Appendix

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 3, 1669-1672. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1908.

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'Appendix', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 3, 1669-1672, (London, 1908) pp. 709-724. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol3/pp709-724 [accessed 18 March 2024]

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TABLE I.—Appendix.

In consequence of an incorrect description in the hand list the volume which is designated 'Out Letters Customs' Vol. II was not brought to my notice until too late for the calendaring of its earlier pages. The entries on these earlier pages are accordingly given here as an appendix to Table I of 1670. The volume in question is not an Out Letters Book. It is a Money Warrant Book.

Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
1668
June 25 Treasury order on the Hearth money for 150l. to Lady Frazier, one of the dressers to the Queen Consort. Order Book XXXVII. p. 124.
July 6 Same on the Hearth money for 36l. 10s. 0d. to Edward Sherburne, Clerk of the Ordnance. Ibid.
1669
Aug. 13 Money warrant for 300l. to Charles. Lord Buckhurst, employed in His Majesty's service into France. (Sign manual of July 29 last. see supra, p. 257.) Out Letters Customs II. p. 1.
Same for 200l. to Sydney Godolphin, without accompt, for defraying the charge of his late voyage to Paris upon His Majesty's affairs there. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 277l. 6s. 8d. to Philip Warwyck in part of arrears and for one year as Customer of Cloth and Petty Customs outwards in London port: and dormant warrant for said salary in future: "and whereas the method agreed for issuing forth the moneys arising by the Customs is now by way of charge upon particular months, and the said one year's salary being not fixed on any monthly payment for the Customs, we understand you have hitherto forborne to make payment thereof" you are to pay said year out of [the farm rent of the Customs for] the month of December next. Ibid, p. 2.
Money warrant for 350l. to Thomas Turner for half a year to June 24 last on his allowance of 700l. per an. for His Majesty's secret service, as by the privy seal of date 1666. Dec. 22, and the Treasury dormant warrant thereon of date 1668, Aug. 26: the said half-year not having been previously paid by reason the farm rent of the Customs upon which the said allowance is charged is now assigned upon particular months: therefore same to be paid out of the August quota of the 3,000l. per mensem reserved on the rent of the Customs for such kind of payments. Ibid, pp. 2–3.
Same for 175l. to Sir Robert Southwell, one of the Clerks of the Council, viz. for half a year on his salary of 50l. per an. and threequarters on his augmentation of salary of 200l. per an. Ibid, p. 4.
Aug. 17 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay the Earl of Thanet 20l. for one year's creation money. Ibid, p. 3.
Money warrant for 1,500l. to Arthur, Earl of Essex, for his equipage and extraordinary preparations as Ambassador to the King of Denmark, and 840l. for three months' ordinary in advance at 10l. a day. Ibid.
Aug. 28 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay into the Receipt 8,220l. 3s. 7d. upon the 16,000l. and 8,000l. per mensem reserved to be paid into the Receipt on the Customs of Oct. next. Ibid, p. 4.
The Treasury Lords to Sir R. Long to take care that the warrant of the 13th inst. for 8,220l. 3s. 7d. be paid out of the abovesaid payment by the Customs Farmers and not out of the loans on the land revenue. Ibid.
Sept. 9 Money warrant for 5,000l. to the Earl of Sandwich for the Great Wardrobe. Ibid, p. 5.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid 5,000l. into the Exchequer as part of the 8,000l. per mensem reserved for payment of old tallies. Ibid.
Sept. 30 Money warrant for 13,636l. to the Navy Treasurers in part of the Navy ordinary for the year ending January next. Ibid, p. 6.
Sept. 30 Treasury warrant [erased] to the Customs Farmers to advance into the Exchequer the abovesaid 13,636l. (viz. by 2,022l. on the Customs of March next, and 11,614l. on same of April next). In margin:—" No money of this letter was advanced by the Farmers of the Customs, but by Mr. Meynell the whole sum was advanced" Out Letters Customs II. p. 6.
Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to satisfy out of loans to be made by anyone on the months of the Customs, detailed, 16 orders drawn and signed April 19 last for, in all, 9,423l. to Sir Denys Gawden. Ibid, pp. 8–9.
Oct. 4 Same to same to pay out of the loans of the Customs on 1670, Sept., the 341l. 13s. 4d. remaining still unpaid on the order [money warrant of Aug. 17 last] for 2,340l. to Arthur Earl of Essex. Ibid, p. 7.
Same to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid 341l, 13s. 4d. into the Exchequer as a loan on said month. Ibid, p. 8.
Money warrant for 2,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox on his 8,000l. per an. for secret service. Ibid, p. 9.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 15l. 16s. 8d. to Richard Gregory for Sept. 29 quarter last on his fee of 3s. 4d. a day as messenger attending the Customs. Ibid, p. 14.
Oct. 5 Same to same to pay 171l. to John Lord Roberts for half a year April 11 last to Sept. 28 last on his fee of 20s. a day as Keeper of the Privy Seal. Ibid, p. 10.
[?] Same to same to pay William Culliford 186l. 13s. 4d. for 1¾ years to Sept. 29 last on his salary as Register of all seizures and forfeitures of the Customs: together with dormant warrant for said salary for the future, "and you are to take care that no payment be made unto him upon our general warrant for payment of His Majesty's officers of the Customs dated the 14th of May last." Ibid.
Oct. 5 Same to same to pay 50l. to Sir Edward Walker, Garter Principal King at Arms, for half a year to Sept. 29 last on his annuity. Ibid, p. 11.
