Entry Book: March 1683

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 7, 1681-1685. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1916.

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'Entry Book: March 1683', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 7, 1681-1685, (London, 1916) pp. 1002-1012. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol7/pp1002-1012 [accessed 19 April 2024]

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March 1683

THE IRISH ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTMAS, 1682. (fn. 1)
Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference.
1682–3.
Mar. 12.
"An establishment or list containing all the payments to be made for civil affairs to begin from 1682, Christmas. Out Letters (Ireland) III, pp. 113–29.
Court of Exchequer.
l. s. d.
Earl of Burlington, Lord Treasurer 336 0 0
Vice-Treasurer and Receiver General 50 0 0
Chancellor of the Exchequer 200 0 0
Lord Chief Baron for his fee and robes 500 0 0
2d Baron for ditto 400 0 0
3d Baron for ditto 400 0 0
Prime Serjeant for ditto 33 16 8
Second Serjeant 30 0 0
Attorney General for his fee and robes 88 6 8
Solicitor General for ditto 88 6 8
Auditor General for his ancient fee 184 0 0
ditto more in full satisfaction of all fees due to him upon passing sheriffs' accounts 31 0 0
Surveyor General 60 0 0
Escheator of the Province of Leinster 6 13 4
ditto of the Province of Munster 1 5 0
ditto of the Province of Connaught 1 5 0
ditto of the Province of Ulster 1 5 0
Chief Remembrancer 30 0 0
ditto more in full satisfaction of all fees for passing sheriffs' accounts 21 19 2
Second Remembrancer 7 15 6
ditto more for all fees on passing sheriffs' accounts 45 6 9
Clerk of the Pipe 45 0 0
ditto more for all fees on passing sheriffs' accounts 111 12 0
Chief Chamberlain 10 0 0
Second Chamberlain 5 0 0
Comptroller of the Pipe 7 0 0
ditto more for all fees on passing sheriffs' accounts 46 10 0
Usher of the Exchequer 50s. for his fee and 10l. for allowance for ink for the Exchequer 12 10 0
ditto more for all fees on passing sheriffs' accounts 11 12 6
Transcriptor and Foreign Apposer 15 0 0
ditto more in full of all fees on passing sheriffs' accounts 38 15 0
Summonister and Clerk of Estreats 7 10 0
ditto more for all fees on passing sheriffs' accounts 36 8 6
Marshal of the Four Courts 4 0 0
Clerk of the Pells 30 0 0
Clerk of the First Fruits and Twentieth parts 27 10 0
ditto more for all fees on passing sheriffs' accounts 11 4 9
Cryer of the Exchequer 1 13 4
ditto more for all fees on passing sheriffs' accounts 7 15 0
Pursuivant of the Exchequer for carrying writs 71 5 0
ditto more for all fees on passing sheriffs' accounts 7 15 0
Auditor of the Foreign accounts and Imprests 121 13 4
Court of King's Bench.
Lord Chief Justice for his fee and Robes 600 0 0
Second Justice for ditto 400 0 0
Third Justice for ditto 400 0 0
Clerk of the Crown 7 10 0
Court of Chancery.
Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1,000 0 0
Master of the Rolls for his fee and Robes 157 9 11
Four Masters of Chancery at 20l. each 80 0 0
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery 25 0 0
Clerk of the Hanaper 10l. 10s. 0d. per an. for his fee and 25l. per an. for an allowance of paper and parchment for the Chancery 35 10 0
Court of Common Pleas.
Lord Chief Justice for his fee and robes 500 0 0
Second Justice for ditto 400 0 0
Third Justice for ditto 400 0 0
Protonotory 7 10 0
Officers and Ministers attending the State.
Principal Secretary of State 300 0 0
Clerk of the Council for his constant fee and hereafter to have no further allowance out of the Concordatums 400 0 0
to him more for parchment 40 0 0
Ulster King at Arms 26 13 4
Athlone Pursuivant 13 13 9
Chief Serjeant at Arms 100 0 0
Second Serjeant at Arms 50 0 0
First Pursuivant 30 0 0
Second Pursuivant 30 0 0
Third Pursuivant 30 0 0
Keeper of the Council Chamber 18 5 0
Keeper of the rooms in Dublin Castle 16 16 0
Porter of the Castle of Dublin 13 13 9
Keeper of the Records in Birmingham Tower 10 0 0
Constable of the Castle of Dublin 20 0 0
a kettle drum and six trumpets each 70l. per an. 490 0 0
Incidents.
