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December
1,
forenoon.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : ut supra.
[My Lord directs the issue to the Treasurer of the Navy of] 40000l.
for wages to seamen : to be issued out of the money in Sir Thomas
Littleton's hands on the Land Tax [anno 1703].
[The draft of a] letter [of direction to the Exchequer for the issue]
of 3875l. for the Judges et al [out of Civil List moneys] is read and
approved.
My Lord orders that 587l. 2s. 8d. on Mr. [Thomas] Newsham's
order [as executor to his father John Newsham late Receiver
General of Taxes for Co. Warwick for his extraordinary charges
therein, his accounts being all passed] is to be paid out of arrears.
[Send word] to my Lord Coningsby to be here on Friday morning
about the Regiments [which are] come to Ireland from the West
Indies. Ibid., p. 162.
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December
3,
forenoon.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : ut supra.
Prepare privy seals for next year's services according to the Votes
[of the House of Commons of Nov. 27 and 30 last].
[My Lord orders] Sir Godfrey Knellar to be paid what is due to
him for the Queen's time. Ibid., p. 163.
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Eodem die,
afternoon.
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[No entry of any attendance or minutes.]
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December
6.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : ut supra.
Send word to the Lord Treasurer [sic for? Lord Coningsby] to be
here to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.
The Commissioners for Stamps and the officers [the Accountant
of the said Duties] and others appointed to attend this afternoon
are to be put off till to-morrow morning.
The Officers of the Ordnance and the Commissioners of the Prizes
are called in. Ibid., p. 164.
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December
7,
forenoon.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : ut supra.
[Send word] to my Lord Coningsby to state the pay due to the
24th December 1703 to the 3 Regiments of Lucy, Handaside and
Whetham in the West Indies according to the establishments and the
Muster Rolls.
[Send word] to the Earl of Ranelagh and Mr. Fox severally to
transmit an account of the loss by exchange in the years 1702
and 1703 [on remittances for the Forces in the Netherlands and
Portugal].
The Commissioners of Stamp Duties will attend in the afternoon.
Write to the [exchange houses or] remitters to bring in proposals
on Friday morning for the remitting of 100000l. for the service of
the Forces in Flanders [in return] for ready money : viz. by bills
at sight for 30000l., bills at 21 days after sight for 30000l., and bills
at 30 days after sight for 40000l.
[My Lord orders] Arnold Sansom to succeed Mr. [Richard] Trevor
[as Comptroller of the issues and payments of the Receiver General
of Customs and Examiner of his vouchers &c]. Ibid., p. 165.
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Eodem die,
afternoon.
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Present : ut supra.
The Customs Commissioners are called in.
Write to the Judge of the Admiralty that when any process commences
for adjudications in his Court of any prizes brought into
Jersey or Guernsey, he do at or before the time of condempnation
of such, give notice in writing [to the Prizes Commissioners or to the
Treasury] of such ship and her lading, expressing the time when she
was taken and all the circumstances of the capture as they shall
appear to him.
[My Lord orders that] Mr. Cocks one of the Commissioners of the
Four and a Half per cent. Duty at Barbados is to be dismissed and
another officer is to be presented in his stead. But write to Mr.
Pople [to desire him] to acquaint the Commissioners of Trade therewith ;
desiring that when any matter relating to the Customs occurs
[in the correspondence or proceedings of the Commissioners of Trade]
it may be transmitted first to my Lord [Treasurer] and then, as is
regular sent [referred[ by my Lord to the Customs Commissioners
[for report thereon].
[Send word] to Mr. Ferne to be here to-morrow morning at 9
o'clock to give my Lord an account what cash is in the [Customs]
collectors' hands in any of the Western ports.
The Commissioners of Excise are called in. Their papers are
read and [my Lord's decisions and] answers are [minuted or endorsed]
on them.
[My Lord orders that] 10000l. is to be issued to Mr. Scobel on
his order for buying tin : to be issued out of Civil List funds : and
he or his deputy is to pay same to the Excise Commissioners who will
give him bills for the same upon such of their [Excise] Collectors in
the West as are nearest to the Coinage towns.
The Principal Commissioners of Prizes are called in. [My Lord
orders Mr. Lowndes to] direct them to write to the sub commissioners
of the Prizes at Plymouth to pay out of the prize money in their hands
any sums not exceeding 2000l. to Mr. Scobel, the receiver and paymaster
appointed to buy tin for her Majesty's use, and to take a
bill from him to repay it here in London.
