Volume 100: November 4-December 26, 1706

Calendar of Treasury Papers, Volume 3, 1702-1707. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1874.

'Volume 100: November 4-December 26, 1706', in Calendar of Treasury Papers, Volume 3, 1702-1707, (London, 1874) pp. 469-482. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-papers/vol3/pp469-482 [accessed 25 April 2024]

November 4–December 26, 1706


	Uncertain Dates, 1706 or a little after.

Nov. 4.	1. Representation of Thomas Cornwallis, Esq., to the Lord High Treasurer, praying for the royal bounty. His Lordship was not a stranger to his almost five years' attendance; and to serve her Majesty he had to sell his paternal annuity. Dated 4 Nov. 1706. 1 page.
Nov. 6.	2. Certificate of the inhabitants of the parish of Porchester in the co. of Southampton, addressed to the L^d High Treasurer, of their desire that Daniel Speering and two others should receive and lay out her Majesty's bounty towards repairing their church. Dated 6 Nov. 1706. 1 page.
Nov. 7.	3. Report of the Attorney General to the L^d High Treasurer, approving of the draft of a warrant for granting certain lands in Ireland to Philip Savage, Esq., and others, in trust for Edward Griffith, Esq. Dated 7 Nov. 1706. Minuted:—“Read 11 Nov. 1706. It may go on.” 1 page.
[? About Nov. 7.]	4. Petition of the Right Hon. John Lord Cutts, Baron Cutts of Gowran, Ireland, and Governor and Captain of all the castles and fortifications in the Isle of Wight, and likewise bailiff, steward, and receiver general of the revenue belonging to the crown, addressed to the Lord High Treasurer; praying for repayment out of the Exchequer of the amount paid in as surplus in his declared account. Minuted:—“7 Nov. 1706. Order'd.” Certificate relating thereto. 2 pages.
Nov. 7.	5. Memorial by the late Com^rs for transportation to the L^d High Treasurer, praying for stay of process. Dated 7 Nov. 1706. Minuted:—“20 Nov. 1706. Stay process till y^e end of next Hillary term.” Also a certificate. 2 pages.
[? About Nov. 7.]	6. Petition of the subaltern officers of the two late marine regiments commanded by the Marquis of Carmarthen and Sir Cloudesley Shovell to the Lord High Treasurer. They had been kept out of their pay for their service in those regiments for nearly eight years; praying payment. Minuted:—“7 Nov. 1706. My Lord will order M^r Aud^r Harley to attend him ab^t this when he comes to town.” Letter from them to M^r Lowndes on the same subject. 2 pages.
Nov. 8.	7. Petition of George, B^p of S^t Davids, to the L^d High Treasurer, asking that in consideration of the smallness of the revenue of the bishopric (450l. a year), his expenses, payment of first fruits, &c., that the arrears due to the bishopric might be allowed him to pay the costs of repair of the palace and other buildings. Setting out also: The condition in which he found the palace at Abergwilly, the college & chapel at Brecon, the school house, barns, stables, and other out-houses. The palace was so ruinous that it could not be inhabited until repaired. Dated Nov. 8, 1706. Minuted:—“Read 17 Nov. 1706. A privy seal to grant so much of these temporaltys as are in the tenant's hands, and Lucy to be discharged of all he has rec[eive]d and not answered to the crown; upon his quitting all pretences to any further demands upon acco^t of charges, service, & expence upon acco^t of prosecuting the late Bp.” Petition of M^r Lucy on the subject of these arrears. 2 pages.
Nov. 9.	8. Report of the Com^rs of Customs to the L^d High Treasurer, on a memorial of the Com^rs for victualling the Navy as to certain oil detained for the duty. Drawing attention also to frauds by the victualling hoys. Dated 9 Nov. 1706. The memorial referred to, and an account of goods found on board, the men-of-war. Minuted:—“Read 15^th Nov. 1706. My Lord orders that the duty be paid for these oyles.” 4¼ pages.
Nov. 10.	9. Letter from M^r Thomas Hinde to the Hon^ble Robert Harley, Esq., Principal Secretary of State, offering for 100 guineas to discover concealed goods “in runn” to the value of 6,000l. on getting a warrant to seize the same. Dated London, 10 9^br 1706. 1 page.
Nov. 10.	10. An additional establishment of two regiments of foot and three squadrons of horse of the Elector Palatine's troops. Dated 10 Nov. 1706. 2 pages.
