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| Mar. 12. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay
260l. to Joseph Jordan for five years to Christmas
last on his salary as a King's waiter, London port,
he first giving a release of all title to any arrears of
salary for said office. |
Money Book VIII, pp. 395, 397. Disposition Book VI, p. 168. |
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Dormant warrant for payment of said salary
in future to said Jordan. |
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(Henry Guy, dated same, to same to so pay said
260l. and said salary in future.) |
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Henry Guy to the Attorney General. You have not
yet delivered out the noli prosequi in Lady Soames's
business, Deliver it forthwith to Sir Charles Gaudy. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 331. |
| Mar. 12. |
Henry Guy to the Lord Mayor [of London], enclosing
Auditor Done's state of the accompt of the 10,000l.
imprested to William Avery, esq., for fortifications
at Sheerness and several places on the Thames.
The Treasury Lords will hear you on the Auditor's
objections concerning the vouchers for the expenditure. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 331. |
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Same to Sir Christopher Wren, enclosing a letter of
the 10th inst. from Jno. Lowe and Peter Le Nev,
Deputy Chamberlains of the Exchequer, complaining
that one Doughty, landlord of the alehouse and
other houses adjoining the great gate going out
of the Palace Yard into St. Margarets Lane is now
undermining the foundation of that Tower and
Gate over which is a large Treasury wherein many
records lie and hath pulled out a great quantity of
stones, part of the foundation thereof, and is still
pulling out more to the great danger of throwing
down that Treasury, besides intending to make
there a stinking vault which will cast such a salt
moisture as will pierce through the wall and rot
the records. You are to take speedy care that
Doughty do not go on with the said work. |
Ibid, p. 332. |
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Same to the Auditors of Imprests to bring in speedily
for declaration the Earl of Ranelagh's half year's
account which is in your hands. |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
give order that no officer of the Customs shall
presume on any pretence whatsoever to visit,
search or so much as touch any of his Majesty's
mails or pacquets to or from any place or country
whatsoever under pain of losing their place: all
by reason that the Governors of the Post Office
have represented that divers foreign mails have
been lately robbed and gold and jewels taken out
of them to a great value and the same was occasioned by one Rawley [? Plawley] and other officers
of the Customs visiting and feeling the said mails
on pretence to search for prohibited goods and
that by those robberies his Majesty's pacquets of
letters were torn and cut open and left in the highways exposed to public view. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 125. |
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Treasury reference to same of the petition of James
Smith for the place of searcher of Chichester port. |
Reference Book V, p. 231. |
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Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease
to Francis Philipson of London, gent. (at the
nomination of Thomas Deeme), of all that meadow
and pasture called Buriton Hall, late in the tenure
of Richard Hopton, parcel of the manor of Buriton,
co. Hereford, and [formerly] parcel of the possessions of Sir Henry Lyndley, and now in the hands
of the King by exchange; and of all the adjacent
land in Milond formerly in the tenure of Thomas
Deacon; and of all the adjacent land at the Piecroft
late in the tenure of Roger Ashall, chaplain there,
being parcel of the said manor of Buriton: all as
assigned to the King by Sir Henry Lyndley of
Halden, co. Lancs, 1604, Aug. 8. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 258–60, 277. |
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The present lease is to be for 31 years from
1688, Lady day, at 20s. per an. rent. |
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Prefixing: (a) particular of the premises and memorandum made out by Deputy Auditor Tho. Parsons
in substance, ut supra, pp. 1759–60. (b) Ratal by
John Fisher, Deputy Surveyor General of Crown
Lands, of said particular. (c) Undated entry of
the Treasury Lords' subscription of the docquet
of this lease. |
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| Mar. 12. |
Entry of the [Treasury Lords' signature of the] docquet
of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal
to William Lovell, gent., of several lands and
tenements in co. Cornwall of James Crocker, gent.,
and John Norman, gent., severally outlaws: at
45s. 3d. per an. rent and fine of 90s. 6d. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 269. |
| Mar. 13. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney General for a privy
seal to discharge the baronetcy fee of 1,095l due
from the heirs of George Moore, late of Maids
Moreton, co. Bucks, for the baronetcy conferred
on him by Charles II. (Treasury warrant to the
Receipt, dated Mar. 26, for tallies of discharge
accordingly.) |
King's Warrants Book XII, p. 416. Money Book VIII, p. 408. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for same to
discharge Sir Peter Apsley and Sir Benjamin
Bathurst, their heirs etc., of the 600l. due from
them as Treasurers and Receivers General of the
revenue belonging to the King as Duke of York
before his accession; their account thereof from
1684, Sept. 29, to 1686, Sept. 29, having been
lately made up by Auditor Aldworth and declared
on July 7 last by Robert Werden, esq., Sir Nicholas
Butler, kt., Sir John Werden, bart., and Richard
Graham, who were formerly appointed Commissioners
for managing the said revenue: at the foot of
which account said Apsley and Bathurst remained
600l. indebted to the King, whereof 100l. was since
by them paid to Col. Edmd. Webb pursuant to
Treasury warrant of Nov. 8 last and the remaining
500l. was by them paid into the Exchequer Dec. 22
last. The present privy seal is by reason that
some doubts may arise whether such payments,
being made by them after the King's accession,
were allowable in strictness of law because they
were not made by authority of a great or privy
seal, and also some doubt whether the said Werden
Butler, Werden and Graham had sufficient power
after the King's accession to declare the said
account. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 416–7. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to Anne, Duchess of Buccleuch,
of a parcel of ground and messuage etc. as follows
for 52 years from 1734, Sept. 29: at the rent of
20s. per an. |
Ibid, pp. 417–9. |
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Appending: constat, dated Mar. 2 inst., by John
Fisher, Deputy Surveyor General of Crown Lands,
of said premises, viz.: a parcel of ground abutting
north on King's Square, alias Frith Square, 76 feet
in front next the said square and 280 feet in depth
as the same abutteth east on the houses and ground
of Garrett Weymond and others extending from
the said square to Queen Street and 154 feet as
the same abutteth west on the house and ground of
Cadogan Thomas "in the other part (the same
jutting out in a straight line westward) on Frith
Street 126 foot "and as the same abutteth south
on Queen Street 116 feet: together with the capital
messuage etc. thereon built or to be built: being
in the parishes of St. Martin's in the Fields, St.