Charges of the circuits: to every Justice of Assize who goes 100l. which for five circuits twice a year comes to 2,000 0 0
(the allowance for such as do not go the circuit to be saved to the King)
The Dean of Christ Church for the rent of the Exchequer Chamber and other rooms within the Four Courts 15 10 0
rent of Skiddys Castle, being the store[house] at Cork 7 10 0
rent of a house for the Receipt 25 0 0
Keeper of a house for the Receipt 5 0 0
Singers of Christchurch, Dublin, for praying for his Majesty at 10s. for every term 2 0 0
Officers of the Customs.
Dublin; customer 7l. 10s. 0d., comptroller 7l. 10s. 0d., searcher 5l. 20 0 0
Wexford; customer 10l., comptroller 5l. 15 0 0
Waterford and Ross, customer 15l., comptroller 15l., searcher 6l. 13s. 4d. 36 13 4
Youghal and Dungarvan; customer 13l. 6s. 8d., comptroller 6l. 13s. 4d., searcher 5l. 25 0 0
Cork; customer 13l. 6s. 8d., searcher 5l. 18 6 8
Kinsale; customer 13l. 6s. 8d., searcher 6l. 13s. 4d. 20 0 0
Dingle Icough; customer 5 0 0
Limerick; customer 13l. 6s. 8d., comptroller 13l. 6s. 8d., searcher 5l. 31 13 4
Galway; customer 13l. 6s. 8d., searcher 5l. 18 6 8
Drogheda, Dundalk and Carlingford; customer 7l. 10s. 0d., comptroller 7l. 10s. 0d., searcher 5l. 20 0 0
Carrickfergus; customer 7l. 10s. 0d., searcher 6l. 13s. 4d. 14 3 4
Strangford; customer 7l. 10s. 0d., searcher 6l. 13s. 4d. 14 3 4
Perpetuities.
The Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, near Dublin 388 15 0
The Dean and Chapter of Christchurch in Dublin 45 6 8
The Archbishop of Dublin for proxies due to him out of divers churches belonging to the late monasteries of Thomas Court and St. Mary Abbey and St. John of Jerusalem, near Dublin 18 5 6
The Bishop of Meath out of the Manor of Trim 3 15 0
The Chanter of Christchurch, Dublin, for rent of a plot of ground near Dublin Castle 27 0 0
Patrick Myagh for rent of lands in Castleny Park, whereon the fort near Kinsale harbour stands 6 13 4
Debts and interest of money to be advanced.
For paying and satisfying these following sums pursuant to order in Council of 1675–6, Mar. 10, viz. 6,000l. to Col. Lane's daughters, 8,888l. to Lawrence [now] Earl of Rochester, 3,000l. to Sir Timothy Tirrell, 8,000l. to the assigns of Roger, late Earl of Orrery, in lieu of their present annuity of 800l. per an. amongst the temporary payments; the said several sums to be paid in the order here set down out of the quit rents formerly assigned to James, Duke of Ormonde; amounting to per an. 5,000 0 0
"for the interest of such moneys as we shall think fit to take up for our service there" [in Ireland].
Temporary payments.
Lord Mayor and citizens of Dublin 500 0 0
The executors of Roger, late Earl of Orrery, until they be paid 8,000l. at one entire payment 800 0 0
[interlined] Robt., Lord Kingston, until he be likewise paid 8,000l. at one entire payment 800 0 0
[in the margin] John Shadwell, Att[orney] Gen[eral] of Connaught 20 0 0
Henry Bathurst 13 6 8
Walter Cooper 20 0 0
[in the margin] Walter Cooper 13 6 8
William Sprigg 100 0 0
Thomas Elliott 20 0 0
Ranger of Phoenix Park and Master of the Game 50 0 0
These payments to cease after the death of the aforesaid persons or upon the surrender or other determination of the respective grants they have of them and none of the said payments to be continued or renewed to any other in concurrence, reversion or otherwise; any former orders etc. from us to the contrary notwithstanding; nor is any of them to be paid until all other payments expressed in our Civil and Military lists for Ireland, in our list for our garrison at Tangier and in our list for ships be first paid and satisfied.
