Entry Book: January 1690, 1-10

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'Entry Book: January 1690, 1-10', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 9, 1689-1692, (London, 1931) pp. 437-444. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol9/pp437-444 [accessed 19 March 2024]

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January 1690, 1-10

Letters Patent, Privy Seals, Royal Sign Manuals and Warrants, Treasury Warrants, Commissions, Orders, Letters, Memorials, Reports and Other Entries: All Not of the Nature of Treasury Minutes.
Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
1689-90. Jan. 1. Royal warrant to William Harbord, Treasurer and Paymaster General of the Forces employed for the reduction of Ireland, to make the deduction of 12d. per £ from the pay of the Danish Forces employed in his Majesty's service in like manner as by the royal warrant of July 23 last is done from the pay of his Majesty's Forces employed in the reduction of Ireland : said deduction to be disposed of in like manner, viz. as the King shall direct by his sign manual. King's Warrant Book XIV, p. 319.
Jan. 2. Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 45l. 12s. 0d. to Henry Ayloffe, King's Remembrancer, for one year to Christmas last for the fees usually paid to him and his clerks by the Customers of the [out]ports of England and Wales for passing their accounts. Money Book X, p. 162.
Same to same to pay same 340l. 14s. 4d. and 37l. 15s. 0d. for parchment and other necessaries, detailed, for blank books for the Customers, Comptrollers and searchers in, respectively, the outports and London port for one year ending Lady day next.
Prefixing : bill of said necessaries (the parchment being charged at 50s. the roll).
Ibid, pp. 162, 163.
Money warrant for 8l. to Edward Jones, Receiver General of the 'present' Aid for co. Carmarthen ; for his extraordinary charges in bringing to Chester 850l. of his receipts thereof. (Money order dated Feb. 4 hereon.) Ibid, p. 165. Order Book III, p. 54.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to satisfy out of any disposable money in the Exchequer, after completion of Mr. Dyves' 1,500l. loan as follows, the 525l. ordered Nov. 9 last, supra, p. 299, to Col. Wolseley : it appearing that Mr. Dyves did lend 1,000l. the 20th ult. on the 12d. Aid, ut supra, ibid, but the credit thereon being completed he is willing to lend the remaining 500l. on the 2s. Aid. Disposition Book VIII, p. 73.
Same to Mr. Mountague to lay before the King in Council the enclosed presentment [missing] of Dec. 31 last from the Customs Commissioners for taking off the stop on ships bound for Portugal which have lead on board. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 154.
Sam. Langford (in William Jephson's absence) to Mr. Sansom for an account of what sums have been furnished by the Customs collectors in the North to Mr. Fotherby for the use of the Danish Forces ; and of the answers from the said collectors etc. to the Treasury letters requiring said payments to be made. (The like letter to Mr. Noell for the Excise officers.) Out Letters (General) XII, p. 154.
Same to same. What answer is received from the officer at Chester to the Treasury letter of Nov. 23 last requiring 500l. to be paid to Henry Greenhill, which money "I find" was upon account of the Danish Forces? (The like letter to Mr. Noell regarding the 1,000l. similarly ordered [from the Excise].) Ibid.
The Treasury Lords to the [Assessment] Commissioners for the 2s. Aid in co. Beds (and the like for every respective county, city and place as in the Act for said Aid). The remiss execution of the Act for the 12d. Aid has caused that tax to fall very short of what was justly expected from it. We earnestly recommend to you to diligently intend the execution of the present Act and to take especial care to appoint able and conscientious assessors in your respective divisions and to administer them the oaths prescribed by the said Act : and also that you will have regard to the review of the 12d. Aid as by a clause in the said Act. Ibid, p. 155.
Treasury fiat for royal letters patent to constitute James Howard, esq., as Customer of Berwick port loco James Waring. Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 96.