Oct. 11 Same to same to pay another year's salary [to be reckoned from 1668, Midsummer] to the King's officers of the Customs as contained in the list annexed to the similar warrant of May 14 last, "and also to Francis Dackett, who stands excepted in our said former warrant, we having since taken off our suspension; but except[ing] Cadwallader Jones in our said former warrant excepted and all others contained in the said list that have received particular warrants from us for payment of their respective salaries." Ibid.
Oct. 13 Money warrant for 1,200l. to Ralph Montague for 12 weeks' ordinary as Ambassador to France. Ibid, p. 12.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid 1,200l. into the Exchequer as a loan on the Customs rent of Sept. next. Ibid.
Same to same to pay one year's salary to Thomas Freston. Surveyor of Customs and subsidies inwards and outwards in London port, in accordance with the general warrant [of Oct. 11 last supra, p. 711] for one year to all the King's officers of the Customs, and to further pay him 450l. towards his arrears: he having had no payment since the 150l. paid him for half a year's fee due at Lady Day, 1667. Together: with dormant warrant for payment of said fee in future. Ibid, pp. 13–14.
Oct, 15 Money warrant for 100l. to William Chiffinch for half a year as keeper of His Majesty's closet. Out Letters Customs II p. 14.
Same for 250l. to John Ashburnham for half a year as one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber. Ibid, p. 15.
The like for the following [for same as same]:—
Thomas Phelipps.
Richard Lane.
Silius Titus.
James Hamilton.
Henry Coventry.
William Legg.
Tho. Killegrew.
Henry Seymour.
David Walter.
Thomas Ellyott,
Edward Progers.
Ibid.
Oct. 19 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 20l. to the Earl of Exeter for one year's creation money to Lady Day last, and 60l. to Prince Rupert for his creation money for one year to Sept. 29 last as Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness: and 13l. 6s. 8d. to Viscount Conway for one year's creation money to Lady Day last. Ibid, pp. 15, 16, 17.
Money warrant for 10,000l. to Edward Backwell, with interest at 6 per cent. from July 8 last, being repayment as by the privy seal of the 14th inst. of a loan advanced by said Backwell to Henry, Earl of St. Albans, for the use of the late Queen Mother, "His Majesty being well satisfied that the same hath been disposed of by the direction and for the service of her said late Majesty accordingly, and in regard there was much more due to the said late Queen before her decease upon her pension of 30,000l. per an. payable out of the Exchequer." Ibid, p. 19.
Oct. 20 Same for 1,500l. to Viscount Fauconberg for his equipage and 840l. for the first three months' advance of ordinary as Ambassador Extraordinary to the Republic of Venice; as by the privy seal of the 18th inst. Ibid, pp. 16–17.
Same for 100l. to John Werden, employed in His Majesty's service into Holland. Ibid, p. 17.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to pay 10l. and 13l. 6s. 8d. to the Duke of Newcastle for half a year to Sept. 29 last on his creation money as Earl and Marquess respectively. Ibid, p. 22.
[ ? ] Money warrant for 150l. to Lady Cornwallis for one quarter on her pension of 600l., and in part of 3½ years due thereon to Sept. 29 last. Ibid, p. 23.
Oct. 22 Treasury warrant to Sir John Wolstenholme, Sir John Shaw, and the rest of the late Farmers of the Customs to pay 630l. to John Wood and Bartholomew Beale, Auditors of [Imprests, and by virtue of that office Auditors of] the Customs for three years to 1665, Sept. 29, on their ancient fee of 210l. per an. for auditing the Customs accounts. Ibid, p. 18.
Oct. 25 Money warrant for 4,650l. 16s. 8d. to Edward Backwell for interest as in the privy seal of Aug. 25 last. Out Letters Customs II. p. 18.
Oct. 26 and Sept. 30 Same, drawn on Sept. 30 but cancelled and re-drawn on Oct. 26 for 3,000l. to William Legg in further part of 25,000l. for the Ordnance for this year. Ibid, pp. 7, 20.
Oct. 26 Same for 5,000l. to the Navy Treasurers in further part for the ordinary of the Navy for the year to end in January next. Ibid, p. 20.
Same for 500l. to Sir John Finch for half a year to Sept. 29 last on his ordinary of 1,000l. per an. as Resident at Florence. Ibid, p. 21.
Oct. 27 Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to cause payment to be made of nine tallies, detailed, of various amounts, to the total of 4,580l., out of the 8,000l. per mensem reserved out of the Customs rent for the payment of old tallies. Ibid.
Appending:—List of said tallies.
Oct. 29 Money warrant for 18,570l. to the Navy Treasurers in further part of the ordinary of the Navy for the year ending January next. Ibid, p. 23.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid 18,570l. into the Exchequer as a loan on the farm rent of the Customs of May and June, 1670. Ibid, p. 25.
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Marquis de Montbrun in further part of what is due on the privy seal of 1661, May 29. Ibid, p. 24.
Same for 500l. to Baptist May to be employed in furnishing healing medals of Crown gold for His Majesty's use in healing. Ibid.
Same for 200l., 200l. and 200l., out of the dormant privy seal of July 27 last, to Thomas Killegrew, in satisfaction of the like sum by him lent to His Majesty. (In the margin: Vacated and drawn again and charged upon the tin at Ostend.) Ibid, p. 25.
Same for 6,000l. to Isaack le Gouce, His Majesty's Jeweller, without account, the same being the price of two large diamonds bought of him by His Majesty. Ibid. p. 27.