Payments for extraordinaries by Concordatums.
l. s. d.
For freight and transportations, carrying of letters and other expenses, gifts and rewards, sea service, repairing and upholding sufficiently the King's houses, maintaining the King's forts, finishing of needful undertakings of that kind begun in apt places but not finished, erecting of more strengths of like nature in other fit and necessary places, diets and charges of keeping poor prisoners and sick and maimed soldiers in hospitals, printing, riding and travelling charges, prests upon accounts and all other payments amongst which the repairs of fortifications and provisions of hospitals are chiefly to be taken care of by Concordatum of the Lord Lieutenant and Council not to be exceeded without special direction of the King or the Privy Council in England and the Concordatums to be every three months certified over to the said Privy Council 4,500 0 0
And it is the King's pleasure that no payment or allowance be made by Concordatum but by warrant drawn by the Clerk of the Council of Ireland, passed openly at the Council Board there and signed by four thereof at least. All sums allowed or paid in defiance hereof are to be set in super, as debts, on the Lord Lieutenant and the others signing the same and are to be defalked to the King's use out of their [salary or] entertainment.
This establishment and list is to be duly paid and not exceeded.
Total of the Civil List for Ireland.
l. s. d.
Exchequer Court 3,146 14 2
Court of King's Bench 1,407 10 0
Court of Chancery 1,297 19 11
Court of Common Pleas 1,307 10 0
Officers attending the State 1,589 1 10
Incidents 2,055 0 0
Officers of the Customs 238 6 8
Perpetuities 489 15 6
Debts (besides interest of moneys to be advanced) 5,000 0 0
Temporary payments 2,303 6 8
Concordatums 4,500 0 0
£23,335 4 9
AN ESTABLISHMENT OR LIST CONTAINING ALL THE PAYMENTS FOR MILITARY AFFAIRS IN IRELAND TO BE DULY PAID BY THE HANDS OF THE RECEIVER GENERAL AND TREASURER AT WAR FOR THE TIME BEING FROM 1682, DEC. 25.
Officers General.
l. s. d.
The Lord Lieutenant and Governor General of Ireland for all his allowances and entertainments in time of peace 6,593 6 8
The Marshal of Ireland in lieu of all fees and entertainments at 52l. 17s. 8d. each calendar month 634 12 0
The Muster Master General and Clerk of the Cheques for himself and his deputies; and to continue his taking one day's pay in the year from the Army 336 0 0
To six Commissaries of the Musters at 66l. 13s. 4d. per an. each 400 0 0
The Comptroller of the Musters and Cheques 28l. per month; and for his deputy 100l. per an.: in all 436l.: same to be paid out of the cheques imposed or to be imposed on the Army and forces there, but not to be paid if there be no such cheques. This sum is therefore made no part of the certain charge.
l. s. d.
The Advocate General of the Army at 9l. 6s. 8d. per month 112 0 0
The Chirurgeon General of the Army and Hospital of Dublin 112 0 0
Officers of the Ordnance and train of Artillery.
Dublin. Master of the Ordnance 453 9 0
Lieut. of the Ordnance 117 12 0
Comptroller of the Ordnance 100 0 0
Chief Engineer and Surveyor of the Fortifications 300 0 0
Clerk of the Ammunition and Stores 67 4 0
Clerk to the Office of Ordnance 60 0 0
Master Gunner 50 0 0
Armorer 25 4 0
Four gunners for Dublin Castle at 19l. 12s. 0d. each 78 8 0
Six gunners to attend the train at 19l. 12s. 0d. each 117 12 0
Six matrosses to attend the train at 11l. 4s. 0d. each 67 4 0
Duncannon. Gunner, to indent for stores 19 12 0
Passage. Gunner's mate 14 0 0
Cork. Gunner 16 16 0
Kinsale. Gunner, to indent for stores 16 16 0
Charles Fort. Clerk of the stores 28 0 0
Six quarter gunners at 16l. 16s. each 100 16 0
Six matrosses at 11l. 4s. 0d. each 67 4 0
Armorer 19 12 0
Office and candles 60 0 0
Limerick. Clerk of the stores 28 0 0
Gunner 16 16 0
Matrosse 11 4 0
Galway. Clerk of the stores 28 0 0
Gunners 16 16 0
Athlone. Clerk of the stores 28 0 0
Gunner 16 16 0
Charlemont. Gunner, to indent for stores 28 0 0
Matrosse 11 4 0
Londonderry. Gunner 16 16 0
Matrosse 11 4 0
Culmore. Gunner's mate 14 0 0
Carrickfergus. Clerk of the stores 28 0 0
Gunner 16 16 0
Matrosse 11 4 0
HORSE.