Nov. 13.	11. Report of the Com^rs of Customs to the Lord High Treasurer on the petition of Jelles Helker, master of the ship Willow Tree, of Friesland, as to the seizure of certain money found on board his ship. Dated 13 Nov. 1706. Minuted:—“19^th Mar. 1706/7. My Lord will give the pet^r so much as the Queen's part of the said seizure am^ts to out of sec. service m^o, but thinkes 'twould be of ill p[ro]ced^t to ord^r a w^t for it to y^e custome h^o.” The petition and four other papers. 6½ pages.
Nov. 14.	12. A certificate of the traders in whalebone as to the continuance of a clandestine importation of whalebone, notwithstanding the late Act of Parliament for prevention thereof. Dated 14 Nov. 1706. Also another paper docquetted:—“Proposals to prevent y^e smuggling of whalebone.” Minuted:—“15^th Nov^r 1706. M^r Billers to attend the Com^rs Customes with what he thinks proper to prevent the running of whalebone.” 2¼ pages.
Nov. 14.	13. Report of the Com^rs of Customs to the L^d High Treasurer on the petition of John Baskett, stationer, offering to supply the Com^rs and officers of the Customs with stationery wares at 20 per cent. less than they were paying to M^r Sharpe, who was admitted to supply those stores by his L^ps direction, recommending the tender to be accepted for four years. Dated 14 Nov. 1706. Minuted:—“Read 15^th Nov. 1706. The Com^rs to take care that the rates proposed by Basket be not exceeded, and they are to imploy him jointly with M^r Sharp, but M^r Sharp must serve his goods as cheap & good as those to be served by the other.” The petition, and a letter from John Baskett on the same subject. 4 pages.
Nov. 15.	14. Letter from M^r E. Dummer to the L^d High Treasurer. He had discoursed Sir Henry Furnace. The latter proposed the hire of a suitable vessel to be employed as an advice boat between “Lisbon and the other ports of Spain, in the interest of King Charles,” and to come from thence occasionally to England. The proprietors could not maintain the vessel under 245l. 10s. a calendar month, and her value, if captured by the enemy, to be paid to the owners. Dated 15 9^br 1706. 1 page.
[? About Nov. 15.]	15. The demands of M^r Sweet, deputy paymaster to her Majesty's forces in the Netherlands, for extraordinaries from the 24^th December 1704 to the 23^d Dec^r 1705. Minuted:—“15 Nov^r 1706. Write to M^r S^t John to prepare a warr^t.” 1 page.
Nov. 15.	16. Report of the Agents for Taxes to the Lord High Treasurer on a charge made against Thomas Osmond, surveyor of the duties on houses and marriages for the co. of Northampton, of influencing a voter by excusing him from the window tax. Dated Nov. 15, 1706. Four papers connected therewith. 5 pages.
Nov. 15.	17. Report of the Com^rs of Customs to the Lord High Treasurer, on the petition of John Penneck and Francis Clies to be permitted to compound for some duties on tobacco. Dated 15 Nov. 1706. Minuted:—“Read 15^th Novemb^r 1706. The pet^rs to propose to the Com^rs Customes what they can pay for a comp^on.” Two petitions and copy of an Act of Parliament. 5 pages.
Nov. 15.	18. Report from the same to the same, on the petition of W^m Paul and Christopher Clitherow, Esq., as to a lease of the prizage of wines in the port of London. Dated 15 Nov. 1706. The petition and three other documents. 7 pages and 2 halves.
Nov. 15.	19. Letter of M^r Dod and M^r Waters, unaddressed, as to “derelict wines condemned, to the L^d High Admiral at Plymouth,” and lately arrived at the port of London. Dated 15 Nov. 1706. Minuted:—“Read 20^th Nov^r 1706. The customes to be paid as is proposed by the report, but not to be sold, his Royal Highness having given order to ye contrary.” Copy of warrant relating thereto. 2 pages.
Nov. 19.	20. Letter of the Duke of Ormonde to the Lord High Treasurer on an application of M^r Dawson, clerk of the Paper Office in Ireland, recommending the allowance of 100l. per ann. more to him for clerks in his office. Their business was to transcribe the books and papers in both secretaries' offices, and what was done in former governments, that duplicates might be left in the office for the instruction and direction of succeeding Chief Governors, and for the benefit of her Majesty's subjects in that kingdom, the several Chief Governors on their leaving that government constantly taking with them their own books and papers for their justification, in which that office differs from the Paper Office here, where the original books and papers themselves are kept, without being transcribed. Dated 19 Nov. 1706. 2 pages.