Giles in the Fields and St. Anne's and forming part
or reputed part of certain fields anciently called
Kemps Field or Bunches Close, Coleman Hedge
or Coleman Hedge Field: all as conveyed 1681–2,
Feb. 17, to James, late Duke of Monmouth, or
otherwise passed by any grant from the Trustees
of the late Queen Mother or Henry, Earl of St.
Alban's or from Charles II of 1684–5, Jan. 28:
together with the use of the garden in the middle
of the said Square called King's Square, alias
Friths Square or Soho Square, in common with
the tenants and inhabitants there. |
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| Mar. 13. |
Royal sign manual for 500l. to Henry Guy, for secret
service, without account: to be issued on the
20,000l. dormant privy seal of Dec. 15 last. (Money
warrant dated Mar. 13 hereon.) (Money order
dated Mar. 15 hereon.) |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 419. Money Book VIII, p. 400. Order Book II, p. 133. |
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Royal warrant to the Auditors of Imprests to allow
227l. 5s. 0d. to Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, in his
account for the year ended Dec. 31 last as Paymaster
of the Forces: being the sum which about July last
he paid to Capt. Thomas Phillips without deductions
for the erecting and building of a fort upon Hounslow
Heath for the exercising of the Forces there encamped. |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 420. |
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Same to the said Earl of Ranelagh to pay 262l. 14s. 7d.
for the building and furnishing a convenient stand
on Hounslow Heath for the accommodation of the
Queen Consort, viz. 98l. 10s. 0d. to Bernard Anger,
carpenter, for building same; 67l. 10s. 7d. to
William Sherrard, mercer, for damask and serge
to furnish the same; 80l. 16s. 6d. to Francis De la
Pieres, upholsterer, for chairs, "stoles," fringe
and making up of the furniture belonging to the said
stand; and 15l. 17s. 6d. to Thomas Streeter for
painting the said stand: the bills for the first and
last items being approved by the Surveyor General
[of the Works]. |
Ibid, pp. 420–1. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to
remise, release and quit claim to Ann Ball, widow
of John Ball, late Cashier General to the Grand
Commissioners of Excise, the debt of 1,637l. 15s. 0d.
which he owed to the King: the said Ball having
been appointed by warrant of the Treasury Lords
1671, May 31, cashier as above for the receiving and
paying of the Country Excise and of the advances
to be made by the Farmers thereof on their farm
beginning 1671, June 24; whereupon he became,
from that time to Jan. 23 following, indebted in
the said sum: his said widow having represented
that he received and paid into the Exchequer
70,425l. between 1671, May 31, and June 30, for
which he had no recompence (his salary being to
commence from 1671, June 24) for which service
she prays an allowance of 200l.; and 6l. 5s. 0d. for
moneys expended by him for locks and keys for
the Excise Office; and further that he paid 840l.
to Thomas Robson, gent., upon a bill of exchange
dated 1671, Oct. 7, from Henry Coventry, deceased,
then Ambassador Extraordinary in Sweden, for
repayment whereof an order was granted 1671,
Nov. 25 [to said Coventry], and by him transferred
to said Ball; and likewise that he paid 168l. to
said Robson for the allowance of Thomas Rosse, esq.,
who attended as Secretary to the said Embassy
at 40s. a day from 1671–2, Mar. 20, to 1672, June 12;
for both which sums Henry Coventry gave a receipt
dated 1675, Dec. 17: and further that there was
due to said Ball 407l. 5s. 10d. from the executors of
Alderman Backwell, deceased, which in aid of said
Ball's widow was seized into the hands of Charles II
by inquisition taken at the Guildhall 1684, April 16,
and which John Backwell, son and heir of Alderman
Backwell, agreed should be paid out of the first
moneys to be allotted to him of his perpetual interest.
All these allowances amount to 1,621l. 10s. 10d.,
thus leaving him in debt 16l. 4s. 2d. on his said
account: which final balance the King remits in
consideration of her late husband's many faithful
and hazardous services for the Crown in the late
troubles: all upon his said widow's delivering up
the said order of 840l. to be vacated and assigning
to the King's use the said 407l. 5s. 10d. due to her
from Backwell as above. |
Ibid, pp. 421–3. |
| Mar. 13. |
Royal warrant to James Porter, esq., Vice-Chamberlain
of the Household, to execute a declaration of trust as
follows, as to the proceeds of the three ships Justice,
Smyth and Fortune with their ladings, which belonged
to the subjects of the States General and were made
prize in the last Dutch war; which said proceeds
were by the privy seal of Dec. 22 last to be enquired
into, prosecuted and paid into the hands of said
Porter to be distributed as the King should direct
by his sign manual: the King's intention being at
the time of the granting the said privy seal that
same should be in trust for (1) defraying the expenses
of said prosecuting and recovering; (2) as to one
third for the King and to be paid into the Exchequer;
(3) as to one third for William Freeman; (4) for
the remaining third to you the said Porter. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 423–4. |
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Same to Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, Paymaster General
of the Forces, to continue for two years from Jan. 1
last to 1689, Dec. 31, to apply to the use of the
Royal Hospital at Chelsea the moneys arising
upon one third of the deduction of 12d. per £ out
of the pay of the Forces as was authorised by the
privy seal of 1686–7, Mar. 1, for two years from
1685–6, Jan. 1, to 1687, Dec. 31: and also to apply
likewise to the said Hospital whatever moneys you
shall receive in the said two years ending 1689,
Dec. 31, out of the clear profits arising from the
licences of Hackney coaches: all which moneys the
Auditors of Imprests are to charge on your accounts
as Paymaster of the Forces. |
Ibid, p. 427. |
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Money warrant for 375l. to Charles, Duke of Southampton, in further part of 1684, Michaelmas quarter's
pension on the Excise. (Henry Guy, dated same,
to Mr. Duncomb [Cashier of Excise] to pay 375l.
