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Date.
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Nature and Substance of the Entry.
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Reference.
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| Aug. 1. |
Money order for 417l. 10s. 9d. to John Walker, usher
of the Exchequer Court, for necessaries delivered
to the officers of said Court in Trinity term, 1691,
and for 143 days' diet to said usher, 1690-1, Mar. 7,
to 1691, July 28. |
Order Book III, p. 193. |
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Treasury reference to Mr. Harbord [as Surveyor
General of Crown Lands] of the petition of James
Jenkinson for extension of term in a house in the
Castle Close at Exeter. |
Reference Book VI, p. 333. |
| Aug. 4. |
Treasury warrant to the Receipt to issue 40,000l. to
Cha. Bertie, Treasurer and Paymaster of the
Ordnance, on unsatisfied orders in his name, as
imprest [for the Ordnance] : to be issued out of
loans to be made by said Bertie on credit of the
Additional Excise Act [2 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2,
c. 10] : this sum to be reputed as part of the
1,500,000l. appropriated by said Act and to be
applied for paying for arms, ammunition, carriages
and other incidents for the Land Forces in England,
Ireland or elsewhere. |
Money Book XI, p. 113. |
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Same dormant to Mr. [Thomas] Fox, Customs Cashier,
to pay the salary of 13l. 0s. 10d. per an. to Freeman
Howse as Comptroller of Chichester port. |
Ibid, p. 115. |
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William Lowndes to the Victualling Commissioners to
attend the Treasury Lords to-morrow afternoon
with an estimate of the charge of the provisions
mentioned to be provided in a letter to my Lords
from the Privy Council as per copy enclosed
[missing]. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 106. |
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Entry of a Treasury minute dated Treasury Chambers,
Tuesday afternoon : present : the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Pelham.
Their Lordships, upon reading a report made by
Mr. Lowndes of the 3rd inst., upon the petition of
the inhabitants of Mortlake, Putney, Kingston,
Petersham, Ham and Richmond, do consent that
the four quarterly payments set upon New Park
to the present Twelve Months' Aid may be allowed
or discharged by the certificates of the Commissioners
of the Aid as formerly ; and Mr. Duncomb, the
Receiver, is to have notice thereof and govern
himself accordingly. |
Ibid. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) letter, dated July 9, signed by 10
Lords of the Privy Council [to the Treasury Lords]
for permission to be given to the Royal Africa
Company of England to export 5,000lb. weight
of crewel ; it appearing from their petition read
that day at the Council Board that the natives
about Gambia on the north part of Guinea have
a great esteem for a commodity called cruell and
many of them will not trade for other English
goods unless they can have some of that commodity
among the goods for which they barter : and permission
has several times been given to the Company
to export the said quantity of crewel which was
not exported together but in several small quantities. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 323. |
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Treasury letters patent [re-]appointing Freeman
Howse, gent., as Comptroller of Chichester port :
as amply as he, the said Howse, or any other formerly
enjoyed said office. |
Ibid, pp. 323-4. |
| Aug. 5. |
Treasury warrant to Thomas Fox [Customs Cashier]
to pay 12l. 10s. 0d. to Christopher Francklyn for
2½ years on his salary to June 24 last as Comptroller
of Berwick port. |
Money Book XI, p. 114. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. [Charles] Fox [one of the Paymasters
of Forces, Ireland] to pay 22,000l. to
Sir Jos. Herne and Sir Stephen Evance in further
part of the subsidies to the Emperor and the Duke of
Bavaria : which payment is to be made by assigning
to them [Herne and Evance] the said sum out of the
orders now in said Fox's hands, which were lately
re-assigned by Mr. Isaac Pereira upon the two
thirds of the Additional Excise, "together with
all the interest due or to grow due for the same." |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 170. |
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Same 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, Paymasters of the Forces in Ireland,
to pay the abovesaid 22,000l. to Sir Joseph Herne
and Sir Stephen Evance for the subsidies to the
Emperor and the Duke of Bavaria. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 106. |
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The Treasury Lords to Hector Philips and Richard
Loyd, esq., and the rest of the Commissioners for the
Twelve Months' Aid, co. Cardigan. We have referred
to the Agents for Taxes your late representation
about the assessing and levying the present tax in
the hundred of Tredroyre [Troedyraur], co. Cardigan.