Same for 475l. 10s. 0d. to Sir William Temple, Ambassador to the States General: same being for mournings by him provided on the death of the late Queen Mother according to a bill of particulars under his hand. Ibid.
Nov. 1 Same for 930l. to the Earl of Carlisle as Ambassador Extraordinary to the King of Sweden: for his ordinary from July 28 last to the 28 Oct. last: it being certified by Sir John Trevor that said Earl arrived from his said embassy on said Oct. 28 last. Ibid, p. 26.
Nov. 8 Same for 1,203l. 9s. 3d. to Ralph Mountague, Ambassador Extraordinary to France, for so much by him disbursed for mournings by him provided on the death of the late Queen Mother as by his bill of particulars. Ibid, p. 28.
Nov. 10 Money warrant for 1,954l. 17s. 0¾d. to Sir Edw. Griffin to be by him assigned and paid over as follows, viz. [to repay to himself for servants and bills as below] the sum of 1,502l. 7s. 10¾d., which by Treasury warrant of Aug. 27 last was to be paid to His Majesty's huntsmen. 106l. 9s. 2d. ordered by same to be paid to the Earl of Anglesey ([both] which the Treasury promised should be reimbursed to said Griffin for supply of the payment of servants or bills in the Treasurer of the Chamber's Office, for which a Treasury warrant for 8,220l. 3s. 7d. was directed on the 28th of August last, so that such persons as were mentioned in a former list to be paid by said Griffin, and who do yet remain unsatisfied may be at length paid thereby): and also 260l. due to Mistress Mary Chiffinch, Her Majesty's laundress, for bills to May 15 last: and 86l. to Mr. Augur [Angier] for a bill for fumes in the late sickness time. Out Letters Customs II pp. 28–9.
Nov. 15 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 30l. to the Earl of Salisbury for one year's creation money to Sept. 29 last as Earl and Viscount, and 13l. 6s. 8d. to the Earl of Bridgewater for one year in part of two years' arrears to same date of creation money as Viscount Brackley. Ibid, p. 29.
Nov. 16 Same to same to pay 40l. to the Earl Holland for two years' creation money. Ibid, p. 30.
Same to same to cause two years' salaries to the King's waiters at the Custom House in London port, and the pricker of the Stylyard to be paid out of the third month of the last halfyear of said Farmers' rent of their farm: the said officers having petitioned for same: (the said two years' salaries having been already ordered for the King's officers of the Customs in London as in a list as mentioned in the Treasury warrants of May 14 last and Oct. 11 last). Ibid, p. 33.
Nov. 17 Same to same to pay the several fees due to the officers of the Pipe for one year to June 24 last, viz 63l. 2s 0d. to the Clerk of the Pipe for the yearly fees due to himself and all other clerks thereof; 5l. 15s. 0d. to the Comptroller of the Pipe; and 11l. 15s. 4d. to the Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer for their yearly fees for entering and passing all Customs tallies; amounting in all to 80l. 12s. 4d. Ibid, p. 31.
Nov. 19 Same to same to advance into the Exchequer 800l. as loan on the Customs farm rent of Dec. next: as by the privy seal of May 12 last. Ibid.
Nov. 22 Same to same to pay 20l. to the Earl of Middlesex for one year's creation money in part of 2½ years' arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last: and 20l. to the Earl of Dorset for one year's same. Ibid, p. 32.
Nov. 23 Money warrant for 200l. to John Dodington as an advance on his allowance as Secretary to Viscount Fauconberg, Ambassador to Venice. Ibid, pp. 33–4.
Nov. 24
and Oct. 27
Same for 500l. to the Earl of Essex for his additional charge of mourning in regard of the death of the late Queen Mother, he having made all his liveries for his embassy to Denmark, which by reason of said late Queen's death were not to be used in that service: as by the privy seal of Oct. 25 last [warrant first drawn on Oct. 27 for 500l. and 60l. being to pay for the King's picture, which His Majesty thought fit to bestow upon him. Warrant cancelled and re-drawn on Nov. 24 for 500l. only]. Ibid, pp. 22, 34.
Nov. 26 Money warrant for 920l. to Sir William Temple for three months to the 1st inst. on his ordinary as Ambassador to the States General. Out Letters Customs II. p. 35.
Same for 132l. 10s. 0d. to Sergeant Waller for riding as Justice of Assize on the Northern Circuit this last summer, being 50 days at 2l. 13s. 0d. a day for the diet, charges and expenses of himself, assistants, servants and horses: as by the certificate of Robert Bateman, clerk of assize of the Northern circuit. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Auditors of [Imprests as Auditors] of the Customs to allow in the account of the late Farmers of the Customs 300l. and 282l. 19s. 0d.: the said 300l. having been formerly presented to the King in lieu of the rebate of the interest of several sums of money rebated to said Company by warrant of the late Lord Treasurer Southampton, of date 1661, Aug. 18, and which has been since discounted to the late Farmers of the Customs farm commencing from 1662, Sept. 29, "and it appearing by a certificate of the Auditors of His Majesty's imprests and Customs, who by our order have inspected the entries made [in London port] by said Company about that time that in the commission accompt [of the Customs, i.e. for the time they were in commission] there hath been answered to His Majesty for the Customs of sundry goods entered by the said Company about that time above 7,200l., wee doe therefore think fit" to allow said 300l. to said late Farmers: the second item, viz. 282l. 19s. 0d., representing interest payable for the forbearance of money payable, as follows, viz. "by an other order of the said late Lord Treasurer, dated the 15th of July, 1664, the said late Farmers were directed that all the Customs which the said East India Company should then owe the said late Farmers, or which by reason of any importation of any commodities they should afterwards owe should be allowed unto the said Company towards satisfaction of the money then agreed to be paid them upon their contract [with the Ordnance office] for [delivery of] saltpetre: which [allowance made by said late Farmers to said Company] was not reimbursed to said late Farmers until the 25th of March, 1665," and therefore the said late Farmers crave allowance of said sum as interest for the forbearance of the Customs dues so payable on balance by said Company from the several dates when same ought to have been paid to the said 25 March, 1665. Ibid, pp. 37–8.