[About Nov. 20.]	21. Petition of Alice Lister, widow, to the L^d High Treasurer. Petitioner's husband, Lieut. Thomas Lister, served in the army 15 years, viz., in Flanders, the West Indies, and Spain, and was raised to be lieut^t of grenadiers in L^d Charlemount's regiment, but died in a voyage between Catalonia and Lisbon; prays assistance for herself and helpless orphans. Minuted:—“Read 20^th Nov^r 1706.” 1 page.
Nov. 20.	22. Representation of the Com^rs for granting wine licences to the L^d High Treasurer, on the memorial of Sir Basil Firebrace as to the privileges of the university of Cambridge in the granting licences in Cambridge and Sturbridge Fair. Their opinion was that a licence from the university was not sufficient, without having her Majesty's licence from that office. Dated 20 Nov. 1706. The second minute on the back is:—“18 Dec. 1706. His Lord^p hath been pleased to direct that y^e Comm^rs shall not proceed any further in this matter till they shall receive his Lord^p'^s particular directions in that behalf.” The memorial referred to. 2 pages.
[?About Nov. 20.]	23. Petition of Mary Purdon, wife of Captain George Purdon, to the L^d High Treasurer. Petitioner's husband had formerly represented his losses on the capitulation of Limerick. Her husband lay ill in the country, having absconded from his creditors, and she was daily expecting her goods to be seized and herself turned into the street; prays relief. Minuted:—“20 Nov. 1706. To pay her 30^li out of secret service m^o.” “P^d 23^th Nov^r 1706.” 1 page.
[? About Nov. 22.]	24. “Acco^t of the deficiencies provided for by the 2^d general mortgage.” It is divided under two columns, viz.:—Deficiencies as computed by Act of Parliament, and—How they stood the 22^th of November 1706. ½ page.
[About Nov. 23.]	25. Memorial of the Marquis of Montandre to the Lord High Treasurer. He had acted as Major Gen^l from the first campaign in Portugal, &c.; asks for his pay, and hopes to obtain a command from her Majesty as Major General. Minuted:—“23 Nov. 1706. M^r Bridges saies he has his pay as brigadier, from X May 1705 to Xmas 1706 ready, when he comes for it. He is to have pay as a Major Gen^ll on y^e establishm^t, in the service of ye K. of Portugal, pursuant to ye treaty from X~mas next. My Lord thinks he has served well, & deserves well to have a regim^t.” 1 page.
[About Nov. 25.]	26. Memorial of Robert Lucy, Esq., to the Lord High Treasurer. Sends a state of his account of the revenues of the bishopric of S^t Davids; asks for some of the arrears to be allowed him for his expense in the prosecution of Doctor Watson, the late bishop, on which he had spent upwards of 2,000l. Minuted:—“Read 25 Nov. 1706. My Lord is pleased to move y^e Queen for y^e 213l. he hath already received, & to give him a gen^l disch^e, and if M^r Lucy receives any more of y^e arrears into his hands, my Lord will move her Ma^ty to grant them to y^e p[re]sent bishop for him to recover of y^e said M^r Lucy.” 1 page.
[? About Nov. 29.]	27. Petition of Thomas Knox, Esq., Surveyor General of the coasts of Ireland, for prevention of the export of wool into France. Petitioner had spent about four years and above 500l. in money on that service, and could not execute the office for 65l. per ann., which was all that was allowed by the Com^rs in Ireland; asks for reimbursement. Minuted:—“Read 29 9^br 1706. Repeat y^e direction to the Com^rs of y^e Revenue of Ireland to report forthwith.” A previous petition from him, and the account of his expenses. 4½ pages.
[About Nov. 29.]	28. Petition of Charles Mason, Esq., Treasurer of the Transports, to the Lord High Treasurer. The cash was kept in iron chests, one key being held by the Com^rs of Transports, and the other by the cashier. Petitioner's security wished to be discharged, as the cash was in the power of the Com^rs, &c.; prays for the obligations to be given up and cancelled, and that he might execute the office as other cashiers did. Minuted:—“29 Nov. 1706. My Lord sees no weight in the pet^rs allegac[i]on, because y^e cash cannot be touched by y^e Comm^rs, & therefore his Lord^p adheres to his former ord^r.” 1 page.
Nov. 30.	29. Report of M^r Henry Baker to the Lord High Treasurer, on the petition of John Diplock, mariner, for a reward for the apprehension of two persons, who were put on shore from a French sloop near Seaford in Sussex. Testifying to the truth of their apprehension, and to their being delivered to the Earl of Nottingham. Dated 30 Nov. 1706. The petition, two other papers, and a proclamation. 5 pages or parts of pages.