The Agents have consulted the Attorney General
and report that he is of opinion that if the first
allotment on that Hundred at the general meeting
of the Assessment Commissioners, with the warrants
issued thereon for levying same, were according to
the ancient custom as you assert, then the warrant
by two of the Commissioners of that Hundred for
altering that method and proportion seems to be
irregular, and not at all helpt by an after private
getting together a number of the Commissioners of
the County without a general summons and settlement
by all the Commissioners. We therefore
desire you with all diligence to proceed on the said
first assessment settled at the first general meeting
and when more Aids happen to be granted all
matters in difference may be then better adjusted.
This we recommend to you as the best expedient,
that their Majesties' occasions may be served by
a speedy levy and return of the whole moneys
charged upon that county. |
Ibid, p. 107. |
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Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of
the petition of Tho. Winter, praying the remission
of 14l. surcharged on him on his accounts as Receiver
of the Hearthmoney at Hastings ; he being not
able to pay same. |
Reference Book VI, p. 333. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of the Governor and Company of Merchants trading
into the Levant Seas, shewing that the Customs
Commissioners demand an extraordinary duty for
a quantity of weed ashes and boxwood, though
they are not expressed in the Act of Parliament ;
therefore praying to be relieved therefrom. |
Ibid. |
| Aug. 6. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows out of the Exchequer : viz. : |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 171. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Out of. 591l. 11s. 7½d. of the Additional
Poll. |
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to Lord Lucas, Governor of the
Tower, according to warrant to
be received |
180 |
5 |
0 |
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Out of 10,816l. 18s. 4¾d. of the
Double Excise, 411l. 6s. 7½d.
remainder of the [above] Additional
Poll and 3,139l. 17s. 8¾d.
of the Double Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for Sir
Joseph Herne ; the third payment |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the growing week's
subsistence [of the Forces, England]
and half pay to the officers |
8,960 |
10 |
5 |
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to ditto for the First and Third
Troop of Guards and Grenadiers,
200l. each on account of their
arrear of subsistence and half
pay since Jan. 1 last |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the wives of several of
the Earl of Portland's Regiment |
60 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for the master gunners and
gunners in the several garrisons
in further part of their arrear
from Jan. 1 last |
107 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Fox and Mr. Coningsby for
a week's subsistence for the Duke
of Leinster's Regiment of Horse |
276 |
12 |
4 |
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to ditto for the Commissioners of
Transports |
214 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Mr. Pereira upon his
contract for waggons, horses etc. :
sixth payment |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Monsieur Vander Esch
upon account of carrying over
[to Ireland] recruits for the
Dutch Regiment of Dragoons |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for Capt. Balfour |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy for
the Commissioners of the Victualling |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
for removing the powder |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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£14,548 |
7 |
9 |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Jane Scott and Jo[h]n Price, shewing
that they have found out divers frauds committed
in the importing and exporting of prohibited goods ;
therefore praying a warrant [to them] to seize
such goods. |
Reference Book VI, p. 334. |
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Entry of Treasury caveat on behalf of the Earl of
Monmouth concerning Shepton Mallet and Curry
Mallet : notice to be given to Mr. Barry to the
Post [Office] in Bath before anything be done
therein. |
Caveat Book, p. 24. |
| Aug. 7. |
Money warrant for 100l. each to Bartholomew Fillingham,
Tho. Hall, Edmd. Woodruff and Phillip Ryley
as Agents for Taxes, for half a year to June 24
last on their allowance. (Money orders dated
Aug. 11 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 115
Order Book III, p. 194. |
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Money warrant for 40l. to William Burton ; 30l. thereof
for same half year's salary as clerk to the abovesaid
Agents and the remaining 10l. to be by him paid
to the messenger in that office for same half year's
attendance. (Money order dated Aug. 11 hereon.)
