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| March [1 ?] |
44. Order of Council [to the Officers for Crown Lands ?] In May
1638, the King granted to Sir Richard Wynne, Bart., the casual
profit of the fines in cos. Chester and Flint for 31 years at a yearly
rent of 66l. 13s. 4d. chargeable on the account of the Earl of Derby,
chamberlain of the said counties. We are informed that there are
defalcations for paper, writing of letters patent, &c., allowed to the
Earl of Derby on his accounts, amounting to 23l. 6s. 8d., whereof
you gave no allowance at Michaelmas 1639, but made stay until
you should receive further direction; the which the officers of the
said Earl defalked out of the profits due to Sir Richard Wynne.
You are to make allowance thereof to Sir Richard out of the rents
due to the King for this year, ended Michaelmas last 1640, and no
more allow the same, until you have received directions from this
board. Underwritten, |
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44. i. Let Mr. Auditor [Gwynne] examine and certify the
truth, whereon such order shall be given as is meet.
Signed by Sir D. Cunningham, Sir Charles Harbord,
and Sir Richard Lane. [1 p.] |
| March 2. |
45. Certificate by William Gwynne, Auditor, that having perused
the Chamberlain's accounts of the county palatine of Chester for
divers years past, he finds that the sum of 23l. 6s. 8d. has been
usually allowed on his yearly accounts until 15 of King Charles.
The great part of the revenues for which he was then accountable
was granted in farm to Sir Richard Wynne, Bart., and the officers
of the Earl of Derby having in that year received the profits due
to Sir Richard, stopped the said allowances out of what was due
to him from his Majesty's grant, whereby the King was fully
answered of Sir Richard's rent and the other profits due upon the
Earl's account without giving any allowance of the said 23l. 6s. 8d.
[½ p.] Underwritten, |
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45. i. Note by Cunningham, Harbord, and Lane that the casual
profits granted to Sir Richard Wynne cannot justly be
allowed to or taken for any other use without abating
so much out of his yearly rent, whereof Mr. Auditor is
to take care, as also that if the allowances usually received
by the Chamberlain or officers at Chester be just, they may
be paid out of Sir Richard Wynne's rent or some other
part of the revenue there. The sum of 23l. 6s. 8d. above
mentioned to be for the present abated out of the rent.
20th March 1640–1. [¼ p.] |
| March 2. |
46. Receipt by Sir Daniel Cunningham. Bart., Receiver-General
of the King's revenues which belonged to him when Prince, of
144l. 2s. 9½d. from Humphrey Jones, Receiver for co. Chester,
being part of the rents due out of the King's lands within his
receipt for the year ending Michaelmas last. With note to Auditor
[Gwynne] that he sees no cause to shorten the Receiver's portage,
seeing he has paid 1,000l. in June and November, which is as much
as ever was paid. It does not appear in his Cheshire accounts,
being comprehended in his acquittances for North Wales. [2/3 p.] |
| March 8. |
47. Minute of order in the House of Commons that the 20,000l.
that shall be advanced to make up the 60,000l. formerly promised
by the city shall be repaid out of the four subsidies to [those] that
advance the same, next after the 100,000l. advanced by the city
and Sir John Harrison upon those four subsidies. [Scrap. Damaged.
Printed in Commons' Journals, Vol. II., p. 99.] |
| March 8. |
48. Fragment endorsed "Orders of the Commons House of
Parliament, 30th November 1640 and 8th March 1640–1, concerning musters and Sir William Uvedale." |
| March 31. |
49. Memorandum that the sum of 70l. was paid into the Chamber
of London on this date by William Stamper, High Collector of
Chichester, on account of the first two subsidies of four granted by
Act of Parliament, for which an acquittance was given dated the
same day, under the seal of Isaac Pennington, Alderman, and Robert
Bateman, Chamberlain, two of the treasurers appointed by the Act
for the receipt of the said four subsidies. Copy by Edward
Hodgson, Clerk of the Treasurers. [¼ p.] |