The Commissioners of the Stamp Duties are called in and also
Mr. Pawling, [Accountant of the said Duties]. The said Commissioners'
presentment of the 11th ult. is read. My Lord orders
that a copy of this presentment and of the paper of errors in his
[Pawling's] accounts be sent to him for him to make particular
answers ; and then the presentment with his answers is to be sent to
the two Auditors of Imprests to examine the same and make report
to my Lord. He [Pawling] will send his answer on Monday next.
The Commissioners of Stamp Duties are to consider the proposition
of the person who sent the letter in [or under] the name of C
and if they approve thereof they are to report to my Lord what
reward they think he will deserve for the same. Treasury Minute
Book XIV, pp. 165-6.
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December
10.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
My Lord orders 4000l. to be issued to Mr. Scobel out of Civil List
money to buy tin. He or his deputy are to pay over this sum to
the Receiver General of Customs who is to give bills for the same
on the Collectors of Customs at Exeter, Falmouth and Plymouth.
The Duke of Marlborough comes in.
My Lord Treasurer orders that 1500l. be issued to Mr. How out
of public moneys in the Exchequer of the year 1703 : and is to be
paid over to Col. Rivers on account for his Regiment and to be in
part of the sum of 87125l. 10s. 0d. for the 10000 men for sea service ;
it being intended to enable him to recruit.
The Comptrollers of the [Accounts of the] Army come in.
[Send notice to the exchange houses or] the remitters to bring
in their proposition on Monday morning. Ibid., p. 167.
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December
13.
forenoon.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : ut supra.
[Send word to] Mr. Ward, Mr. Isles, Mr. Hearnes and Mr.
Casseres to come to Mr. Lowndes in the afternoon [of this day] at
the Treasury at 5 o'clock.
The Duke of Marlborough comes in. [My Lord Treasurer orders
that] Mr. Blathwait is to prepare a warrant according to the report
from Mr. How and him [Blathwait] on the memorial of Sir Charles
Hara.
Desire my Lord Coningsby to be here to-morrow morning about
the pay due to the Regiments from the West Indies.
[Send word] to the East India Company and the Customs Commissioners
to attend next Friday afternoon about [East India]
goods paying ad valorem.
The hearing of Dr. Brady and Lady Milbanck is put off till the
same time.
Send word to the Queen's Remembrancer and the Treasurer's
Remembrancer to be here on Friday next in the afternoon to shew
cause why process is not made out duly for [prosecuting the] supers
[resting on sub-accountants] in declared accounts.
Prepare a warrant for Robert Delaval.
Refer the petition of Brewster to the Attorney and Solicitor
General to give their opinion as to whether the Queen should be
at any further charge [or not]. Ibid., p. 168.
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December
14.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : Lord Treasurer.
[My Lord orders] John Evelyn, junr., to be Receiver of the Stamp
Office in the room of [Thomas] Pennyman. Ibid., p. 169.
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December
15,
forenoon.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : Lord Treasurer.
[Send word] to Mr. How, Sir Jeffery Jefferys and Mr. Thrale to
be here on Friday morning.
Mr. White is called in. He will come again on Friday morning.
[The draft of a] letter [of direction to the Exchequer for the issue]
of 430l. for a present for the Emperor of Morocco is read and
approved.
[Likewise the draft of a] same for 458l. 19s. 5d. for the Usher of
the Black Rod.
My Lord orders the Register of loans on the Land Tax for the
year 1704 to be charged as follows :
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Tallies without
interest.
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Loans in
money.
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to be registered in tallies without
interest
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300000
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loans to be taken in, in money
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350000
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to be registered next after 650000l. in
tallies without interest
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300000
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after this total of 950000l. loans are to
be taken in in money for
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300000
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then there is to be registered in tallies
without interest in course after
1250000
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300000
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and after the above 1550000l. loans are
to be taken in, in money for
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300000
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Total
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1,850,000
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The abovesaid tallies for 900,000l. are to be issued [for services or
to departments] as follows
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s.
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d.
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to the Navy for 6 months on the course
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270380
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to the Victualling for the course for the months
of January, February, March, April, May.