(Henry Guy, dated Aug. 10, to the Auditor of the
Receipt to issue the above 400l. and 40l. out of
unappropriated arrears of taxes.) |
Money Book XI, p. 115.
Order Book III, p. 194.
Disposition Book IX,
p. 172. |
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Same for 1,465l. 0s. 8d. to the abovesaid Agents for
Taxes, representing overpayments on the accounts
as follow of James St. John, gent. ; the same to be
by them immediately repaid into the Exchequer
on his account to rectify the said overpayments :
viz. : as Receiver General of the First Poll for
co. Herts he overpaid 200l. 13s. 7d. and as Receiver
for the 12d. Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 20] for co.
Cambridge he overpaid 1,264l. 7s. 1d. : these overpayments
being hereby to be credited to St. John's
other accounts as follows, viz. 663l. 6s. 7¾d. to his
account of the [said] 12d. Aid for co. Herts ;
739l. 18s. 10d. to his account of the Review of the
Poll and Additional Poll ; 61l. 15s. 2¼d. to his
account of the 3s. Aid [2s. Aid and Additional
12d. Aid] for the said county [of Herts]. (Money
order dated Aug. 11 hereon.) |
Money Book XI, p. 117.
Order Book III, p. 195. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay
the unsatisfied order for 3,000l., drawn in the
name of John Braguiere, out of loans to be made
by Stephen Monginott on credit of the East India
Goods Duties Act. |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 171. |
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Same to same to issue 3,000l. to William de Nassau
on unsatisfied orders in his name as Master of the
Robes to the King : to be issued out of loans to be
made by said Nassau himself on the abovesaid Act. |
Ibid, p. 172. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners. You are to
inform my Lords what the several sorts were of
the goods which were seized in Folkestone Warren.
Notwithstanding the appraisement they are yet
to be stopped if it may possibly be done. Also
inform yourselves what was the sum which Devereux
gave to the fisherman who gave the first information.
Also enquire and give my Lords an account of the
names of those merchants to whom these goods
were pretended to be consigned. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 107. |
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Same to same to permit Capt. Eyre to transport six
horses from Chester to Dublin, Customs free. |
Ibid, p. 108. |
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Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of
the petition of Noah Overing of Wapping, brewer,
shewing that he has contracted to furnish the
Victualling Commissioners with 30 tun of beer per
week, and praying that the Excise may be forborn
until the said Commissioners pay him. |
Reference Book VI, p. 334. |
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Same to Charles Fox of the petition of Evert Jollyvett,
praying payment of 263l. 0s. 2d. for the charges
of 325 recruit horses at Hampton Court in April,
May and June, 1691. |
Ibid. |
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Entry of a Treasury caveat on behalf of Oliver Lyme,
grantee of the office of Comptroller of Chester port,
that no grant thereof be made before the validity
of his grant and title be legally tried : this
caveat being entered at the request of Mr. Pickering
on said Lyme's behalf. |
Caveat Book, p. 24. |
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Same of a same on behalf of Israel Hayes, eldest
son of James Hayes, deceased, late tenant to the
Crown of certain lands in Eastcomb, near Greenwich ;
that no grant thereof pass till he be heard. |
Ibid. |
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Henry Guy to Mr. [Charles] Fox to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Tracy Pauncefort
and partners for payment of 582l. 10s. 1d. due to
them from Col. Babington's and Col. [Sir Thomas]
Loyd's Regiments. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 112. |
| Aug. 8. |
Money warrant for 180l. 5s. 0d. to Robert, Lord Lucas,
Chief Governor of the Tower of London, for a bill
of expenses as follows for services relating to his
office not provided for in the establishment of the
Forces. (Cancelled and replaced by the royal sign
manual and the Treasury warrant of Aug. 28 inst.,
infra, pp. 1281-2.)