Nov. 29 Money warrant for 150l. each to Lady Killegrew, Lady Thornhill, Lady Clynton, Lady Frazier, Lady Le Guard for half a year each as dressers to the Queen Consort. Ibid, p. 36.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 20l. to the Earl of Stamford for one year's creation money to Sept. 29 last. Ibid, p. 38.
Dec. 3 Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to satisfy the 504l. remaining unpaid on the money warrant of Aug. 14 last of 2,000l. to William Legg for the Office of Ordnance: by paying same out of the farm of the Customs for the present month. Ibid, p. 39.
Dec. 6 Money warrant for 4,000l. to William Legg, Lieutenant of the Ordnance, in further part of 25,000l. for the Ordnance for this year. Ibid.
Dec. 7 Same for 6,000l. to Sir Denys Gauden in part of 60,833l. 6s. 8d. for sea victuals for 5,000 men. Ibid, p. 40.
Dec. 10 Money warrant for 1,000l. to Viscount Fauconberg, Ambassador Extraordinary to Venice, for his expenses and travelling charges in passing to Florence on his way to Venice. To be received without accompt. Out Letters Customs II. p. 40.
Letter of direction made upon a warrant of 1668, Nov. 9 (ut supra, Calendar Treasury Books II., p. 631), for 250l. to Sir Robert Southwell. "Let this warrant be paid out of the 3,000l. reserved for lesser payments out of the rent of the Customs for the month of Feb., 1669–70." Ibid, p. 41.
Dec 14 Money warrant for 20l. to the Earl of St. Albans for one year in part of his creation money to Sept. 29 last. Ibid, p. 59.
Same for 2,377l. to Robert Child and William Bowles, Masters of His Majesty's tents; on imprest for furnishing and providing of a rich pavilion and 22 tents and things thereunto belonging according to an estimate under their hands, and also for other services done since for His Majesty's use by order of the Lord Chamberlain. Ibid, p. 42.
Dec. 15 Same for 5,000l. to Baptist May, Keeper of the Privy Purse: for the Privy Purse: same to be paid out of the seizures, fines and forfeitures of uncustomed and prohibited goods. Ibid, p. 41.
Dec. 16 Same for 14,104l. to the Navy Treasurers in part of their ordinary for the Navy for this year. Ibid, p. 43.
Same for 583l. 6s. 8d. to the Earl of Nottingham for half a year on his pensions or annuities of 1,000 marks and 500l. per an.: in part of arrears accruing thereon since the last warrant for payment of 1668, Dec. 16. Ibid, p. 46.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 20l. to the Earl of Leicester for one year's creation money in part of his arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last. Ibid, p. 51.
Same to same to pay 10l. to the Earl of Portland for half a year's creation money to Sept. 29 last. Ibid, p. 54.
Dec 17 Same to same to pay Viscount Fanshawe's bills for parchment and other necessaries [supplied to the King's Remembrancer's Office] for the blank books for the Customers, Comptrollers, and Searchers in the ports of England and Wales and of London, respectively, for the year ending Dec. 25, 1670 [sic, erratum for 1669]. Ibid, pp. 47–9.
Appending:—Said bills: totals, 274l. 0s. 2d. and 26l. 2s. 8d.
Same to same to pay 45l. 12s. 0d. to Viscount Fanshaw for the fees to himself and his clerks for passing the outport Customers' accounts for the year ending at Xmas next. Ibid, p. 49.
Money warrant for 430l. to Sir Edward Deering, Sir Thomas Strickland, and Robert Milward, constituted by the privy seal of Oct 28 last Commissioners for the Privy Seal for the keeping thereof during the absence of John Lord Roberts, and with the allowance of 20s. a day and 4l. in lieu of a diet of 16 dishes: same to be for one quarter thereon, Sept. 22 last to the 17th inst. Ibid, pp. 50–1.
Same for 3,950l. 13s. 3d. to Sir Edw. Griffin to be paid as below. Ibid, pp. 52, 53.
Together with:—Treasury warrant to said Sir Edw. Griffin to pay the abovesaid 3,950l. 13s. 3d. as follows:—Half a year to the Officers and Yeomen of the Guard of His Majesty's Body (and Messengers and Trumpeters), according to the establishment of said Guard (and Messengers and Trumpeters) as confirmed by the order in Council of Oct. 29 last (said establishment being as detailed supra, p. 529, under date 1669–70. Feb. 22.) [Both the above money warrant and the accompanying warrant to Griffin are cancelled and in the margin is written "drawn again." If these fresh warrants are those calendared supra, p. 529, then the Treasury order of 1669, Dec. 31, supra, p. 321, for 3,950l. 13s. 3d. must have been cancelled. But this would appear not to have been the case.]
Dec. 17 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance 1,000l. as a loan into the Exchequer on the farm rent of the Customs for the month of August next. Out Letters Customs II. p. 53.
