Entry Book: March 1691, 16-20

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'Entry Book: March 1691, 16-20', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 9, 1689-1692, (London, 1931) pp. 1060-1074. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol9/pp1060-1074 [accessed 25 April 2024]

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March 1691, 16-20

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
Mar. 16. Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to constitute Philip Darcy, esq., Sir Roger Langley, bart., Sir Edward Ayscough, kt., Sir Edmund Jennings, kt., John Parkhurst, John Carpenter and Cha. Middleton to be Principal Commissioners for Prizes as in lieu of the said Darcy, Langley, Ayscough, Parkhurst, Cha. Deering, Carpenter and Middleton, lately thereto constituted : with power to depute Sub-Commissioners in such ports and places as they think fit ; and to employ such officers as they think fit to prosecute the King's title in the Admiralty Court or as storehouse keepers etc. or otherwise : with a salary of 300l. per an. each to the said Sub-Commissioners and 500l. per an. each to said Commissioners : the latter to be payable quarterly from Christmas last during pleasure. The precedent body of Commissioners, as above, are hereby to be paid their arrears due at Christmas, 1690 : but no part of the salary of the said Philip Darcy shall be paid to him until the arrears due to Benjamin Overton (whom said Darcy succeeded as a Chief Commissioner of Prizes) be fully paid : and similarly no part of the salary of Charles Middleton is to be paid until the moneys due to Sir Thomas Littleton (whom said Middleton succeeded) be paid, and similarly no part of the salary of Sir Edmund Jennings is to be paid him until the arrears due to Charles Deering be paid. Further, hereby John Dive is to be continued as Secretary to the said Commissioners, with the like salary as before viz. 500l. per an. as from Christmas last. King's Warrant Book XV, pp. 297-9.
Treasury warrant to the Excise Commissioners to pay, out of the Hereditary Excise and the fourth part of the unappropriated Temporary Excise (in course after the unsatisfied tallies already struck thereon), the seven tallies for 1,000l. each and six tallies for 500l. each, making 10,000l. in all, which were levied and struck on the 12th inst. on such Excise as in repayment of the 10,000l. which John, Earl of Bath, has lent into the Exchequer on credit of the said fund : together with 6 per cent interest from the 12th inst. Money Book XI, p. 10.
Money warrant for 100l. 17s. 9d. to John Fowler, Receiver General for co. Pembroke of the first Six Months' Aid and the 2s. Aid and Additional 12d. Aid, and similarly for cos. Cardigan, Carmarthen and Pembroke of the Review of the Poll and second Poll : said sum being for his extraordinary charges and expenses in returning his moneys. (Money order dated Mar. 20 hereon.) Money Book XI, p. 11. Order Book III, p. 157.
Same for 956l. 16s. 0¾d. to said Fowler as repayment of a surplusage on the foot of his account of the 2s. Aid and Additional 12d. Aid for co. Pembroke : as certified by Charles Chetwynd, deputy auditor for said county. Fowler is immediately to repay said sum into the Exchequer upon account of his receipt of the last Poll for the abovementioned counties. (Money order dated Mar. 20 hereon.) Money Book XI, pp. 11-12. Order Book III, p. 157.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt. My Lords have signed an order for 70,000l. to the Treasurer of the Ordnance, ut supra, for the expense of the Office of Ordnance in respect of naval affairs for the year 1691, to be paid out of the moneys of the two-thirds of the Additional Excise [of 2 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 10]. My Lords desire that no more than 65,000l. be issued upon said order (without their particular directions) out of the loans to be made by Sir Joseph Herne, Governor of the East India Company, upon credit of the said two-thirds of the Additional Excise. The said sum of 65,000l. is intended to be paid over by the Treasurer of the Ordnance to the East India Company for saltpetre for the year 1691. Disposition Book IX, p. 84.
Same to same to issue to the Treasurer of the Ordnance 5,000l. (remaining undirected of the 70,000l. order, supra) out of loans to be made by said Treasurer himself upon the two-thirds of the Additional Excise : to be upon account of the Ordnance Office expense in respect of naval affairs in 1691.
And further to issue 15,000l. to the said Treasurer : for the service of the Office of Ordnance : to be issued out of loans to be made by himself on the Act for continuing the impositions on wines etc.
Ibid, p. 85.