The King's Guard of Horse, consisting of a Captain at 19l. 12s. 0d. per calendar month, two Lieuts. at 12l. 12s. 0d. each, a Cornet 12l. 12s. 0d., a Quartermaster 9l. 16s. 0d., six Corporals 6l. 6s. 0d. each, a farrier and 100 private horsemen 3l. 10s. 0d. each (besides a kettledrum and six trumpets at 70l. per an. each, which are included in the Civil List): total for pay of said Troop, 458l. 10s. 0d. per month, or per an. 5,502 0 0
24 Troops more, each consisting of a Captain at 19l. 12s. 0d. per calendar month, a Lieutenant 12l. 12s. 0d., a Cornet 9l. 16s. 0d. a Quartermaster 7l., three Corporals and one trumpet 3l. 10s. 0d. each, 45 privates at 2l. 2s. 0d. each: in all 157l. 10s. 0d. per month, or 1,890l. per an. per Troop, and for the whole 24 Troops 3,780l. per month, or per an. 45,360 0 0
Allowed to the Lord Lieutenant's own Troop five private horsemen and three trumpets more than other Troops; making per an. 252 0 0
FOOT.
A Company of Foot Guards, armed and clad as the Yeomen of the Guard here [in England], consisting of a Captain at 15l. per calendar month, a Lieutenant 9l., an Ensign 7l., 60 yeomen at 1l. 1s. 0d. each, or in all 94l. per month 1,128 0 0
The Royal Regiment of Guards, containing 12 Companies each, consisting of a Captain at 11l. 4s. 0d. per calendar month, a Lieutenant 5l. 12s. 0d., Ensign 4l. 4s. 0d., three Serjeants 2l. 2s. 0d. each, three Corporals and two drummers 1l. 8s. 0d. each, 90 privates at 18s. 8d. each; or in all 118l. 6s. 0d. per month per Company and 1,419l. 12s. 0d. per month for the whole 12 Companies, or per an. 17,035 4 0
For the Field and Staff Officers of the said Regiment: viz. a Col. 16l. 16s. 0d. per calendar month, Lieut.-Col. 9l. 16s. 0d., Major 5l. 12s. 0d., Chaplain 9l. 6s. 8d., Adjutant, Quartermaster and Chirurgeon 5l. 12s. 0d. each, Chirurgeon's mate 3l. 10s. 0d., drum major 2l. 16s. 0d., piper to the King's Company 1l. 8s. 0d.; and in the King's Company the Col., Lieut.-Col. and Major each a serjeant and 10 private footmen more than the other Companies, making in all 111l. 15s. 4d. per month, or per an. 1,341 4 0
The Scotch Regiment, containing 20 Companies, each consisting of a Captain at 11l. 4s. 0d. per calendar month, two Lieutenants at 5l. 12s. 0d. each, an Ensign at 4l. 4s. 0d., three Serjeants at 2l. 2s. 0d. each., three Corporals and two drummers at 1l. 8s. 0d. each and 50 privates at 14s. each; or 74l. 18s. 0d. per Company per month which for 20 Companies is 1,498l. per month, or per an. 17,976 0 0
Allowed more to the said Regiment a Company of Grenadiers, consisting of a Captain at 11l. 4s. 0d. per calendar month, two Lieuts. at 5l. 12s. 0d. each, three Serjeants at 2l. 2s. 0d. each, three Corporals and two drummers at 1l. 8s. 0d. each, and 50 Grenadiers at 14s. each; in all 70l. 14s. 0d. a month, or per an. 848 8 0
For the Field and Staff Officers of the said Scotch Regiment, viz.: a Col. at 16l. 16s. 0d. per calendar month, Lieut.-Col. at 9l. 16s. 0d., Major at 7l., Chaplain at 9l. 6s. 8d., Adjutant, Quarter-Master and Chirurgeon at 5l. 12s. 0d. each, Chirurgeon's mate at 3l. 10s. 0d., Drum Major at 2l. 16s. 0d., piper to the Col.'s Company 1l. 8s. 0d.; in all 67l. 8s. 8d. a month, or per an. 809 4 0