Treasury reference to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands of the petition of Sir Tho. Wilbraham, bart., for a grant of the [Crown reversion of the] manor of Mottram in Longdendale, co. Chester, granted by Mary I to Richard Wilbraham and Dorothy his wife, being [then] of the value of 400l. per an., but now leased at 89l. 13s. 0d. ; same being now vested in petitioner, and he desirous of settling it on Thomas Newport, his grandchild, and other the younger sons of Richard Newport, but cannot dispose thereof by law while the reversion remains in the Crown. Reference Book VI, p. 114.
Jan. 3. Money warrant for 83l. 6s. 8d. to the University of Cambridge for 6¼ years to 1688, Lady day, on the perpetuity for a Divinity Lecturer. Money Book X, p. 164.
Same for 45l. to John Newsham, Receiver of the late Six Months' Assessment and the Poll in cos. Warwick and Coventry, for his charges in bringing up to London under strong guard 11,500l. of his receipts in three journeys. (Money order dated Jan. 11 hereon.) Ibid, p. 164. Order Book III, p. 51.
Same for 30l. to the Agents for Taxes as on behalf of abovesaid Newsham, being overpaid by him on account of the abovesaid [Six Months'] Tax. They are immediately to repay same into the Exchequer on said Newsham's account of the 12d. Aid for said county. (Money order dated Jan. 11 hereon.) Money Book X, p. 167. Order Book III, p. 51.
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to take in loans from any person on the 2s. Aid and to deliver out tallies of loan and to draw orders of repayment with 7 per cent interest etc. as in the Act for said Aid. Money Book X, p. 165.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to Mr. Perkins the 6,000l. reserved in the Exchequer for the King's particular direction : as in part of 12,000l. for a jewel. Disposition Book VIII, p. 73.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to discharge the seizure of some cloth sent from York for clothing Col. Mackay's and Col. Ramsey's Regiments in Scotland, same having been seized by the Customs officer at Berwick. It is to pass Customs free. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 155.
Same to the Earl of Ranelagh. It is the King's pleasure that John Lehunt be continued on the [Army pension] list for his pension of 6s. a day and that Michael Robinson be inserted in the list for half pay of a quartermaster. Ibid, p. 156.
Same to the Excise Commissioners to report on the enclosed proposal [missing] for farming the Excise upon strong waters at 14,000l. per an. rent. Ibid.
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to observe an order of the King in Council, prefixed, dated Whitehall, Jan. 2 inst., for the said Commissioners to permit any ships whatsoever, laden with lead, to depart on their voyages : notwithstanding the Order in Council of Dec. 19 last : the present order being made after reading a presentment from said Commissioners concerning merchant ships trading to Portugal. Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 95.
Treasury warrant to same to employ Thomas Temple as a coastwaiter, London port, loco Thomas Wisdome, who has relinquished same ; said Temple having been faithfully employed a considerable time at the quays in delivering goods. Ibid, p. 96.
Treasury reference to Mr. Blathwayt of the petition of Chidly Brook, praying the usual advance of 100l. for expedition [or equipment and passage] money and 30l. for [office] books, he being constituted Receiver of New York. Reference Book VI, p. 114. Out Letters (Plantations General) I, p. 320.
Treasury order for the execution of a warrant of Dec. 28 last from the Earl of Dorset, Lord Chamberlain, to Sir Gilbert Talbot, Master of the Jewel House, for the delivery to William Sampson, Cock of the King's house, of one piece of plate "after the fashion of a cock and also the Crown and letters W. R. such as have formerly been delivered." Warrants not Relating to Money XIII, p. 124.
Jan. 4. William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of any disposable money in the Exchequer, viz. : Disposition Book VIII, p. 73.
l. s. d.
to Mr. Harbord to be paid to Monsieur Overkirk for buying horses for recruits for Ireland 2,450 0 0
to the Earl of Ranelagh for recruits for Visct. Colchester's Regiment. 1,800 0 0
[to ditto for] subsistence [of the Forces] 3,418 18 0
to Mr. Smith for [Crown] lawsuits 100 0 0
to the Privy Purse 500 0 0
to me [Jephson] for secret service 500 0 0
£8,768 18 0
William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing a copy [missing] of an Order in Council of the 2nd inst. concerning merchant ships outward bound. Send with all speed the account required, and review and examine the lists mentioned in said order. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 156.
