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March 1,
afternoon. Kensington. |
Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stephen Fox, Mr.
Smith, Mr. Pelham. |
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[Write] to Sir John Talbot that my Lords desire to speak with
him on Friday morning. |
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The King comes in. |
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Lord Coningsby's memorial for 35,000l. is read: [order for] 12,000l.
to be paid forthwith to him out of the loans on the Disbanding Act
and my Lords are to speak with him about the method of paying
this money to those of the officers of the French Regiments "which
first appear." |
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The Earl of Ranelagh is to make up the two accounts of the
[Danish] General Officers and the Regiments of Guards of the Danish
Forces. Refer the memorial to him. |
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Refer to the said Earl and Mr. Blathwayt the memorial of the
pretensions of the Dutch Guards. |
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Mr. Johnston's petition [is read and] referred to the Lords Justices
[Ireland]. |
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Lady Fretchville's petition is read: not granted. |
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Lucius Visct. Falkland [is ordered to have] 100l. |
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Capt. Lang [his petition is read]. Speak with the Prizes Commissioners to know what money of the Tenths of Prizes is in the hands
of them or of the Navy Treasurer for medals, &c.; and see whether
Capt. Lang can be rewarded out of that money. |
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Capt. Mitchell [his petition is read]. My Lords are to consider
him also when Capt. Lang is rewarded. Ibid., p. 79. |
March 2,
forenoon. Treasury Chambers, Whitehall. |
Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stephen Fox, Mr.
Pelham. |
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Lord Coningsby [attends]. My Lords discourse [him] about the
method of paying the money for disbanding [the] four French
Regiments now in Ireland. It's concluded that the officers and
soldiers now existent who have arrears due to them for the time
from 1689 Sept. to 1692 April and afterwards to May 1693 do
in the first place receive the money, due to them severally, upon
their personal appearance. And to distinguish these officers and
soldiers the muster rolls (when this pay becomes due) are to be
compared with the muster rolls last taken. |
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The Regiments are those of Galway's Horse and Le Meloniere;
Lifford (late Cambon) and Belcastle, all Foot [Regi ments]. |
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Persons having any assignments from officers or soldiers dead or
alive are to make their application here [in London] to make out
the justice of their pretensions. |
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£
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s. |
d. |
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There is due in net money: |
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to Galway's Regiment to 1691 Dec. 31 |
2261 |
15 |
8 |
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to Le Meloniere's to ditto |
7361 |
16 |
41/8
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to Cambon's, now Lifford's, to ditto |
7211 |
13 |
4¾ |
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to Belcastle's, to ditto |
6416 |
12 |
05/8
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23251 |
17 |
6½ |
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and to the last three Regiments from 1692 May
1 (when called out of Ireland) to May 1 1693
when put under the Earl of Ranelagh's care
[of pay] |
11561 |
7 |
6½ |
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Total |
£34813 |
5 |
1 |
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The pay from 1692, May 1, to 1693, May is to be made by the
same rates and with such deductions as the Earl of Ranelagh shall
be directed to observe in the pay of these Regiments for the subsequent time. |
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Mr. Abbot comes in. |
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[Write] a letter to the Exchequer to issue in guineas at 22s. each
12,000l. to Lord Coningsby out of loans on the Disbanding Act as
in part of the sum (not exceeding 35,000l.) on his order for disbanding
four French Regiments in Ireland. |
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[Order for] 76l. 11s. 6d. to Mr. Hume for half fees at the Exchequer
on 2,800l. issued to Peter Hume to pay a bill of exchange from
Sweden: to be paid out of secret service money. Treasury Minute
Book Vol. XI, p. 80. |
March 3,
forenoon. |
Present: Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Smith, Mr. Pelham. |
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Sir John Talbot [is] called in. My Lords resolve not to sign any
more orders or contracts for selling or conveying any fee farm rents
till they are satisfied that there are sufficient rents left in the [hands