Money warrant (erased) for 460l. to Sir William Godolphin for three months ordinary, Aug. 21 last to Nov. 21 last, as Envoy Extraordinary to the King, and Queen Regent of Spain. Ibid, p. 74.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 40l. and 20l. to Edgar, Duke of Cambridge for one year's creation money as Duke and Earl of Cambridge respectively. in part of two years' arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last. Ibid, p. 44.
Same for 40l. to the Duke of York for one year's creation money in part of three years' arrears thereon to Sept. 29 last. Ibid, p. 45.
Money warrant for 200l. to said Duke of York on his annuity of 200 marks as Lord High Admiral of England and Ireland, and his annuity of 100 marks as Lord High Admiral of Foreign Plantations: same to be in part of his arrears of 166l. 13s. 4d. on his said first fee, and of 183l. 6s. 8d. on his said second fee. Ibid
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 20l. to the Earl of Northampton for one year's creation money. Ibid, pp. 42–3.
Dec. 20 Money warrant for 200l. to Lady Harby and Col. Thos. Panton for the provision of hay for the deer in New Park during the extremity of this winter season. Ibid, p. 50.
Dec. 21 Money warrant for 1,180l. 6s. 8d. to Sir Edward Griffin upon accompt "to be paid over to such persons we shall direct." Ibid, pp. 42, 46.
Treasury warrant to said Griffin to pay the abovesaid 1,180l. 6s. 8d. as follows, viz. to 10 Gentlemen Ushers Daily Waiters attending their Majesties, one half year's wages to each amounting to 333l. 6s. 8d.; to 15 Gentlemen Ushers Quarter Waiters, each a half year's wages, 90l.; to 26 of their Majesties' Footmen, each half a year's wages, 520l.; to the executors of Richard Osborne, late a Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter. 237l. for arrears due to him. Ibid, p. 47.
Dec. 22 Money warrant for 2,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox in part of the 8,000l. per an. for His Majesty's secret service. Ibid, p. 51.
Dec. [before 25] Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 2,830l. 16s. 0d. to William Batailhe, of London, merchant for defraying the charge of allowance of impost wines to noblemen and others for the year ending 1669, Dec. 25: said Batailhe being by virtue of several indentures and by His Majesty's privy seal entitled to the office of clerk and paymaster of the bills of impost upon wines. Ibid, pp. 36–7.
Dec. — Money warrant for 186l. to Sir Peter Wyche for his ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor of Russia as by the privy seal of Jan. 27 last, viz. to Sept. 29 last, at which time the said employment determined, and 200l. to same towards his mourning for the late Queen Mother and his charges in his further journey to Poland, and 276l. for a quarter to the 29th inst. on his ordinary of 3l. a day for said [Polish] service: as by the privy seal of the 17th inst. Out Letters Customs II. pp. 57–8.
1669–70.
Jan. 10 Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to pay 100l. to the Mayor of Berwick, as by the letters patent of 1666, July 23, towards the support and repair of the Bridge there: 100l. having been already ordered hereon by a similar Treasury warrant of May 25 last, as in part of what was then grown due. Ibid, pp. 54–5.
Jan. 12 Money warrant for 1,130l. to Charles, Earl of Carlisle, Ambassador Extraordinary to Sweden, for his extraordinaries. Ibid, p. 55.
Jan. 14 Sir G. Downing to Auditor Beale returning the certificate of Mr. Mellish's accompts as Receiver of Tenths of the Diocese of Lincoln. As the certificate is undated it will not bear a warrant. Out Letters General II. p 196.
Same to Lord Willough by to send to the Treasury on Monday next the Act of Assembly at Barbados for granting the 4½ per cent. Ibid.
Same to Sir R. Long to attend my Lords on Friday when my Lords intend to consider the getting in the arrears of the Aids standing out in the several counties. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay to John, Lord Belasyse, as Governor and Captain of Kingston-upon-Hull, and captain of 20 soldiers from time to time to be placed there, the several fees of 10s. a day for himself and 8d. a day each for said soldiers, viz. for one year to Xmas last. Out Letters Customs II. p. 56.
Jan. 17 Money warrant for 131l. 12s. 2d. to Sir William Swan, Resident at Hamburgh, for his extraordinaries for postage of letters from His Majesty's Secretaries of State to be delivered to His Majesty's Ministers in Sweden and Denmark, Moscow, Dantzig, and several other parts in Germany, and for letters received by him in answer from the public ministers and correspondents in those places from 1667, Oct. 27, to Feb. 28 last. Ibid p. 58.
Same for 13,875l. to Samuel Pepys, Treasurer for the garrison of Tangier, being one quarter to Nov. 4 last on the established allowance for that garrison for the last year. Ibid, pp. 59–60.
Warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance the abovesaid 13,875l. into the Exchequer as a loan on the farm rent of the Customs for certain months, detailed. Ibid, pp. 60–1.
Jan. 19 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 14l. 13s. 4d. to Richard Gregory for Xmas quarter last as messenger to attend the Customs. Ibid, p. 62.
[?] Same to same to pay 20l. to Thomas Earl Rivers for one year's creation money. Ibid, p. 63.
Jan. 21 Money warrant for 1,000l. to Lawrence Hyde in full of 5,000l. for one whole year for the ordinary of the Office of Robes. Ibid, p. 61.
Jan. 21 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay Thomas, Earl of Ossory 1,000l. for one year in part of arrears as one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber. Out Letters Customs II. p. 62.
Jan. 27 Money warrant for 10,000l. to William Legg for the Ordnance, in full of the 25,000l., the established allowance for the Office of Ordnance for the year ended 1669–70, January. Ibid, p. 63.
