Volume 168: December 23-31, 1713 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Papers, Volume 4, 1708-1714. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1974.

'Volume 168: December 23-31, 1713', in Calendar of Treasury Papers, Volume 4, 1708-1714, (London, 1974) pp. 535-538. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-papers/vol4/pp535-538 [accessed 26 April 2024]

December 23–31, 1713



1713. Dec. 23.	1. Joseph England to William Lowndes, Esq. Had searched Lord Bolingbroke's, M^r Bromley's, and the Lord Marre's offices, but could not find the late Duke of Queensberry's book of entries. The “report” might be a proper voucher for the payment of the marines of the “Worcester.” The matter had been eight years standing, and was not yet determined. Dated 23 Dec. 1713. 1 page.
Dec. 23.	2. Count Van Der Natt, envoy extraordinary from the Duke of Holstein, to the Lord High Treasurer. Desires that the custom officers might “visit his trunks” at his lodgings. London, Dec. 23, 1713. 1 page, quarto.
Dec. 24.	3. An estimate of what is demanded to clear her Majesty's forces for pay and clothing for foreign forces, subsidies, and other services of the war, late under the care of payment of James Brydges, Esq., late Paymaster General of her Majesty's forces acting in conjunction with the allies. Dated Whitehall, Pay Office, 24 Dec. 1713. 12 pages.
— Dec. 24.	4. Memoranda of the state of payments to the troops and garrison of Dunkirk to the 24^th of Dec. 1713. 4 pages.
— Dec. 24.	5. “Abstract of some extraordinary charges of the war, incurred and not provided for in M^r Moore's office, between 24 Aug. 1713 and the 24^th Dec. following incl.” 1 page.
Dec. 24.	6. Report of the Com^rs of Customs to the Lord High Treasurer on the petition of the owners and masters of ships trading with coals from Newcastle to the port of London, as regards the bushel and chaldron in use. The Common Council of London had by their own authority ordered a quart to be added to every bushel, contrary to the statute of 16 Car. II., and two of their (the Com^rs') officers, who were ordered to attend at Guildhall to see the measures proved, informed them (the Com^rs) that the brass bushel kept at Guildhall, made in the reign of Charles II., exactly agreed with the brass bushel lately made by their order. The regulations in the coal-measure had been made in pursuance of the law, and approved of by the opinion of her Majesty's learned counsel and the Com^rs' orders. The petition ought to be rejected. Dated Custom House, London, 24 Dec. 1713. The petition, and representation of the above owners, &c. Minuted:—“24 Dec. 1713. Read 25. Comm^rs Cust. being present, say they know of no clamour ab^t this alterac[i]on.” 6½ pages.
Dec. 24.	7. Report of the Barons of the Exchequer of Scotland to the Lord High Treasurer on the petition of Sir Andrew Kennedy as to the salary and perquisites of the office of Conservator of the Scots' privileges in the Netherlands. Conceived that the petitioner was a proper object of her Majesty's bounty. Dated Edinb^r Excheq^r Chamb^r, Dec. 24, 1713. Minuted:—“2 Feb. 1713/1714. My Lord cannot consent to an add^ll sall., but will move the Queen for her bounty to carry him home.” The petition. 3¼ pages.
Dec. 24.	8. J. Brydges to the Lord High Treasurer. Lays before his L^p by way of estimate the several demands made at his office for arrears of pay to her Majesty's forces and other services of the late war in arrear, to the 24^th of August last, at which time his office ended. Dated Whitehall, Pay Office, 24 Dec. 1713. The estimate referred to. 13 pages.
Dec. 25.	9. An estimate of the charge of her Majesty's forces in the Island of Minorca, the garrisons of Dunkirk and Gibraltar, and the Low Countries, for the year commencing the 25^th December 1713. 1 page.
Dec. 25.	10. An exact account of the sum total which the capital stock of the corporation, called by the name of the Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America, &c., consisted of, the 25^th day of December 1713. (Copy.) Also another paper on the same subject. 2 pages.
— Dec. 25.	11. “An acco^t of the quantities and the prices of the underwritten unrated East India goods, sold in eight years, beginning from Chr[ist]mas 1705 and ending Chr[ist]mas 1713, with the duties computed thereon, according to the method insisted on by M^r Attorney General, and according to the rates proposed to be laid thereon by the Commissioners of the Customs.” Also some other memoranda. 2 pages.
— Dec. 25.	12. Arrears due to several of her late Ma^ty'^s French pensioners to Christmas 1713, payable by Edward Nicholas, Esq. 4 pages.
