Minute Book: July 1715 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1957.

'Minute Book: July 1715', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715, (London, 1957) pp. 279-284. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol29/pp279-284 [accessed 24 April 2024]

July 1715



July 4.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin.
	[My Lords order a] letter to the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland to cause an account to be made and transmitted to my Lords of the money paid to the Receiver General there by the late Tacksmen of the Customs by way of composition [for fraudulent deductions from their farm rent of the Customs]; how much thereof has been disposed of and to whom and whether any part of the said composition money now remains in the said Receiver General's hands undisposed of.
	Send to such officers [in the Exchequer or other public Offices and Departments] as are members of the South Sea Company to attend the General Court of that Corporation to–morrow morning.
	A letter dated July 1 inst. from the Lords Commissioners for Chelsea Hospital is read wherein they desire that Paul Brouillet, Peter Villeneuve, John Le Maiter and Peter Farette (whose petition came enclosed in the said letter) may have the like subsistence as the rest who have discovered frauds and abuses in relation to the said Hospital. My Lords are pleased to direct the same accordingly. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 116.
July 5.	Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin.
	The Sub-Governor and several of the Directors of the South Sea Company are called in. Sir James Bateman delivers a Resolution of the General Court for raising 822,000l. for the public service; which is read, “ and intended to be delivered into the House of Commons this morning.” (fn. 1)
	Mr. Caswell recommends his brother to be Receiver of the Land Tax for Monmouthshire.
	Sir Theodore Janssen, one of the Trustees for the Genoese loan and for sale of the South Sea Stock deposited for securing the repayment thereof with 5 per cent. interest, acquaints my Lords that they have now received very near sufficient to clear the said loan and interest and they desire to know whether they may not detain so much as will satisfy the demand of Messrs. Como and Corticelli, who have a suit depending against Seignior Justiniani of Genoa.
	My Lords say they have no objection against the detaining of so much of the said loan in their hands as will satisfy the said Como and Corticelli till the Court hath given judgment therein. But as to the money arising by the said South Sea Stock over and above what will satisfy the Genoese loan and interest [thereon] my Lords direct them to pay the same into the Exchequer from time to time as fast as they receive it, for the public use. Ibid., p. 117.
July 7.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin.
	[Write to the] Taxes Commissioners to attend [my Lords here] to-morrow morning about the Receivers of the Land Tax for this present year.
	A representation from the Customs Commissioners in Scotland is read concerning [losses arising from collusive] seizures [of wines and brandies]. My Lords refer it to the Customs Commissioners here to report what rules and orders are settled by them [for England] in the matters complained of in the said memorial.
	[My Lords direct] 750l. a piece to each of the three Secretaries of State for secret service: and the warrants [are] to be prepared for their salaries to Midsummer past.
	At the request of Mr. Smith, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Scotland, by his letter dated 4 July inst., my Lords give leave of absence to Mr. Dowdeswell, Secretary to the Excise Commissioners in Scotland, to come to England for two months provided care be taken that the business of his Office be duly carried on so that his Majesty's service do not suffer. [Send a] letter to the Excise Commissioners [in Scotland] accordingly. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 118.
July 11.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	[My Lords direct] 5,125l. to the Judges [England and Wales and the Masters in Chancery] for last Trinity terms’ salaries: [to be issued out of Civil List moneys grown due since Aug. 1 last].
	“ The set of Rymer's Fœdera for the library at Wolfenbuttel and the three last volumes of ditto for Mr. Leibnitz [are] to be sent to Baron Bothmar.” Ibid., p. 119. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 83.
July 12.	Present: ut supra.
	The Commissioners for bringing in Arrears of Taxes [are] called in. Their certificates concerning the Receivers of the Land Tax and Window Duties are read and several directions are given thereupon.
	[Write to] Mr. Nicholl, Mr. Beranger and Mr. Elliot to attend [my Lords here] to-morrow morning. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 120.
July 13.	Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	Mr. Elliott, Paymaster of the money imprested for buying of tin, is called in, and delivers an account of the application of the money which has been imprested [to him for such buying of tin].
	Mr. Beranger is called in. He is acquainted [by my Lords] that there is pressing occasion for a further sum of 14,000l. to clear the payments for the tin of the two last coinages [of tin in the Stannaries of Cornwall and Devon] and if he will advance it upon the like terms as he did the former 20,000l. it would be a very acceptable service. He says he is always willing to do what he can for the public; and if it be drawn from him by degrees to satisfy the bills that are or may be drawn for it from Cornwall as they become due only (whereby the Government will save the intermediate interest) he will supply the said 14,000l.