Same to the Excise Commissioners. The Treasury Lords direct you to forthwith lend again into the Exchequer the 25,000l. which you received back two or three days ago of your loans on the impositions appropriated to the States General, same to be towards further satisfaction of the debt due to the said States. Ibid.
Same to the Earl of Kingston. The Treasury Lords will hear Mr. John Mason on Friday next. Please attend by counsel then. Ibid.
Same to Mr. Dickens. My Lords have read your memorial of Dec. 16 last. As to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd articles relating to wastes, spoils, embezzlements etc. in New Forest and the claims of the Master Keeper of Burley Bailiwick, my Lords think the offenders ought to be presented at the Swanemoot Courts and direct you to do so, but if no proper remedies be provided to punish same and prevent same for the future you are to report to my Lords and they will send down Serjt. Ryley. As to the 4th article, whether the wood claimed by fuellers should be assigned them by the officers of the forest or they left at liberty to take same, as they claim, my Lords think it most absolute for the King's service that an assignment be given them from time to time by the proper officers. Ibid, p. 158.
Same to Mr. Blathwayt to procure a royal warrant for allowing in William Harbord's account [of moneys for the service of the Forces in Ireland] the following items, on his producing vouchers for [shewing he has paid] same : Ibid, p. 161.
l. s. d.
to Monsieur Sculimberg at the Hague 3,000 19 4
Lord Auverquer[qu]e to buy horses 2,200 0 0
Mr. Whitley's bill 200 0 0
Monsieur Van Lone for medicaments 400 0 0
Tho. Fotherby, esq., for subsistence [money to the] Danes [Forces] 12,000 0 0
Mr. Morgan Whitley's bill 3,000 0 0
Mr. Gringill's bill 500 0 0
the Censors of the College of Physicians for drugs for the Army 1,417 0 0
Mr. Fotherby for the Duke of Wurtemberg. 510 0 0
subsistence [money] for a Company of Danish Foot at Chester 200 0 0
£23,427 19 4
Treasury reference to Mr. Fillingham et al. of the petition of John Brice, gent., Receiver General of the 'present' Aid in co. Somerset, praying an allowance for his extraordinary charges therein. Reference Book VI, p. 114.
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Josuah Solard, a French Protestant, for the delivery of 20 hogsheads of molasses imported from France and seized as being forbidden to be imported by a late order and by reason of the prohibition he cannot export them and same are lying in a perishing condition in the warehouse at a charge of 6s. per week. Ibid.
Jan. 7. Treasury warrant to Tho. Fox, the Customs Cashier, to pay John Taylor 37l. 10s. 0d. for making an account of the receipt and particular application of the revenue of the Customs and for other services between Michaelmas and Christmas, 1689. Money Book X, p. 166.
Money warrant for 500l. to Aaron Smith for Crown Law charges. (Money order dated Jan. 8 hereon, together with : a later undated order of the succeeding Treasury Lords [subsequent to 1689-90, Mar. 18] for the execution of the unsatisfied remainder thereof.) Ibid, p. 166. Order Book III, p. 51.
Same for 40l. to John Cruwys, esq., Receiver General of the Poll for co. Devon and Exeter, for his services in getting in 12,045l. 10s. 0d., being his receipts thereof. (Money order dated Jan. 13 hereon.) Money Book X, p. 167. Order Book III, p. 52.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 161l. 5s. 6d. to Sir John Hewley and 45l. to Mr. Newsham. Disposition Book VIII, p. 74.