into the Exchequer for the above.) (Same, dated
same, to the Auditor of the Receipt to pay same
out to said Duke.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 398. Disposition Book VI, p. 169. |
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Same for 750l. to George, Duke of Northumberland,
for 1687, Michaelmas quarter, on his same. |
Money Book VIII, p. 398. |
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Same for 416l. 2s. 10d. to Philip Burton, esq., as
imprest for Crown Law costs and charges. (Money
order dated Mar. 15 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 399. Order Book II, p. 133. |
| Mar. 13. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay
68l. 5s. 0d. to Thomas Lysons, Customer of Hull
port, for 1¾ years to 1685, June 24, on his salary
of 39l. per an. on his releasing to the King all his
claim to arrears of said salary. (Henry Guy,
dated same, to same to so pay same.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 399. Disposition Book VI, p. 170. |
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Same to same to pay 39l. to Benja[min] Harvey and
Eliz. his wife as executors of Samuell Ward, late
a King's waiter, London port: being for 1682,
Christmas, to 1683, Oct. 1, on said Ward's salary:
it appearing that he was buried 1683, Oct. 5. They
are [first] to release to the King all said Ward's
title to arrears of salary. (The like letter from
Guy, ut supra.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 400. Disposition Book VI, p. 171. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
as follows out of the branches of the revenue directed
to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book VI, pp. 169–70. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy on the Navy's
weekly money on account of 400,000l.
for the year beginning 1686, Lady
day |
4,000 |
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to Alderman Sturt in further part of his
debt |
1,000 |
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to Admiral Herbert in further part of his
arrear [as Master of the Robes] |
800 |
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Out of the impost on wine and vinegar. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy on 400,000l.
as above |
3,000 |
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to ditto for warrant officers [arrears due
before 1686, Lady day] |
200 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance [for one
week on the Ordnance Office] ordinary |
1,000 |
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to ditto for stores and storehouses |
1,500 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the Forces |
11,000 |
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to the Duke of Northumberland for
Christmas quarter |
750 |
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to complete the Princess [of Denmark's]
quarter |
2,000 |
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,000 |
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to the Privy Purse |
1,000 |
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to the Paymaster of the Works for the
quarter's ordinary |
1,500 |
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to ditto for the new buildings towards the
water |
200 |
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to Visct. Preston for the Great Wardrobe |
1,000 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
500 |
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(Same, dated same, to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week; said paper including
only the above three Customs items.) (Same,
dated same, to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper of disposition
for the cash of those branches of the revenue; said
paper including for the Hearthmoney only the above
seven Hearthmoney items: and for the Excise the
above three Excise items [payable out of the Exchequer], together with the following items [payable
direct out of the Excise Office on tallies], viz. 1,000l.
to pay off Excise tallies in Charles Toll's hands;
748l. 10s. 0d. to complete the tallies struck for the
bankers.) |
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| Mar. 13. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to
Philip Burton the 416l. 2s. 10d. ut supra, p. 1812, out
of money remaining in the Exchequer from Sir
Samuel Barnardiston's seized lands. |
Disposition Book VI, p. 170. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver
to the Count de Roy's lodging in the Pall Mall
the goods of Madamoiselle de Malause which are
arrived at Dover in the pacquet boat: on payment
of Customs. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 333. |
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Appending: note of said goods (eight ballots, contents
not specified). |
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Same to Dr. Pearce. Send the Treasury Lords a
copy of the establishment of the officers of St.
Thomas's Hospital " in order to the settlement of
the officers of Chelsea Hospital." |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh [as Paymaster of the
Forces] to report on the enclosed petition [missing]
of Richard Whittle, Apothecary General to the
Forces, who prays payment of 345l. 16s. 3d. for
external and internal medicines and necessaries
furnished to the Forces the last summer and
40l. 10s. 0d. for his own and his mate's attendance
from 1687, June 4, to Aug. 23, at 10s. a day. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to examine
Joseph Edwards, who is in the custody of Serjeant
Ryley. (Same to Ryley to carry Edwards to said
Commissioners.) |
Ibid, p. 334. |
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Same to Mr. Hewer, enclosing an account of money
owing by the men of Col. Sackville's company in
the King's First Regiment of Foot Guards to their
officers, "being all detached for Tangier." |
Ibid. |
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Same to Sir John Talbott, Sir Lionell Walden, Col.
Maxwell and Major Diele. It is the King's pleasure
that you meet together speedily to prepare an
establishment for making of provisions for the
next encampment, together with all charges belonging to that whole affair. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Earl of Ranelagh [as Paymaster of the
Forces]. It is the King's pleasure that you advance
to the following persons the sums named. Keep
an account of the moneys from time to time advanced
to them or to any other of the officers come from
Holland. |
Ibid, pp. 334–5. |
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Appending: an account of the moneys due for 14
days from Friday, Mar. 2, to Friday, Mar. 16, to
the following, being serjeants and volunteers come
out of Holland with Lieut.-Col. McElligott, viz.:
Serjt. Dennis Morphy, Serjt. James FitzGerrald,
Serjt. Phillip Mo[r]phy, 1l. 1s. 0d. each; John
Hussey, Christopher Hussey, Daniell Mohony,
William Roch, Thomas FitzGerald, George Plunkett,
Nathaniell Usher, Patrick Burne, William Hurley,
Derm Soulavan [Sullivan], Daniel Soulavan, 9s. 4d.
each. (Total, 8l. 5s. 8d.) |
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Same to Mr. Pepys [as Secretary to the Admiralty]
to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of
Osmond Cook, praying a patent for the sole use
and benefit of the invention he has found out for
diving and working under water. |
Ibid, p. 335. |
| Mar. 13. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Tho. Twisdell for a watchman's
place in fee, he having served for 1½ years as a
watchman in extraordinary in the Custom House
[London port]. |
Reference Book V, p. 231. |
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Same to same of the petition of William Adam for
delivery of a parcel of Bibles seized, ut supra, he
giving security to re-export them. |
Ibid. |
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Same to same of the petition of John Lovet to the
Lord Deputy and Council of Ireland; petitioner
shewing that being a promoter of the linen manufacture in that kingdom he sent over a parcel of
several sorts to Chester, where he paid the Customs
as Irish linen, and likewise another parcel to the
port of Minehead and paid the Customs there,
and finding that to be but a small port he shipped
the said [last] parcel for Bristol by coast coquet,
but instead of discharging the linen the officers of
Bristol port forced him to pay Customs for all the
Dyaper as foreign over and above the Custom as
Irish linen, "which will certainly destroy a future
trade" therefore praying to be repaid the
12l. 13s. 6d. foreign Custom " and that he may
have liberty to transport from that kingdom all
linen manufacture of that kingdom, [on] paying
Custom [only] as Irish linen." |
Ibid. |
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To the said petition a letter [missing] was annexed
from the Council in Ireland, desiring that petitioner's
requests may be granted. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners of the petition of
Ann Holden, widow of Capt. William Holden,
shewing that the King directed that the half pay
due to the Captains of the Navy should be paid
in course; that her husband's half pay is in arrear
for the years 1680 and 1681 as appears by eight
bills; that by mistake of the clerks said bills are
registered in Dec., 1681, though four of them should
be registered in 1680 "by reason whereof [payment
of] it will not come in course this year and half":
therefore prays that she may not suffer by the
clerk's neglect. |
Ibid, p. 237. |
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Same to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney of the petition of Tho. Bird, collector of
Excise for Oxford and Bucks, shewing that he
returned 16l. of his collection to Mr. Duncombe
[Cashier of Excise] by the hands of one Richard
Davis, but Davis failing the money was never
paid; therefore prays for said 16l. to be remitted
in his account, "the petitioner having been 4l. 10s. 0d.
