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… lay before Lichfield under the command of Prince Rupert and in despair of taking the close, the petitioner, being a gardener at Lichfield and worth 1,500 l., found out a way in his owne howse by a … master of a Swedish ship called "France," laden with iron for English merchants, arrived here six weeks since and …
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… grant of two-thirds of the Customs of clove, mace, nutmegs and cinnamon, the other third part being reserved to the … of the Custom of such fine, portable goods as these are, and taking advantage of His Majesty's late proclamation they … this the farmers started people in this trade to buy and import so as to be sure of the Custom, and then put them …
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… Carteret to prepare an accompt speedily of what tallies and assignments are in his hands "and of his demur of his … in Alderman Backwell's hands for part of the money for buying 1,500 musquets, and that he refuses to pay it till he … Park, that he did it without order because it was so old and decayed. Mr. May to attend to-morrow about this …
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… the new Farmers being to take place the 24th. inst. "and none of the new leases can be despatched till this be … and are to be satisfied. Inquiry to be made whether the old Excise Farmer of Cornwall that has assigned to Keyt has … in the Treasury. The present Commissioners to sell all old iron and lead brought from the old [Excise] Office [in St. …
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… Mr. Thomas Howard about a discovery about the coal farm and says the King bids him tell my Lords he was deceived in … draft of articles and see that it agrees with the old draft, except where my Lords have altered it. The Farmers … Buildings to let Alderman Backwell have all the old iron which was brought from the old Excise office in …
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… of their salaries at a full board when the Lord General and Lord Ashley are here. Petition from Robert Knollys. His … Ashmole moves for several things in his chamber [in the old office of the Excise in Southampton Buildings]. He may … late Grand Commissioners of Excise to deliver one of the iron chests in their late Excise office to Mr. Townsend at …
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… land revenue. Sir R. Long, Sir C. Harbord, Sir G. Downing, and Sir Edm. Sawyer are to make a particular of such quit rents and leaseholds [belonging to the Crown] as are to be proposed … l. for Sir John Wolstenholme placed on the last of these old Custom debts. Letter read from Lord Arlington about lops …
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… under the Great Seal to a great number of persons and each of them to have a warrant under the King's sign … is put off till to-morrow when Col. Birch is to attend and then it is to be particularly considered how many … to the King. Mr. Harbord to have the like allowance as the old [or first nominated] trustees for sale of the fee farms. …
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… June 1670, 15-30 June 15. Wednesday. Write Sir Edm. Sawyer and the rest of the Auditors of the Exchequer Court to return … London, both within the time he has been Receiver thereof and since. "Write Mr. Sherwin to examine the securities [of … were given here about Sir Francis Cobb's business of the old poll and whether they were [to] receive the money, …
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… to let him know that my Lords would have sent for him and Mr. De la Champ in custody but that I [Sir Rob. Howard] … dispose of such contracts to new purchasers where the old ones [contractors] have not finished them. [ Ibid. p. … for the transporting of guns for the taking of 40 s. upon iron guns and only pay 5 according to the last orders for the …