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193294
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2
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5
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to ditto for Mr. Sheppard's bills
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10259
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14
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7
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to the Ordnance for land service
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30000
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to ditto for sea service
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30000
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to Mr. How for Guards and Garrisons
a month's subsistence
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12061
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5
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4
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to ditto on account for the 10000 men for sea
service
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7420
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14
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0
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to Mr. Whitfeild for a month's subsistence to
the marines in his pay
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4635
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2
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3
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to the sick and wounded
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20000
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to Mr. Fox for the 40000 men, a month's
subsistence from the 24th Dec. 1703
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49096
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19
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9
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to ditto for the Troops of Augmentation, for
the like [period]
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8890
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15
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10
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to ditto for the Portugal Forces, for the like
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8738
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6
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8
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644777
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0
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11
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Treasury Minute Book XIV, p. 170.
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December
17.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
[Send word] to Sir Stephen Evance to be here on Monday morning.
All the things appointed for this morning and afternoon are put
off till Monday noon and afternoon. Ibid., p. 171.
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December
20,
forenoon.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : ut supra.
My Lord orders the issue of 66726l. 2s. 3d. to Mr. Fox out of
loans on the Land Tax anno 1704 [representing the 3 last items in
the above list of Dec. 15] likewise 12061l. 5s. 4d. to Mr. How ;
likewise 4635l. 2s. 3d. to the Navy for Mr. Whitfield [which was]
agreed to on the 15th Dec. 1703.
My Lord ordered that the officers of the Exchequer do proceed to
pay the annuities due at Michaelmas last out of the money of the 9d.
per barrel appropriated to that use : taking care to reserve so much
as is due upon any preceding quarters.
[My Lord orders the issue of] 4648l. 14s. 7d. out of Civil List
money to the Cofferer to clear the quarter ended at Michaelmas
last : and 3000l. out of ditto [as part of the Queen's contribution of
100000l. and is] on account of the Portugal Expedition.
My Lord resolves that from the 24th December instant the
subsistence for the 4 Companies at New York be issued to Mr. How
'and by him to Sir Jeffery Jefferys as his deputy' to pay and account for
the same : but as for the arrears of the year 1703 they are to be
received and accounted for in the course they have been in.
[My Lord orders] 3364l. 6s. 2d. to be paid to the Works for
Michaelmas quarter : and likewise 1248l. 3s. 7d. to same for Mr.
Wise et al upon his [the Works Paymaster's] bill allowed for the
officers.
Ordered that out of the money in the hands of the Treasurer of
the Navy [arising out] of the Land Tax of the year 1703 there be
applied 70,000l. on the head of Wages ; the same being intended to
pay the wages and bounty money of the ships cast away in the last
storm [the late storm].
My Lord likewise ordered the issues as follows to the Navy
Treasurer out of the loans on the Land Tax of the year 1704 : viz.
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on account of the Ordinary of the Navy
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16500
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on account of Wear and Tear
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29500
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46000
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Likewise 12000l. to same out of same : to be to answer bills of
exchange and imprests : whereof 8000l. is to be charged on the
Ordinary and 4000l. on Wear and Tear.
Likewise 10259l. 14s. 7d. to same out of same : to be for the
Victualling and is intended to pay Mr. Shephard's bills of exchange
for furnishing Sir Cloudesley Shovel's Fleet in the Straits with wine
and oil.
Send to the Earl of Ranelagh to be here to-morrow morning about
the acquittance in full [of Subsidy arrears] to be taken from the
Envoy of Denmark.
[The draft of a] letter [of direction to the Exchequer] for the issue
of 1885l. 11s. 0d. for Mr. Hall is approved. Memorandum : 930l.
11s. 0d. of this is for public service and to be reckoned for part of
the Queen's donative [given by her] out of Civil List moneys : the
same being intended for the Vaudois. Ibid., pp. 172-3.
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Eodem die
afternoon.
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Present : ut supra.
The Customs Commissioners are called in. Their papers are read
and [my Lord's decisions and] answers are [endorsed] on them.
[The gentlemen of] the East India Company, Old and New, are
called in. Their answer to the presentment of the Customs Commissioners
is read [concerning payment of Duty ad valorem on
unrated East India goods] the Attorney General being present. He
thinks the value of the goods should be taken as they are worth on the
importation in the port of London, where the oath is taken. So
also say the [Customs] Commissioners and this value is exclusive
of the Duty. And as to East India Goods unrated, the Commissioners
think there can be no good method but by the sale by the candle,
deducting the Customs Duties and 6 per cent, allowed to the
buyers for prompt payment.