Same to same. My Lords desire that the loans which are or shall be made on the credit of the two-thirds of the Additional Excise be issued according to such directions as you shall receive from time to time from my Lords "and not otherwise." Ibid, pp. 84-5.
Same to same to issue to Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby for transport to Ireland the 500l. which is or shall be paid into the Exchequer in farthings by the Commissioners for coining said farthings. Ibid, p. 85.
Same to same. The 1,000l. which Sir Henry Bellasys will lend on the Twelve Months' Aid (as additional to the 5,500l. in guineas which he has already lent into the Exchequer on that fund) is to be issued to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for services as follows, viz. 500l. to said Sir Henry Belasys on his own personal pay ; 200l. to the officers' pay of the Regiment [of said Belasyse] ; 300l. for clothing and accoutrements for the [said] Regiment out of the offreckonings. (Same dated Mar. 17 to Mr. Fox. The above 1,000l. is to be issued to you for abovesaid purposes. Out of the 500l. to Belasyse himself you are to deduct so many three farthings as he paid guineas at the rate of 1l. 1s. 10d. each in making the said loan of 5,500l. The number thereof will be certified to you by the Auditor of the Receipt : and you are to charge yourself [in your accounts as Paymaster of the Forces, Ireland] with so much money as the said three farthings come to.) Ibid, p. 87.
William Jephson to the Excise Commissioners. In last Christmas quarter's salary bill of your Office the Treasury Lords suspended payment of 125l. and 20l. to Elias Ashmole as Comptroller of Excise. As Ashmole is now renewing his privy seal you are to direct payment to him of the said sums. Disposition Book IX, p. 87.
Same to William Blathwaite [as Secretary to the Forces] to procure a royal warrant to be signed by the Queen to authorise Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby to pay 100l. to Monsieur Montese and 70l. to two chaplains of Col. Callimot's Regiment ut supra, p. 1054. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 16.
Same to the Customs Commissioners. Hasten your report on Col. Billop's petition touching the value of some prize goods. Ibid.
Same to Sir Christopher Wren. My Lords are informed by Sir Samuell Morland that John Taylor, the engine keeper at Windsor, is forewarned coming into the King's timber yard there to view the new wheel (which is making there for the said engine) by Mr. Browne. You are to give order to said Browne and all others to permit Taylor to view said wheel as often as he pleases whilst it is making. Ibid.
Same to Mr. Harbord, Mr. Fox and Auditor Bridges, enclosing a memorial [missing] concerning the Danish troops. Please prepare a state of the account for my Lords. Ibid, p. 17.
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed letters [missing] from Admiral Russell concerning the abuse of the Customs officers at Deal whereby the King is hindered of seamen for the Fleet. You are to remedy same for the future. Ibid.
Same to Sir Christopher Wren to repair their Majesties' Granary in St. James's Park, which is very much decayed, to the charge of about 10l. according to your report on the petition of Mr. Webb, keeper of the fowl in said park. Ibid.
Same to the Commissioners for Accounts. A warrant is prepared for 2,000l. for you out of the Excise. As soon as the Queen's hand can be obtained to it my Lords will direct payment thereof in such manner as you may desire. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to allow to the East India Company a discount of 4½ per cent on the new impositions on coffee, tea etc. as upon other East India goods imported in like manner as same has been allowed for about 30 years past in consideration of the two six months granted them in their charter for paying their Customs : notwithstanding the fact that in the late Act for a new impost on coffee, tea and other goods [1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 6] no mention is made of such discount : it appearing from said Commissioners' report of the 12th inst. that the like discount was allowed on the last new impost on calicoes, silks etc. granted in the time of James II [by 1 James II, c. 5]. Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 292.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ William Fisher as tidesman in Minehead port loco John Charleton, dismissed.
Jonathan Antrobus as surveyor [of Customs] in the Isle of Man.
William Williams as waiter and searcher at Aberystwith in Milford port.
Nathaniell Porter as clerk to the tidesurveyor [? London port] loco James Porter, his father.
Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 293.
Same to same to continue the following officers by issuing to them fresh deputations :
London port : Richard Dent and William Carpenter as landwaiters ; Jo[h]n Greathead as searcher ; Edward Evat as register of ships in the tidesurveyor's office ; James Sharpe, Jo[h]n Edwards and Robert Swaby as watermen.
in the outports : William Solby as surveyor of Berwick ; Geo. Harvey to act in Cowes port for the customer and comptroller of Southampton.