out of pocket." |
Ibid. |
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Treasury warrant to Serjeant Ryley to arrest—
Sheafe and John West of Canterbury, who are
charged to have transported beyond seas several
great quantities of wool feloniously. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 273. |
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Same to same to arrest John Radford, who obtained
a commission as seizer and has done nothing therewith and is a concealer and conveyor of such goods
for the merchants and an abettor of the transportation of wool. |
Ibid, pp. 273–4. |
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The Treasury Lords to the Lord Deputy of Ireland.
You lately proposed that the Army in Ireland
(which for the time past has received but 336 days'
pay in the year by reckoning only 12 lunary months
or 28 days to each month) should for the future be
paid by calendary months, making 365 days in
every year. The King has considered same and
has taken notice of the condition of his revenue
there to answer same and does conceive that the
very considerable arrears standing out at Christmas
last on several branches of the revenue due in
preceding years might be some help to defray this
extraordinary charge arising from such increase of
pay. He desires you to inform yourself whether
by means of those arrears there is any likelihood
that more ready money will come into the Receipt
in Ireland next year than did in the last year and
if so he leaves it to you to propose a time from
which said full pay shall commence. As to the
men which are to be reduced out of the respective
companies, you shall receive the King's commands
therein next week. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 97. |
| Mar. 14. |
Henry Guy to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney. The Treasury Lords have laid
before the King your draft of a letter to be written
to your officers concerning the election of Parliament
men. The King approves thereof. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 335. |
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Same to the Lord Privy Seal to stop, until the King's
further pleasure, the passing of the patent intended
to Paul Cloudesley et al. for the sole benefit of
making Alamodes, Ranforces and Lustrings. (Same
to the Attorney General to the like effect.) |
Ibid. |
| Mar. 15. |
Privy seal appointing Sir John Osbourne, kt., as
Comptroller of the Accounts of the Royal Oak
Lottery to inspect, examine and control the accounts
and all the actings and doings of Randolph Ashenhurst et al. to whom the King has by indenture
granted the sole use and exercise of the said lottery
and of all other lotteries whatsoever in England
and Wales for three years from 1688, April 16,
they having covenanted to keep true accounts
and to submit same and their doings to the inspection of such person as the King or the Treasury
Lords should appoint: Osbourne to follow the
instructions of the Treasury Lords herein and to
have a salary of 200l. per an. from 1688, June 24,
payable out of the revenue or profits of the said
lottery by the hands of the [said] Farmers, Receivers
or Managers thereof. (Royal warrant, dated Feb.
28, for said privy seal.) |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 409–11. |
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Treasury warrant to Phillip Burton to pay 416l. 2s. 10d.
to Thomas Hall for his bills for law suits etc. on
the King's behalf in the Exchequer Court from
Hilary term, 1685–6, to Trinity term, 1687. |
Money Book VIII, p. 401. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to send
to Mris. Waldegrave's lodgings in Whitehall the
following goods. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 336. |
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Appending: bill of lading, dated Amsterdam, 1687,
Dec. 16, signed by Jno. Watts [master] of the
Auligo [sic? for Antigoa] merchant of the lading
thereon by Robert Innes of five cases etc. of goods
and six chairs for London to be delivered to Mr.
Pretten Rege. |
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Same to the Earl of Sunderland to present to the
King for signature the draft [royal] warrant for a
[patent for a] general pardon to Sir Patrick Trant
and his partners, late Farmers of the Hearthmoney. |
Ibid, pp. 336–7. |
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Appending: said draft warrant to the Attorney or
Solicitor General for a great seal for a free and
general pardon and discharge to Sir Patrick Trant,
bart., Sir Cornwall Bradshaw, kt., William Bridges,
Anthony Row and Robert Nott of all treasons,
crimes, counterfeiting, clipping, murders, burglaries,
sodomies, piracies, witchcraft, usury etc. in recovering or taking of usury by way of reward, gratuity,
interest, use, gift, grant, chevisance etc. for any
moneys by them lent to the late or present King
and of all crimes in demanding or suing for money
upon any usurious or corrupt bargain or contract
and of all unlawful brocage and of all perjuries,
conspiracies, breach of the peace, champerty,
maintenance, imbracery, forestalling, regrating and
all misfeances etc. whatsoever: with a proviso that
same extend not to pardon any debt or other matter
owing from them to the King. |
|
| Mar. 15. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Robson to attend the Treasury Lords
here [the Treasury Chambers] on Monday next
with an estimate from the Great Wardrobe of the
charge of the several provisions [as mentioned in
the Lord Chamberlain's letter of demand], dated
the 12th inst. Also bring then the accounts of the
[Great] Wardrobe as you were directed the last
time you were here. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 337. |
|
The Treasury Lords to the Lord Chief Baron of the
Exchequer to issue a writ of privilege to Thomas
Hall, Clerk of the Mint, to exempt him from attending at Goldsmiths' Hall, whither he is frequently
summoned as being a freeman of that Company;
the officers of the Mint being by their charter
exempted from all other service. |
Ibid, p. 338. |
|
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to
make such compositions and agreements as they
think fit for the French Tunnage duty, as was
practised by the late Farmers of that revenue,
"which by experience was found very much to
improve the same" all by reason that the Customs
officers in Kent and Sussex complain that since
the said duty came into the King's hands and is
collected to the full according to the extreme gauge
of the vessels the French vessels do frequently
avoid the payment thereof by not coming into
the ports, but landing their passengers in by places
upon the coasts. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 126. |
|
Treasury reference to same of the petition
of the Hudson Bay Company for prohibiting
the illegal importation of beaver and other
furs from Holland and France, it being to
the great damage of the said Company and contrary
to several Acts. |
Reference Book V, p. 232. |
| [?] |
Same to James Bridgman of the petition of Mris.
