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| April 6. |
Present: Earl of Halifax, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin. |
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A memorial is read from Mr. Walpole [Paymaster of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces, containing his demands of money for the service thereof. My Lords] ordered thereupon [issues as follows, viz.] |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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on the several demands for subsistence |
34,755 |
2 |
8 |
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upon account for the outpensioners of Chelsea Hospital |
10,000 |
0 |
0 |
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£44,755 |
2 |
8 |
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[My Lords] ordered [issues as follows] for the Secretaries of State for last Lady day quarter [1715] out of Civil List moneys, to wit 750l. [for salary] and 462l. 10s. 0d. for secret service, or 1,212l. 10s. 0d. together to Secretary Lord Townshend: and the like to [Secretary] Stanhope and Secretary the Duke of Montrose severally and respectively. Ibid., p. 84. |
| April 8. |
Present: Earl of Halifax, Mr. Wortley. |
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The presentments of the Customs Commissioners are read: minutes are taken [thereupon and are endorsed] thereon. |
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The office of searcher of Ipswich being void by the death of Mr. Carter my Lords order a fiat for Mr. Francis Edwards for the said employment. Ibid., p. 85. |
| April 12. |
Present: Earl of Halifax, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin. |
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Mr. Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, is called in. His memorial is read in relation to money wanting to pay wages to ships arrived from the Straits. [Thereupon] my Lords ordered that out of the money remaining in the Exchequer of this year's fonds (of Contributions on the Act for the Lottery anno 1714 [as by 13 Anne, c. 18]) there be issued (to John Aislabie, Navy Treasurer) 104,466l. 12s. 9¾d. to make good so much paid to the South Sea Company out of South Sea Stock towards their [the said Company's] quarter's interest ended at Lady day 1714. [The said sum is to be applied to the service of the Navy as follows: viz.] |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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on the head of [Navy] Ordinary for last Lady day salaries [of the Navy Commissioners and Office] |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
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for wages, being to put ships out of pay |
97,466 |
12 |
9¾ |
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£104,466 |
12 |
9¾ |
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[My Lords order] Mr. Hawes to send an account of what lives are fallen [in or expired] of the Reversionary Annuities issued to the late Treasurer of the Navy. |
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Mr. Pulteney, Secretary at War, [is] called in. His memorial in relation to the Exceedings on the Establishment of the Forces the last year is considered. |
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My Lords order the papers in the [Treasury] Office relating to Mr. Green, who was executed in Scotland some years ago, to be delivered to his brother. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 86. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 60. |
| April 29. |
Present: Earl of Halifax, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin. |
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The memorial of the Duke of Grafton [is read and ordered] to be referred to the Attorney and Solicitor General. |
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[My Lords order Mr. Lowndes to prepare] a state of what [is] due to the several heads of the Civil List since his Majesty's accession to the Crown. |
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[Send] to the Attorney General about the estate left by Sir William Robinson. |
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer desires that Robert Page may be a weighing porter [in London port]. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 87. |
