Minute Book: November 1665 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 1, 1660-1667. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904.

'Minute Book: November 1665', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 1, 1660-1667, (London, 1904) pp. 642-643. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol1/pp642-643 [accessed 26 April 2024]

November 1665



Nov. 21.	Petition read and entered, from Walter Strickland, Receiver General of the Royal Aid for co. York, who has been broken by reason of 300l. in bills of exchange, payable by George Mangie, a goldsmith, of York, being protested. With Treasurer Southampton's minute. "I conceive fitt that this person George Mangie be kept in custody of the bailiffs untill His Majesty understanding his owne concerne declare his pleasure." [Ibid. p. 78.]
Nov. 24. Oxford	The petition, read and entered, from John Bennett and George Plukenet, collectors for the four subsidies for Westminster, setting forth that they have above 300 certificates for discharge of persons taxed; that they received only 6d. for each certificate according to the Act; yet that there is required of them at Viscount Fanshaw's [the King's Remembrancer's] office 4d. for examining and 6d. by the Auditors for every certificate. With Treasurer Southampton's minute. "I conceive the officers of the Exchequer cannot demand more than the Act directs them: and since the accompts are hindred thereby I direct their conforming thereunto or immediately waiting on me or my Lord Ashley with their reason of a further demand and how they conceive the collectors can be enabled to pay it." [Early Entry Book XIII.p. 82.]