Frances Corbett, shewing that her father had a
pension of 200l. per an. out of the Privy Purse for
waiting on the two Princesses and was commanded
by the late King to assign 100l. per an. thereof to
petitioner's mother, on which there is a considerable
arrear; and they being both dead and petitioner
being put apprentice to a sempstress in the Exchange
is without prospect to set up in her calling: therefore
prays relief. |
Ibid. |
| Mar. 15. |
Treasury warrant to the Warden, the Master Worker
and the Comptroller of the Mint to receive the 300l.
of bad and clipped money remaining from the
collections of the contributions for the French
Protestants, and to melt down, refine and re-coin
same and to pay the proceeds thereof to such person
as the Commissioners for disposing of the said
collections shall appoint. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 260. |
|
Same to John Parsons, esq. (steward of the manor
of Reigate, Surrey) and Richard Graham to contract
with the several tenants of said manor for [fresh]
leases according to the custom of said manor and
at the best terms obtainable for the Crown: the
Treasury Lords being informed that said manor
has become very improvable since the King's
purchase of Mr. Goodwin's moiety, "which before
could not be managed for the best advantage by
reason of the different interests in the same." |
Ibid, p. 261. |
|
Same to said Parsons to summon a Court of Survey
and such other Courts as shall be necessary to be kept
for said manor and therein to take an account of
the respective estates, deeds and titles of the tenants
thereof. |
Ibid. |
| Mar. 16. |
Money order for 242l. 15s. 4d. to John Walker, Usher
of the Exchequer Court, for necessaries delivered
to said Court in 1687, Hilary term, and for his
own diet from 1687, July 16, to 1687–8, Mar. 16. |
Order Book II, p. 133. |
|
Henry Guy to the Navy Commissioners. I have
communicated to the Treasury Lords yours of the
13th inst. concerning foreign commodities to be
bought for the Navy the ensuing year, and the
prosecution of merchants for not complying with
their contracts. My Lords apprehend that it is
the King's pleasure that you receive tenders for
the said Naval commodities, but not to conclude
any bargain for same without first acquainting
them therewith. It is the King's pleasure to
pardon Mr. Martin and the rest of the merchants
who have not complied with their contracts for
[the matter of mere] lapse of time, provided they
furnish such quantities of provisions that they
contracted for as are most wanting to any of the
Yards when and in such manner as you shall appoint. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 338. |
| Mar. 19. |
Treasury warrant to the Customs Cashier to pay
38l. 0s. 10d. to Sir Richard Dereham, kt. and bart.,
for 2½ years to Christmas last on his patent salary
of 15l. 4s. 4d. per an. as Comptroller of Lynn Regis
port: it appearing by Sir Richard May's certificate
that said Dereham was sworn into said office 1685,
Aug. 5. (Henry Guy to same, dated same, to so
pay same.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 402. Disposition Book VI, p. 171. |
|
Henry Guy to Dr. Pearse to report on the enclosed
petition [missing] of Richard Gibson and Robt.
Cooper, praying for some allowance for their care
in adjusting the accounts of the charge and maintenance of the Sick and Wounded in the [second]
Dutch war and that same may be allowed them
out of the 278l. 12s. 5d. remaining in your [Pearse's]
hands of moneys imprested for that service. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 339. |
| Mar. 19. |
Henry Guy to the Earl of Ranelagh to report on the
enclosed petition [missing] of Ann Richards, widow,
purveyor to the King's Guard of Horse, she praying an
additional allowance of 4s. a day in consideration
of her great expense in furnishing the Grenadiers
with fire, candles etc. How much will her expenses
be increased in providing necessaries for the Guards
since the adding of the Grenadiers to them? |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 339. |
|
Same to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed
draft [missing] of a warrant for granting to Robert
Brent et al. the estate of certain rebels in the West. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners to deliver Monsieur
Delabastide's plate to him, Customs free, being
500 ounces of silver plate and 60 ounces of gilt plate
by him imported. |
Ibid, p. 340. |
|
Treasury warrant to same to employ Gilbert Marshall
(the present collector of Padstow) under the
comptroller and searcher there with an allowance of
10l. per an.: he being aged and infirm. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, pp. 127, 128. |
|
George Coldham (deputy to Hugh Bantock, a
patent waiter, London port) as collector of Barnstaple loco Edward Mores as below. |
|
|
Edwd. Mores (collector of Barnstaple) as collector
of Padstow loco Gilbert Marshall, ut supra. |
|
|
Gilbert Polston as landwaiter in Southampton
port loco William Berkinhead, removed to be
surveyor at Dover. |
|
|
George Gibson as waterman, London port, loco
John Larkin, lately dismissed. |
|
|
John Levermore (Leuermore) as deputy to Hugh
Bantock (a patent waiter, London port) loco George
Coldham, removed ut supra. |
|
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Entry of [the Treasury Lords' signature of] the docquet
of an in custodiam lease under the Exchequer seal
to Edward Warner of London, merchant, of divers
lands and tenements in Bramford, Blakenhamon-the-Water and Blakenham-on-the-Hill, co.Suffolk,
being parcel of the lands of Sir John Hanmer, kt.,
outlaw: at a rent of 30s. per an. and fine of 60s. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 269. |
|
Treasury reference to the Commissioners for Licensing
Hackney Coaches of the petition of Tho. [Mole] and
John Mole of Bethnal Green, co. Midd., coachmen;
petitioners shewing that about eight years since
upon enclosure of those commons several gentlemen
came to dwell there and being out of the road and
some distance from London desired petitioners to
set up a coach and the justices licensed them to
stand near the bars in Whitechapel for taking up
their fare: that there are 400 hackney coaches
licensed, but none come to Bethnal Green unless
brought from London; and in ill weather the roads
are so bad that there is no going without such
accommodation, of which the abovesaid Commissioners are sensible, but by the strictness of their
commission cannot relieve petitioners without
Treasury order. |
Reference Book V, p. 232. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Bartho. Tookey, shewing that under the direction
of Mr. Carter he was sent privately into France to
make discoveries upon the importation of wool,
which proved so successful that several French
shallops were seized and in petitioner's name condemned; that suddenly afterwards he was arrested
by some of the [wool] exporters and imprisoned
in Dover Castle under pretence he had not taken
the usual oaths and Test and an information was
exhibited against him in the Crown Office; that
afterwards being commander of a vessel fitted out
to prevent the exportation of wool and cruising on