of the] surviving Trustees to indemnify them [old purchasers] for
double conveyed rents and to repair all defective rents conveyed; and
till my Lords are fully satisfied that there are also rents enough left
to answer all the pensions, stipends and other [fixed County] payments to vicars, curates and others which are to be paid out of the
[Crown] land revenue. A copy of this [minute] signed by W[illiam]
L[owndes] is to be given to Sir John Talbot. |
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[Write] to the Prizes Commissioners that some of them attend
on Wednesday morning about Mr. Gibbs. |
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer comes in. |
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[Order for] 20,550l. to be issued to the Earl of Ranelagh for three
weeks' subsistence of the Forces from the 6th to the 26th inst.:
to be issued by tallies on the Two Millions payable out of the ninth
instalment thereof. |
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[Order for] 12,913l. 9s. 3d. to be issued to the Ordnance for land
services: to be issued by like tallies on the eighth and tenth instalments of the Two Millions. |
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[Order for] Mris. Vaughan to have 100l. out of her husband's
pension pursuant to the order in Council. |
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[Write] to the Customs Commissioners to attend on Friday morning and to bring the papers concerning the owling trade. Ibid.,
p. 81. |
March 7,
forenoon. |
Present: Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Pelham. |
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[Order for] 10,049½ guineas to be received [at the Exchequer]
from Mr. Hutcheson at 22s. each; having been so received [by him]
upon account of the Customs [before the date of the vote] as per
his certificate. |
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A letter to be writ [to the Exchequer] for issuing 1,240l. to the
Earl of Ranelagh: to be issued out of the purchase money of
annuities: and to be for offreckonings of the Forces anno 1697. |
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Also 1,379l. 13s. 3d. of the five other [small] branches [of the
revenue]: to be for the Forces and to be reserved for such uses as
my Lords shall direct. |
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[Order for] Mr. Brunskel to have 20l. out of secret service. Ibid.,
p. 82. |
March 8,
forenoon. |
Present: Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Smith, Mr. Pelham. |
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[Order for] 100l. to the Agents [for Taxes]; for incidents: [to
be issued] out of Civil List money [in the Exchequer]. |
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The fifth part (amounting to 3,461l. 19s. 2½d.) of the Messengers
[of the Chamber's] bills, as in a list presented by Mr. Vanburgh is
to be paid out of the tallies in the hands of the Treasurer of the
Chamber. "This by the list signed is found to be 3,662l. 15s. 0d." |
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[Ordered that] 400l. of the 1,379l. 13s. 3d. ordered yesterday to
the Earl of Ranelagh is to be issued to Lord Coningsby for Col.
Hastings according to the said Earl's report. Ibid., p. 83. |
eodem die,
afternoon. Kensington. |
Present: the King, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stephen Fox,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Pelham. |
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[Write] to the Directors of the Bank of England that some of
them attend my Lords on Friday morning. |
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The Earl of Ranelagh and Mr. Blathwayt [attend]. His lordship
is to negotiate the tallies for subsistence on the ninth instalment
of the Two Millions as cheap as he can. |
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"The minutes concerning the house to be given to Sir James
Forbes" [? are read]. |
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Col. Wood's petition is read and ordered. |
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John Whitehead [his petition is read: order for] 20s. a week
[to be paid] per Henry Baker. |
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Mr. Pitt's petition and the Surveyor General's report [thereon]
are read. The King thinks it hard for him to pay for the ground he
has given away. |
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Col. Farrell's petition is read. Sir Christopher Wren is to make
an estimate. |
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A list to be made of those instrumental in the escape of Charles
II [from Worcester fight]. |
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[Order for] 200l. a week for 15 weeks to the Earl of Berkley's
daughter [formerly a Maid of Honour], married to Mr. Chambers,
till 3,000l. [marriage portion] be paid. |
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[Order for] 200l. [to] Lord Castlehaven. |
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[Order for] 50l. [to] Mris. Beauclair. Ibid., p. 84. |
March 10,
forenoon. Treasury Chambers, Cockpit. |
Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stephen Fox, Mr.