74 Companies of Foot, each consisting of a Captain at 11l. 4s. 0d. per calendar month, Lieut. at 5l. 12s. 0d., Ensign at 4l. 4s. 0d., two Serjeants at 2l. 2s. 0d. each, three Corporals and a drummer at 1l. 8s. 0d. each and 60 privates at 14s. each or 72l. 16s. 0d. per month per Company, which is 5,387l. 4s. 0d. for 74 Companies, or per an. 64,646 8 0
For the constant expense of ammunition and to be applied to no other use whatsoever, per an. 1,600 0 0
Sir Nicho. Armorer, Governor of Kinsale fort, 20s. a day by patent of 1679, June 26 365 0 0
Total of the Military List for Ireland
Officers General 8,187 18 8
Officers of the Ordnance 2,062 5 0
Horse 51,114 0 0
Foot 103,784 8 0
Ammunition 1,600 0 0
Governor of Kinsale 365 0 0
£167,113 11 8
AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR TANGIER.
l. s. d.
The Governor 1,500 0 0
The minister at 10s. a day 182 10 0
The physician at 15s. a day 273 15 0
The Town Major at 10s. a day without any manner of perquisites or other advantages 182 10 0
Judge Advocate at 8s. a day 146 0 0
Chirurgeon at 4s. a day 73 0 0
Chirurgeon's mate at 2s. 6d. a day 45 12 0
Quartermaster Provost Marshal and his servants at 5s. a day 91 5 0
Commissaries of the Musters at 6s. 109 10 0
Storekeeper for the Garrison at 3s. 4d. 60 16 8
Engineer at 6s. a day 109 10 0
Storekeeper of the ammunition and stores; for himself and assistants at 6s. 8d. a day 121 13 4
Master Carpenter 54 0 0
Fire master at 5s. 91 5 0
Master gunner at 3s. 91 5 0
Gunsmith at 2s. 6d. 45 12 0
16 gunners at 1s. per day each besides victuals 292 0 0
The above seven items to depend on the Master of the Ordnance.
Two Regiments of Foot, each consisting of 16 Companies and each Company of a Captain at 8s. a day, a Lieut, at 4s., an Ensign at 3s., two Serjeants at 1s. each besides victuals, three Corporals and one drummer at 6d. each besides victuals, 50 privates at 3d. each besides victuals; or 574l. 17s. 6d. per Company per an. which for 32 Companies is 18,396 0 0
For the Field and Staff Officers of the said two Regiments, viz. two Cols. at 12s. a day each, two Lieut.-Cols. at 7s. a day each, two Majors at 5s. a day each or 438l. per an. for each Regiment 876 0 0
Four Troops of Horse, each to consist of a Captain at 14s. a day, Lieut. at 10s., Cornet at 9s., Quartermaster at 6s., two Corporals at 3s. each, Trumpeter at 2s. 2d. besides victuals, farrier at 2s. besides victuals, 25 private horsemen at 2s. each besides victuals; or 1,809l. 15s. 10d. per troop 7,239 3 4
For the Hospital, besides the value of the sick soldiers' victuals added to the Hospital towards maintenance 700 0 0
For coals and candles 500 0 0
For boatmen, boats, intelligence, messages, presents and other contingencies at Tangier 400 0 0
The total of the above, viz.: 31,544l. 17s. 4d., by paying 4s. 9d. with every 4s. 6d. will be defrayed by 29,884 12 2 10/19
To the Victuallers for victualling 1,916 men at 2s. 6d. a week each viz., 1,600 foot, 64 serjeants, 96 corporals, 32 drummers, 100 troopers, four trumpeters, four farriers and 16 gunners 12,454 0 0
£42,338 12 2 10/19
Memorandum: That the 3d. a day in money made payable by this establishment to each foot soldier of the garrison of Tangier shall be from time to time paid to the Cols. of each Regiment, out of which they are to furnish the said soldiers with clothes, shirts, shoes, stockings and other necessaries; the same to be always bought in Ireland and no where else, and that at as easy rates as may be; and [the Cols. are] to pay the remainder, if any, in money to the said soldiers.