— Dec. 26.	13. Weekly certificates by Archibald Douglas, of Cavers, Esq., General Receiver of the land tax, crown rents, &c., and new duties upon houses in Scotland, and paymaster of sallaries, pensions, and allowances there, &c., of all receipts, payments, and remains of land tax, crown rents, revenues, &c., money imprest from customs and excise, arrears of Crown rents, stock of invalid money due before the Union, and new duties upon houses. From 27 Dec. 1712 to 26 Dec. 1713. 52 double pages.
Dec. 29.	14. Com^rs of Ordnance to the Lord High Treasurer. Enclose copy of a letter received from M^r Sibbitt, their storekeeper at Berwick, relating to the bridge there. Dated Office of Ordnance, 29 Dec. 1713. The copy referred to. His answer to the question:—Who was chargeable for the repair of the bridge, what condition it was in, &c.? A perpetuity of 100l. per ann. was granted by King Charles II. for its repair, and the Mayor, bailiffs, and burgesses were obliged for all time to support it 10l. was yearly allowed at the Exchequer for agency and other fees, and sometimes taxes. The corporation repaired the bridge as often as necessary. There was no other bridge over the Tweed. The rapidity of the tides, which flowed four miles above it, and the great shoals of ice that came down in the winter often damaged it. Nobody in the county contributed to the repair of it, nor had the town any other fund than the said 100l. The bridge was in pretty good condition, but would require at least 300l. to be spent on it, a like sum having lately been expended. The corporation did not know what money was in the bank. The town had a letter from M^r Lowndes on the same subject. Letter of the Mayor and bailiffs on the same subject and to the same effect. 4 pages.
Dec. 29.	15. Memorial of John Anstis to the Lord High Treasurer. The money for which the tin was mortgaged in Holland was all paid off. M^r Beranger had paid 4,000l. on account of the tin sold there. The money was “paying” for the tin mortgaged in Hamborough. The debt due to the tin here was all discharged. The weekly sum of 2,300l. would carry on the service. Dated 29 Dec. 1713. Minuted:—“31 Xber 1713. M^r Anstis, Sir John Lambert, and M^r Gibbons on Tuesday next ab^t the tyn mortgaged at Hamborow.” Again:—“5 Jan. 1713/1714. S^r Is. Newton to speak w^th S^r Jn^o Lambert ab^t disposing that tyn.” 1 page, quarto.
Dec. 30.	16. Lord Duffus to “my Lord.” Acquainting him with several abuses committed chiefly by the connivance and fraud of the collector of customs in that part of Scotland where he (Lord Duffus) had remained for several months. The collector referred to was M^r Gordon, collector of Inverness, who was brother of Sir William Gordon. The first case he refers to was one of the running of brandy in the port of Inverbraky, near Sir William's house; and this was so publicly done that the whole country affirmed that the collector had a considerable share therein. Dated 30 Dec. 1713. Docquetted:—“Abuses on the Customes, Scotland.” 3 pages.
Dec. 30.	17. “A scheme of the application of the supply granted to her Majesty for the service of the publique in the year 1713.” Dated 30 Dec. 1713. 1 large page.
Dec. 31.	18. “Ireland. An account of the pensions on the military list, 31 December 1713. (No. 7) for M^r Lowndes.” Also list of French pensions in Ireland (No. 8). 10 pages.
Dec. 31.	19. Auditor E. Harley to the Lord High Treasurer. Presenting a state of an account exhibited by Tho. Maddocks and others, receivers of the 1,800,000l. contributed on the act of the 10^th of her Majesty's reign, paid into the receipt of the Exchequer, &c., between 14 July 1712 and 6 Dec. following. Dated 31 Dec. 1713. The same to the same as to payments between 30 May and 30 Dec. 1712. Dated the same day. 4 pages.
Dec. 31.	20. The same to the same, presenting the state of the account exhibited by Edward Gibbon, Esq., appointed receiver of a sum not exceeding 200,000l., part of the two millions adventure. Same date. 1¼ pages.
Dec. 31.	21. Copy of case and opinion of Sir Edward Northey “on private rights as to duties on export & import in Scotland saved by y^e articles of Union.” Dated Dec. 31, 1713. 1 page.
Dec. 31.	22. “Extract of a letter from Edinburgh to the Earl of Mar, December 31^st, 1713,” as to the importation of arms and ammunition into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, and Dumfries. Suggests that the officers of Customs should purchase them for the use of the Government. Minuted:—“19 Jan^ry 1713/1714. To Comm^rs Cust. to be careful to send acc^t to Sec[reta]ry State from time to time w^t armes & ammunic[i]on are imported, by whom & for whose acc^t.” 1 page.
[? End of 1713.]	23. The case of Samuel Power, a collector of the duty on hides, skins, vellum, and parchment, in relation to that duty. Praying for a reward for his scheme for laying on that duty. Also copy of his letter to W^m Lowndes, Esq., on the same duty. Dated Lincoln, 23 Dec. 1713. 2 pages.