Nov. 30.	30. Memorial of the Officers of Ordnance to the Lord High Treasurer, for payment for the arms, &c. supplied to Nevis and S^t Christophers, as well as for other stores lately sent thither, amounting to 4,368l. 8s. 9d. Dated 30 Nov. 1706. Also an estimate. 1½ pages.
[? About Nov. 30.]	31. Petition of John Crowne, Esq., to the Lord High Treasurer. He was sunk in deep necessities by the loss of his hand in America; prays his Lordship to extend that goodness to him which had made him honoured by all who knew him, and to issue an order for his relief. Minuted:—“To be paid 50^li.” There are two notices of him in the Money Book, Vol. XVIII. pp. 110 and 351. The payments are each 50l., but his “last payment” must be that on 24 Dec. 1705. 1 page.
Dec 2.	32. Report of the Com^rs of Excise to the Lord High Treasurer, on the petition of M^r Hamworth Fitch, formerly a teller and receiver of excise; if he deserved any further allowance or reward they were of opinion that it ought to be made by the cashier, whom he had served. Dated 2 Dec. 1706. The petition referred to. Minuted:—“Read.” 2 pages.
Dec. 4.	33. Letter of M^r William Sloper to M^r John Taylour, enclosing an abstract of Lord Ranelagh's hospital account from 1687 to 1692, for passing which a sign manual was necessary. Dated 4 Dec. 1706. The abstract. 2 pages.
Dec. 4.	34. Memorial of the Patent Searchers of the Port of London to the Lord High Treasurer, laying before his Lordship their proposals as a further security for the due exportation of goods drawing back the several duties by debentures. Dated Dec. 4, 1706. Another proposal. Delivered 6 June 1706. A petition from them. Dated 6 July 1706; and The “searchers' answer to the Com^rs of the Customs on their minute, dated 11 July 1706; delivered to M^r Savage p[er] M^r Walker, 26 July 1706,” on the same or kindred subjects. 6½ pages.
[About Dec. 5.]	35. Petition of Mary Brooks, widow, for herself and three fatherless children, and for the rest of the merchants of London, owners of the ship Joseph, to the Queen, as to the payment of 1,147l. 8s. 10d., for the hire of the ship. Referred to the Council of the L^d High Admiral. 5 Dec. 1706. 1 page.
Dec. 5.	36a. Report of Mr. Edward Wilcox to the L^d High Treasurer, on the memorial of the principal Officers and Com^rs of the Navy, and on a letter from Captⁿ Townsend, Com^r at Portsmouth, complaining of the difficulty in procuring timber, especially knees and standards, and proposing to cut 500 pairs from the decaying trees of New Forest. The report advises the cutting of one fifth of that amount. His opinion was that the timber of that forest should not be cut except on extraordinary occasions, but should be preserved as a check upon the timber merchants, who, when it was gone, would impose what rates they pleased. Dated 5 Dec. 1706. Two letters, and copy of a third on the same subject. 4¼ pages.
Dec. 6.	36b. An estimate of the charge of the Office of Ordnance for the year 1707. 1 page.
Dec. 7.	37. Letter of the Duke of Ormonde to the L^d High Treasurer, as to a pension to M^rs Mary O'Hara. Dated 7 Dec. 1706. Her petition. 2 pages.
Dec. 10.	38. Report of the Com^rs of Revenue, Ireland, to the Lord High Treasurer, as to the memorial of the Countess of Dorchester for her arrears of pension out of the quit rents in Ireland, &c. Dated 10 Dec. 1706. Copy of the foregoing. Three of the paragraphs are minuted, “Orderd.” Part also of a warrant relating to these arrears (much decayed.) There is also this minute on the dorse:— “Read 15^th Jan^ry 1706/7. A w^t to be prepared for y^e Q^s hand to direct the Gov^rs of Irel^d for the time being to cause the sums menc[i]oned in this rep^t to be allow'd to the Countess of Dorchester, to wit, 1,543l. 12s. 11 ²/3d., 1,125l., & 96l. 3s. 7½d.” Report of M^r Richard Thompson, Clerk of the Quit Rents, to the Com^rs & Chief Governors of the Revenue in Ireland, giving a state of the arrears due to her Ladyship. 7½ pages and one broad sheet.