	My Lords agree thereunto and that he shall be repaid out of the produce of the tin which he is under contract to sell in Holland, together with 5 per cent. interest from the time or times of advancing till it be repaid. Ibid., p. 121.
July 14.	Present: ut supra.
	My Lords agree that Capt. Atkinson, Mr. Roope and Mr. Coleby, late Commissioners for Transports, shall be allowed 100l. a piece for their service in carrying on the business necessary to be performed by them till the [Transports] accounts are passed: which my Lords expect shall be done by the first day of next Michaelmas term.
	My Lords direct that the blank in the draft of a warrant sent hither [to the Treasury] by [Secretary] Lord Townshend for letters patent to Mr. Sandys to fish for wrecks in the West Indies between the latitudes of 12 and 27 degrees north latitude be filled up with [a reservation to the Crown of a royalty of] a tenth part, being the same as is reserved in Mr. Randyll's grant to fish for wrecks within the same degrees. Ibid., p. 122.
July 15.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	Mr. Hawes, from Mr. Cæsar [late Treasurer of the Navy], represents that there is remaining in his hands the sum of 6,240l. 19s. 0d. (prin-cipal money) in Malt tallies anno 1713, besides 636l. 1s. 3d. for interest incurred thereupon to this 15 July and that Mr. Cæsar desires, if my Lords think fit, that he may immediately apply to the Bank to discount the same and have my Lords’ direction to pay over the produce thereof to Mr. Aislabie, the present Treasurer of the Navy, for such uses as shall be directed.
	My Lords are pleased to agree thereunto.
		£	s.	d.
	[My Lords order] a warrant to be immediately prepared to authorise Mr. Cæsar to pay over to Mr. Aislabie the said sum of	6,877	0	3
	Also the balance in his hands arisen, by an account adjusted between him and the Bank, of tallies which had been deposited for loans for the service of the Navy, vide [minute, supra, p. 278, under date] 30 June last	31,083	13	2¾
	And to assign over to Mr. Aislabie tallies and orders for Reversionary Annuities after one or two lives, which [tallies &c.] remain in his hands for the service of the Navy according to a represen-tation of the said Mr. Cæsar: amounting to	39,089	0	0
		£77,049	13	5¾
	Ibid., p. 123.
July 19.	Present: ut supra.
	Upon reading a letter from the Bishop of London concerning the Establishment for the Chapel [Royal] my Lords direct a letter to be written to the Bishop that they have no objection to the Estab-lishments being made with the allowances settled by the late Queen.
	My Lords will take into their consideration upon Thursday morning next the draft of the Establishment for Ireland.
	And on Friday next the list of pensions. Ibid., p. 124.
July 20.	Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin Mr. Wortley.
	[My Lords direct] 200,000l. to be issued to the Paymaster of the Forces out of the loans to be made by himself on the Malt Duties anno 1715: for which [loans] the orders are to be drawn with interest: [and the said orders are] to be reserved [in the said Paymaster's hands] for such uses [of the Forces] as shall be directed [by my Lords]. Ibid., p. 125.
July 22.	Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	[Send a] letter to Mr. Pulteney [Secretary at War] to prepare the necessary warrants from time to time, to be signed by the King to authorise the Paymaster of the Forces to pay all such sums of money as shall be directed at the Treasury and put into his hands for any extraordinary or contingent uses of the Forces, in like manner as was done by the former Secretaries at War. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 126.
July 25.	Present: ut supra.
	Mr. Comptroller comes in. Mr. Elliott and Mr. Nicholls [are] called in. Mr. Elliott says that Mr. Beranger paid him 5,000l. (in part of the 14,000l. which he says he has agreed to advance for the service of the tin affair) on Monday last: that he has directed bills [of exchange] to be drawn for it at 30 days’ date.
	My Lords desire him to take up the rest in the country as fast as possible and (if it will contribute to the despatch of it) that the bills may be drawn payable at sight and Mr. Beranger will take care to answer the same.
	Mr. Elliott is put in mind that the tinners must be paid in Course according to the direction contained in the contracts: which he promises to do. Ibid., p. 127.
July 26.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin.
	[My Lords order] a warrant to direct the Trustees for South Sea Stock, who are also Trustees for the Genoese loan, to pay the overplus of the produce of the said stock, after satisfaction of the said loan, into the Exchequer; and [to direct the Auditors of Imprests] to allow or discharge the Earl of Carnarvon of [and from] the said South Sea Stock [formerly held in his name for the use of the public], upon [the stating of his] accounts.