The Gentlemen of the Company say their own Directors shall
attend the Commissioners from time to time and adjust the values
to their satisfaction.
The 5 per cent. Duty belonging to the Company [under the Two
Million Act 9-10 Wm. III c. 44] is ascertained by [sale by] the
candle.
The Customs Commissioners say it will be a difficulty to them
to adjust from time to time the value.
The Attorney General thinks it improper that 2 members of the
Corporation should swear the value ; otherwise 2 members might
swear the values of all their unrated goods except [goods from] China
&c. and the latter might be charged by the candle value.
An instance is given of unvaluing [undervaluing] the goods
imported in the [ship] Dashwood.
My Lord Treasurer desires the Companies to come to a regulation
in this matter very speedily.
Counsel is called in for Lady Milbank and Francis Anderson and
[on the other side counsel] also for Dr. Brady. The reports of the
Commissioners of Excise and of the Attorney General are read. My
Lord is resolved that if the petitioners do forthwith pay to Dr.
Brady the sum of 250l. without charge my Lord, pursuant to
the covenant for defalcation, will allow the remainder, unsatisfied
and unlevied, of the debt of 1572l. 2s. 9d. in consideration of Sir
Henry Brabant's loss by the plague. Treasury Minute Book XIV,
pp. 173-4.
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December
21,
forenoon.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : Lord Treasurer, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
[The draft of a] letter [of direction to the Exchequer for the issue]
of 7302l. 1s. 10d. to the Earl of Ranelagh for making good the loss
by change [exchange on remittances for the Troops in Flanders] in
the year 1702 is read and approved.
Ordered that Mr. Parkhurst do prepare and present to my Lord a
state of all the arrears of prizes taken in the last war and now standing
out, with an account how to be disposed as they shall be recovered :
and that he do particularly state those arrears [which are] in the
hands of any persons in New England, the Leeward Islands or any
other parts of the West Indies.
Lawrence Galdy and Company will furnish at Turin the value of
200,000 pieces of Eight at 4 livres 5 sous money of Piedmont for every
piece of Eight viz. 100,000 pieces of Eight at 15 days' sight and 100,000
pieces of Eight at 6 weeks' time after sight. He will give the bills
this night to Mr. Fox to be sent to Mr. Hill to whom the same are
to be payable, who is to pay the same to the Duke of Savoy, taking
proper discharges from his Royal Highness. For which Mr. Galdy
and Company are to be paid by Wednesday the 29th inst. the value
in ready money computing 57 pence for every piece of Eight. Ibid.,
p. 175.
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December
22,
forenoon.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : ut supra.
[My Lord orders the Exchequer to] issue 47500l. to Mr. Fox for
the Duke of Savoy. The [drafts of the] letters [of direction] for
this 47500l. are read and approved.
Mr. White is Called in. If he will open his discovery to my Lord
and will rely on his Lordship [for a reward] my Lord promises he
shall be rewarded. He [promises my Lord he] will attend again on
Wednesday next.
[My Lord orders] 1489l. 16s. 8d. to be issued to Mr. How on his
memorial for the Regiments of Lucas and Rivers.
My Lord appoints next Wednesday forenoon to settle the payment
of the money for the 4 Companies at New York. Give notice to the
Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Thrale, Sir Jeffery Jefferys and Mr. How.
Ibid., p. 176.
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December
23,
forenoon.
Treasury
Chambers,
Cockpit.
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Present : Lord Treasurer.
My Lord ordered issues as follows on Mr. Fox's memorial : to be
issued out of loans on the Land Tax of the year 1704 : viz.
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for pay of the Portugal Regiments to the 17th
March next
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17476
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4
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for pay of the General Officers to the 24th
March next
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2669
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8
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My Lord likewise ordered the issue of 20000l. to the Navy Treasurer
on the head of Wages : and is intended for pay to June 30 last to the
Lanc[aster], Suffolk, Greenwich, Panther, Swallow, Lark, Newport,
and Firebrand fireship going to Portugal.
My Lord likewise ordered 250l. to the Earl of Clarendon on his
allowance of 1500l. per an. out of secret service money by way of
advance ; which sum together with 3500l. already paid to the Earl
will complete the said allowance (commencing from midsummer 1702)
to Xmas 1704.
[My Lord likewise ordered] 1000l. to be issued on the order in
Mr. Lowndes's name for secret service. Ibid.
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