Pelham. |
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[Order for] 80l. 5s. 0d. to be paid (out of secret service money)
to the Treasurer of Christ's Hospital for so much paid to the
Capitation [Poll] tax [on the said Hospital]. |
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[Order for] 20l. to be paid to the widow of Col. Arnolt Cooper. |
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[Order for] Mr. Townsend's bill of 114l. 10s. 0d. to be paid out of
secret service money. |
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[Order for] 13l. 10s. 0d. to be paid to Mr. Travers for nine half
years' rent (of the bargehouse) and 9s. for nine acquittances: to
be paid over to the Receiver of the Archbishop [of Canterbury] for
the bargehouse [for so much due] at Michaelmas last. |
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[Order for] 36l. to Mr. Bernard Granville for the [Exchequer] fees
on his rent [due to him for Mote Park]. |
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[Order for] a warrant to the Exchequer to receive from the Bank
of England tallies on the Salt Duty for the 100,000l. which became
due on their fund [for the year] 1696 May 17 to 1697 May 17;
and to vacate the same and the counter tallies thereof; because
that 100,000l. is [now] to be paid out of the Land tax of 1698 by an
appropriation for that purpose. The tallies are to be brought to
Mr. Tailor to examine the dates and sums in order to make this
warrant. Treasury Minute Book Vol. XI, p. 85. |
March 14,
forenoon. |
Present: Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Smith, Mr. Pelham. |
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[Write] letters to the Exchequer and public offices to cause the
directions of the Capitation Act to be observed [to wit] in stopping
the tax out of pensions, salaries (payable at the Exchequer): "and
transmit the copies of the list now given in from the Westminster
[Assessment] Commissioners." |
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Upon reading a report concerning the Comptrollers of the Mint
my Lords say there never was any intention to give them any larger
salary than Mr. Hoar had. |
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[Write] to the Lords Justices [Ireland] (upon occasion of the
letter from them to the Secretary [of State] recommending a grant
to Count Dona of his wife's estate) that nothing ought to be done
in order to obtaining a grant of lands in Ireland but by a petition
to the King whereupon this [the Treasury] Board receives the
King's pleasure to refer it to the Government there [Ireland] and by
a report [from that Government] thereupon to this Board to be
laid by my Lords before the King: and the reason why my Lords
do not insist [on this routine] in Count Dona's case is because he
desires nothing but his lady's estate. |
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[The draft of] a letter to the Navy Board for [their ordering
payment of] 2,554l. 18s. 0d. to the Marine Regiments is approved. |
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer comes in. |
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[Write] to Mr. Story to attend on Friday morning with Mr.
Serjeant: and the Excise Commissioners will come again. |
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[Send an] order to the King's Remembrancer to receive from Sir
John Talbot all the contracts, rates, schedules, books and other writings
relating to the sale of fee farm rents; and to take care that they
be safely preserved for the King's service. Mention all the tallies
and all those things in Mr. Digby's hands. |
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Let this order be made to the Deputy Chamberlains and the tally
writer. Let a warrant be directed to Sir John Talbot to call to Mr.
Digby for these and to deliver them (with those in his own hands)
as last [above] directed. |
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[Write] to the Prizes Commissioners to attend on Friday morning
with Mr. Gibbs. Ibid., p. 86. |
March 15,
forenoon. |
Present: Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Pelham. |
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[Write] a letter to Mr. Nicholas to give to the [Assessment] Commissioners for Whitehall for the 3s. Tax, a list of all the salaries and
pensions paid by him. |
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[Ordered that] 6,785 guineas mentioned in Sir Thomas Cudden's
letter of the 11th inst. be received [at the Exchequer] at 22s. each.
Ibid., p. 87. |
March 17,
forenoon. |
Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stephen Fox. |
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[Order for] Anne Chetwynd to have 10l. in part of her husband's
arrear: to carry her into Ireland. |
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The Excise Commissioners and Mr. Story [attend]. He says Mr.
Serj[ean]t has finished the vinegar account for three years to 1692
June 24. So there are still two years to be done by him. Mr.
Serjeant says they shall be finished in a fortnight or three weeks.
Story says the General account [of Excise] for 1689 is with the
Auditor and he [Story] is now on the account for 1690. |
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The Commissioners say Story was to make up the General account
to 1694 midsummer and the General Accountant should take them
from thence. |
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Mr. Story promises peremptorily that the General account for the
two years ended 1691 June 24 shall be finished by June 24 next
and that he'll make no failure in his promises. |
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The Victuallers [attend]. My Lords say the bills of Admiral
Aylmer for 10,000l. shall be paid as soon as my Lords have money
applicable to such uses; and for what shall be wanting to their
(the Victuallers) agent at Cadiz to carry on the service there my
Lords will take care that the bills for the same shall be satisfied. |
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Mr. Paschal and Mr. Gibs [attend]. The ship Providence, formerly
an English ship, was taken by the French and re-taken by the Hawk
by a letter of mart; was sold to Col. Gibson to the King's use who
employed her (Gibs being master) to go from Newfoundland to New
England for provisions: was forced by stress [of weather] to
Plymouth where 67l. 16s. 4d. is due for repairs and wages. In
regard she is an old ship of little value my Lords think it best for
the King's service that if the King have any title in her the master
Henry Gibbs may take the same or such interest as the King has
therein in satisfaction of all wages and disbursements thereupon.