[? About Dec. 10.]	39. Petition of the Lady Catherine de Bourbon to the L^d High Treasurer. Petitioner was the daughter of “Messure” Gideon de Bourbon, Lord of Basian, of the house of Bourbon, and widow of “Messuire” John de Boulouixs, a Protestant of Guienne in France; was left a considerable estate by her husband; was forced into a nunnery, and about seven years before escaped to England. Certificate of two ministers of the French church of the Savoy in her favour. Dated 10 Dec. 1706. 2 pages.
Dec. 11.	40. An account of what has been received and paid for the service in Spain by James Brydges, Esq., for the year 1706. Dated Whitehall, 11 Dec. 1706. 3 pages.
Dec. 12.	41. Report of the Com^rs of the Revenue for Ireland to the Lord High Treasurer, on the petition of the Lady Russel. When the Lady Dorchester's arrears were satisfied, the surplusage over 3,500l. per ann. might be paid into the Exchequer or to Lady Russel. Dated 12 Dec. 1706. Minuted:—“Read 14^th Jan^ry 1706. “My Lady Dorchester's patent entitling her to the whole 5,000l. a year quit rent till her arr^s are fully satisfyd, my Lord directs that as soon as she shall be fully satisfyd her said arr^s, the Com^rs of the Revenue are to call upon the Lady Dorchester's agents to pay into the Exchequer of Ireland y^e reserved rent of 1,500li. a year; or so much thereof as the said Countess is not entitled to and y^e m^o so to be paid in, be applyd to the paym^t of y^e 600^li a year to y^e Lady Russell & y^e arrears thereof according to her grant in that behalfe. A w^t to be prepared accordingly.” 1 page.
Dec. 13.	42. Report of the Com^rs of Excise to the Lord High Treasurer, on the petition of M^r Richard Richards, asking for remission of the Queen's part of the penalty of 50l. for lending his brewing utensils; they did not object. Dated Dec. 13, 1706. Minuted—“16 June 1707. Approvd.” The petition. 2 pages.
Dec. 13	43. Letter signed Ad. Cardonnel jointly with S^r Gilbert Heathcot, introducing M^r Anderson to M^r. Lowndes. Dated 13 Dec. 1706. 1 page, quarto.
Dec. 14.	44. Report of the Com^rs of Customs to the L^d High Treasurer, as to certain goods of the ambassador of Morocco. Dated 14 Dec. 1706. A letter from C. Hedges, and an account of the goods. Minuted:—“Read 10^th Jan^ry 1706. The dutys are appropriated & cannot be remitted, unless the goods are such as were brought w^th the amb^r or his retinue.” 4 pages.
Dec. 15.	45. Report of Sir Chr. Wren to the Lord High Treasurer, on a reconsideration of his and M^r Surveyor General's report relating to the purchase of Cotton House. They valued it at 4,000l., but Sir John Cotton still insisted upon 5,000l. Upon further conference he insisted on 4,800l. Recommends 4,500l. to be paid. To show what rooms there were for the reception of her Majesty's library at S^t James', and for the library of Gresham College (if it should be removed), he had annexed the plans of both buildings. The library at S^t James was a lofty room, and shelved as full as it could well be, and yet a great number of books remained in heaps for want of room. He had measured where shelves could be made in Cotton House (for the rooms were small, ceilings low, &c.), and yet the Queen's books might conveniently be contained in the bigger rooms, reserving the room of records for the same use, &c. But the books, rarities, and instruments of Gresham College could hardly be brought thither. Both these libraries might be purged of much useless trash, but this must be the drudgery of librarians, &c. Dated 15 Dec. 1706. Petition of William Hanbury, Esq., to the L^d High Treasurer. By permission of his brother-in-law, Sir John Cotton, he had lived several years in Cotton House. Desired his Lordship would let him continue there as housekeeper. Besides his former services, he had procured the consent of a person to the Act for vesting the house in her Majesty, which person had refused to give it until a security was given up. The consent of Sir John Cotton to abate the 200l. referred to. The plans referred to. 3 pages and the plans.
Dec. 16.	46. Letter from the Lords Justices of Ireland to the [Duke of Ormonde], as to the cost of building the barracks near Dublin. Dated Dublin Castle, 16 Dec. 1706. With this is:—“An estimate of the charge of building an arsenal in her Majesty's park near Dublin.” Signed Tho. Burgh, engineer gen^l, ? as to date. 5 pages.
Dec. 17.	47. “Report upon M^r S^t John's łre for the clothing a detachment of invalids.” Dated Pay Office, 17 Dec. 1706. With a minute to inquire what the clothing might amount to. Also a memorial on account for guards, &c. 1 page.