	Mr. Delafaye [is] called in. My Lord [Carlisle] acquaints him that the King has been pleased to direct 200l. per an. pension to be put on the Irish Establishment for Lord Frederick Howard: and 50l. per an. for Mary Barry, widow: which [pensions] he [Delafaye] inserts in the draft [of the Irish Establishment] with some other additions and alterations desired by the Earl of Sunderland.
	[Write to] Sir Theo. Janssen and Sir John Lambert to be here to-morrow morning at 10 of the clock in relation to the advancing money on tin at Hamburg for carrying on the pay for the tin in Cornwall according to the contract in that behalf.
	[My Lords direct] a warrant for a year to Lady Arlington [on her annuity as Duchess Dowager of Grafton, ut supra, p. 152]. Ibid., p. 128.
Eodem die, afternoon.	Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	Sir John Lambert and Mr. Gibbon [are] called in. The Chancellor of the Exchequer acquaints them that it would be for the King's service if they would advance 20,000l. on the tin they are selling at Hamburg. Sir John says tin sells very slowly in those parts: that they will consider of it by the beginning of next week.
	The Chancellor of the Exchequer desires to receive their proposition by Thursday next, in regard the service requires despatch.
	They promise to attend with it accordingly.
	Sir Theodore Janssen [is] called in. The Chancellor of the Ex-chequer [tells him] the Treasury having always found him ready to serve the Government he is desired to let them know if he can lend them any money upon tin either here or in Holland and what sum.
	Sir Theodore says he will endeavour to lend 10,000l., but can do it best on tin in Holland; and that perhaps if he can be accom-modated with a deposit of tin in Holland he may be able to lend more than that sum.
	The Chancellor of the Exchequer thanks him. He will attend again with a proposal. He withdraws.
	Mr. Nicholl is called in. He acquaints my Lords that he hath received 3,000l. of Mr. Beranger and appointed to meet Mr. Elliott at six this afternoon to have paid it over to him, but that he did not come according to appointment. My Lords tell him that they have taken care not only of money sufficient to clear Lady day [Stannary] coinage, but that of Midsummer too, and would therefore have him write by this post to give notice thereof to the [tinners in the] country He promises to do so and withdraws.
	Sir Theodore Janssen and Sir Lambert Blackwell [are] called in. A letter from the Earl of Carnarvon to them and Sir J. [Bateman and the] rest of the Trustees for the Genoese loan, with an opinion from Sir Robert Raymond concerning the [application of the] overplus of the South Sea Stock after repayment of the said loan and interest, are read, also the [Treasury] minutes of the 5th inst. and of this day in relation thereunto. My Lords [say they] will speak with my Lord Carnarvon about this matter and in the meantime [they] desire Sir Theodore and Sir Lambert to take care that no part of the said surplus be paid over to the said Earl [of Carnarvon]. Ibid., pp. 128–9.
July 27.	Present: Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin.
	Mr. Elliott [is] called in. My Lords desire him forthwith to repair to Cornwall for the better payment of the Tinners for last Lady day [Tin] Coinage, for which money is already provided; and also to take up money there for paying for the tin of last Midsummer coinage as fast as possibly may be, sufficient care being taken that they [the bills they shall draw in reimbursement of moneys so taken up] shall be duly complied with. My Lords also direct that he pays the Tinners in Course according to the [serial] numbers on the warrants, as they ought to be; and forthwith to communicate to the said Tinners these my Lords’ directions.
	[My Lords order Mr. Lowndes to send] a letter to the Agents for Tin in Cornwall to acquaint them with the abovementioned directions. Ibid., p. 130.
July 28.	Present: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Wortley.
	[Send a] letter to Mr. Missing to acquaint him that my Lords have sent to the Admiralty to desire that protections may be granted to the number of sailors he mentions, “ but as to the money I am commanded to acquaint you that the same cannot be issued till the certificates [of delivery of victuals and numbers of men victualled at Gibraltar] are produced ” according to his contract. [This minute is indexed in the margin thus: “ Mr Missing about protections for his sailors.”]
	The Paymaster of his Majesty's Forces having represented that an immediate supply of 51,000l. is necessary for the service of the said Forces my Lords desire him to borrow the same of the Bank of England upon a deposit of a sufficient sum of tallies and orders on the Malt Duties granted for the service of this year: and my Lords agree on his Majesty's behalf that the same shall be repaid within two months from the day of lending with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per an. to the time of repayment.
	The Chancellor [of the Exchequer] at the request of Lord Herbert directs that a letter be sent to the Customs Commissioners to cause Mr. Thomas Maesey to be instructed [at the waterside] for some employment in the Customs. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 131.