the French coasts and going on shore for provisions
he was seized and sent prisoner to Boulogne Castle,
where he was detained nine months: therefore prays
relief or some employ in the wool affair. |
Ibid, p. 233. |
| Mar. 19. |
Treasury reference to William Blathwayt of the petition
of Sir Robt. Danvers of Barbados, bart., shewing that
he was commissioned by the Council of Barbados
to serve as Chief Baron and Justice of the Pleas of
the Crown there, which duty he discharged without
reproach, but has had no salary or allowance for
his pains: therefore prays some recompense for
his expense and service. |
Reference Book V, p. 233. |
|
Same to the Hearthmoney Commissioners of the
petition of Charles Cole, shewing that he was surety
for William Watson, a collector of Hearthmoney,
and was sued for 30l. arrears due from said Watson
to the King and has been imprisoned for same these
two years: therefore praying remission of same. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of John Noble for a tidesman's place in the Customs,
his father having been a great sufferer for loyalty. |
Ibid, p. 234. |
|
Same to the Attorney General of the petition of
Dame Mary Ash, praying an alteration in the
lease of Richmond ferry so as to make it 26 years
from the determination of the grant to Osborn
and Knight during the Queen Dowager's life. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton of the petition
of the widow and creditors of Philip Cox, late of
Collaton, co. Devon, shewing that said Cox was
seized of 30l. per an. in lands in Collaton and was
indebted to petitioners in 623l. and was convicted
of the late rebellion and transported and his estate
seized to the King to the ruin of petitioners, the
widow and daughter being forced to beg their
bread: therefore pray a grant of the estate to the
widow and daughter with power to sell for payment
of said debts. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of Joseph Edwards, shewing that he has made
discovery of all the goods he landed without payment
of Customs since the King's accession, the duties
whereof do not amount to 300l.; that he must
suffer much if detained in prison, having at this
juncture two vessels at Faversham, one with wines
and brandy from France, the other with goods from
Holland, which cannot be discharged till petitioner
can raise money to pay the duties, therefore prays
a speedy release from confinement. |
Ibid. |
|
Same to Mr. Fisher [Deputy Surveyor General of
Crown Lands] of the petition of Sir Phineas Pett,
Navy Commissioner at Chatham, for a 99 years'
lease of 35 acres of land belonging to the Crown
near the Dock Yard at Chatham, which is barren
land and at present held at 30l. per an. by William
Elfey, teamer to his Majesty's dock, and he employs
only about eight acres for depasturing his horses.
Petitioner is willing at his own charge to improve a
good part of the ground in building convenient
houses for the workmen employed in the Yards. |
Ibid, p. 235. |
| Mar. 19. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the
petition of Tho. Edwards for some employment in
England or Ireland, he having had a fruitless reference for same since July 30 last. |
Reference Book V, p. 236. |
| Mar. 20. |
Royal Warrant to the Board of Greencloth to pay
to the three children of John Vuljohn, ut supra,
p. 1751, the allowance of 12d. a day or 18l. 5s. 0d. per
an. granted ut supra, p. 1790, to Elizabeth the widow
of said Vuljohn, the said widow being now dead and
the three children being in a helpless condition and
objects of royal compassion: same to commence
from 1687, Oct. 1, and to be distributed among
the children as the Board of Greencloth shall think
fit. |
King's Warrant Book XII, p. 426. |
|
Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal for a grant to Sir Richard Allibon, kt., a Justice
of the King's Bench, of part as follows of Sir Robert
Payton's estate: viz.: a meadow of four acres
called Benton meadow, a ditto of six acres called
Lodgfeild and six acres of land called the Lay,
six acres of land called the Hanging Hills, all in
Hadleigh, co. Suffolk, and three acres of land called
the Longfeild, one acre of land called Old Hop
Ground, a close of four acres called Nicholas Wood,
a close of ten acres called Lumpitt Feilds, a
parcel of land of eight acres formerly divided
into two parts called the Upper Feild, all in Layham,
co. Suffolk; a parcel of land of two acres called
Gulliver Pightell in Hadleigh, and a tenement
in Benton Street in Hadleigh in the tenure of
Jane Thorne: all which premises are in the possession
of Thomas Howes, senr., of Hadleigh, or his
under tenants; also the tenements in Hadleigh in the
tenure of Anne Desborough, spinster, Samuel Wilds,
Thomas Nevill respectively; and the 13 tenements
in Christ Church, co. Surrey, in the tenures of Richard
Compman, —Powell, widow, John Geling,
— Ford, George Allom, Peter George,—
Baley, Nicho. Kifford, — Granger, William
Arnett, William Butler, —Barebanck and
Thomas Johnson and the garden ibid. in the tenure
of —Rich: all the said premises being lately
part of the estate of said Payton and forfeited by
his treason: together with all other the estate of
said Payton in Hadleigh, Layham, Christchurch and
in the manor of Paris Garden, co. Surrey, at the
time of his treason: all to hold, with all arrears
due thereon, to said Allibone's or his heirs' own
use for ever subject to the terms and trusts existing
if any, and subject to the rents etc., if any, due to
the Crown thereout. |
Ibid, pp. 427–9. |
|
Same to Owen Wynne, Warden of the Mint, to demand
from the present or any late officers of the Mint or
their executors, &c., any reports, orders or incidental
papers which have within the last 28 years been
made in and related to the office of the Mint and
to the public service carried on in the same; and
also to have recourse to the [Privy] Council books
and to the books of the Signet Office for the better
discovering of what hath heretofore passed relating
to the Mint and to take any necessary extracts:
all by reason that the said Warden has represented
that for 28 years last past no entry or registry has
been kept by the Wardens or any other officers of
the Mint, which neglect the King is desirous to
remedy. |
Ibid, p. 428b. |
| Mar. 20. |
Royal warrant to James, Duke of Ormonde, Lord Steward
of the Household, and the rest of the Board of Greencloth to pass, allow and pass the following establishment for the Chapel Royal to be payable quarterly
as from 1687, Christmas, "according to the custom
of our Household payments": the same being to
replace the establishment made 1687, April 26: |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 428b, 429. |
|
Sacristans: John Rudiard and James Bell, 50l.
per an. each. |
|
|
Vergers: Thomas Langhorne and Edward Pedley,
50l. per an. each. |
|
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Children of the Chapel: viz.: William Lane,
William Jolly, William Clarke, Thomas Wolmar,
James Langhorne, Charles Gualtier, James
Le Febure, Richard Cole, for diet, washing,
firing and servants, 230l. per an. for clothes,
linen, hats, shoes, stockings, at 12l. per head, 96l.