Dec. 17.	48. Affidavit of M^r William Bowyer as to the printing the 4th tome of Rymer's Fœdera. Dated 17 Dec. 1706. 1 page.
Dec. 18.	49. Copy of M^r Thomas Martin's account in Spanish of moneys paid by M^r John Methuen, for the subsistence, clothing, and arming of Spaniards. With a certificate of Father Albaro Cienfuegos of the company of Jesus, plenipotentiary of King Charles III. of Portugal, viz., of the correctness of the account. Dated 18 Dec. 1706. 3 pages.
Dec. 18.	50. Letter signed “A. Stanyan,” asking for payment of his ordinary and extraordinary entertainment. If the favour were granted he would never ask the like again. Dated Berne, Dec. 18, 1706. Minuted:—“A state to be made of what is due to him.” 2 pages.
Dec. 20.	51. Letter from M^r W^m Popple, junior, to W^m Lowndes, Esq. The Com^rs of Trade and Plantations had received an Act passed by the General Assembly of Maryland, to the like purpose as that passed for Virginia, as to the settlement of towns, ports, wharfs, &c. Sends a copy thereof for the L^d High Treasurer to move the Com^rs of Customs thereupon. Dated 20 Dec. 1706. 1 page.
Dec. 20.	52. Presentment of the Com^rs of Prizes to the L^d High Treasurer, recommending Consul Thomas Kirke, the person who then managed the prize affairs, to be the prize agent at Genoa, in preference to M^r Scudamore and M^r Henshaw. Dated Prize Office, 20 Dec. 1706. Minuted:—“Agreed.” A memorial in favour of Scudamore and Henshaw. Testimonial in favour of Kirke. 3 pages.
Dec. 20.	53. Presentment of the Com^rs for Prizes to the L^d High Treasurer, in favour of a proposition of their agents at Maryland, Mess^rs James and Hercules Couts, to remit bills of exchange for 5l. per cent. Dated 20 Dec. 1706. Minuted:—“Respited.” 1 page.
Dec. 21.	54. Extract of the letter of the Lady Russell's agent in Ireland to the Earl of Orford, as to the affairs of the Lady Russel, who had a claim to rents in Ireland, in which the Countess of Dorchester had an interest. Dated Dublin, 21 Dec. 1706. 1 page.
Dec. 22.	55. “Present establishment for the four companys of invalids.” Dated 22 Dec. 1706. 1 page.
Dec. 23.	56. “Forrage & waggon money allowed on Catalonia establishment from 24^th X^br 1705 to 23 Xber 1706.” 1 page.
Dec. 23.	57. “A state of the acco^t of the Royal Hospital to the 23^d of December 1706” as regards the funds. 1½ pages.
Dec. 24.	58. Establishment of several additional general officers for the forces in the Low Countries from 24 Dec. 1706. 1 page.
Dec. 25.	59. The secretary's account of petty expenses in the service of the Com^rs of Trade and Plantations from Midsummer to Christmas 1706. 2 pages.
[About Dec.]	60. “M^r John Meesters, his reply to the report made of his acco^ts by the Commissioners of the Navy to the L^d High Treasurer.” See Letter Book, Vol. 12, p. 263, under date 25 Nov. 1706, where these matters were referred to the Com^rs of the Navy to report upon, 1½ pages.
26 Dec.	61. [Quarterly?] report of M^r Petyt, Keeper of the Records at the Tower, viz., of the work done in sorting the records there. Dated 26 Dec. 1706. 1 page.
Dec.	62. An account of goods imported, duty free, for the use of the manufactories in Scotland in a year's time ended December 1706, abstracted from the late taxmen's books, with a computac[i]on of the duties then payable. Reduced into English money. 2 large pages.
	63. Petition of William, Lord Viscount Cheyne, Clerk of the Pipe, the secondaries and sworn clerks there, John Potenger, Esq., Controller of the Pipe, and Henry Ballow and John Smith, Deputy Chamberlains of the Exehequer, asking for a warrant for payment of their fees to Midsummer 1706. 1 page.
	64. Balance sheet on the King of Spain's account for the year 1706. 2 pages.
	65. Memorial of John Clarke to the Lord High Treasurer. He had been twice recommended by the Duke of Marlborough to his Lordship. For many years he served his late Majesty as chamber keeper to the pages of the bedchamber and her present Majesty at the backstairs. Asks for a stamper's place. 1 page.