Memorandum: That 8d. a day out of the 2s. a day hereby payable to each Trooper of said garrison shall from time to time be paid to such Surveyor as the King shall appoint to be by him laid out for providing such stores and quantities of horsemeat as are now allowed to each horseman at Tangier; and the remaining 16d. a day shall be paid to the respective Captains of Horse out of which they are to furnish the said Troopers with clothes, boots, belts and other necessaries to be bought in Ireland etc. ut supra.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is to appoint some fit persons to supervise the buying of the said clothes and necessaries to see that they are good in kind and at the cheapest rates.
AN ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ALLOWANCE FOR SHIPS TO ATTEND THE SERVICE OF IRELAND AND TANGIER OR SUCH OTHER SERVICES AS THE KING SHALL DIRECT.
l. s. d.
For the victuals and wages of the officers and companies of the ships Henrietta, Happy Return, Faulcon, Dovor, Darmouth and Portsmouth yacht or such other ships as shall be hereafter appointed in their stead, and also of two or three doggers that may be requisite to attend said service: to be issued according to an establishment of victuals and wages which is to be made by the Admiralty Lords 27,212 11 5
AN ESTABLISHMENT OR LIST CONTAINING THE SEVERAL PENSIONS WHICH ARE TO BE PAID OUT OF THE REVENUE OF IRELAND.
l. s. d.
Adam Loftus and Lemuel Kingdon, esqrs.; formerly enjoyed by the Countess of Tyrconnel 300 0 0
Almericus, Lord Courcy 300 0 0
Sarah King 40 0 0
Mris. Mary Warren 80 0 0
Arthur, Visct. Iveagh 300 0 0
Littleton Clent, esq. 100 0 0
Mary Smith, widow 40 0 0
William Awbrey 52 0 0
James, Earl of Castlehaven 500 0 0
Thomas and Francis Forbes 183 8 0
Lady Delvin 150 0 0
Visct. Netterville 100 0 0
Mris. Anne Dempsey 150 0 0
Edward Gough 50 0 0
Lord Trimleston 100 0 0
Lord Castle Connel 100 0 0
Lord Upper Ossory 100 0 0
Lord Baron of Dunboyne 100 0 0
Lord Brittas 100 0 0
Sir Patrick Barnwall 150 0 0
Col. Macgullycuddy 100 0 0
Jane Carey 50 0 0
William Talbot 50 0 0
James Dempsy 50 0 0
Capt. Edward Fitz Gerald 100 0 0
Sir Edward Fitzharris 150 0 0
Frances, Countess of Portland 500 0 0
Mris. Dorothy Hubblethorne 200 0 0
Lady Stephens 336 0 0
Lawrence Hyde, esq., now Earl of Rochester 1,600 0 0
Charles, Earl of Dorset and Tho. Felton, formerly enjoyed by Sir John Hanmer 800 0 0
Lady Frances Kightley and Tho. Kightley, esq. 200 0 0
Mris. Cassells 200 0 0
Lord Roche's children 150 0 0
the now Lord Roche 100 0 0
Mris. Knight 200 0 0
Oliver St. John 40 0 0
Capt. Ferran 40 0 0
Mris. Moore 150 0 0
Maurice Hussy 100 0 0
Elizabeth Willoughby 300 0 0
Sir James Cuff, kt., and William Carr, esq. 500 0 0
Col. Cary Dillon 200 0 0
£9,111 8 0

Footnotes

  • 1. For the context of this establishment see supra, p. 738.