Ibid.
Same to same to discharge the surplusage of 66l. 19s. 9d. resting upon the account of Anthony Isaacson, collector of Newcastle port, on his account for 1690, Lady day, Midsummer and Michaelmas : on which the examiners of outport books have reported that he did, during said quarters, omit to collect the aliens' duty on lead etc. exported from that port by aliens : but he having alleged for himself the practice in the late reign by an Order in Council dated 1685-6, Jan. 22, requiring the receiving of no other Customs from merchant strangers for the native commodities of this kingdom exported than what were payable to Charles II at the time of his decease by virtue of the statute mentioned in said Order : which Order was not afterwards revoked by any other Order : it further appearing that the greatest part of the aforesaid goods were really the goods of Englishmen, although they entered and took out cocquets in the names of aliens for colour, to preserve them from capture by the French : "and also because the said former law, which was only lapsed by accident, being again revived by the late Act of Tunnage and Poundage, the said alien duties are again remitted and the practice [now] is to collect as he did." Ibid, p. 294.
Royal warrant to the Lords Justices of Ireland (Visct. Sidney, Sir Charles Porter and Thomas Coningsby) to allow to the respective collectors as follows the several sums as follows received from them by William Harbord and with which he charges himself in his account as late Paymaster of the Forces in Ireland : to wit, 9,533l. 13s. 7d. received from Christopher Charleton, collector at Belfast ; 619l. 16s. 6d. from Nicholas Westby, collector at Lisburne ; 1,014l. 11s. 8d. from Warham Jemmot, collector at Londonderry ; 73l. 6s. 0d. from John Latham, collector at Strabane ; 179l. 7s. 3d. from Evar Magee, collector at Dundalk. Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 52.
Royal warrant to the Lords Justices of Ireland to pay the fees of 200l. per an. and 100l. per an. to Sir Robert Southwell, kt., in virtue of his office of Principal Secretary of State in Ireland, granted to him by patent of 1690, July 25 : as from Lady day, 1690. (Replaced by a like royal warrant of 1691, April 24, infra, p. 1120.) Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 53.
Mar. 17. William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to take in, at the Receipt, guineas at 1l. 1s. 10d. each until Saturday next inclusive on the moneys that shall be lent into the Exchequer by the citizens of London and others. You are to take an account from the Tellers from day to day of the sums so lent in guineas with the lenders' names. Disposition Book IX, p. 85.
Same to the Excise Commissioners to pay the tallies of pro struck on the Excise for 500l. to the Duke of Grafton and 250l. for the Duchess of Grafton for last Christmas quarter. Ibid, p. 87.
Same to same to issue to Sir Rowland Gwyn, Treasurer of the Chamber, the 4,000l. now reserved in the Exchequer for him out of the 2s. Aid and Additional 12d. Aid. Ibid, p. 86.
Same to said Sir Rowland Gwyn to apply the abovesaid 4,000l. to pay the following according to debentures to be made out by Hugh Chudleigh, Comptroller of the Accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber : viz. : Ibid, pp. 88-9.
l. s. d.
to Tho. Herbert, esq., clock and watch maker to the King, for salary 1688, Christmas, to 1690, Lady day quarter 250 0 0
to Tho. Neale, esq., Groom Porter, for the like period 687 10 0
to Tobias Rustat, underhousekeeper at Hampton Court, for the like 312 10 0
to Jo[h]n Warner, Master of the King's Barges, for the like 37 10 0
to 48 watermen upon the yearly salary of 3l. 2s. 6d. each ; for the like 187 10 0
to William Smith, late Child of the Chapel Royal, whose voice is changed ; by warrant of the Earl of Dorset, Lord Chamberlain, dated 1690, Sept. 25 20 0 0
to William Yardley, Keeper of the House and Wardrobe and Gardens at Greenwich, for abovesaid 1¼ years' salary 281 5 0
to the widow of John Stevens, late one of the King's Messengers, for one year's salary to 1690, Michaelmas 49 17 6
[to ditto for travelling expenses] upon a bill signed by Secretary the Earl of Nottingham 101 7 0
to William Pawlett and Richard Champion, gallery keepers at Whitehall ; for abovesaid 1¼ years' allowance 136 17 6
to John Gauntlett, underkeeper of the Council Records, on two warrants signed by the Privy Council 190 0 0
Officers of the Removing Wardrobe.