	66. Memorial of the Lord Fitzharding, Treasurer of the Chamber, to the Lord High Treasurer, as to his fees and allowances. Asking for directions to be given for passing his accounts as heretofore. 1 page.
	67. Petition of John Weston, Esq., Receiver General for the county of Surrey, to the Lord High Treasurer, as to arrears of the land tax. The whole tax of the Bishopric of Winchester was in arrear. Prays a warrant to stop process till he could receive the arrears. Minuted:“Stay process till y^e end of next Tr. Term.” 1 page.
	68. State of the payments to the Victualling for the years 1702 to 1706. 1 page, quarto.
	69. An abstract of all the tin coined and paid for at the respective coinage towns in Devon, at Christmas coinage, 1706, and also of the surplus tin coined in Cornwall at Midsummer and Michaelmas coinages, 1706, and which remained over and above the complement of the 1,600 tons, being one year's proportion. It shows the tinners' names. 17 pages.
	70. “An accompt of Her Ma[jest]ties proportion of subsidies payable to the allies, pursuant to the treaties for the year 1706.” 1 page.
	71. State of receipts and payments on account of the sum of 250,000l. given by Parliam^t for prosecuting the successes of King Charles the 3^d, anno 1706. Two other papers on the same subject. 7 pages.
	72. Duplicate account, with some trifling variations. “Cash paid on accompt of the public, pursuant to the Earl of Peterborow's warr^t.” An accompt of the receipts and payments of James Brydges, Esq., for the use of her Ma^ties forces and other services in Spain for the year ending the 23^th of Decemb^r 1706. An abstract of what was receiv'd and paid in London for the service of Spain for the year 1706, not including the payments or transactions abroad. 15 pages.
	73. Memorial of M^r W^m Hewer to the Lord High Treasurer. As executor of the late honoured Sam^l Pepys, Esq., he laid an abstract of the accounts of M^r Pepys, both as to the navy and to Tangier, before them, as also of his own, having succeeded M^r Pepys in his treasurership. Prays that the auditors might be directed to lay the state of the accounts before their L^ps, and that a warrant might be issued to stay process against him. [Between 1706 and 1710.] Minuted thus:—“Stop the process till (fn. 1) supersede any issued & dich^a the issues. My Lord cannot now app^t a day to determine this acco^t. 1 page.
	74. A few memoranda of the names of officers in the army, showing where they went. Some went to the relief of Barcelona at the beginning of 1706. ½ page.
	75. “Extraordinary charges on accompt of the expedition under the Earl Rivers.” 1 page.
	76. “An acco^t of the distribution of 96,729l. 13s. 4d. given by Parliam^t for maintaining 5,000 men in Catalonia in the year 1706.” 1 page.
	77. “Extraordinary charges of the war in the years 1705 and 1706, for horses of the English troops and foreigners in English pay killed and lost on service, and that have died by the common distemper, for which no provision has yet been made by Parliament.” 2 pages.
	78. “A certificate of all money received and paid for … Mãties guards, &c., from the 10^th June to the 8^th July 1706 incl. for the service of the present year.” 1¼ pages.
	79. New Year's Gifts, 1706. Apparently sums paid. 1 page, quarto.
	80. State of the demand from the Company of Apothecaries for medicines furnished to the marines at Gibraltar. 3 pages.
	81. Two papers entitled: “A state of the debts of the kingdom of England.” Another: “A state of the revenues & publique income, also of the debts of the kingdom of England.” These are drafts, and mixed up with them are other memoranda of a kindred nature. 13 pages.
	82. “Calculation of the charge for each 100 horse & men to be transported from Genoa to Barcelona.” 1 page.
	83. “An acco^t of the distribution of the sum of 250,000l. granted by Parliament for her Majesty's proportion of the charge towards prosecuting the successes of King Charles the Third, for the year 1706, with the excess thereupon.” 2 pages.
	84. “Copy of the establishm^t for the general and staff officers and contingencies of the 10,000 men in the Low Countries for the year 1706.” 1 page.
	85. “Double” of the royal boroughs' address to her Majesty on the success of her arms under the Duke of Marlborough. [? 1705 or 1706.] 1 page.
	86. “The sums voted, addressed for, or enacted upon acco^t of publiq services in the session of Parliament begun the 25^th day of Octo^r 1705, and ended y^e 19^th day of Mar. 1705–6.” Also: “The grants in parliament, with the deficiencies thereupon.” 2 pages.
	87. An account of services not provided for by the last sessions of Parliament. Also: “An estimate of what may be necessary to be demanded in parliam^t for the service of next year, over and above what was granted for the last.” 3 pages.
