Exchequer.) |
Money Book X, p. 531.
Order Book III, p. 134.
Disposition Book IX,
p. 49. |
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Money order for 262l. 0s. 4d. to John Walker, Usher
of the Exchequer Court, for necessaries delivered
to the officers of said Court in Michaelmas term, 1690. |
Order Book III, p. 132. |
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William Jephson to the Attorney General to report
on the enclosed petition [missing] of Sir John Guise
and the report thereon made by Mr. Ryley, Surveyor
General of Woods, Trent South ; and upon the
statute therein mentioned. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 421. |
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William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners to send
an officer to Mr. John Buckworth's house in Mincing
Lane to visit the goods of Sir William Hussey there
in order to their transport to Constantinople,
whither he is gone as Ambassador from his Majesty. |
Out Letters (General) XII,
p. 421. |
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Same to Major Wildman [Postmaster General] to pay
900l. to the Earl of Rochester forthwith and 100l.
more next week, making 1,000l. in all for 1689,
June 24 quarter, on his annuity payable out of the
profits of the Post Office. |
Ibid, p. 422. |
Same to Mr. Fox [Customs Cashier]. By their memorial
of the 9th inst. to the Treasury, the Customs
Commissioners propose that the unappropriated
fourth part of the Customs may be applied as
follows : (1) to the payment of quarterly salary
book and incidents and necessary imprests of
London port ; (2) to the payment of patent officers'
salaries [in the outports] ; (3) to the payment of
such other sums as do not immediately relate to
this [the Customs] service, but are or shall be
directed by the Treasury Lords' warrant ; and that
the remainder, after discharge of the above for the
present quarter, may be kept apart in the Customs
Cashier's hands for defraying the necessary expense
of management [of the Customs] for the succeeding
quarter.
The Treasury Lords have agreed thereto and
direct you to observe same. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury reference to the Attorney General of a
draft contract [of the King] with Mr. Pereira for
providing bread for the Army in Ireland ; with
amendments annexed. |
Reference Book VI, p. 258. |
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Same to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Edward
Keene, shewing that he is a prisoner at Ipswich
on the King's suit for an old arrear ; and praying
to be discharged, he being unable to pay. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of John Cary of Bristol, merchant, praying for
the ship Mary to be permitted to go to Nevis in
the place of the Increase, which is disabled. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the
petition of Jonathan Pentire for a lease, in reversion
of Mr. Trelawney, of a tenement in Boyton and of
a cottage there ; parcels of the Duchy of Cornwall. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the Principal Commissioners for
Prizes to employ William Clavor as Agent for Prizes
in the ports of Poole, Weymouth and Lyme. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 363. |