to Col. Thos. Sackville, Yeoman of said Office, for 32 days, 1688-9, Feb. 20, to 1689, Mar. 25 20 3 3
to ditto for one year to 1690, Mar. 25 230 0 0
to Peter Hume, first Groom, for 1¼ years to 1690, Lady day 162 10 0
to ditto as Yeoman of the Wardrobe at St. James's for four days, 1688-9, Mar. 22, to 1689, Mar. 25 1 4 0
to ditto for one year to 1690, Mar. 25 [as same] 110 0 0
to ditto, on a bill for furnishing Holland House, signed by the Lord Chamberlain, 1689-90, Feb. 10 40 0 0
to Jonathan Chase, second Groom, for same 1¼ years 162 10 0
to Thomas Taylor, first Page : for the like 125 0 0
to Micha[el] Ballow, second Page : the like 125 0 0
to Christopher Smith, youngest Page, for 52 days, 1689, May 4, to June 24 14 4 11
to ditto for three quarters to 1690, Lady day 75 0 0
to James Gibbons, Clerk of the Wardrobe and Robes, for abovesaid 1¼ years 200 0 0
Officers of the Jewel House.
to Sir Gilbert Talbott, late Master, for said 1¼ years 62 10 0
to John Brydall, clerk [in said Office] : for same time 16 13 4
to John Gilbert, eldest Yeoman [of said Office] : for same time 133 8 9
to Philip Brydall, youngest Yeoman : for same time 133 8 9
to Tho. Vyner, Groom : for the like time 131 15 5
£3,997 15 5
William Jephson to Mr. Twitty to deliver to Mr. Blathwayt [as Auditor General of the Plantations] an extract out of your books of all the receipts and payments, in the Exchequer, of the Four and a Half per cent. Duty in the Caribbee Islands from 1688, Nov. 5, to this day, with the names of the persons to whom and the uses for which such payments have been made, and the moneys now remaining in the Exchequer on account of said duty : "and you are to give him an extract of the last payment that has been made of the quit rent of 20 marks per an., payable by the Lords Proprietors of Carolina to their Majesties." Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 17.
William Jephson to Mr. Blathwayt [as Secretary to the Forces] to procure a royal warrant to be signed by the Queen to authorise Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby to pay 150l. to Monsieur Auverquer (Auverquerques) for the following items, which are authorised in said Auverquerque's account under the privy seal of Dec. 24 last, ut supra, pp. 932-3, viz. 100l. for his agent, Avert Jollyret, for his expenses in keeping the said account and for charges of post[age of] letters, books, stationery and for reward for his own pains : and 50l. for the charge of passing said account. Out Letters General XIII, p. 18.
Mar. 18. Royal warrant for 25,000l. to William Jephson for secret service : without account. (Money warrant dated Mar. 20 hereon.) (Money order dated Mar. 21 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XV, p. 300. Money Book XI, p. 14. Order Book III, p. 156.
Treasury warrant to the Sheriff of co. Middlesex, the Treasurer's Remembrancer, the Clerk of the Pipe etc. to make the usual allowance of 4s. a day [each] to six more Justices of the Peace for the said county (as additional to the 18 as follows) : to be paid them out of the fines and amerciaments arising within the sessions at Hickes Hall : it appearing from a writing signed by 44 Justices of the Peace of said county that by the course of the Exchequer Court such allowance has been made heretofore to 18 such Justices, whose names have been certified in the bill of record of every estreat of the peace sent into the Exchequer Court ; and that by reason of the multiplicity of business which has happened in said county of late years by increase of buildings their Majesties, for preservation of the peace, have been pleased very much to increase the number of the Justices, who have been and daily continue very active in attending their Majesties' affairs at Hickes Hall. Money Book XI, pp. 12-13.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue the 300l [now in the Exchequer] of the temporalities of the Archbishopric of York as follows, viz. 125l. to Mris. Attwood ; 175l. to me [Jephson] for secret service. Disposition Book IX, p. 92.
Same to same to issue (out of moneys reserved of the loans on the two-thirds of the Additional Excise) 10,000l. to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby ; to be disposed of for the service of Ireland as shall be directed. Ibid.
Same to same to issue (out of abovesaid loans) 1,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy. Ibid.