Jan. 28 Same for 24,218l. to the Navy Treasurers in full of the ordinary for the Navy for the year ended the present January. Ibid, p. 64.
Same for 22,004l. to Sir Denys Gawden in part of 26,444l. 8s. 11d., which latter sum is made up as follows, viz. 14,277l. 15s. 6½d. to make up (with the 6,000l. already issued) one third of 60,833l. 6s. 8d. for the charge of sea victuals for 5,000 men for one year from January 1 instant, and 12,166l. 13s. 4½d. for the first three months of the ten monthly payments of the remaining two thirds after the rate of 4,055l. 11s. 1½d. a month. Ibid, pp. 64–5.
Same for 250l. each to the following for half a year's pension each as Grooms of His Majesty's Bedchamber, viz.:—
Edward Progers.
Col. Walter.
Mr. Ellyott.
Mr. Coventry.
Col. Lame [sic, for Lane].
Col. Titus.
Col. Phillips.
Col. Legg.
Mr. Hamilton.
Mr. Ashburnham.
Mr. Seymour.
Mr. Killegrew.
Ibid, p. 65.
Same for 100l. to William Chiffinch, for half a year on his annuity as Keeper of His Majesty's Closet. Ibid. p. 66.
Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to forbear payment of two tallies for 15,000l. (viz. one of date 1665, April 29, for 10,000l. and another of same date for 5,000l. being together part of 35,000l. on the list of the late Customs tallies dated 1667–8, Jan. 27); the King having ordered the payment thereof to stop till his pleasure be further known. Ibid, p. 67.
Money warrant for 271l. to Sir William Swan for Sept. 29 quarter on the ordinary of 20s. a day and for Xmas quarter on the ordinary of 20s. a day: Secretary Trevor having, the 23 Dec. last, conveyed the King's pleasure that Swan should be paid the whole 40s. a day from Sept. 29 last in regard of his extraordinary expenses in entertaining His Majesty's ministers to the courts of Sweden and Denmark. Ibid.
Feb. 1 Money warrant for 191l. to Sir William Temple for his extraordinaries, 1668, Aug. 8. old style, to August 18 last, new style, as Ambassador Extraordinary to the States General. Ibid, p. 66.
Same for 40l. to Richard Lightfoot, keeper of Bushey Park, in further supply for the repair of the posts, rails and pales of said park. Ibid, p. 68.
Feb. 4 Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to cause payment to be made out of certain months of the Customs farm, detailed, of the order drawn (on the money warrant of Sept. 24 last) for 3,309l. 11s. 9d. to the East India Company, and of the further order drawn on the Treasury warrant of 1668, Oct. 11, for 112l. 2s. 9d. for one year's interest to Sept. 5 last on the sum of 1,869l., part of said 3,309l. 11s. 9d: it appearing that neither of the said orders have been executed nor any money issued thereupon. Ibid, pp. 68–9.
Feb. 4 Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Earl of Bath for half a year of his pension of 2,000l. as Groom of the Stole and First Gentleman of the Bedchamber (as by his letters patent of 1660, Oct. 26); and 1,500l. for half a year on his two pensions payable out of the Exchequer, viz. of 2,000l. a year, by letters patent of June 1 last, as formerly payable out of the Jewel House in plate, and of 1,000l. a year in lieu of a like fee or livery of 1,000l. by the year payable out of the Great Wardrobe. Out Letters Customs II. pp. 62–70.
Feb. 8 Same for 6,000l. to William Legg, Lieutenant of the Ordnance; in part of the ordinary of the Ordnance for the ensuing year. Ibid. p. 70.
Same for 1,400l. to Ralph Montague for 14 weeks' ordinary as Ambassador to France. Ibid, p. 71.
Same for 920l. to Sir William Godolphin for three months' ordinary to the 1st inst. as Ambassador to the States General. Ibid, p. 72.
Same for 144l. to Sir Gabriell Sylvius, Envoy Extraordinary to the Prince Elector of Brandenburg. viz. for 48 days, July 27 last to Sept. 12 last, on which latter day he returned into His Majesty's presence, as appears by Sir John Trevor's certificate of Dec. 2 last. Ibid, pp. 77–8.
Feb. 9 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 253l. for two years' arrears on the 126l. 10s. 0d. usually paid out of the Customs to the seven Auditors of His Majesty's revenue (viz. Sir Edm Sawyer, Sir Joseph Seymoure, Sir William Godolphin, John Phelips, Richard Aldworth, Anto. Parsons, and Humphry Morice), and on the 6l. 13s. 4d. per an. usually paid to the Auditor of the Staple (which latter is due to auditor Sir William Godolphin as such) for taking the accompt of the Mayor and Company of the Staple of England. Ibid, pp. 71–2.
Feb. 12 Privy seal for 50l. to the Churchwardens, &c., of St. Margaret, Westminster, and henceforward 50l. half yearly, being equal to the 100l. royal bounty annually given to same since the Restoration: "there being an hospitall in the said parish of the foundation of our late royal father . . called by the name of King Charles his hospital for the keeping and bringing up of poor fatherless children, and the whole revenue not amounting to above 100l. a year was near half lost by the dreadful fire in London, so that there is not means left to maintain half the number of children formerly kept there." (Order hereon, dated May 16, see supra, p. 574.) Warrants Early XV. pp. 430–1.
Feb. 15 Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Duke of Richmond for one year on his pension as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. Out Letters Customs II. p. 72.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 1,000l to the Rt. Honble. Charles, Lord Gerard of Brandon, for one year as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. Ibid, p. 73.