Appending : said bill : |
Money Book XI, p. 116. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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for locks and bars for the prisoners'
lodgings |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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for pens, ink, paper and wax |
4 |
10 |
0 |
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perambulation of the Tower Royalty |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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for burnefires, several nights |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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for coaches for carrying the Earls of
Salisbury and Peterborough twice
to the House of Lords |
1 |
10 |
0 |
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for ditto for carrying Visct. Preston
to Kensington by the King's order |
1 |
5 |
0 |
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for ditto for carrying Visct. Preston,
Mr. Ashton and Mr. Ellyot to the
Old Bayly |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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for diet, lodging and other necessaries
for the Earl of Clancarty, Lord
Caher, Col. McElligot, Col. Owen
McCarty, Major McCarty and Capt.
Murfey from 1691, May 16, to
Aug. 15 following, being 13 weeks
at 2l. per week each |
156 |
0 |
0 |
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£180 |
5 |
0 |
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Treasury warrant to the Auditor for cos. York and
Cumberland to put in charge in his office the
attainted estate of Sir Richard Grahme, Visct.
Preston, viz. the manors and lordships of Arthuret,
Radlington, Solam [Sollom], Kirkandrews and
Solport in co. Cumberland and the manor and
lordship of Nunington and the several lands and
tenements of Stonegreave [Stonegrave], Muscoates,
Westnesse. Pickhall [Pickhill] and Garton [in co.
Yorks] : and [thereupon] to take care that the
respective Receivers General of said counties do
collect the rents and profits thereof to their Majesties'
use. |
Warrants not Relating to
Money XIII, p. 436. |
| Aug. 10. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy
seal in the usual form to instal the First Fruits of
Gilbert, Bishop of Hereford : same to be payable
by 172l. 18s. 5d. on 1692, July 24 ; 172l. 18s. 5d.
on 1693, July 24, and 345l. 16s. 11½d. on 1694,
July 24 : making 691l. 13s. 9½d. in all. |
King's Warrant Book XV
p. 449. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
to the Earl of Ranelagh (on any unsatisfied orders
in his name for the service of the Forces) 18l. for
Margaret Harris, one of the matrons of the Hospital
on Hounslow Heath, for salary and coals from
1688-9, Feb. 13, to 1689-90, Feb. 13. (Same to
said Earl to so pay same.) |
Disposition Book IX,
p. 172. |
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Same to same to issue to Charles Fox and Thomas
Coningsby on the unsatisfied orders in their names
as Paymasters of the Forces in Ireland 20,000l. out
of loans to be made by them on the two thirds of
the Additional Excise : same to be as in further
part of the 1,500,000l. appropriated by the Act
for said Additional Excise [2 Wm. and Mary,
Sess. 2, c. 10]. |
Ibid, p. 173. |
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Same to same to issue to same on the like unsatisfied
orders 23,292l. 15s. 0d. out of the like loans : to
be taken as part of the same appropriation and
to be by them paid to the Commissioners of the
Transports for the services following, viz.
15,528l. 10s. 0d. for pay to 60 ships in the transport
service and for repairs etc. ; 7,764l. 15s. 0d. for
1½ months' freight "to the three months' pay etc." |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to issue, out of the small branches of
the revenue, 66l. 13s. 4d. to Baron Bradbury. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same to mitigate the Exchequer fees on the
following payments in accordance with the Treasury
letter of July 8 last, supra, pp. 1221-2, for mitigation
of fees in all the offices of the Receipt on payments
of royal bounty out of secret service moneys or
in the cases of others whose circumstances deserved
an equal or like mitigation : the following names
being intimated from the Treasury Lords in order
rightly to inform you from time to time who the
persons are who are intended to have the benefit
of such like mitigation, viz. Mris. Jane Pratt, 100l. ;
Mris. Nedham, alias South, 75l. ; Jo[h]n Clifton
and Ambrose Holland, 20l. (Money orders dated
July 16 last) : Mr. Murray and Mr. Kingwell.