(In the margin: A copy of this minute given to Mr. Gibbs). |
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Mr. Paschall informs my Lords that the Prizes Commissioners
continue to pay their own salaries except Mr. Vernon. They are
Sir Roger Langley lately dead, Sir Edw. Ayscough, Sir Michaell Cole,
Sir Jonathan Jenings, Mr. Parkhurst, Sir Robert Murray and Mr.
Paschal. (In the margin: see the Minutes of 1697–8 March 15 when
they promised to receive no more). |
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[Write] a letter to the Ordnance that my Lords can give no orders
to the Custom House for exporting of any goods Customs free, because
all the Duties are appropriated. |
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[Write] to the Prizes Commissioners to remind them of the direction
given 1697–8 March 15 and their promise at that time: and direct
them to be careful that they do not presume to pay themselves
any salaries contrary thereto. |
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[Order for] 500l. for secret service. |
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[Write] to Mr. John Dutton Colt to attend this Board with all
convenient speed. |
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[Write] to the Auditors to lay before my Lords a state of all
the accounts [they have in hand] and to be diligent in preparing for
declaration all the accounts that are brought in [to them]; my
Lords resolving that all effectual means shall be used in prosecuting
the accountants that are in default. |
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[Write] to Mr. Maryot and Mr. Shales and Mr. Hart to be here on
Tuesday morning about mo[ney] said to be chargeable on Mr. Maryot
of [the Crown] land revenues in Cos. Lancs., Westmorland and
Cumberland. Ibid., pp. 88–9. |
March 21,
forenoon. |
Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stephen Fox, Mr.
Smith, Mr. Pelham. |
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[Write] to the Customs Commissioners to permit the apparel and
household goods of the Dutch officers upon their embarcation for
Holland to pass freely so as they do not export any goods liable to
Customs. |
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The order for 12,300l. in the name of Francis Cornet [is directed]
to be paid [as follows], viz. 4,000l. out of the Civil List money in
the Exchequer and the remaining 8,300l. by tallies on the French
Additional Duties to wit 8,000l. by 16 tallies of 500l. each to be paid
weekly and the remaining 300l. in the 17th week. |
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[Write] a letter [to the Exchequer] for issuing 600l. to Mr. Baker
upon account of law suits; out of the first money coming in by
seizures. |
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The case of Count Dona and Mr. William Brown is to be heard
by their Counsel on Friday next. Notice to be sent to both parties. |
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[Write] a letter to the Customs Commissioners to transmit to
them the two papers of the Victualling Commissioners for provisions
they send for the service of the squadron in the Straits under
Admiral Aylmer; and that my Lords have no objection against
the passing the same as usually. |
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[Write] a letter to the Revenue Commissioners [Ireland] transmitting to them Mr. Babe's submission, recommending him to be
restored and to cause his additional salary of 100l. per an. to be
paid from the time of his last payment to the day of his being
restored, and from thence his salary and additional salary to be
continued. Treasury Minute Book Vol. XI, p. 90. |
March 22,
forenoon. |
Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Smith. |
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[Write] to Mr. Rupert Browne to be here on Friday. |
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Nicholas Baker to have a warrant for 500l. [for Crown law suits]. |
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[Write] to the Navy Commissioners to be here on Friday morning
about Mr. Fitch. Ibid., p. 91. |
March 24,
forenoon. |
Present: Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Smith. |
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The Navy Commissioners [attend]. They'll send Mr. Fitch's
decree to W[illiam] L[owndes] to-morrow or this afternoon. |
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Mr. Browne to be here on Tuesday morning. Ibid., p. 92. |
eodem die,
afternoon. Kensington. |
Present: The King, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stephen Fox,
Mr. Smith. |
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The Earl of Ranelagh presents a memorial which is read. |
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[Order for] 140,000l. to be issued to the Earl of Ranelagh out of
the loans in the Exchequer [on the Disbanding Act]: to be for the
disbanding and such other services designed by Parliament as shall
be directed [by my Lords]: and after the issuing of the said 140,000l.