Same to same to issue (out of the loans to be made by Mr. Isaac Pereyra on the credit of the abovesaid two-thirds of the Additional Excise) 40,000l. to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby to be by them paid over to said Pereyra in part of what is or will be due to him on his contract for bread for the army in Ireland for the present year. Ibid, p. 93.
William Jephson to Mr. Hutchinson. Please call on Lord Godolphin to-morrow morning at his house in Germain Street. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 18.
Same to Sir Robert Howard, Auditor of the Receipt. The Auditors of Imprests complain that they want Imprest Rolls for five or six years to prepare Lord Griffin's accounts [as Treasurer of the Chamber]. Please cause them to be forthwith delivered. (Same to Mr. Wardour [Clerk of the Pells] to despatch said rolls forthwith directly they are brought into your office.) Ibid.
The Treasury Lords to the Agents for Taxes to send to such Receivers General of the tax lately granted by Parliament as cannot procure sufficient [bills of exchange for making] returns of their moneys and order them to bring such moneys to the Exchequer under a sufficient guard. The charges of such guards shall be defrayed by the King. Ibid.
Same to the Prizes Commissioners. The Customs Commissioners cannot make a report on Capt. Billop's petition concerning wines now at Plymouth taken as prize, because your officers there refuse their officers a view thereof without order from you. Please send such order by next post. Ibid.
Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Tho. Allen for an allowance of 99l. 15s. 0d. for his extraordinary charges as Receiver of the First Poll and Review and Additional Poll for Somersetshire and Bristol. Reference Book VI, p. 304.
Same to same of the petition of Charles Brawne and Tho. Allen for the like of 302l. 10s. 0d. for same as same of the 12d. Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 20], 3s. Aid [the 2s. and Additional 12d. Aids, 1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 1 and c. 5] and last Poll for Somersetshire and Bristol. Ibid.
The Treasury Lords to the Lords Justices, Ireland, to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Robert Baden for a patent for the recovery of wrecks on the western coast of Ireland. Out Letters (Ireland) VI, p. 53.
William Jephson to Mr. Coningsby. Send my Lords an account of what you have received out of the revenue of Ireland and how and to what uses same has been issued. Ibid.
Money warrant for 148l. to Thomas Trueman, gent., Receiver General of the 12d. Aid, Review of the Poll, 3s. Aid [2s. and Additional 1s. Aids] and last Poll for co. Nottingham, for his extraordinary charges in his said receipt : he having brought up [to the Exchequer] 30,500l. of his receipts by strong guards at six several journeys : this allowance including 10l. for such charges on the head of the Review of the Poll and 3l. overpaid by him thereon. (Money order dated Mar. 30 hereon.) Money Book XI, pp. 15-16. Order Book III, p. 159.
Treasury reference to the Navy Commissioners of (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order from the Committee for the Affairs of Ireland, dated Whitehall, the 9th inst. : present the Lord President of the Council, Earl of Marlborough, Visct. Sidney, Sir Hen. Goodrick, referring to the Treasury Lords a petition of Mr. Humphry Ayles, praying payment of 230l. for salary to himself and clerk, 1689, June 24 to Dec. 25, during the time he acted as Commissioner at Hoylake and Scotland in shipping off the Army and in other affairs relating to the King's service.
Reference Book VI, p. 306.
Mar. 19. William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of the Exchequer : Disposition Book IX, pp. 89-91.
l. s. d.
Out of the 2s. and Additional 12d. Aids.
to the Earl of Bellomont for the Queen 2,000 0 0
to the Cofferer of the Household 2,000 0 0
to the Treasurer of the Chamber (this item is marked in the margin respited, see supra, p. 1064) 2,000 0 0
to the Paymaster of the Works 2,000 0 0
(The remaining moneys of said Aid now in the Exchequer or to come in are to be reserved for my Lords' disposal.)