per an.; chaplain [to them], Mr. Towers,
30l. per an.: a master to teach them Latin etc.,
20l. per an.: housekeeper, 10l. per an.; for
their house rent, 40l. per an. |
|
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Preachers: Dr. John Betham, Mr. Jenkes,
Thomas Codrington, William Hall, John
Persall, John Dormer, 60l. per an. each: and
30l. per an. to a catechist. |
|
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Chaplains: 80l. per an. each to the four French
fathers and 50l. per an. to an assistant of
their order. |
|
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Porter: Richard Tunks, 50l. per an. |
|
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Sempstress and washer: Ellen Rudiard, 40l. per
an. and 20l. per an. for extraordinary washing. |
|
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to clean the tribune and plate of the Sacristy:
Margaret Pickering, 20l. per an. |
|
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to make the wafers: Mary Tilsly, 10l. per an. |
|
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Cushion men. Patrick Owen and Francis Marriott,
10l. per an. each. |
|
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for wax candles, torches etc., 230l. per an. |
|
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for wine for the altar, 70l. per an. |
|
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for oil and wick for the lamp, 12l. per an. |
|
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for tallow and candles, 25l. per an. |
|
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for incense and perfumes, 15l. per an. |
|
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for fuel 50l. per an. |
|
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for [Exchequer] fees and charges in receiving
the money [of this establishment] 30l. (Total
establishment, 1,978l. per an.) |
|
|
Same to same to similarly pass, allow and pay the
following establishment for the music of the Chapel
Royal as in place of the establishment of 1687,
July 5, for same. |
Ibid, pp. 430–1. |
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[Musicians or Singers:] Seignor Fede, master,
200l. per an.; Seignor Grande, Seignor Sanson,
Mr. Abell, 100l. per an. each; Seignor John
Baptista Philibere, 80l. per an.; Mr. Pordage,
60l. per an.; Mr. Anatean, 80l. per an.; Mr.
Sherburne, 60l. per an.; Seignor John Baptista,
organist, 100l. per an.; a servant to blow the
organ, 20l. per an. |
|
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Belonging to the Gregorian: 50l. per an. each to
Mr. Nicholson, director of the Gregorian; Mr.
Reading; Mr. Cuckaw; Mr. Le Grange; Mr.
Desabaye; Mr. Pawmester; Mr. Arnould;
Seignor Albrici and to supply at the organ;
Mr. Merchant. |
|
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Instruments. 50l. per an. each to Mr. Hall,
Mr. Farmer, Mr. Hooten, Mr. Crouch, Mr.
Goodwyn, Mr. Carr, Mr. Peasable, Mr. Weydenhange, Mr. Keilling, tenor; Mr. Finger, Mr.
Flower, theorbo; Seignor Francisco Lodie,
theorbo: 20l. per an. to one to distribute and
collect the music papers; 15l. per an. to one
to tune the harpsichords; 20l. per an. for
[Exchequer] fees and charges in receiving the
money. (Total establishment, 2,005l. per an.) |
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| Mar. 20. |
Royal warrant to William Constable, esq., not to make
any seizure of the ship Crow and some other vessels
and sloops set out by Dably (Dalby) Thomas of London, merchant, John Thomas and others to go to fish
on the wreck on the coast of Hispaniola on a
proposal to bring into England all the treasure
taken up by them before the time that Sir John
Narborough came upon the place of the said wreck
and to pay one eighth and one sixteenth part thereof
to the King and to let the King have, at the current
price of copper, all the guns taken up; to which
proposal the King has condescended: all notwithstanding the powers etc. given [to said Constable,
ut supra, pp. 1467–8]. On their fulfilment of the
conditions as above, the said Thomas et al. are
hereby to have to their own use the remainder of
the treasure so by them recovered and imported. |
King's Warrant Book XII, pp. 434–5. |
|
Money warrant for 273l. to Sir John Lytcot, kt.,
for a quarter to Feb. 24 last on his ordinary of 3l.
a day as Agent at Rome. (Money order dated
Mar. 21 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 402. Order Book II, p. 134. |
|
Same for 455l. to Sir Charles Scarborough for a quarter
to Dec. 12 last on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy
Extraordinary to the King of Portugal. (Money
order dated Mar. 21 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 403. Order Book II, p. 134. |
|
Same for 1,372l. 10s. 0d. to Thomas Felton and William
Chiffinch, Master of the Hawks, for one year to
Christmas last on their several fees or allowances
of 182l. 10s. 0d. per an., 30l. per lunary month and
800l. per an. |
Money Book VIII, p. 403. |
|
Same for 455l. to Bevill Skelton, esq., for three months
to Jan. 14 last on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy
Extraordinary to France. (Money order dated
Mar. 21 hereon.) |
Ibid, p. 403. Order Book II, p. 134. |
|
Same for 455l. to Sir Ignatius White, bart., of the
kingdom of England, and Marquess of Abbyville
(D'Albyville) in the Roman Empire, for same to
Feb. 4 last on his same as Envoy Extraordinary to
the States General. (Money order dated Mar. 21
hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 404. Order Book II, p. 135. |
|
Same for 1,500l. to William Thomas, Paymaster of the
Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, for last Christmas
quarter for said Band according to the cheque roll
of said Band signed by Theophilus, Earl of Huntingdon, Captain thereof. (Money order dated Mar. 21
hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 404. Order Book II, p. 135. |
| Mar. 20. |
Money warrant for 455l. to Sir Gabriell Silvyus for a
quarter to Nov. 25 last on his ordinary of 5l. a day
as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Denmark.