Feb. 15 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 800l. to Sir Henry le Vick, Chancellor of the Garter, in part of the 3,000l. arrears due at Michaelmas, 1668, on the 1,200l. per an., granted 1661–2, Jan. 23, for the use and support of the honour of the Order of the Garter. Out Letters Customs II. pp. 73–4.
Same to same to pay 1,250l. to Viscount Mandeville for 1¼ years in part of 1,500l. arrears to Lady day last on his annuity of 1,000l. as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. Ibid, p. 75.
Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Earl of Lauderdale for one year on what is due to him as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. Ibid, p. 80.
Letter of direction on a money warrant of Dec. 17 last for 200l. to Dr. Worsley. Ibid, p. 87.
Feb. 22 Money warrant for 500l. to Sir Edward Griffin to be paid to Thomas Offley, His Majesty's Groom Porter, in part of what is grown due to him on bills. Ibid. p. 76.
Together with:—Treasury warrant to said Griffin to pay same to said Offley.
Feb. 23 Same for 200l. to Baptista Duteill for defraying his expenses in passing to the Great Duke of Tuscany and elsewhere by His Majesty's particular directions. Ibid, p 77.
Same for 317l. 10s. 0d. to Antonio de Sousa de Mando, the Portugal Secretary: as royal bounty. Ibid.
Feb. 25 Same for 460l. to Sir William Godolphin, Envoy Extraordinary to the Catholic King and Queen Regent of Spain, being for three months on his ordinary from Nov. 21 last to the 21 inst. Ibid, p. 78.
Same for 1,500l. to Isaac Le Gouche, His Majesty's Jeweller, viz. 1,100l. for a jewel set with large diamonds with His Majesty's picture, given to Monsieur Guldenlew, the Danish Ambassador Extraordinary; and 350l. for a diamond ring which was given to Monsieur Overkirke, Envoy from the Prince of Orange, sent to condole on the death of the late Queen Mother. Ibid, p. 79.
Same for 350l. to same for a diamond ring of that value agreed for by His Majesty to be given to [Count Maffei], Envoy from the Duke of Savoy, sent to condole as above. Ibid.
Same for 300l. to John Werden, Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Sweden, for his equipage, and 336l. for one quarter's ordinary in advance. Ibid, p. 80.
Feb. 27 Same for 2,500l. to the Earl of Bath in further part of his arrears of 7,250l., as by the letters patent of June 1 last: out of the arrears of the Customs [farm ending] at 1667, Sept. 29. Ibid, p. 83.
Feb. 28 Same for 250l. to Baron Timothy Littleton for Hilary Term's fee as one of the Barons of the Coif of the Exchequer: thereto appointed by letters patent of the 1st inst. Ibid, pp 78–9.
Mar. 7 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay into the Receipt the remaining part of the 8,000l. per mensem (appointed or reserved for the payment of old tallies) for the month of January in such manner as part of it has already been paid in for the East India Company: so that same may be disposed of: it having been certified by the Auditor of the Receipt [by a certificate of Feb. 28 last] that there are three several tallies struck upon the late Farmers of the Customs (viz. one of 1664–5, Jan. 18, for 7,500l, and two of 1667, Aug. 9, for 2,750l. and 1,250l. respectively), which said tallies are not brought to the Exchequer to be paid in course upon the list of old tallies, and that therefore the money directed for payment of them may be disposed of. Ibid, p. 82.
March 9 Treasury warrant to the Auditor of the Receipt to satisfy the royal warrant of May 26 last supra, p. 224, by payment of the unpaid balance of 175l. thereon to Col. Jonathan Atkins. Out Letters Customs II. p. 84.
Same for payment of 175l., being the balance remaining unpaid of the royal sign manual of May 7 [sic for 10] last ut supra, p. 217, for 350l. to Sir Thomas Morgan. Ibid, pp. 84–5.
March 11 Money warrant for 1,000l. to the Duke of Ormonde in part of his arrears as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber: out of the 8,000l. per mensem of the Customs for old tallies. Ibid, p. 85.
March 14 Same for 1,000l. to Lady Jane Fisher, wife of Sir Clement Fisher, for one year to Xmas last of her pension. Ibid, p. 88.
March 15 Letter of direction upon a money warrant of Nov. 26 last for 132l. 10s. 0d. to Serjeant Waller. Ibid, p. 87.
Same for 250l. to George Kirk for half a year to Michaelmas last as a Groom of the Chamber. Ibid, p. 89.
March 16 Same on the warrant of last for 60l. to the Earl of Cardigan. Ibid.
The Treasury Lords to the late Farmers of the Customs to pay 2,000l. into the Exchequer of the arrears of their late farm ended 1667, Sept. 29: same being to satisfy the privy seal of 1668, April 30, for 2,000l. to Sir Ste. Fox for secret service. Ibid, pp. 89–90.
Money warrant for the abovesaid 2,000l. to said Fox. [Order hereon, dated Mar. 26.] Ibid, p. 90; Order Book XXXVII. p. 19.
Same for 100l. to Thomas Wyndham in part of 1,000l. due for five years' arrears of his annuity of 200l. per an. Out Letters Customs II. p. 91.
March 18 Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to advance 1,400l, into the Exchequer to meet the money warrant of this day's date for that amount to Henry, Lord Howard. (See supra, p. 542.) Ibid, p. 92.
March 21 Money warrant for 60l. to Serj. Broome for going the Assizes last summer in the Midland Circuit. Ibid, p. 96.
[?] Letter of direction made on an order of the 8th inst. for 100l. to Peter Du Molin, Secretary to the Council of Trade. Ibid, p. 94.
