Minute Book: October 1665 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 1, 1660-1667. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904.

'Minute Book: October 1665', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 1, 1660-1667, (London, 1904) pp. 641-642. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol1/pp641-642 [accessed 25 April 2024]

October 1665



Oct. 11.	The incidents bill for the Excise for 1665, Sept. 29 quarter, read and entered. Ordered: allowed of. [Ibid. p. 72]
Oct. 17.	Petition, read and entered, from Samuell Wilson, of London, merchant concerning his ship the "John," of London, James Bonnell master, frighted in Jan., 1663–4, for Malaga and thence respectively to New England, Barbados, Piscataqua, Bilbao, and Cadiz, the master being now returned and he not having known Cadiz, the master being now returned and he not having known anything of the late Act prohibiting this manner of trade from New England to Malaga: and therefore praying that no prejudice may arise to petitioner by said ship coming with her lading to England. With Treasurer Southampton's minute. "This proceeding being contrary to the Act of Navigation I shall determine nothing therein singly," therefore refer it to the Customs Farmers. [Early Entry Book XIII.p. 46.]
Oct. 24.	Treasurer Southampton to the Deputy Lieutenants of Kent, dated from Oxford, pressing for their care and diligence in this time of hostility with the Dutch, who have at present made some appearance upon the coast of Kent "which though after their many and great losses and repulses may be interpreted an act of vanity, yet without doubt it is a seeking an occasion to perform some act of indignity and to commit some spoil upon that coast or to give animation to any ill affected party or disturbing spirits among yourselves: and therefore though at the present His Majesty expresses a just neglect [contempt] of their condition to doe anything that's considerable and I doubt not his sence of this their insolence will ere long give them more occasion to repent then vaunt of it; yet in so crazie a time at home, in soe doubtful a time of other neighbours, if so neighboring a coast should be neglected (and without all doubt they have spyes in all places to understand the posture of the counties) it might invite them to act that which otherwise they durst not think of attempting." Therefore requests them to pursue the directions given in His Majesty's letter forwarded herewith, viz. to have their militia in great readiness that upon the shortest warning they may be drawn together, but with the least possible trouble to the inhabitants, that so it may beget in them greater forwardness when there is a real occasion by the care they find is had of them when the occasion presseth not. The horse which I understand in some places are ill provided must everywhere be made fit for service, and those volunteer troops which formerly were raised are now to be encouraged, and such others entertained as shall freely offer themselves. The late sheriffs are also immediately to pay in the considerable sums of the militia money which they detain in their hands under pain of arrest. [Ibid.pp. 48–9.]
	Same concerning same matter to Lord Colepeper, Lieut. Col. to the regiment of Horse [in Kent], he in effect having the chief command by reason of the Earl of Winchilsea being so remote. [Ibid.pp. 49–50.]