Charles II: November 1669 | British History Online

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II, Addenda 1660-1685. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1939.

'Charles II: November 1669', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II, Addenda 1660-1685, (London, 1939) pp. 297-298. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/chas2/addenda/1660-85/pp297-298 [accessed 24 April 2024]

November 1669



[Nov.]	Note of a request by the farmers of the great branches of the revenue in Ireland that John Stone, Richard Bucknall, Samuel Richardson, Thomas Breedon and John Wood, the commissioners for the management of their farm, may be paid 400l. a year apiece, and in consideration thereof pay 2,000l. per annum to the privy purse in England. (See Cal. S.P. Ireland, 1669–70, p. 30.) [S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 349, No. 28.]
Nov. 11. Westminster.	Commission to Sir William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia. After reciting that Sir William is planning a great undertaking, namely, if possible, to penetrate to the shores of the sea of East India, giving him full power of entering, travelling about in, returning from or remaining in that tract of land which extends from the head of the James river to the Sea of East India and of doing every thing else which may render the way thither easier or a stay there safer, and likewise forbidding him to attack or occupy territories possessed or occupied by any Christian princes or states, the King's friends and allies, or to do any harm to their subjects. [1¼ pages. Latin. Foreign Entry Book 174B, p. 198.]
Nov. 15.	Roger Scudamore to William Harris. Desiring him to make ready to begin his journey for London next Monday according to the above direction. Prefixed,
Nov. 15.	Thomas Powell to the Gaoler. Praying him to give notice to Mr. Harris that the return of the Habeas corpus against him is on Saturday next after 15 days of St. Martin. [S.P. Supplementary 135, No. 24.]
Nov. 20.	Discharge to William Harris, sen., by Edward James of Usk, gaoler, of all fees and of all moneys due for meat, drink, lodging, etc., up to that day. [Ibid. No. 25.]
Nov. 24.	Instructions to Sir T. Clutterbuck, going as consul to Leghorn, about prizes. On your arrival you are to inquire what prize ships, goods and slaves have been lately taken by any of our ships and how they have been disposed of and are to take into your custody what remain in the port of Leghorn or any other port of Italy and you are likewise to receive those hereafter taken by any of our ships and sent into the port of Leghorn or other ports of Italy and shall dispose thereof to the best advantage either by public outcry or by inch of candle according to the custom of the port and shall cause the moneys arising from such sales to be paid as follows:—You shall deduct your reasonable and incident charges and transmit to the Treasury Commissioners the accounts thereof from time to time; in case the commander in chief of the fleet in those parts have occasion for money for the fleet, you shall furnish him with what you have of the prize money and take his receipt; you are to remit the remainder by good bills on merchants in London to be paid into the Exchequer; you shall transmit from time to time to the Treasury Commissioners a particular and true account of all your transactions in this business of prizes. [Over 2 pages. Foreign Entry Book 174B, p. 199.]
[1669.] Dec. 23.	Affidavit sworn before Clement Spelman, Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer, by John Johnson, bailiff of the manor of Moulton, that the sums set out in the prefixed account are in arrear to him. [Damaged. S.P. Supplementary 135, No. 26.]