Out of the loans on the Twelve Months' Assessment.
to the Treasurer of the Navy : in silver 20,000 0 0
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the growing week's subsistence and for half pay to the officers : and for 2,200l. for Mr. Vander Esch 8,762 15 0
to ditto for the officers of Sir David Coljear's Regiment who are come over for recruits ; for two months' pay in part of the arrear due to them 234 17 0
to ditto for fire and candle in further part of 2,057l. 16s. 0d. 500 0 0
to ditto for the inhabitants of Abingdon for quarters due to them for the Royal Regiment of Scots Horse disbanded in April, 1689 89 10
to ditto for Col. Fitz Patrick's Regiment to enable them to send their recruits into Flanders and to subsist part of the Regiment now put on shore in Wales 200 0 0
to ditto to pay a bill of Mr. Schulenburgh's due the 16th ult. 2,800 0 0
to ditto in part of 985l. for the English pensioners for four months due 1690, May 1 300 0 0
to ditto for Col. Farwell on account of his arrear as Deputy Governor of the Tower 100 0 0
to ditto for Mr. Vander Esch for the two Companies of Cadets in part of their arrears 39 1 10
to ditto more for ditto in part of the arrears due to Col. Sgramore's [Scravenmoer's] Regiment 589 18 2
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby to answer a bill drawn by Monsieur Desloges from the Hague for tents, arms etc. for the Danes 1,000 0 0
to ditto in part of 2,600l. for Mr. Henley and Mr. Vickers for the buying of 100 tons of cheese at 26l. per ton 1,300 0 0
to ditto for four months' pay to the officers of Major General Kirk's Regiment 1,447 15 0
to ditto for the like to the officers of Brigadier [William] Stewart's Regiment 1,447 15 0
to ditto for the like to the officers of Col. Gustavus Hamilton's Regiment 1,447 15 0
to ditto for said Colonel [Hamilton] to furnish his Regiment with swords and belts 200 0 0
to ditto in part of 2,400l. for clothes etc. for Col. Wynn's Regiment of Dragoons at 300l. per Troop 1,000 0 0
to ditto to enable the officers of said [Wynn's] Regiment to furnish themselves with clothes, tents etc. for the next campaign 800 0 0
to ditto for Col. Deering's Regiment for the like [clothing etc.] in part of 1,003l. 500 0 0
to ditto for Col. Godfrey et al. on account of the 500l. a week for shoes 1,000 0 0
to ditto for same in further part of the balance of his account of clothing 200 0 0
to ditto for three weeks' subsistence for 46 Gentlemen of the Guard 138 0 0
to ditto for a month's subsistence for the sick men of Col. Hastings' Regiment, they being ordered to march for Ireland 48 14 0
to ditto for Capt. Rigg for his half pay as late Capt. of Foot in Ireland : to Jan. 1 last 73 0 0
to ditto in part of 10,200l. remaining for 68 Troops of Horse and Dragoons at 300l. per Troop 5,100 0 0
to ditto for Monsieur Montault on account of his pay 100 0 0
to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for Messrs. Lacourt, Malleville and Vilouse ; 50l. each on account of their pay 150 0 0
to ditto for the Danish officers in part of 7,000l. on account of their pay 1,000 0 0
to ditto for Mr. Vander Esch for the Regiments of Cutts and Babington, 500l. each in part of their arrears for buying tents, arms etc. 1,000 0 0
to ditto for the Commissioners of the Transports in further part of 16,000l. 1,000 0 0
to ditto for oats and sacks at Whitehaven 700 0 0
to ditto for the balance of Mr. Henley's account to the Commissioners for Transports 479 11 2
to ditto to pay a bill drawn on Mr. Blathwayt by Monsieur Scravenmore 200 0 0
(Of the above total of 20,332l. 10s. 2d. to Fox and Coningsby, my Lords desire that 14,901l. 0s. 8¼d. be issued out of loans on the Twelve Months' Assessment and the remaining 5,431l. 9s. 5¾d. out of any other disposable money in the Exchequer.)
Out of any disposable money in the Exchequer.
to the Treasurer of the Ordnance for small arms 3,000 0 0
to Sir William Colt, Envoy to the Princes of Brunswick and Luneburg 573 16 6
to Lord Paget, Envoy to the Emperor 701 7 9
(My Lords desire that all the above items from [and including] the Earl of Ranelagh downwards may be issued in guineas at 1l. 1s. 10d. each, except 6,000l. to Fox, which is to be issued in silver, and 2,800l. for the Earl of Ranelagh.)
to me [Jephson] for secret service 30 0 0
£66,253 16 11½
Further, my Lords desire that the Tellers, for the accommodating this matter, do change silver for guineas, one [Teller] with another, at the aforesaid rate, in case any particular Teller have not gold enough in his office to satisfy the sums charged on him.