Same to same to issue, out of any unappropriated money in the Exchequer, 2,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy ; 1,500l. thereof to be imprested to Capt. Greenhill for the transport ship now in service and 500l. towards payment of the transporting ships now discharged. Ibid.
Same to the Commissioners for Coining Tin Farthings. In reply to your presentment of the 2nd inst., my Lords direct you to deliver to William Harbord all such farthings as you have already coined and what you shall hereafter coin till further order herein. Harbord is to pay you for same and to take care of transporting them to Ireland. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 157.
Same to said Harbord, apprising him of the above. Send said farthings to Ireland for the use of the King's Army there without disposing of any of them here. Ibid.
Same to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing (a) infra. Send to the Admiralty the lists and accounts required.
Appending : (a) letter dated Jan. 6 inst. from the Admiralty Lords to the Treasury Lords. At our late attending the King in the Robes Chamber he ordered us to obtain a perfect list of the names of all ships going abroad from the outports and the number of men borne and allowed to each ship. Please order this from the Customs Commissioners. We have already received from the [Privy] Council two lists, one of ships going from London port, giving the men each carries, and one for the outports, giving only the number of ships and men in general. Till this latter return be made in the method of the list for London port we cannot give the directions which the King ordered us to.
Ibid.
Treasury order for the execution of a warrant of the 2nd inst. from the Earl of Dorset, Lord Chamberlain, to Sir Gilbert Talbot, Master of the Jewel House, for the delivery to John Webb, his Majesty's fowl keeper in St. James's Park, of two pieces of plate for badges, one to be a duck and the Crown with the letters W. R. for the breast and the other a dolphin and Crown with the same letters for the back : all of the quantity and proportion as formerly. Warrants not Relating to Money XIII, p. 126.
Jan. 8. William Jephson to Mr. Stephens to forthwith send the order for 15,000l. to the Downs that it may be ready there to be assigned to yourself by Admiral Russell as soon as he comes thither from Holland. It is a matter of importance. Disposition Book VIII, p. 74.
Treasury reference to Aaron Smith [the Treasury Solicitor] of the petition of Alice Bond, Mary Greening, Mary Gardner, Susan Jones, "et al." prisoners in New Prison, praying to be discharged, they being unable to pay their misdemeanour fines : said petition being referred from the King to the Treasury Lords Jan. 6 inst. Reference Book VI, p. 115.
Jan. 9. Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay 11l. 5s. 0d. to Capt. Edwd. Furlong for three quarters to Sept. 29 last (when he was dismissed) on his salary as late a King's waiter, Bristol port. Money Book X, p. 166.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to satisfy out of any unappropriated money in the Exchequer the 2,000l. ordered Dec. 19 last, supra, p. 337, for Capt. Michael Studholme : it appearing from your certificate that said Studholme has procured 5,000l. to be lent into the Exchequer, ut supra, ibid. Disposition Book VIII, pp. 74-5.
Same to Mr. Mountague to lay before the King in Council the enclosed presentment [missing] of the 8th inst. from the Customs Commissioners concerning taking bonds of all ships, not fully laden, bound for Spain and Portugal. Out Letters (General) XII, p. 158.
Same to the Earl of Kingston. The business about Mason and his partners is put off till Monday next, as my Lords are to attend the King at Kensington to-morrow afternoon. Ibid, p. 159.
Same to Mr. Bowles. I have read to my Lords the Admiralty Lords' letter of the 4th inst. desiring that the Excise officers in Plymouth port may be ordered to supply John Addis, the King's storekeeper and muster master there, with what money he needs on his giving bills for same on the Navy Commissioners. My Lords desire to know what services the credit is to be applied to and what sums will be requisite. They have already given order that credit shall be given in said port to the Victualling Commissioners for such sums as they shall have occasion for. Ibid.