(Money order dated July 23 last) : Mr. Barret, 40l. ;
Mr. Parsley, 50l. ; Mr. Heron, 50l. (Money orders
dated July 30 last.) |
Ibid, p. 174. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer
to the Queen's Backstairs in Whitehall with 21
boxes of goods for her Majesty to open and deliver
same on payment of Customs and provided there
be nothing therein contrary to the Act against
trading with France ; same being come from
Holland in the Kitchen yacht, Capt. Crow commander. |
Out Letters (General) XIII,
p. 108. |
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Same to Mr. Knight. Send my Lords your reply by
Wednesday next to the enclosed letter from Monsieur
Schuylenburg, dated at the Hague Aug. 14 inst.
new style. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the enclosed
memorial [missing] from the Earl of Monmouth
touching some hardships like to be put on his
Regiment on account of the detachment which was
sent over with the Earl of Marlborough into Ireland. |
Ibid. |
Treasury order to the Customs Commissioners to
observe (a) infra.
Prefixing : (a) Order of the Queen in Council, dated
Whitehall, Aug. 6 inst., granting leave to the
Berkeley Castle, Capt. Tho. Barrell commander,
600 tons, 48 guns, 100 seamen and 50 landmen, to
proceed on her voyage into the Straits with protection
for her said complement : all on the petition of
Sir Joseph Herne, kt., and Francis Gosfreight,
merchant, owners of said ship, setting forth that
she hath served their Majesties as a man of war
and since she has been discharged they have expended
a considerable sum in fitting her for a
voyage to the Straits, that she hath a good part
of her lading on board and is of such force and
so well fitted that there is little danger of her being
taken, and if she now be permitted to sail will
certainly be at home in February or March next
at furthest. |
Out Letters (Customs) XII,
p. 324. |
Treasury warrant to same to appoint Henry Williams
as boatman at Llanstephan in Milford port loco
Richard Reynolds, deceased.
John Fox as waiter and searcher at Gainthorpe
in Boston port.
Benjamin Webster as assistant to the waiter and
searcher at Christchurch in Southampton port. |
Ibid, p. 326. |
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Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of
the petition of Susanna Dupleix, widow, shewing
that she is charged by the Excise officers with 40
barrels of vinegar more than was sold and with
double Excise for foreign mixtures, and praying to
be freed from same. |
Reference Book VI, p. 334. |
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Same to same of the petition of Robert Pierson and
John Cully, sureties of Rob. Peirson, junr., late
a collector of Hearthmoney, who is now on board
the fleet ; petitioners praying a stay of prosecution
against them for the 102l. 2s. 10d. due from said
collector, which sum they are not able to pay. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Sir John Somers, kt., Solicitor General, of
the petition of Thomas Neale, esq., praying a grant
of the royal mines etc. that may be found in the
Colonies of Maryland and Virginia ; he being willing
to work them at his own charge, paying a clear
tenth to the King. |
Ibid, p. 335. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Monsieur Van Esch, praying for the Customs
free import of some napkins and sheets on board
the Kitchen yacht "by the command of Capt.
Crout" [i.e. under the command of Capt. Crow]. |
Ibid. |
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Royal sign manual to the Lords Justices of Ireland
to cause a patent to pass the great seal of Ireland
for a grant to Patrick Adaire, Alexander Hutcheson,
Archibald Hamilton, Robert Craighead, Hugh
Wilson, Robert Henrij and William Adaire of a
yearly annuity or pension of 1,200l. to be payable
quarterly from June 24 last for themselves and
the rest of the Presbyterian ministry in the north
of Ireland : during pleasure : out of the revenue
of Ireland : to be distributed among the said
ministers as the said Adaire etc. or their survivors
shall appoint : and to insert the said yearly sum
on the Civil List of the present and of all future
establishments of Ireland : together with a clause
for paying to them the sum of 900l. grown due on
the like pension granted or intended to be granted
by the royal warrant of 1690, June 19, out of the
Customs of Belfast as from 1690, Lady day ; said
900l. being for three quarters thereon from 1690,
Michaelmas, to 1691, Midsummer ; the said ministers
having received 600l. thereon for the two quarters
ended 1690, Michaelmas, but further payments
being refused without further royal warrant because
said annuity was not inserted in the late establishment
of Ireland. |
Out Letters (Ireland) VI,
pp. 85-6.
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