there is to be further issued to him out of those loans the sum of
8,201l. 12s. 0d. for two weeks' subsistence to the 9th April next
(at 4,100l. 16s. 0d. a week) for the Troops which by the King's
Proclamation are to be kept up. |
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Upon a certificate from Mr. Blathwayt that the Scotch Regiment
is ready to embark for Ireland at Bideford, Chester and Bristol and
is detained by stress [of weather] my Lords are to take care with
Lord Coningsby that they have credit for subsistence till the wind
and weather will permit them to sail. |
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Bring Serjeant Ryley's memorial on Wednesday for Cranborne
Park. |
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[Order for the] Cofferer to pay 500l. out of the weekly money to
Mr. Frampton for the race horses. |
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[Order for] 1,000l. for secret service. Ibid., p. 93. |
March 31,
forenoon. Treasury Chambers, Cockpit. |
Present: Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Smith. |
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A letter for Mr. Fitche's interest is read and approved. |
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The Excise Commissioners [attend]. My Lords are of opinion
that the Acts for the duties on brandies "want an explanation so
that those be paid on the Annuity Act for 6d. per gallon for 99 years;
on the Deficiency Act for 2s. per gallon till 1 Aug. 1708; on the
Lottery Act for 2s. per gallon for 16 years and on the Bank Act
for 6d. per gallon, no more than three-fifths and proportionately
for double brandies." |
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Sir Edward Seymour [attends]. He offers an account of Mr.
Anthony Stephens whereby Sir Edward's balance of his whole Navy
account is 29l. 15s. 9d. |
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer comes in. |
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Sir Edward Seymour informs my Lords that the account is proceeding in as fast as may be. |
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A copy of the Establishment for the Marine Regiments is to be
sent to the Attorney and Solicitor General "to consider the same
with the disbanding [Act]" and to give my Lords their opinion
whether they be included therein. |
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Mr. Clayton informs my Lords of an ill practice in not endorsing
the [Exchequer] Bills in the Exchequer to save the interest [to the
King] whilst the Bill is in the public Receipt. |
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Write to Mr. Wootton, Mr. Jones and Mr. Presgrave to be here
to-morrow morning. |
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The Victuallers [attend]. My Lords here [tell them they] have
given directions to them to furnish credits at Alicante, Leghorn and
Naples for victualling the Squadron in the Straits and upon return
of the bills [drawn by their agents for same] care will be taken for
payment thereof. |
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[Order for the] 5,225l. 19s. 1½d. (remaining in the Exchequer for
the balance of the Earl of Orford's victualling account) to be issued
to [the said Earl as] Treasurer of the Navy, for the Victualling
service: out of which 1,334l. 14s. 4d. due to the said Earl on bills
of exchange is to be satisfied. |
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[Order for] 5,000l. of the loans in the Exchequer on the Disbanding
Act to be issued to the Navy Treasurer; to be paid over to the
Victuallers for the Victualling course. |
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Likewise 10,000l. out of the same loans is to be issued to the Navy
Treasurer for imprests, bills of exchange and contingencies. |
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Another letter [is to be written to the said Treasurer] to apply 10,000l.
(part in Coal tallies and part in money arisen by such tallies) to
paying the officers of ships discharged whose accounts are passed. |
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[Order for] 1,844l. 14s. 0d. to the Earl of Manchester for extraordinaries and 4,739l. 14s. 6d. to the Earl of Jersey for ordinary
and extraordinaries. |
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My Lords will appoint [direct] the Revenue Commissioners Ireland
to examine and state the revenues of the officers and soldiers [who are]
to be disbanded in Ireland [and are] not paid by the former warrant. |
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[Order for] a sign manual to be prepared for paying 400l. to
Brigadier Hastings upon a certificate of Sir John Jacob, the present
Colonel, that at least so much is due. |
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A letter to Mr. Blathwait for [his paying] 460l. for widows is
approved. |
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Write to the Agents [for Taxes] to be here to-morrow morning.
Ibid., pp. 94–5. |