Copy of an order of the King in Council, dated Whitehall this day, prescribing the following table of allowances to ambassadors for their extraordinaries, being as reported [and proposed] by the Secretaries of State and the Treasury Lords in a report, appended, of Dec. 13 last : viz. :
to the Ambassadors to Spain, France, Holland, 400l. each per quarter : to Sweden, Denmark "etc.," 300l. each per quarter.
to the Envoys or Residents to the Emperor of Germany, Spain, France, Holland, 150l. each per quarter : to Sweden, Denmark, Venice or Florence, 100l. each per quarter : to Portugal, Savoy, Flanders, Hamburg, Ratisbon, Luxembourg or to any other of the Electors or Princes of Germany, and to Switzerland, 75l. each per quarter.
and that no other extraordinaries be allowed save by the King's particular order or for such expences as shall appear absolutely necessary in case there be not time to receive the King's directions therein.
Warrants not Relating to Money XIII, pp. 1-2.
Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer for constats or particulars of all the premises returned in three several inquisitions taken at Monmouth Oct. 4 last, Abergavenny Nov. 4 last and Harwoods Inn, co. Hereford, Nov. 14 last, which were found by jurors to have been settled to Jesuits or Popish or superstitious uses, and which for that cause are seized into the King's hands : all with a view to the King's making a grant thereof : the premises comprising lands, a priory house, chapel etc. Ibid, p. 123.
Report to the Treasury Lords from William Blathwaite on the petition of Chidley Brook, ut supra, p. 439. On the like petition of Mathew Plowman, late collector of the revenue in New York, I certified in 1687 that 100l. was advanced as half a year's salary to his predecessor, Lucas Santon, and about the same time 30l. 7s. 0d. was paid him for books, papers etc. : and on said certificate I was directed to allow Plowman 100l. and 30l. 16s. 0d. Out Letters (Plantations General) I, pp. 320-1.
Jan. 10. William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing (a) infra. Send with all speed the list desired.
Appending : (a) order of the King in Council, dated Whitehall, Jan. 9 inst., ordering an exact list to be procured of all the ships with their complement of men that have gone out of any of the ports of the kingdom within these last three months past : and also of what ships are now going out and of their respective number of seamen.
Out Letters (General) XII, p. 159.
Same to the Solicitor General to report his opinion on the following paper, which my Lords have received from Mr. Hartley concerning the review of the Poll. My Lords think it of great consequence to his Majesty's service. You are to discourse Mr. Hartley thereon.
Appending : said paper : (1) Reasons why no more money was raised by the Poll Act : many parishes not rated ; many persons not rated at half ; most servants not rated proportionate to wages ; many esquires and others so reputed not rated as such ; many gent. and so reputed not rated as such ; many lawyers and physicians under rated ; many officers under rated : a method to prevent the like abuse in the intended review of the Poll and [in] an Additional Poll Act : the Commissioners named in the Act for the 'present' Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 3] should be Commissioners for this Act : they should have power by all lawful ways without oath to enquire into the value and substance of such persons as are chargeable and to set such rates as are according to the intent of the said [intended] Act.
Ibid, p. 160.
William Jephson to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing Tobiah Bilvah's petition [missing] for restoration to his place as a landwaiter, London port, loco John Hoard, lately deceased. Have you any objections? Out Letters (General) XII, p. 160.
Same to same, enclosing extracts [missing] of two presentments from the Principal Commissioners for Prizes. Have you any objections against doing what is desired? Ibid.
Treasury reference to same of the petition of Thomas Walker for a coastwaiter's place, London port. Reference Book VI, p. 115.
Same to Cha. Toll, Cha. Twitty, William Lowndes, Tho. Townsend and Tho. Hall of the petition of Isaac Cotton, one of the messengers [of the Chamber], shewing that in the account of the arrears [of the servants of Charles II] made up in the late King's time he was by mistake of Mr. Dove left out for 180l. 0s. 7½d. [arrears due to him]. Prays that same may be inserted in the account now making [of the arrears due to the servants of Charles II]. Ibid.
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Samuell Hayne for the office of Petty Customer Outwards, London port. Ibid, p. 127.