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| April 26. |
Present: Lord Godolphin, Sir Stephen Fox, Sir William Trumbull, Mr. Smith. |
| My Lords recommend to Mr. Dorrington to take care of Mr. Stephens' cash in case [he] should die, being now in a danger of death. |
| [My Lords order] 22,399l. 3s. 11d. for the Victualling:[to be issued] out of loans to be made by the Treasurer of the Navy on the 300,000l. per an. of the Customs. |
| [Ibid. p. 14.] |
April 27.
Kensington. |
Present: The King, Lord Godolphin, Sir Stephen Fox, Sir William Trumbull, Mr. Smith. |
| [Ordered that the] 11,800l. directed last week for the battalion waggons is to be paid out of money now in the Exchequer of the 300,000l. per an. of the Customs. |
| [Also that the] 10,000l. for General Officers is to be paid half in money and half in tallies. |
| [Also that the] 10,000l. for Schuylenberg is to be paid in tallies and returned [to Holland at the exchange rate of] 10 guilders 2 stivers, “and my Lords to speak with Sir John Eyles to persuade him to accept this [rate].” |
| The King will allow to the Duke of Savoy for return [i.e. for exchange cost on the remittance to the Duke] of the 96,000l. this year only half the charge, being 2,800l. and not the other half. |
| [My Lords order] 3,293l. 16s. 7d. to the Dutch General Officers [is to be issued] in Customs money. The rest of Machado's advance money is to be paid now out of the tallies, if they will take the tallies for them appointed last week. |
| 1,140l. to Peter Ranew for a particular service: and to be placed to the Contingencies of the Army. |
| The Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, [are directed] to attend on Tuesday morning. |
| Mr James Dewy to be an Agent for Taxes at 200l. a year salary in the room of Woodruffe. |
| The King's interest in the Bank [is] to be transferred to William Lowndes. |
| Manas O'Brien [is] to have a small custodiam [grant in Ireland]. |
| [Treasury Minute Book VIII. p. 15.] |