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of the moneys of the First and Second Poll, the Review of the Poll and the 12d. per £ Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 20] : viz. : Disposition Book IX, p. 92.
l. s. d.
to Jo[h]n Phillips, Receiver of the First Poll and 12d. Aid for cos. Cardigan, Carmarthen : 45l. 0s. 11d. and 79l. 10s. 0d., ut supra, p. 1049 125 10 11
to Samuel Foden, Receiver for co. Stafford 110 4 0
to John Bowler, ditto for co. Hants 86 10 0
to John Fowler, ditto for co. Pembroke, 100l. and 959l. 16s. 0¾d. 1,059 16
£1,381 18 8¾[sic]
Same to the [Principal] Officers of the Ordnance, enclosing (a) infra. You are to cause the account as therein, to be forthwith made up and transmitted to my Lords.
Appending : (a) memorial dated the 10th inst. to the Lords Justices, Ireland, from William Robinson, Edward Corker, John Stone and William Molyneux, Commissioners for Stating the Accounts of the Army in Ireland, desiring said Lords Justices to request the Treasury Lords, England, to order the sudden transmitting from the Tower of London of all accounts relating to the Train of Artillery, for money and stores of war, issued either from thence [said Tower] or any other place for the service of "this kingdom" [of Ireland].
Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 19.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ Jo[h]n Sabin (an extraordinary tidesman, London port) as a tidesman in fee ibid. loco Jonathan Antrobus, who is presented to be surveyor [of Customs] in the Isle of Man. Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 295.
Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Edward Price, Receiver General of the First Poll for co. Radnor and of the 12d. Aid for cos. Brecon and Radnor ; praying payment of his extraordinary charges of 150l. 17s. 5d. and of a surplusage of 5l. 16s. 11d. thereon. Reference Book VI, p. 306.
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Mr. Barbor, a coastwaiter, London port, for several years, praying his post to be granted to his son, petitioner being rendered incapable by a distemper on him a long time. Ibid.
Mar. 20. Money warrant for 90,000l. to Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby, Paymasters General of the Forces in Ireland, as imprest for pay of the said Forces and for arms etc. and as in further part of the 1,500,000l. appropriated by the Act [for the Additional Excise, 2 William and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 10] : to be satisfied out of loans made on the two-thirds of said Excise. (Money order dated Mar. 20 hereon.) Money Book XI, p. 13. Order Book III, p. 154.
Same for 210,000l. to Edward Russell, Treasurer of the Navy : as imprest towards the [700,000l. appropriated by abovesaid Act to the] payment of seamen in 1691 and to building three third-rates. (Money order dated Mar. 20 hereon.) Money Book XI, pp. 13-14. Order Book III, p. 154.
Same for 500l. to John, Earl of Bath : without account : as in satisfaction for his charges etc. in making several journeys to the Stannaries in and about the making of a contract for the pre-emption of tin : to be satisfied by tallies on the Receiver General of the Coinage Duty of Tin within the Duchy of Cornwall for the year ended at Michaelmas, 1688. (Money order dated Mar. 21 hereon.) Money Book XI, p. 14. Order Book III, p. 156.
Same for 125l. to Mris. Ann Atwood, one of the daughters of Sir John Lawson : 100l. thereof to complete half a year to 1689, Michaelmas, on her pension and the remaining 25l. as in part of the succeeding quarter. Money Book XI, p. 15.
Same for 25l. to Charles Brumpstead for an allowance in soliciting etc. the 12d. Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 20] in cos. Cambridge and Suffolk. (Money order dated Mar. 21 hereon.) Ibid, p. 16. Order Book III, p. 156.
Money warrant for 455l. to Sir William Dutton Colt for three months, Aug. 26 last to Nov. 25 last, on his ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the Princes of Brunswick and Luneburg. (Money order dated Mar. 21 hereon.) Money Book XI, p. 17. Order Book III, p. 155.
Same for 118l. 16s. 6d. to same for one bill of extraordinaries in said time in said service (as Envoy Extraordinary to the Dukes of Brunswick and Luneburg and to the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel). (Money order dated Mar. 21 hereon.)