	88. “Acco^t showing the moneys arisin[g] at y^e Excheq^r between Micħas 1705 & Micħas 1706 upon certain funds and revenues unappropriated by parliament, with the payments made out of the same within that time.” 2 pages.
	89. An order addressed to the Right Hon. M^r Baron Scrope, relating to the Queen's salt remaining in Scotland. ? 1706. Compare Annals of Queen Ann's Reign for 1706, p. 33. 1 page.
	90. Proposals and other papers as to the wine licences and hawkers' duty. ? About the year 1706. 14 pages and 2 halves.
	91. A paper as to the manufacture of iron in England, and as to a proposal to put on a duty of 20s. more per ton than was already laid on it. At the Still yard and Dyers yard there were such quantities of iron as never were known, and about half belonged to the Swedes, who intended to make us weary of making iron in England. 1 page.
	92. “Reasons why the charge of y^e repairs of her Maj^ties palaces & houses of accesse does amount to more att this present, then in y^e reigne of his late Maj^ty King Charles y^e Second.” The year 1706 by mention of the procession to S^t Paul's. Minuted:—“To be layd before ye Qu.” 1 page [one of the signatures cut away].
	93. Petition of John Irwin, a prisoner in the gaol of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, to the Lord High Treasurer; praying to be released from prison, where he was confined for assaulting custom-house officers, being unable to pay the fine of 40l. 1 page.
	94. Memorial of M^r W^m Houstoune to the L^d High Treasurer, as to payment of arrears of an allowance called a “small aliment” of 40l. a year. Minuted:—“P^d 40^l 21 Jan^ry last.” 13 lines.
	95. “A copy of the Auditors of Imprests' memorial to the R^t Hon^ble the Lord High Treasurer, with some remarques made by the said aud^rs on the severall accompts mentioned therein.” After 1705. 6 pages.
	96. Observations on a paper sent from Scotland in the letters of the 7^th of November instant, relating to several articles in the treaty of union. Another paper similarly entitled. (Drafts.) 5¼ pages.
[? 1706, or a little later.]	97. Establishm^t of the general and staff officers at Gibraltar; recommended by the Earl of Portmore. Establishm^t of the hospital at Gibraltar; recommended by the same. 2 pages.
[? 1706 or 1707.]	98. Memorial of Sir Jeoffrey Jeffreys, Knt., in behalf of his kinsman, Walter Jeffreys, who was receiver of the temporalties of S^t David's, asking that he might be allowed certain disbursements. 2 pages.
[? 1706 or 1707.]	99. Memorial of Lieut.-General Lumly to the Lord High Treasurer, praying for a warrant for payment of the money for the clothing the Queen's own regiment of horse, that the coats might be in readiness by 3 Feb. 1707. 1 page.
[Between 1706 and 1710.]	100. Memoranda as to grants of the old and new subsidies of tonnage and poundage. 2¼ pages.
[Between 1706 and 1710.]	101. “Proposal for charging the revenues of Excise, Post Office, &c., with 50,000l. per ann. for the Princess.” 1 page, quarto.
	102. Thirteen letters of the Com^rs of the Navy addressed to Sir Thomas Littleton, Treasurer of the Navy, or to M^r Lowndes, on the business of the Navy Office. Dated in 1706. [These will probably be found entered in the Navy Letter Book.]
	103. Three similar letters, and a report of the Com^rs of Victualling.
	104. Eighteen proposals of Sir Theodore Janssen, Sir Henry Furnese, James Milner, and Nicholas Tourton & Co. as to the remittance of money abroad, addressed to the Lord High Treasurer. Between February and December 1706.
	End of 1706 or Beginning of 1707.
	105. An estimate of the public expense for the year 1707, and ways and means proposed to meet the same. 5 pages.
	106. An estimate of the charge of the office of Her Majesty's Ordnance for the year 1707 for the sea service. ½ page.
	107. Estimate of the troops of augmentation in the Low Countries, and the charge thereof for the year 1707. Also copy thereof. 2 pages.
	108. Estimate of 40,000 men to act in conjunction with the forces of the allies in the Low Countries, with the charge thereof for the year 1707. 2½ pages.
	109. Another estimate for the same men, differing in some particulars. 1 page and 2 parts.
	110. Establishment of the forces in Spain for the year 1707; also for the additional forces. 4½ pages.
	111. An acco^t of what may be saved upon the establishments of the forces in the year 1707. 1 page.