(Money order dated Mar. 23 hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 404. Order Book II, p. 137. |
|
Same for 455l. to Edmund Poley for same to Oct. 26
last on his same as Envoy Extraordinary to the
King of Sweden. (Money order dated April 10
hereon.) |
Money Book VIII, p. 405. Order Book II, p. 140. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the branches of the revenue directed
to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book VI, pp. 172–3. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Navy on
the [Navy's] weekly money on
account of 400,000l. for the year
beginning from 1686, Lady day. |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto to pay off warrant officers
[their arrears due before 1686,
Lady day] |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to ditto for seamen's wages due
before 1686, Lady day, who were
lately discharged from the Crowne
|
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for one week on the Ordnance
Office] ordinary |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Paymaster of the Works for
the new buildings towards the
water |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Out of the imposition on wine and
vinegar. |
|
|
to the Treasurer of the Navy to pay
off ships daily expected home |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the Excise. |
|
|
to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
8,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Band of Pensioners |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to me [Guy] for secret service |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the loan on French linens. |
|
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to the Earl of Ranelagh for the
Forces |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
|
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. Skelton |
455 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to the Marquis D'Albyville |
455 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Sir Gabriel Silvyus |
455 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. Poley |
455 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Mr. Scarborough |
455 |
0 |
0 |
|
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to Sir John Lytcot |
273 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Out of the Letter Office money. |
|
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to Mr. Felton and Mr. Chiffinch |
1,372 |
10 |
0 |
|
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(Same, dated same, to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week; said paper including
only the above five Customs items.) (Same, dated
same, to the Commissioners of Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper of disposition of
the cash of those branches of the revenue; said
paper including for the Hearthmoney only the above
eight Hearthmoney items: and for the Excise the
above three Excise items [payable out of the Exchequer], together with the following item [payable
direct out of the Excise Office], viz. 1,675l. to
complete the [last Christmas] quarter [salary] bill
of the Excise.) |
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| Mar. 20. |
The Treasury Lords to Col. Dungan, the Governor
of New York. The King having thought fit to
annex the Province of New York to the Government
of New England, has ordered that credit be given
to Sir Benjamin Bathurst, kt., for 2,000l. sterling
to be transmitted to you (and the same has been
duly complied with) for discharging such debts as
you have contracted for the King's service in New
York. Make use accordingly of this credit and bring
or send to us an exact accompt of the disposal
thereof and of all other moneys which you have
received out of his Majesty's revenue of New York
since your entering on that government. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 340. Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, p. 289. |
|
Same to same. The King has appointed Mathew
Plowman, gent., as Collector and Receiver of New
York loco Lucas Santen, displaced. Plowman has
omitted to give security in England for his due
accompting, notwithstanding our order to that
effect. You are not to admit him to his said office
till he gives such security or if already admitted
you are to suspend him and to appoint some other
to execute his office till such security be given. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 340. Out Letters (Plantations Auditor) I, p. 289. |
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Treasury reference to Sir Christopher Wren of the
petition of John Taylor for payment of 31l. 17s. 8d.
due to him for three quarters of a year's salary
and for materials made use of for the engine at
Windsor. |
Reference Book V, p. 235. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition
of the clothiers and factors as by a reference from
the Privy Council thereon; petitioners praying
that they may present persons to be solely employed
in the seizing of wool, by reason that the Customs
officers cannot effectually prosecute same without
neglecting their proper charge, petitioners being
willing to make contributions for defraying the
charge thereof. |
Ibid. |
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Same to Sir Gilbert Talbott, kt., Master and Treasurer
of the Jewel House, of the petition of Walter Brydall,
Clerk of the Jewel House, petitioner shewing that
he has held his said office ever since the Restoration;
that he served the King as Captain of Horse all
the time of the late wars: therefore prays leave
to resign his place to his son John, who is well
qualified for said office, "there being but 20 marks
per an. payable in respect thereof." |
Ibid, p. 236. |
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Treasury order to the Trustees for Sale of Fee Farm
rents to convey to John, Lord Belasyse, the fee
farm rents as follow on his producing a tally purporting his payment of 467l. 14s. 8d. into the
Exchequer for same. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 266–8. |
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Prefixing: |
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(1) Schedule of said rents. |
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In possession: Archdeaconry of
Richmond. |
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per an. |
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s. |
d. |
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a rent out of lands in Bradford |
2 |
13 |
4 |
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a rent out of a tenement in York
Crookes |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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a rent out of a tenement in Thorpe |
2 |
10 |
0 |
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a rent out of the rectory of
Rokeby-cum-Mortimer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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a rent out of lands in Allow
Cowton et al. |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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a rent out of a tenement and lands
in Temple Dusker |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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In the bishopric of Durham. |
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a rent out of Allen and Wedlam in
Thorngate Mills |
2 |
4 |
0 |
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In reversion: part of the revenue in
jointure to Catherine, Queen Dowager. |
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a rent out of the manor of Easingwold and Huby, co. Yorks |
43 |
2 |
0 |
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(2) ratal thereof. The rents in possession amount to 16l. 6s. 4d. per an.:
at 16 years' purchase this makes
261l. 1s. 4d. The rent in reversion
at eight years' purchase makes
344l. 16s. 0d.: or in all |
605 |
17 |
4 |
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But Lord Belasyse is to be allowed 69l. 1s. 4d.
for the purchase price and 69l. 1s. 4d. for 16
years' arrears to Sept. 29 last of a rent of
4l. 10s. 9d. as follows as a reprise [being doubly
sold and] the said Belasyse not having enjoyed
same since the grant thereof: thus leaving
the total purchase money as above. |
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(3) Certificate by Henry Aldworth, deputy
auditor, dated 1681, Nov. 21. From the
records in the office of Anthony Stevens, esq.,
auditor for co. Yorks, it appears there are
several copyhold rents in Risby, parcel of the
manor of the Chapter Court of Beverley in
Yorks East Riding, amounting to 4l. 10s. 9d.
per an., of which 4l. 6s. 4d. per an. was by a
contract of 1672, Aug. 5, sold by the Fee Farm
Trustees to Francis Stavely of Caplebank
Park, Jno. Bagshaw of West Bolton and
Wastell Robinson of Wensley, co. Yorks, in
trust for Charles, Marquess of Winchester, then
Lord St. John. |
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Treasury warrant to John Phillips, auditor for co.
Middlesex, to enrol an exemplification of a grant
under the great seal, dated 1675–6, Mar. 4, to
Roger Whitley and Thomas Whitley at the nomination of Charles, Lord Gerard of Brandon (now
Earl of Macclesfield), of two acres of ground in
St. Martins in the Fields, part of the Military
Ground or Military Yard, then enclosed with a
brick wall, and a piece of waste ground containing
by estimation three acres [sic ? for rods, see supra,
Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. IV, pp. 851–2],
adjoining the said Military Ground: the said
patent having been mislaid, as is represented by
Charles Gerrard, esq., commonly called Charles,
Lord Brandon, to whom the King has granted all
that was forfeited by the outlawry of his father,
the said Earl of Macclesfield. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, pp. 268–9. |