Appending : said bill, as allowed Dec. 22 last by Secretary the Earl of Nottingham :
Money Book XI, p. 17. Order Book III, p. 155.
l. s. d.
paid yearly for a house at Hanover, which I find absolutely necessary to content that Court, who expect an equal respect with Celle ; and for lodging at Wolfenbuttel and Brunswick, besides my house at Celle and constant expense in following that Duke in all his progresses, this country affording no accommodation in their public inns, which are very mean and miserable 30 0 0
mourning for myself, for Prince Charles and the Elector Palatine 13 12 0
postage of letters at London ; and Gazettes, Votes of Parliament and other printed papers 9 16 0
postage of letters here in these several Courts ; and German Gazettes and printed papers 14 7 0
postage of letters at the Hague, both to and from England ; and for Gazettes and printed papers 19 14 0
for an agent at the Hague to receive my letters and to convey them forward 6 0 0
paid for paper, wax and other things 5 2 0
Exchequer fees on one quarter's ordinary and half a year's extraordinaries to Aug. 28 last 20 5 6
£118 16 6
Same for 455l. to William, Lord Paget, for three months' ordinary, Sept. 5 last to Dec. 5 last, as Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor of Germany. (Money order dated Mar. 21 hereon.) Money Book XI, p. 18. Order Book III, p. 155.
Same for 246l. 7s. 9d. to same for two bills of extraordinaries, June 6 last to Dec. 6 last, in his said service. (Money order dated Mar. 21 hereon.)
Appending : said bills, as allowed by Secretary the Earl of Nottingham :
Money Book XI, p. 18. Order Book III, p. 155.
l. s. d.
(1) 1690, June 6 to Sept. 6.
for Exchequer fees and other charges in the receipt of 910l. for my last ordinary 18 7 9
for news, writings and prints 25 0 0
for postage of letters 28 0 0
expended in several journeys while the Court was out of town, being all this quarter 25 0 0
£96 7 9
(2) from 1690, Sept. 6 to Dec. 6.
for news, writings, books and prints 20 0 0
for mourning for the Elector Palatine, a charge which I was obliged here to be at 100 0 0
for postage of letters 30 0 0
£150 0 0
William Jephson to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue 7,381l. to the Treasurer of the Navy out of loans to be made by said Treasurer on credit of the Twelve Months' Assessment. Disposition Book IX, p. 93.
Same to same to issue (out of loans to be made by Isaac Pereyra on credit of the two-thirds of the Additional Excise) 73,468l. 15s. 0d. to Charles Fox and Thomas Coningsby, to be by them paid to said Pereyra in full of what is due to him on his contract for furnishing bread for the Army in Ireland for this year. Ibid.
Same to the [Principal] Officers of the Ordnance. Send to the Treasury Lords forthwith a copy of the establishment of the Ordnance and Train of Artillery for Ireland. Out Letters (General) XIII, p. 20.
Same to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Thomas Richardson, executor to Lieut. Col. James Gower, late of Sir Thomas Gower's Regiment of Foot, praying for said Lieut. Colonel's pay. Ibid.
Same to Mr. Laycock. I have read to my Lords yours of the 17th inst. concerning your taking an account of what plank and other timber is taken from Sherwood Forest. You are to keep an account thereof. As to the fees due to the verderers, they are to be brought to their former allowance of 3l. per an. each only, and you are to take care that they have not the trees. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to suspend Oliver Lyme, comptroller of Chester port, and to direct the Customs solicitor to sue forth such process as may vacate his said Lyme's patent : all by reason that he continues disobedient to the order peremptorily forbidding him to intermeddle in the business of Mr. Warburton, his deputy at Liverpool, as was signified to said Lyme on Jan. 29 last by said Commissioners. Out Letters (Customs) XII, p. 295.
Treasury reference to Sir Christopher Wren of the petition of Francis Negus, esq., Surveyor of the Mews, for payment of moneys expended in buildings and reparations in the Mews. Reference Book VI, p. 305.
Same to the Victualling Commissioners of the petition of Obediah Butler, praying pay and recompense for his ship Tryall of Dublin, Henry Bradshaw master, which was taken up by said Commissioners and cast away [when] carrying provisions to Ireland. Ibid.
Treasury reference to the Agents for Taxes of the petition of Charles Goodwyn, gent., Receiver General of the 3s. Aid [2s. and Additional 1s. Aids], Additional Poll and Last Poll, for co. Sussex : praying allowance of his extraordinary charge of 139l. 4s. 6d. therein. Reference Book VI, p. 305.