March 22 Money warrant for 200l. to John Lawrence, gent., for one year to Lady Day next for soliciting business relating to the revenue. Ibid.
March 22 Treasury warrants for payment of 260l. to Mrs. Mary Chiffinch, Her Majesty's laundress, and 86l. to Mr. Angier for fumes in the late sickness time, which sums remain still unpaid though warranted Nov. 10 last, see supra, p. 714. Out Letters Customs II. p. 95.
Money warrant for 5,460l. for the Ordnance to be paid out of the loans on the Customs of 1671, July, Aug. and Sept. Ibid, p. 96.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Farmers to pay 77l. 9s. 4½d. to Symon Smyth, Master of His Majesty's otter hounds, for the arrears of his fee of 1s. 6½d. a day from 1667, Mar. 25 to Xmas last. Ibid, p. 104.
March 23 Same to same to pay 875l. to George Nicholas (joint grantee with William Rnmbold of the office of Surveyor General of Customs) representing (together with 125l. already paid under the Treasury warrant of 1668, Nov. 6, for the support of William Rumbold's children) the arrears to June 24 last of the salary of 500l. per an. for said office, the suspension of which has now been taken off, " His Majesty having been pleased to take off the suspension of payment of the salaries due to his officers of his Customs." Ibid, pp. 102–3.
Same to same to pay the officers of the Customs their salaries during the remaining time of the present Customs farm, that is to say from 1669, June 24, to 1671, Sept. 29: former Treasury warrants of May 14 last and Oct. 11 last, having already authorised the payment to them of two years' salaries from 1667, June 24: that is to say such officers of the Customs as are contained in a list appended to the said Treasury warrant of 1669, May 14. Ibid, p. 97.
Same to same to advance 636l. on the Customs rent of 1671, May, for Mr. Worden, Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden. Ibid, p. 94.
March 24 Same to same to advance into the Exchequer 1,000l. to Mr. Packer for rebuilding the Custom House. Ibid, p. 98.
Money warrant for 250l. to Rowland Langhorn in part of 1,775l. arrears on his pension of 500l. per an. Warrants Early XVIII. p. 307.
Together with:—A letter of direction hereon, dated 1670, April 27.
1670.
March 28 Treasury order for 1,700l. to the Duke of Monmouth in part of 9,200l. for several expenses and disbursements made by His Majesty's command: [to be registered on the Wine Act.] Order Book XXXVII. p. 211.
Money warrant for 6,204l. 4s. 5d. to Edward Backwell for interest. Out Letters Customs II. p. 98.
Same for 180l. to Sir William Swan for 90 days from Xmas last as Resident at Hamburg. (Treasury order, dated Apr. 11.) Ibid, p. 99; Order Book XXXVII. p. 22.
[After March 28] Letter of direction on the order of March 28 last for 200l. to Father Patrick. Order Book XXXVII. p. 457.
April 2 Treasury order for 750l. for the Duke of York's children: out of the savings of the Excise revenue. Ibid, p. 255.
April 6 Same for 62l. 10s. 0d. to Francis Finch. Ibid.
For 41l. 5s. 0d. to John Dugdale.
For 62l. 10s. 0d. to Edward Wyngate.
For 50l. 0s. 0d. to John Ball.
For 62l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Denny Ashburnham.
For 35l. 0s. 0d. to John Howland.
April 30 Privy seal for the allowance, Customs free, of 20 tuns of wine, half Spanish, half French, to Gaspar de Abrin, Envoy Extraordinary from the Prince of Portugal, provided that this be no precedent for the like allowance to any foreign minister for the future contrary to the order in Council in that behalf, but as an allowance for the time past, and such as the present French and Venetian Ambassadors who arrived here much about the same time have had. Warrants Early XVa. p. 48.
May 11 Royal warrant for 1,000l. to Charles, Earl of Berkshire, as royal bounty. Ibid. p. 70.
June 17 Letters patent for the annuity or yearly pension of 120l. to John Berkely as one of His Majesty's Pages of Honour: to date from 1668, Xmas. Ibid, p. 126.
June 22 Treasury order for 600l. to Sir Allen Apsley for the interest of 2,000l. [sic for 20,000l.] for the Duke of York on the last Wine Act. Order Book XXXVII. p. 219.
Same for 20,000l. to same for the Duke of York for compensation for his wine licences. Ibid.
Aug. 16 Money warrant for 9,339l. 17s. 1d. to Issack Meynell, of London, goldsmith, for interest and reward of several sums by him advanced for His Majesty's service from 1670, Mar. 25: also dormant warrant for interest and reward, payable from same date. on 5,831l. 1s. 8d. registered on the Eleven Months' tax, and for same of same on 26,197l. 13s. 8d. registered on the Hearth money. Warrants Early XXVI. p. 26.
Aug. 24 Treasury warrant to Sir C. Harbord for a particular of a tenement called Windeslade, in the Manor of Climsland Prior, part of the Duchy of Cornwall, of which Thomas Merryball, of Stoke Climsland, prays a reversionary lease. Ibid, XXXVII. pp. 426–7.
[?] Incomplete and undated royal warrant for a commission for the Receivers of the Hearth money. Ibid, XV. p. 414.
Dec. 6 Sir G. Downing to the seven Auditors of the Exchequer for a certificate of what allowances have been made to the respective Clerks of the Peace within their respective audits and divisions upon the accompts of the King's officers during the time they collected the Hearth money: and what allowances have been made to them while the said duty was in farm. Out Letters General II. p. 409.